The 2017 Brisbane Grammar School Magazine

THE BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2017

THE BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2017

Brisbane Grammar School has two sets of colours.

The Academic Colours – Red and Gold – were introduced by the first Headmaster, Mr T Harlin, MA (Cantab), 1868–1875.

The School Colours – Cambridge Blue and Oxford Blue – were introduced by the second Headmaster, Mr R H Roe, MA (Oxon), 1876–1909.

Headmaster’s Speech Day Address Trustees and Staff

Speech Day Special Awards and Achievements

School Captain’s Speech Day Address Seniors 2017

Headmaster’s Speech Day Address

Professor John Pearn, Mr Stack, members of the Board of Trustees, members of staff, Old Boys and guests, parents, friends and students of Brisbane Grammar School. It is my privilege to present the 148th annual report of Brisbane Grammar School.

I have pleasure in sharing with the community a catalogue of achievements and advancements. By our usual measures this has been another year of success. The year started with the news that the 2016 graduates attained exceptional academic results and set new BGS benchmarks. The results of the 2016 Year 12 cohort are exceptional. A total of 49 OP1s were awarded, representing 19.2 per cent of the year level, with 80 students earning an OP1 or OP2 ‒ that is 31.4 per cent of the year-group and second highest in the 25-year record. The ranges OP1-7 (69%) and OP1-13 (89.8%) were also above the historical average.

On the QCS Test, 54.4 per cent of students achieved As, the School’s second-best result, well above the historical average. A comparison of Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) results shows that BGS would rank highly with premier academic schools across the country.

We are amid an important period of transition in education in this state, and the changes to syllabuses, assessment and tertiary entrance represent the most substantial systemic realignment in the past 30 years. As an academic staff, we at Brisbane Grammar School have set ourselves two priorities. Firstly, to continue to challenge ourselves and our students to deliver and achieve the best outcomes, institutionally and individually, within the existing Queensland Certificate of Education system; and, concurrently, to take a leading role in the design and delivery of curriculum that enables success for all our students under the new system.

The most notable change in the new system involves assessment, whereby students in the senior years will receive results in each subject based on a combination of moderated in-school assessment and external examinations. Additionally, students from 2020 will no longer receive an OP as an indication of their tertiary eligibility, receiving instead an ATAR. BGS staff are taking leading roles in the implementation of the new QCAA curriculum and assessment processes, and we have planned for a

major investment of time and people in renewing BGS pedagogy throughout the School. We will keep parents informed about the system in the pending years.

The 2017 NAPLAN results were also extremely pleasing and further reflect the overall strong academic culture of the School. In the past month, there has been much hype in the media about NAPLAN results. Regrettably, much of the reporting fails to clearly articulate the purpose of these tests. NAPLAN is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The purpose of the National Assessment Program is to provide a measure through which governments, education authorities, schools and the community can determine whether young Australians are meeting important educational outcomes. NAPLAN is intended to be used by schools for driving improvements and accountability.

The real value of NAPLAN is to be found in the opportunities for improvement that the data potentially provide. Brisbane Grammar School applies its systems of learning analytics to identify trends within and across year groups and to focus on detailed information about the performance of individual students. NAPLAN data also provides an additional source of evidence to measure student progress, thus enhancing the School’s capacity for evidence-based decision making about curriculum, resourcing and classroom instruction.

While making meaning of the NAPLAN statistics necessarily requires close analysis, the highlights of the 2017 testing for Brisbane Grammar School include: best performed school in Queensland overall in Year 9; best performed school for boys in Queensland across all measures in Years 5, 7 and 9; and best performed school in Queensland in numeracy in Years 7 and 9.

While we are preparing our boys to be the thinkers and leaders of tomorrow, we are also preparing them for a changing and challenging world. We must prepare them better than ever not only to deal with the unexpected, but to see and seize the opportunities rapid change presents. Developing multi-literate students who are critical, reflective and creative thinkers in an environment of professional collaboration and exemplary instructional practice is the School’s core mission.

The academic program at BGS is a carefully structured and coherent embodiment of the principles of a broad liberal education. A BGS education is one where boys have opportunities to develop critical intelligence, imaginative and creative capabilities and effective communication skills. These skills, dispositions and capacities are deliberately incorporated into the School’s programs to equip BGS students to successfully plan their futures. Brisbane Grammar School has consistently proven itself the leading academic school in the state over the 25 years of the OP system and the 10 years of NAPLAN. The annual admission of our students to the world’s leading universities, and the range of nationwide higher education scholarships offered, further confirm the opportunities and pathways that this school offers our students.

As a place of learning the School continues to invest heavily in our teachers. We are seeing the outstanding results that can be achieved by collaborative teaching teams using systems of feedback that promote teacher wellbeing, increase professional knowledge, and refine and improve classroom teaching skills.

The widespread use of collaborative teams in schools represents a significant shift. We know that the best teachers are also the best learners. A well-known French moralist and essayist, Joseph Joubert was correct when he expressed the words, ‘To teach is to learn twice’. Quality teaching is the single most powerful in-school influence on student achievement (Hattie, 2009). More than 50 years ago the release of Equality of Educational Opportunity in the United States – widely known as the Coleman Report – made a key conclusion that the quality of teachers shows the strongest relationship to pupil achievement. Furthermore, it is progressively greater at higher grades, indicating a cumulative impact of the qualities of teachers on the pupil’s achievements (Coleman, 1966). Coleman’s findings about the impact of teacher quality on student performance continues to be supported by contemporary research (Hattie, 2009; Wright, Horn & Sanders, 1997).

In the past decade, education in Australia has undergone significant reform. While we have incorporated these mandated changes, we also continue to examine new practices that augment student wellbeing and parent education. The sleep study conducted earlier this year provides quality education from trained experts in sleep hygiene. This same approach is used to provide sound advice about cyber-safety, drugs and alcohol education, and sex education. A key factor in this partnership with parents has been the School’s investment in a digital wellbeing platform called Connecting, Informing and Empowering Parents. This resource further signifies the School’s commitment to assisting parents to raise socially and emotionally competent young men.

Next year will see the trial of an Extended Day Study Program for Years 11 and 12 students. This is the School’s first venture into an after-hours supervised study program for our senior students. A decade of research and evaluation studies by the Global Family Research Project confirms that students who participate in afterschool programs can reap positive benefits in many interrelated outcome areas – academic, social-emotional, prevention, and health and wellness. These are the skills that many suggest are necessary for youth to succeed in the 21st century global economy and world (Global Family Research Project, 2017).

The School’s Boarding Program, Indigenous Program and Outdoor Education Program are all further examples of BGS catering for a diverse range of educational needs and individual interests. While many schools are phasing out boarding and outdoor programs, BGS continues to reconceptualise the prominent place of these programs in the School’s educational mission.

Earlier this year the School announced the purchase of a 200acre block of land on the edge of Lake Moogerah. The property is perfectly positioned to enhance our established curriculum, providing access to Mt Greville, Mt Alford and Mt Moon in the Moogerah Peaks National Park. This acquisition has provided the Outdoor Education Program with campsites, rock climbing and remote wilderness bushwalking. The site also contains a local landmark known as the ‘Pulpit’, a volcanic plug positioned in the south-western corner of the property. Our current Year 10 students were the first year-group to traverse and climb this beautiful landscape.

Similarly, our Public Purpose Program has captured the imagination of BGS students. We know that young people need a global skill set to be competitive in the international marketplace. Our graduates will require intercultural understandings, both at home and abroad, to work with people from many diverse cultures. The concept of ‘internationalisation’ has long been on the radar of Brisbane Grammar School, although the threat of terrorism and political unrest in some parts of the world has limited our scope. Through our membership of International Young Leaders’ Forum, International Boys’ Schools’ Coalition and exchange programs, our students travel abroad for language, cultural, sporting, history, science, music and service learning opportunities. We firmly support the UNESCO view that explicitly developing our students’ cosmopolitan attributes will allow them to seamlessly move across international boundaries, work in multicultural settings, and use collaborative communication skills to achieve common goals.

As we strive for continuous improvement we also encounter obstacles that require resourceful solutions. The torrent of reports about private school funding and so-called ‘overfunded schools’ has, as you would expect, stirred public opinion. What people should know is that the level of Australian Government funding received by Brisbane Grammar School is in accordance with the legislation and arrangements passed into law by the Australian Parliament. This funding model was devised and implemented by government, not by schools. Brisbane Grammar School is among a small group of Queensland independent schools that is transitioning to a lower level of federal funding. However, the point needs to be made that BGS is already receiving one of the lowest rates of per-student funding in the state. The resolution of the Australian Government funding arrangements from 2018 now provides the certainty to plan with confidence.

It was with this knowledge that the Senior Leadership Team presented its infrastructure masterplan for the next 20 years to the Board of Trustees. This long-term vision is essential to properly consider the various complexities of infrastructure projects in the unique school environment. This includes town planning, stakeholder engagement, funding, and balancing our tradition with contemporary education practices.

We are excited by what we aim to deliver over the next 20 years. Notably, our Spring Hill campus will witness the most significant development in the School’s history, with the phased construction of an ambitious precinct that will integrate the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics in one state-of-the-art facility. The STEAM building will equip our boys with multidisciplinary skills that are considered essential to participate in the careers of the future.

In the immediate future, we plan to invest in additional facilities at our Northgate sports complex to address the increasing use of that premier venue. We also plan to invest wisely in expanding and upgrading our cultural facilities. The Board and Senior Leadership will continue to approach infrastructure development with a high degree of commercial acumen and prudence, to ensure that our financial position is never unduly compromised.

While the future is filled with possibilities, the present has offered much to celebrate. The School continues to conduct the most wide-ranging Extracurricular Program of its type in the GPS Association. We remain one of only two schools to be involved in all GPS sports and activities. BGS boys continue to participate in the program in vast numbers, and very importantly, we remain committed to guiding and developing our young athletes to compete doggedly in a scholarship driven environment. Further to this, it remains an objective of this school to continue to endorse the concept of the all-rounder – that breed of student who draws enjoyment and satisfaction from contributing to many sporting, cultural and school-based activities.

In sport and activities, GPS premierships were won in swimming, debating, cross country and gymnastics. Our Senior A debaters won the Queensland Debating Union competition and BGS was named the champion school. The School’s flagship teams were runners-up in sailing, volleyball and chess. Further BGS cross country runners, sailors and fencers achieved striking success at local, state and national events. Our snow sports team also had success, returning from Perisher with a swag of medals. We are thrilled to report that 86 boys earned selection for their state or country in an extraordinary range of activities in 2017.

As creative skills intensify in importance, the role of arts and culture as an incubator of talent represents a critical part of a boy’s schooling experience (Bazalgette, 2014). The School’s cultural program was again impressive. Music concerts, drama

performances, art and design exhibitions confirmed BGS as a lively and undeniable home for the Arts.

Grammar in Concert featured outstanding individual and group performances. Grammar Symphony Orchestra and the Symphonic Band were superb, and the Grammarphones performance of the challenging work ‘And the band played Waltzing Matilda’ was particularly moving. Seeing these ensembles filled with Middle School students working together with seniors is a statement about the inclusiveness that characterises our school.

The Senior and Junior School Dramatic Productions saw sell-out theatre seasons. The clever gothic adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein included a talented troupe that also featured senior students from Brisbane Girls Grammar School. The Scene Project was a collaboration with Queensland Theatre Company and showcased the extraordinary performance skills of our Years 9 and 10 students. Special to this project was the public purpose element, where money was raised for the Cape York Aboriginal Academy in Hope Vale, North Queensland. Similarly, the Art program has delivered high-quality exhibitions. BGS Old Boy Scott Breton ‘99 was the feature artist at this year’s Art Show and prominent Australian artist Abdul Abdullah was our Artist in Residence.

While Speech Day represents an opportunity to celebrate achievements in the Senior School, it is also important to remember that most of our students were nurtured in our acclaimed Middle School. Now in its 15th year of operation, the Middle School continues to draw universal praise from our community and extraordinary interest from other schools. There have been many changes since its inception; however, what has never changed is the concern for students’ wellbeing and the delivery of an authentic middle-years curriculum. The maintenance of a dedicated Middle School precinct that serves as a distinct but still very connected part of the whole school has also served our students well. Today is a key moment in the evolution of our school. This is the first time that teaching staff from the Middle School have joined this important community event, and next week the Senior School staff will join their colleagues at the Middle School Presentation Afternoon. This preparedness to celebrate together further confirms our commitment to a coherent and unified BGS educational philosophy.

As I near the conclusion of this report it is important to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of many people to the School. First, I publicly recognise the major influence of the members of the Board of Trustees. Their judgement and practice are critical to the achievement of agreed goals and the planning of future projects. I am indebted to the Chairman of the Board, Mr Howard Stack, who has, for many years, steered the School through both its successes and struggles. I also pay thanks to Mr Paul Braddy who served on the Board for 12 years and stepped down in September this year. The Board is well advanced with succession arrangements.

In addition, my special thanks are offered to the members of the Senior Leadership Team for their steadfast support of our community. I also want to make mention of three long-serving members of staff who retire this year. Mr Bruce Wootton, who served in many roles over a 37-year career; Mr Peter Hondroudakis who taught economics for 24 years and was an ardent supporter of the extracurricular program; and after 14 years as Coordinator of Earth Science, Dr Linda Falkner will leave BGS. On behalf of the School, we wish them good fortune and good health in the years ahead.

It has been another amazing year of engagement with our community. Our Advancement and Community Relations team organised countless events, including alumni functions across Australia. There was the School’s annual Open Day, where over 2,000 people visited the BGS campus; the Golf Day; Experience Northgate; the Art Show; and the Celebrating our Community function for volunteers and sponsors. The P&F Association and P&F Auxiliary were dynamic, hosting cocktail parties, dinners, special celebrations, year-group gatherings, luncheons and much, much more.

As we recount the past we also prepare for another engrossing year ahead. Next year signifies the 150th anniversary since the School’s foundation in 1868. A Gala Dinner on 3 March 2018 signifies a fantastic opportunity to bring the community together, as will be the sports and cultural function in September. The history of our 150 years by distinguished schools’ historian and author Helen Penrose is almost complete, and our new strategic and master plans will be shared in the new year.

I am thankful for the efforts of the many people who have supported our school. Our incredible parent support groups contribute to the School in so many ways. I thank the following

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people for their work in significant community leadership roles: Mr Chris Austin, President of the Old Boys’ Association, who has worked closely with the School to strengthen ties; President of the Parents and Friends’ Association Mr Craig Chapman, who has been active in supporting the School’s many events and renewing support group processes and systems; and Ms Genevieve Kenny-Fowler, who is President of an incredibly benevolent Parents and Friends’ Auxiliary.

I also make special mention of the BGS families who have contributed to our 2020 Campaign to grow our Bursary Fund. I particularly thank the Parents and Friends’ Auxiliary for donating $500,000 to a needs-based bursary, and our Chairman Mr Stack who has made several major donations and pledges equating to over $1M. Notably, the seniors of 2017 have provided the catalyst for future graduating classes to leave a legacy, which will in years to come have a significant impact on the lives of students offered needs-based bursaries to attend Brisbane Grammar School.

Furthermore, I wish to offer my thanks and best wishes to the senior cohort. They have been an active and industrious year group. The student leaders – Joshua Grice, Philip Groves, William Ramsay, Hugo Perchard and Toby Buckley – have been marvellous in their personal efforts, in their direction, and in their dependable leadership of the student body. We wish the Year 12s well in their endeavours, sustained by the knowledge that they have been influenced by the values of this great school, and I assure them that they will remain part of the fabric of this community. ‘Our task was to educate our students whole being so they can face the future. We may not see the future, but they will and our job was to help them make something of it.’ (Robinson & Aronica, 2009).

In closing, I extend the School’s heartfelt salutations for the festive season to all members of the BGS community. I hope that the summer vacation affords you the time to be with family and friends. I look forward to engaging with you in the new year as the School embarks on new and more rewarding enterprises

Anthony Micallef Headmaster

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Staff

Headmaster | Trustees and Staff | Farewells

Trustees and Staff

Trustees

Mr H L STACK, BA, LLB(UQ), (Chairman)

Dr J M FENWICK, AM BE(UQ), DPhil(Oxon), DEng(UQ), FIEAust, RPEQ

Prof D MACDONALD, PhD(Deakin), FNAK, FAIESEP, GAICD

Ms S J PALMER, BCom(UQ), CA, FAICD

Mr P J BRADDY, LLB(UQ) (Until September)

Mr S E LONIE, BCom, MBA(UQ), FCA, FAICD, FINSIA

Mr C A MORTON, BCom, LLB(UQ), LLM(Cantab), FINSIA, MAICD

Mr H R JAMES, MBA(MGSM), FCPA, FCIS, FHKSA, (Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Business Manager) (Until March)

Mr M J CORGAT, CA,MBA(GU), BCom(UQ), SMP(IMD,CH) (Secretary to the Board of Trustees and Chief Financial Officer) (From March)

Headmaster

Mr A E MICALLEF, BA, DipEd, MA(Syd), MACE, MACEL

Senior Leadership

Deputy Headmaster – Extracurricular: Mr M I BRUSASCO, BA(UQ), DipEd(UQ)

Deputy Headmaster – Staff: Mr E J ROPER, BEd(JCU), BAppSc(Maths) (QUT), MACEL

Deputy Headmaster – Students: Mr D J CARROLL, GradDipArts(ACU), BA(UQ), GradDipTeach(ACU), MEL(ACU)

Deputy Headmaster – Teaching and Learning: Mr S G USCINSKI, BA(Hons)(UQ), GradDipT, MEd(QUT)

Head of Middle School: Ms J ZERVOS, BA(UQ), DipEd(UQ), MEdSt(UQ), MACEL, MACE (Leave Term 1)

Executive Director - Advancement and Community Relations: Ms H D WATSON, MBA(UWA)

Deans and Directors

Dean of Studies: Mr M W SCHUMANN, BAppSc(QUT), GradDipT(QUT), MEd(QUT)

Dean of Curriculum: Mr G A DABELSTEIN, MAApplLing(GU), BA, DipEd, GradCertJapan(UQ), MIICT

Dean of Administration: Mr F C MCCLATCHY, BA(Biol)(CSU), TchCred, MEd(EdTech)(USQ)

Dean of Teaching Development: Ms H JOHNSTON, BA(UQ), Grad Dip Ed(UC), ProfCertInsLead(Melb), MACEL

Directors

Director of Sport: Mr R J COCHRANE, BA(CIAE), BEd(MGCAE), CertT(KGTC), MACE

Director of ICT: Mr J N HART, BBus(QUT)

Director of Information Services: Mrs C M OXLEY, BEd(UON), GradDipIT(TLship ECU)

Director of Student Services: Ms D B NICHOLAS, BA(UNISA), QCGA, CDAA, QASA, HDE(PG)(Sec) (UCT), AGCA

Director of Outdoor Education: Mr D L JERVIS, Bed PD HPE(UOW), Cert IV Outdoor(QLD TAFE)

Director of Boarding: Mr B W WILLIAMS JONES, BA(Wales), PGCE(Wales), MA(London), Cert Board Mgt(Roehampton), Dip Board Lead(BSA)

Director of Enrolments: Mr J P SMITH, BEd(Sec) (QUT), MEd(UON), AssocDegSocSc(ACU), MACE

Director of Middle School Sport: Mr G MCFARLANE, BEd(Sec)(QUT)

Director of Finance: Mrs M K GOODWIN, CA, BBus (Accy)(QUT)

Director of Student Wellbeing Programs: Ms P DOUGLAS, BEd(QUT)

Assistant Director of Outdoor Education: Mr M L FAIRLEY, BHSc(UNE), DipOR, CertIVOE

Special Advisors

Special Advisor - Teaching Development: Dr P G TAYLOR, PhD(UQ), MCurrStud(UNE), BEd(DDofAE), DipEd(SCAE)

Curriculum Advisor and School Historian: Mr C M PRICE, MEd(GU), BA, DipEd(UQ)

Heads of Year

Head of Year 12: Mr J HOPES, BEd(QUT)

Head of Year 11: Mr C TIMMS, BA(QUT), Grad Dip Ed(QUT), MEd(QUT)

Head of Year 10: Mr L J CARMICHAEL, DipT(ACPE), BEd(QUT), GradDipRE(ACU), MEdLead(ACU)

Head of Year 9: Mr N HOLLAND, BSc(UQ), BSc(Hons)(UQ), PGDipEd(ACU)

Head of Year 8: Miss S VERDON, BA, Dip Ed(UQ)

Head of Year 7: Mr S S C CONWAY, BEd(Sec QUT)

Head of Year 5 and 6: Ms R A CAMPBELL, BEd(QUT), MEdSt(UON), ProfCertIns(Melb)

(Acting Head of Middle School Term 1)

Head of Residence: Mr N P BYRON, BA(UQ), Dip Ed(Wellington College)

Heads of Department

Head of Art: Ms A B BROWN, BEd(Sec)(JCU)

Head of Biological Science: Mr M WOODFORD, BSc(UQ), GradDipT(KGCAE)(Leave Semester 1)

Head of Chemistry: Mr J M ATKINS, PGCE(QUB), BSc(Hons)(QUB), AdCertEd(QUB)

Head of Drama: Ms T J NEILSEN, BEd(Hons) (QUT), BCreativeInd(QUT)

Head of Economics: Ms K STEVENSON, BCom(CA), GradDipEd(UQ), GrDipAppF&I

Head of English: Mr G P HOWES, BA(UQ), BEd(QUT), MEd(QUT), MACE, MACEL, ProfCertInsLead(Melb)

Head of Geography: Mrs A J HART, BSc(UQ), BA(Hons)(UQ), PG DipEd(UQ) (Leave Terms 2 to 4)

Head of History: Mr N BEAN, BA(Hons)(SDU), PGCE(SU) (Acting 2017)

Head of Languages: Ms J SAPOUNGIS, GradDipEd(QUT), BA Mod Asian(GU), AdvStudChin(SYSU)

Head of Mathematics: Mr A J MEWING, BSc, DipEd(UQ), MSc(Curtin), ProfCertInsLead(Melb) (Leave Term 2)

Head of Middle School Curriculum: Mr I R GRICE, BCom(Hons)(UQ), LLB(Hons)(UQ), GradDipEd(UNE), ProfCertIns(Melb)

Head of Music: Mr P INGRAM, MMus, BA(Music), LTCL, AMusA, GradDipT (Leave Term 4)

Head of Physical Education: Mr J N CLANCY, BEd(USQ), DipT(QUT)

Head of Physics: Ms N CHAN, BAppSc(Hons) (QUT), BEd(UQ)

Head of Science: Mrs J A GRICE, BSc(Hons)(UQ), Dip Ed(UQ)

Head of Design and Technology: Mr J FOULGER, DipEd(GU), GradDipDesign(UTS)

Assistant Heads of Year

Assistant Head of Year 12: Mr W G HALES, BA(Vic Wgn), GradDipTeach(Sec)(AUT)

Assistant Head of Year 11: Mr B R SCHOLES, BAppSc(Maths), BEd(Sec)(QUT), GradDipIT(QUT) (Leave Term 4)

Assistant Head of Year 10: Mr T R HOLZGREFE, BEd(Sec)(QUT)

Assistant Head of Year 9: Ms S MCDONALD, Grad Dip Ed(Hons)(QUT), BMus(QUT)

Assistant Head of Year 8: Mr H P MURRAY, BHSPE(UQ)

Assistant Head of Year 7: Mrs M J EVELEIGH, BEd(Massey)

Assistant Head of Year 5 and 6: Mr P KENNY, DipTeach(MTC), BEdSt(USQ), MEd(USQ), MACE, MACEL (Acting Head of Year 5&6 Term 1)

Assistant Heads of Department

Assistant Head of English: Mr P T KOBEZ, BA, DipEd(UQ), MEd(QUT)

Assistant Head of Languages: Miss R J WIRTH, BA(UQ), BEd(ACU), GradCert(LOTE)(ACU), DipModLang(UNE) (Leave 2017)

Assistant Head of Languages: Ms B KACHEL, BA(USQ), BEd(USQ), MAApplLing (Acting 2017)

Assistant Head of Mathematics: Ms A TWYMAN, Post GradCert(MMU), BScMaths(UMIST) (Acting

Head of Maths Term 2)

Assistant Head of Music: Mr M ALLPORT, BMus(Hons), MMus(UQ), GradDipEd(QUT), AMus (Acting Head of Music Term 4)

Assistant Head of Science: Ms A M SMITH, BA(UQ), BSc(UQ), Grad Dip Ed(QUT) (Acting

Head of Biology Semester 1)

Assistant Head of History: Mr J A TAYLOR, BA(UQ), Grad Dip ScEd, GradCert(RE)(ACU), GradCertArts (Acting 2017)

Coordinators

Coordinator of Learning Analytics: Mr A J

WEBB, BAppSci(HMS Ed)(Hons)(UQ), Grad Cert Urb(UQ), GradDipIT(QUT)

Coordinator of Academic Services: Ms M R

ALECKSON, BEd(UQ), GCEd(UQ), BA(UQ)

Coordinator of Earth Science: Dr L FALKNER, BSc, MSc(UW), PhD(UQ), BEd(UQ)

Coordinator of Student Wellbeing Curriculum and Leadership Development: Mr M SMITH, BA(Hons)(UA), GradDipEd(UA)

Coordinator of Middle School Administration: Mr G TIER, BSc(Macquarie U), Grad Dip Ed(ACU), DipAppSc(Bio)(Senior House Tutor (Until March 2017)

Curriculum Assistants

Curriculum Assistant Middle School Mathematics: Mr C M SMITH, BEd(Sec)(QUT), BSc(UNE)

Curriculum Assistant Middle School English: Ms A SANDERSON, BCreativeInd(QUT), Grad Dip Ed(UQ)

Curriculum Assistant Middle School History: Ms L A WHITCHER, BEd(UQ), Dip Ed(UQ), BA(UQ)

Curriculum Assistant Middle School Science: Dr D L OWENS, Grad Dip Ed, PhD(UCL), BSc(UQ) (Acting Assistant Head of Science Semester 1)

Middle School Literacy and Reading Advisor: Ms M RAGEN, BEd(Sec)(JCU), MEd(TL)(SCU)

Assistant Masters

Mr B K WOOTTON, BEdSt(UQ), BA(UQ), DipT(MGCAE), MSSA, Cert In Manage (Retired October 2017)

Ms B E MOY, DipFine Arts(QCA), TCert(KGTC)

Leave Semester 1

Mr J S NOBLE, BMusEd, MMusEd(Oregon USA)

Mr S J HOWS, BA(UQ), DipEd(UQ), BBusMgmt(QUT) (Leave Term 4)

Mr P A HONDROUDAKIS, BEd(JCU), BEc(UQ)

Mr S CHIN, BMus(Syd), DipMusComp(Syd), MMus(GU/QCM)

Dr A J BARRIE, BA(Hons)(UQ), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(UQ), GradDipEd(SCU), FCCS

Mr L GORDON, BMus(GU)

Mr C MARSHALL, BEd(Sec), BAppSci(HMS) (QUT), GradCert(QUT), MAppSc (Leave Term 2)

Ms A CLEARY, BEd(QUT), DipTeach(Secondary French) (Leave Term 4)

Mrs J L WALKER, BA, BEdSt(UQ), GradDipTeach(QUT)

Mr G FLATSCHER, MPhil, DipTeach(U of Innsbruck)

Ms V PALMER, BA(UofS), DipEd(SIE), GradDipEd(T Lib) (QUT)

Ms K HANNAY, DipTeach(KGTC), Grad Dip Ed, MEd(QUT)

Mr J SHEARS, BEd(GU), BTeach

Mr S DEEGAN, BA(UW), GradDipEd(UNSW), IntroWelfare(TAFE)(Leave Term 2)

Mr T G IRVINE, BAppSc(HMSEd) (Director of Cricket)

Mr G K DI LOSA, BEd(Sec)(QUT) (Director of Football)

Ms G O’HANLON ROSE, BA(UQ), Dip Ed(UQ)

Mr D O’KANE, BTechEd(GU)

Mr M LOGAN, BAppSci(HMS)(UQ)

Mrs J E TAP, BEd(HAC), MAppSc(UWS) (Leave Term 4)

Ms B AULD, BA(ANU), GradDipEd(CCAE)

Mr I J FARDON, BEd(QUT)

Mr P S TROWSE, BA(SA), GradDipT(UQ)

Ms A O’ROURKE, BA(UQ), Post GradDipE(UQ)

Ms C A VOSPER, GradDipEd(Sec)(ACU), MSc(QUT), BAppSc(Chem(QUT), GradCert(RE) (ACU)

Mrs C A BORGER, BSc(Monash), Grad Dip Ed(MCAE)

Mr A I SWAINE, BA(Liverpool), PGCE(Bristol)

Mr P R BRUNCKHORST, BSc(UQ), Dip Ed(UQ)

Mr M J TREMBLE, BEd(JCU)

Ms S P GARDNER, BA(UQ), Dip Ed(GU)

Mrs M T MARSHALL, BA(UQ), CertT(Cert IV Christian Ministry and Theology Foundations), BEd(Sec)(UQ) (Leave 2017)

Mr M MOLONEY, Grad Dip Ed(UQ), MBA(Newcastle), BEng(Electrical)(QUT)

Ms J G BRUERTON, BSc(UQ), BEd(Sec)(UQ)

Mrs E G DONALDSON, Grad Dip Ed(GU), BA(Columbia), GradDipArts(UNC)

Mr P P FAS, Grad Dip Ed(QUT BCAE), DipT(QUT BCAE) (Acting Assistant Head of Mathematics Term 2)

Mr N S WICKHAM, BEd(FET), ADipMus(QCM), MACE

Ms D J HUNTER, GradDipEd(Teach Lib), MAppSc(Teach Lib)(CSU), MAeLearning(UTS), BA Dip Ed(USyd) (Until March)

Mr J C GLEESON, BSc(UQ), BEd(QUT)

Mr D J G LITTLEFAIR, BEd, BTeach(Acting Curriculum Assistant Middle School Semester 1)

Mrs R V TROLAN, BA(Drama), BEd(Sec) (Leave Terms 1 & 2)

Ms B POIDA, BA(Uni of Trier), Grad Dip Ed

Mrs J REED, MSc(Curtin), BSc(UQ), BEd(UQ)

Miss T L RICHMOND, BTechEd(GU), CertIVPerf(MC) (Leave 2017)

Mrs B A WASS, BEd(Sec)(UQ), BA(UQ)

Miss K KOVACEVIC, BEd(Sec)(QUT), BCreativeInd(VisArt)(QUT), CertIVTAE(TAFE), DipJustice(TAFE)

Mr D CELM, BA(Monash), MBus(QUT), Grad Dip Ed(QUT), CertClinicalT(Uni of Melb)

Mrs C M SALMON, BComm(Bond), GradDipL&T(USQ)

Mr C E WALKER, GradDipEd(QUT), BThBMin(Avondale)

Mr B A NEWTH, BA(Drama)(QUT), GradDipEd(Sec)(QUT)

Miss S BIRKS, BSc/BEd(Sec)(UQ)

Mr K S R HALLIS, BA(UoM), PGCE(UoM)

Mr A D KENNEDY, BTechEd(GU), BAsBE(QUT)

Mr A M ROBERTSON, BA(QUT), BEd(QUT)

Mrs A J HUNTER, BEd(GU), MEd(USQ), CoGE(Uni of NSW) (Acting Assistant Head of Year 11 Term 4)

Mr N J KRUGER, BAHPE(QUT)

Mrs S S POSTERINO, GradDipL&T(USQ)

Mr D S HILLS, MEd(Uni of Highlands and Islands), PGCE(University of Wales), BSc(Hons)(University of Wales)

Mr S L JONES, BSc(Hons)(UoS), MTeach(UoS)

Mr J HODGES, DipT(QUT), GradDipOutEd(GU)

Mr A C BLOCH, BAppSc(QUT), Grad Dip Ed(UQ)

Mrs S LINDSAY, BSc(Hons)(UNSW), GradDipEd(ACU) (Until December 2017)

Miss A F BUSUTTIN, BEd(QUT), BCreativeInd(QUT)

Mr J T LEWIS, BCreativeInd(QUT), GradDip(QUT), MEd(QUT)

Miss C E C HAYES, GradDip(GU), BBiomedSC(GU)

Mr R B HALL, MEd(USQ), BTh(Aust College of Theology), TESOL Cert(Bible College of QLD), BEng(QUT) (Until June)

Mr P A JOHANSEN, BEd(QUT)

Mr J D STRUTHERS, GradDipEd(UQ), BA(University of Stellenbosch Sth Africa)

Ms M A J CHRISTOPHER, BEd(QUT)

Ms M B E BARROW, PGCE(Newcastle Uni), MCI(Newcastle Uni)

Ms B P S MACDIARMID, BA(Sydney University), GradDipEd(QUT), BFA(NIDA)

Ms S PLUNKETT, PGCE(UK), BA(UK) (Acting Head of Geography Terms 2 to 4)

Mr P J HUNTER, BEd(UQ), BBus(QUT)

Miss E L RANKIN, BSc, PGCE, MEd (Until June)

Mrs L G MILLER, BEd(Murdoch Uni), BA(Murdoch Uni), DipSSc (Contract Terms 2 to 4)

Mr C BAXTER, Masters, Dip Ed, PGDipFP

Ms K M WARD, BEd(QUT), BVA

Mr M AVERY, BA(UQ), GradDip, Masters

Miss L R EDWARDS, BVA (QUT), GradDipEd (QUT) (Semester 1)

Ms D A FITZGERALD, BEd (From January)

Miss B S JOHANSSON, DipEd (UQ), MPhil (UQ), BA(Hons) (UQ)

Miss K MESCH, BEd (UQ), BA (UQ)

Miss R L THOMAS, MMusSt (UQ), BMus (Hons 1, UQ), BEd (Sec, UQ), AKC (Primary), AMusA

Mr J VENTER, Bed(UP South Africa)

Mr D D ROSS, DipT, Cert T (From March)

Ms M BROOKS, BA(Eastern Washington University), MAppSc(CQU) (From July)

Dr A C KING, PhD(UQ), MEngSc(Uni of Melb), GradDipEd(ACU) (Term 4)

Ms C CASAGNI, BEd(AWE), GradDipEd(QUT) (Term 4)

Mr I A SHORT, BEcon(UQ), BEdStud(BCAE), GradDipCouns(BCAE)

Ms H CRESTANI, BSc(UofS), Bland Management(UofS), Grad Dip Ed(STC), M Environ Ed(GU), CertHort(TAFE), CertBush Reg(Bris), GradCert(USQ)

Mrs J D GORDON, BA(UNE), Dip Ed(UNE) (Term 1)

School Counsellors

Mr M TYSZKIEWICZ, BA(Hons)(UQ), LLB(Hons) (UQ), MAPS (Leave Term 2)

Mrs A CROSSAN, BSocwk, AASW, CDAA, QCGA, AGCA, QASA

Dr A D L SHORT, BA(Hons), BBusMan, DClinPsych(UQ) (From April Until June)

Library Staff

Digital Media Officer: Mr B J Kelly, DipLib/Info Ser (From April)

Reference Librarian: Mr J D D Hill, BA(UQ), GradDipLibSc(QUT), BAppSc(Comp)(QUT)

Library Technician: Mr D J Hills

Library Technician: Mrs B van den Hout, DipLib/ Info Ser(SBIT)

Digital Media Specialist: Mr S P Russell, Grad Dip Ed, BIE Ani, DipArt

Teacher Librarian: Miss D F Smith, GradDipEd(LaTrobe), BANursing(Deakin Uni)

Advancement and Community Relations

Ms C Hardy, BLeisure Stud(GU)

Ms P Cable, GCProfStudies, MBA(UQ)

Ms V Harris, BA(Hons)(FU), MJ(UQ)

Ms J R Goodwin, BMultMedDes(UQ)

Mr C A Walker, BA/BJ(UQ)

Mrs A K Edwards, BBus(QUT) (Until August)

Ms J Hartley, BNursing(University of Calgary)

Miss K D King, BAppSc(Biotech)(QUT)

Ms P Gilmore, BA(Psyc)(UQ), MTE(Mgmt)(Uni of Melb) (From February)

Mrs D P Holman, MBA, BAsBE (From April until August)

Ms S E Breen, BA(Journ)(Charles Sturt), GradDipWEP(UQ) (From August)

Ms K Scott, BCom (UQ) (From October)

Enrolments

Mrs A J Walters

Mrs D E Howell, BA(Hons)(Canterbury Christchurch University UK)

Executive Assistant to the Headmaster

Ms A M Devin

Personal Assistants

Ms L J Kerridge

Mrs J Foley (PA to the Middle School) (Leave Term 2)

Ms L Dunstan

Ms K Groenewald

Ms R A Lynch

Administration

Ms M Ward, BMusic Theatre(CQCM)

Mr J L Sharp

Mrs A D Dunn, AssocDipDisab, Dip Ed Support

Mrs C A Luck

Miss N K Kolo, Cert III in Dis(TAFE), DipCounselling, BAAppSS(Australian College of Applied Psychology) (Until July)

Mrs D A Power, Cert III BusAdm(TAFE) (Acting PA to Middle School Term 2)

Miss C E Eames, BHlthSc(QUT) (From October)

Finance

Ms P H Rich

Mrs K Huynh, CPA, BBus(Accy)(QUT)

Mrs R I Chu, DipBus

Mr R Diggles, CPA, BBus(Accy)(QUT)

Human Resources and Payroll

Mrs K L McKenzie, BBus(UQ), BA(UQ)

Ms C Canaris (Until July)

Mr M D Lucas (From August)

ICT Staff

Ms C T Cooke

Mr S W Mitchell, BIT(UCQ), MCSE, MCDA

Mrs J C Lawes, BTourism/Market(CQU) (Until February)

Mr J R Brandon

Mr C Nicholson, DipNetwork, MCP, VCP 5 (DCV), MNSA, GC NSA

Ms J L Lancashire

Mrs L A Solomon Innes, BEd(PS)(QUT), BBusMgmt(Hospitality UQ)

Mr H M Jones

Mr L Venables, BIT, ATCL

Mr P Y Raj, BSc, MSc

Mrs D Bateman

Mr M Collins

Ms E M Mego (From March)

Ms C M Tong, MIT(QUT), BIT(Hons)(QUT), GradCertBus(QUT)

Laboratory Technicians and Technical Assistants

Ms L J Barker Martin, BCra(Creative), TCert(Signwriting/Screenprinting) (Until June)

Ms S Elliott, DipSusHort(Unitech Institute of Technology), CertFitTrain, CertIVLaB Tech(FS Alliance Ltd)

Miss N M Duncan, CertIVLabTech, DipLabTech, SpecDipLabTech(Southbank Institute of Technology)

Ms N L Ganter, BAppSc(Food Technology UQ)

Mr J Burns (From August)

School Marshall

Mr R D Dunlop, Adv Cert Perso, Assoc Dip Human, Cert Total Qual

Mr J Rodrigues, BSc(UTS) (Assistant School Marshall) (From October)

Directors of Coaching & Head Coaches

Mr J H Coates

Mr R J Cox, BApp Sc(HMS)

Mr D L J Lush

Mr M T Fancutt

Mr D Overstreet, BPhil(Flager College, St Augustine FL USA)

Mr D Dossetor

Mr J Rodrigues (Until September)

Mr T P Mooney

Mr P M Warwick, MASportCoach(GU)

Mr P D Steindl

Mr B J Eaton, MASportCoach

Mr R Jovanovich (From May)

Director of Athletic Development

Mr J W Youngson, MsC (Res), BSc (Dist)

Physical Education Assistant

Mr A J Croot, AdvDipRecMan(TAFE)

Indoor Sports Manager

Mr S A Glastonbury, BA(Hons)(UofWales), Dip OHS (MIC Fencing)

Indoor Sports Assistants

Mrs E J Glastonbury

Mr M Glastonbury

Mr D J D Eggleton (Until June)

Mr J J Whyle

Mr D M Oliaro

Mr A W Hopkins

Miss D A Wiggins

Mr D B K Barrs (Until June)

Sports Assistants

Mr E D Stitt

Mr C F Solly (Until April)

Mr C Lane, BESS(UQ)

Mr J Brady, BESS(UQ)

Mr C Sharpe

Health Centre Manager

Ms K Bramley, DipAppSci(Nursing)(QUT), BNursing

Health Centre Nurses

Mrs M L Marriott, RN

Mrs K Mitchell

Ms C B Henzell, DipAppSci(Nursing)(QUT), BNursing(QUT), CertClinicalT(QUT)

Ms E M Brennan

Facilities Manager

Mr C Derrick, DipConst(UBradford), CIOB HNC(CertBldgConstruction NEBCert, Man)

Boarding House Tutors

Mr D R Fawcett

Mr D Buckland

Mr T Christie (Senior House Tutor)

Mr M Y G Regione

Mr K A Buckland

Mr O J Wootten (Until July)

Mr D G Jackman

Mr C J Dowling

Mr J J H Alves

Mr M W Connop (Until July)

Mr P C Foerster (Until July)

Mr N K K Turay

Ms P G Haywood (From July)

A P Leotta, BSc(JCU) (From July until September)

Mr D G Power (From July)

Mr P Deviney (From September)

Boarding Housemother

Mrs A Cominos, BHumServ(QUT) (Until June)

Ms G A Faucett (From July)

Ms A Hastie (From October)

Art Curator

Mr S W Service, BA(Fine Arts QCA), BEd(QUT), Cert T

Outdoor Education Support Staff

Mr C Anderson, Mechanic, WorkPlaceManagement, WPHS

Ms A M Croft

Language Assistants

Mr D S Barrett, BA(Hons), MA(UQ), CertT(KGTC), Cert A& WT(Shaftson)

Ms Y Dodd, BEd(Kochi Uni )

Ms L Zhu, GradDipEd(UQ), MA(UQ)

Ms A S Gernert, DipEd, BA (From March)

Art Assistants

Mr M P N Varghese

Mr D W Sherington

Music Tutors

Mrs A J Bryant, BMusEd(UQ)

Mr K Campbell, BMus(Hons) (Durham University), AMus(AMEB), LMus(AMEB)

Mr I Weston, MMusStud(QCGU), BJS(Dist)

Ms N Kalous, BMus(Hons), AMusA, Grad Dip Per(QCMGU)

Mrs A MacAskillAuld, BMusEd(QCMGU)

Mr R Danillon, MMus(UQ)

Ms K Sander, DipMus, AMus

Mr M Bremner, MMus, BMus(Hons)

Mrs L M Backstrom, BMus(Hons)(UQ),

MMus(UQ), AMus

Mr P T O’Brien, BMus(QCGU), Dip Min

Mr A F Reginato, Dip Ed(Music composition and Graphic Design and Illustration)

Mrs K J Ruprecht, BMus(Hons), LMus

Mr P D Usher, Dip Mus, GradDipMus

Mrs C A Dykes, BMus(Hons)

Mrs A Harbottle, BMus(Hons), AMus, Dip Min

Mrs C F Guilfoyle, BAM(QCM), Dip Ed(UQ), MMus(UQ)(Acting Assistant Master Term 4)

Mr B R Messenger, Grad Dip Ed(QUT)

Mrs C M Mylne, BMusEd(UQ), BA(UQ)

Miss A R Phillips, BMus(QCGU), GradDipPsych(CQU), PGradDipPsych(QUT)

Mr G S Secomb, BAMus(GU), QC(GU) (From July)

Cleaning Supervisor and Administration Assistant

Cleaning Supervisor, Mrs N Nuneski (Leave Terms 1 to 3)

Common Room Attendant

Mrs K Likoska, (Acting Cleaning Supervisor & Administration Assistant Terms 1 to 3)

Maintenance Foreman

Mr G P Moore

Maintenance Staff

Mr A Mills

Mr F P Feaunati

Mr B Self

Mr W A Mills

Groudstaff

Mr J W Dix

Mr P Gall

Mr K Van Der Merwe

Mr D Grantley

Mr C Timbrell

Mr B W Hafner

Mr A R Mlynarczyk

Security Staff

Mr R Norman (Until July)

Northgate Staff

Mr D W Myles

Mr C Oldfield

Mr S J Christie

Bus Drivers

Mr C G Potten (Bus Operator)

Mr P Locke

Mr J B Potten

Mr M J Layt

Mr W Layt (From April)

Cleaning Staff

Mr R Daws (Until July)

Mr D Sokolovic

Mr J Mlynarczyk

Miss M Haywood

Mr M Morton

Mr J Smith

Mrs A Haile

Ms J Tognolo

Mr J Perricelli

Ms A Habtemariam

Mr K B Habte

Mrs M Derrick

Ms G Tedla

Mrs A Christen (Until July)

Miss S Habte

Mrs V Petrovic

Mrs E Panchevska

Mrs M Montoya Ortiz

Mrs D Likoski (Until October)

Mr S I Tesfay

Mr M A O Abubaker

Mrs A K Mekonen

Miss Y Daengsee

Catering Manager

Mr S Perrett, Cert IV Work Health & Safety

Catering Staff

Mrs R Vrbnjak

Mrs E Pancino

Ms S Laing

Mr S Chan

Mrs H Thomson, Cert III

Ms A A A Wol

Mrs P Peng

Mr C Kong

Ms D C Rosano

Laundry Staff

Ms N R Reyes

Ms O Cvetanoski

Boat Shed Staff

Mr J A Schiller

Professional Staff

Back Row (L to R): Debbie Power, Ryan Diggles, Colin Nicholson, Kim Groenewald, Petrina Gilmore, Jeff Brandon, Mitchell Collins, Nicky Ganter, Lori Dunstan, Brendan Kelly.

Fourth Row (L to R): Hayden Jones, Mark Lucas, Shaun Glastonbury, Sam Russell, Luke Venables, Chris Walker, Joe Rodrigues, Jonathan Burns, Jodie Lancashire, Stephen Mitchell, Peter Taylor.

Third Row (L to R): David Hills, Philip Raj, Angela Dunn, Rochelle Lynch, Julia Foley, Carla Hardy, Lisa Solomon-Innes, Lynda Kerridge, Jackie Hartley, Sally Elliott, Philippa Cable.

Second Row (L to R): Debra Howell, Patricia Rich, Kelly King, Bernadette van den Hout, Rob Dunlop, Cindy Tong, Alex Croot, Jim Hill, Niki Duncan, Vivien Harris, Cath Luck.

Front Row (L to R): Riza Chu, Alison Walters, Deb Bateman, Angela Devin, John Hart, Heather Watson, Anthony Micallef, Mark Corgat, Kay Goodwin, Charlene Cooke, Libby Mego, Kim Huynh.

Ancillary Staff

Back Row (L to R): Doug Grantley, Jeff Dix, Kyle Van Der Merwe.

Third Row (L to R): Blake Hafner, Doug Sokolovic, Guy Potten, Andrew Mills, Pale Feaunati, Brad Self, Peter Gall, Mohammed Abubaker.

Second Row (L to R): Ruth Montoya-Ortiz, Nenita Reyes, Phanavy Peng, Elena Panchevska, Shannon Laing, John Mlynarczyk, Michelle Derrick, Kate Likoska, Olgica Cvetanoski.

Front Row (L to R): Vesna Petrovic, Roza Vrbnjak, Elisa Pancino, Steve Perrett, Anthony Micallef, Craig Derrick, Nikky Nuneski, Ajok Wol, Daniela Rosano, Genet Tedla.

Teaching Staff

Back Row (L to R): Matt Smith, James Gleeson, Ian Fardon, Peter Brunckhorst, Andrew Webb, Daniel Chelm, Bruce Wootten, Patrick Trowse, Lisa Whitcher.

Eighth Row (L to R): Jeffrey Lewis, Ian Grice, Katy Ward, Bec Thomas, Nigel Bean, Casey Walker, Andrew Kennedy, Jay Taylor, John Clancy, Chris Price, Scott Deegan, Kimberley Kovacevic, Paul Kobez, Greg Howes, Mark Avery.

Seventh Row (L to R): Ainslie Hunter, Larry Carmichael, Ben Newth, Adam Bloch, Philippa Douglas, Jamie Foulger, Mark Tremble, Peter Hondroudakis, Justin Spears, Peter Fas, Paul Johansen, Nick Byron, Craig Timms, Kate Borger.

Sixth Row (L to R): Ged Hales, Mark Woodford, Dean Littlefair, Stephen Chin, Carla Salmon, Jim Noble, Carl Smith, Nick Holland, Kristopher Hallis, Krisztina Mesch, Anthony Mewing, Greg Tier, Glenn McFarlane, Don Ross.

Fifth Row (L to R): Bronwyn Auld, Julia Bruerton, Janet Grice, Trevor Irvine, Carl Marshall, Georg Flatscher, Michael Moloney, Haydn Murray, Simon Conway, Dan O’Kane, Kate Stevenson, Noel Chan, Sally Birks, Amy Busuttin.

Fourth Row (L to R): Michael Allport, Grace Donaldson, Peter Hunter, Britta Johansson, Bella MacDiarmad, Scott Jones, Linda Falkner, Allison Smith, John Atkins, Gus Robertson, Dominque Fitzgerald, Maude Barrow, Paul Kenny, James Struthers.

Third Row (L to R): Sophie Plunkett, Sarah McDonald, Mel Eveleigh, Alan Barry, Abigail Twyman, Dale Owens, Beate Poida, Georgina O’HanlonRose, Jenn Reed, Angela Brown, Tanya Neilsen, Don Barrett, Sharee Verdon, Andrew King.

Second Row (L to R): Melanie Brooks, Helen Crestani, Alistair Swaine, Jean Walker, Michelle Aleckson, Rebecca Campbell, Lisa Miller, Stella Gardner, Bethany Wass, Christine Vosper, Dani Smith, Bernadette Moy, Courtney Hayes, Mareva Christopher.

Front Row (L to R): Helen Johnston, Greg Dabelstein, Frank McClatchy, Ron Cochrane, David Carroll, Steve Uscinski, Anthony Micallef, Mark Brusasco, Ed Roper, Jacqui Zervos, Berian Williams-Jones, Dale Nicholas, Mark Schumann, Cathy Oxley.

Liane Barker-Martin

Liane Barker-Martin offered great assistance to the Design and Technology department at a time of tremendous transition and growth in the School. Her skills in both visual and creative industries helped support and promote a new emerging era for design education in Australia. As a signwriter

and visual artist, her work was a continual source of inspiration for staff and students. Liane has left a strong visual legacy within the walls of the classroom, and her catchy graphics will remain to inspire boys into the future.

It was with a heavy heart that we farewelled Carel Canaris this year. Carel worked at Brisbane Grammar School for close to 40 years, having spent most of that time in Payroll.

Carel was well known and highly respected, with a great sense of humour. Even though most of her working life was spent with us, Carel often recounted funny stories and anecdotes from her previous employment in retail, which were still relevant so many years later.

During Carel’s time with us, she converted the payroll function from handwritten pay cards to

Angela Cominos

Angela Cominos worked at Brisbane Grammar School for almost 20 years. Her contribution to our community was considerable, demonstrating both commitment and excellence.

Angela began her time at BGS as a member of the Accounts department and worked in the office for the first half of her career. It was a chance meeting with then Director of Boarding, Ross Chapman, which led to her second career as the Housemother in Harlin House. It is in that role she has had the greatest impact on the wider school community, countless boarders and their far-flung families.

The Housemother cares for the boys in the House, and is a maternal figure for the younger boarders, in particular. Angela completed this duty with aplomb, and the way she cared for those new to the House, or indeed new to boarding or Australia, was exceptional. Countless boys will attest to the challenge of the transition, and everyone credits the work of ‘Miss Cominos’ during their early days.

one of Australia’s most respected payroll software systems (MicrOpay) practically single-handedly.

The School’s decision to outsource our payroll function to an external service provider this year, meant that Carel’s position, as she knew it, no longer existed. Carel was farewelled at two morning teas, by the administrative and service staff and by the teaching staff where her significant contribution to the smooth running of the School was sincerely acknowledged.

Her work extended beyond her job description, as she ensured belts were worn with trousers, and garters were used to keep socks up. New clothes were bought in the right size for next year, that lost wallets were dutifully searched for, that an Uber like service was offered to appointments. Birthdays were celebrated with cake and candles, and recorded and posted on Facebook. Parents relied on Angela as a means of contact; for feedback, communication and for sound advice and reassurance.

We farewelled Angela at the annual House dinner in July, and it was wonderful to be able to recognise her contribution at such a formal event. We wished her well for retirement, for life as a grandmother and acknowledged that our community will be poorer without her daily contribution.

Carel Canaris

James Critoph

James Critoph served as Assistant Swimming Coach for three years. He left the School to pursue a position as Head Coach at the Cotton Tree Pool on the Sunshine Coast. During his time at BGS he helped coach both the junior and senior GPS teams and was heavily involved in the coaching of

Robert Daws

Robert Daws joined the Maintenance department at Brisbane Grammar School in August 2003 and was employed as a cleaner in the Indoor Sports Centre.

In July this year we bid a sad farewell to Robert to commence his next chapter in life and retirement. During his 14-year service, Robert worked autonomously always presenting the front of house

Daniel Dossetor

The BGS tennis community would like to thank Danny for his four-year contribution as Coaching Coordinator to the BGS tennis program. He brought to the job not only reliability and enthusiasm but valuable experience gained on the professional tour and in the US college system. Danny’s coaching skills and impressive playing ability made him a great asset.

the BGS Swimming Club program. During James’ time at the School our swimming team maintained very strong positions in both the GPS and club competitions. We wish him well in this new phase of his career.

and the many behind-the-scenes amenities to the highest standards.

The School would like to thank Robert for his commitment and service, and to wish him health and happiness in his retirement.

Danny has recently married and moved back to join the rest of his family in his home town of Griffith, NSW.

We wish him all the best with his new job as the Head Coach of the Griffith Tennis Club.

Alicia Edwards departed the School in August after a year of service as Annual Giving Officer.

We would like to acknowledge and thank Alicia for the work and support she provided to Advancement and Community Relations and to the wider BGS community. Alicia was always a delight to work with and eager to help where

Linda Falkner

After over 14 years of enthusiastic coordination of the Earth Science program, Dr Linda Falkner leaves us to enjoy retirement. Her students have excelled both in the classroom and in the Geologic Society of Australia awards and the Earth Science Olympiad exams. Field studies and trips to experience the volcanoes of Hawaii have been highlights for many. Linda’s passion for her subject

possible, spending much of her time creating and improving fundraising processes. During her short time at the school she had a positive and immediate impact on our Annual Giving program.

We wish Alicia all the best in her new role at Clayfield College.

and pastoral care have inspired several geological careers. Linda’s role as MiC basketball in past years and commitment to Greening Grammar and Lapidary Club have further extended her positive influence in the community. We wish Linda and her husband Andrew all the best in their retirement.

Julia Foley joined BGS not long after the Middle School opened in 2003. She quickly became an integral member of the team that established our highly successful middle years program. In those early days Julia was responsible for Middle School reception administration, while serving as Personal Assistant to the Head of Middle School, and conducting general teacher-aide duties. In this hectic but exciting time Julia was the glue that ensured all operational matters ran like clockwork. As the Middle School developed and the community expanded, Julia officially became Secretary to the Middle School, supervising the work of other administration staff. By this stage she oversaw a comprehensive ancillary program underpinning the Middle School’s success.

Julia fulfilled her role with great integrity and the necessary confidentiality her role demanded. Immensely efficient, dedicated and hard-working, her rare capacity for insight, initiative and instinct kept that office running smoothly. Her ability

to multi-task and remain calm in the face of unexpected challenge was extraordinary.

Julia leaves BGS with enormous institutional knowledge but she worked relentlessly in the months before her departure to document every element and minute detail of her role for the benefit of her replacement and the Middle School leadership team. She leaves an indelible mark on our community.

Without fail, Julia presented for work every day with a smile and warm greeting. She had a genuine interest in the Middle School staff and she became a close friend to many; laughing often, consoling when needed, and encouraging always. She is a woman of extraordinary dignity and grace and will be sorely missed by all.

We wish Julia every happiness as she moves to the next exciting phase of her life, hopefully putting herself first for a change.

Julia Foley

Alicia Edwards

Robert Hall

Robert Hall came to Brisbane Grammar School in January 2016 after teaching in a variety of schools, including schools in Germany. Rob was very quickly perceived as a capable teacher of Mathematics with a very cool and measured demeanour. Upon entering his classes you noticed his calm delivery and good knowledge of content.

Students appreciated his interest in their success and the time he gave to them. Rob taught well and contributed more than one would expect. His subject knowledge was brought to life through his own experiences. He was always thorough, well organised and dependable. Technically

very capable, he brought a variety of approaches through technology to the classroom and beyond.

As a colleague, Rob was well liked and was willing to help others. Although at BGS for a relatively short time, he enjoyed working in the football and volleyball programs. This was very much appreciated by students and also his peers. We appreciated his camaraderie and the help he provided to all the Mathematics staff. We thank him for his efforts in teaching and work at the School and wish him the best for another international challenge.

It is with great sadness we bid farewell to Peter Hondroudakis. Hondro, as he was affectionally known, retired this year, ending a 24-year teaching career at the School.

During his time at BGS, Peter was a significant contributor to curriculum development in the Geography and Economics departments. His earnest nature and enthusiasm for improving department resources have driven our continuous renewal of teaching and learning activities. Peter contributed to the wider professional community as a member of the Geography and Economics District Panels over a 20-year period.

Peter is a true life-long learner. Throughout his career he embraced new opportunities and technologies. He continuously mastered new software, and with trademark professionalism he embraced innovative ways of teaching to encourage student involvement and active learning in the classroom.

Peter’s genuine care and concern for students will be missed. His teaching focused on the individual strengths and weaknesses of each student, and regularly went beyond the call of duty to assist students who were struggling or needed extra support. In return, students both respected Peter and recognised him as a master of his subject. Peter worked as a union representative and contributor to the Single Bargaining Unit, and he advocated

for all staff through several EBA iterations. His sense of fairness for all and sincere concern for balance between employer and employees will be sincerely missed and difficult to match.

Peter was an outstanding contributor to the Extracurricular Program. Countless students played the ASX Share Market game and enjoyed volleyball with Peter as a coach. The tennis boys enjoyed the challenge of a rally against Peter at practice sessions and his organisation of Saturday games always resulted in a well-run day. Peter’s gentle words of encouragement and coaching tips have been invaluable to the success of our teams.

Peter’s quiet professionalism and supportive manner have been appreciated by numerous students in the debating program. This professionalism and support have also been appreciated by practicum teachers as they start a career, new staff members as they find their feet at BGS and each of his colleagues throughout the School in his daily interactions.

In summary, Peter made a significant contribution to the operation of the School and the lives of many boys. We wish him, Julie and their children the very best for a well-deserved retirement.

Peter Hondroudakis

Josh Jefferis

Josh Jefferis began at BGS as a casual gymnastics coach in 2015. Josh soon became a senior gymnastics coach following his passion to develop his coaching skills in 2016. In this role Josh assisted with the administration of the gymnastics club and was heavily involved in the mentoring program in our GPS and club structures. Josh was

a very well-respected coach and developed strong rapport with the entire community. Josh moved to Melbourne in May this year to coach a women’s gymnastics team. We all wish Josh the best for his future.

The Athletic Development Program would like to thank Cameron for his 16-month contribution as athletic development coach to the BGS swimming program. Cameron became a highly valued member of the swimming community, engaging swimmers and staff alike with his knowledge of swimming.

Sarah Lindsay

Sarah Lindsay joined BGS in 2016 as a Middle School Core Teacher of Mathematics and Science and a Year 6 Form Tutor. During her time at the School, Sarah was widely regarded for her valued contribution, particularly to the Middle School where her capacity for collaboration and her pedagogical and subject knowledge became integral to the advancement of various programs. Sarah’s caring, committed and collegial approach, a hallmark of her practice, was most appreciated by those with whom she worked.

Sarah’s careful approach accommodated the individual needs and personal development of her students. Her ability to build relationships with the younger students, and her responsiveness and warmth, enabled Sarah to quickly gain their trust and regard, which positively impacted upon their academic progression.

Early in 2017, Cameron accepted a role with the Queensland Academy of Sport, where he now coaches a variety of aspiring Olympic athletes. We wish him all the best with his new job and future endeavours.

Sarah worked diligently to implement new advances in pedagogy and curriculum within the Mathematics and Science programs. Her willingness to embrace change and adapt her practice to align with new imperatives, and her meticulous preparation and development of resources proved to be valuable assets in both academic departments.

Sarah’s expertise as a swimming coach was also apparent and proved to be of considerable value to the junior swimming program.

As a colleague and friend, Sarah will be missed. We are most grateful for the opportunity to have known and worked with her, and we wish her much happiness for the future.

Cameron Lane

Clint Solly

Clint Solly began at BGS as a casual gymnastics coach in 2014. He moved into the role of senior gymnastics coach in 2015 where he worked for just under two and a half years. In this time Clint assisted in the administration of the BGS gymnastics club as well as coaching within our

GPS and club framework. He was a very hard worker and gave many hours to the gymnastics program. Clint started his own business in April this year and we all wish him the very best with his future endeavors.

Neil Wickham has an unparalleled passion and energy for Music education. As head of woodwind, Neil ensured the continuing success of the program through his teaching, conducting and mentoring of students ranging from beginner to advanced instrumentalists. In leading many of the School’s elite ensembles, his uncompromising and

unwavering pursuit of the highest standards in performance was remarkable. A teacher with great zest, Neil is also a talented and inveterate presence on the Brisbane jazz scene. It with great regret that we bid him farewell.

Bruce Wootton retired in October, ending a 37year teaching career at the School. Bruce started at BGS as a Year 8 student and graduated in 1974. After graduation, he studied at the Mt Gravatt College of Advanced Education and completed a Bachelor of Education Studies at The University of Queensland. His first education appointment was as a resident house master at The Southport School where he successfully coached rowing before being appointed to Brisbane Grammar School.

Bruce was a member of the Economics and Geography departments during his career at BGS. During this time, Bruce witnessed significant structural and technological change and was always open to trying new things. His practical approach to the implementation of new initiatives and advice on how to work more efficiently will be missed. We will also miss his logistical capabilities.

Bruce will be remembered by his students as a teacher who encouraged them to engage with the learning process and take responsibility for their own progression. He developed a genuine rapport with students, gave well-earned words of encouragement and motivation as needed. He was also always available to give fishing tips.

Bruce was a consistent contributor to the Extracurricular Program of the School. He operated in various roles including as a MiC of football, basketball and sailing while also contributing significantly to debating, cricket, TaeKwon-do and rowing. In each role, he strived to improve the programs by investing in specialist coaches, developing BGS staff, working with parent support committees, advocating for improved facilities and increasing the number of teams in each activity.

Bruce will be remembered for his jovial nature, cameraderie with staff, genuine rapport with students, pragmatic nature and sense of fun. He is a keen fisherman and world traveller. He is looking forward to spending more time in his boat and with his family during retirement. We wish Bruce, Helen and their children the very best for a welldeserved retirement.

Neil Wickham

Bruce Wootton

Speech Day | Special Awards and Achievements | Scholarships

Colours

Speech Day

High achieving academic and extracurricular students were recognised and the graduating Class of 2017 farewelled at Brisbane Grammar School’s Speech Day. The occasion was also an opportunity to hear from the School’s leaders and this year’s guest speaker, BGS Old Boy Professor John Pearn ’57.

Live-streamed to the broader BGS community, Headmaster Anthony Micallef’s Speech Day address reflected on a year of achievement across all domains of the School. In wishing the graduating class luck, he said they would be remembered as an ‘active and industrious year group’. He praised the student leaders for their guidance.

Board of Trustees Chairman Howard Stack also congratulated the School’s 2017 graduates, reminding the young men they were embarking on their Old Boy journey.

Outgoing School Captain Joshua Grice assessed the achievements of 2017 in terms of his overall theme of community. ‘Our goal was for each student to connect to the fabric of who we are, to commit to advancing our collective interests, and to strive to contribute to both our School and to the wider community,’ he said.

Joshua’s final speech was met with huge applause as he closed by looking to the future. ‘2018 will be an enormously significant year for our school as it celebrates its 150th anniversary, and for the boys, staff and families who have been part of its rich story,’ he said. ‘We count ourselves as incredibly blessed to have been a part of that fabric.’

Speech Day

Speech Day and Middle School Presentation Afternoon Prizes

Year 5

Nicklin Award: O H Tu

Public Speaking: O H Tu

P&F Association Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: L C Babnik, E R Cooper, M Z Gao, R A Malone, O I Peacock, T J Ruddell, T P Siemon, J T Sinclair, L W Tan, O H Tu.

Year 6

Nicklin Award: I B Bassingthwaighte

Public Speaking: J J Neep

P&F Association Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: N E Driessen, A G Hume, S C Kyprios, E J Love, C C Lui, R T Mellick, J E Murray, S Ng, R P Walsh, H Wang.

Year 7

Dux: J J Duncan

Nicklin Award: T M Logan

Public Speaking: B J Wood

Art: T C Kwan

English (T P Hinch Memorial Prize): C S Aitken

French: C S Aitken

German: E Huang

Japanese: W Jordan

Chinese: D A Ng

Mathematics: O R Tan

Science: J J Duncan

History: J J Duncan

Geography: T W Hurwood

Drama: T M Logan

Latin: I L Tam

Music: J J Mercer

Design and Technology: M Chen

Physical Education: T M Logan

P&F Association Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: C S Aitken, W J Allen, A B Bisset, T Chen, M H Coyne, H R Dickson, A P Donald, R R Gilbert, T W Hurwood, W Jordan, T C Kwan, D Li, R A Logan, T M Logan, M A Love, T T Macpherson, H T Moss, M W Murray, T T Pearn, T J Ricato, G A Sayer, L J Sherington, I L Tam, A S Virk, B E Zacharyga.

Year 8

Dux: R H Look

Nicklin Award: N T Guthrie

English (T P Hinch Memorial Prize): K Kangatharan

French: H Anstey-Walsh

German: J A de Zubicaray

Japanese: E J Lee

Chinese: B O Lee

Mathematics: D Jeong

Science: T D Gehrmann

History: R C Moriarty

Geography: B S Wakista

Public Speaking: J B Ngo

Art: S W Evans

Music: R. Bagga

Design and Technology: A. Seedat

Drama: H. Malone

Latin: J. Lim

Physical Education: S. Bizzell

P&F Association Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: H Anstey-Walsh, P Bansal, S W Bizzell, O J Cathcart, A Chowdry, J A de Zubicaray, A J Dhanani, T D Gehrmann, J F Grubi, N T Guthrie, M Y Ho, K Kangatharan, H P Lau, E J Lee, L L Liu, A P Lu, T G McCarthy-James, K I Mohammed, J B Ngo, J V Pham, C J Pun, M R Sawley, T D Vu, B S Wakista, E J Wong, H Yip.

Year 9

Dux: H T Gandhi

Lilley Silver Medal: J Zhong

English (T P Hinch Memorial Prize): D H Chiang

French: R A Fox

German: D A Skoien

Japanese: F P Boorer

Chinese: L Y Lao

Latin: L J Luck

Mathematics (Christopher Gates Memorial Prize): L Y Lao

Science (Noel Foote Memorial Prize): Q Lee

History: L J Luck

Geography: T A Rainbird

Music: L Y Lao

Drama: D A Skoien

Art: J Zhong

Physical Education: M H Labrom

Design and Technology: S H Wolrige

Public Speaking Prize: I M Honan

Junior Poetry Prize: A Mayooran

P&F Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: F P Boorer, W J Chapman, T Chen, D H Chiang, T P Dickson, R A Fox, A R Gentner, R Goel, W G Hay, M H Labrom, L Y Lao, Q Lee, L J Leung, L J Luck, A S MacGibbon, T A Mitchell, C C O’Brien, T A Rainbird, D A Skoien, J D Theile, S H Vu, N H Warusamanna, A Yang, A Yuan, J Zhong.

