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HSC Commences
from Green Tartan
by PLC Armidale
difficult situations this semester. They now better understand the cultural expectations in Australia, and have engaged in activities more. The girls are showing resilience and social skills, and are working cooperatively with staff at school. Some great articles written by the students throughout this semester were published in the Lion’s Roar, which are worth reading to get to know their view on their experiences. These may be found on the PLC Armidale website. There are also a few students in the Pathways program who have not been able to enter the country and have been participating remotely in the Segue Course with Mrs Rebecca Eastment and Mrs Janelle Sennett. Despite being online, we are blessed to have the technology, resources, and the trust and flexibility from the students’ families and staff. Online learning is tough, but our students have been enjoying the lessons and showing great improvements in their English language abilities. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to be able to help students achieve their goal under the current global situation, and also look forward to bringing them more live(-streamed) experiences with the mainstream courses in the second semester. The Pathways team would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to every student for offering friendships and including the girls; to teachers and staff at the College for their support and care for the international students on campus; to boarding staff for looking after the girls so well; to all of the PLC Armidale families that have offered to look after the girls during holidays; and to Mrs Eastment and Mrs Sennett for their great effort in providing quality education to overseas students.
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Amy Chiu
Pathways Administrator ANNUAL GIVING
Thank you for your generous support of our 2021 Annual Giving campaign, which will continue to make a difference to PLC Armidale now and in the future. Please feel free to contact the College should you wish to make enquiries about how you may assist the College: enquiries@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
NEW COMMITTEE FOR OLD GIRLS’ UNION
At the Annual General Meeting of the PLC Armidale & Hilton Old Girls’ Union, a new Committee was elected for 2021.
President; Kim Carruthers (nee Jackson) Secretary Kathie Marquardt (nee Ryan) Treasurer Robyn Jackson (nee Harper)
Ordinary Committee Members include:
June Mitchell Val Granfield (nee Sinclair) Judy Lewis (nee Brett) Lana Hawksford (nee Jackson) Stephanie Belson (nee Doyle) Dorothy McRae
GENERATIONAL LUNCH
It was lovely to see so many Old Girls at the Term 2 Generational Lunch held at the beautiful Peterson’s Winery.
ANNUAL REUNION WEEKEND PROGRAM
(SUBJECT TO COVID RESTRICTIONS)
DATE TIME PROGRAM
Friday 22 October 2pm INSPIRE - Year 2000 & 2001 Graduate volunteers to speak with current Year 9, 10 & 11 girls re. career and life experiences. Saturday 23 October 10am General OGU meeting, Commemorative Paver ceremony & Morning Tea 12noon - 4pm Social Tennis & Activities Light Lunch College Tours & Drinks Evening Reunion Dinners - organised by Year Group organisers Sunday 24 October 9.30am Church Service at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Armidale 11am “Birida Group” Brunch at PLC Armidale
YEAR ORGANISERS
REUNION GRADUATING ORGANISER EMAIL
YEAR YEAR
5 Year 2015 Georgia Seymour gseymou3@gmail.com 2016 Stephanie Keeping stephaniekeeping@gmail.com 10 Year 2010 TBC 2011 Isabelle Dol isabelledol@outlook.com 20 Year 2000 TBC 2001 Claire Taylor (nee Coulton) taylorclairemichelle@gmail.com 30 Year 1990 TBC 40Year 1980 Kathie Marquardt kathie@marquardtconstructions.com.au Lisa Sewell ljsewell2@bigpond.com Anne Markey annemarkey23@gmail.com Sally Renshaw sallyerenshaw@gmail.com 50Year + 1970+ OGU President ogu@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au Kim Carruthers (nee Jackson)
STAYCONNECTED
Communication is important to us. We have a number of ways to enable our PLC Armidale Alumni community to stay connected with what’s happening at the College and with each other. Follow our social media pages for daily updates and networking opportunities! Please ensure your details are updated:
Name (including maiden name) Graduating Year Email Mobile Phone Postal Address
Or go to website: www.plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au/community/stay-connected
SHAREYOURNEWS
We would love to hear more news from our Old Girls: Achievements, Graduations, Weddings, Engagements, Babies, Funeral Notifications, Congratulations, special moments, anything. Any news that you wish shared may be included in this publication or on our social media pages. Please send to: enquiries@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
THE EXCHANGE BY HEALTHWISE
PLC ARMIDALE OLD GIRLS ARE EVERYWHERE!
