The Haileyburian May 2006 by Haileybury

the Haileyburian May 2006

International Baccalaureate ...an explanation

Record enrolments

Swimming sensations

Bringing out the best in your child

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about Haileybury Haileybury is one of Melbourne’s leading independent schools with campuses at Brighton, Berwick and Keysborough. The School is acclaimed for its outstanding academic achievements, small class sizes, broad range of co-curricular activities, and state-of-the-art facilities. From the Early Learning Centre to the Senior School, learning is studentcentred and based on the different learning styles of students, and on their gender, age, interests and potential. Every year Haileybury achieves outstanding VCE results with about 30% of its students ranked in the top 5% of Australia and more than 95% in the top half of the country. Haileybury is also the first Victorian independent school to guarantee that classes which count towards the VCE and university entrance score will have no more than 15 students, with an average of 12 students per class. Haileybury’s commitment to small class sizes extends to all stages of schooling. Haileybury’s parallel education is an enlightened method of learning and teaching that recognises the diverse educational needs of boys and girls. While boys and girls benefit from learning together in their early years, better educational outcomes are derived through single-gender classes in their middle and senior years. At Haileybury, boys and girls learn together until Year 4. From Years 5 to 12, boys and girls attend separate schools on the same campus. If you would like to find out more about Haileybury’s innovative academic program, outstanding sporting achievements and strong pastoral care environment please visit our website on www.haileybury.vic.edu.au or call 9213 2222 and ask to speak to our Registrar, Jeanette Hardy.

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Value-adding is now a part of Haileybury culture. It looks to the improvement of each individual in all areas as a way of leading to the improvement of the Whole School. It is the process by which we can achieve our three objectives: EXCELLENCE, INDIVIDUAL and COMPLETE education for each student. Robert Pargetter Principal

Principal’s Report Value-Adding It has been the practice in Independent Schools, and select entry Government Schools, to present their record of success as a straight list of results achieved. While everyone likes to present a success story, this method of presentation fails to take into account one very important issue – to what extent has the school concerned been a major contribution to the results? Of course there is a sense in which every school contributes to the results of its students. They would not have been able to complete the year and satisfy assessment requirements without the School. However, this misses the question as to what difference did the particular school make compared to any other school? What value did this school add compared with the value schools on average add? How did the students in this school perform relative to their potential to perform? This is value-adding. In recent years we have had access to data that allows us to measure value-adding in VCE results. Using GAT test results, the VCAA predicts the performance expectations of the cohort for each study. This then can be compared with the actual performance of the cohort. Unfortunately this data is not made public, and a school can only access the data for its own school and compare it with State performance. We cannot see how it relates to data of other schools, particularly those similar to ourselves. We can however map an improvement over time, which we have done and we can use this information when working with particular teachers. We are delighted with those results, and with the processes we have in place. We can report strong value-adding, and a significant improvement over the last three years.

Chairman's Report The Cocktail Party with which we traditionally open each school year was held in 2006 at Newlands. We used the occasion to officially open the Girls Middle School, the Girls Pre-Senior Centre and the Newlands Art Gallery. Over recent years we have written and spoken a great deal about parallel education at Haileybury. It was thus satisfying to see in these three buildings examples of our model up and running at Newlands. The Girls Middle School and the Girls Pre-Senior Centre together represent one of the parallel lines. The multi-purpose room in the Arts Centre is used for orchestra practice and choir rehearsals, co-curricular activities for which girls and boys come together – a central feature of the model. Castlefield’s year opened to new facilities. The John Marshall Pool had been covered. The former Year 9 Boys Centre had been converted into a Boys Middle School area, with a walkway through to the West Quadrangle. Rooms for Year 9 girls had been added to Bradshaw House, where the Year 8 girls were already located. Offices for Junior and Middle School teachers had been completed. Students arriving at Edrington saw the Girls Pre-Senior Centre, featuring Edrington’s first video conferencing equipment, and a computer laboratory and fully-equipped audiovisual centre at the Boys Pre-Senior Centre. During 2006, work will continue on the Hall and Pool Complex.

We are now extending the use of data to look at value-adding at each year of school performance. We in particular are using the AIM test results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and other testing as a basis for our School-wide value-adding program. Of course the more we can value-add during progress through the School, the greater will be our final valueadding in Year 12.

Senior School this year will see the construction of a lecture theatre, which will accommodate about 100 students. There will also be additional Performing Arts features, new netball courts and a second gymnasium space. A centre for girls and a centre for boys will provide pastoral and study areas that will assist the introduction of parallel education at Senior School.

Value-adding has application beyond the academic realm. We are very aware that valueadding has been great in our Arts program, and progressively it is becoming part of our efforts in sport.

Through these developments and improvements, Council and the Administration seek to provide the optimum environment in which our students and teachers work. Justice Ross Sundberg Chairman

Producing

Smaller classes, record numbers

perfect scores

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Three Haileybury students achieved perfect VCE scores of 99.95 and 14 Haileybury students made the top 1% in the State with an Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) of 99 or higher, in the 2005 VCE results. Over half of Haileybury’s students finished in the top 17% and 41 students made the top 5%.

In 2006, Haileybury continues to deliver successful destination outcomes with more than 90% of our students receiving a tertiary offer and over 80% of these going to a university. The destination data reflects the increasing diversity of students graduating from Haileybury at a time when young people are considering the cost of tertiary study and the monetary rewards associated with alternative Vocational Educational and Training (VET) pathways. The percentage of students offered university and TAFE courses has increased slightly compared to previous years – a product of our excellent VCE results. Four universities feature highly on our students’ preference list with the most popular being Monash University closely followed by The University of Melbourne then Deakin and RMIT. Our International Students on the Keysborough Campus did exceptionally well with places being offered predominantly at Monash University and The University of Melbourne in Engineering, Pharmacy, Commerce and Communication Design. Interest and acceptance of courses offered by Independent Tertiary Colleges has also strengthened especially in the fields of Hospitality, Film and IT Security. Alison Fankhauser Director, Courses and Careers

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Pre-Senior Girls – a first for Haileybury The International Baccalaureate Revolutionising the VCE

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Six students gained a place in medicine – the highest number since the Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) was introduced as a selection tool. A Pre-Senior Centre for girls has opened for the first time at each campus

The 2006 school year commenced with yet another record number of students attending Haileybury 2,642 students are currently enrolled at Haileybury. A significant fact to note here is that there was also a record number of boys at the school – 1,824, compared with the previous highest number of 1,799 attending in 1990. A Pre-Senior Centre for girls opened for the first time at each campus, offering girls the same innovative program, including the special Options that the boys have been enjoying. This year will also see the introduction of the new Senior School Term 4B model where students will commence their 2007 program of studies on 23 October. New students will join us as and when they finish at their previous schools. Scholarships are being offered for the introduction of the new Senior School for girls in 2007. Applications have been invited from girls with academic, sporting and leadership strengths to be the first Years 10, 11 and 12 girls in 2007. In February, scholarship examinations were also conducted for boys and girls entering Year 7 and Year 10 in 2007. Scholarships will be offered in the categories of Academic, General Excellence and Music. Enquiries and enrolment applications continue at record high levels, making it important to enrol early to avoid disappointment. Jeanette Hardy Registrar

Tattoo 2006 20th Century Tattoo 2006 promises to be the biggest ever. As the School grows, Tattoo has had to evolve to accommodate the everincreasing number of students. More than 2,000 Haileybury boys and girls will perform on the Aikman Hall stage and to do this we have moved to performing over six nights rather than the usual three. Each junior precinct will have a 50-minute focus on two evenings, with the Senior School contributing the rest of the program. The theme of this year’s Tattoo will focus on the even decades of the 20th Century. This is a very wide brief and we hope to see

everything from key historical events to show tunes and comedy from the various periods. This has already been a springboard for work in class and the Arts Week celebrations held across precincts so far this year. The dates for the Tattoo are: 7 and 8 August for Castlefield 10 and 11 August for Newlands 14 and 15 August for Edrington. Keep your diary free because Tattoo 2006 is guaranteed to be a great showcase of Haileybury talent. Stewart Bell Director of Performing Arts

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Captain’s

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STUDENTS TAKE ON A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE From 2007, Haileybury students will be able to choose the International Baccalaureate as part of their VCE studies. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) is an internationally designed and recognised course for senior secondary students. The DP was created in Switzerland in 1968. It is currently taught in 108 countries across the world including China, India, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, the USA and Canada. The course has a particular international flavour and perspective. As well as requiring students to complete a broad range of subjects, it encourages students to show an active engagement with their community.

