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Contents<br />
Opening Remarks / Current Leaders 2<br />
Academic Achievements 4<br />
Centre for Innovation 5<br />
EGG 6<br />
St Margaret’s College Foundation 8<br />
Empowering Girls 9<br />
Boarding Life 10<br />
Five Minutes With... 11<br />
A Day in the Life of St Margaret’s College 12<br />
PFA 13<br />
Out & About 14<br />
Arts 16<br />
Sports 18<br />
Middle School 20<br />
Junior School 21<br />
Pre-School 22<br />
SMCOGA Welcome 23<br />
Old Girl News 24<br />
Reunions 26<br />
Alumni Leaders 28<br />
Leaver’s Ball 29<br />
Old Girl Events 30<br />
From the Archives 32<br />
In Closing 33
Opening Remarks<br />
Gillian Simpson – Executive Principal<br />
Educating Young Women to Live and Lead in the age of “disruptive” innovation – capturing the moment!<br />
The St Margaret’s Year 13 leaders have chosen ‘Capture the moment’ as their theme for <strong>2017</strong>. This takes many<br />
of us to memories of messages around Carpe Diem!<br />
We welcomed new staff and students into the College in an emotional and rousing Pōwhiri with the<br />
whaikōrero from honoured Old Girl and CEO of Ngai Tahu, Arihia Bennet.<br />
We spoke of the theme for <strong>2017</strong> and “capturing” this year as a significant “moment” in the 107 – year history<br />
of our beloved College. Here, now, in this moment, our young leaders will make their mark, weaving their<br />
magic into the lives of the students and staff of the College and leaving their legacy in the young women<br />
who they pull up behind them.<br />
We value the importance of being mindful at all times, of the needs of others and being in the “moment”<br />
rather than always looking to the next best thing. An ability to be mindful of others and mindful of our own<br />
state of being at any time is key to positive growth and mental health. How often do we lose the moment,<br />
lose that opportunity and only realize it, when it has gone?<br />
This theme is appropriate in guiding our strategic planning for the College.<br />
We are a forward focused, nimble and an adaptive organization with the best interests of the girls in all we do.<br />
We are asking ourselves at this time:<br />
• What opportunities and moments will we “seize”<br />
and run with in <strong>2017</strong>?<br />
• In the ‘velocity era’ of exponential technological<br />
change there is limited time to adapt and innovate<br />
before we are left behind.<br />
• How will we adapt and embrace the “disruption”<br />
facing education?<br />
• How well are we preparing and equipping our young<br />
women for their futures?<br />
In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take, the hard<br />
conversations we didn’t have, the relationships we were afraid<br />
to have and the decisions we waited too long to make.<br />
2. EVERGREEN<br />
Photograph of a painting on the outside wall of the<br />
Lady Isaac Theatre during the earthquakes.
Current Leaders<br />
Ella Wells – Head Girl<br />
I am honoured to have been named Head Girl at St Margaret’s<br />
College for <strong>2017</strong>. I have been part of this school community<br />
since Year 7. It is very special to be part of such a positive and<br />
inclusive community such as St Margaret’s, and even more<br />
special to have the privilege to help lead it. I strongly believe<br />
that the family feel of St Margaret’s, provides every girl with<br />
the opportunity to feel like they are part of something that<br />
is bigger than themselves.<br />
When going through the planning process at the end of last<br />
year, with the whole year group, we were required to chose<br />
a theme that would represent our visions for the year, as well<br />
as encompass the school’s values. The theme we came up<br />
with was ‘Capture the Moment’. This theme encourages girls<br />
to capture the numerous opportunities they are given here<br />
at St Margaret’s and make that opportunity their moment<br />
to shine. It also reminds us to stay grounded and be grateful<br />
for the moment we are in at present. Another big aspect<br />
of the theme, is the concept of making memories. While<br />
classes and grades are important, taking the time to make<br />
memorable moments is also important. We encourage girls<br />
to get involved in school events and try new things, as this<br />
will make their school years filled with amazing moments<br />
made with amazing people.<br />
This year we are aiming to build on the family feel St Margaret’s<br />
has. We want to create stronger connections between year<br />
groups so every girl can ‘capture their moment’ and find<br />
success and achievement in her opportunities<br />
in <strong>2017</strong>. We all look forward to another<br />
amazing year.<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 3.
Academic Achievements<br />
Top NCEA & International Baccalaureate Results<br />
The St Margaret's community is proud of the 2016 examination<br />
results for both NCEA and the International Baccalaureate<br />
Diploma. Those with excellence endorsed NCEA and Distinction<br />
in IB are to be congratulated and celebrated. Equally the high<br />
percentage of girls of all abilities should celebrate achieving<br />
their personal academic goals through hard work, perseverance<br />
and the huge support from teachers and parents.<br />
We are committed as educators to empower every girl<br />
to achieve her academic goals. Our commitment to working<br />
towards a current and relevant graduate profile gives each<br />
girl the best start possible in her journey beyond school<br />
where she faces an exponentially changing world of work<br />
in a global society. We educate young women to live<br />
and lead.<br />
NCEA Results 2016 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13<br />
Excellence 51.0% 49.5% 36.0%<br />
Other Decile 8-10 Schools 28.3% 23.0% 18.8%<br />
Merit 43.3% 39.8% 40.7%<br />
Other Decile 8-10 Schools 41.3% 34.1% 34.8%<br />
Overall Achievement 100% 98.9% 96.6%<br />
Other Decile 8-10 Schools 91.4% 93.1% 88.1%<br />
UE 95.5%<br />
Other Decile 8-10 Schools UE 75.5%<br />
St Margaret’s College academic success was not just limited<br />
to NCEA. Students also excelled in the International<br />
Baccalaureate Diploma with a 100% pass rate. In addition,<br />
four students, Grace Sullivan, Madeleine Tilley, Gabriela<br />
Coates, and Emma Clucas achieved distinction, with 40<br />
marks or higher (out of a possible 45) - putting them in the<br />
top 3% of students in the world.<br />
The students’ academic success has set them in good stead for<br />
their tertiary education, with four girls receiving an Academic<br />
Excellence Scholarship from the University of Otago –<br />
Islay Fowler, Grace Sullivan, Millie Boren and Georgia Bell.<br />
Millie Boren also received a significant scholarship offer<br />
from the prestigious Princeton University in the USA.<br />
A further four, Aryn Azlan, Izzy Goddard, Madeline Tilley<br />
and Dinuki Karunasekera, were awarded University<br />
of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarships. Isabella Fanselow<br />
and Lily Marshall received the Emerging Leaders Scholarship<br />
at the University of Canterbury. In addition, over 30 other<br />
university scholarships were awarded to the class of 2016<br />
from St Margaret’s College.<br />
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4. EVERGREEN
Centre for Innovation<br />
Sharing the Power of Technology<br />
In December 2016, St Margaret’s College was extremely proud to partner with Tait<br />
Communication to provide children of Christchurch an opportunity to experience a range<br />
of projects that would inspire them to participate in technology. The power of students delivering<br />
programmes to other students was phenomenal. SMC had students from year 6 - 10 supporting and<br />
facilitating workshops. Children from other local schools were able to share our facilities and resources<br />
as well as gain knowledge from our girls who were developing their personal growth, by enabling other<br />
children to positively experience and extend their thinking.<br />
All participants were challenged in their problem-solving, teamwork, communication and creativity.<br />
These are skills we have identified as essential for future learning and employment. The workshops<br />
provided projects that required the children to work on their perseverance and mental focus.<br />
Too often we scaffold activities for instant student success; seldom do we get to be an expert<br />
on our first attempt. The process of planning, creating, testing and re-creating is repeated throughout<br />
the robotics, 3D printing, makerspace and coding workshops. These workshops built on the concept<br />
of giving children permission to fail, and through feedback, learn what and how to improve so that<br />
their next attempt is an improvement on the one before.<br />
St Margaret’s College acknowledges the mutual benefit of working with our wider community. We welcome<br />
challenges to foster closer relationships with others and we look forward to collaborating and providing<br />
further opportunities for students and adults in future initiatives and co-curricular programmes.<br />
Linda Chong – Head of Centre for Innovation<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 5.