Year 10

Dux (Lilley Silver Medal): C L Cormack-Thomson

Noel Williams Memorial Prize: K Tan

English (T P Hinch Memorial Prize): M Y Chiang

French (Basil Porter Prize): T D Weber

German: P A Marendy

Japanese: W Ma

Chinese: C A Sole

Latin: J F Forrest

Mathematics (Francis Memorial Prize): T D Weber

Science (Frank Walker Prize): C L Cormack-Thomson

History (Lyn Gasteen Memorial Prize): T D Weber

Geography: S A Porras

Music: H H Luu

Drama: K Tan

Art: N D Miller

Physical Education: A H Stitt

Design and Technology: C L Cormack-Thomson

Public Speaking Prize: M Y Chiang

James Cowan Memorial Prize: J Xu

Junior History Essay/Multimedia Prize: C L CormackThomson

OBA Junior Essay Prize: J A Walters

Kenneth Patten Memorial Prize: T S Bizzell

P&F Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: H P Brown, T H Bui, L P Cavalerie, L J Colledge, F R Dargavel, J F Forrest, R H Huq, G P Kong, Y X Kwong, W Ma, P A Marendy, N D Miller, J Lin, H H Luu, J C Neil, S Sharma, S Somasundaram, H K Srinivasan, T D Weber.

Year 11

Dux (Broadbent Prize): M A Ray

English (T P Hinch Memorial Prize): M A Ray

French (Basil Porter Prize): H M Roberts

German: T A Ray

Japanese: P H Le

Chinese: J Choudhury

Latin: M A Ray

Mathematics (Harlin Prize): W J Power

Chemistry (Avery Memorial Prize): E K Hunt

Physics (Avery Memorial Prize): M Ghantala

Earth Science (H.I. Jensen Memorial Prize): S Thottunkal

Biological Science: E D Ngo

Modern History (The Brian T Ball Prize): M A Ray

Ancient History (The Brian T Ball Prize): G E Fowler

Geography (G.H. Flint Memorial Prize): B R Donaldson

Economics (donated by ANZ Banking Group Ltd): D J Mortimore

Music: S P Carrick

Drama: H D Nihill

Art: C S O’Grady

Physical Education: W T Holzgrefe

Technology Studies: N C Grice

Public Speaking Prize: M A Ray

OBA Senior Essay Prize: G E Fowler

P&F Auxiliary Prizes for General Merit: J D Briggs, T C Cleland, J Choudhury, C R Davis, B A Findlay, B V Ganko, M Ghantala, N C Grice, T D Gibbons, L Hu, E K Hunt, M S Jones, P J Lahanas, W B Lassig, P H Le, D J Mortimore, E D Ngo, U A Nieminen, H D Nihill, A E Owen, W J Power, T A Ray, L J Tang, A J Vellnagel, S H Wong.

Year 12

Dux of the School (Lilley Gold Medal): J R Grice

Bowen Prize (Prox. Acc.): T L Buckley

English (Hoffman Memorial Prize): J R Grice

French (Russell Walker Grant Memorial Medal): J A Franco

French (Basil Porter Memorial Prize): A Vyas

German: B J Garbutt

Japanese: N A Ranasinghe

Chinese (Bill Maddock Prize): T A La

Latin (Bousfield Memorial Prize): L J Backstrom

Mathematics (Cockle Prize): M D Skilleter

Chemistry (Frank Walker Prize): S Y Hung

Physics (Frank Walker Prize): T A La

Earth Science: (Minter Memorial Prize): W A Peden

Biological Science (Gillies Memorial Prize): H F Cosgrove

Modern History (Richard Thatcher Memorial Prize):

J R Grice

Ancient History: H F Cosgrove

Geography (Adam Connell Memorial Prize): C J Tolhurst

Economics (donated by ANZ Banking Group Ltd): J R Grice

Music: J L Wang

Drama: G T Ward

Art: H J Geeves

Physical Education: I D Gill

Technology Studies: M B Manning

James Cowan Memorial Prize: E Kalinin

Earth Science (Charles Vincent McMahon Memorial Prize): W J Oliver

History Essay (Albert Murray Smith Memorial Prize): J R Grice

Ancient History Essay Prize: I D Gill

Short Story (The John Deeney Prize): J R Grice

Senior Poetry Prize: H Zhang

C.E. Bevan Prize: S D Moss

Public Speaking (Ronald Wyllie Prize): J R Grice

Noel Robertson Cup: J R Grice

Otto Nothling Memorial Prize: J S Stevens

N S Pixley Prize: L J Backstrom

Jim Johnson Award: D M Heath

Woolcock Challenge Cup: S D Moss

Literary Criticism (Jack Lindsay Memorial Prize): V Zhang

Harlin House Prize: H Perchard

Economics Essay Prize: J R Grice

Thomas Thatcher Memorial Prize: S D Moss

Sports Essay Prize: J R Grice

Sinclaire Prize: J N Gunawardana & B R Micallef

The School Window Biography Prize: S D Moss

UQ Community Service Award: H F Cosgrove

Computing (T C Baker-Finch Memorial Prize): T A La

W A Morrow Prizes for General Merit: L J Backstrom, E Chang, H F Cosgrove, J A Franco, I D Gill, J N Gunawardana, D A Harness, J Huang, L Y Hung, S Y Hung, A Jabur, A C Kwan, T A La, S J Loewenthal, R W Lu, I Mikhail, S D Moss, D O Brown, N S Ooi, M D Skilleter, M C Tang, A Thangavel, C J Tolhurst, A Vyas, G T Ward, C Zhang, V Zhang.

Speech Day

Sports and Cultural Awards

Nicholas Hart Trophy for Best All Round Sportsman: J S Stevens

Basketball

Open Best Player: A G Tseng

Year 11 Best Player: C R Davis

Year 10 Best Player: E J Harris

Year 9 Best Player: A Mayrooran

Year 8 Best Player: E J Brassil

Year 7 Best Player: N J L Teng

Year 6 Best Player: A L Harry

Year 5 Best Player: M H Balthes

Chess Champion Chess Player: J Zhong

Year 8 Chess Player of the Year: K Kangatharan

Year 7 Chess Player of the Year: N A B Tennakoon

Year 6 Chess Player of the Year: S Ng

Year 5 Chess Player of the Year: N Yu

Cricket

Best Batsman (Edward Crouch Memorial Prize): H A Martin

Most Consistent Cricketer (J S Hutcheon Memorial Trophy):

H A Martin

Best Bowler (R J Willcocks Memorial Prize): P Susarla

Best All Rounder (R P Lord Memorial Cup): H A Martin

Best Fielding (Colonel F G Newton Memorial Trophy):

D S Kongalage

Year 11 Best Player (Kotecha/Thacker Prize): N R Scott

Year 10 Best Player (John Minter Memorial Cup): B J Curran

Year 9 Best Player (Clive Harburg Memorial Trophy):

A M Pearn

Year 8 Best Player: C J Nowlan

Year 7 Best Player: H D Weibgen

Year 6 Best Player: B A Mackintosh

Year 5 Best Player: S G Wallwork

Cross Country

Cross Country Champion (Helen Kent Challenge Cup):

G W Ramsay

16 Years Champion: E K Hunt

15 Years Champion: B F Chambers

14 Years Champion: C G Sprott

13 Years Champion: H T Moss

12 Years Champion: E C E Boorer

11 Years Champion: N J B Finch

10 Years Champion: S G Wallwork

Debating

Best Debater (Roe Prize): J R Grice

Best Junior Debater (Roe Prize): F R Dargavel

Drama

Dramatic Artist of the Year (Judith Bell Prize): E M Cahill

Fencing Champion Fencer (Ferris Management Consultants Prize): A C Kwan

Football

P Williamson ‘Honour’ Award for Football: C M Wilson

Open Best Player (OBA Cup): J S Stevens

Year 11 Best Player: T A Ray

Year 10 Best Player: J S Smith

Year 9 Best Player: B F Chambers

Year 8 Best Player: J M Duncan

Year 7 Best Player: W H Dent

Year 6 Best Player: A G McLeod

Year 5 Best Player: K J Griffiths

Gymnastics

Division 1 Champion (F W O’Rourke Challenge Cup): K D Grumelart

Division 2 Champion (J J Beets Memorial Trophy): M H Adi

Division 3 Champion (Donald Graeme McLeod Trophy): J E Graieg

Music

Musician of the Year (donated by the Music Support Group): M C Whitaker

Keyboard Section: T A La

Brass Section: D A Harness

String Section: N S Ooi

Vocal Section: A C Kwan

Woodwind Section: S D Moss

Percussion Section: E Chang

OBA Composition Award: L J Backstrom

Open Concerto Prize: M C Whitaker

Year 8 Vocal: S M Beirne

Year 7 Vocal: T C T Kwan

Year 6 Vocal: T S Perera

Year 8 Brass: J B C Duncan

Year 7 Brass: A M Sommerfeld

Year 6 Brass: T P Rutter

Year 8 String: N W Shan

Year 7 String: T C T Kwan

Year 6 String: C C Lui

Year 8 Percussion: N T Guthrie

Year 7 Percussion: L P Tu

Year 6 Percussion: J E Love

Year 8 Keyboard: N W Shan

Year 7 Keyboard: D W Beetham

Year 6 Keyboard: J W Pendleton

Year 8 Woodwind: M R Sawley

Year 7 Woodwind: N T W Dalgleish

Year 6 Woodwind: D N J Giles

Rowing

Best Oarsman(J M ‘Jack’ Kortlang): L C Ullrich

Most Improved Oarsman (David Dunlop Trophy):

H J Thomson

Outstanding Junior Oarsman (Dr C R Boyce Memorial Trophy): T J Clifton

Rugby

Rugby Footballer of the Year (Richard Gilliver Trophy):

H V Tabuai

Junior Rugby Footballer of the Year (Jonathan ‘Noddy’

Xavier Memorial Trophy): A W Buswell

Best and Fairest Rugby Footballer (Arthur Douglas Ord

Memorial Prize): O C Skerman

16 Years Best Player: T P Mooney

15 Years Best Player: A E Halliday

14 Years Best Player: V Jara Melagrani

13 Years Best Player: N S Madden

12 Years Best Player: W J Allen

11 Years Best Player: F E Horton

Sailing

Senior Champion (Bill and Valda Byth Cup): T J Needham

Junior Champion (Bill and Valda Byth Cup): A N EkeledoSmith

Swimming

Champion Swimmer (OBA Cup): J V Jackson

16 Years Champion (Wilson and Chapman Memorial Trophy): A A Grant

15 Years Champion (W N ‘Bill’ Heywood Memorial Trophy):

T J Rimmington

14 Years Champion: A D Fenton and H Pyne

13 Years Champion: Y W Jordan

12 Years Champion: J T Anderson

11 Years Champion: R T Mellick

10 Years Champion: C T Renshaw

Tennis

Singles Champion (Russell Love Memorial Racquet and N S

Pixley Challenge Cup): W A Peden

Doubles Champions (Donald and Warwick Nicol Prize):

A R Gentner and E M James

Most Promising Junior Tennis Player (Alan Wallace Trophy):

O Y Lin

Year 11 Champion: M A Ray

Year 10 Champion: J A Kenny

Year 9 Champion: A W Rice

Year 8 Champion: O Y Lin

Year 7 Champion: K K A Jayathilake

Year 6 Champion: I W Smyth

Year 5 Champion: A R James

Track and Field

Champion Athlete (OBA Cup): J T Tyrrell

Open 100m Champion: M A Ray

Open 1500m Champion: L J Gorringe

400m Champion (Norman Waraker Memorial Cup): J T Tyrrell

16 Years Champion (The Battle of Britain Challenge Cup): H J MacIntosh

15 Years Champion: L A Graham

14 Years Champion: J R McCoombes

13 Years Champion: S J Pherous

12 Years Champion: A G McLeod

11 Years Champion: W C Gatehouse

10 Years Champion: N A Scott

Volleyball

Open Champion: E M Thynne

Year 11 Best Player: A J Vellnagel

Year 10 Best Player: H W Neville

Year 9 Best Player: L Y Lao

Year 8 Best Player: A H Tong

Year 7 Best Player: D K Mizuno

Special Awards and Achievements

State and National Representatives

Back Row (L to R): Stirling McAvoy, Isaac Voorn, Joe Jackson, Logan Ullrich, Gleb Kuznetsov, James Tyrrell, Miller Rowe, Joshua Grice, Dougal Brown, Luke Graham, Sebastian Vu.

Fifth Row (L to R): Jacob McKevitt, Darshan Brijball, Tom Stunden, Alex Fenton, Rahul Karri, Tom Rimmington, Cale Perrie, Samuel Bebb, Thomas Crossley, Jayden Situ, Harry Chapman.

Fourth Row (L to R): Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Will Sheedy, Charles Oliver, Tom Needham, Jonathan Patchen, Daejarn Asi, Wylie Raymond, Alexander Grant, James McCoombes, Sam Powell.

Third Row (L to R): Elliot Hunt, Harrison Martinenko, Benjamin Ganko, Owen Lin, Hunter Pyne, Gregor Stewart, Charles Ormrod, Ethan Rich-Usher, Anton Vellnagel, Alexander Stitt, Declan Kelly.

Second Row (L to R): Jack Baboolal, Lachlan Minnikin, Thomas Kwan, Alexander Kwan, Hans-William Chung, Lochie Pheely, James Peirce, Aiden Catakovic, Henry Sommerville, Fletcher Griffiths, Tony Zhong, Hugh Weibgen.

Front Row (L to R): Nadula Tennakoon, Ronan Mellick, Josh Anderson, Alistair Hoole, Kristian Russell, Gauresh Malhotra, Zac Simpson-Wylde, Brooklyn Brougham, Charlie Sprott, Ian Wong, Lachlan Yu.

Absent: Jude Forrest, Hamiso Tabuai, Emile Tuimavave.

Awardees

Duces

Joshua Grice (Year 12)

Marcus Ray (Year 11)

Cameron Cormack-Thomson (Year 10)

Scholarships

A.S. Roe Memorial Scholarship

Jeremy Hunt

R.H. Roe Scholarship

Thomas Ryan

A.J. Mason Scholarship

Michael Fielding

Hugo Gandhi (Year 9)

Roger Look (Year 8)

Jacob Duncan (Year 7)

Nicklin Awards

Noah Guthrie (Year 8)

Toby Logan (Year 7)

Isaac Bassingthwaighte (Year 6)

Oliver Tu (Year 5)

J.G. Nowlan Bursary

Jacob Duncan

Frank Shaw Bursary

Michael Coyne

2017 Trustees’ Scholarships

Alex Gu

Benjamin Zacharyga

Carter Aitken

Edison Sole

Matthew Love

Sean Moyle

Theo Dickey

Thomas Chen

Thomas Hurwood

Toby Davidson

2017 Senior School Duces

L to R: Hugo Gandhi, Joshua Grice, Marcus Ray, Cameron Cormack-Thomson.

2017 Middle School Duces and Nicklin Awards

L to R: Toby Logan, Oliver Tu, Noah Guthrie, Roger Look, Jacob Duncan, Isaac Bassingthwaighte.

Trustees’ Scholarships and J G Nowlan Bursary

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Chen, Matthew Love, Edison Sole, Sean Moyle, Toby Davidson, Mr Anthony Micallef. Front Row (L to R): Michael Coyne, Thomas Hurwood, Theo Dickey, Alex Gu, Carter Aitken, Jacob Duncan.

Old Boy Scholarship Winners

L to R: Jeremey Hunt, Michael Fielding, Thomas Ryan.

Colours

Ancient History

Half Colours

Year 12

Cosgrove H

Year 11

Fowler G

Art

Half Colours

Year 12

Geeves H

Year 11

O’Grady C

Basketball

Full Colours

Year 12

Chapman J

Cheng D

Kuznetsov G

Tseng A

Wilson C

Year 11

Aston C

Brassil A

Davis C

Dooley W

Hogg J

MacDonald G

Quin Z

Ting D

Year 10

Harris E

Half Colours

Year 12

Cavalerie J

Chen J

Cheng J

Gerbino P

Greenhalgh H

Hodge J

Kalinin E

Kawano T

Kumar M

Lee G

Loganathan A

McIntosh O

Micallef B

Moss S

Thomson H

Sports Award

Year 12

Bali T

Bean S

Chan Y

Chang E

Chin G

Chu R

Comino L

de la Flor C

Di Prima J

Goodman L

Hallahan J

Harness D

Hembrow L

Hii D

Ho J

Huang J

Huehne B

Hung M

Huth D

Islam A

Jabur A

Jordan B

Kwon M

Lawford H

Lea J

Loewenthal S

Lu R

Martin T

McAuley J

Nguyen N

Olsen J

Ooi N

Pavey M

Ranasinghe N

Shi N

Thangavel A

Thorn Gutierrez T

Vu-Pham H

Wang D

Wang H

Westaway C

Yuen H

Zhang S

Zhao E

Year 11

Gibbons T

Lin J

Tame R

Tang L

Year 10

An Y

Athanasiou N

Johnson B

Luke Martin C

McConnel N

Porras S

Rosemann N

Sole C

Taylor T

Yeo H

Year 9

Allison B

Cassaniti T

Chern D

Fenton A

Husain S

Jeffery B

Mayooran A

Moutou H

Quin L

Slomka R

Sundin C

Thornton D

Year 8

Bean M

Brassil N

Cain A

Clegg N

Early O

Harris D

MacNicol L

McCoombes J

Morris C

Scheel L

Wang M

Weiss B

Wong C

Year 7

Balthes B

De Jager T

Dent W

Eccleston J

Kang B

Mercer J

Moss H

Ricato T

Roper T

Sherington L

Teng N

Yang N

Basketball Services

Sports Award

Year 8

Brassil N

Year 7

Yang N

Biology

Half Colours

Year 12

Cosgrove H

Year 11

Ngo E

Chemistry

Half Colours

Year 12

Hung S

Year 11

Hunt E

Chess

Full Colours

Year 12

Franco J

Grice J

Naganna M

Wang D

Yang T

Year 11

Withers G

Year 10

Somasundaram S

Year 9

Zhong T

General Award

Year 12

Jabur A

Loganathan A

Year 11

De Alwis R

Grice N

Leung J

Power W

Simpson D

Zheng N

Year 10

Kanwar K

Year 9

Chan M

Findlay E

Petersen W

Year 8

Kangatharan K

Malhotra G

Moore P

Raju S

Wong J

Xu G

Year 7

Bieber O

Ding A

Dudgeon E

Fuller M

Kankanwadi M

Li D

Tennakoon N

Year 6

Ng S

Wang H

Year 5

Yu N

Chess Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Wang D

Yang T

Chinese

Half Colours

Year 12

La T

Year 11

Choudhury J

Cricket

Full Colours

Year 12

Brijball D

Kongalage D

Martin H

Micallef B

Sciacca C

Susarla P

Thomas M

Tolhurst C

Whip N

Year 11

Anderson F

Davis C

Hastie T

McAvoy S

Sanders W

Scott N

Half Colours

Year 12

Atkinson T

Bali T

Chapman J

Dharmapriya D

Di Prima J

Gunawardana J

Hains W

Harness D

Harris S

Huth D

Loganathan A

Lovelock A

Loy N

Martin T

Morison D

Moss S

Olsen J

Pryde S

Pryde T

Saltissi J

Stanton B

Tang M

VanderWal J

Sports Award

Year 11

Anderson O

Brewis Foulger B

Brewis Foulger H

Donaldson B

Dooley W

Eccleston T

Feltham M

Fison M

Green H

Hine E

Hunt E

Lassig W

Lawrence J

Macintosh H

Mooney T

Moudgil R

Nicholson T

Pearn A

Quin Z

Tilley F

Varghese I

West H

Year 10

Athanasellis D

Barker H

Bodimeade A

Carius T

Curran B

Halliday A

Harte D

Mehta P

Miller N

Mower O

Year 9

Adams G

Chapman W

Heading T

Honan I

Keir O

Labrom M

MacGibbon A

Pearn A

Ross F

Skoien D

Spencer H

Year 8

Bassingthwaighte C

Bean M

Couper H

Dempsey G

Fewster J

Furnell J

Goldberg S

Grubi J

Ireland S

Kangatharan K

Kelly C

Malone H

McCoombes J

Mohammed K

Nowlan C

Rainbird B

Raj E

Sanders R

Sawley M

Smith M

Sommer J

Trewin C

Year 7

Allen W

Dutton H

Eccleston J

Hogarth Howes G

Horton J

Labrom G

Logan T

Love M

Mackay L

Matthews T

McCauley C

Miller A

Mooney B

Nye L

Petersen C

Scriven H

Sheedy W

Taylor O

Tennakoon N

Thangavel A

Thomas C

Tolhurst A

Weibgen H

Cricket Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Harness D

Loewenthal S

Pryde S

Pryde T

Russo H

Stark M

Half Colours

Year 12

Brijball D

Micallef B

Sciacca C

Susarla P

Tolhurst C

Year 11

Davis C

Cross Country

Full Colours

Year 12

Everson G

Gill I

Ramsay W

Year 11

Appleyard J

Hunt E

Kelly D

Year 10

Taib A

Half Colours

Year 11

Ganko B

Martinenko H

McAvoy S

Owen A

Pearn A

Withers G

Year 10

Mower O

Stitt A

Year 9

Boorer F

Chambers B

Chapman H

Chapman W

Gandhi H

Gorringe L

Keir O

Pearn A

Year 8

McCoombes J

Sprott C

Year 7

Boorer N

Moss H

Sports Award

Year 12

Beiraghi J

Bowden J

Chapman J

Colwell R

Cox B

Craft W

Groves P

Hallahan J

Harris S

Hii D

McCormack G

Morison D

Moss S

Nguyen N

White D

Year 11

Black C

Blue E

Brady L

Davis C

De Silva D

Donaldson B

Dykes M

Feltham M

Green H

Harrod D

Lassig W

Lau J

Lawrence J

Lusk H

MacGibbon A

Mooney T

Nihill H

Nugent J

Parker J

Peters G

Reiser H

Saggers A

Stewart G

Tilley F

Weier L

Weightman D

West H

Year 10

Anderson J

Bizzell T

Bui T

Cafferky O

Clewley I

Halliday A

Hurnall J

Miller N

Mower T

Murrell-Edwards F

Pickett E

Rimmington T

Shaw J

Sole C

Tucker J

Watson-O’Donnell A

Year 9

Allison M

Appleyard T

Cooke J

De Silva K

Dunglison I

Fenton A

Forno F

Ganasan A

Hunter K

Labrom M

O’Brien J

Raymond R

Theile J

Weightman H

Wishart C

Year 8

Addis W

Bassingthwaighte C

Bizzell S

Dalgleish A

Davies B

Ekeledo-Smith R

Fennon T

Gehrmann T

Holliday R

Ireland S

Jorgensen C

Kennedy A

Powell S

Rimmington G

Sanders R

Snape H

Spencer C

Strooper T

Weier M

Weightman D

Year 7

Hurwood T

Logan R

Logan T

Mowbray H

Ong J

Raymond F

Sheedy W

Shields O

Sneddon A

Sprott A

Stewart D

Tavakol R

Thakur A

Tibbits J

Wishart M

Cross Country Services

Half Colours

Year 12

Zhu A

Debating

Full Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Brown D

Cahill E

Cox B

Grice J

Patel J

Perkins E

Tang M

Vyas A

Half Colours

Year 11

Ganko B

Hu L

Nihill H

Power W

Raymond W

Year 10

Athanasellis D

Cafferky O

Colledge L

Dargavel F

Somasundaram S

General Award

Year 11

Castrisos A

De Alwis R

Ray M

Simpson D

Vellnagel A

Year 10

Bizzell T

Cormack-Thomson C

English O

Neil J

Walters J

Year 9

Boorer F

Chapman W

Gandhi H

Jackson W

Jhetam I

Labrom M

Lao L

Luck L

May J

Mei C

O’Brien C

Raymond R

Shoebridge A

Walker N

Warusamanna N

Yuan A

Year 8

Anstey-Walsh H

Forrest S

Goldberg S

Gong S

Kangatharan K

Lee B

Look R

McCarthy-James T

Moore P

Ngo J

Pun C

Sole E

Strooper T

Wagland M

Wakista B

Debating Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Patel J

Perkins E

Whitaker M

Half Colours

Year 12

Geeves H

Grice J

La T

Ooi N

Tod H

Year 11

Bodla H

Castrisos A

Cho C

Cockburn T

De Alwis R

Ganko B

Ghantala M

Gnanavel N

Hu L

Kim F

Kuo W

Ngo E

Nieminen U

Nihill H

Nugent J

Power W

Premraj L

Qiu B

Ray M

Raymond W

Shapland J

Simpson D

Vellnagel A

General Award

Year 10

Athanasellis D

Barrientos J

Cafferky O

Chiang M

Dargavel F

Forrest J

Huq R

Maddock L

Murrell-Edwards F

Neil J

Somasundaram S

Watson-O’Donnell A

Weber T

Drama

Half Colours

Year 12

Ward G

Year 11

Nihill H

Drama Services

Half Colours

Year 12

Madden J

Roche S

Year 11

Power W

Younger S

Year 10

Wu J

Year 9

Jhetam I

Mathias J

Raymond R

Sullivan T

Wijesinghe S

Willson O

Woolrych J

Year 8

Quagliotto C

Dux

Full Colours

Year 12

Grice J

Year 11

Ray M

Year 10

Cormack-Thomson C

Year 9

Gandhi H

Year 8

Look R

Year 7

Duncan J

Earth Science

Half Colours

Year 12

Peden W

Year 11

Thottunkal S

Economics

Half Colours

Year 12

Grice J

Year 11

Mortimore D

English

Half Colours

Year 12

Grice J

Year 11

Ray M

Fencing

Full Colours

Year 12

Kwan A

Year 11

Raymond W

Year 9

Chung H

Gibbons B

Patchen J

Vu S

Half Colours

Year 12

Pavey M

Rich-Usher E

Year 11

Capon T

Connell H

Year 10

Forrest J

Year 9

La M

Oliver C

Year 8

Harvey J

Sports Award

Year 10

Brown H

Greenland B

Year 9

Na L

Perrie C

Zhang C

Year 8

Forrest S

Marendy D

Fencing Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Johnston M

Oliver W

Half Colours

Year 12

Tod H

Tselepis C

Year 11

Elms E

Raymond W

Year 9

Davis M

Year 8

Lee J

Sports Award

Year 12

Campbell A

Year 10

Hislop L

Wang A

Year 9

Oliver C

Patchen J

Vu S

Football

Full Colours

Year 12

Ahmet J

Bean S

Capelli S

Carlton R

Havu I

Kirkwood C

Manning M

Porceddu N

Russo H

Stevens J

Vyas A

Wilson C

Year 11

Mills B

Ray T

Starrett K

Womal R

Half Colours

Year 12

Cavalerie J

Chapman J

Clark D

Cochrane M

Craft W

Di Prima J

Dunlop A

Gunawardana J

Hallahan J

Heath D

Hodge J

Huehne B

Johnson C

Martin T

McKevitt J

Micallef B

Nishitani Y

Palmer A

Panjkov S

Reynolds S

Saltissi J

Saulov K

Sawford R

Stark M

Stilwell A

Thomas M

Thorn Gutierrez T

Tien E

Tolhurst C

Wang B

Wilkey M

Year 11

Diakogiannis G

Sports Award

Year 12

Atkinson T

Balakumar P

Boughey M

Brijball D

Buckley T

Bush G

Champion D

Chan Y

Colwell R

Devereaux C

Dharmapriya D

Farr E

Fuller H

Gerbino P

Goodman L

Harness D

Hung M

Huth D

Islam A

Jabur A

Jackson J

Kalinin E

Lawford H

Madden J

McIntosh O

McPhee J

Morgan T

Morison D

Naganna M

Nguyen N

Ooi N

Patel J

Rahman F

Ranasinghe N

Roche S

Ross W

Shorrock-Browne W

Thorpe J

Vu-Pham H

Want M

Westaway C

Winders N

Young D

Yuen H

Zhang S

Zhu A

Year 11

Black C

Blue E

Bogossian D

Brolly S

Brooke W

Burke D

Coyne L

Dai N

Di Iorio J

Emaldi E

Feltham M

Glodic P

Helbing D

Hine E

Holzgrefe J

Holzgrefe W

Hunt E

Kelly D

Kim F

Kim J

Lawrence J

Luck C

Macintosh H

Martinenko H

McAvoy S

Mizuno S

Murray T

Papavasiliou C

Qiu B

Quin Z

Ranchigoda A

Russell H

Shapland J

Swart T

Thew H

Tse E

Vellnagel A

Wang J

Withers G

Woods J

Wynn L

Year 10

Anderson R

Bowdidge Calvert H

Brockhurst M

Brown A

Byrom N

Campbell J

Cochrane S

Colledge L

Corder H

Cormack-Thomson C

Eastaway J

Ekeledo-Smith A

Giles M

Halliday A

Henry J

Huq R

Lago L

Lin J

Lindgren F

Meutermans T

Miller N

Morris K

Psaila K

Rayner W

Shakespeare T

Shinwarie O

Smith J

Sole C

Tait C

Weber T

Yun J

Year 9

Allison M

Banwell-Jarvis L

Bowie C

Chambers B

Chen T

Edmondston J

Ensafpour B

Gorringe L

Hay W

Honan I

Horsley D

Iacovella A

Jenkinson F

Keir O

Kruger J

Middlemass L

Minnikin L

Mullan R

Muratidis P

Palmer H

Paull T

Prenzler W

Rainbird T

Raymond R

Sirett H

Sundin C

Swart P

Wright M

Zhong T

Year 8

Anstey-Walsh H

Baker C

Barrientos C

Bean M

Bekker M

Cathcart O

Charrington S

Clayton L

Coroneo A

Davis M

Duncan J

Elgood O

Fewster J

Fitzgerald D

Gehrmann T

Goldberg S

Grubi J

Guthrie N

Johnson M

Kelly C

Lau H

Litfin J

Lu A

Lytras J

McGaw H

Miric A

Pherous S

Pollock A

Powell S

Pyman M

Rahmanian A

Saulov A

Seedat A

Shakespeare Z

Snape H

Spencer C

Sprott C

Stallmann S

Stunden T

Sultan A

Trappett P

Van Brunschot L

Wong C

Year 7

Aitken C

Borodin N

Coyne M

Dalgleish N

Dargie J

Dent W

Ding A

Fitzgerald E

Graves A

Hare B

Le Dan A

Logan R

Logan T

Madden N

Martin L

Miller A

Pruyn M

Raymond F

Reinhold A

Roper T

Scriven H

Sherington L

Spencer C

Sprott A

Strachan L

Thomas C

Thynne J

Tolhurst A

Weibgen H

Football Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Bean S

Clark D

Craft W

de la Flor C

Di Prima J

Dunlop A

Gunawardana J

Johnson C

Martin T

Micallef B

Reynolds S

Saltissi J

Saulov K

Wilkey M

Half Colours

Year 11

Kim F

Qiu B

Sports Award

Year 9

Keir O

Minnikin L

Year 8

Brassil N

French

Half Colours

Year 12

Franco J

Year 11

Roberts H

French (Basil Porter Prize)

Half Colours

Year 12

Vyas A

Year 11

Roberts H

General Merit

Full Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Brown D

Buckley T

Chang E

Cosgrove H

Franco J

Gill I

Gunawardana J

Harness D

Huang J

Hung L

Hung S

Jabur A

Kwan A

La T

Loewenthal S

Lu R

Mikhail I

Moss S

Ooi N

Skilleter M

Tang M

Thangavel A

Tolhurst C

Vyas A

Ward G

Zhang S

Zhang V

Year 11

Briggs J

Choudhury J

Cleland T

Davis C

Findlay B

Ganko B

Ghantala M

Gibbons T

Grice N

Hu L

Hunt E

Jones M

Lahanas P

Lassig W

Le P

Mortimore D

Ngo E

Nieminen U

Nihill H

Owen A

Power W

Ray M

Ray T

Tang L

Vellnagel A

Wong S

Half Colours

Year 10

Brown H

Bui T

Cavalerie L

Colledge L

Cormack-Thomson C

Dargavel F

Forrest J

Huq R

Kong G

Kwong X

Lin J

Luu H

Ma W

Marendy P

Miller N

Neil J

Sharma S

Somasundaram S

Srinivasan H

Tan K

Weber T

Year 9

Boorer F

Chapman W

Chen T

Chiang D

Dickson T

Fox R

Gandhi H

Gentner A

Goel R

Hay W

Labrom M

Lao L

Lee Q

Leung L

Luck L

MacGibbon A

Mitchell T

O’Brien C

Rainbird T

Skoien D

Theile J

Vu S

Warusamanna N

Yang A

Yuan A

Zhong T

Year 8

Anstey-Walsh H

Bansal P

Bizzell S

Cathcart O

Chowdry A

de Zubicaray J

Dhanani A

Gehrmann T

Grubi J

Guthrie N

Ho M

Kangatharan K

Lau H

Lee E

Liu L

Lu A

McCarthy-James T

Mohammed K

Ngo J

Pham J

Pun C

Sawley M

Vu T

Wakista B

Wong E

Yip H

Year 7

Aitken C

Allen W

Bisset A

Chen T

Coyne M

Dickson H

Donald A

Duncan J

Gilbert R

Hurwood T

Jordan W

Kwan T

Li D

Logan R

Logan T

Love M

Macpherson T

Moss H

Murray M

Pearn T

Ricato T

Sayer G

Sherington L

Tam I

Virk A

Zacharyga B

Geography

Half Colours

Year 12

Tolhurst C

Year 11

Donaldson B

German

Half Colours

Year 12

Garbutt B

Year 11

Ray T

Gymnastics

Full Colours

Year 12

Grumelart K

Riek S

Stack O

Year 10

Graham L

Year 9

Russell K

Year 8

Brougham B

Griffiths F

Year 7

Simpson-Wylde Z

Half Colours

Year 11

Adi M

Lumley D

Year 10

Ball J

Bizzell T

Clare A

Graieg J

Henry J

Year 9

Heaven W

Year 8

Bizzell S

Dalgleish A

Glastonbury W

Wong J

Year 7

Hoole A

Mount D

Swart J

Sports Award

Year 11

Duncan S

Year 10

Barrientos J

Khoo J

Umashev L

Year 9

Hay X

Jerrard A

Muscat C

Year 8

Duncan J

Maddock J

Year 7

Clarke C

Jackson A

Year 6

Patel K

Japanese

Half Colours

Year 12

Ranasinghe N

Year 11

Le P

Junior Dramatic Production

Half Colours

Year 10

Bodimeade A

Brown A

Gerbino L

Sato Y

Scott C

Tait C

Tan K

Watson-O’Donnell A

Year 9

Cichero O

Elliott A

Farr E

Kelly T

Labrom M

Mayooran A

Mei C

Middlemass L

O’Brien J

Richardson J

Senthilvasan S

Simpson W

Stewart C

Stoneley C

Woolrych J

Latin

Half Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Year 11

Ray M

Mathematics

Half Colours

Year 12

Skilleter M

Year 11

Power W

Middle School

Dramatic Production

Half Colours

Year 8

Andersen T

Bogdanovic C

Carew A

Carter T

Cathcart O

Early O

Freeman T

Goldberg S

Konovalenko B

Malone H

McCarthy-James T

McHugh D

Meutermans O

Schmidley J

Sommer J

Vassallo A

Weiss B

Modern History

Half Colours

Year 12

Grice J

Year 11

Ray M

Music

Half Colours

Year 12

Wang J

Year 11

Carrick S

Music (Extracurricular)

Full Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Campbell A

Chang E

Cosgrove H

Harness D

Ho J

Kwan A

La T

Loewenthal S

Lu R

Moss S

Nishitani Y

Ooi N

Reynolds S

Schaffer A

Shorrock-Browne W

Stevens J

Wang J

Whitaker M

Zhang V

Year 11

Adi M

Carrick S

Fowler G

Gehrmann S

Gnanavel N

Hu L

Hunt E

Kim J

Le P

Leung J

Munro R

Qiu B

Vellnagel A

Year 10

Cafferky O

Luu H

Year 9

Allison B

Hagiwara K

Lee A

Nguyen T

Schaffer G

Walker N

Woolrych J

Year 8

Backstrom E

Bagga R

Dalgleish A

Half Colours

Year 12

Cochrane M

Do P

Johnston M

Ranasinghe N

Sinh H

Tod H

Wang H

Weppner D

Year 11

Castrisos A

Choudhury J

Cleland T

Cribb D

Kuo W

Law N

McKnight L

Medek O

Nieminen U

Ray T

Raymond W

Roberts H

Robinson B

Shapland J

Tang L

Younger S

Zheng N

Year 10

Bryan P

Cavalerie L

Donald J

Graieg J

Kim D

Kong G

Lindgren F

Porras S

Russell G

Somasundaram S

Yang W

Year 9

Borrowdale E

Chan N

Chung H

Davis M

Dickson T

Du B

Fung H

Jeffery B

Jhetam I

Ko J

Lee Q

Leung L

McEniery W

O’Brien C

O’Quinn A

Raymond R

Senthilvasan S

Stewart C

Versace S

Zhong T

Year 8

Beirne S

Chan J

Crilly J

Fang J

Guthrie N

Harris D

Harvey J

Lee E

Nakagaki O

Shan N

Stunden T

Year 7

Dickson H

Jayalath P

Kwan T

Murray M

General Award

Year 12

Kwon M

Year 11

Appleyard J

Kim F

Lumley D

Rahman R

Sampson B

Year 10

An Y

Andersen S

Barrientos J

Bui T

Dargavel F

Ho T

Li K

Tran K

Year 9

Ali Z

Chiang D

Gentner A

Hay W

Huang H

Hunter K

McKeddie M

Mei C

Muratidis P

Ramalingam J

Ren B

Spork N

Vu S

Wilkinson P

Yang A

Yuan A

Year 8

Blake J

de Zubicaray J

Gorman J

Ho M

Ho N

Jones T

Kim W

Konovalenko B

Look R

Lu A

McCarthy-James T

McHugh D

Patel I

Pun C

Raaymakers L

Sawley M

Sommer J

Wang M

Wong E

Wong J

Year 7

Christie O

Dickey T

Ding A

Gilbert R

Graves A

Gu A

Hocking O

Huang M

Huang E

Kakourakis N

Kim D

Lotzvie J

Macpherson T

Mercer J

Motley W

O’Brien A

Robinson G

Shih H

Sommerfeld A

Steindl H

Thangavel A

Tu L

Yu L

Zhu R

Music Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Backstrom L

Campbell A

Do P

Kwan A

La T

Loewenthal S

Moss S

Ooi N

Shorrock-Browne W

Wang J

Whitaker M

Year 11

Adi M

Kim J

Kuo W

Medek O

Munro R

Qiu B

Raymond W

Shapland J

Tang L

Vellnagel A

Younger S

Year 9

Chung H

Schaffer G

Half Colours

Year 12

Chang E

Ho J

Nishitani Y

Schaffer A

Weppner D

Year 11

Castrisos A

Cribb D

Gehrmann S

Le P

Year 10

Cafferky O

Kong G

Luu H

Year 9

Mei C

Raymond R

Year 8

Maddock J

Shan N

Year 7

Kakourakis N

Murray M

Rahman K

Taylor S

Physical Education

Half Colours

Year 12

Gill I

Year 11

Holzgrefe W

Physics

Half Colours

Year 12

La T

Year 11

Ghantala M

Rowing

Full Colours

Year 12

Devereaux H

Everson G

Farr E

Kuznetsov G

Madden J

Reeves T

Rowe M

Ullrich L

Year 11

Weightman D

Half Colours

Year 12

Carrick M

Cox B

Davis H

Goodman L

McDonald S

Thomson H

Tod H

Young D

Year 7

Madden N

Sports Award

Year 12

Colwell R

Hanson G

Hii D

Nguyen N

Pavey M

Sinh H

Trajceski S

White D

Year 11

Bartley J

Bishop J

Brady L

Cichero X

Cockburn T

Counsell M

Ducie G

Duncan-Banks D

Egan W

Elliott L

Emaldi E

Ganasan S

Ganko B

Lusk H

McKnight L

Mortimore D

Mullany W

Ryals T

Saggers A

Saxton J

Taylor H

Thew H

Weier L

Woods J

Year 10

Athanasiou N

Brockhurst M

Bryan P

Cafferky O

Cavalerie L

Clewley I

Colledge L

Forrest J

Frazer E

Hains B

Hirst S

Kalinin Z

Neil J

Owens G

Peirce J

Pheely L

Rosemann N

Watson-O’Donnell A

Year 9

Atherton S

Chambers B

Clifton T

Cooke J

Elliott A

Farr E

Hay W

Lockyer R

Oliver C

Shafferman E

Sirett H

Weightman H

Year 8

Quagliotto C

Ruddle M

Schmidley J

Weier M

Gilbert T

Lovelock A

Rowe M

Shepherd O

Stark M

Thomas M

Year 11

Asi D

Davies A

Morrison J

Skerman O

Tabuai H

Tuimavave E

Waight D

Williams S

Year 10

Barker H

Half Colours

Year 12

Bowden J

Farr E

Fetaomai C

Grice J

Hains W

Labrom S

McKevitt J

Perchard H

Pryde S

Ramsay W

Siganto N

Van der Westhuizen E

Whip N

Year 11

Anderson F

Boyce C

Egan W

Kapetanakos L

Lassig W

Mullany W

Pearson M

Sports Award

Year 12

Anderson K

Arapakis H

Atkinson T

Baker E

Brown D

Capelli S

Carlton R

Cochrane M

Colwell R

Conias H

Heath D

Hurst C

Kongalage D

Lawford H

McDonald S

Nishitani Y

North B

Olsen J

Panidis A

Pritchard M

Pryde T

Reeves T

Roche N

Roche S

Ross W

Sawford R

Stanton B

Thynne E

Trajceski S

Vile N

Wang B

Ward G

Winders N

Winning J

Wu J

Year 11

Amet A

Angus D

Bartley J

Campbell H

Cichero X

Green H

Grice N

Holzgrefe W

Lauder M

Leaupepe Perkins Z

MacGibbon A

Mooney T

Ryals T

Simpson C

Taylor H

Thew H

Wallace K

Xiao K

Year 10

Anderson R

Bews S

Bodimeade A

Buswell A

Crossley T

Hains B

Halliday A

Harte D

Kendall T

Musso M

Year 9

Clifton T

Edmondston J

Forno F

Jara Melagrani V

Mitchell T

Muller J

Petersen W

Spencer J

Sullivan T

Willmott L

Year 8

Athanasiou R

Fitzgerald D

Grubi J

Holliday R

Lusis A

Smith J

Year 7

Mooney B

Rugby Football Services

Full Colours

Year 12

McKevitt J

Morgan T

Year 11

Van De Graaff J

Half Colours

Year 11

Mooney T

Nihill H

Ryals T

Weightman D

Year 10

Musso M

Year 9

Barrett-Baker J

Cooke J

Labrom M

Stoneley C

Weightman H

Sports Award

Year 8

Beirne S

Sailing

Rugby Football

Full Colours

Year 12

Borger W

Devereaux H

Cox B

Devereaux C

Grumelart K

Hammond A

Hanson G

Harris S

Olsen T

Owens G

Peirce J

Pheely L

Rayner W

Full Colours

Year 12

McKevitt J

Needham T

Purcell R

Half Colours

Year 10

Ekeledo-Smith A

Year 9

Gandhi H

Year 8

Ekeledo-Smith R

Year 7

Somerville S

Sports Award

Year 12

Craft W

Year 10

Huf R

Senior Dramatic

Production

Full Colours

Year 12

Andreatidis C

Cahill E

Davis H

Johnson C

Loewenthal S

McPhee J

Perkins E

Reeves T

Ward G

Year 11

Brolly S

Campbell H

Cichero X

Ganko B

Green H

Nihill H

Ray M

Swimming

Full Colours

Year 12

Chan Y

Jackson J

Ormrod C

Year 11

Grant A

Year 10

Hardess J

Year 9

Fenton A

Pyne H

Half Colours

Year 12

Morgan T

Siganto N

Stilwell A

Van der Westhuizen E

Wang B

Winning J

Year 11

Jones M

Year 10

Crossley T

Graham L

Rimmington T

Year 9

Boorer F

Chiang D

Deuchars A

Sommerville H

Whittome G

Year 8

Goodwin H

Holliday R

Rimmington G

Year 7

Jordan W

Sports Award

Year 12

Bowden J

Brown D

Pritchard M

Wilkey M

Year 11

Adi M

Appleyard J

Christie G

Eccleston T

Helbing D

Stewart G

Su W

Trappett J

Year 10

Giles M

Kim N

Lamarre G

Rosemann N

Siganto J

Tran K

Year 9

Atherton S

Campbell Z

Du B

Forno F

Keir O

Rainbird T

Saxil O

Shafferman E

Sirett H

Spencer J

Stoneley C

Wishart C

Year 8

Baboolal J

Beirne S

Cathcart O

Jessup W

Jones N

Powell S

Staib W

Trappett P

Year 7

Akhavan O

Anderson J

Askew H

Christie O

Dargie J

Ding A

Holmes P

Linley B

Mackay L

Meadmore W

Mellick S

Mowbray H

Mulholland J

Parry J

Sayer G

Steindl H

Stoneley C

Wishart M

Technology Studies

Half Colours

Year 12

Manning M

Year 11

Grice N

Tennis

Full Colours

Year 12

Greenhalgh H

Lee R

Loewenthal S

Mishra S

Peden W

Year 11

Eglesfield J

Year 9

Jesser W

Rice A

Half Colours

Year 9

Ganasan A

Gentner A

James E

Leung L

Year 8

Early O

Lin O

Patane A

Paulik Z

Year 7

Dinh D

Hogarth Howes G

Jayathilake K

Launchbury E

Tan O

Sports Award

Year 12

Brown D

Groves P

Ho J

Kuznetsov G

Lea J

Lu R

Mikhail I

Moss S

Wang H

Zhang S

Year 11

Chua J

De Silva D

Eu S

Ganasan S

Jones M

Leung J

Nicholson T

Owen A

Ray M

Year 10

Athanasellis D

Kassim J

Kenny J

Maddock L

Mehta P

Norris L

Rosemann N

Salmon M

Year 9

Chapman W

De Silva K

Hunter K

Levonis G

May C

Theile J

Year 8

Hume C

Jones N

Kua A

Lee B

Tam J

Tong A

Year 7

Dutton H

Huang E

Moss H

Sommerfeld A

Tu L

Wood B

Track and Field

Full Colours

Year 12

Reeves T

Tyrrell J

Whip N

Year 11

Egan W

Green H

Hunt E

Lawrence J

Martinenko H

Ray M

Waight D

Year 10

Stitt A

Year 8

Pherous S

Half Colours

Year 12

Morgan T

Stevens J

Year 11

Ganko B

Year 10

Owens G

Year 8

Stunden T

Sports Award

Year 12

Everson G

Gill I

Kalinin E

Kongalage D

Loganathan A

Martin T

Ramsay W

Wilson C

Year 11

Appleyard J

Davis C

Fison M

Holzgrefe J

Holzgrefe W

Kelly D

MacDonald G

MacGibbon A

Macintosh H

McAvoy S

Mullany W

Owen A

Peters G

Ray T

Russell H

Tuimavave E

Vellnagel A

Womal R

Year 10

Barker H

Clare A

Corbett S

Graham L

Huq R

Taib A

Tucker J

Walters J

Year 9

Adams G

Bassi A

Chambers B

Chapman H

Deuchars A

Dunglison I

Gandhi H

Gorringe L

Hay X

Jones L

Keir O

Kikuchi P

Logan H

Macintosh C

Pan J

Raymond R

Rice A

Russell C

Saxil O

Spork N

Wilkinson R

Wishart C

Wu V

Year 8

Bean M

Bizzell S

Cathcart O

Crilly J

Evans S

Gehrmann T

Harvey J

Holliday R

Kennedy A

McCoombes J

Seneviratna C

Shuttleton A

Smith J

Snape H

Spencer J

Sprott C

Year 7

Moss H

Ong J

Pearson J

Raymond F

Sheedy W

Tibbits J

Wishart M

Track and Field Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Everson G

Groves P

Hanson G

Nguyen N

Ramsay W

Reeves T

Stevens J

Tyrrell J

Half Colours

Year 11

Holzgrefe W

Hunt E

Kelly D

Tuimavave E

Womal R

Volleyball

Full Colours

Year 12

Cheng J

Cochrane M

Devereaux C

Grice J

Hodge J

Kalinin E

Labrom S

Lea J

Morgan T

Porceddu N

Thynne E

Wang B

Year 11

Greening T

Half Colours

Year 12

Arapakis H

Borger W

Boughey M

Bush G

Chin G

Chu R

Groves P

Heath D

Johnson C

McAuley J

McKevitt J

North B

Perchard H

Ramsay W

Reynolds S

Roche N

Sawford R

Van Der Kreek R

Wilkey M

Zhang S

Year 7

Coyne M

Fitzgerald E

Geissler L

Konovalenko S

McGregor L

Mizuno K

Moss H

Pruyn M

Ricato T

Sherington L

Taylor S

Teng N

Sports Award

Year 11

Brunckhorst T

Gibbons T

Grice N

Lin J

MacDonald G

Mizuno S

Rahman R

Rush N

Ting D

Vellnagel A

Wilson H

Year 10

Bews S

Harris E

Jones C

Morris K

Neville H

Olsen T

Schmelzer M

Strachan N

Thynne O

Walters J

Year 9

Allison B

Allison M

Boardman C

Husain S

James E

Lao L

Mitchell T

Stamatellos E

Swart P

Year 8

Baboolal J

Early O

Harris D

Lin O

Nucifora G

Pherous S

Powell S

Rahmanian A

Scheel L

Tam J

Tong A

Volleyball Services

Full Colours

Year 12

Cochrane M

Kalinin E

Labrom S

McKevitt J

Morgan T

Wang B

Half Colours

Year 11

Greening T

Seniors

Valedictory | Captain’s Speech Day Address | Seniors | Prefects

Grammar Generations | Year 12 Formal | Formal Committee

Spirit Committee | Academic Support Committee

Senior DVD Committee

Senior Video Committee | The Way We Were

I like to use this occasion to share with you some words of wisdom and express my gratitude for your contribution to our school. You are about to encounter change, but unlike our forebears you move on with great confidence and excitement.

Since ancient times people have found the unknown mysterious. Early cartographers relied on their knowledge of coastlines from sailing around them and stories from sailors. When they ran out of knowledge they left blanks, in which they drew fire-breathing dragons and other monsters. Their world was a frightening place full of uncertain perils.

We no longer have these fears. We now see new adventure as opportunity and new direction as a chance to define our pathways in life. So today ends one phase of your life and tomorrow begins an even more significant section. Your education at Brisbane Grammar School has been a period of illumination and instruction. The Age of Enlightenment or Reason was a period in history when European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented; as graduates of this school your journey has not been dissimilar. Perhaps Lao Tzu, the Chinese philosopher captured this best when he stated that ‘Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is enlightenment’.

Your future is full of bright opportunities. You are the future leaders of your communities and professional bodies and associations, and it is your responsibility to help others find the unknown less intimidating – to light the way so that others may prosper.

In the future: ‘Where you know nothing, place not terrors but knowledge.’

Your BGS education gives you the aptitude and the implements to imagine and to shape the future you most want and we most need. Your education prepares you to discuss and debate issues so that you can stand for what you believe – what you value – not just what others espouse. Your education gives you the openminded willingness to learn from others, no matter how you might find your own beliefs challenged.

Our world needs people like you. We need communicators, team players, adaptable minds, critical thinkers, motivators, people with personal conviction, energy, and self-confidence. We need people like you. We need people keen on building the future, not just those people who can predict rain, but those who think to build the arks, those who will tend to the meek. We need people like you.

You have heard me and others talk about how to progressively improve; about having persistence, perseverance and passion. As a school we have that same attitude to providing opportunity and diversity for students of all backgrounds.

Your contribution to a year-group bursary is the most profound step forward in creating opportunities for boys from humble backgrounds to experience the same education that you have enjoyed. You are building a brighter future. The $50,000 that has been donated to the 2017 year-group bursary will grow in the ensuing years and one day when you have made your mark on this world, and have the material wealth to invest in this bursary, you may have a dramatic impact on the world.

Your teachers have opened doors for you; they have imbued in you a strong belief that you have the capacity and skills to succeed. We want you to build upon these formative years, and not only enter the doors that this school and its people pushed ajar, but also find new thresholds and prospects that lead you to great personal and professional satisfaction.

I want to thank your teachers, past and present, for helping you to navigate life’s passages. They are hard-working and caring people who know that their labour leads to a better future for all.

This school is grateful to each one of you, for who you have been and who you are becoming, for the personalities and many talents you have brought to this place, for your energy and commitment, your creativity, and the countless ways in which you have enriched us all.

Gentlemen, congratulations on your achievements. You leave us today with our best wishes for an optimistic future. We rely on you to change the world and to help us make it a better place for all.

School Captain’s Speech Day Address

Special guest Professor John Pearn, Mr Howard Stack, members of the Board of Trustees, Headmaster Mr Micallef, staff, Old Boys, parents and fellow students of Brisbane Grammar School –welcome once again to our Speech Day for 2017.

In opening, I’d like to echo Philip Groves’ sentiments in thanking our guest speaker for his words of inspiration and of wisdom. I am in awe of all that you have achieved.

Today is about celebrating our learning – together. This year, we’ve learned more about ideas, the world and ourselves; we’ve learned about celebrating triumph; and we’ve learned about growing through failure. That’s why today is not just about those who have won awards and trophies, or those who perform in musical ensembles, as important as both of those things are. Today is about every boy who is part of this school and about celebrating who we are together.

Standing here, on this stage, I’m reminded of the importance of place for us as a community. While this is the last time the Year 12 students will gather with the whole school, we will always remember the places that are unique to our story. At the beginning of this year, I spoke about the Great Hall as one of the key symbols for our community. It is a place that has stood for almost as long as the School itself, watching us and the world develop and change. It is the place where each of us begins his BGS journey, and for the Year 12s, the place where we will complete our school days. Back in February I emphasised what the Hall represents: while much has changed over time, what has remained constant is our belief in the value of learning and the pursuit of excellence – together.

This togetherness inspired the student leaders’ vision for this year: community. Community is a noun, but a strong community is made up of actions. Our goal was for each student to connect to the fabric of who we are; to commit to advancing our collective interests; and to strive to contribute to both our school and to the wider community. I have felt proud and honoured to have watched students at all stages of their journey work to connect, commit, and contribute in powerful and generous ways this year.

When we gather together in places like Northgate, at Moogerah, or in the concert hall, we build connections. This year, these places have been witness to the energy and passion of our school spirit. From the GPS swimming carnival in term 1, to the track and field championship just weeks ago, the light-dark-blue army flooded in with record numbers. From the last day of term 2, when we transported busloads of boys to watch our First XI football team compete for a premiership, to the rugby home games where we filled the stands of Northgate, to get our boys home in nail-biting but colossal wins. These were places where we watched Middle School boys stand alongside seniors to form a tunnel for our team and to cheer in the same breath; they stood together, united. We have watched our Form Seniors work to build strong friendships with the younger boys on the ovals at lunchtime, in Middle School classrooms and at Moogerah. I’d like to thank our Form Seniors for all they have done to help shape this culture of connectedness in 2017. Moogerah is not only a place where inter-year relationships are formed; it is a place where friendship groups, Form Classes and year levels all grow closer. The image of 30 mates climbing a mountain sideby-side will always stick in my mind as a broader representation of our collective endeavours: sharing the load of heavy packs, working together to find the way and encouraging those at the back to push on. We saw those same themes when hundreds of boys from opposite corners of the School participated in one of the final concerts of the year in Centenary Hall, connecting with each other and with the many Year 12 boys who joined the audience to show their support.

Connection means commitment. In 2017, we have strived not just for ourselves but also for the boy beside us – in classrooms, examination halls, on the stage and on the field. It is this commitment that has led to four GPS premierships in debating, gymnastics, swimming and cross country – three of those disciplines standing as a testament to our squad-wide efforts. In addition, our volleyball, sailing and chess communities each finished close runners-up. On top of this, we were only one game away from a GPS premiership in football and our First XV delivered the best rugby season in the past five years – a feat of which we are equally proud. Our boys secured Queensland state titles in debating, fencing and sailing, and a national title

in cross country. Importantly, countless individual boys earned representative honours in a wide array of sports and activities, and countless others committed to achieving their personal best for the community every time they represented the School. Above all though, it is the depth of participation that has once again defined us. Over 800 boys are part of the Music program in a vast array of bands, groups and ensembles. Whether on stage or behind the scenes, the Drama department involved hundreds more across its numerous performances, culminating in a haunting and stirring senior production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Clubs like ISCF alone have seen over 150 boys attend holiday camps throughout the year. It is clear that in every domain of school life, we have been committed to trying, learning and growing together.

For me though, it has been our desire to contribute which has been our greatest achievement this year as a community. Our Public Purpose Program has continued to expand and change lives. The Gender Respect Project this year has created important awareness and insight. Unprecedented numbers of students volunteered for immersion programs in Cambodia and with Red Earth, hoping to contribute where they can and to discover what is really important. From the record-breaking efforts of the Middle School in fundraising for the 40-Hour Famine Backpack Challenge, to the thousands raised by the Closing the Gap Committee at our inaugural kick for a cause event –boys have learnt how every little contribution adds up to make a huge difference. They have learnt how to harness collective resources to affect real issues, and they have learnt how rewarding it is to go that extra step in transforming good intentions into meaningful action. Such selfless contributions help those within our community just as they assist those outside our gates.

Our Academic Support Committee continued to offer guidance to boys in all year levels right down to Year 5, while also introducing forum events for the Year 12s, where senior boys would give up their time before big exams to assist and prepare their peers. The Middle School has once again been overwhelmed by boys in older years who have continued to volunteer as sports coaches, referees and officials across a range of disciplines. In debating, for example, there were 47 student coaches who frequented the north and west wing classrooms every Monday and Tuesday afternoon to work with our younger boys. LC406 has again been the home of our Student Representative Body where any boy could offer his services to diverse projects from the sleep study to multicultural week. On top of these opportunities, every student was again involved in our personal development curriculum which continued to innovate in its tackling of confronting but important real-world issues –fulfilling the School’s keen focus on the pastoral side of education and its founding purpose to develop ‘thoughtful and confident men of character who contribute to their communities’.

At the end of all that, I think I can safely say that in so many different ways, our learning this year has been immense, and through every lens, 2017 has been another wonderfully successful chapter in the life of our community.

While today is about celebration, it is also about gratitude.

So firstly, to Mr Micallef and the Senior Leadership Team for all you do to lead this great school. Your roles are complex and challenging, requiring passion for educating and leading. In

spite of the demands of your roles, you make time to connect with our community on a personal level and to foster genuine relationships with us. You are interested in us: what we think, feel and understand. We thank you for this enormous investment in us and our learning as young men.

Secondly, thank you to our teachers, coaches and the School’s staff. We are truly blessed at BGS to have such talented, committed and dedicated people, who teach us, guide us and care for us. You are what distinguishes a good institution from a great institution. Your efforts are what makes a good year into a great one. I would like to make special mention of our Head of Year, Mr Hopes, and our Assistant Head of Year, Mr Hales, for all they have done for our senior cohort. Their commitment to guiding and supporting us has been tremendous.

Thirdly, to our parents and the wider community. You have given us each the amazing gift of a BGS education and you have made significant sacrifices to do so. You consistently invest in us and in our school journeys and we couldn’t do it without you. There’s an important reason why the School places so much emphasis on the tripartite relationship between teachers, parents and boys, and it is because you truly make a difference, whether that’s investing in your son or in our broader community by giving, supporting, and working as volunteers at school and school events. Your generosity is a powerful role model for us.

And finally – to each and every Grammar Man who has worn the light-dark-blue in 2017. From every year and every class, from every team and every ensemble – it is you who has made this year special, and for that I am deeply grateful. To the 254 boys with whom I have shared my BGS journey over the last four years, it is our time to celebrate what we have accomplished and what we have built as our own community. I simply want to thank you for always being there.

As a cohort, we have talked a lot about what we hoped our legacy would be, and to us that means leaving behind a better place for those who remain, and those who are yet to come. We have tried to help others feel more connected; and we have hoped to model commitment and the desire to contribute where we can.

As we walk out through the heavy, wooden doors of the Great Hall for the final time, down the concrete path and out the swinging gate – never again to retrace those steps with the School crest worn proudly on our uniforms. However, the seniors know that our connections to BGS won’t end when we leave that great place, because we’ll always be a part of the greater community.

As a cohort, it has been a pleasure to share this journey with you, the broader School community, and we couldn’t be prouder of how far we’ve come together. In turning the page, we wish all those who follow us the very best for the next chapter that lies ahead. 2018 will be an enormously significant year for our School as it celebrates its 150th anniversary and for the boys, staff and families who have been part of its rich story. We count ourselves as incredibly blessed to have been a part of that fabric.

On behalf of every boy who today wears the dark blue senior tie, thank you and farewell.

Joshua Grice School Captain

Seniors 2017

Dougal Brown

Darshan Brijball

Jack Bowden

Max Boughey

William Borger

Nivesh Aryal

Tom Atkinson

Louis Backstrom

Rhys Bai

Harrison Arapakis

Jordan Beiraghi

Sam Bean

TJ Bali

Prasanna Balakumar

Edward Baker

John Andreatidis

Connor Andreatidis

Kim Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Jeremy Ahmet

SENIORS

Edward Cahill

Angus Campbell Sam Capelli

Ryan Carlton

Max Carrick

Declan Champion

Yu Ron Chan Edmond Chang

Christopher Chan

Jean-Pierre Cavalerie

Jack Chapman

Jacob Cheng

Ray Chu

Christopher Cheung

Douglas Clark

Toby Buckley George Bush

Garson Chin

Jacky Chen

Derek Cheng

Seniors 2017

James Franco

Christian Fetaomai

Ernie Farr

George Everson

Matthew Ellis

Will Craft Hugo Davis

Christian de la Flor Coen Devereaux

Berkeley Cox

Austin Dunlop

Peter Do

Jack Di Prima

Dilan Dharmapriya

Harry Devereaux

Harry Cosgrove

Harry Conias

Lachlan Comino

Robbie Colwell

Max Cochrane

Harrison Geeves

Paolo Gerbino Tom Gilbert

Isaac Gill

Alphaeus Glaros

Miles Gorman

Philip Groves

Joshua Grice

Harry Greenhalgh

Lachlan Goodman

Shaun Guha

Kurt Grumelart

Jevin Gunawardana

Angus Hammond

Jono Hallahan

Will Hains

Grant Hanson

Harry Fuller

Brendan Garbutt

Edan Hamilton

Seniors 2017

Jason Hodge

Joe Jackson

Aiden Jabur

Akif Islam

Daniel Huth

Carlos Hurst

Derek Hii

Jonathan Ho

Daniel Hopkins

Lachlan Hembrow

Shintaro Hung

Man Nok Hung

Lintaro Hung

Brendan Huehne

James Huang

Dom Heath

Chris Hawthorne

Isaac Havu Scott Harris

Daniel Harness

Brad Jordan

Dylan Kalas

Egor Kalinin

Rahul Karri Takeshi Kawano

Calum Kirkwood

Matthew Kumar

Desh Kongalage

Daniel Knee

Jay Kim

Alexander Kwan

Gleb Kuznetsov

Matthew Kwon

Jason Lea

Thomas La

Campbell Johnson Matt Johnston

Henry Lawford

Sandy Labrom

Gavin Lee

Seniors 2017

Jacob McKevitt

Oliver McIntosh

Sam McDonald

George McCormack

James McAuley

Angus Lovelock

Nathan Loy

Raymond Lu

Max MacRae

Ash Loganathan

Tom Martin

Hamish Martin

Adi Manoj

Mitch Manning

James Madden

Sam Loewenthal

Bronson Levien

Ryan Lee

Justin Lee

Jamie Lee

Ivan Mikhail

Sean Mishra

Tom Morgan

Digby Morison Stuart Moss

Tom Needham

Ben North

Yuji Nishitani

Nam-Tri Nguyen

Manu Naganna

William Oliver

Daniel Oh Jacob Olsen

Aidan Palmer

Charles Ormrod

Nicholas Ooi

Alex Panidis

Joe McPhee Blake Micallef

Max Osmand

Seniors 2017

Tom Ripper

Sean Riek

Ethan Rich-Usher

Sam Reynolds

Tavis Reeves

Deb Podder

Noah Porceddu

Max Pritchard

Sam Pryde

Elliot Perkins

Hugo Perchard

William Peden

Max Pavey

Jahan Patel

Simon Panjkov

Nadun Ranasinghe

William Ramsay

Fahim Rahman

Rowan Purcell Tom Pryde

Ben Stanton

Ollie Stack

Samuel SouyaveMurphy

Martin Skilleter

Hari Sinh

Kirill Saulov

Rory Sawford

Andrew Schaffer

Christian Sciacca

Jono Saltissi

Hayden Russo

Miller Rowe

William Ross

Sol Roche

Nicholas Roche

Nick Siganto

Hassan Siddiqui

William ShorrockBrowne

Nino Shi

Ollie Shepherd

Seniors 2017

Ryan Turnbull

Aaron Tseng

Conor Tselepis

Lachlan Tran

Samuil Trajceski

Abeeshan Thangavel

Matt Thomas

Harrison Thomson

Tom Thorn Gutierrez

Michael Tang

Aaron Tam

Pranav Susarla

Angus Stilwell

Jack Stevens

Matt Stark

Callum Tolhurst

Harry Tod

Ethan Tien

Ethan Thynne

Jaydan Thorpe

Michael Whitaker

Nick Whip

Chase Westaway

Dafydd Weppner

Gareth Ward

Isaac Voorn

Dominic Vu Huy Vu-Pham Ashmit Vyas

Nicholas Vile

Jacob VanderWal

Erik Van der Westhuizen

Robert Van Der Kreek

Logan Ullrich

James Tyrrell

Matthew Want

Joeyan Wang

Howard Wang

Daniel Wang Boris Wang

Seniors 2017

Jacky Wu

Thomas Yang

Dylan Young

Hugo Yuen

Josh Winning

Nathan Winders

Herschel

Wilson

Chris Wilson

Matt Wilkey Declan White

Alex Zhang

Andy Zhu

Eric Zhao

Vincent Zhang

Sam Zhang

Back Row (L to R): Christian Sciacca, Digby Morrison, Stuart Moss, Berkeley Cox, Ollie Shepherd, Blake Micallef, Tom Gilbert.

Third Row (L to R): Jevin Gunawardana, Thomas La, Connor Andreatidis, Jack Stephens, Gleb Kuznetsov, Matt Stark, Henry Lawford, Nick Whip.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Ged Hales, Louis Backstrom, Daniel Harness, Harry Cosgrove, Mr David Carroll, Ashmit Vyas, William Peden, Desh Kongalage, Mr Jon Hopes.

Front Row (L to R): Vincent Zhang, Toby Buckley (Harlin House Vice Captain), Phillip Groves (School Vice Captain), William Ramsay (School Vice Captain), Mr Anthony Micallef, Joshua Grice (School Captain), Hugo Perchard (Harlin House Captain), Prasanna Balakumar, Alex Kwan.

Grammar Generations

Back Row (L to R): Ernie Farr, Josh Winning, Stuart Moss, Ethan Thynne, Matt Wilkey, Max Cochrane, Angus Hammond.

Second Row (L to R): Austin Dunlop, Sam Loewenthal, Jahan Patel, Tom Gilbert, Herschel Wilson, William Ramsay, Joshua Grice, Isaac Gill.

Front Row (L to R): George Everson, Will Craft, Nathan Loy, Robbie Colwell, Jaydan Thorpe, Louis Backstrom, Chase Westaway, Harry Conias. Absent: Max Carrick.

The senior cohort of 2017 have achieved a series of staggering results in the classroom, produced a wonderful record of extracurricular achievement and have positioned themselves as role models for future students of the School.

The Year 12 group faced a battery of classroom assessment and had to undertake a litany of external academic competitions, as well as preparing to complete the QCS Test. As a response to these challenges, the 2017 seniors utilised a utility block program driven by guest experts and peer tuition. The quality of academic outcomes will undoubtedly reflect the capacity of the group and the efforts of each boy. The Class of 2017 most certainly worked hard in the classroom and pursued excellence with determination. All staff, both academic and QCS specialists, were thrilled with their efforts.

Within the domain of the co-curricular world of the School, the 2017 communities displayed a flair for technical proficiency and thought provoking forms of engagement. The Music program produced a series of wonderful concerts and performances. Whether it was the ANZAC Day march or Community in Concert, the musicians of the cohort performed in a manner that reflected their collective ethic and desire. The Senior Dramatic Production was a phenomenal undertaking with a series of strong performances by students acting within the context of a classic tale of Frankenstein. The students captured the complexity of obsession. The clever script highlighted how this state of

mind can destroy everything without some perspective. In the debating halls, the students maintained their wonderful record of success by lifting both the GPS and QDU crown for another time. This effort was more about perseverance and commitment. Record numbers of students embraced debating and the Year 12 cohort was the cornerstone of this program. Such traits were extended to the swimming and cross country communities where premierships were attained with grit and team cohesion. The swimming victory was the first of its kind in a very long time. A fine effort in the cricket saw a talented team fall just short of a title. A similar fate had befallen the well-led football team. Finally, to further cement the cohort’s wonderful performances, the First XV rugby side achieved a series of exciting victories to add an injection of confidence into this community. The outstanding leadership of the senior group was significant in achieving this result.

