Objects of Substance- 2002 Boarders’ Plaque

mentioned. Annabelle Vaughan remembers “… Dad (David Vaughan) wrote the poem as there was a request from Elvie Parsons for anyone to submit a suggestion for what should be written on the plaque - Dad was a pilot, then a financial planner, so no formal poetry qualifications but was always quite creative and musical and wrote a few lovely short pieces. ” A six-point star was designed carrying the names and homes of the six remaining boarders: Hope Adams (Mundubbera, Qld), Holly Clarke (Chinchilla, Qld), Victoria Fleming (Paddington NSW), Breanna Ryan (Beaudesert, Qld), Annabelle Vaughan (Warra, Qld), Rosie Walden (Woombye, Qld). Vicki Kennedy (Fleming 2002) reflects “I know we all felt very privileged to have our names immortalised on school grounds. I am so looking forward to showing my daughter when she starts at BGGS in 2029!”

2002 Boarders. Back row (L-R) - Victoria Fleming, Hope Adams, Annabelle Vaughan, Mijan Patterson Front row (L-R) - Breanna Ryan, Holly Clarke, Rosie Walden.

Life was somewhat different for the remaining sextet. Vicki’s reflections continue. “I remember having a great deal of freedom with unlimited overnight leave on weekends and a new mobile phone. The food was amazing…”