EGG – Educating Girls Globally<br />
Gussie Cohen & Lucy Tothill<br />
Our organisation, Educating Girls Globally (EGG), was established in our final year at St Margaret’s College<br />
in 2013. Our aim that year was to increase the standard of, and access to, girls’ education globally. By uniting<br />
a global network of young leaders with a common passion for social justice, we have completed a number<br />
of construction projects at girls schools in Malawi.<br />
At these schools the girls face many challenges in just going to school. Traditional gender roles and cultural<br />
beliefs mean that education is not within reach for many girls in Malawi. Multiple factors are at play such<br />
as early marriage, the dangers of commuting to school, as well as the expectations and responsibilities<br />
of girls within the household. Furthermore, a lack of adequate infrastructure and funding for teaching and<br />
learning resources results in a poor standard of education for girls.<br />
After four years, we decided it was time to fly over and see the projects that have been funded, as well<br />
as identify future construction opportunities. It was heart-warming to visit Lilongwe Girls’ School, where<br />
EGG has funded a number of projects. The girls and staff were extremely grateful for the improvements<br />
that have been made to their school, including a new security wall and bathroom facilities. Previously, the<br />
students had been missing valuable class time while waiting for the one useable toilet on site, and vendors<br />
on the street posed a huge threat to the girls’ wellbeing. With these basic necessities now provided for,<br />
we look forward to funding classroom facilities at Lilongwe Girls’ in the future.<br />
The girls we spoke to told us they want to break cultural barriers<br />
and become doctors, teachers and bank managers. With the support that many<br />
of you continue to give to EGG, their dreams can be realised.<br />
6. EVERGREEN
in Action in Malawi<br />
We also visited Kabuthu Secondary School, where EGG is funding the construction of a girls’ boarding house for more than<br />
60 pupils. While at the school, we were shown the girls’ current living conditions. It is hard to put into words how appalling<br />
the state of their accommodation is. We walked into rooms no bigger than a hen house, where as many as five girls slept<br />
cramped on the floor. The huts were leaky, dishevelled and had no privacy or security. Furthermore, the girls live in close<br />
quarters with animals, and they feel unsafe using the inadequate bathroom facilities at night, as they are positioned off school<br />
grounds. While it was heart-breaking to see first hand the true struggle that girls face in order to receive an education,<br />
it was uplifting to visit the construction site where the new hostel is almost complete. The girls will soon be moving into<br />
safer, more hygienic and more comfortable living conditions. We spoke to the principal who explained how much this project<br />
means to the community. Since construction began, enrolment for girls at this school has already greatly increased.<br />
One of the most confronting experiences of our trip to Malawi was our visit to Dzaleka Refugee Camp, which houses over<br />
32,000 displaced people. It is easy to feel disconnected from the refugee crisis, but we met many people who like us, had been<br />
educated and were excited about the opportunities of the world – only to have had no choice but to run from true horrors<br />
and seek refuge in a crowded camp. Worse still, there was nowhere for the thousands of young children to go to school. The<br />
experience was eye-opening and we see great potential for EGG to build classrooms at Dzaleka in the years to come.<br />
We often forget how privileged our lives are in New Zealand. Our time in Malawi was a real reminder of why we started EGG<br />
and the importance of girls’ education. We have come to better understand the many cultural, social and economic barriers<br />
preventing girls from attending school and are now more motivated than ever to fight for girls’ education. We cannot thank<br />
the St Margaret’s College community enough for continuing to actively support Educating Girls Globally and allowing us<br />
to empower girls through education.<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 7.
