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Graphic desi Issue 28 • March 2013 G n : www.rslcreative.com woldingham sacred heart association news CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MOTHER SHANLEY reuniting and rekindling friendships the world over Woldingham School, Marden Park, Woldingham, Surrey CR3 7YA T: 01883 349 431 F: 01883 348 653 e: [email protected] www.woldinghamschool.co.uk contents chairwoman’s WSHA news SPRING 2013 ates for your iary REPORT 2013 AnnualD Reunion and AGM D The WSHA 2013 Annual Reunion and AGM will take place 2 Chairwoman’s Report - and dates for your diary at Woldingham School on sunday 12 may 2013. More 3 President’s Report details to follow on page 15. 4-13 WSHA Awards - reports from last year’s recipients Christmas Carol Service and Drinks Reception After the success of the last two years, we hope to continue 14 Catherine Leatherbarrow - awarded top medical scholarship this event annually. More details to follow. 15-17 Old Girls’ Day 2012 - see photos from last year’s event 1958 - 1961 Reunion 18-20 Reunions October - for further details, please contact Fiona Wright on 01273 842131 or email 21-22 AMASC report [email protected] 23-24 News from the provinces 50 Year Reunion - Class of 1963 25-26 Farewell to Dominic Murtagh and Elsie Sebastian September - more details to follow 27-28 School news roundup 40 Year Reunion - Class of 1973 Saturday 4 May 2013 29-30 Leavers’ Destinations 2012 If you are interested in hearing more about 31-34 In memory of Mother Shanley RSCJ - Headmistress, 1947-1967 this reunion please contact Carry Field on [email protected] or Isabel Lougee 35-36 Gemma Goodfellow - White Iris Flowers (née Hutton) on [email protected] 37-38 Alice Hues - Great Minds tuition 30 Year Reunion - Class of 1983 year ago I was full of nerves at the thought of chairing 39-40 Lucille Howe - Author For more details about this reunion, please contact WSHA with over 5800 members and an eclectic Susan Rothfield on [email protected] 41-42 Mary Reynolds Thomspon - Wild Spirit Acommittee. However, miraculously those nerves have turned from fear to positive energy and I feel honoured to 20 Year Reunion - Class of 1993 43-44 Tara Meran - Slacks & Co. London Chair WSHA. A huge thanks goes to my supportive and active committee. It is wonderful debating matters and making For more details about this reunion, please contact 45 Marilu Wren - Ocky Olly decisions with them, the Head, past nuns and staff, fellow Sahmira Fernando on [email protected] 46 Sophie Plender - Studio with a view alumnae and two Sixth Formers. I have been involved with 10 Year Reunion - Class of 2003 two year rep meetings in London, the School carol service at 47-48 Alex Gambrill - Charity Rally Westminster Cathedral followed by the drinks reception, the For more details about this reunion, please contact careers fair in March and Old Girls’ Day at Woldingham. Charlotte Scott on [email protected] 49-50 My olympics experience - Reports from the greatest show on earth We are revolutionising WSHA with our new database. Katie Year Rep Meeting 51 Vicky Chitty - The road to Santiago Hogben is at the heart of our association, she is my righthand November - date to be confirmed 52 New Alumnae website ‘marvel’ and your main contact. Katie is coordinating endless We are hoping to put many more events in the diary, so meetings, reunions and updating ‘old girls’ contacts daily. We we will keep you informed about any new ones. 53-54 Year Reps needed need to get as many of you as possible online! For more information on the events, please contact 55 Year Reps directory - Helping you keep in touch with your friends Our aim is to make WSHA a user friendly tool for you all, so Katie Hogben on 01883 654307 or that you can keep in contact with your Woldingham roots [email protected] or visit our 56 Christmas Carol Service and us, and be part of an amazing association of ‘old girls’, website www.woldinghamschool.co.uk and click on meeting not only old friends but also making new contacts, the Alumnae tab. 57-60 Weddings just as I have. 61-62 Births A particular mention and thanks to Susannah Jayes and Yvonne Porter who came forward to start working on the 63 Announcements School’s archives. An exciting and overwhelming project! 