acadernic results, with All Saints' student Sheryn Cheah gaining the top Tertiary Entrance Rank of any girl in We tern Australia.
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Schools are not training institutions: they are places that should turn children and young people on to learning, empowering them to take the learning process into their own hands, to take control of their lives and learning Director Mr Max Stewart info@allsail1ts.wa.edu.au Editor Mrs HeJen Renwick Proofreaders Mr Greg Hill Mrs Helen R.el1wick Mrs Robin van Dongen Mrs Ann White Photography Mr Stan Balding Greg Hocking Photography ommunity Relations Department taff and students ront cover artwork Tamsin Stephenson (Year I) Back cover artwork WiUiam Lal1gdaJe (Year 4)
W!leH youllg people ask me abol/t futllre careers and what they should study at ulliversity or TAFE, I tell tlJeiI1 to ignore jobs. I ask them to Jollow their Ileart'. In the world of learnillg, do what turns yo/./ on, 1I0t wlwt YOI/ thillk wOl/ld generate a job. if ti,e edllcatioll system helps develop learnillg-illnovative cosmonauts (fl/tl/re thillkers), success ill the tWe11ty-first century will be assured. Dr Peter Ellyard The words of Dr Peter Ellyard, Australia's leading futurist, are powerful. 'Follow your heart.' It is refreshing to hear one of our eminent thinkers affirm that school is th place to ignite the spark, to light the flame, to enthuse and inspire each boy and girl to discover their potential and to develop an ability to learn, a desire to learn, and a joy in learning. As the new Principal ofAll Saints'
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College - only the third in our College's twenty-one year history - one challenge is at the forefront of my leadership goals: fulfilling the College's mission that every boy and girl may be inspired to reach their potential through challenge and nurture. As I write this article in early April it is the first day of Camp Week, during which 770 students head off on twenty-one camps and retreats spread throughout Western Australia. Our outdoor education programmes are leading WA in providing such quality experiences and are wonderful examples of the benefits of coeducation in action. Together the boys and girls climb their ten-, twelve-, fourteen- or sixteen-year-old mountains in order to be able to see the world from the top. Follow your heart.
The year op ned with a record enroLnent of 960 students. Many of these n w students entered Kindergarten, a new initiative at All Saints' this year. What a joy it is to visit the Kindy classroom. The children's energy, vitality and love of learning cannot (and should not!) be contained. Their teacher Mr Sara Mano and teacher's assistant Mrs hivaun Kelly are as tired as the children at the end of a day!
Yes, the College is buzzing in 2001! Our graduating Class of 2000 achieved outstanding
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Another innovation this year has been the creation of aYear 7/8 Tran ition Progran1JJle. Our aim was not to create a 'middle school', where a sense of separation exists, but rather to introduce an integrated progran1JJJe that helps our girls and boy through the often tumultuous early adolescent years. Led by Mr Mike Jenzen and Mr Glen Duffield, the Transition Progran1Jne aims for a seamle s educational experience through the latter primary and early secondary school years. The final years of schooling should be about choice. Gone are the day when the only option facing a young person was whether he or she went on to Years 11 and 12, then to university or TAFE , or left early for an apprenticeship or to enter the workforce directly. All
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Saints' has introduced total flexibility into the postcompulsory years through the Year 13 programme. The options are limitless. Students may choose to complete their senior schooling over three years rather than two, enabling them to pur ue porting, musical or other interests at an elite level. Alternatively they may decide to undertake one or more subjects in Year 13 to achieve higher results than they managed in Year 12. The programme enables students to hold down a part-time job or tudy at TAFE, university or a private college. The options are considerable. Par nt or students interested in the Year 13 prograrnme should contact Mr Geoffrey Shaw, our Dean of Studies, to discus options. In the world of learning, do what turns you on, not what you think will generate a job. Schools are not training institutions: they are places that should turn children and young people on to learning, empowering them to take the learning process into their own hands, to take control of their live and learning. When we 'succeed in achieving this goal, we assure our young people of uccess in the twenty-first century. The Reve'Yend Pete'Y Lau'Yence
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In its fir t twenty years, many staff members, parents and students have worked hard to build AJl Saints' College. While the buildings and grounds demonstrate our physical growth, we can also be proud of the reputation we enjoy as a fine Anglican coeducational I(jndergarten to Year 12/13 College. The maintenance and continued building of our reputation is the key to our future success. The leader hip of that process now falls to the third Principal of the College, the Reverend Peter Laurence. In a few short months, Mr Laurence has entered his role with energy and skill. His leadership and educational qualities were amply demonstrated in his former position at Trinity Anglican School in Cairns. Recognition of those qualities has come from the Australian College of Education, which has recently made Peter a Fellow of the College an honour which is highly valued in the educational community. Congratulations Peter!
Building for the future During this year, we will be proceeding with the construction of the long-awaited Aquatic Complex. While our main capital fundraising for tlus project was conducted in 1999, there is still a shortfall in funding which needs to be met. Taxdeductible contributions to the College Foundation for this purpose will always be welcome!
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3. The Revd Terry McAulijfe, Secretary, is an Anglican priest and former lawyer: tlus year he ha become a former parent and ha Board experience dating back to the foundation of the ollege.
2001 Board Members There have been some changes in the Board of Management for 2001, and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the members of the Board to the College community:
4. Mr Phil Angel, nonunee of the P&F, heads a quantity surveying consultancy and is a non1.inee of the P&F. Mr Angel is a current parent and has been on the Board for two year .
