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Grade 8

Grade 9

Alana Behne,David Black,Garry Bohlsen,Leesa Bohmer,William Bromhall,Max Brown,Brian Burdett,Peter Cushing,Steven Dalton,Jennifer Daniel,Max Dargin,Marcello (Mark) Di Leo,Mark Dodds,Sandra Elsebach,Terry Grisanti,Neil Hutton,Gary Kelk,Nerida Knight,Nigel Laurie,Robert McCabe,Kerrie Mccraith,Jan McManus,Brad Millard,Amanda Conway (Nicholson),Gayle Clearihan (Parker),Myles Prasser,Mandy O'Boyle (Quirk-Meeks),Richard Ravell,Richard Ravell,Tina Staines,Tina Cash (Staines),John Theoharris,Barry Tickle,Todd Vassella,Christine Waring,Jim Whitehead,Jacqui Wood
Departing Students
Lyn Collins
Last Updated : 12/03/2016
Wendy Paine (Hayes)
Married 19 years with 2 daughters Holii (18) & Kate (16). Own a graphic design / screenprinting business in the south west of Western Australia.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Linda Summers
Unsure of the exact years I was there! I remember Tracy Cranch very well. Also Christine and Jeff. I was in the Cross Country Team with Miss Consadine. My sister Michelle also attended and was a the year below me. Anyone out there remember me or the year I was there???
Last Updated : 02/05/2013

Grade 10

Greg Arthur,Marc Atkins,Julian Baker,Wayne Beachley,Steve Brown,Gary Brown,Mark Burrill,Sue Tierney (Campbell),Glen Conforti,Michael Cosgrove,Ngaire Vette (Cox),Gary Crouch,Donna Bennett (Cumming),Ken Dacey,Sandra Miles (Dalton),John Dowling,Mark Easson,Grant Ebeling,Patrick Farnell,Eddie Fong,Helen Pearce (Gander),Robert Geisel,Brian Gilbert,Richard Hamilton,Kerrie Franklin (Hill),Uwe Jacobsen,Kim Davies (Kerrigan),Diane Kelly (Lander),Diane Lander,Ronnie Lorenz,Karen Patane (McDougall),David McIlwain,Jon Neilsen,Russell Organ,Sharon Gray (Packham),Rosemarie Bromhall (Picken),Pam McGregor (Runge),Marcel Safier,Marcel Safier (Safier),David Skinner,Kym Smith,Mark Spargo,Warren Stark,Evan Thomas,Evan Thomas,Helen Tseberg,Helen Lomakin (Tseberg),Sandra Bragg (Twining),Carl Warner,Sue Watkins,Kathryn Willingham,Vicki Orton (Wright)
Departing Students
Sean Barnes
Well, I didn't end up in jail!! Been doing Stills Photography for Film & TV for many years, no kids (thank heavens!) but have lovely lady (believe it or not!) been here & there, but the coast is still the place to live.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Angela Monger (Brooke)
Looking for girlfriends of these years
Last Updated : 02/05/2016
Leanne Cahill (Caines)
I left Miami High at the end of my 10th grade and migrated to the States with my family in Feb 1977. I was looking to try to reconnect with any old friends/class mates. You can find me on facebook or email me at aussiesun@aol.com
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Lynne Hoare (Carter)
Married now 25 years to my husband Steve. I have two beautiful girls Kailia 25 and Tahnia 23. I also have two gorgeous grandsons Zynan 3yrs and Cayden turning 1. Both my girls have lovely partners and life couldn't be much better.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Michelle Currant
Married 2 children, girl 23 and a boy 20.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Christine Fowler
Departed Miami State High School in 1976 to go to Brisbane State High School. Enjoyable careers in the Royal Australian Navy and then the United Nations.
Last Updated : 07/02/2024
Sherrie Rallings (Guy)
Married with two daughters. Living at Burleigh. Working with State Government for 30 years.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Christine Hoare
Married 22 yrs. 2 teenage daughters & 1 son. Live sugar cane farm near Beenleigh. Work funeral parlour, and prawn farm.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Robert Jose
Living in U.S.A. since 1988. Went to University here and became a cop. Retired from law enforcement, doing some acting and working on writing non-fiction crime and justice books. Living in Utah with wife and four kids.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Elizabeth Tuckwood (Jurgensen)
Was known to my friends by the name Betty
Last Updated : 22/07/2013
Jack Kucsak
still alive and kicking, surprising where we ended up in the future,, Mr White said our crew would never amount to much , well some of us sure achieved more than he ever did in 10 Bindana 2!!!
Last Updated : 02/11/2013
Gail Stoner (Mcdonald)
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Leearna Mckavanagh
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Andrea Hirst (McMahon)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 20/07/2016
Jeffrey Meier
Pretty sure I left Miami High in 1976 (grade 10) but not positive. Couldn't recognise any of the names.......not that I'd proably remember anyway......was nearly 30 years ago
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Judith Neville (Piggott)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Andrew Jonathan Powter
Wondering about how many of us are still around from that great era.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Karen Rehu
Have recently returned to live on the Gold Coast with husband and daughter. Working in the music industry. Looking forward to catching up with some old school friends.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Karen Stowers (Rehu)
Went to Miami from 1974 to 1976.
Last Updated : 25/03/2024
Sharon Shallcross
Married 21 years. 4 childeren. Live Brisbane area. Work part time. Spare time spent house renovating.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
John Story
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013

