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Issue: 2024: Issue 3
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Friday, 6 September 2024We've got some important dates coming up for our Old Andrean community. Here's what's on the calendar:
• OA2014 Ten-Year Reunion
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• OA2014 Ten-Year Reunion
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School captains continue food metaphor tradition
Friday, 6 September 2024At the recent student leadership induction, Isaac Wong and Ilia Campbell, our newly elected School Captains for 2024-2025, delivered a speech that combined...
SACS Alumni Internship Programme - Providers Needed
Friday, 6 September 2024Last year, we launched the SACS Alumni Internship Programme to provide recent graduates with valuable industry experience, expand their professional networks,...
Get involved in our exciting Yarn Art installation
Friday, 6 September 2024We are calling on all SACS community members – Old Andreans, Hessians, students, parents, grandparents, staff, friends of the school to join us...
Its been a long time - Update your details and win $1000
Friday, 6 September 2024For many Old Andreans, it has been a long time.
As we approach our 140 Year Celebration in 2025, we are taking the opportunity to reconnect...
As we approach our 140 Year Celebration in 2025, we are taking the opportunity to reconnect...
Hall of Honour Nominations 2024
Friday, 6 September 2024It's time to nominate an Old Andrean for inclusion in the SACS Hall of Honour for 2024. Each year, during our Evening of Celebration and Prizegiving, a...
Hatches and Matches
Friday, 6 September 2024Welcome to the latest edition of "Hatches and Matches," where we celebrate the joyous arrivals of new babies and marriages from our Old Andrean community....
Old Andreans at SACS - Ivy Swibel (OA2021)
Friday, 6 September 2024In this issue, we interview Ivy Swibel (OA2021), who recently came back to St Andrew's Cathedral School (SACS) as a Communications Assistant. With just...
OA Council continues its work
Friday, 6 September 2024This term's Council meetings have been filled with exciting developments and plans to engage our vibrant Old Andrean community.
In addition...
In addition...
SACS Alumni Internship Programme opens again soon
Friday, 14 June 2024Last year we established a new initiative, the SACS Alumni Internship Programme for our recent graduates, to provide them with valuable industry experience,...
Class of 2019 back for their Five Year Reunion
Friday, 14 June 2024Our Five-Year Reunion is always a popular event. It gives Old Andreans a chance to reconnect, often after a period apart during university years. This...
Its been a long time - Update your details and win $1000
Friday, 14 June 2024For many Old Andreans, it has been a long time.
As we approach our 140th anniversary in 2025, we are taking the opportunity to reconnect with...
As we approach our 140th anniversary in 2025, we are taking the opportunity to reconnect with...
Class of 2022 breaks Old Andrean reunion record
Friday, 14 June 2024The Class of 2022 broke a record when they returned to SACS for their One Year Reunion on March 22nd. Almost 130 Old Andreans were in attendance, which...
Old Andreans at SACS - David McIntosh (OA2003)
Friday, 14 June 2024RH: How long have you been here and what's your role?
DM: So, in my current stint, I have been here for five months - since the start of the...
DM: So, in my current stint, I have been here for five months - since the start of the...
Class of '88 back at School for 35ish Year Reunion
Friday, 14 June 2024The 35ish Year Reunion was a ‘bespoke’ event originally planned for 2023 but unfortunately had to be delayed due to the events at the end of...
Diamond Old Andreans guests of honour at School assembly
Friday, 14 June 2024It was a joy and a pleasure to welcome nearly 50 Old Andreans as well as their partners back to School on June 3rd for the Diamond Lunch.
The...
The...
Full steam ahead on the OAA Council
Friday, 14 June 2024This term has been a busy one for the OAA Council, the council has been full steam ahead with several meetings, events and initiatives on the go. Here...
Hatches and Matches
Friday, 14 June 2024Another bumper edition of Hatches and Matches this term, with plenty of Old Andreans tying the knot and plenty more welcoming babies into the world. ...
SACS dominates summer sport grand final weekend
Thursday, 21 March 2024With several grand finals being played last weekend, here’s an update from around the SACS sports grounds. St Andrew’s celebrated six grand...
Level 8 archive display revamped
Thursday, 21 March 2024In an exciting development for whole School community, a brand-new archive display has been unveiled on Level 8 of SAH, marking a significant upgrade from...
Virtuoso Jade welcomed into the Hall of Honour
Thursday, 21 March 2024Musical virtuoso Jade Park (OA2023) was inducted into the Hall of Honour at last year's Evening of Celebration and Prizegiving.
Jade is a...
Jade is a...
SACS Community Night at the musical just two weeks away
Thursday, 21 March 2024Did you know the Friday night of the School musical has always doubled as the SACS Community Night? This year’s Community Night will be held on Friday...
The Grade Cricketer visits assembly
Thursday, 21 March 2024It was wonderful to welcome back journalist, broadcaster and media personality Sam Perry (OA2002) earlier this term as a guest speaker at the Senior College...
Stunning academic success for our newest Old Andreans
Thursday, 21 March 2024Stunning success came early this year for our newest Old Andreans with three members of the Class of 2023 achieving International Baccalaureate (IB) perfection....
Vale
Thursday, 21 March 2024With deep sadness, we share the news of the passing of a cherished member of our SACS community, Dianne Nowicki.
Dianne, a former staff...
Dianne, a former staff...