Beneath this portrait of success and excellence, a caring nature resonated among the senior student body. The boys worked to service a range of public purpose opportunities. They helped with fundraising or directly contributed to the projects through their own personal labour. The students assisted with local groups and raised substantial funds to support a series of international movements. The students involved in the Public Purpose Program were only interested in helping others. The staff involved often lauded their efforts in the field of gender respect and Indigenous rights. Both tasks were completed with a sense

of virtue relating to the project. Public purpose was not a resume builder. It was the home of students with a strong conviction for the merit of each agenda.

The contributions of the year group to the leadership of the School community were both far-reaching and genuine. Under the tenure of School Captain, Joshua Grice, and his deputies Philip Groves and William Ramsay, the students embraced their roles with a real sense of purpose. The Harlin House leadership of Hugo Perchard and Toby Buckley was equally exceptional. Inside the Middle School, senior students enabled young students to transition from primary school with a real sense of care. Blake Micallef and Jack Stevens organised a substantial senior gift to the School, providing a bursary for someone to access the opportunities available at BGS. Jacob Olsen, Daniel Harness and Gleb Kuznetsov took the opportunity to organise the formal. Matt Stark and Digby Morison organised lunchtime games for Year 9 students. Whether the activity be organised or incidental, the year group’s contribution to the spirit of the institution was tangible. Leaders of activities spoke with humility and pride, despite achieving unparalleled success. Nick Whip and Berkeley Cox galvanised student support with massive crowds attending all events. The year group presented the School in a positive light at every opportunity. Working on Open Day tours, the Prefect body and a group of volunteers from the senior group toured visitors to all parts of the School. The feedback was incredibly positive. The names mentioned previously are simply

listed to provide an insight into the efforts of every one of the 255 students. The cohort excelled at each opportunity in this regard.

There are many significant people to thank for the success of the cohort. The parents and guardians of the boys deserve significant praise for their own patience and commitment. To the many fine teachers, tutors and coaches of the boys, their success is a reflection of your efforts. The Headmaster, Mr Anthony Micallef, provided guidance and wisdom to help create the opportunities to allow this group to flourish. Mr David Carroll, Mr Ged Hales, Mr Mark Schumann, Mr Rob Dunlop, Ms Dale Nicholas, Mrs Anne Crossan, Mr Ian Short and Mr Mark Tyszkiewicz all contributed significantly to the cohesion of the group.

The year group has left a significant legacy for their peers to follow. They have defined their journey by their actions in the past 12 months. They leave an honorarium of commitment, excellence and humility. It will be a success based on the principles of hard work and the ability to flourish as a whole group. The School will follow their future with keen interest and we wish them every success.

Mr Jon Hopes Head of Year 12

Senior Formal

Formal Committee

After a long and strenuous term of QCS and major assessment, the night of the senior formal was a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the Year 12 cohort. The preparation for the night commenced very late in term 2 with the organisation of decorations and the theme. On return in term 3, sorting tables and dietary requirements were top priorities but proved to be not as straight forward as first thought. However, with assistance from Mr Hales and Ms Groenewald this matter was sorted and all arrangements were put in place. Invites were sent out and everything was finalised for the night.

On the night, everyone seemed very happy, relaxed and ready for a fun night of celebration. The theme of Oscars’ Red Carpet proved a hit, and the awards handed out were entertaining for everyone. Special thanks must go to Mr Hales, Ms Groenewald and the whole formal committee for the efforts made to ensure the night ran smoothly and was enjoyable for both the boys and invited partners who attended.

Jacob Olsen Year 12

L to R: Daniel Harness, Gleb Kuznetsov, Egor Kalinin, Jacob Olsen.

Spirit Committee

Third

Second Row (L to R): Robbie Colwell, Kim Anderson, William Shorrock-Browne, Campbell Johnson, Samuil Trajceski, Ben North, Jahan Patel, Logan Ullrich, Sam Capelli, William Ramsay, Oliver McIntosh, Desh Kongalage, Darshan Brijball, Garson Chin.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Conias, Pranav Susarla, Louis Backstrom, Howard Wang, Jack Di Prima, Ashmit Vyas, Nick Whip, Berkeley Cox, Daniel Harness, Thomas La, Noah Porceddu, Alex Zhang, Jacob McKevitt, Jacob Olsen, Alexander Kwan.

The 2017 Spirit Committee aimed to take up School Captain Joshua Grice’s challenge to bind together as a community and we are incredibly proud of the way we achieved that vision throughout the year. Not only did the light-dark-blue army turn out in force to support Saturday sporting fixtures and championship events, but it consistently made its presence felt at cultural occasions and academic endeavours as well.

As is tradition, the spirit calendar began with the induction of King G, building hype for the annual GPS swimming championship. After an extraordinary performance in the pool the School was presented with its first championship in over 40 years. Having filled the stand with a passionate turnout, the faithful BGS supporters leapt to their feet and cheered for the entire evening and the bus ride back to school. This wonderful performance and outstanding support set a fantastic tone for the rest of the year.

Term 2 saw the commencement of football, tennis and cross country. Once again, we had phenomenal support at all these events. Highlights included the army of supporters who descended on Limestone Park to encourage our cross country squad who brought back the Jack Ross trophy for the second year running, as well as travelling to Ipswich a week later to support the First XI in their hunt for the premiership.

During term 3, BGS boys of all ages flocked to Northgate to see the rugby First XV put on a show. Even in the face of a tough start to the season, the crowds never wavered – a true testament

to the culture of support we have created this year, which has focused relentlessly on the boys on the field rather than those in the grandstand. The committee’s faith was rewarded with the First XV finishing the season strongly, with three out of four wins in front of huge home crowds.

The debating community also had another remarkable undefeated season at flagship level, taking out both the GPS and QDU premierships. The Senior A were bolstered by support of the Spirit Committee at ‘The Great Debate’ against Gregory Terrace and at the QDU grand final against Somerville House. Furthermore, cultural events such as the Senior Dramatic Production of Frankenstein and the Music department’s showcase Grammar in Concert sold out in a matter of days, again showcasing our commitment to all activities in equal measure and to supporting the diversity that makes the School great.

Together we would like to thank the boys for their support this year. It has been an absolute privilege to be a part of the Spirit Committee in 2017. We are certain that BGS spirit is alive and well and wish the 2018 seniors the best of luck in continuing to build on the wonderful tradition of BGS spirit that we have cultivated this year.

Nick Whip and Berkeley Cox Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Rahul Karri, Max Pritchard, Matt Wilkey, Sam McDonald, James Tyrrell, Philip Groves, Jack Chapman, Elliot Perkins, Christian Sciacca.

Fourth Row (L to R): Ivan Mikhail, Herschel Wilson, Ryan Carlton, Jack Bowden, Tom Gilbert, Ollie Shepherd, Sandy Labrom, Ethan Thynne, Dougal Brown, Hugo Perchard, Edward Cahill, Digby Morison.

Row (L to R): Joshua Grice, Jean-Pierre Cavalerie, Dylan Kalas, Tom Morgan, Dom Heath, Alex Panidis, Abeeshan Thangavel, Sol Roche, Max Cochrane, Jack Stevens, Toby Buckley, Boris Wang, Samuel Souyave-Murphy.

Academic Support Committee

This year, the Academic Support Committee, now known as the Gold Red Academic Development and Enrichment Society (GRADES), has continued its tradition of promoting a culture of academic excellence at Brisbane Grammar School. Tutoring sessions were held every week in The Lilley Centre, and provided both one-on-one tutoring and group study sessions, which were particularly attractive just prior to assessment periods. This service was open to all Senior School students. The team of senior tutors covered a broad range of subjects, and often challenged students to go beyond their standard classroom content.

In addition to regular tutoring sessions, the committee also hosted various masterclasses throughout the year for senior subjects. These were designed to be live forums that would assist boys in their preparation for upcoming exams. Masterclasses were held for a wide range of senior subjects, including English, Economics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Its popularity was evident through the substantial number of boys in attendance. These events were held in the Forum, and provided a dynamic learning environment. The sessions were flexible in their structure – at times they were open Q&A sessions, and others were tutorials that focused on problem solving techniques.

Furthermore, the seniors also provided tutoring sessions in both Middle School libraries to assist younger boys with their studies. This was an excellent opportunity for boys to work with students in different year levels and develop cohesion within the student body. In addition to completing homework, the seniors also shared stories and reminisced of their time in Middle School. For the seniors, this experience often evoked a pleasant sense of nostalgia. In the Middle School Library, seniors tutored Years 5 and 6 boys on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The tutors also held sessions in the Centenary Library on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings for Years 7 and 8 students.

Overall, the success of GRADES would not have been possible without the dedicated group of senior tutors. We would like to thank these students for their hard work. Also, we hope that next year’s Academic Support Committee will continue to provide this wonderful service to Brisbane Grammar School.

La, Alexander Kwan, Prasanna Balakumar, Vincent Zhang Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Martin Skilleter, Dylan Kalas, Toby Buckley, Hugo Perchard, Elliot Perkins, Sol Roche, Stuart Moss, Abeeshan Thangavel.

Third Row (L to R): Samuel Souyave-Murphy, Joshua Grice, Ash Loganathan, Egor Kalinin, Gleb Kuznetsov, Sam Zhang, Rahul Karri, Deb Podder, Shintaro Hung.

Second Row (L to R): Garson Chin, Daniel Harness, Jevin Gunawardana, William Oliver, Nicholas Ooi, Lintaro Hung, Raymond Lu, Jacob McKevitt, Desh Kongalage, Jacob Olsen.

Front Row (L to R): George Everson, Alex Zhang, Harry Cosgrove, Daniel Wang, Alexander Kwan, Vincent Zhang, Thomas La, Prasanna Balakumar, Jaydan Thorpe, Aiden Jabur, Nadun Ranasinghe.

Thomas

Senior Video Committee

The Senior Video Committee is a small student-led initiative that strives to encapsulate the ‘Year 12 experience’ in a single, hourlong video production featuring sporting, cultural, academic and social events of the year.

Our goal is to create a film that will not only entertain, but act as a lasting tribute to our time at Brisbane Grammar School.

This was certainly a daunting task, but we were up to the challenge, with our cameramen travelling far and wide to record various events, and our editors sifting through hours of footage to help create a final product we are all proud of.

Our vision for this year was to increase the amount of student input and participation in the senior video. There were several changes and developments made to the video to allow the Year 12s to contribute in their own unique way.

For example, each Form Class orchestrated their own segment, in which they got to work together and show their more creative side. Their creativity stretched from barbecuing a sausage with a Bunsen burner in the Science labs, to writing and performing a personalised rap song.

To give it a personal touch, we ended the senior video with a slideshow of various images of the Year 12 boys taken throughout their BGS journey.

2017 has been a hugely successful year for the Senior Video Committee, and we are extremely proud of our work.

A big thank you to the members of the Senior Video Committee for their active commitment in what was already a very demanding school year. Everyone’s contribution helped to make this year’s video one to remember.

Our thanks also go to Mr Hopes for his administration and Mr Russell for his active guidance along the way.

Samuel Souyave-Murphy Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Matt Johnston, Isaac Voorn, Jahan Patel, Mr Sam Russell.

Second Row (L to R): Jaydan Thorpe, Thomas La, Andrew Zhuang, Ben North, William Oliver, Connor Andreatidis.

Front Row (L to R): Alex Zhang, Seneth Wijesinghe, William Peden, Samuel Souyave-Murphy, Dilan Dharmapriya, Jack Woolrych, Noah Porceddu, Tom Ripper.

Absent: Henry Lawford.

The Way We Were

Year 11

The year started with the boys moving to a new phase of their schooling – new subjects and teachers, all with new routines and expectations. It was not always an easy transition but as the year progressed, confidence was gained, lessons were learnt and challenges were met with determination.

Emerging from the classroom, the boys were encouraged to strive for goals, meet deadlines and look at every challenge as an opportunity to learn. At first, Year 11 seemed somewhat overwhelming, but as each week finished students found the rhythm of their studies. The boys took advantage of study lessons and tutorials, often assisting one another to understand a new formula or ask about ways to approach written tasks.

Encouragingly, the growing sense of selfless collaboration certainly became a feature of our year group and this is certainly required for continued success throughout Year 12.

In the extracurricular domain, boys were eager to get involved, with many trying sports and activities for the very first time. Boys took to the stage in Frankenstein, a team of boarders gave debating a ‘good go’ and volleyball saw new converts to the

game; these are a just a few examples. Others assumed emerging leadership responsibilities through their selection in flagship teams. Our commitment to supporting one another was also a hallmark of our year with numbers growing as each season progressed.

Observing relationships and actions within their social space always provides a good indication of how a year group is travelling. Groups of all sizes dotted the space, with boys moving happily between them. During the breaks, it was a time of joyful banter and a place where new friendships were forged and conversations flowed.

Our commitment to the Public Purpose Program also saw a large contingent of students lending their time and energy to a range of service projects. Most notable was the work the boys did with students and teachers at Nursery Road State Special School. On Thursdays, a team of boys spent time assisting and playing with students who find learning a challenge; however, I think our boys learnt more from this community than they might have anticipated. They discovered what it means to serve others, along with developing empathy and respect.

A theme running throughout the year has been leadership. The boys approached their responsibility of selecting their student leadership body for 2018 with maturity. While some students will end this year with a formal leadership role, every boy has been urged to find a place or opportunity where he can make a significant difference, not just to our year group but also to shaping the culture of the School.

The highlight of the year would have to be the semi-formal evening we shared with our neighbours, BGGS. Our boys conducted themselves faultlessly and, perhaps more importantly, there was a genuine spirit of enjoyment and camaraderie.

At the end of this year, what will our cohort of remarkable young men reflect on? To answer this question is not simple because, as a year group, we are the sum of many parts. We are many individuals with our own skill sets and interests but, throughout the year our understanding of one another has grown. To have a great senior year, we must embrace and celebrate our differences.

Success as a year group primarily rests with our young men. Throughout their journey in 2017, they have been wonderfully

supported by a team of dedicated Form Tutors who have enjoyed their company and growing strength of character. Throughout the first three terms, Mr Brad Scholes walked with the boys, assisting them to achieve their very best, while Mrs Ainslie Hunter stepped seamlessly into this role during the last weeks of the year.

Next year is the culmination of each boy’s BGS experience and a time when everyone can contribute to our cohort’s legacy. It will require each student to play his part with strength, dedication and enthusiasm. Our opportunity has finally arrived at the point where we will see all our talents converge to write our page in the history of the School.

Mr Craig Timms Head of Year 11

Year 10

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a moulder of consensus.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Year 10 is always a time of growth, challenge and change. At the beginning of the year I told the group that the prevailing order can begin to shift, and this fluidity may continue for the rest of their time at Brisbane Grammar School. This has shown to be true, with many boys emerging as leaders and succeeding in areas previously the domain of others. I’ve been pleased to see the positive atmosphere within the year group grow and develop. Group unity, support and tolerance for each other will be pivotal for these young men to reach their full potential in their remaining two years at BGS.

Year 10 represents a time of growing independence after last year’s entry into the Senior School. This independence is fostered across the academic program, with teachers expecting the boys to take more personal responsibility for their learning. They must also navigate a bigger and more complex workload. During this year, the Year 10 boys were aided on this journey by a group of dedicated and committed Form Tutors, who have assisted in day-to-day school operations and the presentation of the Student Wellbeing curriculum. The value of this work, undertaken by Mrs Cathy Oxley, Ms Julia Bruerton, Mr Carl Marshall, Mr Paul Johansen, Ms Kate Stevenson, Mr Gus Robertson, Mrs Kate Borger, Mr Peter Hondroudakis, Miss Amy Busuttin, Ms Alison Cleary, Ms Melanie Brooks, Ms Abigail Twyman, Miss Courtney Hayes, Mrs Amanda Hart and Ms Allison Smith cannot be underestimated. I am sure the boys in the year group have, like

me, appreciated their support, expertise and commitment. I would also like to thank the Assistant Head of Year Mr Tim Holzgrefe for his commitment to the boys and his support of Form Tutors. His experience and good judgement have enhanced outcomes for the year group as a whole.

We’ve had academic success both in the classroom and in external academic competitions. As in previous years, many boys attained outstanding academic results, highlighting the academic potential within the group. A positive classroom culture plus a healthy level of competition has created an environment where every student is encouraged to achieve their potential.

During the year, the Student Wellbeing curriculum addressed a range of topics highly relevant to the students’ needs and current stage of development. The program had a strong emphasis on leadership this year. A Peer Power presentation, The Leader Within in October was an undoubted highlight. The message was well received by a positive Year 10 audience. Another key focus was the subject selection process. Teachers expended a significant amount of time, effort and expertise to help the boys make the most suitable choices for their senior years of schooling. As the last group to undertake the Queensland Core Skills Test and to receive an OP score, the group can be assured the processes and preparation that have been so successful for more than 20 years will continue.

Moogerah was a highlight of term 3 and part of term 4. The Year 10 outdoor experience enhances the skills developed in previous years, by focusing on leadership and self-direction. The hike out to camp involved a challenging level of difficulty with the added

element of self-reliance and leadership as the boys assumed navigational duties during the journey (in the main avoiding the lantana and unnecessary detours). Add to this many challenging activities and you have a memorable experience for what will be their last class-based trip to Moogerah. The camp week allows each class to build group cohesiveness and shared purpose, while giving every boy a chance to challenge themselves and develop leadership skills they’ll need over the next two years at school. I hope that many boys give back to the Outdoor Education Program that has given them so much, by taking on mentoring and leadership roles as Form Seniors in 2019.

To cover the achievements in the Extracurricular Program would be impossible in a paragraph or two. Suffice to say, Year 10 students successfully pursued a wide variety of activities pivotal to their development as young men with enthusiasm and success. Whatever the sport or activity there was an impressive level of participation, a real sense of enjoyment and a willingness to participate in a sportsman-like manner. There were numerous excellent individual performances, but more impressive were the excellent levels of participation and the successes built on teamwork, commitment and a pride in representing or performing for their school. A growing number of Year 10 boys took on coaching roles in the Middle School this year, which is also to be applauded. At the other end of the scale a number of boys represented the School in flagship teams, which shows the talent within the group.

On the cultural front many boys were involved in a variety of musical pursuits, as well the valuable activities of debating and public speaking. The Junior Dramatic Production, The Scene

Project, showcased the Year 10s with acting talent, and the cohort’s involvement in the School’s Art program overall was of an extremely high standard. Musically the group has maintained its outstanding levels of involvement, and some of the best musicians in the School reside in this cohort. The continued involvement of so many boys across the full range of cultural pursuits is to be admired and applauded.

Service has continued to be a focus of this year with a committed Service Committee, expertly guided by Mr Scott Deegan, channelling their energies to raise funds for the Cambodia immersion undertaken during the September holiday period. The boys ran many barbeques to support village projects in Kampong Cham.

At assemblies I have reminded this group of young men about their potential. The cohort can be justifiably proud of their achievements and contributions in all areas of school life this year. Their continued enthusiasm and involvement have been excellent. This is a talented year group, who with dedication and a willingness to give their best will achieve much for themselves and their school. Year 11 will present a new set of challenges, responsibilities and expectations. I am sure that these challenges will allow for further development and growth and I anticipate two more successful years.

Mr Larry Carmichael Head of Year 10

Year 9

Year 9 is one of the most exciting and challenging years for parents and teachers at BGS. The move from Middle School to Senior School is a significant one involving new routines and increased expectations. In Middle School, core teachers spend a significant amount of time in the same room and with the same boys each day, while in Senior School, boys are expected to develop and maintain positive relationships with a broader range of teachers.

These changes require a different approach to student wellbeing. In Senior School, the Head of Year, Assistant Head of Year and Form Tutor each move through with the boys as they progress from Year 9 to Year 12. The aim is for relationships to develop and deepen over this period so that a meaningful and genuine support network can be developed. It is our hope that each boy has at least one significant adult in their school life to whom they can turn to for support if necessary.

Complementing this broad supportive approach is a targeted Student Wellbeing curriculum which focuses on good decision making. While we can never fully prepare the boys for every situation they may encounter in their young lives, we can assist them by openly discussing important topics in a developmentally appropriate way. The boys have been fortunate this year to have listened to world class speakers discussing a range of important topics. Members of youth mental health organisation batyr provided mental health information; Brett Lee gave a hardhitting talk on cybersafety and the potential issues surrounding social media and general internet use; and the boys were

entertained by Shake and Stir’s production Oversharer, which brought serious issues of online safety to life in an engaging and entertaining way.

These sessions are integrated into a Student Wellbeing curriculum that is coordinated by Mr Matt Smith, but implemented by the wonderful team of Year 9 Form Tutors. These teachers play a vital role in the educational experience of the boys. They are the first teacher that the boys interact with each day and they also facilitate valuable discussions every Monday morning during Student Wellbeing lessons. It is during this time that the boys get to unpack complex issues, and to debate and discuss these in a safe and supportive environment. These Form Tutors will work with the boys for the next three years, which often makes it the most meaningful teacher-student relationship the boys experience.

To further reinforce this holistic approach to education, each boy travels to Moogerah for a five-day camp. The importance of these camps cannot be overstated. The Outdoor Education team, led by Mr Derek Jervis, deliberately establish routines and challenges that allow the boys to take full responsibility for their own learning and safety. I was fortunate enough to travel to Moogerah most Tuesdays to see the boys involved in rock climbing and the giant swing. Typically, one of the staff would talk the boys through a basic safety briefing after which the boys took full control of each activity. It was wonderful to witness just how mature and supportive the boys were of each other.

Leadership is one of the School’s five core values and one that is taken very seriously by all members of the community. When they reach adulthood, many of our boys will themselves be leaders in their respective communities. It is therefore imperative that we provide opportunities for them to develop leadership skills and dispositions as they progress through the School. More importantly, it is vital that they understand that leadership is a form of service. This year, Ms Sarah McDonald coordinated and facilitated the Year 9 leadership committee. Each Form Class elected a class representative who served on the committee for one semester. While the committee’s main focus was organising end of term assemblies, the various subcommittees also coordinated activities. For example, one of my finest memories of the year was attending a lunchtime study session coordinated by the academic subcommittee. During the session, over 40 boys sat in a room at lunchtime trying to quickly answer chemistry questions relevant to the upcoming Science test. Boys facilitating the learning of their peers in an energetic and fun atmosphere is one of the greatest things for a teacher to behold. Leadership as service with a focus on academic improvement – what a wonderful expression of the values of BGS.

Leadership can also be developed outside of the school grounds through involvement in extracurricular programs. The depth and breadth of the School’s Extracurricular Program is staggering, as is the commitment of the many boys who take advantage of the opportunities it provides. The task-specific skills that the boys learn from these activities are supplemented by the time management skills that they must develop in order to stay on top of very demanding schedules. There is no doubt, however, that

this effort is worthwhile. To be a member of a team, perform in a play, or prepare and deliver a speech, produces outcomes that often cannot be measured.

While the opportunities discussed above provide an abundance of learning experiences, our core business at the School is the day to day academic support of the boys. In addition to the regular ongoing academic opportunities the School provides, there have also been opportunities this year to consider the impacts of the new Queensland assessment system to be implemented when these Year 9 boys reach Years 11 and 12. The School has undertaken to keep all members of the community (students, parents and teachers) informed as to the implications for assessment and learning. Simultaneously there have been great efforts made to ensure that any externally dictated changes do not impact on the School’s core mission of providing a broad liberal education to all of its students. The wonderful opportunities detailed above are essential in developing the confident young men of character that BGS is so proud to have as graduates. These will not be compromised by any curriculum changes.

Next year is an incredibly significant one for the boys. Having made the transition to the Senior School, they will soon have one eye on Years 11 and 12 with the important decisions that this entails. I look forward to witnessing their ongoing maturation as they individually and collectively reach their potential.

Mr Nick Holland Head of Year 9

Year 8

A plaque at Moogerah sums up the challenge set for the Year 8 cohort this year: ‘It’s the effort put in that counts’. The boys have risen to this challenge by embodying the five School values, which started with having to adjust to new classes and teachers for the year.

Their collective endeavour has been reflected in outstanding participation rates in, and support of, their final Middle School interwing events. Many boys have proudly represented their wing and school in sport, and several have been selected in state or national teams. The Fantastic Mr. Fox production was fantastic, due to the many Year 8 thespians committing to its success. Whether it was in their dedication to training for the mind-boggling range of sporting activities through the year, rehearsing for hours in cultural pursuits such as debating or music, or participating in groups ranging from philosophy, robotics or reading, the boys have showed true grit, by ‘staying in the game’ and trying so much on offer at the School. As I have shared on our regular year level assemblies, complacency is the enemy of success, and they have responded brilliantly.

Teamwork, mateship and resilience were required to navigate challenges, from capsizing canoes to climbing Mt Edwards at Moogerah. Under the expert guidance of our outstanding Outdoor Education staff – Mr Derek Jervis, Mr Jon Hodges,

Mr Mat Fairley and Mr Dave Hills – genuine confidence emerged when the ‘slabs’ and Big John were conquered. The boys were reminded that this noble tree is like our character, and its shadow like our reputations. Our inner values nurture the character so that the shadow it casts is notable and significant. The Moogerah experience has, and will, have a lifetime impact.

I continue to be impressed by the leadership actions and potential of these emerging young men. In addition to a crop of enthusiastic Class Captains, many boys volunteered as Open Day guides, in cultural and sporting roles, as public purpose volunteers, as public speakers or by speaking up for others. The Learn2Lead projects assigned to each Form Class, whether it be National Day of Action Against Bullying, International Women’s Day or RU OK? Day, have contributed enormously to school spirit and unity. Likewise, the boys have appreciated and benefitted from the mentorship and example provided by Year 12 Form Seniors.

The Class of 2021 is developing a healthy reputation as a cohesive and respectful team focused on community wellbeing and good manners. Student welfare surveys confirm the boys appreciate and enjoy a safe and inclusive campus, which is also reflected by a strong and cohesive Year 8 boarding ‘family’. We have been spoilt for choice for the Grammar Man and Firekeeper

awards, which acknowledge boys who consistently live and nurture the School culture established almost 150 years ago. Year 8 boys enacted this culture in the World’s Greatest Shave, and the unprecedented success of the World Vision Backpack Challenge, driven in the Middle School by the Year 8 leaders.

Our key focus – learning – is inherent in everything we do. Whether it was the highly-anticipated Quest, signature programs, daily classes, report reviews or study skills seminars, most boys have embraced our motto nil sine labore. Adjusting to the higher demands and expectations in Year 8 is vital to prepare for the rigours of senior schooling and beyond. Many have taken advantage of Archimedes Club, Writers’ League and Homework Club. A talented Form Tutor team has led the Student Wellbeing curriculum, addressing topics such as relationships, bullying, sleep, study skills, report reviews, growth mindsets and responsible use of technology, all in an age-appropriate way. Together our job is to prevent lazy thinking – a cut and paste culture – by using our most powerful technology, virtues such a curiosity and metacognition.

Having their Akubras fitted, completing the tie ceremony, and having significant achievements acknowledged at presentation afternoon are all a part of the boys’ transition to Senior School. As we reach these milestones, I would like to thank

our parent representative, Callie Simonidis for her continued work in organising events that have built strong and supportive connections between parents. This network will pay dividends through our collective journey to 2021. Likewise, Mr Haydn Murray, the Assistant Head of Year and my ‘wingman’ has been invaluable in guiding these young men and caring for the wellbeing of the boys in the cohort.

The Class of 2021 have fully embraced the motto of nil sine labore; like the axeman who sharpens his axe, they have succeeded not by luck, but by combining opportunities with careful preparation. I am proud of them in navigating an oftenchallenging year. They have aspired to be the best young men they can be, and can certainly look forward to entering Senior School with confidence and excitement.

Miss Sharee Verdon Head of Year 8

Year 7

This year saw the Year 7 cohort start their BGS journey together. With most students being new to the School, a fast paced yet thoughtfully-crafted orientation program enabled the boys to assimilate into Year 7, develop friendships and consolidate existing ties with their peers. Highlights of these days included the fierce battles of tug-of-war, the screams of joy expelled when navigating the inflatable obstacle course in the pool and the friendly spirit of competition demonstrated during other funfilled activities. The core value of community was apparent and was readily adopted by the students with the School’s other core values: leadership, endeavour, respect and learning. As the year progressed, students developed an understanding of the benefit of living these values at school.

Following the success of the orientation days, students relished the opportunity to put their teamwork skills to use on the shores of Lake Moogerah. Under the guidance of Mr Derek Jervis and his staff, each class attended the School’s Pepperina Hill Outdoor Education Centre for three days and were challenged by outdoor activities including canoeing, rock climbing, orienteering and Indigenous cultural activities. The Outdoor

Education experience will remain a developmentally appropriate and challenging experience for the boys throughout their junior secondary years. Moogerah camps are fondly remembered by both senior students and Old Boys alike.

The students forged valuable relationships with their Form Tutors, who with Assistant Head of Year 7, Mrs Mel Eveleigh, provided responsive pastoral care. In addition to the tireless work of staff, it is important to acknowledge the efforts of the Form Seniors who have worked with our Year 7 classes throughout the year. These seniors have been wonderful role models for the boys and have left a positive impression. It won’t be too long before the Year 7 students will be paying their experiences forward as Form Seniors in the years to come.

From an academic perspective, Year 7 is a challenging year marked by a noticeable increase in the rigour, volume, and complexity of the curriculum. This cohort has overcome these challenges through their determined application and willingness to adopt their teachers’ advice. I have been impressed with their productive use of their tablets and I am envious of their

digital literacy. Students are increasingly realising the benefit of working collaboratively with one another, which is a distinctive competency of students at this school; it is so pleasing to witness the School’s values being evident within the academic psyche of students. Away from the school-based curriculum, our students have performed very well in external academic competitions, most notably the ICAS English and Science competitions. Approximately 10 per cent of the cohort achieved High Distinctions, placing them in the top one per cent of the state.

Students have taken advantage of the plethora of extracurricular opportunities on offer at the School. It was wonderful to witness so many determined and skilled performances throughout the year and encouraging to note how much support students offered one another. For many, it was the first time they took part in celebrated GPS rivalries, which further strengthened their bonds with each other. Students of this Year 7 cohort have represented the School in the Firsts’ teams for their respective discipline. These are incredible achievements for Year 7 students and testament to the significant ability that exists within our student community. Away from the sporting context, thespians

in the cohort indulged their passion by participating in the Junior Dramatic Production. In addition, a breadth of talent was showcased during the Celebration of the Arts, where Year 7 cultural abilities were on show. There were also notable achievements in public speaking competitions and excited engagement throughout the signature programs.

This year has provided the Year 7 cohort with a chance to assimilate to all things Middle School, enabling them to become effective student leaders of this community in 2018. The Year 7 students of 2017 can be very proud of how they have successfully navigated the challenges of the past 12 months by demonstrating the School values each day. I know that they are excited to be entering their final year of the Middle School and will approach next year with determination and enthusiasm.

Mr Simon Conway Head of Year 7

Year 6

Our Year 6 boys began their second year in the Middle School with enthusiasm, and have had a successful year together as a cohort. Building on the positive reputation they established in Year 5 as a vibrant and energetic group, they have grown significantly and risen admirably to the challenges of Year 6.

New friendships were quickly established during the first week of term 1 as the boys familiarised themselves with new teachers and classmates. The orientation program saw the boys participate in a variety of Survivor type activities, where they relied on teamwork and collaboration to succeed.

Academically, the boys have built on their prior learning and strived to reach personal bests across a range of subject areas. Enjoying a challenging and rigorous curriculum, the boys have experienced a wide range of engaging learning opportunities: building cannons, conducting and designing scientific experiments, investigating global issues and creating collaborative sculptures using recycled materials. Our signature

program in semester 1, ‘Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?’ allowed the boys to demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills, forming small businesses aimed at raising the largest amount of ‘mollars’. Much learning took place as they boys collaborated to refine their business after each trading opportunity.

A large number of boys participated in the Extracurricular Program this year, with many exploring opportunities in both sporting and cultural endeavours. Further, the boys enjoyed competing in various interwing challenges including track and field, swimming and cross country where they fought hard for victory. For the first time, our cross country events took place on our campus and became affectionately known as the ‘Middle School mile’. Celebration of the Arts provided another opportunity for our boys to collaborate and showcase their talents. Once again, the sense of fun and positive attitude of the cohort shone through as they took over the stage in Centenary Hall and danced through the ages to hits from the 80s, 90s and beyond.

Early in term 3 we thoroughly enjoyed Grandparents’ Day. The boys took pride in playing host to their grandparents and listening to stories over morning tea before attending a concert showcasing many of our Year 6 students. The highly-anticipated Canberra trip also took place in term 3. On arriving in Canberra, we quickly made our way to Jindabyne, where the boys enjoyed a day of skiing at Blue Cow. Travelling by cable car with over 100 boys and skis was certainly memorable! Once we arrived at Blue Cow we were greeted by a spectacular sight of knee deep, soft, white powder. For many of the boys, this was their first time seeing snow and it did not take long for the snow fights to begin. After a two-hour skiing lesson, the boys took to the slopes for some free skiing and it was wonderful to see the perseverance and determination demonstrated by our boys. After a day at the slopes, we made our way back to Canberra. Visiting iconic sites such as Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial, Old Parliament House, the Australian Mint and the National Exhibition Centre, the boys linked their classroom learning to real life experience. Meeting the Prime Minister was a memorable moment for many of the boys, as was watching our politicians during Question Time in the House of Representatives.

Two major events of term 4 were our father and son morning and our overnight stay at Pepperina Hill. It was great to see the so many boys and their dads enjoying a competitive array of sporting activities. Building on their Year 5 Outdoor Education experience, the boys enjoyed an overnight stay at Lake Moogerah where they participated in a variety of activities, including orienteering and paddling. The highlight for many was most certainly the 300-metre flying fox!

I would like to thank our team of Year 6 Form Tutors: Mr Ian Grice, Mr Adam Bloch, Ms Michelle Ragen, Mrs Sarah Lindsay for their efforts thoughout the year. Thanks also to Assistant Head of Years 5 and 6, Mr Paul Kenny. A sincere thank you to our parent representative, Berthine Ommensen and all parents who assisted at various events throughout the year. It is with sadness that I bid farewell to the Year 6 group of 2017, but I wish them all the best for their future endeavours.

Ms Rebecca Campbell Head of Years 5 and 6

Year 5

Our 2017 Year 5 boys had a tremendous year, actively embracing the wide range of opportunities on offer and developing a sense of community. An important part of settling in to a new school is establishing a supportive and cohesive culture by adopting the School’s core values. Throughout the year, our Year 5 boys demonstrated our values in a range of contexts, including, but certainly not limited to:

Learning: Embracing new learning opportunities through activities such as the music immersion and signature programs.

Endeavour: Goal setting and reflecting on assessment tasks to identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Community: Enjoying time together in the social space and on school camps as well as embracing extracurricular opportunities.

Leadership: Participating in various community service activities, including the World Vision Backpack Challenge, and through leadership opportunities such as Library Monitor, Class Captain and Shed Monitor .

Respect: Wearing their uniform with pride and demonstrating great sportsmanship during extracurricular activities.

2017 started with the orientation program where students had the chance to engage with their classmates, develop new connections and learn the ways of working at Brisbane Grammar

School. From the outset, we were confident that this year’s group were keen to make the most of their opportunities and they did not disappoint.

Early in term 1 our Year 5 boys ventured out to the School’s Outdoor Education Centre for an exciting day at Lake Moogerah. Accompanied by Form Seniors, the boys were eager for a taste of Outdoor Education and participated in activities including orienteering, raft-building, Indigenous and environmental education and a low ropes course. Boys came dressed as colonial Australians as part of their History unit, ‘from prison to prosperity’, and we soon saw governors, convicts and even prison guards working together and getting to know each other better.

Continuing their journey as colonial Queenslanders, our Year 5 boys enjoyed two excursions as part of their History program. Our first excursion in term 1 to Old Brisbane Town took in the two oldest surviving buildings in Queensland, both of which were convict built: the Old Windmill in Wickham Terrace and the Commissariat Stores on the banks of the Brisbane River. Term 2 saw a motley bunch of convicts sent to St Helena Island for the day, to find out what life was like for prisoners in what was a harsh yet extremely productive place. Guided by old-time prisoners, wardens and guards, the Year 5 crew were exposed to a range of crimes, labours and punishments – all set to a backdrop of sad, scary, amusing and fascinating anecdotes.

Another highlight of term 2 was our Mothers’ Day morning tea where the boys had the opportunity to thank their mums and showcase their many talents. It was touching to see the positive interactions between mums and sons and the chivalrous way our boys hosted our guests at this very special event. Performances from our Year 5 choir were a highlight and it was wonderful to see the boys performing together again at Celebration of the Arts.

Term 3 saw the boys transform from early day settlers to savvy scientists where they impressed their teachers and parents with their knowledge of the achievements and legacies of scientific greats such as Isaac Newton, Archimedes and Galileo. Throughout this authentic learning experience, the boys were taught to research, analyse and synthesise information to educate others and bring their learning to life.

A learning opportunity of a different kind, our signature program, allowed the boys to develop different ways of thinking through collaborative problem solving and inquiry. The semester 1 signature program focused on building a community. In large groups boys collaborated on topics such as health, education, defence and transport, and took part in a simulation activity that put their plans to the test. Boys quickly found that governing is not as easy as they had thought as they faced various challenges. In semester 2, boys immersed themselves in the topic of sustainability, developing potential solutions to environmental concerns.

A highlight of term 3 was our interwing track and field carnival where the boys competed in a range of activities. Great sportsmanship was on display as the boys cheered on their team mates and enthusiastically participated in events such as shot put, 100m sprints, tug-o-war and ball games. North wing was victorious this year and both Mr Dean Littlefair and 5A were delighted with this outstanding result.

Term 4 began with our camp to Currimundi. Camp is always a time to reflect on how much the boys have grown and come together as a cohesive group over the past nine months. This year, the boys enjoyed activities such as surfing, stand up paddle boarding, kite making, rocket launching and Indigenous games. Meal times were extremely popular and the boys thrived on the opportunity to spend time with friends away from school.

2017 has been a fantastic year and I look forward to working with this cohort next year in Year 6. I take this opportunity to thank our wonderful Form Tutors: Mr Dean Littlefair, Ms Dominique Fitzgerald, Mr Justin Shears and Mr Peter Hunter. Thanks also to our parent representative, Rachel Emery for her support and efforts this year.

Ms Rebecca Campbell Head of Years 5 and 6

Outdoor Education

Now in its 41st year, the BGS Outdoor Education Centre Pepperina Hill has undergone its greatest expansion in the history of the centre. BGS now owns 400 acres of mountainous country on the edge of Lake Moogerah to conduct the Outdoor Education Program in conjunction with the Pepperina Hill site.

The property contains numerous creeks and ridges of wooded countryside. It also includes the summit of Mt Alford (521m) looking over Lake Moogerah and the Great Dividing Range, and the grand volcanic plug named ‘The Pulpit’, providing a plethora of opportunities for rock climbing and vertical activities.

The site will provide a place for every BGS boy to connect to the natural world, removed from phone access, screens, roads and 21st century distractions. The natural state of the land lends itself to real navigation opportunities, student led experiences and great adventure!

This year the property was incorporated into the Year 10 Outdoor Education Program for a student-led expedition with a heavy focus on navigation. The future use of the property will be developed and announced in stages as work is completed

on campsite development, weed control, vertical activities and reafforestation of native species.

A team of 17 dedicated volunteers attended the annual Moogerah Committee working bee at the new property. Under the direction of Carl Pritchard and Will Siganto they spent the day filling skip bins, clearing and tidying the site in preparation for the first students. The site was transformed in a day thanks to their hard work.

A new Year 5 program was introduced this year. The aim is to provide the boys with a real taste of Outdoor Education during their first visit to the centre. The one-day program sees the boys learning about the local Indigenous culture of the Yugarapul people, completing a compass based orienteering course, solving a team challenge in the aquatic environment and testing their skills on the low ropes course. The energy and enthusiasm of the Year 5 cohort is always inspiring and the boys got the most out to their jam-packed day at Moogerah.

Outdoor Education focuses on a progression of experiences that prepare the boys for the final program in Year 10. The

progression includes social and emotional development, physical challenge, outdoor skills and environmental and Indigenous education. The boys move through specific objectives: from introductory experiences in the junior years, to teamwork (Year 8), leading self (Year 9) and finally, leading others in Year 10.

Reflecting on his experiences at Moogerah, Year 10 student Josh Eastaway said he took away a great message and stronger bonds with his friends:

‘The Year 10 Moogerah camp is a great time out with the boys and allows for some quality activities and challenges. Compared to Year 9, camp in Year 10 really lifts the bar in what is expected from you and how you handle yourself independently. From day one you are forced to do a lot of things on your own two feet. In some regards this may sound like a negative aspect, but in the long run it teaches you a lot of valuable life skills. Boys are required to step up and lead among their peers in almost every aspect of the camp. Whether it be getting the boys to pack their gear for the expedition, or lead them from the centre to the campsite on foot. Throughout this week of camp, I have taken away many valuable life lessons and strengthened relationships

with some of my mates. I wish there could be more experiences like this in the senior years of BGS.’

Outdoor Education teachers Mr Mat Fairley, Mr Dave Hills and Mr Jon Hodges, caretaker Mr Colin Anderson and cook Ms Alice Croft have provided an outstanding experience and level of care throughout 2017. There have been advancements in Indigenous education, outcomes based programming, logistics and the use of media as an educational tool. A debriefing video and photo album have been produced for each class to use in the reflective process after their experience.

In 2018, we look forward to further incorporating the new property into the program. We are developing plans to renovate the Pepperina Hill dormitory, and will continue to provide high quality, innovative and industry leading experiences for every boy in their development as a BGS graduate.

Mr Derek Jervis Director of Outdoor Education

Harlin House

Life in Harlin House continues to be hectic and demanding, yet thoroughly rewarding for all who are involved in the boarding community at Brisbane Grammar School. There are over 100 boys in the House from all over Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory, with overseas boys travelling from locations in the Pacific Rim, South Africa and even the USA.

This year has seen a sustained focus on the Enrichment Program, and specifically in developing the five different strands that exist within this initiative. Our core pillars of academic enrichment and activity enrichment have once again delivered quality opportunities and experiences for boys, both in their after school studies and in their recreation time.

To these existing enrichment strengths we have re-ignited our life skills program and have delivered a wide variety of sessions for boys in the younger years, on topics as diverse as first aid, cooking, shoe cleaning and mental wellbeing. We’ve had positive feedback about the life skills program and we plan to introduce more experiences next year. We continue to place great emphasis on service through our Public Purpose Program. Senior boys help homeless support service Rosies – delivering food, drink and support to the homeless or those in transition to a permanent home. We have also expanded leadership opportunities through the newly installed House family system, by which the boys can be leaders through their actions.

Harlin House remains at the heart of BGS, and boarders’ participation in various teams, groups or events has been staggering. While we remain especially proud of those boys who have played a part in our flagship teams, or who have tasted success in GPS competitions, our aim this year has been to broaden the focus and to celebrate with equal fervour the less obvious contributions. We have supported and celebrated the work of boarders in areas such as art exhibitions, the technical stage crew or even those who have regularly attended clubs such as Greening Grammar. All contributions are equally valued in the boarding house.

Captain of Harlin House

Harlin House has seen a great deal of change and important growth throughout the year.

The Prefect team of 2017 brought a new set of ambitions to the House. We aimed to create a more inclusive and strong connection between the different year groups. This challenge of creating a ‘brotherhood’ has been the overarching goal posed to each boy, and it is challenge we’ve all taken up enthusiastically.

Accompanied with the newly initiated House families, we have been able to create a strong community which is willing to work for each other. House families have been created in order to generate a true interconnection within the House. The families follow a vertical structure, resulting in a diversified group of 10 boys, from Years 7 to 12, each led by a House Tutor. The role of the latter has been central to fostering a true sense of belonging, initiating weekend activities and partaking in activities and competitions.

Captain Hugo Perchard and Vice Captain Toby Buckley were outstanding leaders of Harlin House. They provided leadership to all, especially those in the senior years, and have given so much of their time to the boarding community. In addition, William Ramsay has been a wonderful ambassador in his role as one of the two School Vice Captains, and has made a muchvalued contribution within the House. Henry Lawford, Ollie Shepherd and Tom Gilbert have worked with dedication in their roles as dorm Prefects, while Desh Kongalage has done much to kindle our House family structure.

This year we bade farewell to Mrs Angela Cominos after 10 years as our Housemother. In my address at the annual House Dinner, I described her contribution to boarding as being the glue that held it all together. It was wonderful to thank her so formally for all she had done for so many young men. In July, we welcomed Ms Glynis Faucett as our new Housemother, a role she now shares with Mrs Alex Hastie, who began working in Harlin House at the start of term 4. Both are assisted by Mrs Angela Dunn who does invaluable work as our Indigenous Support Officer. Following the resignation of Mr Greg Tier, Mr Tom Christie was appointed as the Senior House Tutor, and we thank them both for the contribution they have made this year.

Finally, we are once again indebted to the dedicated medical staff, led by Ms Karen Bramley, who have provided an exceptional level of care throughout. Many thanks to our catering manager, Mr Steve Perrett, who ensures all of the boarders and staff are provided with excellent food throughout each and every term.

Mr Berian Williams-Jones Director of Boarding

The full introduction of Reach boarding software has also been a significant development. No longer do we fill in requests on Synergetic and hope for the best, but we do so online and know that our parents will receive an email to approve.

This technological upgrade has been accompanied by minor refurbishments of the House. New hardwood floors in the senior common room, and a fresh coat of paint, have certainly enhanced the appearance of the interior. Just as seniors are about to leave, the next stage of renovating the external space begins with the removal of trees and lockers, heralding a new barbeque and synthetic turf area.

It is evident Harlin House continued to be a safe, warm and inclusive home for all boys in 2017.

Hugo Perchard Captain of Harlin House

Harlin House Leaders

Back Row (L to R): Desh Kongalage, Tom Gilbert, Ollie Shepherd, Henry Lawford.

Front Row (L to R): William Ramsay, Mr Berian Williams-Jones, Hugo Perchard, Mr Nick Byron, Toby Buckley.

Harlin House Seniors

Back Row (L to R): Matthew Want, Daniel Knee, Carlos Hurst, Ollie Shepherd, Douglas Clark, James Madden, Tom Gilbert, Jason Lea, Sam Zhang.

Second Row (L to R): Takeshi Kawano, Max Boughey, George Bush, Yu Ron Chan, Nivesh Aryal, Henry Lawford, Ryan Lee, Jacky Wu, Desh Kongalage, Max MacRae.

Front Row (L to R): Hayden Russo, Man Nok Hung, Erik Van der Westhuizen, Toby Buckley (Harlin House Vice Captain), Hugo Perchard (Harlin House Captain), William Ramsay, Brendan Huehne, Tom Atkinson, George McCormack.

Absent: Hamish Martin.

Harlin House

Back Row (L to R): Andy Xie, Kyle Psaila, Kade Wallace, Emile Tuimavave, Cameron Boyce, Carlos Hurst, Conrad Cho, Gus MacDonald, William Egan, Douglas Clark, Hugh Reiser, Daejarn Asi, Dennis Waight, Hamiso Tabuai, Josh Hardess.

Fifth Row (L to R): Kade Starrett, Brendan Huehne, Matthew Want, Anthony Buswell, Nathan Campbell, Jason Lea, Ryan Lee, Bailey Curran, Alex MacGibbon, Yi An, Grant Morris, Yu Ron Chan, Max Boughey, George Bush, Takeshi Kawano.

Fourth Row (L to R): Hamish Martin, Ned McConnel, Campbell Aston, Stirling McAvoy, Sam Williams, Jakob Morrison, Tom Atkinson, Andrew MacGibbon, Sam Corbett, David Angus, Brad Mills, Harrison Martinenko, Oscar Skerman, Alexander Kay, Tony Liu.

Third Row (L to R): Josh Kruger, Duncan Cho, Man Nok Hung, Josh Eastaway, Max MacRae, Erik Van der Westhuizen, Nivesh Aryal, Reagan Holliday, Jacky Wu, Reece Dempster, Noah Strachan, Adam Taib, George McCormack, Mitchell Snodgrass, Hayden Russo.

Second Row (L to R): Connor Muscat, Simon Anderson, Tom Kendall, Samuel Wolrige, Johnathan Lau, Stephen Baronio, Michael Dingo, Cameron Morris, Sam Stallmann, Harris McGaw, Alexander Stitt, Peter Haymes, Victor Wu, Dylan Chan, Matthew Lau, Heath Coggan.

Front Row (L to R): Ned Madden, Rohin Bagga, Mrs Angela Dunn, Desh Kongalage, Ollie Shepherd, Mr Tom Christie, Toby Buckley (Harlin House Vice Captain), Mr Berian Williams-Jones, Hugo Perchard (Harlin House Captain), Mr Nick Byron, Henry Lawford, Ms Glynis Faucett, Zachary Shakespeare, Ryan Wang, Baxter Hare.

Absent: Alexi Ainsworth, Arnold Amet, Tom Gilbert, James Kenny, Daniel Knee, Calvin Lam, Zeke Laupepe Perkins, James Madden, Will Ramsay, Liahm Scott, Aly Sultan, Cadmus Wang, Vincent Wen, Sam Zhang.

Senior Library

The three libraries at BGS are highly valued spaces, with hundreds of boys visiting each day and claiming the space as their own. Many come before school, return at lunchtime and then again after school, because they enjoy the environment and the camaraderie so much. We estimate we have almost 2000 visits per day to the three libraries. While academic excellence remains a major focus, our libraries have become more than collections of books and resources. They have become collections of people – community hubs where the boys love to socialise and enjoy the many activities on offer.

In the Senior Library, we have partnered this year with many departments and groups within the School to provide fun and entertaining competitions between students and teachers. These included: our annual Tea Duel where teachers and students dunk biscuits in tea then see who can outlast the other before gulping them down; Star Wars trivia and droid races to celebrate global Star Wars Day; Music on the Green with jazz from the Big Band and barbershop songs from the Senior Vocal Group; a highly competitive chopstick challenge, organised by the Year 11 SRB boys to celebrate multiculturalism at BGS; and a great debate, pitting the sharp minds and wit of Year 12 boys against their

teacher coaches. A highlight of the year was our TEDxYouth@ BGS event, organised and run by the boys for the boys, which included three students and two staff as speakers, along with industry professionals who delivered challenging talks.

Additionally, we have partnered with other departments to provide creative displays in the Learning Commons. These included the highly thought-provoking Listen to Her campaign organised by Public Purpose Coordinator, Ms Philippa Douglas; NAIDOC Week and Black Words put together with boys from the Closing the Gap Committee; Design17 where the Design and Tech department exhibited major Year 12 projects; and a forensics display on Open Day in conjunction with The University of Queensland.

One of our visions for the Senior Library eXchange is for it to be a place where leadership skills can be developed. During Teen Technology Week, two of our Year 9 boys ran very popular digital drawing and animating sessions for other students. Our newest library staff member, Mr Brendan Kelly, also organised workshops showing the boys how to build their own computer and how to repair their broken iPhones. The latest project he

worked on with the boys this year was a scaled replica of the Wright Brothers’ first flying machine, and we were very proud to hang it in the library as an example of teamwork and thinking skills. A baby grand piano, donated by Old Boy George Kelly '16, has also provided hours of beautiful music this year as a background to the happy chatter in the Learning Commons, and has helped make the library a vibrant and stimulating community hub.

Reading has not been forgotten with Aficionados Book Club for Years 9 and 10 held every second Friday. Events have included a trip to the Somerset Celebration of Literature to listen to authors Mark Smith, Shivaun Plozza, Fleur Ferris and Allison Goodman, and a shopping trip to Dymocks bookstore. Some of our Year 9 students were also treated to a session with visiting Irish author, Peadar O’Guilin. Each year we add to the back wall of the library a photo of our current School Captains reading, and this sends the message that successful people enjoy reading.

Our online resources have grown to include a university-standard discovery platform, MySearch, which searches nearly 20 of our databases at once and returns a search list containing books,

ebooks, videos, journal and newspaper articles and primary sources. Zinio for recreational magazines and OverDrive for fiction ebooks complement our non-fiction academic ebooks.

The library space continues to evolve in response to user needs. Teaching areas in the library were expanded at the end of 2016, with new furniture to accommodate growing demand. We also enlisted the help of Mrs Deb Bateman to rejuvenate the library, and her beautiful multicultural display is a stunning feature behind the front desk.

Mr Sam Russell’s media skills continue to be in high demand across the School, and next year we will explore how to incorporate more media equipment and learning opportunities into the Senior Library so that our boys can confidently contribute in a media-rich future. We would also like to wish Mr Jim Hill a well-deserved holiday in 2018, as he takes a nine-month long service leave break after nearly 40 years in the library.

Mrs Cathy Oxley Director of Information Services

Centenary Library

The Centenary Library has continued its tradition as a very busy and popular space in the BGS Middle School this year. Years 7 and 8 students visit once a fortnight for a library lesson with one of the Middle School teacher-librarians, as well as during their free time before and after school and at lunch. On any given day of the week a visit to the library during these times reveals a space abuzz with happy students learning, sharing, creating and reading. In 2017 the library also offered a variety of activities to encourage exploration, innovation and literacy, which were enjoyed by all who attended.

Book Week, as always, was a highlight of the year for the Middle School libraries. Celebrated in term 2, the theme Escape to Everywhere inspired activities each lunch including a Kahoot!, a board games day and a screening of the escape film Chicken Run. Students and parents also had the opportunity to attend an evening with Richard Yaxley, where guests were provided with drinks and nibbles and were able to meet and hear from the author himself. Centenary Library also played host to numerous Science Week activities throughout lunchtimes in August. Other popular events in the School calendar were ‘balloon car racing’ and a talk by Physics teacher Mr Scott Jones.

For the first time, Centenary Library also celebrated Teen Tech Week in March this year. Highlighting the range of services school libraries provide beyond print resources, this week offered many opportunities for students to learn about how the BGS libraries are preparing students for life in the technology-rich 21st century. Activities included a ‘Magformer Challenge’, a QR code trivia hunt and a visit from the libraries’ own Lunchbox Club members, who brought in some of their robots and circuits for students to experiment with.

In term 3 both Middle School libraries also had a special focus on manga. Various activities were offered throughout the term to promote the popular genre with quizzes, a pop-up manga store, craft workshops and anime clips available during lunchtime. A Grumpy Cat in manga competition was also held throughout the term, with some wonderful entries produced by the boys; it

was a lovely way to incorporate our beloved library mascot into the celebrations. The libraries were privileged to also have BGS parent and author Son Bac Ngo visit to discuss his graphic novel series Legendary 12. Highlighting manga and other graphic novels has allowed a whole new audience to discover an already popular genre with the graphic novel table in the library now a very busy area.

Centenary Library has continued to recognise students who contribute to the library community by taking pride in the space, helping others or assisting library staff through the Library Legends award. Given out at various times through the term, students who achieve ‘legend’ status receive a certificate, a prize and the very coveted picture on the Library Legends wall where they sit with legends of past years. This prize is always a very popular achievement with students often going above and beyond to make the library a welcoming space for all.

To celebrate students’ reading achievements throughout the year, Centenary Library holds a book tournament in term 4 to find the most popular book on a particular topic. This year the chosen topic was ‘The People’s Choice’ with book suggestions made and voted for by students. Popular titles included Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, The Hit by Allen Zadoff and The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey.

Marble runs, Magformers, Plus-Plus pieces, jigsaw puzzles and chess are just some of the resources also provided in the Centenary Library to keep students occupied, experimenting and enthralled in their spare time when visiting. The Centenary Library strives to be an exciting and inspiring space for all, and in 2017 the activities and resources offered made this ideal a little more possible.

Miss Dani Smith Teacher Librarian

Middle School Library

Imagine a space filled with enthusiastic readers, excited coders, eager animators and happy students and you have the Middle School Library at any break time of the day. Boys use the library for a range of academic and non-academic purposes, finding it a place where they can relax with friends, explore resources and try new activities. We offered a range of events during the year to cater to diverse interests and to complement the academic program.

The Lunch Bunch met each Tuesday with a different focus at various times of the year. Coding proved popular in term 1 and boys used Scratch and Kodu to develop their skills. Following step-by-step projects, they created their own games via simple programming language and learnt from each other to build skills and confidence.

It was the turn of keen readers to join the Lunch Bunch in term 2, as the format shifted to a book club. Books that lent themselves to great discussion as well as hands-on maker activities were chosen. Loki’s Wolves, for example, explores the world of Norse mythology, so boys made Viking swords and shields to take home.

Stop motion animation was a focus for the Lunch Bunch later in the year, and boys used the Lego app on our iPads to create entertaining movie clips featuring their clay or Lego creations. The boys’ skills grew as they practised and all were pleased with the results.

Book Week was celebrated in term 2 and the theme was Escape to Everywhere. Special guest for the Years 5 and 6 Book Week Breakfast was author Oliver Phommavanh, who spoke to all the Middle School boys and proved to be thoroughly entertaining. Other events included a trivia competition, a themed games day and a screening of the ultimate escape movie, Chicken Run

Term 3 had a special focus this year: manga. This is a favourite genre among a small number of boys, but could reach a much wider audience. Boys were offered activities to inspire them to

read more manga. There was a pop-up store where they could make suggestions about the books our libraries should buy; manga drawing workshops; anime screenings; a Pokémon trivia competition; Pokémon cookie decorating and a Pokémon Hunt using augmented reality. We were fortunate to have a visit by Son Bac Ngo, author and BGS parent, who shared his story as creator of the graphic novel series Legendary 12. The promotion certainly had the desired effect with more boys borrowing manga than ever before.

Our annual Book Fair took place early in term 4 and this was followed by a week’s focus on horror. To conclude the year and thank the many library monitors who did a variety of jobs in their spare time, we held a party with pizzas and sweets to show our appreciation.

As well as these exciting and fun opportunities, our print and digital collections continue to grow and support our curriculum. Boys can find a wealth of resources to support their learning and reading needs, making the library an integral part of the Middle School.

Ms Vicki Palmer Teacher Librarian

Special Assemblies

National Sorry Day

ANZAC Day

Foundation Day

Heralded as one of the most anticipated films of 2017, Dunkirk finally hit Australian screens in July. It was with great expectations that the Apollo Club boys, accompanied by Mr Jeffrey Lewis, Miss Amy Busuttin and me, headed to the cinema to be immersed in acclaimed auteur Christopher Nolan’s story of the evacuation of Dunkirk during WWII. Over dinner, after the film, the boys agreed Dunkirk was a visual masterpiece. Yet, while most of the boys thought Nolan’s use of three strands – land, sea and air – to construct the narrative was clever, some found the three different timelines off-putting. Interestingly, Hans Zimmer’s score polarised opinions. Some felt it was overbearing, while others appreciated the increasing intensity created by the combination of music, sound effects and images. Discussions also focused on the unconventional nature of this war film: no main character, no backstories, bloodless scenes and minimal dialogue. Regardless of their opinions, the students agreed this harrowing tale of survival is best seen on the big screen.

Undoubtedly, the highlight of this year was the discussion of the work of three highly acclaimed Australian authors: Tim Winton, Cate Kennedy and Nick Earls. Chaired adeptly by Edward Cahill, and with special guests Mr Paul Kobez and Mrs Cathy Oxley, this meeting was held over dinner in The Lilley Centre Function Room. It commenced with a robust discussion of Tim Winton’s reflective essay, The Boy Behind the Curtain. Winton’s distinctive writing style – a fusion of colloquial

language, rich imagery and unique vocabulary – engaged the boys. Cate Kennedy’s short story Flexion was appreciated particularly because of the powerful ending. Kennedy’s ability to evoke the readers’ compassion for Frank, a harsh man who is unable to show kindness to his wife, surprised the boys. The final text, Nick Earls’ novella Vancouver was very popular. A lively discussion ensued about the subtlety of Earls’ writing style, the economy of the novella, the tale of the giant, and the references to Brisbane and The Great Gatsby. At the end of the evening, the boys declared they would definitely read more novellas if they were of this quality. In fact, for many, this is the preferred form as it can be read in less than three hours. Interestingly, Nick Earls also shares this view. He believes ‘the novella has prospects [in the 21st century] because technology has changed and it fits with our lives’. Based on our boys’ unequivocal enthusiasm for the novella, it seems he just might be right.

Ms Michelle Ragen English teacher and Teacher Librarian

Back Row (L to R): Ivan Mikhail, Stuart Moss, Edward Cahill, Joshua Grice, Elliot Perkins, Toby Buckley. Front Row (L to R): Nicholas Ooi, Connor Andreatidis, Ashmit Vyas, Dafydd Weppner, Harrison Geeves, Harry Cosgrove.

From 21 to 24 July, Brisbane Grammar School hosted the 2017 Junior Youth Physicists’ Tournament (JYPT). The five schools competing in the tournament were Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, All Saints Anglican School in the Gold Coast hinterland, Hobart’s The Hutchins School and New Zealand’s Onslow College.

To compete in the tournament, students must prepare solutions to five pre-set problems. In the months leading up to the event students conduct experiments and research to put together a presentation of their findings. At the tournament, students present their work to a competing team who provide an opposition to the solution. The teams then engage in a ‘debating style physics fight’ to see whose knowledge of a problem is superior!

Students were adjudicated by a panel of judges who included the competing teams’ leaders, as well as myself; Head of Physics, Ms Noël Chan, senior Physics teacher, Mr Scott Jones and Year students Daniel Harness and Thomas La. They gave up their weekend to provide helpful feedback and a sounding board for the students to deepen their level of understanding of the concepts.

The students competed in five rounds of competition leading up to the play-offs. At the close of the tournament Onslow College emerged victorious.

Although our BGS team did not place as high as they would have liked, I must commend their unwavering spirit and

determination. An incredible amount of work goes into every presentation and these boys most certainly gave their very best. Throughout the competition all students have learned so much. They dealt with concepts which, in some cases, are not taught in class until Year 12 Physics.

For an event of this nature to run smoothly, an expert support team is essential. If the boys were not working round the clock to help students prepare their presentations they were setting up rooms, timing, cleaning and scoring.

I commend the following students for their outstanding performance over the weekend of the tournament: Lewis Luck, Glenn Schaffer, Noah Walker, Abineash Mayooran, Cliff Mei, Tony Zhong, Tim Rainbird, Andrew Yuan, Rishi Goel (Year 9); Yi An, Zakhar Kalinin (Year 10); Lavien Premraj, William Power (Year 11); Daniel Harness, Thomas La (Year 12).

Finally, special thanks to Ms Noël Chan, whose continued help and support ensured that the event ran smoothly and was enjoyable for all involved. We are all looking forward to next year’s event to be held at The Hutchins School in Tasmania.

Ms Julia Bruerton JYPT Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Andrew Yuan, Zakhar Kalinin, Abineash Mayooran, Yi An, Lewis Luck, Glenn Schaffer, Ms Julia Bruerton. Front Row (L to R): William Power, Rishi Goel, Lavien Premraj, Noah Walker, Tim Rainbird, Tony Zhong, Cliff Mei.

Art Extension

Photography Club

Photography Club aims to develop students’ thinking and understanding of the still image. Through the practice of various photographic techniques, images are created and deconstructed. Each week we explore a different skill and subject matter that pushes the student to create interest within the boundaries of the school environment and landscape. The Camera Obscura competition also give the boys something to work for. The 2017 Camera Obscura Photographic Challenge results were very positive. This year seven of our students were awarded.

Years 7 to 9

Winner: Cameron Quagliotto – Soul Fisherman

Highly Commended: Yathav Ragupathy – Surface Drops

Jack Woolrych – Beams

Joe Fuller – Stairway to Nothing

Both Fletcher and Daniel were founding members of the Omega activity, which was set up by Year 12 students Nic Hur and Alex Brown in 2012.

The drawing group allows students to hone their skills in a fun and relaxed atmosphere that fosters genuine camaraderie and instils the boys’ pride in individual accomplishment. Members range from Year 7 to Year 12, and all skill levels from beginner to advanced are accommodated. Many of the students who join the group start with a keen interest in developing their skills; consequently, they reach a level of confidence in their ability to create photo-realistic artworks. In 2017, Omega HB Society experienced considerable success and with the doors of the society always open, new members from both the Senior and Middle Schools are welcome to join in 2018.

Ms Angela Brown Head of Art

Years 10 to 12

Winner: Luke Johnston – Urban Farm

Highly Commended: Conor Tselepis – Ice Leaves

Encouragement Award: Lachie Coyne – Leaf Glimmer

Omega HB

Omega HB Society is an afternoon drawing group that focuses on tonal rendering and realistic representation. Omega was coordinated by Ms Katy Ward in semester 1 and Ms Bernadette Moy in semester 2. Dedicated Old Boys Daniel Sherrington and Fletcher Cole, who constantly demonstrated their talent and growing expertise, facilitated the drawing program each Tuesday.

L to R: William Emery, Tony Zhong, Egor Kalinin, Louis Cardell-Ree, Oliver Willson, Yathav Ragupathy.

The Astronomy Club met weekly during Tuesday lunchtimes this year. We discussed exciting developments in astronomy and cosmology as they unfolded around the world, and considered their meaning for us as a species inhabiting this tiny planet. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made five detections of gravitational waves by August. These consisted of collisions between black holes and neutron stars; events that occurred millions or even billions of light years away (and millions or billions of years ago). We also watched as private enterprise continued in its attempts to make commercial spaceflight a reality, and aimed for Mars as the next great adventure in human space travel.

Night viewing evenings allowed us to calibrate our equipment and learn basic viewing techniques. We also watched educational videos covering the wider concepts and current affairs in the international astronomy and astrophysics community.

Trips to Moogerah have made for some wonderful observations of Jupiter and its moons but have often been marred by poor weather. Regardless, many conversations about the universe and

its wonders remain possible in these conditions. Between patches of cloud other planets could also be seen and students used iPad and iPhone apps for identifying stars and constellations in the night sky.

Astronomy team quizzes ran in term 3 with small teams competing to show off their growing knowledge of the universe and its behaviour. From simple telescope designs to some of the most puzzling characteristics of quantum mechanics, students explained the latest theories across the many disciplines that contribute to our understanding of the cosmos. What is a xenobiologist? How do black holes evaporate? How can the Earth ‘be’ at the center of the universe and ‘not be’ at the same time? These are just a few of the questions successfully answered by the enthusiastic Astronomy Club this year.

Mr Scott Jones Astronomy Club Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Sterling Saini, William Oliver, Nicholas Ooi, Daniel Harris, Mukund Ghantala, Thomas La, Daniel Harness, Justin Lee. Front Row (L to R): Benjamin La, Oliver Martin, William Power, Alexander Kwan, Xavier Hay, Alex Williams, Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, Luke Schwartz, Christopher Lui. Absent: Louis Backstrom, Harry Todd, Cale Perrie.

Athene Club

In this current age of sensationalism and purported truths, separating fact from fiction has become increasingly difficult. We live in a time when it is easier to lose ourselves in the incessant noise of fake news than to question ideas and develop wellinformed opinions.

The Athene Club has a long tradition of providing opportunities for BGS and BGGS students from Years 11 and 12 to engage in scholarly discussion and debate. The group convenes three times a term to entertain the issues raised in topical papers, which are researched, written and delivered by the Year 12s from both schools.

Early in the year, the Athenians were unusually quiet, perhaps unsettled by the mandatory girl-boy-girl-boy seating plan, but they were quick to summon their formerly dormant opinions and channel their passion into discussion. Samuel SouyaveMurphy’s controversial paper on reverse discrimination ignited debate and led to the splintering of the group into ideological factions.

Beliefs were challenged and rifts were widened even further when Toby Buckley examined the ethics of artificially increasing our

intellectual capacity with cognitive-enhancing drugs. On one rare occasion, the group was united, not by a consensus, but by an overwhelming fear for our own lives, after Harry Tod’s apocalyptic musings on nuclear warfare. Thankfully, Philip Groves’ satirical polemic on discrimination towards the upper class provided much-needed comic relief, allowing the group to refocus before tackling the challenging moral issues raised in William Ramsay’s paper on the role of war in modern societies.

