Fahan In Focus Term One 2010

Fahan School, 75 Years of Excellence

In 2010 the Fahan community is taking Celebrations are already underway, and in Lecture from Fahan Alumna Margaret the time to reflect on the history, April the official and community openings Davies, a 75th Anniversary Assembly celebrate the present and look forward to of the new state-of-the-art Fahan Music with cutting of the cake ceremony, the School took place. Senior Charity Auction Cocktail Evening, the future of the School as we enter the Both openings were a huge success and the Reunion of the 0s and the 75th 75th year of providing leading education showcased the wealth of talent we have Anniversary Winter Concert. in . at our School. We encourage every member of the Fahan “...reflect on the history, celebrate the There are many other exciting events community to help the students of 2010 present and look forward to the future taking place throughout the year make this year one to remember. of the School...” including a Travers Morphett Public Happy 75th Anniversary, Fahan! 2 Fahan in Focus rendition oftheNational Anthem. Young, returnedtoperformamoving of theSchoolSong, and2006leaver, Carmen delighted theaudiencewithitsperformance Choir, conducted byMrs Annie Tremayne, them andalsototheSchool. The School herself was fantastic, acredittoeachof manner inwhicheverysinglegirlpresented Carol Brownofficiallyopenthebuilding. The whole SchoolassembledtowitnessSenator occasion on Wednesday 14 April whenthe the Fahan MusicSchool. Itwas averyproud The highlightofthetermwas theopeningof us all. experiences andeventsthathaveenriched true fortheminatermthathasbeenfullof done theirparttoensurethissloganwillring an amazinglydedicatedstaff, havecertainly One. The students, under theguidanceof it isinrelationtolifeattheSchool Term School, BigFuture, Ireflectuponhowapt Often whenIseeourcurrentslogan, Small Important Dates Births, Deaths&Marriages Around theSchool Sporting News New Staff Inspiring Visitors Fahan Girls Achieve Nateby &P&FReport Alumni Report Head Girl’s Report Principal’s Report Contents 8 &9 12 12 11 10 7 6 5 4 3 2 100 Schools, aspublishedinthe schools torank inthelistofnation’s Top State andwas oneofonlyfour Tasmanian one ofthebestperformingschoolsin MySchool websiteconfirmedthat Fahan was scores intheState. The publicationofthe a whole, achievedoneofthehighestmedian Entrance Rankofover95andthegroup, as our 2009 Year 12classachieved a Tertiary achieved academically. Overonethird of to celebrate thesuccessourgirlshave During thetermwehavehadopportunity amphitheatre infrontofthebuilding. piano andcommittingtohelpdevelopan project, fundingthepurchaseofanewgrand active andverygenerousinsupportofthe The Parents andFriends havealsobeen contribution fromtheDawson-Damerfamily. the SchoolCommunity, includinganinspiring Fund andthroughsubstantialdonationsfrom the projectwas raised fromourBuilding that weneeded.The balanceoffundingfor the costoffacilityandwas theincentive The BERgrant providedjustoverathirdof helped fundthebuilding. $1,000,000 underthe the Australian Government, whoprovided made possibleasaresultoffundingfrom The constructionoftheMusicSchoolwas and theDawson-Damerfamilyatofficialopeningof Fahan MusicSchool Emily Wilson, CaitlinDaley, LucyNichols, BiancaJohnston(HeadGirl)and Tony Freeman, withSenatorCarolBrown Revolution Birthday celebrations, we haveendeavoured possibilities forstudents, as partofthe75th To further exemplifytheBigFuture Principal’s Report Principal’s initiative, $850,000ofwhichhas Building the Education Education the Building Australian . an Alumni Luncheon andtheFahan Fair. weekend ofOctober, theDecadeReunions, Winter Concerton27 August andonthefirst Auction CocktailEveningon19 August, the Morphett Lectureon21June, aCharity the year. These includetheinaugural Travers celebrate Fahan’s 75thBirthdaythroughout as possibleateventswehaveplannedto I lookforward toseeingasmanyofyou mentors intheirfieldsofexpertise. knowledge offormerFahan girlstoactas 10 Pathway Planningstudentsaccessingthe adopt amemberofthe Alumni andthe Year have seeneachofourJuniorSchoolclasses further strengthenedbyprogrammes which In additiontothesevisitsourtieshavebeen former Yugoslavia, basedin The Hague. at theInternationalCriminal Tribunal