Reporter 2018

REPORTER SCOTCH COLLEGE 2018

Dear Reader, Scotch College has a rich history of its students’ achievements and The Reporter is created to celebrate everyone’s abilities in our community. The Reporter dives into the bright young minds that Scotch College has to offer. We believe, at Scotch College, that no act is too big or too small so it is important to look back and reflect on all the students who have gone through Scotch.

The school’s theme of 2018 was simply “Loudly and Proudly”. Our Captain of School chose this theme from Scotland The Brave to reflect the attitude the school has towards growing into something bigger, to be loud and proud of ourselves and what we can become. It encourages us to move into the world and to explore new things.

2018 had many new things for us. The new sport uniform was officially rolled out.

The new Maths and Humanities block has begun construction. Revd Chas Lewis has announced his retirement and the Chapel began its new makeover. This year was truly filled with new and exciting projects. This represents Scotch College’s dedication to help provide the best atmosphere and environment for every student and teacher.

The Reporter Committee was determined to take into account the theme of 2018, “Loudly and Proudly”, in the design of The Reporter, but to also provide the many highlights of the boys’ achievements. The cover design was chosen to represent the many opportunities boys have in international learning. The IB programme helps promote this with the idea of the learner profiles. The community is encouraged to reflect upon their education and also the theme as they should live

loudly and proudly across the globe as a Scotch College student or staff member.

Whether it is on the sports field, preforming on stage or competing in academics, we all reside on the Earth and the design elements of The Reporter help reflect the idea of being a world citizen.

Many thanks must be given to the wonderful ladies, Lisa Crofts and Kerrin Girando who helped organise, plan and design The Reporter. Thanks is also given to PaperScout who took in our ideas and thoughts and turned them into a beautifully curated Reporter. I would also like to thank the entire committee for its dedication to creating a perfect Reporter for the Leavers of ‘18 to appreciate.

William Smith-Gander Year 11 Ross

PRODUCTION FRONT ROW Conor Lenny, William Lodge, Patrick Devereaux, Nathan Cuthbertson, Oscar Moss, Charles Wackett BACK ROW Mrs Kerrin Girando, Thomas Patterson, Matthew Moore, William Smith-Gander, Edward Hamersley, Oscar Harold, Mrs Lisa Crofts ABSENT Gyles Davies, Harrison Unstead

CONTENTS

Head of Junior School 20 Little Pipers 22 Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten 24 Pre-Primary 26 Year 1 28 Year 2 30 Year 3 32 Year 4 34 Year 5 36 PYP Exhibition 39 Sports 40 French 41 Library 41 Visual Arts 42 Performing Arts 42

Out of Bounds

Director of Residential Life Captain of Residential Life Year 7 and 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

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Societies and Services

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50 Mile Walk 172 Australasian Philosothon 172 Bibbulmun Track 173 Canberra Tour 173 Abrolhos Islands Adventure Journey 174 Football Tour 174 French Tour 175 Indonesian Tour 175 The Duke of Ed Kokoda Trek 176 Mt Gambier Jazz 176 New York Arts 177 New Zealand 177 Rowing Tour 178 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 178 Rugby 179 Volleyball Tour 179 Tanzania 180 World Scholar’s Cup 181 Cape to Cape Expedition 181 Dive Expedition 182 Karijini Expedition 182 Mountain Biking Expedition 183 Scuba Diving Expedition 183 Sea Kayaking Expedition 184 Surfing Expedition 184

Cadets 114 Chess 115 Debating 116 The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award 118 INSTEP 119 Indigenous Programme 120 Library 121 Mock Trial 122 Sustainability 123 UN Youth 124 Celebrating the Arts

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Music 126 Pipe Band 135 Drama 137 Arts Week 140 Arts and Literature 141

Middle School

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Sports 149

Acting Head of Middle School Year 6 Year 7 Year 8

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Senior School

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Athletics 150 Badminton 152 Basketball 153 Cricket 154 Cross Country 155 Football 156 Golf 157 Hockey 158 Rowing 159 Rugby 160 Sailing 161 Soccer 162 Surfing 163 Swimming 164 Tennis 166 Triathlon 167 Volleyball 168 Water Polo 169

Head of Senior School 70 Alexander 72 Anderson 75 Brisbane 78 Cameron 81 Ferguson 84 Keys 87 Ross 90 St Andrews 93 Shearer 96 Stuart 99

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Staff

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Staff Report Staff Vale Staff and Council List

186 188 192

Year 12

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2018 Graduates Survivors (2006-2017) Year 12 Ball Valedictory Speech Year 12 Valete

198 199 200 201 204

Awards & Prizes

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School Awards Senior School Prizes St Andrews Cross Duces of Scotch College

216 219 222 224

School Records

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Valete and Salvete School Rolls

226 227

REPORTER 2018

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Junior School

Residential Life

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Headmaster’s Report 4 Captain of School 6 Vice Captain – Operations 8 Vice Captain – Service 9 Council Report 10 Foundation Report 11 Teaching and Learning 12 Chaplain 14 Service and Citizenship 15 Round Square 16 Wellbeing 17 Student Council 18

HEADMASTER’S REPORT Revisiting our Past and Planning for our Future Welcome to the 2018 edition of Reporter.

This production is an important document each year in that many facets of our College community have the opportunity to share in the volume and diversity of activities which have occurred in the respective year. As such the Reporter is an important part of annually recording the College’s history.

Our Chapel - 50 Years Young A major part of our history and our future is the PC Anderson Chapel. In 1968, 50 years before this edition of Reporter, our College celebrated the opening of the PC Anderson Memorial Chapel. In recognition of this seminal event, we decided in this, our 121st year of operation and the 50th anniversary of the Chapel, to revitalise the original structure with a view to rededicating it as soon as possible after its completion in early 2019.

In an ever-changing, and at times secular world, our Chapel stands as a testament to the Christian foundations upon which Scotch was founded. Opening up as a Presbyterian school for boys in 1897, Scotch has provided a broad academic and co-curricular education for 121 years.

More importantly this education has been underpinned by the values of the Gospel.

The broader concept of the Church in the 21st century is facing many challenges such as membership, relevance and plotting a path for the future. While this can be of some concern, our role at Scotch is to offer our boys a different vignette into what church can mean for them. We do this through our Chapel programme and our focus on service to others. The College’s

core values of ‘Integrity, Stewardship and Service’ embody what the modern church should be about.

It was Dr Maxwell Keys who, along with the College Council, plotted our future through the provision of a Chapel to remember PC Anderson, his predecessor. This unique building has served our College very well, but was urgently in need of major maintenance. As such we decided to refurbish it ensuring that our Old Boys will still feel comfortable in its original structure, but celebrate in its renewal as our central place of worship and the cornerstone upon which we can move forward. As Matthew 16:18 reads ‘And I tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build my church.’ The original Chapel was designed

by Mr Peter Wilkes, who had submitted the winning design in a competition held

by Forbes and Fitzhardinge. He said the following about his design: ‘Times have changed and religion along with it has undergone a drastic change. To create church buildings today based on concepts of an age long gone is to turn one’s back on these changes. There is little virtue in novelty for its own sake, but it is inconceivable to think today’s problems can best be answered by yesterday’s solutions. The choice of materials was kept simple and to a minimum, and also to provide a feeling of solidarity and uniformity. The play of light and shadow externally on the angled walls and planes overcomes the dangers of starkness.’

In reimagining his work, our current architect, Mr Leigh Robinson OSC ’73, tried to remain true to the original vision of Peter Wilkes, while providing a more modern and acoustic space, coupled with increased natural lighting.

The new leadlight windows and maintaining the history of the Swanbourne Uniting Church are the real story of our new Chapel.

With the closing of the Swanbourne Uniting Church, the College suggested that the five leadlights currently housed in the Swanbourne Parish, which was due for demolition, should be built into the Scotch Chapel as a way of recording the parish’s history. These windows are truly beautiful.

They were designed by Mr Ian Frith, and the work of Ian and his partner at Baringa Stained Glass, Claremont, Julian Bloxham.

The two smaller round windows, which have been combined into a north wall of our Chapel, represent the old and new covenants. The three larger windows, now in our sanctuary, represent the Holy Trinity.

In the 1984 opening and consecration of the Swanbourne Uniting Church, the following reflection was recorded from Peter Hammonds book ‘Towards a Church Architecture’: ‘If you are going to build a church you are going to create a thing which speaks. It will speak of meanings and values, and it will go on speaking. And if it speaks of the wrong values it will go on destroying. There is responsibility there.’

Our newly refurbished Chapel will continue to be a place of worship, it will continue to reflect beauty and ambiance. Most importantly it remains as a connection to our Christian foundation, upon which we will continue to grow and thrive for generations to come. Our motto poses a significant plea, that is, ‘May God be with us as He was with our forefathers.’

In an educational environment where commentators continue to question the value of high fee-paying schools, we must continue to focus on creating connections

REPORTER 2018 We all know the real success of Scotch does not end at Year 12. While most schools overplay their role in getting boys to be a success at the end of Year 12, Scotch College takes a much longer-term view.

Achieving a single score at the conclusion of formal schooling does not predict a boy’s future potential nor does it determine a boy’s worth. In keeping with the school’s positioning statement of “preparing boys for life” the College considers its support for students as never ending.

Our holistic education equips the boys with skills and a community he can draw on forever. Our students graduate

In 2018 our Old Scotch Collegians continued to play an important role in the day-to-day running of the school through providing mentoring, personal and academic support, resources and expertise.

With our strategy of remaining a local school but with a strong international mindedness, breadth of opportunity continues to be embedded into all programmes the College offers and is incorporated into the curriculum at every year level. Co-curricular activities and service learning are fundamental to the culture of Scotch. These programmes develop lifelong skills that boys utilise for years after graduating.

I have witnessed many doors being opened through connections made through our alumni. The most important thing that boys can do while they are still at school is to take advantage of the vast array of academic, sporting, cultural and co-curricular programmes each and every year. By knowing every boy, we can

help him find the right path – whether that includes university or one of the numerous other pathways.

Scotch College acknowledges the ATAR is not the full picture. Nor is it necessarily the best option for every student. The College recognises the need for diversity and rigour in Year 11 and 12 and offers students a choice between the West Australian curriculum, including WACE (ATAR & VET), and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. We value benchmarking at the international and local level. This is clearly evident in the outstanding set of results achieved by the 2018 cohort.

As we face yet another challenging year in an ever-competitive educational market, at Scotch College we will continue to ensure that our boys and their families understand that school is just the start of an ongoing journey, one that will continue for many years after our boys graduate.

Much has been achieved in 2018 and some things such as the new Teaching and Learning building have just begun to be built. I truly hope you will enjoy reading about our boys and their incredible thirst for learning, adventure and self-exploration.

Dr Alec O’Connell Headmaster

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“MAY GOD BE WITH US AS HE WAS WITH OUR FOREFATHERS.”

into a ‘community for life’. With some 12,000 Old Scotch Collegians living and working across Australia and the world, an education at Scotch provides lifelong support, both with respect to one’s career enhancement and just as importantly, through providing personal and pastoral networks during times of celebration and times of challenge.

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that further enhance positive and enriching relations between school, family and the broader community. Otero et al, 2001 rightly highlights that ‘where the school as a central community organisation makes building relationships characterised by trust and dialogue, the core business of the organisation – equitable and excellent education for all children, regardless of status, station or circumstances – will thrive. Our focus on ‘a community for life’ must never waver.

CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL Since my first day as a Scotch boy in Year 7, I have felt an unwavering sense of belonging in the Scotch community, something that continues to exist to this day and will remain with me throughout my life.

Whilst it gets said every year, it feels like yesterday that the Class of 2018 departed on the Year 8 Rottnest Camp where so many friendships were forged that will last well into the future. Despite this year being the conclusion of our journey, it is important to reflect on the significant factors that made 2018 so unique.

Scotch continued its short tradition in taking part in the 2018 World’s Greatest Shave, an event that saw Scotch raised $60 000, an amazing feat that saw so many boys take part to raise awareness and funds for an illness that impacts upon many within our community.

In the Arts, at Assembly towards the end of Semester 1 we listened to the magnificent combined PLC/Scotch Orchestra who demonstrated their amazing talent. As well as this, the Middle School production of ‘James and the Giant Peach’ which ran at the end of Summer Term, was nothing short of an entertaining night out. Partnered with the Senior School Production of ‘The Wedding Singer’, the Scotch Arts programme showcased some of the diverse talents held by the boys.

Additionally, Arts Week at the end of Winter Term allowed boys to exhibit their talents with live bands performing each lunchtime along with food trucks at the beginning of the week, finishing with art, drama and movie showcases highlighting the breadth of talent of our boys in the Arts. Scotch also for the third consecutive year, won the 2018 Perth Philosothon in a hard-fought competition led by Mr Sterrett.

Winter Term saw Scotch again embrace RUOK? week, with a number of activities which centred around wellbeing and the idea that it is OK to talk about mental wellbeing to those around you as well as some of the Year 12s singing a wellbeing based rendition of Toto’s hit song, ‘Africa’.

Moreover, NAIDOC Week celebrations showcased the diverse and rich talents of Indigenous students.

Scotch has also had a successful year on the sporting field, where our First Basketball Team went through the competition undefeated and won the Blackwood Cup, the first time Scotch has won the trophy since 2012. The team also recorded its biggest victory ever, beating Guildford 120-61. The First XI Soccer team placed equal 1st with Hale School, winning the Lawe Davies Cup for the 2nd consecutive year. In addition to this, they came 2nd in the State School Soccer competition against the best schools in Perth, a truly remarkable achievement for all those involved. Likewise, the First XV Rugby Team won the Brother Redmond Cup outright for the 3rd consecutive year, going through winning every game of the PSA, a feat that

has not been accomplished by a Scotch team for a number of decades. To finish the year, Scotch took out the Alcock Shield for Athletics that was a testament to the determination of our athletes.

As we draw to the close of the 2018 academic year, the Year 12 boys reach the end of their time as students of Scotch College, an aspect of our lives which will always be remembered. From our Year 8 Orientation Day all the way through to March Out, it is a journey that no boy will ever forget. Whether they arrived on day one of Year 1 or at the beginning of Year 11, our time here at Scotch has been something that has forged the rest of our lives and it has truly been an honour to serve alongside my fellow Year 12s, and to go through this journey with them.

To the students of 2019, I hope that you value the opportunity to put on the khaki and the maroon blazer, for these opportunities are limited and upon reflection, are some of my most cherished memories. On behalf of the Year 12 cohort, I extend my immense thanks to the staff and parents, who no matter the circumstances, have assisted us in managing our time and getting the best out of ourselves as young men. It is because of your guidance and support, that we leave school and enter the world prepared for anything. ​ Lachlan Phillips Captain of School

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*** Reports ***

REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Charles Culley-Wood, Lachlan Cumming, Auxence Gide, Ryan Marley, Daniel Paganin, Adam Brenz-Verca, Alexander Omari, Daniel Walker, Mr Mark Gale, Luke Beeson, Jack Knobel, Lachlan Phillips, Dr Alec O’Connell, Felix Jones, Sam Rogers, Mrs Cara Fugill, Mr Peter Burt, Rohan Dick, Harry Foley, Joshua Spadanuda, Peter Stulpner, Richard van Uffelen, Dominic Vivian, Laine Mulvay, Coby Edmondstone, Nicolas Rogers SECOND ROW Caleb Reynolds, Oliver Broun, Paul Chapman, Jordan Bowling, Spencer Easton, Oliver Hejleh, Ethan Lundie-Jenkins, Lewis Hellewell, Darcy Frazer, Max Bath, Thomas Anderson, Joseph Davey, William Harkins, Connor O’Sullivan, Hugh Edwards, Wai Him Ho, Joshua Bird, Angus Reeves, Reid Dowling, Rafe Harrison-Murray, Walker Daly, Sebastian Chadwick, Kade Lines, Tanay Narula, Brent Morton THIRD ROW Benjamin Skelton, Lachlan Cain, Mitchell McAullay, Cameron Murie, Lachlan Richards, Matteo Fortier, Jesse Chambers, Tze Chai, Joshua Dyson, Thomas Klug, Conner Souey, Liam Corrigan, William Lowson, Arthur Payne, Sebastian Hasluck, Fletcher Houston, Teo Mackic, Sebastian Horko, Rory Blackley, Christopher Kirkwood, Matthia Au, Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Maurice Buren, Brandon Poole FOURTH ROW Lawrence Jackson, Beau Hewitt, Heath Certoma, Wade White, Lachlan Meston, Max Hollingsworth, Maximilian Kailis, Samuel Pierce, Lewis Field, Ben Klug, Max Locke, Leo Brady, Thomas Ambrose, Prentice Shepherd, Jett Stevenson, Joshua Hook, Jock Thomson, Jack Dobson, Connor Welsh, Bailey Crothers, Cameron Ritchie, Jack Carrington, Arthur Corunna, Bryson Lee FIFTH ROW Alexander Comstock, Michael Hawkins, Nicholas Crump, Daniel Manetas, Aaron Oughtibridge, Matthew Manetas, James Hayers, Harrison Burt, Michael Honey, Giordano Caceres, Conor Patton, Aaron Lamb, Sam Anderson, James Oakey, Thomas Ward, Jedd Quartermaine, Elliot Young, Benjamin Karta, Kyle Fraser, Oliver Purton, Liam Collins, James Richards-Adlam, Jack Saul SIXTH ROW Matthew Murphy, Roshan Gilbert, George Mitchell, Jack Ellis, James Carrigg, Frederick Payne, Jackson Wright, William Vinnicombe, Chad Perche, Riley Thomas, Sean Szalek, James Humphry, Cooper Lindsay, Matthew Briggs, William Wiese, Hugo Brossard, Mitchell Evans, Campbell McCracken, Lawson Young, Nicholas Price, Jack Cooley, Edward Boys, Nicholas Murphy, Lachlan McGregor, Luke Giles SEVENTH ROW Zachary Cheir, Harry Penrose, James Barr, Levi Duyckers, Christopher Ramsden, Pablo Bedetti, Connor Enslin, Alexander Porter-Wilkinson, Frans Buys, Bailey Flecker, Ryan Hudson, Liam Lamont, Falk Wiegmann, Samuel Eastland, Nicholas Ryan, Lewis Martin, Hamish Bruce, Thomas Brain Angel, Patrick Stephen, Justin Kalugin, Aren Leishman, Jonathon Prior, Lewis Simpson, Oscar Melsom, Beau Helton ABSENT Joseph Banks, Jack Butterworth, Reece Eades, Charles Harding, Kyle Imlah, Tyler James, Thomas Lewin, Jy Kimpton-Plunkett, Oscar Lane, MacKenzie Moffat, Riley Millen-Macdonald, Nicolas Pismiris, William Riekie, Scott Smith, Mitchell West, Thomas Nicholls, Ryan Hodgetts, Kieran Shine, Stewart Wallace, Aiden Weaver

YEAR 12

VICE CAPTAIN - OPERATIONS The Staff Trophy is a highly contested competition where boys from all year groups are able to represent their respective Houses in a wide variety of events.

The events branch out across all areas of school life, including sports such as Water Polo and Indoor Soccer, Music such as House Choir, and academics such as ‘It’s Academic’ and Debating. The Staff Trophy allows students in all year groups to try new things and compete against their classmates in a safe and enjoyable environment. The 21 events throughout the year add up towards the Staff Trophy, which is awarded at the final assembly.

The competition kicked off in the 2017 Spring Term where it was extremely even between the 10 competing Houses.

Brisbane upheld their Marching reputation by winning both first and second semester as well as taking out Senior Indoor Soccer. Shearer and Alexander started by winning Water Polo and Senior Basketball respectively. Ross was dominant in the first half of the year claiming a win in the Inter-House Swimming and went on to also win Inter-House Athletics. St Andrews were not far behind placing second in both of the Inter-House Swimming and Athletics competitions. Ferguson and Cameron had

a late push in the rankings as they recorded wins in Senior Chess and Senior Theatre Sports respectively, whilst Stuart claimed victory in Senior Debating. Anderson finished the year strongly winning both the Surfing and Junior Indoor Soccer. Keys House managed to place top three in more than seven events, without recording a win.

With only weeks to go in the competition, Ross, Alexander, St Andrews and Brisbane were very even in their overall placings.

Ultimately, Alexander’s win in Cross Country and their consistent podium placings in a number of events throughout the year saw them claim the 2018 Staff Trophy. This was followed closely by St Andrews in second place and Brisbane in third. It was great to see so many boys across all year groups involved in a broad range of activities and events throughout the year.

possible without the support and participation from the Leavers Jacket Committee. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time in order to produce a product for the whole Year 12 cohort. The arrival of the jumpers mid-way through Winter Term cast a new look over the Senior School.

A huge thank you must go to the Vice Captain of Operations of each House, as they organised each event and assisted in running each activity. Also, thank you to all of the Year 12s who organised the portfolios for their House and ensured that each House had a team for every event.

Finally, thank you to the teachers and Mr Gale and Mr Bridle who helped run and monitor events. Without all of your help and organisation the Staff Trophy competition could not have run as smoothly and in such good spirit as was seen this year.

“IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY BOYS ACROSS ALL YEAR GROUPS INVOLVED IN A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.”

The design and production of the 2018 Leavers Jackets would not have been

2018 was a very memorable year for everyone and it has been a privilege to serve as the Vice-Captain of Operations. It is my pleasure to pass the role on to Blake Costello, who I know will be an excellent leader for the College in 2019. I wish Scotch College all the best in the future; it has been a truly enjoyable journey.

Jack Knobel Vice Captain of School (Operations)

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VICE CAPTAIN - SERVICE

This year also saw the continuation of the Cameron House Fundraiser, a joint event with PLC, raising money and awareness this year for Youth Focus. Each House plans or takes part in service activities throughout the year, a Swimathon, Tim’s Ride, Red Nose Day, Friends of Lake Claremont and many others. A big thank you to all the House Captains and Service Captains within each house for organising participation in such events.

One of the boys’ favourite events is the support is Disabled Surfing. It was good to see a lot of boys’ ongoing support of the summer event alongside a lot of new faces. A few lucky boys also had the opportunity to travel to Dunsborough for a few days to help run the DSA event, an event we all thoroughly enjoyed and loved being able to assist with.

