College Quarterly August 1988 - Issue 2

ALL SAINTS'

COLLEGE QUARTERLY Issue No. 2, August 1988

Green Light for Sambell Centre TH E ALL Saints' College Foundation has been instructed by the Board to co-ordinate the Sambell Centre Appeal as its first major undertaking. The new project will incorporate a Music-Drama and a Worship and Religious Education facilit y.

The Board named the complex after the then Archbishop of Perth. the Most Rev G.T. Sambell. who played a major role in the foundation of the College.

The local parish has been closely linked with the worship project from the outset. being involved with design decisions, and will be co-tenants and eo-users with the College.

The Centre. with its location at the main v.e tern entrance. will form a magnificent new focus for the College. and reinforce it association with the local community.

Hexagonal Shape Architects in association. Howlett and Bailey and Peter Hunt, have designed a uni4uc hexagonal :.hapc for the Worship huilding. which i. linked by a walkway to the more traditional rectangular shape of the Music-Drama precinct.

Externally. the struct ure needed to adurc~s its corner location without appearing to contradict 1he strong axial form of the remainder of the College. lo emphasise its religiou:. educational local point, the tiled roof is topped by a !>pire featuring a cro~~ that soars more than 20 metres into the air.

Perimeter walls ofthr: annex arc of glass sr:t in the lee of broad verandahs with * Tire S ambell Centre, f eaturing the Worship building with its soaring spire, and generous glass sliding doors to allow the Music-Drama wing (left). excellent cross ventilation during the v.armr:r months.

Other Amenities fo be used fi\¡e days a week for religious instruction and worship. the wing will also incorporate amongst it s amenities a AF programmes will aim to involve a T he aim of the Arts Foundation (AF) special room for study groups and a choir is to foster the development of Fine Arts. wide audience. including studen ts. changing room.

Creative Arts and Performin2 Arts within parents. grandparents and members of The development of the Music-Drama the community of ASC. the wider community. ~ wing will realise the a~pirations of the The inaugural Patron of AF is Or AF is a fund made available through College to provide a first-class facility for Felicity Haynes, UWA Dean of the ASC and will be at the disposal of the the e,xtension of both the music and Principal and the AF Committee for Education Faculty who has a drama curricula.

But the plan also includes the required activities within the College that promote commitment to fosteri ng the Arts in schools. space to allow the Pastoral Care aspects the three special art groups through exhibitions, visiting Fellows.

Artists-inThe Committee consists of the Patron. of ASC's educational values to be Residence. Performers and the like.

Principal, a Foundation Board member. performed and to include a permanent Scholarships and other activities in the Art Teacher. the Director of Music. home for the Uniform Shop which is curren tly housed in temporary areas pertinent to the Arts, such as music. a P&F Society Executive member and drama and painting, will also be fostered. the Foundation' Executive Officer. accommodation.

Foundation Aims To Foster Arts

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Principal's Message Much has happened since the first issue of College Quarterly. As reponed in other pages, the Boa rd of Management. through the College Foundation, has made the decision to begin its first major fund-raising project for some years.

What is exciting is the fact that the Sambell Centre, which includes the Worship and Religious Education Building and the Music-Drama Building is now becoming more of a reality.

The establishment of the new centre will enable the College to develop further the Pastoral Care Programme which innuences every child at ASC and enables us to look after their total welfare. I will expand on the programme in the next edition of "CQ': Momentous Decision The decision to go ahead with the Sambell Centre is a momentous one and I hope you will read the rest of "CQ" with interest. I also hope you will enjoy the challenge that this project offers all of us over the coming months.

Elsewhere in "CQ" you will find an article on the Art~ Foundation ( cc Page 1). I hope that we will soon be able to present to you some of our planned activities for the remainder of 1988 and for 1989.

We are fortunate to have as our patron Or Felicity Haynes. UWA's Dean of the Faculty of Education, a person who is heavily committed to the development and the fostering of the Arts in schools.

This promises to be an exciting venture and provide ASC with a chance to nurture the skills and enthusiasm already seen in the College concerts and InterHouse activities. Remember Salad Days?

Have you seen our latest acquisitions of a Rcnoir and a Picasso?

I am very conscious of the community building that has taken place during the la~t few years and I am honoured to be part of what is now happeni ng in this Tony development phase of ASC. London.

* M embers of the Dance Group perform a nwnber.

Girls express considerable talents through Secondary Dance groups JODIE Knight (Y l2) and Susan Wright (Yll ) are showing impressive talents as choreographers and organisers of the Secondary Dance Group.

Last year they were both rewarded for perform on stage and choreograph their thei r abilities by receiving their College own dances.

Colours.