forthe about herworkasanassociatetoajudge PhD inInternationalLaw, spoke tothegirls former HeadGirl, Yasmin Naqvi, whoholdsa and theinfluencethatithadonher. In April, current studentsabouthertimeatFahan present somecertificatesandspeakto of ourPrincipal’s Assemblies inMarchto Fahan’s firstRhodesScholar, attendedone members ofthisgroup. RheaLongley, to receivevisitsfromsomedistinguished Alumni. The Schoolhasbeenfortunate to strengthenourlinkswiththeFahan School Tony Freeman (Principal) Best Wishes towards ourmajor fundraising eventforthe competition. We arecurrently working social, afreedressdayandfootymargin by sellingchocolates, holdinga Year 5/6 begun raising moneyforthesecharities and The MSSociety. In Term Onewehave have been on display this term...” this display on been have foundation, feel verystronglyabout, The RickyPonting year wehavechosentwocharitiesthat choosing several charitiestosupport. This As Year 12girls, wehavetheprivilegeof (wo)manship and enthusiasm “Great and haveachievedoutstandingsuccess. supported bytheentirestudentpopulation and fundraising eventsthathavebeen this, therehavebeennumerouscommunity fought bytheSchoolHouses. Inadditionto House Music, whichhaveallbeenfiercely Swimming Carnival, CrossCountryand events havekicked off. These includethe have beenondisplaythistermastheannual Great enthusiasmandsports(wo)manship exciting year. holidays andwearelookingforward toan things, afterthreemonthsofsummer Everyone isnowbackintotheswingof and numerousextra curricularactivities. roles, aswellourstudies, regularsports are theexcitingchallengesofnewleadership body, andinparticularthe Year 12s, there One, 2010–our75thyear!For thestudent Fahan hashitthegroundrunningin Term Matt Gray The 2010 Year 12StudentLeaderswithPrincipal Tony Freeman, DeputyPrincipalRosemarySargisonandReverend Hitting Childhood Cancer for Six for Cancer Childhood Hitting Head Girl’s Report Girl’s Head

our best, yearattheSchool. forward towhatisourfinal, andhopefully Fahan thisyearandwearealllooking committed Year 12leadership teamat Girl for2010. We haveaverystrongand honour tohavebeenselectedasHead Finally, Iwouldlike tosaythatitisan wider Tasmanian community. within theFahan familyandalsofromthe already hadsomefantasticresponsesfrom which willbeheldin August. We have year, aCharity Auction CocktailEvening, Agfest stallinMaythisyear Bianca JohnstonandRosieDowniehelpingattheFahan Bianca Johnston (HeadGirl) Freycinet Chair:HollyMason Franklin Chair: RosieDownie Fenton Chair: IsabelHoysted Sports Chair: HannahSquires and Clio Anderson-Garwood Magazine Chairs: EleanorRansley Anderson andLydia Andrews Junior SchoolChairs:Georgina Debating Chair: Alice Gregor Community Chair: Thalia Papadakis Arts Chair:LucyNichols and CaitlinDaley Deputy HeadGirls:Emily Wilson Head Girl:BiancaJohnston at theofficialopeningof Fahan MusicSchool Bianca makingaspeechonbehalfofthestudents Student Leaders Leaders Student of 2010 of

3 Fahan in Focus 4 Fahan in Focus the followingprioritiesforthisyear: 2010 Strategic Planningandhasidentified The FSAExecutivehasjustcompletedits Nateby, ofcourse. memories capturedwithinthewalls of was afabulouseveningoflaughterand Burbury theinaugural Boarders’Reunion Thanks toLisaBrown(Morgan)andCaroline history withourBoarders’Reunion. We launchedthisimportantyearinFahan’s Kate Langridge, SuzannePurdon(Johnstone). (Wallace), Helen Waterworth, RachelMoore, Allison (Reynolds), Amy Seabrook, BecBailey Committee: BridgetFugslang, Felicity Treasurer/Secretary: CarolineBurbury Vice President:LisaBrown(Morgan) President: Kathryn Thomas (Ikin) objectives: Alumni offeringtohelpusachieveour2010 group ofenthusiasticandcommitted strength. At our AGM we hadthefollowing School Alumni growsfromstrengthto I amdelightedtoreportthattheFahan Reunion Boarders’ the at girls Giggly Archival Sub-committee • • is acelebration toberemembered • celebrate Fahan’s 75thBirthday • Supporting theestablishment ofan Producing an Alumni Newsletter Ensuring thattheOctoberDecadial Event Arranging eventstosupportand Alumni Report Alumni [email protected] President Kathryn Thomas (Ikin) and importantcommunityofFahan Alumni. look forward to2010andbuildingthevibrant and reflectonthespiritofour Founders we As wecelebrate Fahan duringits75thyear of