Collinson House

mr Dylan Chow | Head of Collinson House

Collinson’s rebuild to form continued its momentum in the 2021 year, led by House Captain Antony Bernardo and Vice-Captain Alex Mathieson. The Green Machine swam, ran and ate in pursuit of the revered House Cup, looking to improve from the bronze medal the previous year. In Salesian tradition, the Swimming Carnival was the first opportunity for us to assert our dominance. In Collinson tradition, we fought courageously but ultimately fell short. Trung and Nam Le (10) were dominant, filling every swimming event. Alessandro Pozzoli (9) was a clear standout competing with Savio’s best Andrew Tan. The esteemed Year 10 Tug of War team, spearheaded by Sam Wallbridge continued its perfect streak. Despite the admirable efforts, we held up the ladder in 4th place. We are beginning to establish ourselves as the House with the biggest appetite and deepest pockets; continuing to obliterate the competition with our fundraising efforts on Shrove Tuesday. We backed this up with a better running effort in both the Athletics and Cross Country (3rd and 2nd respectively). Whilst it was another year disrupted by the numerous lockdowns, the Collinson spirit remained strong. It was truly inspiring to see our Senior House leaders work with the juniors as they prepared for House Debates that were sadly cut short. Antony and Alex, Jake and Andrew and Dieter and Gus were excellent representatives for the House and I would like to congratulate them for their efforts. Beyond this, the efforts of the countless Collinson boys who assisted throughout the year.