Summer 2023
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UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Welcome Back
All alums are invited to Branksome Hall as we celebrate the start of a special school year. Not only are we kicking off our 120th Anniversary and Karen Jurjevich’s last year as Principal, we are making a special announcement as we hit an important milestone for the New Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre facility. There will be fun for the whole family!

More details to come.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BHAA: Annual General Meeting
All alums are invited to attend the BHAA's Annual General Meeting on campus or virtually on September 27, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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REUNION WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Reunion Weekend 2023!

Check out the highlight reels and look for details on 2024 soon!

Decades Lunch
Reunion Dinner
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Submit Your Class Notes

The next issue of The READ is coming this fall and our alums want to hear from you! A few examples of updates we receive are:
- job/career changes
- promotions
- recognition/awards
- alum get together/trips
- weddings/bridal parties
- babies
- relocation news
- family updates

Send all updates to us by August 4 to be included.

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Call for Volunteers 📣

Are you a specialist in communications, event planning or finance? The Branksome Hall Alumnae Association (BHAA) is looking for support in these areas.

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 Become a Noodle Mentor

The Noodle program is a unique business accelerator program aimed at helping students develop their imagination and creativity by creating their own companies. To help our students and the program grow, we are looking for mentors to participate in speaking engagements or regular mentorship. If you would like to learn more or participate in their journey, please fill out the below survey.
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ALUM STORIES
On May 28, Stephanie FAUQUIER'07 kicked off Race with Steph with her first of ten triathlons in Victoria, British Columbia - a half ironman. A half ironman is a 2 km swim, 90 km bike, and 21 km run.

In early 2021, Steph's mum, Dr. Robin McLeod - a globally renowned surgeon and recent recipient of the Order of Canada (Officer) - was diagnosed with Aphasia, and later Alzheimer’s Disease. This was the most devastating news of Steph’s life - so she decided to do something about it.
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KEEP UP WITH BRANKSOME
The Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) announced that Branksome Hall Principal Karen Jurjevich has been selected to receive a CAIS Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual who has served 25 years as a Head of School, with a minimum of 20 years in a CAIS school. This recognition is a timely and meaningful way to acknowledge Karen’s 25 years of passionate, visionary and innovative leadership at the school.Learn more
Mona Malone, Chair of the Branksome Hall Board of Governors, has announced the appointment of the school’s 8th Principal. Grace McCallum’s appointment follows a comprehensive international search informed by extensive community consultations. With the full support of the Principal Search Committee and the Board of Governors, Grace will join Branksome on July 1, 2024. Grace is a proud Canadian with nearly two decades of experience teaching in and leading International Baccalaureate schools across four continents.Learn more