DOVETAILS Keeping Old Saints Connected vol. 2, october 2012

Old Saints’ Reunions For these reunions to proceed, 20 Year Reunion: Class of 1992 a Class Coordinator from On Friday, 24 August 2012, the Class of 1992 gathered each year group is kindly at Wolfe Lane bar in the city. We extend out thanks to requested to help assist Scott Jones for allowing the event to be held at his bar with the planning. If you and for providing finger food. are willing, please email Thank you to those who attended: the Director of Community Adam Passmore, Allison Holland, Amanda Dendoer (neè Watts), Blake Brinklow, Brett Heatley, Catherine Johnson (neè Relations, Anthony Radich: Pozzari), Cher Gibellini, Christopher Fowler, Damien Carbon, Anthony.Radich@allsaints. Darren Rose, Gabrielle Brand, Genevieve Eddison, Grant Denton-Giles, Janine Rollings (neè Milner), James Richards, wa.edu.au or phone Jeff Docking, John McConville, John Riches, Jon Clements, (08) 9313 9333. Julia Alexander, Justin Page, Kate Morris, Katherine Pilmoor (neè Forster), Kristen Nowak, Kristie Smith, Liz Du Guesclin, 25 Year Reunion Louise Williams (neè Brewin), Louise Bond (neè Wilson), Mark Abberton, Matthew Lamont, Melissa Templeton (neè Frodsham), (Class of 1987) The inaugural Old Saints Committee and living in Europe; Mark Balding Meridee Abbott, Michelle Richardson (neè Rooke), Naomi Saturday, 3 November 2012 was formed in 1986 to establish (1998) owns his own IT firm and Bain (neè Caple), Natalie Keenan (neè Cossill), Nicola Barry a connection between the College is currently completing a Masters in A great 5 Year Reunion (neè Murray), Nicole Ho (neè Heng), Paige Cunningham, and its former students. Today, the Leadership and Management. He Paige Sweeny (neè Lewis), Phillipa Hatch, Rebecca Forsyth night was (Class of 2008) (neè Schaper), Robin Heah, Rowena Scott (neè Woods), Friday, 17 May 2013 committee has evolved into a strong has two children in the Junior School; Samuel Tribe, Scott Jones, Shenai Brand, Stacey Fraser, Timothy had by all! body of former students who strive Rebecca Long (2010) is studying Brent, Peter Claughton, Natasha Whitfield, Mark Dawson. 10 Year Reunion to maintain those links and stay Medicine at UWA; Simon Stone Staff: Anthony Radich, Mary Thornton, Peter Whipp, Fr Dean (Class of 2003) Griffiths, David Taylor connected. The relationships you (1985) and Sonia Johnson (1985) Friday, 14 June 2013 build while at ASC can turn into are both Foundation Students, Board What makes a good Reunion? 15 Year Reunion lifelong friendships and establish of Management members and also Where Are They Now? (Class of 1998) a sound network for later career have children at All Saints’. Simon is Reunions cannot take place without the help of a Class Friday, 26 July 2013 development. also the Chair of the ASC Foundation Luke Newing (2005) and Kaitlin Preedy (2005) and is Director of Technology Coordinator who brings the year group together. As from Above is a photo of some of our 20 Year Reunion Consulting & Product Management Kaitlin is a Speech Therapist and Luke is a Zoo next year, all Reunions will be held in the new Theatre, current Old Saints Committee (Class of 1993) for a global mining & geological Keeper! They are now engaged. so all we need is for a coordinator to use their Social Members: L-R: Petra Lushey (2002) Friday, 30 August 2013 consulting company. Sonia is Media network to “rally the troops”. The 20 Year Reunion is about to spread her wings and working at Princess Margaret Naveen Mahendran (2002) start travelling again after having (Class of 1992) was one of the most successful due to Hospital, Child & Adolescent Health Naveen is a Dentist in South Perth and is looking worked as a Primary School Teacher the determination and passion of the Class Coordinator, Service in the CLASP Lifestyle Clinic. at an Anglican school in Perth; Adam forward to getting married in 2013. Brett Heatley. “It has been a pleasure helping to After living in for eight years, Street Address Goor (2007) is in his final year organise the 20 Year Reunion, along with Naomi Bain Bruce Uchiyama-Lee (1986) works Liz Riley (1988) Ewing Avenue, Bull Creek, of Chemistry at Curtin University; (neè Caple). Seeing each of my three children start as a School Administrator (Acting) at WA 6149 Sian Angel (neè Morgan, 2002) Liz is a Viticulturalist. She now lives in the Hunter Kindergarten at All Saints’ has reinvigorated my passion a K-12 school. Postal Address is our former President and after Valley, NSW, operating an independent Viticultural for the College. With the prospect of them knowing their PO Box 165 Willetton, working as a teacher at Santa If you would like to be actively WA 6955 Consultancy and has two children. peers throughout all of their school life, I am reminded Maria has gone to Canada to involved on the Old Saints of some of the friendships I still share today with my year Phone Merrilyn Booth (1997) (08) 9313 9333 work for two years; Dave Burbidge Committee please feel free to attend group, 20 years later. Reunions are a fantastic part of this (1987) is a longstanding member one of the meetings. We have four Merrilyn has gone on to became a Doctor after Fax process of keeping in touch and should be a celebration (08) 9310 4726 of the Committee and an IT guru; meetings a year and the only pre- graduating as a Physiotherapist. In her heavy work of our successes over the years, from the solid base that Email Gemma Peters (2002) is teaching requisite is a passion for keeping the schedule she even managed to fit in getting married our schooling gave us and helps to retain and build on [email protected] in the Junior School at Penrhos Old Saints connected! twice! Once in the UK and then shortly after in Perth. the remarkable history of All Saints’ College.” Brett said. College after enjoying working

old saints newsletter old saints’ newsletter ASC welcomes fifth Principal in 2013