ourmajorprojectsfrom2009: In addition, weintendtocontinuewithsome contributors. and berecognisedasimportantvital important communitywithintheSchool • commenced withtheSchool counselling programs thathavealready • popularity anddemand • that reflectsthebrand oftheFSA • and Communicationsteam together withtheSchool’s newMarketing communication detailsforall Alumni, and exploreotherways toenhance • the Fahan Boys’ Alumni duringthis75thyear. • fundraising target • ensure thatwecontinuetobean build onthementoringandcareer produce more Alumni badges, giventheir develop awebpageontheSchool’s site continue toupdateourdatabase Finding away toincludeandpromote Exploring thecreationofa75thBirthday Caroline Burbury next year. Stay tuned, we shoulddoitagain jammed inonbunks. my day, whenwewereabsolutely their dorms. What achangefrom boarders, forallowingusthrough Thank youalsotothecurrent provided themagnificentcatering. new SeniorBoardingHouse, but also a tourofNatebyandtheamazing Residence, whonotonlyledus on Eckermann, thecurrentDirector of Thank youverymuchtoMargo these pages! stories…but thosearenotfor were allthenaughtyboarder balcony, eveninwinter. Then there church andsleepontheupstairs on Sundays, writelettershomeafter on-site. They hadtodonformalwear the milkthathadbeenhand-milked transported inahorseandcart with to imaginenow, butboarderswere and Anna Jones(Pendrigh). It’s hard (Campbell), DoonLowe(Bowden) memories fromBarbara Fowler We heardsomefascinating refurbishing andimprovingthefood. weekends anddidalotofwork in NorthHobartforgelationthe to take usonbustripstoEtna’s Anni was asecondMum. Sheused bringing lotsofloveandlaughter. Boarding Houseintoafunplace, fondly rememberedforturningthe ‘matron’ fromthe1980s. Anni is was Anni Morgan, averyspecial Our specialguestfortheevening 90s andwedidn’tstoplaughing! from the40srightthroughto formative years. There wereboarders Nateby, wherewe’d spentour laugh andreminisceatourbeloved of boarderscametogetherto Saturday, 13March, whenagroup We hadafantasticnighton Boarders Reunited Boarders second term. food madebythe littleonesduringthe We arelooking forward tosamplingsome magnetic surfacesandtwo “cooking” boxes. teachers tobuytwoeaselswith dry erase provided moneyfortheEarlyChildhood As wellasattendinglunches, wehave his collectionofanecdotes. the future, andperhapswecanevenaddto hopefully plananothersessionwithhimin origins andearlytimesofFahan. We will they enter Year 12, whichbringstolifethe the lecturehegivesseniorgirlswhen serving teacheratFahan, presentedtous In March, John Williamson, the longest Club lunchescontinuesin2010. the dayissoenjoyable, supportforNateby friends andreminisceaboutschoollife. As House wherewemeettocatchupwith enjoyable lunchesintheNatebyBoarding Every yeartheNatebyClubholdsvery The raffle heldonthenightandover enjoyable evening, onceagainwithnorain. The MusicSchoolopeningwas avery below Hedgelands. a tableandbenchseatforthegrass area wonderful newMusicSchool, aswell (pictured above)anddrumsetforthe We havealsopurchasedagrand piano exciting newequipment. are enjoyingthefunandchallengesofthis equipment intheJuniorSchool. The girls year seentheinstallationofnewplayground the supportofFahan parentswehavethis Through theeffortsofcommitteeand lucky enoughforitnottorain on thenight! way tostarttheyear, especiallywhenweare number oftheteachingstaff. Itisagreat of newstudentsalongwithaconsiderable particularly nicetoseequiteafewparents children fromarange ofyeargroups. Itwas The nightwas wellattendedbyparentsand welcome backEveningUndertheSails. off theschoolyearwithtraditional The Parents andFriends’ Association kicked Nateby Report Nateby Parents and Friends’ Report Friends’ and Parents Nateby Club President Sue Allison the year. seeing manyofyouoverthecourse of the newMusicSchool. Ilookforward to with thestudentsandstaff, especiallyin including myself, willhavemorecontact year, thatmembersoftheNatebyClub, I amhoping, duringthis75th Anniversary Top: The first2010NatebyLunch, Right: John Williamson social eventstobenefitthestudents, parents Association undertake fundraising and Over thecourseofeachyearPandF or small, allwelcome. 