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Issue: 2023: Issue 2

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One Year Reunion - Class of 2021
For 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)
As 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...
Learning the Ropes returns for 2023
We're excited to once again be producing our biannual careers event called Learning the Ropes: in conversation with industry professionals.

The...
From our Head of School
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...
Join our new Business Hub
Did you know we have a new Business Directory on our website?

This exciting development will provide great value to both the alumni community...
Big Questions: How can we be better stewards of our environment?
Join Pastor Ray Minniecon and Dr Andrew McGonigle as we explore this question from Aboriginal and scientific perspectives

Old Andreans and Hessians...
From the archivist - Our Bronze crest
It is hard to overstate how much of a turning point 1976 was. Before then, St Andrew’s Cathedral School had travelled across an astounding eight...
Music Tour Reunion hits high notes
On Friday 21st April we held our first-ever Music Tour Reunion.

This reunion forms a part of our activity-based reunion series. Feedback from...
Key dates
Here are some key dates for your diary for the rest of 2023

Wednesday May 24 – Big Questions

Saturday May 27 – Five Year Reunion...
Our iconic Rooftop transformation continues
Over the summer holidays, renovations on the St Andrew’s House rooftop have been in full swing. We sat down with Director of Community Engagement...
21st Century Captain's Dinner
21st CENTURY CAPTAINS DINNER

On February 10th we held our newly reformatted Captains Dinner and welcomed Captains and Vice Captains from 2000...
SACS Music Tour Reunion - This April
ATTENTION SACS MUSIC TOURISTS

Did you participate in one of the ELEVEN Music Tours that SACS has offered since 2001?

We're excited...
Old Andreans at SACS - Richard Hansen (OA2003)
As part of the series where we profile Old Andreans we caught up with Richard Hansen (OA2003) who is the SACS Alumni Relations Manager.

What is...
Hatches and Matches
Hatches and Matches

We have news of recent Old Andrean marriages and births to share.

Pete Leung (OA2003) welcomed Lachlan Kwok Hung Velcar-Leung...
Learning the Ropes 2023 - Seeking Old Andrean Mentors
Seeking Old Andrean Industry Professionals

Career and Networking Evening - Thurs 1 June

We are currently seeking EXPRESSIONS OF...
Vale
Myron Love (OA2011)

Myron Love (OA2011) tragically passed away on January 15th this year in a plane crash in Nepal.

Myron will be remembered...
From the archivist - SACS archive timeline is now live
From the archivist...

Did you know we have an Archive timeline on our website with thousands of memories which all Old Andreans have access to?...
Head of School welcome
It is my pleasure to offer warm wishes to all Old Andreans and Hessians as we begin another busy year in 2023.

Often in my week I experience interactions,...
Key Dates for 2023
Here are some key dates for your diary for 2023

March 24 – OA2021 - One Year Reunion

April 21 – Music Tour Reunion
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President's welcome
Presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Old Andreans Association (OAA) held on 13/02/2023 at St. Andrews Cathedral School.

When Dr Julie...
What will the year 2000 be like? A view from the '70s
Sometimes while researching other material, archive gems are unearthed. Below is a poem written in 1971 by “third former” (Year 9) Roderick...
President's report 2022
It can be unusual walking through St Andrew’s Cathedral School as an Old Andrean. At various times moments it will hit you. “That’s where...
Old Andreans at SACS
As part of the series where we profile an Old Andrean who now work at SACS, we caught up with Nicole Barrett (OA2000) who has been working here for more...
SACS Hessians
For those who aren’t aware – we have a group in the SACS community called the Hessians.

Hessians are parents of Old Andreans and their...
Key Dates for 2023
After a year of catching up on missed reunions, we are pleased to resume a bit more normality in 2023. That’s not to say we won’t be busy!...
Archbishop of Canterbury pays us a visit
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby visited our First Nations school, Gawura in October to celebrate its...
WATCH: Archive and Alumni Day
Our inaugural Archive and Alumni Day held in the Chapter House on August 27th was a tremendous success.

