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Year 12 ENG304 - 1996. Geoff Martin, top row right.<br />
Geoff was a beloved member of staff at Damascus College for six<br />
years through to 2011. He has taught in public schools and gained<br />
additional experience there before he commenced work at Emmaus.<br />
Geoff is currently the Religious Education Coordinator and a<br />
member of Leadership at Emmaus Primary School.<br />
Elisha and Geoff are the proud parents of Chloe and Christopher.<br />
Chloe decided that Damascus College was the high school that<br />
she wanted to attend. She had enjoyed the activities that Damascus<br />
offered to her as a visiting Grade 4 student for the Maths Games<br />
Day (in which her team came 2nd) and couldn’t stop talking<br />
about all that she had seen and done as a Grade 5 student<br />
visiting Damascus for her transition visit day. Elisha and Geoff<br />
fully supported her decision as they saw it as a continuation of<br />
the educational and spiritual traditions they had both enjoyed as<br />
students. Damascus continuing to nurture Chloe in the Catholic and<br />
Mercy values was so important to their family, but also to offer her<br />
the co-educational experience that reflects how society operates.<br />
Chloe carries on the family tradition, following in Geoff’s footsteps<br />
as a member of Xavier House. She has other aspirations for her time<br />
at Damascus as well. As a Damascus student, Chloe is enjoying<br />
several new subjects including humanities, wood and metal, and is<br />
learning French. She is participating in the Year 7 Drama Club and<br />
is eagerly awaiting her chance to audition for the <strong>2021</strong> College<br />
production. Chloe loves to dance, sing and act, but thinks that a<br />
career in the police force might be something she wants to do,<br />
maybe, one day.<br />
For Christopher, enrolment at Damascus isn’t until 2026. So, for<br />
right now, he just enjoys being aged seven. He enjoys a wide<br />
variety of school subjects and has a passion for Minecraft.<br />
As educators, both Elisha and Geoff appreciate the education<br />
they received at Sacred Heart, St Paul’s and eventually, Damascus<br />
College, and are delighted that their children will benefit from the<br />
opportunities, teaching and values that Damascus offers to all its<br />
students.<br />
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