STRONG F O U N D AT I O N S Students’ unique stories 40 years of House Building character ISSUE 117 | AUTUMN 2019
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K E Y D AT E S 24 April ANZAC Memorial Service 22 May Grammar in Concert 18-20 July Senior School Production - Once Upon a Mattress 31 July Junior School Art Exhibition Launch 2 and 5 August Prep In Action Mornings 27 August Middle School Information Evening 17 October Year 4 Open Afternoon and Information Session (for current Year 3 parents also)
REUNIONS 3 May 2017 (2 year) Reunion – City Cite 18 July Sydney Luncheon 19 July Queensland Luncheon 5 October Gala Reunion - 1979 (40 year), 1989 (30 year), 1999 (20 year) and 2009 (10 year) 10 November 2014 Reunion (5 year) 13 December 50+ Luncheon (1969 peer year to be inducted)
FRIENDS OF BALLARAT GRAMMAR GATHERINGS Held on Thursdays, starting at 7:30pm 2 May - Delwyn Oliver, Mathematics Curriculum Kinsman Staff Centre 6 June - Harry Leather, Year 9 City Cite Program Kinsman Staff Centre 1 August - Adam Heath, Ballarat Grammar Masterplan, Junior School 5 September - Sue Sedgwick, Arts Program Beckworth Centre for the Arts
REGIONAL GRAMMAR GATHERINGS 9 May 17 & 18 May 23 May 30 May 31 May 6 June 13 June 14 June 20 June 25 July 5 & 6 August 15 August
Camperdown Mildura Gathering and Field Days Bacchus Marsh Mansfield Yea Daylesford Hay Deniliquin Donald Lake Bolac Hamilton Sheepvention Maryborough
Cover: Some of our Junior School Prep students, Indianna, Violet, Harry, Billy and Hannah, enjoying their foundational experiences as part of the Ballarat Grammar Community. These experiences build each year on what they have learned previously, and will help them to grow into good young people who are confident and ready to take on the world.
Editor Mrs Marnie Pullin Head of Communications and Marketing Special thanks to Nola and Ross Squire, Ballarat Grammar School Archivists and Claire Hay from the Development Office for all their editorial assistance. Boomalacka readers love reading stories and hearing news about the Grammar family, past and present. If you have something you’d like to share, please contact marnie.pullin@bgs.vic.edu.au
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Building Strong Foundations
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The Role of House in Wellbeing
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Building Character through Leadership, Mentoring and Sport
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40 years of House at Grammar
From the Headmaster
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Celebrating Success
6 BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS 10 THE ROLE OF HOUSE IN WELLBEING 14 CELEBRATING SUCCESS 18 BUILDING CHARACTER 21 CHAIR OF THE BOARD 22 WELCOME TO OUR NEW SENIOR CHAPLAIN 23 2018 ANNUAL GIVING UPDATE 24 40 YEARS OF HOUSE AT GRAMMAR 26 GIFTS TO GRAMMAR 27 OLD GRAMMARIAN AND COMMUNITY NEWS 31 REUNIONS
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F R O M T HE HE A D M A S T ER Mr Adam Heath
Headmaster, Adam Heath, addressing the Grammar community at Founders’ Day 2019.
The request came via email from Old Grammarian Charlie Rose (1999) and was a little out of the blue. He and his brother Hamish (2005) had been trekking in Nepal. On the walking route between Lukla and Everest Base Camp, they had visited a small village, Buksa, that had been devastated by the April 2015 earthquakes. Whilst some of the village had been rebuilt, the local school remained in ruins. Charlie was contacting Ballarat Grammar to see if we might provide funding and partner with the Himalayan Trust to rebuild the school. The Junior School, using $10,000 of its Bina Day funds, committed to build four stone classrooms for the village.
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Hamish, a qualified builder, decided to return to the village for the rebuild, to assist with the project commencing in May 2017. Over the ensuing three month period, a small village school building materialised. Buksa returned to having a fully functioning school by the middle of that year, following an additional supply of learning materials, also purchased with money raised from Bina Day. Upon his return, Hamish commented that there was still much rehabilitation work needed in the village and more school buildings would be required. By coincidence, we had been looking for an alternative to the traditional ‘Schoolies’ Week’ for Year 12 leavers. In partnership with World Expeditions, who visited Buksa and met with the local villagers to establish their priorities, a trip to Nepal has been organised for November of this year for seventeen of our
All parents want their child to be healthy. More than just to be free of illness, they want their child to experience sufficiently good mental and physical health to be able to take some risks to try new things and throw themselves into the many opportunities that life offers. Parents want their children to be prepared to do ‘good’ in the world, just as Charlie and Hamish Rose have. Parents choose our School because they want their children to be immersed in a diverse range of experiences that broaden their understanding of the world, develop their character and values, helping them to become good citizens of the world. A wise former Principal once told me that the test of determining if you have done a reasonable job of this would be to ask yourself if you would be happy having any of your alumni as neighbours.
how to pass an exam, important as this is, but to think critically and for themselves. They need to be able to communicate their ideas and knowledge in a way that inspires others. Our students need to value diversity of ideas, so that they see broad thinking as turbo-charging effective collaboration. They need to back themselves as innovators, constantly able to adapt to unexpected changes and opportunities. Developing character is similarly complex, and begins with adults that explore the world with their students through questioning, rather than just ploughing through curriculum. This is where great partnerships emerge between parents and their children’s teachers, supporting one another in tag-team formation. We know that values are more absorbed than taught; our young people watch us like hawks,
“ We know that values are more absorbed than taught; our young people watch us like hawks... If they sense authenticity, they follow unflinchingly.”
School leavers. It is hoped that this trip will become an annual event for our School. It all started with the innate humanity of two of our former students; they saw a situation of disadvantage that they were unwilling to accept. This quality of doing ‘good’ in the world reminded me of frequent conversations that I have with parents about their aspirations for their children. Every parent I have met has, as their highest priority, their child’s happiness. We all understand that teenage years are sometimes filled with ups and downs, but parents want their children to feel generally good about their lot in life and optimistic about the future. More than simply seeking happiness, we need to teach our students how to proactively maintain their physical and mental health: we need to equip them with the skills to deal with and rebound from inevitable periods of difficulty in their lives.
Good schools help students to find their passion; the thing that they throw themselves into without reserve. Parents want their child to try to find ‘their thing’. Our teachers are constantly encouraging students to try new opportunities until they find their inspiration. As a rowing parent, I have ‘lived the dream’ of having a daughter that has found her passion, resulting in many early morning drop-offs at the boat shed and weekends at regattas. For some students it’s chemistry, others are driven to learn the violin, pursue ceramics, play AFL, or they just love their Latin. Once students have found their thing, the snowballing success cycle begins – they realise that dedication and effort lead to more success and they start applying this winning approach to their learning and other interests. To achieve this scenario for their students, put in its simplest terms, Schools need to build intellect and character. Intellect comes through not just teaching students
determining whether our purported values are corroborated by our actions. If they sense authenticity, they follow unflinchingly. Character must be tried and tested, through friendships, during social and physical challenges, such as camps, and in a trusted, encouraging community. In order for values to stick, they must be exercised through community service and other altruistic leadership activities; seeing values lived, and making a differences to lives, makes sense of them, giving them purpose and meaning. A great school is a large team of people teachers, students, parents and the wider community - who pull together in a common direction to develop great young people, in the knowledge that they are the future. We are fortunate to be one of those schools, one of those communities that nurtures intellect and character and produces outstanding, compassionate young people.
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BUILDING STRONG F O U N D AT I O N S
Students have their own unique stories. They are at their best when pursuing their own passions. They have their own aspirations for the future. We asked seven current and past students about how they have felt supported and encouraged in their journey through Grammar, and how Grammar has prepared them to be ready to step out into the world with confidence, to ‘do good’ and ‘be good’, whatever their world might be.
ABIGAIL TICKELL, KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, CEED What do you like doing at the CEEd? I play in the home corner and do some paintings of my family. I like to build with the blocks. What do you learn about while you’re here? What your name looks like and how to be a good friend. With Ms White we changed a ball of clay into a different shape. With Mrs Dillon we learned how to sing songs. Why is it important to come and learn at the CEEd? So you know stuff. Why is it important to spend time with your family? Because I love them. What do you learn about when you are with your family? Stuff that you don’t know. Sometimes Charlie teaches me to do cartwheels.
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TOM ALLEN, YEAR 6, JUNIOR SCHOOL Tom is a hardworking and collaborative student, highly respected among his peers and teachers alike. He loves pursuing interests including electric guitar and Parkour, and he recently enjoyed competing for Allen House in the Junior School Athletics Carnival. Allen House was the proud winner of the Spirit Cup! Tom is proud to share his indigenous story and he brings so much to our community. Tom’s Pa Kevin Allen (1943) and his Mum Jackie Allen (1986) also went to Grammar, as did many other relatives, Kevin, was the very longserving Bursar of the School. My indigenous background is from the Wuthaithi people of the East Coast of Cape York (Shelbourne Bay). They are amazing dancers. My middle name, Anjirri, means Corroboree - Celebration Dance. I love music and dance. I think Grammar offers great opportunities in these areas. My Pa (my Great Grandfather) was a student at Grammar in the time of WW2 and he then spent a further 36 years at Grammar as the School Bursar. I am proud to be in Allen House, named after my Pa and his wife. Grammar offered Pa so much 75 years ago and it offers me so much today. I look forward to Grammar giving me the opportunity to support my indigenous background as well as helping me to become a contributor to my local community.
