WINTER
2013
ConteNTs ConteNTs Around the School
from the
Editor
Welcome to our first Grammarian for 2013, where we feature stories from the extraordinary number of learning and life opportunities that students embrace at our School. What is apparent in this ever-growing mix is that, while traditional events hold a special place on the calendar each year, so too do new activities appear alongside - continually adding and transforming the School’s diverse and celebrated offerings. Likewise, this year we are transforming the Grammarian, and we hope you enjoy the new format as you catch up on the recent excitements, challenges and achievements of our School community.
Ashley Kershaw EditOR
Camps
From the Head of School
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Music Camp
43
From the Board
3
Year 4 Camp
44
Boarding
4
Year 7 Camp
46
Nature Play
6
Pre-Primary Camp
48
School Play
8
Scuba Club
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Mathematics
10
Year 9 Camp
Junior Round Square Conference
11
Kindergarten
14
Sport
From the Chaplain
15
Primary Swimming
54
16
Secondary Swimming
56
School Ball
18
Volleyball
58
Technology
20
Rowing
59
Senior Mentor
22
Cross Country
60
Primary French
23
Equestrian
62
Secondary Science
24
Football
63
School Nurse
25
Society & Environment
25
Writers’ Club
26
Service Project
30
Exchange
32
Peer Support
34
Community Service
36
From the Archives
38
Grand Grammarians
66
Pastoral Care
40
Reunions
68
Giving Back
41
OGA News
69
Year 1
42
Year 7
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Role Models Our Staff
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Old Grammarians' Association
2013 Winter
Edition
from the head of school
highER vAluE vAv luE Mr Michael Giles head of school
In my office I have a plaque upon which is written a quote from Albert Einstein; “What I value in life is quality rather than quantity, just as in Nature the overall principles represent a higher reality than does the single object.” To my mind, there are so many messages evoked from this one sentence that have relevance so many years later. The notion of quality rather than quantity describes a mindset that is not distracted by the noise generated in this modern world. By noise, I mean the flock to Facebook, the sacrifice of good manners, the bleatings of celebrity, politicised morality and rampant consumerism – to mention a few. To perceive clearly through this noise is a challenge for all of us, including our School.
aware of the emotions that can turn us from the higher principle. Our values and our response to emotion becomes the type of person others know us as. Whether that be the selfish person, the respectful person, the dishonest person, the fair person, the angry person, the good person, the victim, the optimist, the environmentally aware or the Christian, we reflect our values.
We all use higher principles when deciding a course of action that is not swayed or distracted by the cacophony of noise that surrounds us. These higher principles become our touchstones, the pillars upon which decisions are made, and they are represented by the values that we learn in our upbringing; from home and from School. We become true to ourselves when we start to recognise the values we tend to identify with most of the time. These also become the values for which we are known. We become even truer to ourselves when we become
Our School’s mission is to provide excellence in all round education. We do this within an Anglican setting that develops individuals’ potential and selfesteem. The higher principles of respect and excellence are clear in this mission. The qualities that we value are reflected in what we do and what we offer. We value participation and community through sporting teams, music groups, clubs and Round Square activities. We value physical and mental health by offering a variety of physical activity and an opportunity to be involved. We value
excellence in education by providing the resources and talented teaching staff to achieve the outstanding results for which we are known. We value respect in all that we do. We also encourage optimism amongst our student population. In general, a pattern becomes noticeable with students who perform to a higher level than they expected. They tend to be optimistic about their potential, and have worked consistently at School and with Home Study. In addition, they get involved and commit to sporting, music and other cultural endeavours. Successful learners, at any level, feel connected within their learning environment, and encouraged and supported by family and friends. It may be a surprise for some that optimism is associated with successful learners. Optimism is more than an inherited trait, it is a learned behaviour. We all have so many things to be grateful for, that simply reflecting on these things should lead us to believe that we have plenty to be optimistic about. One of the best influences on optimism is being provided with the opportunity to be kind to others. Acts of kindness, particularly in the service of the under privileged are a key ingredient in our Pastoral Care system and the service trips associated with the Round Square Association. I think it is more than serendipitous that acts of kindness, either random or planned, lead to many positive results for both giver and receiver. In our Anglican School it is appropriate that we acknowledge and follow the example of servant leadership that is embodied in Christ. We have a world class school set in the beautiful bush environment of the South West, and this is something of which we can all be proud.
From the board
hOw timE fliEs Mr siMon Jacob chairMan, board of Governors Dear School Family, Isn’t it amazing how quickly time passes! I notice this particularly with my children and school terms. 11 weeks can seem a long time at the beginning of term, and suddenly it is gone! It reminds me that we fit so much into our lives, and that school is only a part of our children’s education. Our children have an amazing capacity to absorb information at young ages. A lot of the valuable learning which our children do may be started or enhanced in school, but is continued outside of school hours. If we relied on the School alone to educate our children, students would undoubtedly learn less. Our School community is privileged. I don’t mean that strictly in a financial sense, but in that our students come from families who value education, care about their wellbeing and provide safe, loving and comfortable family environments. Our children live in positive social environments. In the school environment, our School provides students with passionate, generous and well qualified teachers who have excellent administrative and professional support, and who work in a school with good facilities in a beautiful natural environment. It is obvious that many of the advantages our children have are independent of school funding. It is equally obvious that increasing
government funding of education will not provide all students with the same educational benefits or outcomes. Increased funding will assist in improving educational outcomes to some extent, but it needs to be partnered with quality resources (including staff) and properly managed. Most readers will be familiar with the media coverage of the Gonski funding reforms, which are a part of the Commonwealth Government’s National School Improvement Plan. While we welcome increased government funding to the education sector, few people in the education industry would feel that increased funding alone is a panacea to improving educational values and outcomes. As more information comes to hand, we will have a clearer picture of how changes to funding will affect our School. The Board of Governors said farewell to two of their Board members in April 2013. I thank Mr Stephen Biggar and Dr Scott Macliver for their valuable contributions over many years. The Board has benefited greatly from their experience and vision. The Board will soon welcome two new members. The Board comprises twelve members, of whom half are appointed by the Bunbury Diocese of the Anglican Church. Of the remaining six members, one is a nominee of the School’s P&F and another is a nominee of the
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Old Grammarians’ Association. The remaining four Board members are appointed by the Board. In reality, all Board appointments occur in close consultation with the Board because of the need to ensure that appointees bring required skill sets and experiences to the Board, with independence and commitment to the School. It is a process which enhances the relationship between the School and its partners. The Board is commencing a review of its governance processes and documents. This will be a substantial review, and will include consideration of the School’s Strategic Plan (which in turn guides the School’s Master Plan). This process will continue throughout this year, and will result in improved documentation and processes. Some documentation will be for public release, and I look forward to sharing that with the School community.
Act!vit!es Galore!
boarding
One of the fantastic things about Boarding is that students can be involved in a wide variety of School based co-curricular activities – and they’re all on our doorstep! Weekday activities run either before or after School. For those keen on sport we have Cricket, Swimming, Basketball, Football, and Netball teams. Music, Drama, Debating and Art Club cater to our Boarders' cultural interests, or they can take their pick from other activities such as After School Tutoring and Fine Woodwork. The opportunities are plenty and cater for a range of ages, skills and abilities. Before and after School activities have included yoga sessions, specialised girls fitness classes, weight training and organised trips to the beach.
In addition to the weekday School based activities, Boarders have the opportunity to be involved in a myriad of activities throughout the week or at the weekends. All activities are supervised by Boarding staff and provide students with the chance to mix across age groups and form friendships amongst other students with similar interests. Our weekend activities take students further afield. Past trips include a football trip to Perth, a day out at Adventure World and a soccer trip to see Perth Glory play, a visit to Fremantle and to the Sculptures by the Sea exhibit at Cottesloe beach. Boarders also enjoy a range of events organised to provide a social outlet for our young residents. Socials, trivia nights and end of year events are all popular fixtures on the School Boarding calendar and are often the source of fond memories long after leaving our Boarding family. Mr Ken Taylor :: Head of Boarding
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nature play
Nature Play is all about playing outdoors. When we asked our Kindergarten students where the best place to play at School is a lot of them agreed – outdoors is best! There are monkey bars to swing on, paths to ride bikes along and hills to ride fast down, there are sandpits to play in and all sorts of insects to try and catch. Since completing our Nature Play areas in the Eric Speed Kindergarten and Pre-Primary Centre, bringing nature into the forefront of playtime for students has been a huge success. Children thoroughly enjoy having a blank canvas upon which they can play.
Nature Play is founded on the idea that unstructured play in the outdoors is important for a full and healthy childhood. By providing large grassed and tree filled areas to play in, our young students are actively engaging in the world around them and using their imagination. The decision to include monkey bars in our playgrounds has been met with great success by our little students, while cubby houses, climbing frames, trees and bike paths are major drawcards in our play area. When we asked, our Kindy kids had plenty to say about their playgrounds. Miss Francesca Arnott :: Marketing Assistant and Pre-Primary and Kindergarten students
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Louis D : : I saw a little gecko scurrying. First I saw a little one and a big one. I saw the mum come running and the baby was with it. Emily : : I like the monkey bars because they have handles. I never fall. Conor : : We hunt for geckos and try and catch the humans. We need to make dust so we can see them. Joshua H : : I like doing mucky sand mixed with water. Zoya : : I can climb the bars on my own. Ava : : I like playing in the sand pit. Finty : : I like playing with the houses. Sydney : : We make sandcastles. Cooper : : I like going on the bikes. There is a flat bit and there is a big hill over the other side where we can go fast. You need to keep your feet on the pedals and ride. Lily : : I go on the seesaw. Ryan T : : I hold onto one monkey bar and hang my legs over. Then I put my hands down. Toby C : : I swing on my feet and touch the ground. I like being outside. Lola : : The new cubby house is the best. I like playing in there with Lacey. Finn : : I like playing Willy Wonka. The machines make chocolate.
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School play The School production of Grease has been a huge success thanks to the combined efforts of students, staff and lively audiences. The boy meets girl story of Danny and Sandy thrilled audiences with renditions of classic favourites such as Summer Nights, Greased Lightning and We Go Together.