Grade 11

Carolyn Adams,Alison Murphy (Birrell),David Brown,Karen Bates (Burge),Tanya Reynolds (Crozier),Julie Decker,Jevena Dow,Eileen Dow,Julie Nelson (Doyle),Naomi Wellington - Smith (Dunmore),Kim Burrill (Dyer),Amanda Nardello (Enright),Brad Farmer,Lisa Plume (Freeman),Rob Gregor,Noeleen Haney,Cynthia Elliott (Holcombe),Diana Jecks,Gavin Matthew,Paula Loth (Mellott),Lisa Glennon (Melville),Mandy Sparkes (Morris),Jon Norling,Stephen Orwin,Sally Perry,John Petersen,Kristina Whitaker (Prostamo),Karen Stewart (Ruxton),Karen Ruxton,Kym Leitch (Salmon),Kym Salmon,Sue-Ann O'Reilly (Tongue),Antoinette Toth,Liz Sharpe (Walden),Lindsay Woodland,Lindsay Woodland
Departing Students
Michael Barnett
Employed by telstra since 1977 Now living in Townsville.
Last Updated : 13/01/2016
Michael Dennis
Moved to London in 1976, currently working in the mobile phone industry across Europe, have 3 children
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Lyn Elms
Living on Gold Coast. I have a son 18 and a daughter 14.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Julie Anderson (Gooch)
Planning to have reunion in 2017. Facebook Group set up 'Miami High Class of '77' Go check it out. :-) Married, 3 children 35, 33 and 19. Have 5 grandchildren :-) Back on the Coast after living away for 20+ years. Lived in Dubai for 5 years. Loving being back catching up with old friends
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Julie Anderson (Gooch)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 20/03/2016
Maree Innis
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 09/08/2017
Kim Kerrigan
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Mark Manuel
Left Miami 1976 worked for Ford 25 years.Now own my own business.Married and have 2 sons.Still on gold coast at Mudgeeraba.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Mark Manuel
Updated email details, still at Mudgeeraba.
Last Updated : 23/09/2018
Anita McCarthy
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 28/04/2021
Andrea Kubetz (perry)
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Clifford Peters
Did 11 twice. Not sure of 1976 but did time with Perry Somers, Perry See Ho and Paul Grinter to name a few. I actually left in '77 doing 11 again. An apprenticeship came up so grabbed it.
Last Updated : 28/05/2017
Martin Quinn
hello to you all well done.some of you have achieved great things. family travel business. greg dowling a chemist we will have to catch up make some bucks.really though i would love to come to an other reuion .sort it out mr ross . talk to pam r
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Janine Clark (Thomson)
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Jennifer Wright
Registered nurse.3 sons.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013

Grade 12

Donal Allison
living in Cairns now , divorced 4 children 20 down to12, operations manager for an airline.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Ann Wilson Lawrence (Ann Wilson)
I was school captain with Paul Christainsen in 1975. Then repeated grade 12 in 76 because I loved school so much. Especially Sport.
Last Updated : 14/08/2023
Julianne Beveridge
Just enjoying the photos and comments from former students.
Last Updated : 18/01/2024
Liz Wayne (Borzak)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Derek Brink
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 24/07/2022
Lyn Laver (Coghlan)
I studied law and was a local solicitor from 1984 until my son was born in 2001. Now a full-time mother and loving it!
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Joanna Cosgrove
Travelled and worked B4 returning to Uni.Teaching in Coast high schools since 1988. Private life - private. Still like a good time out and about - don't often see anyone from 70s -maybe you've all done something about the hair and kohl eyeliner.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
John Drake
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 11/11/2017
Linda Cioni (Feagan)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Don Gillespie
Last Updated : 10/08/2023
Debbie Carter (Guy)
Married with 3 children 19,16 and 9(one is presently at Miami High). Spent many years living overseas and interstate. Back home in beautiful Miami now.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Megan Hendry
Hello to all that may remember me ! General stats - divorced, two girls - Lauren and Georgia - both at Sydney Uni. Have resided in Sydney or thereabouts for past 25 yrs. Back in Qld 2005 for a work contract .. now work with orchestras - management. Early career in television researching and producing. Fiona Cant nee Martin and I still friends! Sorry I did not know about the reunion. Maybe the next one!
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Dell McStay (Holmes)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 11/07/2016
Debbie Abbott (Horsman)
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Guy Hurzeler
Great times
Last Updated : 06/06/2016
Gayle Kratzmann
Never left school!! Principal of Oxenford State School. Happily married to Philip - Mother to 'Bonneville', 'Norton' and 'Pasqualina'.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Fiona Cant (Martin)
Have lived in Brisbane since leaving school and am now officially a brisbanite, and loving it. Married with 2 children aged 23 and 21. Currently working at John Paul College in Daisy HIll where my children attend school. Only in contact with Megan Hendry.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Linda Martin
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Kym Moss
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 07/03/2016
Lindy Pickford
Early 2003 We have returned to live in Australia after 3 years in Taiwan. We have two children Zoe and Callum. I am a Solicitor but may not return to work. I live at Mermaid Beach. My husband Peter Devenport is an Architect.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Mark Graham Pickford
Chiropractor at Beenleigh, married with 4 children, wife Annette, Shelley, Carly, Luke, Hannah.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Stephen Smith
Working as an Ed advisor in Bundaberg. Wife and daughter and one more on the way.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Corriann Schafer (Swanson)
[Statement not provided]
Last Updated : 05/07/2016
Thea Thomas
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Deborah Tjakkes
Single self-employed mother of two boys. Living on Gold Coast.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Brett Wilson
Married for 23 years to Jenny. 2 children (Skye 22 hairdresser + Taylor 17 Apprentice Chef) I am the Golf Professional at Cairns Golf Club and have been there since 1986.
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Tony Woodland
Secondary Art Teacher for 10 years, Managing Director of exhibiton and display company, currently Show Director of the Brisbane Home Shows. Divorced with two sons Dylan and Connor
Last Updated : 02/05/2013
Donna Haynes-Lovell (Young)
[Attended 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2003]
Last Updated : 02/05/2013