Haileybury has started the year with a bang in all aspects of the curriculum. On the sports field, Haileybury has proved why it is the dominant force of the APS. The First XI Cricket team is a great chance to pick up its first premiership since the mid ‘90s, Table Tennis continues to build on its ever-growing dynasty and the Swimming/Diving team is looking invincible. However, the surprise package of the summer season was the Touch Rugby team, taking out the Victorian All Schools Championship and on track to take the APS Championship as well. The students have also knuckled down on their academics as well in preparation for those daunting mid-year examinations and I am sure their hard work will pay off at the end of the year. The Performing Arts also has a busy calendar with the School Play and Tattoo – the two major events for this component of the curriculum. Another element of Haileybury’s proud traditions is leadership. The inducted leaders of 2006 have taken on their role with pride and commitment and the outcomes have shown. The annual SRC Conference, run by the Prefects and House Captains was a major success with lots of positive feedback coming from the attending schools. Also, the prefects organised the Formal which proved to be a huge success as both staff and students danced the night away. The House Captains are working diligently in leading their respective Houses to victory and the coveted Thomason Shield. On a personal note, the role of School Captain has been a thrilling yet busy experience so far. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff and students of the School for giving me this prestigious role and opportunity to lead one of the most respected schools in Victoria. I wish everyone the best of luck for this year and I know that this will be a year to remember by all. Vivat Haileyburia! Pavneet Arneja School Captain 2006

It is a two-year, pre-university course studied over Years 11 and 12. A student completes six subjects, an extended research essay, tasks in the area of Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) and a course on the Theory of Knowledge (TOK). Subjects are selected from five groups which correspond to the principal domains of knowledge – Language A1, Language B, Humanities, Experimental Sciences, Mathematics and a sixth subject which may be chosen from either the Arts group or a second selection from an earlier group. In Language A1, students study a wide range of world literature in either English or Chinese. In Language B, a student may study either a language they have already studied (such as French or Japanese) or a language of which they have no prior knowledge (ab initio). The Humanities study can be chosen from Geography, History and Economics, and the Experimental Sciences consist of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The Arts subjects offered include Visual Arts and Music.

The introduction of the IB Diploma will give Haileybury students an opportunity to measure themselves against students from throughout the world and complete a qualification that encourages the development of a broad range of lifeskills. The six subjects chosen in Year 11 are all continued in Year 12 but three will be at a Higher Level and three at a Standard Level. Towards the end of Year 11, students will decide which of their subjects they will study at Higher Level. Assessment is a combination of internal assessment and examinations. The IB Diploma score can then be converted into an ENTER for entrance in any Australian tertiary institution. The IB Diploma is an internationally recognised qualification readily accepted by tertiary institutions across Asia, America and Europe. The introduction of the IB Diploma will give Haileybury students a further opportunity to measure themselves against other students from throughout the world and complete a qualification that encourages the development of a broad range of lifeskills. John Cantwell Deputy Head of Senior School (IB and Programs)

SRC Conference Captains

Pre-Senior Girls

Girls, working in small communities, live in spectacular cabins that open into the environment where they sleep and cook their meals. As part of the Option, the girls articulate their experiences in the painting of murals and other creative expressions. One of the other elements of this richly diverse year is the Urban Survivor program where all students will learn useful skills such as changing a car tyre, changing a tap washer, ironing a shirt, changing a light globe and a whole range of other life skills.

or the first time in Haileybury’s history, the Haileybury Pre-Senior Program welcomed an intake of girls at the Year 9 level. This is a new era for the School. The academic program occurs in three Pre-Senior Centres for girls, one at each of Newlands, Castlefield and Edrington. These are brand new facilities. The Pre-Senior Program for girls is analogous to the boys’ Pre-Senior Program with Options; a diverse range of 10-day experiences away from the classroom. These Options take two forms. There are ‘expeditions’ where girls might for example circumnavigate Wilsons Promontory, hiking and spending the nights ‘under the stars’.

Vanessa Lay and Pamela Duong

There are also special interest Options such as an Equestrian Option, where girls learn equestrian skills with the guidance of experts in the field, and complete an extended four-day ride in the High Country. In Term 1, all girls from each campus experience the Biloela Residential Option located in southern New South Wales at a purpose-built Outdoor Experience facility named Biloela, which is the indigenous term for the Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo. Jasmine Horvat

In this environment, students are introduced to the philosophy of outdoor education through a number of ‘learning zones’.

Additionally, all Pre-Senior students will take part in the Pre-Senior City Unit in Term 4, where groups of girls and boys will explore the City of Melbourne before finally, in Week 4 of Term 4, they enter Year 10.

Aims of the Pre-Senior Program

• To provide all students with a strong academic program in preparation for Year 10 and further VCE studies

• To provide student-centred learning addressing

the individual abilities, talents, needs and interests of the students

• To engage in a program designed specifically

to meet the developmental needs of adolescent students, assisting each to gain confidence and self-esteem, a degree of self-discipline and self-management, and to respond to challenges which further his or her academic, social, physical, emotional and spiritual development

• To

instill in each student, a positive attitude towards himself or herself and the community, and engage the student in positive learning and social experiences, developing a full range of life skills. Graeme Harris Dean of Pre-Senior

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A first for Haileybury

Beach volleyball

Lawn bowls

The current group of division one bowlers has bowled together for the past three years and has finished third and fourth respectively in 2004 and 2005.

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Haileybury has entered four teams for the past two years and has competed against APS, AGS and various State schools.

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Lawn Bowls has grown in popularity at Haileybury and has become the sport of choice for many students.

Students meet every Saturday of the summer sports season at Camberwell Central Bowls Club. Competition is tough with most schools fielding teams of successful bowlers, many of whom compete in men’s pennant at their individual clubs.

James Orr

Haileybury’s Year 10 boys demonstrated their prowess when they won the silver medal in the Victorian Schools’ Beach Volleyball Championships in March. New Head Coach Greg Schneiders (assistant coach of the Australian Youth team) has quickly improved volleyball skills at the School and the Year 10 team was the first entry Haileybury has had in Beach Volleyball competition.

James Orr, Sam Baravelli, Bryce Arnott and Ashley Smith won their first three round robin games convincingly. They then staged a remarkable comeback from a 22-30 deficit in the quarter-finals to win 32-30 with some superb serving from Smith.

Lawn Bowls has also been introduced at inter-House competition which allows a greater number of students to experience the sport. If you are interested in being involved in the Old Boys Bowls competition, either this year or in the future, please contact Adam Wild on awild@haileybury.vic.edu.au. Adam Wild Head of Lawn Bowls

The third major competition was the Commonwealth Games Trials, an event attracting the best swimmers from across Australia including Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe and Libby Lenton, and was broadcast on national television.