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Rama-lama-lama-kedinga-de-dinga-dong! The cast did an amazing job of bringing the show to life, with Rory Richardson playing Danny and Bonny Twigg as Sandy. The T-Birds were represented by Alec Barron-Sullivan, Michael Hooper, Matthew Robertson, Brodie Nettleton and William Leeson. Morgan Halket, Hannah Jackson, Julie Bettens and RoseMonet Wilson Scott played the Pink Ladies. The production was billed as a dress-up, singalong affair and we were not disappointed with the response provided by many enthusiastic patrons! The lyrics of popular songs were projected onto a screen and the audience was encouraged to stand up, sing and dance along with the cast. Each night, several audience members dressed up as their favourite Grease character. Two full size car shells were used as the staging for the show. With a little bit of theatre magic, the cars’ engines roared, headlights flashed and tyres smoked throughout the performance. I would like to acknowledge the outstanding effort made by Miss Temily Green and Mrs Heather Campbell, assisting in the producing of Grease. Without their help, the show would not have run so smoothly. Our thanks also to Mrs Lynette Fahie, Mr Shaun Molewyk, Mr Glen Strindberg and Mr Paul Hooper for the music, Mr Bob Rayner and Mr Peter Schulze for their work on the cars, Mrs Larissa Healey for her costume making and Mrs Jenean Halket, Mrs Annette Richardson, Mrs Louise Wright and Mrs Rebecca Lyon for their expertise in hair and make-up. We had loads of fun putting on Grease and hope to see you at next year’s production! Mr Jason Bancroft :: Drama Co-ordinator
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mathematics
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School has this year won the regional Have Sum Fun math competition, making it three successive wins. The competition is a problem solving quiz night with each team of six consisting of two each of Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 students. Teams from all over the South West region attended the event, which was run by the Mathematical Association of WA. This year’s team of Jacqui Byrne, Timothy Rasmussen, Joshua Hislop, Benjamin Tilbrook, Oaklee Partridge and
Katie Kerrigan were victorious while Tara Greenhalgh, Damon Penfold, Karl Scaglione, Eliza Lyon, Jack Redgment and Jaxton Kidd also performed very well throughout the evening. Congratulations to all of these students who represented their School superbly and thanks to Mrs Smith who attended the Friday evening event on the School’s behalf. Well done! Let’s go for four in a row next year! Mr Adrian Bandy :: HoLA Mathematics
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Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School hosted the Regional Junior Round Square Conference for Australasia and South East Asia during the first week of the April holidays, welcoming 128 delegates from 18 schools. The Conference was for 12 to 14 year olds and staff and students were kept busy for the five days exploring Bunbury and the IDEALS of Round Square. The theme for the week was “From Little Things Big Things Grow� which was woven into the Conference in a multitude of ways that placed emphasis on each of the IDEALS:
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Internationalism 'There is more in us than we think'
International schools from Japan, Singapore and New Zealand were part of the delegation. Each night we ate a delicious meal that originated from a different culture. Kym Saville from The School of St Judes in Tanzania was one of our inspiring international guest speakers. Students participated in Indigenous dancing workshops and the conference concluded with a dawn ANZAC service at Nanga Bush Camp.
Democracy Sunday afternoon was full of team building tasks which incorporated democracy and leadership. One of the most challenging activities was using ropes to walk an A frame across the lawn. These activities were great challenges involving brawn, brains and teamwork and were ably run by John Leyendekkers. The delegates worked in Baraza groups to reflect
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on what they had experienced and learnt from the guest speakers and activities. Our Year 11 and 12 students were awesome ambassadors for the School as Baraza leaders, showing leadership skills beyond their years.
Environment The delegates completed an “Explore Bunbury” activity using iPads where they had to negotiate their way from the Bunbury City Library to Taffy’s on the waterfront while answering many questions about Bunbury and the history of the region on the way. Delegates visited the Bunbury Wildlife Park and learnt valuable lessons about sand dunes and how to reduce the impact of weather and humans on our beautiful coastline, from former staff member Chris Gibbs. The final day and evening were spent at Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup amongst the natural bush.
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Adventure One of the morning activity rotations included sea kayaking with dolphins with Dekked Out Adventures, then a trip to the Dolphin Discovery Centre. On Wednesday we all travelled to Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup for a range of adventure activities, including canoeing, rafting, rogaining, low ropes courses and mountain bike riding. Delegates learnt to challenge themselves and achieve more than they thought possible.
Leadership Within the Baraza groups (Baraza means a meeting place in Swahili) all students had the opportunity to take on leadership roles. Within the Boarding units natural leaders took on the roles required. All activities enabled different students to take on roles that suited them. Our Baraza leaders demonstrated leadership, negotiation and communication skills that had the teacher delegates
commenting on the quality of our leaders. A fantastic job was done by all the leaders.
Service A variety of service activities kept us busy! Lyn Toglalini from the Uthando Doll Project gave an inspiring talk, enthusing all delegates to make dolls to send to the province of KwaZulu-Natal, where 2.5 million Zulu children live with mothers who are HIV positive. The delegates did an amazing job at finishing off over 80 dolls, with many boys driving a sewing machine for the first time! We are very appreciative of the many volunteers (mums, grandmothers and students) who sewed the doll bodies and clothing for the delegates to embellish and dress. All delegates received a copy of the book “Tree – A Little Story About Big Things” by author Danny Parker and illustrator Matt Ottley. These men were inspirational
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guest speakers on our opening night entertaining the whole delegation with their storytelling and painting skills. Their book clearly represented the Round Square motto “There is more in us than we think,” and reflected the Conference theme beautifully. Our student delegates think the IDEALS should also include fun and friendship, as they met so many new friends and had a lot of fun which concluded on the last night with a bush dance and many versions of “Cha cha cha with your Baraza.” We would like to thank the School families who assisted to make the conference such a memorable occasion and the senior students who gave up their holidays to be such marvellous role models and leaders. Mrs Belinda Walker :: Round Square Programme Co-ordinator
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We love watermelon Mrs Devereaux brought a really big watermelon into the Kindy. It was huge. We tried to lift it. Clara and Toby could just lift it.
Mrs Devereaux cut it up and we all had a piece. It was juicy and sweet. The juice dripped down our chins when we ate it. We ate the red part of the watermelon but not the white part. When we had finished, we had sticky, juicy watermelon smiles. We had to wash our hands and our faces. Mrs Susan Devereaux :: Year 1 Teacher and Year 1 students Hamish : : You can’t eat the green bits. It’s juicy. It’s tasty. It’s yummy. There are black seeds in it. I accidentally ate them! There was juice on my face and mouth. I made a watermelon smile. Lacey : : Watermelon has red on it and pips. You don’t eat the green part. It tasted like juice. It tasted like apple juice. It was gorgeous! I like how it dribbled down my face.
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From the chaplain
by Fr GEoFF ChadwiCk, SChool Chaplain CS Lewis, the author of the Narnia books, once said about his life: "In the Trinity term of 1929 I gave in and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps… the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England… But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal? … and [God’s] compulsion is our liberation." ~ C.S Lewis, Surprised by Joy. This moment for C S Lewis was the moment when he was surprised by God’s joy. And Easter is about being surprised. Just when the Disciples had lost all hope after Jesus’ crucifixion, the Joy of God’s new life burst into their lives in a way they could never have expected.
Over the centuries many followers of Jesus have experienced that surprising joy. It is not easily explained – it is like love – something wonderful and intangible that nourishes your life at its very core. Just like love, you can live without it – but that’s a pretty grim sort of life. When God’s surprising joyous resurrection love grabs hold of you; you realise that there is more to life than you ever will know.
But what a great surprise it is to discover the God of love appearing in your life when you least expect it. That is what happened to the women who went to Jesus’ tomb and were told he had risen. That is what happened when Peter ran to the tomb and discovered the lonely linen cloth. That is what happened when the disbelieving apostles had their minds changed. God had given them a great surprise!
I wonder if you have ever been surprised? It’s when something unexpected happens. Sometimes it can be frightening – like a door slammed by a gust of wind, or a car pulling out in front of you. Sometimes it can be delightful – like being given an ice-cream for no reason. Or when a friend you haven’t seen for a long time just arrives on your doorstep. These are moments of being surprised by joy.
And the surprise means this: That the Goodness, Love and Joy of God can never be destroyed.
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That is the meaning of Jesus’ Resurrection. God’s goodness is indestructible! So at Easter, be surprised by God’s unexpected joyous resurrection love. Chocolate, rabbits and Easter bilbys are fine – but transforming life is the greater surprise.
Year 7
From our sevens.. Beth Robbins : : My favourite thing I have been looking forward to this year is to have all the extra classes like history, woodwork and cooking. I am looking forward to this because I can learn more new things and also have lots more fun.
Year 7 is an important year for students. Leaving behind the ways of primary school and embracing life in secondary school can be a big step. 2013 marks the fourth year of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School’s Year 7 Centre, specifically designed to help our students make the transition from primary to secondary education. From Peer Support, new subjects, lockers and different teachers to some students experiencing a School camp for the first time, Year 7 is always an exciting time for our students.
So what is it that makes the Year 7 Centre special? Our students start their year in a structure which changes slowly through the year to incorporate more elements of the Secondary School. Two teachers deliver the main academic subjects while option subjects are taught by specialist teaching staff. This means our students are introduced to the Secondary School model of having multiple teachers while still being overseen by two main academic teachers. For Languages and options such as Music, Drama and Technology lessons,
speciality teachers come to the Year 7 Centre to teach during Semester 1. As the year progresses students start to attend these options classes at their relevant locations throughout the School. This gives them a taste of how subjects in the Secondary School are conducted and is often a highlight for our Year 7 students, as they enjoy having the responsibility of getting to classes on their own and learning from a variety of teachers. Students are also divided into one of four House Groups as an introduction to the House system. By Semester 2 our Year 7s are allocated a Secondary House Home Group so that they get to know students from different Year levels in their House as well as their new Home Group teacher. They will keep the same Home Group and Home Group teacher for the remainder of their time in the Secondary School. By having their own space in our custom built Year 7 Centre, our students acclimatise to Secondary School life at their own pace. The Centre has its own outdoor area for socialising, with a large central courtyard, play equipment and a large grassed area. Nearing the end of the School year many Year 7s leave behind the comfortable safety of the Centre and spend more time as a part of the Secondary School.
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Matthew Riley : : I have learnt a language before but I really enjoy Japanese. It is fun to learn about the culture of Japan and how they behave. Grace de Chaneet : : Peer Support with the Year 11s was a highlight so far this year. The activities the Peer Support Leaders presented us with were fun and challenged our teamwork and let us get to know each other better. It created an environment through the games that we could get to know each other better. Rajindra Madigasekara : : On camp we got to work together, learn about people and make friends. We did different fun activities that some of us had never experienced such as surfing, caving, kayaking and sleeping in tents and cooking food on an open wood fire. Benjamin Just : : My favourite part of Year 7 is doing all the new subjects this term such as Japanese and Drama. I think it is great to learn a new language with my friends and Drama is fun because it is different from normal school work. Emma Kirkham : : I am looking forward to cooking our family a three course meal in Technology and Enterprise in Term 2. I think that it is special because the teachers are trusting us and giving us the freedom to cook without them following our every step and it builds our independence for later on because we are doing it ourselves.
School ball
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Technology
S Mr Ben Duff, Deputy Head of Primary On 13 February our Year 5 girls had an opportunity to take part in a Robogals workshop. Presenting Robogals were three engineering students from the University of Western Australia who taught the Year 5 girls how to build and programme robots made out of Lego Mindstorm kits, which they then got to race against each other.
The workshop was a chance for the girls to learn about engineering, computer programming and computer science, all of which are usually male dominated industries – in a fun and interesting way, and to learn from young women in these fields. The Year 5 girls had to concentrate on following the step by step procedure to ensure their Lego creations turned out correctly. Some girls worked with a partner and seeing the machines take shape together gave them a great feeling of achievement.
The girls enjoyed themselves immensely, including those that were a little sceptical at first. Although some of the Year 5 girls didn’t think they could build and programme a robot, the engineering students helped to guide and teach the girls through the process. Once the robots were built and programmed, the competitive juices were certainly flowing! Each team vied for the fastest robot as they raced them across the classroom. Given a little more time the girls would have been able to programme these robots to behave in different ways while searching for a speed advantage against their competitors. The girls were inspired by the engineering ladies, and some have since revisited their Lego collections at home. I know that many are looking forward to joining our new Lego Robotics Club. A big thank you to the Robogals students from UWA on behalf of Year 5, for coming down and sharing their knowledge and passion for engineering. We hope to see them again.
