2015 and never has my saying “Our little Band of Brothers” been so true. From the start the House was full of life and lots of noise. Approximately 35 students have graced the halls of Rogers, all excited, nervous, some even a little homesick, a few very keen, and some a little quiet, but all ready to take the biggest change in their life and become a part of this uniquely wonderful year.
IAN BROWNE
Rogers Housemaster
HOUSEMASTER
MR IAN BROWNE
ASSISTANT HOUSEMASTER HOUSE CAPTAIN
The boys, each with their own characteristics, have brought a flavor, a feeling, a brotherhood to Rogers, and given the staff some challenges, but many, many more joys as well. We have seen them all grow in size, stature, strength, maturity and confidence. As staff we have seen them face challenges, be tested outside of their comfort zone, achieve little goals and conquer large ones. They have all pushed away their fears and ‘Had a Go’ at something new, different, and in some cases very scary. They have built relationships, and best of all, we have seen them bond together and make this work.
MR ROB WEHL LACHIE WRIGHT
MR TIM BROWNE MR ADAM MALLET MR HARRY SMITH MR CHRIS MCFARLANE MR SHAUN BENNETT MR LINDSAY CLOSE
MATRON MRS LIZ COOKSON-BUTLER MRS DONNA FUHRMANN (TERM FOUR)
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Brothers help you through tough times, pull you up when you’re down, and bring you back down to ground when you are up too high.
Brothers at times love you, hate you, protect and defend you. They will even sometime take the blame for you… they look out for you. But most of all, when you have a Brother, you have him for Life. That’s what I hope all of you now have, and will cherish for many, many years… A brother from your days in Rogers. Rogers House is a year of transition for many. Rogers combats this by using the motto “Get Involved…”.
HOUSE VICE-CAPTAINS JOE CASTER SOLOMON KASOKASON ACADEMIC PREP SUPERVISORS AND RESIDENT MASTERS
Brothers enjoy teasing you, annoying you, getting you in trouble, especially in front of parents.
Our House Crest sums it up best, • They come to Rogers from the four corners of the Australia and the world. • We meet in Rogers, we bond, we grow and we build relationships. • After a year in transition, they leave Rogers with wonderful memories for a new life experience in the one of the four Senior Houses of TSS. I talk a lot about “Our little band of brothers”. For some who have brothers you will understand, and for the boys this year, even if they don’t have a brother at home, they now have many here at TSS. So what are Brothers;
THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL SOUTHPORTONIAN 2015
We have gone from the beach to the bush, theme parks to the park having fun, sports and game, movies and trips just driving in the bus. The boys this year did just about everything the Gold Coast can offer. The smiles on the boys’ faces in our photos tells the story, a happy bunch, a happy few. On our photo album, as many have seen already, we have close to 3,000 pictures from just this year alone, and I’d like to say a BIG thanks to the students and many of the staff for all their help here. In particular our resident photographer, Mr B.
