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Fairholme
College
TOOWOOMBA
WINTER 2013
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a message from the chairman
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Chairman
I consider it a singular honour and
privilege to serve Fairholme College as the
Chairman of the Board of Directors. My
role allows me to have input into many
areas of the College life. It also means
I’m on campus quite regularly and so I
see and hear what’s happening around
the College.
I am constantly amazed by the character,
persistence, intelligence and grace of our
students, the excellence and commitment
of all our staff, the strong and vibrant
Senior Leadership Team under the
inspirational leadership of our Principal,
the teaching and educational outcomes
achieved each year, and the firm but
caring governance displayed by the Board
of Directors.
It is a privilege to serve, and in serving,
there are, of course, many challenges
along the way.
Privileges and Challenges – my view,
briefly shared.
I am afforded a few privileges. For
instance, I’m invited to all the important
events of the year, such as the Junior
School Musical, the Kindergarten to
Year 3 Christmas Musical, the Year 6
Graduation Service, the Year 9 Graduation
Service, the Year 12 Final Assembly and
Presenting Fairholme, the list goes on
and on.
‘It is a privilege to see our
And then there are those I consider to
be the privileges that are particularly
important to me.
girls learn and grow and
Some of you would know that students
who receive prizes each year at
Presentation Morning or Presenting
Fairholme are asked to write a thank
you note to the giver of the prize. Many
of those thank-you notes are written to
me as Chairman because the Board of
Directors provides the prize.
become the confident young
women they are when they
leave us.’
I consider it an absolute privilege to
receive these notes, whether they are
from Junior School children in their
own handwriting or more formal notes
from older students. It’s a real highlight
for me to read each and every one of
them. Collectively, they express the very
values we’ve identified in our Strategic
Plan, especially the values of Enjoyment,
Seeking Excellence and Respect.
I remember a particular card I received
in my first year as Chairman – a special
little card with just a few words from a
young lady in the Junior School, who
then went on to complete Year 12 last
year and who spoke beautifully at the
Year 12 Final Assembly. It’s a simple
privilege, I know, but it is a privilege to
see our girls learn and grow and become
the confident young women they are
when they leave us.
On an entirely different note – there
are many challenges currently facing
the Independent School sector in this
country. The most important is the
significant uncertainty about future
government funding, be that state
or federal.
You might not be aware that the State
Government advised Independent
Schools in late October last year of
a reduction in funding for 2013. In
Fairholme’s case, this was like 18
students simply not turning up for the
first day of school in 2013. As you can
imagine, this was a major impost and
challenge at a time when our Budget
deliberations were almost complete.
While the College has absorbed that
reduction, with immense difficulty, it will
not be possible to do so again.
In addition, we are waiting for the
implementation of the recommendations
from the Gonski Review. The current
Federal Government has has committed
to commencing implementation in 2014,
with full implementation from 2020.
The government has promised that no
school will be worse off when the new
arrangements are put in place. However,
the funding model has not been
determined, there is no commitment to
increasing funding to meet inflation, let
alone any other potential needs, and of
course there is an election to be held
between between now and then.
All of this means that the College will
need to be prudent in its financial
management in the coming years
to guard against possible negative
funding models.
In the best interests of your children and
Independent Schools across the country,
you should consider approaching your
local Members of Parliament about
these matters.
I look forward to catching up with you
sometime throughout the remainder of
this year.
Mr Ian Andersen | Chairman
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rom the Principal
> Moving up the
MIDDLE
This ‘adolescent phase of development
brings about particular demands,
problems and crises related to age. It
is a time when young adolescents are
experiencing rapid social, emotional
and cognitive changes, developing
physically, and are highly peeroriented’ (Pendergast, Keogh, Garrick
& Reynolds, 2009, p. 23).
In just two years’ time Queensland will
undergo its own ‘education revolution’,
in a sense, when Year 7 becomes a
mandatory part of secondary school.
It is, nonetheless, not a revolution
for Fairholme. Fairholme’s specific
attention towards catering for this very
special group of students was first
investigated in 2006, when a group
of keen secondary teachers spent
12 months discussing, planning and
developing a middle school curriculum
for Year 7 through to Year 9. These
teachers were given some dedicated
time within their timetable to meet as
a group and plan, collaboratively. In
2007 Fairholme’s first Head of Middle
School was appointed and in May of
2008 the actual Middle School building
was opened for business.
In essence, Fairholme’s Middle School
was born of curriculum planning,
developed through teachers with a
passion and heart for those students
aged between 11 and 15. It focused
on the specific needs of a group that
experiences a more rapid phase of
development than at any other point
in life, except infancy. ‘Adolescent
development is neither singular nor
simple, and aspects of growth during
adolescence are seldom in step with
each other, neither within individuals
nor among peers’ (Carnegie Council
on Adolescent Development 1989).
Research would indicate that Year
7 is better placed within a middle
school where the structure is designed
specifically for the learning needs
of this age group and is not merely
a beefed up primary school, nor a
watered down secondary model.
Our current Head of Teaching and
Learning, Mr Stewart Peacock, was
one of the teachers involved in the
project that grew the Middle school
curriculum, as were current teachers
Mrs Karen Cottle (Enrichment Coordinator), Miss Mary Timmer, Mr Chau
Chuc, Miss Alison Scott, Mr Anthony
Beauchamp, and Mrs Clare Greenhill.
The Middle School continues to be
staffed by teachers with pedagogical
expertise in students of this age, but
also with many who are experienced in
teaching our senior girls. >
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How fortunate for
example, that a Year
12 Maths teacher
might also be teaching
Year 7 girls and
have a full picture of
the development of
curriculum and the
scaffolding of skills
and concepts over that
six-year period.
Importantly, middle
school is about the
nurturing, growing
and challenging of
girls aged between
11 and 15 – girls
who are experiencing
significant physical
and social change.
Camps, Life Skills
curriculum and
Life Skills days,
talent quests and
service activities are
some of the extras
incorporated within
the curriculum to
engage these students
and nurture them at a
time when identity is at its greatest point of challenge.
Barber (1999) stresses the importance of meaningful
activity that is challenging and relevant:
The Middle Years of Schooling should be so busy, so
demanding, so active, so adventurous, so spectacular
that young adolescents should barely have time for
brooding introspection or watching Australian soap
operas (Barber, 1999)… or becoming obsessed with
mobile phones, iPods, iPads, and the ubiquitous world
of social media.
The middle matters at Fairholme, as do our Year 7
girls who are ready for a unique learning journey, at
a unique point in their social, emotional and learning
development. When the educational revolution of
2015 strikes many Queensland schools, we look
forward to strengthening our middle further –
evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.
Mrs Linda Evans | Principal
REFERENCES
Barber, M 1999,Taking the tide at the flood –
Transforming the Middle Years of Schooling. National
Middle Years of Schooling Conference, Melbourne.
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, 1989,
Turning points: Preparing American youth for the 21st
century. The Report of the Task Force on Education of
Young Adolescents. Carnegie Corporation, New York.
Pendergast, D, Keogh, J, Garrick, B & Reynolds, J
2009, The MYSA Position Paper and pre-service middle
years teacher education: Surprisingly serendipitous
synergies. Australian Journal of Middle Schooling 9
(2), pp. 20-25.
Teaching
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Much has been written in recent times on the area of teaching as a vocation,
the sacredness of the role of the teacher, and the sense of privilege and
trust which is given to those whose profession it is to accompany and to
help form the citizens of the future.
The education of
the young is one
of the most noble
enterprises in
which mankind is
destined to engage.
Our entire existence
rests on our ability
to do it well.
(Hedley Beare)
The past, the present, and the future
has been, is, and will be shaped by
the quality of educational activity. I am
delighted to say that our staff continually
rise and adapt to meet this challenge,
and gladly accept the remarkable
responsibility of nurturing a future
generation. As teachers, our focus in
2013 will be on ‘best practice’ in the
classroom.
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Learning the Leading
Senior
The 2012 Year 11 Retreat, held in July, marked
an important moment in the leadership journey
for the 2013 Senior Leaders. The three days of
reflection, challenge and formation of a collective
leadership direction certainly became a highlight
of 2012, and set the scene for a fabulous year
ahead with our newest leaders.
Still staged in three phases, the leadership
program’s steps of COMMISUM [to understand
and undertake what is entrusted] and CREO
VISIO [to create a vision] have brought the girls
to the final stage, which remains in place now –
ADAUGEO [to make greater, to increase].
The girls began their leadership work in Term
IV, in an area of College life which is to be their
primary focus in 2013. Forming the following
Leadership Committees early in this final term,
the girls clearly set in place the focus, vision and
open minds that will surely bring about a year of
distinction in leadership at Fairholme.
2013 Leadership Committees:
Communication
Environment
Junior School
Middle School
Pastoral Care
Restorative Practice
Teaching & Learning, Technology.
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Fairholme Head Girls 2013 (from left):
Head Day Girl | Phoebe Saunders
Head Girl | Hannah Donaldson
Head Boarder | Honor Moore
‘20-one-3: find your key’
The motto of the Seniors of 2013 is a call
of encouragement to unlock potential, form
and follow goals and discover new skills and
passions! A singing, dancing spectacular, the
launch saw the Seniors in full, vibrant flight as
they encouraged their fellow students to believe
in themselves, dream and work to make their
dreams a reality. We look forward to the work
the Seniors have planned for us all, with this
year’s motto in mind.