Skyla van Loggerenberg : : I really enjoyed making the robots with my friend! I also loved fiddling with the ‘brain’ and racing with the other robots. Madeleine Farrell : : I really enjoyed Robogals. I found it really fun but sometimes confusing with all the parts, but I got it in the end. Imogen Steele : : I enjoyed Robogals when we got to build it because we got to build it by ourselves. Thank you. Miriam Ghasseb : : I found Robogals fun and I enjoyed breaking and rebuilding the robot cars. I also enjoyed the race and my car came first. Rita Dorkhom : : I found Robogals fun because it was really interesting when we had the race and me and my partner won the race. I was really glad that they came in and gave the time to show us how to do robots. Larissa Cooper : : I think Robogals was amazing and fun especially the part where we assembled the robot. Mia Holben : : Robogals is so much fun! My robot was called RoBoJo. Halle Mitchell : : The Robogals were awesome, Lucy and I had the most fun time constructing our car robot, Roby! Jordan Brown : : I enjoyed Robogals a lot because we got to do the hands on building. I also think that it was nice for girls to have the opportunity to play with lego because normally they count it as a boy thing.
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Senior Mentor
2013 marks the beginning of a new and exciting opportunity for our graduating students. Long term staff member Mr Mark Stapleton has accepted the newly created position of Senior Mentor, a role which will respond proactively to the needs of Year 12 students and those who have recently graduated. A comprehensive student mentoring programme will be developed, including supporting transition for Year 12 students to Year 13 – whether that be to university, employment, taking a GAP year or any other of the myriad of activities our students go on to undertake. The Senior Mentor role consolidates a range of functions into a coordinated approach towards assisting our most senior students. It will provide a range of opportunities for Year 12 by aiding the transition of graduating students into life after School by sourcing possible GAP Year opportunities, assisting students in their applications for scholarships, discussing possible career paths and providing links with universities and other vocational institutions. Sometimes this is a period of uncertainty and challenge, and our
aim is to provide additional support as a successful transition is made. Former students will also be encouraged to stay connected with the School – the members of our Old Grammarians’ Association are wonderful role models and a source of practical advice for students who are planning their life beyond School. The establishment of an e-Mentoring programme in which current students and former students and family members are brought into contact with each other will provide a forum to discuss questions regarding the ‘ins and outs’ of various careers.
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The Senior Mentor role will also continue to strengthen the relationship between the School and its recent leavers – enabling us to stay in contact, providing an opportunity to share their experiences with generations of students to follow and maintaining the strong connection between the School and the Old Grammarians’ Association. Graduating from School does not mean the School has forgotten you or doesn’t care about you! To find our more, please contact Mr Mark Stapleton at the School or see the e-Mentoring insert with this Grammarian.
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Nurse? It was with much excitement and anticipation that I commenced working at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School at the beginning of 2012. I quickly realised that I was surrounded by colleagues who are supportive and encouraging. The students have also made me feel welcomed by embracing me as a member of the School community. I have enjoyed getting to know many families and endeavouring to help students through health issues, minor and more severe. In my position as the School Nurse, I am responsible for a diverse array of objectives including acute care, health promotion, awareness, prevention of injuries, management of existing injuries, emotional support, and the provision of information and equipment to deal with potential accidents, to name just a few. During the day I am based at the Health Centre attached to the Eric Speed Centre, and each weekday morning I visit boarding from 7.30am to 8.30am to touch base with students who have existing medical issues or to check on anyone who may have become ill. Although band aids and ice packs are a highly sought after commodity, sometimes a friendly ear and liaising with parents can be all that is needed for a student to get back on track. Ms Sammy Young :: School Nurse
Society & Environment
YOung AmBAssADORs In April the South West regional round of the Evatt Trophy, a mock United Nations forum where students have the opportunity to debate resolutions regarding international affairs, was held in the Tony Brooker Pavilion at our School. We had 13 lucky students take part on the day. Avijoy Roy Choudhury, Alec Barron-Sullivan, Christopher Macoun, RoseMonet Wilson-Scott, Michaela Mitchell, Evie Ward, Samantha Goerling, Jack Delaney, Jordan Smith, Henry McCauley, Jack Colbert, Noah Lehmann and Tom Kerrigan all put in strong performances, showcasing impressive public speaking skills and their knowledge of global politics. From this regional round, teams were selected to participate in the State Final at Parliament House. Two teams from the School were chosen for the trip to Canberra on 10 May – Tom Kerrigan and Rose-Monet Wilson-Scott and Christopher Macoun and Michaela Mitchell. From the initial field of over 100 teams, it is a great achievement to have two teams in the final fifteen. Our School has an impressive history in this competition, with 2012 leavers Christopher Leeson and Jordi Lockhart making the national final two years in a row. It was great to see those two still actively involved in the competition as judges this year! My thanks go to all of the above brave students who were completely responsible for researching and preparing their responses to the resolutions on the day. Mrs Cherie Russell :: HoLA Society and Environment
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A Quiet Revolution There has been a quiet revolution happening in the Club with a change in government. The students now lead and are headed by a committee elected by club members. The chairperson is Aditya Sud (Year 12) and he is assisted by his deputy, Jaxom McCreadie-Roe (Year 12). They have been tasked with drawing up activities for our meetings and have put together a combination of formal and informal writing assignments, with contributions from some of our junior members, Tara Greenhalgh (Year 10) and Campbell Arthur (Year 9). Our first excursion was to a Poetry Writing Day at St Mary’s in Busselton, where students and adults were encouraged by Rev Ted Witham to use the stained glass windows as inspiration. This is an ongoing project run by Rev Witham and will culminate in selected poems being published in an anthology in Term 4. Another significant event on the school calendar for writers is the Short Story Competition, and some excellent work was received this year. Mrs Tina Maree :: Writers’ Club Co-ordinator
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CAptuRED in glAss
By Amber Anderson, Year 8
Captured in glass Frozen in time Ancient wooden pews sit quietly and listen Hearing whispered, scribbled secrets Of coloured stories and dreaming The first daffodils of spring Who gaily nod hello The rainbow after the storm An arch, gazing down at life below The peace after the war Overwhelming relief, a sigh The rain falling in Africa A promise of plenty to zebras shy The splashes of coloured paint After a canvas has been blank Someone to listen to, A reason to give thanks The twinkling wisdom of stars They’re alive, Night’s own necklace Reassuring whispers to make Fear vanish without a trace The early blue birds on the window They’re a tiny brass band The slumbering world at dawn Seems a giant Fairyland Whiskers on kittens A baby’s first laugh Clapping hands An old photograph Sun on a rainy day A favourite story My birthday A Christmas wish A place to call home Scattered dewdrops The hush when you’re alone The fractured sunlight paints a scene All of creation without a single word
thE ButtERflY & ButtERflY-CAtChER the
Plainly put, the butterflies were nothing short of purity and verity, concealed beneath black wings that merged with the night. Each lime-green spot on their wings told a story – an ancient history, a family tree, a culture that was written across their heart and mind and soul. The catcher, on the other hand, was the opposite. His young bleached skin concealed only a black soul that would soon be shrouded in guilt, and whilst he liked to think he was as pure as possible, his mind was simply invisible darkness covered with darkness. He had caught many butterflies, trapping them in his net and silencing them before striking forth with the pin to pierce their wings. Then he would stick them up on a wall for all to see, to remember, for centuries. Many butterflies had fallen, and many more of them would come. It had taken the butterfly catcher a while to notice the grey-green bush on which the butterflies had made their home, and that too when his mother pointed out, “Have you seen the new bush that I planted a while back in the back garden?” And the butterfly catcher, intrepid as he was, sought to claim the bush in his name. On the second day, he noticed the butterflies. They were unlike any other butterflies that he had seen; their wings were darker. Silently he thought to himself that something must be wrong with them, because it wasn’t possible for a butterfly to have such black wings. So he waited, patiently for an hour, before catching the first. The other butterflies, bless them, were confused
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By Aditya Sud, Year 12 (ExCERpt)
as to what had happened. The butterfly catcher had seemed so pleasant, he seemed to be watching them with interest….perhaps, they thought, he wanted to communicate with them somehow? They were patient, too, waiting for the return of the captured butterfly – which of course, never happened. That evening, though, another butterfly went missing. They were more confused now – was the bush that they have lived off for so many generations taking them in some way? Was some higher being, some force that controlled the earth, taking them instead? In the confines of his room – which wasn’t much, just a brick-made cave devoid of any nature save for the corkboard with the dozens of dead butterflies on showcase – the butterfly-catcher examined the second butterfly. The green spots on this one were different to the first, and that alone was completely different to the butterflies he had caught around the yarrows in the garden. Those butterflies, the “proper” ones as he liked to call them, didn’t have any spots anymore. They all had the same plain white wings as every other one, and that, that, was pure beauty. Not these random spots that made each butterfly just that bit different. And so, thought the butterfly-catcher, I must change things. I will make these butterflies beautiful, remove these green spots and make them just like the proper ones which have nothing on their white wings.
LOS T IN T r a n s l a t i o n by Sarah Bowles ~ Year 10 “P-please just let me go, let us all go!” our fate rested with Jamie as he attempted to plead with them, to try to get them to see reason. They weren’t having any of it. They were quickly growing impatient. One of them started yelling something at Jamie in what I thought to be Indonesian. They got right up close into his face to try and make their demands clear. “I’m sorry, I can’t understand you – I don’t know what you want!” Jamie started to become desperate and tears were now rolling down his grimy face, “please, just let us go.”
The man pulled out something from his pocket, but cursed as it fell to the floor with a heavy, metallic thud. As he bent down to pick it up, its shiny, silver appearance glistened in the sunlight that had managed to creep through the window. He held it to Jamie’s head and started counting in his own language. “…satu…” “W-what, NO, PLEASE!” Jamie struggled against his bonds but two men came and held him down to the chair. “…dua” “WHAT DO YOU WANT? I’LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING, JUST WAIT FOR US TO GET BACK HOME TO AUSTRALIA!” “…tiga…” “WAIT, PLEAS-” Blood splattered everywhere, decorating the walls in a sickening, reddish-hue. The force had thrown Jamie’s body back and he now lay motionless in front of me. I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. The men started arguing and gesturing towards something in the
corner of the room. Oh, God. What are they going to do with us?
just a bunch of Aussie kids on holiday, WE ARE JUST KIDS! HELP US!”
The man with the gun walked over to the remaining five of us.
I ended my message to the camera.
The remaining five. There were supposed to be ten of us. He pulled me up from my knees and walked me towards the corner of the room. There he pushed me into a chair seated in front of a cheap web cam. I was stunned, what did this man want me to do or say to the camera? If people were watching, maybe they could come and save us. Before he could start yelling or point the gun at my head, I spoke to the camera. “I-if anyone out there is watching this, p-please, please come and find us,” my body started trembling and my breathing became irregular, “We have been taken hostage by terrorists in Indonesia. They have killed five of my friends already! We cannot understand them or what they want! Please, Help us!” I was screaming now, becoming more desperate as I went on, “We are
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A wave of doubt hit me –no one was coming. We weren’t going to be saved. We would die here in this cold, damp warehouse. We weren’t going to return home to our families or friends. Tears had clouded my vision and I had forgotten about the man with the gun who was standing next to me. I felt something metallic and cold press against my temple. The man started counting again. “Satu…” I had accepted my fate and decided not to put up a fight. Instead, I closed my eyes and imagined I was back at home in Australia with my family. We were at the beach. I could smell the sweet salt and hear the peaceful sound of crashing waves. “…Dua…” My Mum, Dad, brother –their beautiful faces I could visualise so well. I could see them –they were smiling. “…Tiga…”
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Imagine Our
World
UntiTled
Campbell Arthur, Year 9
By Allira Scott, Year 11
I fell to the ground, face first. Although I was blindfolded, I knew where we were. We were in the paddock out the back. I could tell by the ducks. The only place the ducks were, was out in the back paddock. I spat the mud out of my mouth and mumbled a profanity as he dragged me into the barn.