Following on with tradition of the past, Scotch, the entirety of its community, Junior, Middle and Senior Schools, also took part in the World’s Greatest Shave, a fundraising event in an effort to raise both awareness and funds for the fight against blood cancer and other blood related diseases. The event saw the PLC and Scotch communities come together again in support of a great cause, 100 boys with 32 PLC girls cutting their hair and a few completely shaving to the amazement of many of the boys. The sense of community and leadership shown between everyone

who attended saw the completion of a very successful event. The Scotch community raised $60,000 through 900 donations, our efforts placing us 2nd in the school category and 4th in the team category in Australia, alongside much larger mining firms and financial institutions, but more importantly allowing for our contribution into research on prevention and treatment of blood related diseases.

Events and contributions such as these are just a few of the highlights of the year. Scotch’s contribution to community is continual, not only local but national and international, many service trips travelling to all parts of the world each year. Scotch has a great community and service programme and it is so easy to get involved with any of its activities. I urge all of you to get involved with as many events as you can over the coming years.

Congratulations and good luck to Alex van Hoek and all the new Year 12s for the coming year.

Luke Beeson Vice Captain of School (Service) *** Reports ***

Spring Term began, as did the annual Uniting Church Christmas Appeal, collecting food and toiletry items for those less fortunate during the celebratory season. Run by the Vice Captains – Service within each House, this saw a massive contribution from all of the boys within all houses. After just a few weeks an entire room within the Maths block was filled with donations; the notion that it doesn’t take a lot of time and effort to make even the smallest of donations, allowing many more boys to be a part of the appeal.

Spring Term also saw the creation of a new event: Boardies Day. Boys from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools ditched the khaki shorts and instead wore their favourite boardies and brought in a gold coin donation. Approaching the summer holidays, this school wide event raised money and awareness for Surf Life Saving WA.

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The 2017/2018 academic year saw the strength of Community and Service continue to grow within the College.

COUNCIL REPORT Each Scotch boy can look forward to joining a ‘community for life’ after he leaves the College, belonging to a group with a common bond who exchange experiences and are willing to support each other through their lives and careers.

It is difficult to describe how vibrant the campus is during the year and 2018 was no exception.

If you have driven past the school of late you will see that the capital works programme is up and away with the commencement of construction over the Summer break of a new Teaching and Learning Building which will host the teaching areas of Mathematics and Business ready for the 2020 academic year. Whilst it is pleasing that the Council has a programme to enhance facilities on offer for the boys, we have aimed to do so in a financially responsible manner. The Council has been most mindful of the economic circumstances facing our families over recent years and has focused on minimising the increase in annual fees with the 2019 academic year being set at a 2.1% increase.

During late 2018 we undertook a whole school survey of parents and students which attracted a high participation rate.

The feedback will be a valuable source of information forming part of a Council

strategy day that will be held later in the year to address where the College is at and where we want to go.

Under the leadership of Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell, his Executive and the teaching staff, there is a focus on a broad education for the boys. To that end, we recognise the incredible contribution of our Chaplain, the Revd Chas Lewis over the past 31 years of service. In the competitive world which our boys will enter, now more than ever is the time to reiterate the College’s values in assisting the boys to make the right choices, to do the right thing. Whilst Scotch will continue to recognise and encourage personal achievement, we will do so in conjunction with instilling in our boys a balance of placing ahead of their own ambition the ability to inspire, motivate and create opportunities for others.

Your Council monitors developments in education both within Australia and globally and collectively seeks what is in the best interests for the boys whilst ensuring the College delivers a relevant education of value in preparing our boys for life after College. Whilst being well placed to identify developments, we are conscious to remain true to ourselves in an ever-changing educational environment and to continue to focus on the pillars of what Scotch College stands for, of which we are very proud.

The Council consistently hears from the parent community the importance of the quality of the teaching staff as a significant influence on why you send your sons to Scotch. I am pleased that the Council, as

part of its continual recognition of staff, has established a Round Square Bursary which enables a teacher each year to experience a sabbatical visiting other Colleges in Australia and overseas and sharing those learnings when returning to the College.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of my fellow Council members who are so engaged in volunteering their expertise and time to the College in our collective support for Dr Alec O’Connell, his Executive and staff. To the Old Scotch Collegians, thank you for your continuing active support of the College. I thank also the staff who are so committed, passionate and supportive in developing each of the students and serve as a great example of putting others before themselves namely, the welfare of the boys.

Finally, to the Year 12 Class of 2018, thank you for the contributions you have made during your time at Scotch; we welcome you to the Old Scotch Collegians.

The Council looks forward to communicating to the College community the outcome of the strategy day at the end of the year. We are all ears on any initiatives for the College so please feel free to approach any Council member with your thoughts in developing our strategy.

Mr Mark Paganin Chair of Council

FOUNDATION REPORT

All parents pay an endowment fee when their boys join the College. The Foundation carefully manages and invests those funds.

As those funds grow, more support is provided to the College and more security is available for the future. All current parents are therefore helping to secure the long-term future of the School for the benefit of future students and all current students are benefiting from that support from prior parents.

The receipt and investment of endowment fees is simply, the minimum underwriting that enables the Foundation to insure for the future and support immediate

Simon Jackson

Mr John Flecker (Chair) Mr Murray McGill Mr Paul Carter Mr Ross Taylor Ms Genevieve Cleary Mr Michael Silbert Mr Simon Jackson Mr Tim Wiese

REPORTER 2018

As economic cycles and Government funding to the College vary over time, the Foundation can also provide some support where appropriate to assist keeping school fees to a minimum.

Scotch College Foundation

Please be assured that the Foundation endeavours to have the broadest view in its thinking and to be aware of the perspectives of all sectors of the Scotch community. To that end, I am very pleased to introduce three new members Ms Genevieve Cleary, Mr Michael Silbert and Mr Simon Jackson to the Scotch College Foundation Board.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us on foundation@scotch.wa.edu.au or phone Paul Davidson, Director, Scotch College (WA) Foundation (Inc) on (08) 9383 6805.

Mr John Flecker Chair of Foundation

Genevieve Cleay

Michael Silbert

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The Foundation supports that aim via the funding of teacher development, the provision of newly created Foundation Scholarships for boarding, music and academic students, and lending funds to the College for capital works, amongst other activities.

necessities. Beyond that, the College is reliant on ongoing philanthropy to maintain its place at the forefront of education in WA. We must remember it was an act of philanthropy that originally established Scotch College. The Foundation is the centre for philanthropy for the College whether that be tax deductible donations to specific capital works campaigns, refundable loans to the John Maxwell Ferguson Fund, or bequests that we are always humbled and delighted to receive.

We are very grateful for the donations and bequests received this year by Old Scotch Collegians, current and past parents, grandparents, staff and friends. In whatever way you choose to support us, your funds are used solely for the advancement of education for our students.

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The aim of the Foundation is to ensure that Scotch remains on a long term secure financial footing, such that it can maintain the excellent learning environment that exists for students.

TEACHING AND LEARNING ‘Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.’

These words, spoken by John Locke, an English philosopher and physician, capture what we strive to achieve at the College. By working towards our mantra of ‘preparing boys for life’, if we can educate young men to read, surround themselves with quality individuals and teach them to reflect on all that they do, then the foundations for life are laid.

Considering our Teaching and Learning programmes now commence with the Little Pipers programme for infants and concludes with graduating eighteen-yearold men, we bear a great responsibility to provide the highest quality education that we can in regard to Teaching and Learning.

In 2018, this was reinforced by two factors, one external and the other internal. Externally the College completed a rigorous three programme evaluation through the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). This required us to complete an 18-month self-reflection followed by a three-day visit. The evaluation reports commended the College on their implementation of the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. Within our mission statement we aim for international excellence, and via this benchmark, we believe we are on the right track.

The internal reflection gave us much greater insight into the opinions of our community in regard to the direction we have set within Teaching and Learning.

Through the College’s MMG survey which is conducted every five years, we were able to view our communities’ satisfaction

with Teaching and Learning. Our parents responded with an 84% (very high) rating of our academic programmes. This is seven per cent higher when compared to similar schools nationally. Furthermore 92% of parents responded that expectations had been met or exceeded in regard to quality of teaching. Importantly our students also responded with 79% overall satisfaction with our academic programme, which again is higher than similar schools on a national level. The results are a credit to the teachers and support staff we have at the College.

However, we know in education that if we are not moving forward, we are more than likely moving backwards and will therefore be using the insights gained from Year 12 results and the College’s MMG survey data to strive for continual improvement in order to maintain excellence across all our teaching programmes.

Duces 2018 IB Diploma Dux Prentice Shepherd WACE Dux Nicholas Price Alternative Academic Pathway Dux Charles Harding

Scholarships 2019 J A Gooch Scholarship James Winch, Scotch College Academic Entrance Scholarship David Walton, Scotch College Alastair Walker, Scotch College Rory Fleming, Scotch College Adrian Garbowski, St Thomas PC Anderson Scholarship William Chalmers, Scotch College WR Dickinson Scholarship Benjamin (Benji) Steinberg, Scotch College

International Baccalaureate Achievements Yet again, the IBDP results are the best Scotch College has produced, with this year’s cohort achieving a median Diploma score of 37 points, compared to the global average of 30. It is a remarkable achievement that equates to a median ATAR of 95.75.

Prentice Shepherd, George Mitchell and Matteo Fortier earned 44 points equating to an ATAR of 99.85, placing them in the top 0.84% of results globally. In total, there were eight students who scored above 40 Diploma points, representing 30% of our cohort. UWA requires 40+ points for a direct pathway into Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Dental Medicine and I am pleased to report the following students achieved this benchmark: Frans Buys, Matteo Fortier, Felix Jones, George Mitchell, Conor Patton, Arthur Payne, Prentice Shepherd and Falk Wiegmann.

Of the 27 Scotch College students who sat for their Diploma exams, 44% of them achieved an A grade in Theory of Knowledge, compared to the global statistic of 4.5%. 25 out of the 32 subjects studied produced grade averages above the global average and 13 of the 27 students received a subject merit award in at least one subject when they were awarded a Grade 7, the highest possible grade.

WACE Achievements Scotch College had 83% of their WACE Year 12 students sitting four or more ATAR examinations with 85% gaining direct entry into at least one University. In addition, we had another 9% of the cohort taking their Certificate IV in Business and English ATAR, earning themselves the requirement needed to gain direct entry to Edith Cowan and Curtin University.

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Alternative Academic Pathway Achievements We had 28 students enrolled in the Alternative Academic Pathway. Eighteen of these students undertook the Certificate IV, the highest certificate qualification that can be awarded through a school-based programme. We are delighted that all 18 students received their qualification, and 28 students completed a Certificate II or higher.

A number of students have since applied for very competitive apprenticeships and have been successful in their pursuits.

In 2019 the Teaching and Learning Team, comprising Warwick Norman (JS), Sophie Berry (MS) and Celena Mecham (SS) continue their commitment to ensure the learning in classrooms is not only of high quality but is also engaging and meaningful. Preparing students to be continual lifelong learners in this rapidly changing world, requires students to not only have a strong knowledge base but also a well-refined set of skills in the core areas of communication, research, selfmanagement, thinking and social. There is little doubt that this combination will be paramount to each student’s success in the future and will continue to be much of our focus in 2019. The skills areas, as defined by the Approaches to Learning (ATL), will continue to be explicitly taught in classrooms as teachers find new and creative ways of developing these abilities in our students.

In addition, the Mathematics and Commerce Building is well underway with state-of-the-art facilities and modern learning spaces being created for students to use in 2020. The design of these learning spaces will offer teachers a unique opportunity to provide

innovative lessons that allow appropriate technologies to be utilised in a creative and meaningful way.

Our FORM partnership continues into 2019, with the Scribblers Festival returning to Scotch. Eddie Woo, Mathematics internet sensation and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki are welcomed additions to the line-up and should offer exciting times for our Junior and Middle School students.

Mr Peter Allen Director of Teaching and Learning 2014-2018 Ms Cara Fugill Acting Director of Teaching and Learning 2019

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Brent Morton, Laine Mulvay and Nicholas Price were our highest performing WACE students and achieved an ATAR 99+, placing them in the top 1% of students who were eligible to sit ATAR examinations in Australia. Jack Ellis was awarded the Subject Prize in Media Production and Analysis, while Lachlan Phillips and Harry Penrose were both recognised for Subject Excellence in Modern History and Literature respectively.

Looking to the future

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Scotch College students earned a median ATAR of 88.00. When these results are combined with the IBDP cohort results, the median increases to 89.5 placing them as the 8th highest school median in the State.

CHAPLAIN Just Another Brick in the Wall “Another Brick in the Wall” is the title of three songs set to variations of the same theme on Pink Floyd’s 1979 rock opera The Wall. All three songs were written by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters. The songs are largely about school and the people good and bad who make up the Wall. There are a number of times in our lives that we get to reflect on our lives. Some occur when there are times of great change, others through significant events.

The fiftieth anniversary of our Chapel has shown the need for refurbishing and as I have seen the work going on and felt the enthusiasm of the people doing the work as well as those designing, managing and those just watching (like me), it has been another occasion for reflection. Firstly on P.C. Anderson whose name is attached to the Chapel and for whom the Old Boys had great respect Dr G. Maxwell Keys was another of our headmasters who saw the building brought to fruition. Many Chaplains have shared in the worship and the lives of students, some fulltime others part-time but all committed. Each placed a brick in the wall in a positive sense. They are remembered.

My time at Scotch is ending after 31 years.

It has been a great time. I have been blessed with wonderful opportunities and

Scotch certainly stands out as one of them.

Each headmaster has offered support in the work I have been involved in and sought to contribute to.

We are a strong community that is built on tradition. We are also a community that is built on faith and the values that Jesus lived out and passes on to us to do likewise. We don’t all hold the same beliefs and certainly not the same religious affiliations. But these values hold us together.

Worship over the last thirty years has changed from the telling of stories in words to the introduction of music with its messages and finally to video and DVD, telling the stories that relate to each of our eras.

I have never seen myself as purely a minister but rather a person who was a part of the staff and student community and their families.

We have travelled through hard times and celebratory times for they are all part of life.

As I journey on I shall look forward to hearing more of those stories about those who also place a brick in the wall.

Many thanks.

Revd Chas Lewis Chaplain

From whom much is given, from him much is expected.

The project is a culmination of the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme and allowed boys to consolidate the skills they have developed through the Approaches to Learning. The projects that the boys took on varied depending on their goal and included direct service working with animals and people, advocacy work, such as awareness campaigns of community needs and requirements, and community assistance such as website development.

Ably led by Mrs Mia Sullivan the project has

The biennial Tanzania Tour took place in 2018 and was another hugely successful journey for both PLC and Scotch. The core component of the trip, being at the village of Matipwili and staying at Kisampa, was highlighted by having the founders of the camp, the Barbour family, onsite helping us appreciate the history of the relationship and the development of the village. The camp was founded in 2004 and both Colleges have been associated ever since. Through efforts to keep out poachers, revegetation, and a lot of blood, sweat and tears, the area is becoming a refuge for animals and this conservation aspect is something we intend to tap into in 2020. The relationship with Matipwili continues to thrive and the longevity of this relationship is something both Colleges can be very proud of.

Closer to home, the College’s relationship with The Salvation Army and Uniting Care West has continued to grow. We now fill a regular spot on the ‘Salvos’ City soup run which involves visiting locations at Plain St and Wellington Square to deliver breakfast and encourage awareness of services available. This is a powerful experience for our boys and the impact on those taking part has been intense. The inaugural UCW Christmas Card competition was well supported by the Junior School as was the Year 3 boys making cards to sell as a part of the Mother’s Day ‘Love Angels’ marketplace.

There were other collaborations in the Junior School with the art and language classes designing cotton shopping bags encouraging sustainable best practice and the Sustainability Club winning the Bunnings Claremont Christmas Tree Competition! We also teamed up with PLC to raise awareness

of water wastage and the efforts much of the world go to source clean water. Students from both Colleges walked the three kilometres around Lake Claremont before picking up some bottles of water and walking another three kilometres around the Lake.

This was designed to imitate the average six kilometres a child walks for water in many parts of the world.

A key part of the Service and Citizenship programme is ensuring we are working with highly regarded organisations in a variety of fields. As an example, our work with various organisations supporting the disabled community ensures we have a variety of opportunities for boys and we know that the support they are delivering is needed and valued. The Claremont Nedlands Cricket Club’s All Abilities team is extremely well supported by our cricketers, the Perth Disabled Surfing Community always attracts a large Scotch contingent, and Rocky Bay and the Spine and Limb Foundation are strong partners of the Service and Citizenship programme. All of these organisations have excellent reputations and the experience for our boys is first class. We aim to provide this diversity across other areas too.

The Service and Citizenship programme is designed to give our boys access to opportunities to fulfil our core values of Integrity, Stewardship and Service. These opportunities allow our boys to grow and build lifelong skills. More importantly, we aim to instil a life of service and active citizenship, ensuring Scotch men are leading thriving communities wherever they may be and fulfilling the expectations that will be placed on them.

Mr David Kyle Director of Service and Citizenship

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The launch of the Community Project in Year 8 was a particular highlight that will become a core part of our students’ journey through the Middle School. Every Year 8 boy, along with every staff member in the Middle School, took part in the projects and contributed to the success of the programme. Boys worked in groups of three to engage a passion of theirs revolving around an idea that not only interests them but one that is of benefit to others.

been embedded into the Middle School and it has been exciting seeing the 2019 Year 8 students looking forward to beginning their Community Project journey.

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The Gospel of Luke is generally regarded as the origin of the notion that those to whom much is given, much is expected. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). In popular culture this has been paraphrased in Spiderman through Uncle Ben’s words of wisdom to Peter Parker, “With great power comes great responsibility”, and in politics by leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Lord Melbourne. At Scotch College we believe that the world-class education and opportunities afforded our students include the opportunities to give back and to serve the wider community. The College community has continued to put Service and Citizenship at the heart of what we do as a school and it has been a fulfilling year for the whole College.

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SERVICE AND CITIZENSHIP

ROUND SQUARE “It is a sin of the soul to force young people into opinions… but it is culpable neglect not to impel young people into experiences.”

Kurt Hahn Being a Politics teacher, the first part of this quote by the founder of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Outward Bound, and Round Square, rings true every time I walk into a classroom. The fact that the parameters of political pigeonholing have become nigh impossible to define, and labels of conservative, liberal and progressive are completely in the eye of the beholder, makes it a lot easier to shield students from my political views, as they should be. Like the quote though, I believe there are some things that young people must be forced into, and diverse experiences that broaden their perspectives are central to this.

By being a Global Member of the Round Square network, Scotch College allows our students opportunities all over the world.

The primary way this takes place is through exchange experiences both in Australia and around the world. In 2018 we have had students exchange across the globe with Africa and Antarctica being the only continents we did not send a student to. Fortunately we will be sending students to Africa in 2019 although Antarctica is likely a bridge too far.

Below, Max Jones (Year 10, Anderson) gives some insights into his exchange experience to the Zurich International School, Switzerland.

“This year I was fortunate enough to be involved with an international Round Square exchange to Switzerland for 14 weeks, hosting someone for seven weeks and being hosted for seven more. This exchange was an eyeopening experience that captured so many fond memories to look back on. Whether you are climbing the Swiss Alps while your mates

are stuck at school or creating friendships that will last a life time, the whole experience was unforgettable. I found that the whole exchange programme from start to finish was based on trust. I was partnered with a Danish bloke named Mikkel who had been living in Switzerland for four years. Mikkel flew out to another country on the other side of the world to stay with a family he has never met before.

Yet, Mikkel placed trust in myself and Scotch to do the right thing by him. We succeeded!

As Mikkel embarked on his time down under seeing one of the most remote and amazing cities of the world he was learning new valuable experiences to look back on fondly. “ “Hosting an exchange student was also a new experience for myself and my family.

It’s a daunting thought at first, but once you meet your exchange student and get to know him you realise that it’s just like having a new brother! Once the seven weeks were up I packed my bags and flew to Switzerland for the next seven weeks. As I embarked on my own exchange I managed to see all kinds of new places, from the sombre walls of Dachau to changing my perspective on art by visiting galleries in Lausanne it was like a lifetime of experiences crammed into 49 days. Going to another school on the other side of the world was scary. But this is when I learnt so much about myself and the world around me. I trusted myself to embrace the experience. The school that I went to was Zurich International School. It was completely different to Scotch with a whole range of people from all over the world. They are getting an amazing education, just like we do at Scotch, but with different focuses and perspectives. This taught me that there are many different ways of doing things and all of them can be right. It also broadened my thinking and hit home on why breadth of experience is so important. As well as experiencing these different ways, I learnt a lot about myself. I can handle the unknown, Scotch has prepared me well for embracing difference, and we are living the motto

‘Preparing boys for life’. My advice to the Year 9 cohort is that Round Square exchanges are there for the taking and that not all class rooms have four walls! “ Other than exchanges our boys also attended Round Square conferences and service projects around the world. As I write this, Will Gordon is in Sri Lanka with students from all over the Round Square network.

Being the only Scotch boy, Will has thrown himself into the unknown and this is truly admirable. His most recent update included the line below which embodies what Round Square is all about.

“We have only known each other for a week but it feels like we have been friends our entire life. The bonds that we have formed in this group have really changed our outlooks on life and helped us to understand the wider world around us.”

Reading this from Will reminded me of a story Kurt Hahn was fond of retelling when challenged as to why his ‘Erlebnistherapie’ or experiential therapy would contribute to peace following World War Two. Hahn was asked what sailing a schooner could do for international education. In reply, he said that they had an application for a future king of an Arab country to enter Gordonstoun (a school we regularly exchange with). At the school at the time were some Jews and if the Arab and some of these Jews were to go out sailing on the school’s schooner, in a north-easterly gale, and if they were to become seasick together, he would have contributed to world peace.

Undoubtedly world peace is a lofty goal but our young men are the future leaders and the more we can dismiss prejudices and build global networks, the better off we will be. Our membership of Round Square goes a long way to helping the College achieve this aim.

Mr David Kyle Director of Service and Citizenship

WELLBEING

Strategic Plan This year, our Strategic Plan for Wellbeing at Scotch College has sought to recognise these realities: that we should equip members of our community with the skills to deal with difficulty and disappointment, to make the most of every situation, and to be able and willing to think of and act on behalf of others. We want to see everyone functioning at their best as often as possible. In this way, we will be better able to ride life’s waves.