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Induction of Senior Leaders 2013
Miss Sara Al-Bostanji, Fairholme College
Head Girl 2010, inspired students, staff and
guests during her address at the Senior Leaders
Induction Assembly on Monday 25 February 2013.
Sarah is pictured above, with (from left) Head of
Senior School, Mrs Catrina Sharp, 2013 Head Girl,
Hannah Donaldson, Chairman of the Board, Mr Ian
Andersen, and Principal, Mrs Linda Evans.
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Fairholme Prefects 2013
Back Row:
Grace Elliott (Prefect for Black House),
Madeline Greenhill (Prefect for Service),
Claire De Wit (Prefect for Cameron
House), Ruby Elliott (Prefect for Boarding),
Georgia Devenish (Prefect for Boarding),
Back row continued : Kate Brassington (Prefect for Black House), Eliza Perkins (Prefect for Stephens House),
Hannah Webster (Prefect for Stephens House), Georgina Rackemann (Prefect for Sport), Fiona Elder (Prefect for
Boarding), Ellen Taylor (Prefect for Powell House), Tatum Kersh (Prefect for Cameron House), Laura Andersen
(Prefect for Ministry), Rhiannon Stone (Prefect for Powell House), Catherine Bartelen (Prefect for Boarding)
Front Row:
Laura Heydon (Prefect for The Arts), Hannah Donaldson (Head Girl), Ms Catrina Sharp (Head of Senior School),
Mrs Linda Evans (College Principal), Mr Ian Andersen (Chairman, College Board) Phoebe Saunders (Head Day
Girl), Honor Moore (Head Boarder).
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Seniors hosted another successful ‘Fairholme
Day’ on Friday 1 February, 2013 for all year 7
and 8 girls. The program involved the learning
war cries, house history, distribution of
delicious cupcakes, shared stories from Senior
Leaders, and of course a thundering rendition
of the ‘Jump-n-Jive’.
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A special day to honour all women, and a time
to reflect upon the impact of special women
in our lives, International Women’s Day
did not pass the Fairholme girls by in 2013.
Led by the Interact Board, a successful bake
sale was held for the girls of the Middle and
Senior Schools. $900 was raised on this day,
thanks to the girls and staff who baked some
amazing treats for this occasion.
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On Friday 14 June, Toowoomba senior
citizens learnt more about the latest
technology as part of Telstra’s Everyone
Connected Program. Facilitated by TV
Gadget Guy, Peter Blasina, a free handson internet workshop using mobile tablets
was held at the College. The Years 11 and
12 girls, who volunteered for the service
activity, partnered each older member of the
community in the session designed to assist
them in navigating the internet.
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Ms Catrina Sharp | Head of Senior School
The 2012 Year 12 cohort being piped to Final
Assembly, on Friday 16 November 2012.
To quote their motto, which was reflected
throughout their dynamic year ... 2-0-1-2 If
only you knew…
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Year 7s hit the Australian Capital Territory for a fiveday tour from 12 March 2013.
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Abseiling, rock climbing and canoeing were activities
enjoyed during the Year 8 ‘Getting to Know You’
camp at Mapleton, in February 2013.
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Year 9 girls braved camping out amongst the cows
at Bornhoffen and also enjoyed the challenges of
hiking, canoeing, creeking and carrying their packs
up the hill to camp out.
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The annual Year 7 and 8
Sports Centre) provided
tion for the girls again
Exchanging
Educational Experiences
In 1997 Fairholme College
and Kent College, Pembury,
established an annual exchange
program for Year 9 girls from the
respective schools. Kent College
is a Methodist girls’ boarding
and day school of some 400
students, located in a rural area
of outstanding natural beauty in
Kent, an hour south of London, in
the United Kingdom.
The same can be said for
Eliza Smolenski, Anna Jarvis,
Kerri Carmichael and Laura
Brosnan, who were selected
for the 2013 Samuel Marsden
Collegiate School New Zealand
Exchange Program, which
was introduced in 2011. The
Samuel Marsden Collegiate
School is an Anglican day
school of approximately 700
Year 1 – 13 students, located
in Wellington, on the North
Island.
Last year, after an extensive
application process, Georgina
Duncan, (Daygirl, pictured far
right) and Claudia Dight (Boarder),
were the two fortunate recipients
selected for the program, and
have benefited greatly from their
journey abroad.
This year, in late October, Hannah
Jakins (pictured centre) and Alice
O’Connor (pictured far left) will
have the good fortune to enjoy a
white Christmas in the UK.
Whilst the girls know that they will miss ‘home’, (Hannah admits that being a
Boarder will greatly assist in this area), they are very excited about travelling
and have spoken at length to other girls who have enjoyed the exchange
experience.
Our Fairholme Daygirls and
Boarders travelled to New
Zealand during Semester
one. Their New Zealand
counterparts will be hosted by
Fairholme families in the latter
weeks of Term 3. In each
case, the Exchange involves
time at school as well as some
holiday time.
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Mrs Jaye Ross | Head of Middle School
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On 15 October 2012, Middle School girls produced
the very entertaining play, ‘This ain’t Kansas’, with
help from Drama Teacher, Mrs Wighton.
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Mrs Gemma Sisia inspired our Middle School girls
when she spoke of her work in establishing the
school of St Jude in Tanzania in 2002, after visiting
the East African nation and becoming aware of the
social and educational problems faced by its people.
Leading and learning
Each Semester Middle School Leaders
are selected from the Year 9 group.
Our first group of leaders for 2013
are pictured left and have had a busy
and productive Semester:
Back Row (L-R):
Hannah Love, Georgia Hayward,
Eliza Smolenski, Holly Bastian, Clara
Lee, Zazi Brennan, Anne Jarvis
Front Row (L-R): Natalie Webster,
Jessica Dowie, Mrs Jaye Ross
(Head of Middle School),
Alice O’Connor, Anna Elder.
Congratulations to
2013 Semester 2
Middle School Leaders:
Middle School Leaders Semester 1
Leaders for The Arts:
Elisabeth Snow and Chloe Anderson
Leader for Communications:
Zara Dowsett
Leader for Student Ministry:
Sarah Paton
Leaders for Pastoral Care:
Sophie Maudsley and Phoebe Ferguson
Leaders for Sport:
Pip Thornberry and Sarah Flynn
Leaders for Teaching & Learning:
Rosie Crimmins and Gabriella Meyers
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Juniors ‘Jump’ on Stage
Stars shone as Fairholme Junior School students ‘hopped to it’ during the
performance of Our Tale of Beatrix Potter in late March, 2013. Junior students
kept crowds spellbound during another outstanding Junior School musical,
written and directed by the Co-ordinator of Junior School Arts, Mrs Belinda
Eldridge. Our Tale of Beatrix Potter invited the audience to relive memories
of the beloved characters from the enchanting Beatrix Potter stories. In this
delightfully aesthetic and magical production, the representations of the life of
this popular author and the adaptations of her classical tales are respectful and
true to the original texts. Stunning performances were witnessed by girls in
Years 1 to 6 over three performances.
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1. Parents and children
enjoy celebrating Fairholme
Kindy’s 10th birthday with
face painting, games and
entertainment on Saturday 15
September, 2012
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2. Fairholme Junior mums relax
and enjoy the delicious treats
during the FOJS Mother’s
Day High Tea held in the
Homestead on Tuesday 8 May,
2013. Guests were entertained
by the Junior String quartet and
talented Senior School vocalists,
Meg McBain and Nina Wildman.
3. It was all smiles for Fairholme
Kindy students and their mums
during their Pampering
Mornings leading up to
Mother’s Day. Prep Mums were
entertained by their daughters
in their classrooms at a special
afternoon tea.
4. Junior girls loved dressing
‘down’ for Pyjama Day on
Monday 17 June. Monies raised
on the day were donated to The
Pyjama Foundation which offers
a learning-based mentoring
program free-of-charge to
children in foster care.
Good sports
In the Swim
More records borken at Junior Athletics Carnival
2013 has been a great year for Fairholme Junior Swimmers.
Winning the Toowoomba Range Swimming Carnival Girls
Aggregate trophy at the Range Zone swimming carnival on
Tuesday 19 February was a great start, folllowed by some
exeptional swimming resulting in the breaking of longstanding records at the Interhouse Year 4 – 6 Carnival (with
Black House taking out the points prize).
The House spirit and friendship amongst the girls made up for the cold breeze that blew
most of the day when the the Year 4 – 6 Interhouse Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 14 June, 2013. Two records in the field events were broken. In the 10 years age division, Bella McLoughlin broke the shot put record held since 2011, throwing 8.05m, almost
2 metres further than the existing record. Bella also smashed a discus record from 1999
by throwing an amazing 24.47m, nearly 7 metres further than the record. Chloe Randall
broke the 9 years 800m record, shaving 7 seconds off the 2004 time.
More success followed at the Andrews Cup Swimming
Carnival in March, with Fairholme Junior swimmers gaining
second place in the eleven-year age group as well as
achieving second place in the Association Percentage trophy.
Overall, Fairholme Junior was placed sixth out of ten schools.
The Brownlie House Trophy was won
by Powell House with 519 points.
Stephens House was second with
416 points, Black House third
with 395 points and Cameron
House followed with
314 points.
