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New Adventures EDITION 4 | DECEMBER 2016 10 New adventures Olympian Stephanie Moorhouse on becoming ‘just Steph’ 12 Goodbye Ms Rome Great year caps o long Lauriston career 20 Teachers as role models Why Mr James is not afraid to jump in 32 Senior Old Girls’ Music Lunch Plenty of buzz at annual event 1 2 3 4 CONTRIBUTORS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Robyn Ambler 2. Sally de Guingand 3. Earl James 4. Susan Just (Principal) 5. Lisa Khan 6. Kate Nixon 7. Sam Ridley 8. Annette Rome 9. Chris Toms 10. Louise Torney 11. Katrina Walter ON THE COVER: Stephanie Moorhouse at CrossFit, Richmond PHOTOGRAPHER: Ben King DESIGN: Actual Size PRINTING: New Artworx Lauriston Life Lauriston Girls’ School t: +61 3 9864 7555 CRICOS number 00152F The magazine of Lauriston Girls’ 38 Huntingtower Road e: [email protected] ABN 15 004 264 402 School Armadale VIC 3143 Australia www.lauriston.vic.edu.au CON TEN TS. FEATURED STORIES COVER 6 8 12 STORY High achievers The pleasure That’s a wrap Sporting and debating of exercise Ms Rome goes out on a 10 success Lauriston’s recreational high note program is thriving The golden girl Olympian Stephanie Moorhouse resets her goals 24 after elite competition What’s in a name? Lauriston’s new rowing boats revealed THIS ISSUE 4 14 16 From the Principal Howqua Junior School Sport for life Measuring success All for one and one for all 20 32 Sta profi le In the spotlight The many sides of Mr Senior Old Girls’ Music James Lunch Volleyball hug Lauriston Life EDITION 04 | DEC 2016 FROM THE PRINCIPAL Sport for life As we juggle work and family There are important links between physical activity demands in our increasingly busy and improved wellbeing. We want our young women world, regular physical activity all to develop resilience. This means giving them the social and emotional skills to cope with challenges and too often takes a back seat. adversity. Our current approach to sport at Lauriston, Yet sport is essential to our mental and physical health, and the challenging outdoor and fitness programs as a 2013 CSIRO report on the future of Australian sport oered at our Howqua campus, demonstrate the strong made clear. We at Lauriston believe this is especially the links between physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing. case for young women and, as such, are committed to Over the past twelve months we have been developing ensuring our students develop an understanding of the a strategic plan that covers the pillars of sport, physical value of physical activity throughout life. education (PE) curriculum, outdoor recreation and It is encouraging that women’s sport has been given wellbeing. Our consultation sessions with parents and Sports do not more attention of late. For too sta and research focused on how we can utilise sport, long, women have not received recreation and wellbeing to build strong, healthy and build character. the same recognition for their flourishing students who will continue to value sport They reveal it. sporting achievements and skills and physical activity throughout their lives. as men. This can be seen in the - JOHN WOODEN, Our comprehensive plan includes implementing televised sport we watch, the AMERICAN BASKETBALL compulsory participation in at least one physical salary levels of our male and PLAYER activity, either in GSV (Girls Sport Victoria) or a School female sportspeople and the lack activity, per term for all students in Years 7 and 8. of female sporting facilities in our own communities. Our sporting opportunities for students will be increased The CSIRO report provided insights into the dierent in the Junior School and we will be enhancing our skill ways we can maintain regular physical activity. While acquisition programs for all students. We will introduce team sports remain popular, an increasing number of the Compass Award in Years 5 to 8, to complement Australians are choosing to participate in individual the Duke of Edinburgh Award program we currently physical activities, such as running, yoga or training at oer. These two programs are designed to enhance the gym. People are interested more in improving their development of young people by allowing them to personal time or fitness target. I use my Apple watch choose their own challenging physical activities, learn to capture my own progress in physical activities, and new skills and, in the process, develop initiative. more of our sta and students are using Fitbits or other wearables to maintain data on their personal physical progress. 