ALICE BARRY, YEAR 9, MIDDLE SCHOOL I’ve always enjoyed finding new things for which to develop a passion. My interests at the moment are netball, photography and rowing. I also enjoy travelling the world and seeing how other people’s lives are different from mine. In Year 8, I went on the Thailand Middle School Round Square Service Project and I started to understand that the opportunities at Grammar are something that you really need to grab with two hands. The support from teachers and peers is always genuine and unlimited. I’ve realised that being at Grammar isn’t just about academics, or sport or the arts; it’s about discovering who you are and what ‘doing good’ in life is about.
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JAMES O’SULLIVAN, YEAR 10, SENIOR SCHOOL I love all sport. I’ve represented Grammar in tennis, crosscountry, athletics, footy, cricket, table tennis and squash. I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy playing the guitar, piano, saxophone and viola at school. Through tennis, I’ve been fortunate to represent Victoria in the Foundation Cup and have played in three National Championships. Grammar has supported me to attend training squads at the National Tennis Centre and Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club two afternoons a week, with my teachers giving me flexibility with my school work. I’ve also been given leadership and service opportunities that have allowed me to give back to the community, such as AAA Sports, the Red Shield Appeal and the Thailand Middle School Round Square Service Project. All of this support will help prepare me to ‘do good’ and ‘be good’ in the future.
“ Parents want their child to be happy, to be healthy, to follow their passion (to ‘be good at something’), and to ‘do good’ in their local community and the wider world. It is our responsibility at school to support them to build character and to develop intellect.” Mr Adam Heath, Headmaster
LAUREN BUTLER, 2018 I’m currently playing for Collingwood in the AFLW, while also hoping to study Design next year. Playing AFLW was my dream for so many years. While Grammar first gave me the opportunity to play football, I only now realise how important the School was in me getting to where I am today. From surviving Alpine Camp, practising weekly mindfulness in Year 9 and gaining perspective through service events, among countless other opportunities, I was continuously challenged to improve myself. My coach told me having great character is super important for a footballer, as you tend to last in the long-term and help build the best culture. I believe this is also true for life, and it’s something I will always be grateful that Grammar taught me.
Photo by Luke Henry
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JONO YATES, 2016 Since leaving Grammar I’ve moved to Sydney to study at UNSW and have lived in Goldstein College for two years. At university there’s so much diversity around, so taking time to listen to others and hear their stories is fantastic. Whether it’s friends from College, students in my classes or people I’ve worked with, there’s so much to get out of being interested in what someone else is saying. Not only do you learn new things, but also the bonds you make are so valuable and set you up for later in life. Grammar has always been about more than academics, and by keeping these values and taking in the world and people around me, I’ve never stopped learning and have had such enjoyable experiences. (Currently doing 3rd year of a Bachelor of Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering; Dean’s Award in 1st and 2nd years; Collegian of the Year 2018; summer internships with Provecta Process Automation and UNSW Estate Management.
Photo: Jono receiving his Collegian of the Year Award at Goldstein College in 2018
DAVID BRUNTON, 2010 Achieving the highest study score in Agriculture and Horticulture in Victoria in VCE provided a strong foundation to be offered a full scholarship to study a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. Prior to completing my undergraduate studies I successfully obtained a research position with the South Australian Research and Development Institute in Adelaide. My role involved testing crop varietal sensitivities to different herbicides. A recurring interest in the area of herbicide resistance throughout my studies led me to commence a PhD at the University of Adelaide in 2017. My parents’ decision to send me to Ballarat Grammar provided the opportunities, support and encouragement for me to follow my passion and pursue a career in agriculture.
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The House spirit on show at House sporting events is obvious. House at Grammar is about that, and much more.
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THE ROLE OF HOUSE IN WELLBEING Part 2 in our series on Wellbeing Mrs Sandy Warwick, Assistant Head, Pastoral Care and Wellbeing At Grammar, layers of care and support give each student multiple opportunities to feel connected. In Houses, students gain the opportunity to belong to a smaller community within the larger school. With our approach to teaching, learning and wellbeing focused on character, care and culture, our focus in House is on nurturing a community of engaged and aspirational learners who step boldly into new opportunities with a sense of optimism and gratitude for all that they have. Students become part of a House in Year 7. From Year 9, they begin a long-term relationship with their Mentor who will be with them on their journey through to Year 12. A Mentor is a significant adult whom students can trust and talk to; a critical ally and support for students in all aspects of their school life. By Years 11 and 12, when it’s “crunch time�, Mentors know their students inside out and, importantly, they also know their parents.
Students develop genuine and meaningful cross-age relationships within the House. It happens naturally and comes from their everyday interactions: the Year 12 Mentor Captains work closely with the Year 7s to help them find their connections within the bigger school; younger students look up to and learn from role modelling by older students; older students have conversations with younger students; all students learn to work with a diversity of individuals. Driven by incredible loyalty, students will pull together as a group, and individually will push themselves outside their comfort zone to put their best foot forward for their House. Our Inter-House events program has been expanded over the years to include House Chorals, House Debating and House Art. These activities are designed to develop and celebrate a range of skills and abilities, and to encourage inclusion and co-operation.
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WHY IS HOUSE SUCH A BIG DEAL AT GRAMMAR? Mr Alan Pitson, Head of Smith House Alan knows the House system at Grammar inside out. He was Head of Hayhoe (a Junior Girls’ Boarding House, now Larritt) from 1988 to 1999, Head of Dart (a Boys’ Boarding House) from 2000 to 2009, and has been Head of Smith (a Boys’ Day House) since 2013. Alan is an Old Grammarian (1974). Alan, what is House all about for you? Underpinning all that we do within the Houses is the goal to establish and strengthen connections: between students, between students and Mentors, between Mentors and parents, and between parents. In doing so, we create a ‘place’ where students feel safe and cared for – they develop a sense of belonging. In today’s technological world, meaningful personal connections and a sense of belonging are increasingly important. I hear you’re taking some activities that worked well in a Boarding setting and using them in the Day House setting?
In Smith House, we’ve introduced a beach picnic day at the start of the year, a Mother/ Son Dinner, a Father/Son activity, and a Grandparents’ Morning Tea, as well as the traditional end-of-year House Dinner, of course. Some Day Houses had been doing some of these types of activities for decades, but some have just taken them on recently, to a great reception. Who has influenced you? The School has such a great tradition of having had among its ranks outstanding exponents of genuine pastoral care. People such as Rob Olston, Nola Squire, Tom Devine and Mary Ross have been significant role models for many. Zac Johns, Year 9, Smith House (Day House) Smith to me is not just a House, but rather a community of friends. The inclusive positive atmosphere that is created when we come together as a group is so enjoyable and makes me feel good. We look out for each other, as we feel part of a team. As for House
events, even when we’re not competing, we cheer for our Housemates as if it were us. Isabella Tumolero, Year 10, Woodbridge House (Boarding) Woodbridge is a House in which incredible, long-lasting sisterhoods are formed. A House where the halls hold amazing memories created over the generations. With a compassionate and caring nature, we look out for each sister and encourage one other to do our best in all we do. The aquatics carnival this year was a fine example of this – with each girl motivated to do her best – resulting in a wonderful victory. Mr Chris Robson, Head of Strings As a newcomer to the School, it quickly became clear to me that the House and Mentoring system really is the backbone of Grammar and central to everything we do. The opportunity for students to form positive and meaningful relationships with a small number of House teachers and fellow students cannot be underestimated.
Isabella Tumolero, Mr Alan Pitson, Zac Johns and Mrs Sandy Warwick chat about what makes House so special at Grammar.
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40 YEARS OF STRONG FOUNDATIONS IN PASTORAL CARE
40 YEARS OF HOUSE AT GRAMMAR: 1979 TO 2019
Mrs Christine Shaw, Deputy Head
Mrs Nola Squire, 1973-2005, including 18 years as a Head of House, now School Archivist.
Stepping in to a House tute session in 2019 still elicits for me the same experience of my own Grammar school days back in the 80s. Lucky enough to have Nola Squire as my Head of House, my fellow Krome tute group members developed a bond that for many still continues today. The uniform, teachers and buildings have changed, but the strength of Grammar’s tute system and the connection to House is as strong as it ever was. Even from the scattered memories of a teenager, I knew that a strong pastoral care foundation was already in existence when I decided to return to Grammar as an educator. Today, as when the House system was born, the proof is in the people. Walk through any part of our School and the positive interactions are everywhere: students aware of others, conscious of their duty to those less fortunate, and willing to extend themselves. Due to the strong support provided by their House, if they falter, they know it is a safe place to fail, and importantly, they are comfortable with the learning that comes from being brave enough to try.
Despite some trepidation that inevitably comes with change, as Lynn Gillam (Sampson, School Captain 1979) wrote in the Grammarian in that year, “the benefits of the new House system quickly became apparent – there is a new atmosphere of loyalty and allegiance… and a feeling of belonging to a group of people who care,” to say nothing of the House spirit that immediately emerged at House sporting events! With the growth in enrolments, the new House system offered a solution to the perception that a student’s sense of belonging would decrease as the school’s size increased. House could make each student feel, from their very first day at Grammar, that they were known, were valued, were deeply cared for, and had an important part to play in school life. The rest, as they say, is history… to read more about 40 years of House at Grammar, go to page 24.