Cross Country
Stephens House achieved a convincing win at the Interhouse
Cross Country held on Thursday 14 March, with Black House
second and Powell House third, followed by Cameron House.
The wet weather had not been helpful regarding preparation
for the Cross Country but the girls worked hard in their PE
lessons and made gains in their fitness levels.
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Libby Braden (Year 12) and
Bridget Madigan (Year 8) enjoy
some quality bonding during
the ‘Big Sister – Little Sister ’
Breakfast in February 2013, organised by
the Boarder Pastoral Care Committee.
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Head Boarder, Honor Moore, hosted a
fabulous display of talents throughout
the Annual Boarder Assembly in a fun
program, Farmer Wants Some Mates.
‘Farmer Smithy’s’, trusty cow, Boganella is
pictured (aka Hannah Jakins).
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Each week the Boarding House offers
optional activities for the girls, in addition
to the wide range on offer through the
College extra-curricular program. The
Boarding House Activities Officer, Mrs
Philicia Salzke, works with the Boarding
House Recreation Committee and the
boarding staff to plan a variety of activities
both at the College and off campus. A
favourite craft activity for the girls this
year was the decorating their white
sandshoes.
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Boarders had a ball during their annual
pilgrimage to Wet’nWild Water Park near
the Gold Coast. The girls conquered the
various rides and enjoyed a barbecue
lunch before heading back home to
Toowoomba.
The Fairholme College Boarders have
continued their involvement in a number
of community service activities. One of
these occurs on Friday evenings when the
girls cook and serve dinner at Toowoomba
City Church’s Base 57 Youth Group for
disadvantaged primary aged children. The
girls have come to enjoy their visits as
much as the kids, where they also join in
and lead many fun ‘after dinner’ games
and activities.
The Boarders’ Valentine’s Day Dinner in
the College Dining Room is always a hit,
and here (pictured L-R) Claire Waugh,
Bronte Gibbs, and Jane Lafrenz weave
some magic amongst friends.
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Game 1 of the 2013 Rugby League ‘State
of Origin’ series.
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The Boarders’ Environment Committee
have completed a Boarders’ mural at
the entrance to Lower Nancy Shaw. The
mural, sponsored by the USQ Partners
Program, was designed by the very
talented 2012 Year 12 Boarder’ Kate
Darlington. It is entitled ‘The Fairholme
clothesline’ and features the Fairholme
uniform, and symbolises many of the
boarding family elements.
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The Fairholme Boarding Big Sister-Buddy
program has helped many a homesick
Boarder through some tricky times.
New boarders can ask their Big Sisters
for help with issue such as how to get
from A to B, identifying new teachers
and, of course, how to manage those
challenging locker combinations! Pictured
above (from left to right) are Georgina
Thompson (Year 11), Honor Moore
(Year 12) and her ‘little sister’, Gemma
Somerset.
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MUSIC CAMP
The Annual ‘Kaleidoscope
of the Arts’ featured
items from all disciplines
of the Arts – including
Year 11 Dance, Year 8 &
12 Drama, College Choir,
Chamber Choir, Stage
Band, Symphonic Wind
Ensemble, Symphony
Orchestra, Chamber
Strings, Visual Arts
Powerpoint Presentation
and solos from Year 12
Music Extension student,
Meghan McBain. The
finale was a fusion of
the Arts with a scene
from our Fairholme and
Toowoomba Grammar
School biennial coproduction, South Pacific.
It was a most enjoyable
night of entertainment
and thanks must go to the
Supporters of Fairholme
Arts (SOFA) for organising
the delicious supper which
followed.
Members of the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber
Strings, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band,
Jazz Band, College Choir and Chamber Choir
attended the annual Music Camp from 14 – 16
February 2013. This weekend of rehearsals, fun
and other delights occurred for the first time at the
University of Queensland Gatton Campus.
On 29 April 2013, a lucky group of Year 10, 11 and 12 dance students were offered
the opportunity to attend a day-long workshop with the Expressions Dance Company.
Expressions has been widely acclaimed for its compelling brand of contemporary dance,
and during the day the girls participated in three separate workshops which were run
by the company’s associates. The workshops included understanding the importance
of balance and counter-balance during partner work, choreography and contemporary
technique. Our dancers experienced a demanding yet rewarding day, and learnt many
skills which assisted in further contemporary dance classes.
Escaping from the Zoo
VISUAL ARTS VICTORIES
EISTEDDFOD SUCCESS
DANCING UP A STORM
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Of the 50 works selected for
the USQ ‘Escape from the Zoo’
exhibition, 19 were submitted by
Fairholme students. A competition for artists in years 10-12, the
following girls had works hung
in the exhibition: Honor Moore,
Jessica Howard, Ailsa Houston,
Hannah Bailey, Georgia Devenish,
Leisha Parkinson, Laura Guest,
Kyra Radke, Caitlin Sorour, Isabella
King, Rachel Molloy, Alice Cameron,
Claire de Wit, Marli Roos (2 works),
Madelaine Firth (2 works), Laura
Heydon and Edwina Amos. There
was further excitement on opening night when Ailsa Houston was
awarded the Packers’ Prize ($100)
for her work entitled ‘Destruction
of Mankind’ and Rachel Molloy was
awarded Best 2D work($100) for
her entry, ‘Bark Bone’.
Congratulations to the College Choir and Chamber
Choir on their recent successes at the Toowoomba
Eisteddfod. Between the two choirs, they received
two Highly Commended placings, a second place,
two first places and the prestigious ‘Secondary
Schools’ Choral Aggregate Shield’. Prefect for the
Arts, Laura Heydon, is pictured above with our
Eisteddfod spoils. Congratulations also to all girls
who participated, and were successful, in the
Eisteddfod on an individual level.
STRING OUT 2013
Fairholme Artists on display at
Chronicle Junior Art Expo
Twelve of our finest Fairholme
Artists were presented with
certificates at the recent
Toowoomba Art Society Chronicle
String Out is hosted by the College every two
years, under the direction of Mr Rod Egerton.
On Wednesday 12 June the Empire Theatre
once again echoed to the strains of over 250
keen primary school string players coming together for the 9th String Out festival. String Out
2013 offered young students of the violin, viola,
cello and bass the opportunity to come together
in a musical celebration, on a scale that has to
been seen to be believed. A record 33 enthusiastic Fairholme College string players from Year
3 to Year 7 took advantage of the opportunity to
participate in this wonderful event.
YEAR 12 DRAMA SHOWCASE
The competition is an annual survey of paintings and works on paper by local children
aged from 4-5 years to 18 years.Congratulations: Sarah Aljassim (Year 11), Gabrielle
Correy (Year 11), Anna Elder (Year 9), Rachel Grimmett (Year 10), Georgia Hayward
(Year 9), Chelsea Lehmann (Year 10), Sharni Reisinger (Prep), Marli Roos (Year 12), Kate
Stevens (Year 11), Annabelle Thelander (Year 11), Shannon Tucker (Year 10), Ally Walker
(Year 11). Kate Stevens was also awarded the Culliford Prize for the Best Drawing in the
Open Category.
Extremesland at the Empire
The Year 12 Drama Showcase, The Profiteers was performed on the 4 and 5 of May 2013
at the Empire Theatre Studio to an attentive and appreciative audience. This Brechtianinspired show, written and directed by Senior drama teacher, Genevieve Duncan, parallels
the concept of war with the catastrophic weather event of January 2011, where the
aftermath resembled a war zone. The show follows the life of Worthy, a local watermelon
farmer, who has lost everything in the Extremesland summer floods. The show was a
raging success with staff, parents and friends enjoying a confronting and challenging, yet
light-hearted performance.
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2012 Exchange students from France and Germany
Back Row: Constance Codani, Alexandra Flandin,Clara
Guernin,Carla Loius,Eva Meunier, Claire de Piero, Charlotte Bernier
Front Row: Cyrielle Gautret,Linda Obrele, Cosima Knapp, Aline
Assmann, Lea-Maria Zienoq, Morgane Rother, Caroline Gourves.
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The Fairholme Languages team pictured at the 2012 Toowoomba
Languages and Cultures Festival: (from left to right) Ms An
Van Cauwenberge, Mrs Leanne Grams, Mrs Jody Friend, and
Ms Dorothy Erdelyi.
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Kent College Exchange students Anabel Ellice (left) and Maddy
Wilford say farewell to Fairholme after their stay in Term 1, 2013.
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Ten Japanese students and five parents accompanied Mrs Friend
(Head of Languages) and Mr Peacock (Head of Teaching and
Learning) on a tour of Japan in September 2012. A highlight of the
trip was visiting the home of Chiharu Ota (Senior, 2012).
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Congratulations to Meg McBain on her success at the 2013
Toowoomba Eisteddfod, pictured above being presented with the
John and Gwenyth Chappell Trophy for Female Vocalist in Year 12
showing the most potential, by Fairholme Singing Studio director
Mrs Gwenyth Chappell and adjudicator, Alexandra Robertson-Jervis.
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Junior Eisteddfod Excellence: Sienna Davis was awarded the
Darling Downs Speech Teachers’ Association encouragement
award for any Primary student at 2013 Toowoomba Eisteddfod.
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Further Eisteddfod succes for three shining stars, pictured from
left: Zoe Miller, Pandora Bevan and Tara McLelland. The girls took
out top honours in the Speech and Drama section to make it three
for three for Fairholme College: Zoe Miller – Secondary Speech
and Drama Bursary for Girls, Pandora Bevan – Speech and Drama
Championship Solo Years 10 to 12, Tara McLelland – Secondary
Speech and Drama Encouragement Award.