News from the Foundation<br />
Brett Gamble – Chairman<br />
Welcome once again to our <strong>Evergreen</strong> readers. The St<br />
Margaret’s College Foundation has appointed Nicky Averill as<br />
their new Fundraiser. Together with the Trustees, Nicky<br />
is already in planning mode for a number of exciting events,<br />
as well as exploring sponsorship opportunities for the school.<br />
We are thrilled to announce that the Foundation will be hosting<br />
an evening with Steve Hansen on Thursday 21st September<br />
in the school gymnasium. Save this date and keep an eye out<br />
for ticketing information.<br />
The principal purpose of the Foundation is to provide support<br />
to the school, to support our students to learn, to live and<br />
to lead. This is primarily achieved through the St Margaret’s<br />
College Community; current and old girls, current and past<br />
parents, and teachers. This community continues to support<br />
scholarship opportunities and contributeto the rebuild costs<br />
of our wonderful new campus.<br />
A special thank you must go to the incredible support we<br />
received in 2016. The first ever Annual Appeal was a great<br />
success; the PFA ran<br />
a wonderful Art Exhibition<br />
for the Foundation; and the<br />
farming community continues<br />
to support the school through<br />
the Stock Scheme.<br />
Support given to the Foundation to enable girls to attend the<br />
school has enormous impact on their lives, not just while<br />
at St Margaret’s, but well into their future.<br />
Many opportunities to support the Foundation and the wider<br />
SMC community are available. There is a chance to make<br />
a real impact through Foundation Trustee membership,<br />
scholarship donation, sponsorship and naming rights for major<br />
donations, the Stock Scheme and Business Club membership.<br />
For further information on any of the Foundation activities,<br />
please contact Nicky Averill on (03) 353 2560 x 8412 or<br />
0274 185 266.<br />
Though the initial decision to change schools in Y12 was<br />
one she didn’t take lightly, Amelia Persson says moving<br />
to St Margaret’s on a sporting scholarship has given her<br />
so much more than just helping her to achieve her sporting<br />
goals, “My eyes have been opened to academic and career<br />
possibilities that before St Margaret’s had never featured<br />
on my radar. While sport and triathlons are still the ideal<br />
career path, I’m now excited at the concept of pursuing<br />
my interests in biology and chemistry and seeing what<br />
my future might look like following my sporting career.”<br />
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Empowering Girls<br />
The Rite Journey<br />
The start of the school year marks a unique opportunity for girls entering year 10<br />
at St Margaret’s College. As they come of age and move from adolescence to adulthood<br />
they are guided through this often challenging journey with the help of a programme<br />
that was adopted by St Margaret’s six years ago.<br />
The Rite Journey is a year long programme that provides unique life skills that support<br />
the development of self-aware, responsible and resilient young women.<br />
Lisa Cahine (Y11) won The Rite Journey Girls’ Guidebook Cover Design Challenge for<br />
2016 and her design features on over 2,500 guidebooks distributed to schools for <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
“The reason I chose to base my design around a silver fern is because a fern leaf<br />
is a ‘grown up’ Koru. The Koru is the symbol for growing, as it grows into the leaf,<br />
it matures and its colour also deepens into a deeper green. To me, the Rite Journey<br />
programme is all about maturing and looking at things at a much deeper level than<br />
before. I chose to substitute the different elements of the leaf with people. Furthermore,<br />
because the Rite Journey programme is about growing, for women especially, I chose<br />
to do the walking silhouette of a woman. I also chose this because in the programme<br />
we are encouraged to keep going and keep fighting, no matter what the issue is. The<br />
walking women/girls in the photo symbolise that. The background colour also has<br />
a significant meaning to it. As the colour becomes darker, the bigger the girls become.<br />
This is because I wanted to include an element of getting older and maturing. The darker<br />
pink shows this because, in the case of the Koru, darker colours show maturity.”<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 9.
Boarding Life<br />
The Big Weekend In<br />
The school theme this year is ‘Capture the Moment’ and that is certainly what our boarding<br />
community did this year to celebrate ‘The Big Weekend In’.<br />
A top priority in term one is to settle our new girls in. Commencing boarding is a huge<br />
adjustment. New routines, expectations, and relationships can all provide a steep learning<br />
curve for our newest boarders. ‘The Big Weekend In’ is all about inclusion. This time together,<br />
encourages the girls to have fun, to strengthen bonds, and for our new girls to get to know<br />
the staff and their peers in a relaxed, enjoyable environment.<br />
Organised by our Year 13 leaders, Lucy Green and Sophia Neill, this year ‘The Big Weekend<br />
In’ was held on March 3 rd and 4 th . Friday night we began the festivities with dinner, chapel, and<br />
a slumber party movie to finish the night off. Saturday was spent at ‘The Groynes'. Kayaking,<br />
paddle boating, tug of war, egg and spoon races, three legged races, tee-ball, and a lovely BBQ<br />
lunch helped us to capture many joyous moments of laughter, energy, and enthusiasm as we<br />
embark on our <strong>2017</strong> boarding journey together.<br />
Nicky Langley – Head of Boarding<br />
10. EVERGREEN
Five minutes with...<br />
The Rite Journey<br />
The start of the school year marks a unique opportunity for<br />
the girls entering Year 10 at St Margaret’s College. As they<br />
come<br />
Nicky<br />
of age and<br />
Averill<br />
move from adolescence to adulthood, they are<br />
guided through this often challenging journey with the help of<br />
a St programme Margaret’s that was adopted by St Margaret’s five years ago.<br />
College Foundation<br />
The Rite Journey, a year long programme created by a South<br />
Australian Fundraiser physical education teacher, provides unique life<br />
skills that support the development of self-aware, responsible<br />
What does your role at St Margaret’s involve?<br />
and resilient young women. “The programme has the ability to<br />
As the Foundation fundraiser I am looking at finding ways<br />
adapt the teaching around the specific needs of the students.<br />
to ensure the school environment and the girls within<br />
They are given opportunities to discuss topics that are<br />
it have a secure future.<br />
most relevant to their lives at this time”, says Lisa Williams,<br />
Year What 10 did Dean. you do before St Margaret’s?<br />
I looked after marketing and health and safety in our family<br />
For business, the 152 Ashton Year 10 Garage girls attending Doors. Prior St Margaret’s to that I worked College, their<br />
Rite<br />
in a Tauranga<br />
Journey began<br />
art gallery.<br />
as their parents gave their blessing and<br />
promise If you could of support travel anywhere, to work with where their would daughter it be and throughout why? the<br />
year. I’d love The to girls travel took their Canada first from steps one to farewelling side to the other their childhood – the<br />
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What<br />
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made<br />
them<br />
the most<br />
and<br />
impact<br />
those that<br />
on you<br />
will<br />
and<br />
continue<br />
why?<br />
to Mrs support Gould, them my art as history they embark teacher, on for their instilling journey; in me, their my rite of<br />
passage love of art. into adulthood.<br />
Following<br />
What are your<br />
this<br />
top<br />
moving<br />
three favourite<br />
ceremony,<br />
books?<br />
the ‘calling’ took place at<br />
• ‘All the Light I Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr<br />
Taylor’s Mistake where the girls ventured to Godley Head, an<br />
– it looks from the perspective of both sides at the<br />
inspiriting location for the beginning of a special journey. For<br />
hopelessness of war.<br />
Molly Leckie, a current Year 10 student, “The Rite Journey is<br />
• ‘Bad Jelly the Witch’ by Spike Milligan<br />
all about preparing us for the years ahead, letting go of our<br />
– this was a big part of my growing up and it’s one<br />
childhood, but still keeping it in our hearts. Also, I think it is<br />
I’ve read to my children, many times.<br />
about pushing the boat out and stepping out of our comfort<br />
• ‘The Language of Flowers’ by Vanessa Diffenbaugh<br />
zone<br />
–<br />
and<br />
a beautiful<br />
doing things<br />
but complicated<br />
we usually<br />
love<br />
wouldn’t<br />
story.<br />
do”.<br />
Why do you enjoy what you do?<br />
1. Rite Journey 2016.<br />
I really enjoy the personal interaction of meeting with people<br />
2. Year 10 girls venturing to Godley Head.<br />
both from within the school community and out. And I really<br />
3. Marking the beginning of a special journey.<br />
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Social Studies) and I am a Middle School tutor teacher!<br />
What 1 did you do before St Margaret’s?<br />
Last year was my first year teaching, and I taught Year 9, 10<br />
and 12 History and Social Studies at Darfield High School.<br />
Before Darfield, I studied at the University of Canterbury<br />
where I completed my Bachelor of Arts with a major<br />
in History, and minors in English and Sociology. I then went<br />
on to study at Grad School to complete my teacher's training.<br />
Who do you most admire in life?<br />
Lots of people! Especially authors. If I had to pick one, probably<br />
J.K. Rowling. She overcame a challenging childhood and not<br />
only wrote some of the most recognised and loved books but<br />
is 2also a huge advocate for women’s rights and equality.<br />
How do you spend your free time?<br />
I love sport! All sports! Touch, hockey, skiing, tramping.<br />
If you could witness any event of the past, present or future,<br />
what would it be and why?<br />
A future event. The day we see a female President of the<br />
United States because I can’t wait to see what that will mean<br />
for one of the most powerful countries, and for the world.<br />
Why do you enjoy what you do?<br />
I love the feeling when the girls succeed. The feeling, when<br />
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AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 11.