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C E L E B R AT I N G SUCCESS
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C ONGR AT UL AT IONS TO T HE CL A S S OF 20 18 The class of 2018 had a year of great success in their academic studies and as a wonderfully diverse group, we celebrate their accomplishments in many areas including their values, their service to others, their positive wellbeing and their academic performance.
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS AND SPECIAL MENTIONS Kimia Mohammadsaeedi achieved the highest possible ATAR of 99.95, also the highest score in the region. As a result, Kimia also received a Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship covering tuition for her undergraduate study at the University of Melbourne and up to $5000 towards living costs per year while she completes her undergraduate study. Kimia said: “I have been encouraged to undertake a well-rounded approach in my desire to succeed, which has spurred me to reflect on my character strengths and ensure that I maintain a balance in my academic, social and personal life.”
There were four perfect study scores of 50: ++ Two in English, Sophie John and Kimia Mohammedsaeedi ++ One in Legal Studies – Ella Hadley ++ One in Chemistry - Kimia Mohammedsaeedi
Micah Poole is another high achiever who was pleased with his ATAR. “It is a giant leap between secondary school and whatever comes after it,” Micah said, “but Ballarat Grammar has been there to support us as these major decisions have been made. Grammar also has a great ethos of teaching skills that aren’t traditionally taught in the classroom, developing students’ life skills such as critical thinking, leadership and
teamwork in a supportive environment, preparing us well for the somewhat daunting prospect of life after school.”
BY THE NUMBERS:
Nick Gilbert was shortlisted and selected for Top Arts for his Studio Arts textiles piece, and received an early acceptance to study at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, in the UK.
++ Twenty students achieved ATARs of 95 or above.
++ Three students achieved scores of 99 and above.
++ 20% of the cohort achieved ATARs in the top 10% of the State (a ranking of 90 or above). ++ 40% of the cohort achieved ATARs in the top 20% of the State (a ranking of 80 or above).
Keely Moggach and Angus Drain were both invited to audition for Top Acts, with Keely being selected to perform in the Top Acts showcase with her monologue as Shakespeare’s Mistress Quickly from The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Isabel Unwin was shortlisted and selected for Top Arts for her Studio Arts textiles piece ‘Felt’.
Amelia Dunne was shortlisted in Top Designs for her brand identity ‘Millie Storm’, range of tea towels, promotional poster and invitation. Caitlin Grieve was awarded a Lincoln University (NZ) scholarship to study Agricultural Science. Riley McGregor completed his VCE at the same time as starting a School-Based Apprenticeship (SBA), which he is continuing this year. Riley is one of five students who began an SBA at Grammar who have each been offered placements in their desired fields, such as electrical, automotive and agriculture. Flinn Cracknell has started a new rural medical degree this year which is being offered by the University of Melbourne and LaTrobe University. Flinn is keen to return to the country to practise once he finishes his training, which this course facilitates – an undergraduate of Biomedicine at LaTrobe, followed by a Medicine (Rural) specialisation at the University of Melbourne.
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SPIRIT OF ANZAC
C E L E B R AT I N G SUCCESS
Three Year 10 Ballarat Grammar students were announced in February as recipients in the 2019 Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize, receiving opportunities to experience study tours within and outside Australia. Megan Willey and Hamish Hall are travelling to Singapore and Vietnam in April, and Tom McKenzie will head to Canberra in July. They will gain a deeper understanding of the international conflicts in which Australians have been involved. The work was completed when the students were in Year 9, as a response to their learning unit on conflict.
NEXT GEN Congratulations to Amelia Dunne, Nick Gilbert, Madeleine Granland, Pip Metcalfe, D’Arcy Rietoff, Darcy Robinson, Nell Blake, Sarah Castle and Alex Downey who have their 2018 VCE work exhibited at NEXT GEN 2019, currently on display at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. NEXT GEN 2018 showcases the work of students from the region who have just completed VCE studies in Art, Studio Arts, Design and Technology, Visual Communication and Design and Media. The exhibition runs until 19 May 2019. Artwork by Sarah Castle.
THE YEAR 6 EXHIBITION The Year 6 Exhibition is a highly anticipated event each year, where, during the Term 3 Unit of Inquiry, each student develops their own ‘big question’ with help from their teachers and mentors. Questions like: What contributes to homelessness? Or, What are the effects of overfishing in our oceans?
Megan, Hamish and Tom, with Juliana Addison, MP for Wendouree, and Head of Middle School, Chris Beechey discussing their projects.
The students then spend Term 3 expanding this question through lines of inquiry, researching the question, speaking with experts or locating other primary research tools, ‘synthesising’ the research in their own way, and preparing to present their findings. This work culminates in ‘The Exhibition’, which is similar to a trade show, where each student sets up their own stand to display aspects of their learning focusing on both the process and the product. The real power of the Exhibition is apparent when visitors drop by during specific periods over two days and the students communicate with incredible confidence and professionalism on their chosen field of research.
PIPE BAND SUCCESS Grammar won Novice Juvenile B competitions at Dayelsford, Bendigo and Ballarat gatherings this season, securing second position at the State Championships in Geelong in March, all under the expert direction of Amber Ives with guidance form Ben Jones and Madison Nichols.
It was so wonderful to share the learning of these students and the vast range of topics they chose to investigate individually at the start of Term 4 in 2018. It is an impressive culmination of students’ time in the Junior School in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, and how engaging and empowering their learning has been. We look forward to the current Year 6 Exhibition in October 2019!
SPECIAL ENTREPRENEUR When in Year 11, Business Studies student Victoria Petrie (now Year 12 ) won the Special Entrepreneurs category Year 10/11 Individual or Group in Victoria University’s annual ‘I Plan a Business’ competition at the end of last year. This was for her business plan identifying a niche market for Parkour performance wear for women.
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PERFORMING IN THE GARRYOWEN Maddy McDonald, Year 12 in 2018, competed in the Garryowen Equestrienne Turnout for the first time last September. Competitors in the prestigious event must be over 18 years and Maddy was awarded the The Best First Year Competitor and also placed 3rd overall. Maddy also went on to win the John Lithgow Equestrienne Turnout which is a separate competition for ladies 18 -25 years.
ROWING
Our rowers have had a very successful season with our First crews winning the Boys and Girls Head of the Lake, both in tight finishes. Senior Girls Thirds, Senior Boys Fourths, Year 10 Boys Seconds and Third crews and Year 9 Boys Firsts also won Head of the Lake titles. Additionally the Girls Firsts won the Open Four at the Head of School Girls Regatta in Geelong. Credit: Lisa Gordon Little More Grace Photographics.
GIRLS INVENT
Both First crews performed incredibly well at the National Championships in Sydney, each placing fifth in the nation in the School Boys and School Girls Four. We also had extended representation at the Nationals this year with Sebastian Pendlebury, Hugh Bond, Jess Hawker, Tea Johns, Genevieve Pittard, James Lawry, Will Ussher, Kirsten Rolt and Lucy KirwanHamiliton all rowing for Wendouree Ballarat in Sydney. It has been a wonderful year in the shed more broadly, with the boys winning the Harold Deveson trophy at Head of the Lake for the second year running, and more and more students showing a dedicated interest in the sport.
YOUNG CITIZENS
Heidi Rupp and Ruby McIntyre(Year 9) last year worked on a cycling glove prototype as part of Girls Invent, a schools-based inventing and business development program. Ruby and Heidi presented their prototype to investors and a judging panel in Melbourne and finished third out of the seven schools presenting. Ballarat Grammar was the only co-educational school and only regional school represented. Overall there were approximately 100 schools that entered. After the announcement, the clever students were approached by a variety of people including investors, CEOs and business leaders, including Cycling Australia.
SISTERS SHAVE FOR A CURE In November, sisters Aeron Johns (then Year 10) and Mason Johns (then Year 4) shaved their heads for ‘Shave for a Cure’, raising over $8000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.
NATIONAL ATHLETICS In the National Athletics in April this year, Fraser Saunder, Year 9, won Silver in the Under 16 3000m Race Walk, and Georgina Mees, also Year 9, won Bronze in the Under 16 2000m Steeplechase. Ryan Hovey, Year 9, gained 7th in the Under 15 Boys Triple Jump final and Angie Selkirk, Year 9, gained 8th in the Under 16 Girls Triple Jump final with a 10cm personal best. Claire Mahony, Year 7, achieved 10th in Under 14 1500m.
Charlotte Matthews (Year 11) and Lachlan Warwick (Year 12) were finalists for the Young Citizen of the Year for 2019, both nominated for their contribution to Ballarat in “leadership, community service and volunteerism”. They were recognised at the Ballarat Town Hall event hosted by the Mayor, Cr Samantha McIntosh, on Australia Day Eve. Both Charlotte and Lachlan also won their respective categories in the 2018 City of Ballarat Youth Awards: Lachlan for ‘Positive Young Leader Award’ and Charlotte for ‘Leadership in Sport Award’. Also, at these awards last year, Jacinda Luttrell (Year 10 2018) won the ‘Leadership in the Arts Award’.