Introducing your 2024 OAA council
Thursday, 21 March 2024 After the 2024 Annual General Meeting, the new Council of the Old Andreans Association were elected. Congratulations to all those elected and re-elected....
Danica addresses our International Women's Day Assembly
Wednesday, 20 March 2024We were delighted to welcome Danica Bellchambers (OA2005) as a special guest at the Secondary School International Women’s Day Assembly in the Cathedral,...
A new Indigenous mural for the rooftop
Wednesday, 20 March 2024At the end of last year, we were delighted to welcome back Old Andrean and Gawura graduates, Sonny Green (OA2012) and Sadie Green (OA2021), who were commissioned...
Class of 1993 - 30ish Year Reunion
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 After having to postpone it at the end of last year, we were delighted to welcome back some gents from the Class of 1993 back to SACS earlier this term....
Hatches and Matches
Wednesday, 20 March 2024Georgia Punch (OA2011) and her partner Charlie welcomed Harriet Katrina Hooke into the world on February 12th. Most impressively, Georgia still made it...
Dates for 2024
Friday, 22 December 2023SAVE THE DATE FOR 2024
Here are the dates for our reunions and alumni events next year. We have a bumper programme. Something for everyone. ...
Here are the dates for our reunions and alumni events next year. We have a bumper programme. Something for everyone. ...
Chelsea inducted into the Hall of Honour
Friday, 22 December 2023Duel International Netballer Chelsea Pitman (OA2007) was inducted into the Hall of Honour at this year’s Evening of Celebration and Prizegiving....
Reunion wrap
Friday, 22 December 2023It was a pleasure to welcome several hundred Old Andreans back to School over the last few months.
10 Year Reunion - Friday 15th September.
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10 Year Reunion - Friday 15th September.
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Hatches and Matches
Friday, 22 December 2023As always, here are a few Old Andreans who have either gotten married or had babies over the last few months. A huge congratulations to all of them!
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Upcoming events
Wednesday, 30 August 2023Here are some key dates for your diary for the rest of 2023
Friday September 15 – Ten Year Reunion (OA2013)
Friday October...
Friday September 15 – Ten Year Reunion (OA2013)
Friday October...
Thongophone finds a permanent home on our freshly renovated rooftop
Wednesday, 30 August 2023Do you remember the huge xylophone contraption used in the music department? It has now found a new home on our freshly renovated rooftop. Here’s...
SACS Alumni Internship Programme - Providers needed
Wednesday, 30 August 2023Are you a business owner or working for an organisation looking to shape the future of your industry? Do you believe in fostering talent and innovation?...
Words from the Head of School
Wednesday, 30 August 2023‘The God of Small Things’, Arundhati Roy’s spellbinding (and deeply hopeless) debut novel set in 1960s, Kerala, India, is a family drama...
Hatches and Matches
Wednesday, 30 August 2023As always, here are a few hatches and matches from the Old Andrean community over the last few months.
Alanna Glover (nee Rodgers) (OA2005) welcomed...
Alanna Glover (nee Rodgers) (OA2005) welcomed...
Hall of Honour Nominations 2023
Wednesday, 30 August 2023It’s time to nominate an Old Andrean who you believe should be included in the SACS Hall of Honour for 2023.
Each year at our Evening of Celebration...
Each year at our Evening of Celebration...
New SACS leadership team bring food metaphor to the table
Wednesday, 30 August 2023Earlier this term our 2023/24 student leadership team was formally commissioned for the year. In keeping with tradition, they came up with a food metaphor...
Five Year Reunion
Wednesday, 30 August 2023It was brilliant to welcome back the Class of 2018 for their five-year reunion back in June. It was an absolute delight to witness Old Andreans coming...
SACS Launches Archive Digitization Project - Volunteers needed
Wednesday, 30 August 2023The School archives department is launching a significant project aimed at digitising decades of historical photos and records that have been carefully...
Old Andreans at SACS - Ben Moore (OA2017)
Wednesday, 30 August 2023This term we caught up with Ben Moore (OA2017) as part of our series of Old Andreans at SACS, it seems he hasn’t really left our doors since finishing...
Confronting the Big Questions
Wednesday, 30 August 2023A new initiative launched by St Andrew’s Cathedral School in 2023 is a community seminar series called Big Questions. The aim is to stimulate parents,...
From the Archivist : Elevating the Art of Swordplay to New Heights
Wednesday, 30 August 2023While St Andrew’s House seems like a rather monolithic building, in truth is it merely one of many buildings SACS has occupied in our time and it...
Learning the Ropes inspires and connects our young professionals
Wednesday, 30 August 2023On June 1st this year we hosted our fourth edition of the career conversations event Learning the Ropes. This biennial event recognises how valuable...
One Year Reunion - Class of 2021
Monday, 15 May 2023For the Class of 2021, the One Year Reunion provided a great opportunity for our newest Old Andreans to revisit the school and hear about the exciting...
Old Andreans at SACS - Zac Andrews (OA2020)
Monday, 15 May 2023As part of our series of Old Andreans at SACS, we caught up with Zach Andrews (OA2020) who works in our IT department.
We have 19 Old Andreans...
We have 19 Old Andreans...
Learning the Ropes returns for 2023
Monday, 15 May 2023We're excited to once again be producing our biannual careers event called Learning the Ropes: in conversation with industry professionals.
The...
The...
From our Head of School
Monday, 15 May 2023 A very warm welcome to our community of Old Andreans. We are now firmly in the swing of Term 2, but I wanted to share with you the many highlights from...