1. Mr Ken Booth, Chair. I am a public servant working in the education portfolio and a former parent of the College who has served five years on the Board.
5. My Bryson Derbyshire is an electrical engineer and a 1989 ASC leaver. Mr Derbyshire is a nonunee of the Anglican Schools' Comnussion and thi is hi fir t year on the Board.
2. Dr Donna Cross, Vice Chair, is an Associate Professor in Health Science at Curtin Univer ity and a new parent at the College. Dr Cross has been on the Board for three years.
6. Mr David Kerr is a chartered accountant who is a current parent and non1.inee of the Anglican ynod. Mr Kerr has been on the Board for approximately three years.
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9. Mr Omesh Motiwalla, a 1995 A Cleaver, is an auditor by profe sion and a norninee of the Former tudents' Association. Mr Motiwalla was an observer at the Board for six months prior to taking up full membership at the beginning of 2001. 10. The Revd Dominic Spinosi is the rector of the local Anglican parochial district. The Revd Spinosi has been an ex !?fficio member of the Board since the time of his appointment and is a current parent. 11. Mr Ian JiJizrner is a lawyer who has erved on the Board for seven years. Mr Warner chairs the Finance, Buildings and Grounds Committee. 12. Mrs Adrienne Wright, a 1986 ASC leaver, is President of the Former Students' Association. An econon1.i t, Mrs Wright is in her second year on the Board. he ha two young c1Uldren. 13. Mr Ken Court, while no longer a Board member, chairs the College Foundation. I wi h all students, staff and parents a afe and successful year in 2001.
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YEARS 7 and 8 Sheridan Coleman (Attadale Primary School) Caitlin McGregor ( ewton Primary School) Deborah g (Rostrata Primary chool) Arun ett (Rostrata Primary School)
YEAR 11 ]ayne Higgins (Lumen Christi College) Taryn Preedy (Thorburn cholarship) (AJl Saints' College) We congratulate the e tudents and their familie and look forward to welcon1.ing them to the College community in 2002.
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A mild summer's afternoon set the tone for the College community to welcome a new Principal and open a $3 million learning facility in Term 1. Eight hundred parents, students, staff and friends gathered to usher in a new era at All Saints' with my commissioning as the third Principal. Archbishop Peter Carnley presided at the ceremony, which featured some special moments. A student from each year level (Kindergarten to Year 13) came forward, presented a token of College life and welcomed me to the community. Members of the Board, staff and parents took part in a similar process. These special moments
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network technology. The piece de resistance (at least from a student perspective) i the ground floor, comprising a large independent learning area with study carrel and computers, a quiet study room (affectionately known as 'The Boardroom') and a student comm.on rooln. The Learning entre i home to our Year 12 and 13 students... and home never looked so good!
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(1) The Reverend Canon Jerry Curtis, Archbishop Peter Carnley AO, the Reverend Peter Laurence and Mr Ken Booth pictured in the Year 12! 13 Learning Centre bifore the commencement of the ceremony.
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(14) Leading today: shaping tomorrow. Junior School students Sarah and Rebecca Portwood (Kindergarten and )7ear 4) anticipate the day when they will take their places ill the Year 12/13 Learning Cemre.
(9) and (10) Year 12 students DUI/can Brown arid MerrYIl Klyen addressing the congregation.
(2-8) Scenes from the ceremony, including the welcome and acknowledgement from the Board of Management (4) and the presentation of symbolic gifts from the different groups within the College community, among them the student body
(11) College Singers and (12) parents, students and friends pictured during the service.
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(13) A rchbishop Peter Carnley formally opening the '.Year 12!13 Leaming Centre.
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Kailee Brown.
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1. Miss Brooke Chivers has joined the Junior School to teach Pre-primary. Miss Chivers previously taught at Wesley College and Yidarra Catholic Primary School. 2. Ms Elizabeth Bowyer and 3. Ms Janet Dowling have returned to the English Department following a period of maternity leave. We welcome them both back to the College. 4. Mrs Lilian Barkes worked in the Canteen when it was run by the P&F Society and now joins the College staff in a similar capacity. Mrs Barkes has twenty-two years' experience in the food and catering industry and has been at All Saints' for five of those years.
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5. Mr Denis Bonjekovic decided to expand his computer knowledge from general help desk to administration and networking after seven years working for Hamersley Iron in Tom Price. Mr Bonjekovic joins All Saints' as IT Support Technician. 6. Mr Roger Campbell, who was recently awarded the Miles Medal for Excellence in Education by Curtin University, joins us as aYear 5 teacher. Mr Campbell spent many years in Tokyo, Japan, where he also worked and attended university.
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8. Mrs Sandra Guest joins the Design Technology Department for Terms 2, 3 and 4. Mrs Guest has previously taught at Safety Bay, Hamilton Hill, Mandurah and Rockingham. Senior High Schools. 9. Ms ÂĽvonne Harvey will be our Acting College Counsellor for Terms 2, 3 and 4, while Mr Moshe Price is on leave. Ms Harvey was a counsellor at an all girls' school for seventeen years. In recent years she has worked for the WA Police force and a trauma company, and lectured at Notre Dame University.