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BUILDING CHARACTER THROUGH L E A D E R S H I P, M E N T O R I N G A N D S P O R T Our Year 12 School Captains made outstanding speeches on Founders’ Day and their words seem particularly poignant. Well done and welcome to your leadership roles, Parker and Stephanie!
STEPHANIE HANCOCK Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School is a place where children come to be educated and grow into valued members of the community. This is the basic premise of schooling. However, here at Grammar, this foundation has been built upon so solidly that the School has become, for me, much more than the simple learning environment. It has become somewhere to question my thoughts, seek out new challenges and, most importantly, have some fun with the people who make me happy. It has become a community of which I feel privileged to be part. I am sure that when the original girls’ school, Queen’s, was first founded in 1876, no one expected it to grow to be purchased by the
Ballarat Diocese, amalgamate with the Boys’ School and become the School that it is today. Queen’s is represented in the Crest on our blazers, the Houses Krome, Cuthbert, Manifold Larritt, Hayhoe and Woodbridge, and the Queen’s Wing. The Boys’ School and Queen’s are the starting place from which we have grown. And although all this time has gone by, truthfully a whole lot hasn’t changed. If you were teleported back to the early 1900s, it is likely that the adjustments you would find would be to the hairstyles and fashions, not the sense of community or the essence of the Schools. The Grammar spirit would be just as strong as it is today. When I think of Grammar I am immediately taken back to huddling around a heater in one of the Cleaver rooms during winter, or
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dressing up in some spirited costumes for swimming sports and athletics carnivals. I think about pleading with our Mentors to let us go over the road to get chips for tutes and I think about the struggle to get changed into winter uniform after swimming in PE. I think about Chorals’ rehearsals and the fear of being the one who had to stand next to the Smith boys or even worse, hold their hand. I think about the rush to get to the canteen on Tuesday when you know there is a limited supply of pasta, and about the trek across the oval in Year 9 for Muster. It’s the time you spend on the grounds, the seemingly mundane activities you undertake and the everyday events that really shape your Grammar experience. Being part of the Grammar community and the traditions established long ago gives a feeling of belonging that will stick with you once your time here is over. So right from those who are experiencing their third week at the School all the way to Mr. Gray who I’m sure has been here since the time of the cavemen, I want you to remember how it feels to be a part of this community. Because I can promise you, this sense of belonging is not one easily found in life and a place like Grammar will not easily be experienced by any of us again.
PARKER VIZE Today, I wanted to reflect on what I believe sets Grammarians apart from others, and this is care. Care is something that has been a cornerstone of the Grammar philosophy since the foundation of our School. On our Dart leadership camp last year, Mr. Hislop expressed to us that he felt that the next step in our leadership was to demonstrate broad-reaching and wholehearted care to all people. This care, though, was not to be in big one-off gestures or by half-hearted attempts but instead in a broad whole-hearted commitment to one another and the communities to which we belong.
For this to occur, we need three facets of caring. First, the principle of caring for ourselves; if we can’t care and look after our own wellbeing, whether that be through sport, music or simple downtime, then how can we expect ourselves to care for others? Secondly, the principle of caring for others; the only way a community can thrive is by standing together and having each other’s back. This is from small things like a simple hello when someone is feeling a bit down or giving up your time in service of the community. Thirdly, caring for the School, and with that, living out the adage that many of you would have passed under or heard during your time at Grammar and this is the verse from Luke’s Gospel, ‘From those to whom much is given will much be required’. We hear this verse a lot at Grammar, and at times perhaps we become somewhat disengaged with it. But today being the day on which we celebrate our foundation, our history, but most importantly our future, I think this old Bible verse has its strongest message. These school years are your chance to rejoice in opportunities created for you by generations of Grammarians, to accept that you have been given so much, and to do that justice, not as an individual, but as a part of this community. Today, as a co-educational school we build on this foundation by not only engaging in the realm of academia and sport like so many other schools do, but also in service and in our faith. Grammar develops then not only academics or sportspeople but instead ‘all-rounders’ who are reliable and conscientious contributors to society once they leave the Grammar gates. And so we take the mottoes of our parent schools, the motto of Queen’s that ‘Honour Follows Labour’ and the motto of Grammar to always ‘Keep the Faith’ – let’s make this year one of which we are all proud. ‘Honores Laborem Sequuntur’ ‘Serva Fidem’
Building Character through Sport With recreation time consumed by computer games, mobile phones and social media, Sport, in many ways remains the same as it was when first played by our parents and their parents before them. ‘Character-building’ and ‘leadership qualities’ are at the forefront of our programs, and whether it be community, club or school sport, or just the family having a kick of the footy, these qualities are constantly developing through sport. Ballarat Grammar not only places great value on sport, but is also very proud of the way in which our students compete and represent themselves and our School. Whether students are playing an individual or team sport, they learn much about commitment, organisation, and teamwork and that effort equals reward. The qualities that are so often on display on the sporting field are also the cornerstone of everyday life. We want our young people to display strength of character, optimism and to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. Involvement in sport provides the vehicle for such experiences to occur and allows young people to grow and develop into responsible, well-rounded adults. Dean Rossato, Director of Sport
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BUILDING CHARACTER T H R O U G H L E A D E R S H I P, MENTORING AND SPORT LEARNING THROUGH MENTORING Each Middle School Leader is being mentored by one of our Guardians. We spoke with Lola Speer, Year 9 Middle School Leader, and Daen Sadhai, a Guardian, to find out what they’re learning through their leadership and mentoring experience. Daen: “Apart from talking about our music (both being in Stage and Symphonic Band) we talk about our leadership roles in the School. Often ideas and questions stemming from our roles can lead us on to plans for the future and how we could go about executing them. The thing I am enjoying the most about being a Guardian is the feeling that we can make a positive contribution to the School and the greater community. We are tasked with the responsibility of organising and executing plans through our own inventiveness.” Lola: “The ability I have to create change and serve in the Middle School in a friendly, supportive and encouraging environment is what I most enjoy about my leadership position. I can share my ideas, solve problems and voice my opinion with like-minded people.” Daen: “I’ve learnt from Lola that leadership can come in many more forms then just leading from the front. Leadership can come in the form of putting your hand up
or putting forward what sounds like a silly idea. There have been many times when supposedly ‘silly ideas’ have turned into the greatest solutions!”
can’t service everyone’s individual agendas, so it’s good to focus on an outcome that benefits the group and the School community as a whole.”
Lola: “Daen and I have spoken about the role of Guardian, and also what it means to lead as a Year 12 student. Through my role as a Middle School Leader, I have learnt the nature of working in a group of peers to find common objectives and goals and working towards them in a collaborative manner. When working in a group it is important to listen to everyone’s point of view. I have learnt about the role of group support in getting things done and the importance of a collective perspective. When working in a group, you
Daen: “To be a leader at Ballarat Grammar means to be able to lead by example and to put yourself out there. We are given many opportunities each week to offer ideas as to how we can make the School a better place, or even a fun place, to be in.” Lola: “Being a leader at Grammar means service through action. It involves meeting the needs of everyone, problem-solving when challenges arise, and working to improve the Grammar experience for the School community.”
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Charles (2003), Eva (2010), James (Eva’s partner), Dash (Charles’ wife), Shantini, David and Peter (2005) taken at Icebergs at Bondi, NSW, January 2019.