This year ASC performed in the SouthThe Secondary Dance Group was West region held at John Curtin Senior originally organised by ( Mrs) Jennifer High School.

Pendlebury three years ago, but for the From the four regional Festivals. the past two years the two studenL'i have been best items were chosen to be performed largely responsible for running the group at a Central Festival at the Octagon and choreographing the dance routines. Theatre.

Susan also runs a Primary Dance One of the College's numbers, "Shall Group on Friday afternoons.

We Dance,"choreographed by Susan was The Secondary group meets on picked for this Festival.

Monday after school and, because extra In addition. the group also participated practices are needed. rehearses at the in a Dance EiMeddford as part of the weekends.

F~ tival and won a certificate for "Best During its life the group has grown in Costume Design." popularity and size. t• This year 20 girls were selected to lOllS perform ite~s in the Secondary Schools' Dance Fesuval held last May. The Festival is held each year on a T HE OCC UPArJO S of l>tudents' regional basis initially and provides an parents at the College cover a broad opportunity for school dance students to spectrum and include both white and blue collar workers.

Ry far the biggest proportion are involved in education, with 104 people, including seven school principals or Committee before a recommendation is deputy heads, in this category.

Some of the sectors overlap with such made to the Principal.

Students who have just received their classifications as company directors (60), Colours. with their achievements in managers (63) and those involved in small businesses (53). parenthesis, are: Engi neers (55) . receptionists/ Jennifer Bcarfoot (gymnastics), Emma Bee (netball), Sharon Bryden stenographers (63). clerical (49), trades (gymnastics), Vanessa Bushby people (45), nurses (35) and medical (40) doctors and physiotherapists also (gymnastics), Michael Gurr (m usic).

Meredith Hodge (music), Lisa Hubbard have a high profile.

One parent is a pilot. another a (music drama). Gregory Mullings (sport), Timothy Parkin (concert band) politician; there is an architect, cveral members of the clergy, Customs and Robin Pearson (gymnastic ).

Department, the Police Force, armed FOR information write to The services. draftsperson and representatives or the legal profession and the media.

Editor. College Quarterly. All Saints' There are also cien tists, geologist .

College. PO Box 165. Willetton . farmers. retailers, foremen and the list WA. 6155. gocl:> on.

I Colours a reward for achievement I COLLEGE Colours are an honour for which every student strives.

The following three factors are taken into consideration in deciding studems' worth for receiving the prestigious award: • Their contribution to activity within the College.

• Their willingness to set an example eit her through leadership, continuity of service, or both.

• The return they give back to the College. either by acting as a role model or offering their services in some other way. such as coaching.

The Colours winners are distinguished by a ribbon attached to their blazer pockets. ~ o minatiom•. made twice yearly by ,t:lff and ~tudcnt~. go before a Staff Page Two

0 ccupa cover a broad speCtfUffi

College has links with Hale School T HE IMPETUS for the establishment of All Saints' College came from the Anglican Schools' Commission (formerly the Church of England Schools' Trust).

The Trust was founded in 1961 by the late Bishop Robcrt Frecth and from its inception saw the need for an Anglican School in the rapidly growing. but poorly served. southern suburbs of Perth.

In 1968 a site was eam1arkcd at Bull Creek and by 1971 planning of the new "Sout h of Perth School" had advanced to the tage where a constitution was registered.

However, it was not until 1978 that a Steering Committee. consisting mainly of people connected with Hale School, was formed.

The project gat he red moment urn napidly and. in May 1979, with the active suppon of the then Archbishop of Perth, the Most Rev G.T. Sambell, a submission was made to the Schools' Commi sion for capital funding.

T he WA Government provided the school site (some 18 hectares) as a Crown Grant in Tru~t and the Federal Government gave a grant of $200.000 for construction of Stage I of the College.

The Church of England Schools' Trust provided the balance of funds for the first stage of construction and also made a generous gift of an establishment grant that met all operating costs until 1981.

The official foundation ceremony was held in May 1980 when the Most Rev Sambell un ve iled a plaque commemorating the establishment.

Stage I was completed in November 1980 and the oflicial opening took place on February 8. 1981, in the presence of the then Governor of WA, His Excellency Rear Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridgc.

The in itial enro lment of the independent. co-educational, day school, now named All Saints' College, was 32 Year 7 and 88 Year 8 students.

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Development stages

* The then Governor of WA, His Excellency R ear Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, unveils a bronze plaque to commemorate the establishment of ASC. Dr N.E. Speed was appointed Foundation Principal, assuming duties in April 1980. He is a graduate of the University of WA and holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin.

Under his guidance the College rapidly increased its enrolment and today has more than 720 students from Yeai 5 to Year 12, inclusive.

