Redeemer Record, July 2012 - Redeemer Lutheran College

20 | STAFF neWS | REDEEMER RECORDJudy Powell announces retirementfollowing 23 years of distinguished serviceLate in Term 1 this year, Mrs Judy Powell (formerly Wintour),(Head of Middle School) announced her retirement which willfollow 23 years of distinguished service to Redeemer, and morethan 10 years as an Executive member.In addition to the establishment of the Middle School, Judy’sdistinguished contributions to Redeemer have been mostevident in the fields of English teaching, public speaking andgeneral leadership of staff. Judy’s retirement is effective as of31 December this year. Judy leaves a great educational legacy toRedeemer, as well as her contributions to the relationship betweenRedeemer Lutheran College and Our Saviour Lutheran Church.There is no doubt that Judy Powell will be greatly missed, and wepray that this period of transition will be a smooth one for her.Judy’s service to the Redeemer community will be celebrated andacknowledged in our end of year formalities.With the retirement of Mrs Judy Powell at the close of 2012, it hasbeen necessary to appoint a new Head of Middle School. At thisstage, this appointment is for 2013 only as it is seen as an interimyear before we start to gear up for the changes to all three subschoolsto take effect in 2015. During 2013, the Middle School willcontinue unchanged in order to support stability for this interim year.It is my pleasure to announce Mrs Kathy Stock as the Head ofMiddle School for 2013. Mrs Stock will move from her currentroles of Year 8 Home Class Teacher and Assistant Head of MiddleSchool into the position of Head of Middle School for 2013.We congratulate Mrs Stock on this appointment for 2013.Goethe-Institut ScholarshipMs Tamara RogersCongratulations to Ms Tamara Rogers(Middle School teacher – German,SOSE, Drama), who has been awardeda Goethe-Institut Language ProficiencyScholarship in Term 4, 2012 to München,Germany.Farewell and Thank YouMrs Helen CharlesMrs Charles has served Redeemer fora little more than thirteen years as theCollege’s first Student Counsellor. In thisrole, and during her years of service,she developed Redeemer’s CounsellingDepartment and helped many familiesof the College in the process, for whichthe college community is thankful. Wewish Mrs Charles all the very best in herretirement!Any past students who would like to share memories orMrs Powell (Wintour) at Redeemer, and wish her well for herretirement may send an email to: record@redeemer.com.aufor inclusion in the December issue of Redeemer Record.Fullbright ScholarshipMs Katie TrussCongratulations to Ms Katie Truss,Curriculum Leader – English (Years 6-9)who has been awarded a FullbrightQueensland Scholarship, sponsoredby the Queensland Government anduniversities.Through her Fulbright, Ms Truss willspend a year in the United States,undertaking a Master of Education inhuman development and psychology, focusing on developmentalpsychology, risk and resilience.She will use this to improve her ability to meet the needs of herstudents and to allow her to develop programs to enhance skillsof Queensland teachers.The prestigious Fulbright program is the largest educationalscholarship of its kind, created by U.S. Senator J. William Fulbrightand the U.S. Government in 1946. Aimed at promoting mutualunderstanding through educational exchange, it operatesbetween the U.S. and 155 countries. In Australia, the scholarshipsare funded by the Australian and U.S. Governments and corporatepartners and administered by the Australian-American FulbrightCommission in Canberra.