There are three pillars around which we are seeking to build our Wellbeing programme: • Resilience (Perseverance; Self-Motivation; Mindfulness) • Relationships (Emotional Recognition, Expression and Management; Gratitude; Kindness) • Respect (Self-Respect; Respect for Others; Respect for the Environment)

Curriculum This year has seen further development of the timetable as well as the specific curriculum for Wellbeing. In the Junior School, Wellbeing timeslots have been created at the start of the day and after each play break, to assist students to re-focus their energy and apply themselves better to the task at hand. In the Middle School, the shift to the 6-period day has meant that Years 6 and 7 are able to run fortnightly Wellbeing lessons using the Aussie Optimism syllabus, which is a social-emotional learning framework. In Year 8, we are incorporating elements of the SenseAbility course into Health lessons. In the Senior School, the Year 9s have fortnightly Wellbeing lessons

The major focus for this year has been the extension and integration of mindfulness across the School. Mindfulness is the mental skill of being able to train one’s attention.

It means being conscious of what you are thinking and how you are feeling and learning to control what you focus on. It is self-awareness and self-regulation rolled into one. Mindfulness is about being able to respond wisely, rather than reacting blindly.

This year, we have partnered with Mindful Meditation Australia (MMA) to deliver Professional Development to staff across all of the sub-schools. The primary aim of this training has been for staff to see the benefit of mindfulness for themselves as much as for our students, as we believe that staff who are willing to embed mindful practices into their daily routines will have far higher levels of wellbeing and will be far more effective at teaching students about this.

Mindfulness has been a key element in how teachers in the Junior School use their short Pastoral Care timeslots. The Year 1s also did an 8-week yoga course. Mindfulness has also been utilised by Home Room teachers in Middle School and House Heads in the Senior School.

We have also engaged the services of Helen Heppingstone, who is an expert in mindfulness, meditation and yoga. Helen has been incredibly helpful and supportive and has worked with us to expand what we offer to students, across Middle and Senior Schools. In particular, we have expanded our support of Year 11 and 12 students in the lead-up to their examinations, with the weekly ‘Brain Reset’ sessions being very well-attended and most beneficial, according to feedback from those students who participated.

Cross-School Connections A significant element of Wellbeing is to feel connected to those around us, and to feel that we belong and are accepted for who we are. This year, we have continued to run our Year 2-12 Get-Togethers – there are now five of these per year. We also have Year 8-11 Leadership lessons and Year 5-12 Leaders’ mornings, which are superbly organised by Mr Mark Gale and Ms Penny Hooper.

We also continue to run themed weeks at particular points of the year. ‘RUOK?’ Week now operates in both the Senior and Middle Schools, encouraging people to keep a check on themselves and those around them from a mental health standpoint. Mr Galipo and Mr Brinsden spoke to the boys about their experiences and the importance of opening up to others. The Year 12s performed a song, which was our own reworked version of Toto’s ‘Africa’. In June this year, for the first time, we also ran Men’s Health Week, with a focus on healthy eating and dealing with stress.

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But it is also vital to understand, as Louisa May Alcott did, that times of challenge and change provide enormous opportunity for us to learn about ourselves and to become better human beings.

Mindfulness

Staff Wellbeing A critical element of our community’s wellbeing is the wellbeing of staff; this is an area where more work remains to be done.

We recognise the crucial role our staff play in enhancing the wellbeing of students and other staff. We have continued to expand the professional development opportunities for staff in relation to their wellbeing. We are also ensuring that all staff engage in Youth Mental Health First Aid and Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention courses.

At the core of what we are attempting is the desire to equip all members of our community with the freedom and the confidence to know that they can get through both the calm and the storm. This is neither a slow nor an easy process; but knowing that we have some control, that we have options and that we know which course to steer makes us more likely to prevail whatever the conditions.

“When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars.” Robert Brault Mr James Hindle Director of Student & Staff Wellbeing

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The truth is that, when things are going along well, we don’t give a great deal of consideration to our wellbeing. It is when the wind and tide turn against us, or we are becalmed, that wellbeing (or the deficit in it) becomes an issue. It is then that we need the skills to maintain an even keel, to carry the extended nautical metaphor further than one may have considered possible or necessary. It is at these times that it is vital for us to have learned the skills which will enable us to navigate back to safer waters or a safe harbour.

using the same course. The Year 10s have Wellbeing once a week and this gives us the opportunity to further build on the six skills which define the course (Sense of Belonging, Control, Self-Worth, Humour, Purpose, Future). We have also been working to ensure that these courses feed into the Year 11 Leadership programme. We will continue to work on this in 2019, as well as looking to better integrate what we do in Boarding in relation to Wellbeing.

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“I’m not afraid of the storm, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”

Louisa May Alcott

STUDENT COUNCIL We started our year with Santa Hat Day in December making for a very colourful Marching and Assembly. Spring Term also saw the genesis of several lunchtime activities such as the kicking the footy into the bin competition. As the year continued the Council organised multiple lunchtime activities: Pi Day (in which students were challenged to memorise as many numbers as possible) and Lip Syncing were of particular note.

It has been a busy year for the Student Council with a renewed emphasis upon service through building relationships with others.

The Student Council fundraising activities have always had a giving focus but this year we decided to use the proceeds of our activities to promote relationships and action with others. This demonstrates to students the real impact their involvement in Council activities can have in the community.

Being aware that the College had already established a thriving relationship with Maddington Primary School, the Council sought to build on this relationship by encouraging direct involvement between each school’s respective students. The Council financed and organised a joint excursion to a Rock-Climbing Gym. I speak on behalf of all members of the Council when I note that this was certainly a highlight from the year.

With generous support from Scotch Parents the Student Council is able to acquire an item each year for the school. The 2018 Council has decided to purchase five new flagpoles adjacent to the Memorial Oval and Gooch Pavilion. During PSA fixtures and other significant events at the playing

FRONT ROW Brandon Poole, Liam Corrigan, Oliver Purton, Mr David Jones, Felix Jones, Nicholas Crump, Matthia Au BACK ROW Conor Patton, Riley Thomas, Bailey Flecker, Jonathon Prior, James Oakey ABSENT Scott Smith

fields the Australian, Scotch, Indigenous Australian, PSA and visiting school flags will be represented.

My wish is that the Student Council, going forward in 2019, remains respectful of its traditions and core purpose of representing the student voice at Scotch, whilst always remaining open to new ideas. The Council cannot adopt every suggestion it receives but it can always listen, advocate and encourage involvement in student life and community. I wish the best of luck to the 2019 House Representatives on the Student Council and to next year’s Head of Student Council: Benjamin Steinberg.

I would like to thank all members of the Student Council for their positive and collaborative approach at meetings and organising events. Last but not least, we all thank Mr Jones very much for his on-going guidance, humour and great support for the Council this year.

Felix Jones Head of Student Council

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JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORTER 2018

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL At the start of the year I spoke to the boys about a Roman God named Janus who had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back.

I asked the boys to think about the year that had been in 2017 and asked them to look forward to what they hoped to achieve in 2018.

Looking back over what has happened in the past year, there have been so many wonderful events here at our school. We have enjoyed the arrival of our youngest ever children in the College, the three-yearold Kindy. Boys and girls, who have come in and lit up the ELC with their enthusiasm, happiness, questions and wonder. We have seen the Kindergarten boys move into Pre-Primary; they have grown so much and had such a wonderful year with Mrs O’Shea.

The Pre-Primary boys who came into Year 1 went from strength to strength and have had such a wonderful year with Mrs Gray.

Every year as the boys have moved up they have wowed us with their engagement, hard work, learning, growth and their happiness.

So many special events over the course of this school year have been a highlight for me. Earlier in the year at the Inter-House Swimming Carnival, our boys did so well

and our champions followed this up by winning the JPSSA Inter-School Swimming Carnival, unseating the perennial winners, Christ Church Grammar School. What a fantastic season that turned out to be.

We have had the development of our new Fab Lab and saw some wonderful learning happen there. Our Year 5 boys amazed us with their “Darwin Rocks” musical performance. The boys’ talents and the work of Miss Samson to bring it to the stage, entertained us, wowed us, made us think and laugh. We also had the usual selection of boys in dresses – always a highlight at any Scotch performance.

We saw boys achieve in a number of different events and competitions, with many high distinctions earned in the ICAS Mathematics, ICAS English, ICAS Science, the Australian Mathematics Trust Challenge for Young Australians, as well as boys winning in the Shawn Tan Awards. The Inter-House Cross Country carnival was a wonderful day that featured the threeyear-old Kindy children. Our champions then went on and defended their title at the JPSSA Inter-School Cross Country. We had great fun at the Athletics Carnival, Mud Day, Aqua Fun Day and Christmas Lunch. It has truly been a wonderful year with so many things to reflect on that make me so proud of our school and our boys.

As the Head of the Junior School, what makes me the proudest is the learning that takes place. I have witnessed boys grow and achieve and make such incredible progress. Things they couldn’t do at the start of the year, they can do now. The confidence they were lacking is now there because of their commitment to learn and their teachers’ hard work to help them achieve and develop their skills. It is truly amazing to watch.

Looking back at the Year 5 PYP Exhibition, the skill by which the teachers led the Year 5 boys through their process and the positive and enthusiastic way in which the boys presented to our school community was outstanding. For three days the boys presented to guests, the school community and their families. They spoke with confidence, demonstrating their passion and knowledge.

I want to thank the teachers of this school.

They are outstanding and work so very hard to bring to our boys such wonderful opportunities to learn. I want to thank the parents for sending their sons to our school. I thank them for their support and I thank them for letting us work with their wonderful sons every day. It is truly an honour to be a teacher anywhere, especially here at Scotch College.

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I WANT TO THANK THE TEACHERS OF THIS SCHOOL. THEY ARE OUTSTANDING AND WORK SO VERY HARD TO BRING TO OUR BOYS SUCH WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN.

Mr John Stewart Head of Junior School

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Next year, I see new three-year-olds come into our school. I see our Year 4 boys going on to be outstanding leaders and following in the footsteps set by the 2018 Year 5 class and being the kind of role models we ask them to be. I see us making further improvements in teaching and learning and helping children do well in their studies. I see us welcoming close to 60 new boys to our School and making them feel at home in our College. And I look forward to reflecting again at the end of 2019, celebrating what has been another successful year in the Junior School.

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Looking forward to 2019, using the face of Janus that looks into the future, I see only great things on the horizon for the Junior School. I see our Year 5 boys going off and making their mark in the Middle School. I want to thank them for what has been a brilliant year. I thank them for their attitude, effort, and service to this School as Captains and Class Representatives. They have been a brilliant group of boys. I know they will go on to make the Middle School and this College proud for all the things that they do so well.

LITTLE PIPERS Little Pipers was an initiative that commenced in 2017 and is now a thriving community-based programme offered by the staff of the Junior School.

The sessions are designed to be fun and sociable for ages from birth until 4 years of age. All activities are designed by our very own Early Learning specialists and provide the local community with an insight into the inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning at Scotch College.

There are two sessions offered every week during the term. On Mondays, we offer a Loving Literacy session that combine Baby Rhyme Time with Toddler Tales. The sessions are run by the Junior School Dean of Teaching and Learning, along with the Junior Middle Library Technician.

The two combine their talents to offer a programme that encourages singing, movement and story time. The sessions conclude with a craft session and the opportunity for parents to borrow resources from the library collection. Our Library Technician welcomes families at the Early Learning Centre and walks them up to the session, then provides expertise in signing people up to the library catalogue system so that they are able to borrow from our collection.

On Thursdays, we encourage a sense of wonder through our Inquiring Minds sessions. Our Early Years team promotes an environment of fun and curiosity through dynamic activities that promote a sense of wonder through Art, Physical Education, Music, Bush School and Units of Inquiry.

The inquiry sessions are run by our Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Bush School Coordinator, Early Years Physical Education Teacher and Early Years Music Teacher.

The programme has been extremely successful because it is an act of giving.

The College gives its time, expertise and resources to the local community without asking for anything in return and in doing so shows the best side of this great College – its community.

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ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED BY OUR VERY OWN EARLY LEARNING SPECIALISTS AND PROVIDE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH AN INSIGHT INTO THE INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING AT SCOTCH COLLEGE.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN It has been said that “Good things come in small packages” and that has most definitely been the case this year as the ELC welcomed Pre-Kindy students for the very first time.

This wasn’t the only first celebrated, another being girls becoming part of the Scotch family. These little ladies most certainly have made a mark on each and every one of us and have proven to be the most delightful inclusion.

Together the class set about making play our work, intertwining our units of inquiry and specialist classes, as well as some special whole College events, where we were always greeted with interest. We definitely have the cute factor in spades.

The Kindy boys are now ready to head up the hill to the Junior School and continue their journey at Scotch as Pre-Primary students. These boys have continually impressed as they have shown so much

care and respect to their Pre-Kindy counterparts fulfilling their roles as “big brothers” with pride. We wish them every success and thank them for their invaluable contributions.

“At Kindy I like to….”

“I liked it when we got to use the real tools and did some tinkering. Mrs Mazz bought in a sound box and we took it all apart with screwdrivers and snippers. There were so many screws in there. I can use a screwdriver you know because my Pop teached me how in his shed.“ Lenny Hatch, K “I like it when the big boys come down to help us learn. They have good ideas and like playing with all of our cool things. I liked it when we went and saw their exhibition, there was so much to look at. That will be me doing that one day.”

Kristian Michael, K “Friday is my favourite day at Kindy because we get to do cooking. We all got a turn to make our favourite food, mine was spaghetti and meatballs. We made our classroom into a restaurant. It was so much fun.”

Lachlan Horton, PK

“I love all of the friends I have made we always have fun together and play all of the day. Everyone is very friendly and nice to me. Mrs Hector is so funny too, she is always playing tricks on us and I laugh and laugh a lot.” Sienna Wood, PK “I like to do everything at Kindy. It is the most fun I have ever had. I want to come here every day but I have to see my Mum and Dad too you know.” Aletta Sauer, PK “I like everything about Bush School. I have fun playing and playing cubby houses.”

Kobi Creighton, PK “I like exploring at Bush School. I like exploring trees and finding bugs and birds.”

Lucien Milentis, K “I like nature, I like leaves and finding bugs at Bush School.” Omar Duncan, K

REPORTER 2018 *** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Tahlia Gabriels, Charles Higgins, Charlie Corrie, Harrison Hendry, James Smith, Alexander Haynes, Augustus Meredith-Humphry, Banjo Egerton-Warburton, Maximus Gnech SECOND ROW Sienna Wood, Harris Scotti, Charlie Whiston, Aletta Sauer, Kobi Creighton, Finn Freitag, Cooper Wells, George Browne-Cooper THIRD ROW Mrs Medine Mazzuchelli, Ms Anna Clancy, Lachlan Horton, Hugo Maasdorp, Kristian Michael, Leonard Hatch, Yuvaan Satija, Omar Duncan, Mrs Carolyn Hector, Ms Sam Lock ABSENT Titus Litton, Charlie Moran

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PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN

PRE-PRIMARY From tsunamis, to volcanoes, to dams, to micro-breweries, from trenches, to holes to ant farms. From early February to late November we played in it, talked about it, videoed it, drawn it, written about it and reflected on it.

Outside of the sandpit the highlights of the year have been the opportunities to create with box construction, the experiments and discoveries in the Units of Inquiry, the sports carnivals and the magnificent garden, an endless supply of food for the Pre-Primarys to snack on. Opportunities to experiment with cooking, new discoveries were made… turns out beetroot muffins are awesome!

“My best day was building with the recycled materials because it was fun and I got to create my own things.”

Otto Blackburne, PP

It has been a fantastic year full of exploration and research!

“My favourite thing was Maths, I like numbers.” Lucas Edwards, PP

This was indeed the action-packed adventures of the ELC sandpit, a popular area of the playground, where the boys have been immersed in learning. They were provided opportunities to imagine, create, re-invent, problem solve, negotiate and co-operate.

“My favourite part of Pre-Primary was learning to write my name.”

Seth Kwan, PP

“I like finding bugs and putting them on my hand at Bush School.” Aiden Gibson, PP

“Our class is special because I feel safe.”

Henry Harris, PP “I like how we get to use Seesaw and our teachers show us how to do it.”

Jenson Cox, PP

“My favourite thing in Pre-Primary is definitely the garden. ” Tobias Gliddon, PP “I liked making stories and turning it into a book.” Austin Palassis, PP

“I like that we can make stuff at Bush School like boomerangs, drawings and cubbies.”

Reid Warrick, PP

REPORTER 2018 *** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Aiden Gibson, Neo Pentony, Theodore Gnech, Lucas Robaina Chacon, Jack Dodds, Mason Lee, Arthur Redfern, Seth Kwan SECOND ROW Tobias Gliddon, Lucas Edwards, Samuel Hodder, John Young, Otto Blackburne, Logan Mitchell, Jaydon Dawson THIRD ROW Mrs Tracey O’Shea, Austin Palassis, James Lewis, Jenson Cox, Reid Warrick, Harrison Dolling, Henry Harris, Mrs Helen Varian

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PRE-PRIMARY

YEAR 1 We finally conquered the playground pirate ship.

Our sights were set on being rulers of the big oval. No longer would we be held back by the gates of the ELC. Nap time and hugs from our parents had become old school.

But what is this?

Spelling lists to learn, books to read, reading club to attend and our very own iPads to charge and look after.

We started the year with our first ever lot of morning meditation. It was lots of fun and we certainly calmed our minds and bodies ready to learn and focus. We are a mindful bunch of boys in 1G. There were many highlights this year. One in particular was our yoga classes. We all had our own yoga mat. It was all very sophisticated. We learnt to strike many a pose. We had to be strong yoga warriors.

As one of the boys said “I felt all my worries go away”.

Another highlight was our Thursday morning visits from both Mrs Webster and Mrs Lopez. We did some very hard thinking on Thursday mornings. The most exciting challenge was when we had to work out the surface area of a present so we could work out how much paper to buy to wrap it. We had to buy the paper too and work out if we had enough money. Boy were we tired after those few weeks…

We have had a very exciting year and have loved learning so much.

“Our class is special because they are kind.

We look after each other.”

Casey Savill, Year 1G “My favourite thing about Year One is our Golden Time. Our class is special because we have great teachers! I like the iPad and building with blocks.”

Quinn Arcy, Year 1G “The best activity was creating my own animal because it was fun. I named him Hippocampus. It is fast and it can camouflage. It is big.”

Samuel Magtengaard, Year 1G “The best activity was Golden Time because we can play with the mobilo and the blocks.

I like to make a city and spy house.”

Taj Cook, Year 1G “My best day was when I came to Year 1 because I made lots and lots of friends.”

Rowan Sundaresan, Year 1G “The best activity was golden time.”

Yannik Sullivan, Year 1G “My best day was when we went on an excursion to The Night Zoo because they crashed into each other and it was funny.”

Thomas Gaitzisis, Year 1G “The best activity was golden time because it is fun playing and building with Mobilo.”

Brin Kitcher, Year 1G “My favourite thing about 1G is my friends because they are kind.”

Hugo Lively, Year 1G

REPORTER 2018 *** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Reuben Hubble, Casey Savill, Lucas Paino, Andrew Reed, Darcy Bartholomaeus, Taj Cook, Yannik Sullivan, Dylan Herbert SECOND ROW Ethan Palassis, Lachlan Shadlow, Elijah Little, Elias Popal, Quinn Arcy, Jacob Little, Brin Kitcher THIRD ROW Mrs Kristen Gray, Brandon Wu, Ahren Mahesh, Sebastian Kahl, Samuel Magtengaard, Rowan Sundaresan, Hugo Lively, Mrs Mandeep Rae ABSENT Thomas Gaitatzis

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YEAR 1G

YEAR 2 You have heard the rumours and they are true, the teachers at Scotch know their boys, the boys at Scotch love their school song and any year at the College on the Hill is stimulating, exhilarating and amazing. Yes, we’ve been working on extending our vocabulary this year!

One of the privileges of being part of the Scotch College community is the many events and celebrations throughout the year. We extended our immediate community very early in Term 1, when we met our Year 12 buddies at an event coordinated by Mr Hindle and Miss Hooper.

Our firm bond began here, as we carefully, but ever so competitively built spaghetti and marshmallow towers in a bid to see who could make the tallest one!

In Autumn Term, Friday mornings were reframed and we took part in a new ritual for us to become further involved in our Scotch community. By 8.20 on most second Fridays, we were ready and lined up, in

our jerseys, outside our class waiting to do our own version of marching up to Senior School to see how it’s really done! At first, it seemed the Pipe Band and all the people watching were there for us … actually, that was just the first six times we went! Every time we saw the Year 12s march by, one of us would spot our buddy, wave and make them smile.

Spring Term came around quickly and March Out was upon us. As serious and moving as the March Out itself was, it was matched by fun and antics with our Year 12 buddies for the last time. Wigs with plaits, tutus and beads were in high demand by the Year 12 boys. We were just happy hanging with their blazers on our backs!

Once more, these almost men shared a further part of the College’s culture with us as they embraced us in a Scotch War cry!

It has certainly been a busy year, we have formed friendships that we will always treasure.

“I loved learning about division and multiplication, I loved reading and I was proud when I won the Cross Country race.

We had so much fun when we went to the zoo. In summary, Year 2 was amazing, interesting, fun and I loved the posters too!”

Harrison Alder, Year 2M

“I loved it when we built towers with our Year 12 buddies. We had to use marshmallows and raw pasta and build it to support a boiled egg!” Robbie Algie, Year 2M “I will always remember the day Captain Shields, a pilot for Qantas, came to visit and she told us all about flying a plane and learning how to.” Waite Cswaykus, Year 2M “I loved watching the marching each week because it was exhilarating! I liked learning about Confucius and will always remember our Zoo visit because it was the most fun ever.” Lucas Kwan, Year 2M “I will always remember when I met my friends from Year 12, we had so much fun.”

Emerson McNally, Year 2M “I know this is the best school in the world and we got to make friends really quickly when we joined – I made 10 in one day!”

Zachary McManus, Year 2M “I loved learning in our inquiry lessons because all of the topics were so much fun.” Leo Niardone, Year 2M “I loved being Class Rep because I got to pick up the lunch orders and take people to the nurse.” Magnus Wilson, Year 2M

REPORTER 2018 *** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Noah Hubble, George Saicic, Thammatas Booranawat, Harrison Alder, Waite Cswaykus, Xavier Lewis, Benjamin Roberts, Emerson McNally, Lucas Kwan SECOND ROW Nicolas Fernandez Riveras, Cameron McLeay, Angus Noble, Oscar Seaburne-May, Marcus McKimmie, Robert Algie, Gabriel Vertannes, Leo Niardone THIRD ROW Mrs Sue Mitchell, Magnus Wilson, Zachary McManus, Connor McManus, Lachlan Gillett, Robert Mackay, Brodie Gillett, Hugo Smith, Benjamin Bloch, Mrs Amanda Jenkin

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YEAR 2M

YEAR 3 Our time in Year 3 has been amazing and we’ve made many happy memories this year.