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Fairholme Ballerina, Tabitha Buttsworth (Year 8) celebrates
her selection into the Australian Ballet School’s Interstate/
International Training Program.
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Fairholme girls Anna Roche-Kelly, Lindy Roos, and Freya Watson
(left to right) are pictured in Sydney in January 2013, after their
selection in the annual Gondwana National Choral School.
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Out of a tremendous generosity of spirit and a desire to give
something special back to the Stephens House community and
the group of special Year Twelves in 2012, Mrs Shelley Hindmarsh
(Mother of Karlea, Senior 2012) made a mini ‘Steph’ for each of
the 26 seniors in the House.
Year 10 Boarder Shaina Rother took to the skies for a
parachute jump in March 2013 to raise more than $2000 for
Juvenile Diabetes.
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After an intensive selection process, Zoe Cornwell (Year 12)
has earned a place amongst the ten delegates from Australia to
attend the United Nations Youth National Summit in July 2013,
which includes students from every State and Territory, as well as
students from Japan, Tonga and New Zealand.
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Budding writers Alison Thomas (Year 11, pictured right), and
Eve Smibert (Year 9) were awarded first place and second
places, respectively, in their sections in the recent Australians
for Constititional Monarchy Toowoomba Regional 2013 Essay
Competition.
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Sixteen brave Fairholme Seniors sacrificed their locks to raise
almost $20,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation on Thursday 20
June 2013.
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Fairholme staff and students paid tribute to the fallen, during a
special Anzac Day service held at the College on Wednesday 24
April 2013.
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Hannah McKee and Jaime Painter were presented with WM Kyle
Bursary Awards by Mr Kym Flehr of the The Society of St Andrew
of Scotland (Queensland) in Term 2, 2013.
Acting Principal, Ms Catrina Sharp, presents Katy Hutchison with
a gift to thank her for a very special community presentation,
‘Walking after Midnight – The story of Bob’. Katy shared her story
of family tragedy and forgiveness, demonstrating the power of
restorative practice.
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Fairholme’s Interhouse
Swim Carnivals 2013
Years 4 to 6 kicked off the
Junior Interhouse Swim
Carnival on Thursday 21
February with great spirit
and encouragement for
each other’s efforts. Special
congratulations to the winning
house, Black House (first win
in six years).
Prep to Year 3 had their day in the water on Tuesday 26 March. Our swimmers of the future put their two-week Learn
to Swim Intensive Program skills to the test and had an exciting, fun day at the pool. The encouraging spirit shown
from the girls, along with remarkable talent, was a delight.
2012 Queensland Primary School
Swimming Relay Championships:
23 November
2013 Primary Range Zone
Swimming Carnival:
19 February
2013 Andrews Cups Swimming:
12 March
The next day, Years 7 to 12
took to the pool for the fiercely
contested Middle and Senior
Interhouse Swim Carnival
on Friday 22 February. The
meet is comprised of both
individual age champion
events, and a series of relays
that foster participation, with
each student swimming in at
least two events. This year’s
March Past saw Powell House
emerge victorious in securing
the elusive Stan Klan March
Past Trophy. Mr Byron opened
the day’s proceedings and
racing began, accompanied by
deafening cheers, war cries
and jump and jives, with each
House striving to be louder
than the last. At the day’s end,
points from all races were
added up to reveal the winning
house. Congratulations once
more to Powell House. Thank
you to all of those involved
in making this meet a huge
success, including the parents,
Friends of Sport and Swim
Club parent volunteers.
Twenty swimmers from Fairholme Junior School, comprising three 10/under and two 12/under teams,
competed at Chandler Aquatic Centre against 41 other schools from across the State. This was the largest
number of swimmers the school has ever entered in this event, and reflected the current depth of swimming
at Fairholme College. The 10/under ‘A’ team were the stars of the night, finishing 4th in the Freestyle Relay
and 3rd in the Medley Final, in what were highly competitive races. To have our first placing in 10 years at
this meet, and for two of our teams to make their final, was outstanding.
Our swimming squad of 32 swimmers brought home the Girls Aggregate Swimming Shield from the Range
Zone swimming carnival at Gatton. The girls scored over 500 points more than their nearest competitor.
Congratulations to all members of this team, as each one of them contributed to the successful day.
Our Andrews Cup swimmers were awarded 2nd place in the percentage trophy and 6th place overall.
Congratulations!
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2013 TSSS A Schools Championships: 5 March 2013
This is the premier external swim meet on the Fairholme
College calendar. The swimmers selected to represent
Fairholme were the best of the best, and as the team aimed
for Fairholme’s 12th consecutive win, pressure was no small
matter.
Against increasing opposition from St Ursula’s, Glennie and
Downlands swimmers, our girls continued to show ‘the attitude’, swam fast, and proved victorious. Of course, our senior swimmers – Kate Brassington, Ailsa Houston (Captain)
and Georgina Rackemann - showed the biggest attitude and
the ability to lift for the occasion. The following swimmers
represented Fairholme College and brought home the 2013
trophy (pictured bottom left):
13 yrs Bree Robertson, Sarah Tomlinson, Samantha Farquharson, Brianna Dascombe, Abby Love, Kate Waugh
14 yrs Bronte Collins, Zara Dowsett, Rosie Crimmins, Isabelle Carey, Alice O’Connor
15 yrs Nina Wildman, Emily McGregor, Zazi Brennan, Hannah Love, Annabelle Johnman, Bobbie Finch, Zara Barton
16 yrs Kaiti McGregor, Alex Day, Meg Jakins, Julia Algie
20 yrs Ailsa Houston (C), Gabby Meyers, Georgina Rackemann, Kate Brassington, Annabelle Thelander.
As always, the support and boost that the swimmers
received from the entire College community contributes
significantly to their performances. Thank you to all.
Fairholme Swimmers selected in 2013 School Swimming
Representative Teams were:
● Darling Downs State Team Primary: Rani Brennan, Emma Dann, Jade Dunphy, Madelyn Gordon, Jemima Love, Alanna Rummell, Laura Storck
● Darling Downs State Team Secondary: Julia Algie, Isabelle Carey, Bronte Collins, Rosie Crimmins, Zara Dowsett, Annabelle Johnman, Hannah Love, Kaiti McGregor, Elizabeth Melton
● Queensland State Team Secondary: Julia Algie, who set seven new Queensland records in her events.
2012 National Secondary School
Swim Championships: 28 July to
3 August
2013 Fairholme College
Swimmers’ Breakfast including
Fairholme FLAMES induction:
1 February
Congratulations to Julia Algie (pictured right) on
her outstanding performance, breaking three
Australian Records and coming home with six gold
medals and one silver medal.
On the first Friday of Term 1, all swimmers from
Middle and Senior School were invited to attend a
special Swimmers’ Breakfast at Fairholme Sports
foyer. This was a chance for all swimmers to hear
about important dates in Term 1, to meet coaches
and to find out about swim
training at Fairholme Aquatic
Centre. 2013’s breakfast saw a
record number of attendees, as 55 Fairholme girls enjoyed cereal and pancakes.
This special event was also the induction of the 2013 FLAMES squad, led by this
year’s Fairholme Swim Captain, Ailsa Houston (L = FLAMES Leadership Team):
Abby Love, Ailsa Houston (L), Alice O’Connor, Anne Jarvis, Bobbie Finch, Bree
Robertson, Brianna Benn (L), Bridgette Ostwald, Bronte Collins, Danielle Clarke,
Elizabeth Melton, Emily Lowe, Emily McGregor, Gabriella Meyers, Georgie Guest,
Hannah Bailey (L), Hannah Keogh, Hannah Love, Hayley Smyth, Jade Bahnisch,
Jessica Lynch, Julia Algie, Katilin McGregor, Kate Waugh, Maddi Payne (L), Molly
Slattery Rachael Grimmett, Rosie Crimmins, Sarah Tomlinson and Zara Barton.
Pictured left : Alice, Hannah, Gabby and Bobbie show off their Flame’s caps.
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Kicking Goals
Cross Country Age Champions lead squad to
Championship events
The 2013 Cross Country season commenced with over 70 runners
named in the initial school squad. The Interhouse Championships
were held at Kearney’s Spring towards the end of Term 1, with
over 300 runners contesting Championship events. Age Champions
on the day were Amilia Schooley (12yrs), Grace Lange (13yrs),
Natalie Webster (14yrs), Nikki Cornwell (15yrs), Julia Algie (16yrs)
and Chelsea Draper (Open). The team fared well in the Queensland
All Schools Cross Country Championships in May, resulting in
Fairholme achieving second place overall. Further medals were
awarded after a successful meet at Canterbury College in Brisbane
and, to top off the season, the Fairholme College Cross Country
team was awarded second place at the Darling Downs Regional
Titles in June.
Congratulations to the Fairholme U14 Futsal team on their success at
the Australian Futsal Association - South West Queensland Schools
Futsal Titles, held on 29 May 2013. It would seem this is the first time in
Fairholme’s history that a Futsal team has taken out a Regional title. This
achievement is exceptional, as the girls competed against some highly
skilled teams from other schools and entered the Futsal tournament
simply to gain experience and enjoy the day.
