FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT In the last 22 years many students have passed through the classrooms and grounds of our College. Each one of them has experienced a journey which has helped them to become who and what they are today. All our staff have played a significant part in those journeys. A committed and professional group of staff is essential to the day-to-day life of the College, whether it is in the educational programme or in the smooth administration and operation of the school. During Term 2 this year, Staff Service Certificates were presented to a large number of our present staff members, recognising service to the College of five, ten, 15 and 20 years. It was a pleasure for me to present a 20 year service certificate to our Director of Staff and Services, Mr Bruce Groves. In addition, a new Staff Honour Board has been placed in the Senior School Staff Room. It contains the names of all those staff, throughout the whole life of the College, who have achieved 15 years of service as a staff member. It was very pleasing that one of our very first staff members, Mrs Val Payne (1980-1999), was able to attend for the unveiling.
However, it is not length of service alone that we value. The personal commitment which many of our staff members make to the College is an essential ingredient in the enjoyment, satisfaction and achievement at school that parents seek for their children. To all of our staff, whether past, present or future, we appreciate what you do and have done for the students. Through your efforts our school has grown in numbers, in reputation, in its care and in its commitment to sound education for many, many young people. The Staff Service Certificates and Honour Board are a small but tangible sign of our appreciation. On behalf of the whole community of All Saints' College, I thank and commend all of our dedicated staff members. Many of our former students have journeyed on from their own school days. The oldest of them are now in their late 30s, many with children of their own. Through our Former Students' Association (FSA), the College maintains a vital and active link with its alumni. The FSA has the right of nomination of two members of the College Board of Management. The FSA is presently funding one of our upper school scholarships and it coordinates the series of five year reunions to which former students are invited.
The Board and the College Foundation have decided that from 2001 onwards life membership of the FSA should be funded for each former student (from Year 9 upwards). The cost of this scheme is to be met from a portion of the Family Commitment Fee which the College receives when a child is enrolled at All Saints'. The funds received from the Family Commitment Fee payments are held by the All Saints' College Foundation Inc and invested for the benefit of the College. We believe this Life Membership scheme to be a tangible way to help strengthen the FSA, so that our former students can be brought into active participation in the life of the College. The College can be proud of its former students and appreciates their support.
To all of our staff, whether past, present or future, we appreciate what you do and have done for the students.
With best wishes. Mr Ken Booth Chair of the Board of Management
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SENIOR ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE - ADELAIDE
In the last two weeks of Term 2, Mrs Angel and six Year 11 students represented the College at the 2002 Senior Round Square Conference, entitled 'Reach', held in Adelaide. The Conference was a wonderful experience. Through many team building and personal awareness activities, and three speakers who gave insight into self-development, we learned a lot about ourselves, how to reach out, and how we can make a difference and be of service to others. Most importantly, our time in Adelaide taught us to accept ourselves and be proud of the people we are, rather than trying to
attain happiness and confidence by changing who we are. By the end of Conference, each of us had learned more about ourselves, that it is important to be proud of ourselves, and to be confident in our belief that we can make a difference in more that just our own lives. We look forward to reaching out and working with our new friends from Round Square schools across Australia, and eventually worldwide. Ariel Armarego-Marriott Year 11 Conference Delegate
JUNIOR ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE - CAIRNS During the first week of Term 1 school holidays Rebecca Senior, Leisha Aberle, Jordan Olsen, Ashley Wiren and Kaitlin Preedy, accompanied by Mrs Angel, travelled to Cairns in Northern Queensland for the Junior Round Square Conference. This National Conference was situated at Camp Tinaroo, in the Atherton Tablelands, and was hosted by Trinity Anglican School where Mr Laurence was Principal before moving to Perth. The Conference theme 'Never Give Up On A Dream', encouraged us to challenge ourselves, mentally, physically and personally, and understand how challenging ourselves in this way may lead to self discovery and building our self-esteem.
Environmental and International Understanding. The activities included abseiling, hiking, canoeing and group discussions. During our stay we made lots of friends we will remember for a long time. As a special treat, we stayed five days longer to sightsee. We were able to visit Port Douglas, the Tropical Zoo and we were even lucky enough to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. The whole trip was very enjoyable and I encourage anyone who has the opportunity for exchange to take it up.
During our stay we made lots of friends we will remember for a long time.
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Kaitlin Preedy Year 9 Conference Delegate
We met students from all over Australia and participated in many challenging activities. These activities were based on the pillars of Round Square: Service, Adventure, Democracy, Leadership,
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Give children the chance to discover themselves. See to it that children experience both success and defeat. See to it that there are periods of silence. Train the imagination, the ability to anticipate and to plan. Take sport and games seriously, but only as a part of the whole.
- Kurt Hahn, founder of Salem School Germany,
Gordonstoun School Scotland, the Outward Bound Movement, the Round Square International and the inspiration behind the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, 1929.
With the right goals, commitment, support and resources, individuals can make a difference, not just in their own lives, but in others as well. The Round Square International movement centres around the concept of young people learning through Service, Adventure, Democracy, Leadership, Environmental and International Understanding. To further this each of these pillars of learning are upheld by the students of All Saints' College.
