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<strong>Redeemer</strong> Alumni<br />
At the end of 2011, <strong>Redeemer</strong> has seen 4,689 students pass<br />
through its classrooms, with 3,529 of those graduating at Year<br />
12. Our Alumni continues to grow and it is pleasing to see many<br />
former students return to <strong>Redeemer</strong> to enrol their children within<br />
our Junior School.<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> now enrols 75 students from 47 parents who are past<br />
students of the college. This has certainly been a real growth area<br />
since the introduction of the Junior School in 2007. In addition,<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> also employs 24 former students on staff within either<br />
the Academic or Support Staff areas of the college.<br />
Three reunions were held in 2011: a 10 year, a 20 year, and<br />
our second ever 25 year reunion. The highlight of our reunions<br />
<strong>this</strong> year was the 10 year reunion for the class of 2001, held on<br />
Saturday 6 August. This was our largest 10 year reunion in recent<br />
years with 70 past students attending on the night!<br />
The 20 year reunion of the class of 1991, held on Saturday<br />
3 September, was a great night of renewing friendships and<br />
catching up. In contrast to the 10 year reunion, <strong>this</strong> was one of<br />
our smallest 20 year reunions with 30 past students attending.<br />
Our second ever 25 year reunion was held on the first Saturday<br />
of October for the graduating class of 1986. We have struggled<br />
over the past couple of years to track down past students for our<br />
25 year reunions; however, despite the small numbers, the 23<br />
past students who attended had a memorable night in rekindling<br />
friendships from their time at <strong>Redeemer</strong>.<br />
Special thanks to Robyn Stiller from our <strong>College</strong> Archives who<br />
comes along to each of our reunions and brings a selection of<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> yearbooks and photo albums for everyone to browse.<br />
This is certainly appreciated by those who attend on the night.<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> Alumni continues to grow each year with 27 graduating<br />
groups now spanning from 1984 to 2011. We also continue to<br />
look for the most effective ways to keep in touch with our past<br />
students. One dream is to reform an Alumni Association to have<br />
past <strong>Redeemer</strong> students more involved in planning reunions and<br />
get-togethers. Please contact the college if you are interested in<br />
being involved within <strong>this</strong> area.<br />
We look forward to a bright year ahead as we plan for the future<br />
growth of our <strong>Redeemer</strong> Alumni.<br />
Mr Julian Schubert<br />
Community Relations Officer<br />
25 Year Reunion<br />
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