Touch down

The boys’ first game against Notre Dame from Shepparton was won convincingly followed by a win over St Francis Xavier. Haileybury was victorious in the quarter-finals against Aquinas College. We then turned our attention to the semi-final game against Nagle College from Bairnsdale. With a strong team including five State representatives, we continued our good form and were through to the grand final to play Trinity Grammar. Although Trinity started the game scoring, a touch down to Haileybury closed out the match 4-2. The day ended when we received our championship medals and plaque. Not to be forgotten was the mixed team, the Haileybury Crosses, which made it to the grand final with girls learning to play on the day. Finlay Batts Year 12

Lachlan Rae

Swimming sensations

The team defeated a strong Mt Scopus team in the semi-finals before going down to Mazenod in a hard-fought final. With a strong group of Years 9 and 10 students in the First Volleyball team the future of Volleyball at the School is looking extremely positive.

A record of five Haileybury teams entered the Victorian Secondary Schools Touch Championships tournament this year, including three boys and two mixed teams.

Tim Smith

Ben Drysdale

This year there have been three major Swimming Meets. The State Age Titles were held at MSAC. Among the competitors were eight girls and 20 boys from Haileybury ranging from 12 to 18 years of age. Izabel Caligiore won three medals, David Ferguson-Sharp won both the 100m and 200m freestyle for 15 year olds while Ben Drysdale won the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle for 17-18 year olds. The Victorian State Sprint Championships were held a month later. 16 Haileybury swimmers competed at the Championships winning eight medals including gold medals to Ben Drysdale in the 17-18 year old 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly, Ben Syme-Ross in the 15 year old 50m backstroke, Izabel Caligiore in the 14 year old 50m butterfly and Matylda Les in the 12 year old 50m breaststroke.

Seven Haileybury students qualified to participate including Izabel Caligiore, Jordan Riddell, Alexandra Woodlock, Ben Drysdale, David Ferguson-Sharp, Bryan Luca and Benjamin Syme-Ross. Izabel in Year 9 at Newlands made the semi-final of the butterfly, while Bryan Luca made the final in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke. It was an outstanding performance. These results give a brief glimpse of the outstanding swimmers at Haileybury in 2006 and hope that we will be able to continue our history of success in APS competition. John Cantwell Head of Swimming

Alexandra Woodlock and Kaitlyn Whitelaw

Clockwise from back left: Logan Hill, David McCormick, Simon Goldberg, Sean Dwyer, Andrew Rabinovich

Fresh tennis faces Following a record four-year Wilkinson Cup winning streak and the loss of seven regular Firsts players, a huge challenge lay ahead for the Haileybury Tennis team in the 2005-6 season. However this new-look unit has worked very hard to put up a fine sequence of performances over summer. To its great credit, the team has lost only once, and that was in a hard-fought 6-10 sets battle against top side Wesley. Young veterans Andrew Rabinovich (C), Richard Hrstic (VC), the undefeated Simon Goldberg and recruit Logan Hill have provided strong leadership. Sean Dwyer and David McCormick have been very successful and Tom Blake shows real promise. Emilio Bitters and Adam Budge, both Year 8 youngsters, have done particularly well against older opponents. Li-Wynn Tan (three wins in four APS matches), Paul Silberer, Jared Hopping, Divesh Nagarajan and Jason Perri have kept the pressure on the top seeds. With three rounds to go, the Bloods with six victories so far can finish either first or second, although Wesley deserves to remain title favourite. Highlights to date include sustained winning efforts over Xavier and Geelong College, and grinding blow-away wins over St Kevinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Caulfield.

Haileybury Table Tennis has remained popular this year, with eager players from the First through to the Sixth teams. Both the Captain and Vice Captain, Nicholas Fun, have encouraged the First team with the support of the specialist coaches to mentor and further develop the skills of the whole squad. This process has seen the addition of new players to the Second team, including Tony Liu, Ray Paladini and John Farag. The Haileybury First team remains undefeated with wins against Geelong Grammar, Melbourne Grammar, Xavier, Wesley and Carey Grammar School. The strong and consistent performance of the First team this season has resulted in the nomination of four members to the APS Representative team. The 2006 nominees are Daniel Fun, Nicholas Fun, Tony Liu and Buntha Ung. Fiona Gontier Head of Table Tennis

James Pattinson

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The 2006 Table Tennis season began with enthusiasm when Haileybury Firsts defeated long-time rival Scotch College. Being led by Captain, Frank Zhang, and supported by two new specialist coaches, Mr Steven Ly and Mr Jason Ngo, the year started positively with the goal of achieving a third consecutive APS Premiership.

Cricket highlights Mitch Kibby, Captain

Our First XI remains the only undefeated team in the competition with three strong opponents to play over the next month. Games against Scotch and Melbourne in particular will decide our ultimate position as both teams are playing with a great deal of confidence. A number of highlights have taken place during the season already with First XI centuries to Captain Mitch Kibby and Vice Captain Simon Andrews, as well as seven wickets in one innings from our other Vice Captain Brett Collins. Other notable performances have come from James Pattinson and Tom Lynch. Dale Tormey has also consistently taken wickets and made runs while the Wakefield twins and Travis Jackson have been solid contributors as well.

Daniel Fun, left and Nicholas Fun

Congratulations should go to James Pattinson on being selected in the Victorian U17 team that toured NSW and Tom Lynch on his selection in the Victorian Schoolboys U15 team. Andrew Lynch Head of Cricket

Bill Waters Head of Tennis Tom Blake

Tom Blake

Simon Goldberg

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Walk Against Want

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Angus Turner and Samuel Mayes

Supporting charities and making a difference in the community is something on which the students of Haileybury pride themselves, and Sunday, 5 March was no exception. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the ‘Oxfam, Walk Against Want’ was held at Princes Park with one goal in mind – raising awareness and funds for underprivileged people in undeveloped countries. At 10.00 am, staff and students met at Princes Park, Carlton to walk approximately 3.6 kilometres, and help this worthy cause. With temperatures at a very comfortable level and sports left, right and centre, it was a quality day for the staff and students to enjoy each other’s company. Over $1,000 was raised. The Social Justice Club would like to thank everyone who participated in the Walk and also everyone who donated money for this truly worthy cause. Sean Munaweera Co-Captain Social Justice Club

THE ART OF COMMERCE The Commerce and Art departments joined forces earlier this year and took 40 Year 9 boys from Newlands, Castlefield and Edrington, and hit the surf coast to take part in the Sun, Sand and Surf into Money Commerce Option. The students stayed in two locations, Torquay and Anglesea with each camp split into two groups of ten. They had five days to design, print and prepare T-shirts to sell at the Ocean Grove market. Each group started the Option with a CEO, a finance manager, a marketing manager and the creative design manager but no designs. The groups worked at their accommodation sites designing, planning and printing with a surf lesson in the afternoon.

Walk Against Want participants

Kevin Xu

Students were given lessons in fundamentals of design and exercises in the use of line, texture, tone, shape and colour. Representatives from Eckersley’s Art Supplies in Prahran spent the afternoon with the boys demonstrating the use of the screen printing machine and making screens. The boys worked solidly for 14 hours and by 10.30 pm all businesses had produced at least 30 T-shirts to sell. Both the Torquay and Anglesea boys started Market Day at 5.30 am travelling by bus in the dark to Ocean Grove Country Market to sell their fabulous wares. Two tables were set up to sell the stock. The day started slowly, but with the natural selling talents of some of the boys, by the end of the day, the total takings were approximately $500.