The girls also delivered some exceptional papers that stimulated discussion and thoughtful consideration of life’s complexities. By listening to each other, we gained a better appreciation of the different perspectives on some of society’s pressing issues. Of course, none of this would be possible were it not for the support and guidance of Mr Greg Howes and his BGGS counterpart, Mr Stephen Woods.

Athene Club has taught us why it is important to adapt our habits and ideas, to give up BuzzFeed for The New York Times, and most importantly, to question and challenge unrelentingly in the pursuit of wisdom.

Vincent Zhang Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Joshua Grice, Berkeley Cox, Dougal Brown, Philip Groves, Edward Cahill, Elliot Perkins, Samuel Souyave-Murphy.

Third Row (L to R): Eesha Bajra, William Power, Harvey Nihill, Marcus Ray, Toby Buckley, Harry Tod, Tomas Ray, Gus Peters, Ashmit Vyas, Ellen Wilson.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Greg Howes, Louise Rainbird, Helena Ruddell, Lucinda Duke, Abigail Ashford, Lucinda Johnston, Olivia Dalton, Isabel Horsley, Helen Yesberg, Isabel Nolan, Mr Stephen Woods.

Front Row (L to R): Bidisha Roy, Natalie Kong, Elize Atme, Amrutha Murali, Eliza Watson, Vincent Zhang, Anastasia Georgiou, Ellen Gardner, Elizabeth Prins, Georgia Perry, Emma van Baarle.

Absent: Anton Vellnagel, Jono Hallahan, William Ramsay, Anna Angelos, Inais Black, Sylvie King, Ali Laherty, Emily Thompson, Emilia Weeden, Sarah Wilkey.

‘Orthodoxy means not thinking – not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.’

George Orwell

Aviation Club

Orville Wright, who with his brother Wilbur invented the world’s first successful airplane in 1903, once said: ‘The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great for it to be neglected as a sport’. Membership growth of the Aviation Club – now in its fourth year – shows the keeness for flying that Wright espouses is alive and well among students at BGS.

The club’s first activity was the traditional annual plane spotting morning at the Acacia Street viewing area at Brisbane Airport. Early on a Sunday, students witnessed many planes take off and land, including the A380. It is always worth the early rise to see this aviation spectacle as a group.

This year Dr Wayne Martin from the University of Southern Queensland (Aviation and Logistics) offered members an exciting new activity. On two occasions, he arranged for students to experience the B737 simulator by taxiing, taking off, flying and landing. It is difficult to tell who derived the most pleasure from his activity, students or their parents.

We were very fortunate to have two visits to our lunchtime meetings by Colleen Kitson, a senior air traffic services specialist at Airservices. With 27 years’ experience in the industry, Colleen has worked in various roles including as an air traffic controller, ATC training specialist, ATC team leader and ATC check and standardisation supervisor. Colleen gave fascinating presentations about the nature of her work and fielded many deeply thoughtful questions from the boys.

We now have a fully catalogued library (printed and online resources) because of donations from guest speakers and community benefactors. Yet our greatest resource continues to be club members who have presented to their peers during meetings and shared their vast knowledge and enthusiasm for all things aviation. With PowerPoint presentations, quizzes and interactive games, our members have actively committed to the Aviation Club this year.

Mr Matt Smith Aviation Club Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): William Shorrock-Browne, William Oliver, Sam Duncan, Emanuel Pop, Elliot Perkins, Andrew Buckley, Jayden Situ, Hayden Spencer.

Second Row (L to R): William Jordan, Eddie Salter, Harrison Emery, Nicholas Byrom, Oscar Medek, Dean O’Connell, Damien Dinh, William Emery, Mr Matt Smith.

Front Row (L to R): Keaton Baxter, Mitch Emery, James Edmunds, Jacob Coburn, Matthew Love, Thomas Poll, Cooper Caines, Theo Medek, Kyan McClatchy, Sathya Gururajan.

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More than 30 years ago, world-renowned martial artist and scholar of Chinese literature Great Grand Master Chen Qing Ho of Taiwan founded the Academy of Chang Chuan and Hong Chuan (Chang Hong Wu Shu). The academy boasts an international membership of thousands of students and numerous branches worldwide. Its founding principle - the research and promotion of the cultural treasure Wu Shu - which is a combination of philosophy, tradition, history, culture, art, sport and combat skill.

Mr Struthers is the Australian Representative and Chief Instructor of Chang Hong Wu Shu Brisbane. He learned and trained under Great Grand Master Chen Qing Ho and Grand Master Lin Jun Ji for more than 10 years before relocating to Australia. Mr Struthers still travels back to Taiwan every year to continue his training and to maintain his Chinese language proficiency.

In term 4 of 2016, Mr Struthers gained approval to establish the BGS Chang Hong Wu Shu Club. Club training is twice a week, on a Wednesday morning from 6.30am to 7.45am and on a Thursday afternoon from 3.15pm to 5.00pm.

Participation in the club has relevance for Chinese language studies and deepens students’ interest in the subject area by exposing them to authentic Chinese culture, philosophy, literature, self-defence and social etiquette. In addition to the benefits achieved through kinesthetic language learning, the training augments existing academic and exercise regimes by improving habits of mind, movement, posture and breathing. The experiential learning outcomes include physical exercise, increased flexibility and strength, stamina, concentration, group collaboration and leadership skills.

Thomas

La Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Benjamin La, Lucas Raaymakers, Alexander Kwan, Luke Na, Aiden Jabur, Rovin Wickramasekera, Lintaro Hung, Shintaro Hung, Ben Greenland, Max Wagland, Bryce Caulfield.

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to R): Thomas La, Brian Wang, Dillon Chiang, Shafaat Husain, Oscar Akhavan, Yi An, Matthew La, Simon Andersen, Nathan Chan, Cheng Bin Saw.

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R): Mr James Struthers, Kai Mizuno, Thomas Kwan, Charlie Williamson, James Swart, Patrick Holmes, Campbell Stoneley, Jeremy Spink, Thomas Chen, Max Wong.

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R): Ian Wong, Joshua Tran, Isaac Tam, Jamie Chan, Nicholas Wong, Quentin Lee, Elliott James, Matthew Chan, Christopher Spencer, Joshua Wong, Tom Strooper.

Absent: Alex Carew, Joshua Khoo, Oliver Tu, Ben Price, Aaryan Shetty, Joshua Goh, Tony Liu. Harry Johnson, Ben Deacon, Bencent Lee.

Chess

Following our success in 2016 was always going to be difficult; the Premier team won an undefeated GPS premiership, were state champions and came third in the national championship. BGS finished top of the ladder in all nine divisions in which it competed. Despite much to live up to, our chess students threw themselves into every game, tournament and competition with a positive mindset. Led by Chess Captain Daniel Wang and Vice Captain Thomas Yang and assisted by our talented coach, Eliot Soo-Burrowes, the boys tried to repeat the wonderful accomplishments of last year and came very close.

The Somerville House Chess Invitational provided a warm-up to the GPS season over two Friday evenings in March. BGS teams placed second and sixth out of nine teams in the combined A and B divisions; and third, fifth, 12th, 13th and 21st out of a field of 30 teams in the combined C and novice divisions. BGS also competed in the term 2 and term 3 components of the Brisbane Interschool Chess Championship. In term 2, BGS teams finished first and fourth in the Premier division, and third in the A division, with Tony Zhong the tournament’s top player. In term 3, BGS finished a close second and fourth in the Premier division, and third and ninth in the A division. Again, Tony Zhong won top honours. These excellent results qualified BGS teams for the state championship in October.

The GPS chess season began on a high note. In the first three rounds, BGS won nearly 90 per cent of games played. Round three against ACGS proved to be the match of the season. All teams prepared well for these games, but in the Premier and Junior divisions ACGS were too strong. Despite this, BGS still won 20 out of 36 games on the night, with three games drawn. Congratulations to ACGS on their GPS premiership. As the Master in Charge of Chess, I was pleased to see students in the Premier and Junior teams maintain their enthusiasm through the rest of the season, despite these heartbreaking losses. Over the GPS season, BGS teams won 203 out of 266 games and drew a

further 11. BGS finished first in five divisions – Senior, Open A, B, C and D – and finished second in the Premier, Open E and Open F divisions. Nine players played at least five games and finished the GPS season undefeated: Saravanan Somasundaram, Manu Naganna, Nadula Tennakoon, Sze Yong Ng, Ash Loganathan, Nicholas Grice, Ruveen De Alwis, Will Petersen and Sanjeev Raju. All boys should be proud of this marvellous record.

The boys' success is in part a result of our Head Coach Eliot Soo-Burrowes’ dedication to BGS chess. Throughout the first half of the year, Eliot worked closely with the Premier team and other players to prepare them for the GPS competition. He ran extensive GPS trials to ensure our selection process was fair, and his contribution to all teams was invaluable. Eliot is not alone in instructing the boys. Several senior boys have undertaken the task to coach junior, less experienced teams. Their efforts are appreciated and the results speak for themselves.

Much of this year’s success can also be attributed to the strong leadership of Daniel Wang and Thomas Yang. Both Daniel and Thomas have been involved in BGS chess since 2013 and are inspirational role models. They have unselfishly assisted chess players in the Middle School and are wonderful ambassadors for chess, producing engrossing chess reports and hosting the GPS schools for home games. I wish them all the best for the future.

Thanks to Mrs Cathy Oxley and Mr Jay Taylor for their invaluable assistance throughout the year. And thank you to the boys for their passion, commitment and positive mindset. I look forward to another successful year in 2018.

Mr Peter Brunckhorst MiC Chess

Premier Chess Team

L to R: Thomas Yang, Mr Peter Brunckhorst, Joshua Grice, Tony Zhong. Absent: James Franco.

Back Row (L to R): Karan Kanwar, Evan Findlay, Joshua Grice, Ash Loganathan, George Withers, Will Petersen, Thomas Yang, Mrs Cathy Oxley. Second Row (L to R): Mr Peter Brunckhorst, Aohang Ding, Digby Simpson, Daniel Wang, Aiden Jabur, Nikko Zheng, Saravanan Somasundaram, Geoffrey Xu, Mr Jay Taylor.

Front Row (L to R): Nadula Tennakoon, Max Fuller, Oliver Bieber, Joshua Wong, Tony Zhong, Matthew Chan, William Power, Sanjeev Raju, Patrick Moore, Sze Yong Ng.

GPS Chess

The Chess Club continued to be an active hub for boys in Years 5 and 6 during 2017. Attending the club enables all members the opportunity to develop their abilities, contest tournaments and experience the positive culture and camaraderie within the chess community.

The Queensland Interschool Chess competition provided our players with the opportunity to compete in a series of tournaments held across the year. Our novice players relished the chance to be involved and gained much enjoyment and knowledge over the course of the series. Our more experienced players also experienced success throughout the year. The Premier division team, Sze Yong Ng, Henry Wang, Nathaniel Yu, Jonathan Neep, and Alexander Macfarlane (term 2) performed consistently, achieving two first places and a third place across the three qualifying rounds. Our third round A grade team, Minh Tran, Saahil Dahiya, Nic Carter and Alex Brown also placed first in that event. After qualifying for the State finals, the Premier team of Sze Yong Ng, Henry Wang, Nathaniel Yu, Jonathan Neep, and Minh Tran (reserve) continued to play creditably, achieving sixth place overall, capping off another positive year of growth for the boys.

I extend my sincere thanks to our coaches Patrick Byrom and Charlie Guo whose continued efforts to provide the boys enriching experiences have again yielded a fruitful year. I also express my sincere gratitude to all members of our chess community for their most valued contributions throughout the year.

Mr Paul Kenny MiC Chess Club

Chess Club

Back Row (L to R): Mr Paul Kenny, Ishan Bose, Jacob Coburn, Saahil Dahiya, Alex Brown, Taj Lyndon, Ryan Yuan, Jollie Window, Jack Donaldson. Front Row (L to R): Akira Chang, Rupert Dauber, Alexander Macfarlane, Sze-Yong Ng, Nathaniel Yu, Jonathan Neep, Jack Sinclair, Theo Medek, Nic Carter.

Absent: Ryland Malone, Alastair Sapsford, Lachlan Smith, Henry Wang, Thomas Wu.

Chess Club

Closing the Gap Committee

2017 marked the second year of our partnership with the Lady Cilento Indigenous Health Support Unit. The committee ran several fundraisers to continue our support of Indigenous Australians from remote communities who move to Brisbane for serious medical treatment. Often given very short notice prior to departure, many do not have the opportunity to pack sufficient resources for their lengthy stay.

The committee held a successful Middle School bake sale with baked items kindly donated by the Middle School community. It was incredibly popular among staff and students alike. This was complemented by a breathtaking cultural dance routine performed by some of our Indigenous students, giving the School community a glimpse of their spiritual backgrounds. It was a great way to start the year.

Term 2 marked the inaugural Kick for a Cause event, which on its own raised over $4000. With more than 100 participants and 18 teams, the School community’s response and support was overwhelming and humbling. It was amazing to see so many people embrace the event and stand together behind such a wonderful cause.

To mark NAIDOC week, the committee, in partnership with The Lilley Centre library staff, presented a space in the learning commons to further educate our School community of the importance of Indigenous languages. Students who took part in the Cape York Immersion trip kindly donated hand crafted Indigenous artefacts, including a spear and bark art for the display.

It is with honour and pride that the CTG Committee Prefect Ashmit Vyas presented staff from Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital with a cheque for $5483.47 to support these families in need.

Miss Kimberley Kovacevic Closing the Gap Committee Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Mrs Angela Dunn, Jordan Beiraghi, Egor Kalinin, Sam McDonald, Gleb Kuznetsov, Philip Groves, Hugo Perchard, Digby Morison. Front Row (L to R): Omar Rahman, Prasanna Balakumar, Ashmit Vyas, William Oliver, Jevin Gunawardana, Harry Cosgrove, Dillon Chiang, Stephen Baronio.

Absent: Christopher Cheung, Miss Kimberley Kovacevic, Mr Michael Moloney, Ms Philippa Douglas.

Community Service

The core values of Brisbane Grammar School aim to make us not only better students, but more importantly better citizens and future leaders. Our School Captain this year set the challenge for us to work on connecting, committing and contributing. Each year level took up the challenge defined by these three main themes and continued a successful year of public purpose – a defining aspect at BGS.

By ‘thinking global and acting local’, our committees have continued their action-based service with a range of activities and continued to strengthen our friendship with community partners. Every Thursday after school, our boys meet at Communify’s eXchange to assist students from Kelvin Grove State College with their homework. As well as this, the Year 11 boys worked alongside students from Nursery Road State Special School. Both projects were service in action.

Fundraising this year broke some impressive School records. The inaugural Middle School’s 40 Hour Famine Backpack Challenge raised a record-breaking $50,000 for World Vision to tackle the refugee crisis. This involved students living out of their backpacks for 40 hours, with challenges every few hours simulating the real struggles of fleeing refugees. The Year 12s also held our first donut sale, in which 600 donuts were sold in just

over 10 minutes, raising over $1500. The Year 11s threw their weight behind the World’s Greatest Shave once again, and each year group also ran barbeques or spider and cupcake stalls, with all money raised going to a chosen charity.

One of the most important aspects of each community service group is awareness and education. Guest speakers and assembly addresses brought social issues to our attention. This is one of the key aspects of the Gender Respect Projects, which hold weekly discussions to make students aware of the issues associated with gender inequalities.

There are many reasons why the Public Purpose Program is popular. Some of us enjoy the stress relief from the School’s fast-paced academic environment and raising awareness about issues we feel passionate about. Helping others is a humbling experience, while some of us just do it because the activities are fun. Regardless, the Public Purpose Program is making an impact on the wider community, while helping us become better people.

Harry Cosgrove and Jevin Gunawardana Year 12

Year 12 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Jahan Patel, Elliot Perkins, Stuart Moss, Philip Groves, Gleb Kuznetsov, Harrison Thomson, Hugo Perchard, Digby Morison, Joshua Grice.

Second Row (L to R): Miss Sharee Verdon, William Oliver, Grant Hanson, Sean Riek, Ivan Mikhail, Samuel Souyave-Murphy, Jordan Beiraghi, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Raymond Lu.

Front Row (L to R): Prasanna Balakumar, Harry Cosgrove, Ashmit Vyas, Austin Dunlop, Jevin Gunawardana, Daniel Harness, Thomas La, Howard Wang, Alexander Kwan.

Absent: Lintaro Hung, Shintaro Hung, Deb Podder, Nicholas Ooi, Christopher Cheung, William Shorrock-Browne.

Year 11 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Matthew Adi, Harsha Bodla, Luke Weier, Will Lassig, Hugh Reiser, Cooper Davis, Hamish Macintosh, Harvey Nihill, Connor O’Grady.

Second Row (L to R): Tom Cockburn, Rohan Rahman, Joydip Choudhury, David Weightman, Jason Lin, Andrew MacGibbon, Grant Morris, Francis Kim, James Parker.

Front Row (L to R): William Power, Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, Freddy Wilkinson, Quinten Kao, Oliver Shue, Harrison Martinenko, Digby Simpson, Doug Lumley, Elliot Hunt, Eagle Ngo.

Absent: Tom Eccleston, Gus Fowler, Lavien Premraj, Oliver Shue, Dylan Ting, Anton Vellnagel, Jonathon Woods Johnson Zhang.

Year 10 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Angus Watson-O’Donnell, Luca Gerbino, Tim Weber, Caleb Scott, Noah Rosemann, Sebastian Porras, Thomas Meutermans, Lachlan Maddock.

Fourth Row (L to R): James Walters, Harry Barker, Josh Neil, Joshua Wu, Matthew Chiang, Finn Dargavel, Oliver Cafferky, Jake Barrientos.

Third Row (L to R): Daniel Athanasellis, Thien Bui, Will Scott, Matthew King-Koi, Ethan Pickett, Simon Andersen, Timothy Ho, Nick Miller, Louis Cavalerie.

Second Row (L to R): Lachie Colledge, Harry Luu, Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Lachlan Norris, Luke Johnston, Thomas Bizzell, Tony Liu, Geoffrey Kong, Zakhar Kalinin, Brayden Johnson.

Front Row (L to R): Peter Marendy, Lachie Springfield, Jian Lin, Jared Muller, Jordan Beiraghi, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Saravanan Somasundaram, Harrison Emery, Keng Tan, Ryan Huq, William Ma.

Year 9 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Patrick Wilkinson, Will Harris, Abineash Mayooran, Lewis Luck, Matthew La, Alex MacGibbon, William Hay, Tom Siddle.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Nigel Bean, Lleyton Lao, Noah Walker, Will Petersen, Jack Edmondston, Harry Chapman, Cameron Penman, Dillon Chiang, Henry Sommerville.

Front Row (L to R): Kyle Hunter, Matthew Chan, Tony Zhong, Callum Wishart, Will Chapman, Ben Ren, Rishi Goel, Omar Rahman.

Absent: John Spencer, Mitch Labrom.

Year 8 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Bailey Dangerfield, Justin Liang, Will Douglas, Joe Fuller.

Second Row (L to R): Tom McCarthy-James, Max Wagland, Ben Davies, Will Wilson, Harry Anstey-Walsh, Jack Harvey, Ben Jesser.

Front Row (L to R): Gus Dempsey, Charlie Sprott, Oliver Cathcart, Andrew Shuttleton, Noah Guthrie, Sanjeev Raju, William Emery, Joshua Wong.

Absent: Prankul Bansal, Sebastian Beirne, Ari Coroneo, Arjun Dhanani, Oliver Early, Krishna Kangatharan, Dan McHugh, Oscar Meutermans, Rafferty Moriarty, William Staib, Aly Sultan, Ashton Tucker, Matthew Weier, Henry Yip.

Year 7 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Ben Zacharyga, Angus Bisset, Ben Mooney, Jonathan Parry, Will Sheedy, Ollie Taylor, Lucas Sherington, William Jordan, Nathan Barrios.

Third Row (L to R): Joshua Tran, Ben Price, Will Allen, Sam Taylor, Hugh Weibgen, Gabe Hogarth- Howes, Thomas Chen, Ian Wong.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Stella Gardner, Alden Sommerfeld, Charlie Petersen, Angus Tolhurst, Hamish Moss, Isaac Tam, George Labrom, Thomas Hurwood, Lachlan Tu.

Front Row (L to R): Henry Nelson, Julian Dargie, David Wang, Nicholas Yang, Angus Reinhold, Zachary Castrisos, Christian Conomos, Lachlan Yu, Cooper Caines, Toby Logan.

Absent: Harry Dutton, Aaron LeDan, Andy Miller, Michael Murray, Jacob Ong, Will Nicolson, James Horton, Lachlan Mackay, Tim Roper, Oscar Smith, Alex Sneddon, Jeremy Spink, Connor Waite, Ian Wong.

Year 6 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Isaac Bassingthwaighte, Alex Brown, Austen Harry, Stephen Kyprios, Tom Lyons, Will Siddle.

Second Row (L to R): Soham Sane, Max Barrett-Beck, Max McGuire, Oliver Spence, Harry Douglas.

Front Row (L to R): Cooper Robson, Jonathan Neep, Arran McKenzie, Euan Kearney, Mitty Lodge, Charlie Munday.

Absent: Mrs Jenny Tap.

Year 5 Community Service

Back Row (L to R): Mitchell Bellamy, Zed Lee, Jackson O’Brien, Andrew Bade, Nick Scott, Thomas Ruddell.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Justin Shears, Max Balthes, Andrew Bracher, Jack Donaldson, Jollie Window, Ed Cooper, Oliver Tu.

Front Row (L to R): Hamish Cooke, Edward Nelson, Thomas Middleton, Josh Chatterjee, Mitch Emery, Lucas Waite, Daniel Martin.

Absent: Ryland Malone, Harsha Cikaluru.

Computer Club

This year has been busy in the Computer Club, with Year 12 student Thomas La taking charge and teaching us many skills in his final year with us. In semester 1 we ran a fantastic getting started course with the Unity Game Engine, which also let us revisit some of our past skills with the Java programming language. We studied the basics of a popular scripting language called Lua, and have been learning about assembly programming and how a Central Processing Unit (CPU) works.

The E2 Service Program has continued, allowing students to help with tablet service duties before and after classes and during breaks. These duties involve diagnosing tablet issues, re-imaging, deploying new computers, identifying warranty jobs and developing and maintaining good communication with both the staff and their peers. This program has encouraged students who are quite experienced in these areas, as well as those who are newer to the world of IT, to develop new skills and fine tune the ones they already have.

The Computer Club’s continued success can be attributed to the hard work and dedication of the boys who attend.

Mr Hayden Jones Computer Club Coordinator

Opti-MINDS

This year, Brisbane Grammar School participated in the OptiMINDS Creative Sustainability Challenge for the first time in a number of years. This is an invaluable opportunity for students to work together to devise a creative solution to a challenge, culminating in a 10-minute presentation to a panel of judges. Two teams, comprised of students in Years 7 and 8, prepared and presented creative solutions to the Language Literature and Social Sciences challenges at the Brisbane West Regional Event held in August. Both teams performed commendably, achieving first place and honours respectively.

In October, the Language Literature team represented the School at the state and national finals held at The University of Queensland. While the team unfortunately did not place, they presented an intelligent, thoughtful and creative solution and came away from the weekend pleased with their efforts and final performance. Much fun was had by all throughout the finals weekend and the team is grateful to the School for their support in enabling them to attend. Congratulations to all boys involved in Opti-MINDS this year. I look forward to another year of terrific fun and problem solving next year.

Mrs Bethany Wass BGS Opti-MINDS Facilitator

Back Row (L to R): Lintaro Hung, Shintaro Hung, Rafferty McConaghy, Calum Davis, Oliver Willson, Tom Dickson.

Second Row (L to R): Lachie Robertson, Dean O’Connell, Kai Hagiwara, Thomas La, Darcy Robson, Ben Dwyer, Oliver Butler, Mr Hayden Jones.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Baxter, Patrick Moore, Cameron Quagliotto, Tom Strooper, Adam Seedat, Robbie Gilbert, Charlie Ridgeon, Thomas Chen, Will Motley.

Absent: Jayden Barrett-Baker, Heath Coggan, James Crane, Nicholas Dalgleish, Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Angus Duncan, David Jeong, Callum Johnston, Jackson Mathias, Omid Moeini, Samuel Wolrige, Nathan Wong, Jack Ware.

L to R: William O’Quinn, Oliver Christie, Billy Tanner, Finlay Fisken.

Absent: Charlie Ridgeon, Harry Anstey-Walsh, Prankul Bansal, Anhadh Virk, Gauresh Malhotra, Mrs Bethany Wass.

Cooking Club

The proliferation of cooking shows and the celebrity chefs have obviously caught the eye of our younger students and left them keen to explore their culinary talents. Middle School Cooking Club meets each Wednesday afternoon and gives students an opportunity to meet new friends, decode recipes, follow instructions and try new foods.

Hands washed and aprons on, the boys learn a variety of valuable skills including cutting, dicing, measuring and stirring. They gain an understanding of food preparation and storage and, perhaps most importantly, learn how to wash and dry dishes and the importance of leaving the cooking space clean.

This year some of our favourite recipes have been: Anzac biscuits, coconut lemon slice, savoury scrolls, chocolate fridge slice and zucchini and bacon bake. In a Star Wars inspired week to celebrate May the Fourth, our Ewok crackles and Wookie crispies stole the show.

Each term, one of the favourite activities is challenge week, where groups get to select and make their own recipe. It was particularly pleasing this year to see some of the boys bringing in family favourite recipes rather than ones found on the internet.

Thank you to all the boys involved and other teaching staff who have shared their ideas and been our dedicated taste testers in 2017.

Ms Lisa Whitcher and Mrs Angela Dunn Cooking Club Coordinators

Digital Media Group

In this group boys are introduced to computer programs, cameras and specific media-related skills. They are given opportunities to find areas that interest them and then develop and enhance their abilities. Students are encouraged to teach and learn from each other. Occasionally group members will run instructional how-to sessions to share their knowledge of specific programs, such as After Effects and Photoshop.

Our most popular sessions are the ‘challenge’ sessions where each boy submits a random word. We display these words and a Photoshop timed-challenge begins. With the clock counting down (usually for 25 minutes) each boy creates a visual work representing all the words submitted. The results are often very funny.

Our work on short films this year has let the boys combine many of their camera, lighting and audio skills with editing and even special effects. It has been great working with the boys and it is wonderful to see former members, now seniors, using their digital media skills to assist in activities such as media production for TEDx.

Mr Sam Russell Digital Media Specialist

Back Row (L to R): Ms Lisa Whitcher, Jonah Schmidley, Taj Lyndon, Angus Bisset, Mrs Angela Dunn.

Front Row (L to R): Harrison Shih, Sansith Warusamanna, Jonathan Parry, Roger Zhu, Jack Donaldson. Absent: Nicholas Dalgleish, James Swart, Yathav Ragupathy, Joel Tennakoon.

Back Row (L to R): Ed Sole, Ben Zacharyga, Matthew Harrod, Mr Sam Russell.

Front Row (L to R): Alex Duncan-Payne, Henry Gawne, Cameron Quagliotto, Charlie Ridgeon. Absent: Adam Seedat.

Doctor Who Society

The Doctor Who Society continued to grow this year. While we have kept a consistent size, we have grown in diversity - more of our students now come from older year levels. Our meetings remain centred around the viewing of an episode with a little trivia added, but this year we were fortunate enough to gain a member who is quite the cartoonist. Starting recently, each trivia question is now illustrated by the very talented Huw GwynneJones. I would like to offer him a big thank you for agreeing to participate. It is also always lovely to see new, young faces coming to enjoy the world’s longest running television science

fiction series. It is sometimes fun to remember that many of our members were not even born until Doctor Who had run for 26 years, been off-the-air for 16 and then made a comeback.  It speaks to the relatability of the show that young fans still enjoy it every bit as much as (ahem) those of us who are more experienced.

Mr Luke Venables Doctor Who Society Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Jacob Davissen, Max McNaught, Jackson Mathias, Douglas Cribb, Huw Gwynne-Jones, Tom Dickson, Callum Johnston, Thomas McCarthy.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Luke Venables, Ben Dwyer, Cheng Bin Saw, Kai Hagiwara, Rory Chowdhury, Oscar Davison, Ollie Hocking, Daniel Skoien, Jack Ware.

Front Row (L to R): Lucas Waite, Oliver Tu, Ken Anulomsombat, Jordan Donald, Robbie Gilbert, Sean Moyle, Harry Dickson, Alexander Graves, Andrew Bracher, Will Dwyer.

Absent: Zandy Campbell.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme has had another successful year with high participation levels and a handful of awardees. Most notably, Year 12 student William Oliver completed his gold award in August. Like many BGS boys, William commenced his Duke of Edinburgh journey as a Year 8 student and soon completed both his bronze and silver awards before commencing his gold award in Year 11. The achievement of all three levels of the award while still at school is a testament to William’s persistence and determination and should inspire other participants to reach their goals too.

To support participants, we have continued to hold regular lunchtime meetings throughout the year and it has been fantastic to see more students come in and ask questions about completing the award. Our team of coordinators is complemented by William’s continued commitment. He has volunteered during lunchtimes to help students navigate the online record book system.

For many students, a highlight of the award is completing an adventurous journey. Participants are fortunate in that they can choose to use their Moogerah experience as their practice journey ,before embarking on one of the varied qualifying journeys offered by the School. This year, journeys have included sea kayaking on Moreton Bay, white water kayaking in Nymboida,

the Cape York immersion program and the Cambodia service trip. To finish off the year, the Outdoor Education staff at Moogerah have also organised ‘Expedition Week’, which be held during the first week of the summer holidays. This will be an action-packed week in which students will take part in hiking or paddling expeditions.

We are extremely grateful for our adventurous journey supervisors who volunteer their time and expertise each year. In particular, thank you to our Moogerah staff, Mr Derek Jervis, Mr Jon Hodges, Mr Mat Fairley and Mr Dave Hills for the fantastic work that you do.

In addition, a host of people help the boys to complete the service, skill and physical recreation components required for the awards, including staff in the tuckshop, Grammar Shop, library, and teachers and coaches of extracurricular activities. We would like to recognise the continued support of these volunteers and thank them in helping the participants explore their interests and achieve their goals.

Miss Kimberley Kovacevic, Ms Allison Smith and Ms Maude Barrow Award Coordinators

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Awardees

Back Row (L to R): Miss Kimberley Kovacevic, Sam Zhang, Shuban Ganasan, John Spencer, Mukund Ghantala, Sean Eu, Louis Cavalerie, Ms Allison Smith.

Front Row (L to R): Elliot Hunt, Harry Jones, Tomas Ray, Abineash Mayooran, William Oliver, William Hay, Jacky Wu, Marcus Ray, Alexander Kwan.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Participants

Back Row (L to R): Sean Eu, Angus Elliott, Mukund Ghantala, John Spencer, Shuban Ganasan, Andrew Shoebridge.

Third Row (L to R): William Hay, Louis Cavalerie, Sam Zhang, Will Scott, William Oliver, Jacky Wu, Abineash Mayooran.

Second Row (L to R): Miss Kimberley Kovacevic, Harry Jones, Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Thien Bui, Luke Johnton, Thomas Bizzell, Max McNaught, Ms Allison Smith.

Front Row (L to R): Tony Zhong, Kieran De Silva, Sandy Gehrmann, Will Holzgrefe, Marcus Ray, Tomas Ray, Philip Pine, Alexander Kwan, Elliot Hunt.

Absent: Douglas Harrod, Oliver Cafferty, Luke Weier, Tom Slater-Jones, Daniel Helbing, Josh Neil, Isaac Dunglison, Luciano Sarri, Flynn Boorer, James Boyce, Thomas Meutermans.

L to R: Lachlan Yu, Lachlan Tu, Max Wagland, Sam Bizzell, Ian Wong, Mr Casey Walker.

Absent: Tom McCarthy-James, Ed Sole.

Bridge Award

Enterprise Program

The Enterprise Program gives students the opportunity to apply their learning in the Economics classroom to real life. In 2017, over 140 students actively participated in the program with many involved in more than one activity. The following student reports capture the key highlights.

Ms Kate Stevenson Head of Economics

BGS Coffee Group Semester 1: Mugshot

The boys and I enjoyed making coffees and milkshakes for the students, staff and the occasional wandering BGS parent. After we decided on the name ‘Mugshot’ we operated Tuesday through Friday on the Newell Quadrangle, setting up at 7.15am and usually serving our first steaming cup of hot joe by 7.25am. This was a business venture for Economic students and through the leadership efforts of Nick Scott (human resources), Wylie Raymond (sales and marketing), Mukund Ghantala (CFO) and of course all the boys working the machines, we managed to not only break even, but raise funds we donated to RSPCA. The team thoroughly enjoyed this activity and had a blast participating in the coffee shop.

Nicholas Barron

Year 11

BGS Coffee Group Semester 2: Grammocha

Life is too short to drink bad coffee! At Grammocha, we used this ethos in semester 2, always striving for the perfect brew. Luckily for the students and brave teachers who were our early regular customers, the 28 Year 11 volunteers armed with barista training produced enough supply to meet demand. Milkshakes were popular among Middle School boys, mochas were in constant demand for the Years 11 and 12 students, while teachers, with their refined taste, opted more for flat whites and cappuccinos.

While our customers benefitted from our brews, the Year 11 volunteers obtained valuable coffee making skills and learnt how to apply our classroom Economics to a real-world situation. Special thanks to Ms Stevenson and Ms Twyman, as Grammocha could not have run without the time they contributed over the semester.

Digby Simpson

Year 11

Australian Business Week – Year 11

Three Brisbane Grammar School teams participated in the Year 11 ABW hotel management simulation competition. Competing against fellow BGS teams and teams from The Knox School of Melbourne, executive decisions were made regarding employee wages, room prices, service quality, staff levels and staff training required.

With hopes of raising our share price by the end of each financial quarter, the competition was on a level playing field and final results proved close. The first quarter produced comparable scores all around, with BGS team 3 marginally leading with a share price of $7.09. This lead was maintained into the later quarters, with BGS team 3 taking the win, achieving a final share price of $7.87 over a close second Knox team with a final share price of $7.58.

The ABW competition was a great opportunity to further our economic skills outside of the classroom and move a step closer to real-world business scenarios.

Grant Morris

Year 11

Australian Business Week – Year 12

The Year 12 ABW competition was based on the management of a coffee machine factory. In a theoretical market with four factories, three BGS teams and one external team were pitted against each other in a race for the highest share price. Managing cashflow, import quantity, product quality, staff employment, unit price and marketing investment were all factors teams had to consider to be victorious. We also had to do some crisis management with local government following a biohazard spill in a nearby creek. The winning team found that a high-quality product supported by good marketing created demand that grew through the competition, leading to a high market share at the end. Overall, the experience was thoroughly enjoyable and we all learnt a lot from it.

Philip Groves

Year 12

The Enterprise Society at BGS was founded in 2015 to give students studying Economics an opportunity to be introduced to the corporate world of business and economics. This year the Society again welcomed a number of guest speakers to share their insight with students.

Several students used their business connections from family members and friends to invite speakers such as Tim Forrester, Brian Parker, Darryl Rowell and many more. Each speaker shared a wealth of knowledge from their respective fields, giving the boys valuable insight and presenting them with potential opportunities for their own personal endeavours after school.

Advice offered by the speakers included: work hard, surround yourself with good people and make the most of any opportunity. Not only did their presentations increase our understanding of the business world, but also demonstrated how our study of Economics relates to the real world. The society has had another very successful year, enriching the understanding and motivation of the boys who were involved.

Jacob Olsen

Year 12

Student Entrepreneur Group

On 1 May, a group of BGS and BGGS students participated in a product pitch event hosted by River City Labs. Earlier in term 1 we were tasked to form groups of between two and 10 people and come up with a product idea, along with a business model, to solve a problem. We were taught about the ins and outs of creating a product and business, with emphasis on pitching the idea to potential investors. We were required to conduct market research, contact manufacturers and develop a minimum viable product. A 3D printed cast, an app to assist orchestras, a desk organisation mat, a shoe distribution business and a mental health bot were showcased on the pitch night, judged by a panel of ‘investors’ including Mr Anthony Micallef, Ms Jacinda Euler, Bruce Stubbs ('74 Old Boy and venture capitalist) and Steve Baxter (a successful entrepreneur and investor on the TV show Shark Tank). It was an invaluable experience that we learnt a lot from.

Year 10

Ecoman – Year 11

In early July, we started a competition known as Ecoman, derived from economics and management. It was an apt description of what we, as its contenders, were challenged with.

Ecoman was designed to encourage its participants to think logically and to make real-life business decisions. The competition engaged 10 BGS boys and introduced them to 10 BGGS girls, who were split into four teams. We were then challenged to save a struggling coffee machine business from collapsing while competing for the highest share price.

Over three days, Ecoman simulated a real-life business scenario, requiring us to negotiate with a workers’ union. Economics students had a taste of the business world, electing a CEO and directors of marketing, finance, production and human resources to properly simulate the responsibility of handling a company.

Overall, Ecoman left us with skills not only relevant to high school Economics, but also to the wider world.

Student Entrepreneur Group

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Bizzell, Matthew King-Koi, Ben Allison, Tayla Ainsworth, Leon Mojarrabi, Chris Sole, Nicholas Lynch.

Second Row (L to R): James Crane, Bianca Anderson, Kirsten Viljoen, Amelia Gilbert, Stephanie Jones, Vinesh Sharma.

Front Row (L to R): Ella Ng, Kelsea Sudrikku, Emily Bowden, Anoosheh Dastagir, Yuwen Guo, Jenny Do, Devika Varsani, Georgia Kassman, Grace McFarlane.

Absent: Rishi Goel, Calvin Lam, Massimo Musso, Sophie Watkins.

Thomas Bizzell

Xavier Cichero Year 11

Back Row (L to R): Lachlan Kapetanakos, Egor Kalinin, Will Dooley, Harry Greenhalgh, Pramith Kodali, Curtis Luck, Mukund Ghantala, Matt Johnston, Zachary Quin, Nathan Campbell.

Second Row (L to R): Wylie Raymond, Angus Simpson, Joshua Leung, George Diakogiannis, Hamish West, Hugo Thew, Grant Morris, Will Lassig, Sam Duncan, William Oliver.

Front Row (L to R): James Van De Graaff, Liam Elliott, Lachie Brady, Jordan Di Iorio, Jack Briggs, Nicholas Barron, Nicholas Scott, Jacob Holzgrefe, Alec Masselos, Harry Black.

Absent: Edward Cronin, Reece Dempster, Gleb Kuznetsov, Jaydan Thorpe.

Back Row (L to R): Shuban Ganasan, Jack Bartley, Xavier Cichero, Jonathon Woods, Conrad Cho, Nicholas Grice, Dylan Mortimore, Theo Gibbons, George Withers.

Third Row (L to R): Reece Dempster, Leon Qing, Nathan Campbell, Wylie Raymond, Sean Eu, Seth Suffell, Nicholas Purcell, Angus Simpson.

Second Row (L to R): Eamon Hine, Nagulan Gnanavel, Justin Kelly, Fergus Tilley, Bill Qiu, Nick Scott, Harsha Bodla, James Parker, Jeremiah Chua.

Front Row (L to R): William Power, Oscar Medek, Thomas Murray, Jacob Holzgrefe, Digby Simpson, Johnathan Lau, James Van De Graaff, Peter Lahanas, Ben Holliday.

Absent: Will Lassig, Hugo Thew, Harry Black, Liam Elliot.

Back Row (L to R): Grant Morris, Rahul Moudgil, Conrad Cho, Nicholas Grice, Nathan Campbell, Leon Qing.

Front Row (L to R): Peter Lahanas, Nick Scott, David Angus, Bill Qiu, Digby Simpson.

L to R: Thomas La, Henry Lawford, Toby Buckley, Philip Groves, Tom Thorn Gutierrez, Jacky Wu.

Absent: Gleb Kuznetsov, Sam Zhang.

Back Row (L to R): Rahul Moudgil, Dylan Mortimore, Jonathon Woods, Xavier Cichero, Leon Qing.

Front Row (L to R): James Parker, David Angus, Sam Duncan, Rohan Rahman, Digby Simpson.

L to R: Pranav Susarla, Charles Ormrod, Callum Tolhurst, Jacob Olsen

Ecoman

Enterprise Society Executive

ABW Year 12

ABW Year 11

BGS Coffee Group – Semester 2

BGS Coffee Group – Semester 1

Grammar Engineers

Grammar Engineers is an engineering challenge in which boys collaborate with students from Brisbane Girls Grammar School. This year, groups competed against each other to create the most successful bridge for the lowest cost. Several types of bridges were constructed and this resulted in rich discussions about which materials would be most suited to parts of the structure that students would eventually build. Students took on roles such as project manager, photographer and quantity surveyor and worked together to deliver their projects on time and at minimal cost.

Grammar Engineers is an activity aligned with the design thinking model of inquiry. Students completed an immersion phase during which they examined a variety of materials, before conducting research into bridge design and prototyping

structures to use in their own bridges. The use of online collaboration proved to be very successful this year, as it allowed students to continue their discussions and refine their ideas between the weekly design and construction sessions.

The bridges produced during the activity were presented to Heads of Curriculum from the two schools as part of a culminating session held during week 8 of term 4. Students explained their use of materials and their choice of design before the bridges were tested and judged.

The 2017 edition of Grammar Engineers was a great success and thoroughly enjoyable for all of the staff and students involved.

Mr James Gleeson Grammar Engineers Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Flynn Martinez-Briggs, Charlie Ridgeon, Lucas Sherington, Robbie Gilbert, Michael Murray, Mr James Gleeson. Front Row (L to R): Will Motley, Tyler Pearn, Thomas Chen, Matthew Love, George Sayer, Thomas Kwan. Absent: David Beetham.

Greening Grammar

2017 has been a very successful year for Greening Grammar thanks to efforts of boys across many year levels. William Oliver, Lachlan Hembrow, Harry Cosgrove, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Samuil Trajceski, Daniel Hopkins, Samuel Bebb and Tom McCarthyJames have contributed significantly to the success of the group. Additionally, a group of Year 9 boarders have greatly assisted with general day-to-day tasks.

We have continued to maintain and improve the School's extensive recycling program. Boys have completed fortnightly bin runs to empty the waste paper recycling bins in each classroom. Food waste from the tuckshop and boarding house kitchen has been recycled using worm farms. Many second-hand books from the School’s library have been donated to the Lions Club. Finally, aluminium cans, printer cartridges and batteries have all been collected to be recycled.

Designated recycling and general waste bins were purchased to ensure less recyclable material is placed in general waste around the School. Stickers on these bins served to educate the wider BGS community on what can be recycled. Further purchases

of these bins in the coming years will ensure all year levels have access to recycling bins.

We have continued the tradition of assisting BGGS rejuvenate the vegetation at their playing fields. Nearly 900 trees were planted over three planting days at the playing fields, with hopes that this legacy is built upon in further years.

As it is her final year, the efforts of Dr Linda Falkner as cocoordinator of Greening Grammar for the past five years must be recognised. The legacy of her many initiatives will remain for years to come.

Jordan Beiraghi Greening

Grammar President

Back Row (L to R): Ben North, Rhys Bai, William Borger, Coen Devereaux, Gleb Kuznetsov, Hugo Perchard, Alex Panidis, Jordan Beiraghi.

Second Row (L to R): Dr Linda Falkner, Hamish Martin, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Alex MacGibbon, Jason Lea, Tom McCarthy-James, Mr Mark Woodford.

Front Row (L to R): Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, William Peden, Harry Conias, William Oliver, Harry Cosgrove, Lachlan Hembrow, Jacob Olsen, Peter Haymes.

Absent: William Ramsey, Daniel Hopkins, Samuil Trajceski, Samuel Bebb, Matthew Pearson, William Mullany, Zeke Leaupepe Perkins, Stirling McAvoy, Kade Starrett, William Matthews.

Inside Story Book Club

On any given Friday in the room next door to Centenary Library, you will find a group of boys and a Teacher Librarian excitedly discussing a book, creating a bookish craft or eagerly competing in a book related quiz. The Inside Story Book Club is not a quiet place, as it is full of passionate members with their own favourite genre they love talking about.

The club as a group reads a chosen book every term, focusing on a different genre each time. This year’s books included Wonder by RJ Palacio, The Lab by Jack Heath and the very popular Akarnae by Lynette Noni. At the end of term, we celebrate these books with a party including book related food, quizzes, games and conversation.

Inside Story has continued its tradition of meeting with the Year 7 and 8 book club from St Joseph’s, Gregory Terrace once a term to discuss a shared book. This is always a popular activity and a great opportunity for students to interact with other boys and books in a social setting. Many enthusiastic discussions have occurred around large tables at both schools regarding the books, which are chosen by the students in the previous meeting. This year we have examined The Coming of the Whirlpool by Andrew McGahan, Don’t Call Me Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

To celebrate reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy students also watched the film adaptation after school, with pizza and cordial. The Year 9 and 10 book club was invited to this event, which was a great opportunity for past members to catch up with their old club mates, and have new members meet older students excited about reading.

Book club members were a fantastic help during Book Week, attending lunchtime activities and assisting with the running and pack up. Students also visited the Middle School Library during Random Acts of Kindness Week, inspired by what they had read in the remarkable book Wonder and assisted Ms Vicki Palmer.

2017 has been a wonderful year full of conversation and fun activities. We look forward to discovering more stories and meeting more members of BGS and the wider community who are also passionate about books next year. Don’t forget to do some summer reading!

Miss Dani Smith Inside Story Book Club Coordinator

L to R: Ms Dani Smith, Sean Moyle, Oliver Butler, Bailey Dangerfield, Nathan Shan, Punula Jayalath.

International Physics Olympiad

The annual National Physics Olympiad Qualifying Exam is open to all students in Years 10 and 11. It is the first step in the selection of the Australian team that will compete at the International Physics Olympiad. Brisbane Grammar School has had a long history in this event and, in March this year, over 30 students participated in the training for this exam.

In August, 18 BGS students joined 1500 students around Australia to sit the two hour exam, which included both multiple choice questions and extended problems focusing on kinematics, dynamics, energy, electricity, waves, optics and experimental setup.

Certificates are awarded based on a student’s rank in the competition. The top 10 per cent receive a High Distinction certificate, the next 20 per cent receive a Distinction certificate and the next 30 per cent receive a Credit certificate. Pleasingly, 14 of our students received a certificate this year. We acknowledge three students – Mukund Ghantala, Joydip Choudhury and Jude Forrest, who performed exceptionally well and received High Distinction certificates.

In January this year, Year 12 student Edmond Chang attended the Physics Olympiad Summer School in Canberra. This was an invitational event based on Edmond’s performance in the 2016

Physics Olympiad Qualifying Exam, which placed him in the top 24 in the country. Here is Edmond’s reflection on the event:

'The Physics Olympiad Summer School was definitely challenging. Every day consisted of lectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions that started at 8.00am and finished at 10.00pm. During this time, we studied seemingly simple concepts like cooling a cup of coffee, but also attempted seemingly impossible tasks like finding the speed of sound with a metal tube, ruler and tuning fork! Despite feeling challenged and sometimes out of my comfort zone, the summer school was enjoyable. I made some very close friends through this intense program, and to work with them with curiosity as the primary motive, was an extraordinary experience.'

Our students’ interest and performance in Physics is alive and thriving and I would urge all eligible students to consider joining the training program next year.

Ms Noël Chan Head of Physics

Back Row (L to R): Joydip Choudhury, Douglas Harrod, Mukund Ghantala, Armin Eghtesadi Araghi, Yi An.

Second Row (L to R): Vincent Xu, Thomas La, Johnson Zhang, Hamish Macintosh, Ethan Elms, Jack Briggs.

Front Row (L to R): William Power, Lavien Premraj, Zakhar Kalinin, Ms Noël Chan, Christopher Cheung, Nagulan Gnanavel, Elliot Hunt.

Absent: Jude Forrest, Joshua Wu, Ruveen De Alwis, Cian Luke Martin, Dan Carroll.

The International Young Physicist Tournament (IYPT) is a team-orientated competition, where students work together on the preparation of their solutions to seven problems prior to attending the tournament. The problems of the IYPT are not tasks that can be solved within a short time with known methods; rather they are open-ended questions designed to encourage students to research literature and complete their own experiments. An example of this is problem number 7, water bottle, which states: The current craze of water bottle flipping involves launching a partially filled plastic bottle into the air so that it performs a somersault before landing on a horizontal surface in a stable, upright position. Investigate the phenomenon and determine the parameters that will result in a successful flip. The purpose of IYPT is to develop scientific thinking, research skills, communication skills and teamwork. It is a unique tournament for high school students of Physics.

This year's IYPT was held at BGGS on 4 and 5 December. We had two teams of Year 11 students representing the School. BGS Team 1 consisted of Joydip Choudhury, Matthew Adi and Jack Briggs. BGS Team 2 consisted of Lavien Premraj, William Power and Mukund Ghantala.

The competition was fierce with seven teams from around Australia. After the first day of competition, BGS Team 1 was in fourth place and BGS Team 2 was in first place with only a difference of three points between them. On the second day, BGS Team 2 not only retained their first place but also pulled

well ahead of every other team in the competition. BGS Team 1 also pulled head and finished the competition in third place overall.

Students in BGS Team 2 (Lavien Premraj, William Power and Mukund Ghantala) have been invited to become part of the five member team to represent Australia in Beijing next year. Furthermore, Jack Briggs from BGS Team 1 impressed the judges on his individual scores (placing him fourth overall in the competition individually) and was also invited to join the Australian Team. This means that Brisbane Grammar School will have four representatives (out of five) in the Australian National IYPT Team!

I am very proud of the students and I also want to acknowledge the incredible help and support of Mr Dan O’Kane, Miss Niki Duncan, Ms Julia Bruerton and Mr Scott Jones. We certainly would not achieved first and third place without them.

With new friendships formed with like-minded students from all around Australia and a greater appreciation for Physics, this experience is one that will last a lifetime!

Ms Noël Chan Head of Physics

Back Row (L to R): Lavien Premraj, Matthew Adi, Mukund Ghantala, Ms Noël Chan. Front row (L to R): William Power, Ulric Nieminen, Joydip Choudhury, Jack Briggs.

Middle School ISCF

Each Friday lunchtime 30 Middle School students gather in MS201 for fun activities such as game shows, an Easter quiz and themed games. Numbers swell even further when a movie is shown, which this year included a classic Monty Python comedy.

Middle School ISCF provides boys with the opportunity to have fun and interact with their peers in a relaxed environment. As an interdenominational Christian group, ISCF is open to all students who wish to learn more about the spiritual dimension of life. Friday lunchtime activities relate and lead into a short discussion about what Christians believe.

Each year, 80 Middle School students and a number of senior students, Old Boys and teachers attend the annual Middle School ISCF camps during the September holidays. Always a highlight, this year’s camps included a particularly terrific group of Years 7 and 8 students who show great maturity and leadership potential. The boys enjoyed three days filled with team challenges, Dodgeball competitions, tubing on the lake and great discussions. Everyone had a fantastic time and it was a wonderful start to the holidays.

Mr Ian Grice Middle School ISCF Coordinator

Senior School ISCF

Like the Middle School group, the Senior School ISCF group provides students in Years 9 to 12 with the opportunity to consider some of the deeper questions of life. Topics at regular

Tuesday lunchtime meetings have ranged from light hearted activities to a presentation on ‘Courage: Developing strong character and staying strong’ and a series on interesting stories from the Bible. Discussions are wide ranging, but always include a Christian perspective on issues our students face. This year, we hosted two well attended student-led panels in The Lilley Centre Forum to give students a chance to voice their thoughts to their peers in two topics: ‘What is the meaning or purpose of life? and ‘Questions and Answers about Christianity’. In semester 2, the number of student-led activities expanded to include a regular weekly afternoon Bible study and an afternoon sharing meeting.

The highlight of the year was the annual ISCF camp, held during the Easter holidays at Camp Somerset. Sixty students enjoyed the fun activities and beautiful site, as well as the thought provoking exploration of Christian beliefs using the movie The Matrix as a theme. The presence of a number of Old Boy leaders added greatly to the camp.

Within the Senior ISCF group, there is a strong culture of leadership by example and putting others’ needs before our own. This is evident in the number of senior students who assisted regularly at the Middle School ISCF group as student leaders. This year we farewelled a terrific group of Year 12 students who have anchored the group for a number of years as they have moved through the School. Their enthusiastic participation will be sorely missed. Involvement of all four year groups together and the leadership offered by older students is one of the distinctive features of the ISCF group.

Ms Noël

Senior School ISCF

Chan

Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Tom Cockburn, Finn Lindgren, Wylie Raymond, Jonathan Ho, Nicholas Grice, Huw Gwynne-Jones, Elliot Perkins, Joshua Grice, Ivan Mikhail, Connor Andreatidis, Dafydd Weppner.

Third Row (L to R): Bill Qiu, Matthew Chiang, Tony Liu, Louis Backstrom, Matthew Adi, Lachlan Hembrow, Noah Walker, William Shorrock-Browne, Hugo Brown, Thomas Kyprios.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Ian Grice, Jonathan Parry, Freddy Wilkinson, Oscar Medek, Angus Campbell, Timothy Ho, Christopher Cheung, Remi Raymond, Jeremiah Chua, Jack Harvey, Ms Noël Chan.

Front Row (L to R): Hugo Malone, David Wang, Tom Gehrmann, Ernest Ngai, Ben Dwyer, Alexander Kwan, Sandy Gehrmann, Alex Lu, Thomas Chen, Ian Wong, Joshua Wong.

Absent: Gus Luke, Tom McCarthy-James, Will Nicolson, Ben Zacharyga, Elliot Backstrom, Andrew Schaffer, Francis Kim, Angus Simpson, Glenn Schaffer, Will Simpson, Cooper Boardman, Dillon Chiang.

Aristotle Club

Over the course of the year, a dedicated group of Middle School students have met regularly to discuss some of the biggest questions we face as a species; the questions that prompt artists to create, inspire our scientists to investigate the natural world, and cause all of us to pause and ponder our existence. By interrogating the thoughts and ideas of some of the most notable philosophers in history (such as the club’s namesake, Aristotle), participants have been challenged to take up and justify positions on a range of moral and ethical issues. Student’s perspectives were then tested in scenarios, where they had to determine the ramifications of their choices on others. The conversations have been stimulating and all boys have demonstrated an impressive capacity for critical thought in an environment that remained respectful, even when there were strong disagreements or vast differences in beliefs and values.

Mrs Jenny Tap and Mr Jeffrey Lewis Coordinators

Lapidary Club

In our modern world, there are many skills and hobbies that are fast becoming lost arts. The practical continues to give ground to the digital; many young people no longer have the option to create things with their own hands, let alone know what they are missing. Lapidary has the potential to be one of these lost arts, but at BGS, boys can discover an age-old skill and make it something new.

What is lapidary?

Lapidary is the forming of stones into decorative items using cutting, grinding, and polishing methods. This makes lapidary one of the oldest forms of artwork in the world! People have been doing lapidary in one form or another for over 250,000 years. Any stone or rock can be made into an aesthetically pleasing artefact.

Students start by choosing the type of ‘slab’ they wish to work. The desired shape is drawn onto the slab (circles, ellipses, tear drops, etc). The shape is rough-cut with a diamond saw and glued to a dowel handle. The student then begins grinding this ‘blank’ using a lap machine. The outside edges are first ground to the exact shape and the top face is domed over to produce the classic cabochon shape. Initial shaping uses coarse grinding discs and as the shape is established, finer and finer grinding discs are used. When complete, the cabochon is then polished to a glasslike finish.

The finished cabochon is mounted with glue into a gold or silver jewellery setting. The finished piece of jewellery can then be hung off a chain.

Front

Absent:

Lapidary Club is predominantly for the benefit of Middle School boys, although all interested students are welcome. Apart from the skills of cutting, grinding, polishing and tumbling, the boys learn patience and an eye for symmetry – the key to a successful cabochon.

Mr

Kennedy Lapidary

Coordinator

Andrew

Club

Back Row (L to R): Harry Huang, Jack Harvey, Bryce Caulfield, Nicholas Wong, Mr Andrew Kennedy.

Row (L to R): Jacob Duncan, Theo Dickey, Thomas Freeman, Luke Schwartz, Christopher Spencer, Olly Taylor.

Ken Anulomsombat, Sabian Bell Bray, Jamie Chan, Cooper Caines, Julian Dargie, Alex Duncan-Payne, Charlie Ridgeon.

Back Row (L to R): Tom McCarthy-James, Harry Anstey-Walsh, Sterling Saini, Jack Harvey, Mrs Jenny Tap.

Front Row (L to R): Nathan Wong, Sanjeev Raju, Simon Gong, Oliver Cathcart.

Lunchbox Club

Every year, Middle School boys face the challenge of choosing extracurricular activities they can fit into busy schedules. The Lunchbox Club provides a perfect balance between hands-on and minds-on activities for those eager to explore a range of technologies and creative interests. The Club provides a maker space for STEAM activities that support curriculum learning and enhance students’ digital skills.

Boys in the club explore emerging and nostalgic technologies and are encouraged to put them into the context of sustainability and the future. They learn HTML, computer programming, and robotics – critical skills to understand the connections between school subjects, such as Science, Mathematics and Engineering.

Activities this year have included stop motion animation, frankentoys, spice jar terrariums and spray paint stencil graffiti panels. The boys participated in various circuitry and robotics workshops. They have also used Microsoft PowerPoint at advanced levels to create short movies, complex animations

and e-greeting cards. The boys strive to become super users of commonly used computer programs, which they can use when tackling their coursework. Together we have looked at code and how old arcade games, technologies and other software works, and we always have an interesting conversation with every new project or topic we explore.

In September, QUT Information Technology students and their lecturers visited us, and were overwhelmingly impressed with our boys’ technical abilities. We conducted a special ‘tech session’ for our visitors and the boys enjoyed the conversation with the university students that followed.

To cap off a great year, the boys, in true Jedi style, constructed their own lightsabres. May the force be with them!

Ms Debbie Hunter

Box Club Coordinator

Lunch

Back Row (L to R): Charlie Ridgeon, Blake Konovalenko, Oliver Butler, Matthew Harrod. Front Row (L to R): Ashton Tucker, Gus Robinson, Patrick Moore, Jonathan Parry, Harry Baxter. Absent: Alden Sommerfeld, David Jeong, Declan Mount, Matthew Weier, Oliver Bieber.

Robotics Club

Members of the Robotics Club have had a strong year extending the computational thinking skills they learn in the classroom to this fun lunchtime activity group. Students from Years 5 to 12 can participate, and we encourage boys to find an interest and demonstrate curiosity in the world of autonomy.

A big thank you to Mr Peter Brunckhorst for supporting the ‘getting you started with robotics’ students. These newer members cut their teeth on the Robot Sumo activity and then quickly progressed to the Gladiator experience. There is nothing more motivating for these young students than trying to outwit and overpower another robot with a clever algorithm or manoeuvre that would see your device triumphant. Both these activities engage Lego robots and are a good exercise in understanding movement, control and proximity conditions (think of the logic of a mouse finding its way out of a maze). Students really have to work hard to get their device to recognise the space around them and how to expedite a particular end goal.

For those students who are keen to dig deeper into electronics, physical structures and programming, the Mechatronics Club provides a supportive environment for young engineers to explore their passions. These activities are engaging members from as young as Year 7 and have grown under the guidance of

Mr Stephen Mitchell. The club project for the year has been a four wheel motorised all-terrain vehicle with Bluetooth control from a mobile device. This project offers tremendous scope for innovative design discussions and requires members to manage the integration of both electrical and mechanical disciplines as a group. Students worked on resolving aspects such as weight distribution, power requirements, user safety and wireless control.

It is one thing to dream up big ideas, but the club provides the opportunity for students to physically test, construct and build a real working product. On an individual level, all members take on the tug-o-war project, which is an all-time favourite end of year break-up activity. The boys are always keen to see who managed to get their device to work and whether it has the greatest mechanical capacity or displays some clever tricks. This competition has a history now and more advanced students use historical battles such as, ‘the hook on a brick’, ‘the winch/bot of power’, or the ‘tack and hold’ as inspiration. Next year we look forward to finding new and challenges and to finding more experimental uses for mechatronics and robotics.

Mr Jamie Foulger Head of Department – Design and Technology

Back Row (L to R): Mr Stephen Mitchell, Joydip Choudhury, Matthew Rowland, Mukund Ghantala, Mr Peter Brunckhorst, Mr Jamie Foulger. Second Row (L to R): Charlie Ridgeon, Elijah Wong, Alexander Dalgleish, Tom Dickson, Callum Johnston, Kai Hagiwara, Nicholas Dalgleish, Yathav Ragupathy.

Front Row (L to R): Alex Gardner, Oliver Cavallo Brittain, Harry Baxter, Anhadh Virk, Elliott Dudgeon, Joel Tennakoon, Morgan Gao.

The Shed

The Shed has had another stellar year. The activity’s popularity is rapidly expanding with the younger boys of the Middle School.

Due to increased numbers, we moved the activity to the Senior School’s Design and Technology workshops. The extra equipment has allowed the boys to go beyond the use of basic hand tools for some applications.

Activities conducted throughout the year allow the boys to experience tasks that many have not experienced before: basic woodworking, pattern making to design shapes and parts for their various projects.

The main activity for this year was the production and racing of C02 powered race cars. It was interesting to watch the boys work collaboratively as they developed their cars and tackled some of the finer design issues.

As the year ended, it was with some sadness that we said goodbye to many of our Year 8 boys, who have been with the activity for the last three years. On the same note, Ms Liane Barker-Martin, who had been an integral part of The Shed over the last couple of years, departed BGS. The boys have missed her friendly nature.

Mr Dan O’Kane

The Shed Coordinator

Strategic Games Club

The Strategic Games Club is a perfect place for students of all ages to play some of their favourite tabletop games with like-minded others. Committed communities of players enjoy everything from Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh, to Munchkin and Dungeons & Dragons every week. The coordinator of strategic games, Mr Hills, gives up his valuable time to run campaigns for his players and make sure the club runs smoothly. At the end of every semester, we have a board games night, where players can bring their own games and unwind with friends and eat pizza. Overall the Strategic Games Club is a great place to meet some new friends and have fun.

Hamish Wall

Year

8

Back Row (L to R): Charlie Ridgeon, Luke Schwartz, Bailey Dangerfield, Thomas Freeman.

Second Row (L to R): Jack Donaldson, Oliver Cavallo Brittain, Ethan Donaldson, Leo Stavrianos, Hooram Fathi, Ryland Malone, Archie Wong.

Front Row (L to R): Jackson Webb, Rupert Dauber, Olly Taylor, Raf Pincus, Arthur Hames, Cameron McCabe, Jack Sinclair, Thomas Siemon.

Back Row (L to R): Mr David Hills, Angus O’Quinn, Hugo Hay, Lachlan Hislop, Douglas Cribb, Finn Murrell-Edwards, Matthew Lauder.

Third Row (L to R): Sandy Gehrmann, Thomas Dreves, Alex Williams, James Graieg, Callum Johnston, Tim Capon, Rafferty Pearn, Alan Wang. Second Row (L to R): Josh Lotzvie, Aidan Murphy, Matthew Harrod, Alex Carew, Tom Lillyman, James Hill, Joel Maddock, Connor von HoyerDavies, Martin Wallis.

Front Row (L to R): Finlay Fisken, Timothy Marendy, Daniel Annells, Tyler Pearn, Charlie Ridgeon, Daniel Marendy, David Butler, Arran McKenzie, James Murray, William O’Quinn.

Student Representative Body

Senior Student Representative Body

Back Row (L to R): Deb Podder, Elliot Perkins, Nicholas Grice, Philip Groves, Gleb Kuznetsov, Stuart Moss, Dylan Mortimore, Toby Buckley.

Third Row (L to R): Joshua Grice, Ivan Mikhail, Digby Morison, Lintaro Hung, Shintaro Hung, Thomas La, Rahul Karri, Samuel Souyave-Murphy, Jahan Patel.

Second Row (L to R): Harsha Bodla, Michael Tang, Marcus Ray, Jevin Gunawardana, Connor Andreatidis, Callum Tolhurst, Aiden Jabur, Daniel Harness, Jacky Wu, Mr Matt Smith.

Front Row (L to R): Eagle Ngo, Elliot Hunt, Prasanna Balakumar, Harrison Emery, Thomas Bizzell, Ashmit Vyas, Harry Luu, Alex Zhang, Alexander Kwan, Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, William Power.

Absent: Sean Moyle.

The Student Representative Body (SRB) meets each fortnight so students can discuss all aspects of school life. The traditional role of the SRB has been to recommend improvements to the School, as well as provide a meeting place for like-minded students who wish to provide a helping hand in various parts of the School. However, it was noted that last year, while not perfect, the School simply did not have enough manageable problems for us to fix(!), resulting in very short meetings. This year’s goal was to give the SRB a greater purpose and provide a clearer direction, by having more student run events.

I am happy to report that this goal was achieved throughout the year. Showing stunning enthusiasm at the start of the year, with over 60 new and returning members, the SRB was quick to jump into action. Our first project was to raise funds to install a muchneeded electronic clock in the Indoor Sports Centre. This will help coaches, students and staff keep track of time when they’re immersed in gameplay.

A group of students were involved in the Sleep Study Report, based on sleep data recorded at the start of the year. A child protection brochure redesign was also requested by the Senior Leadership Team, to update the look and information of the brochure. Students were consulted and the new brochure has been a success.

The SRB also worked on having the School’s PE shorts changed to a new design. We put a proposal to the Grammar Shop, and

when the current shorts sell out, a new design will be chosen following a School-wide student survey.

A group of students from the SRB also volunteered to be part of the TEDx committee, which organised an official TEDx event in The Lilley Centre forum, featuring student, staff and public speakers in front of over 200 spectators.

Additionally, the Years 7 to 9 SRB had a major success in creating a school ‘suggestion box’, which was placed in The Lilley Centre and allows students to submit suggestions for the SRB to discuss and act on.

Finally, a multicultural week was organised in term 4 to celebrate the great diversity of the BGS student body. A map with pins denoting students’ countries of origin was featured. The main event was a popular ‘chopstick challenge’ held in The Lilley Centre, with boys and teachers attempting to pick up unwieldy objects with nothing but these tricky eating implements. Mr Greg Howes was the victor.

Overall, the year was full of successes for the SRB and was certainly fulfilling for all those involved.

Philip Groves

Year 12

Middle School Student Representative Body

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Mitchell, Alex MacGibbon, Peter Haymes.

Second Row (L to R): Nate Robertson, Joey Ko, Quentin Lee, Lleyton Lao, Sam Taylor, Mr Matt Smith.

Front

(L to R): Matthew Love, Ben Wood, Tom McCarthy-James, Harry Huang, William Jordan, Luke Liu, William Emery.

TaeKwon-Do

Row

L to R: Isaac Wynne, Mr Hugh Hain, Alex Taylor. Absent: Ishan Bose.

Now in its second year, the TEDxYouth event is part of The eXchange – a library program that exposes the boys to new ideas from a variety of speakers, and provides an opportunity for them to share their own ideas, skills and expertise.

TEDx is a worldwide program, consisting of locally-organised TED events where speakers share ideas and inspiring stories. Last year three of our Year 12 students spoke at our event, and two performed. We also invited girls from BGGS to be on the organising committee and this inaugural event was both exciting and highly successful.

This year a team of Year 12 boys met weekly to plan an event that would expose our audience to many different and challenging ideas. We were very proud that BGS staff and students were willing to share their stories with a global audience: Mr Scott Jones (Physics teacher), Mr Rick Pendleton (swimming coach and Olympic gold medallist) and three Year 12 students, Ashmit Vyas, Edmond Chang and Samuel Souyave-Murphy. Other speakers were two BGS parents, Professor George Mellick, a Clinical Neuroscientist with an interest in Parkinson’s Disease, and Jason Greenhalgh, Managing Director of Major League Marketing and Events; Bernie Woodcroft, Director of the

UQ ilab Start-up Accelerator; Professor Jeff Brand, a researcher and lecturer in gaming at Bond University; Suzy Roden, Professional Business Coach; and Tanya Lawrence, volunteer coordinator for Restore One Cambodian Charity. BGS musicians also entertained the audience, and one of our Year 12 boys was the MC.

