Meet our Boarding Captains
Stella Grieve and Camilla Fox, Boarding Captains for 2011
When did you first join the St Catherine’s boarding community?
Stella: I moved from my home in Wangaratta, Victoria, to become a St Catherine’s boarder at the beginning of Year 9. I am an only child, so I wanted to experience what it would be like to have so many ‘sisters’ living around me.
Camilla: I started as a boarder at the end of Year 9. I really wanted to focus on my studies, so I moved from my home in Toorak into the Boarding House. It was only meant to be temporary but I loved the Boarding House so much that I’ve never left!
What do you love about boarding at St Catherine’s?
Stella: I love the great support system that we have in the Boarding House. There is always someone around if you need anything related to School or personal matters.
Camilla: I just love that you make so many new friends and you learn so much about other people from all around the world. Boarding allows you to have a really good study schedule and structured routine which I have really benefited from. I’m seeing the results through my school work.
As Boarding Captains, what will your leadership responsibilities entail?
Stella: We have a few exciting events over the year that we will have to plan. We were very involved in organising the Annual Closed Weekend in February and we will also be working on the task to design a keepsake for the boarders.
Camilla: We provide support to other boarders; if there are any issues at all such as homesickness, all the boarders know that our doors are always open and they can always talk with us. We want to ensure everybody’s stay in the Boarding House is really enjoyable.
What are your aspirations and hopes for your final year at St Catherine’s?
Stella: My hopes are to do as best as I can. Ruth McKellar, one of our Boarding House Mistresses, who has come to Australia from England, has helped me realise the possibilities outside of Australia. I’d love to do a GAP year next year, travelling and working in England.
Camilla: Year 12 is going to be a tough year but it’s going to be worth it. I am hoping to go to College in America to study digital photography after I finish Year 12. Living in the Boarding House has given me independence so I think the experience will make it easier to travel overseas as I have already had that separation from home. We are always communicating with past St Catherine’s boarders who are studying and working in places all over the world, and they have given me some great advice.