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10. Mr Colin Lynn is our new Canteen Manager. Mr Lynn has previously been involved with the College in a voluntary capacity, working in the Library, the Uniform Store and the Canteen. Mr Lynn took on the Canteen Manager's job in a relief capacity during 2000, having left the airline industry after twenty-eight years - the last twelve years in inflight service (catering) .
primary environments and joins the Junior School as a Teacher's Assistant.
11. Mr Gary Mason joins the Design Technology Department for Terms 2, 3 and 4. Mr Mason has previously taught at St Norbert's College and has several years' experience teaching design and education at tertiary level.
14. Mrs Kathleen Smith joins the Canteen as Canteen Assistant. Mrs Smith has worked in canteen management for some time and comes to us from Thornlie Primary School.
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13. Miss Kristen Prummel is a former student of All Saints' College (1990 leaver). For the last three years she has been teaching at Norseman District High School, where she was employed as the Year 4/5, then Year 4, then Year 5 Teacher. She joins Miss Skwirowski as a Year 6 Teacher in the Junior School.
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16. Ms Mary Symejoins the ICT Department to teach computing. Ms Syme has spent the last two years teaching at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre and has an abicling interest in justice issues. Her previous teaching positions include five years at St Brigid's College and four years at Forrestfield Senior High School.
20. Mrs Kate Yeo joins the Junior School as a Year 4 teacher. Mrs Yeo recently completed a four-year degree in Primary Education at Eclith Cm,van and has a special interest in health and physical education.
Congratulations... ... to Early Childhood Centre Teacher
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Mrs Sara Mano (21) - formerly Ms Sara Harrop - who was married during the Christmas hoJjdays;
Education in Curriculum Design and Management. Mrs van Straalan joins the EngJjsh Department and will also be
... to Year 2 Teacher Mrs Christina Gamble (22) and Year 7L/Head of
involved in the Society and
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major in Communications and Women's
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Goodbyes & farewells Miss Belinda Bowater, Design Technology Teacher, left us at the end ofTerm 1 after two years in the Design Technology Department. Mjss Bowater made a significant contribution to the department and in particular to theTextiles and Early Childhood Studies courses. Staff and students ilike will miss her energy and enthusiasm. Mr Ralph Chandler, Design Technology Teacher, has left the Design Technology Department after over eight years' service. Mr Chandler has been instrumental in developing the curriculum and physical resources of the Design Technology Department, and has helped to shape innumerable students' lives both in the classroom and through his passion for Rugby Union and his love of sailing.
Students who visit the Homework Cafe after school polish off afternoon tea and their homework and head home at 4.30pm with an hour's work already under their belts. The Homework Cafe runs in the Senior Library from 3.30pm-4.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. Any College students who would like to get some of their homework out of the way before heading home are encouraged to come along. Dean of Studies Mr Geoff Shaw usually drops in to eat the biscuits (or is that chat about the day's classes?), and Teachers Mrs Sue Cameron and Ms Elizabeth Bowyer are there to supervise and offer support and guidance. Parents-and students who want to
Mrs Monique Ellement took the place of Mrs Janet Brown in the Mathematics Department while Mrs Brown was on long service leave for Term 1. Mrs Ellement previously taught at St Brigid's College and Mercy College.
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preparation for Can1.p Week. Beach swinmung lessons provide training opportUluties that cannot be replicated in the pool and prepare our Years 5,6 and 7 for the famous (the fantastic!) Year 5 Rottnest Camp, the Year 6 Pemberton Camp, and the Year 7 Kalbarri Camp (see pages 11 and 12).
level, is flying the flag for the College and 'getting in the swim'. 1. Swim training Early morning, after school...this is the dedicated end of the business. Thanks to all the mums and dads who ferried students to training... your support was invaluable. And thanks to everyone who helped prepare the Junior chool swim training breakfasts - where would we have been without you! Over the course of the term students inYears 5,6 and 7 also embarked on a series of swinmling lessons at Cottesloe Beach in a programme directly related to
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2. The Interhouse Carnivals Junior School and Senior School...hard-fought interhouse competitions with results often hanging on a single event. The level of support for the Houses - both in the water and on dry land - is always one of the best tlUngs about the interhouse carnivals. Cowan
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House was the Senior School wimung House, with Riley House taking overall honours in the JUluor School Interhouse arnival. 3. The Interschool Carnivals The Senior chool headed off to the ACC Interschool Swimming Carnival at Beatty Park while Junior School studen in Year 4 to 7 took up the cudgels at JSHAA Interschool Carnival held at ewman College and Canning Aquatic entre. These students had been through training, training and yet more training and their level of comnutment to their sport and the College was outstanding.
A new and exciting innovation introduced thi year has been the Senior Dinner, which are to be held once a term for our Year 12 and 13 student. The e semi-formal occa ion, introduced by the Reverend Peter Laurence, will provide an opportunity fc r our enior tu dent to meet, enjoy a good meal and li ten to an afterdinner addre by ague t speaker. On Tue day 20 March Mr Grahan1 Hyman, Director of Youth pecialities Au tralia, entertained the enior tudents at the inaugural enior Dinner. Hi motivational sp ech encouraged the tudent,
whatever their own perceived ability, to strive to achieve the best they could in the time of change that lies ahead of them. Mr Hyman reminded students that however well they are doing now, there is no guarantee of succe s twenty years down the track. While ·it i impossible to predict where each of us will be, the one thing we can guarantee is that things will be different. So the 'C' grad rs of today could well be the movers and hakers of the future - and very often employ the 'A' grade students. Hard work and a belief in your own abilities is the one sure
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delicious and the student' behaviour exemplary. The tone ha been set for the remainder of the Senior Dinners later in the year, and they look set to become a most enjoyable and eagerly anticipated tradition in the ollege.