Imagine our world, once bustling with the sounds of life and society, has now become a dull, lifeless shell of silent dread. In the centre of the decrepit city of New York sit two once proud skyscrapers, now a crumbling mess of shattered glass and inert corpses. Years of human desertion have let the relentless weeds grow wild and strangle the abandoned boulevards and buildings. The dark streets are laced with scarlet and sprawled across the bitumen roads are the pale limbs from multiple mannequins. Abandoned vehicles lie on the torn walkways, some overturned and wrecked, others have been ravaged and vandalised. In the distance smoke and eternal flames can be barely seen through the thick blanket of morning fog.
“You’ll never get away with this!” I yelled. “Won’t I?” he replied scarily. For the first time since he got me, I cried. Who was this man? Why was he doing this? So many questions ran through my mind. I felt him pick me up and lift me to the hay pile. I could hear his footsteps leave the barn, the door slammed behind him. I stood up and tried to run after him but my legs just wouldn’t move. I pulled my blindfold off and studied the barn. It wasn’t my barn. But the ducks… I thought. I walked throughout the barn with the smell of rotting something wafting up my nose. As I delved further into the barn the smell grew more putrid.
In one of the cracked, opaque windows of the first skyscraper, you sit in a cheap, plastic office chair, staring emptily at the office block across from you. In the opposing window sits a figure that could be your reflection, but something about it seems distorted. It looks as though it’s been stretched by some medieval torture device, as its arms and legs are too long and lanky for its undernourished body. It wears no clothes upon its disturbingly hunched back, and as far as you know you’re fully clothed. Over its head is a black, plastic bag, tied so tight around its giraffe – like neck that strangulating red marks have begun to appear. Most perturbingly of all is that the tell-tale sign of breathing – the rise and fall of the plastic bag – is not at all evident here. Is it real? It could be the inhabitant of the new world. It could just be a visage of your own decaying mind trying to cope with loneliness. There is no one else left alive. Every structure in the city, in the whole world, has been left uninhabited. There are enough supplies just in the city to keep you alive for hundreds of years. You have all the time in the world, and there is no one left to restrict or restrain you from anything. If you were the last human in the world, what would you do?
Shivering, I neared the back door. The smell was making me nauseous; but I pushed on; I had to know what the universe was trying to throw at me. The ducks quacked louder, it was like they were in my head. Their quacks echoed – getting louder and louder. In the darkness, I found the latch on the door and flung it open. I saw a middle aged man lying on the grass. I swallowed a gasp as I saw the blood trickling on to the blades of grass. I looked closer, it was like a spring morning – waking up and running through the grass filled with dew; but it wasn’t dew this time, it was a poor man’s blood. I looked down and saw a note: The ducks are dead. They’re all gone. I’ve been watching you for a while now. Right now, I bet you crinkle your nose in confusion. You don’t know where you are, do you? Good, it’s better this way. Now you can be with the ducks, forever. Except they are gone. The ducks are dead. They’re all gone. Forever.
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Service project
Enhancing Lives Mr Mark Stapleton & ms Caroline Cooper
What does it take to enhance a life? A group of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School students may have discovered the answer to that very question after returning from their ten day International Service Trip to Cambodia. As part of the project, 18 students and three teachers worked at a Cambodian orphanage for 5 to 16 year olds through the day and taught English to local adults and children in the evenings. The group travelled 140km north east of Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham. With the support of an Australian project company – Rustic Pathways – and a local Cambodian NGO, our students and staff worked to build the orphanage a flagpole and supporting gardens, and spent time playing and entertaining the 50 children living there. Each day the group would cycle to the orphanage to be greeted by the giggling children, and would spend time playing games, entertaining the
youngsters and getting to know them better. Through games and laughter the language barrier proved no problem when communicating with the bunch of happy and affectionate students. Teaching English to the locals was a real challenge. Despite having classes of up to 50 adults and children of various ages, the students took it all in their stride. The excitement they showed after teaching for an hour each evening indicated how much fun they were having. Not only was it a learning curve for the students to teach, it was an important opportunity for the locals to get to speak in English to Australian students. The trip itself would never have been possible without the generous donations from other School students and families and the Bunbury, Busselton and Dunsborough communities. Health products and fun items for the young children at the orphanage were donated and handed out. Through this the old adage ‘it’s more blessed to give than to receive’ was proved correct! As well as the service component of the trip, students and staff also learnt about the horrific past of the Khmer Rouge
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and the Cambodian people. Visits to the Genocide museum in Phnom Penh and the ‘Killing Fields’ brought home the confronting and tragic impact of this regime during the 1970s, a history so at odds with the peaceful and beautiful culture of Cambodia as it is today. The trip culminated in visits to the Floating Villages, the tourist delights of Siem Reap and a 4.30am wake-up call to experience the sunrise over the beautiful 11th century ruins of Angkor Wat. Throughout the adventure, students and staff experienced the amazing hospitality of the Cambodian people, stunning landscapes and the superb food (including fried tarantulas). The trip was a life-changing experience for all involved and proved how giving back can enhance not just the lives of others, but our own lives too. Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School will be returning to the Kingdom of Wonders in 2013, and is continuing to expand the range of overseas community projects – hopefully to the point that every student can have at least one service experience during their time at the School.
Elizabeth Linnane Mother of Beth from Windermere School, England
notes from
abroad airmail Justine Valois, Canada From Bishops College School (Year 11) My exchange was the best and hardest thing I’ve ever done. Leaving my parents and friends behind for two months was terrifying, but when I saw what waited for me in Australia, it felt like home all over again. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to stay. I’ve been back home for almost a month now, and I miss the new friends I’d made quite terribly. I wish I could go back and visit someday. I think an exchange is a life changing experience that everyone should sign up for.
Martin Valois, Canada Father of Justine from Bishops College School I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You really had a positive impact on Justine’s experience in Australia. You took good care of our child and we really appreciate it. She could not believe two months could pass so quickly... she even enquired if her returning flight could be delayed by an extra week!! After such a great experience, I don’t think Justine will ever be the same! She made a lot of friends from Australia and from around the world.
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Beth arrived home safely and full of stories of her adventures and experiences at your School and in Australia. I would like to thank you, the School Head, all the staff and pupils for making her so welcome and her time with you memorable. I would also like to send my thanks and gratitude to Mrs Sheather, Allison and Jack, Beth's host family for making Beth's stay so enjoyable. Beth will never forget her visit to your school and hopefully the lifelong friends she has made.
Allison Sheather, host Hosted Beth Linnane and is going on exchange to Windermere School, England (Year 10) We welcomed Beth into our home with great anticipation and happiness. We picked Beth up at Perth Airport – our journey had begun. Three hours later we drove into Busselton, the screams from the back seat were deafening – “It’s the best beach I have ever seen, so blue!" This continued all the way to our home. The next day we went to visit Nan and Pop. When we arrived I said I will take the scraps to the chooks, after a minute or two Beth asked "What are chooks?", we showed her to which she replied "they are CHICKENS!" 8 weeks later Beth was calling them chooks, using heaps of surfy slang (that’s hell good) etc. We all had a fantastic time, now I’m looking forward to my time in the UK and speaking PROPER ENGLISH.
Exchange
Beth Linnane, England From Windermere School (Year 10) My eight weeks in Australia were the best eight weeks of my life. I did so many things I never thought I would do. I saw things that I didn’t believe existed. I have made friends that will last for a lifetime. I think the best thing I did when choosing Australia as an exchange country was picking Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School. The biggest change for me was the weather. I even managed to get a sun tan! My host family couldn’t have been better. We travelled around the local area and visited lots of the beaches and bays in the area. If I could describe my stay in one word it would be “inspirational.” I would recommend going on exchange to everyone. Will I visit again? Yes!
Jeneesha Singh, India From Vivek High School (Year 10) Before coming to Australia my mind was abuzz with many questions; will I fit into their school, will the teachers be like the teachers back at home, how different will the food be and a lot more. Now I can confidently say that the answers to all these questions are definitely positive! I usually keep a distance from animals, but after coming here I overcame that fear. I fed some kangaroos and even touched animals like snakes, lizards, koalas and wombats! For me the journey isn’t over yet as I venture off to Outward Bound Camp and the Junior Round-Square Conference.
Hannah Holborn, South Africa On exchange to Dainfern College, South Africa (Year 10) My exchange to South Africa was one of the best experiences of my life. I met so many wonderful people and created so many incredible experiences that will remain with me forever. South Africa is one of the most beautiful places on earth. There were many things I enjoyed from climbing Table Mountain, shopping, visiting a casino, watching swimming gala’s and visiting Nelson Mandela’s cell on Robbin Island. I thoroughly recommend participating in an exchange. It’s a once in a lifetime experience so I’d grab it while you can.
Francesca Schwarz, Germany From Louisenlund (Year 10) I remember that I was sitting at the airport, not knowing what will happen and I nearly started crying, because I was so afraid about going to Australia. And at my last day at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School I really started crying, because I didn’t want to go home. I made lots of friends and had some incredible experiences, which I will never forget. Of course I’m glad to be back in Germany but it’s not the same as it was. It feels like some part is missing.
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Valerie Smith, Canada From Lakefield College (Year 10) My exchange has only begun, but already I’m having a blast! I’m living with a wonderful family that is making me feel at home. My hosts, the Abbott family, took me to Perth where we went to the Zoo where kangaroos do as they please, so I was able to walk up and pat one! It was a pretty cool experience until the kangaroo stood up on its two legs. It’s safe to say I wasn’t standing by its side for much longer. My weekend was only then completed by a nice kangaroo dinner. I can truly say it was the first time I patted an animal, then ate it not too long after. I can’t wait for the new adventures I’m going to encounter in the next 8 weeks!
Mike Mackenzie, Canada From Lakefield College (Year 11) I look back on my decision to come to Bunbury for exchange and realise that it was definitely the right one. In my time here I’ve done so many things that I only could have hoped for like abseiling, watching buskers in Perth, surfing, watching Perth Glory and going on Outward Bound. My exchange with the Hooper family has been everything and more than I expected and I am quite sad that it is ending so soon. I have made so many friends that I will never forget. I would just like to say thank you to the Hooper family, Mrs Muir and Mr Bird for everything.
Breaking Down Barriers At the beginning of the year, suspicions of our teachers’ battiness were confirmed when forty Year 11 students were asked to introduce the anxious Year 7 students to the jungle we call ‘high school’. These Year 11 students were crowned ‘Peer Support Leaders’ and after training sessions to rival those of the SAS, were thrown into the deep end and presented with their very own set of shiny-shoed twelve year olds.
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peer support
The first Peer Support session took place on Orientation Day and involved encouraging the new Year 7 cohort to feel excited about a fresh start, a variety of ‘getting to know you’ games and copious amounts of Freddo Frogs. By the end of the day, the students felt better prepared to face the year and the Year 11 Peer Support Leaders were patting themselves on the back. The next Peer Support session occurred on the last day of the Year 7 Camp in Busselton. This day involved chatting to the Year 7 students about their camp and teaching them the importance of empathy and understanding. However, the Year 11s ensured that this session was as fun-filled as the last by incorporating a mixture of ridiculously fabulous activities. There were doughnuts, water balloons, newspaper fashion parades, Harlem Shakes and smiles all around. Although the students were exhausted from the intense Year 7 Camp, the day was once again a success. Over the next few weeks, the Year 11 Peer Support Leaders and their Year 7 friends were reunited again during Study Periods. In these sessions, they focused upon the importance of resilience and learnt how to apply it in common situations at School. A few weeks later, and the last Peer Support session was
upon us. This last session saw the welcome return of the Freddo Frogs and, more importantly, the discussion of what the Year 7 students had learnt about coping with high school. When the time came to say goodbye, the Year 11 Peer Support Leaders realised that they had gained as much from the sessions as their Year 7 buddies had. Peer Support was most definitely a success. The Peer Support Leaders managed to compact the necessary tools needed for high school into five highly diverse sessions, as well as drastically improve their improvisation skills! The conclusion was made that perhaps the teachers do know what they’re talking about, after all! Nell Mitchell :: Year 11 Peer Support Leader On Orientation Day we met our Year 11 Peer Support Leaders, who helped introduce us to the School. They took us around and showed us lots of cool places. There were roughly six people in each group and we were in our Houses of Knight, Wilson, Redding and Goldsmith. We played some games to discover each other’s “inner being.” Some of the games were on teamwork and others on brain power. Afterwards we all felt less tense around each other.