Team members are pictured below, with their coaches, Mr Chuc (L) and
Mr Nugent (R): Connie Bassingthwaighte, Ellie Bowyer, Emma Chuc,
Briana Dascombe, Jamie jones, Bridget Madigan, Isabella Meiklejohn,
Mikayla Mullins and Kobey Warren.
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TOUCH down!
‘Serving’ it up at Sacre Coeur
The Fairholme College Open and 15 Years Touch teams were on
fire at the All Hallows’ Tournament held in Brisbane on Sunday 18
April, 2013. Both our Open A and 15A teams won the Grand Final
in a drop off. Our 15B team also won their C Division Grand Final.
Many thanks to coaches Craig Collins, Brenda Rackemann, Stacey
Byrnes and Jenny Webster, and to Pacific Seeds and Rackemann’s
BP Chinchilla for their generous sponsorship, providing the new polo
shirts that the team proudly ‘sported’ during the tournament.
Twenty-two girls, accompanied their by coaches Gavin Wright and Bri
Tilley, headed to Stuartholme School in Brisbane to participate in the
annual Sacre Coeur Tennis Tournament (Term 2). The girls competed
against players from Downlands College, Stuartholme and Clayfield
College. The Fairholme Year 9 and Open A Teams was runners-up: and
Fairholme were placed third overall. Congratulations to the following girls
who gave up their weekend to play in this tournament. Emm Bambling,
Jasmyn Bryant-Kennedy, Sophie Rae, Amie Southern, Kate Gallagher,
Rachel Young, Josie Bambling, Fiona Elder, Ruby Elliott, Emma Lahey,
Tayla Gill, Belinda McLean, Meg Pegler, Rosie Statham, Anna Elder, Leilani
Jago, Abby Brown, Grace Gallagher, Chloe Ainscow, Eliza Wilson, Brooke
Bassingthwaighte and Lauren Bougoure.
Congratulations to the following Touch players who were named
in the Open Darling Downs team to play in the State Titles:
Georgina Rackemann, Meg Jakins, Dom du Toit, Eliza Perkins
and Alice Rathie.
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equestrian excellence
Fairholme Riders Excel at 2012 National Interschool Equestrian Championships
More than 300 of Australia’s most promising young
riders assembled at the Toowoomba Showgrounds in
Octber 2012, for the National Equestrian Championships.
Fairholme 2012 Equestrian Captain, Anna Bourne, and
Year 8 Boarder, Anna Elder, represented Queensland, and
competed strongly throughout the Championships, with
outstanding results. As members of the largest team, with
118 entrants, the two riders competed in the Showman
classes and the Challenge event, which combines a
number of disciplines.
Anna Elder was named Australian Champion, riding
Dookami Hocus Pocus in the 60cm Showman and finishing
well clear of her competitors. With a combined score
of 323, she finished over 22 points ahead of interstate
competitors. Given that Anna Elder was only in Year 8,
this was an outstanding performance against girls much
older than her. Anna placed a credible 7th in the Challenge which was the final event of
the Championships. With these combined results from the week-long Championships,
Anna was awarded the title of Supreme Champion in Showman, beating all riders who
contested this category.
2012 Equestrian Captain, Anna Bourne, finished just outside the placings in both of her
events, only two points below the 2nd and 3rd placed riders in Showman 85cm to finish
4th on her horse, Unicorn Park Revenge, and placing 5th in the Challenge.
The College Community congratulates both riders on their excellent results at the
highest level of Interschool Equestrian competition.
Riding High at the 2013 Darling Downs Interschool
Equestrian Regional Championships
Fairholme’s talented Equestrian team competed strongly
throughout the Darling Downs Interschool Championships
held on 10, 11 and 12 May 2013 and produced outstanding
results in the following disciplines:
Showjumping
• Overall Supreme Champion Secondary Showjumper was awarded to Loretta Morris.
• Champion Primary Showjumper was awarded to Phoebe Riordan.
• Secondary Showjumping Team event: 3rd place was awarded to Loretta Morris, Brittany Clark, Tory Robertson, and Meg Gillan
Showman
• Secondary 3 Phase: 4th place was awarded to Maitie Webb.
• Secondary Champion 60cm Class was awarded to
Tory Robertson.
• Secondary Champion 45cm Class was awarded to Bree Robertson.
• Primary Showman 45cm: 4th place was awarded to Phoebe Riordan.
• Showman Team event: 2nd place was awarded to Maitie Webb, Tory Robertson and Bree Robertson. (Fairholme actually tied with The Glennie School, but our team consisted of only three riders with the rules stated that in a tied result the 4th rider’s score will be the decider.)
Dressage
• Champion Intermediate Novice Rider was awarded to Bree Robertson.
•Reserve Champion Elementary Rider was awarded to Tory Robertson.
•Dressage Team event: 4th place was awarded to Maitie Webb, Bree Robertson, Tory Robertson and Meg Gillan.
Well done girls, parents and coaches – and the very cheery members of the Fairholme P&F
Association who catered for the judges over the course of the weekend.
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Gold for Fairholme Girls…
As they competed at the
Queensland Junior Athletics
Championships
A number of outstanding results
were recorded by athletes at the
2013 Queensland Junior Track &
Field Championships, with Ellie
Bowyer scoring a rare triple in
the field. The outstanding Year
8 athlete won Gold in all three
throwing events (Shotput, Discus
and Javelin), recording some
impressive distances along the
way.
Samantha Lenton, competing
against athletes a year older than
her, secured the Gold medal in
both Discus and Shotput while
Emma Elsden (Senior 2012) won
Gold in Hammer and a Bronze
medal in Shot. Emma has returned
to Fairholme in 2013 as a member
of the throws coaching panel.
Breaking Records
Javelin throwers Ellie Bowyer (Year 8)
and Katie Lowe (Year 10) are continuing
Fairholme’s lengthy tradition of javelin
excellence with both athletes recently
(2013) producing exceptional results.
Since Fairholme’s establishment, the
College’s best performances, recognising
the leading performances in Athletics and
Swimming were kept on record. Athletics
Australia introduced the new weight
of 500 grams in 2011, replacing the
600 gram javelins thrown previously by
schoolgirls aged 14 years and older. Katie
Lowe established the longest throw with
a 500 gram javelin at the 2012 Secondary
Queensland Championships, throwing a
distance of 36.57 metres.
Howzatt!
Congratulations to Year 12
cricket sensation, Alice
Smith, who will join girls from
Western Australia, Victoria and
Queensland to tour Sri Lanka
via Malaysia from the 30 June
– 12 July 2013.
Sprints coach, Lauren Murry, also
experienced success on the track
with Silver and a PB in the 400m
Hurdles.
Talented distance runner,
Mackenzie Andrews, won Gold
in the 800m and finished just
outside the medals in the 1500m.
Athletics Captains, Meg Pegler
and Jessie Harper, also
competed at the three-day
Championships, with Meg claiming
a Bronze medal in the Shot. Jess
finished second in her heat of the
400m but unfortunately had to
withdraw from the final due to a
minor back strain. Sophia Harper
also contested the 400m, finishing
5th in her heat.
Head Throws Coach, Graham Pitt,
once again had an outstanding
Championships with his throwers
producing 13 Gold medals from a
total of 16 Championship placings.
The Young Cricketers
Development and International
Experience Program will
include a Triangular Series
between teams from Australia,
Sri Lanka and India; the
highlight of the tour will,
without a doubt, be to play
against and train with the Sri
Lankan ‘A’ Women’s side.
Ellie Bowyer threw the 400 gram javelin
at the 2013 Queensland Athletics
Interclub meet, establishing a best mark
of 47.11 metres. This throw also bettered
the existing Queensland Age Record by
over 4.5 metres.
The girls’ success follows on from
previous Fairholme javelin throwers,
including Australian record holder,
Stephanie Hancock (1998-1999),
and Australian representative, Alicia
Utschink (1996- 2000).
Both girls are members of the
College’s throws program under the
guidance of Head Throws Coach,
Grahame Pitt, who will travel to the
World Youth Championships.
Throughout the trip the girls will be
playing as an international travelling
team and will get to experience some
of Sri Lanka’s top-ranked cricket
grounds, including their main Stadium in
Colombo.
What an opportunity for girls of this
age to experience travelling and playing
cricket as an International team and to
help develop women’s cricket.
Alice says she is honoured to be gaining
a once-in-a-lifetime experience in her
chosen sport, and representing her
country against other countries around
the world. We look forward to Alice
sharing her experiences with us on her
return.
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Super Fish selected to swim for
Australia
Riding High
Seven State Records and International
Honours for Year 10 Swimming
Sensation
Talented Year 6 Endurance rider, Alissa
Woods successfully completed a 160km
endurance ride held in Charleville earlier
this year. Alissa was placed equal 2nd in
the junior division, in a ride that began
at 3pm and carried on throughout the
night with 3x 40km sections and 2x 20km
sections, finishing around 10am the next
day. This was a great reward for Alissa
after working hard to prepare for this
event, with both horse (Quartz) and rider
needing an incredible level of fitness.
Alissa qualified to ride at the National
race, the ‘Tom Quilty Gold Cup 2013’
held in June, another 160km event held
in Kilkivan, Queensland, in which she
also enjoyed sucess, riding alongside her
mother.
Few swimmers could hope for a
better start to the season than
Fairholme student Julia Algie.