Mr Hyman wa in WA for a week and we are grateful to Dean of tudents M 0 tello for arranging the dinner to coincide with his vi it. Our thank also go to the Year 11 students who volunteered to serve food on the night, thereby demonstrating leadership through service, which we value highly. The peaker was excellent, the food
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Camp Week2001 Year 5 Rottnest Camp
... developmentally planned to expand their horizons, provide age-appropriate challenges, and open up a range of possibilities ...
Camp Week, which takes place in the last week ofTerm 1 every year, marks the culmination of a yearround process of careful planning and minute attention to detail. A a re nIt, tudents from Year 5 through to Year 13 set off on a series of camps that are developmentally planned to expand their horizons, provide age-appropriate challenges, and open up a range of pos ibilitie . Thi pecial feature of an All Saint' ollege education attract many tu dents to the College... and with good reason. The following pages give a flavour of Camp Week 2001.
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Many girl believe that 'cool' boys don't read. The socially-constructed definition of masculinity, and the value placed on girls' opinions by boys, are barriers to our boys believing that reading is a worthwhile activity. We are seeking to encourage a love of reading in the boys in Year 7 at All Saints' College. Boy from the three Year 7 clas. es are being withdrawn for two periods each week to work in a small group with Mr Mike Jenzen, who will share his own love of reading with the group. The focus during this time is on reading and related activities. These classes are in addition to time spent on the normal language programme, during which girls and boys can receive individual assistance for any reading difficulties they might experience. By having the boys together in this way we are hoping to promote a team atmosphere and a supportive environment in which boys are not afraid to expre their feelings or opinions. They may be more hesitant to do so in front of the girls, who are likely to be more articulate and mature. Relating to boys In addition to these two periods, all three groups of boys are withdrawn together at the end of each week. As
well as sharing their thoughts and opinions about novels, this time can also be used to deal with issues of masculinity and sexuality. A programme called 'Boys Talk' will be used as a reference to enrich discussions that arise either through the books themselves or as a followon to the health programme being run in clas . Importantly, the reading material is directed at boys' interests - books that boys can really be enthused about and relate to; books that will 'hook' boys in. A large number of recommended books that boys are likely to find appealing have been purchased and the boys are currently reading books of their choice from this collection. Class novels have also been purchased for use by the groups. There is certainly anecdotal evidence at this stage that the boys are reading more, and that their attitude towards reading is more positive. Boys who are already experienced and enthusiastic readers are enjoying the opportunity to read more books to extend their interest and are appreciating the opportunity to share their enthusiasm with their peers. Supporting the programme Other activities will be run throughout the year in order to
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support the programme and the boys' interest in reading. We hope male staff, student role models in the College and fathers will read to the boys in the classes from their favourite books and infuse them with their enthusiasm. We also hope to arrange for the boys to interact with authors to enrich their experience with books and to set up a father/student book club. To support the programme fi-om home and show that it is valued, it is important that parents show an interest in and enthusiasm for what their sons are reading. We, and the boys in the College, welcome your encouragement for their effort and your support in trying to change the traditionally held perceptions about reading and readers. Mr Steven Davies Stlldellt Getlder Issl/es Coordillator Mr Mike ]enzen Head qf 7/8 (Pastoral)
Girls in Technology This exciting new programme targets an area that has traditionally been seen as something in which only boys excel. The programme is focused mainly on increasing the girls' computer literacy skills, an area that is vital for their future in the age of information technology.
location and downloading of information from the Internet, amongst many other things. The results clearly showed that whilst many girls knew how to carry out basic word processing, the majority were unsure of how to move beyond that. Responses to the survey question, 'What would you like to achieve by the end of the programme?' included 'I'd like to feel more confident about everything on computers!' and 'I'd like to not have to call my brother for help'. It is common for girls to feel uneasy about using computers and the Girls in Technology programme will dispel these fears and create independent, confident users. Empowering students There are of course many different levels of competence amongst the girls, and peer tutoring is an important aspect of the programme. It is very empowering for the students to be able to lend their eJl.'pertise to their peers and it is nonthreatening to the girls who need extra help and who may otherwise feel uncomfortable about continually asking for assistance. Miss Sally Fiegert and I help to establish a perception of female technological competence through entertaining and enjoyable computer se ions which tackle a variety of kills.
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We know that when these tudents leave school the vast majority of employers will be looking for people who are not just computer literate, but can cope with the changing face of technology. Our aim is to create this confidence in the girl so that they are pro-active user of technology in every area of their lives. Miss Mona Lingensjo }'ear 7 Teacher
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Our Kindergarten and Pre-primary students had a busy tart to the year as they settled in to their new surroundings and became accustomed to the routine of College life.
detJelopmentally appropriate experiences that are designed to rUl1 both indoors and outdoors.
