Pam Pogue walks out of the Goulburn Valley Grammar School gates for the last time this week.
Photo by
Djembe Archibald
Pam Pogue will walk out of the school gates for the last time this week, but rest assured, her connection to the school will remain.
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After 36 years of dedication to Goulburn Valley Grammar School, Mrs Pogue is retiring.
Before she joined GVGS, Mrs Pogue was a staff member of schools around the area.
“I did work at the girls’ school in Fryers St (Shepparton),” she said.
“Then when I had my children, I was doing part-time work with Toolamba Primary and Murchison Primary and then kept that going until I started at the grammar.”
When she first walked into GVGS, they had created a new position just for her — director of development.
During her time in the development office Mrs Pogue was responsible for fundraising, marketing the school and ensure people “have fun”, as she described it.
It was hard for her to pinpoint a specific moment in her career to call her favourite; however, she said her role at GVGS was up there.
“Because of the role that I’m in, I work with the volunteers as well, like the parents and friends and now the GVGS Connect, which is formerly the Mothers’ Club, and those people, they are just marvellous,” she said.
“They come and give up their time, and we have a lot of fun.”
She loved her role, she said, however she felt it was the right time to retire.
“I felt that because I’m getting older, I wanted to have a good handover,” Mrs Pogue said.
“The job is quite complex and there’s lots of little different areas, and it would be hard for a person just to walk in.
“So I gave notice in January, and have been working with a girl who already sits in my office, so the transition, I hope, is going to be good and easy.”
Pam Pogue near the GVGS lake. Photo: Jessica Beer.
But what’s next for Pam Pogue?
“I’ve got to learn to be a home person again,” Mrs Pogue said.
“I have joined the Shepparton Golf Club, and I’ll pursue that because that takes a lot of practice, and it’ll give me something to do.
“I’ll just cruise along, and I have grandchildren living quite close, so I’ll be able to spend more time with them.”
She has had four children and five grandchildren attend GVGS, so her connection to the school will remain strong.
“That’s another reason it’s difficult to leave because I currently have three boys there, but then I can go and visit as a grandparent,” she said.
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