CHAIR OF THE BOARD DR SHANTINI DEUTSCHER “Mum, I think I know why sea water levels are rising,” Peter stated one day as a preschooler. I was intrigued as to what his answer might be. “It’s because of all the shipwrecks over the years,” he stated nonchalantly as he stepped into his bath, displacing water as Archimedes might have done in the third century BC. He didn’t then cry “Eureka!” but to us as parents it illustrated what we instinctively know about children, that they are born with intense curiosity in the world around them, and given the opportunity, they start joining dots in interconnected ways to make sense of that world. As a family, we experienced the joy of belonging to and partnering with Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School to provide a solid foundation for our three children to explore their very different yet similar paths, true to the values and faith we share. I asked each of them what their thoughts were on this subject. Charles works as a policy adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, where a global perspective and fluency in French are indispensable. Looking back on his training as a commercial lawyer,
his Masters from Oxford and Red Cross service in Uganda, Afghanistan and Myanmar, he can see the inspiration of Round Square IDEALS in his career trajectory. Even though his Round Square exchange experience did not work out, the support he received at Grammar to attend a Round Square conference and a service project in Kenya, as well as all-important mentoring by significant teachers and his language studies, were pivotal in his development and subsequent career choice. Peter, with his insatiable curiosity, always asking why, was riveted by one of his teacher’s humorous use of “cats in motion” to illustrate physics’ principles. Many teachers fostered his love of learning, proposing and supporting his applications to summer schools in mathematics and science. He left Grammar with the academic confidence to persist with hard questions. This solid foundation informed his varied career paths in science and engineering, Teach for Australia in disadvantaged schools and Masters at Harvard, preparing him to serve in the infrastructure team at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Bina Day totally captivated Eva in the joy of service using her creativity. Mandarin studies, as well as cultural and language school trips to China have been invaluable in communicating with patients as a resident at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, providing practical experience to the idea of multicultural Australia. The engaging science teaching at Grammar along with her Round Square Kenya project cemented in Eva a desire to help people through medicine. She credits the teachers who went the extra mile to nurture her at lunchtime and after school as models of what it is to serve, inspiring her to do likewise with her patients. There is no doubt that many parents will have their own stories relating to their children’s journeys after Grammar. Whilst each of our children’s paths are varied and despite experiencing ups and downs, it has been Grammar’s values of faith, service and hard work, combined with their teachers’ dedication during their crucial developmental years that has inspired their understanding of our place in the world, our interconnectedness and the pursuit of lives with meaning and purpose.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW SENIOR CHAPLAIN Reverend Canon Peter Treloar, Assistant Chaplain, in conversation with our new School Chaplain, Reverend Dr Timothy Gaden. PDT: Welcome to the Grammar family. Perhaps I should say, welcome back. This is not your first time in the School, is it? TJG: Thanks. No, I was here as the Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics in 2012 before heading up into the bush to be the Anglican priest in Ararat in 2013. My wife and I came back to St Peter’s across the Lake in 2017, and I actually taught VCE Philosophy here last year, an experience which reminded me how good a school community it is. When the opportunity came up late last year to be considered for the role of Senior Chaplain at the School, I naturally jumped at it. It’s the best job an ordained priest can have in this Diocese. PDT: In the short time that you have been in this role, what changes have you noticed from being a priest in a parish? TJG: In a parish you stand in the centre of a worshipping community that mostly
comes to you for pastoral care. In a school (or at Trinity College where I was a Chaplain earlier in my career) you are much more of an evangelist, a salesperson if you like, for the Gospel and for the Anglican ethos of the School’s foundation and traditions. That’s a big change. Plus, more people come to the Chapel of St Mark here at the School each week than in the rest of the Diocese put together. That’s something different, too! PDT: Tell us some more about the Anglican ethos of the School’s foundation. What have you found to be some of the foundations of the School? TJG: I spent some of last summer prepping for my new job by reading the three published histories of the School: Winds of Influence, Mainly About Girls and Met by Wendouree. There I learned that Bishop Green, the second Bishop of Ballarat, and the other founders of the Boys’ School were determined that the education it offered should be “high-minded and broad-minded”. By high-minded they meant, of course, students with eyes on heaven, or as we might say today, students
alive to the spiritual dimension of the human experience, to spirituality or, perhaps, “mindfulness”. They also meant students who would aim high, who would excel. By broad-minded, they meant expansive, progressive, open-minded. They wanted a school open to all sources of knowledge, secular and religious, a school where people with a variety of opinions and with a variety of faith convictions or none at all would still find a place to belong. But the founders also meant something else by “broad-minded”. They meant an education that embraces the whole person, that is “broad” because it embraces sporting achievement, music, the arts, community service, all of them finding a place alongside pure academic excellence as hallmarks of a well-rounded individual. Similarly, when Mrs Matilda Dixie, an outstanding educator, established her new school, Queen’s College, in January, 1876, breadth of education was of fundamental importance. These are the strong foundations of the School’s beginnings, and they serve the School equally well today.
Caption: Chair of the Board, Dr Shantini Deutscher, School Chaplain, Reverend Dr Timothy Gaden, Bishop of Ballarat, The Right Reverend Garry Weatherill, Assistant Chaplain, Reverend Canon Peter Treloar, and Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath.
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2018 ANNUAL G I V I N G U P D AT E Thanks to you... LARRITT COMMON ROOM With the support and generosity of the Ballarat Grammar community, the Larritt House Common Room has now been completed, with the inclusion of a new kitchen, gas log fire and tripling the amount of communal space. These works have made the Common Room far more accessible, comfortable and homely for the Larritt girls.
DONATIONS
33 STUDENTS
directly benefitingfrom the comforts and collegiality of a new boarding common room in Larritt House.
109 GIFTS RECEIVED each of which we appreciate greatly. 19 LOYAL DONORS
supported Annual Giving consecutively for the past 5 years.
SCHOLARSHIPS
1 NEW SCHOLARSHIP (in addition to the scholarships already provided) was awarded to a student to benefit from a Ballarat Grammar education.
JUNIOR SCHOOL ARTS’ HUB Unfortunately, work on the Junior School Arts’ Hub has had to be postponed until other redevelopment works are completed to free up the space to perform the proposed works. Whilst we are still to confirm the commencement date, this project is still a high priority and all funds received through Annual Giving for this purpose have been set aside to support the project in the near future.
AWARDS
21 STUDENTS received donor-funded awards and prizes.
BEQUESTS BALLARAT GRAMMAR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND Through the strong support of the Ballarat Grammar community, the School has been able to continue to increase the Ballarat Grammar Foundation Scholarship Fund so we can continue to support students and families in times of need as well as offering scholarships to students who may otherwise be unable to attend the School.
A GENEROUS DONATION was bequeathed, ensuring a new scholarship in perpetuity.
ONE NEW MEMBER joined the Manifold Circle (Ballarat Grammar’s Bequest Society)
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DO YOU REMEMBER? Mrs Nola Squire
FORTY YEARS ON! Can you believe it? Our House system is celebrating its 40th year! Decades of memories of House can be recalled: House meetings, tute meetings, House rooms, House dinners, family picnics, swimming and athletic sports, House badges and mottoes, service days, Robin barbecues, Krome donuts, walk-a-thons, swim-a-thons and sleep-a-thons, House Chapel Services, brother-sister House activities, House choral competitions, war cries, banners, the pageantry of “entries”, Smith sausage sizzles, the 40-hour Famine, House picnics, House Tutors (now Mentors), the cheering and the tears of sharing, the colour, the friendships and loyalties, the joy of belonging
and having a role to play. You will want to add to this list. Perhaps you might like to send your reminiscences to the Editor for the next issue of Boomalacka. We hope that these photographs will bring back memories for you.
SOME HISTORY OF THE HOUSE SYSTEM FOR PASTORAL CARE In Boomalacka Issue 35, June 1978, the Headmaster, Mr Graeme Renney, made this announcement: “SCHOOL TO ESTABLISH HOUSES”. Following careful planning in 1978, the current system was introduced at the commencement of 1979; it was a huge change to the organisational structure.
As School Captain Lynn Sampson wrote in the school magazine in 1979, “Gone were the old divisions… and in their place were ten houses…House members from forms one to six mingled in house rooms, locker rooms, and classrooms, even that sanctum sanctorum the Cleaver common room was thrown open to all comers…The benefits have quickly become apparent ... there is a new atmosphere of loyalty and allegiance and a feeling of belonging to a group of people who care, and who could forget the swimming sports in first term? House Banners, hordes of cheering Cuthbertities and Nevettlings (to mention just a few), frantic barracking during every race, and an electric excitement in the air. The school had never seen, or heard, anything like it!”
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The House could make each boy or girl feel from the first day that he/she is known, that he/she has a part to play and is valued.
The Senior School was divided into five pairs of Brother/Sister Houses – Butler/ Krome with Heads of House, A. S. Purdey and A. A. Patterson; Dart /Macpherson with Heads of House, R.E. Olston and C. E. Ludbrook; Nevett/Woodbridge, with Heads of House, E. C. Vahl Meyer and S.R. Maiden; Robin/Cuthbert, with Heads of House, G. R. Tunbridge and N.C. Squire; and Wigan / Manifold, with Heads of House, W.J. Muller and H.G. Douglas. Also appointed was a team of five House Tutors, from almost all the teaching staff. Two more Houses, one for girls (Hayhoe, which became a fully-fledged House in 1995), and one for boys (Smith in 1996) have been added since 1979, as growth in the School population continued, and some of the pairings have changed.
THE AIMS OF THE HOUSE SYSTEM WERE TO: ++ Facilitate cooperation and communication with the family to increase and strengthen the links between child, School and home. ++ Ensure that every student is cared for, known, and valued. ++ Ensure that sufficient factual knowledge is built up of the background and general circumstances of each individual student. ++ Provide students with a fixed group to which they will belong during their time at the school. ++ Provide students with a friend and counsellor amongst members of the staff.
++ Provide a means of bridging the gap from primary to secondary school and of orientation of new students to the school. ++ Provide a means of identifying academic, social, intellectual, emotional, recreational, guidance and adjustment needs of students and of taking steps to follow up on these. ++ Provide students with opportunities for working together as a group or team towards a common goal, for example, by promoting healthy competition in academic, service and sporting pursuits.
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GIFTS TO GRAMMAR Donated items continue to be an important and highly valued part of our Historical Collection, which continues to expand. Thank you to the following Old Grammarians and friends of the School for taking the time to ensure that School memorabilia from family members have been given to Butler Archives. Cataloguing of recent gifts continues. Judith (1949) and Alf Hancock (1948): Three sets of photographs of three generations at Queen’s from 1919, 1940s, 1970s and through to BQAGS in the 1980s. prepared for the Queen’s Reunion Luncheon. Sandra Taylor: Three photographs formerly owned by Rhonda May Walder, Roll # 818 at Queen’s CEGGS. Photograph of whole school 1937. Photograph of Prefects and Probationers 1937. Photograph of Tennis First IV 1937. Roslyn Smith (Whitworth, 1963): A number of reunion items, a Queen’s pennant. Blazer pocket displaying Colours for Tennis and Hockey 1962. Queen’s lapel badge and hat band. Car bumper sticker. Award of Merit Certificate 1959-1962 signed by Winifred Woodbridge. Poem by David Haymes and photographs compiled for 30 Year Reunion. Three pages of photographs from Queen’s 1959,1960, 1961, 1962. Twenty-five photographs with information: some Queen’s buildings, students, staff members etc. Laundry, Dining Room, Cubicle, Students, Queen’s House Victory Party. D.F. (Harry) Hedger (1962): Order form from 1957 for Prefect’s Pocket with Oars for P. Titheridge, signed by Kit Williamson, for Morsheads. Colour photo of pocket with completed embroidery. Photograph of group of senior boys on front lawn in1959.
