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A passion for sport, sheer determination and making the most of every opportunity have driven Alumnus Christopher Ball, as he takes on the hustle and bustle of Sky News and Fox Sports News.

Through determination, ingenuity and personal growth came an unlikely career for Ella McDougall who now works as the acting Editor of trends and insights company, Stylus Media where she helps drive the development of beautiful and responsible products.

Following her love of history has taken Morgan to some of the best learning institutions in the world - the University of Oxford and Harvard – and opened the door to a unique, culturally rich and meaningful career working with holocaust survivors and with Anti-Slavery Australia.

If launching an advisory business during Covid wasn’t challenging enough, this alumnus is also training for marathons, growing his flourishing business and finding a balance to spend time with friends and family. He equates his success and motivation to lessons learned at CCGS.

After 26 years as a much loved Junior School and teacher librarian, Mrs Sonja Holden is hanging up her library books for the very last time. Sonja looks back on the many changes she has seen but the one thing that has remained the same is the strong sense of community among students, families, staff and friends of CCGS.

A desire to work in healthcare, passion for creative arts and a love of her fur-baby has seen Courtney Hughes (2011) build a life (and business) that ticks all the boxes.

CCGS farewells Junior School teacher, Mrs Ros Hayles in 2022 who has been teaching for 38 years with 21 of those at CCGS. She shares how lucky she has been to view the world through young eyes, how technology has changed throughout the years and shares memories of some of her early days of teaching.

In the final instalment of our three part series, we take a look at the post-school journeys of the leaders (Head Prefect) and high academic achievers (Dux) from 2011 - 2020.

It was great to be back on the home court for 'Old Boys' and 'Old Girls' to share sporting moments, stories and advice with our Basketballers.

On the back of her recent World Champion win at the Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships, we chat with Alumna Jemma Smith about her passion for sports, being World Champion and how she juggles all her training along with teaching.

Following his passion for gaming and technology, Alexander Southwick (2006) works alongside global marketing teams to create world-class experiences. Alexander has turned his technology dreams into a steadfast career.

In the second of our three part series, we take a look at the post-school journeys of the leaders (Head Prefect) and high academic achievers (Dux) from 2000 to 2010.