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It was a great ice-breaker and we met lots of new people. Later in Term 1 we had some more Peer Support sessions. In those we played lots of amusing games. Our Peer Support Leaders came to Busselton on the last day of the Year 7 Camp. We played a few more games with our awesome Peer Support Leaders. Knight House Leaders were by far the best. (GO KNIGHT HOUSE!) We had several sessions after the Year 7 Camp, at School, and they were pretty cool. Some groups had to talk about their feelings. For our last session with our Peer Support Leaders we made them cards as our offering of gratitude for making us feel as if we belonged in this community of wonderful people who, in their own ways, all did so much for us. We can only hope that one day we can give back to this amazing community of wonderful people. Our Peer Support Leaders were such wonderful influences on our developing minds and we would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts and we hope they succeed in their exams and excel in life. All the Year 7 students would like to say one thing to their Peer Support Leaders. SEE YOU IN TERM 3! Year 7 Students
Community Service
PullingTogether S
Mr Mark Stapleton, Senior Mentor
One of the interesting and quirky facts about humanity, from my observations of it, is that our true human nature reveals itself not in times of happiness and joy, but in times of sadness and tragedy. It is, so often, unexpected and shattering incidents that make us sit up and take stock of our own lives. It is then that the attributes of compassion, empathy and a heart-felt desire to help come to the fore. One such incident occurred on Christmas Day 2012 when Lawson Smith (a delightful and very popular former student who left the School at the end of 2010) fell off of his skateboard and hit the back of his head on the pavement. After months in Royal Perth Hospital, Lawson is now at home in Bunbury and being cared for by his family. At the same time, what is certain is that the School community, made up of both former and current students, families and staff, has rallied to the support of Lawson and his family in quite exceptional ways. Sara, Lawson’s Mother, has given up work to care full-time for Lawson and in
response to this and to support the care programme for Lawson (a specialist physiotherapist has been employed to work with him), the School community has fundraised over the past months to assist Sara. The School community has raised nearly $5,000 through a community lunch sausage sizzle, a morning tea/lunch when staff provided all of the food (more than 30 staff baked for the day) and through the selling of 2,000 Lawson Smith wrist bands. Along with this, former student friends of Lawson organised an evening at the Varsity Bar in Nedlands, where the generosity of the owners of the bar
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and the many who attended helped raise more than $16,000. A golf day and auction was also held recently, organised by former School parent Mr Peter Cody, and raised the magnificent amount of $40,000. Lawson’s future is still very uncertain, but what is and has been evidenced, is that when sadness and adversity occur our caring and loving community will do its utmost to support and assist those in need. Lawson’s ongoing process of healing will continue to be monitored and provided for by those who love him, and the School community will be with him all the way.
From the archives
CarEErS EduCation
then and noW
ms mARgAREt pAtERsOn, ARChivist AnD mRs BElinDA wAlKER, vEt CO-ORDinAtOR
In the same year, Business studies also commenced at the School with students studying Retail Trade and Business Principles and Practice. Taught by Mrs June Reilly, a practical side to these studies was introduced by involving the students in the establishment and operations of the School’s first canteen. Vocational Education has come a long way in the last 40 years. Today we have a number of students who complete Nationally Accredited Courses either at School within the curriculum or through outside providers. Each year we have over 140 students who are placed in a huge variety of workplaces either for Work Experience or Workplace Learning. Our Year 10 Work Experience programme provides a wide variety of experiences and opportunities, assisting students with decisions about their future or simply understanding the differences between school and work. An annual Career Breakfast provides senior Secondary students a casual forum in which to speak to a mentor from their chosen career field, often gleaning interesting and often exciting information about a career that may interest them. The strengths and benefits of Careers Education have been developed and fine-tuned but central to it all, our Year 10 students continue to benefit hugely from practical experience in the workplace.
40 years ago an innovative Work Study Programme laid the first foundations for our School’s strong Vocational Education offering. With the assistance of business and professional groups within the community, an extensive Career Guidance Programme for all seventeen Form 11 (Year 10 students) commenced.
Initially, a range of guest speakers visited the School and spoke with the students about being in the workforce. The programme culminated with a work study week providing students with firsthand experience in a career of their choosing – some of which included architecture, fisheries and fauna, hairdressing, laboratory technology, law, medicine, meteorology, pharmacy, photography, radio technology, stock agency and veterinary science.
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record
falls
The Secondary Swimming Carnival is always an exciting event - but this year’s Carnival was a real record breaker. A new Year 8 Girls 50m freestyle record was finally set by Tahlia Jensen - the previous record was set 27 years ago in 1986 by then Year 8 student Terri Keech (nee Craven).
In 1986 swimmers trained at an outdoor pool near what is now the South West Sports Centre. The concrete pool is now filled in, but back then through winter swimmers would wrap themselves in jumpers and blankets before stripping off their warm layers to dive into the chilly pool. Although much has changed for our swimmers over the past 27 years, the spirit of the Swimming Carnival is still as strong as ever. Terri remembers the Carnivals as a highlight for swimmers: “The Swimming Carnival was always a really fun day and a chance to mix with people from different years
who you may not have even talked to at School. The rivalry between the Houses was always great, even between the teachers it was strong.” Terri recently enjoyed a visited to her old School to meet Tahlia, saying “I have really great memories of being at the School and I loved my time at Grammar. The School has obviously grown a lot but it still feels the same.” Terri never thought her record would stay undefeated for such a long time – perhaps for only a year or two. Current Year 8 Girls’ 50m freestyle record holder Tahlia Jensen said she only found out about the 50m freestyle record a few weeks before the Carnival but she wasn’t aware of what the actual time to beat was. Tahlia said “I’m always nervous before my swims at the Carnival but I enjoy it. I enjoy how all the Houses cheer for all their swimmers and Wilson always supports me. As soon as I finished the freestyle race I was very excited when the bells rang. I knew then I had broken the record. Everyone was congratulating me including kids from other Houses and teachers.” Tahlia said she hopes to set more records in the future, “I hope my record stays for many years… and maybe for longer than the 27 year record.” Miss Francesca Arnott :: Marketing Assistant
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Pastoral care
Kids MAtter Pastoral Care in our Primary School is one of the highest priorities for our staff and our programmes are continually refined to keep abreast of best practice. As a KidsMatter School, we are focused on promoting a positive School where everyone belongs, as well as supporting social and emotional learning for students. KidsMatter provides the proven methods, tools and support to help schools work with parents and carers, health services and the wider community, to nurture happy, balanced students.
From Kindergarten to Year 3 the students utilise a programme called PATHS, which is grounded in social and emotional learning. This helps children learn about and handle emotions positively, deal with and resolve conflicts peacefully, and to empathise and make responsible decisions. Every morning, a child is chosen as the PATHS Kid of the Day, where children spend time giving and receiving compliments. When students learn and use these skills, behaviour improves and disruptions lessen. In Years 4 to 6 students experience Rock and Water training. The Rock and Water programme aims to apply
a physical and social approach to assist boys and girls in their development into adulthood by increasing their self-realisation, self-confidence, self-respect, boundary awareness, self-awareness and intuition. A specific goal for the course is teaching boys and girls to deal with power, strength and powerlessness. Children enjoy the vocal and energetic activities, improving their communication skills in an active environment. Ms Daniella Princi :: Primary Counsellor
Giving back
101 Years
generosity Joseph Gurney Fry, born at Shenfield near Brunswick, lived to within a week of his 101st birthday. His life’s journey was one mapped by the genes of his Quaker forebears, the most famous of whom was Elizabeth Fry, the nineteenth century prison reformer. Quakers exemplify quiet humility. They do charitable works which assist their fellows. That is a definition of philanthropy. Gurney was a philanthropist. His family knew of his generosity; his community knew of his generosity; but its true extent will never be known. The Anglican churches at Brunswick and Australind were regular beneficiaries as were countless organisations such as St John’s Ambulance. Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School was dear to his heart. In his nineties, when most people are the recipients of kind deeds, Gurney would arrive at Speech Day with a tin of his award winning home baked meringues to share with students and old friends. As a former boarding school student at Guildford he probably remembered boys longing for delicacies after a year of old-time boarding school stodge.
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In the foundation years of our School, his donations were like that of many farmers who responded to Bishop Ralph Hawkins’ call to begin an Anglican Boarding School in Bunbury. Gurney’s own children had boarded in Perth for their education but his generosity ensured there was a fine school in Bunbury for 10 of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Many of his extended family also enjoyed this benefit of quality education close to home. Finances were very tight in the early years. Gurney’s acceptance of the invitation to Speech Day always had a cheque enclosed. Gestures such as this ensured the School’s survival and the benefits we enjoy today. The Governor of Western Australia, Mr Malcolm McCusker, himself a notable philanthropist, this year suggested that students should be encouraged to share their good fortune by giving to others. Students at Bunbury Grammar have made a start. For decades our students have raised money through Casual Clothes Day and other fundraising initiatives to support overseas students and local charities. On leaving School, many of our students have caught the habit and continue to sponsor children overseas.
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The Old Grammarians’ Association also contributes, with the annual HOPE Program which supports former students engaged in philanthropic endeavours.
Most schools like ours benefit hugely from the bequests of former students. Even 1% of an estate, as a token of the affection one holds for this place, would make a difference. We have almost five thousand former students. Next time you make your will (everyone over 18 needs one) perhaps consider leaving a bequest to your former School. Like Gurney Fry, you can follow the biblical precept and remain anonymous should you wish. Please contact Mrs Ashley Kershaw in the Community Relations Office and she can provide you with information to guide you.
year 1
sounds
SEnSational!
In Year 1 we have been investigating the sensational world of sound.
Using balloons, glass beakers, water and a Snaggly Doo (a very scientific piece of equipment consisting of a wire coat hanger and two pieces of string) we found out that sound is made up of vibrations. We discovered that anyone can be a sensational sound scientist, including Mr Tait! Mrs Melinda Golinski :: Year 1 Teacher
Music camp
Musical Mayhem To the untrained ear, Music Camp sounds like a reasonably dull experience. What can band kids get up to? Read some funny lines on a piece of paper, with odd little circles on the funny lines, and try and make music out of it? In reality, Music Camp is a whole lot more. This year we went Bach to the Baldivis Camp School for a third time, for some Let’s Kick Start The Musical Year rehearsals for our Senior Concert Band, Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Strings, and Community Choir. Having lost several extremely talented musicians from the Class of 2012, many of us believed that music in 2013 was destined to fail. Ha! What a joke that proved to be! With some very skilled Year 7, 8 and 9 students coming for their first taste of Music Camp, as well as many brilliant returning musicians, the completely new music that was thrown our way on the first evening wasn’t sounding half bad by the end. It wasn’t all hard yakka for us musos. In the interim
between rehearsals we got to play some awesome team games, organised by the Music Captains of 2013, watch Finding Nemo, eat delicious cookies and slip, slide away down the camp school’s 25 metre water slide. Although Mrs Fahie was attacked by a falling electric piano, the highlight for the camp was when the Head of School, Mr Giles, gave us a bagpipes workshop. There is something really special about seeing the Head of our School coming to share an experience like that with us. We would like to offer a fantastically warm welcome to the students who came along and worked extremely hard to kick start the year, the parents that joined us for Community Choir, who gave up their time for us, and the amazing staff members who made it all possible, Mrs Fahie and Mr Molewyk especially. This musical year is shaping up to be another scorcher, so be on the lookout for our upcoming performances around Bunbury! Sophie Cochrane and Michaela Mitchell :: Year 12 Music Captains
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Year 4 camp
prowling in
pemberton
This year our Year 4 students went on camp to Pemberton with the awesome teachers Mr Davidson, Mr Webb and Mrs Dawson.