Students hard at work producing and selling their wares for their Commerce Option

The boys enjoyed the experience and realised that while some people have a natural ability in particular areas, most need to be taught the basic skills and techniques. Art is no different from other subjects – if you apply yourself, you can learn. Glenda Spiker Head of Visual Arts, Media and Hospitality

VCE

Students completing their VCE studies at Haileybury will gain a considerable advantage over all other students in Victoria following the introduction of a new model for the delivery of the program in Years 10, 11 and 12

he innovative new Senior School model means that students completing Units 3 and 4 studies in Year 12 will have 30 weeks of teaching instead of the current system in which they have 23 or 24. Year 12 students around the State generally finish their academic year in the third week of Term 4 before preparing for their examinations. They have a little over three terms for work on their Units 3 and 4 studies. The new system introduced by Haileybury involves starting the academic year in Week 4 of Term 4 of the previous year. The 2007 academic year therefore will start on Monday, 23 October 2006. In addition, the Senior School year will finish a week later than previous years. This will allow a full six weeks of teaching on the VCE before students break-up.

Haileybury will be the only school in Victoria where this will actually be possible There will be some crossover time, as students completing their Units 3 and 4 subject examinations in Year 11 will also be starting on their new Units 3 and 4 studies. A modified timetable will allow them time to focus on both and there

will be no formal assessment in the new subjects until after all VCE Units 3 and 4 examinations have been completed. The system fits much better with the structure of the VCE where courses are designed in two units with a full semester expected on each unit. Haileybury will be the only school in Victoria where this will actually be possible. Teachers in around one-third of the 54 Units 3 and 4 VCE subjects taught at Haileybury were extremely pressed for time to finish their courses under the present system. The new model ensures all the content of the courses can be taught with time to spare and that more time and energy can be put into skill development and examination preparation. The early start (or Term 4B program) is another addition to the Haileybury model which is aimed at assisting students to get the best ENTER score possible. It will complement the three-year VCE program (which ensures that all students complete six subjects to maximise their ENTER). Maximum benefit will also be gained from the additional time on task in class because of the advantage of the small class sizes. The Term 4B model means that Haileybury students in Years 10 to 12 will be focused on their academic work right through until the second week of December.

Maximum benefit will also be gained from the additional time on task in class because of the advantage of the small class sizes 23 October 2006 will be an exciting day for the Senior School as not only does it usher in the new program for the boys but it signals the arrival of girls in the Senior School and they will also commence their 2007 studies on this date. Derek Scott Head of Senior School

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News around the precincts Castlefield One of the most exciting aspects of the beginning of 2006 was to utilise the facility provided by our pool enclosure. The water had barely filled the pool when the Junior School intensive swimming program began. We have also introduced an Aquatics Club for our swimmers in the Junior School and a Swimming Club for our Middle School students and we will continue to expand the use of this all-year facility. As well as the Aquatics Club our budding young scientists have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to be involved in the newly developed Science Club. The club is held weekly on a Wednesday afternoon in the Science Laboratory. Year 1 and Year 2 students took part during Term 1, while the Years 3 and 4 students began their adventure with Science in Term 2. Each week a new topic is investigated and the students have been involved in demonstrating the movement of heat through water, watching the sublimation of dry ice, identifying seeds and fruits and experimenting to determine the factors that influence germination. Future classes will investigate the factors that influence flight and demonstrate aspects of static electricity. We continue to enrich and enhance learning with our ICT facilities. A number of curriculum projects with a global focus have been planned for both Junior and Middle Schools to take our use of technology to new heights. We have watched with great interest our video conferencing facilities in use in the delivery of the Classics program to a group of Year 8 students. They are linked to students from Newlands and Edrington using a mode of curriculum delivery that signals new and innovative approaches to learning and teaching. Joan Gill Head of Castlefield

Nicola Mummery, Ailsa Wallace, Charlotte Ried, Amber-Rose Hart and Elle Mroczkowski

Claire Jenkins

International Women’s Day Celebrations I Believe I Can Fly – Charlotte Reid of Year 6 sang this song to the girls from Years 3 to 8 and a significant female who is in their life, as part of the International Women’s Day celebration at Castlefield. Charlotte’s performance was outstanding and really appreciated by the audience. It captured the feeling of the morning, which was to encourage our girls to believe in themselves and to follow their dreams and desires. We held a morning assembly of all girls from Years 3 to 8 to help celebrate the achievements of women and to enjoy some time together. Our particular focus this year was women in the field of business. The gettogether was symbolised by the ceremonial passing of the International Women’s Day ribbon from the Year 8 girls to their friends in Years 3 and 4. Ms Julie Birtles spoke to us about being in business and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. We also enjoyed Mrs Sara Lappage whose words of inspiration, encouragement and honesty about her working life in the advertising area were well received by our girls. Both speakers passed on great advice concerning not only their jobs but, more importantly, life itself. Lachlan Andrews with family and friends

Grandparents Day

Arts Week rocks Castlefield Arts Week started with a bang at Castlefield, and the momentum continued through five action-packed days of song and dance workshops, break-dancing, puppetry, drama, music technology and swing dancing, which immersed students in the full spectrum of Arts experiences. The week commenced with a full School assembly run by the Captains of Music, Drama and Art, with video performances of We Will Rock You, Beat It and Girls Just Want To Have Fun, along with live drama performances and a concert by X Factor finalists Suede. With the mood set for an exciting week, students from Prep to Year 8 moved through a variety of special workshops designed to immerse them in the cultures of the 1920s, ‘40s, ‘60s and ‘80s. Character puppets were created, the decades explored through drama, dance and music, with a number of professional dancers brought in to enhance these experiences. The House Art competition reflected a record number of 248 individual entries – all of superb quality, which was visited by hundreds of spectators over the course of the week. The House Music competition and the inaugural House Drama competition provided the fitting closing ceremony to this amazing week. Arts Week at Castlefield has set the Tattoo in motion and provided everyone with a host of fantastic cultural experiences. Judi Robertson Deputy Director of Visual Arts

Earlier this year, grandparents and special friends were invited to spend the morning with our ELC students. The children had been busy during the week drawing pictures and preparing small gifts as mementos. The students toured their grandparents and special friends through the classrooms showing them where they played throughout the week and all the wonderful learning they had been doing. In the Science Lab

Grandparents and special friends also had a chance to meet and chat with other families and ELC staff.

Arts Week

Edrington

Commonwealth Games

The range of special activities is also impressive – too many to mention. However, I would like to highlight the Year 9 Options program. What a magnificent way to motivate students whilst gaining valuable life skills. I attended the luncheon as part of the Hospitality Unit and all students obviously valued and enjoyed the experience. My two daughters have commenced at Edrington this year. They share my reaction to the wonderful opportunities presented at this School. So I have not only a leadership perspective but a parental one as well. I would like to thank the entire Haileybury Community for making me feel so welcome and for helping me settle into the School. John Fleming Head of Edrington

The start of the year was buzzing with the excitement of the Commonwealth Games. Students spent the first term learning about the history, countries and sports involved and followed the journey of the Queen’s Baton Relay. The highlight for many was a visit from two Commonwealth Games athletes. Michael Hazel, an Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games representative in the 4 x 100 Relay, spoke to the students about his training program and achievements. Students in Years 3 and 4 were privileged to meet Loudy Tourky, a gold medal winner from

Loudy spoke to the students about what it is like to be an elite athlete. The students were surprised to hear that Loudy started off as a gymnast, which gave her some of the skills required for diving. I am sure these two athletes inspired many students and their visit certainly enhanced the students’ interest in the Commonwealth Games. Pat Kenny Head of Junior School and Deputy Head

Leadership

Picnic

Bethany Rice and Alexandra Adam

LOTE Week

Hannah Murnane and Madeline Bailey

Tayla Bennett-Hullin and Karissa Narain

LOTE Week activities were this year kick-started with celebrations in assembly with the dynamic fusion of martial art, dance and music that is ‘Capoeira’. All students were mesmerised by this form of Brazilian physical theatre that is both an art form and a sport. Year 8 girls learned the traditional Japanese sewing technique, Sashiko and Year 8 boys were treated to an introductory course in ‘Manga’ cartoon drawing.

