Teacher’s heartfelt goodbye
GWENYTH Chappell taught hundreds of students the joy of singing, but now the popular Fairholme College teacher has announced the final chapter in her career.
Mrs Chappell will retire from teaching at the end of the current school year.
The singing teacher has worked at Fairholme College for the past 30 years.
In 1989, Mrs Chappell began the Fairholme Singing Studio with seven students.
Mrs Chappell said her personal philosophy of “striving for excellence” helped many girls reach their potential.
“Some of the girls I have taught have gone on to do great things with singing, such as Georgina Hopson and Jade Moffat,” Mrs Chappell said.
“I would have taught more than 300 students the joy of singing.
“It has been a tremendous privilege to be part of the Fairholme family.
“There had been many wonderful memories built during my time here. At the beginning of 2006 the college was honoured to have Lady Florence Bjelke Petersen visit to officially unveil a memorial window for the singing studio.”
Mrs Chappell worked at Yeppoon, Brisbane and Sydney before moving to Toowoomba to teach at Fairholme.
“I will be catching up with a lot of friends and family over coffee,” Mrs Chappell said.
“I will also be working on de-cluttering the house.”
Photo: Bev Lacey