All the children in the Early Childhood entre (ECC) were new to ASC in Term 1. The focus for the first term in both classes was for the teacher to learn about the children and for the children to find out about each other. These outcomes were achieved through the theme of 'me'. The children were involved in a variety of learning activities to heighten their awareness of themselves, their bodies and their feelings, and those of other people. The staff actively encouraged the
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children to display the virtue of care towards one another and their environment. The ECC programme is based upon open-ended, hands-on, cooperative and developmentally appropriate experiences that are designed to run both indoors and outdoors. The ECC curriculum at All aints' College regard the child as trong, full of his/her own knowledge, skills and potential. Our role, as educators, is to draw out and build on their strength and experience . rnteractions wi th their environment, both physical and human, are the key to their growth and development.
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The Kindergarten and Pre-primary children went from part-time to full-time attendance (a transition marked by a celebratory barbecue with their parents) and enjoyed the challenges of lunch boxes and afternoon sleep times.
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The Kindergarten children had two wonderful experience organised by parents from the clas who came in to hare their skills and knowledge of food and nutrition and of being a doctor and a phy iotherapist people who look after our bodies. The Pre-primary children have benefited from expert parental help (on roster) supporting them in their learning environment. The children have been to a number of
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assemblies, where they were able to demonstrate the virtues of respect and self-discipline. The children grew tremendously in their social and emotional skills as well as their physical, cognitive and creative expre ions, and after an end-of-term excursion to the Spare Part Puppet Theatre, they headed home for a relaxing holiday. There are more challenge ahead for our youngest tudent in 2001 ! Mrs Sa.ra. Mano Miss Brooke Chivers Early Childhood 7Cachers
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Snapshots
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Ti,e Peer I/pport Progralllllle helped stl/dents I/el/! to the olle,~e to lIIake Jriel/ds aIId settle ill as Ijl/ickly alld easily as possible.
01/1' Senior Stl/dellts received special badges ill recogllitioll ~r their leadership positioll ill the College.
All Sail/ts' ollege hosted the interschool chool port 'fbI/ch TiJllmalllel/t.
It Ivas the HOl/se Breakfast seasol/.. Each I-Iol/se tl/m hosted a liVedllesday IlIomillg brea~rast Jor parellts alld stl/dellts. This I.vas Stirlillg HOl/se~ BreakJast.
The Mathelllatical Associatioll oJWA ~ Have /1/1/ FI/II olllpetitioll saw teal/IS Jrolll the jUl/ior cllOol al/d the enior School lockillg bmil/s with other lIIathelllatically sl/litched-oll stl/dents il/ Perth.
The P F Society held a speciaL Fathers' Night to enable dads, gl/ardialls alld gralldfathers to lIIeet alld talk ill all illJoYlllal setting. A Mothers' Night Jor IIII/I/IS, gl/ardialls and grandmothers will Jolloul. ..
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The Senior School Stl/dellt ExeClltive was cOllllllissiolled at a special College Asselllbly..
.. .alld Year 7/8 Trallsitioll Progmlllllle Studellts in Positions if Respollsibility I/!ere COllllllissiolled at a special Chapel Service.
01/1' lIew parellts were weLcollled at the traditiollal Tew Parellt vile/COllie.
Our rowil/g teallls were Ol/t 011 the water tmillillg alld competing throughol/t the terlll.
Year 3 Speech alld Dmllla stl/dellts rehearsed extracts Jrolll The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potta
jl/llior chool sta.!J donlled schooL I/lliforlll while studellts WI/le to school ill free dress 011 a special free dress day.
Early ChiLdhood tl/dies stl/dellts spellt time with 01/1' YOl/llgest stl/dents as part oJ their col/rse stl/dies.
tudents lIarrowLy beat staff 011 the basketball court the first if the 'Stair vs tl/dents'sportsfixtures.
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Local bl/sh poet Mr RI/sty Christellsell spoke to Year J0 classes abol/t his life alld his Love if poetr)" alld read sOllle AI/straliall poetry to stl/dellts ill ti,e Library.
Snapshots Friends <1 the Library new and old came to a special aJtemoon tea in the Senior Library.
The Interhouse {Jort the term ..
Cowan House students talked about their hornelands and about A '-Istralia at their House Brealifast, which was the starting point for Harmony Day celebrations in the City of Meh;ille.
Visiting di nitaries and Harmony Day Re{Jresentatives with College Principal the Reverend Peter Laurence at the Cowan House Breakfast.
The Interhouse Chess Competition engaged some <1our most tactical minds throughout 'Terrn 1.
LaptofJs became part Senior Sch.ool..
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... with Interschool Sport callingfor special tactical briifing sessions.
Sir Donald Bradman's death was marked by a special memorial service in St Ceorge's Cathedral. All Saints' was represented by Mr Steve Davies and Senior Students Matt MOllritz and Brady Loneragan.
An information seminar held to introdnce 0111' inllovative Difensive Driving Conrse received solid sllpport from parents and stl/dents.
Senior Students KaÂŁlee Brown and Katie Cooper formed part of the team that toured Melville throughout Harrnony Day..
... visiting shopping centres and ...
... distributing special Harmony Day ribbons.