64-66 WSHA news roundup It only leaves me to thank Katie for putting this magazine together and working so hard to reunite so many of us. 67-69 Directory - WSHA Entrepreneurs Business Forum All my best wishes and prayers to you all. Jane Pendered 2 WSHA news WSHA news president’s Furthermore, a strong showing of offers from Bristol, Bath, Warwick, Exeter, York and many other Russell Group universities confirm that our students are making strong s we receive more requestsursaries for Bursaries each year, and appropriate choices of courses and institutions. Our REPORT 2013 theW WSHAsH Committeea B have decided to implement Performing Arts profile has attracted offers for Drama from an application process. Funds will be allocated ear WSHA Members, Exeter, Royal Holloway and Bristol, with Arts Ed offering a one A each year for these bursaries, but each applicant will year foundation to an aspiring actress. does it seem like have to go through the new application process. a year has already D Continuing on this academically buoyant note, this is the All applications for funding must be received by 2 September gone by? It certainly doesn’t first academic year when we have been able to offer a to me. 2013, and these will then be assessed by the Committee at WSHA Award, the payment of one term’s Day fees, per their autumn meeting. For further details, and an application 2012 was a very exciting academic year, for the duration of a girl’s education at form, please contact the Alumnae Development Officer on year for Woldingham School. Woldingham; exclusively for the daughters or granddaughters [email protected] When I joined the School of Woldingham School and Convent of the Sacred Heart in 2007, I was determined alumnae. I am delighted to say, that at the time of writing this, WSHA/RSCJ Charity Bursary This is a sum of to improve the academic the WSHA Committee has just chosen its first ever recipient. money available to help and encourage a member of reputation of the School, In 2012 we said ‘goodbye’ to two long-standing members the Association to assist with the work of the Religious working alongside its of the Woldingham School Community: Dominic Murtagh, of the Society of the Sacred Heart in one of the overseas teachers and staff. Today, five years on, I am pleased when Assistant Head and Elsie Sebastian, Chaplain. Dominic retired communities which support the less privileged. The sum parents, colleagues and occasionally a particularly well- at the end of the summer term, after 28 years at the School. of money is to be used to contribute towards travel and researched child, venture to comment on our success. Elsie, however, did not retire, even after 20 years of service! living expenses of the successful candidate, so that she is In February 2012, the Independent Schools Inspectorate placed Elsie is a member of The Teresian Association, and is currently able to live and work with the community for a minimum the School in its top band ‘excellent’ (equivalent to Ofsted’s working at The Teresian School, Dublin as their Pastoral period of six months. It is likely that the sum awarded to ‘outstanding’) in all areas of activity: pupils’ achievements and Care Officer. each successful candidate will up to the sum of £1,000. If learning; curricular and extra-curricular provision; spiritual, you are interested in applying for the WSHA/ RSCJ Charity The Woldingham School Foundation is delighted to report that moral, social and cultural development of the pupils; pastoral Bursary the preliminary application form should be sent to eavers since its inauguration in 2011, it has already raised £250,000 WsHa L ’ care; boarding; governance; and leadership and management. the Chairwoman of WSHA, via the Alumnae Development towards its target to establish a significant Foundation Scholarshipsc Hof £500oL mayars be awardedHips to Sixth Form Nick Waite, our Deputy Head, coordinated this process and Officer [email protected] Bursary/Award Fund. The Committee has high hopes that at studentss to assist and develop their post 2013 A-level plans. did a stellar job at collating all the necessary information and some stage in the near future a number of girls will attend For career development, the WSHA These awards are conditional on the successful candidates organising staff, to ensure the Inspection Team were able to WSHA Bursary the School because of the generous support from the wider Bursary is open to any WSHA member, of any age. wishing to retain their membership of WSHA after leaving access information quickly and at the level of detail required Woldingham Community. The Foundation Committee will Members should apply in writing, outlining their need Woldingham. for such an intense and thorough examination of our staff, girls work hard to ensure that there are sufficient funds available and educational plans to: chairwoman of WSHA, c/o and collective efforts. Applicants should firstly consider their contribution to allow the most talented and deserving girls to access the woldingham school. Applications will be assessed by the to Woldingham during their time at the School by 2012’s public examination results were a testament to the hard ‘world of opportunities’ at Woldingham.