11am until2pm. Helpisstillneeded, large The Fair willbeonSunday3October, from is alreadyunderway bytheFair Committee. The Fair isonagainthisyearandpreparation keep thebookinmindforpresentsthisyear. effort, butitwouldbegreattosellmore, so small schoolcommunitythishasbeenagreat remaining fromaprintrunof2000. For a steady pace. To datethereare871copies continues tosellatasomewhatquietbut The Schoolcookbook, students. to make thespaceevenmoreuseablefor for thelandscapinginfrontofbuilding, the futurePandFwillcontributemoney established sotheycanreclaimthearea. In girls areeagerforthenewgrass tobecome for theMusicSchool. At themoment the PandF, whichwillbeusedinsomeform next twoweeksraised justunder $3000for Under the Tree the Under , The new grand piano, donated by the P & F & P the by donated piano, grand new The Treasurer Birgitta Browning welcome toattend. in theNatebyBoardroomandallparentsare at 7pmonthethird Tuesday ofeverymonth surroundings. The PandFcommitteemeet provide assistanceinenhancingtheschool support ofparentsmake itpossibleto hard workofthecommitteeandcontinued and staffofFahan School. The ongoing

5 Fahan in Focus 6 Fahan in Focus 5% ofthenation. They werepresentedwith TER scoresover 95, placingtheminthe top the assemblytoberecognisedfor receiving A furthernine2009leaversalso attended in Science. years toaFahan Girlpursuingtertiarystudies scholarship, tobepresentedannuallyforsix Director, Paul Garrott. The prizeisa$2000 Science PrizefromMarinova’s Managing presented withtheinaugural Marinova February, 2009leaver Tamsin Hilliardwas Firstly, duringanHonours Assembly in the fieldofscience. the worldintheirownright, particularlyin produce girlswhocouldhaveanimpacton principals, MissIsobel Travers. This was to the idealsofoneFahan’s founding highlighting thatwearetrulyfollowing achievements havebeeninScience, Fahan girls. Interestinglymanyofthese achievements ofseveral outstanding Term Onehasbeenacelebration ofthe Rhea Longleywithheraward fromtheSchoolwith Year 12studentsHannahSquires(left)andEleanorRansley(right) Marinova’s Paul Garrett Tamsin HilliardwithPrincipal Tony Freeman and their goals. and encouraging currentstudentstopursue sharing memoriesfromhertimeatFahan, Middle andSeniorSchoolstudentsstaff, Principal’s Assembly wheresheaddressed School toreceiveanaward andspeakatthe Rhea Longley(2005leaver), visitedthe In March, Fahan’s firstRhodesScholar, Bhavana MirpuriandIngridNylander. MacLeod, Felicity McKay, ClareMearns, Franks, NaomiHough, Poppy Johnston, Laura students wereClare Armstrong, Catherine plaques inrecognitionoftheirefforts. These through theMenziesResearchInstitute. Foster. LastyearsheundertookHonours her MathematicsandScienceteacher, Kathy the Universityof Tasmania, encouraged by began aBachelorofMedicalResearchat student andgraduated in2005. Shethen Rhea cametoFahan in2000asa Year 7 Rhea Scholar Rhodes first “...Fahan’s Longley visited the School to speak at the the at speak to School the visited Longley Principal’s Assembly...” Principal’s Fahan Girls Achieve Girls Fahan Tasmanian Year 12Median Tertiary Entrance Ranks the year. once shegraduates fromFahan attheendof a careerinmedicineormedicalresearch in Londonasshecurrentlyhopestopursue Emily hasevenarranged tosittheUMAT test locations aroundtheworld. Youth ScienceForums heldinseveral for apositionatoneoftheInternational January thisyearandfromtheresheapplied National Youth ScienceForum inPerth during Sponsored byRotary, Emilyattendedthe is “Energy – The GlobalChallenge.” The underlyingthemeoftheforumfor2010 applied foronly30Internationalpositions. countries. Emilybeat600otherhopefulswho 21, whocomefromalmost60participating leading youngscientistsagedbetween17- The LIYSF attracts over300oftheworld’s being heldduringJulyand August thisyear. International Youth ScienceForum (LIYSF), received anofferofaplaceattheLondon and DeputyHeadGirl, Emily Wilson, At thebeginningof April, Year 12student Emily Wilson intheScienceLab Fahan School Independent Schools All Tasmanian Schools of As previouslymentionedinthisedition lawyer tonameafew. explorer, anopera singerandaninternational the School. A RhodesScholar, afamedocean welcomed several inspirational visitorsto We havebeenfortunatethisterm tohave the Fahan MusicSchool Carmen Young performingattheCommunityopeningof openings, studentsandstaff wereverylucky Also duringtheweek oftheMusicSchool