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The
FormerStudents'
Association it's your association
Have you ever read about the Annual General Meetings of the Former tudents' Association and wondered what goes on there? Have you ever thought that you might be interested in contributing but didn't think you would have a chance of becoming a committee member? Have you ever thought you aren't the right age, or don't know the right people to even turn up at a meeting? I ask this becau e this is how I alway viewed the F A - that it wa n't really my place to turn up - they probably had lots of people vying for positions anyway, and I wasn't the sort of per on they'd be intere ted in having on the comnilttee.Well, did you know that at the AGM last year, we put on drinks and nibblies hoping to entice more of you former students along but ended up having to share them among a group of only six people?! The F A is not an elitist group - we need representation from all age groups and occupations. In the first few years after you leave econdary chool, it doesn't seem so important to keep up contact with the College and your old year group, but as time goes on, it is nice to renew and maintain friendships from those days.
who i interested in the nibbles and drinks after the next meeting! My number is 9332 2525. I look forward to hearing from you.
Mrs Adrienne Wright F /'l President
Mrs Adriwlle Wright pictured olltside the Year 12/13 Leaming Centre eifter its formal opwin ill February.
If you are in a ucces ful and rewarding career, your contribution lTlay be to come along and peak to Year 12 students at one of our areer Breakfasts, to give them encouragement and to talk about your experiences of life after TEE. Or you may be interested in getting involved in the planning of your next reunion. Attending a meeting does not mean that you have to be on the committee: we would till be pleased to have your ideas or input. If you do want to be a committee member, then the minimum involvement is four or five meetings a year. I would like to speak to anyone who is intere ted in having some involvement in the FSA - or anyone
Tanya McKenzie and Jane Hunter-Roe - 1987 leavers Who would have thought that two girl who used to sit in Human Biology, daunted by what the future held, would bump into each other ten years later and end up working together in their dream job? Tanya McKenzie and Jane HunterRoe's journey started in Mr Gla heen's Year 9 form group (1984 a long time ago, Gla h!). When they left AS ,Tanya went on to Curtin University. She was unsure what to do in her fir t year so took a multidisciplinary cour e. At the end of the year she tran ferred to Occupational Therapy and on completion speciali ed in vocational rehabilitation and hand and upper limb rehabilitation. For the last two years, Tanya has been working with Linley Jones & Associates after being introduced by a colleague.
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Jane Hunter-Roe worked through school and greatly enjoyed the College commuruty and its close-knit environment. She especially enjoyed drama, and taking part in College Productions was always a rugh point. Mter leaving ASC Jane went to Italy to study Italian grammar and art rustory at the Dante Alighieri chool for Foreigners (organised through ASC). She remember trus as an extremely enjoyable time wruch gave her the travel bug for ever! On h r return to Australia Jane went through busine s college and started working in different adnllnistrative roles. he soon reali ed that her forte was working with and helping people. For a number of years she worked with Drake International, peciali ing in the recruitment, selection and placement of staff. She met people from different socio-economic groups and describes the experience as 'a good street education'. From here Jane was offered a training role, helping people re-entering the workforce. Jane spent twelve months in tru area and is now with LinJey Jones & Associates planning and running career development programmes for youth.
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this area, an exciting programme exists pecifically to as ist y uth (fifteen year onward) in de igning and planning their career path strategy. The department will also help young people to find uitable and preferred work experience placement and ffers one-to-one career counselling. he programme's focus is highly m tivational and individual emerge with clearer direction and g als for a working career that has meaning for them. They are 'job ready' and in mo t in tances at the end of the programme they have commenced training or educati n courses, or secured a job. Members of the Ilege community who wouJd like to contact Jane Hunter-Roe and her a sociates for further information h uld see inJey Jones & Associates' adverti ement on our Busine s Information oticeboard on page 19.
Ttmya McKenzie, Linley Jones and Jane Hunter-Roe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Snjppets Joanna Brown - 1985 leaver Joanna is very clo e to completing her Masters in Art Therapy at Edith Cowan University. A practising artist, she recently had a successful solo show at the Moores Building gallery and is applying for a grant-based studio at Customs House in Fremantle willJe continuing to exhibit. Darren Melior - 1985 leaver Darren spent four years in retail before attending Canning College and Curtin University, where he studied for a BA (Primary Education). After graduating Darren worked in Karratha, Roebourne, Wickham and Onslow before heading to the UK to work. He came home the long way - via Turkey, hina, Thailand and Indonesia - and is currently a primary teacher at Millars Well Primary chool in Karratha. Darren has a young daughter, Ta hli a Maree Mellor, born on 3 October 2000. Matthew Lyford - 1986 leaver Matthew is Director (Industrial) at Colliers Jardine (WA) Pty Ltd in Perth. Jodie Brown (nee Knight) 1988 leaver Jodie and hu band Mike's second child, Kurti Michael, was born on 31 October 2000 - a little Hallowe'en baby. Kurtis' big sister avannah will be three in March. Jodie is still busy in the family business as well as being a mum. Jodie also sent news of her brothers, both of whom also graduated from All Saints'. Jason Knight (1989
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leaver) and ills wife Nikki gave birth to their first baby, Zachary Jason, on 15 November 2000; and Daniel Knight and Melissa Faulkner (both 1991 leavers) are expecting their first baby in early July 2001. As Jodie said, 'There must have been omething in our family's water this year'. Nathan Soulsby - 1990 leaver N athan left All Saints' in Year 10 to become a mechanic and is now Manager of Public Relations and Marketing for Marie Stopes International (Australia) in Melbourne. Kristen N owak - 1992 leaver Kri ten was the winner of the 2000 Western Power Science and Technology Award, part of the Young Australian of the Year Awards. She was recognised for her research work at the Australian NeuromuscuJar Research Institute which has resuJted in the identification of genetic mutations that trigger two rare inherited muscular disorders. Stephen Graharn - 1994 leaver Stephen studied software engineering at Edith Cowan University and graduated in 2000 while working for Chromium (an Internet multimedia/software development company) willch merged with two other companies to become ChromeGlobal. Mter working there for eighteen months, a group of employees (including Stephen) left and set up their own company, Monochrome Australia, which develops software products for the Internet. ALL
