Family Resilience – Jennifer Oaten
Family resilience is the ability to develop and grow strengths that can help you meet life’s challenges, being able to work through problems in a positive way and to emerge stronger from the situation.
OGA Blog
Family Time Is Precious – Jennifer Oaten
Family time is precious. As parents, it seems that one minute we are holding a tiny baby and the next they are a teenager, with their license and their independence where mum and dad play a much smaller role.
Class of 2010 Reunion
The Class of 2009 gathered on 14 March after 10 years, to reminisce about the past decade and share with each other the trials and tribulations beyond school.
OGA President’s Report
First President’s report of 2020
International Women’s Day Breakfast
Natalie Wallace was the guest speaker at this week’s International Women’s Day Breakfast. She spoke to a packed audience of SMC mothers and daughters
Strong Women: Jennifer Oaten
Our Year 12 Student Leadership Council were a fine example of strong women for the younger students at our Assembly for International Women’s Day this week.
Class of 2015 Reunion
The Class of 2015 gathered on the 15 February for their five year school reunion.
Welcome to Our New Alumni
Our newest members of the Santa Maria College Old Girls’ Association were welcomed by our president Gemma Varone at a breakfast in February.
A-Z of Positive Mental Health
Read and download our A-Z of strategies to promote and maintain positive mental health.
Alumni Profile – Maureen Thomas (1950)
Maureen Thomas (Lawrance 1950) talks about her years at Santa Maria College boarding, how the College has changed and her life since then.
Courage: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
The College welcomed Nicole Lockwood (1996) to present at the annual Achievers’ Assembly. She shared the story of her career and the lessons she’s learnt
Kiera is Youth Citizen of the Year
Kiera Collier (Class of 2016) was awarded The City of Canning Youth Citizen of the Year Award at their Australia …
2020 Achievers’ Assembly
This week we celebrated our most academically successful 2019 graduates at our annual Achievers’ Assembly
First Stage of the College Master Plan Announced – Jennifer Oaten
A dedicated team has worked very closely with our Architects EIW in a comprehensive process over the past year to develop the College Master Plan 2019-2029 and we are delighted to share with you the outcome.
President’s Report
The final President’s report of the year.
Farewell to Helen Chaffer
Today marks the end of an incredible era as we farewelled Helen Chaffer. Helen retires after 40 years of service at Santa Maria College and Mel Maria.
The Old Girl Connection
In 2017, the Old Girls initiated an in-house service program where past students would assist our Golden Girls with small …
Goodbye and Hello
It’s time to farewell OGA Coordinator, Jacqui Daniels (1986) and welcome to the role Raechell Craig (1990)
Santa4Santa Day
Santa4Santa day is a day of Christmas celebrations to fundraise for those less fortunate. The money raised is combined with the donations and items collected for the Christmas Appeal and is donated to St Vincent de Paul, the Shopfront and St Patrick’s in Fremantle.
Mentor Project Celebration
The SMCOGA love to celebrate friendship and connection and this is what we did at the Mentoring Celebration.
Celebrating Our Golden Girls
Our annual Golden Girls Luncheon was a wonderful celebration of friendship and community for the Santa Maria Old Girls.
Identifying Mental Health Problems In Teenagers
Mental health difficulties among teenagers are on the rise. This interview discusses how to recognise these difficulties in our young people.
50 Year Reunion For The Class Of 1969
The Class of 1969 celebrated their 50 Year Reunion with a delightful morning tea. The alumni enjoyed the spectacular views …
Top Student Shares Exam Tips
Our Year 12 Applied Information Technology students were very happy to receive exam tips from former student Sarah Ciccarelli today. …
OGA President’s Report
Welcome to another edition of the OGA Blog.
The Mentoring Project
The mentoring project serves a number of purposes, including providing a much-needed break from school, especially for our boarders.
Life Lessons With A Lunchbox: Emily Mascaro (2018)
Emily Mascaro (2018) is an international road cyclist who has competed all over Australia and in Europe. She spoke to Year 7 and 8 girls at Life Lessons With A Lunchbox.
Do No Harm: Sandra Boyle (1968)
Sandra Boyle, Registrar at the Western Australian Supreme Court, was this year honoured as the 2019 Australian Registrar of the Year. We asked her about her award, her career and her time as a student at Santa Maria College.
Life Lessons With A Lunchbox: Eva Quattrini (2018)
Eva Quattrini spoke to Year 7 girls about leadership and organisation skills during this week’ Life Lessons in a Lunchbox
Ciara Duffy (2011) Inspires Year 12 Students
Ciara Duffy (2011) is a medical researcher. She spoke to our Year 12 Human Biology class about her work in breast cancer research.