Volleyball - Brighton Secondary School

60th Anniversary VB Reunion
On Friday 16 th March, the first of the 60 th Anniversary events was held at the school.
This was organised by the Special Interest Volleyball Faculty and was held as a reunion for all
people who have been involved in the Program over the years. Guest speakers included Kym Foot
who was the initiator of the Volleyball Program, Simon Naismith who was a student before
becoming a teacher at Brighton, John Tiver who was the former Coordinator of the SIV Program as
well as Principal Olivia O’Neill.
During the formalities of the night, framed replicas of the previous Brighton Volleyball playing
uniforms were unveiled along with the newly made Honour Boards.
Guests took a tour of the Volleyball Stadium which now has all the past Australian Schools Cup
banners displayed around the walls and people took great delight in identifying their years.
Entertainment was provided by current Year 9‐12 SIV students who put on a display match on the
beach courts whilst wearing one of the original Brighton High School playing uniforms. Also, a
string quartet consisting of girls from the Special Interest Music program and known as ‘Belle’,
played beautifully on the night and received many compliments.
Sensational canapés which were made by the Year 12 Food and Hospitality classes, as well as hot
food provided by the canteen staff was served throughout the evening by our SIV students.
A very big thank you goes to the staff who helped behind the scenes on the night to make this a
great success. They are Denise Hoskin, Lynlee Graham, Marcia Welsh, Sandra Hall, Anthea
Williams, Barbara Bleckly and Mark Orchard. Also thanks must go to the SIV staff and students for
their support towards this memorable event.