Four more stages of capital building projects LOOk place. culminating in the construction of the Sport and Recreation Centre in 1987, largely due to the support of the Parents' and Friends' Society which raised significant funds mainly through the 1986 College Fete and 1987 car rafne.

The first group of Year 12 students graduated in 1985 and the intake of students was extended c.lown to Year 5 in 1986.

The next year, Tony London succeeded Eric Speed as Principal and is using his experience as a former Deputy Principal and Senior Boarding Master to develop the pastoral role of the College.

Und er his lead ership. ASC has continued to grow rapidly with the Sambell Centre planned to be built in the very near future.

ASC will have two at seminar 1\SC WILL have two representatives at the seventh conference of the ational Counci l of Independent Schools (NCIS) to be held in Rri~banc from September 29 to October 2.

They arc Principal Tony London and David Sewcll. a member of the Executive of the College's Parents and Friend • Society and its representative on the Federation of Independent Schools Parents' Association of WA. Da vid has been elected F ISPA's c.lelcgate to the seminar.

He is Principal of the Koongamia Primary School and one son, Robert. is in Y12 at ASC and on the Studen t Executive and the other, Timothy, is in YIO. The conference theme is ''Independen t Education in the Nation's Interest."

tructured around the following three sub-themes: • Educational ou tcomes - the Commonwealth perspective.

• Privatisation and education.

• Nationalisation and the curriculum.

According to the NCIS programme. t he Australian education debate appears to be focusing in the late 1980s on the privatisation of the tertiary sector and the nationalisation of the seco ndary curriculum.

Both government and private enterprise consider education to be an important facto r in national economic performance and competitiveness.

The educational debate is to make Australian education more accountable to the public not only in relation to educational inputs (financial resource), but to educational outputs (the human resource).

The construction of ASC to its current stage of development has been completed in the following phases: Stage I - May 1980: Administration, Lower School (Block C), change rooms, Canteen. covered area, Practical Arts and general siteworks, including construction of the oval, hardcourts and bicycle rack .

Stage 11 - September 1981: Extensions to Block C, Block D, Science Block (Block S), Practical Arts extensions (Art,<; and Crafts).

Stage lll - October 1982: Performing Arts, Administration exiensions, Block D extensions, Block S extensions, Practical Arts extensions, Maintenance Workshop.

Library Stage I, hardcourt extension.

Stage IV - September 1983: Upper School Block F with amenities.

Numbered staged developments were changed at this time for the use of project names.

August 1984: Librar y and Administration extensions.

September 1985: Primary Department.

June 1987: S port and Recreation Centre.

FSA maintains ex-student link T HE FOR M ER Students' Association maintains contact with past student through social functions. meetings and other activities and helps members to retain links with the College.

To be eligible to join FSA, the College has to be the last school attended by the leaving student. T hree types of membership arc available, Life (fees currently $150). 11-year ($100) and Annual {$10).

The organisation's year begins with an Annual General Meeting in February to welcome the previous years graduating students and to elect FSA office bearers.

The Executive Committee consists of a President, a Senior and Junior VicePrcsiden t. Treasurer, Secretary, two members and a representative frorn each year of students who have left the College.

C urrentl y the associat ion has a membership of 93, 75 of whom arc life members. three are 11-year membe~ and 15 arc annual members.

The association, under the presidency of Sarah Bee, looks forward to increasing membership and to receiving a positive input rrom it present members to help make FSA the type of society it should be - warm, caring and active.

Sarah a~ks all former students who are eligible to join to send cheques for one of the three amounts, together with their names and addresses, to: FSA Secretary, PO Box 165, WUietton, WA, 6155.

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A love affair with Perth A LOVE affair with Perth forms the background to John Hill's association with ASC. He is now a member of the Parents' and Friends' Society and was recently appointed to the Execut i ve, responsib le for Buildings and SociaJ areas.

J ohn grew up in Lismore. northern NSW, and married Kay * Johll Hill. in 1969 while serving with the Royal Australian Air Force as a radio technician.

They li ved in Adelaide until his discharge when he joined John West Foods Ltd in Melbourne. rising through the ranks until promoted to WA Manager.

A famil y decision elected Perth as the best place to live, so John quit his job and they bought their own dry-cleaning business in 1983.

They currently own Warwick Fast Photo Lab at Warwick Grove.

Two of their three children, Daren ( 16) and SallyAnn ( 14), attend ASC and nineyear-old Rodney is at Willetton Primary School.

John is a member of the Willetton Rotary Club and is an enthusiastic cricket foll ower and member of the Board of the Willetton Districts Cricket Club.