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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD
I highly recommend the Duke of Edinburgh1s Award scheme - the reward isn1t just receiving a medal and certificate at the end, but gaining fantastic skills and memories from all the activities. Go in with a positive attitude and nothing can go wrong. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, founded in 1956, is a voluntary, non-competitive programme aimed at developing young people's sense of achievement; new skills and interests; selfconfidence, self-reliance and selfesteem; leadership abilities; problem solving, decision making and communication skills; and motivation through practical, cultural and adventurous activities. This international movement consists of a four section programme, involving participants in: • Service: serving their local community; • Skills: developing a skill of hobby; • Physical Recreation: participating in sport, dance and fitness and; • Expeditions: training for, planning and completing a
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Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awardee - Oliver Yeudall
The Award has three progressive levels, achievable by age: • Bronze (14 years and over); • Silver (15 years and over) and; • Gold (16 years and over).
As the recipient of a Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award this year, I was involved in four activities Karate, walking part of the Bibbulman Track in the Walpole region, learning the saxophone and participating in a tedious but comprehensive first aid course.
Activities are undertaken outside school hours, and the time taken to complete the Awards varies. The Bronze Award programme takes a minimum of six months to achieve, while the Silver and Gold Awards take a minimum of 12 and 18 months, respectively. Recently, two Year 11 All Saints' students, Claire Davidson and Oliver Yeudall completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Awards. Mrs JiII Angel Head of Service
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I enjoyed attending the Karate club and am still attending lessons there. It's certainly a sport in which effort and concentration are required. A certain amount of humility is also required, when being shown up as the sensei (teacher) walks past the younger students to correct you. Luckily, half the younger students aren't even paying attention. Since I already play the piano I already knew about the 'music
language' of sharps, semitones and fortissimo. Knowing this, I got straight down to the business of learning the saxophone. The sax is played in the same way as the clarinet, and is an instrument that I really enjoyed learning. The First Aid course I enrolled in differed greatly from others I'd heard about. Often such courses comprise weekly hour and a half sessions - I did an intensive 15 hour (seven and a half hours a day), two day course. It's very difficult to learn such a lot of important information in such a short time - the anatomically correct dummies we practised our potentially life saving skills on made the job easier. The most interesting part of the Award was the Duke of Edinburgh's camp, conducted during Camp Week 2001. The Expedition component of the
Award involves a practice hike and an assessed hike - we did these consecutively over five days, walking between five and 15 kilometres each day, through a range of terrain. By the time the camp group arrived back at the College many of us wore clothes that were able to stand unassisted! The challenges the Duke of Edinburgh's Award were both enjoyable and rewarding, though at times hard. It's an experience I can recommend to other students. Oliver Yeudall Year 11
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FROM THE CHAPLAIN Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Awardee - Claire Davidson The journey to the completion of my Duke of Edingburgh's Bronze Award was challenging, even hard at times, rewarding and always fun. I began the most complex component - the expedition - at the 2001 Duke of Edinburgh school camp. This was a five day hike along the spectacular south west coast, following parts of the Bibbulman Track. For three days we walked as a group, with the teachers as our navigational support. For the last two days we were dropped off (abandoned) in smaller groups, somewhere on the Great Western Highway. We trundled back to Walpole along the Bibbulman, with an overnight camp out by the magical Frankland River. The other aspects of the Award are more easily completed but of equal importance. For Physical Recreation, I took up swimming training again, for the first time in quite a few years. It maintained my fitness over the winter months and encouraged me to achieve my Bronze Medallion with the Surf Life Saving Society. I really enjoyed the cultural component, taking French lessons from a tutor twice weekly for two hours, for six months. Sarah wasn't just an ordinary tutor, but a French university
exchange student from Marseilles. As a result, I developed a better understanding of the language, as well as experiencing my first encounter with real French culture and got to cook (many times) the best dessert in the world - crepes. This experience convinced me to continue my studies at school and I think set a great base in my obsession for anything French. The most interesting part was Community Service, which I did with my 85 year old neighbour, Muriel. Each Saturday morning I walked with her to the shops, read a newspaper or helped her to prepare her evening meal. I am not used to being around elderly people very often as my grandparents live overseas. Muriel showed me that there is no reason for us to categorise people over 70 or so, as incapable of leading fulfilled lives. And if I'm like her even at 60, then I'll be extremely happy! I highly recommend the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme - the reward isn't just receiving a medal and certificate at the end, but gaining fantastic skills and memories from all the activities. Go in with a positive attitude and nothing can go wrong. Claire Davidson Year 11
