ESU President Update
I am writing this piece on the Sunday after this year’s Garden Party – and what a day it was! After three years, it was fantastic to see the Pymble community enjoying each other’s company in the sunshine. The Ex-Students’ Union (ESU) ran the traditional Chicken & Champagne stall, with the new addition of cheese platters this year. Thank you so much to the Committee, particularly Lou Kellaway (Sutton, 1988), for making this year’s stall such a success. Thank you also to the lovely ex-students for volunteering at the stall throughout the day.
We also held our Commemoration Day service for the first time in person after two years of online services. The service was wonderful and Emma Maple-Brown (McWilliam, 1991) was an excellent guest speaker. I am so happy that this long standing tradition has returned to its prominent position in the College calendar.
In other news, we have approved our first ever Passion Project grant for the ex-students’ dance group. The group will be running open classes on a trial basis at the College and plans to perform in open age eisteddfods in 2023. We hope to be able to support other groups to start up to keep our alumni connected with each other and continuing to pursue their passions beyond school.
What about an ex-students’ concert band or string ensemble? Or a sports club? You bring the passion and some friends, we’ll help you out with a monetary grant to subsidise the costs of setting up the group. For more information, please reach out to the ESU committee at pymble.exstudents@gmail.com.
It has been a wonderful year having the opportunity to connect in person once again, whether at a networking event; Commemoration Day; reunions or Garden Party. I am handing the President’s baton over in 2023. We have had a strong committee this year, many of whom (including myself) will be staying on next year in some capacity. New committee members are always welcome. If you are ever interested in finding out more about the ESU Committee or any of our events and services, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.
Mrs Zoë Wang (Moore, 1994)