To begin the year, we worked closely with Mr Whiston, learning all about our emotional wellbeing. We spent time meditating and taking part in role plays, before creating fluorescent pink pigs to represent emotional deposits and withdrawals. Mr Whiston underestimated how long this pig project would take, leaving Mrs Springall and Mrs Webster to simply “finish off” the task.

This proved to be one HUGE emotional withdrawal for our teachers, leaving them meditating and going to their ‘Happy Place’.

The lead up to the end of Term 2 was all about the Teacher Chair Project where we had to design and build a chair made entirely from cardboard and duct tape.

Easy, I hear you say, but it had to be strong enough to hold the weight of our teachers.

It was a tough time for us, so we strongly encouraged Mrs Webster and Mrs Springall to go on drastic diets. Luckily for the ladies, their diets really paid off. Unfortunately Mr

Stewart didn’t get the memo and when he sat on the chairs, many of our chairs ended up like IKEA flat packs.

“I like STEM because I can make a lot of things like making slime and the Teacher Chair Project.” Bill Gao, Year 3W

Once a week both classes looked forward to STEM lessons. We’ve built towers, launched space landers, designed marshmallow catapults, concocted potions and slimes and fired off exploding pop rockets. The classrooms have been transformed into complete pigsties during each process but it has always been great fun and very worthwhile.

“I like STEM because we get to do lots of hands - on activities and games. My highlight of the year was playing “Minute To Win It” because it was challenging and extremely fun.” Maxwell Fine, Year 3S

We can honestly say that the overall highlight of our year has been our amazing and talented teachers who work tirelessly to provide us all of the very best opportunities Scotch has to offer.

“Year 3 has been great and the excursion to Penguin Island blew me away. Even though we didn’t see many wild penguins we saw lots of dolphins, seals and stingrays.”

William Carmichael, Year 3W “I enjoyed the excursion to Brownes Dairy because I very much liked the free samples of yoghurt and seeing how the yoghurt and milk is made.” Andrew King, Year 3W

“This year I really enjoyed STEM lessons because I like making things. I loved all of the lessons, but if I had to choose, my favourite would be when we made bouncy balls.” Hugh Healy, Year 3S “I liked the Teacher Chair project because we got to use tools that I’m not normally allowed to use at my house, I also liked to use materials that we can recycle.”

Dominic Van Niekerk, Year 3S “3S and 3W go on lots of excursions together. We did fun stuff like looking at the penguins, fetching the food and diving. My favourite thing was when we made sand castles.” Lachlan Buzza, Year 3S

REPORTER 2018

YEAR 3S

FRONT ROW Adalbert Koth, Konrad Michael, Ishir Bhaduri, Eryn Richards, Ziyi Gao, Tomas Robaina Chacon, Harrison Grant SECOND ROW Thomas Gamble, Oscar Carey, Michael Reed, Oliver Davis, Marcus Whittome, Jacob Timmcke THIRD ROW Mrs Alison Webster, Thomas Haynes, Xavier Fugill, Andrew King, Billy Black, William Carmichael, Mrs Lisa Mayne

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YEAR 3W

*** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Flynn Howard, Maxwell Fine, Hugh Healy, Charles Burton, Sheppard Johnson, Alexander Caporn, Jacob Young SECOND ROW Felix Constantine, Callum Kennedy, Lachlan Buzza, Hamish Cooper, Jasper Levy, Owen Ogden THIRD ROW Mrs Larree Springall, Thomas Kitchen, Eamonn Maher, Eugene Cha, Dominic Van Niekerk, Mrs Sandie Jubber

YEAR 4 Although Year 4 was full of stimulating classroom work, the excursions really put the T in TERRIFIC! Year 4 absolutely loved our SCITECH excursion where our curiosity was triggered and we unleashed our inner scientists! We were let loose, so to speak, to explore, experiment and interact with this amazing venue. As future astronomers, we also marvelled at the out-of-this-world experience of the Planetarium, in which we were both entertained and educated about our galaxy.

This was an especially special year for Year 4 boys as we had our first JPSSA experience. The boys donned a competitive spirit, and set off to compete against Hale and Christ Church in Cricket, Rugby, AFL, Hockey, Basketball and Soccer. The Scotch boys played hard and played fair, shaking hands with our opponents, whether we won or we lost. We had a ball, literally, during each match, all I can say is, Year 3s, you’ve got so much to look forward to!

To end our year, we embarked on the leadership journey, all leading up to now, where some of us hold valued captaincies for Year 5. Despite the nerves and dread of speaking, we powered through, breathed deeply and spoke proudly. The end result being that we are delighted to be the leaders of tomorrow. Each one of

us achieved a goal and we are extremely proud of ourselves. Personally, we can’t wait to see all our classmates flourish as leaders in action next year!

As you can see, Year 4 really has been a blast. And though this plethora of activities sounds absolutely amazing, the year wouldn’t have been the same without our beloved teachers, Mrs Turkich and Miss Creagh, thank you so much!

“I loved the medical science presentation by Britta Regli. We made lungs from balloons and plastic cups. We also got to eat really big lolly snakes to show how unpleasant tasting medicines can be administered to sick children.” Guillaume Daoud, Year 4T “The best day ever was the elections for School Captains. It was so nerve wracking and fun, and it felt so good to get it done!”

Jai Lyon, Year 4T “I loved STEM tasks with my favourite being the construction of a Roller Coaster Marble Run. Despite the sticky-tape fiasco, I positively loved that task and could have ‘stuck’ to it all day!”

George Young, Year 4T “The Year 4 sleepover was my standout for 2018. Nothing beats the adventure of camping out with your class mates and watching movies under the stars, with icecream, of course!”

Tommy Houliston, Year 4T

“I loved the real-life legend projects! I loved researching my own legend; Harrison Ford, and also listening to the presentations of other remarkable people.”

Oliver Montandon, Year 4T “My favourite thing about Year 4 was creating my own alien. We got to design aliens and put them on a planet!”

Fletcher Hector, Year 4C “My favourite part of Year 4 was working in the Fab Lab. I made a wooden game and it was really fun!” Oban Hopkins, Year 4C “The highlight of the year was Mud Day because you could get muddy!”

Matthew Hale, Year 4C “One of the highlights of the year was when the talented Mark Greenwood came in and told us about Australian legends.”

Brendan Chin, Year 4C “The best thing about this year was the Art of Learning Programme. We created plays, board games and many more fun things.”

James Cousins, Year 4C

REPORTER 2018

YEAR 4C

FRONT ROW Kush Narula, Lucas Disley, Erik van de Veire, Jake Cuomo, Oliver Montandon, Seth Loveday, Thomas Chambers, Andrew Katsambanis SECOND ROW Hugo Atkins, Charlie Warden, Thomas Houliston, Hamish Byass, William Macknay, Anderson Strk-Lingard, Gabriel Hunter THIRD ROW Mrs Rebecca Turkich, Henry Goyder, Jack Mayo, Jai Lyon, Luca Regli, Luca Niardone, Guillaume Daoud, Mrs Fiona Pinardi FOURTH ROW Edward Meadows, Luke Schaufler, George Young, James Stephan, Daniel Weustink

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YEAR 4T

*** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW Aidan Willoughby, Charlie Martin, Cooper Royle, Oban Hopkins, Dane Morrison, Fletcher Hector, Brendan Chin, Julian Argyle, Harrison Bain SECOND ROW Mrs Nathalie Veitch, Cooper Lisle, Johntie Schulz, Alexander Griffin, Leon Hugo, Alexander Fry, Oscar Zucal, Brenn Armstrong, Ruhaan Satija, Ms Olivia Creagh THIRD ROW Logan Herbert, James Cousins, Thomas Ahern, Oliver Campbell, Matthew Hale, Angus Meadows, Thomas Lovegrove, Flynn Booker ABSENT Harry Nicholls

YEAR 5 Year 5 has been a wonderful and exciting year. There have been new friendships made, eager students and laughter.

Although it has been hard and tiring, it has been an unforgettable year. Here are some of the highlights…

To begin our year we started off with meeting our new teachers, who explained how the classroom works and what events we would be involved in - camp, JPSSA, PYP Exhibition to name a few. We were very excited because we had a chance to make new friends also because of having three classes we had plenty of new boys who were starting their journey at Scotch. Either way, we knew that this year was going to be fabulous!

A great privilege we have in Year 5 is the use of technology in many different, creative ways. We were the first year group to have access to iPad Pros and loved the creativity we could show! Having access to them was an amazing way to help our learning. The use of Classcraft saw us work together in teams to help each other before the dreadful effects of falling in battle. This demonstrated the importance of working together as a team to achieve a common goal, survival.

A highlight of Year 5 is going to Moray.

Rafting, orienteering, assembling

campsites, “tough mudder” challenges and nightly events. Not to mention Dr O’Connell snoring. But no one regrets doing the challenges and everyone loved it. Whilst on camp, we got to know our classmates better and have fun with all of our friends.

“My best day was when I got introduced into the classroom and I met all of these smiling faces in Term 2, and that our teacher, Ms Louden really welcomed me into 5L.” George Jerinic, Year 5L

JPSSA is the first year of competing against other PSA schools. We enjoyed a wide variety of sports such as tennis, volleyball, hockey, rugby, football, soccer, cricket, water polo and basketball. It was a great opportunity to play with the Year 6s. Training on Tuesday morning was hard some mornings, especially when it is cold, wet and raining, but worth it in the long run. We enjoyed our games and running around with our friends whilst representing Scotch.

“Speakers Challenge was my favourite part of Year 5 because we got to research and then got to tell it to the class. I focused on The Craziest Inventions. It had to be between 3 and 4 minutes. It was really fun.”

Xavier Smith, Year 5A

Darwin Rocks was the musical that was produced by Miss Samson where all the boys were involved – including some specialists! It was funny, enjoyable and an experience that we won’t forget. One thing that we learnt is that we look good when makeup is applied!

“My favourite thing in Year 5 is working on an iPad Pro. My favourite day was going to Latitude. My funniest day is when we blew bubbles.” Orlando Capobianco, Year 5A “My favourite things about Year 5 was Camp because it we stayed in tents and dorms.

We did cool things like rafting and a lot more!” Charlie Barron, Year 5A “My favourite events were Darwin Rocks, Camp, Exhibition, Parliament and the best of all Latitude.” Mandeep Singh, Year 5L

“My favourite moment of Year 5 was one recess time when we chose a random event on Class Craft and it said that Lucas Marley got to choose a song for Mrs Alexander to sing and he chose ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen.

My second favourite moment was when Rafferty McDonald brought in chocolate cake for a math fraction lesson and we got to eat it at lunch and Richard Gamble said, “I never knew Maths could be so delicious.”

Charlie Bates, Year 5A “My favourite moment of 2018 is when we were on Moray Camp with Year 5 and Dr O’Connell. We went rafting on the river and we were playing cat and mouse and crawling around the edge of the raft and everyone was splashing each other with paddles. Dr O’Connell pushed Reid Knox Lyttle into the river!!”

Nicholas Zhao, Year 5A

REPORTER 2018 *** Junior School ***

FRONT ROW John Townsley, Charles Bates, Jesse Scotford, Xavier Vanden Driesen, Richard Gamble, Finn Leary, Edward Quinlivan, Joshua Cook, Aramis Surtees SECOND ROW Mrs Fiona Alexander, Jonathan Gattorna, Nicholas Zhao, Lachlan Cairns, Luke Pope, Tommy Clements, Jack Boylson, Lucas Marley, Charlie McCall, Mrs Amanda Jenkin, Mrs Carolyn Vinton THIRD ROW Euan Byars, Jason Rietveld, Luca Wheeler, Xavier Smith, Rafferty McDonald, Marc Ricciardello

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YEAR 5A

YEAR 5L FRONT ROW Dylan Burke, George Jerinic, Orlando Capobianco, Charlie Barron, Stewart Graves, Riley McKinnon-Smith, Callum Shaw, Lucas Liu, Heath Arbuckle SECOND ROW Mrs Irene Louden, Caden Hart, Jarrod Hutchison, Mandeep Singh, Zane Levy, Kristian Bellekom, Alexander Fine, Charles Dean, Mrs Renae Cirillo, Mrs Sandie Jubber THIRD ROW Luke Rorke, Charlie Roads, William Wallace, Ben Marris, Darcy Martin, Jetlen Egerton-Warburton, Reid Knox Lyttle

YEAR 5W FRONT ROW Oliver Knuckey, Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson, Oliver Cooper, Raazi Arafa, Samuel Bult, Philip Pizimolas, Cameron Motherwell SECOND ROW Mr Andrew Wells, Lachlan Palich, Abel Algie, Thomas Magtengaard, Alexander Donald, Benjamin Rayner, Blake Pearce, Mrs Lisa Mayne, Ms Renae Cirillo THIRD ROW Sebastian Carmichael, Jake Taboni, Tristan Ilse, William Arundel, James Vaughan, Billy Chambers, Nicholas Lovegrove ABSENT Daniel Doheny

PYP EXHIBITION

The theme for the 2018 Exhibition was, ‘Who We Are’ with a focus on beliefs, values, culture, health and the environment.

Each boy selected an area of curiosity and developed a burning question to lead their investigation. The boys displayed independence, commitment and persistence in following their inquiry through from the research phase, to the report writing phase and finally, to the creation of a statement piece which portrayed their message. The boys focused on self-management skills, selfdiscipline and creativity.

The boys had many visitors throughout the Exhibition week and welcomed students from both PLC as well as the International School of Western Australia. The students were also visited by students from Kindergarten all the way through to the Year 8. All students and their teachers were very complimentary about the boys’ process journals, reports and their final exhibits.

The Exhibition evening was a great success with all of the boys confident in their speaking skills and elated with their individual success.

“The most enjoyable part of Year 5 was the Exhibition as we pushed deeper into our learning than we ever had done before.”

Alexander Fine, Year 5l “I really love the experience of Exhibition because it was fun listening to the guests speak and the research was fun but my favourite bit was the statement piece.”

Daniel Doheny, Year 5W “Exhibition was awesome because you had to make a statement piece and a report and that was only the second report I have ever done. The commitment to the Year 5 students was great and everyone did their piece.” Sam Bult, Year 5W “I like the research stage of PYP. I loved finding out about everything like viruses, climate change and more. But my favourite was the presentation night, sharing all my knowledge was really fun.”

Nicholas Lovegrove, Year 5W “I loved Exhibition because we got to learn about our favourite topic and present the issues and the future.”

Sebastian Carmichael, Year 5W “I loved Exhibition because we got to choose a topic about what we were interested in. The research was so much fun, especially working in a group with our mentor. When we started our statement piece, I had so many ideas pop into my head but the one that stood out was making a clay sculpture.”

Philip Pizimolas, Year 5W

“The Exhibition was fun because it was all your choice on what you did. I think the hardest part was researching and writing the report but other than that it was really fun.

The best part was creating my statement piece because I got to take all of my research and turn it into a statement piece.”

Lachlan Palich, Year 5W “What I loved about Exhibition was making my statement piece because I loved working with the materials like spray paint.”

Jake Taboni, Year 5W “The Exhibition was undoubtedly the most educational experience for learning and having fun. It was exciting collecting all our resources for our research and the final product. I’m sure all the years from Kindergarten to Year 7 came and enjoyed our statement piece and our refined research.” Oliver Knuckey, Year 5W

REPORTER 2018

The Exhibition is the culmination of the fiveyear journey undertaken by many of the students and is a celebration of not only what they learn but also how they learn in an inquiry-modelled approach.

Mr Warwick Norman Dean of Teaching and Learning

“The Exhibition was finished in no time.

Before I knew it, presentation evening had rolled around and I was set to go. The evening was a real success with people flocking here and there, sucking up all of our knowledge.”

William Arundel, Year 5W

“The best Unit of Inquiry was Exhibition. It was the best because of the things leading up to Exhibition such as expert speakers, provocation day, researching and using data bases. Another highlight was of the big day when Rafferty set off the smoke alarm. Also, it was nice when our parents came to saw the Exhibition and see how much work we had put in.”

Richard Gamble, Year 5A

*** Junior School ***

This year, the Year 5 boys were immersed in a nine week collaboratively constructed unit of inquiry.

Each boy has connected in some way to who they are and to who we are collectively. Their action will now put into practice what they have learned and hopefully share the message of ‘globalmindedness.’

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The PYP Exhibition represents a significant event in the life of both a PYP school and its students.

SPORT “PE is the best thing ever because you get to have a run around and I love playing the running games because they are fun and get you fit.” Darcy Bartholomaeus, Year 1G “I liked how we alternated sport every half term.” Sheppard Johnson, Year 3S “My favourite subject is PE because we try different sports like Gaelic Football. I have never played the sports we play at Scotch.”

Xavier Fugill, Year 3W “I love PE because I have a lot of fun and I learn how to play sport that I haven’t ever learnt before, like Cricket, it is not one of my favourite sports but I’ve learnt a lot from Mr Whiston on how to play. I also love participating in the Inter-School carnivals, I have so much fun!” Tom Ahern, Year 4C

“I love PE, all the fun sports we do make me so happy. Some of my favourite sports are Soccer, Football, Hockey, and Basketball. We have only two people to thank, Mrs Vincent and Mr Whiston. I can’t wait until next year when we will be able to learn so many more sports.” Luca Niardone, Year 4T “My favourite part of PE was Swimming, I really enjoyed swimming because I learnt new skills and we got to dive off the blocks.

At the Swimming Carnival, all the houses went really well.”

Xavier Smith, Year 5A “My favourite day was the Athletics Carnival. Everyone tried their best and was encouraging each other, having fun, saying well done to each other and everybody was trying something new.”

Finn Leary, Year 5A

“I loved the Athletics Carnival because we had fun with our friends. I liked watching my teammates winning and trying their hardest and I felt excited.”

Edward Quinlivan, Year 5A “PE is my all-time favourite subject. I loved being a part of the Inter-School Athletics team and even though we came third, it was a wonderful experience.”

Charlie Roads, Year 5L

FRENCH “My favourite part of our French classes was always learning new words.” Stewart Graves, Year 5L “Dressing up and doing role plays was my favourite part of French this year.”

Riley McKinnon-Smith, Year 5L “I loved singing “Old MacDonald had a Farm” in French, using all the animal noises.” Hugo Smith, Year 2M “I love that I can speak in French and I couldn’t before!”

Oscar Seaburne-May, Year 2M

REPORTER 2018

“I enjoyed doing the nationalities assessment as it was very hands on and fun. I also liked filling out a calendar and the weather in French.”

Thomas Lovegrove, Year 4C

LIBRARY

“I love this great Scotch Library because there is a wide variety of books to borrow.

There are a lot of books about animals and dinosaurs that I like to read. There are lovely teachers and I can ask them to help me find a book.” Benjamin Bloch, Year 2M “The Library at Scotch is fun. The books help you use your imagination.”

Robert Mackay, Year 2M

“I love the Library because of all the genres and themes. I also enjoy because of all the amazing days they set up for us like Book Week and Glenn Swift. The Library is amazing because all the books kids my age like they have.”

Billy Black, Year 3W “I love the Library because it helps us improve our vocabulary and read so many cool, funny and interesting books. It is a nice place to go on hot days because you can sit and relax.” Alexander Griffin, Year 4C

“I like the staff members because they are so helpful. I love sitting on the rainbow couch and beanbags. I like how it is so quiet. They have all the books I like.”

Harro Bain, Year 4C “This year for Book Week Scotch held a terrific Trash & Treasure book swap. I loved this because I could swap books I wasn’t going to read for a book I was going to read. Overall it was a marvellous event and I hope it is on next year.”

Jack Mayo, Year 4T “This year my favourite event in Library was The Reader’s Challenge, as I discovered many amazing books that I loved. During the Reader’s Challenge the team had to read a number of selected books and answer questions related to the books at a quiz afternoon at MLC.” Heath Arbuckle, Year 5L

*** Junior School ***

“I like reading because I can learn new things.” Dylan Herbert, Year 1G

“Our smashing Library is the best. There is no better place to relax and read books. I think my favourite author is David Walliams.” Thomas Kitchen, Year 3S

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“I love the Library because I always find the perfect book. My favourite books are cook books.” Lachlan Shadlow, Year 1G

VISUAL ARTS What was your favourite Art lesson?

“I think my favourite Art lesson was the koi fish drawing lesson because I have seen a lot of koi fish in Bali before and because I like drawing them.”

George Saicic, Year 2 “The Hokusai wave when we had to do clay artwork – I liked it because I like doing clay because when I was just little I dreamed of doing clay! It was my first time doing clay!”

Baiboon Booranawat, Year 2 “My favourite was the Hokusai clay because it is nice to touch and it feels nice and it is easier to do because it is smooth.” Hugo Smith, Year 2 Favourite thing about art?

“I do like painting because I like drawing but I mainly like doing painting because there is more colours to choose from because you can mix the colours.”

George Saicic, Year 2 “We get to see pictures in Edmodo – like drawings pictures from there.”

Baiboon Booranawat, Year 2 “My favourite thing is how we paint draw and things because its really calm and its fun.” Hugo Smith, Year 2

What kind of games or routine do you like to do?

“I really like doing clay, I like the making part because you use these tools and you actually get to draw on the clay and its quite cool!” George Saicic, Year 2 “Kahoots because we have to finish questions and have fun and come first and second and third.”

Baiboon Booranawat, Year 2 “I like the Kahoots because you’re challenging yourself from before.”

Hugo Smith, Year 2 Any special events ?

“The goods shed at FORM because we get to make stuff there. I liked drawing the dogs for the Shaun Tan competition.”

George Saicic, Year 2 “When we had to draw a picture of dogs for Chinese New Year.”

Baiboon Booranawat, Year 2 “Jackson Pollock, Henri Rousseau and Hokusai when we were in groups, because I liked how you flicked onto the page and how it looks.”

Hugo Smith, Year 2

PERFORMING ARTS “I love playing the drums in Performing Arts, you have to hold the drums beneath your arm and then the sound comes!!”

Elijah Little, Year 1G “I really liked the Makukuhan show and the instruments they showed us. They were from Indonesia. My favourite thing about the show was the Japanese clapping.”

Benjamin Roberts, Year 2M “I enjoy Performing Arts because I love dancing, singing and playing instruments.”