wonderful evening. levels ofexcellenceoverthecourse ofa groups tostrivefortheirownexceptional and sheinspiredthechoirensemble members atthecommunityopeningconcert Carmen’s performancemovedaudience Fahan MusicSchool. talented Fahan Choiratbothopeningsofthe returned totheSchoolsingalongside Alumna, soprano Carmen Young (2006), Following Rhea’s visit, another Fahan their goals, whatevertheymaybe.” encourages otherFahan girlstostrivefor girl withanormalbackgroundsoIhopethis during mytimeatschool... I’mjustanormal and achieveeverythingIwanted toachieve given thebasistoreachmyfullpotential great values andgreatfriends. Iwas really life intherealworld, withagreateducation, “Fahan givesallitsgirls... thebeststartto Principal’s Assembly. Rheatoldstudentsthat, revisited Fahan tospeakthestudentsata leaver), Tasmania’s currentRhodes Scholar, Fahan in Focus in Fahan , RheaLongley(2005 Principal), Marinova’s managingdirectorPaul Garrottand Year 12StudentLeaders Jean-Michel Cousteau(2ndleft)andHollyLohuis(3rdright)with Tony Freeman (Principal), RosemarySargison(Deputy featured Alumni inFahan inFocus (page12). speaker, Yasmin isalsotheveryfirst ofour Yugoslavia. An informative andentertaining about worldeventsconcerningthe former about herworkandtoenlighten students School studentsatthePrincipal’s Assembly Yasmin cametospeakMiddleandSenior Criminal Court. for HumanRightsandtheInternational also worked fortheUNHighCommissioner Tribunal fortheformer Yugoslavia. Shehas Legal OfficerfortheInternationalCriminal Alumna. Yasmin Naqvi(1993leaver)isa Our othervisitorthistermwas anotherFahan campaign toprotectournatural resources. decision makers oftomorrow, tohelpinthe their ownfilmstoencourage them, asthe presentation tothegirls, usingclipsfrom Jean-Michel andHollygaveanoutstanding by thethen Vice-President Al Gore. Environmental Hero Award, presentedtohim of Architecture. In1998hewas awarded the architecture fromtherenownedParis School on over80films. Healsohasadegreein and hasalsobeenanexecutiveproducer conservation andeducationorganisation, Futures Society, anon-profitmarine Jean-Michel isthefounderofOcean Holly Lohuis. one ofhisleadingmarinebiologists, ocean explorer, Jean-MichelCousteau, and to receiveavisitfromtheacclaimedFrench Inspiring Visitors Inspiring Kirsteen Devine, Teacher during theyear. have offeredtospeakstudents to hearingfrommore Alumni who future holds. We arelooking forward are slightlyperplexedwithwhat their worthwhile, especiallyforthosewho These sessionshavebeenvery and wherethosedecisionsled. went aftergraduating fromFahan the sameageasgirls, wherethey about subjectchoicestheymadeat speakers wereinformativeandspoke where thishastaken her. All three the education sector of Tasmania and Purdon, discussedherinvolvementin and overseas. Ourlastguest, Sue beverage industryboth in spoke ofherrolesinthefoodand by theFederal Group, cameand Marina Oakley, currentlyemployed brought hertocurrentjob. in educationandhowherdecisions working forIBM, spoke ofherstart of theFahan Alumni andcurrently first guest, Kathryn Thomas, head students abouttheircareers. Our have threealumnispeakto Year 10 This termwewerefortunateto Planning subject. 10 studentsundertake aPathway As partoftheSchoolcurriculum Year

7 Fahan in Focus 8 Fahan in Focus the Fahan community. girls intheMiddle Schoolandbeingapartof She islookingforward toworkingwiththe about whichsheispassionate. in theareasofScienceandMathematics, Rowena isexcitedaboutteaching atFahan Rowena was keen to returnteaching. enjoyed anewchallengeandexperience, company, GlaxoSmithKline. Whilst she Sales Representativeforpharmaceutical before workingasaGeneral Practitioner Rowena spent5yearsteachingatHutchins Rowena Conacher, Year 7 Teacher have beenluckyenoughtohadseveral In additiontothesetalentedindividuals, we permanent basis. rejoined, theFahan communityonamore like tointroducethosewhohavejoined, or talented Fahan staffthisyear, sowewould There aremanynewfacestowelcomethe is known, looked afterandchallenged. is enjoyingworkingatFahan whereeveryone children fromPre-Kindergartento Year 6. She School settings, whereshehasworked with Catholic, IndependentandInternational 15 yearsteachingexperienceintheState, collaborative natureoftheposition. Shehas 6 classatFahan, andisenjoyingthe