Welcome to 2021 and it gives me great pleasure to once again be the President of the OGA. I am in a privileged position as every day I get to come to work at 嫩模专区’s as the Dean of Academics. I can say that while there are many things that have changed about our school, it is also great to see that some things have not changed and every year the staff and students are reminded of the history of this place, and treasures are always being discovered.
Each year the Old Girls' Chapel Service is held and each year there
is a retiring collection that is given to the School Chaplain to help in the
maintenance of the School Chapel.
For the last few years this money has been
saved so that the Processional Cross could be re-coated and
polished. This year, The Reverend Susan Crothers-Robertson (School Chaplain) found someone to do this, and in the process uncovered a piece of history.
The Processional Cross has been restored to its original glory and this piece of history reminds us all that we have many past staff and students who have made their mark on the history of 嫩模专区’s. The
Processional Cross was engraved with the name Miss Bessie Ham. Our school archivist Bronwyn Perry found the following in the 1952 Link about Miss Bessie Ham.
![Bessie Ham](/Images/UserUploadedImages/563/Bessie%20Ham.jpg)
As we begin this year, I am pleased to share with you the 2021 Executive and Committee of the Old Girls' Association.
Patron Sister Gillian SSA
Vice Patron Ms Ros Curtis
President Mrs Nicole Devlin (nee Bender)
Vice President Mrs Sally Thomson (nee Harris)
Treasurer Ms Kimberley Middlemis
Secretary Mrs Norma Ticker (nee Wight)
Committee Members: Ms Kelsey Booth, Ms Bianca Christophers, Ms Lilly Devlin, Mrs Jacky Garnsworthy (nee Roebuck), Ms Elizabeth Fowler, Ms Grace Mullins., Ms Georgina Papworth, Ms Elizabeth Hook
![Old Girls Committee Photo February 2021_cropped](/Images/UserUploadedImages/563/Old%20Girls%20Committee%20Photo%20February%202021_cropped.jpg)
Front Row (Left to Right): Norma Tucker, Sally Thomson, Nicole Devlin, Elizabeth Fowler, Lilly Devlin
Back Row (Left to Right): Kimberley Middlemis, Georgina Papworth, Grace Mullins, Bianca Christophers, Elizabeth Hook, Kelsey Booth
Absent: Jacky Garnsworthy
Dates for noting
24 April Past Student Awards Dinner
20 May Giving Day (see information included in this Newsletter)
23-25 July Reunion Weekend
25 July Old Girls’ Day Chapel and Afternoon Tea
26 July VIP 60+ Reunion Luncheon
23 October OGA Awards and Cocktail Evening @Arts Centre Foyer
26 November Annual General Meeting
There is a growing number of you sharing your stories of success with us and I encourage you all to continue to do this.
If you have any other suggestions, please also feel free to email me directly at ndevlin@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.
Nicole Devlin
President of the OGA