The Board of All Saints’ College is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Belinda Provis as Principal of the College. Belinda is currently Principal Old Saints of Seymour College in and will be joining ASC from the beginning of Term 2 in 2013. Belinda is originally from Albany, and has taught in a support number of Western Australian and eastern states schools. In the past ten years ASC Career at Seymour College she has developed the school into a leader of scholarship Exposition and community service and we are very fortunate to have attracted her and her husband Mark back to her home state. 2012

Old Saints e-Mentoring Program Competition Emily Rainey (1994) has the e-Mentoring Program Winner off to a wonderful start by making contact via email Congratulations “Interesting; it opened my mind to different aspects of both universities and experienced people in the workforce. with a current Year 12 student, telling her about her to Julian Leong It was great that a variety of people came to share their experiences with us, especially speaking to the Old career path with the Australian Government Aid (2007) who won Saints.” Year 10 student. Program - AusAID in Kenya. AusAID helps people the Name the Old “Well set out and everyone was very friendly. I loved the wide variety of people and the idea of having Old overcome poverty and coordinates ’s Saints’ Newsletter Saints was very effective as I got information straight from the horse’s mouth, rather than from a university only.” response to humanitarian disasters in developing Competition with Year 10 student. countries. Emily loves working in a job where she his entry DOVETAILS This year, students from all year groups descended on the Dance Studio (formally called PAC) to meet with more can have such a large and positive impact on and the subheading than 80 presenters, 23 of whom were Old Saints. The biggest turn-out ever of past students allowed the current people. She has been fortunate enough to live in Keeping Old Saints Connected. Julian explained that cohort to relate more realistically to where their future careers may take them. Current students felt very at ease Indonesia, the and Canberra before Dovetails is a play on words for the word tails, or tales speaking with the Old Saints, who generously volunteered their time to attend the Expo and we thank them for being based in Kenya. Much of her work is centred relating to stories from or about former students. Also, supporting this event. We were proud to have the Old Saints represent so many industries. around Somalia and northern Kenya, which a dovetail is a connection point, where there is an unfortunately is too dangerous to travel to. However, interconnecting joint. But in the case of our newsletter Taryn Clark (2008) Physiotherapy; Geoffrey Chin (College Parent) Dentistry; Caitlyn Thomas (2008) Economics; Emily likes to reflect on the things that AusAID can the connection point is ‘Keeping Old Saints Connected’. Sam Hannam (2006) Chemical analysis of iron ore; Susan Prout (neè Sephton 2001) Nursing and Midwifery; achieve and how they make a real difference. Julian is pictured above being presented with a Garden Calandra Barrett (1999) Marketing; Karyn Osmetti (2006) Journalism & Publishing; Gabriella Pickering (2006) If you can help with e-Mentoring, please do not City gift voucher for $100 by Fr Braden Short, Principal Accounting; Dave Burbidge (1987) Information Technology; Leigh Mills (2005) Digital Communications; Glenn hesitate to contact: Mrs Grace Itzstein, Career (Acting) (Left) and Director of Community Relations, Mr Angel (2002) Pharmacy; Sian Angel (neè Morgan 2002) Teaching Jason Payne (1994) Pharmacy; Joshua Counsellor at [email protected] Anthony Radich (Right). Wasley (2006) Functions & Events; Kate Adams (2005) Human Resources; Dwayne Lake (2005) Project Manager; Ryan Miller (2009) Media & Broadcasting; Shaun Choo (2001) Information Technology & Digital Communications; Melissa Whiteside (2006) Account Executive in Construction & Mining; James Hansen (2007) Civil Engineering; Jackie Stidolph (2007) Chemical Engineering; Curtis Croucamp (2010) Veterinary Science; College Archives Aleisha Anderson (2002) Paediatric Medicine; Kirsty Heiner (2009) Mechanical Engineering. Archives is always on the look-out for memorabilia to add to their growing collection. Committee Members donned their uniforms before parting with them to help build a wonderful history of the College. Currently, Archives are well stocked with blazers but are keen to obtain any Leavers Jackets, Team Uniforms or Rowing Jackets.

If you have any of these items and can bear to part with them, please Notification of AGM contact Mary Thornton, Alumni & The Former Students Association Inc. AGM is on Monday, 5 November 2012 at 6.30pm in the College Board Promotions Officer: Room, All Saints’ College, Gate 4, Brockman Avenue, Bull Creek. This will occur prior to the Committee Meeting [email protected] which will start immediately afterwards. If you wish to nominate for a position on the Committee, please contact Anthony Radich at the College. All are welcome! RSVP: [email protected]

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