The St Matthew’s Old Girls' Association

The Association

The St Matthew’s Old Girls' Association, or SMOGA, as our group is fondly called, has as its key objectives keeping in contact with as many past pupils of the school as possible, and to aid St Matthew’s wherever possible.

Formed in 1931, SMOGA has been instrumental in providing support to the school in a variety of ways. Perhaps the most prominent was securing the little church from Turakina, near Whanganui, and transporting it to the present site at the school in 1985. Other Old Girl driven projects you may notice around St Matthew’s include plaques, gardens, outdoor seating and many of the photographs which hang in the school hallways and foyers. We also administer two Scholarships. 

All leavers are offered the opportunity to become Life Members of the Association by paying a one-off fee at the conclusion of their days at St Matt’s. We then keep in touch with those members via an annual magazine which is full of articles and news of Old Girls.

 

Current Committee

President

Amanda McLeod (Herrick)

info@smoga.org.nz

Treasurer                   

Bridget Mathewson (Andrew)

Secretary

Lucy Thorneycroft (McLachlan)
Magazine editor Adie Long (Cameron)
Scholarships Louise Gibson
Reunions Bridget Mathewson (Andrew) 

Committee

Sarah Harris (Herrick)

Steph Haworth 

Nicola Spencer (Tatham)

Nicola Hewitt (Dunn)

Deb Clinton-Baker (Davidson)

Georgie Orsborn

Rachel Bell (Broad)

Kristy Broderick (Forbes)

Georgie Shaw (Wimsett)

Kathryn Kennedy (Percy)

George Vincent (Hodson) 

Kristen Southey (Whitcombe)

Archivist

Elsje Neal

archives@trinityschools.nz

 

FORMAL NOTICE

2021 SMOGA AGM

SUNDAY  14TH  NOVEMBER 2021 AT 4.00PM,

ST MATTHEW'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL, POWNALL STREET, MASTERTON

MAIN/BIG HOUSE DINING ROOM

AGENDA

PRESENT/APOLOGIES

MINUTES 2020 AGM – TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE 2021 MEETING

MATTERS ARISING

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO AUGUST 2021

GENERAL BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                                                                         

ELECTION OF OFFICERS – PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER                                                                                         

ALSO - COMMITTEE, SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, FINANCIAL REVIEWER, MAGAZINE EDITOR

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED