OGA News
The OGA Prize for Dux 2025
Each year, the Old Girtonians' Association (OGA) sponsors the Girton Grammar School Dux awards presented at Speech Night. The OGA extends a hearty congratulations to Katia Kamateros (12 Jenkin) on being awarded the Chair’s Prize and the SCECGS Redlands Shield (A Gift of the Old Girtonians’ Association) for the Dux of the School.
The OGA would also like to congratulate the students who received the Old Girtonians' Association Prize for Dux of Years 7 to 11:
| Year 7 | Audrey Wallace-Wood (7 Millward) |
| Year 8 | Annika Hall (8 Riley) |
| Year 9 | Vanessa Huang (9 Millward) |
| Year 10 | Eiliyah Daneen (10 Riley) |
| Year 11 | Matilda O’Sullivan (11 Jones) |
Finally, the OGA congratulates the Junior School students who achieved the award of Dux for their respective year levels:
| Year 3 | Isaac Guo (3 Riley) |
| Year 4 | Margaret Yau (4 Millward) |
| Year 5 | Yohan Shetty (5 Jenkin) |
| Dux of Junior School | Anneliese Harvey (6 Jones) |
Welcome to our newest member!
Congratulations to Mr David Turpie, who was recently welcomed into the OGA after receiving an Honorary Associate Life Membership for having worked at the school for 20 years.
David is a gifted musician, whose exceptional talent behind the drums is surpassed only by his passion for teaching the next generation of percussionists.
His colleagues describe his teaching style as one of gentle yet relentless pressure. Understanding that students rise to the expectations you set for them, he sets them sky-high, while equipping them with the skills and assurance they need to soar to those heights.
David’s personable nature brings out the best in his students, engendering in them a lifelong love of music. He has a rare gift for drawing out the potential of even the most reserved students, making them feel seen and valued, and creating a musical sanctuary for those who may not quite fit in elsewhere.
His students describe him as kind, engaging and endlessly supportive, a mentor who readily shares words of encouragement and celebrates their successes. One of his Junior School students affectionately describes him as “the best – he is kind, easy to talk to and really funny!”
As the SMC of Senior Concert Band, a member of Big Band, Jazz Band and Wind Symphony, and the first to raise his hand when an impromptu rock group is required, David truly is the quiet and unassuming beating heart – or beating bass drum – of the Performing Arts Co-Curricular Program.
Whether in the instrumental music room or classroom, or on stage with baton, drumsticks or cymbals in hand, he can always be counted on to deliver extraordinary experiences for his students and for the entire Girton community.
Mr David Turpie, for 20 years of outstanding service to Girton Grammar School, we thank you.
Class of 1995: Thirty-Year Reunion
Thank you to those who attended the Class of 1995 thirty-year reunion! It was so wonderful to reunite with you all this term at the Brougham Arms Hotel and to hear where life has taken you since your days at Girton. Special thanks to Amber Currie (nee Canfield) for her fantastic efforts in bringing everyone together for an enjoyable evening.
We are already looking forward to seeing you all at the forty-year reunion!
Upcoming reunions
The OGA is thrilled to reveal our upcoming reunions scheduled for 2025.
| Event | Time and location |
|---|---|
1-Year Reunion: Class of 2024
| 6pm, Friday 12 December GPO Bar and Restaurant, Courtyard |
If you know past students or teachers from these cohorts, please help spread the word about these enjoyable events. Bookings for our reunions can be made via www.trybooking.com.