*The Jullior Choir performs at tire Concert collducted by Director of Music David S outlrwell

Annual Concert a big success " Having been a foundation staff member and involved in those early days in many facets of College life, I am .always excited by the prospect of attendmg the Annual Concert." Mark Stapleton, Head of Social Studies, enthused.

"For it is on occasions like this that one is brought to a realization of just how far we have come in such a short space of time - how broad a spectrum of activities we have operating and how widespread is the talent that we possess:· Mark described the Concert held in June as a resounding success.

The items ranged through individual and group dance numbers. individual and small group musical presentations to large-scale orchestra, Col~ege ba~d.

College choir and Staff chotr acttvtttes.

The two-hour programme was a lovely mix of different types of artistic talent on display, he said .

T here was no individual feature. t he entire evening was a highlight of warmth and encouragement.

The act.; were well rrc<;cnted and well

received by an audience who enjoyed 1.1ot only the presentations but also the spt nt of the concert.

It was an evening when one felt proud to be associated with students and staff who obviously cared for each other and for their College.

Mark sumrned up by saying t hat the Arts were ''alive and well'' at ASC.

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Chess teams pIease COaCh THE FOUR ASC chess teams arl' performing very creditably in the 198r.

ILmior chess competition for primar~ .md secondarv school$.

The Second ary B team wa~ undefeated at the time of going to press.

The four competing teams are: * A Secondary: Tim Parki n tcaptain). Patrick Huxtable, Reect· lb nkin, Russell de Burgh. * 8 Secondary: Michael Camarn (captain). Daniel Huxtable. Todd Smith, Desmond Pegrum. * C2 Primary (Y7): Matthe\\ Halliday (captain), Amir Meshgin.

Kieran Derbyshire. Mark Pressley. * D2 Primary (Y7): Hannah Mahet (captain). Ca meron Peacock .

Cameron Perks. Nichola~ Robinson.

Science teacher Francis Chan, who is also the chess organiser and coach. said he was very pleased with tht· performance of his players. Tht· standard had improved a lot this year.

He hoped to have two additional tea ms next year. an all-girl:,. combination and another from Y8.

The tea ms and a reservoi r ol reserves meet each lunch brea k at S2 and each Thursday is a club meeting.

Four chess clocks have so far been acquired. * 1t is total COilCelltratioll as S imon Harris makes a move watched by (from left) Reece Tollkill, Mattheu· Woodville atld Craig Joslill.

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Camarri joins select band G IFT ED student and uthletc Michael Camarri. has been selected CU: a member of the 1\ustralian Maths Olympiad squad.

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compete in the annual even t to be held next year in West Germany.

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c o m bin c d '* M ichael Camarri Years 10 and 11 chess team and a member of the A tennis team. is one of a select band of 1\ustralian students who. i~ trai.ning f<?r next year's prest 1g1 ous 1ntcrna11onal confrontation.

The 16-year-old. Y 11 studen t qualified after a rigorous selection programme and College Quarterly, on behalf of all, wishes him well in his quest.

Each State has a Maths Olympiad Director who distributes a set of problems to each school where the Head of Maths ·elects the be t students to try to answer questions.

Based on the results this year the Director then chose between 40' and 50 students to join a State Olympiad squad. The best from each were then selected to sit an interstate, four-hour, final examination of five questions. from The top 50 in Australia Years 10, 11 and 12 participated in a corr.espondence course involving two questions a week over a 12-week period.

The squad members then sat for the Australian Maths Olympiad exams from two intensive four-hour test~ \\ hich the best six were chosen to represent Au~tralia this year and a ~quad . of 10. to 15 younger tudcnts. mcludmg M1chael. was picked to train for next year.

LETTER SJ R: Congratulation~ on Issue I of College Quarterly. In format and content I found it to be informative. sincere and con\'eying the concept of community t hr?ugh its halanced featuring of students, stal f.. Board and community. A most effect1 v~.: form of communication which reOects the College glowingly! I am sure that all involved in its production must feel justly proud.

I look forward to subsequent issues.

Sincerely. Margaret Nadcbaum, (Board Member).

London merges academic teaching with his practical experience TONY London, Principal of ASC, is a man of manv faces and diver c capabilitie . · He is an intellectual ... dreamer . . . builder ... carpenter ... farmer .. . labourer ... and many more.

His v~ri<?us e~perie~ces have given him a deep ms1ght mto hfe and enable him to understand the important charges under his care - youth.

This remarkable man has been able to merge his academic teachings with his practical experiences for the benefit of all who come into contact with him.

The intense teacher and administrator h~s tried to bring together practicalmm~ed people with the more visionary and mtellectual.

