I write this letter to you to say thank you to you, Catherine McAuley! We are so grateful to you for what we know as Mercy today. Without your opening of the House of Mercy in Dublin in September 1827, we may not exist as a thriving school community, for educating girls in the Mercy tradition which opened in 1938.
In our September edition, Gemma Varone talks about the wonderful achievements of two of our Santa Maria College alumni.
Many of our alumni chose to get married at the Santa Maria College Chapel and it holds a very special meaning for them.
Former student Lucy Stronach (2013) has been announced as the Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2021.
Madeline Orifici married Stephen Bettella on 30 November 2019 surrounded by her family and friends, including many other Santa Maria alumni.
The Santa Maria Chapel is the heart of the College and our community. It has been in continuous use since 1955 until the COVID restrictions of this year.
We want our girls to go out into the world and have the skills to solve problems such as breast cancer. They may not find a cure for cancer, but there are many ways, through creative thinking and problem solving that new ideas can change the quality of life for others or the quality of our world.
Meet committee member Claire Hales (Barrett-Lennard 1996)
Growing up on a farm, Science surrounded me as a little girl. From calves being born to our pet kangaroo, to planting vegetables, understanding the importance of the weather, firebreaks or dung beetles, the processes of preserving fruit and jams and the benefits of fixing or modifying what you have, rather than buying new.
Principal Jennifer Oaten asks what makes a leader and what attributes make a woman a worthy role model for our girls?
Our Biennial General Meeting was held last week and two new members were appointed to the committee. Welcome to Fleur Dias and Mary-Anne Romano.
Yvonne Hickling has been the College Sacristan since 2009 and active member of the Old Girl’s Association for many years.
We invite you to have a look back through the years at the changing sports uniforms, worn by students since the College opened in 1938.
Gemma Varone joined OGA Committee at the beginning of 2017 and found it a great way to reconnect with the SMC community and was elected President in 2018.
As parents, many of us have taught our children how to drive and witnessed their growth. It requires constant feedback and encouragement.
Pia Harris (2001) is an internationally acclaimed Australian/Italian soprano opera singer. She trained with the English National Opera and has sung with Opera Australia, Opera Holland Park London, and the New York Lyric Opera.
In developing the path forward in any organisation, it is vital that all members have a voice and their voice is valued. We have taken this belief into our process for the development of the next College Strategic Plan.
Clare Turner (Sale, 1995) is a teacher in Melbourne. She leads immersion experiences for students and staff within Australia and overseas.
Lisa Keeffe was interested in many things after leaving school but her natural curiosity and love of learning lead to a career in teaching in Waldorf Education for the last ten years.
Over the years, expectations of teachers have continued to grow. As a classroom teacher today, inspiring students in our subject matter is just one of the expectations of our teachers.
COVID-19 has had a significant effect on universities. Principal Jennifer Oaten looks at these changes and how they will affect our Year 12 students wishing to enrol in 2021.
2018 Media Captain and Old Girl, Fioline Oetomo was back at the College this week as part of Technology Day activities.
The Uthando Dolls project has been running at Santa Maria for 10 years now, but what is it and how did it all start? We chat with a past student, instrumental in starting it up at the College.
At Santa Maria College, we are very blessed to have a large number of staff who are past students and sometimes, history repeats itself.
OGA President’s Report June 2020
When Mary Bairstow left SMC she attended UWA and has worked as a social worker since 1980. She has two lovely daughters who are both “old girls” of SMC.
Helene Overment graduated from Santa Maria in 1964. She has had a distinguished career in midwifery both in Australia and the United Kingdom.
SInce leaving Santa Maria Chloe has loved travelling and living in the US, where she worked at a summer camp for kids with cancer.
After leaving SMC I went to UWA, along with quite a few of my classmates and good friends to this day. There I met my husband, Macca.
Humans show great diversity. Diversity can be defined as the entire spectrum of the differences that exist among humans across the world that includes cultural background, colour, religious affiliation, age, gender, sexual orientation and ability.
