GENERATIONS
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Since her daughter Maeve started at St Cath’s last year, Leah Kirwan (Park, STC1995) has found herself frequently reminded of her own school days. This happened for the first time when Maeve came home singing the Friday Friends Birthday Song last year. It had been decades since Leah last heard the beloved tune — as a junior school student herself — but she could instantly recall every word. It’s a common experience for many alumni whose daughters now attend the school, and a popular topic of conversation at this year’s Generational Afternoon Tea, which brings together alumni families who currently have daughters at the school. As Helen Kwong (STC2003) reflected at the event, “I used to spend my days running around here with my friends and Familiar songs and traditions united our alumni at this year’s Generational Afternoon Tea. THREADS OF TIME
not want to leave because I wanted to hang out with them more. Now my girls are here doing exactly the same thing which just feels so incredibly special.” It’s just as meaningful for the daughters of our alumni, who now get to experience for themselves the stories they
“ It’s so nice that Mum did the same things I’m doing now. It’s like I’m walking in her footsteps.
Mum about her sports career and now I’ve been able to play lots of the same sports, so it’s like I’m continuing her legacy,” Suzannah said, while Sarah added, “Mum did a lot of debating and won many
Of course, not everything has stayed the same. Rachel vividly remembers spending a PE class doing abseiling lessons off the Dame Joan Sutherland Centre. “They obviously don’t do that anymore, it was probably quite dangerous,” she said, “but I will say that St Cath’s gave me every opportunity to pursue everything I was interested in. That’s why I wanted my girls to go here.”
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grew up hearing. For example, Suzannah and Sarah G love taking part in the same cocurricular activities their mum, Rachel Greenwood (Jensen, STC1995), once enjoyed. “I grew up with lots of talk from
public speaking competitions. I currently do Archdale debating and am part of the public speaking program. It’s so nice that Mum did the same things I’m doing now. It’s like I’m walking in her footsteps.”
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