Colleen Ludbrook (White, 1955): School prizes presented in 1950, 1951, 1953 Susan McLean (Carthew, 1974): A scrapbook of newspaper cuttings etc. covering important events at Queen’s CEGGS from 1968. Barbara Carthew: New Testament presented to Jean Carthew (1922) in 1919. Souvenir of Peace. Helen Lightfoot (1969): Queen’s crested crockery. Cup, saucer and plate Kaye Holz (Simmich, 1964): The Victoria Cross. Australia Remembers. Michael C. Madden. Mary Merlin OAM (Lewis, 1942): Two of Mary’s notebooks, one containing all of her work for Leaving Geography, and one including her examination timetables and Intermediate and Leaving papers all examined by University of Melbourne, and two references, one written by Miss Woodbridge and one by Archdeacon Morgan-Payler, School Chaplain, for Mary. The examination papers make very interesting reading. The academic standards were high! John Ross Newspaper cutting from The Weekly Times re Women in Agri-tech Symposium. Noni Gabb (peer year 2005) selected to attend, Brisbane, February, 2019 H.T.(Tom) Wood (1966) Leather suitcase with a list of requirements for boarders including boiler suit, braces, wool for darning and boot cleaning outfit glued inside the lid. Mrs. Jenny Grace (Lynes) (1968): Queen’s crested crockery. Large bone china mug and a pair of salt and pepper shakers.
Peter Burgess (1954): Letter re Burgess family connections, see page 29, including Philip Burgess (1948), John Burgess (1989). Also newspaper cuttings re R.E.Northey, (1951), R.J.Seddon (1952), D.A. Checci. (1935). Maria Sozanski: VCE Subject Choice. Curriculum Information. 1997-1998. Daily Orders 15 May, 1997. Speech Night Rehearsals and Performance Schedule 1997. Zoe Milne (2008): School Blazer. Worn in 2006, 2007, 2008, displaying Colours for Round Square and Music. Woodbridge House badge pinned to left lapel. Suzanne McRae (1993): The Ballarat Grammarian December 1941 Fran Starbuck (Lawrence, 1962) daughter of the late Nancy Lawrence (Abbott, c1935): Vinyl records: Grammar Schools’ Choir 1959, Grammar in Concert 1977, Stick Pin with Boys’ School Crest. “Rescued” from Wozzles Op Shop by Dinah McCance, with advice from Pam Thompson and Dot Wickham. Suit jacket from grey doublebreasted suit with embroidery on the pocket: gold mitre over a band of brown, gold and blue. Geoff Oscar (1950): a photo of notable American baritone, William Warfield. He was on the threshold of his career when the ABC invited him to give an Australian concert tour in 1950. One of his performances was at the Regent Theatre in Lydiard Street. By whatever means, he visited the School whilst in Ballarat. This photograph records a memorable gathering in the library, when William informally chatted with Prefects and Probationers.
Ian Brown: Two engraved pewter goblets presented to Ian, first Head of Junior School, 1963 to 1977, by Staff Association. Delivered to Archives by Jane Boadle, Textiles Teacher, 1996 to 2018: Six engraved John Claringbold School Cups, trophies given by Fashion Awards Australia, awarded to our school in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Pictured are, from left, William Warfield, Ron Lucas (School Captain), Graham Hughes, Geoff Oscar, Noel Boustead and Geoff Oddie.
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OLD GRAMMARIAN AND COMMUNITY NEWS CONGRATULATIONS Mr Lindsay Evans was awarded Life Governorship at the Board Dinner in December, 2018, in acknowledgement of 35 years of outstanding service to the School as a Board Member of the Ballarat Grammar Foundation, including 27 years as President of the Foundation, and as a Board Member of Ballarat Grammar Educational Services. Mr Lindsay Evans, and his wife Jeanette, are pictured above with others recognised at the Board Dinner.
STAFF AND BOARD FAREWELLS AND THANKS, 2018 We warmly thank the following Staff and Board members for their contributions to the learning of our students and the life of the School who were honoured at the December Board Dinner: ++ Hon. Rob Knowles - Grammar Board Member for 16 years, including 8 years as Chair ++ Dr Damian Powell - retiring Ballarat Grammar Board Member (14 years) ++ Retiring Staff member Mrs Jane Boadle (23 years) and departing Staff, Mr Brett Smith (20 years) and Mr Don Macinnes (20 years). Each received Certificates of Appreciation ++ Mrs Nancy Wu and Mr Rob Hurley (continuing Staff members) received 25 Year Service Pins.
RETIREMENTS Peter Hunt – 23 years Our sincere gratitude to Peter Hunt, who has retired as Business Manager of Ballarat Grammar after 23 years of dedicated service. Across Australia, amongst Independent Schools, Peter is recognised for his brilliant
Rear: Dr Damian Powell, Don MacInnes, Rob Hurley, Brett Smith, Hon. Rob Knowles. Middle: Nancy Wu, Jane Boadle. Front: Peter Hunt, Lindsay Evans, Jeanette Evans.
financial acumen, wise decision-making and genuine willingness to help and support others within and beyond our School. With the ability to see the big picture from the balcony down to the smallest detail on the dance floor, he moved easily from steering the School through the global financial crisis, to choosing the colour of a carpet tile. Peter has overseen tremendous but sustainable growth at Ballarat Grammar over the past 23 years, whilst helping the school remain loyally aligned with its values. He has been responsible for tens of millions of dollars in construction which has transformed the physical amenity of the school – with some of his highlights being the purchase of City Cite, the construction of the Centennial Building, the Centre for Early Education (CEEd) and the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts. Peter also has enormous pride in the Stephen and Sue Higgs Centre and Mt Rowan farm. Thank you to Peter and to his wife Meredyth, for their faithful commitment to and genuine love for our School. With Peter’s wry good humour always on display he has been a constant positive presence. We are indebted to Peter for his hard work, outstanding loyalty and service. We look forward to seeing Peter and Meredyth through their continuing interest in our School community and attendance at future School events. Adam Heath, Headmaster
Jane Boadle – 23 years ‘Mrs Boadle, my pocket got torn when I was playing footy at recess. Can you fix it for me please?’ ‘No,’ Mrs Boadle says, ‘I can’t fix it for you. But I can teach you how to fix it, and then you’ll know how to do it next time’. Replace a torn pocket, a button that’s fallen off, or a hem that’s come down, Jane is a consummate technician and loves teaching young people how to do things well, whether they be stitching their first-ever hem, or designing a three-piece wearable artwork. Year after year Jane’s students have presented their work on the catwalk, often to great acclaim at the Apex Fashion Awards and Fashion Awards Australia, and two were accepted into Top Arts in 2019 from her final year of teaching. Jane was also involved for many years in the Grammar Rock Eisteddfod team, with the final at Rod Laver arena. It was a great opportunity for students to perform in a huge ensemble, in a massive auditorium, and many hold that experience as one of the best times they had at Grammar. Sue Sedgwick, Chair of Faculty, Art/Design
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OLD GRAMMARIAN AND COMMUNITY N E W S (C O N T I N U E D) Jane Johnston – 9.5 years
Jane commenced at Ballarat Grammar Early Learning Centre in 2009 in the Starfish Reception Program, and was then one of the inaugural team of Early Childhood professionals when the Centre for Early Education (CEEd) opened in 2012, working in the Bumblebee Program until the end of 2018. Jane has been the ultimate professional, continually searching for ways to expand her thinking. The way she carefully nurtured, attentively observed, and contributed to the growth and development of the young people under her tutelage was truly inspiring, giving each individual child the opportunity to flourish. Koren Naylor, Director, Centre for Early Education
DEPARTURES Don MacInnes – 20 years During his time at Ballarat Grammar, Don has had a focus on teaching Years 7 to 10 Science, Years 11 and 12 Chemistry and he has also been a loyal Smith House mentor for his entire time at the School. Don is valued by the students as a terrific person, a role model that they can easily relate to and a teacher who brings learning to life through story telling. Don has decided to resign his formal position at the School but will continue to support some of our visiting international groups, another interest area of his. Don goes with our sincere gratitude and very best wishes.