Xavier Lewis, Year 2M “I liked singing in the Choir, especially singing Christmas carols.”

Tomas Robaina Chacon, Year 3W “I enjoyed learning the Thriller dance because I like dancing and learning dance moves.” Konrad Michael, Year 3W “I love Choir because in given me an advantage in performed because if we have to perform in class I am not nervous. This is because I have performing in the choir in front of people before.”

Charlie Burton, Year 3S

“I love how expressive Performing Arts is, you don’t have to learn something in one go, it’s put together in little bits so it is easier. It’s our most creative class!”

Charlie Martin, Year 4C “I like Performing Arts because you very rarely have to do a test on paper and most of our assessments are doing little skits which is really fun. I mostly like Performing Arts because we have freedom and choices which makes us more creative.”

Harry Nicholls, Year 4C “I love Performing Arts because we get to calmly have fun and there are a large variety of activities to do. My favourite was Darwin Rocks because the songs and actions were so fun. I love singing and dancing in Performing Arts.” Jesse Scotford, Year 5A

“I enjoyed this year in Performing Arts because the musical really brought out different sides of people. What I really took away from the musical was commitment, when I did not get my lines right, I went back and had to practice it again. Performing Arts was great!”

Caden Hart, Year 5L “I love Darwin Rocks because it was fun to put on costumes and see everyone. I also liked the rehearsals, it was funny to see how much we improved since day one.” Thomas Magtengaard, Year 5W

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*** Middle School ***

MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORTER 2018

ACTING HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL How to sum up an entire year in one short article?

This year, the Middle School was as busy and energetic as ever, and looking back I wonder how we managed to fit everything in.

Community Service

This energy is one of the things I love about working in the Middle School; it’s the energy of the boys in the young adolescent phase, but also the energy that our dedicated teachers and assistants bring to school every day. Transition, Innovation and Engagement are central tenets in the Middle School and we saw all these on display throughout the year. The following is an overview of just some of the many exciting opportunities and events that occurred this year.

Community Service continues to be an important element within the Middle School, with our boys supporting many varied causes such as the World’s Greatest Shave and the Ice Bucket Challenge.

One of the most exciting directions in service was the introduction of the Year 8 Community Project, which saw our Year 8 boys demonstrating a high level of commitment to a goal, to their service, and to their group members. We also saw a high level of independence in the boys taking the project from start to finish; creating a goal, managing their time, maintaining their action plans, and delivering their presentations. Despite some challenges faced in completing their projects, the reflections of the Year 8 boys reveal the Community Project is now considered one of their favourite outcomes for the year; something they are truly proud of.

Round Square

FORM Partnership

We had many boys visiting schools across Australia and staying with another family as part of the Round Square Exchange Programme. The Middle School then has the pleasure of hosting a boy from interstate in return. The boys from both schools enjoy making contrasts and comparisons between their schools, their homes, their families and their leisure activities and lasting friendships are built in the process.

Another exciting innovation was the work in Year 6 with our FORM Partnership, which saw the boys working with an artist in residence to embed creativity into their learning in the classroom. Whilst the boys were learning about renewable energy in their iLearn units, they developed skills in story boarding, script writing, filming, role playing, and presenting news stories. The boys also participated in an activity with

Maddington Primary School, by writing letters to their students and donating a preloved book.

Drama Productions Drama continued to thrive within the Middle School. The Year 6/7 Production James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl played to three full houses in April. Later in the year, students from Year 8 auditioned for a part in the 8/9 Production of Oliver Twist. Partaking in a drama production is not for the faint hearted, but the rewards for those boys who participated were well worth the effort.

Inter-House Competitions We once again enjoyed opportunities to come together with our Inter-House Competitions including the Spelling Bee, Swimming and Athletics Carnivals, Highland Games, and Cross Country. These are valuable opportunities for our community to celebrate together and have some fun whilst competing for the glory of overall House Champion.

This year’s winning Houses were: • Swimming: Gordon • Athletics: Robert • Cross Country: Gordon • Overall House Champions: Gordon

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Academic Enrichment Middle School students were involved in a large number of Enrichment activities and we celebrated some impressive successes.

The Year 7 da Vinci Decathlon team took out the State event and went on to compete for WA in the national competition where they won the Science prize. The Year 8 WADL team won the Novice category in the InterSchool Debating competition. Additionally, one of our combined Year 5/6 Tournament of Minds teams was awarded Honours for their entry in the STEM challenge.

Congratulations to the 2019 Scholarship winner:

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Mrs Sophie Berry Acting Head of Middle School

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JA Gooch: James Winch

YEAR 6 CURRICULUM 2018 saw boys explore current affairs ranging from volcanic activity on popular holiday islands to trends in real world data.

With a focus on building research and communication skills, comfort zones were pushed in the pursuit of a deep understanding of a rich Curriculum. iLearn integrated Science with Individuals and Societies to explore the causes of natural disasters and their effect on people who dwell in unpredictable areas. Inquiry skills were developed and an understanding of electrical energy provided a context for a sustainable solution to Australia’s energy crisis. The Science Fair saw boys enjoy the opportunity to share an understanding of the Scientific Method in a studentled presentation. This Interdisciplinary Unit linked Mathematics and Science to complete a challenging task. The Year 6s impressed all by elaborating upon their well-informed displays to parents, teachers and peers. The broad range of programmes allowed boys to practise transferable skills relating to note taking, research and referencing in multiple contexts throughout the year in iLearn.

Our English programme started with a focus on identity and boys looked into their past to create an autobiography. The study of Anh Do’s “The Happiest Refugee” was a highlight with his personal and humorous tone creating an engaging example.

Analysing the adventure genre built on reading skills and narrative writing structures as well as comprehension in Winter Term.

Non-fiction texts were examined through the study of the feature film “Rabbit Proof Fence” and comparisons of stories told by those who are members of the Stolen Generations.

In Mathematics, boys were challenged to extend their knowledge. Students discovered new facts about numbers and eagerly participated in the annual Year 6 Maths Relay with PLC students. Boys explored patterns within Pascal’s triangle, created linear patterns using matchsticks and identified the function of these. In exploring real-world situations boys analysed data collected from the Year 6 Science Fair and the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as calculating the capacity of water used per minute in their average shower time. Probability was an enjoyable way to end the year with opportunities for hands-on games related to the key concepts.

Boys in Phase 1 French learnt to describe themselves whilst the Phase 2 students focused on describing their family and where they live. All students visited the Fremantle Maritime Museum to learn about French Explorers in WA. This helped to make connections between Science, Geography, Language and History. Indonesian students engaged in many fun immersion activities, a highlight being learning to play angklung, a set of bamboo instruments from West Java.

Angklung music is collaborative and requires cooperation and mutual respect among a group and playing the instrument developed discipline, responsibility and concentration.

Design lessons were a favourite with students experiencing three subjects: Food Design, Materials Design and Digital Design. The opportunity to explore coding an Edison Robot, designing a custom-made gumball machine and creating culinary delights such as orange and poppy seed muffins meant a variety of skills were explored in different contexts.

REPORTER 2018

EVENTS

The year started off with the boys diving into the Natural Disaster unit which looked at earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis and many other natural disasters. The boys were lucky enough to have Fleur Hudson share her experience of the Darwin Cyclone that tore the city apart. Even though she was young at the time she could remember the devastation around her as she walked the streets.

The annual Year 6 Science Fair showcased the boys’ talents applying the Scientific Method to a range of stimulating, fascinating and unusual topics. Parents and teachers were invited during Science Week to come and take part in the event, which saw boys share their understandings on their chosen topic.

The overall winner, Alex Hudson’s topic of “Jumbled words”, asked the question can we still read words correctly if they are spelt wrongly? Well done to all the boys in Year 6, as the quality of the work was of a very high standard.

The annual Spelling Bee was well accepted by all, as many Year 6 boys found themselves on stage in MacKellar Hall fighting to become crowned the overall champion house. Well done to all the Year 6 boys who participated in this buzzing event.

The boys participated in many incursions during the year. These included a visit from the Electoral Commission, as part of our Election unit. Each class then had the opportunity to elect a Class Prime Minister. The boys had to listen to each other and their presentation and then use

the preferential voting system to elect their Prime Minister.

The annual PLC/Scotch Math Race was a highpoint of the year. The boys travelled to PLC to take part in a problem-solving race that tested both the intellectual and sporting side of the boys. A scrumptious morning tea was provided by PLC and the boys had the chance to chat to the girls and get to know each other further. They would then meet again later in the year at the Quiz Night.

The annual Quiz Night was a night of dancing, laughter, eating and the boys and girls showcasing their knowledge in a fun-filled Mackellar Hall. The evening had everyone up introducing themselves to each other, participating in games and showing each other their best dance moves.

The boys of Scotch have had a busy year, not only in the classroom, but understanding how the world around us works and hopefully inspired by these reallife events for their future endeavours.

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Scitech came to test the boys’ investigative skills. Students completed a number of experiments and investigations in groups including puzzles, chemical science problems, riddles, photography and problem-solving skills. This was well received with many boys keen to look into a forensic career path!!

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During the year students were exposed to numerous different activities to complement the units of work undertaken in Year 6.

These included school incursions, quiz nights, guest speakers and presentations.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION The Outdoor Education Programme was hugely popular with the Year 6 cohort. Boys loved all of the activities provided including learning how to fish, developing their orienteering skills and working collaboratively in a team environment.

However, without a doubt, one of the most exciting experiences of the Year 6 Outdoor Education programme was learning how to successfully surf in the ocean.

All Year 6 classes enjoyed three action-packed days camping with the Outdoor Education team in Lancelin. During their stay in October boys built on their understanding of beach safety and surf awareness while developing their confidence and skill set in a marine environment.

Some of the highlights included learning to effectively operate a Trangia, camping out in tents with their buddies, catching a variety of fish off the Lancelin Jetty and riding some monster waves at Back Beach.

Throughout their stay the boys also gained a real insight into the history surrounding the coastal town of Lancelin and the characteristics of the area and the surrounding ecosystems.

Despite some extreme weather conditions, it was nevertheless a fun-filled, action- packed few days, which would not have been possible without the expertise and guidance of Mr Templar, Mr Fidge, Mr Nelson and Mr Brogden.

All students had an absolute ball developing their practical skills, overcoming challenges and improving their resilience and perseverance in a dynamic learning environment.

The Year 6 boys are already counting down the days to additional extended camping experiences in Moray next year.

SPORT Year 6 students enjoyed a wide variety of team sports throughout the year as part of the JPSSA programme.

During Summer and Spring Terms, boys represented Scotch College in Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo with some impressive results achieved along the journey.

The Year 6 boys are to be commended for showing unwavering enthusiasm and commitment by training every Tuesday morning with their respective teams before the school day had begun and demonstrating outstanding leadership qualities for their Year 5 team mates to follow.

During Autumn and Winter Terms, Year 6 students had a choice of participating in a selection of team sports including Soccer, Rugby, Hockey and Australian Rules Football. Many of the Scotch College teams played out the entire Winter season undefeated and all of the boys continued to display a respectful attitude towards their opponents and officials before, during and at the conclusion of each of their games.

A large number of Year 6 boys also took part in the annual InterSchool European Handball championships. This was the first time Scotch College has participated in this event with the two Year 5/6 teams performing impressively with excellent team work throughout the whole- day event. Boys enjoyed representing Scotch in a sport they have been learning about and developing their skills in weekly Physical Education lessons.

REPORTER 2018

REFLECTIONS “My highlight of 2018 was the Year 6 and 7 play; ‘James and the Giant Peach’. I remember the first lesson very well. We were all sitting in a circle. I had never read the Book ‘James and the Giant Peach’ by Roald Dahl. My role was announced “Miss Spider”, I wasn’t actually really happy with my role because I didn’t know who I was. Then I realized I was one of the main characters. Weeks went on and we got the show under control. I knew my lines off by heart. Then it was the day of the show.

Me and my friend were insects and came in halfway through the show so we had to wait half an hour before we were on the stage. When I went on, I loved how people laughed at my jokes, it makes me feel like I had made someone’s day. The show was great. I would recommend doing it to any Year 6 next year.”

Thomas van Kranenburg 6E

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“The highlight of my year was Drama class, working together as a group to make and perform an act where we had to pretend that we were superheroes trying to take down villains. I found this really fun as it allowed me and the people in my group to set free our imagination to come up with scenes and to create a superhero/ secret identity. We all worked together to come up with a scene and then fused it with other people’s ideas to create one big performance. I think that the next Year 6s will love doing Drama because it is so creative. This was my highlight of 2018.”

Harry Osborne 6C

“This year, I’ve developed my communication skills and tried to be more open-minded… but not in an ordinary manner. I improved by playing with classmates I don’t really know during breaks and after school, as well as sitting next to new people in class. This was all an attempt to meet everyone in my year group and know a little bit about them.

It took the entire year and honestly was pretty hard. The hardest parts were at the start spending a bit of time away from my close friendship group but, as time went on they joined me on my goal to meet nearly everyone. This was an attempt to mix with different kinds of kids at Scotch and get their perspective on topics in and out of class. I learnt that all kids at Scotch are unique and enjoy different hobbies and ideas but everyone can still take the time to play and have fun with each other no matter likes or dislikes, similarities or differences. This is what I think separates Scotch from other schools. Between RUOK? initiatives to Inter-House carnivals, Scotch offers a whirlwind of opportunities to make new friends and learn from each other. Overall, I’m glad I took the time to do this and I highly suggest it for any current or future student.”

Alex Hudson 6S

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“What a big year it’s been transitioning from Junior to the Middle School cohort.

6T have all risen to the challenge and become more independent and better organised. Further, we have been exposed to many interesting subjects. One of my favourites was Design which was split into three very different categories: Digital Design, Woodwork Design and Food Design. All were informative and importantly, fun! The Science Fair was a major iLearn project. All the boys worked really hard, there were so many varied experiments. I really liked the democratic voting system for the best presentation.

On a personal level, I was really happy to be selected for the Da Vinci Decathlon along with three other Year 6 boys and four Year 5 boys. We all tried our hardest and made Scotch proud. Overall, my classmates and I agree that this year has been great.”

Ethan Buzza 6T

YEAR 6.1 FRONT ROW Jordan Bailey, Marcel Michaud, Noah Kassner, Thomas Chalmers, William Howie, William Mahaffy, Charles Hogg, Nicholas Everett SECOND ROW Jasper Constantine, Maxwell Burbury, Declan Riordan, Thomas Clement, Fraser Eve, Beau Povey, Digby Bozanich THIRD ROW Mr Justin Shaw, Alex Hudson, Ming Soo, James Hollier, Tex Cross, Karl Evans, David Walton, Ryan Davey FOURTH ROW Alec Prendiville, Noah Rees-Turner, Lachlan Teissier, Tane Croon-Hargrave, Archie Murdoch, Isaak Ventouras

YEAR 6.2 FRONT ROW Lachlan Flaherty, Harry Coggan, Jaxon Williams, William Salom, Hudson Smith, James Winch, Noah Lisle, AJ Church SECOND ROW Mitchell Rosenberg, Luke Houlton, James Taskunas, Louis Poulson, Thomas Harris, Angus Treen, Jordan Krieser THIRD ROW Mr Michael Campbell, Thomas Duffield, Calum Cameron, Archie Gilchrist, Noah Freeman, Jackson Sellepack, Luke Megson, Charles Gray FOURTH ROW Jai Moxham, Jack Wood, Harry Osborne, William Tonkin, Christian Melsom, Garson Fogarty-Pryor

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YEAR 6.3

FRONT ROW Austin Hollier, Frederick Fielder, Harris Baddeley, Vincent Reed, Will Hansen, Thomas Wallwork, Isaac Smith, Alexander Johnston SECOND ROW Thomas van Kranenburg, Austin Prendiville, Alexander Buswell, Ethan Hunter, Jack Douglas, William Pateman, Charles Major THIRD ROW Miss Lauren Ellington, Charles Bowles, Oliver Warden, Charles Goyder, Thomas Lambo, Angus King, James Bain FOURTH ROW James Tan, Ronan Leishman, Benjamin Flynn, Oliver Lisewski, Alastair Walker, Matthew Willis ABSENT Myles Beeney

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YEAR 6.4

*** Middle School ***

FRONT ROW Samuel Smetana, Anthony Hughes, Ari Coulson, Charlie Parker, Heydar Ismayilov, Aiden Perrin, Digby Gardner, Chi Him Chan SECOND ROW Liam Locke, Willem Campbell, Rory Fleming, Edward Gilmour, George Di Prinzio, Ethan Kerr, Xuanshi Li THIRD ROW Mr Daniel Turco, Benjamin Barnes, Chen Yu Wang, Oscar Ralph, Hugo Silbert, Cameron Schirmer, Elliot Cooper FOURTH ROW Mitchell Henwood, Lachlan Dauth, Guy Teissier, Ethan Buzza, Matthew Philpott, Gray Moffat-Clarke ABSENT Hayden Houghton

INVESTIGATING HOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE WATER FILTER USING EVERYDAY MATERIALS

YEAR 7 CURRICULUM The Middle School Curriculum aims to develop our boys’ knowledge and conceptual understanding in all learning areas.

Through a variety of learning situations including hands-on activities, creative expression, research and cooperative learning strategies, the boys were exposed to an extensive and diverse range of facts, figures, events, innovations and ideas.

Whilst the content for each Year 7 unit of work varied, there was a constant underlying theme focusing on the development of skills considered essential in today’s ever changing world.

In particular, each unit of work provided opportunities for creative thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration and teamwork, leadership, risk taking and ethical decision making. These are skills that will stay with the boys long into their future and well beyond their days at Scotch. The IB Learner Profile perfectly encapsulates what the curriculum of Middle School hopes to achieve.

In English and Visual Art, whilst being risk takers, the boys delved into their creative attributes. Some of the more popular tasks included composing and presenting their own slam poetry, conceiving and reporting

on an original Greek mythical character, producing a clay figurine and constructing an expressionist influenced self portrait, where they utilised forms of non-verbal communication to explore identity. iLearn and Mathematics had a strong focus on applying skills from the classroom to the real world. In iLearn, boys worked collaboratively to gather and analyse information, in order to gain insight, comment upon and address key issues arising from things such as introduced species, technical innovation and the Global Water Crisis. During their Algebra unit in Mathematics, boys combined their skills and talents to help raise awareness of the Global Water Crisis, by participating in a walkathon to raise money and support the work of Water Aid. They also worked in small groups to apply their knowledge of area, perimeter and the concept of ‘best buy’, when presented with the task of ensuring the lawn in the Middle School Quad was at its immaculate best come Orientation Day. Design and Technology allowed boys to get hands on and most of the boys couldn’t wait to get to these classes. In Materials Design, they created and raced CO2 Dragsters, which is always a crowd pleaser, as is the Healthy Hamburger assignment in Food Design. This year, boys were introduced to a Micro:Bit in Digital Design, where they

applied their programming skills to code a Micro:Bit with the purpose of making life easier for someone else.

Languages provided the boys with the opportunity to practise skills in a variety of engaging tasks, such as sampling authentic Indonesian cooking and writing their own autobiography in French. They also went on an excursion; boys studying Indonesian watched an Indonesian pop singer while those studying French visited the WA Maritime Museum to investigate and celebrate Western Australia’s French connections.

Finally, the boys consolidated their ability to work collaboratively in Drama and Physical Education. When studying Drama, boys worked in small groups to script, rehearse and perform their own melodrama. In Physical Education, they participated in the Sports Education in Physical Education Programme (SEPEP), which is a student centred approach where boys were responsible for the organisation and running of their own programme. Boys undertook roles such as a captain, coach, umpire, time keeper, statistician and publicity manager. Consequently, they developed their team work, leadership, organisation, collaboration, communication and problem solving skills.

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EVENTS In the Summer Term boys were challenged to create an innovative and sustainable product or service that would have a positive impact in the community. This culminated in the first ever Year 7 Shark Tank presentation.

In addition the boys also extended their understanding of Indigenous culture with a guided walk around Lake Claremont with Indigenous elder, Neville Collard. They extended their appreciation of Australian History and Visual Art when they visited

The premiere social event of the year was the Year 7 Scotch/PLC Quiz Night in Spring Term. A record 290 students attended the event and the Dickinson Centre was filled with Year 7 boys and girls socialising, dancing and chatting excitedly throughout the night. The room was beautifully decorated by parents and Scotch boys provided food for all of the guests. While having good general knowledge was helpful, being able to “floss” and “shuffle” made you stand out amongst the energetic crowd. Jensen Westerman also made a big impression with his backflip on the stage.

Together with his great flossing skills, he had the best moves on the night.

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At the end of the PSA Winter season, the boys participated in Service and Citizenship activities on Friday afternoons. They helped Coast Care and Friends of Lake Claremont by tidying the coastal gardens of Cottesloe Beach and planting shrubs in the wetlands of Lake Claremont.

the Sidney Nolan exhibition at the WA Art Gallery. To complement the mindfulness lessons in class, the boys also participated in meditation, yoga and Konga classes.

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The best and brightest innovative ideas from each class were presented to a prestigious panel of Middle School teachers. The Shark Tank winners of 2018 were Baxter Poulson, Marco Ghiselli, Fletcher McIntosh and Beau Johnson with their water saving greenhouse plant tanks.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND SPORT Outdoor Education is an integral part of Scotch College.

It provides opportunities for the boys to develop a positive relationship with the environment as well as with themselves and others.

Throughout the year, Year 7 students have been engaged in active learning experiences beyond the classroom, typically by visiting Moray for a week and taking part in a two-day sailing programme at Nedlands Yacht Club. In these two programmes, the boys developed the skills and understandings to move safely and competently at Moray or on the water, whilst also promoting the sustainable use of the respective environments. Many boys

would list these two events as highlights of their year and they eagerly anticipate the next step in their Outdoor Education in Year 8. They have enjoyed the opportunity to be outdoors and to push themselves out of their comfort zone, and the sense of satisfaction that comes from things such as reaching the top of the rock wall, learning to sail a boat with your team mates or building a raft is something that carries on long after the sun has set on that day.

Teamwork and commitment are also key elements of the PSA Sport programme in Year 7. The weekly Inter-School sport programme is commonly a highlight for many of the students in Year 7 because they get to work with their mates, establish new friendships, learn and/or refine their sporting skills in a competitive, yet friendly,

environment all whilst representing their school. Throughout the year there have been many individual highlights as well as excellent team performances, but the wins on the board are secondary to the physical, mental and emotional benefits of committing to a sporting team. There is always a buzz in Year 7 on a Friday, and that’s not just because it’s the end of another working week, it’s because there is excitement and anticipation that the last few hours of the school week involve being outdoors, playing alongside your friends and pushing yourself to be the best competitor you can be. And if you manage to register a win for the College, well that’s just the icing on the cake.