Josh Dawson

the Manchester Commonwealth Games in the sport of Diving.

Other activities included a tasting day for students to sample delicacies unique to the country of their chosen language of studies. Many Junior and Middle School students also participated in a LOTE quiz. It was a successful week and an opportunity to expand our understanding of other countries. Jacqui Back Head of Languages

The Edrington Family Picnic, held on a beautiful summer’s evening, was a huge success. This year, the picnic was organised and run almost entirely by Year 8 students. They were given this challenge as part of the development of their leadership skills and their performance was absolutely sensational. The students constructed and ran 15 stalls spread around the oval, and guests at the picnic participated in face painting, obstacle courses, gumboot throwing and various other exciting activities. The smiles on the faces of the children that visited each stall was clear evidence of the great work undertaken by the Year 8 students. There is no limit to what we can achieve when we put our hearts, heads and bodies behind an initiative. Congratulations Year 8, we cannot wait to see what you have planned for us in the future. Doug Bailey and Jane Gibbs Heads of Middle School and Deputy Heads

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The behaviour and attitude of the students is excellent. Respect is the key word that comes to mind. The children treat each other with care and the teachers with the utmost respect. The teachers are exceptionally dedicated and hard-working. The rapport between the staff and students is a pleasure to witness. The positive involvement of parents and friends is a prime ingredient in the community feel throughout the campus. A key feature of any outstanding school is the effective links between students, teachers and parents. This is certainly very evident here at Edrington and is demonstrated by events such as the Twilight Sports Picnic, Pancake Tuesday and the Grandparents Days.

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As the new Head of Edrington I can only say what an amazing start to the year it has been. I am incredibly impressed with the School as a whole. I came with very high expectations but these have been exceeded in every way.

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Newlands I am pleased to report a smooth start to 2006. The manner in which our current students have welcomed new children at all levels is to be commended. Newlands has a population of 850 students with over 200 new boys and girls in the Junior, Middle and Pre-Senior Schools. This year Newlands moves to the full parallel education model whereby girls and boys through to Pre-Senior (Year 9) will attend gender classes in the core subjects. In a general sense, for noncompetitive and non-academic activities students will mix. The Girls Pre-Senior Complex is now complete and provides two classrooms, a mini computer laboratory, changing rooms and bathroom area, and Science laboratory. Girls from the Middle School and Pre-Senior Centre now have access to new netball courts and a generalpurpose sports area. The Boys Middle School returned to find a new computer laboratory and refurbished Years 5, 6 and 7 classrooms. Years 5 and 6 have also been provided with new mini computer laboratories. Both ablutions blocks in the Boys Middle School are being refurbished. A new design technology facility has been built alongside the Arts area and will provide metalwork and woodwork classes for Years 7 and 9 students. Berthon Hall is now complete with access to improved boys and girls toilets, boys changing rooms and visitor bathrooms. The Founders Day Cocktail Party was held at Newlands and hosted by the Chairman of Council, The Honourable Justice Sundberg. He took the opportunity to open the Haileybury Girls College Middle School and Pre-Senior Centre, and the Newlands Arts Complex. The Principal, Dr Pargetter, thanked the many Founders responsible for the current School and marked this as the 114th anniversary of the School. Our Year 8 girls and boys entertained our special guests with energetic and rousing excerpts from Guys and Dolls and Alex Yao played a beautiful piano solo. In March we welcomed over 400 grandparents and special friends to the School. This is a highlight of our calendar and both students and friends enjoyed a morning in the classroom and special assemblies. The Devonshire morning tea was well received as was the entertainment provided by our students. My thanks to all involved. Shane Davey Head of Newlands

Year 9 girls perform an excerpt from Guys and Dolls

Leadership Program Leadership is treated very seriously at Newlands, and the School has designed many different positions of responsibility among the student body to allow this quality to be practised and refined. Our Student Representative Council members are voted for by every student, and it was pleasing to see the mature way that this was treated. Our House Captains and Vice Captains were also democratically elected by their peers after all candidates made speeches as to why they believe they would be best for the job. Our Music, Art, Drama and Sports leaders were elected by staff in these departments, after carefully watching these students in the previous year. However, our Leadership is a lot broader than just these areas. All Year 8 students will attend training sessions highlighting the attributes that need to be shown as our leading group at Newlands Middle School. They will perform such tasks as raising awareness of certain charitable organisations and participating in activities with our younger students. The Year 8 Executive is another group of students that will come together regularly to work on different initiatives. All in all, Newlands is very proactive when it comes to offering leadership opportunities, and we are hopeful as a school that these will help to form our leaders of tomorrow in the students’ chosen fields. Richard Taberner Student Leadership Coordinator

Leaders presented to the community The Newlands Leadership Induction Assembly was a special event for the Newlands community. It was a chance for the precinct to acknowledge and honour its leaders for 2006. Members of the Student Representative Council, our House Captains and Vice Captains as well as our Captains of Music, Drama, Art and Sport were presented with their Leadership badges by Dr Robert Pargetter at this very formal and important assembly. Oliver Colman and his grandpa

Junior School Grandparents Day The Junior School Grandparents and Special Friends Day was a huge success. The students thoroughly enjoyed sharing their learning and achievements with those who are important to them. Classroom activities ranged from handprints and craft, to PowerPoint presentations and memories of ‘the good old days’. Our special guests enjoyed a delicious morning tea, highlighted by a range of musical performances from the Junior School.

Alexis Fletcher and her nanna

Alice McMillan and her mother

Whether it was the fresh scones, the spectacular singing, or purely sharing precious moments with those who are special to us, Grandparents and Special Friends Day will hold many happy memories for all involved for many years to come. Grenville Green Head of Junior School and Deputy Head

Sara Theoharopoulos and her nanna

Academic Results

Brennan Drewett and Marlon Disanayake

The data indicates that in every subject area students had considerable value added to their individual subject scores by the performance of Haileybury teachers in the Units 3 and 4 classroom in 2005. This measure is taken by using the relevant components of a student’s General Assessment Task score to create a predicted score for each subject a student takes. The predicted score is then measured against the actual study score achieved. In every Department Haileybury performed better in value-added terms than the measure for ‘like schools’. The real value of the data, however, comes from its use in driving School improvement through working with individual staff and Heads of Department. This data has been used extensively and intensively during the past two years to identify specific areas of the teaching and learning program that require further improvement. The use of the data in this way means that School management has a clear idea of the quality of the programs and the teaching and learning that is in place at Senior School. In addition, student surveys are regularly used to ascertain the student satisfaction with the School and their classes. The use of a range of data to drive School improvement contributes to Haileybury Senior School being a dynamic and innovative learning institution. Derek Scott Head of Senior School

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The Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority provides schools with a range of data for analysis and for use for school improvement. This data is analysed very closely by the Head of Senior School and Dean of Studies and a discussion is held with every teacher who taught a Units 3 and 4 subject the previous year and is still at the School.