Brett Smith – 20 Years Over his 20 years, Brett has taught Science, Biology, Agriculture and Environmental Science and has also been Head of Nevett House for 13 years. He has been dearly loved by the boys of Nevett. Brett and his family have become a tremendous source of envy; they are moving to Queensland as wife, Mandy, has been offered a position as School Nurse Manager with the Gold Coast Region. It is with great sadness that we farewell Brett and his family, including sons Jack and Finn, they go with our gratitude and very best wishes for their next adventure. Thank you also to other departing staff Kim Willowhite (12 years), Natalie Draper (8 years), Eleanor O’Donnell, Sara Kaur, Shannon Peters, Denis Moneghetti, Amanda Adams, Dennis O’Donnell, Bethany Simonis, Johanna Dixon, Sam Anstis, Peer Taake, and Joyce Yang.
BIRTHS Sally Latchford (Wilson, 1996, and former Hayhoe M.O.D.) and her husband Scott welcomed Arthur James Latchford in December 2018, a much adored little brother for Howard.
DEATHS Alison Rucco (Staff member 1977-1995) passed away on 15 February, 2019. As Patrice O’Shea recorded in Met By Wendouree (2011)… ‘Alison was awarded Life Governorship in 1997, in recognition of the remarkable level of dedication she gave to education. The driving force of the English Department through the eighties to the mid – nineties, she could be relied upon by battling students for tips that built confidence and skill and by high flyers for extension. Her students appreciated the huge output of work demanded of them and of herself.
She was an indefatigable HSC/VCE marker’. As a dedicated Krome House tutor for 17 years, Alison provided excellent pastoral care for her tute groups. We offer our sincere condolences to her sons, Andrew (1984) and Antony (1984) and to her extended family. Miss Margaret Graham died on 3 October, 2018. Margaret began teaching in the Junior School in 1975 and retired at the end of 2008 after 34 years. She spent her career at Grammar in the Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 classes. She created a welcoming and supportive environment for children in their early years of schooling and always found pleasure in assisting the young in learning to read and write. In 2004, her thirtieth year of continuous service, Margaret was overwhelmed and humbled that a new Junior School House, Graham House, should be named in her honour. Margaret’s strong Christian faith, her association with her Church and her relationship with God, gave her life full meaning. Our condolences are offered to her family and friends. Arthur Jenkins (Staff member 1988 - 1993) passed away in Perth on 15 March, 2019; he was 91. Always a gentleman, Arthur will be fondly remembered. He taught part-time in the Art Department offering Woodwork, Metalwork and Graphic Communication. Arthur’s son, Paul, said that the years Arthur taught at Grammar were probably the happiest years of his life. Arthur moved to WA in 2002. Tom Ford AFSM OAM (1947) died on 16 November 2018, just four days short of his 88th birthday. Tom was the father of Dr Alan Ford (1973), Jennifer (1974), Graeme (1978), James (1981) and Marion (1986). Tom was awarded a Ballarat Grammar Scholarship in 1942 as were, in later years, his children Alan and Jennifer, and grandchild Chris. Tom will be remembered not only by the communities he lived in but across the region as a pillar of
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strength in all his ventures. Sincere sympathy is extended to all of the Ford family, especially Tom’s wife, children and grandchildren. Peter McIver (1971) passed away suddenly in October 2018. He was lovingly remembered at a farewell held at Spring Creek Reserve, Torquay. Peter was Captain of the First XVIII and a valued batsman and bowler in the First XI. Jennie Spencer (Muller, 1961) passed away on 18 December 2018. Jennie commenced her education at Queen’s as a Year 5 boarder. She is fondly remembered by her brother OG Peter, and her sisters, all Queen’s girls, Wendy, Pam and Rosemary. Graeme Funcke (1956) of Minyip, sadly passed away in September 2018. He was a member of the First XVIII, rowed in the First Crew and was awarded Rowing Colours. Clare Waites (Waller, 1998) sadly passed away in November 2018, as a result of an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Clare was a member of Hayhoe House during her time at the School and is survived by her husband, Glenn, and their two young children. Clare will be sadly missed by her family and her peers. Helen Brown, past staff member, passed away on 14 October 2018. Helen will be fondly remembered by the Woodbridge girls and staff for her work in the House during the years 1975 - 1998. Janis Sheen (Green, 1966) passed away suddenly on 26 September 2018. She will be warmly remembered by her contemporaries from Queen’s. Janis commenced at Queen’s in 1961. When Janis was in Form IV in 1964, Mrs Myles took over from Miss Woodbridge as Headmistress and Pam Stephens and Anne Molloy were School Co-Captains. Nancy Lodge (Chequer, 1949) sadly passed away in August 2018. Nancy was #1288 on the Queen’s Roll. The Valete entry records 1st VIII, 1947-48; Senior Tennis Championship 1948; 1st XI, 1948; and House Colours 1948.
Cynthia Ann Barnacle (Burgess,1949) passed away on 18 September 2018. Cynthia was a member of Cuthbert House during her time at Queen’s. Also, see page 29.
“FINDING QUEEN’S GIRLS” Compiled by Janene Schillier (Bakes, 1971) Recently I met Diana Janet Stevenson, for a cuppa and a chat. Known as Janet, she started kindergarten in 1951 at Queen’s CEGGS. She recalls Miss Radcliffe and Miss Hancock as lovely teachers at the kindergarten. However, the recreation slide in those days was made of wood, and Janet remembered one day she acquired a splinter in a very uncomfortable spot! Janet’s parents chose Queen’s for their daughter as it was a girls’ school, and just across the road from their home in Mair Street. The Headmistress at this time was Miss Woodbridge. Janet remembers her as being “absolutely wonderful; a delightful, friendly and gracious lady”. Janet enjoyed sport and was in Queen’s House. The sports uniform included a tunic and red fringed cord around the waist. Sports included tennis, softball, hockey and basketball. Janet recalls the inter school sports days competing against Clarendon, High School and Mary’s Mount, with Miss Nancy Wright (OG, 1922), the Sports teacher. Janet started work in 1963 and had over 35 years with the one firm in Ballarat. She then enjoyed many years as a volunteer, giving her kindness and skills back to the community, personifying the service ethos of the School which continues today.
A LONG FAMILY CONNECTION – BALLARAT GRAMMAR & QUEEN’S COLLEGE Peter Burgess (1953) recently wrote to the School to advise of the death of his sister, Cynthia Ann Barnacle (1949). Whilst reflecting on Cynthia’s life, Peter explained that six members of his family had attended Ballarat Grammar or Queen’s: Rev Leslie Burgess attended St Aidan’s Theological College, Ballarat as a senior student (1923) and played tennis at Ballarat Grammar. In the 1940s, Rev Leslie was Vicar of St Paul’s, Ballarat and left the city in 1950. His children all attended Queen’s or Ballarat Grammar: ++ Beatrice Ellen Reeve (1941), a day student at Queen’s, studied Art and later taught Art at Queen’s and at the Boys School in 1947 and 1948. ++ Philip Linton Burgess (1948) was a Probationer, choir member, rowed in the 1st Four and was in the Rifles Team. He went on to join the priesthood and later became the Vicar of St Peter’s, Ballarat. Rev Philip preached occasionally at the School and was a member of the School Council. ++ C ynthia Ann Barnacle (1950) attended Queen’s during the 1940s as a day student and was a Prefect in her final year. She trained as a Kindergarten teacher and taught at Queen’s Kinder in the 1950s. ++ John Francis Burgess (1955) left Grammar after completing Matriculation. He was School Captain, a boarder, rowed in the 1st Four and was 880 yards Champion. He studied Architecture in Melbourne, then Landscape Architecture and went on to be a Senior Lecturer at RMIT.
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OLD GRAMMARIAN AND COMMUNITY N E W S (C O N T I N U E D) ++ Peter Robin Burgess (1954, twin of John Francis) was also a boarder at Grammar and left in 1953 after completing the equivalent of Year 11. He studied a Diploma of Agriculture at Longerenong. Peter was also a Probationer, rowed in the 3rd Crew and was an active participant in most sporting competitions. Peter was also employed as a part-time, resident House Master during 1957-58 and was a rowing coach. He later went on to train at Ballarat Teachers’ College. Additionally, John Harvey Burgess (1989), son of Peter, was a boarder in Wigan House in 1988 and 1989. He was a fine athlete and was a Prefect in his final year. John returned to Grammar in the 1990s to act as a resident House Master in Wigan; he completed a Human Movement degree, University of Ballarat, a Dip. Ed. and taught Outdoor Education at Ivanhoe Grammar. He is currently an ambulance officer in Melbourne.
OTHER NEWS Clive Chatfield (1940) recently registered his apology for the 50+ Luncheon. We were most impressed with Clive’s email skills at the young age of 94! He shared some of his news: After graduating in Electrical Engineering, and working in the field, Clive retired, and undertook novel-writing classes at Holmesglen TAFE. He has written and self-published five full-length novels – “a thread of romance and a bit of light aircraft action”. There’s a sixth and seventh novel in the pipeline. Clive has two daughters, six grandchildren (three boys and three girls) and one great granddaughter, and since the passing of his wife Joyce, some 22 years ago, has shared his abode with a cat, to say nothing of several computers, a “smart” TV and a suitable sound system!