This event represented an outstanding achievement for the student team who took on the planning and ensured the smooth running of our event. Their tasks involved organising the speakers and performers; the program, sponsorship and website; the ticketing and marketing; and the logistical details of parking, catering, audio visuals, photography and recording on the day.

We were also extremely fortunate to have the help of a speaker coach this year. Carl Lindgren, a future parent, has been involved in organising TEDxBrisbane for many years and he generously gave up hours of his time to help create a wonderful event the BGS community will remember for many years into the future.

TEDxYouth@BGS website: www.tedxyouthbgs.com.

Mrs Cathy Oxley TEDx Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Deb Podder, Philip Groves, Harry Greenhalgh, Edmond Chang. Second Row (L to R): Mr Rick Pendleton, Mr Scott Jones, William Oliver, Samuel Souyave-Murphy, Joshua Wu, Mr Sam Russell, Mrs Cathy Oxley. Front Row (L to R): William Power, Seneth Wijesinghe, Oscar Medek, Jevin Gunawardana, Jaydan Thorpe, Ashmit Vyas, Jack Woolrych, Andy Zhu. Absent: Berkeley Cox.

Titration

The Royal Australian Chemical Institute conducts the Australian National Chemical Analysis Competition each year at several university venues throughout the state. It is a challenging, analytical competition, which requires dedicated training, dexterity, and a keen eye.

The competition is open to chemistry students currently enrolled in Years 11 and 12 and involves the completion, in 90 minutes, of acid-base titrations to determine the unknown concentration of a weak acid in a solution. The accuracy of the result in a titration is measured by a quarter of the volume of a single drop of solution or smaller. Half a drop of solution in excess can lead to vast inaccuracies in the result. A total of 476 students from 52 secondary schools competed at the regional level this year.

Twenty-five BGS chemistry students, in teams of three - and one student who competed individually - participated in the South-East Queensland Regional Titration Competition at the Queensland University of Technology. The boys completed the task with speed and enthusiasm after training each week over a period of four months. Individually, the following students gained certificates of High Distinction: Eagle Ngo (Year 11) gained a perfect score of zero, and Toby Buckley, Daniel Wang, Howard Wang, Lintaro Hung, and Yuji Nishitani (all from Year 12) and Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana (Year 11) gained a near perfect score of one. Sam Zhang (Year 12) earned a score of two. The following students gained certificates of Distinction: Vincent Zhang, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Matthew Kwon (Year 12)

and Mukund Ghantala (Year 11) with excellent scores between three and five. Jevin Gunawardana and Jordan Beiraghi (Year 12) gained certificates of Credit and Competence, respectively. The following boys also deserve a special mention for their considerable application and effort, Aiden Jabur, Michael Tang, Deb Podder, Shintaro Hung, Raymond Lu and Abeeshan Thangavel (Year 12) and William Power and Lavien Premraj (Year 11).

A team of three students from Year 12 gained a place in the national finals where they competed against teams from around Australia, most of whom were older and more experienced. In the final of this event, the BGS team of Toby Buckley, Yuji Nishitani and Vincent Zhang gained three individual gold medals coming third at The University of Queensland venue and the award of excellent team.

All members of the titration team are to be congratulated on the manner in which they represented BGS. The students involved continue to be tremendous ambassadors for the School, showing a high level of school spirit and excellence in their application of chemical technique, and we are looking forward to the challenge of the 2018 competition.

Ms Christine Vosper RACI Chemical Analysis Competition Coordinator

Back Row (L to R): Lintaro Hung, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Jordan Beiraghi, Abeeshan Thangavel, Toby Buckley, Mukund Ghantala, Deb Podder, Shintaro Hung.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Christine Vosper, Thomas La, Yuji Nishitani, Raymond Lu, Jevin Gunawardana, Harsha Bodla, Nagulan Gnanavel. Front Row (L to R): William Power, Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, Aiden Jabur, Vincent Zhang, Howard Wang, Michael Tang, Daniel Wang, Eagle Ngo.

Absent: Sam Zhang, Matthew Kwon, Lavien Premraj.

Culture

Debating | Mooting | Public Speaking | Music | BGS Theatre Season

Senior Dramatic Production | Junior Dramatic Production

Middle School Musical | Visual Arts | Celebration of the Arts

Debating

2017 was once again a tremendous season for BGS debating. Debating is a wonderful activity that allows us to develop our ability to communicate, engage with real world issues, practice thinking on our feet, learn to research, work as a team and, dare I say, to have fun doing it. In that context, I couldn’t be prouder of our amazing program at BGS.

I think it’s fitting that I back up that assertion with some evidence, as our boys have done so well this season. Participation was high; we had a total of 63 teams and 303 boys in debating from Years 5 to 12. That’s an average of just under eight teams and over 35 boys in each grade. To break that down, we had:

• 14 teams and 69 boys in the GPS

• 41 teams and 194 boys in the state-wide QDU competition

• Eight teams that competed in both competitions, made up of 40 boys.

Those boys participated in seven nights of GPS debating, 12 rounds of preliminary QDU rounds and seven nights of finals; a total of 24 nights across the year. I think it is clear that the participation this year has been phenomenal.

Not only did we participate, but we were unbelievably successful across the board. Outright GPS premierships were recorded by the 11.1s, 10.1s, 10.2s, 8.2s and the Senior A. Our 10.1s, 11.1s and Senior A were all undefeated, which bodes well for the program’s future. Shared GPS premierships were also recorded by the Senior B, 11.2s, 9.2s, 9.3s and 8.4s.

In QDU we had 17 of 31 teams progress to the finals rounds. They were the Senior A, 12.1s, 12.2s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 10.1s, 10.2s, 10.3s, 10.5s, 9.1s, 9.2s, 9.3s, 9.4s, 8.1s, 8.2s, 8.3s and 8.4s. The depth evident in our younger year levels is especially pleasing. Of those teams, the Senior A, 12.1, 11.1, 10.2 and 8.1 teams won their quarter finals to leave us with five teams in the semi-finals. Both the Senior A and 10.2s won those debates to progress to

the grand finals of QDU on Wednesday night, and I am proud to say that BGS secured the Senior A premiership for the second year in a row and for the fourth time in the last six years. They won arguing the negative side of the topic, ‘that we should reject patriotism’. I certainly feel like a BGS patriot having read all that! Pleasingly, for the fifth year in a row, we also took out the overall school trophy in the QDU with our combined team results.

After a stellar year at flagship level these results left our Senior A team with 14/14 wins and undefeated for the second year running.

We also enjoyed further accolades at state level, with many boys trialling for the Queensland State team. We have cultivated a proud tradition of representation in this arena, with at least half the team made up of BGS boys for the last five years. We had two boys selected in the four-person side who went on to take Queensland to a narrow grand final defeat at the National Schools Debating Championship last term. Special congratulations must go to Joshua Grice and Dougal Brown for this stunning achievement and also to Ashmit Vyas for being recognised as a member of the final 12.

Finally, it is important to note that 47 student coaches have volunteered this year to coach Middle School teams. This is one of the aspects of our program of which I am most proud. Our senior boys’ willingness to spend so much time and effort passing on their knowledge and encouragement to younger debaters is an invaluable asset that builds both a profound sense of community and incredible success.

Through the lenses of participation, success and service, the 2017 debating season has been a highly memorable one, and I am confident that the program will achieve even greater feats in years to come.

Ms Ainslie Hunter MiC Debating

Senior A Debating

L to R: Ashmit Vyas, Edward Cahill, Dougal Brown, Joshua Grice.

Year 12 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Blake Micallef, Berkeley Cox, Matt Wilkey, Dougal Brown, Philip Groves, Edward Cahill.

Second Row (L to R): Mrs Ainslie Hunter, Joshua Grice, Rahul Karri, Jahan Patel, Deb Podder, Thomas La, Elliot Perkins, Mr Jon Hopes.

Front Row (L to R): Ashmit Vyas, Jevin Gunawardana, Hari Sinh, Nicholas Ooi, Robbie Colwell, Michael Tang, Harrison Geeves.

Absent: Louis Backstrom, Harry Tod, Hugo Perchard, Alex Zhang, Gleb Kuznetsov, Kim Anderson, Sam Bean.

Year 11 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Grant Morris, Emile Tuimavave, David Bambling, Dylan Mortimore, Nicholas Grice, Mukund Ghantala, Dennis Waight, David Angus.

Third Row (L to R): Harvey Nihill, Justin Chowdhury, Josh Leung, Joydip Choudhury, Dimiththri Dematagoda, Marcus Ray, Ethan Elms.

Second Row (L to R): Lucas Hu, Hesharth Kumarasinghe, Matthew Lauder, Pranay Jaisinghani, Ruveen De Alwis, Tom Cockburn, Neal Dai, Benjamin Ganko.

Front Row (L to R): Eagle Ngo, Lavien Premraj, Digby Simpson, Ulric Nieminen, Harsha Bodla, Nagulan Gnanavel, Sandy Gehrmann, Shreyas Honavar Sathyanarayana, William Power.

Absent: Wylie Raymond, Alex Castrisos, Anton Vellnagel, Manish Kulasekara, Tom Cleland, Rahul Moudgil, Lucian McKnight, Bill Qui.

Year 10 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Simon Andersen, Will Scott, Lachlan Maddock, Jude Forrest, Matthew Chiang, Tim Weber, Thien Bui, Josh Neil.

Second Row (L to R): Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Daniel Athanasellis, James Walters, Oliver Cafferky, Lachie Colledge, Finn Murrell-Edwards.

Front Row (L to R): Andrew Clare, Saravanan Somasundaram, Jake Barrientos, Thomas Bizzell, Matthew Salmon, Finn Dargavel, Harrison Emery, Ryan Huq.

Absent: Oliver English, Danny Kim.

Year 9 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Abineash Mayooran, Lewis Luck, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, Matthew La, Imraan Jhetam.

Third Row (L to R): Avinesh Ganasan, Noah Walker, Sebastian Vu, Chad O'Brien, Andrew Shoebridge, Angus O'Quinn, Andrew Yuan, Dean O'Connell.

Second Row (L to R): Will Jackson, Lleyton Lao, Thomas Paull, Jayden Ho, Dillon Chiang, Flynn Boorer, Ethan Farr, Remi Raymond, Hans-William Chung.

Front Row (L to R): Cliff Mei, Nadeesh Warusamanna, Mitch Labrom, Ben Dwyer, Ben Du, Will Chapman, Ben Ren, Jonno May, Andrew Lee.

Absent: Hugo Gandhi, Andrew Yang, Jack O’Brien, Jackson Long, Adam Brown, Omar Rahman, Michael Mullany, Tom Lukin.

Year 8 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Tom McCarthy-James, Bowen Chen, Alex Zhang, Jack Harvey, Chathruka Seneviratna, Lachie Robertson, Harry Anstey-Walsh, Nicholas Ho, Adam Seedat, Cheng Bin Saw, Patrick Moore.

Fourth Row (L to R): Roger Look, Justin Liang, Gaurav Nair, Ari Coroneo, Tom Stunden, Rafferty Moriarty, Sterling Saini, Conrad Pun, Sean Forrest, Nicholas Jones, Max Wagland.

Third Row (L to R): Oscar Meutermans, Nicholas Tran, Andrew Shuttleton, Leo van Brunschot, Ed Sole, Brian Wakista, Peyten Redburn, Ernest Ngai, Joshua de Zubicaray, William Ruddell.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Christine Vosper, Ryan Wakista, Luke Liu, Sam Bizzell, Sam Goldberg, Tom Strooper, Jaden Fang, Cade Barrientos, Jaguar Ngo, Prankul Bansal, Dr Dale Owens.

Front Row (L to R): Bencent Lee, Dilhan Jhaj, Kirijan Vijeyakumar, Vijay Hari Kannan, Oliver Cathcart, Nicholas Sullivan, Justin Lee, Andrew Wang, Ken Anulomsombat, Hugo Malone.

Absent: Simon Gong, Krishna Kangatharan, Anton Vassallo, Oliver Early, Max Simonidis, James McCoombes, Will Addis, James Harrison, Sebastian Powell.

Year 7 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Tom Cockburn, Harvey Nihill, William Kuo, Thomas La, Mukund Ghantala, Elliot Perkins, Lachlan Maddock, Joshua Grice, Jahan Patel, Marcus Ray, Finn Dargavel, Matthew Chiang.

Fifth Row (L to R): Angus Bisset, Jeremy Spink, Eoin Mullan, Nagulan Gnanavel, Lucas Hu, Jake Barrientos, Oliver Cafferky, Harsha Bodla, Ulric Nieminen, Benjamin Ganko, Oscar Akhavan, Will Meadmore.

Fourth Row (L to R): Harry Johnson, David Beetham, Ben Wood, Tom Macpherson, William Jordan, Nicholas Kakourakis, Ned Boorer, Mark Ting-Williams, Alex Gu, Bernard Kang, Michael Murray, Atticus Jackson, Leo Stavrianos.

Third Row (L to R): George Labrom, Charles Spencer, Alex Thakur, Anhadh Virk, Punula Jayalath, Robbie Gilbert, Josh Lotzvie, Angus Newman, Thomas Chen, Ryan Logan, Theo Dickey, Billy Mylonas.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Ian Grice, Ms Sophie Plunkett, William O'Quinn, Christian Conomos, Zachary Castrisos, Alden Sommerfeld, Christos Karanicolas, Thomas Hurwood, Sean Moyle, Alexander Graves, Kushaal Raniga, Ms Lisa Whitcher, Mr James Hill.

Front Row (L to R): Nadula Tennakoon, Joshua Tran, Xavier Lynch, Ben Price, Henry Gawne, Lukas Geissler, Matthew Huang, Ian Wong, Thomas Kwan, Will Motley, Toby Logan, Jacob Duncan.

Absent: Toby Davidson, Milan Kankanwadi, Dj Li, Stuart Somerville, Oscar Smith, Richard Tang, Anushan Thangavel, Lachie Yu, Ben Zacharyga, Alexander Castrisos, Bill Qui, Jackson Nugent, Harry Tod, Michael Whitaker, Mrs Bethany Wass.

Year 6 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Josh Neil, Tim Weber, Saahil Dahiya, Stephen Kyprios, John Morrissey, David Butler, Brad Mackintosh, Ryan Huq, Saravanan Somasundaram, Mr Ian Grice.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Dominique Fitzgerald, Ruveen De Alwis, Ronan Mellick, Angus Hume, James Randall, Kiran Selva, Hooram Fathi, Oliver Spence, Soham Sane, Daniel Athanasellis.

Front Row (L to R): Sze Yong Ng, Andrew Smith, Arran McKenzie, Isaac Bassingthwaighte, Christopher Lui, Ed Rimmington, Jonathan Neep, Jack Anderson, Barclay Collins.

Absent: Dion Coroneo, Anush Mondal, Henry Wang, Louis Backstrom, Harrison Geeves, Digby Simpson, Nicholas Ooi, Angus Watson-O’Donnell.

Year 5 Debating

Back Row (L to R): Lavien Premraj, James Buktenica, Spencer McPherson, Nagulan Gnanavel, Jack Shapland.

Third Row (L to R): Andrew Bracher, Benjamin La, Sansith Warusamanna, Lucas Bell, Thomas Ruddell, Marcus Yeo, Andrew Gracen, Isaac Chua, Conrad Cho.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Dominique Fitzgerald, Alexander Macfarlane, Mitch Emery, Michael Joyce, Josh Chatterjee, Bowei Chen, Jonathan Loh, Lucas Tan, Andrew Zhuang, Eagle Ngo, William Power.

Front Row (L to R): Kimihiro Kamori, Keaton Baxter, Charlie Renshaw, Edward Nelson, Dominic Forrest, Ryland Malone, Harsha Cikaluru, Manul Jayasena, Chris Yesberg, Jackson Webb.

Absent: Lucas Waite, Jude Forrest, Finn Murrell-Edwards, Francis Kim, Wylie Raymond, Anton Vellnagel.

Years 5, 6 and 7 Debating

Debating is a very popular activity in the youngest year levels at BGS with more than 25 per cent of students in Years 5, 6 and 7 participating. Students were selected into either a GPS or QDU (Queensland Debating Union) team, with both competitions providing a shorter season in preparation for more rigorous championship formats in higher years.

In GPS debating during term 1, the 6.1 team were particularly successful, winning all of their debates. Special mention is also made of the impressive 7.1 team, which won all but one of their debates against very competitive opposition. The QDU Junior round robin operated primarily in terms 3 and 4. Teams experienced much success, with the undefeated 7.4 team most impressive and 7.2, 7.3 and 6.1 teams winning all but one of their debates.

In 2017, more than 40 volunteer student coaches from Years 10 to 12 ensured that each team received the support and training needed to help them improve their thinking, listening skills, speaking ability, confidence and team work. This coaching by many of our senior debaters benefits both younger and older students, and is an important ingredient in the BGS program. While victories in individual debates are always welcomed, it is the learning achieved from diligent preparation and participation that is of greatest value. We are confident that our youngest debaters will benefit enormously from their 2017 experience as they look forward to continuing their involvement in later years.

Mr Ian Grice Coordinator of Years 5, 6 and 7 Debating

Mooting

2017 Bond University High School Mooting Team

Back Row (L to R): Matt Singer (Coach), Joshua Nugent. Front Row (L to R): Bill Qiu, Digby Simpson.

2017 QUT High School Mooting Team

L to R: Digby Simpson, Harsha Bodla. Absent: Bill Qiu.

Public Speaking

It takes courage to stand in front of one’s peers and deliver an engaging speech. Being able to form coherent ideas and articulate them under pressure is a skill that many choose not to develop. Old Boy Ronald Wyllie '50, who generously donates the Ronald Wyllie Prize for Public Speaking every year for the best Year 12 speaker, knows the value of public speaking. As our special guest, he shared with the Year 12s his chief reason for creating the prize: to give all students a goal to work towards and develop a love of oration. Given the interest in the competition from Year 5, the future of public speaking is reassuringly positive.

There were more speakers than ever before in the Middle School, with multiple trials held to decide the finalists in Years 5 to 8. The finals were eagerly anticipated and, as expected, the speakers did not disappoint. Passionately, they delivered their views on a diverse range of topics to their whole year level. The audience enjoyed an entertaining mix of topics ranging from lifestyle choices to ensure good health, to conquering nerves. All speakers challenged the audience to consider their own perspectives and ideas.

In Year 9 and above, speakers gave voice to issues that resonated with them. As is appropriate for their age, they were looking for meaning and purpose in the world around them. Some expressed their fears and insecurities about politics and society; others offered reflections on what they are grateful for in their lives. Every speaker spoke genuinely and with conviction.

In 2017, we recognised the following boys for their outstanding speeches:

Mr Greg Howes and Mrs Carla Salmon Coordinators of Public Speaking (Internal)

L to R: Oliver Tu, Ben Wood, Matthew Chiang, Joshua Grice, Marcus Ray, Jaguar Ngo, Jonathan Neep. Absent: Indy Honan.

Public Speaking Competition

Music

The BGS music program naturally ebbs and flows as different cohorts of students with different strengths move through the School. This year we were blessed with an extraordinarily rich vein of talent in Year 12. We have been revelling in their commitment and skills for several years, but this was certainly amplified in 2017. The outline below highlights many events, but it is fair to say that the standard of work and performance level was high. Congratulations and thanks to our student leaders: Music Captain Louis Backstrom and Vice Captains Michael Whitaker (bands), Nicholas Ooi (strings) and Alexander Kwan (choirs). Our younger musicians, who welcomed the enthusiastic and energetic Miss Bec Thomas to the School, also deserve thanks and congratulations.

2017 Music Highlights

• The year began with the very social Music Support Group welcome function, with entertainment from the talented Grammarphones. Term 1 ended in a flurry of term concerts. The string ensembles packed out the Great Hall; the concert bands, jazz bands and percussion ensembles filled Centenary Hall with music; and the choirs thrilled the audience in the beautiful acoustics of the Great Hall.

• Music activities stepped up in term 2, as the Symphonic Band went into marching mode and represented the School with dignity at the Anzac Day march in the city. Over 100 Middle School boys and a tribe of senior leaders enjoyed the Junior Music Camp and its very popular final concert, and the Chamber Choir performed beautifully at the Year 5 Mother’s Day morning tea. The Sousa Concert Band went on tour, enjoying a joint concert with one of the BGGS bands. BGS was also well represented at the gathering of the GPS Schools' finest senior school musicians, the GPS Music Showcase concert at QPAC.

• Our own annual showcase, Grammar in Concert, was a musical triumph! Rarely has such a standard of performance been enjoyed by such a large audience. There were so many highlights, but who will forget the Grammar Big Band adding choreography to their repertoire, and being joined by Elvis Presley (better known as Sam Loewenthal)?

• The semester ended with end-of-term concerts, closely followed by Middle School’s Celebration of the Arts, with Battle of the Bands a highlight. Over 30 of our most experienced musicians attended the Australian Combined Schools Music Festival in Canberra. It was four days of intensive rehearsal, outstanding performances and loads of fun. The final concert in the Great Hall of Parliament House was amazing!

• During the mid-year school holidays, the Grammarphones enhanced the School’s standing on the national choral music scene as a feature group at the Pemulwuy National Male Voices Festival, held at BGS and BGGS. Those who were there are still talking about their performance of 'And the band played Waltzing Matilda'.

The year has been a blur of activity for students and staff. In the background of all these activities have been our wonderful parents. Without them there would be no audience, no sausage sizzles, no fundraising, no lifts to rehearsals – the list goes on. Thanks to you all, especially our Music Support Group led again by the wonderful Alison Harness.

Mr Peter Ingram Head of Music

• In term 3, our most talented student composers enjoyed their escape to Binna Burra as part of the composer-inresidence program, with the final concert the biggest ever. The Vocal Group charmed our older supporters at the annual Grandparents Day, and our finest Middle School musicians joined the GPS Music Day of Excellence. Four festivals across BGS and BGGS kept our strings players busy, and for additional festival entertainment, Head of Strings Mr Stephen Chin got dressed up twice; as a surfie and a ninja warrior.

• Our bands and percussion ensembles once again impressed at their term concert, while the choirs transformed Centenary Hall at Singing For Your Supper. They had the whole audience singing along and doing actions. BGS music was a major highlight of Open Day with visitors learning there are many musical reasons for sending their sons to BGS.

• In term 4, the pace didn’t let up for our musicians. Our boys competed fiercely at the annual Performance Awards including the Concerto Awards; Grammar Singers shared the limelight at the BGGS Gala Concert; and all the jazz bands were thoroughly entertaining at Jazz in the Park. Music Dinner was, as always, a wonderful celebration. The term 4 concerts were outstanding with special mention of the senior soloists at the Orchestras Concert, and our Year 5 Orchestra gave an inspirational example of what can be achieved with hard work. Speech Day was all about the music, as was Middle School Presentation Afternoon. The year ended as it normally does, with the choirs helping us all celebrate Christmas at Lessons and Carols.

Grammar Philharmonic Orchestra

Back Row (L to R): Joshua Sommer, Daniel Harris, Angus Macpherson, Angus O'Quinn.

Fifth Row (L to R): Fabian Lee, Gaurav Nair, Nicholas Spork, Jake Barrientos, Harrison Cleland, Jayden Situ, Thien Bui, Patrick Wilkinson, Owen Lin, Andrew Yuan, Sterling Saini, Dillon Chiang, Conrad Pun.

Fourth Row (L to R): Theo Dickey, Joshua de Zubicaray, Jacob Donald, Kevin Li, Sebastian Beirne, Alexander Larder, Jim Xiao, William McEniery, Hans-William Chung, Tom McCarthy-James, Josh Blake, Nate Robertson, Oliver Christie, Tom Macpherson.

Third Row (L to R): Punula Jayalath, Diyen Ng, Toby Davidson, Nicholas Kakourakis, Hugo Lau, Nicholas Ho, Manish Naiker, Blake Konovalenko, Aohang Ding, Lucas Raaymakers, Ollie Hocking, Connor Waite, Michael Murray, Kiyan Rahman, Christopher Lui.

Second Row (L to R): Tyler Pearn, Martin Wallis, Roger Zhu, David Beetham, Noah Guthrie, Anhadh Virk, Charlie Ridgeon, Matthew Ho, Luke Liu, Dylan Yin, Anushan Thangavel, Max Sawley, Cliff Mei, Gus Robinson.

Front Row (L to R): James Pendleton, Oliver Tu, Harrison Shih, Ryland Malone, Oliver Bieber, Nathan Wong, Andrew Wang, Mr Stephen Chin, Joshua Wong, Will Motley, Ozair Rahman, Luke Murphy, Anish Kulasekara, Sze Yong Ng, Theo Chan.

Absent: Cade Barrientos, James Crilley, Imraan Jhetam, Yathav Ragupathy, Christian Stonely, Andrew Wang, Richard Yu, Tom Jones, Harry Dickson, Elijah Wong.

Grammar Symphony Orchestra

Back Row (L to R): Jonathan Ho, Tom Stunden, Ben Allison, William Kuo, Lucien McKnight, Harry Roberts, Stuart Moss, Lachlan Tang, Jack Harvey.

Sixth Row (L to R): Matthew Kwon, Jonathan Pan, Harry Tod, William Yang, Yuji Nishitani, Raymond Lu Joeyan Wang, Nicholas Ooi, Edmond Chang, Yi An, Jun Kim, Gabriel Russell, Michael Whitaker, Joydip Choudhury, Finn Lindgren.

Fifth Row (L to R): Tom Dickson, Angus Campbell, Shafaat Husain, William Shorrock-Browne, Phillip Le, Francis Kim, Bill Qiu, Jack Shapland, Josh Leung, Louis Cavalerie, Noah Walker, Alexander Kwan, PJ Bryan, Geoffrey Kong.

Fourth Row (L to R): Nagulan Gnanavel, Kasen Tran, Richard Munro, Howard Wang, Ruveen De Alwis, Matthew Adi, Tomas Ray, Daniel Harness, Louis Backstrom, Thomas La, Anton Vellnagel, Vincent Zhang, Tim Capon, Sam Loewenthal, Nikko Zheng.

Third Row (L to R): Harry Fung, Hans-William Chung, Lucas Hu, Justin Liang, Peter Muratidis, Glenn Schaffer, Alexander Dalgleish, Saravanan Somasundaram, Harry Luu, Nathan Chan, Jeremiah Chua, Elliot Borrowdale, Trung Nguyen, Magnus McKeddie.

Second Row (L to R): Elliot Hunt, Tony Zhong, Sandy Gehrmann, Ben Du, Joey Ko, Nicholas Law, Orie Nakagaki, Kai Hagiwara, Alexander Larder, Joel Donald, Ben Ren, Jake Ramalingam, Sam Versace, Ethan Lee, Alex Gu.

Front Row (L to R): Aiden Xiao, Lachlan Yu, Nathan Shan, Elliot Backstrom, Simon Gong, Jamie Chan, Harry Huang, Mr Stephen Chin, Matt Allison, Jaden Fang, Andrew Lee, Matthew Huang, Thomas Kwan, Ethan Huang.

Absent: Daniel Harris, Angus O’Quinn, Danny Kim, Andrew Schaffer, Stanley Liu.

Grammar Concert Band

Back Row (L to R): James Hill, Alex Kennedy, Perry Briggs, Robbie Slomka, Daniel Harris, Marcus Bean, James McCoombes, Elijah Wong, Sebastian Beirne.

Third Row (L to R): Dylan Yin, Harry Dickson, Jack Duncan, Henry Yip, James Crilly, Joel Maddock, Miles Davis, Alex Lu, Linus O'Neill, Campbell Stoneley.

Second Row (L to R): Jerome Chinnappa Siddham, Bernard Kang, Daniel Kim, Noah Guthrie, Ernest Ngai, Michael Murray, Tobias Carter, Sam Goldberg, Elliot Backstrom, Jack Baboolal, Max Sawley.

Front Row (L to R): Thomas Siemon, Alexander Graves, Ken Anulomsombat, Andrew Wang, Kiyan Rahman, Prankul Bansal, Cade Barrientos, Justin Lee, Alden Sommerfeld, Lachlan Tu, Hugo Malone, Julian Sun.

Absent: DJ Li, Roger Look, Dan McHugh, Pavan Subburaj, Hamish Moss, Nicholas Dalgleish.

Sousa Concert Band

Back Row (L to R): Sam Taylor, Bailey Dangerfield, Joe Fuller, Nick Rowan, Ollie Taylor, Duke Giles.

Third Row (L to R): Soham Sane, Kiyan Rahman, Gabe Hogarth Howes, Daniel Hill, Nicholas Wong, Toby Matthews, Andrew McLeod, Punula Jayalath, Tharuka Perera.

Second Row (L to R): Nick Meade, Jack Anderson, Binupa Ilangamage, Patrick Moore, Jackson Mercer, Mikey Yuen, Joshua Tran, Charlie Munday.

Front Row (L to R): Nic Carter, Theo Medek, James Pendleton, Alexander Macfarlane, Mrs Aileen Bryant, Cameron McCabe, Jack Sinclair, Alex Peters, Dylan Conway.

Absent: Josh Lotzvie, Brian Wang, Connor Fitspatrick, Zachary Castrisos.

Grainger Concert Band

Back Row (L to R): Angus O'Quinn, Harry Barker, Will Scott, Matthew La, Simon Andersen, Joel Kerola, Liam Clayden-Brackin.

Fourth Row (L to R): Charles Oliver, Sebastian Vu, Andrew Shoebridge, Rovin Wickramasekera, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, George Mellick, Dennis Waight, Lewis Luck, Imraan Jhetam, Chad O'Brien.

Third Row (L to R): Josh Shaw, Matthew Lauder, Nicholas Spork, Timothy Ho, Fabian Lee, Callum Johnston, Angus Gentner, Finn Dargavel, Harry Jones, Rohan Rahman, Neal Dai.

Second Row (L to R): Richard Yu, Tom Cox, Nicholas Byrom, Glenn Schaffer, Isaac Dunglison, Darcy Robson, Zafir Ali, Chris Zhang, Elliot Borrowdale, Quentin Lee, Mr Jim Noble.

Front Row (L to R): Andrew Lee, Elliot Lee, Ben Ren, Hans-William Chung, Benjamin Ganko, William McEniery, Thomas Murray, Magnus McKeddie, Jake Ramalingam, Kyle Hunter, Cliff Mei.

Absent: Adam Brown, Teddie Mower, James Seymour, Hugo Gandhi, Christian Stonely, Hugh Connell, Robbie Slomka.

Holst Concert Band

Back Row (L to R): Sam Taylor, Lucas Sherington, James Pearson, Sean Forrest, Sebi Powell, Quentin Chang, Avinesh Ganasan, Alex Carew, Hamish Goodwin, Luke Schwartz.

Fourth Row (L to R): Doug Lumley, Jonathan Parry, Kieran De Silva, Patrick Holmes, Jed Green, Will Jessup, Thomas Freeman, Nicholas Dalgleish, Tom Macpherson, Omar Rahman.

Third Row (L to R): Alex Sneddon, Oliver Cathcart, Will Siddle, Charlie Stilwell, Hamish Moss, Edward Sommerville, Lachlan Clayton, George Butler, Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Dilhan Jhaj, Nick Marshall.

Second Row (L to R): Finlay Fisken, Ryan Tavakol, Ian Wong, Alec O'Brien, Ben Yii, Vijay Hari Kannan, Damien Robinson, Will Nicolson, William O'Quinn, Mrs Aileen Bryant.

Front Row (L to R): Cooper Robson, Andy Miller, David Wang, Tom Rutter, Angus Reinhold, Toby Andersen, Zachary Castrisos, Michael Coyne, Riley Walsh, Edward Nelson, Marcus Cheng.

Absent: Robbie Gilbert, Toby Mathews, Sean Moyle, Louis Willmott.

Grammar Singers

Back Row (L to R): Sam Carrick, Portia Ward, Douglas Cribb, Brendan Jeffery, Bronson Levien, Matt Johnston, Isabella Fenwick, Alexander Castrisos.

Third Row (L to R): Grace McFarlane, Oscar Medek, Christian Stoneley, Jack Woolrych, Hugo Richardson, James Appleyard, Ulric Nieminen, Blair Sampson, Bryleigh Parson-Pope.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Paul Holley, Mia Sundin, Michaela Eaton, Gemma Sherington, Sasha Harman, Ruby Masel, Sana Saleem, Clare Gordon, Grace Teng, Mr Michael Allport.

Front Row (L to R): Ella Ng, Ailish Luke Martin, Aleesha Ganendran, Hannah Walker, Elliot Backstrom, Laura Verdasco, Jasmine Lunn, Maia Martin, Alexandra Nash.

Absent: Mr Peter Ingram, Gus Fowler, Tom Cleland, Michael Whitaker, Chloe Fleming, Madeleine Duncan, Isabella Berlese, Anna Angelos.

Vocal Group

Back Row (L to R): William McEniery, Aohang Ding, Sam Taylor, Jaden Fang, Rehan Keane.

Fourth Row (L to R): Oliver Christie, Ned Weightman, Harry Dickson, Robbie Gilbert, Gus Luke, Peyten Redburn, Harry Steindl, Aidan Murphy, Daniel Hill, Michael Murray.

Third Row (L to R): Daniel Allison, Jacob Coburn, Nicholas Driessen, Punula Jayalath, Prankul Bansal, Josh Lotzvie, Ben Balthes, Hamish Moss, Saahil Dahiya, Oliver Martin, Mitchell de Groot-Esler.

Second Row (L to R): Finnian Raymond, Mikey Yuen, Damon Cayas, Jackson Mercer, Christopher Lui, Alec O'Brien, Kiyan Rahman, Charlie Petersen, Tharuka Perera, Alexander Graves, Declan Mount, Miss Bec Thomas.

Front Row (L to R): Sathya Gururajan, Henry Nelson, Will Khoo, Kushaal Raniga, Arran McKenzie, Oliver Bieber, Alfie Sprott, Ishaan Patel, Ruben Wolrige, Andrew Hastie, Ollie Luke, Kiran Patel.

Absent: Alexander Duncan-Payne, Oliver Hocking, Thomas Kwan, Xavier Lynch, Soham Sane, Nathan Shan, Charlie Stewart.

Chamber Choir

Back Row (L to R): Back Row: Oliver Christie, Robbie Gilbert, William McEniery, Harry Dickson, Peyten Redburn, Tom Appleyard.

Third Row (L to R): Nicholas Driessen, Oliver Martin, Kiyan Rahman, Josh Lotzvie, Daniel Hill, Nathan Shan, Punula Jayalath.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Sarah McDonald, Ishaan Patel, Alexander Graves, Tharuka Perera, Alec O'Brien, Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Jackson Mercer, Thomas Kwan, Christopher Lui, Miss Bec Thomas.

Front Row (L to R): Sathya Gururajan, Henry Nelson, George Mercer, Declan Mount, Nick Scott, Daniel Allison, Ollie Luke, Josh Chatterjee, Theo Medek.

Absent: Oliver Hocking, Finnian Raymond, Charlie Stewart.

Grammar Vocal Ensemble

Back Row (L to R): Jean-Pierre Cavalerie, Brendan Jeffery, Ben Allison, Abeeshan Thangavel, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, Stuart Moss, Martin Skilleter, Matt Johnston, Eoin Mullan, Jonathan Ho.

Fifth Row (L to R): Sam Loewenthal, William Shorrock-Browne, Nicholas Ooi, Sam Reynolds, Michael Whitaker, Jun Kim, Gus Fowler, Hugo Richardson, Joeyan Wang, Thomas La, Daniel Harness.

Fourth Row (L to R): Louis Backstrom, Chad O'Brien, Hugo Hay, Cameron Penman, Matthew Adi, Sebastian Vu, Raymond Lu, Dafydd Weppner, Joel Gorman, Nagulan Gnanavel, Howard Wang, Vincent Zhang.

Third Row (L to R): Jack Woolrych, Taki Quail, Blair Sampson, Alexander Dalgleish, Sam Carrick, Thomas McCarthy, Alexander Cain, Ulric Nieminen, Angus Campbell, Richard Munro, Harrison Geeves, James Lowe, Andrew Yuan.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Peter Ingram, Luke Seymour, Sandy Gehrmann, Alexander Kwan, Sebastian Beirne, Dan Carroll, Oscar Medek, Quentin Lee, Alexander Castrisos, Freddy Wilkinson, Alex Lu, Mr Michael Allport.

Front Row (L to R): Hugo Malone, Elliot Backstrom, Ollie Hocking, Tom Appleyard, Remi Fox, Nicholas Ho, Blake Konovalenko, Daniel Marendy, Jack Richardson, Cliff Mei, Simon Gong, Tobias Carter, Toby Davidson.

Absent: Tom Cleland, Andrew Yang, Sam Zhang, Bronson Levien, Nicholas Lynch, Yuji Nishitani, James Appleyard, James Kenny, Lachlan Leung, Charlie McCauley, William McEniery, Trung Nguyen, Charlie Stewart, Christian Stoneley, Samuel Wolrige, Victor Wu, Peter Do, Kai Hagiwara, Bill Qiu, Yazgi Sato.

Grammar Voices

Back Row (L to R): Sebastian Vu, Eoin Mullan, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, Brendan Jeffery.

Second Row (L to R): Jack Woolrych, Ulric Nieminen, Andrew Yuan, Joel Gorman, Blair Sampson, Dan Carroll, Mrs Colleen Guilfoyle.

Front Row (L to R): Alex Lu, Sebastian Beirne, Cliff Mei, Jack Richardson, Oscar Medek, William McEniery, Ollie Hocking, Elliot Backstrom.

Absent: Tom Cleland, Nicholas Ho, Blake Konovalenko, James Lowe, Yazgi Sato, Charlie Stewart, Christian Stoneley, Andrew Yang.

Grammarphones

Back Row (L to R): Nicholas Ooi, Douglas Cribb, Jonathan Ho, Stuart Moss, Gus Fowler, Alexander Kwan.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Peter Ingram, Sam Loewenthal, Hugo Richardson, Joeyan Wang, Dafydd Weppner, Matthew Adi, Mr Michael Allport.

Front Row (L to R): Sam Carrick, Louis Backstrom, William Shorrock-Browne, Peter Do, Richard Munro, Jack Woolrych.

Grammar Chamber Strings

Back Row (L to R): Jun Kim, William Kuo, Matthew Kwon, Lachlan Tang.

Second Row (L to R): Anton Vellnagel, Thomas La, Francis Kim, Nicholas Ooi, Michael Whitaker, Bill Qiu, Yuji Nishitani, Sam Loewenthal, Richard Munro.

Front Row (L to R): Nathan Shan, Tony Zhong, Nicholas Law, Tim Capon, Vincent Zhang, Mr Stephen Chin, Louis Backstrom, Glenn Schaffer, Ben Du, Andrew Lee.

Grammar Symphonic Band

Back Row (L to R): Louis Backstrom, Alexander Castrisos, Sidney Younger, Matthew Adi.

Fourth Row (L to R): Jonathan Ho, Harry Tod, Angus Stilwell, Lachlan Maddock, Abeeshan Thangavel, Max Cochrane, Stuart Moss, Jack Stevens, Ben Greenland, Sebastian Porras, Edmond Chang.

Third Row (L to R): William Shorrock-Browne, Hari Sinh, Jack Shapland, Joeyan Wang, Raymond Wu, Sam Reynolds, Daniel Harness, Josh Leung, Lachlan Leung, Noah Walker.

Second Row (L to R): James Graieg, Harry Luu, Nadun Ranasinghe, Howard Wang, Oliver Cafferky, Tomas Ray, Harry Cosgrove, Dillon Chiang, Lucas Hu, Quentin Lee, Mr Jim Noble.

Front Row (L to R): Rohin Bagga, Elliot Hunt, Sandy Gehrmann, Alexander Kwan, Harry Fung, Brendan Robinson, Glenn Schaffer, Trung Nguyen, Joel Donald, Kai Hagiwara, Ewan Beach, Ethan Lee.

Absent: Elliot Blue, Danny Kim, Angus Campbell, Max Davis, Michael Whitaker, George Mellick.

Guarneri Strings

Back Row (L to R): Tom Dickson, Finn Lindgren, Gabriel Russell, Tom Stunden, Lucian McKnight, Ben Allison, William Yang, Joydip Choudhury, Anton Vellnagel

Second Row (L to R): Nikko Zheng, PJ Bryan, Nagulan Gnanavel, Phillip Le, Louis Cavalerie, Alexander Dalgleish, Geoffrey Kong, Harry Luu.

Front Row (L to R): Elliot Backstrom, Jamie Chan, Joey Ko, Nathan Chan, Mr Stephen Chin, Saravanan Somasundaram, Hans-William Chung, Sam Versace, Jaden Fang.

Stradivari Strings

Back Row (L to R): Mrs Lynne Backstrom, Jacob Donald, Harrison Cleland, Thien Bui, Jim Xiao, Kevin Li, Wylie Raymond.

Front Row (L to R): Gus Robinson, Punula Jayalath, Nicholas Ho, Andrew Yuan, Joshua de Zubicaray, Anushan Thangavel, Nathan Wong.

Absent: Jake Barrientos, Marc Wang, Harrison Shih, James Pendelton.

Corelli Consort

Back Row (L to R): Brian Wakista, Jacob Donald, Jacob Davissen, Aaryan Shetty, Thomas La, Chathruka Seneviratna, Bryce Caulfield.

Third Row (L to R): Daniel Johnson, Oliver Spence, Jacob Ong, Daniel Hill, Ben Zacharyga, Jack Willson, Reid Keeley, Thomas Hurwood.

Second Row (L to R): Hansana Wimaladharma, James Murray, Jordan Donald, Lachie Smith, Arran McKenzie, George Mercer, Josh Chatterjee, Benjamin La, Chris Yesberg.

Front Row (L to R): Sathya Gururajan, Matthew Wong, Rupert Dauber, Arthur Hames, Ms Amy Phillips, Alex Sim, Alistair Hoole, Lucas Waite, Akira Chang.

Absent: Nicholas Kakourakis, Charlie Stewart, Henry Wang.

Locatelli Strings

Back Row (L to R): Josh Blake, Conrad Pun, Jayden Situ, Douglas Cribb, Joshua Sommer, Angus Macpherson, Owen Lin, Remi Raymond, Tom McCarthy-James.

Second Row (L to R): Roger Zhu, Tom Macpherson, Hugo Lau, Aohang Ding, Lucas Raaymakers, Ollie Hocking, Michael Murray, Toby Davidson.

Front Row (L to R): James Pendleton, Harrison Shih, Christopher Lui, Joshua Wong, Mr Stephen Chin, Theo Dickey, Will Motley, Anish Kulasekara, Theo Chan.

Absent: Imraan Jhetam, William Kim.

Paganini Strings

Back Row (L to R): Nicholas Ooi, Nicholas Driessen, Stephen Kyprios, Gus Luke, Jacob Coburn, Geoffrey Kong.

Second Row (L to R): Mrs Lynne Backstrom, Christos Karanicolas, Oliver Cavallo Brittain, Ryan Yuan, Hooram Fathi, Axel Hinds, Hans-William Chung.

Front Row (L to R): Lucas Waite, Andrew Smith, Jackson Holmes, Tom Campbell, Tobias Dunglison, Andrew Tam, Ben Matheson, Kyan McClatchy.

Vivaldi Strings

Back Row (L to R): Taylor Pearn, Nate Robertson, Yathav Ragupathy, Sterling Saini, Gaurav Nair, Wyllie Raymond, Charlie Ridgeon.

Second Row (L to R): Oliver Christie, Connor Waite, Blake Konovalenko, Manish Naiker, Nicholas Kakourakis, Diyen Ng, Matthew Ho, Mrs Alison Harbottle.

Front Row (L to R): Harsha Cikaluru, Ryland Malone, Oliver Bieber, Luke Liu, David Beetham, Anhadh Virk, Ozair Rahman, Luke Murphy, Sze Yong Ng.

Absent: Alex Larder, Martin Wallis.

Tartini Strings

Back Row (L to R): Shafaat Husain, Jonathan Pan, Kasen Tran.

Second Row (L to R): Simon Gong, Jeremiah Chua, Jack Harvey, Justin Liang, Alexander Larder, Orie Nakagaki, Trung Nguyen, Mrs Alison Harbottle.

Front Row (L to R): Ethan Huang, Lachlan Yu, Matthew Huang, Matt Allison, Ben Ren, Harry Huang, Alex Gu, Thomas Kwan, Aiden Xiao.

Absent: William Hay, Cheng Bin Saw.

Grammar Big Band

Back Row (L to R): Mr Jim Noble, William Shorrock-Browne, Sam Reynolds, Jack Stevens, Andrew Schaffer, Abineash Mayooran.

Front Row (L to R): Sandy Gehrmann, Glenn Schaffer, Noah Walker, Oliver Cafferky, Alexander Kwan.

Absent: Angus Campbell, Nadun Ranasinghe, Sidney Younger, Michael Whitacre, Louis Backstrom, Wylie Raymond.

Parker Jazz Band

Back Row (L to R): Lachlan Leung, Josh Leung, Sebastian Porras, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, Simon Andersen, Jack Shapland.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Jim Noble, Remi Raymond, Angus Gentner, Thomas Kyprios, James Graieg, Finn Dargavel.

Front Row (L to R): Jake Ramalingam, Joel Donald, Ed Tennyson, Roshan Shami, Brendan Robinson, Ewan Beach, Cliff Mei.

Absent: Alexander Castrisos, Elliot Borrowdale, Max Davis.

Back Row (L to R): Patrick Holmes, Nicholas Dalgleish, Nick Rowan, Sebastian Beirne, Jed Green, Nick Marshall.

Front Row (L to R): Oliver Cathcart, Cade Barrientos, Robbie Gilbert, Tom Macpherson, Sean Moyle, Alden Sommerfeld.

Absent: Daniel McHugh, Roger Look, Louis Cardell-Ree, Emanuel Pop, Krishna Kangatharan.

Back Row (L to R): Josh Tucker, Euan Kearney, Will Gatehouse, Bernard Kang, Henry Mercer, James Murray.

Second Row (L to R): Jayden Ting, Billy Mylonas, Lawrence Sun, Senya Konovalenko, Campbell Kind, William Ruddell, Mr Lucas Gordon.

Front Row (L to R): William Dyer, Cian Clarke, Lewis Martin, Gavin Sun, Harry Baxter, Angus Chen.

Absent: Aidan Murphy, Charlie Munday, Milan Kankanwadi.

Morrison Jazz Band

Back Row (L to R): Miles Davis, Zafir Ali, Chad O'Brien, William Kuo, Robbie Slomka, Joel Gorman, James Crilly.

Front Row (L to R): Kyle Hunter, Alexander Graves, Ryan Wakista, Joel Maddock, Michael Murray, Rohin Bagga, Jonno May.

Absent: Nicholas Dalgleish, Nicholas Spork, Marcus Bean, Imraan Jhetam.

Basie Jazz Band

Junior Band

Senior Percussion Ensemble

Back Row (L to R): Mr Lucas Gordon, Edmond Chang, Aaron Tseng, Declan White, Lachlan Goodman, Thomas Eccleston.

Front Row (L to R): Dominic Vu, Joeyan Wang, Sean Riek, Ray Chu, Harry Cosgrove, Sam Loewenthal.

Absent: Angus Simpson, Harry Roberts.

Boom Percussion Ensemble

Back Row (L to R): Lachlan Tu, Magnus McKeddie, Peter Muratidis, Jake Ramalingam.

Front Row (L to R): Tom Gehrmann, Noah Guthrie, Sebastian Beirne, Harry Jones, Kaif Mohammed, Andrew Lee, Anish Kulasekara.

Absent: Patrick Wilkinson, Elliot Lee, Joshua Khoo.

Crash Percussion Ensemble

Back Row (L to R): Johnathan Lau, Oliver Cafferky, Quentin Chang, Timothy Ho.

Front Row (L to R): Sze Yong Ng, Elliot Backstrom, Ben Dwyer, Dillon Chiang, Liam Middlemass, Oliver Tu.

Absent: Yi An, Dylan Chern, Krishna Kangatharan, Trung Nguyen.

Double Reed Ensemble

L to R: Elliot Hunt, Angus O'Quinn, Max Cochrane, Matthew Adi, Daniel Harris, Rohan Rahman, Doug Lumley.

Clarinet Ensemble

Back Row (L to R): Mrs Aileen Bryant, Raymond Lu, Stuart Moss, Jonathan Ho. Front Row (L to R): Rohin Bagga, Howard Wang, Hari Sinh, Lucas Hu.

Music Performance Awards

Brass

Beginner B

First Place: Cian Clarke 7C (Trombone)

Second Place: Euan Kearney 6D (Trumpet)

Third Place: Billy Mylonas 7A (Trumpet)

Beginner A

First Place: Michael Murray 7G (Trombone)

Second Place: Vijay Hari Kannan 8B (Euphonium)

Third Place: Edward Nelson 5C (Trumpet)

Intermediate B

First Place: Oliver Cathcart 8G (Trumpet)

Second Place: Robbie Slomka 0910 (Tuba)

Third Place: Finlay Fisken 7G (Trumpet)

Intermediate A

First Place: James Crilly 8A (Trombone)

Second Place: Alden Sommerfeld 7D(Trumpet)

Third Place: Ewan Beach 0916 (Trombone)

Advanced B

First Place: Jack Shapland 1114 (Euphonium)

Second Place: George Mellick 0901 (Tuba)

Third Place: Marcus Bean 8H (Trumpet)

Advanced A

First Place: Michael Whitaker 1214 (Trumpet)

Second Place: Daniel Harness 1209 (French Horn)

Highly Commended: Louis Backstrom 1211 (F Horn)

Nicholas Law 1112 (F Horn)

Piano

Beginner

First Place: James Pendleton 06D

Second Place: Jackson Mercer 07E

Third Place: Benjamin La 05C

Intermediate

First Place: Hans-William Chung 0903

Second Place: Luka Babnik 05B

Joshua Khoo 1008

Third Place: Marcus Yeo 05B

Ishaan Patel 08B

Guitar

Beginner

First Place: Brian Wakista 08F

Second Place: Sebastian Beirne 08H

Third Place: Zachary Shakespeare 08I

Intermediate

First Place: Shafaat Husain 0915

Second Place: Louis Umashev 1001

Third Place: Jack Love 06B

Highly Commended: Ethan Love 06A

Rohin Bagga 08G

Percussion

Beginner

First Place: Jack Love 6B

Second Place: Jayden Ting 6A

Third Place: Henry Mercer 5C

Highly Commended: Alistair Hoole 7D

Intermediate B

First Place: Oliver Tu 5C

Second Place: Jackson Mercer 7E

Third Place: Joshua Tran 7E

Intermediate A

First Place: Lachlan Tu 7D

Second Place: Noah Guthrie 8B

Third Place: Dillon Chiang 0904

Advanced

First Place: Edmond Chang 1215

Second Place: Yi An 1005

Third Place: Joshua Khoo 1008

Advanced A

First Place: Kai Hagiwara 0909

Second Place: Duncan Cho 0918

Nicholas Law 1112

Third Place: Thomas La 1209

Highly Commended: Richard Munro 1101

Advanced B

First Place: Aiden Jabur 1201

Second Place: Andrew Yuan 0906

Cliff Mei 0918

Third Place: Nathan Shan 08I

Highly Commended: William Kuo 1108

David Beetham 07D

Strings

Beginner B

First Place: Matthew Wong 6A (Violin)

Second Place: Lucas Waite 5C (Violin)

Third Place: Reid Keeley 6C (Violin)

Highly Commended: Henry Wang 6B (Cello)

Jollie Window 5C (Cello)

Concerto

First Place: Michael Whitaker 1214 (Trumpet)

Second Place: Angus Campbell 1213 (Alto

Saxophone)

Third Place: Danny Kim 1009 (Flute)

Highly Commended: Daniel Harness 1209 (French Horn)

Elliot Hunt 1116 (Oboe)

Matthew Adi 1105 (Oboe)

Beginner A

First Place: Nicholas Kakourakis 7A (Bass)

Second Place: Ryland Malone 5A (Violin)

Third Place: Connor Waite 7I (Bass)

Highly Commended: Luke Murphy 6C (Violin)

Intermediate B

First Place: Theo Chan 5B (Violin)

Second Place: Joshua de Zubicaray 8F (Violin)

Third Place: Ben Ren 0908 (Cello)

Highly Commended: Oliver Christie 7G (Violin)

Tom Jones 8C (Viola)

James Pendleton 6D (Bass)

Vocal

Treble B

First Place: George Mercer 05D

Second Place: Oliver Christie 07G

Third Place: Nick Scott 05C

Treble A

First Place: Christopher Lui 06B

Second Place: Hamish Moss 07G

Third Place: Alexander Graves 07B

Highly Commended: Jackson Mercer 07E

Intermediate A

First Place: Alexander Dalgleish 8F (Cello)

Alexander Larder 8A (Bass)

Second Place: Thomas Kwan 7E (Violin)

Third Place: Lachlan Yu 7D (Violin)

Highly Commended: Justin Liang 8I (Cello)

Orie Nakagaki 8G (Violin)

Intermediate B

First Place: Nathan Shan 08I

Second Place: Sandy Gehrmann 1110

Third Place: Sebastian Beirne 08H

Intermediate A

First Place: Alexander Cain 08B

Second Place: Freddy Wilkinson 1115

Advanced B

First Place: Anton Vellnagel 1111 (Violin)

Second Place: Glenn Schaffer 0918 (Cello)

Third Place: Louis Backstrom 1211 (Bass)

Highly Commended: Ben Du 0908 (Cello)

Hans-William Chung 0903 (Violin)

Tom Stunden 8A (Bass)

Third Place: Elliot Backstrom 08A

Advanced B

First Place: Ulric Nieminen 1111

Second Place: Oscar Medek 1106

Third Place: Matthew Adi 1105

Advanced A

Advanced A

First Place: Bill Qiu 1113 (Violin)

Second Place: Richard Munro 1101 (Violin)

Third Place: Jun Kim 1109 (Violin)

Highly Commended: Nicholas Ooi 1204 (Violin)

Michael Whitaker 1214 (Cello)

Nicholas Law 1112 (Viola)

First Place: Sam Loewenthal 1211

Second Place: Nicholas Ooi 1204

Third Place: Alexander Kwan 1209

Music Performance Awards

Woodwind

Beginner B

First Place: James Murray 06A (Alto Sax)

Second Place: Daniel Kim 07F (Flute)

Third Place: William Ruddell 08C (Alto Sax)

Beginner A

First Place: Duke Giles 06A (Flute)

Second Place: Nic Carter 05A (Flute)

Third Place: Alex Peters 05D (Clarinet)

Highly Commended: Lewis Martin 07B (Alto Sax)

Intermediate C

First Place: James Pearson 07F (Alto Sax)

Second Place: Jed Green 07I (Alto Sax)

Third Place: Alec O'Brien 07E (Clarinet)

Highly Commended: Nicholas Dalgleish 07A (Bari Sax)

Intermediate B

First Place: Max Sawley 08E (Clarinet)

Second Place: Ken Anulomsombat 08C (Clarinet)

Third Place: Nicholas Dalgleish 07A (Tenor Sax)

Highly Commended: Justin Lee 08A (Alto Sax)

Kiyan Rahman 07H (Bassoon)

Drum Kit

Beginner

First Place: Kiran Patel 6A

Second Place: Nick Meade 6B

Third Place: Aidan Murphy 6A

Intermediate

First Place: Sze Yong Ng 6B

Second Place: Magnus McKeddie 0903

Third Place: Ryan Wakista 8E

Advanced

First Place: Oliver Cafferky 1001

Second Place: Elliot Backstrom 8A

Third Place: Harry Roberts 1114

Intermediate A

First Place: Darcy Robson 0902 (Alto Sax)

Second Place: Adam Brown 0902 (Flute)

Third Place: Chad O'Brien 0910 (Tenor Sax)

Highly Commended: Angus O'Quinn 0911 (Bassoon)

Rohan Rahman 1106 (Oboe)

Advanced B

First Place: Lachlan Leung 0909 (Alto Sax)

Second Place: Elliot Hunt 1116 (Oboe)

Third Place: Sebastian Porras 1003 (Bari Sax)

Highly Commended: Teddie Mower 1012 (Flute)

Advanced A

First Place: Jack Stevens 1202 (Tenor Sax)

Second Place: Danny Kim 1009 (Flute)

Third Place: Matthew Adi 1105 (Oboe)

Harry Tod 1214 (Bassoon)

Highly Commended: Angus Campbell 1213 (Alto Sax)

Joeyan Wang 1212 (Flute)

BGS Theatre Season

The School has a rich history of outstanding dramatic productions, but this year’s season was an incredibly diverse array of dramatic styles from gothic theatre, melodrama and contemporary theatre. The performances were dynamic and interweaved elements of visual theatre, song, digital projection, movement, storytelling, historical drama, poetic language, live music, monologue, comedy, musical theatre, direct address, multiple roles and polished ensemble work.

Ms Tanya Neilsen Head of Drama

Senior Dramatic Production

Mary Shelley’s canonical tale, Frankenstein has resonated with audiences for decades due to the timeless themes explored, such as family, revenge, forgiveness and sacrifice. Although the play is set in 1794, the BGS adaptation highlighted debates still occurring today and focused on the juxtaposition between science and religion. Frankenstein featured a large ensemble to ensure the creative gothic vision could come to life through the application of multiple roles, transformation of locations, and supernatural intrusions into the drama. The performers (consisting of 26 BGS and Brisbane Girls Grammar School students) worked energetically to create an aesthetically dynamic, engaging and highly inventive performance. A stage production

is physically and mentally demanding due to extra commitment after school and on weekends. However, the opportunity to work in a collaborative artistic context proved invaluable for the students involved. Not only were the cast and crew able to extend their technical and acting skills, but they also fostered important life skills such as leadership and artistic resilience.

Director

Miss Amy Busuttin and Mr Ben Newth – Directors Mr Michael Moloney – Technical

Frankenstein

Junior Dramatic Showcase

The Scene Project was a collaboration with Queensland Theatre, an inclusive style project that involved over 70 Queensland schools in the creative process, from rehearsal through to performance. The entire BGS creative team worked on interpreting, developing and staging a selection of scenes from Daniel Evans’ 600 Ways to Filter a Sunset. The cast examined a range of thought provoking topics such as cloning, genetic modification, overpopulation and the effects technological determinism may have on humanity. The Years 9 and 10 cast presented their ensemble performance for a student audience at Queensland Theatre’s Billie Brown Studio in Southbank. The opportunity to perform at a professional venue was an extremely

meaningful experience for our emerging artists. Throughout the rehearsal process, students and teachers operated as coartists shaping and workshopping this contemporary theatre production. Student involvement in this project included the acting ensemble, documentary crew, sound and lighting design, still photography, directing and musical composition.

Ms Tanya Neilsen and Ms Sarah McDonald – Directors Mr Michael Moloney – Technical Director

The Scene Project

Middle School Dramatic Production

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl is a classic tale that was reimagined to the streets of Boonah in 1930. Roaming the main streets in search of food and sympathy, the Fox Gang feel the brunt of the Great Depression. They are driven to steal from the neighbouring farms which causes a torrent of outrage from the townsfolk of Boonah and of course the farmers themselves. Just how far will the adults go to protect their precious town? Fantastic Mr. Fox utilised a range of melodramatic conventions and included musical items and large choreographed movement sequences. The ensemble of young actors from Years 7 and 8 enabled this story to come to life. The focus for our students at this year level is to develop and extend their performance

skills. It was an extremely rewarding process to watch our young performers grow as artists. This production maintained Dahl’s vision of the world that celebrates the pure innocence and potential of children. Through his cartoonish depiction of adult characters, he empowers children by showing them that their ideas are worth a lot more than we often acknowledge.

Ms Bella MacDiarmid and Mr Jeffrey Lewis – Directors Mr Michael Moloney – Technical Director

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Visual Arts

Eugène Ionesco

Last year I expressed the value of the Art department in a school such as ours as being the heart of the community. This year, with many changes about to take place in the senior curriculum, my thoughts have leaned towards the importance of creativity, ambition and competition. The School’s motto is 'nothing without labour' and in the Art department, that motto is truth. There is no art without work from both the students and staff. This year we welcomed two new teaching staff members, Ms Lauren Edwards and Ms Katy Ward. Both have contributed to the ongoing development of a dynamic Art curriculum connected to 21st century learning.

Our students thoroughly enjoyed the Marvel exhibition on display at GOMA mid-year, and relished the opportunity to see behind the scenes of their cinema superheroes. They appreciated the level of creativity and imagination required to bring these stories to life. Many remembered being little, dressing up as superheroes fighting villains to save the day. Art has a unique way of keeping us in touch with our own humanity—our ability to think, feel, and connect to each other and ourselves.

The Years 11 and 12 students attended two recorded Q & A forums at QAGOMA this year for the opening of two major exhibitions, Making Modernism and Marvel. The students prepared questions and the curators responded, giving great insight into the artists and their practice, planning of the show, and ideas behind the display.

This year BGS hosted an Australian artist in residence, Mr Abdul Abdullah. During his stay, Abdul presented a masterclass to the Years 10 to 12 art students, and worked closely with the Year 10 classes teaching them portrait-painting skills and techniques. Abdul is particularly interested in the experience of young Muslims in the contemporary multicultural Australian context.

Students Max Carrick, Harrison Geeves, Conor Tselepis and Ethan Rich-Usher proudly exhibited their works in the Creative Generations Regional exhibition at the Brisbane Institute of Art in Windsor in September. We were very proud that Harrison was awarded Highly Commended for his work.

Visual arts students in Years 11 and 12 attended a unique learning experience at UQ’s St Lucia campus, in association with the Creative Accounting exhibition at the UQ Art Museum. Students took part in a two-hour masterclass with Brisbane artist, Ryan Presley, whose artworks from the series ‘Blood Money,’ are an alternate set of Australian banknotes that aim to redress the imbalance of power between First-Nation and non-Indigenous Australians. Ryan talked about the materials and techniques he uses, and how his works challenge notions of value, currency and history.

Artists Joachim Froese and Lily Karmatz worked with the Year 11s on their compositional and technical skills to create fine art photographs for their Loaded Image folio. Ikebana techniques were covered in a ‘less is more’ workshop, and local artist

Alexandra Matthews also worked intensively with them in term 3 to produce highly realistic acrylic paintings.

Year 10 students studied the impact of building structures and design on humanity in a new unit, Art and Architecture.Wayne Singleton, guest artist and judge at the Survey exhibition of Years 10 and 11 work, commented favorably on the quality and diversity of the students’ art. He mentioned Thien Bui, Jackson Smith, Harry Barker, and Luke Graham for their skillful drawing; Finn Dargavel and Alex Priddle for their dynamic compositions; Tom Rimmington for his rendering and Tim Carius for digital printing skills. He also singled out Noah Strachan for his creative use of digital software to produce his self-portrait. Wayne said Matthew Chiang was adventurous and loose with his use of watercolour in his self-portrait. He also commented on Nicholas Lynch’s use of creative enquiry with digital and physical matters. Nevertheless, it was Vincent Xu’s image that he found most outstanding in Year 10. Wayne complimented the works of Lachie Coyne (pencil self-portrait), Connor O’Grady (very sensitively rendered linocut), Hamish Macintosh (wonderful drawing through use of strong diagonals) and Griffin Ducie (well-rendered drawing and clever use of linear perspective). However, he was most impressed by Amos Saggers’ expressive drawing and use of aged elements in his dramatically lit photographic work.

Year 9 students began their Shifting Visions unit of work with a photographic field trip walking through the city to Southbank.

Middle School students had a ball at this year’s Celebration of the Arts, taking photos and drawing amazing super hero characters. Very capable young musicians enhanced the exciting ambience with a variety of portraits, landscapes, prints and sculptures on display. The Year 5 students created ceramic sculptures for the Social Space installation, aided by local artists Venus Ganis and Hadwig Shears, who shared their expertise in working with clay. Year 6 students enjoyed an Art immersion opportunity and developed lino prints based on their study of nature. Year 7 explored the superhero culture and made the most of their field trip to Marvel. Year 8 students explored the concept of belonging, and were engaged in understanding the ceramic techniques associated with Thanakupi-inspired story pots and watercolour paintings that describe the landscape.

The opening of the 2017 BGS Art Show ‘Evolve’ by Mr Tim Lindgren was sublime. He asked us to consider what art is, and how we value art in society. The feature artist, Old Boy Scott Breton '99, treated us to his reflections: aesthetic knowledge is highly sought after. No longer does Visual Art have a stigma for being less academic than other areas of study. We have embraced new technology and processes and when the Year 11 students saw Scott’s large 3D printed sculpture, being familiar with the medium, they commented on how long it would have taken to print. Art at BGS is recognised as a very important part of a boy's education, and based on the successes throughout the year, it is clear to see why.

Ms Angela Brown Head of Art

‘A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.'

Year 12 Visual Arts

Boris Wang

Harrison Geeves | Year 12 Art Prize

Kevin Anderson

Daniel Hopkins

Nathan Winders

Robert Van Der Kreek

Ernie Farr

Egor Kalinin | Drawing Prize

Lachlan Tran

Conor Tselepis

Chris Hawthorne

Justin Lee

Oliver McIntosh

Ethan Rich-Usher

Year 11 Visual Arts

Huw Gwynne-Jones

Daejarn Asi

Jack Rankin

Sullivan Brolly

Max Fison

Zeke Leaupepe Perkins

Alex Fox

Connor O'Grady

Stefan Thottunkal

Doug Lumley

Hamish Macintosh

Year 10 Visual Arts

Nick Miller | Year 10 Art Prize

Vincent Xu | Drawing Prize

Finn Dargavel

Max Schmelzer

Zakhar Kalinin

Jim Siganto

Ben Cable

Xavier Kwong

TJ Shakespeare

Nathan Kim

Year 9 Visual Arts

James Theile

Andrew Yang

Louis Goggins

Ryan Yang

Sivamsan Senthilvasan

Victor Wu

Jack Woolrych

Mitch Labrom

Peter Muratidis

Lucas Aitken

Josh Shaw

Hugh Weightman

Liam Middlemass

Flynn Boorer

Dylan Chern

Year 8 Visual Arts

Sebastian Pherous

Jonah Schmidley

Adam Seedat

George Nucifora

Jeremy Pham

Beckett Weiss

Matthew Weier

Harry Anstey-Walsh

Tom Strooper

Jake Valery

Tom Stunden

Year 7 Visual Arts

Jasper Thynne

Alden Sommerfeld

William Jordan

Leo Stavrianos Alistair Hoole

Matthew Love

Harry Dickson

Ben Zacharyga

Richard Tang

Thomas Kwan

Gus Robinson

Year 6 Visual Arts

Ed Rimmington

Jonty Davis

Tom Rutter

Tharuka Perera

Angus Hume

Jock Horton

Oliver Cavallo Brittain

Reid Keeley

Andrew Tam

Year 5 Visual Arts

Aiden Xiao

Thomas Siemon

Keaton Baxter

Connor Fitzpatrick

Tom Donald

Lucas Tan

Jackson Webb

Nic Carter

Oliver Tu

Celebration of the Arts

Sport

Basketball | Cricket | Cross Country | Fencing | Football

Gymnastics | Rowing | Rugby | Sailing | Swimming | Tennis

Track and Field | Volleyball

Basketball

Captain of Basketball

The BGS basketball community in 2017 has once again shown tremendous growth with several year groups forced to make more than the normal three teams. In total, 44 teams were formed, the largest in the program’s history. All teams had their moments of glory with many players improving throughout the season.

The Year 5 cohort were very successful with all teams winning several games this season. The 5As had a very entertaining victory as they beat Toowoomba Grammar School 59-2 to finish the season third on the ladder. The 5Bs had their moments during the season as well, as they defeated Terrace 20-2 and The Southport School 30-8. All members of the Year 5 cohort should be proud of their efforts.

Suffering somewhat of a challenging season with many playing basketball for the first time, Year 6 fielded three teams. Fundamentals were enforced and many players have improved this aspect of their game. The 6Bs won a hard-fought game 22-20 against Ipswich Grammar School to end their season on a high.

The Year 7s showed great improvement throughout the season as they were led by talented players Nick Teng and Nicholas Yang in the 7As. Some highlights included the young talent of the 7As grabbing a well-deserved win 28-20 against a tough opponent in TSS. The 7Bs finished third on the ladder with very convincing victories against several schools. The 7Cs and 7Ds also boasted impressive records, losing a combined total of three games over the course of the season.