At the time of writing this article, the people of central Europe are suffering the ravages of Europe's worst floods in many centuries. The beautiful cities of Dresden, Prague and Budapest are inundated with foul waters from the Danube and Elbe Rivers, much property has been destroyed, and 30 or so people have been drowned. Young people seeking answers to life's mysteries, often seize on these situations as a reason to ask the important questions: 'If there is a God, why does he let this happen?' or 'God is supposed to be loving, so why do people get drowned in floods?' or 'Why does God allow this kind of suffering in the world?' These are fair and good questions, and I believe how we get to a sensible answer depends very much on what we understand as 'suffering'. There is one fact that is indisputable: that the number of people who suffer and/or die as the result of our own human failing is far greater than the number who suffer and/or die as the result of natural disasters. It is simply that in a natural disaster, the sudden cataclysmic event, accompanied by so many deaths and injuries, captures our attention. In the day to day suffering and death of those who die in road accidents, of smoking related diseases, AIDS, drug overdoses, alcoholism,
preventable starvation, wars and violent crime, we become so accustomed to these things, that we take little notice. Yet the death toll and suffering caused by these entirely human problems, far exceeds those caused by natural disaster. It is we, human beings, who make and drive the cars. We grow the tobacco and smoke the cigarettes. We are in control (so to speak) of the actions that cause AIDS, illicit drug taking and alcoholism. In the world at the moment there is always sufficient food for the whole population, but millions starve, while others in rich countries fight obesity. Wars and violent crimes are our own actions, not those of God. Human beings cause the vast majority of the suffering that the world faces. The amount of suffering caused by natural disasters is small by comparison. That is one reason why Christians look to the life and example of Jesus in order to show compassionate help and support when the disasters of our imperfect world strike us. The Christian community was in the past, and continues to be now, the foremost agency of help and support to those in need around the world
wars and disputes among the nations stopped, so that the same effort could be put into the production of food and education, rather than into arms and fighting. How wonderful it would be if all the money spent on dealing with the sorrows caused by illicit drugs could have been used to heal the victims of cancer and AIDS. How wonderful it would be if we could show such a greater responsibility in the use of motor vehicles, that the money spent on road victims could be rechannelled into medical research. So much suffering and death in our world is unnecessary, because we are to blame. As to that which some might blame on God - well, that is one of the eternal mysteries that faces all people who have a faith. Canon Terry Curtis Chaplain
How wonderful it would be if the world could be so motivated, that the excess food in the rich countries could be shared with the starving. How wonderful it would be if the civil
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STUDENT PROFILE: ALEISHA ANDERSON
CAREERS EVENING
2002 has presented itself as an interesting year. Trying to juggle TEE, my leadership position and a high level competitive sport proved to be quite a challenge, one that I have enjoyed thoroughly, but one that has been by no means easy. As an athlete, I feel that what I have learned on the sporting field is directly related to other areas of life, and I liken life's journey to one of my steeplechase races: everybody has hurdles along the way - some you clear without a second thought, some you clip with your toe and take a step backwards, and some you hit with full force and fall flat on your face. The most important lesson I learned on the track is to tackle the hurdles head on, because no matter how forbidding they seem at the time, determination will see you overcome them in the long run.
The traditional College Careers Evening, held in early July, was a wonderful venue for former students and members of the College community to meet with current students and discuss their chosen careers.
I aim to apply this to everything I do, and I think the challenges I face are what inspires me to always strive for success. In addition, as a junior athlete, I have had many inspirational sporting names to look up to, and I believe having a mentor to follow is one of the key ways to improve at anything. My trip overseas this year to the World Cross-country Championships also proved to be a fantastic learning experience and, as well as giving me a taste (and great liking) of the world of travel, provided motivation for me to keep pursuing my dreams.
My position as College Captain this year has helped me develop my leadership and other important skills markedly, and I am pleased to have had such a wonderful opportunity. I think three key elements to success are hard work, determination and support. The first two come down to the individual, but the third also involves family, friends and school. All Saints' has always been behind me in all I do, and at my age it is extremely difficult to lead such a busy life without a supportive school. Staff are willing to go out of their way to help, and believe me, it is help greatly appreciated! While I'll always have great memories of my school years, I am eagerly looking forward to moving on at the end of the year, hopefully to study physiotherapy, travel overseas to compete in international competitions, and enjoy a few of the activities that have been put on hold this year! If there is one piece of advice I can pass on after nearly 12 years in the school system, and six on the sporting field, it is to make the most of every opportunity that comes your way, and to 'believe in the magic of your dreams'.
This year, former students clamoured to have the opportunity to give something to the College, by way of thanks for the heights the College helped them reach. Given this opportunity to ask professionals about their careers, what they did after school, courses they took and what it takes to be successful in their chosen field, All Saints' students and parents came, armed with questions, and in search of knowledge. As the evening wore on, students each listened to four speakers, and on occasion were able to speak with the practitioners personally, gaining greater insight into the diversity and possibilities available within professions, as well as the changes occurring in the workplace. Mr Robert Glasheen Careers Counsellor
Aleisha Anderson College Captain
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INSTEP
Differing from traditional work experience programmes, students have the opportunity to complete tasks related to their vocational training, rather than simply observing the work place.
The INSTEP - Innovative Skills Training and Education Programme
which may be applied to any work situation, while Stage Two (Year 12)
- combines school with the initiative
develops industry specific skills.