Ursula nowteachestheadditional Year Ursula Dalton, Year 6 Teacher Staff News: New Staff New News: Staff taught Year EightsubjectsonbehalfofLiana is away onmaternityleave, RodRadfordwho taught Year Oneonbehalfof Tania Gathwho leave. They includePhilippaCalvertwho have beenaway onmaternityor longservice part-time basiswhilemanypermanentstaff highly skilledprofessionalshelpingoutona for welcomingher backsowarmly! teaching. Jane wouldlike tothank everyone that shehopestosharethrough her all ofwhichhavebeengreatexperiences and renovating anoldhomeandtravelling, been busy, withraising twoboys, restoring Octagon. Hertimeaway fromteachinghas her boysstartedschoolinourwonderful opportunity tostayincontact. Bothof able tostayaway, asshehasenjoyedevery to bebackatFahan! Notthatshe’s been After abreakfromteachingJane isthrilled Jane Macrossan, ICT Teacher Fahan’s studentsandcommunity. looking forward toanexcitingtimewith to Fahan asthenew Year 4teacher. Sheis the EducationDepartmentbeforereturning moved backtoHobartwheresheworked in and overseas. SheleftFrance in2008and Sophie hasspenttimelivingbothinterstate Since leavingFahan asastudentin1995, Sophie Edwards, Year 4 Teacher remainder oftheyear. first termandwishyouallthebestfor We hopeeveryonehashadawonderful service leave. of EmilyGrant whohasbeenaway onlong and GeorgieCottierwhotaughtonbehalf Hayes whoisalsoaway onmaternity leave as Junior Art teacher atFahan. in thepast, sheisnowenjoyinghernewrole predominantly taught Art toseniorstudents her preferredmedium. Although Alex has practicing artist, with printmakingbeing is marriedtoMathewChugg. Alex isa Evie (2years)and Archie (10months)and College since2003. Shehastwochildren, afterteaching Art atScotchOakburn Alex isaFahan Alumna whohasreturnedto Alex Pitt, Junior Art Teacher is learningagreatdealalongtheway! role asthenewarttechnicianatFahan and and sculpture. Sheisthoroughlyenjoyingher taking printmaking, drawing, lifedrawing Associate Degreeof Arts atUTAS, andis is currentlyinherfirstyearoftheR2B on tostudyfashiondesignat TAFE. She Margaret’s allgirlsschoolandthenwent Georgie completed Year 10atSaint Georgie Vozar, Art Assistant and herpartnerhavealotoffamily. she travels extensivelyinEuropewhereshe run abusiness, butwhensheisnotatwork position offers. Simonealsohelpsherpartner enjoying thegreatsenseofcommunity scenery shejoinedtheFahan familyandis Manager. Lookingforachangeofpaceand roles, predominantlyinthepositionofBranch for theCommonwealthBankinavariety of For thepast7yearsSimonehasworked Simone McBroom, Receptionist looking forward tohernewroleatFahan. first movedto Tasmania 4yearsago. Sheis for IncomeandDevelopmentwhen she Foundation intheroleofStateManager experience assheworked attheHeart has aconsiderable amountoffundraising University of Technology. Geraldine also school inMelbourne, aswellatSwinburne previously worked atFintona, Fahan’s sister education marketing experience, having Geraldine hascometoFahan withextensive Marketing andCommunications Geraldine Camilleri, Director of Staff News: New Staff New News: Staff new anddiverseleadershiproleatFahan. thoroughly enjoyingthechallengesofthis and, morerecently, superannuation. Heis experience inthefieldsofaccounting Accountant withoverthirteenyears , isaChartered a BachelorofCommerceandLawatthe Business Manager. Duncan, whocompleted Duncan joinsFahan Schoolasthenew Duncan Macgill, BusinessManager Maths, ScienceandICT. Aimee spent5years senior Maths/ScienceteacherandHeadof a term. ShethenreplacedKathyFoster as teach MiddleSchoolScienceandMathsfor Aimee cametoFahan in Term 32009to Mathematics, ScienceandICT Aimee Woodward, Co-ordinator of Fahan, aschoolwithdefinite bigfuture. challenging environment ofhernewroleat now enjoyingthedifferent, excitingand Hobart basedcompanyRoarFilm. Sheis before returningtoworkasawriter for back, travelling around SouthEast Asia, at UTAS. Shethenput her homeon in Journalism, MediaandScreenStudies to completeaBachelorof Arts majoring of Tasmania, beforemovingtoHobart Eleanor grewupontheNorth West Coast Events Co-ordinator Eleanor Robb, Communicationsand develop thedrama curriculumattheSchool. with talentedFahan studentsandto further She isreallylookingforward toworking has alsotravelled toBali, theUKandItaly! and