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SCIENCE FIT OUT Haileybury Science students and teachers are enjoying the recently refurbished Science laboratories at Senior School. The $250,000 refit of eight rooms was completed on time over the Christmas break giving the Science Department access to 11 modern teaching spaces.

The Science results in 2005 were outstanding and highlighted the strength of the Science teaching and learning program at Haileybury. The rooms can cater for all general Science teaching but have also been tailored to meet the needs of the specialist areas of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Electrotechnology. All rooms have data projectors installed and a combination of classroom teaching spaces and benches for the practical component. The Science results in 2005 were outstanding and highlighted the strength of the Science teaching and learning program at Haileybury.

Personal Development Program An innovative new Personal Development program has been introduced for students in Years 10 to 12 in 2006. The idea of the program is to drive a stronger student engagement in the key areas covered by the Personal Development program and to encourage collaborative peer learning through the Tutor Group system. The Personal Development learning modules include personal issues such as drugs and relationships, broader social issues such as refugees, and issues related to learning such as organisational skills. All students will have a mixture of sessions throughout the year including year level sessions, guest speakers and

House year level meetings. But the core component of the delivery of the new model is the tutorial group and the model means that staff tutors will have the opportunity to really get to know and work with the students in their group during the three years that they will have them at the Senior School. This relationship will continue with the transition mentoring program, which helps students when they leave school. In addition, tutors will help the five Year 10 students in their group with their work placements for Work Experience and to complete the online Industry and Enterprise program. Derek Scott Head of Senior School

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inclined to say with Virgil’s shepherd “sed non ego credulus illis”. Suddenly raised from boyhood and impositions to manhood and cigarettes, the freshman feels like the horse that has long toiled between the shafts and is at last turned out to grass. What use is he to make of his hard-won leisure? Later he says:

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For the conscientious youth a college is merely a more advanced school, for the unconscientious it is a temporary heaven, while school was a temporary Gehenna.

Haileybury’s

First Chairman

SIR WILFRED FULLAGAR

ilfred Kelsham Fullagar, Haileybury’s first Chairman of the College Council, was, appropriately, born in 1892, the year in which Haileybury was founded. He entered the School in 1904 and graduated in 1909. He was Dux in 1908 and 1909. Charles Rendall, Haileybury’s first Headmaster (1892-1914), regarded Fullagar as his most brilliant student. In 1910 he entered The University of Melbourne, living at Ormond College in the University grounds. In that year he was awarded first class honours in all four subjects (Latin, Greek, Logic and English), and took exhibitions in three. He graduated in 1915 with first class honours in Law and the Supreme Court Judges’ prize for the best student in the year. In 1916 he was an articled clerk to a member of Rendall’s founding class of 1892 – J W McComas, who had become a successful solicitor. While at School Fullagar had been an editor of the annual magazine, The Haileyburian. His contributions usually had a classical flavour, with frequent quotations in Latin from classical authors. In the 1908 edition, of which

he was co-editor with S D Leslie, there was his translation of the Speech of Vibius Virrius (Livy xxvi.xiii). For the 1909 edition (his last year at School) he wrote a lengthy poem entitled Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea. The poem displayed an exceptional command of language for a 17 year old. In 1910 (after he had left School) there was another poem – Whispering Leaves. Immediately following that was a piece called Impressions from Ormond contributed by an ‘Old Boy’. One guesses it is unattributed Fullagar. It is plainly written by someone who was in his first year at Ormond. There are other clues: the use of Latin, classical allusions, and the elegance of the language. Thus the author writes: At school one is a boy; at college one is a man. At all events one is called a man, which is quite as satisfactory, for no one is

There is much wisdom in what the author says. It could profitably be read by those making the transition from school to university.

In 1922 Fullagar became a barrister, in 1933 King’s Counsel, and in 1945 a Supreme Court judge. Five years later he was elevated to the High Court of Australia of which he remained a member until his death in 1961. Fullagar was knighted in 1955. For the 1911 edition he penned Otium et negotium, which was about those who work and those who don’t, in which he concludes, “From Homer to John Murray nobody ever yet did anything worth doing without a certain amount of hard work.” In 1913 he was writing in encouragement of Australian literature, and in 1915 in praise of Haileyburians who had gone to the First World War. Fullagar himself enlisted in the following year. In 1916 there was poetry and prose about Port Arthur in Tasmania. At this point the attributed contributions cease, though after the war there is more poetry and works in Latin with accompanying English translations that have a Fullagarian flavour. In 1922 Fullagar became a barrister, in 1933 King’s Counsel, and in 1945 a Supreme Court judge. Five years later he was elevated to the High Court of Australia of which he remained a member until his death in 1961. Fullagar was knighted in 1955. Until 1938 Haileybury had been owned successively by Headmasters Rendall, Berthon and Dickinson and his wife

Margaret. In that year, the Dickinsons sold the School to a company called Haileybury College. Dickinson became a director. The other directors were three Presbyterian clergymen and W K Fullagar KC. The directors were the first members of the College Council. Fullagar was Chairman of Council. He remained Chairman for a short time only, resigning due to pressure of business, and was replaced by H W (Barney) Allen in 1940. Fullagar had five sons. The first, John Kelsham Fullagar, went to Haileybury. Wilfred was the first Old Boy to have a son at the School. However he did not keep up the good work. The other sons went to Geelong College. Incidentally, the name Kelsham, Fullagar’s middle name and that of all his sons, was a family name going back as far as 1565. It was acquired when an ancestor named ‘Fullagard’ married Agnes Kelsham, a daughter of the lord of the manor of Headcorn in Kent. It was a condition of the marriage that male children should bear the name Kelsham. Fullagar was a friend of Mr Robert Menzies, Prime Minister from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Mr Menzies, later Sir Robert, opened new College buildings at Castlefield in 1939. On that occasion he was introduced by Fullagar, as Chairman of Council. In his address Mr Menzies said: I have a special personal interest in being here today, because I have some very interesting personal contacts with gentlemen whose names I see on the front of the program. For instance, our Chairman, Mr Fullagar, is a very old friend of mine. I regard him, as I hope he regards me, as one of my most

I see, also, the name of that redoubtable classical scholar and wit, Mr H W Allen, affectionately known, I believe, to his old friends as “Barney”. Any school as young as Haileybury, if it had done nothing more than produce two such remarkable scholars as Mr W K Fullagar and Mr H W Allen, would have justified its existence.

A brilliant student, his mind had been enriched by a classical scholarship which did not desert him as the years advanced. His style of writing, formed doubtless by his classical training, gave an added distinction to his writings. No one sensitive to language can fail to perceive that his judgements not only were masterly embodiments of judicial reasoning but contained a singularly apt and felicitous use of English in the exposition of a legal subject.