A pop-up SACS museum was curated by the...
Head of School report
How do we measure success at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, is a question that we have been asking at Executive level this year? What are the measures...
Reunion season continues
The bumper 2022 reunion season has finally drawn to a close. We have successfully welcomed nine different year groups back to SACS this year. It has...
Rooftop Christmas markets 2022
It’s on again! After a two-year hiatus, the popular St Andrew's Cathedral School (SACS) Rooftop Christmas Markets is back - and with your help,...
Hatches and Matches
As ever, plenty of Old Andreans have tied the knot over the last few months and a few babies have been born. Here is a selection of some of them.
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Friends of SACS and Gawura
On Thursday 27th October the School held a thank you event for the volunteers and donors who contributed to SACS and Gawura so richly throughout the year....
Key dates
We're sure that many in our community were disappointed that reunions have not been able to go ahead over the past two years.

However, with...
Vale
Sadly, several members of the SACS community have passed away over the last few months. We pay tribute to them here.

Verena Bukovac

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Reunion season gets underway
The bumper 2022 reunion season has well and truly got underway. The five-year reunion for the Class of 2017 happened in early June and the twelve-year...
OAA Presidents Welcome
Dear Old Andreans,

Hope everyone is having a safe and rewarding year.

The Old Andreans Association has been very busy making up for lost...
Welcome from the Head of School
A warm welcome to all Old Andreans as well as the broader SACS Alumni community. We have recently begun term 3 although there was plenty St. Andrew’s...
Archive and Alumni Day: Celebrating our Heritage
St Andrew’s Cathedral School and the Old Andreans Association warmly invites all Old Andreans to attend the inaugural Alumni and Archive Day: Celebrating...
From the archivist - Edmund Blacket: The "partial architect" of St Andrew's Cathedral
St Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney Square is a remarkable survivor from the Victorian era, much like Sydney Town Hall located right beside it. The...
Hall of Honour Nominations 2022
It’s time to nominate an Old Andrean who you believe should be included in the SACS Hall of Honour for 2022.

Each year at our Evening of...
Hatches and Matches
There have been plenty of Old Andreans getting married and having babies over the last few months. Here is a selection of our Andrean “Hatches”...
Old Andreans at SACS
As part of the series where we profile an Old Andrean who now works at SACS, we caught up with Rosi Blowes (OA2007) who came back earlier this year. ...
Old Andreans at SACS - Layla Harris (OA2019)
As part of our series with Old Andreans who work at SACS, we sat down with Layla Harris (OA2019) and school captain no less, to see what she has been up...
Rooftop games a key feature of SACS experience
This year, as we look at refreshing our iconic rooftop on top of St Andrew’s House, our archivist Kelton Jarvis reflects on the various rooftop playgrounds...
Captain's Dinner 2022
On the evening of Friday 18 February, SACS Captains and Vice-Captains past and present gathered with new Head of School Dr McGonigle to continue the annual...
Old Andreans - Where are they now - Kasarina Mann (OA2012)
Kasarina Mann (OA2012) has been in the Old Andreans Association’s spotlight recently as the recipient of the David Unaipon award for being a role...
Old Andreans at SACS – Ethan Crosweller (OA2016)
What is your role at SACS?

I’ve been given the title of Communications Assistant. I like the way my predecessor Anthony Segaert (OA2017)...
Reflections from our new Head of School
Seeing the end from the beginning…

At St Andrew’s Cathedral School, we encourage students to see the end from the beginning. This...
Old Andreans - Where are they now - Summer Treseder (OA2013)
Congratulations to Summer Treseder (OA2013) for her achievement as Campaign Asia Pacific’s 2021 Australasian Young Achiever of the Year through...
Old Andreans - Trevor Raymond (OA1982) returns to SACS
Trevor Raymond (OA1982) was the first Indigenous Australian to graduate from SACS and now works for the National Indigenous Australians Agency in Canberra....
President's Welcome
I hope that over the summer everyone in our community was able to find time for some fun, rest and time spent with loved ones. This year promises to be...
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