A Day in the Life...<br />
of St Margaret’s College<br />
12. EVERGREEN
Who are the PFA?<br />
In 2014 I returned to Christchurch after six years away; finding myself in a new<br />
community, I wanted to meet new people. I remember Paula Sheldon (Head of the Junior<br />
School at the time) asking me to join her at the next Parents' and Friends' Association<br />
meeting, this is where it all started and I haven’t looked back! A year later I became the<br />
President and over the past three years I have came to know a fantastic group of people<br />
who are always willing to help out at the many functions the school holds.<br />
Our main focus is to support the St Margaret’s community, mainly by providing<br />
manpower where it’s needed, helping at fundraising events and social functions –<br />
there’s never a dull moment!<br />
We are always looking for new members and if you would like to meet new people,<br />
love helping out at functions and would like to be part of a fantastic group, come and<br />
join us. We meet twice a term on a Tuesday and all information can be found on the<br />
school website.<br />
Tania Burden – St Margarget’s College PFA President<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 13.
Out & About<br />
Pōwhiri<br />
Ella Wells<br />
From left:<br />
Tigerlily Perry<br />
Meg Fulton<br />
Isabelle Cadman<br />
Peg Riley<br />
Beth Rouse<br />
Meg Fulton<br />
IB Graduation<br />
Lauren Tyler-Harwood<br />
From left:<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
Isabella Taylor<br />
Arihia Bennett<br />
From left:<br />
Ce Xi (Clara) Gan<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
14. EVERGREEN<br />
From left:<br />
Millie Borren<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
From left:<br />
Madeleine Tilley<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
From left, back row: Millie Borren, Saskia Klinkenberg, Sierra Bayley, Margot Allais,<br />
Dinuki Karunasekera, Hoieng (Crystal) Li, Clara Newbound, Grace Sullivan<br />
Front row: Emma McClean, Madeleine Tilley, Isabella Fanselow, Ce Xi (Clara) Gan
Out & About<br />
House Warming Event<br />
From left:<br />
Paul Belcher<br />
Louisa Belcher<br />
From left:<br />
Ivan Iafeta<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
From left:<br />
Darren Armstrong<br />
Amber Armstrong<br />
Naomi Faga<br />
From left:<br />
Janelle Knowles<br />
Sara Wiseby<br />
From left:<br />
Paul Wiseby<br />
Juanita Thorpe<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 15.
The Arts<br />
Moments to be captured<br />
Haere mai to our new St Margaret’s whanau and welcome back to returning families! We have<br />
a wonderful year in store for you, with many events where 'Capturing the Moment' will be easy.<br />
Plans for this year include the creation of a Middle School Student Arts Committee to promote<br />
and support arts in Year 7-10, regular evening “Cushion Cabarets” in our Ngaio Marsh Theatre<br />
with participation from all age-groups, and the senior Christ’s College-St Margaret’s school<br />
musical 'Singing in the Rain', to be directed by our own Elayne Buckler.<br />
Our student Arts Council, lead by double trouble dream team Nina Hogg and Sammy McDonnell,<br />
are well under way with scheming for Arts Week, to be celebrated in the last week of this term.<br />
They will be drawing on this year’s theme for arty actions in the classroom and around the campus.<br />
SMC talent has already been snapped up with Sammy McDonnell, Abida Denny, Sujean In and<br />
Amy Chung selected for this year’s NZ Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, Alice Taylor<br />
joining the <strong>2017</strong> Court Youth Company and Tigerlily Perry performing with last year’s company<br />
in Robin Hood at Riccarton House.<br />
Arts co-curricular sign up day went off with a bang in the first week of term, with hundreds<br />
of girls and many family members filling our Old Girls Atrium. With over 40 different groups<br />
on offer in Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Art, Wordsmiths, Innovation & Technology, there<br />
is something to capture everybody’s interest!<br />
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16. EVERGREEN
Sports<br />
Carpe Dìem<br />
• To 'seize the day' and/or capture a certain moment in time.<br />
• To put aside all differences, all fears, all worries, and just go for it.<br />
• To make the most out of that part of time.<br />
'Capture the Moment' more often, or you will miss out on life and never truly be happy.<br />
St Margaret’s College sport offers a magnitude of opportunities at all year levels and<br />
for all abilities.<br />
We encourage all girls to ask why they play sport and to consider what they want from<br />
sport at SMC. Do they want to participate with their friends in a team environment?<br />
Do they want to pursue sport to the highest level?<br />
At the heart of it all, is learning. We encourage our girls to take ownership of their<br />
learning with a growth mindset. Effort is the key to success. We need to embrace<br />
our mistakes and confront our shortcomings.<br />
Athletes need to consider whether they are prepared to strive towards reaching their<br />
goals. They must make a conscious decision about how determined and dedicated they<br />
are, how hard they are willing to work and what help they need. They must decide what<br />
success means to them and remember that this is different for each individual.<br />
We encourage our students to:<br />
• Answer these questions for themselves. Whatever the answers – and there<br />
is no right or wrong – they should seize the day and make the most of what there<br />
is on offer.<br />
• Be inspired by the staff who all so willingly give their time, knowledge and enthusiasm<br />
to ensure everyone has the best experience possible.<br />
• Make lots and lots of friends, but only let a select few influence your decisions.<br />
• Ask questions, train hard and have fun.<br />
“I’d rather regret<br />
the things<br />
I’ve done than<br />
regret the things<br />
I haven’t done.”<br />
– Lucille Ball<br />
Helen Belcher – Director of Sport<br />
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18. EVERGREEN
“You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others<br />
to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”<br />
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne<br />
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,<br />
and smarter than you think”<br />
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 19.