4 Lauriston Life EDITION 04 | DEC 2016 Susan with Barbara Buck (Barker, 1940) Susan with 2016 Rio Olympian, Lucy Stephan We will harness technology to develop a platform The facility will have a space for weights and stationary centralising student data on sport and physical activity. bike training, and learning spaces for health and It will allow us to analyse progress on participation, wellbeing classes, yoga, Pilates and meditation. A physical fi tness, skill development and preparedness refurbished indoor swimming pool and outdoor courts for physical activity for each individual student, and will complement the gymnasium. The new gymnasium to share this data with our students and parents. and surrounding precinct will ensure that our Lauriston The use of wearables and the embedding of digital students have contemporary spaces for learning and technologies in our teaching will enhance our sport activities which we believe will inspire our girls to see program and PE curriculum. sport and physical activity as lifelong pursuits. We are mindful that our approach to sport and In our quest to develop capable and confi dent young physical activity must cover a broad range of interests women we need to give attention to their cognitive, and skill levels. We will look for opportunities to social and emotional, and physical development. We enhance the development of our skilled sportswomen. are looking forward, in the new year, to continued Throughout the history of Lauriston, we have guided consultation with our parents, students and sta about young women who have achieved excellence in sports our work on the sporting strategic plan. Our new as diverse as water polo, gymnastics, swimming, initiatives within the strategic plan for sport and the soccer and rowing. We are mindful that young women proposed building projects demonstrate the value we who strive to achieve excellence in their sport will be place on developing the whole student and fostering given opportunities, through coaching, participation participation in all aspects of life. and competition, to achieve their sporting goals. SUSAN JUST We will also o er new opportunities in sports such as Principal kayaking, orienteering, triathlon and cycling, which are growing in popularity and enable young women to participate at a variety of skill levels. There will be enhanced social sports options for girls who want to participate in non-competitive sports and physical activities. Our strategic plan is closely aligned with our future building plans. Over the past two years we have been developing a strategic framework for future School facilities. A new gymnasium is one of the signifi cant buildings in our proposed framework. The planned Susan with the 2017 School captains and former contemporary gymnasium includes two full-size indoor Lauriston students at the Senior Old Girls’ Lunch courts for netball, basketball, volleyball and badminton. 5 Lauriston Life EDITION 04 | DEC 2016 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS Lauriston high achievers Hockey champions The Junior School Hockey team are the state champions, following four tough matches at the School Sport Victoria (SSV) state fi nals then a 1-0 victory in the grand fi nal. Congratulations Ashleigh Ting, Sarah McLellan, Emily Harle, Eliza Grey, Lucy Dunlop, Chloe Farrell, Maisie Henshaw, Skye Park, Miranda Wang, Amelia Dethridge, Isabelle Shady and Eliza Grey, and Penny, Luciana and Madeline with their gold medals their coaches, Ms Anna Robinson and Mr Mathew Sires, on a fantastic season. Best on fi eld Lucy Dunlop has been selected to represent Victoria in Nine girls from Lauriston took to the fi eld in September the Under 13 Girls Indoor Hockey State Team. at the Girls Sport Victoria Track and Field fi nals evening, with three coming away with gold: Penny Giddy (shot put and discus), Luciana Treacy (100m and 200m) and Madeline Fitzgerald (high jump). Each girl qualifi ed for the fi nals by placing among the top 10 in the state across their key events. Our hockey champions Competing on the world stage Year 12 student and star tri-athlete Olivia Je rey travelled to Cozumel, Mexico over the Term 3 break to represent Australia in the age group races at the World Triathlon Championships. Olivia was the only Australian in her category to compete in all three events of the aquathlon, sprint distance and the standard distance. Placing 11th, 25th and 7th respectively, Olivia pushed Olivia competing for Australia in Mexico hard through intense heat and humidity to achieve fantastic results. 6 Lauriston Life EDITION 04 | DEC 2016 Victorian State Best Speaker Congratulations to Year 10 student Bella Crouch, who was recognised as the Victorian State Best Speaker for debating. Bella knew she was receiving the Swannie Award for Best Speaker in Debating for the Hawthorn Region at C Grade level (Year 10 level), but was surprised on the night with the second statewide award. This is an incredible achievement. Claudia’s superb jump scored her the gold State athletics stars Four of our Junior School girls competed at the SSV State Athletics Championship this term. The hard work of the girls paid o with each fi nishing in the top 10 in their events. Well done Claudia Cameron (1st in the 12/13 years long jump, 2nd in the 12/13 years triple jump), Tegan Gheri (9th in the 12/13 years 800m), Bella receiving her Swannie Award Madison Miller (9th in the 11 years 1500m) and Amelia Dethridge (4th in the 9/10 years long jump).
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