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Queenwood Celebrates Its 97th Birthday

Published on: October 2022

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-128304

Queenwood Celebrates Its 97th Birthday

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker, This year marks the 97th birthday of the Queenwood School for Girls, located in Mosman. On the 16th of September, I joined the school community in celebrating this special milestone. Celebrating the school's birthday is always an extraordinary occasion, and it is the only time of year when the whole school community of all-year grades come together. At the start of the ceremony, we heard a very touching and special tribute from School Principal Elizabeth Stone on the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She spoke on the Queen's remarkable life of dignity, dedication, and service. At the heart of the birthday celebration, the Queenwood girls pay tribute to a past beloved principal, Ms Rennie, whose birthday also coincides with the schools. Each year the students are invited to stand and raise their posies in the air, a tradition that started a long time ago when Ms Rennie was too sick to come downstairs, so the girls held up their flowers to her window so she could look down and see all the flowers they had bought her. I congratulate Principal Elizabeth Stone and the whole school community for an exceptional service.