Mr Menzies then displayed his own wit. After observing that he and the current Headmaster, Mr Dickinson, were both Old Boys of Grenville College, Ballarat, the Prime Minister regretted to say that “the school did not manage to survive both of us leaving it”. When Fullagar died in 1961, the Chief Justice of the High Court, Sir Owen

The apt and felicitous use of English can be seen in Fullagar’s contributions to The Haileyburians I have mentioned earlier. Justice Ross Sundberg Council Chairman

PIPING SUCCESS In preparation for both the Victorian and Australian Championships this season, the Pipes and Drums started the year with a very productive music camp in Flinders. We commenced the competition season at Berwick Highland Gathering with numerous inexperienced players, however they demonstrated they were more than capable of handling the pressure in competing against other more experienced bands. Winning both the Juvenile and Grade 4 events set the scene for the season. The competition at Ballarat saw the band once again successful in both Grades. Held at Ringwood in very hot conditions, the Australian Championships proved to be one of our finest performances, competing first out of 15 bands in the Grade 4 adult section we comfortably won the event even after rumours of bands downgrading from higher grades. The Juvenile Championship was contested by five bands and for the second time that day the band won an Australian title. Aside from competing, the Pipes and Drums is in high demand for performances at School and it was very pleasing to have several girls perform at the Speech Nights late in 2005. John Young Director, Pipes and Drums

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Dixon, spoke of a “great and scholarly judge deeply loved by all”. He added:

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Robert Menzies (later Sir Robert) opens new College buildings at Castlefield. Mr Fullagar (left) looks on.

intimate and valued friends. He is a worthy product of this school.

FOUNDERS DAY VISITORS

A number of Old Boys were special guests at Speech Nights in 2005 and presented prizes: Leng Lee (1999) at Newlands, Chris Waxman (2000) at Castlefield and Luke Reddie (1999) at Edrington. On Founders Day the occasional address was given by David MacKenzie (1999) at Newlands, Brett O’Farrell (1995) at Castlefield, Rohan McMaster (1995) at Edrington and Professor Rod Home (1955) at Senior School.

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Professor Rod Home

rofessor Rod Home is one of Haileybury’s most eminent Old Boys. He attended Haileybury from 1944 to 1955. He was Dux of the School in 1954 and 1955 and Captain of the School in 1955. He has an outstanding record as a scholar and teacher – Bachelor of Science (Honours) from The University of Melbourne; Science Master Haileybury College (1960-1964); Doctor of Philosophy in History and Philosophy of Science (1961); Lecturer then Senior Lecturer and finally, Foundation Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at The University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Professor Home is the author of many books, articles, reports and reviews. He was a member of the College Council from 1968 to 1974. In his address to students and staff he said “As I look around this magnificent hall I cannot help think how different it was when I commenced at Haileybury in 1944 and it still was in 1955 when I finished as a student. In 1944 the School was very small with less than 200 students, all boys except Mary Black, daughter of the Headmaster. In the 1930s the School had moved to the ‘Castlefield’ site but World War II put a break on any further developments. Students were housed in temporary buildings, the only permanent buildings were ‘Castlefield’ (the boarding house) and the first classroom block opened by Prime Minister Menzies, in 1939.”

Some of his earliest memories of the School were:

• Air raid drill and movement into the

trenches An open air assembly of the whole School to announce the end of World War II and to declare a School half holiday • Winning the AGS Swimming Championship in 1947, Haileybury’s first sporting premiership for many years.

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During Rod’s time at school, the School grew rapidly but by the time he reached Year 12 the total enrolment was still only around 600 with 11 students in the Year 12 class. This made it very difficult to compete with other schools in sport. Because he was tall, Rod was selected in the ruck in the First XVIII at the age of 14. He played four games that year and all were lost by 25 goals or more. But results did improve and by 1955 Haileybury gained second place in football. Because of the small size of the School and the need to fund temporary buildings, money was short and classes were large. Even in the 1960s he was asked to teach a Year 9 Science class of 45 students. Rod recalled that some of the teachers were not very good, but some were very good, “I particularly remember Alan Palfery (Mathematics), Ivor MacGregor (English), Frank Elmore (Chaplain) and Sholto Black and David Bradshaw, the two Headmasters in my time. The influence of good teachers and especially the Headmasters engendered a very good feeling in the School. The School was small enough for everyone to know everyone else and there was always a sense that the School really cared for the students and wanted to see them make

the best of themselves. Because of this, I look back with warmth and gratitude on my time at the School. The School today is a very different place – many more students, better facilities, better trained and more highly qualified teachers. It is clear, however, that the underlying creed is the same. This is a School which cares about its students and wants to see each of them make the best of themselves.”

“Do not specialise too early in your studies and extra-curricular activities. The School offers an amazing variety of opportunities – try lots of them and give them a proper trial.” In advice to students Rod said, “Do not specialise too early in your studies and extra-curricular activities. The School offers an amazing variety of opportunities – try lots of them and give them a proper trial. Do not narrow your choice of subjects too early. Keep the range of studies going as long as you can, especially foreign languages. I was a Science student but fortunately I was able to keep Literature, French and History going and I am really glad that I did. When I became a historian of Science, these things were immediately of value to me. But it was also mindstretching, expanding my intellectual horizons beyond our local environment and culture. Good luck with your studies and other things you take on both this year and in the future.” Jim Brown Hon Dean Assisting the Principal

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OHA Touch OHA President Ian Herman We have had an extremely busy start to the year, the major initiative of course being the introduction of the OHA website. To be an effective association it is essential that we maintain regular communication with our members, and the website will enable us to do this. There are many features I am sure you will find interesting and extremely useful, and I encourage you to use the website and maintain contact with the OHA and our affiliated clubs and organisations, and friends and former classmates. Our address is www.oha.org.au. We will be holding a number of reunion dinners and functions this year. Details are listed on page 19 . Please make every effort to attend your year group function, and encourage former classmates to come along. These are always great nights and enjoyed by all who attend. My congratulations on behalf of the OHA to Principal Dr Robert Pargetter and Director of Sport Andrew Lynch for the School’s achievement in winning three APS summer premierships for the third consecutive year, and in particular to Andrew who became the first man in the School's history to coach an APS Firsts Cricket and Football premiership. Our Executive Director Dennis Smith will be leaving us shortly to fulfil his role as Producer of the Dusty Springfield stage musical, currently touring Australia. Dennis joined the OHA in 1995 and has been instrumental in developing the OHA, and running events and reunions. He was also President of the Old Haileybury Football Club for 8 years, seeing it through many challenging times. His support, efforts and knowledge will be missed. On behalf of us all, thank you Dennis for your loyal commitment to the OHA over all those years. We wish you well and hope Dusty goes global.

The season began in late October last year with the group keen to improve on our semi-final appearance the previous season. With a relatively new team and the loss of several key players we thought we may go through a rebuilding process this season. However, our first game against the Southern Saints showed that we were potentially a finals team. Our season continued with great success and on 12 February we played the reigning premiers Western Touch in the grand final. The game was extremely close throughout, and with two minutes to go the teams were tied on 4 all. It was then that Western Touch scored to close out the game 5-4. It has been an outstanding season and we look forward to having another chance at the title next season.

OHA Football Club We are looking forward to the season after finishing third in VAFA A Grade last year. We were minor premiers but injuries caught up with us during the finals. However we have recruited well and believe that we can improve on last year’s performance. We are entrenched in A Grade now and regular finals football is the key. Peter Nicholson is in his second year as Firsts coach, Ben McGhee becomes Reserves coach and David Lappage continues as Under 19 coach. Our major sponsors are MaaX Spas and Astoria Honda. Our home ground is the McKinnon Reserve on the corner of Tucker and McKinnon roads. We invite all Old Haileyburians to come down during the season and watch a great standard of football.

This year we will again be fielding three teams in the winter competition organised by Hockey Victoria (HV competition). All teams are entered in the senior competition, for which matches are played on Saturdays or Sundays. These teams play in the State League 5, Metropolitan 2 Grade and Metropolitan 3 Grade. We play our home matches at the newly-built hockey ground at Senior School, and train on the Monash hockey field on Wednesday nights from 8.00 pm – 9.30 pm. We welcome new players to the club, and to find out more please visit our website at www.ohahc.org.au or email one of our club executives: Steve McIntyre, President president@ohahc.org.au Eugene Ooi, Secretary secretary@ohahc.org.au Clark Anstis, Treasurer treasurer@ohahc.org.au.