He has always felt that each group has much to offer the other, but that the success of the meeting between the two lies in effective communication. ln ~n attempt to build these links, Tony consc10usl~ ch<?se to work on a. factory assembly bne, m road construcuon and maintenance gangs. in a wool store and as a hay contractor.

He has been a landscape gardener and has subsequently owned and run a small farm, building his own home on it.

These experiences. he remarks are as important to him as his formal a~ademic training. They gave him a grounding in what he calls some of the realities of lifethey have certainly helped him to gai~ a better understanding of human nature.

There is a limit, he says. to the value of educational psychology in teacher training if it does not include a reasonable amount of practical knowledge of human beings.

Formal Education Tony's formal education has been somewhat broad-ranging rather than a concentration in one particular discipline at a higher level.

He graduated from Arts at Monash Universit y. from Monash Teachers' College as a secondary teacher, from the University of WA with an education diploma and from the WA College of Advanced Education as a student in Religious Studies.

He is also a Member of the Institute of Educational Admini tration and the Australian College of Education.

As the Principal of ASC. he is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia and i!. a member of the Association of Independent Schools' Education Committee, the Girls in Education SubCommittee and Chairperson of the AIS Professional Development Committee.

1n re0ectin~ on his teaching career, the energetic fam1ly man regards his years in the boardmg houses at Christ Church 9rammar Se~ool as the most rewarding m terms of h1s understanding of young people.

He moved on to be involved with

• Tony London, "once a teacher always a teacher. " boarding establishments while Deputy Principal at St Joseph's College, Albany.

But, "once a teacher always a teacher .. he still enjoys very much the atmosphe;e an~ challenge of the classroom, especially a literature lesson.

Married to Penny 21 years ago at St James'Old Cathedral in Melbourne. they have three children.

Jane is a third-year student at Curtin University, Sally is in first year at Murdoch University and Simon is a Y9 student at ASC. The whole family is interested in the Arts and Penny is a silversmith and a keen patchworker. She currently teaches at the College during Thursday afternoon's Clubs and Societies.

Tony still has an interest in practical ~1ct i~ities and. with the help of a partner, IS still able to call part-time farming his favourite physical activity.

He pa.ddles a kayak regularly on the Swan R1ver. now that h e doesn't plav · football any more! ~ e also enjoys reading and writing. ~avmg h~d more t~an 20 poems published 111 national literary magazines. newspapers and broadcast on the ABC and is known to be an avid Essendon Football Club fan.

Two other areas of serious interest are graphic art, especially cartoons and black and white drawing. and the rebuilding of his Peugcot 504 with his son. . Another facet ofTony's life that i mo t Important to him is his involvement with the Church.

Education is a challenge to Tonv and he i. thriving on the demands of hiS new role as Principal.

He draws on his love of trees for this analo.gy on education: "Teaching is Like planting trees. you have to be patient once you h~1ve started the.Process and you have to res 1st the temptatiOn of too much tying to.stak.es or too much pruning. One needs fa1th m the Creator and in the end product; you are blessed if you are stLll aro.und when they come into full flower, wh1ch they surely will."

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Fainting spell leads to frog memorabilia collection A FA INTING speU while dissecting a frog has had a lasting effect on Michelle Kenworthy who was in the first batch of students to graduate from ASC in 1985.

The frog incident was all the more embarrassing because it was during a science class conducted by the former Principal. Dr Eric Speed.

When she fai nted, Michelle was revived

by Cathy Goldsmith and Peta Hagan.

Now she collects frog memorabilia!

An inaugural Y8 student in 198 1, she now works as a secretary with a major Japa nese corporation , Marubeni Australia Ltd. and at night is studying for a diploma in Japanese in the hope that she can visit that country.

Michellc has been engaged to science grad uate Stuart McKnight (ex Guildford Grammar School) for two years and they plan to marry on October 22, hoping to buy a townhouse in South Perth.

She intend to continue working after her marriage and delay having a family until after she turns 28.

1\ li fe member of the Former Students' Association, she maintains close tics with ASC of which she has fond memories.

T he former Captain of O'Co nnor House when in VII. enjoyed most sports and in Y10 was champion girl athlete.

She became interested in lacrosse while a1 . chool which culminated in her being selected in the 1983 State junior associates team. * * *

Star sportsman

FORM ER student Scott Watters is carving a brilliant career in the WA Football League, both for his club, South Fremantle. and for his State.

He was a member or the WA side that went down to South Australia in Adelaide last May and defeated the Victorian F oo tball Association at Subiaco Oval last month. * Scotl Waters.

The talented ruck-rover and rover attended ASC from 1982-86. The year before he left he was selected in the vicLOrious WA Teal Cup team.