Year 12 programme. The College's
field of clerical work, but I have also
INSTEP Coordinator, Mr Glasheen, was very encouraging and gave me
confirmed my decision to enrol in
range of fine dining styles - tureen,
business college in 2003.
plate and full silver services, and flambe.
the confidence to 'give it a go', and
of industry placement, providing
I'm glad I did.
Kia McCaffrey Year 12
served a five course meal in a
motivated Years 11 and 12 students with realistic workplace learning,
While focusing on vocational
offering a general education with a
in and pass the INSTEP will qualify
My two placements have exposed
received through the INSTEP and
valuable vocation flavour.
for every teaching area at TAFE, and
me to very different office
All Saints', along with his further
benefit from credit exemptions when
environments, and given me the
Differing from traditional work
enrolling in TAFE courses. The
opportunity to develop skills in areas
INSTEP and you're part way there.
training at TAFE, will help him achieve the rise from waiter,
education, students who participate
He says the 'on the job' training he
experience programmes, students
INSTEP is not, however, only for
including photocopying, filing,
All Saints' participation in the
to working in a supervisory
have the opportunity to complete
TAFE bound students. Students
computer, telephone and people
INSTEP has been well received by
capacity.
tasks related to their vocational
skills, and working in reception. I've also learned how to deal with
the College community, and
training, rather than simply observing
completing tertiary entrance subjects do benefit from the varied learning
contributed to the success of Kent
Kent is now preparing for the
the work place.
styles, in addition to their exposure
different personalities in the
to the 'real work world'.
workplace and improved my time
Mincherton (2001 leaver), who was awarded the Structured Work-based
Student Waiter of the Year competition in September, and the
management skills.
Learning and Work Studies prizes at the College's 2001 Speech Night
national Worldskills Competition later in the year.
INSTEP has been a very positive experience for me. I have found the staff at INSTEP most approachable
and is now a student at the SouthEast Metropolitan College of TAFE's
The Programme, usually undertaken as a two year, two stage programme
Mr Robert Glasheen
operates under the Curriculum Council's structural workplace learning framework, enabling
Careers Counsellor
students to work towards secondary graduation using school, work place learning and, in some cases TAFE
After initially being quite worried
and always available for a guiding chat, and the INSTEP itself, most valuable.
Hospitality Institute. Kent, who combines his TAFE
style learning environments. Stage One (Year 11) aids students in
about taking part in the INSTEP, because I have dyspraxia - a learning and speech problem - I
Through the INSTEP, not only have I
studies with work and further training at Coco's, recently won the Worldskills Competition's Restaurant
the development of generic skills
have really enjoyed taking part in the
gained many skills in my chosen
Service category. To achieve this he
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WORK SHADOWING
Year 10 Work Experience was an extremely worthwhile, and fulfilling experience. While working tu))time and being part of the work force was something new to the Year 1Os, we had the opportunity to gather first hand information from people who are most supportive of your interest in their profession and career, and are most willing to share their knowledge. While learning new skills, I began to understand why we are taught some topics and subjects at school. Through Work Experience, I started thinking about post-high school career possibilities, and relating these thoughts to the imminent Year 11 subject selections - after all, choosing subjects that don't interest you may later disadvantage you with regard to tertiary course requirements.
Year 10 students John Lennon and Amanda Willis at Leeming Recreation Centre, where they were involved in Work Experience.
During the last week of Term 3, while everyone else was still at school, the Year 11 students experienced an exciting week of Work Shadowing - designed not only to give students an insight into a particular industry or business, but to also give students the opportunity to follow a particular person within that business to 'discover what it's all about'. The first day wasn't everyone's cup of tea - being submerged in a foreign environment, among new people and not having a structured time frame to work in was a bit nerve-racking. Nevertheless, we soon found our feet and got into the full stride of our chosen workplace.
By most accounts, the week was an excellent success. The Year 11 students enjoyed discovering a career and workplace, and learning some new and interesting tasks performed in their workplace. I gained some valuable life skills, and I think I've definitely found my future occupation. We extend our thanks to Mr Glasheen for organising such an informative and beneficial week, and to the Year 11 s' 'employers' for opening their doors to us.
The most important thing about Work Experience was that, by participating, you can find out what that job is all about, and you don't leave school wondering or not knowing which direction to take.
Hamish Burton Year 11
Ben Taggart Year 10
James Hulmes (Year 10) serves our camera person at Old Papa's Coffee Shop at Garden City. At the conclusion of his Work Experience, James was offered a part-time position at Old Papa's.
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CSIRO STUDENT RESEARCH SCHEME 2002 (n mid May, Year 11 Physics students were asked to nominate for the Student Research Scheme with the CSIRO. Out of the many applicants CSIRO received, 75 were short-listed, and of those 75, 25 students, including All Saints' students, Steffen Mong and Jayne
I spent several days designing various pieces of equipment to achieve my objective, before consulting with a civil engineer and
By the second day, I had developed a routine, and learned to use many high tech, not to mention expensive, pieces of equipment that you would
my professor, and coming up with a solution to this "seemingly impossible task" - my assigned professor's words.
never be exposed to in high school science.