CONGRATULATIONS TO SIOBHAN TOBIN (2012)
Felicity Crowley (Hewitt, 1965) was Miss Elaine Pascoe’s Personal Assistant at Queen’s during 1971 and 1972. Felicity was then appointed as P.A. to Mr Graeme Renney until early 1975 prior to the birth of her identical twin boys Ashley and Adrian. Felicity remembers many of the students from her days at Queen’s who then became students at BQAGS. Grenville Tonzing (1950) was unable to attend the 50+ Luncheon. He remembers his time as a boarder for three years. Grenville rowed in the Head of the Lake in 1950, received Rowing Colours, and wrote of his appointment by Mr Dart as “Head of the Tuck Shop” which operated from a room near the old gym. Margaret Quail 1963 is enjoying retirement, playing croquet and travelling in a motorhome around our great country! Judith Comley (Keens, 1963) is the author of two current French secondary level series, “Touché!” and “Quoi de Neuf?”. Lesley Williams (Errington, 1958) has moved back to Kerang to be with family and relatives, after 51 years! Penny Byrne (1984) is a Visual Artist and Conservator. Check out her website – www.pennybyrneartist.com Kate Sanders (2008) Kate’s proud mother Helen Sanders, recently wrote to advise that Kate completed her Bachelor of Health Science - Myotherapy in 2017 and was awarded Dux of her course. Kate was a volunteer member of the medical team for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. Kate is now working as a Myotherapist around the Gold Coast and is busy establishing her own business.
Late in 2018, the Governor of Victoria, The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, announced Old Grammarian Siobhan Tobin (2012) as the 2019 Victorian Rhodes Scholar, enabling her to undertake a DPhil at the distinguished University of Oxford. Siobhan is currently working as a Physicist at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. After completing Year 12 at Ballarat Grammar, Siobhan studied for a Bachelor of Philosophy (Hons) majoring in Physics with First Class Honours at the Australian National University. Inspired by a desire to understand and ensure science was accessible, Siobhan competed in the Physics Olympiad program while at Grammar, later became an Olympiad tutor and is now the Deputy Director of the Australian Physics Olympiad Program, inspiring and training talented secondary school students to become passionate and engaged in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Siobhan has won numerous academic awards and scholarships, and has presented her work at high-profile international conferences. She is also an accomplished ultra-marathon trail runner, equestrian and rower. While at Oxford, she plans to study a DPhil in Condensed Matter Physics in exotic electric and magnetic behaviours of materials, which may lead to new developments in sensor, storage and quantum information technologies. On behalf of the Ballarat Grammar community, we congratulate Siobhan on this outstanding achievement, and send our best wishes for her studies at Oxford and her future career. Siobhan joins three illustrious Old Grammarians who have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships: A. M.L. (Tony) Gibbs (1949), the Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1956, Lynn Gillam (nee Sampson) (1979), the Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1986, and Nathan Grills (1994), the Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 2002.
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REUNIONS FIVE YEAR REUNION The Class of 2013 had a relaxed afternoon catching up with one another and some staff members at the Lake View Hotel in November 2018. Angela Brain, Shanae Delahunty, Poppy Saxon , Isabella Close.
Sam Hooper, James Ryan, Maddie Meek, Matthew Elliot, Alexander Hynes.
James Kirkpatrick, Mark Gillam, Lachlan Linsdell, Martin Chadderton, Bardia Mohammadsaeedi, Abbey Connell, Conor Lynch.
James Kirkpatrick, Joshua Clough, Timothy Finger, Harrison Baker, Matthew Johns, Mitchell Johns.
Matthew Nevett, Travis Hewat, Jess Whiteside, Joshua Draffin, Angus Wright.
Georgina Morton, Hannah Wise, Katherine Hammond (holding Hannah’s son, Rex) Jill Coote, Caitlin Headon.
Caitlin Headon, Keitha Theodore, Deb Eldridge, Georgina Morton, Marley Downey, Angela Brain, Isabella Close.
Matthew Tunbridge, Louis Stevens , Phillip Vivian, Cameron Slattery.
KEY REUNION DATES FOR 2019
3 May 2017 (2 year) Reunion – City Cite 18 July Sydney Luncheon 19 July Queensland Luncheon
5 October Gala Reunion - 1979 (40 year), 1989 (30 year), 1999 (20 year) and 2009 (10 year) 10 November 2014 Reunion (5 year) 13 December 50+ Luncheon (1969 peer year to be inducted)
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A TIME TO C E L E B R AT E QUEEN’S OLD GIRLS’ REUNION On Saturday, 13 October 2018, fifty years since the 1968 Celebrations, the Queen’s community gathered at Manifold House, Australian Catholic University – Aquinas Campus, to honour the old school, share memories of times past and renew acquaintances. The day was extremely successful with more than 120 “Old Girls” gathering to enjoy morning tea upon arrival, followed by a School Assembly, group photographs, lunch and a guided tour of the campus. Some gathered with their partners for an informal dinner the night before at Oscar’s Hotel and Café Bar.
L-R: Janee McEvoy (Carthew, 1980), Susan McLean (Carthew, 1974), Margaret Cutter (Thomas, 1951), Barbara Carthew (Buckland, 1950), Anne Tunstall (White, 1964).
The Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath, addressed the group sharing stories and history of Queen’s. It was wonderful to see so many of those in attendance proudly sharing their personal memorabilia. We apologise that we do not have the names of all those in these photos of the Queen’s event, but please enjoy these wonderful pictures, which reflect a beautiful afternoon shared together celebrating The Crimson, the Blue and the Gold!
Thank you to Rose Bygrave for supplying the majority of these photos for the enjoyment of Boomalacka readers.
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GALA REUNION A great evening was had by all who attended the Gala Reunion for peer years 1978, 1988, 1998, and 2008.
1988 – Fiona Love (Brown), Joanna Manderson (Cole).
Some of the 1998 crew! Back row: Beau Sparks, Hugh Stephens Middle Row: Elizabeth Daniel, Emily Wilson (Gilfillan), Pip O’Donoghue (Watts), Kristen Brooks (Cook), Michelle Toose (Dimond), Jonathan Miller, Catherine Chibnall. Front row: Sally Tkatchenko (Pullin), Sally Phillips (Grinham), Liz Drever (Todorovic).
2008 – Sue Hinchliffe, Amelia Cossins, Catherine Pitson, Stephanie Porter, Brittany Kirby, Sarah Lahy.
1978 - Andrew Grasby, Paul Gardner, Brett Lewis, Paul Barclay.
2008 – Hannah McMullin, Stephanie Porter, Phoebe Venables, Caitlin Christie.
On arrival, chatting with Headmaster Mr Adam Heath.
It was a great afternoon to catch up with peers and reminisce about school days.
Brett Lewis and Rupert Butterworth.
1978 - Kaye Jones (Pickering), Susan Heath (Crothers), Nola Squire.
1988 – Olivia Hazledine, Nicola Stephens, Tristan Forrest.
1978 - Christine Deeprose (Russell), Sue Doull, Rupert Butterworth, Heather Downey.
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50+ LUNCHEON On 11 December 2018, the Inaugural 50+ Luncheon was held for former students of Queen’s CEGGS and Ballarat CEGS whose peer year is 1968 or earlier. The Luncheon is an addition to the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association’s program of events with the aim to renew friendships and rekindle memories of school years. We were thrilled to welcome 160 past students of the Schools and their partners from across Australia. Many apologies were received expressing disappointment at not being able to attend. The program was informal, with the Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath, engaging the crowd with questions about memorabilia; hats and caps were modelled by some of the newly appointed Guardians (the title we now use for the School Student Leaders), who also presented the specially minted 50+ badges to the eligible attendees. The Queen’s girls sang a joyful rendition of The Crimson, the Blue and the Gold and the Grammar boys sang Serva Fidem with gusto. Besides catching up with old friends, reminiscing, telling stories about old times and undertaking tours of the School, one of the highlights of the day was hearing the “Old Boys” deliver the Boomalacka war cry with energy, spirit and enthusiasm. The day was an outstanding success. Many very positive emailed comments were received including…”what a thrill to be able to stand and proudly sing the School Song”…”I talked and talked and laughed - just terrific”…”I found it heart-warming”. Therefore the Ballarat and Queen’s Old Grammarians’ Association will hold the 50+ Luncheon annually.
L-R: Jill Salathiel (McRae, 1963), Nina Allen (Clappison, 1962), Josephine Dowd (Willis, 1962), Patricia Clark (Walter, 1961), Dorothy Kemp (Gordon, 1962), Robyn Edwards (Paine, 1960), Denise Anderson (Edlund, 1961), Roslyn Smith (Whitworth, 1962), Audrey Aspeling (Nixon, 1962), Alice Knight (1962), Jenny Haymes (Faull, 1962), Judy Comley (Keens, 1963), Barbara Fleay (Ward, 1962), Kay Blake (Tucker, 1963).
Josephine Dowd (Willis, 1962), Negley Aspeling, Audrey Aspeling (Nixon, 1962), Peter Cram (1950), Dorothy Cram.
Ralph Leutton, Felicity Crowley (Hewitt, 1965) Margaret Leutton (Johnson, 1966).
After careful consideration of the complexities of the extraordinarily busy School year and the attendant administrative requirements, it has been decided that the 2019 Luncheon will be held on Friday, 13 December. Mark the date in your diaries now! The 1969 peer year students will reach the 50+ milestone this year; they will be honoured and inducted into the illustrious 50+ cohort at the Luncheon.
David Fawell (1954), Jim Hinton (1951), Grant Hinton (1958), Adrian Harris (1959), Wayne Hinton (1951).
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