OHA Golf Day The second Annual OHA Golf Day was held at Woodlands GC in March and once again was a most successful and enjoyable day. Our congratulations to the winner of the Grant Hattam/Richard Metherall jacket Jim Pfeiffer with 44 stableford points. Runner-up was Peter Burghard on a countback.

Occupational Options Evening This will be held in May at Keysborough for Senior School students and their parents. 20 Old Haileyburians from various professions will participate. This has become an extremely important date in the Senior School calendar and we thank those who have given their time to be part of the evening.

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YEAR GROUP REUNIONS

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The Class of ‘59/’60, ’65, ’70, ’75 and 2000 and the NSW and Queensland reunions were all held last year in Term 4, and the Class of ’91 and ’96 reunion dinners were held in Term 1 this year, so it has been a busy reunion calendar.

Daniel Scott

On a quest to develop a new generation of drugs Old Boy and scientist Daniel Scott is on a mission to develop new drugs that can be used in a range of treatments, from orthodontic work to alleviating fibrosis. In a world first, the 23-year-old postgraduate scientist has discovered a protein that can block the actions of two key reproductive hormones, relaxin and insulin-like peptide 3. His breakthrough is another step forward in the race to produce a suite of highly specific drugs using relaxin, including use as a treatment for fibrosis, an orthodontic correction agent and a stimulator of tissue regeneration. Mr Scott has won a prestigious 2004 Victoria Fellowship for this work and the Fellowship has allowed him to travel to the United States to address leaders at a relaxin conference and to test his work at a top-level laboratory at Stanford University. While science was always an interest of Mr Scott’s, he never realised the exciting career possibilities that medical research offered. “I really like finding solutions to complex puzzles and having such an exciting result so early in my career was very rewarding,” he said.

Thanks to a number of dedicated members of the various year groups each function was extremely well attended and highly successful. Our thanks go to those who worked the phones and emails to ensure the strong numbers we enjoyed at each function.

His discovery is further indication of the expertise in relaxin held by the Howard Florey Institute, one of Australia’s most prominent medical research institutes, where he is currently studying. Relaxin is the hormone responsible for breaking down and stimulating the rebuilding of collagen, crucial in the scaffolding that supports our body structure. It is most pronounced during pregnancy where it assists to soften the cervix and pelvic ligaments in preparation for birth. Insulin-like peptide 3 is closely related to relaxin, stimulating the maturation of sperm in males and eggs in females.

Queensland Reunion

Mr Scott left Haileybury in 1998.

Reunion of 1991

LATEST RELEASE Old Haileyburian and staff member, Ivan Collins, has just released a new travel book, titled Remember where you are – chronicling his lone travel through India of 7,500 miles in five weeks, mainly by third class rail. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book, please email Ivan at Romsey@froggy.com.au.

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OHA Report Rohan Short (1982)

Noted composer and pianist living in the United Kingdom, had his Trumpet Concerto nominated among ‘Discs of the Year 2005’.

Congratulations on the arrival of daughter Jennifer in November. Rohan is in charge of the Year 9 Program at Edrington.

Ian Walker (1948)

Spiro Vournazos (1982) Business manager (retail) at MYOB.

Friday 24 November Class of ‘61/’62

After a 40-year career in pharmacy at Carrum, Patterson Lakes and Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Ian retired to live on the Gold Coast in 1994. Enjoying a happy retirement including overseas travel, tennis and golf.

Sunday 26 November Class of 2001

Keith White (1962)

Sunday 9 July

Class of 2005

Friday 4 August

Class of ‘81

Friday 13 October

Class of ‘76

Friday 20 October

Class of ‘71

Friday 17 November Class of ‘66

Invitations will be sent out closer to the date of each function.

Bruce Coward (1965)

Chairman of the Luther College School Council.

Retired to a new home in Mount Martha.

Tim Munro (1984)

Lex Lasry QC (1966)

Principal power plant engineer with Qantas, responsible for the Rolls Royce engine fleet. Married and living in Sydney. Tim is involved with the Flatwater Kayak team as a selector for national teams through to the 2008 Olympics.

John Milne (1968) Arranged a very successful reunion in January with Mike Stroh (1973), Peter Johnston (1973) and Ross Collier (1973) of Mrs Archer’s Class 2 of 1963. They plan to meet each year.

Robert Aivatoglou (1986) Manager for Lleyton Hewitt.

Chris Forbes (1970)

Jamie Blanks (1989) with

Working in the film industry in the USA. Malcolm Nicholson (1970) Has embarked upon a Master of Education degree. Campbell Grant (1973) Has completed 24 years with Shell. Current posting is in China.

Local film director who shot to fame with ‘Urban Legend’, will start shooting ‘Storm Warning’ in May. The thriller follows the fate of a couple who become lost while boating on Westernport Bay and are washed up on French Island. Dr Michael Cahill (1989) Proud father of a son John, born last October in Boston, USA. Arjuna Wimalasuriya (1990)

Dr Douglas Travis (1974)

Management accountant, Coles Myer group. Married last December.

Victorian Vice President of the Australian Medical Association.

Stewart McLeod (1991)

Dr Russell Kenley (1977)

Sympathy is extended to the families of Adrian Swan (1935), Geoff Nicholson (1943), Ian Nichols (1944), Robert Clement (1946), Ewen Stewart (1960), David McLaurin (1973), Norman Crook (1976), Lachlan McIntyre (1994) and Simon Brown (2005) on their recent bereavement.

Head of Foreign Exchange for ANZ Investment Bank in New York for the past three years.

Teaching at St Leonard’s College, Brighton.

Peter Howden (1970)

Sympathy

Andrew Stone (1984)

Tim Costelloe (1970)

Merchandise coordinator Officeworks Superstores.

Reunion of 1970

After nearly 20 years of Emergency and Critical Care nursing, has made a career change and joined the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, based at West Melbourne. Doug Maroney (1984)

Honorary archivist at Haileybury.

Has maintained a high profile in the interests of protecting individual human rights. Well done, Lex!

Reunion of 1965

Geoffrey Kan (1984)

Married in November. Has accepted a chair in Management at Swinburne University. Glenn Baker (1982) Recently described as ‘one of Australia’s best swimming coaches’. In 2002 was named Australian rookie coach of the year. Currently head coach at the Southport Olympic Swimming Club in Queensland. Darren Scammell (1982) Has been posted to London with KPMG.

Director of McLeod Partners, real estate agents, Kenmore, Queensland. Daniel Celm (1994) With A C Neilsen in Brisbane. Daniel Scott (1998) Postgraduate scientist at the Howard Florey Institute. Ben Welsh (1999) Represented Australia at the International Triathlon series in Waikiki, Hawaii last October.

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John Carmichael (1946) Forthcoming Reunion dates for 2006 are as follows:

the Haileyburian May 2006

Alumni Notes

A commitment to small class sizes is a commitment to the welfare of each and every student.

Small classes mean individual attention. Small classes mean that each student learns in their own way. Small classes mean that potentials are realised. With 2600 girls and boys, our school is growing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet our class sizes continue to get smaller. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to tell you more. Telephone: 9213 2222 or visit: www.haileybury.vic.edu.au

Berwick Edrington 138 High St

Brighton Castlefield 120 South Rd

Keysborough Newlands & Senior School 855-891 Springvale Rd