Principal Nicola Taylor and Director of Development, Shona Eichorn attended a special networking event hosted by The Exchange at the Tattersalls Hotel in Armidale earlier in the Autumn holiday break. The Exchange is a brilliant initiative organised by Healthwise, always with engaging speakers, delicious food and inspiring company. It was terrific to bump into three PLC Armidale Old Girls, Kate Blackmore (nee Peterson, 1980), Louise Ingall (nee Berry, 1995) and Alison Treloar (nee Laing, 2000) as well as past parent Lou Conway (mother of Erin Wright, 2014). What a wonderful way to network with not only our local community, but our PLC Armidale community as well. OUR OGU ACTIVITIES & DIARY DATES (COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS PERMITTING)
Dinner Meeting - White Bull Hotel, Armidale- Tuesday 10 August @ 5.30pm
Drinks at Sydney Olympic Park
(Hockey Centre, Waratah Room) - Friday 20 August from 5pm after watching our Hockey and Netball teams compete in the IGSA competition. $35 pp - Bookings essential by July 30: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID www.trybooking.com/BRSEL Lunch Meeting at Uralla’s Top Pub - Sunday 26 September from 12noon Annual Reunion Weekend - October 22-24 (see website for details) Special Social Afternoon Tea in an Old Girl, Sonia Broun’s (nee Waters) garden - Sunday 14 November 3-5pm We realise that not all Old Girls will be able to attend all of these events, however, we would love to see as many attend as possible. Plans are already underway for additional events in 2022 in other locations. Watch this space!
Claire Taylor (nee Coulton - 2001 Head Prefect) - left PLC Armidale with ambitions to study law. Dropping out after only 7 weeks, Claire discovered a rewarding career as a secondary English Teacher, teaching in various schools in NSW and the UK. She then found her way into Politics, eventually working as a senior advisor for both State and Federal Government Ministers. Her career then turned to non-for-profit, where she was Head of External Relations for Royal Far West Children’s Charity. Now, she lives in Tamworth, NSW where she remotely runs and co-owns three start-ups: My Property Circles; Bricks for Chicks and VillageHub. She is a co-founder of VillageHub, which is dedicated to bringing local communities together, and better utilising high street spaces. She holds an MBA from the University of Sydney, where she was a UN Women’s Scholarship recipient; an MA (Political and International Studies) from the University of New England; and a B. Teach/BA (Hons) from the University of Newcastle. Claire lives on a hobby farm with her husband Dan and is Mum to Will, a busy almost-two year old, with a second child born in March 2021. Claire is lucky enough to live close to her sister Sally Barker (nee Coulton, 2003), a General Practitioner in Tamworth and mum to Charlotte (three) and Annabel (one).
WHEREARE THEY NOW
Chihiro Takei (2004) - is now an Elementary School Teacher in Japan.
Madi Moar (2015 Head Prefect) - Congratulations to Madi on receiving the UNSW University Medal award for Bachelor of Engineering (Material Science) (Honours)/Master of Biomedical Engineering. The University Medal is one of the most distinguished awards to be bestowed on an undergraduate student and recognises outstanding academic performance. From Dux in Year 6 to Dux in Year 12 and now the University Medal … take a bow Madi Moar!!
Kate Biddle (2019 Deputy Head Prefect)
Kate has taken the strength of character, independence, and work ethic she developed at PLC Armidale and made it part of her life, recently graduating from Biomedical Science at Queensland University with a distinction grade point average and receiving a post graduate scholarship to study for a Master of Pharmacy. Kate remains an all-rounder - excelling academically, actively involved in sport, hardworking and appreciated by employers and with a diverse friend base. Congratulations Kate!