Oh well, let’s get started with this. At the fantastic camp school we had lots of fun and there was lots of excitement to share. They had a magnificent low ropes course near the fire pit. The camp school also had nice helpers. The camp school was not as fun as the sand dunes. So do you want us to tell you about sand dunes?
Before the sand dunes we left the camp school for Warren National Park where we had to throw a pinch of sand into the water and say “I am [name] and I have come to visit your place.” Also if you were brave enough you could dip your hand into the water. Then we had to take some mint leaves and scrunch them up in your hand and smell them. A little while later we had to walk a really long walk to the sand dunes. We finally got to the sand dunes. We ran up them and kept walking until we got to the right one. They were so fun! We buried Ms Pocock and Mr Davidson, it was so funny. On the last night we had dinner, after that we went down to the campfire to
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toast marshmallows. We had so much fun, we sang and danced until we had to go to bed. The fire was blazing hot. That night was so great that we wished it did not end. The campfire was fun but it was not as interesting as the understorey. The understorey was so cool it was artistic. Most of the kids liked the gold tree. The gold tree looked like gold was running down it. It was AWESOME! We all loved it. It was interesting, but tiring too. We all really loved going on camp. It was funny, happy and wicked. Everybody loved going to the camp school and wished it never ended. Ava Hathaway and Paris Rix :: Year 4
Year 7 Camp
In Term 1, most Year 7 students went down to the Margaret River area for some fun activities that I and many others had never tried before. It started with meeting up at the School quadrangle. There we were split up into six groups, made up of 14 kids and an adult supervisor. We split buses and from there my group and three other groups took a long trip down to the deer farm. We had little time to pull our luggage to “the Shed” and as soon as we were done my group and another went down to Yallingup. At Yallingup we raced through the maze and headed for Giants Cave where some cave guides helped us trek through the large underground network. That night we had Duke’s Disco where Mr Duke would play music and we would play musical statues. The next day we went surfing and canoeing. After our tiring day we played a big game of cricket at the deer farm. Also that night Father Geoff came down to talk to us about the stars. The next morning it was like a great migration as our group and another
lugged our way to the bus, waiting to go to the Explorus camp. At Explorus we learnt about how to set up a tent and make our own food over the fire. The next morning we made our lunches and set off on a long 3.5km walk. After the walk we got a much deserved swim in the ocean. The next day we met with our Peer Support groups and had an ice cream down at Busselton. I had a great time on all the activities and found that I had made some good new friends. The Year 7 camp was definitely great and I wish I could go again, but I’m looking forward to the Year 8 camp next year. Ysabel Kershaw :: Year 7
I had a great time at Camp with my friends and spoke with people who I don’t usually get the chance to speak with. Even boring bus rides were a good chance to turn around and share a story and a laugh with the person behind. We were all divided into six big groups and each group got to do separate activities each day, sleeping in a
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different spot. I got to do things that I’ve never done before, like surfing, and they were so fun. Everyone thought it was great when two waves collided and they were in the middle getting squished! Going through the Giant’s Cave was another great adventure, and we had a cave guide to tell us all about the different parts of the cave. As we canoed down Margaret River we realized that it isn’t easy to paddle with two people at once without hitting each other multiple times. Walking 3.5km in the bush was tiring and we were all relieved when we reached the beach There was plenty of time to do each activity so we could enjoy it without feeling rushed. Pitching a tent at Explorus was great fun too, if a little confusing at times. We slept on either a mattress or foam mat each night, but we much preferred the mattresses. I enjoyed the Year 7 camp quite a lot and would have liked it to be a day longer. Now I’m looking forward to the Year 8 Adventure camp! Benjamin Just :: Year 7
Pre-Primary Camp
E x p l o r i n g o u r e nv i r o n m e n t S Pre-Prim ary Our first stop on the Pre-Primary camp was the Golden Valley Farm.
“Are we there yet?” The bus driver says “YES!” Where to begin?
A tour with our guide Lara of course! Wow, we saw an amazing sculpture of sticks in a pile. Then we thought,
“let’s build our own sticks in a pile.” Great idea! What beautiful trees!
The trees were amazing and some of them were so old. Under the trees we collected pine cones, leaves and found different seeds and nuts. We made bush art out of sticks on the ground by arranging them into shapes. Then we walked to the Pear and Acorn trees. We looked through binoculars and magnifying glasses at leaves and we matched natural objects to our colour swatches.
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We drew artwork of the leaves and nuts and seeds we found. After all of this our next stop was the Donnybrook Apple Park. We played on the playground’s swings and monkey bars and then had afternoon tea. Then we had one more play before heading back to School. We had pizza for dinner and after a fun filled time with all our friends it was time to go home. Mrs Leanne Sullivan :: Teachers’ Aide and Pre-Primary students
scuba club we were about to experience in the underwater glory of the limestone reefs of Rottnest.
Scuba Club continues to enjoy strong support from students and families alike. During the diving season, 13 new students attained their Open Water qualification and another 11 divers went on to extend their abilities by gaining their Advanced Open Water Certificate. This includes students and parents alike and the Scuba Club thrives from the involvement of the whole community.
Although Western Australia is suffering from an association with shark sightings and interactions, the Scuba Club has been well supported by the School Executive and parents alike in defining a well-researched and committed approach to safe diving practices. Coastal Water Dive has also sustained their rigorous attitude to student safety and provides Electronic Shark Defence Systems to all student divers and accompanying instructors. The Scuba Club appreciates and acknowledges that this shared attitude has enabled divers to continue their underwater education and adventures. The highlight of this diving season so far must be the weekend of diving at Rottnest, comfortably accommodated at the Department of Sport and Recreation camp at Woodman Point, formerly a quarantine station in the early 19th century. Most students thought we would definitely suffer from overexposure to the Portuguese millipedes, which permeated our dormitories, but these masses of black worms were nothing compared to what
Anyone who has ever dived on the north and northeast coast of Rottnest will know its reputation for fish life, colourful reefs and as an exciting swim through. The Scuba Club has dived at these sites several times over the past six years and always enjoyed the spectacle. But nothing could prepare the students for the magnificence of Rottnest’s southern sanctuary zones, a labyrinth of limestone reefs, caves, swim throughs and ledges. It was almost an “out of this world” experience as our dive group hovered and hung inside the stillness of 12 metre caves, surrounded by suspended schools of Common Bullseye, who were watching us as we watched them. Levels of enthusiasm were high as the students completing their Advanced Open Water course accomplished their deep dive, one of the more challenging of the five specialty dives that are undertaken. Some of our sightings included a 1.5 metre Port Jackson shark, a wobbegong shark, many timid crayfish hiding safely under the dark ledges, a flighty bull ray, dhufish, nudibranchs, buffalo bream, western blue devils, sea stars, ascidians, boxfish, leatherjackets and an abundance of local marine life. We welcome all our newly qualified divers this season and congratulate them for wanting to explore a very exiting pastime. Now it’s on to our next adventure at the 2013 dive camp at Ningaloo Reef. Mrs Kathy Schulze :: Scuba Co-ordinator
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Year 9 camp
Camping Camping in
Paradise Paradise Oliver Hill, Kingstown Barracks, Salmon Bay, the Settlement, a tour to West End, the Aqua Park, the Picture Hall, Geordie Bay, Thompson Bay, Bathurst Lighthouse, quokkas, the Basin, snorkelling, touring, bike riding and sandcastles. These are all places we saw and activities we enjoyed on our Year 9 camp to Rottnest Island. As you can tell from this huge list, the Rottnest Camp was far from a wasted week in paradise. We accomplished many challenges by ourselves and with our groups but it wasn’t non-stop exhausting activities the whole time.
We were also given lots of ‘down’ time to relax and take in Rottnest with our friends. This meant that we had about two hours in the morning to ourselves, another two at lunch when most of the groups would be around the settlement and another two hours at night before dinner. This ensured that we could catch up with other friends and chat about all of our stories each day.
I was extremely lucky to have such a good dorm room full of girls who got along so well. We also had the Canadian exchange students in our dorm who both had a brilliant sense of humour throughout the camp. We were fortunate enough to get an 18 person dorm which meant nine of us had a bunk bed to ourselves – that was our form of luxury!
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Unlike last year when we had to make our own “interesting” form of food, this year the food was never ending meals of deliciousness. These included nachos, a roast dinner and hamburgers, and even better the cook told Mr Dawson that we didn’t have to wash up! So all up... a fantastic camp, and with the Outward Bound Camp slowly approaching I have a feeling that this will have been the most luxurious camp at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School. Thanks Mr Dawson for organising an awesome trip to Rotto! Eliza Lyon :: Year 9
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Sarah Holdman House Captain Before the Interhouse Swimming carnival we had a lot to prepare! We had to do swimming trials so that Mr Dunbar could place people in the different divisions. It was a big job to do so the House Captains and the Head Boy and Head Girl were given the responsibility to help Mr Dunbar for the trials.
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It was really fun to help out but it was also very tiring! Once we had it all prepared, the House Captains and some other helpers from our Houses made banners to make the swimming bays look really cool. These were to help cheer our teams on – everyone thought Redding was the best! On the day the House Captains had to help get everyone prepared for their
races. It was easy to start with, but as the day went on people couldn’t hear their names because of the loud cheering in the background, so House Captains had to try and find them before their race started without them! Sometimes it was nearly too late! After a very exciting day, Wilson won again and everyone in the bay screamed really loudly when the
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winner was announced because they were so excited that they had won once again! Overall it was a fantastic day – everyone tried their best, enjoyed the day and we all thought it couldn’t have been better. We would all like to give a big thank you to Mr Dunbar and all the teachers and House Captains for making the day such a success.
secondary swimming
The Secondary Interhouse Swimming Carnival was a very close affair! The scoreboard was showing that three of the four places were up for contention during the relays. It is now history that Knight achieved a spectacular win, with only 48 points from a total of 2000 separating the next three Houses. There was an excellent level of participation and the swimmers always had outstanding support from the bleachers. Nine individual and eight relay records were broken on the day.
a strong and consistent effort across all Year levels to win four of the seven categories: Junior Boys, Senior Boys, Overall Boys and Overall Aggregate. At an individual level, outstanding efforts by Tahlia Jensen (Year 8) and Steven Bennett (Year 11) saw them awarded Age Group Champions. In another amazing achievement, the Year 10 Boys’ team set a new State record for their relay.