REFLECTIONS

REPORTER 2018

“Over the course of this year there have been many memorable moments. One of these was Moray Camp. Camp this year was awesome. Not only did we cook our own food like in previous years, we engaged in new activities as well. One of my favourite moments was raft building where we had a certain number of planks, ropes and inflatable doughnuts at our disposal to make our own rafts in teams. Once we completed our rafts, the teams had a race around the river. Although my group didn’t win it was still lots of fun!”

James Cowan 7GT

“I only joined halfway through the year, but the kids and teachers in my class are so friendly. I met some really good friends that have been kind to me ever since I joined the school. My favourite part about Year 7 and my experience at this school is playing sport against other schools because it is really fun and exciting to play against a different school and kids that you don’t know.”

Seth Cimbaro 7GT “This year I have thoroughly enjoyed welcoming new boys into the cohort and developing ideas in iLearn. In iLearn I have enjoyed participating in many fun science experiments including achieving my Bunsen Burner License. As a result of achieving our Bunsen Burner License, we were able to evaporate water out of a bowl.”

Toby Bath-Pinnick 7GT

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“Looking back over the year, some of the best times and moments I had would have to be Sailing, because I knew how to sail which made it easier and more fun. The best thing of this whole year would definitely be having Ms Goodison and Ms Thomas as teachers.”

Edward Searle 7GT

“Looking back at the year, my favourite thing we did is all of the extracurricular activities we participated in, such as the clubs I chose to do. I did so many, I only had one free lunchtime a week, but I knew that I was giving my other ones up for a good cause when I selected them. One of my favourite parts about clubs this year was how everyone who participated shared common interests with me, so it was really easy to connect and make new friends. Overall, it was one of the most enjoyable things I have done in my time at Scotch.”

Jack Palmer 7GT

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“This year I have had many amazing experiences. Some of my favourite experiences have been Sailing and making new friends. I had never been sailing before and I was a little bit nervous but the instructor was amazing and I learnt in no time. All of the boys have been really kind to me and I made friends in no time.”

Thomas Robinson 7GT

YEAR 7.1 FRONT ROW Hugo Poll, Kennan McNeil, Joshua Young, Samuel Mumme, Satchen Lucido, Joshua Holborn, Dylan Drago, Angus Motherwell SECOND ROW Jensen Westerman, Patrick Hayes, Will Parker, Ross Whittome, MacGregor Watson, Oliver McCaw, Montague Smith THIRD ROW Callum Mitchell, Aidan Coolican, Harrison Hammond, Benjamin Brossard, Aidan Martin, Daichi Fukuchi FOURTH ROW Cuisle Lyons, Arnaud McVicker, Mason Ness, Nicolas Langsford, Reuben Martin ABSENT Zachary Mills, Mrs Karen Woods

REPORTER 2018

YEAR 7.2

FRONT ROW Thomas Robinson, Michael Sebo, Felix Garelja, Edward Searle, Oliver Gibson, Seth Cimbaro, Ruben Thomson, Lucas McCully, Thomas Nelson SECOND ROW Ms Sarah Thomas, Mikhael Djauhari, Kareem Arafa, Spencer Clark, Tobias Bath-Pinnick, Alasdair Orr, Alexander Dore, Jack Palmer, Harry Hammond, Ms Andrea Goodison THIRD ROW Hunter Freestone, Matthew Turkich, Caelan Browne, George Colley, Thomas Byass, Jacob Pope, Finn Wright, James Cowan ABSENT Helori Cam

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YEAR 7.3

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FRONT ROW Connor Smith, Jackson Conti, Joshua Hooke, Samuel Bailey, Leo Johnstone, Samuel Romero, Angus Marland, Ryder Phillips SECOND ROW Ms Gabriel Hodgson, Willoughby Sadleir, Harry Burbury, Mack Williams, Oscar Sumich, Joshua Ryan, Kyle de Bruin, Luca Green THIRD ROW Joshua Cahill, Beau Johnson, Angus Myles, Marco Ghiselli, Matthew Kirk, Benjamin Vriezen FOURTH ROW Jaxon Douglas, Sullivan Moody, Baxter Poulson, Fletcher McIntosh, Troy Smyth

YEAR 7.4 FRONT ROW Charles Lewin, Bailey Alexander, Sean Christie, Bailey Banfield, George Houvardas, Harry Dean, Myles Ross, Ambrose Nicholls, Kodi Clayden SECOND ROW Mr Andrew Arbuckle, James Fraser, Jack Rose, Harrison Smith, Alexander Jackson, Jett Sibosado, Daniel Kerfoot, Latrell Mitchell, Thomas Gray THIRD ROW Charles Clynk, Louis Wiese, Joseph Gaspar, Billy Turnbull, Daniel Boshart, Jialin Liu, Sean Bonney, Hayden Henschel ABSENT Jonathan Arnott

YEAR 7.5 FRONT ROW Giacomo Helliar, Keigan Blake, Ryan Shine, Benjamin Ceglinski, Jedidiah Nason, Thomas Corrie, Oscar Petersen, Joseph Chegwidden SECOND ROW Mrs Anna Eriksson, Jaezari Wynne, Matthew Howard, Harry Ellis, Andrew Walker, Oliver Hayers, Finnegan Harold, Aidan Brookes THIRD ROW Finlay Harland, Zephyr McPherson, Nathaniel Mooney, Chase Fenton, Henry Allan, Matthew Graham FOURTH ROW Jude Lloyd Hudson, Jack Carroll, Jason Pocock, Patrick White ABSENT Ethan Buckley, Miss Deborah Mullin

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YEAR 7.6

FRONT ROW Henry Feutrill, Lachlan Young, Kash Braddock, Matthew Metcalf, Thomas Allen, Charles McCarthy, Lochie Elliott, Alexander Lee, Felix Japp SECOND ROW Marshall Grosse, Sebastian Houston, Azhar Sgro, Parker Martin, Max Mackay-Coghill, Luke Ryan, Kaymus Brierly, James Caporn THIRD ROW Mr Peter Tresise, Joel Stewart-Stanton, Andrew Ellis, Sam Thompson, Joshua Griffin, Alexander Pigneguy, Jack Cook, Giovanni Douziech, Gabriel Huberman ABSENT Sankara Bloemen Gwisai

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YEAR 7.7

*** Middle School ***

FRONT ROW Hamish Elliott, Lachlan Richardson, Campbell Houliston, Thomas Eagleton, William Fairweather, Oscar Stipanicev, Benjamin Ponton, Connor Mackinnon-Moir SECOND ROW Will Aitkenhead, Benjamin Berglin, Finlay Melville, Lucas Woolf, Jeremy Galvin, Yamato Fukuchi, Rory Keevill THIRD ROW Mr Peter Gasper, Stewart Gifford, Xander van Kappel, Charles Hill, Jake Liddelow, Hugh Chapman, William Newman FOURTH ROW Mikha Buren, Mehki Lucerne-Knight, Marc Faulkner, Oliver Gray, Thomas Jackson ABSENT Elijah Pretorius

YEAR 8 CURRICULUM 2018 has been a very busy year with students participating in many engaging and innovative learning opportunities across a range of curriculum areas.

Programmes have been specifically designed to allow boys to cultivate skills that promote the MYP Learner Profiles whilst making meaningful connections to real life contexts.

In Individuals and Societies, students have explored many pertinent global issues facing the world. The unit, Perth, the Sinking City, investigated the causes and consequences of global warming, sea level rise and coastal erosion. Boys participated in fieldwork where teams investigated coastal landscapes and landforms, examining the impacts of erosion and how humans have contributed to this problem. They then developed innovative management strategies to help improve and maintain local beaches for the future.

The English programme allowed students to discover a range of fascinating genres of writing including comedic narratives, advertising and dramatic plays. The unit, Compass, saw boys exploring a play which encouraged them to question themes around conformity and independence, fear, and how we treat people who are different from us. Students then became scriptwriters, producing their own unique masterpieces.

Mathematics engaged the boys with lots of exciting units, a favourite being measurement. They enjoyed learning how to

conduct a garden makeover which included designing a flowerbed complete with paving and ponds. This involved working out measurements and finances.

This year in Science, students have had a wonderful time exploring intriguing topics including the workings of the human body and the rock cycle. An interesting unit involved boys exploring the effects of insulation. They conducted scientific investigations in the labs on heat and energy transfer and applied their newly acquired knowledge of this to housing design.

The IB Interdisciplinary Unit, Democracy in Action, combined course content from Individuals and Societies with the English curriculum. Students learnt about the rights of individuals and how they are protected through the justice system. They then developed strategies for being active members of society, focusing on how to participate in Australia’s democracy.

The Philosophy of Round Square is to offer holistic learning opportunities for students outside of the classroom. Boys are encouraged to apply for exchange early and successful applicants are matched to buddies and schools that best suit their attributes.

This year, 11 boys exchanged interstate and gained valuable experiences with their buddy. Some of the exchange highlights are listed below: Sebastian Salt and James Anderson braved the chilly Tasmanian Winter at Scotch Oakburn College and embraced adventures on Cradle Mountain with skiing and walking expeditions. On their return to Perth, their Tasmanian buddies, Jai and Benjamin

appreciated a visit to Rottnest Island and our way of life here in WA. Nelson Hegge and Jarrah Withers exchanged with St Philips School in Alice Springs. This was a fantastic experience with treks into the outback, getting to know the local wildlife and gaining an insight into indigenous culture in a hot, dry climate.

Matthew Sellepack, James Walker and Cornelius Verwey were also lucky enough to attend the Ballarat Grammar School on the The Murray River with all boys gaining fond memories and forging strong friendships.

Nicholas Eagleton and Ben Breden experienced life at Woodleigh School, Victoria.

This school is a co-educational school with a focus on outdoor education. Our boys proved to be excellent Scotch ambassadors.

Hugh Maddern and Ben Waddell enjoyed the stunning New England countryside at Armidale School. Armidale is one of Australia’s highest cities (980m elevation) and the photos taken by Ben displayed the natural beauty of the Northern Tablelands of NSW. 2018 promised to be another busy year attending the Regional Round Square Conference in Armidale, NSW in the April holidays. We hope that the learning outcomes from this conference can equip these boys with the knowledge and skills for success with future opportunities.

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The Medieval Festival was the culmination of an historical inquiry, where the Year 8s showcased their museum displays to the wider community. Projects demonstrated a deep understanding of the period and the changes that occurred during that time and were well-placed in the Scotch Gallery.

National Science Week was once again a special event; the focus was on the three main Sciences: Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Boys took part in demonstrations and experiments spread across the week.

There was much enthusiasm with heart and lung dissections, liquid nitrogen Physics, rocket launching and a range of explosive hydrogen Chemistry demonstrations. To take their learning to the next level, the Year 8 cohort visited Scitech for an exciting and informative excursion. Our thanks to the lab technicians who worked tirelessly to provide fun resources for our boys.

New to the Year 8 calendar was the Community Project Showcase. For many boys this was the highlight of their year: developing new friendships, realising how good it makes you feel to serve others and completing a project of such a large scale. Across the cohort, boys engaged with over 40 external organisations, undertaking service action in multiple communities for over 2550 hours. The showcase afternoon saw the Middle School building abuzz with hundreds of parents and guests to hear about the exciting and meaningful passion projects.

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As leaders of the Middle School they had the opportunity to be involved in ballroom dancing with MLC, a week of Sensational Science, a day-in-a-life of a Geographer in Fremantle, the Medieval Festival Museum, the French Explorers of WA excursion and the Community Project Showcase, as well as competing in various events such as the Highland Games and the Inter-House Debating.

Displays included models of medieval architecture, replica weaponry and costume, baked goods, interactive maps and more.

They enjoyed a hair-raising Medieval battle performance by The Grey Company and participated in early chess games, shot replica weapons, engraved their names in runes and tried on weighty armour.

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Year 8 at Scotch is synonymous with exciting events.

OUTDOOR ED It has been another busy year for Year 8 Outdoor Education. Students participated in a five day, four night expedition to Moray in Autumn Term.

Students were challenged to work on their leadership skills to help navigate their group through a hike and canoe journey, before returning to Moray and the challenge of the climbing wall and abseil line. Making the challenge even harder was the battle against the elements with students facing heat, cold and at times driving rain.

Students attacked the challenge with a great attitude this year and achieved outstanding results in great adversity.

The Year 8 Boarding students were also involved in the Bibbulmun Track expeditions, hiking their way from Mundaring Weir to Dwellingup over two expeditions. This section of the track can be very difficult with big hikes over Mt Cooke and Mt Wells. The views from both are exceptional and a great reward for hard work. The boys have shown great resilience to make it this far and have created a great bond with their fellow boarding students.

To finish the year the boys participated in a full day snorkelling activity. The boys spend some time learning basic snorkelling skills in the pool in the morning, before heading to a local reef for a snorkelling experience in the afternoon. It was wonderful to see students applying skills learnt and experiencing the ecology of our local reefs.

This programme is a lead in to some of the diving programmes that are offered over the coming years through Outdoor Education.

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REFLECTIONS Another year has flown by and I think it would be agreed upon by all Year 8s, that life in the Middle School is a very fast paced journey. Whilst their journeys have included various ups and downs, the general feeling as we near the end of the journey is one of positivity and gratitude.

Each of the Year 8s is given the opportunity to develop their leadership skills when they take on the role of House Senior. This gives them the opportunity to shine as a role model to the younger students as well as develop their confidence at public speaking.

In recent times in the media, there has been much more emphasis and recognition given to the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Scotch

One of the common threads that runs through our curriculum is the social aspect of their learning through collaborative group work. The boys are put into situations where they need to communicate, collaborate, negotiate, and problem-solve, in order to achieve a common goal. Whilst this is a part of their inquiry-based learning, it still forms the grounding of important life skills which they will take with them into the workforce.

The social held with the Year 8 girls from PLC also provided an opportunity for new friendships and was greatly enjoyed by all who attended.

It is lovely to see how far the Year 8 cohort have progressed since they first started the year. They will each take away with them fond memories and friendships that will stay with them forever.

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One of the main priorities for Year 8s is to prepare for their Senior School years.

This includes learning how to become responsible for their behaviour and their belongings, understanding the importance of punctuality and developing strong organisational and independent work skills that will see them achieve successfully in the Senior School and beyond. Some boys embrace this naturally; others take a little longer to get there and that is okay because Middle School is just the launching pad for these skills. “There is nothing more satisfying than handing in an assessment on time!�

has embraced this too and the introduction of the six-period timetable to the Middle School in Spring Term this year has seen much more time being devoted to student wellbeing. Boys were again called upon to run RUOK week which commenced with an opening Chapel service and was continued throughout the week with various activities to keep boys focused on this important topic.

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The boys most often reflect upon their Middle School years with fondness and a realisation that they’ve actually learnt quite a lot along the way.

YEAR 8.1 FRONT ROW Anthony Jovanovich, James Wadcock, Thomas Le Page, Kalani Locke, Toby Johnston, Tyler Messina, James Anderson, Edward Young, Oliver Cooper SECOND ROW Sebastien Monti, Mrs Tracey FitzPatrick, Victor Albuquerque Silva, Paras Patel, Louis Davis, Thomas Liston, James Moffat-Clarke, Joseph Edwards, Hamish Meston THIRD ROW Brodie Haywood, Mitchell Langdon, Finnian Beard, Samuel Beattie, Pablo Munoz Morillo, Timothy Scheepers

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YEAR 8.2

FRONT ROW Nicholas Van Wyk, Kody Waters, Anton Headley, Kaleb Morrison, Jackson Loader, Oliver Morris, Adam Lenny, Thomas Simich SECOND ROW Miss Lisa O’Toole, Ethan Parkin, Oscar Warner, Nicholas Boys, Toby Webster, Tobias Evans, Lucas Ralls, Evan Boudreau THIRD ROW Joseph Fonti, Rusty McIntosh, Siyuan Yuan, Brooke Milner, Rory King, Matthew Coutts, Riley Monaghan ABSENT Codi Cook, Benjamin Fleming, Raphael Schinazi

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YEAR 8.3

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FRONT ROW Oliver Brown, Rio Bowling, Darcy Walsh, Matthew Sellepack, James Mahaffy, MacIntyre Baddeley, Lochlan O’Brien, Herkules Kakulas SECOND ROW Mr Toby Robinson, Oliver Scotford, Dylan Falkiner, James Gammage, Patrick Stewart, Kane Mackintosh, Joe Matthews, Robert McAullay THIRD ROW Banjo Harold, Geordie Hamilton, Thomas Macknay, Jack Tylich, Charlie Duplock, Stewart van Hoek, Calvin Smith ABSENT Oliver Henderson, Jarrah Withers

YEAR 8.4 FRONT ROW Hugh Rowe, Lachlan Marley, Craig Dinas, Fletcher O’Connell, Gianluca Mastrocinque, Lachlan Parry, Lachlan Bateman, Samuel McGinniss, Hugh Maddern SECOND ROW Ms Rochelle Gaudieri, Tane Hasler, Aidan Flaherty, Angus Temby, Sean Palmer, Sebastian Salt, Mack Braddock, Oliver Cropp-Chabanne, Tobias Maxwell THIRD ROW Hugo Elliot, Dardayne Russie, Cornelius Verwey, Henry Vaughan, Cooper Stanley, Oliver Walker, Jonathan Dunlop

YEAR 8.5 FRONT ROW James Spadanuda, Rupert Arbuckle, Blair Shields, Aidan McKie, Sidney Cullen Falconer, Orson Bairstow, Winton Messina, James Harper, Rohan Baldwin SECOND ROW Mrs Mia Sullivan, Hudson Grant, Xavier Graham, Luca Datodi, Benjamin Melville, Benjamin Walsh, Cameron Bourne, Kalib Dempster Park, Harrison Clark THIRD ROW Thomas Ruefli, Oscar Collins, Jack Armstrong, Ben Weber, Jake Marshall, Oscar Rogers, Thomas Ostergaard ABSENT Nelson Hegge

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YEAR 8.6

FRONT ROW George Sharrin, Jack Rigg, Austin Savundra, Ethan Morris, Jurgens Terblanche, Jack Williamson, Leo Digby, Emanuel Radici SECOND ROW Mrs Robyn Bose, Julius Kain, Jason Ilse, Hugo Fellows-Smith, Andrew Stegena, Benjamin Breden, Connor Christensen, Julien Montandon THIRD ROW Henry Cooper, William Henwood, Jensen Blok, Jack Frazer, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Alexander Russell-Weisz FOURTH ROW Elijsha Blackburn, Jyrone White, Jacques Creighton, Harry Jenour, Brodie Hayward

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YEAR 8.7

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FRONT ROW Rowan Smith, Oliver Bridgwood, Riley Davis, Jack Mickle, Cormack Young, Arthur Bannister, Joel Stocks, Harrison Pateman, Xavier Houston SECOND ROW Mr Scott Siekierka, Mitchell Hyde, James Walker, Ethan Branchi, Benjamin Waddell, Thomas Sounness, Bevan Gardner, Sebastian Lusted THIRD ROW Thomas Mutter, Benjamin Fleay, Nicholas Eagleton, Seamus Walton, Daniel Curtin, Kofi Raffan, Edward Graham ABSENT Tane Kirton

HOUSE REPORTS SCORE ALEXANDER

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ANDERSON

41.8

BRISBANE

54

CAMERON

43

FERGUSON

47

KEYS

50

ROSS

52

ST ANDREWS

37

SHEARER

58

STUART

40

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SENIOR SCHOOL REPORTER 2018

HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL 2018 has been a year of highlights at Scotch College.

The outstanding range of opportunities on offer is only matched by the extraordinary effort of so many of the boys who have embraced so many of these activities.

One almost overlooks the many happenings that have become typical in a school such as ours, however, the effort and performance of the boys in PSA sports, WADL Debating, Music, State Emergency Service Cadets and Community Service should not be underestimated.

For a moment, let’s review our performance across some of these pursuits – Across the PSA sporting programme Scotch won the following: Blackwood Cup for Basketball, Western Australian Schools Team Sailing Regatta, Brother Redmond Cup for Rugby (for the third year in a row), Lawe Davies Cup for Soccer (for the second year) and once again, the Alcock Shield in Athletics. Added to this, no First team finished lower than third place across all Winter sports. Of course, a significant number of boys also represented the College with pride and tenacity, but were not in a First team. The sheer level of participation and commitment to their team, in addition to results, highlights the commitment so many boys make towards the College. One of the College’s core values is ‘excellence through personal achievement’. Each assembly we take the opportunity to acknowledge students across a wide range of areas for their own

version of personal excellence. The beauty of aspiring towards personal excellence is that you are not making unreasonable comparisons with other people. Students benchmark themselves against how hard they are working and the improvement they show. There is nothing more satisfying than overcoming a challenge previously deemed insurmountable; nothing more satisfying than looking back at who you are now and realising that you have grown much more than you thought you could. We are fortunate to have so many boys do this and then follow their interests in activities beyond the College. Boys go on to represent themselves and the College at State and National championships in Sailing, Cricket, AFL, Athletics, Cross Country, Golf, Surfing, Surf Lifesaving, Swimming, Fencing, Ice Hockey and Lacrosse, just to name a few.

Special mention to our Sailing team who, after winning the Western Australian Schools Team Sailing Regatta this year, represented WA in the National Championships during the middle week of the mid-year holidays. The regatta was held at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The team finished in second position, going down

to Westminster in a tight Grand Final, a wonderful achievement for these boys.

Community Service is a major aspect of life at Scotch College. While our Year 10 boys commit to a year-long programme supporting initiatives ‘In and around Perth’, the programme extends beyond our local community with the College acting on a global scale. The Tanzania Service Tour, which supports an ongoing project in Matipwili, is one that the College has supported since the early 2000s. The group pre-purchases materials for delivery to the village, as well as carrying many donations with them. One major project the group has implemented is the installation of internet boosters to improve communication. The people of Matipwili look forward to reporting back with updates about what we have achieved together with the funds generously donated by the Scotch College and PLC communities.

We have seen two wonderful dramatic performances this year in the Senior School.

The first was the musical, ‘The Wedding Singer’, involving boys from Years 10 to 12.