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Greg McGuire - 1995 leaver Greg has been granted an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship for archery. He has moved to Canberra to train under the coacillng of Ki-Sik Lee and Simon Fairweather (Olympic Gold Medallist and good friend). Kate Loveday - 1996 leaver Kate has completed a Bachelor of Science in Human Movement and is currently finishing her Honours thesis, which focuses on exercise rehabilitation. Kate is a trainer at East Fremantle Football Club, where she carries out injury management duties, and she also does casual public relations work for the We t Coast Eagles. Kate also mentioned that her brother, Scott Loveday (1993 leaver) is now a music teacher at Carey College and Musical Director at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. In September 2000, Scott married ills long-time girlfriend Knav Harfoushian. The newlyweds honeymooned in Hawaii. Leigh Ashwood - 1999 leaver Leigh sailed for All Saints' College for five years and has gone on to become State Champion and Cherub Class National Junior Champion. Leigh works with GeoffBishop at Halsey Lidgard Sailmaker in Fremantle. Meagan Boyd - 2000 leaver Meagan was awarded a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Education in Fine Art within the Faculty ofArts at Curtin University. The scholarship COLLEGE
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will pay Meagan's BECS fee for the duration of the four-year course. Meagan Boyd and Bronwyn Cordon. pictured earlier this year during a return llisit to the College.
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Melissa Bryant - 2000 leaver Melissa, who is now studying physiotherapy at Curtin University, competed in the 2000 Volvo ISAF Youth Worlds (sailing) in Sydney and won the silver medal. She should be selected to compete in the 2001 Youth Worlds in France and al 0 the 420 Worlds in Italy in July 2001. Bronwyn Gordon - 2000 leaver Bronwyn was awarded one of only three scholarships within the Faculty ofArts at the University ofWestern Australia, where she will be studying architecture. The scholarship is worth $6,000 over three years.
Leigh Crant - 1998 leaver - pictured with fellow Australian Mel Cibson during a visit to Madame Tussaud's, London.
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The FSA has awarded inaugural Life Memberships to former Principal Mr Tony London and former Director of Finance and Community Relations Mr Mark Stapleton. The e Life Memberships are awarded in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by Mr London and Mr Stapleton over many years at the College, and acknowledge their ongoing relationship with the College community.
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2000 Rotary Exchange en leaverYoutH Student
When I started filling out application forms for Rotary Youth Exchange in March of last year, I really wasn't sure if exchange was the thing for me. Now that I'm here in witzerland, however, all my doubts have disappeared, and I can see nothing but the benefits of the Rotary Youth Exchange Programme.
respected all over the world, and Rotary International has established a network of people just waiting to help out with any problem, big or small. In addition, Rotary International organises many social gatherings and special events such as language classes and the Eurotour, which starts in a month.
I am currently living in the town of Waedenswil, on Lake Zurich, about ten minutes from the city centre of Zurich. Both my sponsoring club in Bull Creek and my host club here have been extremely good to me, as has my host family. The Rotary Youth Exchange Programme is wellestablished and well-organised, highly
Not only have I had the opportunity to see much of Switzerland (snowboarding for a week in St Moritz, and making many day trips from Zurich to Basel, Lucerne, euchatel and more), but, as Switzerland is so central, I am also going to Italy and Germany over the ne>-'! few weeks, and will be visiting
ClareWitham If any
of this sounds
tempting, especially to the Year 12s, do think seriously about taking a gap year, because the experiences you will gain will stay with you for a lifetime!
the other surrounding countries during the Eurotour. Going to a special art school in Zurich, taught in both Italian and German, has allowed me to extend myself both artistically and linguistically, and I now find myself thinking totally in German.Joining sports teams and participating in other group activities has allowed me to meet a wide range of people and not only learn a lot more about this country, but also teach others about our country and really act as a good ambassador - an important aspect of being a Rotary Youth Exchange Student.
If you are even curious about the prospect of an exchange year, I urge you to seek out your local Rotary Club, as I can assure you that Rotary Youth Exchange is a once-in-alifetime opportunity which you should have absolutely no doubts about taking up!
Breony snowboarding in t Moritz, Switzerland.
Footnote
Anyone who is interested in going on a Rotary Youth Exchange - or indeed in hosting a Rotary Exchange Student visiting Australia - should contact their local Rotary group.You can also vi it the web site, wwvv. youthexchange.asn.au, for fiuther information.
2000leaver It's hard to believe how much life can change after ASC! Here I am, on a typical English day, writing this from Stamford School, three months into my gap year. A gap student is basically anyone taking a year out between high school and uni/TAFE/work. At Starnford I'm based in the junior school and at the junior boarding house. As it's only a short time since leaving school, it took some time to get used to being called 'Miss Witham' and spending lunchtimes chatting in the staff room! During the day, I'm either in the sports hall or out on the field helping teach games (PE lessons) with Year 1-6 girls. Some
mornings I also help out with classroom activities. Each evening I spend a few hours in the boarding house, supervising prep, chatting to the kids, watching TV, playing pool and basically having a good time. On the weekends I go along with the boarders on their outings to the cinema, ice-skating, rock-climbing, shopping etc.
witzerland in August; and I'm visiting the Greek islands later in the year with a group of other gap students.
