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Congratulations to VictoriaVictoria Hudson (Class of 2008) is tobe congratulated for being namedDux of her year in the Navy. Victoriawas studying to be an AviationTechnician in Wagga and has nowbeen posted to Narra.2010 Speech NightRecognises 2009 CollegeDuxIt has become College tradition toinvite the Dux from the previousyear to attend this event in order toreceive an award for outstandingperformance. The 2009 recipient wasEmma Stratford, an OP1 student,who is currently at the University ofQueensland studying for a Bachelorof Engineering, majoring in Chemicaland Biological Engineering.Ormiston College has experienced anexceptional performance by its girls,with 45% of the graduating femalesreceiving an OP score in the topband of 1 to 5. This result surpassesthe achievement of every single-sexprivate girls’ school in Queensland,reflecting the quality of teaching atthe school.Inaugural JazzPak CharityEvening a great success‘Thank You’, Alex Burchell Class of2003Current and past students ofOrmiston College rallied togetherensuring the success of the inauguralJazzPak Charity Evening. The eventwas planned as a fund raiser topublish bereavement packages forthe Royal Brisbane and Woman’sHospital. The evening was thebrainchild of Alex Burchell, a paststudent from the Class of 2003, whois a member of the all-saxophoneensemble Bird’s Apprentices.Ormiston College Bird’s Apprenticesfirst started fund raising at theRBWH back in 2003 after a movingexperience playing in the BoneMarrow Transplant Ward to criticallyill patients. Over the years they haveraised thousands of dollars which hasmade a significant difference to manypatients.Headlining the evening were somebrilliant performances by theOrmiston College Jazz Band, ablysupported by the two other Collegegroups, the Yardbirds and theup-and-coming blues trio Enversity,the Bird’s Apprentices and DJ DougBrennan. An audience of well over300 were entertained by a variety ofmusic ranging from swinging bigbandclassics to jazz-funk and pop.The local community supportedthe new charity initiative withmany major sponsors from acrossthe Redlands. Mr Ross Birkett andMs Sheridan Davis-Stoutjesdickfrom the Royal Brisbane Women’sHospital Foundation thanked allwho were involved in the event.The support raised approximately$5,000 on the night which will ensurethe bereavement packages will beavailable for social workers at thehospital in the coming months.Photo: The Headmaster, Mr Brett Webster and 2009 Dux,Emma StratfordSemester Two Edition 2010 The Oracle 27