MentoneGirls’Grammar School. She Secondary College, The Peninsula School in , includingPatterson River Arts, thentaughtatavariety ofschools complete aBachelorof Teaching/ Performing Collegiate, shewenttoDeakinUniversity for thelast8 Years. After graduating from Jane hasbeenteachingDrama inMelbourne Jane Hamilton-Foster, Drama Teacher reading andeatingdarkchocolate! daughter, andlikes torelaxonBrunyIsland, Married toacellist/musicteachershehas Masters inMathsEducationandLeadership. class honoursandhasnearlycompleteda of Science, aBachelorof Teaching withfirst at DominicCollegeandholdsaBachelor and generosityoftheFahan community. girls andhasbeendelightedbythewarmth is thoroughlyenjoyingthechancetoteach school forboysin . Heather at HaleSchool, whichisalargeindependent co-coordinating theLiterature programme on maternityleave. Heather’s lastjobwas Teacher, fillinginfor Anna Forward, whois Heather joinsFahan SchoolasanEnglish Heather Hankinson, English Teacher

9 Fahan in Focus 10 Fahan in Focus and Laura placed 30thandCara 25th. Samantha finished 3rdintheregatta, Eleanor Championships inBuenos Aries, Argentina. Cara Swan (Year 12)competedinthe World (Year 8), EleanorRansley(Year 12)and 2009 SamanthaBailey(Year 7), Laura Barker very successfulsixmonths. InlateDecember For thegirlsinvolvedinsailingithasbeena Sailing rivalry in August. looking forward tomorefriendlyHouse have notbeendampenedandtheyareall until August althoughthegirls’spirits Athletics Carnival hasbeenpostponed Unfortunately, duetobadweather, the win fortheyear, afterwinningHouseMusic. House was victorious, securingtheirsecond gruelling runinthecoolweather, Freycinet Cross Countryraces wereheldandaftera In the last week of term the Junior and Senior swam, oftenoutoftheiragegroup. divisions. Congratulations toallgirlswho fantastic inboththeSeniorandJunior The SSATIS swimmingcarnivals werealso and earningpointsfortheirHouse. wonderful toseesomanygirlsparticipating House emergingasthewinner. Itwas House competitionsfortheyearwithFranklin Senior swimmingcarnivals kicked offthe 2010 sportingyearatFahan. The Juniorand Term Onehasbeenanexcitingstarttothe House Competitions At theJuniorSwimmingCarnival: DaisyMurphy, Inez Trambas andBriarFitzgerald well played, second. against StMary’s. They cameaveryclose, and and madeittotheirgrand final, againplayed The Year 10teamalsoplayed magnificently to theteam. for theiroutstandingeffortandcommitment member oftheteamshouldbecommended match withthefinalscorebeing2-1. Every weren’t victoriousontheday, itwas aclose grand finalagainstStMary’s. While they played extremelywellandmadeitintothe field ofsoccer. The 1stGrade soccerteam This termhasbeenarewarding oneinthe Soccer Trophy whichtheyhavenotwonsince1996. Jarvis. Fahan wonthe All Girls Team Regatta Chadwick, IsabelGoodfellowandOlivia Samantha Bailey, EllaConnor, Hannah consisted ofMaddySalter, LucySlevin-Jones, Regatta/Youth Championships. The team in the2010OAMPS Tasmanian Schools In March, Fahan enteredateamoffiveboats July andwewishthemallthebest. at thenext World ChampionshipsinPoland in have allbeenselectedtorepresent Australia and Maddy24th. Samantha, EllaandHannah Hannah 6th, Cara 8th, EleanorandLaura 9th and herbrotherfinishedin1stplace, Ellaand Australian CadetChampionships. Samantha and MaddySalter(Year 8)tocompeteinthe Connor (Year 9), HannahChadwick(Year 5) to wheretheywerejoinedbyElla On returnto Australia theywentstraight Guard ofhonour: SeniorRowers atHeadofthe River over manyyears. of hisoutstandingservicetorowingatFahan quad shellnamedafter Terry inrecognition and Anne Kirby-Fahey werepresenttoseea to helppurchaseaKevlar shellforpairs. Terry fundraising eventatMeadowbank Vineyard Our rowingsupportersalsoattendeda their quadstofinishsecond. crews, inparticular, rowedmagnificentlyin expectation acrossallages. The twoU/13 27. All ofourFahan girlsperformedbeyond for theHeadofRiverRegattaonMarch competitors, travelled toLake Barrington A busloadofsupporters, andkeen Fahan successful one. the rowingseasonatFahan hasbeenavery hard workofstudents, parentsandstaff, As aresultofmanyearlymorningsandthe players, organisersandsupporters. in afantasticeffort. Thank youtoallofthe Everyone whowas involvedin soccer put Senior SchoolsupportattheJuniorSwimmingCarnival