February 2004

Greencastle Sister's Graduation

Two Greencastle sisters Lucy Haverty and Rosemarie Small (originally Cavanagh of Drumaweir) have earned, respectively, a BA in Social Work and a BSc in Social Sciences.

Rosemarie studied with the Open University and graduated after six years study at a ceremony in London's Royal Festival Hall in June.

Lucy went to college in Aberedeen's Robert Gordon University and graduated in December after completing her three year course.

Both sisters attended the others ceremonies.

Lucy and Rosemarie live and work in London, and gave each other moral support juggling academic life and full time jobs and family life.

Lucy works in inner London in a stressful job, and often found there would be too much work and not enough time, and appreciated that she could turn to Rosemarie for advice because she had the same demands on her. Lucy travelled up to Aberdeen for one week per term each year and says she found campus life exciting. "There were a lot of mature students on my course but we still did all the normal student things, like socialise in the union. I don't think I could take all that partying anymore."

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