Middle School<br />
The best years of my life!<br />
I always encourage people not to Google ‘Middle School’,<br />
as more often than not the results that come back are negative.<br />
In fact in 2016 a movie entitled 'Middle School - the Worst<br />
Years of my Life' was released. As Head of the Middle School<br />
at St Margaret’s - I believe we have turned this on its head,<br />
'St Margaret’s College Middle School - the Best Years<br />
of my life!'<br />
Our Middle School spans across Years 7-10. It is a vibrant,<br />
exciting place to be. We offer a broad curriculum that covers<br />
the Arts, Sciences, Languages, Creative Technologies, Social<br />
Sciences, English, Health and Physical Education and<br />
Mathematics. Alongside that we offer over 20 Performing<br />
Arts groups and over 30 sports. New to the opportunities<br />
over the last few years have been clubs such as Coding, The<br />
Internet of Things and Makerspace.<br />
To walk into a classroom now is very different as the girls discuss<br />
'thinglinks', 'saving to the cloud', creating QR codes, pic<br />
collages or going to the Google Classroom. It really is amazing<br />
to see the innovation in classroom teaching and learning.<br />
Things are always changing and we want to create the best<br />
possible opportunities for our girls. This year we trialled<br />
a new camp programme where some girls were involved<br />
in day trips and some were<br />
away over night. Year 7 did<br />
a range of day visits, Year 8 camped<br />
at Glenroy for two nights and Year 9 learned<br />
in and around the city. One of the highlights for me was the<br />
Year 9 Amazing Race Day - the girls headed off in teams<br />
around town to complete a range of challenges. One of their<br />
challenges being to purchase a coffee for someone, another<br />
to pick up rubbish and another to busk to raise money for<br />
charity - one of the groups raised $11 - not bad for 10 minutes<br />
busking! The girls completed as many tasks as they could<br />
during the day to get 200 points. I think they will remember<br />
this day for a long time.<br />
As a Middle School it is exciting to see our youngest students<br />
come in and develop and grow through their time with us.<br />
What emerges is an independent, unique young woman ready<br />
to take on the Senior School.<br />
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit<br />
the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty”<br />
(Maya Angelou). In our Middle School we are lucky to<br />
be able to be a part of their journey and witness these changes.<br />
Kathryn Gray – Head of Middle School<br />
20. EVERGREEN
Junior School<br />
Providing leadership<br />
opportunities for students<br />
Being part of a larger school community has many benefits<br />
for our Junior School. Having older students of SMC<br />
work in partnership with our Junior School students allows<br />
our girls to learn, respect and look up to their 'older sisters'.<br />
It helps give them direction, aspiration and inspiration. Our<br />
senior students at SMC are simply wonderful role models<br />
to our Junior School girls.<br />
Even though our Senior School provides our school with<br />
student leaders, we think that it is important to provide<br />
our Year 5 and 6 students with leadership opportunities.<br />
As such, we call our Year 6 students “Junior Seniors”! The<br />
benefits of developing leadership capabilities at a young age<br />
allows various social, intrapersonal and interpersonal skills,<br />
all of which are becoming more essential to members<br />
of a community.<br />
Benefits include giving students<br />
a voice or a way to learn how to express<br />
ideas or goals in a productive and constructive way; allowing<br />
students to communicate with adults and other peers which<br />
teaches them negotiation, communication and team work;<br />
developing a strong self-identity and confidence; teaching<br />
students how important it is to contribute to a community;<br />
beginning to develop team building skills by setting goals,<br />
planning and delegating tasks.<br />
All these are prevalent in varying degrees when students are<br />
encouraged in any way to be leaders of any age. In the Junior<br />
School it may be through committing to be a librarian, or IT<br />
leader, a lunch time monitor to the Junior Juniors, a sports shed<br />
monitor or part of our Junior School Executive.<br />
Julie Calder – Head of Junior School<br />
“Leadership responsibility, whether it be big or small, all contribute<br />
to the development of teaching our girls to 'Live and Lead'.”<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 21.
Pre-school<br />
We have kicked off the year with a new addition to our<br />
programme and the children love the ‘Dance and Move’<br />
class that Stacy runs for us in the Dance Studio. Our younger<br />
children enjoy learning new ways to move to familiar songs,<br />
whereas the older children are good at creating their own<br />
movements and expression.<br />
The children are also enjoying the new whare that was<br />
delivered over the holidays. The ware's open-ended structure<br />
offers lots of different options<br />
for play. It can be a quiet place<br />
to sit, listen and watch, or a home<br />
corner or a magical palace. As we develop<br />
this term’s inquiry around family identity and culture, the<br />
‘pre-school house’ has been a great conversation starter for<br />
children to talk about their family home and those that live<br />
within it.<br />
Sue Gleeson – Director of Pre-school<br />
22. EVERGREEN
SMCOGA Welcome<br />
President’s report<br />
This year we are fortunate to have all age groups represented around the St Margaret’s Old<br />
Girls’ Association committee table. The enthusiasm to develop and build on our strategic<br />
plan is fabulous. We will develop a three-year plan which will reflect our commitment<br />
to retain, maintain and reconnect relationships with all our old girls, internationally,<br />
nationally and locally. Utilising social media will make this so much easier for us.<br />
Please be an active part of our community! Even just liking and sharing our Facebook<br />
page (www.facebook.com/St-Margarets-College-Old-Girls-Association) and<br />
acknowledging invites will assist us greatly in achieving our vision of connecting<br />
and reconnecting Old Girls around the world.<br />
Also, don’t forget to send us information of what you’re doing – we’d love to share<br />
your news. Please keep us updated when you or your friends’ contact details<br />
change by emailing wendy.g@stmargarets.school.nz so we can keep in touch with you.<br />
Thanks and we look forward to hearing all your news!<br />
Margaritas<br />
What a fun night was had by the Margaritas who gathered in the Old Girls’ Atrium<br />
in November for a catch up and margaritas made by David Simpson.<br />
This event happens annually, near the end of the year, for everyone who has left school<br />
in the last 10 years.<br />
Alex Hazlett (2008) and a team of helpers will be gathering you this year. They will<br />
be in touch via Facebook. If you would like to become involved with this event please<br />
contact Alex on alexkatehazlett@gmail.com.<br />
Connections Dinner<br />
The second extremely successful Connections Business Dinner was held in September 2016.<br />
This continues to be a wonderful evening for connecting members of our community<br />
together – old girls, past parents, current parents, friends of the school – to listen to<br />
an old girl speak. Juliet Blair, Global Marketing Manager at Linden Leaves and Director<br />
at Kognito was our entertaining guest speaker. There was lots of chatter and hilarity over<br />
drinks and a delicious dinner.<br />
Old girls had the opportunity to promote their business through sponsorship and raffle<br />
prizes with the profit going towards the Old Girls’ Scholarship Fund.<br />
Business drinks for old girls will be introduced in Christchurch this year. If you are an old<br />
girl in business and would like to become involved, please contact Annabel Shand:<br />
annabel.shand@craigsip.com.<br />
This is a model we would like to replicate around the country and overseas. Watch this space!<br />
Anne Zwart – President - SMCOGA<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 23.