Higgins, were chosen. Steffen and Jayne were each assigned a research topic, with its own professor or doctor overseeing it. The unusual thing about the Scheme is that the research they conducted would make a difference - the topics hadn't been investigated before, and their projects, once they left, would be continued by professional scientists. After meeting with their assigned scientist, Steffen and Jayne were ready to begin.
University of WA's Centre for Water Research Steffen's task was to work with a professor at the University of WA's (UWA) Centre for Water Research to design a Permeameter: a machine to measure the permeability of soils. Specifically, he was to design a cylinder, alterable both in radius and height, to test all soil sizes (the University receives all soil in a cylindrical form). Once settled in his own office at the University, and after some hours of research, Steffen was ready to start developing his first ideas...
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I came up with an idea of how to build the Permeameter: a design whereby both radius and height of the cylinder would be alterable, as well as keeping the cylinder waterproof. An idea the UWA professors had not been able to create!
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Curtin University's Civil Engineering Department Jayne and a fellow Student Research Scheme participant from Penrhos, took part in a major investigation already underway, which had involved the Toodyay Bridge being disassembled and tested at Curtin. The project aimed to test every piece of the bridge; deck planks, foundations and supporting tiers, accounting for all factors of strength, stiffness and moisture content. Before breaking all the planks of wood, they needed to be carried, back breakingly, into the right position...
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The Scheme is an excellent opportunity to extend your science skills, and is particularly useful if you are considering engineering or science as a career. It requires initiative, independence and responsibility and this particular project put our brains, as well as our muscles to work. Although I have discovered that civil engineering is not something I want to spend my life doing, I have experienced how things work in the real world, and how different it is to high school, better preparing me for my post-school years. You leave with more confidence, a sense of self-satisfaction, and feeling intellectually stimulated. I recommend this great opportunity and experience to everyone.
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SENIOR SCHOOL INTERHOUSE ATHLETICS After weeks of relay training, jumps and throwing practice on the College ovals before and after school, the Senior School students gathered for the Interhouse Athletics Carnival.
On Tuesday 4 July, the Years 4 - 6 students participated in the Junior School Interhouse Cross-country Competition. Tremendous House spirit was evident in a closely fought competition. Results are as follows:
A group of dedicated students continued their training and took part in the City to Surf Fun Run as part of their training for the JSHAA (interschool) Cross-country competitions held at Perry Lakes (2.3 kilometres) and Guildford.
Runn Cale Dewar, Anna Hitomi Ch Reece Bradford, Alexandra Laidman unne Phillip Schibli, Amelia Taylor e r Champi John Bertoncini, Britt Macdonald Year Runners up Josh Sampson, Emma Hansen C am 0 James Coghlan, Brooke Yallop
Their training, determination, sense of team and spirit were key features of their commitment to the competitions. This was proven again in the Guildford competition (3 kilometres), where students raced in true cross-country style through muddy fields - to gain many top 30 positions against 16 schools. Approximately 90 students entered each race.
Interhouse Cross-country Shield 1. Riley 189 2. Bussell 246 3. Drummond 253 4. Molloy 323
Special congratulations are extended to Katrina Harris (Year 7) who broke the Perry Lakes race record by 23 seconds, as well as the Guildford record, and to Ben Sturmer (Year 7), the winner of the Year 7 Boys' event at Perry Lakes. Mrs Janet Wiren Junior School Sport & PE Coordinator
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The colourful day will be remembered not only for the students' friendly yet competitive spirit, but also the introduction of several new novelty events including the House Mascot Race and the Students vs Mascots Tuga-War! Under 13 Ru r -Up Ben Sturmer, Bree Throssel Under 3 C s Blake Johnson, Amy Ellis U"de p Isaac Farrow, Amy Seth Cap s Un er Clifford Willis, Ashleigh Dewar Under 15 Runn rs up Mitchell Lushey, Kaitlin Preedy Under 15 Champions Luke Newing, Esther Dawe Under 16 Runners up David John, Sarah Groves Under 16 C a pions Alex Ciotti, Shannon King Under 17 Ru ers up Zac Cauda, Julia Clayton Under 17 C o s Joel Quartermaine, Sharna Avery Under 18 R sup, Paul Fewings, Aleisha Anderson Under 8 C aM 0 s Nathan Avery, Gemma Peters
The Axon Cup: Cowan House 1. Cowan 6,957.5 2. O'Connor 6,681 3. Stirling 6,675.5 4. Durack 6,517 5. Murdoch 6,424 6. Forrest 6,177 From the Interhouse Carnival results, the Interschool Athletics Squad was chosen. The Squad trained well over the following weeks and the team performed excellently at the ACC A Division Athletics Carnival, finishing second. Mr Neil Collins Head of Physical Education
STATE SCHOOLS TEAM RACING SAILING COMPETITION
The State Schools Team Racing Sailing Competition, held at the South Perth Yacht Club from Monday, 29 April - Wednesday, 1 May, was a resounding success for the All Saints' team. Twelve schools competed in a competition that differs greatly from normal boat racing - teams of three boats compete, instead of racing individually, and all the boats are the same, to promote competitiveness without teams being disadvantaged. Over three days, 132 races were held between the schools, each race taking up to eight minutes. All Saints' entered a strong team, who were challenged by a very exciting and fun competition, and sailed extremely well.