Continuing a strong tradition, once again many parents, friends and families supported the students vocally from the stands and enjoyed the atmosphere of enthusiasm and participation! The School’s strong swimming performances did not end at the Interhouse Carnival. Competing once again at the ACC for the first time in several years, the School team produced
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We congratulate all participants in the Swimming Carnivals for their excellent behaviour, and particularly those who commit large amounts of their time to training sessions – you are to be commended! Mr Iain Dale:: HoLA Health and PE Mr Bob Marshall :: Swimming Coach
VolleyBall
Taking To The Sand Across Term 4 of 2012 and Term 1 of 2013, students from around the region came together on Monday afternoons to play beach volleyball. In the beginning most of the students found the going tough, with wind moving the ball around and no roof to give the ball movement perspective. But, as time went by, all the students slowly developed to become good players. Some of the standout players for the School in the Monday night competition were Lucy Collis, Sarah Dawson, Alice Dawson, Cameron Goodlad, Benedict Arthur and Hein
Gildenhuys. On the final evening the grand finals were held. The boys’ grand final was between two School teams “Itsy Bitsy Spikers” (Blake Thomson, Bailey Sweetapple and Cameron Goodlad) and Ethan and Damon (Ethan Maguire and Damon Scurria), with Ethan and Damon winning the contest in a close match. Midway through the season the Bunbury Volleyball Association held a “Three-a-Side” competition and the School entered two teams. The first team was composed of Blake Thomson, Bailey Sweetapple and
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Damien Connellan, Beach Volleyball Coach a young lady from another school. The second team was composed of the Year 12 students Kate Heptinstall (Captain), Damon Scurria and Ethan Maguire. Both teams played against adult teams in the AA Division and did very well. In fact, Kate, Damon and Ethan won the AA Division. Overall it was a very successful beach volleyball season. All our students who participated had a great time and I look forward to seeing everyone on the beach come next season!
Rowing
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On Sunday 7 April, Bunbury Rowing Club hosted the annual Head of the River rowing regatta. This is a regatta open to both local and Perth schools. Our School has had an excellent record in this event over the past decade, this year placing a competitive fourth overall. The winning school was John XXIII from Perth. Outstanding results produced by our School team included the following achievements: 1st Year 8/9 Girls Quad: Katie Kerrigan, Dee-Jay Hands, Natalie Wheeler and Darcy Smith. 1st Year 9 Boys Double: Oliver Brewster and Pierre Gildenhuys. 1st Year 8 250/55m Grey Training Single Sculls: Maddison Bedford. 1st Open in the 1000m Single Sculls: Regi Lefebvre. 3rd Open Mixed 8: Tom Robbins, Regi Lefebvre, Casey Skilbeck, Silas Metternick-Jones, Nichita Moscaliov, Matilda Birchall, Tina Farhang and Kirsten Roberts. I would like to thank all the students who participated in the rowing season, as well as the coaches, Mr Good, Mr Williams and Mrs Walker for their valuable input throughout the season. Mr Simon Turner :: Teacher Responsible for Rowing
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cross country
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The mighty Knight House made it two carnival wins in a row for 2013 by winning the Interhouse Cross Country on Wednesday 15 May, having also won the 2013 Swimming Carnival. It is now up to the other Houses to try to prevent a “threepeat”! It was a magnificent autumn day for this event and the students were well supported by a good number of parents from both the Primary and Secondary Schools. It was wonderful to see so many of our students of all ages in their House colours together on the oval and to see the spirit of fun, friendship and encouragement amongst them. It was also good to see so many keen teachers going for a gallop or a gentle trot! Congratulations to all those who took on the challenge of participating to the best of your ability.
Champion medals were awarded to: Yr 4 Girls Mikayla Blackham, Lara Tovich Boys Alby Kongras, Cooper Pearson Yr 5 Girls Madeleine Townsend-Hyde, Lauren Mellett Boys Josh Tait, Franco Van Zyl
Electronic timing was used for the first time at this event and this enabled us to have accurate times and places for all runners, as well as a final points tally within a few minutes of the last runner finishing. Individuals were also able to check their times and positions online.
Yr 6 Girls Hannah Phillips-Prescott, Lily Roberts Boys Luke Paoliello, David Wareham Yr 7 Girls Emma Kirkham, Megan Fowler Boys Levi Churcher, Sam Patane
A special feature of this whole School event is that because the House with the lowest average place is the winner, every student who runs has an impact on the final result. Therefore, every student in the School has the opportunity (unless injured) to contribute for their House. The results for the Secondary School show that it was extremely close between Wilson and Goldsmith for second and third place. So close in fact, that if one runner’s finishing place had been different the overall House placings could have been affected. You couldn’t ask for a better result!
Yr 8 Girls Mirrante Ryder, Marelize Van Zyl Boys Bailey Taylor, Harrison Hayes Yr 9 Girls Kimmy Tait, Kate Duncan Boys Joshua Kirkham, Bryte Townsend Yr 10 Girls Imogen Keall, Kirsten Roberts Boys Zac Jones, Mitch Lockhart Yr 11 Girls Indiana Lysaght, Hali Townsend Boys Chris Massey, Curtis Read Yr 12 Girls Ashleigh Workman, Phoebe Crofts Boys Nathaniel Owen, Ethan Maguire
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Equestrian
On The Trot
X the Interschool Equestrian team During the April school holidays our Equestrian Team competed at the 2013 State Interschool Equestrian Championships. The girls rode together as a team and also won the prize for best decorated stables! Everyone in our team was so supportive of each other. Lucie Lodge : : Year 6 It was really fun decorating the stables in our Grammar colours, riding together as a team was awesome. Tiffany Lake : : Year 7 Our team spirit was great, we looked very classy in our uniforms. Caris Lake : : Year 10 At this year’s Interschools I had the opportunity for the first time of jumping in an international indoor arena, it was a challenging but fantastic experience for both my horse and I and I can’t wait until I’m able to do it again. Megan Burt : : Year 11 I loved watching the 1.3 metre jumping in the indoor arena, decorating the stables and cooking marshmallows on the fire at night. Emilia Forrest : : Year 7
football
Mates Tour
The sixth Buccaneers' Interstate Footy Tour was a memorable event for a group of our boys during the April holidays. The group experienced many highlights during the eight day tour including watching four AFL games at the MCG and Etihad Stadium. The boys enjoyed a visit to Geelong with a tour of the Geelong Football Club at Simmonds Stadium where we were met and guided by club legend, and 240 game player Bruce Nankervis and current Football Department member Troy Selwood, who came out of a Cats team meeting to show the boys around the impressive facilities and talk about all things football. This was followed by a visit to Geelong Grammar where we were treated with hospitality and a good game of footy.
The boys played some fantastic football in fine games against two very good schools – Geelong Grammar and Trinity Grammar – and we thank those schools for their help, hospitality and fair play and for the boys from their schools who joined us. Outnumbered as we were in our victory against Ivanhoe we nevertheless learned a great deal from that game about many things as well as our star players; Connor Blakely – whose poise and football skills were enhanced by the quality of his leadership; Ethan Maguire who revealed himself as a prodigious talent with a huge impact on games. There were some fine performances by Will Pascoe, Damon Scurria, Darcy Townsend, Jack Reynolds, Samuel Monkhouse and Riley McKay before an unfortunate knee injury put Riley out of action.
giving a pretty substantial boost to the restaurant and fast food sector, engrossed in the stratagems and practice of Nerf warfare – stealth variety – as teams ceaselessly strove for supremacy.
The enthusiastic effort of all the travellers was fantastic and many grew in confidence throughout the trip. A definite highlight was the genial, good natured companionship of all the boys who filled the week with endless banter, absorbed in football real and fantasy, reviving the clothing and football industry while
Thanks again to the veteran footy tripper, Mr Adrian Bandy and new recruit Mr David White who spent their holiday working hard and helping to make the trip possible— and being such great support and mentors for the boys.
On Anzac Day in Melbourne the boys attended the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance and later in the day watched the sold out Anzac Day Game between Essendon and Collingwood.
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It was also a big week for the Year 10 students who were all great. Sam, Travis, Cooper and Todd, returned from 10 days on Outward Bound to jump on the plane for another eight days where their navigation and teamwork skill were tested in a different context as tram timetables proved more complex than topographic maps. It was a good trip and over too quickly – like a three quartered game, but the memories will no doubt linger like the bacon smoke at the Stanton.
Mr Brad Goerling :: Teacher Responsible for Football
Staff
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We welcome the following new arrivals for staff since our last Grammarian
New Vows Jennifer Leys married Trent Orchard on 21 December 2012 in a beautiful beachfront ceremony in Bali (below). Rashid Senderu married Sofia Becerra on 3 March 2013 in Perth.
Greg Murray and wife Rebecca, welcomed Mia Grace Murray 1& 2 born 7 February – little sister to Bailee. Holly Thwaites and partner Anthony Neilson welcomed Leo Douglas Rock Neilson 3 on 1 February. Felicity McLean and her husband Reg, welcomed their son Toby Max McLean on 21 May. Mandy Walker and her partner, Tania Iseppi welcomed a baby girl, Harper Lee Iseppi-Walker 4 , on 13 January 2013. Tine and Gavin Rigg welcomed a beautiful baby girl on 9 May, Abigail Ingrid Rigg.
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The School community was saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Peter (Ossie) Osboldstone recently. Peter was a much loved and respected member of staff from 1980 until 1988. With his wife Marianne and children Anna, Kate and Peter (Jnr), he was a significant figure during a period of major growth and consolidation in the School. Peter taught Social Studies and Business and Consumer Education in Lower school and Accounting History and Economics in Senior Secondary. As Head of Social Studies and Business Education as well as Housemaster in
Charge of Senior Boarding, he was a significant member of the Senior Staff where his wise counsel was greatly respected. Astute and perceptive, Peter had the capacity to think clearly and see things from a broad perspective. While at our School, Peter coached and played hockey, ran the Boarding and School canteen from an old caravan with the help – such as it was – from the Business Education students and Boarders. Peter was also Housemaster of Goldsmith House for a time, a keen beachgoer and Surf Lifesaving Member, a cagey and competitive tennis player and a great companion. Former Boarders will no doubt recall the morning run, the visits to the beach and Boarding Camps at Nanga. Resourceful and willing to take on challenges, Peter made a long lasting contribution the School. Peter had a wealth of experiences and an endless supply of stories, all delivered with his trademark wit, sparkling eyes and dry humour. He is remembered as an intelligent, humble and generous man devoted to his family. The large crowd who gathered for his memorial Service was a testament to the man with many Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School staff and students from a quarter of a century ago in attendance. In speaking to many people who knew Peter, they all thought their friendship with him was special - and indeed it was for so many different people had a “special friendship” with him. Yet that was the nature of the man – always warm, eloquent, calm, courteous, considerate and interested and described by one friend as a “renaissance gentleman, broadly read, knowledgeable in many fields and with a measured presence and a sense of perspective”. Peter remained active throughout his life and loved the beach, tennis, a good laugh, his travel and especially his family. The thoughts and prayers of the School community are with Marianne, Anna, Kate, Peter (Jnr) and their families – he will long be missed.
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New
Faces Cynthia Au Mathematics Teacher John Filipiak Science Teacher Benjamin Maynard Japanese Teacher Francesca Arnott Publicity and Enrolment Assistant Tanya Ferres Education Assistant Tomoko Townsend Education Assistant (Japanese) Joshua Newton-Webb Music Teacher Kate Steward Primary Teacher Joshua Williams Primary Teacher Felicity McLean Education Assistant Gavin Kennedy Head of ICT Technical Ernst Scholtz Human Resource Manager Fiona Holben Primary Clerical Assistant
Grand Grammarian
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While attending Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Maria Cavallo (98) was renowned for her gorgeous, ultra-long hair and cheerful smile. She excelled in Music, Drama and Debating, with her most memorable performance in the School’s production of Cinderella. Anyone who witnessed Maria in full flight as the wicked stepmother in that iconic, outdoor production could not fail to be in awe of this young woman. Maria completed a Bachelor of Business degree at Edith Cowan University with a double major in Accounting and Public Practice, receiving numerous awards including the ECU WA State Prize for the outstanding final year student in Bachelor of Business (Accounting). Maria was immediately employed
as a graduate auditor with AMD Chartered Accountants. In 2004 she was admitted as a Chartered Accountant and in 2007 became recognised as a Registered Company Auditor by ASIC. She is also a member of the Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia and Institute of Internal Auditors of Australia.
