The below article was submitted by Barbara Everist (nee Pickford) who was School Captain in 1947. It contains precious memories of her time at Girton Church of England Girls Grammar School and rare detail about school in the 1930’s and 40’s in Australia. Barbara currently has four grandchildren at Girton […]
Below is a copy of the citation that was read at the presentation of an Honorary Life Membership to Mrs Robyn MacCulloch, Deputy Head, Girton Grammar School. The presentation was made on Friday 23rd September, 2016, at an all-staff assembly. I am truly delighted today to bestow an Honorary Life […]
The Class of 2011 had a great night at their 5 year reunion. Some past students are still studying, while others are taking a year off to pursue other interests. Many have landed their first job – nursing, graphic design and communications among them.
Jane Hywood (2007) maintains that no one is more surprised than herself that she became a lawyer. But ask any of her past teachers and they are not surprised at all. They tell of a strong and inquiring mind, fluency and clarity in writing and a determination to succeed. They […]
The below article is from the 2007 Girtonian School magazine. Mr Dennis Garoni is a specialist English teacher in the Junior School as well as wearing several leadership and strategic hats in the Senior School. Dennis is an Honorary Associate Member of the Old Girtonians’ Association, having given more than […]
The following story was submitted by Old Girtonian, Maggie Wittchen, nee Margaret McCulloch, now living in Adelaide with fond and not so fond memories of the Girton Boarding House. I started at Girton in 1957, grade 5, as a boarder. We lived in Elmore and my dad was the manager […]
Mr Bob Denahy introduced Japanese language classes to Girton College after being invited by then Headmaster, Mr Bob Bickerdike, to become a staff member. Both gentlemen had previously taught at Geelong Grammar School, although immediately prior to introducing Japanese language at Girton, Bob was teaching in Japan. Bob taught upper […]
Matthew Keech (2015) has taken out one of the highest honours in the world of Scouts as recently reported in the Bendigo Advertiser:
Just some of the things that Christopher Field neglected to reveal when interviewed for this profile are; the fact that he was Dux of the school in his final year (1995); that he was the recipient of the Australian Postgraduate Award for his Masters studies in voice at the University […]
The Class of 1986 had a school tour and reunion on Saturday 28th May. Some guests had not seen each other since leaving school and many hilarious stories of naughty behaviour and favourite teachers were swapped.