Lawrie, and Warwick Stead and Blair Moonen crewed for Elliott Lawrie. Despite weather hampered training the team performed well during the competition, and were placed third from 12 schools in a close contest. 1. Hale School 2. Christ Church Grammar School 3. All Saints' College 4. Methodist Ladies' College 5. Scotch College 6. Wesley College 7. John Curtin College of the Arts 8. Pen rhos College 9. Trinity College 10. Esperance District High School 11. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School 12. St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls Elliott Lawrie Team Captain
The team of seven was selected on a variety of factors including weight, skill and experience. Our coach, a former student and excellent sailor, Nick Bryant, selected three skippers, Robert Senior who sailed with his crew and sister, Rebecca Senior, Trent Stead who sailed with crew Blake
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La Gita ltaliana 2002 - for one month 12 students, would study Italian and, with Father Terry Curtis and Mrs Marlisa Gangemi (Tour Leaders), immerse themselves in Italian culture. On 13 April the students, equipped with their customised backpacks, designed by Anneke De Rooij, set off on an incredible cultural and academic experience. Based in Florence for the first three weeks of the tour, the students divided their time between studying, Monday to Friday, between 3.00 and 6.00pm, at the Dante Aligheri Instituto Linguistico, and sight seeing. Mornings were spent exploring the city and visiting Florentine landmarks and monuments including the Piazzale Michelangelo, Cascine Markets, 11 Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio. During this time, the students stayed with host families, where they experienced authentic Italian cuisine and the locals' famed hospitality, and on the weekends, visited nearby cities of Lucca, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano and the Cinque Terre, along the Lugrian coast. After three weeks in Florence improving their Italian language skills, the tour moved onto Venice and Rome.
Burano and Murano, where the students learned about the islands' lace and glass making industries. The students agreed the magical Gondola ride down the Canal Grande is etched in their memories. Rome: the Eternal City was the last stop. Here, students visited the Vatican, the Colosseum, the Trevi fountain, the Spanish Steps and the Sistine Chapel. The Catacombs were of great interest to the students, as they were
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On 12 May, as the plane landed at Perth Airport, we were all aware our unforgettable experience had come to an end. Gita Italiana 2002 was an experience that, for both students and teachers, will always be prominent in their memories.
discovered the largest, cheapest and best shops In
Father Terry and I would like to thank all parents and students who participated in this experience. It is because of your support and positive feedback that we look forward to Gita Italiana 2003! Mrs Marlisa Gangemi Italian Teacher
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JOSAI EXCHANGE TO ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE JAPANESE EXCHANGE Konnichiwa! From Friday, 19 - Tuesday, 30 July, All Saints' College hosted 13 students from Josai High School in Ikebukuro, Japan. After a short welcome ceremony, the girls were introduced to their host families for the next 10 days. From there, the girls were exposed to the Australian culture and way of life: from kangaroo steaks to stockman's whips. During their stay, the girls visited the Round House and Maritime Museum in Fremantle, King's Park, Underwater World, the Zoo and travelled up north and down south. And no trip would be complete without visiting some of Perth's fantastic shopping attractions! On Monday, 29 July, we spent an enjoyable day at Tumblegum Farm and Cohunu Koala Park. There, the girls learned about traditional Australian culture and witnessed Aboriginal arts, sheep shearing and cow milking and enjoyed some fabulous bush tucker (duck sausages, kangaroo steak and barramundi). During their time at All Saints', the girls were fortunate to be given the opportunity to participate in classes not offered in Japanese schools. They baked delicious Anzac biscuits with Ms Beemster, screen printed tea towels, and created cute dolphin key rings with Mr Schirinzi.
They also participated in numerous Japanese classes where they displayed their origami and calligraphy skills.
With their host families, the gids aLso had uniquely Australian experiences; vegemite,
With their host families, the girls also had uniquely Australian experiences; vegemite, meat pies, roast dinners, lamingtons, Hungry Jacks and Red Rooster! Some also enjoyed seeing the Eagles and Dockers go head to head at the Western Derby.
meat pies, roast dinners, lamingtons, Hun g ry J ac ksan d Red R 0 0 st er! So m e also enjoyed seeing the Eagles and Dockers go
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After a fabulous 10 days, it was hard to say goodbye without shedding a few tears. It was our last chance to take photos and get our new friends' addresses. The farewell dinner was held at East Fremantle Yacht Club and we enjoyed a delicious dinner and saw a beautiful traditional Japanese dance. As can be expected, we did experience some communication difficulties, but these were soon overcome with a few giggles and some charade-like gestures. We all benefited from this wonderful experience and learnt a lot about each other's culture. We hope that we can maintain our international friendships and visit each other in the future.