Directed by our Head of Drama, Ms Sarah Combes, it was wonderful to see so many of our boys’ talents in singing and dancing on display as well as the talented musicians who accompanied the performance in the band. The performances of the boys were outstanding. Our second big performance was that of the Year 8 and 9 students in Oliver Twist. The younger students certainly took to the stage with gusto and produced a thoroughly enjoyable performance.

All of the abovementioned activities and performances elucidate the great breadth and depth of the talent of our boys. Thank you to all the boys for their wonderful contributions across so many domains this year. Special thank you also to all the staff who enable these opportunities to take place. Your ongoing commitment and willingness to support our boys is inspirational.

Mr Dean Shadgett Head of Senior School

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In terms of outstanding achievements, I would also like to acknowledge William Steinberg (Year 10 Brisbane) who represented Australia at the International Mathematics Olympiad, held in Romania.

William’s performance earned him a Silver Medal in the competition involving 594 students from 107 countries. Along with William, many members of the College have received academic awards this year with both medal winners and high distinctions being awarded in the

ICAS Science Competition, the RACI National Chemistry Quiz, the Australian Mathematical Olympiad and the National Physics Olympiad.

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In terms of Performing Arts, I cannot miss the opportunity to acknowledge the Pipe Band. This year saw the College send 21 members of the Pipe Band to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland.

Spending four weeks overseas practising and performing to audiences of nearly 9000 people each night was a magnificent opportunity for the boys; something they completed with aplomb. Led by Band Master, Mr Craig Bailey and Drum Master, Mr Roy Hamilton, the boys performed on the international stage with pipe bands from all around the world and, having been privileged to accompany the boys for a portion of the trip, I can tell you they did themselves and the College most proud.

Boys have also seen success in writing competitions through awards such as the Tim Winton Award and through publication in anthologies such as Primo Lux. Students have represented the College in state rounds of the World Scholar’s Cup, the Philosothon and the Tiger Global Case Study Business Competition. All have enjoyed success and progressed to represent the College at national level, with the teams experiencing great success in these activities; including overall champion team in the junior division of the World Scholar’s Cup and third place in the Australasian Philosothon held in Adelaide in October.

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In the music realm, we have tasted success at the Generations of Jazz Music Festival held in Mt Gambier in May this year. The Scotch College Big Band Two performed in Division 3.1 of the Festival and achieved sensational results, placing first in the division. Guitarist and Music Captain Kyle Imlah (Year 12 Keys) was recognised as the best jazz guitarist in the division and awarded a place in the Division 3 Superband as a result.

ALEXAND HOUSE ER

Alexander House is built on a foundation of respect, integrity, honesty and personal best.

Every year the sense of community and camaraderie exponentially increases as new groups of young men are inducted into the House allowing this foundation to continue to grow and evolve each year.

In 2018 the Year 12s sought to continue the efforts of previous leaders who had passed through the House. The leadership group successfully embarked on maintaining and increasing the commitment to our House and the increased participation of the boys, across all year groups. The Year 12s settled upon a theme that would define us as not only a leadership group but as a strong group of Year 12s who aimed to achieve success throughout their tenure. We decided on the theme ‘Endless Boundaries’ that would epitomise our leadership style for the coming year. We encouraged boys to strive to achieve their best in all facets of school life and set new personal bests along the way.

Our focus was to steadily increase student participation in both Intra-House and Inter-House competitions. As a result, the level of participation in each and every event involving Alexander House boys was incredibly high. Within events such as Debating, Indoor Soccer, Chess and Volleyball, we often had so

many competitors that rosters had to be made. A special mention goes to Max Bath and Jesse Chambers who oversaw the Inter-House Basketball and Indoor Soccer respectively, providing a model of leadership for the younger boys.

throughout our journey. To Mr Mumford, who stepped in as interim House Head for our final term, your ability to rally the boys and continually encourage success and motivation was an integral measure that ultimately led to our incredibly strong finish.

A central focus of my tenure as House Captain was to increase Alexander House’s reputation for Marching. Every fortnight we would practise under the watchful eye of Kieran Shine as we embarked on the strenuous journey of trying to perfect the impossible right wheel. Our persistence and consistency paid off with several victories and high placings throughout the year.

Finally, Mr Williams, you have been a role model for me and all of the leaving Year 12 group, and to you, I would like to say thank you. Your caring and passionate nature has driven each and every boy to achieve the success that many of us thought to be impossible. I particularly appreciated your ability to capture a room and support all the boys privileged enough to wear the green braid, no matter the impact on your own schedule. This speaks volumes about your leadership, and the warm and caring environment that Alexander House has become.

Our successes as a House were a testament to the group I have had the pleasure of leading over the last year, as well as the commitment and camaraderie that has become synonymous within Alexander House. Clinching the Staff Trophy for the first time in eight years is just reward for the effort, commitment and sacrifice each student has made for the lion and green jersey. However it is the strength of our community, the shared values and the support and kindness that we show each other which continue to be our greatest achievement.

To our Tutors Mr Jones, Mr Knight, Ms Jackson, Mrs Lee, Mrs Shiel, and Dr Papas, thank you for your continual support, encouragement, and guidance throughout the year. You have acted as mentors and role models for Alexander House boys

I look forward to hearing about the future success of Alexander House and give my best wishes to the Year 12s of 2019 as they embark on their final year.

Alex Omari House Captain

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EVERY YEAR THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CAMARADERIE EXPONENTIALLY INCREASES AS NEW GROUPS OF YOUNG MEN ARE INDUCTED INTO THE HOUSE ALLOWING THIS FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND EVOLVE EACH YEAR.

ALEXANDER

FRONT ROW Angus Reeves, Christopher Kirkwood, Jesse Chambers, Ms Deborah Lee, Ms Rebecca Shiel, James Barr, Alexander Omari, Mr Darren Mumford, Zachary Cheir, Matthia Au, Dr Nikki Papas, Mr Rowan Knight, Sebastian Chadwick, Max Bath, Oliver Broun SECOND ROW Declan Taylor, Jacquille Chong, Lachlan Stephenson, Jamayden Chong, Ethan Frankle, Heath Certoma, Benjamin Ledger, William Vinnicombe, Thomas Ward, Campbell McCracken, William Lowson, Nicholas Verryn, Harry Hansom, Benjamin Ward, Nathanael Kumar, Pierce Davis THIRD ROW Max Steens, Lachlan Thorne, Binqiao Ren, Tyrelle Manado, Oscar Grant, Jack Dobson, Cooper Anderson, Harry Frodsham, Macsen Friday, Caleb Evans, Sean Logan, Ivan Munoz Morillo, Joshua Ledger, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Massimiliano Ricci FOURTH ROW William Hudson, Wesley Huang, William Gagen, Taigh Van Schouwen, Angus Page, Oscar Clements, Patrick Devereux, Anthony Ghiselli, Maxwell Pethick, William Reeves, Nicholas Jackson, Cormac Taylor, Lachlan Bowen, Mathew Crook FIFTH ROW Lachlan Pyne, Charlie Bevan, Ryan Benney, Jesse Coughlan, Charles Williams, Ryan Bourke, Ching-Yuan Yang, Max Vaughan, Jack Adams, Charles Maxwell, Alex Osborne, James Warman, Jaye Marzec, Isaac Gold, Aiden Blampain ABSENT Lachlan Duddy, Albert Holtham, Jack Radford, Kieran Shine, Harry Sugars, Christopher Zyweck

Our joyous mindset was initiated early in the academic year with a second consecutive win in the Inter-House Rowing competition. Our ability to build on these achievements was internalised when we had our first win in Marching. Whilst it was fantastic to succeed in as many areas as possible, we realised that winning was not our sole source of accomplishment.

At the conclusion of the year, I cannot question the commitment of our boys as our respective results did not always correspond to that which they deserved.

Anderson House’s strong cohesion was only to grow as we were soon to welcome our competent Year 9s to the House.

Anderson House had a diverse range of achievement in and out of classrooms.

With confidence and competitiveness,

House Singing has previously been a large challenge for Anderson. With an earlier start for practice and a determined leadership, the boys stepped up to the challenge and put our previous underperformances aside.

With a commendable effort from Year 12 Will Harkins in providing some key choreography to our chosen song ‘Love Generation’, we were soon all in awe to follow his dramatic background inspired movements. These arguably brought the whole effort together in the final two weeks as we were ready to perform, receiving the best result in history, finishing just one position out of the finals.

It was a commendable effort by all, with the boys enjoying being able to reap the rewards.

The Athletics Carnival is often another challenge, the nerves were soon settled as,

WITH SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO, THE BOYS WERE REMINDED TO STAY WITH A CONSISTENT AND ACTIVE PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT WAS TO COME.

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Following a successful year in 2017, the Year 12 cohort of Anderson House was keen to progress.

the Anderson junior members leapt into the Indoor Soccer competition, ultimately proving their dominance winning the tournament. This burst of being rewarded was continued as it allowed the confidence to build, enthusing the boys from Year 9 12 to 1st place in the Inter-House Surfing.

This complemented our 5th place result in Cross Country. The Year 12s showed their commitment of 100% on the day with their 2nd placing as a year group.

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2018 in Anderson House was another eventful, yet memorable year for all members under the ‘Black Swan’.

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ANDERS O HOUSE N

THE STRONG SENSE OF PRIDE THAT HAS STOOD SINCE THIS HOUSE BEGAN HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE AGAIN IN 2018 THANKS TO YOU ALL. to our excitement, the scoreboard showed Anderson in 3rd position for the majority of the morning into the afternoon. However, despite their efforts the House finished 7th, still an improvement. Senior Indoor Soccer was the last of the Staff Trophy events with far from disappointing turnouts and performances. We put in a very solid effort, only to lose in a nail-biting penalty finish, the boys finishing in 3rd place.

Service was also a large part in Anderson House activities with the commitment to one or more service activities per term. Along with our service representative, we organised the most memorable return of the SIDS Kids Red Nose Day. We marched with every boy wearing a red nose for the cause. The year finally concluded with our annual Wheelchair Basketball event. The boys raised money to donate to Rebound WA team. Community Service embodies many of the values Anderson House boys possess, clearly showing the intent and willingness of our boys to assist in as many areas as possible.

My huge thanks must go out to all of the boys in Anderson House. I have thoroughly enjoyed the year and hope every one of you can confidently say the same. Your commitment, passion and enthusiasm were the key differences in separating Anderson from the rest.

A particular mention must go out to my fellow Year 12s. Your support and open mindedness throughout the year was what made our year possible. I wish you all the best in the future, as we leave our mark on the long history of Anderson House. The memories we have made over the past 5 years will be ones never to be forgotten.

I would also like to recognise the ceaseless effort from our tutors and Ms Evans. Your persistent efforts in organising, supporting and assisting the boys day in day out made for such an outstanding year. The way you continue to uphold the House and its spirit is outstanding and we can’t thank you enough.

It is unreasonable to say that all of our achievements and highlights can be captured in a single report. These were just some of the enjoyable times that the boys had throughout the year. I have no doubt Anderson will be successful in the coming years. I wish Nathan all the best for next year, as before you know it you will all be reflecting on the years you have enjoyed in Anderson House.

Ryan Marley House Captain

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REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Oliver Hejleh, Fletcher Houston, Joseph Banks, Ms Caitlin Collins, Mrs Marilyn Zuidersma, Auxence Gide, Lewis Martin, Ms Lisa Evans, Ryan Marley, Riley Thomas, Mrs Sheila McKenna, Mr Michael Scaife, Jack Saul, William Harkins, Lachlan Phillips SECOND ROW Mederic Gide, Harry Williams, Max Campbell, Alexander Van Wyk, James Macgeorge, Jock Thomson, Leo Brady, Luke Giles, Teo Mackic, Lachlan Richards, Lachlan Norcott, Matthew Sofield, Curtis Sciano, Ryan McConkey THIRD ROW Oliver Hawkins, Connor Smith, Jamie Johnstone, Jock Sutherland, Conor Lenny, Rhys Williams, Deen Mackic, Max Shervington, Darcy Owen, George Bath, Benjamin Chapman, Zac Kwek, Jack Kampf FOURTH ROW Adam Darley, Ronan Cameron, Leo Bowles, Nicolas Le Page, Liam Howgate, Max Bailey, Gethan Davies, Remi Stewart, Hudson Wheeler, Nikolas Gajdatsy, Luke Smith, Daniel Hay FIFTH ROW Michael Attwell, Max Jones, Edward Hamersley, Lewis Miller, Lloyd Easton, Aydin Hutchison, Matrony Machiek, Jesse McDonald, Thomas Delroy, Cameron Rea, William Brown, Noah Matthews SIXTH ROW Christian Merritt, Flynn Le Cornu, Baden Ralls, Jake Lewis, Quinlan Arundel, Nathan Thomas, Toren Edwards, Harvey Walker, Emmanuel Nason, Riley Waters, Coen Miller ABSENT Jordan Clark, Joshua Kerrich, Thomas Kinnaird, Nicolas Pismiris

ANDERSON

BRISBAN HOUSE E It has been a pleasure and an honour to be a part of Brisbane House.

Throughout the year we have striven to uphold the values of Brisbane House, in particular to preserve and develop further the culture of endeavour, participation, personal excellence, respect for the community and the brotherhood.

With the guidance of our fantastic House Head, Miss Webster-Blythe, the senior leaders set out to ensure that all boys understand that a strong work ethic and loyal commitment to each other meant participation in as many events as possible for the House. As House Captain I looked to harness and encourage solid bonds between boys, regardless of their year.

The year kicked off with the first major Inter-House event, the Swimming Carnival.

Historically, Swimming results for Brisbane have been challenging, however we set out to turn that around this year and to call on the Brisbane House spirit in all the boys.

I am pleased that we had a great participation and everyone gave it their best, resulting in a 5th place, Brisbane’s highest placing for many years. An honourable mention must go out to Alex Porter-Wilkinson who showcased his amazing swimming ability and swam with pride for Brisbane.

Throughout the year Brisbane House was committed to ongoing involvement in numerous Community Service projects. We continued our ongoing relationship with the Friends of Mosman Park Association by participating in a tree planting event down by the beach.

All boys were encouraged to give up a few hours of their Sunday to help out. Other projects were the occasions during the year when the Brisbane boys made sandwiches during tutor time for Maddington Primary School. The boys learnt that preparing and giving to others can be a very rewarding experience. Finally, Brisbane House teamed up with Anderson House and prepared a BBQ to raise awareness and contribute to Rebound WA - a disability services and support organisation enhancing lives through adaptive sports and recreation for those with physical disabilities and mobility impairment.

As the year progressed, we continued to deliver fantastic results with very high placings in the Inter-House events such as Water Polo, Basketball, It’s Academic, Debating, Volleyball and Chess to name a few.

We came together as a House at the annual Brisbane BBQ which was once again a huge success. It was a great night where boys and their families were able to meet others within the House and enjoy the strong community spirit that is so unique to Brisbane. It is always a relaxing social occasion and it continues to reinforce the strength of friendship and community and what it means to be part of Brisbane House. New parents were able to meet existing Brisbane parents and get an understanding of how rewarding it is and how proud the boys and their parents feel to be part of Brisbane House and Scotch community.

The Athletics and Cross-Country carnivals were again two great opportunities for boys to strive for personal excellence and step outside their comfort zone. We finished 6th overall in Cross Country and although it was a tough event many of the boys enjoyed the race.

The Athletics Carnival provided further opportunity for boys to step up by participating in different events.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BRISBANE HOUSE WAS COMMITTED TO ONGOING INVOLVEMENT IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

REPORTER 2018 The boys who were always willing to fill the events for those boys unable to attend must be thanked for demonstrating great pride, going over and above for the house.

Special mention must go out to Josh Hook who gave everything he could to each event and gained many points for Brisbane House.

I would not be able to finish without mentioning Marching. The tradition of Marching is held in high regard at Brisbane House as we pride ourselves on our performance at every opportunity.

I would like to finish by saying it has been an honour to be a Brisbane boy and to lead the House for 2018. A huge thank you must go to every single boy within the House for their contribution and mateship; one which I am sure will be missed by the senior leaders, but cherished for years to come.

I wish you all the best for the future and ask you continue to value and uphold the fantastic culture of Brisbane House.

Joshua Spadanuda House Captain

Brisbane boys again dominated throughout the year finishing first in Semester One and first again in Semester Two. A huge thank you to all boys for your commitment to the importance of Marching that is a very proud tradition of the House. I am sure the younger boys will continue to strive to ensure Brisbane maintains their pride in this arena.

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Thank you so much to our fantastic House Head, Miss Webster-Blythe. You have helped and supported every single boy within Brisbane House and without you Brisbane would not run as smoothly as it does. You always have our best interest at heart and always look to assist us along our journey through school.

BRISBANE

FRONT ROW Hugo Brossard, Oscar Melsom, Nicholas Ryan, Mr Anthony D’Ignazio, Mr Jonathan Rugg, James Carrigg, Joshua Spadanuda, Mr Scott Duncan, Joshua Hook, James Oakey, Mr Stuart Earnshaw, Ms Cate McKnight, Alexander Porter-Wilkinson, Felix Jones, Aaron Oughtibridge SECOND ROW Robert Davis, Hugo Oakey, Isaac Mecham, Digby Cleland, Thomas Bennett, Ethan Lundie-Jenkins, Thomas Barrett-Lennard, Caleb Reynolds, Kristian Stonier, Grayson Downes, Campbell More, Luke Marshall, Sebastian Reynolds, James Bennett THIRD ROW Matthew Myburgh, William Steinberg, Sam Goldstein, Bailey Thomson, Maxwell Weir, Benjamin Edgar, George Purser, Alex Chew, Benjamin Williams, Charles Ellis, Mitchell Anstiss, Oliver Barrett, Max Belcastro, Remi Brossard, Joshua Eygelaar FOURTH ROW Sam Wake, Samuel Hector, Hugo Brown, Matthew Robson, Samuel Haberland, Joshua Kuper, Matthew Sarich, Cooper Young, Daniel Falkiner, Joshua O’Dea, James Jenour, Sebastian Barrett, Conrad Forrest, Jasper Japp, Timothy Fleay FIFTH ROW Declan Cook, Ashley Edgar, Chey Colling, Harrison Unstead, Samuel Meecham, Angus Johnston, Lachlan Raffan, Thomas Cleland, Daniel Buchhorn, Benjamin Casey, Giancarlo Kain, Lachlan Duffy, Max Zagar, Tadgh Dupuy, Oliver Stipanicev ABSENT Hayden Coombes, Gyles Davies, Campbell Hay, Beau Hewitt, Ryan Hodgetts, Tobias Knox Lyttle, Thomas Lynch, Jack Taylor

Cameron House’s first venture into the Staff Trophy competition was the Water Polo competition. A difficult sport, not only to play but in its appeal, Cameron House managed to compete in every fixture with boys getting involved and giving it their best. The result did not reflect the effort that we put in but this came down to us only having two or three experienced Water Polo players.

The New Year started with Inter-House Swimming, an event that Cameron House has lacked strength in for past years.

However, the attendance and efforts of the boys across the year groups were outstanding, with several boys stepping up and swimming in races that were out of their comfort zone; they overcame the challenge and performed excellently. Cameron House’s efforts saw us finish in tenth place on the day, again a result that was not reflected in our performance as we did not miss a single event. We also secured the

THIS YEAR THE YEAR 12S DECIDED THE FUNDRAISER WOULD RAISE FUNDS FOR THE HEADSPACE ORGANISATION.

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The initiative of the House blog has allowed the boys to share with the community what activities they have been up to in and outside the School. This feature has also helped to make the running of Staff Trophy events smooth as we could update the blog at any time that there were fixture changes.

We also started the Banfield Award, this award recognised the boys who acted the way a Cameron man should, by being outstanding within the College. This award demonstrated the actions of the Cameron boys and gave them a chance to be recognised by the House. We had several boys receive this award and thank them for their contribution to the House.

The term also saw the running of the annual Cameron House fundraising event. This year the Year 12s decided the fundraiser would raise funds for the Headspace organisation. We combined with the Big Splash appeal run by Mr Hindle to get drone footage of all the PLC and Scotch Year 12s forming two dolphins on the bottom ovals. Over 200 Scotch and PLC students came up with themes and theme tunes to compete in the Soccer tournament for the much anticipated Tug of War. Unfortunately, Cameron didn’t make it through to the finals but it saw the end of the night with Ross House getting pulled into the mud by the PLC girls.

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The 2018 year has seen many improvements and changes to Cameron House.

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THE LEADERSHIP GROUP IS GOING TO LEAD YOU STRONGLY ONTO THE FIELD TO CONTINUE CAMERON HOUSE’S RISE TO THE TOP. win of the Senior Theatre Sports, an event which we didn’t think we really stood a chance in with Year 12s putting on their best performances.

Autumn Term saw Cameron House involved in numerous Staff Trophy events such as Senior Chess, Senior Debating, and Cross Country, where the boys put their best effort in to narrowly secure us 2nd place. This highlighted the effort that the boys put into the event and it filled me with pride to watch blue shirts overtaking the other houses in the last 200m sprints. We also saw an amazing performance by Cameron House in the Inter-House Surfing with two boys placing in the top three of their divisions.

This year in House Singing Cameron took on the well-known Billy Joel classic Piano Man with an outstanding piano performance by one of our Year 9s and harmonica solos which helped us come 7th in the competition. On the day of the performances the boys seemed to gain a little bit of stage fright as we were quite quiet but overall the effort was more than I could have asked for.

The end of the year saw Cameron finishing strongly in the Athletics with boys volunteering across all events. Our Year 10 relay team tore up the track but showed the true attitudes of Cameron men by staying humble and congratulating all the other teams when they finished. We also competed fiercely in the Year 10 ‘It’s Academic’ competition with boys again stepping up.

The year was successful due to Mrs Muni running the House so well and holding the boys to the high standards that we expect in Cameron House. I would like to thank Mrs Muni, the Tutors and the boys for putting their all into the 2018 year. We should all be proud of what we have achieved this year.

On behalf of the leaving Year 12s I would like to wish you all the best of luck next year.

The leadership group is going to lead you strongly on to the field to continue Cameron House’s rise to the top.

