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Aspley braves the elements for some live 96five fun
It takes more than torrential downpours to keep the Aspley
State School community away from a party—even at 6 o’clock
in the morning!
On Wednesday 1st April, who could blame us...when there
was so much fun to be had in the school hall. The 96five fm
school excursion provided entertainment including a giant
inflatable boxing ring; Brisbane Heat cricket skills stall; colouring-in, a coffee van and St John’s Ambulance first aid demonstrations.
There were live interviews with Principal Andrew Duncan,
incoming P&C President, Vicki Edwards; Chappy Lindsay
Kliendienst, as well as a number of our school leaders. The
highlight was the performance of “Can you hear the children
calling?” by the one hundred strong combined choirs in their
colourful sports shirts, led by Mrs Macca and accompanied by
Mrs Keren Ham.
The P&C bbq was a welcome respite from the inclement
weather, serving up breakfast rolls and cold drinks.
Mr Smith, Mr Duncan and Mrs Antoni with Clr Norm Wyndham meeting
breakfast show presenters Liam and Robbie; a packed hall of students and
parents during the morning.
WATCH OUT NEXT MONTH FOR:
The launch of our exclusive 2015 range of 125 merchandise.
Order forms will be available and orders will be taken during
Term 2 for delivery later in the year.
From top: Mrs Macca leading the choir through
‘Can you hear the children calling?”; Jackson from
Prep colouring; Ros, Lisa and Renee having fun on
the bbq and taking an order for 2 breakfasts!;
students learning CPR with a St John’s ambulance
volunteer; Aisling and Lily from Prep enjoy a cuddle with Romeo the Radio Dog—but who is photo
bombing?; Elijah and Jordyn from Grade 6 were
the first to enjoy the 96five giant inflatable boxing
ring.
Issue 3
April 2015
Almost every McLeod
School’s past on display at Library
has an Aspley beginning
In 1933, Dulcie May Clarke, aged
10, moved to her third primary
school, Aspley State School.
Dulcie hadn’t had a great run of
luck at her other schools; it didn’t improve at Aspley! But it is
here that she made many friends
whom she remembers to this
day. Among them were Clarice
Mills, who enrolled at the school
in 1927. Their lasting friendship
was cemented when they married two brothers whom they
met at a dance.
The brothers were Eric “Parke”
McLeod and his brother Bob
from Aspley. Eric enrolled at
Aspley State in 1931, aged 5.
He cycled to school daily.
with children from various
grades together in each room.”
Both sisters remember Miss
Frawley (Ellen Frawley 1936-40)
with great affection.
After the Clarke sisters married,
Sadie’s daughter Denise attended
Aspley State for a couple of
years until Aspley East was built.
Dulcie and Eric’s daughters Beverley and Aileen attended between 1960-63 but by then the
family had moved to their current Strathpine home. Beverley’s
teachers at Aspley were Alison
Ballard (1960-62) and Ronald
Sawers (1958-64). Beverley was
among the last cohort to do
Grade 8 at the school.
Dulcie, now
aged 91 and
Eric, now 89,
have no problem reminiscing
about all the
friends they
made at Aspley
State – they
list names off as
if it were yesterday. They
are among the
last of their
peers, and they Eric and Dulcie (left) with their daughter Beverley
know who is still (standing right) and Dulcie’s sister Sadie (seated right), all
attended Aspley State School.
around and
where they live.
The McLeod girls’ travelled by
Eric only stayed at Aspley State
bus between Aspley and
for two years before his mother Strathpine. Beverley recalls her
transferred her boys to Bald
class walking from the school to
Hills. The main reason for the
the Chermside bus terminus
transfer was the over enthusias- (now Westfield), to catch the
tic use of the school cane!
tram to Wooloowin for Home
Sciences class. They also travDulcie lived with her family near
elled by tram to Downey Park
the quarry on Whites Road,
for netball. She recalls playing
Chermside West (now the cricksoftball and that her sister Aileen
et ground). Also attending Aslost her front teeth when a bat
pley State at that time was Dulwas carelessly discarded in her
cie’s younger sisters Sadie
direction!
(enrolled 1936) and Barbara
(enrolled 1937, now deceased).
As we celebrate our 125th anniSadie, now aged 83, lives in Too- versary year, Dulcie and Eric
take great pride in their photos
woomba.
from the Centenary Reunion,
The Clarke sisters recall learning
and they are hopeful of visiting
Maths, English, History, Geograthe school during 2015 to join in
phy and Sewing. “At the time
yet another milestone celebrathere were only three rooms,
tion.
Aspley State School is showcased at a display at Chermside Library during the
month of April. Take a walk through 125 years of history courtesy of the Aspley 125 Commemoration Team who have put together an excellent display
including photographs, school books and other memorabilia from Aspley State
School. Coinciding with the display, a selection of artwork from students of
the school’s Art Class is on display also at the library for the month.
Congratulations to Dee Small, Janelle Lee and Janelle Kane for their work on
putting this great display together.
Chermside Library is located on Kittyhawk Drive (junction of Hamilton Road)
and is open daily (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm with late opening Tues and Thurs till 8pm,
Sat 9am-3pm and Sun 10am-4pm).
Dine out
this month
at Grill’d
and help
raise funds
If you are looking for an excuse to eat out for the remainder of April, this is
for you! We have been selected to participate in the Local Matters community donation program at Grill’d restaurant at Westfield Chermside for the
month. Simply head to Grill’d (outside the main food court at Gympie Road
side of Westfield), order a burger, ask for a token and pop it in the Aspley
State School jar! The group with the most tokens at the end of the month
receives $300 and the other two win $100 each. Plus the burgers are delicious!
WIN...WIN...WIN
4 FREE MOVIE TICKETS!
To celebrate our historic display at Chermside Library and
our fundraising drive at Grill’d, we have 4 FREE tickets from
Events Cinemas, Westfield to giveaway. (Tickets are for 2 adults + 2 children). Simply name two specific historic items that you saw in the display
cabinet at the library and name one of the two other organisations who will
benefit from Grill’d Local Matters in April. Send your answers along with
your name and contact phone number to june.reynolds@me.com by May 1st
and you could be in with a chance to win the movie tickets.
Winners will be drawn and announced at assembly on Monday 4 May.
Team cooks up a storm at Bunnings
A big thanks to the 20 parents and teachers who volunteered their
time to help at the Aspley 125 fundraising bbq at Bunnings
Carseldine in March. Thanks to Donna Boaler, Kirsti and Chad
Leach, Julieanne and Wayne Gosney, Terry Pickard-Clarke, Lisa
Oliver, Dee Small, Shiree Dominguez, Carolynne Hassall, Elinor
Cox, Cindy Hill, Tanya Humann, Melissa Knight, Kristian O’Keeffe,
Rowan Alick, Rachel Pearson, Judith Whitehead, Michael Ross and
Murray Hooper.
We had great fun cooking 840 sausages, 15kg of onions while
disposing of 42 loaves of bread! We benefitted from a muggy
hot day and sold over 370 cold drinks! Thanks also to those
families who donated soft drinks for us to sell.
Thanks to our new sponsor Kleiger Textiles for helping us out with
the snappy 125 aprons and to Coles Aspley Hypermarket for their
support which funded most of the food costs.
Finally thanks to all the staff, students and their families who came
along to support us on the day by buying food and drinks!
The funds raised will help fund our Aspley 125 celebrations
throughout the year!
Search continues
for memories for
Commemorative Book
This is one for parents and families with
past associations with the school.
If you have wonderful memories of past
school days that we could include in our
commemorative book, please send them to
us. We'd love to know more about the
Sydney Trip, winning or losing Tournament
of the Minds, playing in the fife band, what
you were asked to think about under the
Thinking Tree, or perhaps sneaking a swim
in Pie's Dam!
You can either send stories directly to us at
Reunion125@aspleyss.eq.edu.au or if you
would prefer to talk to someone, email
who you are and the years you attended
and your contact details. Or phone the
school on 3863 9111 and leave your contact details and a member of the team will
be in touch. Even if you don't want to be
published, we'd love to fill in parts of the
school's history.
And of course, our team can help with the
boring stuff like facts and dates if those are
a bit hazy.
Julie Cross, Editor, Commemorative Book
Please support the businesses who support us
Aspley 125 would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Team 125
is delighted to announce that we already have a number of great local businesses who are
supporting the school through sponsorship packages. In each issue of News@125 we will
thank the sponsors who are making our celebrations and commemorations possible.
Sponsor news Ray White Aspley Easter
colouring competition
The Ray White Aspley P-2 Easter colouring competition winners were announced
at the Easter Hat Parade, The three talented students were presented with their
chocolate filled hampers by the Easter
Bunny. The competition winners were :