Following her outstanding success
at the Queensland Secondary School
Championships, where she set seven
State Championship records in the
Multi-Disability Class, Julia has been
selected to represent Australia at the
Deaflympics in Sofia (Hungary).
She will join over 4000 athletes from
more than 70 nations at what is the
second oldest multiple-sports games
outside of the Summer Olympics.
First held in 1924, the Deaflympics
provides elite sporting opportunities
for hearing-impaired and deaf
athletes, and is sanctioned by the
International Olympic Committee.
(Deaf athletes are excluded from the
Paralympics due to their inability to
hear starting commands).
Chess Champions
On the weekend of 15 and 16 June
2013, the Toowoomba Secondary
School Individual Chess Championships
were held. Overall there were
49 players from the Toowoomba
district, with the only four female
players all hailing from Fairholme!
Congratulations to Madeline
Firth (1st Place – Outstanding
Female) and Emily Wilson 2nd
Place – Female) as well as our
other representatives, Torie
Harrison and Eloise SlackSmith.
The 2013 Deaflympics, the 22nd
instalment of this long-running event,
will commence on the 26 July and
conclude on 4 August. Just like the
Olympic Games, the event is held
every 4 years, with 16 sports being
contested in Bulgaria in 2013.
This tournament has a high player
standard and the girls are to be
congratulated on their overall
performances. They gained
valuable experience, which will
be very useful for the interschool
team tournament in August.
Laura Geitz Netball Shield
Congratulations to the Yr8/9 Laura
Geitz Shield team for finishing as
runners-up in the 2013 Regional
Finals. After going through the
competition undefeated, they were
beaten by Centenary Heights SHS
in the Grand Final, by just two
goals. A fantastic effort by the
team: Zara Dowsett, Rozan
Huskisson, Rosie Statham,
Ash Reddacliff, Issy Carey,
Adelaide Veal, Grace Scanlon,
Matilda Meppem, Bri Dascombe
and Ash Reimers. (Coaches were
Cindy Hughes and Sasha Perina.)
Peak to Park
Despite the very ordinary weather,
Fairholme College was again very well
represented at this year’s annual Peak
To Park Funrun/walk Charity Event.
The competition took place on a
course from Picnic Point to Lake
Annand and this year more than
$30,00 was raised for nominated
charities.
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Fairholme
Old Girls’ Association
FOGA
Dates to
Remember
SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2013
FOGA Brisbane Church Parade
St Paul’s Presbyterian Church,
St Paul’s Terrace, Spring Hill
9.30am
Thursday 19 September 2013
Friends of Fairholme
Founders’ Day
FOGA catch-up 11.30am
Luncheon 1pm
Fairholme Founders’ Day Assembly 2pm
Saturday 19 &
SUNDAY 20 October 2013
FOGA Reunion Weekend
Saturday 19 October 2013
Fairholme Spring Fair 11am - 4pm
Individual Class reunions as follows:
10 YEARS (CLASS of 2003)
Time and Date TBA
Co-ordinators: Monica Joseph and
Edwina Robertson-Cunninghame
E edwina@unrealestatephotography.com.au
15 YEARS (CLASS of 1998)
Time and Date TBA
Co-ordinator/s required
20 YEARS (CLASS of 1993)
Time and Date TBA
Co-ordinator : Louise Brown (Wall)
E cronullabrown@bigpond.com
25 YEARS (CLASS of 1988)
Time and Date TBA
Co-ordinator/s required
30 YEARS (CLASS of 1983)
Friday 18 October
Co-ordinators: Naomi Aird (Lowe)
E nai59145@bigpond.net.au
Joycelyn Jannusch (McCosker)
40 YEARS (CLASS of 1973)
Time and Date TBA
Co-ordinator/s required
50 YEARS (CLASS of 1963)
Saturday 19 June 6pm
Angelo’s House, Toowoomba
Co-ordinators:
Susan Goodwin (Corfe)
E goodies@dayfam.net
Jan Bimrose (Spencer) ALL YEAR LEVELS REUNION
Sunday 20 October
Annual Reunion Church Service 9am
Annual Reunion Luncheon 11.30am
*Please go to
http://www.fairholme.qld.edu.au/index.php/49
for further details including times and
venues for all 2013 class reunions.
‘Reflections’
from the Alumni
Desk
I continue to enjoy witnessing
the ‘connectedness’ of Fairholme
Old Girls during encounters of the
most agreeable kind: reunions,
luncheons, special events,
meetings and, most importantly,
visitors to our College.
2013 has seen the introduction of a
new ‘meeting’ procedure for FOGA
Toowoomba in a bid to continue
that feeling of being connected.
Monthly gatherings now involve a
‘social segment’, and we have had
the good fortune to listen to Choir
and solo performances from our
current Arts students, stories from
girls who travelled to the Mizpah
Orphanage in Southern India
and Old Girls chatting about their
forays into various chosen careers.
A very warm and open invitation
is extended to all to attend these
gatherings, held on the third
Wednesday of each month in the
Homestead at 4pm.
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Special event
Fairholme Old girls joined current students and
members of the Indian Mission Team while attending
the Sunday morning service at Caloundra Presbyterian
Church on 17 Februay 2013.
As our body of ‘archives volunteers’
grows, so too do the number
of friendships and relationships
formed. I am constantly amazed
by the clarity of memories shared
and the passion with which our Old
Girls speak of their treasured time
here at Fairholme.
I am equally impressed with the
enthusiasm shown by Year Level
reunion co-ordinators -– thank you
for your time and energy. As you
can see from the reunion details
listed (left), we are still in need
of some Year Level reunion coordinators and I encourage anyone
interested to contact the Alumni
Office. We endeavour to make this
task as effortless as possible, and
are more than happy to distribute
invitations and correspondence
or provide assistance wherever
needed.
Members of FOGA Toowoomba enjoy catching up at
the Parkhouse Cafe during the Christmas Breakup,
14 November 2012.
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Special visit
Thanks for making 2013 another
great year for Fairholme Alumni.
It has been my absolute pleasure
to catch up with so many FOGs
at various functions this year, and
I look forward to seeing you all
in October during our Spring Fair
Reunion Celebrations.
Jo Glasheen | Publications,
Promotions and Alumni
Archives Co-ordinator Jenny Noble shows Mary Peden
and her husband Alec some memorabila in the FOGA
Foyer during their visit in May 2013. Mary is the
daughter of FOG Chrissie Grigg (Copeman) (1925-28),
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From the Archives
‘F for Fairholme’ Banner
Thank you to everyone who helped with the archival
mystery in the last Focus. From the information we’ve
gathered, it seems that the ‘F for Fairholme’ banner
was indeed a sports banner used during the 1940s.
Its origin remains a mystery. The photo in Focus was
of the Fairholme team in the Grand Parade of Athletes
at the All Schools’ Sports Day on 1 September 1945.
The Flag is being carried by either Beryl or Betty
Wormwell (1936-45).
Sandra Murphy (Wright) (1981-82) and her
mother Jill Wright (1952-53) reminisce about their
respective school days at the Friends of Fairholme
Founders’ Day celebrations in 2012.
Mystery Photo
?
Would anyone know who is in this gorgeous group of Old Girls at a
FOGA dinner with Fairholme Principal, Miss Shaw (front row, 4th from
left), in the 1950s? Note the lovely fur coats being worn by two ladies
in the back row.
The Macadamia Nut Tree and other archival treasures…
Fairholme College Principal, Mrs Linda Evans,
chats with Lois Bovey (1950) and FOGA Brisbane
President, Daphne Stewart (1949-51) at the FOGA
Brisbane Church Parade, 26 August 2012.
Mother and daughter FOGs, Kathleen Summers (Newman)
(1937-42) and Kay Long (Summers) (1967-68) enjoyed a visit
and tour around the College on 12 April 2013. What a treat it
was to hear some precious stories and to be able to show Kay
and her mother their names on various Honour Boards.
Many of our treasures in the Fairholme archives are made for a specific
purpose, such as prize books and bookplates, blazers, badges and
photographs. We have received many significant items over the past
few months, including a special treasure – a hand-stitched cloth badge
that was once part of a Presbyterian Ladies’ College hatband. Gold
on a blue background, it is the same design as the present Fairholme
badge. This is the only item we have from the Presbyterian Ladies’
College (1915-1917), the forerunner of PGC Fairholme.
Other Fairholme treasures cannot be boxed or stored –
such as the historic trees in the grounds of Fairholme. The
palm trees in the SG Stephens Memorial Avenue (Palm
Avenue) next to the oval were planted in 1926 by Mr
Stephens. The original drive was lined by camphor laurel,
bunya nut, pine and fir trees, some of which remain.
The ‘Bonney Tree’, planed in 1979 by Mrs Lores Bonney,
a pioneer airwoman, remains a fixture near the Daisy
Culpin Courtyard.
One particularly significant tree is the old Macadamia
nut tree (Queensland nut tree) next to the Science labs.
Old Girls from the 1970s remember with relish how they
smashed and ate Macadamia nuts on the pathway near
the trees, a tradition that continues in 2013! Could this
be the same tree that three Fairholme girls wrote a
poem about in the 1932 magazine? [Extract from poem in
1932 Magazine pictured left]
Do you have a memory of this fabulous old tree? Would you know how
old it is? Was there a tree, or trees, that had special significance for
you when you were here at Fairholme? We’d love to gather a collection
of ‘tree stories’ for our archives – and we need your help.