Last season he won the Bulldog 'fairest and best award and was invited to join the Eagles development squad over the summer, but decided against it, possibly because his ambition is to play for Collingwood or Hawthorn next year.

An ankle injury troubled the nippy player early in the season, but he is now back to his top form with a brilliant career ahead.

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* Miche/le Kenworthy and fiance S iuart McKnight.

The 19-year-old is currently studying at the Claremont campus of the WA College of Advanced Education to be a primary teacher and hopefully progress to a Junior Development Officer.

Aside from football. Scott's interests are clothes. music, golf and water skiing.

His sister, Paula, is in Y10 at the College. his father, a former State amateur footballer. currently coaches the South Fremantle colts side and his mother was an excellent netball player.

Captain aims to be veterinary surgeon THE LEADERS HIP qualities of dynamic Sharon Bryden have been recognised by her election as College Captain this year.

She is utterly devoted to ASC. is proud of the progress the chool has made in such a short time and approves the way it is growing.

A love of animals and an aptitude for math s and sciences indicate a future as a V e t e rinar y Surgeon.

The Willetton Y12 resident has two brothers.

Brenden who is in * S haron Bryden. y 10 and Nathan who starts in Y7 next year.

The forthri ght 16-year-old enjoys reading, debating, gymnastics, netball, basketball and being outd oors.

She has recently shown her prowess as a cheer leader for the Quit Cup football team, where she and a small group of Y 12 students have shown good voice.

PAVE scheme gains support A new component of YlOs Practical and Vocational Education (PAVE) programme introduced this month has received tremendous support fro m students. teaching and administrative staff and parents.

The Community Services segment ill ambitious in the sense that, hopefully. it will involve all the 124 pupil .

Guidance Counsellor Moshe Price aid that the programme would run from mid August to mid November.

The ASC scheme was for students to become directly involved with disabled people whether in a physical. social, psychological or financial sense so that the pupils could provide first-hand support and gain a deeper understanding of the plight of other people, he said.

There will be nine visits to various centres to establish a depth of bonding between both parties.

This will be a far greater involvement than the community ser vice programmel! currently run by a smaU number of other schools. Their activities tend to be in the form of fund -raising projects for charities or short-term (one to three) visits to outside agencies.

The type of activities for ASC students will depend very much on the "people" involved. * At senior citizen/ retirement villages students will be in volved in the investigation of personal, social and cultural histories of the older residents.

Based on their experiences the pupils will write articles and hopefully publish a maga7inc. * At the Willetton Special School they will vetp younger students with swimming and physical education . * They will read and write letters for the residents of the Association for the Blind. take them for walks. bicycle ridcl> on tandems, shopping or work in the talking book library. *At the Christian Refuge Centres they will pick up and deliver food parcels and help customers in the clothing stores.

Other agencies that have indicated their willingness to be involved arc the One Parent Centre. Frederick Guest Village.

Sherwin Lodge, Joseph Cooke Hostel, Hillcrest Hostel, Lefroy Ho!.tcl (AI7hcimer). Head Inj ured Socie ty, Multipfe Sclerosis Society, Sport and Recreation for the Disabled, Mobile Day Cent re fo r Elderly and Disabled.

Carawatha Language and Development Centre. Applecross Primary School and Southcare.

Moshe said he was delighted with the support he had received from several parents who had done a "heap of organisational ground work."

Others had volunteered to assist with transportation of students to the various venues.

Foundation gives school a stronger operational base SCHOOLS with strong Foundations can provide a quality of education far beyond that of their counterparts with either weak ones or none at all. Therefore a school is only as strong as its Foundation.

The importance of Foundations in Australian schools is becoming more apparent as we look at the levels of funding for Jndependent Schools over the last seven years.

The idea of school foundations began decades ago in both England and the USA. Jndependent schools realised they could no longer depend totally on government funds and, in order to secure their future, established Foundations as incorporated bodies.

The long-term goal is to build up substantial funds which are retained, preferably in perpetuity, to ensure the schools' future financial security.

Most schools in the USA rely on their Foundations for up to 50% of their income.

The Phillips Academy, in Massachusetts, has an expenditure budget of $16 million, with Foundation investments providing more than $8 million a year.

Australian schools, appreciati.ng the benefits, have also set up Foundations, not only with similar long-term aims, but with invaluable short-term benefits.

By being a separate entity (incorporated body), a Foundation can have funds channelled into it, as distinct from the College, while allowing the College to preserve its level of Commonwealth funding.

But, a Foundation is only outside a school in a "legal" sense. In every other way it is not just an arm of the school, but the very heart of its operation.

All people associated with ASC should bear in mind that no school has an assured futw¡e unless it has taken steps to preserve its current standing and provide a secure form of income to ensure stable development in the future.

