Alumni Reps Quarterly Meeting | October 2023
Posted on October 30, 2023
What a vibrant and joyful discussion the Alumni Reps had at our meeting on 30 October 2023. We met online, as we now have Reps from across Australia.
After an update from Principal Nelson File about the Learning @ 24 Plus Program (L@24+) plans that will be implemented in the new year we took the opportunity to acknowledge, thank and farewell Nelson who is retiring at the end of 2023. New Principal Esther Wilkes Hill commences in the new year.
Bill Avery, Director of Community Engagement then shared with us the School’s plans for a Friends’ Food Fair on 25 November 2023, and a School Fair in March 2024. We also noted a number of important reunions coming up including the Class of 2018, Class of 2022 and our Melbourne alumni events across 18-19 November 2023. Visit Reunions & Events on our website for more information and to book.
The discussion then moved to a review of the initiatives and activities each of our Reps is undertaking, including co-curricular reunions, sports anniversary celebrations, alumni and current student correspondence, welcoming inductees to the annual 50+ lunch, a past staff reunion, the alumni mentoring program including careers and mentor videos and the annual awarding of school pins to our incoming Year 7 students.
We heard at our meeting that Andrew Kibbey is laying down his service to this Committee. Andrew was one of our inaugural Committee members and we are so grateful to Andrew for his contributions and time invested in the Friends’ alumni community.
Next Meeting: Meeting dates for 2024 are to be scheduled
Friends’ Alumni LinkedIn Community
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Your Alumni Representatives
You can learn more about the Alumni Reps on the Schools website, or by getting in touch with any of the Reps:
Lucy Loney (Ogilvie) (1988) (Convener)
Jade Galbally (1995), Melbourne
Roly Hill (1959), Western Australia
Roger Stilwell (1956), British Columbia, Canada
Alumni Representatives are volunteers who create meaningful connections amongst the alumni community and with the School. Together they work across geographic locations, cohort years and different parts of our community to broaden and deepen connections amongst our community, foster and promote life-long connections, share stories, and advocate for the School and its Purpose and Concerns. The Friends’ Alumni Community encompasses alumni and their families, former staff and volunteers, and friends of the School – wherever they are in the world.
