If you have wondered what pilots have been doing through the Covid-19 pandemic, consider Zac Clarke’s story and wonder no more. But let’s start from the beginning. Zac was in Riley house and attended Girton from Years 7 to 12, graduating in 2011. In Year 12, he studied English Language, […]
It was with much pleasure that the OGA kicked off the reunion season with the class of 2019 after a 16 month hiatus. The deep friendships formed for the Class of 2019 was clearly evident at their reunion on Friday 9th April. It was lovely to see so many old […]
Dr Madeline Mitchell (OGA 2004) is on a mission to smash society’s gender assumptions about scientists and increase the visibility of women in STEM. This is an utterly achievable mission based on Madeline’s awe-inspiring Curriculum Vitae. However, those who knew Madeline at school might be a little surprised, only because […]
An administrative bungle landed medical practitioner, and 2007 graduate Katie Snow, where she is today, and she could not be happier. Although she intended to train rurally during her GP studies, Katie was accidentally assigned to Melbourne and was unable to change the arrangements. What eventuated was deferring starting her […]
Prue Wilkinson (Riley, 2019), has been awarded the People’s Choice award at the prestigious 2020 Top Arts exhibition hosted by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Her watercolour and gouache painting was selected from 1,700 works submitted via the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority’s (VCAA) application process for the 2020 VCE […]
Below is a copy of the citation that was gifted at the presentation of an Honorary Life Membership to Mr Dennis Garoni, Founding Head of Junior School, Girton Grammar School. The presentation was made on Friday 4th December, 2020, at an all-staff assembly. It is a true delight and honour […]
Five staff members were recently welcomed into the OGA after receiving an Honorary Associate Life Membership for having worked at the School for 20 years. Congratulations to: Trudy Matthews, Marita Austin, Dan Slater, Jacqui Vine and Allison Crickmore (not pictured). Congratulations to Board Chair, Dave Jemmett who received an Associate […]
Many teachers describe Baelea Collins as quiet and self-assured. She is considered by her teachers a welcome influence on any classroom, and this is one of many reasons that she has been awarded the 2020 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship. Each year, the Old Girtonians’ Association grants a $2,000 Scholarship to a […]
Thomas Rochford (Frew) was recently named the deserving recipient of the 2012 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship. The $2,000 prize is solely funded and awarded by the OGA annually to a Departing Girtonian (Year Twelve) who espouses the values of the School; thus demonstrating commitment and enthusiasm across their curriculum, co-curricular […]
If someone had of asked me 2 years ago where I would be in the year 2012, or where I wanted my life to lead in the years to come, I would have responded to them with complete assurance that I had absolutely no idea. If I could have seen […]