Karina Bowden & Jessica Hatton Year 10 Japanese Students
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STUDENT PROFILE: CHRIS LOVERIDGE
ANNUAL GIVING PROGRAMME
When I was three years old all I wanted was to have a cricket bat or ball in my hands: nothing has ch an ged . Sport remal ns a very imp 0 rt ant part 0 f my life, both on and off the field. When I was three years old all I wanted was to have a cricket bat or ball in my hands: nothing has changed. Sport remains a very important part of my life, both on and off the field. Weekends in summer are dedicated to time on field, playing and practising cricket, while at school, I learn about sport related topics in the classroom. In addition to cricket, I enjoy other sports including surfing, skateboarding, playing hockey, and continuing a healthy, outdoor lifestyle, but also recognise the need for food for the mind by playing chess every now and then.
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My experiences with cricket are often transferred across other areas of my life, particularly the setting of goals. Inspired to one day take the field for Australia, representing our country at the highest level, and perhaps having the opportunity to travel interstate and overseas - being paid to do what I enjoy and do best - I listen to my coaches to hone my skills.
A few years ago, my cricket coach told me 'be the best you can possibly be'. It's the best piece of advice anyone can offer or accept, because it acknowledges that with hard work and determination come results.
Working not just hard, but also 'smart', is important at school and in cricket; be it batting, English essays or Maths, technique and practice are indelibly linked with success when striving for accomplishment.
importantly, we have the scope to find which in life suits each of us best.
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As a student at All Saints', we have the opportunity to experience many facets of life, achieve a variety of skills, and most
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WATCHING THE COLLEGE GROW - THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE
HOW WE USE THE AQUATIC CENTRE
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SCIENCE CHALLENGE: ROBOTICS
Over three days, Years 9 and 10 students participated in a basic robotics course. The programme centred on the use of Robolab (a Lego product using an icon driven software package) to programme a simple robot. Day One: The course opened with a guest speaker from SCITECH talking about robots in the real world, after which the principles of robotic control systems, used to build a robot that carries out simple functions, were demonstrated to students.
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Day Two: In small groups, students collected information from the environment to control robot activity. These activities involved using the robot to log data including changes in voltage, temperature, air pressure, light intensity and rotation. Day Three: Students visited Curtin University's School of Engineering Sciences to see the Megatronics and CNC Lathe laboratories. There, All Saints' students carried out activities that demonstrated practical applications of Robotics in Engineering.
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The students really enjoyed the programme, and made the following comments on their robotic experiences: "I enjoyed the interactive challenge." "I liked to design programs to make the car move." "Very interesting and a new experience for me" "Activities were fun and I enjoyed it." "I like the problem solving in programming." "A fun day, I enjoyed it a lot." "Enjoyable, good feelings of accomplishment" "I found it most interesting particularly measuring things with probes."
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CONSEQUENCE Useful, Essential, Valuable
MOOD Exciting, Interesting, Important
STRESS Simple, Clear, Easy
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MS READ-A-THON The College places much emphasis on involving the students in community based activities where they can make a difference, and on the importance of reading. The MS READ-A-Thon, a fundraising activity for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of WA, achieves both. All Senior School students are offered the opportunity to participate in the MS READ-AThon. Those students who accepted the challenge read and enjoyed as many books as possible during the five week programme, and sought sponsorship, either per book read, or by making a one off donation. The students who participated in the programme benefited greatly from the incentive to read more, and thus improve their reading skills, while simultaneously having the opportunity to learn more about the presently incurable disease of MS and to make a difference by supporting Western Australian MS sufferers. Ms Sue Cameron Head of Library Services
"It feels good to help people who are less fortunate." Melanie Winata (Year 7)
"To improve my reading even though I didn't read too many books is good, and to get some money for the MS people." Rebecca Johansen (Year 7) "I thought it would be a lot of fun and it would also be for a good cause. I usually like to read but sometimes I don't have time to and because of the READ-A-Thon I tried hard to read more often." Sarah Yeap (Year 7) "I was reading for fun and helping people at the same time." Benjamin Michaelson (Year 7) "I love reading and I thought that I might as well read to raise money." Marc De Ronchi (Year 7) "I like reading and I thought that helping other people and reading at the same time is cool. It would help those people living with multiple sclerosis." Joy Yea (Year 7) "I though it would feel good to raise money to help people who have multiple sclerosis." La'Belle Tan (Year 7) "I decided to do the MS READ-aThon for something different. I thought helping other people would be nice plus it was fun to do." Caitlyn Ogden (Year 7)
Each year, as part of the College's commitment to serving the community, members of the extended College family take part, under the All Saints' banner, in the ACTIV Foundation City to Surf Fun Run. 2002 was no exception. Holding the record of the Fun Run's largest school group for six years, Mrs Jill Angel, Head of Service, and the College's Parents & Friends' Society set about maintaining the tradition. Two hundred and eighty-seven students, parents, grandparents, friends and College staff created an impressive sea of blue and white at the Perry Lakes start line of the four kilometre event. The College was, once again, successful in retaining the Schools' Trophy, for the largest school group entry, and Mrs Angel, with a group of Junior School participants, collected the coveted trophy. Back at the College after the race, College participants gathered for a barbeque, a soft drink and settled down to take their shoes off! Mrs JiII Angel Head of Service