Jenny JiangwithherPocket ofExcellence Excellence...” received the prestigious Pocket of of Pocket prestigious the received receiving aPocket ofExcellencenext year. highly andwehope thatmanyofyouwillbe know thatsome ofyoucanachievejustas year. To ourcurrent Year 11students, we their outstandingresultsattheend ofthis achievements andwelookforward toseeing These fivegirlsshouldbeveryproudoftheir during thePrincipal’s Assembly. illustrious Fahan Alumna, Yasmin Naqvi, were presentedbyformerHeadGirl, and every aspectoftheirSchoollife. The pockets way inwhichtheyconductthemselves for theiracademicresults, butalsoforthe student. The girlswerecommended notonly of staffwhohasworked closelywitheach Each pocket was awarded byamember EAs (Exceptional Achievement). be 19ormore, andconsistofatleasttwo or above. Two oftheseresultsmust four pre-tertiaryresultswhichaddupto70 Requirements arethatthestudentmusthave 12 studentsbasedontheir Year 11results. Pockets ofExcellenceareawarded to Year students 12 Year exceptional “...five Jenny Jiang. Caitlin Daley, LiliDavies, Alice Gregorand high achievinggirlswereEmily Wilson, the prestigiousPocket ofExcellence. These five exceptional Year 12studentsreceived In thefinalPrincipal’s Assemblyfortheterm, Pockets ofExcellence Around the School the Around A Fahan ‘family’ attheBigSister, LittleSisterEasterBBQ Easter Bunny (MrFreeman?). age groups. EasterBunny feelshappy,” to seethegirlstalking together, alldifferent school has,” EllieBrown(Year 8)and “I like Nadia (Prep), “it’s justsomethingnoother were ”Ilovegettingtomeetnew sisters,” Some ofthecommentsfrom barbeque uncanny resemblance to our School Principal! who handedoutchocolateeggsandborean There was evenavisitfromEasterBunny competing inacolouringcompetition. working together, playinggamesand term anditwas excitingtoseeeveryfamily The Easterbarbequewas ahighlightthis age groups. community spiritandfriendshipacrossall advice, andalsoengendersasenseofFahan to, shouldastudenteverneedsupportor another. Itprovidessomeoneelsetoturn the chancetointeract andgettoknowone are organisedeachtermsothatfamilieshave six studentsfromdifferentgrades. Activities a “student family,” whichconsistsoffiveto student intheSchoolbecomesamemberof The program isdesignedsothatevery barbeque anda Year 5/6social. organising excitingeventssuchasanEaster Andrews havedoneasensationaljobof Junior Chairs, Georgina Anderson andLydia program isrunbythe Year 12students. The very successfulduring Term One. The entire The BigSister, LittleSisterprogram hasbeen Big Sister, LittleSister Priya Sarma(Year 10) Thank You School proud. to achievethebestandmake the Fahan andIwilltrymyveryhardest In all, Iamproudtobeastudentof am happybeinghere. decision tosendmeFahan asI I amgladthatmyparentsmadethe encourage myselftostudymore. me ‘good vibes’andensuresthatI School isverypositiveanditgives The wholeatmospherearoundthe need anyassistance. there togiveahelpinghandifI In Schooltheteachersarealways helped meadjustreallywell. were veryniceandhelpful. They home was veryhardbutpeople here Boarding House. Livingaway from I amstayingatFahan School’s I amoriginallyfromSingaporeand moving into Year 10in Term 2. to Fahan thisyearandIamnow Hello mynameisPriya andIcame International International Perspective 11 Fahan in Focus 12 Fahan in Focus in International Law. She has worked at the Honours, followed by Masters and a Ph.D obtained a Bachelor of Arts/Law with Since graduating from Fahan, Yasmin has during the Principal’s Assembly. talk to current Middle and Senior School girls Yasmin Naqvi revisited the School in May to Former Head Girl and 1993 Fahan leaver, - SonLeo Anna Forward (staff)andRichardSprent Liana (staff)andKeith Hayes-SonCallum Kaz (staff)andRodney Tonks -SonCallum - DaughterOliviaMay Kim (Young, ‘88) andMichaelBuchanan Ingrid (Sikk, ‘84) andRobertPeate -Son - SonBilly Jo (Wilkinson, ‘95) andRodBanks-Smith - DaughterOlivia Rachel (Young, ‘87) andMichaelHolliday Farmery -SonLewis Anna (Atherton-Griggs, ‘92) andJules Births Left, DianeMcPherson(Davis ‘56) andCynthiaHerbert(Darling ‘56) atDiane’s weddingtoChristopherCowles Featured Alumni: Yasmin Naqvi Yasmin Alumni: Featured Births, Deaths and Marriages and Deaths Births,

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