Jenny Noble | Archivist
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Kerry Andersson
(2004-05) took out the
Calico Brides Design Award
at the Brisbane Convention
Centre in April 2013. She
designed and sewed a
bridal outfit made of calico
as part of a Fashion Design
course at the Australian
Institute of Creative
Design in Brisbane – while
finishing off her studies in
Health Science.
Gina Horn (1996-2007) was
a guest speaker at last year’s
Founders’ Day celebrations.
She completed a Bachelor
of International Hotel &
Tourism Management at UQ
in 2011, majoring in Event
Management. Currently,
Gina is Events and Marketing
Administrator at RealWay
Australia while also teaching
and choreographing dance
at The Grid Hybrid Arts
Collective and studying for
an Advanced Diploma of
Nutritional Medicine at AIAS.
Alexa
McNaught
(2001-05) has
graduated in
Medicine and
been accepted
into the
specialist
program to
become an
orthopaedic
surgeon. There
are
currently no
female
orthopaedic
surgeons in Queensland and only 12 in Australia. Alexa is pictured
centre with Fairholme friends, Stephanie O’Dea (right) and Sophie
Tobin (left) at a recent reunion in Sydney.
Renee Lockwood (2003-07) is teaching at St Anthony’s School
in Toowoomba and accompanied her students on an excursion
to Fairholme recently, where they met Pastor Jessup and spent
some time in the New Chapel.
Sophie Elliott (2002-06) has been helping her parents
on their property at Winton since finishing at Fairholme,
and has self-renovated an old run-down cottage on the
property and turned it into a home. She is a part of the
day-to-day processes of running the property and, to
her Mum’s excitement, took over all the bookwork and
business side of operations. Sophie also works part time
in Winton with the National Australia Bank, and is on the
committee of the first Youth Beef & Sheep Forum, run by
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) in Longreach.
Since relocating to the US in 2000 to advance her
optometry and research career, Fairholme College Old
Girl, Shirin Hassan
(1986-91), has been
making major inroads
into the study of street
crossing decisionmaking behaviour by
pedestrians with low
vision and other visual
impairments. Recently,
Shirin was awarded
US$2 million by the
US Federal National
Institutes of Health
to evaluate the street
crossing decisionmaking performance of
visually impaired, blind
and elderly pedestrians
in real, outdoor traffic
environments.
Shirin is a low vision optometrist and was appointed as
Assistant Professor at the Indiana University (IU) School
of Optometry, Bloomington, USA, in 2007.
Women’s Rugby League star Stephanie Hancock
(1998-99) has been named in the Australian Jillaroos
Squad which will contest the Festival of World Cups in
England in July. Steph was a member of the talented
Queensland team who achieved an amazing 15-match
winning streak in this year’s Women’s Rugby League
Competition.
Melissa Tickle (1996-2002) hit the spotlight recently
whilst performing as lead singer in the standout four-piece
folk band, Little Scout. Melissa then headed to the studio
with Patrick Elliott (bass and lead guitar), Miro Mackie and
her sister Kirsty Tickle (Keyboard and vocals) (Fairholme
1996 -2006) to record the band’s second album due for
release in 2013.
After an exhausting audition process Chiara Osborn
(2008-12) is now enjoying her first year of the Queensland
University of Technology’s Fine Arts (Acting) degree – widely
regarded as one of the leading schools for potential stage
and screen actors. More than 500 people auditioned for just
16 places, with Chiara being called back for further auditions
until just 40 remained to take part in the ‘screen-test’ stage.
Watch this space!
Jess Reinhart (2004-11) continues to be a star
in the pool, being named Female Freshman of
the meet at a recent College swim meet in the
USA, where she is studying at Liberty University
in Virginia. Her wins in the 100 yard and 200 yard
butterfly events meant she has qualified for the US
Open in August 2013.
Georgina (Georgie) Somerset (Robinson)
(1983-84) appeared on the panel on the ABC’s Q & A
program recorded on at the Empire Theatre in June
2012. Georgina lives on a property outside Kingaroy
and is a beef producer. She is Vice-President of the
National Foundation for Australian Women, and a
member of the National Rural Advisory Council and
the Queensland Women’s Consultative Council.
It was double the excitement for two Fairholme Old
Girls’ at the Bond University Humanities Awards
Night held earlier this year as they took out awards
for excellence.
Jessica Foot (2003-09), who is studying for her
Bachelor of International Relations/Communications
(Business), was the recipient of a Vice-Chancellor’s
Award for Academic Excellence. Mary Grant (200509), who will graduate with a Bachelor of Laws/
International Relations (Business) next year, was the
recipient of a Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.
Kathryn Parkinson (1992-2000), an accountant
in Sydney, is doing brilliantly in Triathlon. She
came first in her age group at the Cairns Ironman
Triathlon in April 2013, with a time of 10.21.52.
This qualifies her to compete in the Hawaii Ironman
later this year, and follows on from her success
in October 2012, where she came 4th in her age
group at the Kona World Ironman Championship.
Jo Capp (Geddes) (1979-86), St Vincent’s Hospital
Toowoomba’s Community Relations Associate, was
awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by the Rotary Club
of Toowoomba. Recognition as a Paul Harris fellow
remains a respected and prestigious honour, and
recipients receive a pin, medallion and certificates
that identify them as advocates of the foundation’s
goals of world peace and understanding. Jo is
pictured above receiving a donation to St Vincent’s
Hospital from 2012 Fairholme Interact Club members.
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Former Toowoomba artist, Bronte Naylor (200711) returned to the Garden City in February to stage
a combined exhibition with Alison Mooney entitled
‘Lost and Found in My Head’. The Show, which was on
display at ‘The Grid’ in Ruthven street, received rave
reviews and featured a broad range of mediums such
as ink, aerosol, watercolour, salt and Ajax!
Successful actor, director and writer and Fairholme
Old Girl, Judy Morris (L’Armand) (1955-64) was
recently named as the first female ‘Fellow of the
Empire Theatre’. Ms Morris’ claims to fame include
a role in the television show Mother and Son, the
film Phar Lap and co-writing the Academy Award
winning Happy Feet with George Miller.
Angela
Burgess (19982005) attended
an international
cheerleading
competition
in America
in December
2012. Her team,
‘Aussie Spirit’,
performed
exceptionally
well over
the two-day
competition,
overtaking
the American
grand national
champions to
win their division. The team received medals, winner’s
jackets and a team plaque and banner. Angela’s club
team (River City Spirit) then went on to compete
at the Wold Cup Cheers and Dance Regionals in
Brisbane, taking out the Level 2 Open Division. To
make it three in a row, the club was then named the
Asia Pacific Champions and High Point Winners for
2012. We look forward to hearing more of Angela’s
successes in the near future.
Mrs Jayne Davidson (1973-74)
emailed this lovely photograph of
her daughter Belinda Davidson
(1992-96), with the roses her
fiancé, Marcus Katter, presented
her with when he proposed.
Christie Menzies (2004-05) and
Cameron McLennan announced
their engagement in February
2013. Christie is the daughter
of Greg and Gayle Menzies
(Taroom), and Cameron, the son
of Peter and Helen McLennan
(also of Taroom).
Warner - Willis: The engagement
of Alison Ruth Willis (1994-99)
and John Kenneth Warner was
announced with much pleasure
earlier this year.
Heidi Somerset (1996-2008)
and Nick Harrigan announced
their engagement on 25 May
2013.
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Namali Harch (1997-2001)
married André Holwerda
on 5 January, 2013, at the
stunning Gabbinbar Homestead
in Toowoomba. It was a
perfect day and there were
some very special surprises
throughout the day including
a horse-drawn carriage, ‘thank
you’ cakes for the parents,
a vocal solo by the groom
and a beautiful rendition of
‘The Prayer’ by the bride and
groom. Namali and André
enjoyed their honeymoon in Fiji
and have made their residence
in Rothwell (Redcliffe).
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Rachael Kerridge (2000-05) (pictured right)
married Peter Trethewie on 29 September, 2012
at the Gold Coast. The pair held their ceremony
at St Andrew’s Chapel at Robina Woods, before
celebrating with friends and family at Burleigh
Heads. Fairholme Old Girl Ellen Brodie (200005) was bridesmaid, (pictured second from left)
and fellow Fairholme Old Girls Ann Doljanin
(McClymont) and Felice Caffery were also in
attendance.
Amy Hagan (2000-06) and Matt Hayes were married on
6 October 2012 in the gardens of Gabbinbar Homestead,
Toowoomba. The newlyweds enjoyed a Gold Coast
honeymoon and now reside in Toowoomba.
Michael Salt married Terrena Duncan (1997-2000) at her
parents’ Flagstone Creek property on March 24, 2012. The
newlyweds honeymooned along the Great Ocean Road in
Victoria.
High School sweethearts Haydn Acton and Yana-Marie
Kisiel (2004-2008) were married recently at St Patrick’s
Cathedral followed by a reception at Gabbinbar Homestead.
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Gary Chiconi and Jessie
Hindle (2002-06) were
married on 28 April 2012
in Roma followed by a
reception at the Explorers
Inn. Gary is the youngest
son of Noel and JoAnne Chiconi of Taylors
Plains, Mungallala. Jessie
is the eldest daughter
of Lindsay and Belinda
Hindle of Fairfield, Roma.