Maria’s intelligence and ability resulted in rapid career progression through AMD, being appointed as Senior Manager in 2008, an Associate in 2010 and a Partner in July 2012. She was recognised with a Highly Commended Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia for services to the Institute of Chartered Accountants and accounting profession. Since 2005, Maria has been an Audit lecturer and tutor at Edith Cowan University. More recently she began lecturing and tutoring for Edith Cowan University’s external degree and post graduate Auditing Studies. In 2008 Maria married John Bridger. The School connection was strong with close friend Eileen Roberts (nee Schurmann) as her maid of honour and classmates Heath Nankivell, Michelle Inglis
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and Suzanne May in attendance. Maria and John live on a small acreage in Donnybrook, enjoying their dog, cows and sheep. Somehow Maria still finds time for community service. Less than a year after graduating she quietly accepted the position of Treasurer of the Former Students’ Association (now the Old Grammarians’ Association) and has worked with great competence and integrity ever since! Maria has also been a Board member of the Catholic Diocesan Finance Council since 2001 and has judged the South West Small Business Awards since 2010.
Who has inspired this stunningly efficient, energetic and generous young woman? Maria credits her parents as her inspiration, acknowledging their incredible and ongoing work ethic. She also notes the vast array of knowledge and experience that she has called upon from her fellow partners at AMD. “I love my work so it is never a chore. I am so very fortunate to have chosen a profession that I enjoy and am good at.”
A true people person David Bourne (95) gets his inspiration from those who face significant challenges, turning them into experiences that help others. As a student at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, David’s people skills were already in evidence, as were the determination and commitment that are such a part of his character. While David displayed good academic results and impressive leadership skills, his true talent lay in sport where his accomplishments included three consecutive South West Tennis Championships and a season with East Perth Colts. David looks back fondly on his time at our School, noting its unique sense of community. Mrs Ann Osborne was a key person in his life; a great source of support and an outstanding teacher. It is
this type of personalised care and attention that David sees as making our School great. Leaving school, David completed an Arts degree at UWA and then a Diploma of Education. His first teaching position was at Woodvale Senior High School where the opportunity arose to be a part-time recruiting scout for the West Coast Eagles; a position which he still holds. David also spent seven years at Christ Church Grammar School, including six years in Boarding. He was also the Indigenous Students Liaison Officer which meant spending time in the north of the State. Living and working with such a diversity of students fuelled a passion for greater exposure to career opportunities and David enrolled in a Masters of Leadership degree at Curtin Business School in preparation for a career move. In 2011, David and his family moved to a boarding position at Wesley College and in 2013 David was appointed as Head of Boarding, a dynamic position
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where no day is the same and where he feels he can make a lasting impact on the lives of young men and assist them to excel to their potential. Looking back, David recalls one of his greatest challenges as moving away from family and friends at the age of 17, but he is pleased with the opportunities and experiences this afforded him. His greatest joys have included working in great schools, taking up positions such as Indigenous Student Liaison, coaching First XVIII Football Teams and First XIII Tennis teams and of course spending time with his wife Shannon and children Maddison and Daniel. Ms Margaret Paterson :: Archivist
And for the future? "I hope to live a healthy life that allows me time to spend with family and friends, to holiday in Walpole every year, maintain some semblance of work/life balance and watch the West Coast Eagles win premierships at the MCG."
Reunions
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rEunion DATES
Class of 2003 - 10 Year Saturday 17 August Class of 1993 - 20 Year Saturday 31 August Class of 1983 – 30 Year Saturday 14 September
The Red Herring in East Fremantle was the venue for the Year 14 breakfast held on Sunday 17 March, and what a great get together it was. Excellent food, a beautiful view, great camaraderie and so many stories! Trying to get the attention of the whole group was virtually impossible, with Uni tales, GAP Year myths and legends and work experiences taking centre stage. What a wonderful and diverse group of young people and there is no truth to the rumour that the presence of staff and the Head of School lifted the average age of the group to nearly 50. These occasions are joyous celebrations of all that is wonderful about the School and its former students. Mr Mark Stapleton :: Senior Mentor
OGA News
Lara-Jane Andrew (nee Robertson) (01) and Jared Andrew (00) have been blessed with a beautiful baby boy Hudson Kai Andrew who was born 30 September 2012 (below). Lara and Jared are currently living in Bunbury and are happy to see lots of people from Grammar settling in the Bunbury region. Jared has been working for Austral Bricks for the past 12 years and Lara has taught at St Joseph’s Primary for the past 5 years. Two years ago they took some time off to travel throughout parts of Australia in a caravan.
OGA News
Claire Chidgzey (99), who is living in Brisbane has announced her engagement to Stuart McGillivray. Sister Philippa Chidgzey (01) and Tristan, who are enjoying life in Broome have also announced their engagement. Aaron Guelfi (07) and Elizabeth Stacey (06) were engaged in Prague on 27 September 2012.
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Lee Taylor and wife Lauren welcomed baby Jed Kenneth Taylor on 26 March 2013 – a baby brother for Tom.
Emma Long Thorne (04) 1 married Brett Thorne at Harvey Dam Amphitheatre, Harvey on 27 October 2012. The reception was held at Hackersley Winery in the Ferguson Valley. Old Grammarians that attended were Alexandra Gibbs (04), Kate Long (sister 04) and Naomi Long (sister 96). Mike Whitfield (06) attended as Alex Gibbs’ partner Hayley Ralph (02) 2 & 3 married Dan Mahony at St Thomas More Catholic Church on 16 November 2012, with a reception at Xanadu Winery. The bridal party included Elise Bothe nee Panizza (02) 3 , as the Maid of Honour, with Diana Della-Franca nee Stanes (02) 3 and Alana Sizer as bridesmaids. Dan’s three ‘best men’ Drew Burden, Luis Izzo and Mark McIntosh were also lifelong friends that he went to school with.
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OGA News
Jottings
Lani Godenzi (11) graduated Year 12 from St Andrews Priory Anglican All Girls School in Honolulu, Hawaii, on 3 June 2012 (above). She graduated with honours and is now attending Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, majoring in Chemical Engineering.
While in Melbourne he also took the opportunity to work in the property advisory sector. After completing his studies he moved back to Perth. In their spare time he and Schoolmate Terence Wallace (05) have set up an online business with two other friends selling sporting products. Brother John Prosser (03) is currently working hard on the fitout of a new recording studio and rooms with the business expected to open in around a month, and sister Danielle Prosser (01) is running a personal training business. Francis Winfield (12) is currently undertaking a GAP year at Mowden Hall School in the icy wastes of Northumberland, UK. It is a CoEd Preparatory School from ages 3-13, with boarding from Year 4. Francis was accepted into Unbonded Medicine at UWA, which he has deferred until 2014 along with a position at St Georges College.
Costumes designed by Georgia and Hannah Metternick-Jones (10) were featured at a recent WAAPA performance Fresh showcased at the University of Western Australia’s Dolphin Theatre. Joshua Yates (06) was recently awarded a scholarship to assist with his work in mentoring and mental health. Josh has chosen to work with Regional Kids as a way to draw on the personal challenges he has faced in living with a debilitating illness, spreading his uplifting message that illness doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. “You can get out there and do things.” Michael Prosser (05) moved to Melbourne four years ago to complete a Master of Property.
Alice Wrobel (12) is working as a GAP student for a year in India enjoying teaching the students (above). Her favourite class to teach has been the Year 6 English classes, as they’ve been very enthusiastic. Dale Putland (77) recently completed his PhD, having spent the last five years researching how bureaucrats shape public policy. Dale has also presented at conferences in Bern and Dublin and had his papers presented in Rome and Prague. In
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the meanwhile Dale and his wife Trish Putland (former Administration Staff) have relocated to Denmark, WA. Melinda Shepherdson (93) and her husband John welcomed their first child in May. Excited grandmother to be, Denese Shepherdson (former Staff) flew to London for the auspicious event. Toby Opferkuch (07) has been accepted by Bonn University to do his PhD in String theory or Theoretical particle physics. His work will allow him to use the Hadron Collider. He has also taken up marathon running in his spare time.
Adele Schultz (11) found time in her summer break from University in the USA to return to Bunbury and offer our swimmers some expert tips (above). The current or former holder of nearly all the female swimming records for the School, Adele received an athletics scholarship to Eastern Michigan University which boasts one of the United States’ strongest swimming programmes. Swimming is important to her and she would love to make it her career but she is also planning to study Sports Law once she has completed her undergraduate degree.
OGA News
leavers 2012
Andrew Weston is studying Finance and Mandarin, Trent Willmott is studying Engineering at UWA, Lachlann Lawton is studying Classical Voice at WAAPA, Verity Hughes is studying Media and Communication Studies and English and Cultural Studies at UWA, Sian Morgan is studying Science at Curtin with a double major in Environmental Biology and Coastal Zone Management, Zan Ferguson has completed a gap year and is now studying Commerce, Haydn James is working as a Plant Operator, Ming Goyder is a Dairyman and playing in a band, Harriet Calverley is studying a double degree in Political Science & International Relations and Business Law with the aim of studying postgraduate Law, Connor McDougall is studying Agribusiness, Madeline Abbott is studying Creative Advertising and Graphic Design, Mason Norton is studying Agriculture at Curtin, Murray Buller is an Apprentice Electrician, Joss Loveland is an Apprentice Electrician, Michael Addis is studying Commerce at Curtin, Robbie Lorrimar travelled to Austria in 2012 and is now studying Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance, Josh Calais took a gap year working and is now studying Science at Murdoch, Briar Dunnet spent a gap year working and is now studying Teaching at Murdoch, Brodie MacArthur spent six months recovering from a
horse-riding accident and glandular fever and is now studying Nursing at Mt Lawley, Ellen Davies is studying Web Communications & Digital Design at Murdoch, Sheridan Duke studied Certificate III in Cookery and is now working as a Lifeguard, Shelby Nobbs took a gap year in England and is now studying Science at UWA, Katie McDonald is studying Commerce at UWA majoring in Marketing & English, Bronte Lyon had a gap year in Columbia and is now studying Nursing at Curtin, Jessica O’Donovan is studying a triple major in Screen Production, Journalism, Communications and Media at Murdoch, Sonia Codreanu is studying a double major in Neuroscience and French at UWA with assured entry to Medicine, Sarah Mawdsley is studying a double major in Zoology & Pharmacology at UWA, Meg Handley is studying a double major in Psychology & Marketing at UWA, Blaine Mitchell is studying Architecture at UWA.
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Memoriam Since our last Grammarian the School community has been saddened by the loss of the following people: Ivan George, Board of Governors 1972-74, Vice Chair 1973-14. Instrumental in the School’s early fundraising campaigns. Founding parent, father of Richard George (83). Karyn Blackwell nee Putland (76), mother of Emmet, Ash (07) and Jackson (11), sister of Dale (77), Linton (80) and Melinda (84). Her sister in-law Trish Putland is a former member of our Administration staff. Trevor Hopgood, husband of Dale Hopgood nee Scott (76) Roger Downing, father of Grant Downing (86) Dale Rogers, husband of Mary-Jane Rogers nee Keall (83)
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We love to hear what former students and staff are up to! Email your updates and pics to oga@bcgs.wa.edu.au
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John Gardiner, father of Louise (82), Tyrrell (84) and Pamela Gardiner (85). Denise Bowen, mother of Nicholas (99) and Jemimah Bowen (03). Janet Formby, mother of Kate (86) and Myles Formby (88) Our thoughts and prayers are with these families.
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