Laura Roberts (2011 Aherne) is in her second year of a Bachelor of Education at La Trobe University in Bendigo and is already making a name for herself, having recently been awarded the La Trobe University/Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport Scholarship. Laura plays volleyball in the Victorian State League competition […]
Peter Kendrick was a Wodonga High boy who was good at maths and went on to teach it. And he has been doing so for the past 36 years. Twenty-one of those years have been at Girton Grammar and Peter was recently bestowed an Honorary Associate Life Membership of the […]
Anneliese Diedrichs (2002) and James Gray were married at St Mary Magdalene Church in Rose Bay, Sydney, on 8th February 2014. The reception was held at Catalina, also in Rose Bay. Anneliese and James live in Hong Kong, both work for Australian companies. Anneliese as Corporate Communications Manager for South East […]
Rhiannon Judd is the perfect advertisement for Girton’s co-curricular program. This is because Rhiannon believes her path to confidence was paved in 2005 by her Year 7 volleyball coach, Mrs Cate Brewin. Mrs Brewin was also Rhiannon’s teacher and assistant Head of House, but it was on the volleyball court, […]
Following two years of planning and a year of construction, a new state of the art multi-purpose building was officially opened on August 11, 2014, and named The Naunton Family Building. Mr Matthew Maruff, Headmaster at Girton Grammar School said that the $13 million building is an asset not only to […]
“I have carved in a tree in the Fitzroy Gardens for you, and the fairies, but mostly for the fairies and those who believe in them…” …..for they will understand how necessary it is for have a fairy sanctuary – a place that is sacred and safe as a home […]
The annual OGA Careers Lunch for year 12 students was held recently with three Old Girtonians’ sharing stories of their career path since leaving Girton. Speakers were Anne McIntosh (1994), physiotherapist, Todd Broadbent (2009), PE teacher and Cameron Bryan (2005), radiographer. Students and Old Girtonians’ enjoyed a bento-box style lunch […]
The Old Girtonians’ Association now has 11 events every year to provide as many opportunities as possible for past students and staff of the school to catch up. In particular, we have a program of reunion events specific to particular school year levels. We would love to hear from you […]
A First Volume copy of The Girtonian magazine, dated December 1939 has been donated to the school by Sandhurst Trustees, the executor of the Will of the late Helena (Ena) Granter nee Thomas (1924-2013). Ms Granter was born in Bendigo in 1924 and attended Girton, possibly as a border. In this […]
A group of Year 8 Community Service students, co-ordinated by former Head Master and current Mathematics/Religious Education teacher, Mr Jones, has been frequenting Girton House to assist with archiving of school documents, photos and other memorabilia as part of the OGA archiving project. The OGA is undertaking an extensive archiving […]
