AROUND THE SCHOOL
Your support can help our students thrive
Epictetus, a stoic philosopher born in Turkey
over 2000 years ago, is accredited with
the cliché we all know well, ‘It’s not what
happens to you, but how you react to it
that matters.’ And Epictetus is well qualified
to make that observation. Born into slavery
his masters allowed him to study and, after
obtaining his freedom, he went on to teach
philosophy in Rome and Greece for the
whole of his life.
Epictetus would certainly approve of the way
the School community has responded to our
current situation. We have had a significant
amount to deal with as individuals and
as part of the Guildford Grammar School
community. Our resilience and reactions are
self-evident. Parents, students, teachers and
staff stepped up and our School still operates
in a professional and dynamic manner. And
how wonderful it was to hear the student’s
voices echoing around campus on their
return.
The aftermath means that much has changed
in our community and some of our families
are under financial strain. We would like to
ask the community for assistance to enable
us to provide means tested bursaries to those
of our families who may, temporarily, be in
need.
Guildford Grammar School was founded
on the philanthropy of Cecil Oliverson,
whose generosity paid for the Chapel to
be built; and over the years, the School
community has responded generously to
philanthropic appeals which helped to fulfil
our Go Forward vision.
At this extremely challenging time in our
School’s history, we seek your support so
all our students can continue to thrive in
a positive and enriching environment and
continue to benefit from all the opportunities
that arise from a Guildford Grammar School
experience.
There is no pressure to participate, no
minimum or maximum donation – it is
entirely optional. Should you wish to help,
please visit our website to donate online at
www.ggsgiving.ptly.com
Ms Ilene Aveling
Please understand that some contributions
are not tax deductible.
Thank you for your help. I wish you good
health and hope to see you as soon as our
events are back in swing.
Epictetus would be proud of us all.
Ms Ilene Aveling
Development Manager
Restoration of War Memorial
The War Memorial, to honour Guildford Grammar School’s fallen soldiers, was officially
opened on Sunday 23 April 1922 by the Prime Minister W M Hughes and consecrated by the
Chaplain-General Archbishop Riley, following fundraising undertaken by Old Guildfordians
and Rev Henn. The Memorial was starting to show signs of age and weathering, but due
to the generosity of Old Guildfordians, and cousins, Dudley Preston (Sc 45-47) and
Frank Green (Sc 46 -51) the Memorial has undergone an extensive restoration.
The kind and generous donations of Dudley and Frank have allowed the restoration of this
significant memorial. Once the scaffolding was in place the memorial was cleaned and the
pointing repaired. The engraving of the stones took some time but now the names stand out
as a clear tribute to those who gave their lives.
The final touches were put to the cross with
the aid of a cherry picker and the gold leaf
was restored to new.
Our sincerest thanks to cousins Dudley
Preston and Frank Green.
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