Grade 2—Lucy Hill

Grade 1—Kendra Fiduciosa

Prep—Xiana Ludwig
Congratulations to the winners and thanks
to our 125 sponsors Ray White Aspley
for the competition!
Sushi Train Aspley 4th Anniversary Sale
Between 11am-9pm on Saturday 9th May, all sushi at the Aspley store
will be $3. Some exclusions, terms and conditions apply—watch out for
more details in the next school e-newsletter and on facebook.
Grant success from Brisbane City Council
The team has been successful in securing a grant from the Lord Mayor’s
Suburban Initiative Fund for the Aspley 125 celebrations. The grant will
cover the production and distribution costs of a marketing leaflet to
promote the 125 Birthday BLAST event in September. Thanks to Clr
Norm Wyndham for his support in securing this funding for our celebrations!
Silver sponsor joins Aspley 125
Thanks to Kleiger Textiles who have recently joined the Aspley 125 team
as a Silver Sponsor. Thanks to everyone at Kleiger, one of the school’s
leading uniform suppliers, for their support.
Thanks to our PLATINUM sponsors:
Thanks to our SILVER sponsor:
Sponsorship Opportunities
Aspley
The school and the P&C are committed to
providing a quality, meaningful and memorable
celebration for our milestone anniversary. To
help fund the celebrations, a range of fundraising
initiatives has been put in place, including the
development of a Sponsorship Proposal.
If you, or someone you know, has a local business that is interested in supporting us—please
refer to our sponsorship proposal on the web
site (under 125 Celebrations) or contact June
(details pg 4). All support will be appropriately
acknowledged.
A gym designed for the Aspley State School community
NEWS@125
is produced by Team 125
Keep informed about Aspley 125:
to connect with the Aspley State School community
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twitter: @AspleySSReunion
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Aspley 125 Team Leaders
June Reynolds: june.reynolds@me.com (communications & fundraising)
Dee Small: ddsmall @gmail.com (reunion & commemoration)
Cindy Hill: cinhill1@gmail.com (Aspley 125 Blast)
Other than sponsors’ messages and class specific
information, general Aspley 125 information will no
longer be posted to individual class pages—this information will be provided predominately through the
Aspley State School e-news, school web site and P&C
Facebook pages as well as via this newsletter.