As the most senior of the Middle School cohorts, Year 8 showed great commitment during their training sessions and this translated into several wins for all teams. The highlight of the season for the 8As was an intense battle against a strong BBC side, winning 29-21. The 8Bs claimed a convincing victory in the last round against IGS, winning 62-6 and finishing the season with a very respectable five wins.

As I reflect on the Middle School season, the future looks bright for the program. We are fortunate to have numerous enthusiastic, talented and high character boys progressing through the ranks of the School.

The boys in Year 9 experienced mixed success, but their effort cannot be questioned. The 9As, although unlucky this season, always played with passion. The 9Bs finished the season strongly, winning 53-27. Year 9 also managed to field the most teams across the year levels with enough boys trialling to field an H grade team for the first time in the program’s history.

Despite the results, the Year 10s had a solid season with many of the inexperienced players improving their skills. Both the As and Bs won one game against IGS and Nudgee respectively. I’m certain their dedication will help them in their future basketball careers.

The Year 11s had a solid season with many of the boys from the A team representing the School’s flagship team. The 11As, led by James Hogg and Cooper Davis, had numerous highlights, including an impressive win over Terrace. The 11Bs were dominant, finishing second on the ladder under the wise guidance of coach Mr Noble. Without a doubt, the highlight for the year group were the 11Cs, who finished first with an unbeaten record. All players’ improvements were not unnoticed and I wish them well in leading the community next year.

With many seniors eager to play basketball this year, six teams were made. The Fourth V had a season with many highlights, most notably a tough win against a BBC team that defeated them early in the season. The Third V had an entertaining season, which included a 102-9 win in the last round against IGS. The Second V, under the guidance of coach Mr Hopes, had an uneven season, but were able to finish with a well earnt 47-45 win.

The First V had a challenging season. There were many close games, but the team struggled to keep up with many of the other talented schools. Although the team finished the season winless, the persistence at all training sessions, along with the energy and effort put into the game cannot be questioned. With many young players in the flagship team this year, there is great potential.

Thank you to those who have done a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes to make the program run smoothly. First, I thank the Director of Basketball and the Coach of the Firsts, Mr Overstreet, for his work as director, along with the advice on the court. Second, assistant coaches Mr Fawcett and Calum Edsor are thanked for their encouragement in training and in games. I would also like to thank our ADP coaches, Mr Cox and Fraser Pappin, who worked with the boys in the weights room and on the court so they can perform at their peak. Thanks also to the Hardwood Club and the parents for their support this year. Finally, I’d like to thank all the seniors for a wonderful last year. Although we all would have wanted to finish with more wins, I’m sure we all cherish and appreciate the moments of playing with each other. It’s been an honour to lead the 2017 basketball community and I wish all players and the program well for the future.

Aaron Tseng Captain of Basketball

First V Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Elliot Griffin, Cooper Davis, Mr Daniel Fawcett, Zachary Quin, Mr Darrington Overstreet.

Second Row (L to R): Stuart Moss, James Hogg, Gus MacDonald, Ethan Harris, Jack Chapman, Harrison Thomson.

Front Row (L to R): Jacky Chen, Aidan Brassil, Derek Cheng (Vice Captain), Aaron Tseng (Captain), Dylan Ting, Will Dooley, Chris Wilson.

Second V Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Oliver McIntosh, Stuart Moss, Harry Greenhalgh, Jason Hodge, Paolo Gerbino, Blake Micallef, Mr Jon Hopes.

Front Row (L to R): Jacky Chen, Takeshi Kawano, Gavin Lee, Jean-Pierre Cavalerie, Egor Kalinin, Ash Loganathan, Jacob Cheng, Matthew Kumar.

Absent: Oliver McIntosh.

11A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): James Hogg, Ryan Tame, Gus MacDonald, Jason Lin, Elliot Griffin.

Front Row (L to R): Aidan Brassil, Lachlan Tang, Cooper Davis, Zachary Quin, Dylan Ting, Will Dooley.

Absent: Theo Gibbons, Campbell Aston.

11B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Eccleston, Leon Qing, Rahul Moudgil, Tiaan Swart, George Withers, Mr Jim Noble.

Front Row (L to R): Lucas Hu, Jack Shapland, Wylie Raymond, Otto Damant, Remi Forrester, Luka Rinaudo.

Absent: Justin Kelly.

11C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Shuban Ganasan, Tom Beckett, Sullivan Brolly, Alexander Jeon.

Front Row (L to R): Jacob Holzgrefe, Josh Leung, Mac Feltham, Jun Kim, Tom Cockburn.

Absent: Brad Mills, Isaac Varghese, Riley Womal, Jeremiah Chua.

11D Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Harry Russell, Fraser Barton, Conrad Cho, Eamon Elder.

Front Row (L to R): William Su, Max Fison, Dylan Mortimore, Alex Brewis Foulger.

Absent: Armin Eghtesadi Araghi, Edward Cronin, Jonathan Woods, Tom Greening, Sean Eu, Johnson Zhang, Nicholas Scott.

10A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Toby Taylor, Noah Rosemann, Harry Yeo.

Front Row (L to R): Brayden Johnson, Nick Athanasiou, Yi An, Cian Luke Martin.

Absent: Ethan Harris, Sebastian Porras, Chris Sole, Ned McConnel, Oliver Thynne, Calum Edsor.

10B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Brendan Fu, James Seymour, Jack Henry, Elliot Griffin.

Front Row (L to R): Kaleb Ensafpour, Christian Tait, Harry McGregor, Luciano Sarri.

Absent: Eugen Ooi, Nick Miller, Karan Kanwar, Jack Anderson, Oliver Meadmore

10C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Vincent Xu, William Yang, James Kenny, Will Scott, Nick Miller.

Front Row (L to R): Calvin Lam, Jaris Kassim, Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Jackson Smith, Sam Hirst.

Absent: Ben Cable, Kara Schooley-Proud.

9A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Casper Sundin, Alex Fenton, Hugo Moutou, Alex Schulz.

Front Row (L to R): Shafaat Husain, Abineash Mayooran, Robbie Slomka, Taylor Cassaniti, Louis Quin.

Absent: Benjamin Allison, Dylan Chern, Dylan Thornton, Brendan Jeffery.

9C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Saminda Heath, Daniel Horsley, Judah Rajkumar.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Logan, Elliott James, Remi Raymond, Henry Sommerville.

Absent: Trung Nguyen, Tom Appleyard, Jackson Kwong, Ryan Yang.

9D Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Tom Siddle, Sivamsan Senthilvasan, Rory Mullan, Ethan Stamatellos, Ms Allison Smith.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Skoien, Tane Anderson, Keshav Pande, James Theile, Rishi Goel.

Absent: Tony Zhong, Angus O’Quinn.

8A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Marcus Bean, Marc Wang, Daniel Harris, Beckett Weiss, Mr Daniel Fawcett.

Front Row (L to R): Campbell Wong, Ned Brassil, Cameron Morris, Lachlan MacNicol, Nick Clegg.

Absent: Liam Scheel, James McCoombes, Alexander Cain, Oliver Early.

8B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Alex Carew, Sebi Powell, Peter Sophios, Thomas Fennon, Sam Powell, Jeremy Bell.

Front Row (L to R): Gus Dempsey, Jonah Schmidley, Charlie Hume, Roger Look, Alexander Lu, Sam Charrington.

8C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Luca Biscaro, Campbell Bollard, Sam Stallmann, Robbie Frew, Blake Konovalenko, Ms Anna Sanderson.

Front Row (L to R): Bencent Lee, Ernest Ngai, Bowen Chen, Jack Harvey, Tom McCarthy-James, Noah Guthrie.

Absent: Ed Sole.

7A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Ben Balthes, Tim Roper, Tate De Jager, Lucas Sherington, Bernard Kang.

Front Row (Left to Right): Jackson Mercer, James Eccleston, Nick Teng, Tom Ricato, Hamish Moss, Nicholas Yang.

Absent: Will Dent, Mr Carl Smith.

7B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Anushan Thangavel, Sam Taylor, Oscar Akhavan, Ollie Taylor, Jed Green, Oliver Teng.

Front Row (L to R): Hess Chen, Kobe McClatchy, David Beetham, Brian Wang, Kai Mizuno, Mett Chen.

Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Michael Murray, William Jordan, Lucas Jennings, Connor von Hoyer-Davies, Luke Fang.

Front Row (L to R): Lachlan Yu, Lachlan Tu, Wilson Howden, Nicholas Borodin, Jackson Xu, Andrew Hastie.

Absent: Eoin Mullan, Jeremy Spink, Miss Britta Johannson.

7D Basketball

Back Row (L to R): David Wang, Aohang Ding, DJ Li, Toby Matthews, Mr Mark Avery.

Front Row (L to R): Ethan Huang, Timothy Marendy, Christos Karanicolas, Billy Tanner, Angus Chen.

Absent: James Pearson, Sam Purcell, Alexander Graves.

7E Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Lawrence Sun, Alex Gu, Richard Tang, Gus Robinson, Mr Casey Walker.

Front Row (L to R): William O’Quinn, Daniel Annells, Gavin Sun, Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Julian Sun, Christian Conomos.

Absent: Alexander Duncan-Payne, Theo Dickey.

7G Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Martin Wallis, Hugh Cleary, Campbell Kind.

Front Row (L to R): Max Fuller, Matthew Huang, Punula Jayalath, Damon Cayas.

Absent: Daniel Kim.

7C

6A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Ronit Relan, Daniel Jesser, Austen Harry, Axel Hinds.

Front Row (L to R): Josh Tucker, Finn Duggan, Tharuka Perera, Christopher Lui, Henry Wang.

Absent: Luke Murphy, Soham Sane, Mrs Jenny Tap.

6B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Mikey Yuen, Will Siddle, John Morrissey, Duke Giles, James Randall, Euan Kearney.

Front Row (L to R): Anush Mondal, Jayden Ting, Sze Yong Ng, Will Dwyer, Cameron McCabe, James Pendleton.

Absent: Flynn Douglas.

6C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Charlie Schultz, Alex Brown, Ned Weightman, Hooram Fathi, Taj Lyndon.

Front Row (L to R): Andrew Tam, Tom Rutter, Max Barrett-Beck, Tom Lyons, Ozair Rahman.

Absent: Aidan Murphy, Perry Palling, Georgia Karkilins-Wehr.

5A Basketball

Back Row (L to R): George Mercer, Sansith Warusamanna, William Ewart, Nick Scott, Andrew Zhuang.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Martin, Lucas Waite, Max Balthes, Oliver Tu, Bowei Chen

Absent: Ms Rebecca Campbell.

5B Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Jonathan Loh, Isaac Chua, Rupert Sommerville, Ryland Malone, Max Liberatore.

Front Row (L to R): Adam James, Manul Jayasena, Jack Sinclair, Lucas Tan, Thomas Wu.

Absent: Chelsea Spring.

5C Basketball

Back Row (L to R): Michael Joyce, Jack Donaldson, Lachie Smith, Will Johnson, Hudson Ridoutt.

Front Row (L to R): Mitchell Khoo, Archie Wong, Theo Chan, Roy Tang, Thomas Siemon.

Absent: Mr James Gleeson.

Cricket

BGS cricket celebrated a successful 2017 season with 41 teams and nearly 500 boys representing the School. We were fortunate to experience beautiful weather this summer, and nearly all matches were completed throughout the season. Special mention must go to Mr Don Myles and the groundsmen at Northgate for producing and maintaining what is arguably the premier cricket facility in the GPS competition.

Pre-season commenced in August with specialist skillsdevelopment sessions and trial matches against Hutt International Boys School, New Zealand and Cranbrook School, Sydney. Our pre-season also included the annual Powderfinger Cup Tournament vs Gregory Terrace – with the First XI fixture being played under lights this year for the first time. Terrace claimed the cup in a last ball thriller. The Jim Taylor Memorial Cup was again contested between the BGS Old Boys’ Association and the First XI with the BGS First XI winning for the second year in a row. The junior and senior cricket tours travelled to Tasmania in early December, while our Baby Blues junior development squad hosted St John’s College, Woodlawn from Northern NSW at Northgate. These tours were hugely successful, with our boys recording some impressive wins in many challenging matches.

The last stages of our 2017 preparations saw the First XI compete in the annual Tri-Grammar cricket competition in Sydney. We recorded comprehensive victories against Sydney Grammar School in the one-day and T20 matches, but were no match for a very strong Melbourne Grammar School who finished the tournament undefeated. Congratulations to Hamish Martin, Fyn Anderson, Stirling McAvoy and Blake Micallef on being named

in the honorary Tri-Grammar representative team for their contributions throughout the tournament.

Cricket camp and trials matches were also conducted at Northgate in late January and I commend all players and coaches for their work ethic during these hot days. It was great to have so many Old Boy coaches available to work with our boys. With this experience under their belts, our cricketers could not have been better prepared for the 2017 cricket season.

Our training this year focused on enhancing our decisionmaking skills, and incorporating match-simulated scenarios where possible. Most sessions targeted running between wickets, encouraging the boys to hit the ball into gaps and adapt their shots. Fielding and match awareness were also major focus areas, and we put our throwing and catching skills under the microscope. Many thanks to the Willow Club and the Headmaster for funding three new synthetic wickets at the northern end of Northgate, creating more learning spaces for our boys in training and on game days.

Integrating our year groups into squads proved successful, with teams from all levels in a year group training together for one session a week. This fostered competitive sessions throughout the season and helped push our players to achieve their best. I believe the value of this structure was reflected in the number of B and C teams that had success this season. Community spirit was also evident when the First XI squad members offered to help the Years 5 to 8 boys at their morning training sessions. The younger boys appreciated their guidance and I hope this relationship continues.

Open First XI Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Mr Jon Hopes, Blake Micallef, Will Sanders, Cooper Davis, Matt Thomas, Fyn Anderson, Mr Peter Steindl.

Front Row: (L to R): Pranav Susarla, Darshan Brijball, Christian Sciacca, Callum Tolhurst (Vice Captain), Hamish Martin (Captain), Nick Whip, Desh Kongalage, Stirling McAvoy.

Brisbane Grammar School enjoyed success across the entire program in 2017, recording a win percentage of nearly 56 per cent for all teams in GPS matches contested. This placed us third in the GPS competition. This year BGS competed with 41 teams across Years 5 to 12 and secured 11 ‘competition leaders’ tags: Third XI, 11B, 8B, 8C, 8D Sky, 7A, 7B, 7C, 6A, 6C and 5A. We also achieved six podium finishes: 11A, 11C, 10C, 7D Gold, 6B and 5B. Well done boys on a fantastic season!

There were some outstanding individual performances this season. These included three centuries, one hat-trick, two five wicket hauls and two 150+ run partnerships (one was an unbroken 195 run partnership in the 7As). We also recorded several scores in the 90s and multiple four wicket hauls. However, I would like to set a challenge to all our batsmen to double the number of centuries to six in the 2018 season.

Congratulations to the following boys who received the Speech Day awards for year level cricketers of the year:

Year 5 Sam Wallwork

Year 6 Brad Mackintosh

Year 7 Hugh Weibgen

Year 8 Connor Nowlan

Year 9 Angus Pearn

Year 10 Bailey Curran

Year 11 Nicholas Scott

First XI Awards

Best batsman Hamish Martin

Best bowler Pranav Susarla

Best fielder Desh Kongalage

All-rounder of the year Hamish Martin

Most consistent player Hamish Martin

Each season we announce the Keith Dudgeon junior and senior Cricketers of the Year. Our worthy recipients in 2017 were Brad Mackintosh (6A) and Hugh Weibgen (7A) respectively. Brad was a consistent performer throughout the year finishing with 137 runs and eight wickets. Hugh’s performances this season were nothing short of outstanding, as he amassed 389 runs (averaging 130) with scores of 97 not out and 99 not out. As a wicketkeeper he took seven catches and nine stumpings. Both boys received a KD cricket bat from the Keith Dudgeon Cricket Specialists and we thank Keith for his ongoing support. Special thanks must also go to John Miller from PhysioWorks who kindly donated several massage vouchers as thank you gifts to members of our cricket community.

Finally, congratulations to Hamish Martin for his selection in the GPS combined First XI to play the Wanderers Cricket Club, and to Will Sanders and Tom Nicholson on their selection in the Queensland U15 Cricket Rookie Challenge.

I would also like to thank Justin Beirne for his leadership and guidance as the Willow Club president, as well as the parent year group coordinators who organised volunteers for canteen duty each week. We appreciate how they generously give their time to ensure the season runs smoothly, and we thank them for their support.

Lastly, I would like to thank all the teacher coaches, Ms Sally Bailey, Mr Jamie Youngson and the Old Boy coaches for their hard work throughout the season. The boys are extremely grateful for your commitment. Congratulations to all the boys on a fantastic season. We achieved some great results, both individually and as a community. I wish you all a safe off-season and look forward to seeing you back on the park next year.

Mr Trevor Irvine Director of Cricket

Second XI Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Ash Loganathan, Matt Thomas, Jack Chapman, Angus Lovelock, Christian Sciacca, Digby Morison.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Huth, Will Hains, Nathan Loy, Jevin Gunawardana, Michael Tang, Tom Martin.

Third XI Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Dilan Dharmapriya, Tom Pryde, Stuart Moss, Sam Pryde, Jacob VanderWal, Mr Mark Schumann.

Front Row (L to R): Tom Atkinson, Ben Stanton, Scott Harris, TJ Bali, Daniel Harness, Jack Di Prima.

Back Row (L to R): Rahul Moudgil, Zachary Quin, Joey Lawrence, Will Dooley, Thomas Hastie, Lachlan Sperling.

Front Row (L to R): Ollie Anderson, Nicholas Scott, Will Lassig, Tom Nicholson, Blair Donaldson, Elliot Hunt.

Back Row (L to R): Lachlan Sperling, Hamish Brewis Foulger, Archie Pearn, Tom Mooney, Hamish Macintosh, Mr Hannes Venter.

Front Row (L to R): Fergus Tilley, Harrison Green, Hamish West, Thomas Eccleston, Mac Feltham, Isaac Varghese.

11C Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Fraser Barton, Max Fison, Curtis Luck, Seth Suffell.

Front Row (L to R): Oscar Skerman, Andrew MacGibbon, Harry Russell, Harvey Nihill, Freddy Wilkinson.

11D Sky Cricket

Back Row (L to R): David Bambling, Grant Morris, Cameron Boyce, Hugh Reiser, Nathan Campbell.

Front Row (L to R): James Van De Graaff, Jacob Holzgrefe, Jack Shapland, Harsha Bodla, Brendan Robinson.

11A Cricket

11B Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Nick Miller, Jack Hannaford, Tim Carius, Bailey Curran, Harry Barker.

Front Row (L to R): Oscar Mower, Archie Halliday, Parth Mehta, Declan Harte, Daniel Athanasellis, Alec Bodimeade.

Back Row (L to R): Luke Sciacca, Luke Furnell, Thien Bui, Caleb Scott, Joseph Hurnall, Mr Jeffrey Lewis.

Front Row (L to R): Wes Stanton, Aschel Perera, Lachie Springfield, Ryley Anderson, Adam Taib, Luke Johnston, Jian Lin.

Back Row (L to R): Jacob Campbell, Jaedyn Tucker, Thomas Meutermans, Edward Colwell.

Front Row (L to R): Teddie Mower, Luke Lago, Christian Tait, Jackson Smith, Zac O’Sullivan.

Back Row (L to R): Calvin Lam, Yi An, Josh Hardess, Anthony Buswell, Daniel Harness.

Front Row (L to R): Simon Anderson, Sam Corbett, Josh Eastaway, Mitchell Snodgrass, Ned McConnel, Tom Kendall.

Back Row (L to R): Fergus Rees, Fin Ross, Oscar Keir, Alex MacGibbon, Tom Heading, Mr Phil Mooney.

Front Row (L to R): Indy Honan, Will Chapman, Angus Pearn, Hayden Spencer, Griffith Adams, Mitch Labrom, Daniel Skoien.

Back Row (L to R): Louis Quin, Will Petersen, Liam Gower, Brendan Jeffery, Tom Siddle, James Theile.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Selth, Lachlan Steedman, Jayden Muller, Harry Logan, Kyle Hunter, Omar Rahman. Absent: Harry Chapman.

10A Cricket

10B Cricket

10C Cricket

9A Cricket

10D Sky Cricket

9B Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Noah Walker, Patrick Wilkinson, Charlie Russell, Jackson Mathias, Alex Bowen.

Front Row (L to R): Tom Appleyard, Michael Mullany, Fred Forno, Campbell Macintosh, Jacob Andersen.

Absent: George Mellick, Flynn Boorer.

Back Row (L to R): Hamish Nelson, Josh Kruger, Thomas Kyprios, Riley Kind, Keshav Pande, Liam Clayden-Brackin, Ollie Greenwood.

Front Row (L to R): Adi Pant, Jack Ware, Darcy Robson, Stephen Baronio, Josh Shaw, Jacob Davissen, Rory Wilkinson, Kishen Hargovind.

Back Row (L to R): Hugh Couper, Judah Grubi, Marcus Bean, Krishna Kangatharan, Kaif Mohammed, Mr Haydn Murray.

Front Row (L to R): Gus Dempsey, Max Sawley, Sam Ireland, Robbie Sanders, Conan Trewin, Connor Nowlan, Hugo Malone.

Back Row (L to R): Eshaan Raj, Jack Fewster, Joshua Sommer, James McCoombes, Michael Smith, Ben Prebble.

Front Row (L to R): Joel Furnell, Ben Rainbird, Clancy Kelly, Sam Goldberg, Charlie Bassingthwaighte, Hugo Malone.

Back Row (L to R): Aalian Chowdry, Perry Briggs, James Lowe, Will Huth, Tom Scriven, Miss Sharee Verdon.

Front Row (L to R): Oliver Cathcart, Alex Lu, Scott Evans, Jack Spencer, Lachlan Clayton, Arjun Dhanani.

Absent: Oscar Higgins.

Back Row (L to R): Joe Duncan, Bailey Dangerfield, Sterling Saini, George Rimmington, Dan Marshall.

Front Row (L to R): Zeke Deacon, William Ruddell, Luke Seymour, Sebastian Beirne, Leo Van Brunschot, Jack Litfin.

Absent: Kaush Patel, William Staib.

9D Sky Cricket

8A Cricket

8C Cricket

8B Cricket

8D Sky Cricket

9C Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Oscar Meutermans, Ari Coroneo, George Rimmington, Bailey Dangerfield, Luke Seymour, Dan Marshall.

Front Row (L to R): Anish Kulasekara, Tobias Carter, Nicholas Jones, Zeke Deacon, Matt Johnston, Kirijan Vijeyakumar.

Absent: Sanjeev Raju, Charlie O’Sullivan.

Back Row (L to R): Sam Pryde, Rehan Keane, Joel Gorman, Alex Zhang, Tom Pryde.

Front Row (L to R): Dilhan Jhaj, Oliver Martin, Jaguar Ngo, Charlie Williamson, Nicholas Sullivan.

Absent: Aly Sultan, Gauresh Malhotra.

Back Row (L to R): Joseph Singer, Lachlan Nye, Will Sheedy, Toby Matthews, Mr Greg Tier.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Thomas, James Horton, Ben Mooney, Angus Tolhurst, Charlie Petersen, James Eccleston.

Absent: Nadula Tennakoon, Hugh Weibgen.

Back Row (L to R): Will Allen, Matthew Love, Ollie Taylor, Lachlan Mackay, Gabe Hogarth Howes.

Front Row (L to R): Andy Miller, Harry Scriven, George Labrom, Anushan Thangavel, Nick Hatzipetrou, Toby Logan.

Back Row (L to R): Zac Allen, Nicholas Dalgleish, Lachlan Mackay, James Pearson, Will Meadmore, Lachie Hewitt.

Front Row (L to R): Henry Nelson, Thomas Hurwood, Harry Dutton, Connor Waite, Ryan Logan, Oscar Smith.

Back Row (L to R): Zac Allen, Nicholas Borodin, Ben Balthes, Oscar Akhavan, Liam Anderson, Lachie Hewitt.

Front Row (L to R): Henry Nelson, Lachlan Tu, Sabian Bell Bray, Josh Anderson, Alex Sneddon, Kobe McClatchy, Cooper Caines.

8D Navy Cricket

8D Gold Cricket

7A Cricket

7C Cricket

7B Cricket

7D Sky Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Ryan Shaw, Aaron Le Dan, Hugh Mowbray, Angus Reinhold.

Front Row (L to R): Alexander Graves, Alfie Sprott, Harry Askew, Andrew Hastie.

Back Row (L to R): Flynn Martinez-Briggs, Aaron Le Dan, Tate De Jager, Oliver Thornton, Tom Simes.

Front Row (L to R): Josh Tibbits, Alexander Graves, Alec O’Brien, Jonathan Parry, Christos Karanicolas, Declan Brown. Absent: Samuel Davissen.

Back Row (L to R): George Butler, Cooper Henley, Toby Davidson, Yathav Ragupathy.

Front Row (L to R): Rohan Brown, Mohnish Hargovind, Damien Robinson, Will Motley, Baxter Hare.

L to R: Gus Luke, Will Nicolson, Aidan Carmody, Ethan Donaldson, Billy Tanner.

Back Row (L to R): Jack Love, Brad Mackintosh, Andrew McLeod, Jonty Davis, Soham Sane, Mr James Sharp.

Front Row (L to R): Duncan Feltham, Jake Nicholson, Ethan Love, Oliver Spence, Tharuka Perera, Angus Hume, Jock Horton.

Back Row (L to R): Tom Lyons, Ronan Mellick, Isaac Smyth, John Morrissey, Tom Dutton, Isaac Bassingthwaighte.

Front Row (L to R): Jonathan Neep, Will Gatehouse, Binupa Ilangamage, Dion Coroneo, Morgan Jury, Zac Pherous.

7D Gold Cricket

7D Red Cricket

6A Cricket

7D Blue Cricket

6B Cricket

7D Navy Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Tom Rutter, Nick Finch, Max McGuire, Will Siddle, Ned Johnston, Tom Dutton, Daniel Johnson.

Front Row (L to R): Jonathan Neep, Josh Tucker, Charlie Munday, Ozair Rahman, Ronit Relan, Jayden Ting, Cooper Robson.

Back Row (L to R): Tom Parker, Saahil Dahiya, Stephen Kyprios, Austen Harry, Will Sciacca, Ollie Borrowdale.

Front Row (L to R): Nick Meade, Nick Hirschfeld, Sam Forbes, Kieran Selva, Mitty Lodge, James Pendleton, Anush Mondal.

Back Row (L to R): Jackson Holmes, Harry Douglas, Tom Green, Matthew Crane, Will Khoo.

Front Row (L to R): Ed Rimmington, Riley Walsh, Nick Driessen, Ishan Bose, Luke Murphy, Barclay Collins.

Back Row (L to R): Tom Campbell, Michael Yuen, Ned Weightman, Hooram Fathi, Sathya Gururajan, Jeremy Hunt.

Front Row (L to R): Rupert Dauber, Finn Duggan, Euan Kearney, Axel Hinds, Ethan Harcourt, Charlie Schultz, Cameron McCabe.

Back Row (L to R): Mr Dean Littlefair, Arthur Hames, Xavier O’Sullivan, Nick Scott, Flynn Horton, Max Balthes, Josh Chatterjee, Ashwin Raj.

Front Row (L to R): Sam Wallwork, Oliver Shearer-Smith, Nash Furnell, Oliver Larsen, Alexander Peters, Harsha Cikaluru.

Back Row (L to R): Mr Justin Shears, Henry Mercer, Thomas Ruddell, Alec Fitzgerald, Eddie Willmott, Will Hillcoat, Zed Lee.

Front Row (L to R): Lucas Waite, Robert Cochrane, George Mercer, Oliver Tu, Thomas Middleton.

6C Cricket

6D Sky Cricket

6D Navy Cricket

5A Cricket

6D Gold Cricket

5B Cricket

Back Row (L to R): Matthew Purcell, Hudson Ridoutt, Sam Long, Thomas Poll, Mitchell Bellamy, Drew Chudleigh, Mr James Gleeson.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Martin, Ollie Peacock, Edward Nelson, Mitchell Khoo, Manul Jayasena.

Back Row (L to R): Ms Dominique Fitzgerald, Tom Donald, Andrew Bade, Jackson O’Brien, Spencer McPherson, Alastair Jackson.

Front Row (L to R): Luka Babnik, Olly Taylor, Ed Cooper, Aiden Xiao, Andrew Zhuang.

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Choo, Andrew Bracher, Lucas Bell, Aiden Lee, William Ewan, Will Johnson, Justin Ridgway-Cross.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Renshaw, Thomas Siemon, Alexander Macfarlane, Jack Sinclair, Chris Yesberg.

Back Row (L to R): Sam Loewenthal, Michael Joyce, Raf Pincus, Benji Edwards, Jollie Window, Mr Glenn McFarlane.

Front Row (L to R): Akira Chang, Ryland Malone, Jackson Webb, Kyan McClatchy.

5D Sky Cricket

5D Navy Cricket

5D Gold Cricket

5C Cricket

Cross Country

Captain of Cross Country

The 2017 BGS cross country squad were certainly ‘looking forward’ at the GPS championship. This challenge, issued by Mr Clancy at the beginning of the season, drove the entire squad to a second consecutive premiership, an achievement that capped a season marked by determination and commitment from across the team.

The GPS championship, and all the prior meets, were won by BGS with scores in excess of 40; a phenomenal achievement in cross country racing. The lead-up meets were all strongly attended by BGS runners and proved to be a cornerstone of our premiership successes. The remarkable two-year unbeaten streak in these competitions is testament to our dedication.

The gruelling pre-season conducted throughout term 1 provided the platform for both our aerobic endurance and championship success. The lead in to our season was marked by our annual camp at Tallebudgera Creek, a location revered for the punishing sessions and unparalleled team bonding experience. Winning the shield for the most successful school over the preceding meets, reflected our capability heading into the defining GPS championship.

Junior GPS Championships

An exciting prelude to the School’s later success was provided by our enterprising juniors early in the day. The junior GPS championship provide an opportunity for our younger runners

to race on the challenging Limestone Park and learn from the experience.

The U10 age group kicked off the day with only five runners; strong runs from Flynn Horton (eighth) and Sam Wallwork (ninth) provided an encouraging base for future growth. Hamish Cooke (forty-third), Drew Chudleigh (forty-fifth) and Max Liberatore (fiftieth) ably assisted the leading duo.

The U11s built upon this start and the tight-knit team ran well. Nick Finch led the way with a twelfth-place finish, followed by a close bunch including Max Balthes (twenty-third), Hudson Ridoutt (twenty-fourth) and Oliver Larsen (twenty-seventh). These boys combined with Edward Nelson (eightieth) and Hugh McAndrew (eighty-second) to give the age group a sixth-place finish. Daniel Martin, James Murray and Ned Weightman complemented these efforts.

The U12s capped off a solid performance for BGS. With four runners in the top 20 ‒ Ethan Love (fourth), Andrew McLeod (sixth), Aaron Le Dan (twelfth) and Jack Love (eighteenth) ‒the age group finished third, a fantastic result. Oliver Spence and Jonathan Neep rounded out a strong top six team and they were quickly followed by Harry Steindl, George Labrom, Nick Michael, Jock Horton, Andrew Hastie, Duncan Feltham, Soham Sane and Jake Nicholson. This team has a promising future in the senior competition; however, renewed commitment and drive in training are required with this move into the major competition.

Open Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Berkeley Cox, Jack Bowden, Stuart Moss, Jack Chapman, Declan White, Philip Groves, Cooper Davis, Digby Morison, Jordan Beiraghi.

Second Row (L to R): Mr John Clancy, Adam Taib, Scott Harris, Nam-Tri Nguyen, George Withers, Alex MacGibbon, James Appleyard, Derek Hii.

Front Row (L to R): Cooper Black, George McCormack, Robbie Colwell, Isaac Gill (Vice Captain), William Ramsay (Captain), James Parker, George Everson, Declan Kelly.

Senior GPS Championship

While the competition throughout the day was tight, BGS emerged triumphant on the back of wins in the U13, U16 and Open age groups. This result was only possible due to a tremendous season of training and lead-up races from the squad.

The U13s achieved a crucial fourth place finish and they were ably assisted by several underage runners. A terrific team effort from Hamish Moss (sixteenth), Ned Boorer (twentieth), Finnian Raymond (twenty-first) and Alex Thakur (twenty-fifth) put the team firmly on track for a good result. The top six were rounded out by the powerful duo of pocket rockets Alfie Sprott and Josh Tibbits, who were closely followed by Ryan Logan. Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Toby Logan, Harry Snape, Drew Weightman, Oscar Shields, Hugh Mowbray, Will Sheedy, Mitchell Wishart, Tom Strooper, Jacob Ong, Sam Ireland, Will Addis and Alex Sneddon ran bravely and should all look to enhance their placings next year.

The U14s had a cracking day out, winning their age group convincingly. Charlie Sprott capped off a fantastic season of racing with a dominant first place and Harry Chapman closely followed him in third. However, I know that the most important runners for our teams are three to six and, importantly, these boys had excellent runs on the day as well. Flynn Boorer (eleventh), James McCoombes (thirteenth), Angus Pearn (twenty-second) and Hugo Gandhi (thirty-seventh) all strongly contributed to the success of the age group. Furthermore, a committed group effort from Sebi Powell, Fred Forno, Jono Cooke, Tom Gehrmann, Alex Fenton, Sam Bizzell, Matthew Weier, Reagan Holliday, George Rimmington, Ben Davies, Charlie Bassingthwaighte and the mighty Kieran De Silva displayed the depth and quality present in the age group.

The U15s were a tight-knit squad who put in a determined effort and played a key role in our success on the day. Leading the way with a brilliant fourth place was Ben Chambers, who was followed by a close group of Oscar Mower (twenty-first), Lachlan Gorringe (twenty-second), Will Chapman (twenty-fifth) and Oscar Keir (twenty-ninth). Ethan Pickett (forty-second) rounded out the top six, leading to a fifth-place finish for the age group. Teddie Mower, Hugh Weightman, Jaedyn Tucker, Finn MurrellEdwards, Oliver Cafferky, Archie Halliday, Chris Sole, Tom Rimmington, Jonathan Shaw, Tom Appleyard, Kyle Hunter, Mitch Labrom, Remi Raymond and Isaac Dunglison provided excellent support and I encourage them to strive for better results when stepping up to the 6km distance next year.

Commendably, the U16s stole the show on the day by putting together a classy performance. In addition to winning their age group by a considerable amount, the domination of placings these boys had in the top 10 was unheard of. To finish his season, Elliot Hunt not only led his team members once again, but finished a country mile in front of the rest of the pack, clocking in the fastest time of the day. Harrison Martinenko’s cracking performance saw him receive a well-deserved second place, with Alexander Stitt and Stirling McAvoy closely following behind in fourth and fifth respectively. Battling the heat of the

day, Benjamin Ganko (eighth) and Archie Owen (seventeenth) gave all they had left in the tank, pushing through the finish line giving the team a total of 37 points. This result was outstanding and these boys must be commended on their efforts. Congratulations to the terrific team effort by Archie Pearn, Lachie Brady, Hamish West, Elliott Blue, David Weightman, Malachy Dykes, Nick Miller, Harry Lusk, Harvey Nihill, Dylan De Silva, Fergus Tilley, Harrison Green and Jackson Nugent. I wish these boys good luck in leading the cross country program and hope they achieve great results.

As the last race approached, the Opens were faced with the challenge of being in premiership contention. Every runner needed to perform to the best of their ability and they did so. Crucial points were acquired early with three of our boys finishing in the top seven. A sprint finish saw Declan Kelly obtain an impressive fifth with Isaac Gill trailing metres behind placing seventh. Our fourth to sixth runners are what counts most in overall points, and I can proudly say our Open boys ran out of their skin. Courageously running up two age groups, Adam Taib (Year 10) motored in, placing eighteenth in an equally impressive time. Finally, to cap off the top six runners, George Everson and James Appleyard came home strongly in twenty-ninth and thirtieth respectively. Special mentions to George Withers, Will Craft, Cooper Black, Jack Chapman, Cooper Davis, Jack Bowden, Digby Morison, George McCormack, Scott Harris, Stuart Moss, Berkeley Cox, Philip Groves, Declan White and Jono Hallahan for running an phenomenal race and more importantly, being great seniors to the cross country program in 2017.

Congratulations to the following boys on placing in the School’s age championship.

Age First Second Third

U10 Sam Wallwork Max Liberatore Hamish Cooke

U11 Nick Finch Max Balthes Hudson Ridoutt

U12 Ned Boorer Ethan Love Andrew McLeod

U13 Hamish Moss Finnian Raymond Josh Tibbits

U14 Charlie Sprott James McCoombes Harry Chapman

U15 Ben Chambers Oscar Keir Will Chapman

U16 Elliot Hunt Alexander Stitt Archie Owen

Open William Ramsay Declan Kelly Isaac Gill

The week following the GPS championship saw the Metropolitan North championship. A total of 13 boys made the team and went on to compete at the state titles in July. Congratulations to Charlie Sprott and Alexander Stitt who placed first and third in their respective age groups. Both these boys, in addition to Harry Chapman and Elliot Hunt, secured a spot in the Queensland team as individual athletes. The BGS team for the Queensland School Sports teams event, Alexander Stitt, Elliot Hunt, Benjamin Ganko, Harrison Martinenko, Stirling McAvoy and Declan Kelly, won convincingly. They formed the Queensland team for the Australian School Sport championships in Hobart in early August. Here, the boys were named the Australian team after their well-deserved win in unfamiliar cold conditions. The six of them will travel to Paris early next year to compete in the Worlds School’s Cross Country championship. On behalf of the squad, we congratulate you all and wish you all the best.

To all the supporters, parents, staff and boys who watched and cheered on BGS at any cross country event this year, thank you very much. Running around in the heat of the day is hard enough, but with you on the course yelling our names it makes it a little bit easier to get by. Second, to all the staff and Old Boys who made time to come and work with us throughout the season, thank you. Every boy truly appreciated your early morning efforts in Victoria Park. Encouraging words of wisdom and jokes made running that little bit easier. And finally, to Mr Clancy. Despite his infamous, hilarious jokes, he has been one of the greatest coaches and mentors. Thank you for all you have done and organised this year and I hope we have returned the favour and made you proud.

William Ramsay Isaac Gill Captain of Cross Country Vice Captain of Cross Country

I would like to commend William and Isaac for an outstanding job this year in leading the cross country squad. Their maturity, enthusiasm and dedication has enabled the squad to form together as a great team. Similarly, I would like to thank the coaching staff: Mr Greg Dabelstein, Mrs Mel Eveleigh, Mr Kristopher Hallis, Mr Nick Holland, Mr Carl Marshall, Ms Sophie Plunkett, Mrs Carla Salmon and Mr Brad Scholes for their tremendous contribution throughout the season. Likewise, the commitment by Old Boy Coaches Dan Forsyth, James Keir, Lachie Marshall, and Jeremy Hunt has certainly strengthened our team. Well done to all.

Mr John Clancy MiC Cross Country

U16 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Harrison Green, Isaac Clewley, Jackson Nugent, David Weightman, Hugh Reiser, Tom Mooney, Harry Lusk, Archie Pearn, Mac Feltham.

Second Row ( L to R): Mr Brad Scholes, Malachy Dykes, Harvey Nihill, Archie Owen, Gregor Stewart, Hamish West, Luke Weier, Amos Saggers, Fergus Tilley, Lachie Brady.

Front Row (L to R): Dylan De Silva, Elliott Blue, Stirling McAvoy, Harrison Martinenko, Thomas Bizzell, Gaby Lamarre, Johnathan Lau, Benjamin Ganko, Alexander Stitt, Elliot Hunt, Nick Miller.

Back Row (L to R): Archie Halliday, Tom Rimmington, Lachlan Gorringe, Ethan Pickett.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Sophie Plunkett, Oliver Cafferky, Finn Murrell-Edwards, Hugh Weightman, Oscar Keir, Jaedyn Tucker, Tom Appleyard.

Front Row (L to R): Will Chapman, Ben Chambers, Oscar Mower, Isaac Dunglison, Remi Raymond, James Theile, Mitch Labrom, Teddie Mower.

U14 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Alex Dalgleish, James McCoombes, Reagan Holliday, Thomas Fennon, Harry Chapman.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Nick Holland, Hugo Gandhi, George Rimmington, Angus Pearn, Flynn Boorer, Sebi Powell.

Front Row (L to R): Tom Gehrman, Charlie Sprott, Robbie Sanders, Kieran De Silva, Sam Bizzell, Jono Cooke, Matthew Weier.

U13 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Will Addis, Drew Weightman, Will Sheedy, Ned Boorer.

Second Row (L to R): Mrs Mel Eveleigh, Tom Strooper, Sam Ireland, Mitchell Wishart, Oscar Shields, Thomas Hurwood, Hamish Moss, Alex Thakur.

Front Row (L to R): Josh Tibbits, Alfie Sprott, Charlie Bassingthwaighte, Jacob Ong, Alex Sneddon, Ryan Shaw, Thomas Hurwood, Finnian Raymond, Toby Logan.

U12 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Andrew Hastie, George Labrom, Soham Sane, Andrew McLeod, Aaron Le Dan, Ethan Love.

Front Row (L to R): Duncan Feltham, Jock Horton, Jack Love, Jake Nicholson, Oliver Spence, Johnathan Neep, James Murray.

U11 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Hudson Ridoult, Ned Weightman, Hugh McAndrew, Nick Finch.

Front Row (L to R): Edward Nelson, Oliver Larsen, Max Balthes, Barclay Collins, Daniel Martin.

Absent: James Murray.

U10 Cross Country

Back Row (L to R): Mr Kristopher Hallis, Flynn Horton, Drew Chudleigh.

Front Row (L to R): Sam Wallwork, Max Liberatore, Hamish Cooke.

U15 Cross Country

Fencing

First IV Fencing

Captain of Fencing

Every year, the members of the BGS fencing community strive to demonstrate the significance of camaraderie, hard work, and sportsmanship. The 2017 season was no exception. Ranging from the most experienced School fencers, to the youngest Year 5 beginners, the challenges encountered by this year’s interschool fencing fixtures were met with great enthusiasm.

The results of the fencers’ commitment and efforts are certainly clear. This year, Brisbane Grammar School emerged as the champion school of the 2017 Brisbane school teams championship, claiming the trophy for the eleventh year in a row. Further to this, BGS emerged as a competitive rival to other schools on a national level, participating in the Australian school teams championship that took place during the mid-year holidays.

Preparations for the season began in April with the Easter fencing camp. For the second year in BGS history, Year 5 were able to partake in the training program organised and managed by Head Coach, Paul Crook. Under Mr Crook’s guidance, the fencing ability of the newest fencers flourished while the more experienced fencers worked on further refining their technique.

Over the course of six weeks in term 2, the Brisbane School Teams championship took place in the State Fencing Centre at Yeronga State High School. Fencers across all weapons achieved impressive results. By the conclusion of the competition, the First IV foil, epee and sabre teams achieved first place in their respective divisions. This provided great insight into the depth of skill possessed by our fencers.

It has been particularly rewarding to watch the team grow over the course of the term, and even more exciting to see the effort and support that parents, coaches and volunteers have poured in

each week. A thank you to the coaches – Mr Crook (head coach); Raymond Kim (sabre coach); and Jacob Lee (foil coach) – for their tireless mentoring. Special mentions go to the volunteers, without whom, fencing this year, and every year, would not be a success; to the MiC of Fencing, Mr Glastonbury, for his unfailing dedication to the sport and the community; and finally, to the Assistant MiC of Fencing, Mr Hill. Mr Hill will be stepping down from his involvement in fencing after an incredible 46 years of service towards fencing at the school. Without Mr Hill, BGS fencing would not be where it is today. We all give many thanks for everything that he does behind the scenes.

Alexander Kwan Captain of Fencing

Middle School Report

In the Middle School, Grammar fencing was a huge success throughout term 2. There were many new fencers from Year 5 that joined, bringing lots of enthusiasm to the fencing community. With a fencing camp at the beginning of the fencing season lots of the new fencers were up and ready with the help of the coaches that were there. Also many of the fencers, old and new, joined the fencing club that is held at Grammar as well. The schools championship provided a high level of competition with excellent performances from Chris Yesberg and Connor Fitzpatrick as they entered the fencing community. Along with this, many of the boys also went into state competitions to sometimes even place 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Overall the Middle School fencing season was a huge success, roll on the fencing season for 2018, it can’t come soon enough!

Thomas Kwan Year 7

Back Row (L to R): Mr James Hills, Sebastian Vu, Wylie Raymond, Max Pavey, Jonathan Patchen, Mr Shaun Glastonbury. Front Row (L to R): Thomas Kwan, Hans-William Chung, Alexander Kwan (Captain), Ethan Rich-Usher, Bryn Gibbons, Jack Harvey.

The 2017 fencing campaign began with great enthusiasm in preparation for the term 2 season. Each student in the fencing community has demonstrated commitment, attention to detail and, above all, team work. The fencers will attest that training was demanding, the competition fierce and the final performances outstanding.

Fencing recorded its highest number of participants this year, with around 140 boys signing up. For the second year in BGS fencing history Year 5 boys were involved, with 40 Year 5 students contributing to a huge Middle School contingent of 80 boys.

What makes fencing exciting? The obvious answer: fighting with swords. The real answer, however, lies within the complexities of the sport.

Fencing requires the ability to understand the rate of change of a bout. The decisive factor is the ability to think unconventionally and problem solve in a rapidly changing situation.

It teaches you to manage your emotions. It forces impulsive people to manage their impulsivity, and shy people to take risks. It is creative, in that it is the only sport that offers a direct physical confrontation with an opponent where the result is achieved by pure individual expression. Fencing, in its truest form, is much like a dance. Fencing provides the notes, but you create the music.

Fencers require speed and endurance, special footwork, coordination and flexibility, quick reactions and explosive power. In a split second, a trained fencer can choose the nature of their own defence and response, before an untrained observer even sees the opponents’ attack is coming!

BGS fencing was ably led by Captain Alexander Kwan, Vice Captain Ethan Rich-Usher, Head Armourer William Oliver, Assistant Head Armourer Harry Tod, and Middle School leaders Conor Tselepis and Matt Johnston.

We were fortunate to have very experienced coaches in 2017. I would like to thank Paul Crook, Lachlan Crook, William Beckey, Vigi Harikannan, Liam Toppenberg, Alexandra Patchen, Matthew Gilchrist, Will Bishop, Kim Dongwhan and Jacob Lee. A big thank you to Mr Hill for his 46 years of coaching fencing at BGS. The fencing community’s strength is due to his unwavering commitment to the BGS fencers.

Much gratitude must be extended to our parents support group, aptly named The Musketeers, for their dedication to our fencing community. Their support and assistance are vital to the incredible program we have on offer for BGS students. From the organising and sizing of whites to the expertly operated canteen facilities at Yeronga every week!

Brisbane School Teams Championship

Brisbane Grammar School won the schools team championship for the eleventh consecutive year, facing very competitive teams from AHS, BGGS and BSHS. The results were:

U13 State Champion (Foil): Thomas Kwan

U15 State Champion (Foil): Sebastian Vu

U15 State Champion (Epee): Jonathan Patchen

U15 State Champion (Sabre): Hans-William Chung

U17 State Champion (Foil): Alexander Kwan

U17 State Champion (Epee): Wylie Raymond

Individual championships

National School Individual Championship

Sabre Champion: Hans-William Chung

Sabre (third place): Matthew La

National School Teams Championship

Epee (second place): First IV

Foil (fourth place): First IV

U15 National Championship

Epee (second place): Jonathan Patchen

Sabre (second place): Hans-William Chung

U17 Cadet National Championship

Epee (fifth place): Jonathan Patchen

U15 Japanese National Competition

Rank 37: Jonathan Patchen

John Ferris Management Champion Fencer 2017

Alexander Kwan

Brisbane Grammar Grand Prix

This year’s entry to the BGS Fencing Grand Prix was a donation of stationary and toiletries to be donated to the ‘Bucket of Love’ charity to support and assist children living in remote areas of PNG. Around 80 students participated and donated around 300kgs of well needed supplies for remote PNG. The afternoon was extremely successful with the end of season presentations and a surprise presentation for Mr Hill for his wonderful contribution to BGS fencing for 46 years of service. The results as follows:

Sabre Foil Epee

Seniors Hans-William Chung Alexander Kwan Jonathan Patchen

Juniors Thomas Kwan Charles Oliver

Years 5 to 7 Tobias Dunglison William O’Quinn

The season launch at the Infiniti Centre in Fortitude Valley was well attended and the raffle prizes and the donations were an incredible testament to fencing’s strong community links. Funds raised from the numerous events throughout the year have assisted in purchasing much needed equipment. Extended thanks to our wonderful committee members who meet throughout the fencing season Julia Lim, Elizabeth Oliver, Phung Vu, Timo Nieminen, Andrea Tucker, Judith Mertiny and sadly our departing treasurer Christine Tod. Thank you for your wonderful support over the past year. Special thanks to Colleen Thornton from Infiniti for your unwavering support and assistance.

Mr Shaun Glastonbury MiC Fencing

Senior School Fencing

Back Row (L to R): Matthew La, Sebastian Vu, Andrew Buckley, Ben Greenland, Max Pavey, Lachlan Hislop, Andrew Shoebridge, Jackson Watts.

Third Row (L to R): Hugo Hay, Alexander Kwan, Conor Tselepis, Harry Jones, Finn Murrell-Edwards, Alex Taylor, William Oliver, Harry Tod, Ethan Elms, Luke Na.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Shaun Glastonbury, Alan Wang, Xavier Hay, Ulric Nieminen, Jude Forrest, Justin Lee, Alex Williams, Dylan Chan, Mr James Hill.

Front Row (L to R): Hans-William Chung, Max Davis, Bryn Gibbons, Chad O’Brien, Ethan Rich-Usher, Angus O’Quinn, Charles Oliver, Hugo Brown, Rafferty Pearn, Nadeesh Warusamanna.

Middle School Fencing

Back Row (L to R): Ashton Tucker, Oliver Kelly, Angus Newman, Vijay Hari Kannan, Jackson Xu.

Fifth Row (L to R): Lucas Raaymakers, Geoffrey Xu, Max Wagland, Sean Forrest, Marc Wang, Bryce Caulfield, Sterling Saini, Jack Harvey, John Butler, Daniel Marendy.

Fourth Row (L to R): Theo Dickey, Prankul Bansal, Bernard Kang, Simon Gong, Tom Strooper, Ollie Hocking, Joseph Lim, Jaden Fang, David Butler, Harry Johnson, Sean Moyle.

Third Row (L to R): Ronit Relan, Benjamin Edwards, Thomas Kwan, Lachlan Yu, Mikey Yuen, William O’Quinn, Ian Wong, Tobias Dunglison, Jollie Window, Sansith Warusamanna.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Shaun Glastonbury, Chris Yesberg, Thomas Kay, Mitchell Bellamy, Jack Anderson, Marcus Yeo, Ryland Malone, Benjamin La, Oliver Cavallo Brittain, Anish Kulasekara, Mr James Hill.

Front Row (L to R): Kimihiro Kamori, Matthew Purcell, Alexander Macfarlane, Ed Cooper, Dominic Forrest, Ben Matheson, Theo Chan, Oliver Tu, Harsha Cikaluru, Keaton Baxter.

Football

This year’s football program was outstanding. It involved record numbers of players and met with considerable success in all year levels. I am proud to say that the First XI was no exception to this trend. The team embodied the values of BGS football ‒ we enjoyed the game at the highest level, and in doing so became a close-knit team with memories we will carry beyond our time at school.

Our great season started back in week two of term 1, with eight seasoned Firsts players including Year 11s Tomas Ray and Brad Mills returning to the 2017 trials. These players set the standard for the season and inspired many ambitious Year 10, 11 and 12 footballers to trial. In the last week of the Easter holidays, we travelled to Grafton where we were put through a four-day training master class and were treated to three home-cooked meals a day by our hostess, Marge. The competitive nature of the camp generated a high quality of play; and off the field we made friendships necessary to form a united team. The four-day camp ultimately set us up for the following week in our first GPS round against BBC.

Leading up to this first round, I think we were underestimated by many opponents in the competition. This helped us claim three wins from our first three fixtures. In these three matches, many goals were shared around the team, which indicated the squad’s depth. By the fourth round, Brad Mills, Ryan Carlton, Isaac Havu, Hayden Russo and Vice Captain Chris Wilson had all found the back of the net.

I think I speak for most of the squad and even the supporters when I say that our 1-0 victory against Nudgee was a season highlight. It was a day when our defence shone: Jeremy Ahmet and Riley Womal dominated the flanks against talented Nudgee wingers. The second half of the season saw the competition strengthen each week. Our game against Brisbane State High was a nail-biting contest. In the first half, Kade Starrett held a strong defensive presence in front of our back four to keep a clean sheet, while Ash, in his usual subdued way, continually commanded the front line to try and score, which Ryan did immediately after half time. With five wins leading into the last round, we were up for premiership contention against Ipswich. I can’t say much about the Ipswich game. We gave it our all, but were outplayed. The positive takeaway, and one I will emphasise, is that we were in contention for the premiership right up until the last game of the season. That’s something we can be proud of.

I would like to thank the Deputy Headmaster - Extracurricular and our coach, Mr Brusasco, for the passion he instilled in the boys throughout the season. I commend him for showing up to training two days after a severe Achilles injury to resume his passionate involvement in coaching, refusing to back down until he carried us through to the end. I would like to extend my thanks to assistant Mr Murray and Sam Brusasco for stepping in and motivating the squad in Mr Brusasco’ s absence. To goalkeeper coach, Richard Cooper, your mentoring was of great value, not only to Thomas and Matt but to the entire squad. Thanks to Sanjey Sivanaanthan, who ensured we were in peak physical condition to perform each week. Without the collective

First XI Football

Back Row (L to R): George Diakogiannis, Jack Stevens (Captain), Ryan Carlton, Matt Wilkey, Sam Bean, Mitch Manning.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Richard Cooper, Mr Mark Brusasco, Kade Starrett, Sam Capelli, Jeremy Ahmet, Riley Womal, Mr Hayden Murray.

Front Row (L to R): Isaac Havu, Noah Porceddu, Calum Kirkwood, Brad Mills, Tomas Ray, Chris Wilson (Vice Captain), Ashmit Vyas, Hayden Russo.

Captain of Football

effort of all the coaches, this year would not have run as well as it did, and on behalf of the squad, we thank you.

If one thing stands out during season, it was our determination to overcome challenges. I know at times it took some real inspiration ‒ some would call it ‘berating’ from our coaches ‒but when we knew more was required, we rose to the occasion. It was a pleasure playing with these boys, some of them since our undefeated seasons in Years 6 and 7. On behalf of the Year 12s, I can say it was a nostalgic moment leaving Northgate after our final training session.

To conclude, I wish every boy success in continuing their passion for football, and I congratulate all the coaches and hope they return next year ready for another successful season.

Thank you to our parents for their steady support, encouragement and yes, some ‘off the field coaching’ during our football time at the School. We are truly fortunate to have the experience, facilities, and support that we have enjoyed.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr Brusasco, Director of Sport, Mr Cochrane and Director of Football, Mr Di-Losa for giving Chris and me the privilege to lead the football community this year.

Jack Stevens Captain of Football

This season the BGS football program has experienced some wonderful results, some thrilling moments and some challenging periods. With over 800 players across 47 teams, the code continues to grow within the School; more than 400 players attended the Easter camp at Northgate to prepare for the GPS season.

Although we had a tough first round against BBC, our First XI inspired all players, and our teams improved each week. Of the 248 games played, BGS won 168, drew 26, and lost just 54. For the sixth year in a row, BGS won seven of the GPS rounds. Of our 47 teams, 39 played an official GPS season consisting of five games or more. BGS won 18 premierships.

Our junior teams have delivered outstanding results, and show the continued strength of our Middle School football players. The younger teams claimed six premierships including two at A level. Teams that finished as competition leaders were 7B, 7D, 7F, 6A, 6B and 5A. Of the 14 official junior competitions, BGS finished top two in 11, a strong performance indeed.

Not to be outdone, our senior teams were also successful. Senior teams that finished as competition leaders were the Third XI, Fourth XI, 11B, 11C, 11D, 10C, 10E, 9C, 8B, 8C, 8D, and 8E. Out of 39 teams we finished in the top four or higher in 32 competitions.

I congratulate the First XI on their fine season. Despite playing brilliantly, the First XI lost their final game against season premiers IGS in round nine. The tremendous support the boys received in their final game was testament to their commitment and hard work throughout the season. In all, the First XI won five games and lost three, finishing the season in fourth place.

These results are exceptional, but we have had our challenges as well. At the senior level, we had some tough moments in A level competition. Our program has depth, however at A level we

need to work on consistency, so the difference between our best player and our fringe player is as small as possible. At BGS, every football team is as important as the next regardless of ability. Our 2017 results reflect our teams’ hard work and the School’s commitment to providing a positive experience for all.

I would like to congratulate our First XI coaching staff: Mr Mark Brusasco, Richard Cooper, Mr Haydn Murray, Sanjay Sivaananthan and Sam Brusasco. Your dedication and professionalism has provided the perfect environment for our boys to grow and ultimately succeed. The life-long learning experiences you have provided these boys is exceptional. Well done on a great season to you all.

I commend our senior leaders: Captain Jack Stevens and Vice Captain Chris Wilson on their leadership of the community. I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge my coaching panel. Their professionalism and diligence to the program have been a wonderful support to not only myself but to the boys. We are extremely fortunate to have so many highquality coaches and managers involved in our team—coaches who bring a varying degree of knowledge, but who all want the boys to succeed.

And, thank you to the Wembley Club, which is beyond doubt the best support group in the School. I would like to acknowledge and farewell some significant parent volunteers for 2017: Stephen Wilson, Jane Capelli, Sandro Porceddu and Vipul Vyas for their countless years of dedication.

Finally, boys, well done on another wonderful season and I hope you come back bigger and stronger next year.

Mr Greg Di-Losa Director of Football

Second XI Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Jack Walters, Tom Thorn Gutierrez, Matt Thomas, Douglas Clark, Rory Sawford, Jono Hallahan, Mr John Atkins.

Front Row (L to R): Kirill Saulov, Aidan Palmer, Jono Saltissi, Dom Heath, Matt Wilkey, Simon Panjkov, Matt Stark, Austin Dunlop, Tom Martin.

Third XI Football

Back Row (L to R): Alistair Dent, Ben O’Hare, Jack Chapman, Max Cochrane, Mr Jay Taylor.

Second Row (L to R): Sam Reynolds, Jean-Pierre Cavalerie, Blake Micallef, Angus Stilwell, Boris Wang, Callum Tolhurst.

Front Row (L to R): Ethan Tien, Campbell Johnson, Jevin Gunawardana, Yuji Nishitani, Jacob McKevitt, Jack Di Prima, Will Craft.

Fourth XI Football

Back Row (L to R): Ernie Farr, Dylan Young, Coen Devereaux, Joe Jackson.

Second Row (L to R): Oliver Capelli, Dilan Dharmapriya, James Madden, Max Boughey, Nicholas Ooi, Jack Thynne, George Bush.

Front Row (L to R): Chase Westaway, Aiden Jabur, James McAuley, Tom Morgan, Joe McPhee, Daniel Huth, Andy Zhu, Prasanna Balakumar.

Fifth XI Football

Back Row (L to R): Andre Wu, Luke Fang, Harry Fuller, Lachlan Goodman, Paolo Gerbino, Jahan Patel, Sol Roche, Digby Morison, Nick Siganto.

Second Row (L to R): Derek Hii, William Ross, Nathan Winders, Declan Champion, Matthew Want, Henry Lawford, Sam Zhang, Yu Ron Chan, Hugo Yuen, Scott Harris.

Front Row (L to R): Nadun Ranasinghe, Jaydan Thorpe, Daniel Harness, Tom Atkinson, Max McCrae, Toby Buckley, Desh Kongalage, Man Nok Hung, Rob Colwell, Fahim Rahman, William Shorrock-Browne.

11A Football

Back Row (L to R): Will Brooke, Harrison Green, Drew Burke, Zachary Quin, Bailey Brewis Foulger, Hugo Thew.

Second Row (L to R): Sullivan Brolly, Lachlan Wynn, Hamish Brewis Foulger, George Diakogiannis, Stirling McAvoy, Harrison Martinenko, Dayan Baker (Coach).

Front Row (L to R): Elliot Hunt, Will Holzgrefe, Peter Glodic, Christos Papavasiliou, Ash Ranchigoda, Cooper Black.

11B Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Ed Roper, Jordan Di Iorio, Hamish Macintosh, Joey Lawrence, Harry Lusk, Harry Russell, Bill Qiu, Braden Burgess.

Front Row (L to R): Elliott Blue, Eamon Hine, Dan Bogossian, Harry Arnold, Curtis Luck, Daniel Helbing, Isaac Varghese, Thomas Murray.

11C Football

Back Row (L to R): Christian Brown, Jack Shapland, Francis Kim, Tiaan Swart, George Withers, Eros Emaldi, Mac Feltham, Ms Mareva Christopher.

Front Row (L to R): Declan Kelly, James Woods, Jerry Wang, Edwin Tse, Lachie Coyne, Anton Vellnagel, Jacob Holzgrefe, Neal Dai, Shor Mizuno.

11D Football

Back Row (L to R): John Melville-White, Archie Pearn, Fraser Barton, Jack Bartley, Max Fison, Jun Kim, Harsha Bodla.

Front Row (L to R): Freddy Wilkinson, Benjamin Ganko, Jack Rankin, Andrew MacGibbon, Anthony Simmers, Luke Weier, Rohan Rahman, Min-Gyu Shim.

11E Football

Back Row (L to R): Frederick Schuetz, Will Sheahan, Calum Davis, Dylan Mortimore, Thomas Wing, Frazer McCloy.

Second Row (L to R): Angus Simpson, Johnno Jardine, Joydip Choudhury, Tom Cockburn, Sam Duncan, Rich Cribb, James Comino.

Front Row (L to R): Eagle Ngo, Stanley Liu, Monty Counsell, Digby Simpson, Quinten Kao, Doug Lumley.

10A Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Graham Harvey, Chris Sole, Kyle Morris, TJ Shakespeare, Archie Halliday, Ryley Anderson, Nick Miller, John Melville-White.

Front Row (L to R): Jian Lin, Jackson Smith, Nicholas Byrom, Jimin Yun, Josh Eastaway, Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Max Brockhurst, Luke Lago, Andrew Ekeledo-Smith.

10B Football

Back Row (L to R): Jordan Manning, Jaedyn Tucker, Archie Halliday, Thomas Crossley, Caleb Scott, Luke Furnell, Adam Taib, Mr Stephen Hows.

Front Row (L to R): Kaleb Ensafpour, Lachie Springfield, Joseph Hurnall, Brayden Johnson, Harish Srinivasan, Oscar Mower, Charlie Jones, Alec Bodimeade.

10C Football

Back Row (L to R): Elliot White, Kyle Psaila, Hamish Corder, Thomas Meutermans, Tim Weber, Jack Henry, Sam Eiszele.

Front Row (L to R): Ryan Huq, Christian Tait, Michael Giles, Hudson Bowdidge Calvert, Finn Lindgren, Jacob Campbell, Lachie Colledge, Will Rayner.

10D Football

Back Row (L to R): Campbell Raftesath, Brendan Fu, William Yang, Toby Taylor, Brandon Lau, Yazgi Sato.

Front Row (L to R): Teddie Mower, Xavier Kwong, Ewan Frazer, Kris Kong, Luke Johnston, Jared Muller, Will Childs.

10E Football

Back Row (L to R): Oliver Capelli, Jack Hannaford, Oliver Thynne, Jack Thynne.

Front Row (L to R): Alex Chopra, James Walters, Luke Sciacca, Fergal Sood, Kasen Tran, Saravanan Somasundaram.

9A Football

Back Row (L to R): Casper Sundin, Miss Britta Johansson, Mr Jamie Lowndes, Jack Walters, Lachlan Gorringe.

Second Row (L to R): Will Prenzler, Massimo Wright, Oscar Keir, Daniel Horsley, Remi Raymond, Peter Muratidis.

Front Row (L to R): Lachlan Minnikin, Indy Honan, William Hay, Bijaan Ensafpour, Ben Chambers, Alex Iacovella.

9B Football

Back Row (L to R): Benjamin Horbury-Wood, Finn Jenkinson, Ollie Greenwood, Andrew Yang, Charlie Russell, Tom Siddle, Dylan Chern, Robert Hall.

Front Row (L to R): Lachlan Steedman, Campbell Macintosh, Harry Logan, Griffith Adams, Louis Quin, Henry Sommerville, Hugo Gandhi, Daniel Skoien.

9C Football

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Brooke, Michael Young, Rory Mullan, Samuel Atherton, Mrs Janet Grice.

Second Row (L to R): Josh Kruger, Thomas Paull, Pieter Swart, Jack Edmondston, Harry Sirett, Flynn Boorer.

Front Row (L to R): Cameron Bowie, Tony Zhong, Harry Palmer, Lachy Banwell-Jarvis, Tim Rainbird, Terry Chen, Matthew Allison.

9D Football

Back Row (L to R): Brayden Gates, Will Jackson, Elliot Borrowdale, Adam Deuchars, Cameron Penman, Warwick Hines, Mr Alistair Swaine.

Front Row (L to R): Nicholas Jorss, Philip Kikuchi, Ethan Stamatellos, Li Mao Chang, Tom Lukin, Zafir Ali, Ethan Farr, Callum Wishart.

Absent: Jake Ramalingam, Oliver Saxill.

9E Football

Back Row (L to R): Nipun Abeyratne, Jack O’Brien, Evan Findlay, Taylor Cassaniti, Riley Lockyer, Angus Corder, Patrick Wilkinson, Justin Ridgway-Cross.

Front Row (L to R): Jonno May, Ben Cribb, Jude Johnson, Cooper Boardman, Will Petersen, Stephen Baronio, Christian Stoneley, Ishaaq Islam.

9F Football

Back Row (L to R): Jack Di Prima, Alvaan Monem, Lewis Luck, Thomas Kyprios, Will Simpson, Matt Wilkey.

Front Row (L to R): Omar Rahman, Magnus McKeddie, Trung Nguyen, Nicholas Spork, Rory Wilkinson, Jackson Long.

9G Football

Back Row (L to R): Matt Wilkey, Will Young, Andy Xie, Rory Chowdhury.

Front Row (L to R): Heath Coggan, Michael Mullany, Charlie Stewart, William McEniery, Samuel Wolrige, Rishi Goel.

8A Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Paul Barry, Joe Duncan, Tom Stunden, Sebi Powell, Miss Sally Birks.

Second Row (L to R): Adam Pollock, Michael Bekker, Jack Fewster, Harry Anstey-Walsh, Matthew Johnson, Campbell Wong.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Sprott, Harry Snape, Leo Van Brunschot, Ari Coroneo, Sam Goldberg, Ollie Elgood, Julian Lytras.

8B Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Patrick Trowse, Ned Brassil, Charlie Baker, Aleks Miric, Judah Grubi, Dermot Fitzgerald, Sebastian Pherous.

Front Row (L to R): Oliver Cathcart, Christopher Spencer, Matt Pyman, Adam Seedat, Sam Charrington, Tom Gehrmann, Aly Sultan.

8C Football

Back Row (L to R): Tom Ryan, Clancy Kelly, Zachary Shakespeare, Sam Stallmann, Jack Litfin, Harris McGaw, James Boyce.

Front Row (L to R): Lachlan Clayton, Pat Trappett, Hugo Lau, Anton Saulov, Alex Lu, Noah Guthrie, Cade Barrientos.

8D Football

Back Row (L to R): Josh Rowland, Sebastian Beirne, Scott Evans, Joshua Sommer, Peter Sophios, Alex Lusis, Jack Stilwell.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie O’Sullivan, Roshan Shami, Jackson Harvey, Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Blake Konovalenko, William Staib, Cameron Quagliotto.

Absent: Will Jessup, Charlie Bassingthwaighte.

8E Football

Back Row (L to R): Blake Micallef, Jacob Smith, Reagan Holliday, Will Huth, Oscar Meutermans.

Front Row (L to R): Arjun Dhanani, Kaif Mohammed, Campbell Bollard, Eshaan Raj, Ernest Ngai, Avi Ranchigoda.