Old Girl News<br />
Our SMC Old Girls' Association co-ordinator, Wendy Groves, has given a number<br />
of tours recently to old girls and their friends and family, wanting to take a trip down<br />
memory lane!<br />
Angela Edgington (Macfarlane) 1958<br />
Thank you very much for taking us on the wonderful tour of St Margaret’s and<br />
organising with Vickie for us to see my family christening gown and my aunt’s<br />
information that is in the archives. It was very much appreciated. I know everyone<br />
enjoyed your tour very much. It was special. We were most impressed with the<br />
facilities for the year 13 boarders and the healthy food in the boarders’ dining room.<br />
Again, thank you. It was something I will always remember.<br />
Angela Edginton<br />
Eunice Chan 1983<br />
Eunice was St Margaret’s first international student from Malaysia and since leaving<br />
has risen through the ranks of Malaysian banking to become Head of Private Banking.<br />
She is pictured here with daughter Tiffany (19) and husband Thiong Chai, after they<br />
visited the college during their three-week holiday to New Zealand.<br />
Eunice Chan<br />
Julie Seymour (Dawson) 1984<br />
Former Silver Fern and now a member of the St Margaret’s sports department, Julie<br />
Seymour, received a well deserved Service Award from Netball New Zealand earlier<br />
this year for her significant contribution to netball.<br />
Islay Fowler 2012<br />
Mrs Simpson received this updated from Islay Fowler as she prepared for her first<br />
year at Otago. “After initially being awarded the Leaders of Tomorrow and Vice<br />
Chancellors Scholarship, I was put on a waitlist for the Academic Excellence<br />
Entrance Scholarship. I didn’t think much of it as it’s a super competitive $45k<br />
award, but checking my emails last week I saw I’d been lucky enough to be awarded<br />
this scholarship, I guess Level 3 results got me over the line! This is thrilling and<br />
was made even more special when my dear friend Grace Sullivan found out only<br />
yesterday good news of the same nature. So again I thank you for giving me the<br />
opportunity to attend St Margaret’s, from which many doors have opened up for me.<br />
Julie Seymour<br />
On a sporting note while representing Canterbury Women at the National 7’s rugby<br />
tournament in mid January, I was selected in the New Zealand Development<br />
programme. Olympic dream one step closer maybe?”<br />
Islay Fowler<br />
24. EVERGREEN
Coming Events<br />
<strong>2017</strong><br />
May Tuesday 9 Cranmer Chapel Service & Morning Tea<br />
Saturday 13<br />
Cranmer Lunch<br />
Tuesday 30<br />
Annual SMC/RR Bridge Tournament<br />
June Friday 9 Connections Dinner<br />
Friday 16<br />
Mother Daughter Breakfast<br />
August Friday 4 Mother Daughter Breakfast<br />
Thursday 17<br />
Cranmer Assembly & Morning Tea<br />
September Friday 1 Descendants Breakfast<br />
October Friday 27 & Saturday 28 Reunion Weekend<br />
November Thursday 23 Margaritas<br />
December Wednesday 6 Leavers Ball<br />
Deceased<br />
1490 Margrita Scott (McKenzie)<br />
1717 Audrey Harrison (Pilbeam)<br />
1779 Beverley Lee (Burrowes)<br />
2546 Cynthia Perkins (Scott)<br />
2589 Melia Archer (Lawry)<br />
1946 Joan Elder (Chapman)<br />
0784 Marion Oliver (Smail)<br />
2016 Year Book<br />
There was a mix up in the <strong>2017</strong> Year Book with Madeline Story<br />
and Bella Storer. Their correct photos are below. We hope they’re<br />
enjoying their respective careers at Otago and Canterbury.<br />
Bella Storer<br />
Madeleine Story<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 25.
Old Girl News<br />
Reunion Weekend<br />
The Reunion Weekend is the highlight in the Old Girls’ calendar each year and 2016<br />
was no exception. Just under 150 old girls attended the events which started with<br />
a cocktail party on the Friday evening. It was wonderful to hear the laughter and<br />
shrieks of delight when people arrived and found their year group and renewed<br />
friendships. The chapel service on Saturday morning and a fashion parade of the<br />
school uniform through the ages brought back many memories. Morning tea<br />
followed, along with lots of chatter and tours of the school which were ably led<br />
by current students.<br />
Everyone agreed the facilities are outstanding and the opportunities the students<br />
have now are so exciting and varied. Lunch was in the dining room and it was very<br />
special to have 11 ladies from the 70 years plus group attend the luncheon hosted<br />
by Gillian Simpson. The year group convenors did a wonderful job in organising<br />
dinners and other events to make the weekend memorable for everyone.<br />
If this is your year for a reunion contact Wendy Groves in the Old Girls' Office<br />
for details – you don’t want to miss out!<br />
Susan Mohammed – SMCOGA Reunion Convenor<br />
20 Years On<br />
Back Row: Katrina Armstrong (Begg),<br />
Charlotte Rutherford (Gardner), Libby Osborn (Crawford),<br />
Garbrielle Simpson (Sparrow), Natalie Perret<br />
Middle Row: Victoria Morrow (Anderson), Gemma Guild (Grigg),<br />
Hannah Davison (Ritchie), Tania Riddington, Samantha Sellars (Sii)<br />
Front Row: Rebecca Hyde, Rebecca Yule, Anna Vavasour (Hedley),<br />
Rebecca Sewell, Charlotte Rietveld (Nell), Gemma Zust<br />
30 Years On<br />
Back Row: Susan Mowatt (Pickering), Anna Macauley,<br />
Anna Phipps, Pip Sutton, Lucy Hunt (Thompson),<br />
Anna Hare (Savill), Dee Parahini (King), Bronwyn Harding (Taylor)<br />
Middle Row: Amy Robens, Mandy Steel, Sarah Burtscher (White),<br />
Bridget Dean (Doody), Bridgit Underwood (Scott),<br />
Shelly Jackson (Cridge), Sue Cochrane (Jamison), Caroline Speight<br />
Front Row: Amanda Dybdahl (Dodwell), Kirsten Gray,<br />
Laura Bainbridge (Martin), Anna Musson (Smith), Juliet Lill,<br />
Victoria Taylor (Macdonald), Jane Parker, Sally Houston (Pemberton)<br />
26. EVERGREEN
40 Years On<br />
Back Row: Kathryn Wigley (Hunt), Sarah Roberts (Donaldson),<br />
Penelope Day, Susan Cantrell (Metcalfe)<br />
Middle Row: Claire Baker, Nicola Power, Pip Townshend,<br />
Kate Rattray, Mary-Jane Powell<br />
Front Row: Karen Mullaly, Rosemary Sinclair (Goodwin),<br />