The College Board showed great foresight in establishing its Foundation, particularly as many much older established schools are only just forming the ground rules to establish their own.

Being a relatively new educational institution, development at ASC is a continuing process and must take place in all areas. from buildings to pastoral care.

The best method of ensuring the future of the College is through its Foundation.

The Foundation's charter is to promote the School and enhance its development in accordance with the fundamental aims of the College and its master development scheme.

The development programme has four areas - marketing, public relations, fund

raising and students. Although each subgroup needs to develop its own direction, all are inter-related.

"Life is what you make it" "[believe the Almighty has looked after me very well, but r also think that life is what you make of it, " Kelvin Bartholomeusz, Foundation Executive Officer, sums up his attitude to life.

Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) of DutchPortugu ese ancestry, the tall former teacher said his ~osition at ASC provided him with the opportunity to *Kelvin Bartholomeus:. continue to work in a school environment while also combining interests in business, marketing and fund raising.

Kelvin came to Australia when very young as his parents considered the country offered better education opportunities.

After matriculating from high school, he gained a Diploma of Primary Teaching as a physical education specialist. l n 1979 he was appointed House Master at Swanleigh, a co4:!ducational boarding college for country students, working up to Deputy DLrector.

The boarding environment allowed him to gain a better understanding of children by working with them in a pastoral, home-away-from-home situation.

The close links between Anglican schools proved valuable as he was also able to spend several months working at Guildford Grammar School and Perth College where he gained experience in school administration.

Believing that further education is not only valuable but costs nothing to carry around, Kelvin completed a Bachelor of Education Administration from Curtin University in 1986 and has started a Bachelor of Economics degree.

His three main outside interests are business, travel and sport. ln 1985 he started two small businesses and recently has devoted time to property investments.

His urge to travel has taken him around Australia. to New Zealand and to most countries in Asia, including J apan. In December he plans to visit India and , hopefully in the near future. to tour Europe.

Australian rules football is his favourite sport and he has had success as a coach with several teams winning premierships.

He now interprets the rules as an umpire.

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A PHASE of the Peer Support! ! Programme, called "Students Helping! ! Students," was introduced during the! ! ftrst semester and has been an ongoing! . ** â&#x20AC;˘* prOJect. ! During the summer holidays several! ! Yll students volunteered to attend a! ! two-day training programme in! ! leadership skills and group! ! development. ! ! According to Guidance Counsellor! ! Moshe Price who coordinated the! ** programme, .1t was a very constructlVe . ** ! exercise and most enjoyable. ! ! The student leaders, operating in! ! pairs, were assigned to work with ! ! ! about six Y8 pupils. ! First contact was during Y8! ! orientation when the leaders! ! conducted theLr respective groups. ! ! They renewed their communication! ! at the Y8 camp where the student! ! leaders wrote and implemented a one-! ! day programme for their charges. ! ! After that it was weekly meetings ! ! back at the College. ! ! The main purpose of this section ! ! of the Peer Support Programme is to! ! help settle Y8 students into the! ! organisation of a High School. ! ! The leaders point out essentials such ! * . *as timetables, loc k ers, canteen** ! procedures, different teachers, help Y8! ! establish new peer groups and develop ! ! a safe, trusting and friendly! ** envtronment . where t hey can d.1scuss ** ! difficulties they may experience. ! ! An encouraging aspect was the! ! number of groups that continued their! ! associations outside school by going ! ! to the movies, out to dinner or to! ! BBQs. ! ! As enjoyable as the groups were,! ! they were not always smooth sailing! ! and many of the student leaders! ! gained an insight into the duftculties! ! associated with running a team. They! ! now have a much greater appreciation ! ! ! of the role of teachers. ! Moshe expressed his appreciation ! ! to his fellow staff who assisted and ! ! supported the scheme and to the P&F! ! Society and the Willetton Rotary! ! Club for the finance provided to make! ! the programme a success. ! *************~******************~*

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A ROUND-UP OF SPORT THE FIRST XYIJI football team has had an outstanding season to date, finishing runners-up in the Graham Farmer division of the Quit Cup. Sixty-one sides from various secondary school and coUeges participated in the competition and to finish second is a wonderful achievement.

Playing in the finals in a preliminary match prior to the Eagles and Melbourne clash at Subiaco Oval on July 31, ASC went down 5.9to9.9to Eastern Hills SHS. Best players for ASC on the day were captain Brett Schaper.

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Mull ings, Jeremy Greay and vice-captain Roger Cunningham.

Brett and Roger expressed theirthanks, on behalf of the team, to coach John Lickfold and assistant-coach, Principal Tony London. manager Simon Woods, timers, Jenny Bearfoot and Sharon Bryden, and to their ardent supporters.