There's heaps of time for travelling during the holidays, which is great because there is so much to see and everything is so close! I'm off to Ireland and Paris in the next few weeks; I've explored London; I'm backpacking around Europe during summer; I'm visiting Breony Alien in
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If any of tillS sounds tempting, especially to the Year 12s, do think seriously about taking a gap year, because the experiences you will gain will stay with you for a lifetime!
tudents currently in Year 12 who are con idering a gap year are invited to find out more about the concept by contacting Mr Geoff Shaw (gsh@aJlsaints.wa.edu.au) as soon as possible.
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Clare with Year 1 students at Stamford School, Durham, England.
Class~ooo - Results All aints' ollege Year 12 tudenrs achieved ome excellent resulrs in 2000. econdary Graduation wa achieved by 97.6% of our tudents. Of those who sat at lea t four Tertiary ntrance subjects, 47.9% achieved Tertiary Entrance Rankings of90 or above. One of those students, Sheryn heah, gained the hjghest possible ranking of99.95. In fact, heryn was recognised by the urriculum Council as having gained the highest results of any female student in Western Australia. Thi i a wonderful achievement, one of which we are proud, and one which well rewards heryn for her hard work and application. heryn also gained a General Exhibition a one of the top forty tudent verall in 2000 and a enificate of Distinction - awarded to the top 0.5% of students in each subject - in Political and Legal Studies. Another student to do particularly weU was Breony Alien, who gained the
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Twenry-seven of the twenty-rune tudenrs who applied to TAFE colleges
through Certificates or Exhibitions de erve and receive our recogilltion for
Other students to gain Certificates of Distinction were Daniel Chan (English),
were offered places and eventeen studenrs accepted. inery-one applied for place at urrin University, Edith owan University, Murdoch Uruver ity or the University ofWestern Australia. Sevenry-seven were ffered places, and fifry-seven of these have since em Ued. Other studenrs have taken a year off
their very pleasing results, with their application throughout the year leading to steady improvement and the oppormniry to take up challenging tudies or careers. We wish all members of our Class of 2000 the very best a they progress through the next phase of their lives.
Max Jeganathan (English) and Anthony Papamatheos (Hist ry). Daniel was also awarded a Unjversiry of We tern Australia Millenmal Award as the top student entering Dental Science in 20 1.
study to travel or work, to spend a year as a gap student in ngland, or on exchange in Europe. Others have enrolled at the Univer ity of otre Dame and at universities in other states and over ea.
ertificate of Excellence are awarded to tudenrs who gajned 'A' grades in at least ten of their ubjecrs in their last two consecutive year of sec ndary chooling. Breony Alien, Daruel han, heryn heah, Ryan Loxton, Tegan Martin, Brett Rankine and Karen heh each gained a certificate in recogrution of their consistent achievements.
Of the tudenrs offered local university places, 73% were offered their first choice, and of the TA FE offers, 74% were to tudenrs' fir t choice cour e .
Subject xhjbition in Italian a the top student in the State in that ubject as well as ertificate of Distinction in Human Biology, Political and Legal Smdies, and Italian. Breony al gained a Univer iry ofWestern Australia Leader hip Award.
In general, we were delighted with the way the Year 12 studenrs of 2000 approached their work. Many studenrs who did not receive official recognition
Chaplain's Corner There i a tory from the ancient tradition that God gave a party in heaven for all the 'virtues', great and mall, humble and heroic. They all gathered in the plendid
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halls of heaven and quickly began to enjoy themselves because they were o well acquainted with one another. Then God noticed two fine 'virtue' not peaking to each other, and clearly ill at ea e in each other' presence.
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the other. 'Gratitude,' he aid, 'Thi i harity'. But turning back to look at them a few minutes later, he heryn Cheah pictllred with the Reverend Peter Lallrence earlier this year.
discovered that again they were parted. And
International Women's Day the stud nt r pr sentatives. Her
opening by Mr Lorraine
message was therefore all the more
volunteer work in villages in East
young people can achieve in a
year, the International Year of the
Timor after the turmoil. The
short pace of time if they pur ue
Volunteer aw an All
proceed from the breakfa t were
their pa ion for ocial justice.
when four young women from the ASC Student Executive were
donated to U IFEM for u e in their projects in East Timor.
in pired with many others as they
li tened t gue t speaker Ms
There was a nice ymmetry to the
]anelle Booth ( ollege
occasion as four years earlier I had
aptain
1997) at a pecial Soroptimist and
attended the ame breakfast for the
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fir t time with ]anelle a one of
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Day on 8 March in 1974 International Women's Year. This aint' theme
the belief aro e that
How often do we forget to ay thank you, even for the smallest act
in the city. After the official ander on ]anelle poke of her
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The United ations began ob erving International Women'
he took one by the
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powetful becau e it howed what
Ms Gail Costello Dealt oJ tudents ellior tlldellts Kristy mtwick, Katie Cooper, Priya Nlahelldmn and EII/llta vall Wyke pictllred witl/foYlller stndent alld guest speakerJal1elle Booth.
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