The Bridal party included
Alex Hindle (2006-08)
(Maid of Honour), Lewis
Rolfe (Best Man), Jessie
Roberts, Warren Chiconi,
Penny Mackenzie and Ben
Hindle. Gary and Jessie
honeymooned in Fiji and
have made their home at
Taylors Plains.
Rossi Crothers (2000-04) married James Moore in September
2012, flanked by FOG Bridesmaids from left to right, Helen
Jerrard (2002-04) , Jen Duggan (2000-04) , Lisa Machin (199404) and Anna Robinson(1994-04). Fairholme Old Girls Catie
Carson, Ingrid Costello, and Kate Wilson also attended the
wedding and are pictured left.
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DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
births
Congratulations to Patsy (Philbey) ( 1947-48)
and Max Skene who celebrated their 60th Wedding
Anniversary on 6 September 2012.
Karl and Emily Buckland (Williams) (1995-99),
and their son Toby welcome Alyse
Weight - 7lbs and 13oz
Length - 53cm
Born - South Hedland Hospital, WA
Date of Birth - 20.07.2012
Daniel and Fiona Lucas (Williams)
(1997-2001) welcome Huxley
Weight - 7lbs 7oz
Length - 53cm
Born - Roma Hospital, QLD
Date of Birth - 3.08.2012
Pictured left: Cousins meet for the
first time in South Hedland, WA,
Huxley 3 months and Alyse,
31/2 months.
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sad passings
Jessie Martha Ferris
(Anderson) (1932)
Lorna Joyce Broadfoot
(Hart) (1929-33)
30 July 2012
Margot Curtis
(1943-44)
FOGA Toowoomba Treasurer
(1998-2012)
31 July 2012
Shirley Dougal
(Sakzewski) (1950-57)
23 July 2012
Lyndal Fiechtner
(Hardwood) (1961-65)
21 May 2013
Helen Fuller
(Ferguson) (1942-44)
Lynette Ann Gordon
(Collard) (1959-60)
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A Fairholme Farewell to
one of our OLDEST Old Girls
Muriel Krimmer was born on 31.12.1912 and
attended Fairholme from 1925 to 1930. Her sister
Dorothy was also a pupil around this time. This was
Miss Culpin was headmistress and Muriel has
very fond memories of her. Muriel was a prefect
(pictured far left) and member of the basketball
team which won the premiership of the Downs.
Having passed the Senior exams in 1930, Muriel was
invited by Miss Culpin to return as a member of staff,
which she did for a couple of years on a wage of one
guinea per week.
After working for a couple of years in Toowoomba
for Groom and Lavers, Muriel moved to Brisbane,
working at the Electric Light Company and
Goldsborough Mort.
Muriel never married and maintained the friendships
she made at Fairholme through FOGA.
Olive Jeitz
(Bidstrup) (1934-36)
9 August 2012
In later years Muriel was handicapped through failing
eyesight but managed to keep very much abreast of
world affairs, both sporting and political, and resided
at Compton Gardens Retirement Village at Aspley.
She celebrated her 100th birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012
with her many nieces & nephews at Wheller Gardens, but
sadly, she passed away on 28 March 2013.
Florence ‘Floss’ May Knight
(Binns) (1940-41)
A treasured Treasurer
Dianne Mary Hegarty
(Sharpe) (1964-65)
Muriel Krimmer
(1927-31)
28 March 2013
Jessie McIntyre
(1932-35)
November 2012
Alice ‘Elsie’ McMullen
(Carlyon) (1945)
22 March 2013
Margaret Muir
(Nelson) (Dixon) (1935-38)
Blanche Isabel Nelson
Teacher (1946-66)
15 May 2013
Sally Ogilvie
(Corner) (1952- 56)
25 May 2013
Shirley Peers
Teacher (1962)
Olive Mary Phipps
(Colls) (1943)
Jean Ryan
(Hair) (1934-36)
Nicolette Sealy
(Munro) (1955-57)
Faye Skuse
(Smith) (1943-45)
Saysie Thams
(Denhert) (1934-36)
Colleen Turner
(George) (1952)
24 April 2013
Meredith Waddell
(1956-64)
30 April 2013
The members of the Old Girls’ Association were
saddened in July 2012 when their much-loved Treasurer, Margot Mary Curtis (1943-44) passed away
on her 84th birthday.
Margot very much enjoyed her involvement with
the Old Girls, and was known for her attention to
detail and meticulous record-keeping. She treasured
her many friends from her days at Fairholme, and
her dry wit and interest in all things Fairholme are
sorely missed.
Margot began her working days at the Millmerran
Shire Council, and was then employed as a
Bookkeeper at Perpetual Trustees and St Andrews’
Hospital. She was a dedicated volunteer with Meals
on Wheels, and was recognised for having spent 60
years as a Justice of the Peace, and over 50 years as
the Treasurer of the Range Tennis Club.
Margot was the sister of Desley Coulton (Curtis) (1950-52), the sister-in-law of Daphne Curtis (Anderson)
1945-47) and the much loved Aunt and Great-Aunt of Jenny Sutton (Curtis) (1968-72), Katie Murray (Sutton)
(1995-99) and Rachael Curtis (1998-2012).
Margot is pictured here at Katie’s wedding in June 2012.
A well-travelled educator
Miss Isabel Nelson came to Fairholme in 1946 as a young teacher and stayed for 20
years, leaving at the end of 1966 to work in Canada and the UK. Over the years she
travelled through Europe, South America, South-East Asia and New Zealand with her
good friend, June. Miss Nelson taught at St Hilda’s at Southport and St Carthage’s School
in Brisbane during the 1970s before retiring to Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast,
where she passed away on 15 May this year. She was 85.
Miss Nelson, known to the girls as ‘Nellie’, taught Year 6 in the Fairholme Preparatory
School until 1950, when she moved to the Upper School and taught Typing and
Bookkeeping. She was Cameron House Mistress and Junior Form Mistress (Year 10) for
a number of years. Miss Nelson was also a very good tennis player, and established the
Fairholme Tennis Club in 1956. Fairholme Old Girls remember that she used to ride her
pushbike to school, and also organised bicycle excursions to Drayton, where the girls
would enjoy a picnic before riding their bikes all the way back to Fairholme.
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Some of our Old Girls were
able to catch up for an evening
get-together at the ‘Bar at the
End of the Wharf’ on Saturday
23 March, 2013. Pictured below
are, from left to right, (Back
Row), Alexa McNaught (2001-05),
Stephanie O’Dea (1997-2005) ,
Kirsten Storey (1994-2005), Eliza
Mooring (2003-08). At Front (L
to R) Sophie Tobin (1993-2005),
Principal, Mrs Linda Evans, Rachel
Caton (1995-2005). A very
pleasant afternoon was spent
swapping favourite Fairholme
memories.
FOGs of the Class of 2
(10 year Reunion) cat
Reunion Weekend
25 year Reunion
Class of 1987
After a successful 20 year reunion, the class of 1987
had renewed many friendships and contacts, and
so we were keen to get together again to celebrate
25 years out of school. Our function was at Gips
Restaurant on the Saturday night of the Fairholme
Reunion weekend. We had a mix of boarders and day
girls, including some girls who had not made it to the
20 year reunion, so it was really lovely to see those
faces again.
There were lots of laughs as we went through a
slideshow of old photos. Those 80s haircuts and
fashions do come back to haunt you! Laurinda Hinder
(nee Plant) put together a Reunion Booklet for the girls
of 1987 so even those who couldn’t make the reunion
could let us know what they had been doing over the
last 25 years.
Members and Friends of the FOGA Brisbane Branch enjoyed another delightful
annual luncheon held at the Mt Ommaney Apartment Hotel on Saturday 16 March
2012. FOGA Brisbane President Mrs Daphne Stewart caught up with Fairholme
Archivist Mrs Jenny Noble (Pictured above). While Brisbane FOGs (from left to
right) Margaret Hart (Byrne), Petra (Kip) Jones (Skoien), Jill Mason (Byrne) and
Diana Douglas (Morton) enjoyed rekindling friendships and reminiscing.
Thank you to all those girls that made it to the
reunion, especially those who had travelled to be
there. It was a great night and look forward to seeing
everyone back for the 30 year reunion.
Leisa Chapman (nee French)
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50 year Reunion
Class of 1962
email address
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We are most anxious to keep our
records up to date as this is vital
for the successful preparations of
reunions and other functions. Please
complete this form if any alterations
are necessary and return it to the
College at your convenience.
Contact the FOGA office
on 07 4688 4688 or email
foga@fairholme.qld.edu.au.
All year levels Reunion Luncheon
21 October 2012
A great
opportunity for a
catch up for
members of the
class of 1974
Members of the class of 1975 gather
together for the Annual Luncheon
FOGs from classes 1970-1974
Principal Mrs Linda Evans, with Nell Farquarson (Anderson)
(1928-31) (left), and Marie Holmes (Hogg) (1946-48) (right).
*Disclaimer
All the information presented in this magazine is
published in good faith and for general information
purposes only. Whilst every effort has been made to
ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein,
Fairholme College cannot be held responsible for any
errors or omissions.
Compiled by:
Fairholme Colllege Publications and Promotions Office
Fairholme College, Toowoomba Q 4350
Images:
Mr John Sessarago, Fairholme Archives and
Fairholme Old Girls
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T 07 4688 4688
F 07 4688 4694
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