Jennifer Brookes (Rivers), Jacqui Mohammed (Steward),<br />
Mandy Pettit (Vryenhoek), Kate Robins<br />
50 Years On<br />
Back Row: Ruth Ferguson, Sally Lovell-Smith (Henderson),<br />
Sandra Webb (Oates), Margaret Foster (Patterson),<br />
Jayne Abbott (Laurenson), Pip Gerard<br />
Middle Row: Wendy Tomlin (Grice), Shirley Mercer (Ruske),<br />
Sarah Hoban (Lawence), Pam Watson (Hammett), Jenny Reeve (Doak),<br />
Liz Calder (Paton), Ruth Winter (Bain), Christine McDermott (MacKenzie),<br />
Cheryl Sheddan (Copland)<br />
Front Row: Diana Watson, Anne Williams (Mercer),<br />
Sandy McCrostie (Watkinson), Louise Glubb (Gibbon), Sally Poole (Taylor),<br />
Lynn Woodyard (MacKenzie), Janet Todd-Molineaux, Chris Wilcox (Shadbolt)<br />
60 Years On<br />
Back Row: Pam Rundle (Stone), Fay Frizzell (Wilson), Alex Isherwood (Marriner),<br />
Rosemary Allan (Spicer), Ginny Gardiner (Norris), Sandra Pascoe (Laine),<br />
Christine Bradley (Percival), Sandra Simmers (Urquhart), Gendie Nobbs (Peate)<br />
Middle Row: Gillian Parr (Blunden), Ros Lambrechtsen (Fulton),<br />
Janice Smith (Wilson), Marian Dixon (McLaughlin), Amber Gazzard,<br />
Sue Somerville (Owen), Erewon Read (Coop), Ann Sidey (Mason),<br />
Jenny Abrahamson (Clark)<br />
Front Row: Diane Cranfield (Parr), Alison Robertson (Straubel),<br />
Caroline Gough (Harty), Jan Henderson (Sutherland), Jantje Brosnan (Henderson),<br />
Patricia Alsop (Downing), June Sinclair (White), Juliet Banks (Courage)<br />
70 Years On<br />
Back Row: Mary Stapylton-Smith (Pretsch), Judy Hower (Mardow),<br />
Anne Lucas (Hudson)<br />
Front Row: Judy Timpany (Ellis), Robin Willis (Stevens),<br />
Ann Booth (Acton-Adams), Helen Walker (Watson),<br />
Elizabeth (Bunty) Seque (Wilson)<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 27.
Alumni Leaders<br />
Arihia Bennett<br />
Arihia Bennett recently performed a karakia and on behalf of mana whenua, welcomed our<br />
full school community to the new school year at the St Margaret’s Pōwhiri. She was astounded<br />
by what she saw.<br />
Arihia, the first female Chief Executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, attended St Margaret’s<br />
in the 70’s; a time when recognition of iwi and Māori culture was almost nil. She recalls only<br />
one teacher pronouncing her name correctly during her four years at St Margaret’s and remembers<br />
attending elocution lessons to develop the ‘St Margaret’s girl plum posh accent’, during lunch<br />
while her friends enjoyed custard squares from the tuck shop.<br />
The Pōwhiri, she says, was over whelming and a far cry from days gone by; seeing the whole<br />
school - parents, girls, teachers - coming together and welcoming cultural diversity with such<br />
poise and respect was an experience she admits, left her speechless.<br />
Reflecting on her journey after St Margaret’s, she confesses she is fiercely independent but<br />
looking back and talking to a younger Arihia, she says, if she could, she’d encourage herself<br />
to find coaches, supporters and mentors who believed in her enough to see the good, bad<br />
and the ugly and still stand by her.<br />
She encourages our young women to build their sense of courage and confidence as early<br />
as possible. The professional world can be highly male dominated and one of the potential<br />
setbacks she has experienced is the fear and anxiety of being surrounded by a number of males.<br />
‘If you are well equipped with knowledge and information – you are competent – all you need<br />
is the confidence and courage to expound and articulate that information.’<br />
However, these three ‘C’s’ are nothing without compassion and character. No matter how difficult<br />
or how great the situation, Arihia talks of knowing how to stand in another person’s shoes and not<br />
lose yourself along the way.<br />
‘As you move into leadership positions or into a challenge, happiness really matters – it reduces<br />
the fear and brings a sense of calmness. In a highly judgemental society it is imperative<br />
to surround yourself with people who care and no matter the context remember to have character,<br />
be confident, courageous, competent and compassionate and enjoy yourself.’<br />
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28. EVERGREEN
Leavers Ball 2016<br />
Back Row: Gabby McDonald Ashy Batchelor Georgia Voice Sophie Tunstall Madeline Bradley Jessica Wiles Sophie Westenra<br />
Annabelle Turnbull Grace Lamont Evie Pitt Natasha Thomas Annabel Black Kate McVicar Daisy Hemmingson-White<br />
Georgia Turner Harriet Ireland Livvy Norton Issy Randall<br />
Sixth Row: Molly Robinson Star Davidson Amelia Perkins Emma Trafford Maddy Fleming Laura Muckle Georgina Macfarlane Gabriella Woodman<br />
Anna Macfarlane Jorja MacRae Sophie Adams Lucy Fulton Madison Orange Makayla Montgomery Islay Fowler Emma McClean Isabella Fanselow<br />
Fifth Row: Piera Neill Brittany White Alice Murray Clara Gan Margot Allais Ami Ockey Sophie Carwood Saskia Klinkenberg<br />
Sierra Bayley Millie Borren Dinuki Karunasekera Ye Jin Cho Tayla Duff Bella Storer Maddi Flannery Sarah McKeegan<br />
Fourth Row: Eva Dallison Millie Calder Kerri-Ann Sinclair Libby Morris Georgia White Bridget Jaggar Laura Dalgety<br />
Graccin Plunkett Lucy Brownie Maggie Morris Faith Gunn Brooke Pope-McCaw Cecilia Foster Anna Macdonald Sophie Grigg<br />
Third Row: Georgia Doyle Madeleine Story Emily Wildy Grace Sullivan Sophia Chen Julie Briden Nicole Connolly<br />
Ella Holland Sarah Duncan Maria van Kuijk Melissa Kennett Victoria Levey Charlotte Jones Grace Davies<br />
Second Row: Merryn Solloway Laura Smith Bree Thomson Georgia Bell Melissa Romeril Izzy Goddard Mackenzie Figgitt<br />
Lauren Bennett Grace Cocks Lydia Clarke Daphne Chiang Molly Crossland Enya Engelbrecht<br />
Front Row: Toni McKee Lily Marshall Daisy O’Connor Medeleine Tilley (Deputy Head Girl)<br />
Mrs Samantha MacGibbon (SMCOGA Senior Vice President) Aryn Azlan (Head Girl) Mrs Gillian Simpson (Executive Principal)<br />
Mrs Paula Vesty (Year 13 Dean) Mrs Chris Wyeth (Associate Principal) Samantha Morris Holly McLeish Molly Maclean<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 29.
