Experienced St Patrick’s College teachers Angela Beardmore and Dorota Cook were two of several local educators recognised by Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton in the Mackay region at the recent Opening Year Schools Mass held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church North Mackay.
Both Angela and Dorota received special plaques on the day for over 20 Years of distinguished service to Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton.
Angela taught at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, North Mackay in 2001 and 2002 before serving 15 years at Emmanuel Catholic Primary School, Mount Pleasant from 2003 to 2017 where she assisted immensely with Eisteddfod and sporting events.
Since joining the staff at St Patrick’s College Mercy campus in 2018, Angela has proven a fine acquisition in the classroom and a successful Cricket Coordinator along with fellow teachers Adam Knezevic and Chris Dunn with the school Boys & Girls Cricket Excellence Program.
In recent years Angela has helped guide the Girls Cricket team to Queensland and North Queensland State Secondary Schools Twenty20 Challenge titles and is a great stalwart of the Brothers Mackay Cricket Club. She has also assisted with Mercy netball and rugby league teams during that time.
Dorota spent nearly a decade teaching in the Northern Territory which included three years at Alice Springs High School and six years at the Senior College, Centralian before moving to Mackay.
She taught Senior Maths and Physics and Year 10 Science for six years at Holy Spirit College and has spent the past 15 years at St Patrick’s College where she has served as the Head of the senior school Science Department since 2016. A tireless staff member, Dorota continues to teach Senior Maths and Physics at the college and is the Physics Panel Chair for the Mackay region.
She has spent 18 years on the Physics Panel and the past three years as the Lead Confirmer Physics for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA).
We congratulate both Anglea and Dorota on their many years’ service.
By Chris Karas
St Patrick’s College Mackay teachers Angela Beardmore (left) and Dorota Cook display their Catholic Education 20 Year Service Recognition plaques
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