This week we meet former PLC Armidale student, Alexandra Hutton, who now travels the world as an opera singer. What boarding school did you go to? PLC Armidale What was your best experience at Boarding School? The silly things we
Introducing Ben Egan, 6th Generation farmer from Warren, NSW and former Riverview boy. This year Ben has been chosen as one of Art4Agriculture and Cotton Australia’s 2013 Young Farming Champions. As part of this program, Ben has joined a network
This week we have been learning about the boarding experience of Eddie Blight, a former Melbourne Girls’ Grammar School student. Eddie grew up on a farm near Darlington Point, south of Griffth and west of Hay in NSW. She said that
Three Generations of Ascham Women. Pip with her mother Suz and Grandmother Shirley Philippa Lee Pip went to uni in Armidale, has travelled the world and has a number of impressive talents such as speaking spanish and playing the guitar.
Emily Langron Meet Emily Langron. Emily is a primary school teacher living and working in Townsville in Far North Queensland. When she’s not surviving tropical cyclones and going out to cattle stations in the school holidays, she is bringing goats
Joe Dennis Introducing Joe Dennis. Joe grew up in a tiny place north-west of Wagga called Collingullie. With the three boys in the family all pursuing different careers, since leaving school Joe has travelled the world a number of times,
Nikki Durkin The young and extremely fashionable Ms Durkin has been an entrepreneur since she was 15, when she was pulling in $500 a week designing and selling t-shirts online. Now she has developed 99dresses – an “infinite wardrobe” allowing people
Rob Archibald Rob Archibald, Aged 27, is a professional polo player with a handicap in Australia of 7 goals. (The highest you can reach is 10) Rob divides his time between England, Argentina and Australia playing polo and training polo
Sybella Stevens – Arts & Theatre Professional Sybella has always been passionate about the arts, especially speech and drama. She was involved in all of the school plays during her time at high school and received the highest mark in
Ben Seymour – Professional Ruby Union Player Ben Seymour is originally from New Zealand but went to The Scots College in Sydney where he threw himself into every aspect of boarding school life. He continues to be a great role
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