Old Girl Events<br />
Margaritas<br />
From Left:<br />
Ella Kotlowski<br />
Poppy Varley-Clapp<br />
Anna Hood<br />
Natalie Bocock<br />
From Left:<br />
Rebecca White<br />
Emma Green<br />
Frances Redmond<br />
Margot Gibson<br />
From Left:<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
Margot Gibson<br />
Chris Wyeth<br />
From Left:<br />
Lara Harris<br />
Ruby Hauschild<br />
Alex Hazlett<br />
From Left:<br />
Anne Zwart<br />
Natalie Bocock<br />
Rose Robinson<br />
Bindy Todd<br />
From Left:<br />
Ruby Hauschild<br />
Alex Hazlett<br />
Natalie Bocock<br />
Julia Chamberlain<br />
Back, from Left:<br />
Bella Forbes<br />
Julia Newsome-White<br />
Julia Chamberlain<br />
Francesca Silverster<br />
Prue Murdoch<br />
Beatrice Rogers<br />
Kate Butt<br />
Rose Robinson<br />
Front, from Left:<br />
Poppy Varley-Clapp<br />
Anna Hood<br />
Natalie Bocock<br />
Ella Kotlowski<br />
<strong>2017</strong> connections dinner<br />
Friday 9 June at 6.00pm<br />
St Margaret’s College Dining Room, Winchester Street, Merivale<br />
St Margaret’s College Old Girl, Chessie Henry, author, will be sharing stories<br />
of her writing career and life experiences to date.<br />
BOOK ONLINE NOW!<br />
stmargarets.school.nz<br />
For enquiries please contact Wendy Groves: 03 963 2645<br />
30. EVERGREEN
Old Girl Events<br />
2016 Connections Dinner<br />
Anne Zwart speaking<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
speaking<br />
From Left:<br />
Susan Mohammed<br />
Kate Pearson<br />
From Left:<br />
Cindy Mendonca<br />
Gillian Simpson<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 31.
From the Archives<br />
Vickie Ward – Archivist<br />
Do you know any of the people in this photo? We believe<br />
it is from the 1940’s, maybe just the boarders...<br />
A look back in time<br />
Not many know the current Community Relations office<br />
at 18 Winchester Street used to be one of the boarding houses.<br />
In 1971 there were four bedrooms/ dorms decked out with<br />
bunks, with around six girls to a room. Anne Zwart, the<br />
current SMCOGA President, has fantastic memories from<br />
her time there, although there is only one that we’re allowed<br />
to share here! Anne recalls Miss Nathaniel, who through Molly<br />
Mullan came over from Africa. Miss Nathaniel taught maths<br />
and was the teacher in charge of the house. Anne has memories<br />
of making ‘illegal’ toast with girls (tuck boxes were only<br />
opened Wednesdays and Saturdays) and seeing Miss Nathaniel<br />
walking, quite slowly, toward the house. The girls had time<br />
to finish cooking, eating and airing out the house before Miss<br />
Nathaniel made it back to them, none the wiser about the<br />
girls’ cooking up trouble which apparently they did frequently!<br />
We are looking for more stories about 18 Winchester Street.<br />
The first memories of it being a boarding house and some<br />
of the printable high jinks you all use to get up to! Any<br />
interesting information that you have is welcomed.<br />
'Capturing the Moment'<br />
In the library, next to the IT helpdesk window is a display about<br />
a beautiful young lady whose life was tragically cut short.<br />
Nicola Dodwell was a student here at SMC from 1986-1990 with<br />
her twin Amanda. Nicola was Deputy Head Prefect in 1990 and<br />
Amanda was a prefect. Both girls achieved colours in their chosen<br />
sports. In October 1992, Nicola was sadly killed in a car accident<br />
on the Lindis Pass. There is more information about both of these<br />
girls in the display. Please come on in and have a look, this is a very<br />
poignant reminder to 'Capture the Moment'.<br />
The last Dodwell<br />
family photo taken.<br />
Judy, Tony with their<br />
sons Christopher<br />
and Kingsley and<br />
their daughters<br />
Amanda and Nicola.<br />
32. EVERGREEN
In Closing<br />
Peg Riley – Chaplain<br />
At the start of the year, our Head of Chapel,<br />
Hannah Langley, shared with the school<br />
her goals for the Chapel Committee.<br />
This is part of her message:<br />
“I want our main goal this year, as a team,<br />
as a school, to be that we connect each and<br />
every one of you to the wifi. I’m talking about<br />
God’s wifi; faith. Because I believe that faith is like<br />
wifi. It’s invisible but has the power to connect you<br />
to anything and everything from anywhere. The Chapel<br />
Committee will support and encourage you all throughout<br />
the year as you find ways to connect to the wifi, and develop<br />
your faith further. The moment I want to capture this year<br />
is the one where I look out at all of you and see that in one<br />
moment we are all connected to the same wifi.<br />
Most people are never fully present in the now because,<br />
unconsciously, they believe that the next moment must<br />
be more important than this one. But then you miss your<br />
whole life, waiting for the next moment. So live in the<br />
moment happening now, and connect with it, connect<br />
with the people around you, connect with the greater<br />
power that surrounds you, that supports you and pushes<br />
you up and over those ever moving mountains.<br />
Life is happening now, don’t wait, capture those moments<br />
and hold them tightly within your hearts.”<br />
AUTUMN <strong>2017</strong> 33.
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