8F Football

Back Row (L to R): Sam Reynolds, Rehan Keane, Will Douglas, Luca Biscaro, Austin Dunlop.

Second Row (L to R): Eddie Cochrane, Tobias Carter, Lachie Robertson, Thomas Freeman, Nicholas Tran, Sam Bizzell.

Front Row (L to R): Dilhan Jhaj, Sam Elliott, Justin Lee, Jaguar Ngo, Luke Liu, Kirijan Vijeyakumar, Matthew Weier.

8G Football

Back Row (L to R): Will Craft, James Lowe, Aaryan Shetty, Rafferty Moriarty Kirill Saulov.

Front Row (L to R): Angus Osmand, Ben Williams, Gaurav Nair, Conrad Pun, Joe Fuller, Elliot Backstrom.

7A Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Carl Smith, Nicholas Borodin, Matthew Pruyn, Will Dent, Hugh Weibgen, Charles Spencer, Angus Tolhurst.

Front Row (L to R): Andy Miller, Ned Madden, Finnian Raymond, Lucas Sherington, Alfie Sprott, Elton Fitzgerald, Toby Logan.

7B Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Paul Johansen, Charlie Thomas, Aaron Le Dan, Nicholas Dalgleish, Aohang Ding, Carter Aitken, Alexander Graves.

Front Row (L to R): Baxter Hare, Lewis Strachan, Michael Coyne, Tim Roper, Lewis Martin, Angus Reinhold, Harry Scriven.

7C Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Nick Kruger, Felix Cavalerie, Michael Murray, Oscar Akhavan, Pedro Macedo Francisco, George Labrom, Jonno Saltissi.

Front Row (L to R): Cian Clarke, Oscar Smith, Declan Mount, Kobe McClatchy, Christian Conomos, Ethan Donaldson, Max Fuller, Henry Nelson.

7D Football

Back Row (L to R): Lachlan Sommerville , Lucas Jennings, Ollie Taylor, Cooper Henley, Miss Krisztina Mesch.

Second Row (L to R): Alex Thakur, Charlie Stilwell, Oscar Shields, Senya Konovalenko, Ben Balthes, Diyen Ng.

Front Row (L to R): Oliver Bieber, Christos Karanicolas, Liam Anderson, Billy Mylonas, Sean Han, Charlie Petersen, Henry Gawne.

7E Football

Back Row (L to R): Tom Macpherson, Robbie Gilbert, Luca Hornsby, William Jordan, Edward Sommerville.

Second Row (L to R): Ms Stella Gardner, Zachariah Smith, Jeremy Spink, Connor Waite, Ned Boorer, Harry Steindl, Alex Yu.

Front Row (L to R): Finlay Fisken, Nathaniel Wardrobe, Damon Cayas, Ziggy Gee, Thomas Hurwood, Hansana Wimaladharma.

7F Football

Back Row (L to R): Campbell Johnson, Tom Jackson, Eoin Mullan, Yathav Ragupathy, Dylan Yin, Douglas Clark.

Second Row (L to R): Roger Zhu, Campbell Stoneley, Stuart Somerville, Mitchell Wishart, Ethan Castle, Jacob Ong, Billy Tanner.

Front Row (L to R): Angus Chen, Ryan Tavakol, Max Wong, Julian Sun, Will Motley, Joshua Tran.

7G Football

Back Row (L to R): Dylan Wenzle (Coach), Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Gus Luke, Mark Ting-Williams, Daniel Kim, George Butler, Declan Brown.

Front Row (L to R): Nick Marshall, David Wang, Will Motley, Damien Robinson, Gavin Sun, Lawrence Sun, Josh Cory, Zachary Castrisos.

6A Football

Back Row (L to R): Phillip Shaw, Ms Rebecca Campbell, Dion Coroneo, Jonty Davis, Andrew McLeod, Brad Mackintosh, James Keir.

Front Row (L to R): Zac Pherous, Tom Lyons, Jack Love, Oliver Spence, Angus Hume, Ethan Love, Will Gatehouse, Josh Tucker.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Georg Flatscher, Reid Keeley, Tom Green, Saahil Dahiya, Alex Brown, Harry Clifton.

Front Row (L to R): Matthew Wong, Duncan Feltham, Kiran Selva, Ronan Mellick, Jonathan Neep, James Pendleton, Asish Matta.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Casey Walker, James Edmunds, Ned Johnston, Zeb Baltzer, Tom Rutter, Sam Forbes.

Front Row (L to R): Nick Meade, Nick Hirschfeld, Jock Horton, Isaac Bassingthwaighte, Riley Walsh, Charlie Munday, Anush Mondal.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mrs Sarah Lindsay, Matthew Crane, Harry Douglas, Austen Harry, Stephen Kyprios, Ben Whittome.

Front Row (L to R): Cooper Robson, Finn Duggan, Daniel Johnson, James Randall, Tom Campbell, Ozair Rahman, Barclay Collins.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Greg Tier, Taj Lyndon, Will Sciacca, Ned Weightman, Euan Kearney, Charlie Schultz.

Front Row (L to R): Bayden Kohn, Will Dwyer, Ollie Luke, Tobias Dunglison, Cameron McCabe, Rupert Dauber.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Graham Harvey, Oliver Larsen, Kobi Griffiths, Eddie Willmott, James Buktenica, Drew Chudleigh, Jordan Manning.

Front Row (L to R): Sam Wallwork, Ollie Peacock, Minh Tran, Nash Furnell, Thomas Middleton, Hudson Pherous, Rupert Thynne.

Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Justin Shears, Henry Mercer, Nick Scott, Oscar Bollard, William Ewart, Will Hillcoat, Flynn Horton.

Front Row (L to R): Mitchell Khoo, Alex Peters, Ollie Shearer-Smith, Xavier O’Sullivan, Josh Chatterjee, Arthur Hames, Andrew Zhuang.

6D

6E

6B

6C

5B

5A

5D Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Peter Hunter, Andrew Gracen, Thomas Ruddell, Sam Long, Aidan Lee, Theo Medek. Front Row (L to R): Nic Carter, Edward Nelson, Archie Wong, Lucas Bell, Jack Donaldson, Michael Joyce, Jackson Webb.

5C Football

Back Row (L to R): Mr Dean Littlefair, Thomas Poll, Andrew Bade, Spencer McPherson, Hugh McAndrew, Rupert Sommerville. Front Row (L to R): Kyan McClatchy, Raf Pincus, Lucas Waite, Jack Sinclair, Charlie Renshaw, Manul Jayasena.

Gymnastics

2017 has seen BGS gymnastics ‘under the pump’ from the start of the year. A change in date for the GPS championship from October to June meant we only had six months to prepare our campaign to claim a seventh-straight championship. BGS was also privileged to host the GPS championship for the second time, and all the coaches and gymnasts were not only excited but also better prepared this time around. With BGS taking out all three divisions and the overall trophy, the result of our hard work speaks for itself.

As always, I would like to thank the coaches for their efforts this year. I know the coaching team feel privileged to be able to work with a group of fantastic young men, helping them develop in such a great sport. A big thank you to Mrs Marina Partridge, Daniel Burrows, Ben Wilson, Thomas Grogan, Jamie Cannon and Mr Elliott Stitt for their work with all the gymnasts. It has been a pleasure to work with this coaching team.

BGS gymnasts not only compete through the GPS season but also aim for representative honours throughout the year. Congratulations to Declan Mount (Year 7), and Luke Murphy (Year 6) who represented BGS at the junior state championship in their respective levels. Alistair Hoole and Zac Simpson-Wylde (Year 7), Fletcher Griffiths and Brooklyn Brougham (Year 8), William Heaven and Kristian Russell (Year 9), Luke Graham (Year 10), Doug Lumley (Year 11), and Year 12 students Kurt Grumelart and Sean Riek represented BGS at the senior state championship. Fletcher Griffiths, Brooklyn Brougham, Kurt Grumelart, Luke Graham, Alistair Hoole, Zac Simpson-Wylde, Kristian Russell and Sean Riek earned a place in the Queensland team to compete at the Australian championship through May. Congratulations to all these gymnasts, who were part of the winning Queensland team. A special mention goes to Zac Simpson-Wylde for becoming Australian champion in level 7 and under.

This year’s BGS championship was as smooth and enjoyable as ever, and we used this event to select our GPS teams following the Australian championship. The gymnasts all worked very hard and supported each other brilliantly, which gave the coaches plenty of confidence leading into GPS. All our champions deserved their spot, with a tight competition across the divisions. The following boys were our BGS championship winners: James Graieg (Division 3), Matthew Adi (Division 2) and Kurt Grumelart (Division 1).

Our Division 3 team hit the floor with a lot of confidence and energy. Supported strongly by the rest of the team, all our Division 3 gymnasts had a chance to enjoy what makes GPS gymnastics so special. Starting well and continuing to build momentum throughout the competition, BGS only got louder and stronger as the competition progressed. This all resulted

in a memorable win for Division 3 and a great set up for the remainder of the competition. Congratulations to all Division 3 gymnasts and in particular to our A team members, Sam Bizzell, Andrew Clare, Alexander Dalgleish, James Graieg, James Swart and Joshua Wong.

Division 2 was always looking the closest division among all schools. Through the lead up meets, TSS and Gregory Terrace showed some fantastic gymnastics, with BBC looking to be the favourites with a very strong team. However, GPS always has some surprises, and this year we were on the end of some magic from our Division 2 team. This session stands out due to some unbelievable improvements among the gymnasts. They were also enjoyable to work with because they got on so well together. Congratulations to all our gymnasts in this division and our A team members: Matthew Adi, Jack Ball, Thomas Bizzell, Will Glastonbury, Jack Henry and Declan Mount.

Our wins in the first two divisions took a lot of pressure off our Division 1 team. This however did not stop the gymnasts holding themselves to their own goals and challenges as a team. In turn, I saw a very determined group, mixed with so many ages, all ready to learn and do what they could to help the team. On the day, the Division 1 gymnasts managed to hold their own, building as the competition went along. Through injury and tiredness after such a fast start to the year, the squad deserves congratulations for taking out the Division 1 trophy and leading the team to victory. Congratulations to Brooklyn Brougham, Luke Graham, Fletcher Griffiths, William Heaven, Alistair Hoole, Doug Lumley, Kristian Russell, Zac Simpson-Wylde, Ollie Stack, Sean Riek (Vice Captain) and Kurt Grumelart (Captain).

I’d like to give a special mention to all our departing seniors who have devoted so much of their time in the training gym. To Ollie Stack, Sean Riek and Kurt Grumelart, you have all followed your own paths and have overcome challenges along the way. I am very proud of what you have achieved and the men you are becoming through such a great school and sport. I know you will never forget your time at BGS, and the memories you have formed through gymnastics.

A special thanks to the MAGS group and their president Sue Jackson, for your support, honesty and everything you have done for BGS gymnastics. Thank you to Mr Anthony Micallef, Mr Mark Brusasco, Mr Ron Cochrane, Ms Lynda Kerridge and Mr Shaun Glastonbury for all the work, help and support they offer to gymnastics. I hope to see our gymnasts continue to achieve not only fantastic results, but also enjoy the experience of being part of BGS gymnastics.

Mr Jack Coates MiC / Head Coach Gymnastics

Division One Gymnastics

Back Row (L to R): Mr Jack Coates, Elliott Stitt, Ollie Stack, Luke Graham, William Heaven, Mr Jamie Cannon.

Front Row (L to R): Alistair Hoole, Fletcher Griffiths, Kristian Russell, Sean Riek (Vice Captain), Kurt Grumelart (Captain), Doug Lumley, Zac Simpson-Wylde, Brooklyn Brougham.

Division Two Gymnastics

Back Row (L to R): Mr Jack Coates, Mr Elliott Stitt, Thomas Bizzell, Will Glastonbury, Jack Ball, Tom Grogan, Mr Jamie Cannon.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Allison, Luke Murphy, Connor Muscat, Jack Henry, Reid Keeley, Declan Mount.

Absent: Matthew Adi.

Division Three Gymnastics

Back Row (L to R): Tom Grogan, Matthew Wynne, Jake Barrientos, James Graieg, Alexander Dalgleish, Xavier Hay, Alex Jerrard, Joshua Wong, Mr Jack Coates.

Front Row (L to R): Sam Bizzell, James Swart, Atticus Jackson, Joel Maddock, Jack Duncan, Tobias Dunglison, Kiran Patel.

Absent: Andrew Clare, Sam Duncan, Joshua Khoo.

Rowing

Although the GPS rowing season starts in January each year, a large group of boys started their training in term 3 2016 for the Queensland Schools Championship Regatta held in September 2016. Our boys entered numerous races, from single sculls, doubles, pairs, coxed fours/quads and eights. They recorded some strong results in Bundaberg, achieving five bronze medals, two silver medals and five gold medals.

Official training for the 2017 season started in term 4 2016 with pre-season training. Boys started building their aerobic fitness on the water and on ergos, and worked on building their strength in the weights room. Following the come and try rowing day in term 3, we had 55 Year 8 boys and 51 Year 9 boys join the rowing program.

By mid-January, final selection trials began for the senior crews. Congratulations to the following students for achieving outstanding performances in their respective age groups:

Open Logan Ullrich (6.07.8)

Year 11 David Weightman (6.25.9)

Year 10 Noah Rosemann (6.42.8)

Year 9 Tom Clifton (7.01.9)

Year 8 Reagan Holliday (7.36.0)

Following the January selection trials, the senior boys travelled to Grafton (NSW) for the big boat training camp to test their new crew formations. About 70 boys attended the camp and enjoyed the vast expanse of the Clarence river, generally training three times per day. Throughout the six days, there were strong technical improvements in all boats. Each category has specific

technical objectives set and, as the crews departed Grafton, all boats were heading in the right direction to achieve these goals.

While the senior crews were away in Grafton, the junior quads (Years 8 and 9) were undertaking a boatshed-based camp. This comprised of two sessions, with a breakfast break to split up each training block. The camp helped to solidify the new crew combinations, which were formed following the final ergo trials.

Following a productive school holiday period, all crews were eager to start the racing component of the season (term 1, 2017). As the season unfolded, our crews developed and showed plenty of promise, with BGS improving their placings in the lead-up regattas as they approached their respective Head of the River regattas.

The Year 9 quads had their final regatta for the season on 29 February at Wyaralong Dam with the Junior Head of the River. The boys displayed a tremendous amount of potential for the future, with the entire group improving dramatically, both physically and technically, over the season. Our crews put on a strong display, finishing the season being the best performing age group at the Junior Head of the River regatta. Well done to all crews. The results were:

• Year 9 Ninth Quad – 3rd

• Year 9 Eighth Quad – 4th

• Year 9 Seventh Quad – 5th

• Year 9 Sixth Quad – 4th

• Year 9 Fifth Quad – 4th

• Year 9 Fourth Quad – 1st

• Year 9 Third Quad – 3rd

• Year 9 Second Quad – 1st

• Year 9 First Quad – 2nd

Open First VIII

L to R: James Madden, Ernie Farr, David Weightman, Tavis Reeves, Harry Devereaux, Gleb Kuznetsov, Miller Rowe, Logan Ullrich, George Everson (Cox).

Coaches: Sam Conrad and Michael McBryde. Boat: Norm Hirst.

The Year 8 quads had their final regatta for the season at Wyaralong Dam at The Southport School regatta on 4 March. Well done to all crews. The results were:

• Year 8 Sixth Quad – 3rd

• Year 8 Fifth Quad – 3rd

• Year 8 Fourth Quad – 1st

• Year 8 Third Quad – 1st

• Year 8 Second Quad – 2nd

• Year 8 First Quad – 1st

The GPS Head of the River was held on Saturday 11 March at Wyaralong Dam. The boys worked hard this year and, by the Head of the River, BGS placed sixth in the overall Old Boys Cup point score. The results were:

• Open First Eight – 5th

• Open Second Eight – 6th

• Open Third Eight – 6th

• Year 11 First Eight – 7th

• Year 11 Second Eight – 1st

• Year 11 Third Eight – 6th

• Year 10 First Quad – 7th

• Year 10 Second Quad – 6th

• Year 10 Third Quad – 6th

• Year 10 Fourth Quad – 6th

One of the important aspects of the rowing program is the tremendous support provided by the parents. In early 2016, Julie Cichero was elected Tipperoo Support Group President, a time consuming and difficult role to fulfill. Like many before her, she stepped up and very quickly put in the hours and energy to contribute to the success of the program. I thank Julie and the Tipperoo Committee for their ongoing support. Their efforts

have enabled the rowing program to purchase a Sykes Racing Quad (plus oars and cox box), refurbish all the Wintech single sculls, and buy four Watt Bikes (used for cross training). My personal thanks to every one of our parents and the Tipperoo Committee; your support of rowing at BGS is greatly valued by the boys and myself.

I also thank the many coaches who gave up their valuable time, holidays and sleep to further benefit the BGS rowing program. The combined knowledge of our BGS coaching panel is second to none and I am grateful for their time and energy throughout the season.

Finally, thanks to all the BGS rowers who have shared the appreciation and enjoyment of rowing. I would like to thank our Captain of Boats, Logan Ullrich, Vice Captain of Boats, Tavis Reeves and fellow Year 12 rowers, who have so capably led the boatshed over the last 12 months. Collaboratively, the senior rowers led the program with dignity and respect through one of the toughest conclusions to the rowing season.

I look forward to seeing the boys return and accept the challenges ahead in the 2018 GPS season.

Mr Joe Rodrigues Director of Rowing

Open Second VIII

L to R: Hugo Davis, Harry Tod, Lachlan Goodman, Sam McDonald, Berkeley Cox, Harrison Thomson, Max Carrick, Dylan Young, Ned Madden (Cox).

Coaches: Jonathon Cichero and Chris Hinton.

Boat: Brian Short.

Open Third VIII

L to R: Hari Sinh, Nam-Tri Nguyen, Max Pavey, Derek Hii, Robbie Colwell, Grant Hanson, Declan White, Sam Trajceski, Ethan Shafferman (Cox).

Coaches: Ashwin Sinh and Lachie McGhie.

Boat: Howard Stack.

Year 11 First VIII

L to R: Eros Emaldi, Xavier Cichero, Harry Taylor, Hugo Thew, Jonathon Woods, Tom Ryals, Will Mullany, Harry Lusk, Sam Hirst (Cox).

Coaches: David Galley and Scott Rowe.

Boat: Tipperoo.

Year 11 Second VIII

L to R: Luke Weier, Amos Saggers, Will Egan, Griffin Ducie, Shuban Ganasan, Danny Duncan-Banks, Jack Bartley, Lachlan Brady, Mathew Weier (Cox).

Coach: Kate Borger.

Boat: Andrew Burke.

Year 11 Third VIII

L to R: Monty Counsell, Dylan Mortimore, Tom Cockburn, Lucian McKnight, Josh Saxton, Ben Ganko, Jordan Bishop, Liam Elliott, Charles Oliver (Cox).

Coaches: Rob Thomas and Amelia Leavey.

Boat: NSL.

Year 10 First Quad

L to R: Nick Athanasiou, Lachie Pheely, George Owens, Noah Rosemann, Max Ruddle (Cox).

Coach: Jono Tannahill.

Boat: Phil Hutchison.

Year 10 Second Quad

L to R: Isaac Clewley, Josh Neil, Lachlan Colledge, Oliver Cafferky, Jonah Schmidley (Cox).

Coach: Bridey Allen.

Boat: Suzanne Sheridan.

Year 10 Third Quad

L to R: Max Brockhurst, Jude Forrest, Ben Hains, PJ Bryan, Ewan Frazer (Cox).

Coach: Michael Day.

Boat: Sam Conrad.

Year 10 Fourth Quad

L to R: Zahkar Kalinan, Louis Cavalerie, James Peirce, Angus Watson-O’Donnell, Cameron Quagliotto (Cox).

Coach: Frank Thomson.

Boat: Kelly Hinkfuss.

Year 9 First Quad

L to R: Hugh Weightman, Tom Clifton, Sam Atherton, Angus Elliott, Jono Cooke (Cox).

Coach: Ben Spits.

Boat: Shaun Coulton.

Year 9 Second Quad

L to R: Riley Lockyer, William Hay, Harry Sirett, Ben Chambers, Ethan Farr (Cox).

Coach: Caity McNicol.

Boat: Peter Anderson.

Year 9 Third Quad

L to R: Ethan Shafferman, Tim Rowland, John Spencer, Daniel Horsley, Tom Lillyman (Cox).

Coach: Nick Edwards.

Boat: Tipperoo ‘09.

L to R: Tom Cox, Charles Oliver, Will Prenzler, Lachlan Jones, Jack Richardson (Cox).

Coach: Clara Boddice.

Boat: Jude Thompson.

L to R: Thomas Paull, William Harris, Peter Muratidis, Angus O’Quinn, Vinesh Sharma (Cox).

Coach: Lachlan Balfour.

Boat: Oxford.

L to R: Avi Ganasan, Magnus McKeddie, Louis Wilmott, Finn Jenkinson, Tommy Lochran (Cox).

Coach: Curtis Graff.

Boat: Richard Powell.

L to R: Oliver Saxil, Rory Mullan, Thomas Sullivan, Christian Stoneley, Edward Minchinton (Cox).

Coach: Jodie Lancashire.

Boat: Richard Rowles.

L to R: Jack Edmondston, Jackson Watts, Sebastian Vu, Harry Palmer, Chris Zhang (Cox).

Coaches: Fleter Caplen and Lachlan Hinchliff.

Boat: Peter Melloy.

L to R: Kieran De Silva, Rory Chowdhury, Lawrie Cooke, William Young, Oscar Davison (Cox).

Coach: Kai Nowitzke.

Boat: Cambridge.

Year 9 Sixth Quad

Year 9 Seventh Quad

Year 9 Eighth Quad

Year 9 Ninth Quad

Year 9 Fourth Quad

Year 9 Fifth Quad

Year 8 First Quad

L to R: Jacob Smith, Tom Stunden, Reagan Holliday, Drew Weightman, Christopher Spencer (Cox).

Coach: David Carter.

Boat: Michael McBryde.

Year 8 Second Quad

L to R: Thomas Fennon, Raphael Athanasiou, Sean Forrest, Alexander Lusis.

Cox: Jackson Ridley.

Coach: Emerson Saxil.

Boat: Hardy Cubasch.

Year 8 Third Quad

L to R: William Addis, Angus Duncan, Alex Kennedy, Alexander Cain, Lachlan Robertson (Cox).

Coach: Amelia Leavey.

Boat: Richard Rowles.

Year 8 Fourth Quad

L to R: Alexander Forbes, William Douglas, James Crilly, Nicholas Clegg, Simon Gong (Cox).

Coach: Maddy Pakiela.

Boat: Oxford.

Year 8 Fifth Quad

L to R: Riley Morris, Linus O’Neill, Harrison Cleland, Will Jessup, Andrew Wang (Cox).

Coach: Nikki Day.

Boat: Richard Powell.

Year 8 Sixth Quad

L to R: Blake Konovalenko, Callan Jorgensen, Miles Davis, Rafferty Moriarty, Marc Wang (Cox).

Coach: Emma Elliott.

Boat: Peter Melloy.

Rugby

During the 2017 GPS rugby season, we witnessed many fine team and individual performances. BGS fielded 23 teams from the U11Cs up to our flagship First XV. The GPS rugby competition is extremely challenging and all our teams displayed skill, perseverance and camaraderie over the course of the season. For this, I congratulate all players, coaches and support staff.

The physical requirements of rugby are continually evolving and this year we welcomed Mr Jamie Youngson, Director of Athletic Development into the fold. With a continued focus on athletic development programs, all BGS rugby players will be able to enhance their competitiveness within the GPS rugby competition.

It was a pleasure to once again witness the enthusiasm of our U11 boys and their progress over the course of the season. Congratulations must also go to the U12A side who were able to finish on top of their division. In all age groups, our teams exhibited consistent effort and we were rewarded with improved results.

The First XV played some great rugby as the season progressed. Home victories over ACGS and GT and an away win over defending GPS champions BSHS were season highlights. Captain of rugby Ollie Shepherd and Vice Captain Tom Gilbert are to be congratulated for the manner in which they led the whole rugby program. Head coach Paul Warwick, assistant coach Andrew Coady, conditioner Mr Adam Bloch and team manager

Matt Langlois are to be congratulated for the direction and leadership that they provided over the course of the season.

While rugby is a team game, it is important to acknowledge the individuals from within our program who achieved representative honours. Congratulations to Ryan Shaw, Will Shaw, Flynn Martinez-Briggs and Ronan Mellick for their selections to participate in the U12 state championships. We also acknowledge the selection of Lochie Pheely, James Peirce and Ben Hains who all participated in the U15 state championships. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the selection of Hamiso Tabuai and Emile Tuimavave in the Open Queensland 1 and 2 teams respectively. Hamiso was also selected in the Queensland U16 side.

To all our open rugby players, I thank you for your contribution over many years. As time passes, I am sure you will look back at your time at BGS and fondly recall the many close friends that you have made. I wish you all well in your future rugby and academic endeavours.

Logistically, many hours of behind the scenes work takes place to ensure that our program runs smoothly. To this end I would like to thank all our ground staff, coaches, managers and age coordinators for all your arduous work. To our match officials including referees and touch judges, your contribution is also valued. To John Fison, President of the rugby support group the Normanby Blues and to your hard-working committee, thank

Opens First XV Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Sam Williams, Hugo Thew, Dennis Waight, Fyn Anderson, William Egan, Daejarn Asi, Will Mullany, Jakob Morrison.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Michael Dalgleish, Mr Andrew Coady, James Van De Graaff, Harry Barker, Alex Davies, Harry Campbell, Oscar Skerman, Mr Adam Bloch, Mr Paul Warwick.

Front Row (L to R): Nick Whip, Miller Rowe, Harry Devereaux, William Borger, Ollie Shepherd (Captain), Tom Gilbert (Vice Captain), Angus Lovelock, Matt Thomas, William Ramsay, Emile Tuimavave. Absent: Hamiso Tabuai, Matt Stark, Matt Langlois.

you for your endless work and financial and moral support that you provide.

To our medical staff, I wish to thank you for the many hours of high quality service that you provide. We are extremely fortunate to be able to call on the calibre of medics available each weekend and your efforts are certainly valued.

Finally, to our players and parents, thank you for your contributions to the BGS rugby community over this year. We have further established our foundations and with a continued focus on our preparation, both from a physical and skill perspective, we should be able to make further improvements in the coming years.

Mr Phil Mooney Director of Rugby

Opens Third XV Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Louis Dooley, Nick Siganto, Tom Morgan, Sol Roche, Edward Baker, Max Pritchard, Max Cochrane, Ben North, Mr David Carroll.

Front Row (L to R): Will Holzgrefe, Tom Atkinson, Zeke Leaupepe Perkins, Boris Wang, Gareth Ward, Kim Anderson, Robbie Colwell, Erik Van der Westhuizen.

Opens Second XV Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Jack Bowden, Sam Pryde, William Egan, Sandy Labrom.

Second Row (L to R): Vince Edmondston, Tom Morgan, William Ramsay, Fyn Anderson, Cameron Boyce, Joshua Grice, Mr Ged Hales.

Front Row (L to R): Erik Van der Westhuizen, Nick Whip, Will Hains, Lachlan Kapetanakos, Ernie Farr, Will Lassig, Matt Pearson, Jacob McKevitt.

16A Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Mr Hannes Venter, Hugo Thew, George Owens, Tom Ryals, Nicholas Grice, Xavier Cichero, Jack Bartley, Tom Mooney, Mr Gus Robertson.

Front Row (L to R): Matthew Lauder, Amos Saggers, David Angus, Will Mullany, Harrison Green, Harry Campbell, Arnold Amet, Malachy Dykes.

Opens Fourth VX Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Harrison Arapakis, Alex Panidis, Carlos Hurst, Nicholas Roche, Mr Berian Williams-Jones, Ethan Thynne, Coen Devereaux, Josh Winning, Grant Hanson.

Second Row (L to R): Ashwin Raj, Rory Sawford, Angus Hammond, Caleb Simpson, William Ross, Sam Capelli, Nathan Loy, Tom Parker.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Conias, Ben Stanton, Nathan Winders, Yuji Nishitani, Berkeley Cox, Desh Kongalage, Nicholas Vile, Jacky Wu, Kevin Xiao.

16B Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Kade Wallace, David Weightman, Josh Hardess, Bailey Curran, Isaac Clewley.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Steve Uscinski, Hamish West, James Barbarossa, Jordan Bishop, Grant Morris, Harrison Bartkowski.

Front Row (L to R): Jared Muller, Reece Dempster, Luke Furnell, Fergus Tilley, Lachie Brady, Amos Saggers, Harvey Nihill.

Back Row (L to R): James Peirce, Archie Halliday, Massimo Musso, Thomas Crossley, John Spencer, Anthony Buswell, Ben Hains.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Nick Byron, Ed Colwell, Declan Harte, Ryley Anderson, Mr Carl Marshall, Oliver Fison.

Front Row (L to R): Alec Bodimeade, Will Rayner, Thomas Olsen, Sam Corbett, Lochie Pheely, Charlie Jones, Tom Kendall.

Back Row (L to R): Riley Kind, Angus Watson-O’Donnell, Charlie Russell, Caleb Scott, Tim Carius, Elliot Brock, Ethan Shafferman.

Second Row (L to R): Mr Larry Carmichael, James Walters, Will Harris, William Hay, Jaedyn Tucker, Max Wenck.

Front Row (L to R): Lachie Springfield, Tom Cox, Christian Stoneley, Wes Stanton, Charlie Jones, Oscar Mower, Zac O’Sullivan.

Back Row (L to R): Andrew Ekeledo-Smith, Cameron Penman, Hugh Weightman, Max Schmelzer, Will Prenzler.

Second Row (L to R): Finn Jenkinson, Iagan Kiszely, George Mellick, Hugo Hay, Jim Siganto, Lachlan Hewitt.

Front Row (L to R): Lucas Aitken, Teddie Mower, Will Jackson, Oscar Boman, Tommy Lochran, Mitch Labrom, Randell Gillett.

14A Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Raphy Athanasiou, Tom Clifton, Thomas Sullivan, Will Petersen.

Second Row (L to R): Thomas Mitchell, Jack Edmondston, Hunter Pyne, Reagan Holliday, Jacob Smith, Val Jara Melagrani, Mr Tim Holzgrefe.

Front Row (L to R): Jayden Muller, Henri Thynne, Dermot Fitzgerald, Ben Davies, Fred Forno, Judah Grubi, Alex Lusis, Theo Vu.

14B Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Joseph Singer, Charlie Baker, Flynn Boorer, Jackson Mathias, Oscar Higgins, James Lowe, Ari Coroneo, Tom Scriven, Aaron Teo.

Front Row (L to R): William Staib, Hamish Goodwin, George Nucifora, Cade Winter, Max Wagland, Michael Mullany, Matt Pyman, Robbie Sanders.

14C Rugby

Back Row (L to R): John Butler, Luke Seymour, Alex Forbes, Alexander Kay, Riley Morris, Stephen Baronio.

Second Row (L to R): Alistair Edmonds, Clancy Kelly, Michael Bekker, Mrs Mel Eveleigh, Eshaan Raj, Alex Tong, Harry Mathias.

Front Row (L to R): Connor Muscat, Zeke Deacon, Sam Bizzell, Sam Goldberg, William Ruddell, Ben Williams, Lachlan Clayton, Avi Ranchigoda.

15B Rugby

15A Rugby

15C Rugby

13A Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Ben Mooney, Jack Fewster, Callan Jorgensen, Will Sheedy, James Mulholland, Jack Spencer, James Crilly, Sieg Mackellar, Mr Ron Cochrane.

Front Row (L to R): Carter Aitken, Connor Nowlan, Joel Furnell, Lachlan Mackay, Liam McGregor, Hugh Weibgen, Sam Mellick, Ned Madden.

13B Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Mitchell Wishart, Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Will Douglas, Alec Donald, Will Addis, Michael Dingo, Jake Valery, Lachlan Mackay, Mr Campbell Halliday.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Bassingthwaighte, Alex Sneddon, Jasper Thynne, Harry Dutton, Patrick Holmes, James MacPherson, George Sayer, Lewis Strachan.

Back Row (L to R): Mitch Straker, Campbell Stoneley, Henry Brice, Drew Weightman, Aalian Chowdry, Miles Davis, Caleb Sultana, Adrian Lingwoodock.

Front Row (L to R): Josh Tibbits, Charlie Petersen, Thomas Hurwood, Dylan Stewart, Jack Baboolal, Max Wong, Oliver Cathcart, Harry Scriven.

13D Rugby

Back Row (L to R): John Shaw, Will Jessup, Cooper Henley, Aalian Chowdry, Angus Duncan, Eddie Salter, Finlay Patten, Adam Seedat, Fraser McReight.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Thomas, Hugh Mowbray, Will Meadmore, Angus Tolhurst, Alden Sommerfeld, Pat Trappett, Will Matthews, Angus Reinhold.

12A Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Mr Greg Tier, Nick Hatzipetrou, Will Allen, Senya Konovalenko, Charlie McCauley, Flynn Martinez-Briggs, Jack Wilson, Ronan Mellick, Mr Trevor Irvine.

Front Row (L to R): Will Shaw, Morgan Jury, Alfie Sprott, Jonty Davis, Ryan Shaw, James Horton, Toby Logan, Nick Michael.

12B Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Connor Heilig, Benjamin Deacon, Liam Anderson, Zach Smith, Atticus Jackson, Stuart Sommerville, Josh Davies.

Front Row (L to R): Jock Horton, Michael Coyne, George Labrom, Tom Dutton, Oliver Spence, Elton Fitzgerald, Duncan Feltham.

Absent: Stephen Kyprios, Brad Mackintosh, Nick Driessen, Jake Nicholson, Zeb Baltzer, Josh Anderson, Mr Jamie Smith.

13C Rugby

12C Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Alex Thakur, Tom Jackson, Anton Uscinski, Ned Boorer.

Second Row (L to R): Tom Beresford, Josh Anderson, Alec O’Brien, Ms Michelle Aleckson, Kiran Selva, Jackson Holmes, Angus Neville.

Front Row (L to R): Jonathan Neep, Isaac Bassingthwaighte, Cooper Caines, Max McGuire, Ryan Logan, Angus Hume, Will Motley, Charlie Munday.

11A Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Mr Glenn McFarlane, Sam Forbes, Spencer McPherson, Oscar Bollard, Matthew Crane, Alec Fitzgerald, Mr Frank McClatchy.

Front Row (L to R): Hudson Pherous, Barclay Collins, Dion Coroneo, Nick Finch, James Murray, Ed Rimmington, Flynn Horton, Dylan Conway.

11B Rugby

Back Row (L to R): James Sharp, Zed Lee, Harry Clifton, Henny Estensen, Will Marsden.

Front Row (L to R): Thomas Middleton, Xavier O’Sullivan, Oliver Taylor, Alastair Jackson, Drew Chudleigh, Robert Cochrane.

11C Rugby

Back Row (L to R): Will Marsden, Sam Eiszele, Thomas Ruddell, Thomas Poll, Jackson O’Brien, Mitchell Bellamy, Harry Masselos, Peter Hunter.

Front Row (L to R): Luka Babnik, Edward Nelson, Nash Furnell, Nick Meade, Ed Cooper, Henry Mercer, Alexander Macfarlane, Charlie Renshaw.

Sailing

In 2017, Vice Captain Jacob McKevitt and I were privileged to lead the Brisbane Grammar School sailing community in its twenty-fourth season, with the guidance of long-serving MiC Mr Kobez.

The BGS sailors hit the water in the final week of the 2016 Christmas holidays at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The first two days of our annual clinic involved coaches and experienced BGS sailors guiding Year 7 and 8 beginners on their journey through school sailing, giving them the basic knowledge and skills. The final three days were focused on more intense training for the seasoned boys and preparation for a tough term ahead.

Following a second place in the term 4 pre-season competition last year, we were looking for improvement. The GPS event is a fleet racing championship, later in the term, in which many boats race at the same time and the best combination of placings from each school’s top three boats decides who wins the GPS championship. In recent years, BGS sailors have been unable to break a run of second placings, but we intended to go one better in 2017. It was also crucial that we continued to refine our teams racing skills in preparation for the state teams’ racing championships after the GPS titles. This consists of individual schools being pitted against each other in three boat teams, in a series of short, intense races in a round robin format.

The term 1 season started with our participation in the RQYS schools racing. These races allow for teams to train against competitive schools in both fleet and teams formats. For the boys not yet in a team, the training squad allowed them to improve

their sailing skills and try their hand at a newly included activity, sailboarding.

The generally younger and less experienced BGS fleet racers had ambitious goals for the RQYS school’s fleet racing competition, and many managed to achieve these goals with commendable placings; a key decider for boys to move into higher teams. The B and C level teams’ racers also competed well in the second division of teams racing, and it seems the future of BGS sailing is bright. The Firsts dropped only one race through the RQYS pre-season, competing against local schools in the teams racing competition, and we felt we had made big improvements throughout the year.

The GPS titles were soon upon us, with traditional rivals, TSS, arriving at the yacht club as a sturdy breeze kicked in on the morning of the GPS championship. The course was long, which proved to be both physically and mentally demanding. At the half way mark, TSS had taken a commanding lead of the regatta; however, BGS was still in the game. Unfortunately, by the final race, the combined scores of our top three boats were not able to best our TSS rivals, which resulted in BGS placing a commendable second overall.

While this marked the end of the RQYS and GPS seasons, the Queensland State Team Sailing Championship was still to be sailed. With the boys staying down at the local marina for ease of access to the club, the atmosphere was great in the days leading up to the event. The three days had its ups and downs for all teams; however, our consistency is what helped keep us at the top of the leader board. The final series led us to face BBC in a

A Team Sailing

Back Row (L to R): Harry Lamb, Jacob Mc Kevitt (Vice Captain), Tom Needham (Captain), Rowan Purcell, Mr Paul Kobez. Front Row (L to R): Max Buckley, Stuart Somerville, Robert Ekeledo-Smith, Hugo Gandhi.

best-of-five mini competition. The BGS Firsts took the first three races, claiming the title as the Queensland School Team Sailing State Champions. This win also qualified us for the national championships held in Perth in July.

BGS sailing has a proud tradition of winning the state championship and representing Queensland at nationals in this style of racing. BGS has achieved this 10 times since the competition stated in 1990.

While this was not the first time for the three skippers, many of the younger crew had not represented their state at such a competition, meaning the experience they gained from the trip was invaluable. The national championships bring the best schools from across the country together in a five-day Swiss league format. Finishing in sixteenth place from 26 teams, we felt we could have gone further in the competition, but never the less were happy with our efforts, with all boys putting in 100 per cent.

Heading into the term 4 pre-season preparation for 2018, the BGS sailing community continues to thrive. With the close bonds that sailing provides to its community members and the hours of effort that the Old Boy coaches and Miss Richmond and Ms Sanderson contribute, the experience is one that I, as departing Captain, will greatly miss. It is good to know that through the support of the Spinnakers committee and parents, and the involvement of each generation of BGS sailors, under

the ongoing guidance of MiC Mr Kobez, sailing will remain the strong, unstoppable community it has been for so long.

Jacob and I feel humbled to have been a part of such a program and we, along with all of the seniors, wish all our sailors and their supporters the very best for the future.

I thank our school for their extremely generous, continued support of our program, and to the Spinnakers for their support.

Tom Needham Captain of Sailing

Tom has admirably captured the program’s success in 2017, and as well as echoing his acknowledgements, I should also credit his and Jacob’s fine contributions as leaders, and Tom’s own extensive successes beyond the School program, sailing his Laser successfully in national and international competitions. Tom is the Queensland Youth Champion in Laser Radials, and a member of the Queensland Sailing Team, and we wish him and all BGS sailors success in the future.

Mr Paul Kobez MiC Sailing

Sailing Training Squad

Back Row (L to R): Ms Anna Sanderson, Pavan Subburaj, Joe Fuller, Daniel Harris, Ben Greenland, Dan Carroll, Nick Rowan, Luca Hornsby, William Oliver, Simon Walker.

Front (L to R): Anhad Virk, Manish Naiker, Josh Cory, Zachariah Smith, Jack Duncan, Will Matthews, Ken Anulomsombat, Elliot Backstrom, Peyten Redburn.

Absent: Michael Murray, Zach Paulik, Ben Williams.

B Team Sailing

Back Row (L to R): Will Craft, Andrew Ekeledo-Smith, Reuben Huf, Nick Buckley.

Front Row (L to R): Anton Saulov, James Pearson, Isaac Dunglison.

Absent: Charlie Williamson.

C Team Sailing

Back Row (L to R): Nicholas Vile, Conor Tselepis, Digby Simpson, Matthew Lakis.

Front Row (L to R): Harrison Emery, Ed Cronin, James Appleyard.

Fleet Racers Sailing

Back Row (L to R): Warwick Hines, Anthony Simmers, Nick Purcell.

Front Row (L to R): William Power, Blair Sampson, Oscar Akhavan.

Absent: Chad O’Brien.

Swimming

Captain of Swimming

‘Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships.’

– Michael Jordan

Brisbane Grammar School has endeavoured to promote this mindset within its students since its establishment. Over 96 years of competition, BGS swimmers have attained 18 GPS swimming premierships. The 2017 BGS swimming team has proved to be a shining example of how hard work, talent and teamwork can produce an extraordinary result. This year’s team broke a 40-year drought to become the 18th BGS swimming team to win the GPS championship.

BGS swimming prides itself on developing a culture of work and camaraderie, which in turn has resulted in a team that is very well conditioned, but also has exceptional depth and sense of team spirit. Every member of the squad has contributed to this year’s successful campaign, from the reserves to relay swimmers and individual champions. This culture has been building for many years. During the season, we were fortunate to hear from legendary BGS sportsman, teacher and coach, Alec Evans. Mr Evans coached the BGS swimming team from 1970-1980 and was the most successful GPS coach the School has ever known, winning seven championships in a row from 1971-1977. This was the last time BGS won the GPS swimming championship. He spoke to the swimmers about how each team member contributes to the overall result. By working together, anything can be achieved. This was certainly evident on the day, with both the junior GPS and senior GPS teams performing beyond expectations.

The GPS season kicked off in early January, with the annual swim camp at Runaway Bay Aquatic Centre for the senior boys and a clinic at BGS for the junior squad. A strong sense of team spirit was evident and was built upon from last year’s excellent performances. This had each swimmer training hard and pushing one another through the tough land and swim sessions.

School Championship

The BGS championship saw many tremendous results across our whole squad, giving us confidence for the season ahead. During the day, there were some outstanding performances.

Open Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Alexander Grant, Tom Morgan, Josh Winning, Dougal Brown, Joe Jackson, Matt Wilkey, Jack Bowden, Josh Hardess, Nick Siganto.

Front Row (L to R): James Appleyard, Charles Ormrod (Captain), Boris Wang, Max Pritchard, Angus Stilwell, Yu Ron Chan, Erik Van der Westhuizen.

Under 16 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Gregor Stewart, Matthew Adi, Thomas Eccleston, Gabriel Christie, Michael Jones, Josh Trappett, Josh Hardess, Alexander Grant.

Front Row (L to R): Daniel Helbing, Nathan Kim, Gabriel Lamarre, Kasen Tran, William Su, Jim Siganto.

Most notably, 15 new School championships records were established.

New School Championship Records

Special mention must go to the following boys for winning their races.

Junior GPS Championships First Placegetters

GPS Championships

The junior GPS carnival provided much excitement with many boys performing beyond expectations. There were exceptional swims during the morning with most swimmers posting personal best times, and with the team recording 14 individual and one relay win during the event. BGS placed in the top three in over half of the events.

The team finished with an overall placing of fourth. This is a very pleasing result by our Junior GPS swimming team.

With a huge crowd cheering on the swimmers, the senior GPS carnival promised to be a very exciting and close competition. The Southport School and Toowoomba Grammar School got off to an early lead, posting victories in the first few individual events. As BGS swimmers started to come to the fore, the point margin between TSS and BGS narrowed and our team started to sneak ahead. There were many outstanding individual swims during the afternoon with nine wins recorded by BGS swimmers. Not only did we post numerous first places, our swimmers stepped up to record many personal best times that

allowed us to edge in front by the time the relays began. As always, our relay teams performed strongly, with six out of 10 teams placing in the top three. Special mention must go to the U14 age group, winning both the 4 x 50m medley relay and the 6 x 50m freestyle relay.

After the relays, the final placings for the GPS Championship were as follows: First - BGS, 291 points; second - TSS, 266 points; third - TGS, 218 points. An unforgettable result in the history of BGS swimming.

As Captain of Swimming in 2017, I would like to thank Headmaster Mr Micallef, Deputy Headmaster - Extracurricular Mr Brusasco, Director of Sport Mr Cochrane, MiC of Swimming Mr Logan and Director of Coaching Mr Lush for giving Joe Jackson and me the opportunity to lead the BGS swimming community. I would also like to extend my thanks to the extraordinary panel of coaches, support staff and parents who have given up many hours of their time to ensure that the BGS swimming team recognised their full potential this season.

This sport has offered me tremendous opportunities over the past seven years and I have developed many character traits that will stand me in good stead beyond school life. I feel honoured that I have had the opportunity to be a part of this team, which has amazing depth, talent and promise for the future. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for the terrific swim season and I will miss it enormously. I wish all swimmers the best of luck for the future, wherever your path may take you.

Charles Ormrod Captain of Swimming

GPS Championship First Placegetters

Under 15 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Oscar Keir, Jack Hannaford, Thomas Crossley, Tom Rimmington, Noah Rosemann, John Spencer, Luke Graham, Samuel Atherton.

Front Row (L to R): Callum Wishart, Christian Stoneley, Michael Giles, Harrison Sirett, Alexander Campbell, Timothy Rainbird.

Absent: Ethan Shafferman.

Under 14 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Adam Deuchars, Gus Whittome, Reagan Holliday, Alex Fenton, Hunter Pyne, Oliver Saxil, Dillon Chiang.

Front Row (L to R): William Staib, Sebastian Beirne, Fred Forno, George Rimmington, Flynn Boorer, Henry Sommerville, Hamish Goodwin.

Absent: Ben Du, Alexander Dalgleish, Sam Bizzell.

Under 13 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Mitchell Wishart, Hugh Mowbray, Jonathan Parry, Lachlan Mackay, Aohang Ding, Nick Jones, James Mulholland, Sam Powell, William Jessup, Will Meadmore, Oliver Christie, Will Jordan, Harry Steindl, Campbell Stoneley.

Front Row (L to R): Julian Dargie, George Sayer, Harry Askew, Samuel Mellick, Jack Baboolal, Patrick Holmes, Patrick Trappett, Blake Linley, Josh Anderson, Oliver Cathcart.

Absent: James Crilly, Oscar Akhavan, Lachlan Nye.

Under 12 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Andrew McLeod, Benjamin Deacon, Tom Jackson, Lucas Jennings, Ned Boorer, Edward Sommerville, Sabian Bell Bray.

Second Row (L to R): Lewis Martin, Nick Hatzipetrou, Max McGuire, Nick Marshall, James Randall, Axel Hinds, Luke Murphy, Charles Harris.

Front Row (L to R): Henry Nelson, Jack Anderson, Toby Logan, Cooper Caines, Nicholas Yang, Hansana Wimaladharma, Charlie Munday, Nick Michael.

Absent: James Edmunds.

Under 11 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Matthew Crane, Oscar Bollard, Ned Weightman, Reid Keeley.

Second Row (L to R): Tobias Dunglison, Daniel Johnson, James Buktenica, Ronan Mellick, Rupert Sommerville, Will Gatehouse, Ryland Malone.

Front Row (L to R): Dylan Conway, Lucas Tan, Henry Wang, Thomas Ruddell, Ed Rimmington, Jack Sinclair, Edward Nelson, Adam James.

Absent: Andrew Smith, Harry Clifton, Hudson Ridoutt, Isaac Chua, Jollie Window, Jonathan Loh, Mitchell Khoo, Daniel Martin, Thomas Poll, William Ewart, Alistair Sapsford.

Under 10 Swimming

Back Row (L to R): Max Liberatore, Ed Cooper, Spencer McPherson, Drew Chudleigh, Connor Fitzpatrick.

Front Row (L to R): Kimihiro Kamori, Charlie Renshaw, Andrew Zhuang, Luka Babnik, Alex Gardner.

Absent: Oliver Kelly, Sam Fedorov.

Tennis

Captain of Tennis

Once again, 2017 saw Brisbane Grammar School achieve astounding success on the court, in and around the GPS competition.

Leading into the season, holiday training sessions led by BGS Old Boy John Peacey and Mr Lee provided beneficial training to take forward. In addition, tournament trips to Mackay and Noosa proved positive experiences with many younger players placing impressive results against strong competition. The performance from younger players gave a glimpse of the talent within the program and the successful GPS season to come.

Continuing with this momentum, the BGS tennis community headed into round one against BBC. From the weekend, a majority of wins were recorded across the entire program. The depth of skill throughout the program continued for the duration of the season, ending with 20 undefeated teams from a possible 32. The junior program led the way with a combined 76 wins from 78 played between the Year 7, 8 and 9 teams. Notable performances were also recorded in the Seconds, overcoming tough opponents to close out the season undefeated.

The First IV came into the season with energy and confidence, keen to continue the BGS legacy of success. The team played with great BGS spirit, winning numerous matches and staying competitive with relatively stronger teams. The successes from the GPS season followed through to the regional championship,

as BGS qualified for The Australian Schools Championship to be played at the end of the year.

The achievements reached by the BGS community in 2017 can be attributed to the hard work of those behind the scenes. I would like to thank the Wimbledon Club and the parents who support the program, whose efforts have provided enjoyable Saturdays with plenty of food. Their work extends beyond the kitchen, organising various events to ensure a close, connected community. The efforts of all the coaches must not go unnoticed. Leading the younger years, Mr Sharp and Mr Charlie Fancutt mentored and coached their respective teams to successful seasons. I would also like to thank all the teacher coaches and individual team coaches who help coordinate Saturdays. In his first year at BGS, Mr Lee heavily contributed to the success of the junior program both within the GPS season and outside fixtures. Finally, on behalf of the seniors, I would like to thank Mr Fancutt, whose passion for coaching and the game of tennis has influenced us both on and off the court.

As a final word of advice, I encourage all players to relish their time within the BGS community whether it be playing in the light-dark-blue during GPS, regular training sessions or on tournament trips over the holidays.

William Peden Captain of Tennis

Tennis First IV

L to R: Mr Michael Fancutt, Alex Rice, William Peden (Captain), Ryan Lee, Joshua Eglesfield, Will Jesser.

The 2017 Brisbane Grammar School tennis community enjoyed tremendous success throughout the year groups, starting with great leadership from Captain of Tennis William Peden and Vice Captain Ryan Lee. Overall, 16 teams finished the GPS season undefeated. BGS had a total of 161 team wins with only 28 team losses, making BGS the best overall school in the GPS competition. The First IV had a tough season but learned much about the importance of resilience and momentum within Firsts tennis. William Peden retained his title as BGS tennis champion, with Joshua Eglesfield finishing as runner-up.

Congratulations to the undefeated A and B Teams:

Second IV ‒ Harry Greenhalgh, Sean Mishra, Sam Loewenthal.

11B ‒ Archie Owen, Dylan De Silva, Jeremiah Chua, Sean Eu, Tom Nicholson.

10B ‒ Noah Rosemann, Matthew Salmon, Lachlan Maddock, Parth Mehta.

9A ‒ Angus Gentner, Elliott James, Avinesh Ganasan, Lachlan Leung.

9B ‒ Callum May, Kyle Hunter, Kieran De Silva, James Theile, George Levonis, Will Chapman.

8A ‒ Owen Lin, Alex Patane, Oliver Early, Zach Paulik.

8B ‒ James Tam, Charlie Hume, Alex Tong, Nicholas Jones, Bencent Lee, Aaron Kua.

7A ‒ Kanika Jayathilake, Oscar Tan, Damien Dinh, Edward Launchbury.

7B ‒ Harry Dutton, Gabe Hogarth Howes, Ethan Huang, Hamish Moss, Alden Sommerfeld, Lachlan Tu, Ben Wood.

6B ‒ Ishan Bose, Hooram Fathi, Daniel Jesser, Mitty Lodge, Sze Yong Ng, Henry Wang.

Outside of GPS tennis there were some wonderful performances throughout the year. Super league has been a great way for players to improve in match play situations. Congratulations to Ethan Huang and Sze Yong Ng who finished runners up in Division 11 in semester 1. Highlights in tournament play include William Peden and Ryan Lee winning the North Queensland Open Championships in doubles, Will Jesser and Alex Rice winning the U14 Noosa Junior Carnival doubles, Owen Lin finishing runner up of the 2016 U12 Australian Championships doubles event, and Kanika Jayathilake winning four U12 events this year including the Tasmanian State Championships.

A special thankyou to the staff who helped make the GPS season possible by organising the players and match days: Andy Waterson, Daniel Leung, Alester Fleming (Opens); Mr Peter Hondroudakis (Year 11), Mr Daniel Celm (Year 7 and 10), Mr Mark Avery (Year 9), Mr James Struthers (Year 8), and Mr Jeffrey Lewis (Year 5 and 6).

To run all year round, BGS tennis relies on help from the Wimbledon Club ‒ parents who give up their time to communicate with each year group, run catering, and help with events throughout the tennis season. Thank you to John Peden

(president), Warwick Smyth (treasurer), Rachel Moss (Opens), Jaya Ganasan (Year 11), Anita Salmon (Year 10), Matthew Gentner (Year 9), Sandra Tam (Year 8), Richard Price (Year 7), Fiona Lodge (Year 6), and Jill James (Year 5).

Congratulations to all players who woke up early, trained hard, competed well, and represented BGS and the tennis community in a wonderful manner. We hope you all work well throughout the off season and return to 2018 with high goals and the same love and dedication to tennis that we saw in 2017.

Brisbane Grammar School Tennis Championship Results

Open

Singles Winner: William Peden R/up: Joshua Eglesfield

Doubles Winners: William Peden / Ryan Lee

R/up: Will Jesser / Alex Rice

Year 11

Singles Winner: Marcus Ray

R/up: Joshua Eglesfield

Doubles Winner: Marcus Ray / Joshua Eglesfield

R/up: Josh Leung / Archie Owen

Year 10

Singles Winner: James Kenny

R/up: Daniel Athanasellis

Doubles Winner: James Kenny / Lachlan Norris

R/up: Daniel Athanasellis and Jaris Kassim

Year 9

Singles Winner: Alex Rice

R/up: Will Jesser

Doubles Winner: Will Jesser / James Theile

R/up: Angus Gentner / Elliott James

Year 8

Singles Winner: Owen Lin

R/up: Alex Patane

Doubles Winner: Owen Lin / Alex Patane

R/up: Oliver Early / James Tam

Year 7

Singles Winner: Kanika Jayathilake

R/up: Oscar Tan

Doubles Winner: Oscar Tan / Damien Dinh

Runner up: Edward Launchbury / Hamish Moss

Year 6

Singles Winner: Isaac Smyth

R/up: John Morrissey

Doubles Winner: Isaac Smyth / Luke Murphy

R/up: Tom Dutton / John Morrissey

Year 5

Singles Winner: Adam James

R/up: Alec Fitzgerald

Doubles Winner: Adam James / Connor Fitzpatrick

R/up: Mitch Emery / Thomas Siemon

Mr Michael Fancutt Director of Tennis

Year 12 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Ivan Mikhail, Stuart Moss, Dougal Brown, Gleb Kuznetsov, Harry Greenhalgh, Philip Groves, Jack Bowden.

Front Row (L to R): Raymond Lu, Sam Loewenthal, Ryan Lee, Jonathan Ho, Dylan Kalas, Sean Mishra, William Peden, Howard Wang.

Year 11 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Nikko Zheng, Alex Brewis Foulger, Shuban Ganasan, Michael Jones, William Kuo, Sean Eu, Remi Forrester.

Front Row (L to R): Dylan De Silva, Tom Nicholson, Josh Leung, Archie Owen, Marcus Ray, Oliver Shue.

Absent (L to R): Jeremiah Chua, Pranay Jaisinghani, David Bambling, Harry Roberts, Thomas Hastie

Year 10 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Thien Bui, Lachlan Maddock, Noah Rosemann, Daniel Athanasellis.

Front Row (L to R): Richard Yu, Lachlan Norris, Thomas Bizzell, Matthew Salmon, Jaris Kassim.

Absent: James Kenny, Parth Mehta, Oliver English, Jacob Fallows, Alexander Priddle, Declan Harte, William Scott.

Year 9 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Angus Gentner, Alexander Kay, Brendan Jeffery, Callum May, Lachlan Leung, Hayden Spencer.

Second Row (L to R): Omid Moeini, Isaac Dunglison, Thomas Mitchell, Avinesh Ganasan, Elliott James, Jayden Barrett-Baker, Philip Pine.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Huang, Vinesh Sharma, Ben Ren, Fred Forno, Dean O’Connell, Will Chapman, Kieran De Silva, Kyle Hunter.

Absent: James Theile, George Levonis, Angus Macpherson

Year 8 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Alex Zhang, Orie Nakagaki, Owen Lin, Oliver Early, Charlie Hume, Theo Vu.

Second Row (L to R): Patrick Moore, Ed Sole, Alexander Patane, Ben Jesser, Nate Robertson, Nicholas Ho, Jamie Chan.

Front Row (L to R): Ishaan Patel, Nicholas Sullivan, Gus Dempsey, William Emery, James Tam, Bencent Lee, Aaron Kua.

Absent: Zach Paulik, Alex Tong, Sam Powell, Bowen Chen

Year 7 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Flynn Martinez-Briggs, Sam Purcell, Ben Wood, Sam Taylor, Ben Mooney, Jed Green, Damien Dinh.

Second Row (L to R): Alden Sommerfeld, Punula Jayalath, Gabe Hogarth Howes, Thomas Chen, Hamish Moss, Kanika Jayathilake.

Front Row (L to R): Ethan Huang, Harry Baxter, Oscar Tan, Ben Price, Lachlan Tu, Elton Fitzgerald, Alex Duncan-Payne.

Absent: James Pearson

Year 6 Tennis

L to R: Sze Yong Ng, Ishan Bose, Isaac Smyth, Daniel Jesser, John Morrissey, Luke Murphy, Mitty Lodge.

Absent: Tom Dutton, Henry Wang, Hooram Fathi, Charles Harris, Ed Rimmington, Daniel Johnson.

Year 5 Tennis

Back Row (L to R): Aiden Xiao, Isaac Chua, Alastair Jackson, Alec Fitzgerald, Lachie Smith, George Mercer, Sam Fedorov. Front Row (L to R): Akira Chang, Thomas Siemon, Mitch Emery, Max Liberatore, Robert Cochrane, Lucas Tan, Adam James. Absent (L to R): Jonathan Loh, Oliver Cray, Oliver Tu.

Track and Field

The BGS track and field season kicked off in the first week of term 3 with the School championship.

Congratulations to the following age champions for 2017:

10 years

First: Nick Scott

Second: Henry Mercer

Third: Drew Chudleigh

11 years

First: Will Gatehouse

Second: Max Balthes

Third: Hudson Pherous

12 years

First: Andrew McLeod

Second: Alex Thakur

Third: Oliver Spence

13 years

First: Sebastian Pherous

Second: Hamish Moss

Third: Will Sheedy

14 years

First: James McCoombes

Second: Tom Stunden

Third: Harry Logan

15 years

First: Luke Graham

Second: Oscar Keir

Third: Will Rayner

16 years

First: Hamish Macintosh

Second: Harry Arnold

Third: Gus MacDonald

Open

First: James Tyrrell

Second: Jack Stevens

Third: Cooper Davis

Congratulations to Marcus Ray (100m), James Tyrrell (400m) and Lachlan Gorringe (1500m) on winning those respective trophies.

The Regional Championship

Well done to the 79 athletes who competed at the Metropolitan North track and field championships in October. Congratulations to those selected for the Met North team: Ben Chambers, Harry Chapman, Benjamin Ganko, Isaac Gill, Lachlan Gorringe, Luke Graham, Harrison Green, Jacob Holzgrefe, Elliot Hunt, Declan Kelly, Stirling McAvoy, Angus MacDonald, Hamish Macintosh, Harrison Martinenko, James McCoombes, Archie Owen, George Owens, Gus Peters, Sebastian Pherous, Marcus Ray, Charlie Sprott, Alexander Stitt, Tom Stunden, Adam Taib, James Tyrrell, Riley Womal and Andrew McLeod.

Open Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Igor Kalinin, Jack Stevens, Joey Lawrence, Emile Tuimavave, William Egan, Dennis Waight, Cooper Davis, Tom Morgan, Harrison Green.

Second Row: Will Holzgrefe, Chris Wilson, Marcus Ray, Desh Kongalage, Nicholas Whip, Ash Loganathan, Andrew MacGibbon, James Appleyard, Tom Martin, Jacob Holzgrefe.

Front Row: Elliot Hunt, Alex Stitt, Ben Ganko, Tavis Reeves, James Tyrrell (Captain), Will Ramsay, George Everson, Declan Kelly.

The State Championship

Congratulations to all BGS athletes who attended the State Championships. BGS was fortunate to have some outstanding results, which honed to perfection the athlete’s competition readiness. Listed are the state finalists:

12 years

Andrew McLeod: high jump (fourth).

13 years

Sebastian Pherous: triple jump (first), 90m hurdles (second), long jump (fourth).

14 years

Harry Chapman: 3000m (second), 1500m (fourth).

Charlie Sprott: 14 3000m (first), 1500m (second), 2000m steeplechase (sixth).

Tom Stunden: shot put (first), discus (first).

15 years

Lachlan Gorringe: 15 years 800m (eighth), 1500m (sixth).

16 years

Elliot Hunt: 3000m (fifth), 1500m (ninth).

Hamish Macintosh: long jump (fourth), triple jump (sixth).

Stirling McAvoy: 1500m (eighth).

Harrison Martinenko: 1500m (seventh).

Archie Owen: 1500m (eleventh).

Alexander Stitt: 3000m (second), 1500m (fifth).

16 to 19 years

Jacob Holzgrefe: MC 100m (second), shot put (second).

GPS Championship

The 2017 junior GPS championship saw the BGS junior team battle well throughout the day to finish third overall. Trophy winners on the day were:

Trainer of the year: Tom Middleton.

Athletes of the future: Aaron Le Dan, Max Balthes and Charlie Renshaw.

Memorable Performances: Kobi Griffiths winning 10 years division 1 100m, 200m and 800m; Andrew McLeod, first in 12 years long jump and second in high jump; Oliver Spence, first in 12 years division 2 high jump.

The Senior GPS championship held in October saw the team finish a credible fifth on 352 points, nine points short of fourth.

The 13 years age group was capably led by Sebastian Pherous with great wins in the 90m hurdles, long jump and triple jump. James Crilly, Hamish Moss and Finnian Raymond ran bravely and will be better for their first senior GPS experience. Similarly, Jack Spencer in the shot put and discus, Marcus Bean in the javelin and Will Sheedy show the potential to score well in the future. Oliver Cathcart and Andrew Shuttleton, with more training, will value add to the 2018 team.

The 14 years saw Tom Stunden have a victory in the shot put and second in the discus. James McCoombes ran a credible third in the 400m while Hugo Gandhi ran a fabulous second leg in the all age 4 x 400m. Charlie Sprott ran solidly in the 1500m after a tough 800m. Reagan Holliday, Harry Logan and Adam Deuchars all showed potential. Further application to training should see this age group score well in future years. Oliver Saxil and Rory Wilkinson are athletes to watch for in future GPS teams.

In the 15 years Luke Graham was the man for all seasons, competing well in a number of events including a very solid second in the discus. Ben Chambers showed why he was awarded an athlete of the future award, improving tremendously in the1500m and earning his first GPS run. The other member of the throws family Charlie Russell threw well in the shot put. Oscar Keir jumped a PB on the day in the triple jump. Sam Corbett, Lachlan Gorringe, Jaedyn Tucker and James Walters should look to build on this year’s GPS experience.

In the 16 years, George Owens produced one of the memorable performances of the day with a win in the discus. Hamish Macintosh stood tall with a third in the triple jump and scored well in the long while Anton Vellnagel also scored a valuable third in the javelin. Max Fison scored well in the shot put. Tomas Ray ran well to fill the void in the sprint events, while Adam Taib will have learned much from his first GPS run in the 800m. Alexander Stitt ran a strong race in the Open 3000m. This age group saw a number of athletes compete up in the Open division which will make for a strong Open age group in 2018.

The Open team was very well led by Captain of Track and Field James Tyrrell. Despite injury, his performance over four events was outstanding, including a win in the discus minutes after the 110m hurdles. Dennis Waight soaked up the atmosphere to score a great victory in the Open shot. Joey Lawrence, again competing up, scored a great second in the triple jump and ran solidly in the Open 4 x 400m, while Harrison Green, also running up in the Open 400m hurdles, ran a three second PB to come third. Harrison Martinenko ran a fabulous 800m as a 16 year old with a great PB and third place. Marcus Ray, running up, competed admirably in the 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100m. Tavis Reeves stood up as Vice Captain with pleasing performances in the 400m and 4 x 100m. Nick Whip in his first GPS scored a solid fifth in the javelin. Elliot Hunt was yet another younger athlete to step up, running well in the 1500m. William Egan jumped well with very short notice as a replacement to score solidly in the high jump. Also running up and with limited preparation due to injury, Benjamin Ganko ran a great leg in the 4 x 400m, as did Jack Stevens and Tom Morgan in the 4 x 100m. Jacob and Will Holzgrefe and Cooper Davis are Year 11 boys who will be major contenders for positions next year. We wish all the Year 12 athletes the best of luck in the future with all their endeavours.

In relation to the squad, 2017 was a solid performance across the disciplines. The throws family is to be commended for their efforts. For future improvement to occur, application to training from the start of the season is needed. Athletes with multiple events need to listen carefully to the very highly qualified BGS

coaches and compete with the team ethos in mind. Reserves should focus on the one event and apply themselves energetically to enhance their selection opportunities and put pressure on individuals in 2018. In this way, we can aim to create a collaborative and competitive environment within the team. Remember: nothing without labour.

Mr John Clancy MiC Track and Field

16 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Back Row: Harry Russell, Riley Womal, Max Fison, Gus MacDonald, George Owens, Will Mullany. Front Row (L to R): Tomas Ray, Archie Owen, Harry Barker, Hamish Macintosh, Stirling McAvoy, Adam Taib, Anton Vellnagel.

15 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Luke Graham, Charlie Russell, Lachlan Gorringe, Aston Bassi.

Second Row (L to R): Andrew Clare, Sam Corbett, Lachlan Jones, Oscar Keir, Jaedyn Tucker, James Walters, Remi Raymond.

Front Row (L to R): Callum Wishart, Ben Chambers, Griffith Adams, Isaac Dunglison, Victor Wu, Xavier Hay, Ryan Huq.

14 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Oliver Saxil, Reagan Holliday, Tom Stunden, Jacob Smith.

Second Row (L to R): Phillip Kikuchi, Rory Wilkinson, Nicholas Spork, James McCoombes, Adam Deuchars, Harry Chapman, Luca Biscaro.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Sprott, Campbell Macintosh, Jackson Harvey, Harry Logan, Hugo Gandhi, Sam Bizzell, Tom Gehrmann.

13 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Andrew Shuttleton, James Pearson, Will Sheedy, Marcus Bean, Scott Evans, Jack Spencer, James Crilly.

Front Row (L to R): Finnian Raymond, Oliver Cathcart, Harry Snape, Sebastian Pherous, Mitchell Wishart, Jacob Ong, Hamish Moss, Josh Tibbits

12 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): George Rimmington, Aaron Le Dan, David Butler, Charlie McCauley, Tom Green, Alex Thakur, Andrew McLeod, Josh Andersen.

Front Row (L to R): James Swart, Ethan Love, Jake Nicholson, Duncan Feltham, Toby Logan, Luke Murphy, Jack Love, Oliver Spence.

11 years and under Track and Field

Back Row (L to R): Nick Hirshfield, Ed Rimmington, Arran Mackenzie, Harry Clifton, Austen Harry, Harry Douglas, Nick Finch, Will Gatehouse, Dion Coroneo.

Front Row (L to R): Hudson Pherous, Cooper Robson, Oliver Larsen, Nick Meade, Max Balthes, Tom Middleton, James Pendleton, Bayden Kohn.

10 years and under Track and Field

L to R: Sam Wallwork, Kobi Griffiths, Will Hillcoat, Charlie Renshaw.