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CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK 2002 Children's Book Week - a celebration of reading, writing and illustration. During August, All Saints' joined libraries around the State to celebrate the Children's Book Council's annual Book Week, with the theme 'Book Feast'. While the Senior School students joined the feast, spending time reading in a much favoured book reading state; listening to relaxing music, munching on Tim Tams and drinking tea and coffee, provided by the Library staff, the Junior School students had so much celebrating to do, they spread Book Week over the first half of Term 3! At the commencement of Term 3, Junior School class lessons spent in the Library allowed students to study the books shortlisted for the Book of the Year Awards, and create their own artistic literary efforts. Students also had the opportunity to judge which books they believed should be the Award winners, before waiting in anticipation to see whether the Children's Book Council Judges agreed. Throughout the year many students have become authors and illustrators themselves. The Year 6 students, together with their Year 2 buddies, and members of the Writers' Club, have written books, displayed and read by other students in the
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Junior School Library, and student writers, Emily McCarthy (Year 5) and Alexandra Laidman (Year 4), were awarded prizes for their Make Your Own Story Book Competition entries at the Alexander Library. The highlight of the Kindergarten and Pre-primary students' Book Week was coming to school dressed as their favourite book characters. An array of fairytale, comic book and other well known characters from literature created a great deal of excitement in the days prior to dress up day, and made for colourful classrooms. Another highlight of Book Week in the Junior School was story reading. Not only did Years 1 - 4 students visit the Melville and Bull Creek Libraries to hear storytellers, but they also joined in a Simultaneous Reading Time, when teachers visited other classes and shared their favourite stories. With such a successful Book Week, we hope the students will continue, long after they've left the College, to 'feast' on books. Ms Sue Cameron Head of Library Services
& Mrs Jenny Andrewartha Junior School Teacher Librarian
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Members of the All Saints' College community are invited to put on their plus fours. grab their golf clubs and join the inaugural All Saints' College Golf Day, ru n by professional golfer and College parent, Lindsay Stephen. An afternoon of golf at Melville Glades Golf Course, on Friday, 15 November will lead in to a dinner and dancing, held at the Hyatt Regency. Not only is the Golf Day and dinner an opportunity 0 catdl up with old friends, but a chance for members of the
extended College community former students, parents, Board members, staff and associated businesses - to meet and network in a relaxed setting. College parents, Michelle and Noel Kagl of HR Products, and the Former Students' Association are supporting the event and wou ld like to see many former students and current parents attend. If you would like to participate in the inaugural All Saints' College Golf Day, please contact Mr Max Stewart, Director of Community Relations, at the College.
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FROM THE FSA PRESIDENT
Greetings! Well, it's been another successful year for the Former Students' Association with four reunions, funding of the College's Literature Festival, the first year of fully funding the Year 11 and 12 scholarships. donation of one music scholarship, as well as the commitment to donate a prize for the College's Golf Day in November and Speech Night prizes. The Association has also begun investigations into updating our website and making it more interactive. We would like to see it become an effective means of communication for us with our past students, and for the past students with each other and with the College. We hope to have a new website designed and in place during 2003. Another major achievement has been the effecting of some changes to the constitution which have tidied up the document as well as clarified the definition of membership of the Association. These were necessary to be able to secure funding from the College Foundation through an increase in the Family Commitment Fee paid by each new student at the College. The new funding
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arrangements and constitutional changes mean two things for the Association: firstly, our financial security is assured and we are now able to expand our activities and lift our profile within the College and within the body of former students, knowing we have the funds to do so; and secondly, every student who leaves the College after the end of Year 9 is automatically assured life membership of the Former Students' Association. We believe this is a very positive move for the Association as it ensures that all the College's former senior students will be able to maintain a link with the College. They can then choose to increase their involvement in the Association at a time in their life that suits them, albeit one, five or 50 years down the track! It is with sadness that I also inform you that I will not be standing for Presidency of the FSA at our AGM in October, as my term of three years Board membership is at an end. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as President and on the Board, and would like to thank the Committee for their support, efforts and achievements over the last
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couple of years. I would also like to thank Mr Max Stewart, Director of Community Relations, for his tireless efforts as our secretary and organiser of reunions. His involvement has made my job much easier. In closing, I would like to encourage you all to take more ownership of the FSA. Without you, the former students, the Association has no future. Please consider whether you would like to become more involved. The time commitment is very minimal - only four meetings a year. It is very rewarding to be part of the All Saints' community again and to see how the College has changed. Now that the funding of the Association is secure, there will be much more that we will be able to achieve and I invite you to be a part of it. Thank you and God bless. Mrs Adrienne Wright Former Students' Association President
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as President and on the Board, and would like to thank the Committee for their support, efforts and
achievements over the last couple of years