To make the finals, ASC won the Quit South of the River championship. Former East Perth champion. Grant Dorrington, presented the impressive trophy to t he College on J uly 27.

To win the title ASC defeated Kewdale S HC, 4.8 to 2.3, at t he WACA Ground in a preliminary match to the West Coast Eagles and Brisbane Bears game.

Best players on a consistency basis have been Brett, Roger. Greg and Andrew Male.

* * * EVERY Saturday during the season, more than 70 girls in nine teams compete for ASC in the WA Netball Association competitions at the Matthews Centre in Wembley.

Most of the sides are in the top two in their grade. emphasisi ng the enthusiasm with which the girls tackJe the sport.

The College has been a participant in the competition for six years now.

Netball is also an interschool sport with three Y 11 and Y 12 teams competing each Tuesday afternoon in the Associated Catholic College meetings.

This year's teams are hoping at least to emulate their * Shani Richardson, counterparts which netbaU. last vear won both the A and B division gran-d-finals.

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in each race of the Bank'S events, t he College fared creditably.

Ad am Pass more. Cameron Craigie and John Riches gave good performances in the 13 years' event for boys.

Richard Lee and Ben Co le were conspicuous in the 15 years' 400m for boys and Kim Scott impressed in the 15 years' 3,000m for girls.

All ASC athletes trained very hard in all weather conditions for the meetings and competed with typical determination.

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* S imon Wood (left) prepares to tackle as R oger Cunningham picks up the football. and organised by (Mrs) J ennifer Pendlebury who also coaches a team.

However, the numb.e r of sides competing each year is dependent on the support that can be found in terms of coaching.

Jennifer expressed gratitude to the following who offered coaching support this year: Miche lle Grosvenor and Roslyn Grantham; students Kim Raynor and Emma Bee; former students Natalie North. Cathy Adams and Caroline Newman; and mothers (Mrs) Carole Whitfield and (Mrs) Daphne Gregory. * * * T HE HIG HLIG HTS of two cross country championships held in June were the performances of ASC athletes, Rhyon Johnson and Shawn Brogden.

Rhyon showed great determination to win by centimetres in the 14 years 4,000metre event in the Commonwealth Bank Schools' meet.

The Y9 athlete's blistering finish in a desperate 300m fina l dash catapulted him from a seemingly hopeless position past a fast-finishing group ahead of him.

Shawn gave a courageous display at the WA All Schools' titles to be ASC's leading under-II competitor in the 2,000m individual race in the morning, ran an excellent leg as a last minute substitute after lunch in the 3x 1500m U13 relay and then produced a brilliant finish in the U 11 event a few minutes later to make up ground and snatch second place for his team.

His team-mates in the relays were Keith Pomeroy and Chris Doughty.

It was a good day for ASC's younger brigade.

Nathan Jones, Mark Pressley and Stefan Brand came second as a team in the U 13 boys' 4,000m; and Karen Melior, Joanne Jordans and Lisa Keen were third in the U 11 girls' 3xl500m relay.

In fields of more than 100 contestants

V!CKI Johnson, a former ASC student. is coaching the girls' gymnastics squad this year and will be e11tering teams in the Artistic State Schoolgirls' championships in August.

She is hoping at least to equal the performance of last year's senior team that was runner-up to St Marys Anglican Girls' School.

ASC sides have been entered in the competitions for several years now and have performed very well, nearly always reaching the fina ls.

This is a spectacular achievement considering that girls' gymnastics were only introduced to the College four years ago.

But, the emphasis is not all on competition. T he recreational aspect is also important.

About 20 Y8-12 girls attend the weekly sessions currently held after school on a Tuesday.

Jennifer Pendlebury originally ran the group. but fo r the la<;t two years the Val Norris Christian College of Gymnastics has provided a coach. with Vicki being the one this year.

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T HE FIRST XV rugby team has set .t-.â&#x20AC;˘ an unparallelled record in the ACC N(7):: competition this year. ....,: Current ly the side is at the top of the ~~ ACC ladder, not having lost a game and with a percentage of 250 plus.

The side is mainly made up of a strong unit of Y11 lads who have been playing toget her for about three years. " I look forward to seeing these boys mature next year into an even more p¡owerfu l and exper ienced side eliminating the scrappy 2nd and 3rd phase play that currently inhibits *Mark Youens, them," said coach rugby.

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"I've no doubt that the XV will make the finals later this year and will hopefully be successful in winning the competition."

Special congratulations must go to the GreviUe Brothers - Tim, who made the State team, and John, who was selected for the Under-IS State side.

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