Volleyball

2017 was another year of tough competition throughout the volleyball program. At the end of the season, BGS, BBC and Terrace came equal second to GPS premiers, Churchie. BGS was the only school to take Churchie to five sets, and they just won with the final score in the fifth set at 15 to 13. Well done to the First VI for very nearly bringing the Peter Donaldson Cup back home.

The GPS Association decided that in 2017 the volleyball and cricket draw would align, and the season started on the first Saturday back in 2017. This decision changed the timing of camps, team selection and training, and resulted in two bye rounds in the season. Though it wasn’t an ideal situation, BGS took up other opportunities, and was fortunate to have a competition day against The Gap State High School. In a great day of volleyball, our boys played against both boys and girls from The Gap. We are hopeful that this competition will become a yearly event and we thank The Gap for playing us, especially as they were out of season.

Volleyball continues to grow, with 80 Year 7 boys trialling at the beginning of the season, pushing this year group to seven teams. BGS has the most teams of any of the GPS schools, so it was difficult to find games for all teams and space for the boys to train. This year we fielded 23 teams ‒ the largest number we have ever had.

Overall, six teams placed first in the competition, six placed second and four teams placed third. BGS had 16 of 24 teams place in the top three. A great result, but unfortunately not as successful as in previous years. The coming years will continue to be tough competition, as all schools have lifted and the competition is now very close. Churchie and Terrace have certainly worked hard to achieve the results they did in 2017.

As always, my sincere thanks to Head Coach Mr Rhys Cox. Mr Cox works hard during the season to ensure all boys have a wonderful experience playing the game he loves so much. Thank you to Captain Ethan Thynne and Vice Captain, Sandy Labrom. Both these young men were terrific role models and were also on court side cheering the boys in their games and attending the young boys training sessions. A great undertaking given they had three training sessions per week for their own team.

Ms Lynda Kerridge MiC Volleyball

First VI Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Thomas Greening, Coen Devereaux, Ethan Thynne (Captain), Jason Hodge, Sandy Labrom (Vice Captain), Egor Kalinin, Mr Rhys Cox.

Front Row (L to R): Jacob Cheng, Joshua Grice, Thomas Morgan, Max Cochrane, Jason Lea, Boris Wang, Noah Porceddu.

Captain of Volleyball

Congratulations to all boys, parents, coaches and staff who contributed and participated in the volleyball program this year.

This year saw many Year 7 boys participate with six teams for the season. Being around the 7As on Wednesday mornings has made me realise these boys copy everything they see from us older boys: the good, the bad and the very annoying. From Liam McGregor attempting to replicate Jason Lea’s jump serve, to Senya Konovalenko showing his team mates how to celebrate big points with annoying screams. And to Kai Mizuno, thank you for serving 24 balls in a row.

Years 8, 9 and 10 have displayed true character at the A level, taking tough loses and learning from them, then bouncing back stronger. This takes courage and determination, so well done. As the mighty 8Ds chalked up win after win after win, these boys showed what true volleyball looks like. They were the only undefeated team this year. With the guidance of coaching staff, the Year 11s, as the senior group for next year, have massive potential to be great. As for our Open teams, the Third VI have played a great season, winning the championship right in the last moments of the season. The Second VI also played a stellar season, coming second place on the ladder.

The Firsts ended the season in second place, sharing this spot with Brisbane Boys College and Gregory Terrace, behind Churchie. BGS was the only school to take Churchie to five sets, so the boys can be truly proud of this achievement in 2017. Thank you to Head Coach, Mr Cox, who put hours of work into the team, thinking up new drills to keep the team motivated and our skills first class.

Thank you to Ms Kerridge. Coach Ewan Thiele yesterday told me Ms Kerridge has affectionately been known as ‘mother in charge’ since he graduated in 2010. Ms Kerridge puts countless hours into the volleyball program and it shows. She never fails to find a game for every team to participate in. I would like to thank Natasha Morris and Nada Vellnagel for their work at each home game to make the canteen run smoothly. Thank you to our parents; the players are grateful for your support. Thank you for driving your boys to early morning trainings, picking them up late and taking them to each game. A special thank you to the parents of the First VI for afternoon tea at each home game. Thank you for sticking around for each of our games whether we play at 3.00pm or at 11.00am; you wouldn’t miss it. Finally, to all the boys: you performed well this season and although some results were not as we hoped, I know you will learn the lessons and improve for next year’s season.

Ethan Thynne

Captain of Volleyball 2017

2017 Volleyball Awards

Team Best and Fairest Most Improved Coaches Award

7A Kai Mizuno Tom Ricato Hamish Moss

7B Sam Mellick Alden Sommerfeld Jasper Thynne

7C Julian Dargie George Sayer Patrick Holmes

7D Charles Spencer Jed Green Anton Uscinski

7E Ethan Castle Damon Cayas Christian Conomos

8A Alex Tong Liam Scheel Sam Powell

8B Elijah Wong Tom Gehrmann Michael Bekker

8C Ned Brassil Bryce Caulfield Nate Robertson

8D Peter Sophios Henry Yip John Butler

8E Elliot Backstrom

9A Lleyton Lao Matt Allison Pieter Swart

9B Casper Sundin Nathan Chan Liam Middlemass

9C Lucas Aitken Jayden BarretBaker Saminda Heath

10A Hugh Neville Sam Bews Charlie Jones

10B Harry McGregor Lachlan Norris Oliver Meadmore

10C Navy Yazgi Sato Armaan Bajwa Finn Dargavel

10C Sky Jared Muller Oliver English Karan Kanwar

11A Anton Vellnagel Dylan Ting Harry Wilson

11B Lachlan Kapetanakos Ryan Tame Lachie Coyne

11C Johnson Zhang Tom Beckett Lyndon Choong

Third VI Matt Wilkey Sam Zhang James McAuley

Second VI Hugo Perchard Nicholas Roche Garson Chin

First VI Jason Lea Egor Kalinin Most Valuable Player Ethan Thynne

Second VI Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Will Ramsay, Hugo Perchard, Philip Groves, Nick Roche, Mr Lewis Burrows.

Front Row (L to R): Campbell Johnson, Jacob McKevitt, Dom Heath, Harrison Arapakis, Garson Chin.

Absent: Jacob Cheng, Boris Wang.

Third VI Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Sam Reynolds, Ben North, Matthew Wilkey, Rory Sawford, Mr Ged Hales.

Front Row (L to R): James McAuley, Sam Zhang, Ray Chu, Max Boughey, George Bush.

Absent: William Borger, Robert Van der Kreek.

11A Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Mr Ewan Thiele, Dylan Ting, Jason Lin, Angus MacDonald, Nicholas Grice, Mr Varun Karnik.

Front Row (L to R): Anton Vellnagel, Rohan Rahman, Harry Wilson, Theo Gibbons, Tom Brunckhorst, Nick Rush, Shor Mizuno.

11B Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Miss Courtney Hayes, Wylie Raymond, Zeke Leaupepe Perkins, Ryan Tame, Aidan Brassil, Robert Hall.

Front Row (L to R): Min-Gyu Shim, Lachlan Coyne, Francis Kim, Quinten Kao, Nathan Lin, Jeremiah Chua.

Absent: Lachlan Kapetanakos, Matt Pearson.

11C Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Sean Eu, Will Brooke, Harry Arnold, Tom Beckett, Julian Lee, Johnson Zhang, Mr Craig Timms.

Front Row (L to R): Justin Kelly, Morgan Creagh, Lyndon Choong, Christos Papavasiliou, Jack Rankin, Alec Masselos, Thomas Murray.

10A Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Kyle Morris, Oliver Thynne, Ethan Harris, Sam Bews, Andrew Maclean.

Front Row (L to R): Charlie Jones, Max Schmelzer, Noah Strachan, Hugh Neville, James Walters, Tom Olsen.

10B Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Nicholas Byrom, Luca Gerbino, Oliver Meadmore, Lachlan Maddock, Jonathan Traves.

Front Row (L to R): Will Scott, Cameron Cormack-Thomson, Harry McGregor, Hudson Bowdidge Calvert, Lachie Norris, Brayden Johnson.

Absent: Brendan Fu.

10C Volleyball Navy

Back Row (L to R): Dom Burke, James Seymour, Will Wilson.

Front Row (L to R): Finn Dargavel, James Crane, Simon Anderson, Flynn Henry, Saravanan Somasundaram.

Absent: Armaan Bajwa, Yasgi Sato, Ethan Picket, Jonathan Yu, Fegal Sood.

10C Volleyball Sky

Back Row (L to R): Dom Burke, Thomas Shakespeare, Oliver English, Ethan Pickett, Will Wilson.

Front Row (L to R): Luciano Sarri, Jared Muller, Karan Kanwar, Jim Xiao, Dan Perkins.

Absent: Adrian Brown, Michael Giles.

9A Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Shane Wacker, Gauai Wallace, Benjamin Allison, Pieter Swart, Shafaat Husain, James Mann.

Front Row (L to R): Ethan Stamatellos, Thomas Mitchell, Cooper Boardman, Lleyton Lao, Elliott James, Matt Allison.

9B Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Oliver Wootten, Angus Corder, Oscar Boman, Casper Sundin, Joel Kerola, Seamus Dines Muntaner.

Front Row (L to R): Callum Wishart, Remi Raymond, Jude Johnson, Nathan Chan, Hans-William Chung, Trung Nguyen, Liam Middlemass.

9C Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Austin Boardman, Hugo Hay, Oliver Willson, Saminda Heath, Cameron Penman, Jordan Williams.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Huang, Elliot Borrowdale, Jayden Barrett-Baker, Tom Lukin, Zafir Ali, Ben Dwyer, Lucas Aitken.

Absent: Tony Zhong.

Back Row (L to R): Fraser Labrom, Oliver Early, Daniel Harris, Liam Scheel, Owen Lin, Harrison Bartkowski.

Front Row (L to R): Sebastian Pherous, Jack Baboolal, George Nucifora, Ali Rahmanian, Sam Powell, Alexander Tong, James Tam.

Back Row (L to R): Hamish Goodwin, Elijah Wong, Harry Snape, Ryan Muller.

Front Row (L to R): Tom Gehrmann, Michael Bekker, Dermot FitzGerald, Charlie Hume, Patrick Moore.

Absent: Harris McGaw, Beckett Weiss.

Back Row (L to R): Luca Biscaro, Alex Carew, Bryce Caulfield, Christian Bogdanovic, Nate Robertson, Andrew Lao.

Front Row (L to R): Cade Barrientos, Ned Brassil, Michael Dingo, Theodore Vu, Eddie Cochrane, Toby Andersen, Adam Seedat.

Back Row (L to R): Henry Yip, Peter Sophios, John Butler, Mr Georg Flatscher.

Front Row (L to R): Matt Pyman, Andrew Shuttleton, Tom McCarthy-James, Alex Patane, Sam Charrington.

Absent: Geoffrey Xu, Charlie Baker, Justin Liang.

Back Row (L to R): Mr Rhys Cox, Sam Taylor, Lucas Sherington, Elliot Griffin, Liam McGregor, Senya Konovalenko, Mr Simon Conway.

Front Row (L to R): Michael Coyne, Kai Mizuno, Hamish Moss, Nicholas Teng, Matthew Pruyn, Thomas Ricato, Lukas Geissler, Elton FitzGerald.

Back Row (L to R): Mr Kristopher Hallis, Jasper Thynne, Tim Roper, Michael Murray, Sam Mellick, Mrs Mel Eveleigh.

Front Row (L to R): Lewis Strachan, Alden Sommerfeld, Carter Aitken, Dylan Stewart, Billy Mylonas, Finnian Raymond, William Shaw.

Absent: Campbell Stoneley.

7A Volleyball

8D Volleyball

8C Volleyball

7B Volleyball

8B Volleyball

8A Volleyball

Back Row (L to R): Mitchell Wishart, Lucas Jennings, Eoin Mullan, Jeremy Spink, Patrick Holmes, Tim Wikman.

Front Row (L to R): Harry Baxter, George Sayer, Atticus Jackson, James MacPherson, Julian Sun, Declan Mount, Julian Dargie.

Back Row (L to R): Tom Macpherson, Jed Green, Edward Launchbury, Anton Uscinski, Jack Willson, Andrew Traves.

Front Row (L to R): Max Wong, Ben Yii, David Beetham, Charles Spencer, Augustus Robinson, Ethan Huang.

Absent: Henry Brice.

L to R: Thomas Thompson, Josh Tran, Damon Cayas, Ethan Castle, Angus Bisset, Charles Stilwell, Jackson Mercer, Zachary Castrisos.

Absent: Christain Conomos, Lawrence Sun, Gavin Sun, Brian Wang, Alex Gu.

Back Row (L to R): Theo Dickey, Martin Wallis, Josh Lotzvie, Mitchell de Groot-Esler, Hess Chen.

Front Row (L to R): Timothy Marendy, Lachlan Yu, Mett Chen, Angus Chen.

7F Volleyball

7E Volleyball

7D Volleyball

7C Volleyball

Art Show – Impressions

Friday 5 August 2017

Open Day

Saturday 6 August 2017

Golf Day

OBA Annual Reunion Dinner

Friday 26 August 2017

P&F Auxiliary Spring Luncheon

Friday 21 October 2017

School Roll

Year 5

BABNIK Luka Charles

BADE Andrew David

BALTHES Max Harrison

BAXTER Keaton David

BELL Lucas

BELLAMY Mitchell Thomas

BOLLARD Oscar Flynn

BRACHER Andrew Joseph

BUKTENICA James Ryan Nguyen

CARTER Nicolas Petr

CHAN Theo

CHANG Akira

CHATTERJEE Josh

CHEN Bowei

CHUA Isaac Jamie Yao Yang

CHUDLEIGH Drew Michael

CIKALURU Harsha Reddy

COCHRANE Robert Gerard Stanton

COOKE Hamish William Neil

COOPER Edward Richard Riley

CRAY Oliver Jack

DONALD Jordan Lucas

DONALD Thomas Stanley

DONALDSON Jack William

EDWARDS Benjamin Christopher

EMERY Mitchell George

EWART William Thomas

FEDOROV Samuel

FITZGERALD Alec Bryan

FITZPATRICK Connor

FORREST Dominic Michael

FURNELL Nash Lachlan

GAO Morgan Ze Sheng

GARDNER Alex Eric

GRACEN Andrew David

GRIFFITHS Kobi Jakob

HAMES Arthur Edward

HILLCOAT William

HORTON Flynn Edward

JACKSON Alastair Lyndon

JAMES Adam Robert

JAYASENA Manul Chathruka

JOHNSON William Alexander

JOYCE Michael Thomas John

KAMORI Kimihiro

KELLY Oliver Garnett

KHOO Mitchell Teng Hock

LA Benjamin Alexander

LARSEN Oliver James Peter

LEE Woo Jin

LEE Zed Thomas

LIBERATORE Maximus Alexander

LOH Jonathan Chenhui

LONG Samuel Atticus Clarence

MACFARLANE Alexander James Mustafa

MALONE Ryland Avery

MARTIN Daniel Basil

MCANDREW Hugh Sebastian

MCCLATCHY Kyan Frank

MCPHERSON Spencer Charles

MEDEK Theo George

MERCER George Alan

MERCER Henry William

MIDDLETON Thomas James Geoffrey

NELSON Edward John

O’BRIEN Jackson Patrick

O’SULLIVAN Xavier Mark

PEACOCK Oliver Ian

PETERS Alexander William

PHEROUS Hudson Exell

PINCUS Rafael William Rutherford

POLL Thomas Michael

PURCELL Matthew Alan

RENSHAW Charlie Thomas

RIDOUTT Hudson Kenneth

RUDDELL Thomas James

SAPSFORD Alistair James

SCOTT Nicholas Anthony

SHEARER SMITH Oliver Andrew

SIEMON Thomas Patrick

SINCLAIR Jack Thomas Wilson

SMITH Lachlan James

SOMMERVILLE Rupert Charles

MacDonald

TAN Lucas Wu Shiang

TANG Roy

TAYLOR Oliver Robert William

THYNNE Rupert Antoni

TRAN Minh Khoa

TU Oliver Hung I

WAITE Lucas Benjamin

WALLWORK Samuel Gregory

WARUSAMANNA Gevindu Sansith

WEBB Jackson Aaron

WILLMOTT Edward William Peter

WINDOW Jolyon Alexander

WONG Archie Cameron Dak Jee

WONG Michael Jae Dyn

WU Thomas Jefferson

XIAO Aiden Lei

YEO Marcus Terrence

YESBERG Christopher Michael

YU Nathaniel

ZHENG Yuxuan

ZHUANG Andrew

Year 6

ANDERSON Jack West

BALTZER Zebadiah Ezekiel

BARRETT BECK Maxwell Charles

BASSINGTHWAIGHTE Isaac Benjamin

BOSE Ishan

BROWN Alexander Daniel

BUTLER David Andrew Charles

CAMPBELL Thomas Hugh

CAVALLO BRITTAIN Oliver Dominic

CLIFTON Harry John

COBURN Jacob Alexander Havas

COLLINS Barclay Louis

CONWAY Dylan James Byron

CORONEO Dion Constantine George

CRANE Matthew Jay

DAHIYA Saahil

DAUBER Rupert Edward

DAVIS Jonathan Graham Croxton

DO Ricky Phu

DOUGLAS Harry Brookes

DRIESSEN Nicholas Edward

DUGGAN Finn Logan

DUNGLISON Tobias Samuel

DUTTON Thomas Stephen Jeffrey

DWYER William James

EDMUNDS James Christopher

ESTENSEN Henrik Arvid

FATHI Hooram

FELTHAM Duncan Angus

FINCH Nicholas James Bass

FORBES Samuel Romary

GATEHOUSE Will Christopher

GILES Duke Nelson Jack

GREEN Thomas Oliver

GURURAJAN Sathya Vyas

HARCOURT Ethan Fletcher

HARRIS Charles Tasman

HARRY Austen Lawrence

HILL Daniel Frederick

HINDS Axel Lewis

HIRSCHFELD Nicholas Henry

HOLMES Jackson Robert Maxwell

HORTON Jock Babington

HUME Angus George

ILANGAMAGE Binupa Yovindu

JESSER Daniel Rutherford Harry

JOHNSON Daniel Christopher

JOHNSTON Ned Wesley

JURY Morgan Henry

KAY Thomas James Felix

KEARNEY Euan James

KEELEY Reid Granger

KHOO William Jasper

KOHN Bayden Morgan

KYPRIOS Stephen Christopher

LODGE Mitchell William

LOVE Ethan James

LOVE Jack Edward

LUI Christopher Chi Chung

LUKE Oliver Zachary

LYNDON Taj

LYONS Thomas Andrew

MACKINTOSH Bradley Allan

MCCABE Cameron James

MCGUIRE Max Nicholas

MCKENZIE Arran

MCLEOD Andrew Graeme

MEADE Nicholas James

MELLICK Ronan Thomas

MONDAL Anush

MORRISSEY John James

MUNDAY Charles Lewis

MURPHY Aidan James

MURPHY Luke Samuel

MURRAY James Ethan Tak Wah

NEEP Jonathan James

NG Sze Yong

NICHOLSON William Jake

PALLING Perry Francis

PATEL Kiran Jaikisan

PENDLETON James William

PERERA Tharuka Shenon

PHEROUS Zac Arthur Michael

RAHMAN Ozair Nahib

RANDALL James David

RELAN Ronit Aryan

RIMMINGTON Ed James Miller

ROBSON Cooper Nash

RUTTER Thomas Patrick

SANE Soham Sunil

SCHULTZ Charlie William

SCIACCA William Scott

SELVA Kiran

SHEAHAN Rupert Michael Henderson

SIDDLE Will Riley

SMITH Andrew Ning

SMYTH Isaac Warwick

SPENCE Oliver Lennox

TAM Andrew Tak Kin

TING Jayden Zhi Peng

TUCKER Joshua Iain

WALSH Riley Patrick Le

WANG Henry Guangyuan

WEIGHTMAN Edward Montgomery

Daniel

WHITTOME Benjamin James Morony

WOLRIGE Ruben Drew

WONG Matthew Kar Yue

YUAN Ryan

YUEN Michael Geoffrey

Year 7

AITKEN Carter Samuel

AKHAVAN Oscar George Reza

ALLEN William James

ALLISON Daniel Stephen

ANDERSON Joshua Thomas

ANDERSON Liam Taicligh

ANNELLS Daniel Jordan

ASKEW Harry Giles

BALTHES Benjamin James

BARRIOS Nathan Xavier

BAXTER Harry Miles

BEETHAM David William

BELL BRAY Sabian Beck

BIEBER Oliver Edward

BISSET Angus Brian Squire

BOORER Edward Charles Emil

BORODIN Nicholas

BRICE Henry William Creeth

BRISTOW Elijah Spencer

BROWN Declan Elwyn

BROWN Rohan Matthew

BUTLER George Gordon

CAINES Cooper Henry

CARMODY Aidan

CASTLE Ethan John

CASTRISOS Zachary George

CAVALERIE Felix Alexandre Peter

CAYAS Damon

CHEN Angus

CHEN Hess

CHEN Mett

CHEN Thomas Jian Min

CHENG Marcus Ho Yin

CHINNAPPA SIDDHAM Jerome

CHRISTIE Oliver Jack

CLARKE Cian Richard

CONOMOS Christian Spiro

CORY Joshua Michael

COYNE Michael Henry Tierney

D’ARRO Rocco Salvatore

DALGLEISH Nicholas Thomas William

DARGIE Julian Matthew

DAVIDSON Toby Thomas

DAVISSEN Samuel McKysack

DE GROOT ESLER Mitchell Joseph

DE JAGER Tate Timothy

DEACON Benjamin Oliver

DENT William Hugo

DICKEY Theo Benjamin

DICKSON Harold Richard James

DING Aohang

DINH Damien Quoc Tien

DONALD Alexander Paul

DONALDSON Ethan James

DUDGEON Elliott Alan

DUNCAN John Jacob

DUNCAN PAYNE Alexander

DUTTON Henry Bruce Peter

ECCLESTON James Peter

FALLOWS Noah Simon

FISKEN Finlay William

FITZGERALD Elton Anthony

FULLER Max Sebastian

GAWNE Henry Ned Alexander

GEE Ziggy Alexander James

GEISSLER Lukas Shotaro

GILBERT Robert Reimer Sutherland

GRAVES Alexander Thomas

GREEN Jed Duke

GU Alex Zhehan

HAN Sitong Sean

HARE Baxter Benet

HARGOVIND Mohnish Ritesh

HARROD Matthew Peter

HASTIE Andrew Cameron

HATZIPETROU Nicholas Luke

HENLEY Cooper Russell

HOCKING Oliver Matthew

HOGARTH HOWES Gabriel Mac

HOLMES Patrick Joseph

HOOLE Alistair Liam

HORNSBY Luca Long

HORTON James Richard

HOWDEN Wilson Guthrie Matthews

HUANG Matthew Yi Shing

HUANG Shao Pei Ethan

HURWOOD Thomas William

JACKSON Atticus Henry

JACKSON Thomas Robert

JAYALATH Punula Ranithu

JAYATHILAKE Kanika Kovida Akirna

JENNINGS Lucas James

JOHNSON Harry Griffin

JORDAN Yeong Woong

KAKOURAKIS Nicholas John Luke

KANG Bernard

KANKANWADI Milan Vinayak

KARANICOLAS Christos

KHOO Benjamin Jaspar

KIM Dongryung

KIND Campbell George

KONOVALENKO Semyon Igorevich

KWAN Thomas Chun Tong

LABROM George Louis

LAUNCHBURY Edward Thomas Griffith

LE DAN Aaron Christian

LI Youman

LINLEY Blake Angus

LOGAN Ryan Alvarez

LOGAN Toby Matthew

LOTZVIE Joshua Otto

LOVE Matthew Alexander

LUKE Angus Xavier

LYNCH Xavier Mackenzie

MACEDO FRANCISCO Pedro

MACKAY Lachlan Edward Hinton

MACPHERSON James Allen

MACPHERSON Thomas Tsing Yee

MADDEN Ned Shearer

MANOJ Anudeep

MARENDY Timothy Anthony

MARSHALL Nicholas Matthew

MARTIN Lewis Christopher

MARTINEZ BRIGGS Flynn Christopher

MATHESON Benjamin Michael

MATTHEWS Toby Alexander

MATTHEWS William James

MCCAULEY Charles Rex Hennessy

MCCLATCHY Kobe Christopher

MCGREGOR Liam Timothy

MCKNIGHT Vivian

MEADMORE William McKenzie

MELLICK Samuel Lucas

MERCER Jackson Joseph

MICHAEL Nicholas James Mervyn

MILLER Andrew John

MIZUNO Daniel Kai

MOONEY Benjamin David

MOSS Hamish Thatcher

MOTLEY William James

MOUNT Declan John Hogan

MOWBRAY Hugh Alexander James

MOYLE Sean Thomas

MULHOLLAND James Bletchly

MULLAN Eoin Dermot

MURRAY Michael William John

MYLONAS Vasileios Nirvan

NELSON Henry Harris Chamberlain

NEWMAN Angus Henri

NG Diyen Aren

NICOLSON William John

NYE Lachlan Jack

O’BRIEN Alec William

O’QUINN William Isaac

ONG Jacob Samuel Chung Tiu

PARRY Jonathan Joseph Angelo

PEARN Tyler Tavish Codd

PEARSON James William

PETERSEN Charles Richard

PRADEEP RAO Aditya

PRICE Benjamin Lu

PRUYN Matthew James

PURCELL Samuel Jack

QUAIL Takumi James

RAGUPATHY Yathav

RAHMAN Kiyan Muhib

RANIGA Kushaal Jay

RAYMOND Finnian Remus

REINHOLD Angus Theodore William

RICATO Thomas James

RIDGEON Charlie Patrick

ROBINSON Augustus Jack

ROBINSON Damien Mark

ROPER Timothy Joseph

SAYER George Andrew

SCRIVEN Harry William

SHAW Ryan William

SHAW William Anthony Brian

SHEEDY William Clem

SHERINGTON Lucas Jonathan

SHIELDS Oscar Andrew

SHIH Harrison

SIHOTA Jagwinder Singh

SIMPSON WYLDE Zachary Jacob

SMITH Oscar Jack

SMITH Zachariah Joseph

SNEDDON Alexander Xavier

SOMERVILLE Stuart Hutton

SOMMERFELD Alden McIntosh

SOMMERVILLE Edward George

MacDonald

SPENCER Charles Emil

SPINK Jeremy William

SPROTT Alfred John

STAVRIANOS Elias

STEINDL Harrison Loch

STEWART Dylan Michael

STILWELL Charles Ewen

STONELEY Campbell David Petersen

STRACHAN Lewis Neil

SUN Gavin Jiadian

SUN Julian

SUN Lawrence Jiaen

SWART James Gerhard

TAM Isaac Lok Man

TAN Oscar Rochester Wei Ming

TANG Richard

TANNER William Dawes

TAVAKOL Ryan Iman

TAYLOR Oliver Matthew

TAYLOR Samuel William

TENG Nicholas James Lee Kwan

TENNAKOON Joel

TENNAKOON Nadula Amayuru Bandara

THAKUR Alexander Nicholas

THANGAVEL Anushan

THOMAS Charlie William

THORNTON Oliver John Harris

THYNNE Jasper Antoni

TIBBITS Joshua Anthony

TING WILLIAMS Mark Thomas

TOLHURST Angus Samuel

TRAN Joshua Xuan Liem

TU Lachlan Peng Wei

USCINSKI Anton Josef

VIRK Anhadh Singh

VON HOYER DAVIES Connor Andrew

WAITE Connor James

WALLIS Martin Mackenzie

WANG Brian

WANG David Jin Au

WARDROBE Nathaniel Charles

WEIBGEN Hugh Desmond

WILLSON Jack Mitchell

WIMALADHARMA Hansana Geenitha

WISHART Mitchell Ryan

WONG Ian

WONG Max Edward Dak Ming

WOOD Benjamin James

XU Jackson Jia Cheng

YANG Nicholas Yaw Wei

YII Benjamin Yee

YIN Dylan

YU Lachlan

ZACHARYGA Benjamin Ethan

ZHU Roger Yuchen

Year 8

ADDIS William Anthony

AHLOO Tyrese Jake

ANDERSEN Toby Ryan

ANSTEY WALSH Harrison

ANULOMSOMBAT Pontakorn

ATHANASIOU Raphael Joseph Breen

BABOOLAL Jack Daniel

BACKSTROM Elliot Carl

BAGGA Rohin Singh

BAKER Charles Macmillan

BANSAL Prankul

BARRIENTOS Cade Jeffrey

BARRON Charles William

BASSINGTHWAIGHTE Charlie Conroy

BEAN Marcus Nigel

BEIRNE Sebastian Michael

BEKKER Michael Nicholas

BISCARO Luca Olivier

BIZZELL Samuel William Trestrail

BLAKE Joshua Cooper

BOGDANOVIC Christian

BOLLARD Campbell Bromiley

BRASSIL Edward Jack

BRIGGS Perry Emerson

BROUGHAM Brooklyn Thomas

BRUCKLACHER Hagen Felix

BUTLER John James Seymour

BUTLER Oliver John

CAIN Alexander David

CAREW Alexander John

CARTER Tobias Milroy Alvarez

CATAKOVIC Aiden

CATHCART Oliver James

CAULFIELD Bryce Anthony Michael

CHAN Jamie Tau Phen

CHARRINGTON Samuel Thomas

CHEN Bowen

CHEUNG Marcus Jun Yin

CHOWDRY Muhammad Aalian Amer

CLAYTON Lachlan Grant

CLEGG Nicholas Francis

CLELAND Harrison James Jason

COCHRANE Edward Harry

CORONEO Ari Constantine Anthony

COUPER Hugh Anthony

CRILLY James Patrick

DALGLEISH Alexander Michael Stewart

DANGERFIELD Bailey Jacob

DAVIES Benjamin Gareth

DAVIS Miles Campbell

DE ZUBICARAY Joshua Alex

DEACON Zeke Mackenzie

DEMPSEY Gus Ignatius

DHANANI Arjun Jayesh

DINGO Michael Ashley Khian

DONALD Jacob Matthew

DOUGLAS William George

DUNCAN Angus John

DUNCAN Joe McMillan

DUNCAN John Benedict Coulson

EARLY Oliver Alexander

EKELEDO SMITH Robert Obinna

ELGOOD Oliver Vaughan

ELLIOTT Samuel John

EMERY William Alexander

EVANS Scott William

FANG Zhengde

FENNON Thomas Michael

FEWSTER Jack Richard

FITZGERALD Dermot Michael

FORBES Alexander Robert Bruce

FORREST Sean Peter

FREEMAN Thomas William

FREW Robert John Harold

FULLER Joe Bennet

FURNELL Joel Lyndon

GARDNER Daniel James Addison

GEHRMANN Thomas Daniel

GLASTONBURY William Brin

GOH Joshua Aaron Jia Chuan

GOLDBERG Samuel Luke Coyne

GONG Shihai

GOODWIN Hamish Alexander Robert

GORMAN Joel Thomas

GRIFFIN Lewis Hepburn

GRIFFITHS Fletcher Edwin

GRUBI Judah Francis

GUTHRIE Noah Thomas

HAN Jun

HARI KANNAN Kovarthana Vijayashvar

HARRIS Daniel William

HARRISON James Edward

HARVEY Jackson Anthony Robert

HILL James Alexander

HO Matthew Yu Chen

HO Nicholas Kai Jie

HOLLIDAY Reagan John

HUME Charles Robert

HUTH William James

IRELAND Samuel James

JEONG Donghyug

JESSER Benjamin Thomas

JESSUP William Colin

JHAJ Dilhan Karam Singh

JOHNSON Matthew Cameron

JONES Caius Pierre

JONES Nicholas Lewis

JONES Thomas Buchanan

JORGENSEN Callan Fredrik

KANGATHARAN Krishna

KEANE Rehan Declan

KELLY Clancy Noel

KENNEDY Alexander Daniel Mackie

KIM Sun Ju

KONOVALENKO Blake Igorevich

KUA Aaron Alexander Chong Seng

KULASEKARA Anish Ishan

LARDER Alexander Luke

LAU Hugo Pui Chung

LEE Bencent Oscar

LEE Ethan James

LEE Justin Huajin

LIANG Justin

LIM Joseph James Wei Jien

LIN Owen Yu Hao

LITFIN Jack Konrad

LIU Luke Linfeng

LOOK Roger Ho Sum

LOWE James Robin

LU Alexander Patrick

LUKE MARTIN Rhys

LUSIS Alexander Arturs

LYTRAS Julian William

MACKELLAR Sieg William

MACNICOL Lachlan Sam

MADDOCK Joel William

MALHOTRA Gauresh

MALONE Hugo James

MARENDY Daniel Anthony

MARTIN Oliver Edward

MCCARTHY JAMES Thomas George

MCCOOMBES James Robert

MCGAW Harris Alexander

MCHUGH Daniel Tyrrell

MEUTERMANS Oscar William

MIRIC Aleksandar Vuk

MOHAMMED Kaif Ismail

MOORE Patrick Edward

MORIARTY Rafferty Callahan

MORRIS Cameron Thornton Tsen

MORRIS Riley George

NAIKER Manish Krishna

NAIR Gaurav Shashi

NAKAGAKI Orie Joe

NGAI Ernest Nok Hei

NGO Jaguar Bac

NOWLAN Connor Jay

NUCIFORA George Vincent

O’NEILL Linus Oliver

O’SULLIVAN Charles Jack

OSMAND Angus Francis

PATANE Alexander John Michael

PATEL Ishaan Vinay

PATEL Kaushal

PATTEN Finlay Thomas Forbes

PAULIK Zachary Weston

PHAM Jeremy Vinh Hien

PHEROUS Sebastian Jake

POLLOCK Adam Christopher

POWELL Samuel Richard Thornton

POWELL Sebastian Lawrie

PUN Conrad Jao Guang Chua

PYMAN Matthew John

QUAGLIOTTO Cameron Blake

RAAYMAKERS Lucas Adrian

RAHMANIAN Ali

RAINBIRD Benjamin Michael

RAJ Eshaan Deep

RAJU Sanjeev Neeraj

RANCHIGODA Avnish Maha James

REDBURN Peyten James

RIDLEY Jackson Edward

RIMMINGTON George Dale

ROBERTSON Lachlan Joshua

ROBERTSON Nathaniel James Dietz

ROWLAND KING Aidan Coltrane

RUDDELL William David

RUDDLE Max Robert

SAINI Sterling Abhay

SALTER Edward David

SANDERS Robert Blair

SAULOV Anton Dmitrievich

SAW Cheng Bin

SAWLEY Maximilian Robert

SCHEEL Liam Patrick

SCHMIDLEY Jonah Michael

SCHWARTZ Luke Michael

SCRIVEN Tom Andrew Bruce John

SEEDAT Adam Mahomed

SENEVIRATNA Chathruka Bandara

Abeykoon Mudiyanselage

SEYMOUR Luke Aaron

SHAKESPEARE Zachary James

SHAMI Roshan

SHAN Nathan Wenqing

SHETTY Aaryan Rajesh

SHUTTLETON Andrew Liam

SIM Li Yu Alexander

SIMONIDIS Max George Constantine

SMITH Jacob Marley

SMITH Michael James

SNAPE Harry Jonathan

SOLE Edison Andre

SOMMER Joshua Giac

SOPHIOS Peter John

SPENCER Christopher Thomas

SPENCER Jack Alexander Horsley

SPROTT Charles Gregory

STAIB William Andrew

STALLMANN Sam William

STROOPER Thomas John

STUNDEN Thomas John

SUBBURAJ Pavan

SULLIVAN Nicholas Thomas Vrettos

SULTAN Aly

SULTANA Caleb Elliott

SUTTON Josh Cameron

TAM James Chun Wah

TONG Alexander Haoyang

TRAN Nicholas Minh

TRAPPETT Patrick James

TREWIN Conan Michael John

TROUT Leslie Callum

TUCKER Ashton Robert

VALERY Jake Jeffrey

VAN BRUNSCHOT Leo Adrian

VASSALLO Anton Sebastian

VELLARU Jyothin

VIJEYAKUMAR Kirijan Daniel

VU Theodore Do

WAGLAND Max Mark

WAKISTA Brian Shehan

WAKISTA Ryan Heshan

WALL Hamish Robert Stewart

WANG Andrew

WANG Gefei

WANG Ryan

WANG Zehao

WEIER Matthew Stephen

WEIGHTMAN Andrew Alexander Cribb

WEISS Beckett Joseph

WILLIAMS Bennett John

WILLIAMSON Charles Macdonald

WILSON William Alexander

WONG Campbell David Teck

WONG Elijah Jiunn Chieh

WONG Joshua Rey Min

WONG Nathan Wei En

XU Geoffrey

YEO Minkyu

YIP Henry

ZHANG Alexander Yuxuan

Year 9

ADAMS Griffith Thomas

AINSWORTH Alexi Kjerulf Hastings

AITKEN Lucas Ryan

ALI Zafir Suhail

ALLISON Benjamin Alexander

ALLISON Matthew John

ANDERSEN Jacob Henry

ANDERSON Tane Christopher

APPLEYARD Thomas Niland

ATHERTON Samuel Oliver

BANWELL JARVIS Lachlan Paul

BARONIO Stephen Battista John

BARRETT BAKER Jayden William

BASSI Aston Arjun

BELL Julian Dillon

BOARDMAN Cooper Scott

BOMAN Oscar Alexander

BOORER Flynn Peter

BORROWDALE Elliot

BOWIE Cameron Robert

BROWN Adam Scott

CAMPBELL Alexander

CASSANITI Taylor Anthony Michael

CHAMBERS Benjamin Frank

CHAN Matthew Yick On

CHAN Nathan Tau Ming

CHANG Li Mao

CHAPMAN Harry Stephen

CHAPMAN William John

CHATTOPADHYAY Shubhraneel

CHEN Terry

CHERN Dylan James

CHIANG Dillon Hao Hsiang

CHO Duncan Siu Ming

CHONG Oliver Manwai

CHOWDHURY Rory Alexander

CHUNG Alex

CHUNG Hans William Ho Wai

CICHERO Oliver Samuel

CLAYDEN BRACKIN Liam James

CLIFTON Thomas James

COGGAN Heath James

COOKE Jonathon Earnshaw

COOKE Lawrence Matthew

CORDER Angus David

COX Thomas Stafford

CRIBB Benjamin Finn

DAVIS Max Fraser

DAVISON Oscar Thomas

DAVISSEN Jacob Mountford

DE SILVA Kieran Shakil

DEUCHARS Adam Alexander

DICKSON Thomas Peter Gordon

DU Ben

DUNGLISON Isaac Charles Inigo

DWYER Benjamin Francis

EDMONDSTON Jack Lachlan

ELLIOTT Angus Jack Michael

ENSAFPOUR Bijaan Ghabriel

FARR Ethan Nicholas Henry

FENTON Alexander David

FINDLAY Evan Anthony Charles

FORNO Frederick Spencer

FOX Remington Aidan

FUNG Harry Thomas Haoyim

GANASAN Avinesh

GANDHI Hugo Thomas

GENTNER Angus Robert

GIBBONS Bryn James

GILLETT Randell Kapera

GLAROS Alkiviades

GOEL Rishi

GOGGINS Louis James Paul

GORRINGE Lachlan John

GOWER Liam Grainge

GREENWOOD Oliver David

HAGIWARA Kai

HARGOVIND Kishen Ritesh

HARRIS William George

HAY Hugo Nicholas Conti

HAY William George Kazumasa

HAY Xavier George Conti

HAYMES Peter Scott

HEADING Thomas William Hutson

HEATH Saminda Indranatha

HEAVEN William George James

HO Jayden Tin Quoc

HONAN Indran Maha Joseph Barry

HORSLEY Daniel James

HOWDEN Hunter James

HUANG Ching Heng

HUNTER Kyle James

HUSAIN Shafaat Ahmad

IACOVELLA Alexander Nicholas David

IM Elijah

ISLAM Ishaaq Jamil

JACKSON William David

JAMES Elliott Michael

JARA MELAGRANI Valentin

JEFFERY Brendan Donald

JENKINSON Finn McLennan

JERRARD Alexander William Jolly

JERRARD Geoffrey Neville Jolly

JESSER William David

JHETAM Imraan Habib

JOHNSON Jude Thomas

JOHNSTON Callum Ian

JONES Lachlan James

JORSS Nicholas

KAY Alexander Thomas

KEIR Oscar William

KELLY Tristan Patrick

KEROLA Joel Hu

KIKUCHI Philip Xavier Masatoshi

KIND Riley James

KING Samuel Douglas

KO Chia Yu

KRUGER Joshua Paul

KWONG Jackson Red

KYPRIOS Thomas George

LA Matthew Alexander

LABROM Mitchell Henry

LAO Lleyton Yong Yang

LAU Matthew Kin Ming

LEE Elliot Tin Ching

LEE Fabian

LEE Joon Won

LEE Quentin

LEUNG Lachlan James Chun Lok

LEVONIS George John

LILLYMAN Thomas Stewart

LOCHRAN Thomas George

LOCKYER Riley Stephen

LOGAN Harry Peter

LONG Jackson Oliver Thomas

LUCK Lewis James

LUKIN Thomas Richard

MACGIBBON Alexander Sholto

MACINTOSH Campbell James Hugh

MACPHERSON Angus Tsing Yee

MATHIAS Jackson Barrington Ross

MAY Callum Richard

MAY Jonathan Jeremiah Dotulong

MAYOORAN Abineash

MCCARTHY Thomas Theodore

MCENIERY William George Seifert

MCKEDDIE Magnus William

MEI Cliff

MELLICK George Peter

MIDDLEMASS Liam Patrick

MINCHINTON Edward James

MINNIKIN Lachlan Thomas

MITCHELL Thomas Andrew

MOEINI Omid Hsien En Chou

MOJARRABI Leon

MONEM Alvaan Rashaad

MOUTOU Hugo Romeo

MULLAN Rory Anthony

MULLANY Michael Daniel

MULLER Jayden Robert

MURATIDIS Peter

MUSCAT Connor Jacob

NA Uiji

NAUMANN Lachlan James

NELSON Hamish Stewart

NGUYEN Trung Tue

O’BRIEN Chad Conley

O’BRIEN Jack Arthur

O’CONNELL Dean Andrew

O’QUINN Angus Vance

OLIVER Charles Arthur

PALMER Harrison Curtis

PAN Jonathan

PANDE Aashutosh

PANT Aditya

PATCHEN Jonathan James

PAULL Thomas Edward

PEARN Angus Miller

PEARN Rafferty Cian Codd

PENMAN Cameron James

PERRIE Cale James

PETERSEN William Paul

PINE Philip Alexander Dale

PRENZLER William Oliver

PYNE Hunter

QUIN Louis Jonathan

RAHMAN Omar Manib

RAINBIRD Timothy Andrew

RAMALINGAM Jake

RAYMOND Remington Max

REN Ji Feng Benjamin

RICE Alex William

RICHARDSON Jack Philip

ROBSON Darcy James

ROSS Finlay Angus Scott

ROWAN Nicholas Peter

ROWLAND Timothy Robert

RUSSELL Charlie Brad

RUSSELL Kristian James

SAXIL Oliver George Simpson

SCHAFFER Glenn Anthony

SELTH Charles Richard

SENTHILVASAN Sivamsan

SHAFFERMAN Ethan Daniel

SHARMA Vinesh

SHAW Joshua Henry

SHOEBRIDGE Andrew William

SIDDLE Tom Oliver

SIMPSON William David

SIRETT Harrison Tony

SITU Jayden Jun

SKOIEN Daniel Anthony Giacomantonio

SLOMKA Robert

SOMMERVILLE Henry James Macdonald

SPENCER Hayden William

SPENCER John Robert

SPORK Nicholas Erwin Maximillian

STAMATELLOS Ethan Angus

STEEDMAN Lachlan Glen

STEWART Charles James

STONELEY Christian George Petersen

SULLIVAN Thomas Peter

SUNDIN Casper Grant

SWART Pieter Barend

THEILE James David Zeke

THORNTON Dylan Kai

TING WILLIAMS Luke Thomas

VERSACE Sam Christian

VU Sebastian Hoang Huy

WALKER Noah Matthew

WANG Yongsen

WARE Jack Michael

WARUSAMANNA Nadeesh Hemadra

WATTS Jackson James

WEIGHTMAN Hugh Fraser Nils

WHITTOME Angus Hugh Morony

WICKRAMASEKERA Rovin

WIJESINGHE Seneth Chandil

WILKINSON Patrick John

WILKINSON Rory James

WILLIAMS Alexander John

WILLMOTT Louis Manning

WILLSON Oliver Stanbrough

WINTER Cade Scott

WISHART Callum James

WOLRIGE Samuel Hugh

WONG Nicholas Chun Keong

WOOLRYCH Jack Phillip Nelson

WRIGHT Massimo

WU Alex

WU Victor

WYNNE Matthew Joseph

XIE Junyu

YANG Andrew

YANG Haozhi Ryan

YOUNG William Harrison

YUAN Andrew

ZHANG Christopher Jie

ZHONG Junhao

Year 10

AN Yi

ANDERSEN Simon Zheng

ANDERSON Jack Robert

ANDERSON Ryley Patrick

ANDERSON Simon Reardon

ATHANASELLIS Daniel Constantine

ATHANASIOU Nicholas Sava Breen

BAJWA Armaan Singh

BALL Jack Christopher

BARKER Harry George

BARRIENTOS Jake Thomas

BEWS Samuel William Lawrence

BIZZELL Thomas Stephen Trestrail

BODIMEADE Alec Darrell

BOWDIDGE CALVERT Hudson

BROCK Elliot Andrew

BROCKHURST Max Charles

BROWN Adrian James

BROWN Hugo Pradipta

BRYAN Philip John

BUI Thien Henry

BUSWELL Anthony Walker

BYROM Nicholas James

CABLE Benjamin Oscar James

CAFFERKY Oliver Patrick

CAMPBELL Jacob Connor

CARDELL REE Louis Alexander

CARIUS Timothy Graham

CARROLL Daniel Lucas

CAVALERIE Louis Olivier Peter

CHAN Dylan Che Kwan

CHANG Kwan Ting

CHIANG Matthew Yung

CHILDS William Keith Joseph

CHOPRA Alexander Singh

CLARE Andrew David

CLEWLEY Isaac John

COCHRANE Samuel James

COLLEDGE Lachlan James

COLWELL Edward Thomas

CORBETT Samuel James

CORDER Hamish Latham

CORMACK THOMSON Cameron Lee

CRANE Harrison William

CRANE James Daniel Stephen

CROSSLEY Thomas Anthony William

CURRAN Bailey James

DARGAVEL Finn Robert Lloyd

DAWSON Connor Charles

DONALD Joel Ryan

DREVES Thomas Beaumont Webster

EASTAWAY Joshua Scott

EKELEDO SMITH Andrew Nnamdi

EMERY Harrison Thomas

ENGLISH Oliver James

ENSAFPOUR Kaleb Gordon

FALLOWS Jacob Lee

FINCH Noah Stephen Felix

FORREST Jude Francis

FRAZER Ewan Michael

FU Brendan Wei Hsiang

FURNELL Luke Alexander

GENTNER Jacob Christian

GERBINO Luca Ethan

GILES Michael George

GRAHAM Luke Anthony

GRAIEG James Edward Davies

GREENLAND Benjamin George

GUO Jialin

HAINS Benjamin George

HALLIDAY Archer Edward

HARDESS Josh Jiexi

HARRIS Ethan James

HARTE Declan Timothy

HEALES John Harry

HENRY Flynn Alexander

HENRY Jack James

HIRST Samuel Ashley

HISLOP Lachlan Douglas

HO Timothy Samuel

HUF Reuben Josiah

HUQ Ryan Hafizul

HURNALL Joseph William

JOHNSON Brayden Leslie

JOHNSTON Luke Alexander

JONES Charles Murray Maxwell

JONES Harry Llewellyn

KALININ Zakhar

KANG Nicholas Jen Cheng

KANWAR Karanbir Singh

KASSIM Jaris Ting

KENDALL Thomas Watson

KENNY James Alexander D’Arcy

KHOO Joshua Jaspar

KIM Danny Dong Hyun

KIM Doin Nathan

KING KOI Matthew Wai Hong

KISZELY Iagan

KONG Geoffrey Pang Ruey

KONG Kris

KWONG Yin Ting Xavier

LAGO Luke Brian

LAM Chi Wing Calvin

LAMARRE Gabriel Christian

LI Kevin Liang

LIN Jianan

LINDGREN Finn Valentine

LIU Entong

LUKE MARTIN Cian

LUU Harry Hao Gia

LYNCH Nicholas Rene

MA William

MADDOCK Lachlan James

MARENDY Peter Anthony

MAUNDRELL Tiernan John

MCAREE Peter Richard Donald

MCCONAGHY Rafferty John Owen

MCCONNEL Ned Bailey

MCGREGOR Harry Alexander

MEADMORE Oliver James Allan

MEHTA Parth

MEUTERMANS Thomas Joseph

MILLER Nicholas David

MORRIS Kyle John

MOWER Oscar Frederick

MOWER Theodore Bruno

MULLER Jared

MURRELL EDWARDS Finnegan Jude

MUSSO Massimo Alessandro

NEIL Joshua Christopher

NEVILLE Hugh William

NGUYEN SINH Minh Toan

NORRIS Lachlan James

O’SULLIVAN Zachary Mathias

OLSEN Thomas Archer

OOI Eugene Yong Jun

OWENS George William

PAIS Deep Cruz

PEIRCE James Warrington

PERERA Hiruna Aschel

PERKINS Daniel Bradford

PHEELY Lachlan Fraser

PICKETT Ethan James

POP Emanuel Roman

PORRAS Sebastian Antonio

PRIDDLE Alexander David

PSAILA Kyle Alexander

RAYNER William Hugh

RIMMINGTON Tom Jack

ROSEMANN Noah

RUSSELL Gabriel Adam

SALMON Matthew Michael

SARRI Luciano Michele

SATO Yazgi Emre

SCHMELZER Max Roland Oliver

SCIACCA Luke Samuel

SCOTT Caleb

SCOTT Liahm Jackson

SCOTT William Ferguson

SEYMOUR James Callum

SHAKESPEARE Thomas Jay

SHARMA Soumil

SHAW Jonathan Francis Xavier

SHEAHAN Alexander Henry

SHINWARIE Omar

SIGANTO James Francis

SMITH Jackson Shingo Sekiyama

SNODGRASS Mitchell Lennox

SOLE Christopher Andre Versace

SOMASUNDARAM Saravanan

SOOD Fergal

SPRINGFIELD Lachlan David

SRINIVASAN Harish Kaushik

STANTON Wesley Emmanuel

STITT Alexander Hastings

STRACHAN Noah Thomas

SUHLE Ryan James

TAIB Adam Faris

TAIT Christian Greig

TAM Alex Tak Wing

TAN Keng Chin

TAYLOR Alexander James

TAYLOR Toby Daniel

TENNYSON Edward John Misso Ancrum

THYNNE Oliver Thomas

TRAN Andrew Calvin

TRAN Kiet Anh

TUCKER Jaedyn Matthew Gregory

UMASHEV Louis Valery

VAN HOORICK Nicolas

WALTERS James Alexander

WANG Alan

WATSON O’DONNELL Angus Michael

WEBER Timothy David Mu Pin

WEN Vincent Yuan

WU Joshua William

WYNNE Isaac Daniel

XIAO Shao Jun

XU Jia Jing

YANG William Wei Li

YEO Joonkyu

YU Jonathon

YU Mengqi

YUN Jimin

Year 11

ADI Matthew Holiandri

AMET Arnold Karibone Tiale

ANDERSON Fyndlay James

ANDERSON Oliver Berringer

ANGUS David James

APPLEYARD James Colin Niland

ARNOLD Harrison Robert

ASI Daejarn Tane Marua

ASTON Campbell Jordon

BAMBLING David Michelson

BARBAROSSA James Pietro

BARRON Nicholas James

BARTLEY John Edward

BARTON Fraser John Alexander

BEBB Samuel Cuell

BECKETT Tom Noel

BISHOP Jordan Luke

BLACK Cooper John

BLACK Harrison Peter

BLUE Elliott James Crampton

BODLA Harshavardhan

BOGOSSIAN Daniel Andrea

BOYCE Cameron Richard

BRADY Lachlan Connor

BRASSIL Aidan James

BREWIS FOULGER Alexander Gavin

BREWIS FOULGER Bailey James

BREWIS FOULGER Hamish Allan

BRIGGS Jack Douglas

BROLLY Sullivan Shane

BROOKE William Mark

BRUNCKHORST Thomas Benjamin

BUCKLEY Andrew Putra

BURKE Drew Peter

CAMPBELL Harry James Robert

CAMPBELL Nathan Flynn

CAPON Timothy Charles

CARRICK Samuel Phillip Stalker

CASTRISOS Alexander George

CHO Conrad Siu Hang

CHOE Sungwoo

CHOONG Lyndon Hong Ling

CHOUDHURY Joydip

CHOWDHURY Justin Tasker

CHRISTIE Gabriel David

CHUA Jeremiah Ethan

CICHERO Xavier Louis

CLELAND Thomas Charles Mainstone

COCKBURN Thomas Louie Lennox

COMINO James Paul

CONNELL Hugh Minton

CORREIA Julian Walters

COUNSELL Montgomery James

COYNE Lachlan John Tierney

CRIBB Douglas Benjamin

CRIBB Richard Ian

CRONIN Edward Joe

DAI Neal Grayson

DAMANT Otto Alexander Sancroft Holt

DAVIES Alexander Liam

DAVIS Calum Thomas

DAVIS Cooper Riley

DE ALWIS Ruveen Sayuru

DE SILVA Dylan Shehan

DEMATAGODA Don Praveen Dimiththri

DEMPSTER Reece Lee

DI IORIO Jordan Dene

DIAKOGIANNIS George Nicholas

DONALDSON Blair Roger Allen

DOOLEY William Thomas

DUCIE Griffin Roy

DUNCAN Samuel Morgan Coulson

DUNCAN BANKS Danny

DYKES Malachy Edward Blacket

ECCLESTON Thomas William

EGAN William Nathan Trinity

EGHTESADI ARAGHI Armin

EGLESFIELD Joshua Barry

ELLIOTT Liam James

ELMS Ethan Cathcart

EMALDI Eros Massimo

EU Sean Zai Rong

FELTHAM Mackenzie George

FINDLAY Benedict Andrew

FISON Max Benjamin Churchill

FORRESTER Remi William Reginald

FOWLER Gus Edward

FOX Alexander McKenzie

FROST Cameron Harry

GANASAN Shuban

GANKO Benjamin Victor

GEHRMANN Alexander Jeremy

GHANTALA Mukund

GIBBONS Theo Douglas

GLODIC Peter Brian Terence

GNANAVEL Nagulan

GRANT Alexander Andrew

GREEN Harrison Riley

GREENING Thomas

GRICE Nicholas Callum

GWYNNE JONES Huw Fitzroy

HARROD Douglas Keith

HASTIE Thomas James

HELBING Daniel Yi Hsin

HINE Eamon Patrick Brodie

HO Matthew Chi Yee

HOGG James William

HOLLIDAY Benjamin Joseph

HOLZGREFE Jacob Richard

HOLZGREFE Will Timothy

HONAVAR SATHYANARAYANA

Shreyas

HSU Edward

HU Lucas

HUANG Shaohan

HUNT Elliot Keegan

JAISINGHANI Pranay Kumar

JARDINE John William

JONES Michael Steven

KAO Shang Qi

KAPETANAKOS Lachlan Thomas

KAR Projit Kumar

KELLY Declan Patrick

KELLY Justin Leo

KIM Francis Jin Woo

KIM Young Jun

KODALI Pramith

KULASEKARA Manish Ryan

KUMAR Jonathan Praneel

KUMARASINGHE Hesharth Kalindu

KUO William

KWOH GAIN James

LAHANAS Peter John

LASSIG William Benjamin

LAU Johnathan Kin Shing

LAUDER Matthew Robert

LAW Nicholas

LAWRENCE Joey Isaac

LE Phillip Huy

LEAUPEPE PERKINS Ezekiel Gavin John

LEE Julian Christopher

LEUNG Joshua James Chun Man

LIN Jing Shiuan

LIN Nathan

LIU Shouci

LUCK Curtis Gregory

LUMLEY Douglas Charles

LUSK Harry Adam

MACDONALD Angus Alexander

MACGIBBON Andrew Douglas

MACINTOSH Hamish John Cornelius

MARTINENKO Harrison James

MASSELOS Alec Anthony

MCAVOY Stirling Tobias

MCKNIGHT Lucien

MCNAUGHT Max George

MEDEK Oscar Bruce

MILLS Bradley Ian

MIZUNO Nicholas Shor

MOONEY Thomas Patrick

MORIARTY Ruairc Lance

MORRIS Grant McLennan Tsen

MORRISON Jakob Daniel

MORTIMORE Dylan Jay

MOUDGIL Rahul

MULLANY William Daniel

MUNRO Richard Gregory Cameron

MURRAY Beau Charles Bennett

MURRAY Thomas Alexander

NGO Eagle Dai Bang

NICHOLSON Thomas James

NIEMINEN Ulric Asko Baeksang

NIHILL Harvey Daniel Ian

NUGENT Jackson

O’GRADY Connor Stanislaus Lawson

OWEN Archie Edward

PAPAVASILIOU Christos Vincent

PARKER James Christopher

PEARN Archie Thomas

PEARSON Matthew William

PETERS Auguste Samuel

POWER William John

PREMRAJ Lavienraj

PURCELL Nicholas Jared

QI Hejie

QING Yu Long

QIU Bill Chengbin

QUIN Zachary John

RAHMAN Rohan Naqib

RANCHIGODA Ashwin Anthony Nihal

RANKIN Jack Edward

RAY Marcus Anthony

RAY Tomas Alexander

RAYMOND Wylie Reece

REISER Hugh Joseph

RICHARDSON Hugo Barnaby

RINAUDO Luka Samuel

ROBERTS Harry Marcus

ROBINSON Brendan James

ROWLAND Matthew Peter

RUSH Nicholas James

RUSSELL Harry Alexander

RYALS Thomas William

SAGGERS Amos Bartholomew Ruchel

SAMPSON Michael Blair

SANDERS William Harrison

SAXTON Joshua James Mark

SCOTT Nicholas Ryan

SHAPLAND Jack Patrick Willis

SHEAHAN William Charles

SHIM Min Gyu

SHUE Oliver Hugo

SIMMERS Anthony John

SIMPSON Angus James

SIMPSON Caleb William Nicholson

SIMPSON Digby George

SKERMAN Oscar Charles

STARRETT Kade William

STEWART Gregor David

SU William

SUFFELL Seth Lindley

SWART Charles Andries Christiaan

TAME Ryan Gregory

TANG Lachlan Jia Jie

TAYLOR Harrison Joshua Clough

TENNYSON Charles Matthew Misso

Ancrum

TENNYSON Thomas Nigel Misso

Ancrum

TENNYSON William Mark Misso

Ancrum

THEW Hugo Louis Spark

THOTTUNKAL Stefan

TILLEY Fergus William Plunkett

TING Dylan Nicholas

TRAPPETT Joshua Gregory

TSE Kai Wang Edwin

TUIMAVAVE Emile Peter

VAN DE GRAAFF James Anthony

VARGHESE Isaac Thomas

VELLNAGEL Anton Joshua

WAIGHT Dennis Michael John

WALLACE Kade Anthony Paul

WANG Jerry Jin Sen

WEIER Luke Timothy

WEIGHTMAN David John Wilkie

WEST Hamish Christopher Coughlin

WHITE Levi Beckett

WILKINSON Frederick John

WILLIAMS Samuel Bruce

WILSON Harry James Howard

WING Thomas Charles Dixon

WITHERS George Philip

WOMAL Riley James

WONG Daniel Ju Lian

WONG Samuel Hao En

WOO Jonathan

WOODS James Andrew Ralph

WOODS Jonathon Richard

WYNN Lachlan Anthony

XIAO Kaiwen

YOUNGER Sidney James

ZHANG Yunjie Johnson

ZHENG Nicholas Jia Hong

Year 12

AHMET Jeremy David

ANDERSON Kevin Yu

ANDERSON Kim Jon

ANDREATIDIS Connor Nicholas

ANDREATIDIS John Francis

ARAPAKIS Harrison Paul

ARYAL Nivesh

ATKINSON Thomas Charles

BACKSTROM Louis Jacob

BAI Rhys Lan Tian Long

BAKER Edward Macmillan

BALAKUMAR Prasanna

BALI Tejan

BEAN Samuel David

BEIRAGHI Jordan Jamal

BORGER William John

BOUGHEY Max Charles

BOWDEN Jack Oliver

BRIJBALL Darshan

BROWN Dougal Owen Wordsworth

BUCKLEY Toby Lucas

BUSH George Cartwright

CAHILL Edward Michael Mackenzie

CAMPBELL Angus John Morris

CAPELLI Samuel Raymond

CARLTON Ryan

CARRICK Max Daniel

CAVALERIE Jean Pierre Quilby

CHAMPION Declan Pierce

CHAN Christopher Chun Wing

CHAN Yu Ron

CHANG Edmond

CHAPMAN Jack Edward

CHEN Jacky

CHENG Derek

CHENG Jacob William

CHEUNG Christopher Lang Yin

CHIN Garson Kah Suen

CHU Ray

CLARK Douglas Demack

COCHRANE Max Angus

COLWELL Robert Ian

COMINO Lachlan Robert

CONIAS Harry Arthur

COSGROVE Harry Finn

COX Berkeley Clarendon

CRAFT William Charles

DAVIS Hugo Edward Alexander

DE LA FLOR Christian

DEVEREAUX Coen Gerard

DEVEREAUX Harrison Marcus

DHARMAPRIYA Dilan Thivanka

DI PRIMA Jack Oliver

DO Peter Huy Lam

DUNLOP Austin William Read

ELLIS Matthew Lindsay

EVERSON George Oscar

FARR Ernie John

FETAOMAI Christian

FRANCO James Alexander

FULLER Harry Jack

GARBUTT Brendan James Maxwell

GEEVES Harrison John

GERBINO Paolo Francesco

GILBERT Thomas John

GILL Isaac David

GLAROS Alphaeus

GOODMAN Lachlan William

GORMAN Miles Douglas

GREENHALGH Harrison William

GRICE Joshua Robert

GROVES Philip Arthur

GRUMELART Kurt Daniel

GUHA Shaunak

GUNAWARDANA Jevin Nolan

HAINS William John

HALLAHAN Jonathan Robert

HAMILTON Edan Jack

HAMMOND Angus Gabriel

HANSON Grant Liam

HARNESS Daniel Alexander Hayward

HARRIS Scott Oliver

HAVU Isaac

HAWTHORNE Christopher Alexander

HEATH Dominic McLeod

HEMBROW Lachlan Hamish

HII Derek King Wei

HO Jonathan Man Hin

HODGE Jason Alexander

HOPKINS Daniel Ross

HUANG James

HUEHNE Brendan Jonathon

HUNG Lintaro Ya Hon

HUNG Man Nok

HUNG Shintaro Ya Yee

HURST Carlos Joseph Brewer

HUTH Daniel Lewis

ISLAM Muhammad Akif

JABUR Aiden

JACKSON Joseph Vincent James

JOHNSON Campbell James

JOHNSTON Matthew William

JORDAN Bradley Dean

KALAS Dylan Scott

KALININ Egor

KARRI Rahul

KAWANO Takeshi

KIM Ju Young

KIRKWOOD Calum John Lanyon

KNEE Daniel James

KONGALAGE Desh Santhush

KUMAR Matthew Yohan

KUZNETSOV Gleb

KWAN Alexander Chun Kit

KWON Minseo

LA Thomas Alexander

LABROM Alexander Owen

LAWFORD Henry Charles

LEA Jason Raymond

LEE Chae Min

LEE Gavin

LEE Ren Feng

LEE Ryan Yip Heng

LEVIEN Bronson James

LOEWENTHAL Samuel Joseph

LOGANATHAN Ashvathan

LOVELOCK Angus Paul

LOY Nathan Shang Wei

LU Raymond Weimeng

MACRAE Max Allen

MADDEN James Andrew

MANNING Mitchell Benjamin

MANOJ Adithya

MARTIN Hamish Aland

MARTIN Thomas Alexander

MCAULEY James Finnbarr

MCCORMACK George Ivan Atlas

MCDONALD Samuel Hamish Codd

MCINTOSH Oliver James

MCKEVITT Jacob Ben Hamish

MCPHEE Joseph Axel

MICALLEF Blake Rodney

MIKHAIL Ivan

MISHRA Sean Jayvis

MORGAN Thomas John

MORISON Digby McAlister

MOSS Stuart David

NAGANNA Manu

NEEDHAM Thomas James

NGUYEN Nam Tri

NISHITANI Yuji

NORTH Benjamin Henry Keith

OH Jiseong

OLIVER William John

OLSEN Jacob Lamont

OOI Nicholas Shien Loong

ORMROD Charles David Tate

OSMAND Max William

PALMER Aidan Curtis

PANIDIS Alexander Constantinos Lysnar

PANJKOV Simon Jeffrey

PATEL Jahan Aseet

PAVEY Max Edward

PEDEN William Alexander

PERCHARD Hugo

PERKINS Elliot James

PODDER Debjoyti

PORCEDDU Noah Alexander

PRITCHARD Maxwell James Rogers

PRYDE Samuel John

PRYDE Thomas Donald

PURCELL Rowan Thomas

RAHMAN Fahim

RAMSAY Graham William George

RANASINGHE Nadun Anupama

REEVES Tavis Alexander

REYNOLDS Samuel Oliver John

RICH USHER Ethan Oliver John

RIEK Sean Nicholas

RIPPER Thomas Alexander

ROCHE Nicholas Robert

ROCHE Solace Gra’

ROSS William Finlay Kilgour

ROWE Miller Gordon

RUSSO Hayden Connor

SALTISSI Jonathan David

SAULOV Kirill Dmitrievich

SAWFORD Rory Alexander

SCHAFFER Andrew Timothy

SCIACCA Christian John

SHEPHERD Olivier Ernest

SHI Antonio Hong Yu

SHORROCK BROWNE William Edward

SIDDIQUI Hassan Ayaz

SIGANTO Nicholas Simon

SINH Hari

SKILLETER Martin David

SOUYAVE MURPHY Samuel James

Georges

STACK Oliver

STANTON Benedict Alexander

STARK Matthew Michael

STEVENS Jack Sinclair

STILWELL Angus Oliver

SUSARLA Pranav

TAM Aaron Tak Yun

TANG Michael Chok Liang

THANGAVEL Abeeshan

THOMAS Matthew William

THOMSON Harrison James

THORN GUTIERREZ Tom Keith

THORPE Jaydan Trinh

THYNNE Ethan MacDonald

TIEN Ethan Shaoan

TOD Henry Theodore

TOLHURST Callum James

TRAJCESKI Samuil

TRAN Lachlan

TSELEPIS Conor Mitchell

TSENG Aaron Guan Lun

TURNBULL Ryan Dew

TYRRELL James Thomas

ULLRICH Logan Charles Naden

VAN DER KREEK Robert

VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Erik

VANDERWAL Jacob John

VILE Nicholas James

VOORN Isaac Lincoln

VU Dominic Thanh

VU PHAM Huy Xuan

VYAS Ashmit

WANG Boris

WANG Daniel

WANG Hao Yu

WANG Joeyan Lu

WANT Matthew Glenn

WARD Gareth Trevor

WEPPNER Dafydd Andrew Jell

WESTAWAY Chase William

WHIP Nicholas Macallister

WHITAKER Michael Colin

WHITE Declan Stuart Duckett

WILKEY Matthew Ian

WILSON Christopher Matthew

WILSON Herschel O’Hara

WINDERS Nathan Victor

WINNING Joshua Thomas

WU Bingzhi

YANG Chun Yu Thomas

YOUNG Dylan James

YUEN Hugo

ZHANG Cheng

ZHANG Hongji

ZHANG Vincent

ZHAO Eric

ZHU Andy

Thank you

The School would like to thank the staff and students who contributed to this year’s School Magazine.

Disclaimer

At the time of print all information is considered to be true and correct. Although the School takes due care to ensure the School Magazine is free from errors or omissions, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact the accuracy of the content represented. The School is not liable for the change in information which may affect the accuracy.