Peter Stulpner House Captain

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FRONT ROW Harrison Burt, Elliot Young, Samuel Eastland, Mr Dan Quinlivan, Mr Martyn Kelly, Mr Wilfred Liauw, Liam Corrigan, Levi Duyckers, Mrs Kirra Muni, Peter Stulpner, Nicholas Price, Dr Jeannette Weeda, Dr Jonathan Tay, Matthew Briggs, Benjamin Karta, Alexander Comstock SECOND ROW Harry Ralph, Bradley Avery, Saami Welsh, Kuan Yu, Alexander Hill, Nicolas Rogers, Connor Welsh, Dominic Vivian, Spencer Easton, Coby Edmondstone, Andreas Schultz, Oliver Perrin, Harry McLarty, Cole McLarty, Johan Gawan-Taylor THIRD ROW Camden Lefevre, Stuart Stirling, Sean Rimmer, Mawson Barr-Willans, Raffael Torre, Zac Mainwaring, Nicholas Vriezen, James Deykin, Ethan Waller, Nicholas Ryding, Jim Allan, Marcello Torre, Samuel Bennett, Aidan Matthews, Charlie Radici FOURTH ROW Reeve Stocks, Noah Embleton, Matthew Steinepreis, Archibald Hoddinott, Kobie-Jaxson Abrahams, Sebastian Cunningham, Aidan Mander, William Lodge, Luca La Ferla, Thomas Ockerby, Jett Braddock, Zhencheng Zhang, Benjamin Hough, Yan Zhou, Matthew Stocks, Christopher Michael FIFTH ROW Owen Goodliffe, Ethan Riseley, Liam Kiel, William Gordon, Jack Avery, Brandon Stofberg, Lucas Ferri, Lee Youngman, Samuel Wolf, Thomas Allen, Thomas Wippl, Oscar Harold, Lachlan Malloch, Sam Lodge ABSENT Joshua Colliere, Nicholas Cusack, Nathan Evers, Alex Mallawarachchi, Harry McLarty, Riley Millen-Macdonald, Zaide Moxham, David Stulpner, Joshua Woodward

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FERGUSO HOUSE N Throughout my time in Ferguson House we have been perceived as being the ‘average joe’ backed up by the colour we wear above our crest, brown, but this definitely does not define us.

This year saw a range of challenges and opportunities in multiple areas of school life to help facilitate the development of boys and allowed Ferguson to reach new heights.

Our Year 12 group came into this year with not just the goal of finishing with a respectable place in the Staff Trophy but for boys both new and old to connect with each other and further enhance the cohesiveness. Whilst reviewing this year’s success, one cannot just look at the placings on paper but must also consider the journey and experiences that came with Inter-Tutor games and Inter-House events.

The main goal was to increase the level of participation across all sports, which may have resulted in Ferguson not fielding a typical AFL dream team but even better, a crowd of boys waiting to be substituted on. The willingness and teamwork from the whole House could not go unnoticed.

The first major event saw the Fergy boys leap into the highly anticipated Swimming

Carnival achieving a final placing of 6th.

It was apparent at this Carnival that the new Year 9 cohort was strong. Athletics in the Spring Term was the highlight for Mr Foster and the boys seeing Ferguson House achieving a huge 2nd place, much higher than previous years. Notable mentions go to the incoming Year 9s and 10s dominating their year groups, most notably the Year 9 4x100m relay who smashed the competition. Cross Country in Ferguson House was all about personal best, with the incentive of a Mars Bar or a Coke if you improved your placing from last year. This seemed to spur on the boys with Ferguson achieving a commendable 4th, including the Year 12 cohort finishing 1st in their respective year.

Mr Michael Neave, Mr Steve McLean, and Ms Jude de Vorms Shaw. Your help around the House through encouraging the use of games within tutor groups, to help bring all the boys together and create a more cohesive Ferguson House is much appreciated. Also, a huge thank you on behalf of all of the House to Mr Foster, continuing to go beyond his role of House Head to ensure everything runs smoothly. Mr Foster has been an approachable mentor to all boys, who brings an unmatched sense of humour and is someone you can talk to, helping to contribute to making a boy’s day through basic conversation. Thank you for shaping Ferguson House to be a comfortable place where boys can continually develop.

The Year 12s in Ferguson demonstrated their competitiveness by continuing the initiative of the ‘Fergy Cup’ aimed at enhancing the boys’ cohesiveness and relationships within the House as boys would have to break the year group boundaries to be able to win challenges.

The Cup can include a range of different events such as quizzes, Indoor Soccer, Dodgeball, Basketball and Debating. I hope in future years this will continue and help the Year 12 cohort establish strong bonds with the younger boys.

To the departing Year 12 boys, thank you and good luck. Thank you for creating a year full of excitement and for the friendships we have formed which I hope will extend for years beyond school. You boys have cheered in Inter-House events, creating a sense of cohesiveness and belonging or even just encouraging boys in tutor groups. You have had a huge effect.

Thank you to the lovely and hard-working tutors of Ferguson House; Ms Shirin Reyhani, Mrs Cara Fugill, Mr Matt Jahn,

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THIS YEAR SAW A RANGE OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF SCHOOL LIFE TO HELP FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS WITHIN FERGUSON HOUSE.

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FRONT ROW Lachlan Cumming, Rory Blackley, Daniel Manetas, Matthew Manetas, Ms Jude de Vorms Shaw, Mr Matthew Jahn, Connor O’Sullivan, Mr Ryan Foster, Oliver Purton, Max Locke, Mr Michael Neave, Miss Shirin Reyhani, Michael Hawkins, Joshua Dyson, Benjamin Skelton SECOND ROW Connor Dinas, Andrew Eidne, Cunyan Wang, William Quinlivan, Alexander Kirwood, Beau Helton, Patrick Stephen, Thomas Brain Angel, Sam Anderson, Jacob Schonell, Jack Beazley, Lebo Li, Shayan Saebi, Taj Clarke THIRD ROW Jeremiah Muir, George Lewin, Brenton Macauley, Jonah Benbow, William Taylor, Ahmad Sgro, Thomas Dawson, Brock Helton, Harry Simm, Samuel Barrett-Lennard, Jack Kapinkoff, Benjamin Steinberg, Cody Price, Tarkyn Ward, Casey Lawrence FOURTH ROW Fraser Davis, Archie Frazer, Oscar Moss, Cameron Taylor, Patrick Eastough, Christoff De Wet, James Shaw, James Coulson, Darby Cuming, James Wellman, James Devereux, Owen Edgar, Jack Watkins, Nicholas Azzopardi FIFTH ROW William Hawkins, Lewis Orr, Joshua De Wet, Angus Walsh, Joshua Walsh, Jonah Price, Finn Liston, Samuel Dyball, Taj Massey, Daniel O’Meara, Cooper Chapman, Finn Lumsden Lowe, Jack Mitchell, Conan Stebbing, Edward Gaffey ABSENT Conor Bartlett, Darcy Frazer, Jed Hood, Patrick Latchem, Thomas Lewin, Mitchell McVicars, Maxwell Mead, Hugh Plowman, William Riekie, Joshua Thomson

We have had some success within the Inter-House activities each term, led by our Vice-Captain of Operations, Roshan Gilbert.

In both the senior Basketball and junior Chess we placed 2nd, narrowly missing out on making it to the finals for Indoor Soccer.

We also achieved 3rd in both the senior Volleyball and junior Basketball, showing our skills across all year groups.

The Swimming Carnival is the main event of the year where the Keys House culture is put on display. As one of the few Houses leading chants, and easily the loudest, we showed immense spirit throughout the entire

In Cross Country this year, Pablo Bedetti (Year 12) and Fraser Goode (Year 11) pushed to gain 9th place within their year groups. Hugh Mitchell (Year 9) topped his cohort with a 7th position overall and Joshua Keatch (Year 10) did Keys proud with a 3rd position. Sadly, across the House there wasn’t enough to bring us higher on the ladder, leaving Keys at 9th.

The final large event of the year was the Athletics Carnival, giving Keys the chance to reclaim the cup after a narrow 2nd place last year. Throughout the day there were some exemplary efforts by the Keys House boys as they pushed to finish each race with all their strength. A special mention goes to Reuben Westerman, Year 10 Keys, who set a new record of 1.97m in the U16 High Jump, the only record breaker of the day. As the day pressed on Keys moved closer to the top of the table, but in the end, we came away 4th, only two points behind Alexander House.

We did, however, win the Tug-of-War without breaking a sweat thanks to the Year 12 Keys boys - a fine tradition upheld for the final group of boarding Keys boys.

OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON CONTINUING TO UPHOLD THE TRADITIONAL KEYS HOUSE CULTURE OF MATESHIP, CAMARADERIE AND BROTHERHOOD.

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As the House wraps up its final year of transitioning to a mixed boarder and day-boy house, our focus has been on continuing to uphold the traditional Keys House culture of mateship, camaraderie and brotherhood. To ensure that this was fulfilled, we arranged to have a number of board games and Inter-Tutor activities where boys of all year groups could get to know each other on a more personal level. Some of these activities included Indoor Soccer, Darts and a poster making competition.

day as we cheered on the boys giving it their best. Despite coming 8th overall, we left the stadium with our heads held high.

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Keys House has once again had an exceptional year.

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PARTNERED WITH SHEARER HOUSE, WE DECIDED TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH THE SALVATION ARMY AND USE OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVICE EFFORTS WITHIN THE HOUSE TO AID THE HOMELESS. In the Community Service programme, we had Vice-Captain of Service Stewart Wallace leading the way, even with his busy schedule. Partnered with Shearer House, we decided to make a connection with the Salvation Army and use our Community and Service efforts within the House to aid the homeless. This included sandwich making for those without food and a toiletry drive to aid with men’s health.

No matter the placings, our success this year could not have been possible without our House Head, Mrs Lilford and her incredible organisational skills. In addition, her competitiveness and confidence in our House no doubt drove the boys to do their best in any situation, and for this, we thank her immensely.

A special thanks once again to the Keys leadership team, and good luck to the future leaders of our great House.

Rohan Dick House Captain

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FRONT ROW Sam Rogers, Thomas Klug, James Humphry, Falk Wiegmann, Mr Scott Galipo, Ms Sarah Combes, Mr Steven Scotti, Rohan Dick, Mrs Louise Lilford, Brandon Poole, Roshan Gilbert, Mrs Courtney Ellis, Ms Loreen Kerrigan, Pablo Bedetti, William Wiese, Jack Ellis, Lachlan McGregor SECOND ROW James Walker, Paul Chapman, Wai Him Ho, Conner Souey, Arthur Corunna, Scott Smith, Bailey Crothers, Jedd Quartermaine, Mitchell Evans, Cameron Ritchie, Jack Carrington, Wade White, Tze Chai, Brent Morton, Kyle Imlah, Jarvis Banfield THIRD ROW Jake Mackintosh, Levi Waters, Daniel Cooper, Callum Ryan, Hugh Mitchell, Isaac Norman, Benjamin Sharrin, Richard Walton, Angus Cullen Falconer, Robbie MacGregor, Daniel Messina, Harry Miller, Andrew Steel, Harvey Ellis, Kye McCreery FOURTH ROW Hamish Gooch, James Rex, Craig Souey, Burke Carrington, Jack Jagger, Dylan Palmer, Rafferty Noble Harker, Charles Wackett, Fraser Goode, Denzil Brooks, Callum Hills, Toby Egerton-Warburton, Scott Siu, Hamish Brown, Liam McCreery FIFTH ROW Samuel Gray, Jack Hendricks, Eden Messina, Liam Gollan, Daniel Wiese, Brock Pitcher, Thomas Graham, Joshua Keatch, Tom Keamy, Holden White, Callum Moffat, Hayden Messina, Andrew Walton, Thomas Veitch SIXTH ROW Alexander Wolf, George Graham, Nicholas Turich, Digby Few, Aidan Veitch, Ridge Kidd, Reuben Westerman, George Johnston, William Wolf, Benjamin Parker, George Evans, William Coutts, Harrison Gilchrist, Angus Bowden, William Graham ABSENT Thomas Anderson, Hunter Bergersen, Liam Collins, Reece Eades, Ryan Hudson, Tyler James, Matthew Kerfoot, Ben Klug, Stewart Wallace, Aiden Weaver, Mitchell West, Lachlan Wray

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ROSS HOUSE The Wrath of the Wreath held its presence in 2018.

It was a tremendous year for Ross House, beginning with the transition between House Heads, farewelling Mr Owenell and welcoming Miss Gooding into the role.

The first term comprised pleasing results in Staff Trophy events and high levels of House spirit, winning the quads Inter-House Rowing, and coming second in the Senior Water Polo and Senior Theatre Sports competitions. The Year 11s also had their first leadership activity as a cohort, running the International Culinary Day, making mass profits selling Mexican cuisine in order to raise funds for Ross’s selected charity for the year: The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

The introduction of the “Kings of the Kennedy” competition against Alexander House was a fantastic way to capitalise on the rivalry between the Houses that wear green ties, Ross and Alexander.

Ross unfortunately lost 2-0, starting with a continual game of tennis ball soccer and finishing with a year by year tug of war competition the next term. We managed to get our revenge on the rope, winning tug-of-war in the Cameron House fundraiser and coming a close second to Keys House at the Highland Games component of the Athletics carnival.

We welcomed the new Year 9s in the best fashion, winning the Swimming. This was a feat that Ross hadn’t achieved within the last 40 years, and was the first of many victories for the boys in orange. Proceeding from the successes in Swimming, the boys once again proved their House pride by partaking in the annual Ross House Swimathon, in which we managed to raise $5179 for the House charity.

Big congratulations must go to Kieran Waddingham for raising over $3000, a tremendous effort showing the standard to which we hold ourselves with regard to generosity and care.

Along with welcoming the new Year 9s, the Ross locker area welcomed rubbish and recycling bins, and a fully functioning water fountain. This finalised former Ross House student Will Goyder OSC ‘15 efforts from a few years prior.

The following term consisted of Volleyball, the much anticipated Junior Chess competition, Junior Basketball (which we also won), and House Choir.

House Choir was a prime demonstration of our passion and the pride in the House.

Jackson Wright and Kyle Fraser stepped up to deliver a spectacular duet, Will SmithGander cartwheeled across the stage, Aaron Lamb and Simon Arnott flew the orange flag around the Dickinson Centre,

all while every single boy sang his heart out.

Although coming 3rd, it was clear that our rendition of Tao Cruz’s hit single Dynamite was the clear crowd favourite.

As we entered the final term of the academic year, the Year 12s were determined to solidify their legacy, not only in the House, but in the School. Besides the Inter-Tutor Indoor Soccer competition, in which Mr Sterrett’s group took victory, the biggest sporting item on the calendar was the Inter-House Athletics. Through gut determination, insane amounts of Ross House pride, and a drive for success we managed to win yet another Inter-House trophy: the Athletics Cup, which was last won by the boys in orange in 1986.

Overall it was a fantastic year for the boys in orange; not only did we achieve success in a number of fields, but the spirit amongst the boys was admirable. I wish the best of luck and a prosperous year to the future leaders of Ross House, and finally would like to thank everyone for the amazing experience I have had in my days as a member of the Orange Army.

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OVERALL A FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THE BOYS IN ORANGE; NOT ONLY DID WE ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN A NUMBER OF FIELDS, BUT THE SPIRIT AMONGST THE BOYS WAS ADMIRABLE.

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FRONT ROW Maximilian Kailis, Jackson Wright, Giordano Caceres, Aren Leishman, Mr Nathan Kimme, Mr Alex Wood, Christopher Ramsden, Daniel Walker, Miss Kate Gooding, Conor Patton, Mr Sam Sterrett, Mrs Nicola Eidne, Mrs Celena Mecham, Sean Szalek, Aaron Lamb, James Hayers, Kyle Fraser SECOND ROW Jusaal Singh, Nathaniel Kailis, Matthew Hayers, Max Anderson, Joseph Harris, Lewis Hellewell, Jack Knobel, Lachlan Meston, Michael Honey, Prentice Shepherd, Jordan Bowling, Matthew Howie, Heath Muller, Ethan Lamb, Daniel Bower, Haig Mactaggart THIRD ROW Geoffrey Pethick, Timothy Imison, Kane Kennedy, Achille Aubault, Harrison Rickarby, Benjamin Howie, Lachlan Hyndes, Nicholas Ashdown, William Hellewell, Nathan Shanhun, Alexander Melville, Jonus Williams, Jedd Simmons, Edward Allan FOURTH ROW Benjamin Nixon, William Marshall, Bailey Wright, Cooper Van Rooyen, Ruan Van Der Riet, William Mackinnon, Kieran Waddingham, Jack McAuliffe, William Smith-Gander, Luke O’Loughlin, Timothy Douglas, John Simpson, Simon Arnott, Hugo Barich, William Gale FIFTH ROW Kirwan Mactaggart, Harry Imison, Lincoln Allan, Hamish Watson, Raphael Skinner, Toby Humphris, Alexander Van Hoek, Liam Lisewski, Sebastian Wright, Benjamin Marshall, Benjamin Ramsden, Harry Pasich, Benjamin Gale, Tyson Moody ABSENT Jack Banfield, Walker Daly, Oscar Lane, Cooper Lindsay, Zavier McGillivray, Benjamin Scott, Joe Watkins

Strong points of St Andrews throughout 2018 included all of the ‘Big 3’ Inter-House competitions – Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics – in which we placed 2nd, 2nd and 6th respectively. What stood out to myself and many others above the results, was the effort and camaraderie that was displayed by the boys in blue. We have traditionally done quite well in these major

Another great improvement was made in our Marching. This year we set a goal to achieve consistent results, and managed to be within the top three most weeks, with only a few 10ths here and there. I could tell that in both practice and on Fridays, the positive attitude was reflected in the results.

After a little taste of winning Marching, the boys wanted more.

In the other House competitions, St Andrews had successes across a range of events from Chess to Soccer to ‘Its Academic’. Throughout the year we led the Staff Trophy comfortably, unfortunately being overtaken by Alexander in the final few weeks of the year. Congratulations to the Alexander boys who competed in all events with passion and determination, whilst still maintaining great sportsmanship.

To build the team culture that St Andrews prides itself on, we decided to continue and develop the Inter-Tutor sport system. Over the year we played against each other in Soccer, tug-of-war and dodgeball.

ST ANDREWS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HOUSE WHERE EFFORT IS REWARDED OVER ACHIEVEMENT.

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With the initiation of a year theme, the first ever St Andrews theme was “Meet the Test”, derived from a line in our School song.

Since our initiation into the Senior School in 2014, St Andrews has always been a House where effort is rewarded over achievement.

I can confidently say that boys from St Andrews embraced every opportunity with all of their effort and endeavour, a recurring characteristic of the House that embodies our theme for 2018.

events due to the immense effort that boys exert in their races, and this year was another example of that.

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At the beginning of our term as St Andrews Year 12s we asked ourselves “How do we leave a positive impact on our College?”

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THIS YEAR’S RUN WAS HELD AT LAKE CLAREMONT WITH A HUGE TURNOUT RAISING OVER $2,500 FOR THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION.

The competition was always fierce, seeing friendly rivalries between both the tutor groups and the year groups. Regardless of the outcome, we always ended up closer as a House than when we started.

We also saw a huge contribution this year in the service component of the House activities. We successfully brought back a traditional favourite of St Andrews – the annual Fun Run. This year’s run was held at Lake Claremont with a huge turnout raising over $2,500 for the Fred Hollows Foundation. We also had great success in the Christmas Appeal in which we provided half of the goods raised by the entire school, a tremendous effort from all of the St Andrews boys.

Of course, I could not have done my job as Captain this year without the help of the St Andrews tutors, our outstanding House Head Mr Anthony Doney, and most importantly the Year 12s. I couldn’t have been happier with the way the House operated this year, and I am extremely grateful for the enthusiasm, spirit and leadership that was displayed over the course of this year. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be the Captain of such a fantastic group of young men.

Harry Foley House Captain

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FRONT ROW Charles Culley-Wood, Reid Dowling, Arthur Payne, Ms Kirsty Brando, Mr Nick Warrington, Lawrence Jackson, Hugh Edwards, Mr Anthony Doney, Harry Foley, Bailey Flecker, Mr Cas Gabriels, Mr Paul Chamberlain, Cameron Murie, Richard Van Uffelen, Laine Mulvay SECOND ROW Fletcher Gardner, Lachlan Watters, Jack Cooper, Henry Townes, Sebastian Hasluck, Jett Stevenson, Frederick Payne, Liam Lamont, Justin Kalugin, James Richards-Adlam, Thomas Ambrose, Bryson Lee, Selby Jones, Elliot Holborn, Alistair Watters, Thomson Unsworth THIRD ROW James Waddell, Michael Arts, Joseph Crowley, Thomas Turkich, Toby Dew, Orson Ambrose, Mitchell Hewitt, Charles Carew-Reid, Jonathan Read, Max Freedman, Benjamin Olson, William Van Uffelen, Jacob Bennett, Xavier Dry, Harry Peden FOURTH ROW Thomas Patterson, Taj Piwowarski, Lukyan Kalugin, Pearson Chambel, Joshua Nicholson, Bailey Monaghan, Thomas Hodge, Max Jones, Liam Peters-Smith, Benjamin Cooper, William Hannaford, Adam Barwood, Darcy Saggers, Angus Arts, Riley Flecker, Blake Costello FIFTH ROW Harry Jackson, Bailey Cumming, Lucas Triglavcanin, Fraser Webb, Liam Blok, Edward Hopkins, Ronald Fellows-Smith, Taye Barlow, James Todd, Joshua Turibaka, Ricardo Holder, Samuel Tan, William Chalmers, Jake Faulkner, Lachlan Stephen ABSENT Samuel Johnston, Finn McDonald, James Watson

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SHEARER HOUSE

The School Captain’s theme of ‘Loudly and Proudly’ sought to promote students who voice their passion for their School and are proud of its heritage and future endeavours.

This theme was tied into Shearer House through a variety of activities, including Inter-Tutor events, but more specifically the boys’ commitment to their House in both Inter-House and external events.

The year started strongly with a solid 4th place finish in the Inter-House Swimming, demonstrating depth that has been consistently showcased throughout the past five years. More events followed with the Inter-House Water Polo seeing Shearer win the competition.

Unfortunately, the House did not perform up to our previous standards in both the Inter-House Athletics and Cross Country.

Nonetheless, the Shearer spirit could not have been more evident, with Shearer boys placing themselves out of their comfort zone on numerous occasions, only leaving two events unattended on Athletics Day.

Despite this, it tended to be the Inter-House competitions, including the final event of the year, Junior ‘It’s Academic’, that saw Shearer finish in an admirable 2nd place.

For me, it was the performance of the House in Marching, throughout the entirety of the year as a result of the practice sessions that epitomised the strong spirit and determination of our House. To see each boy and tutor attend each practice showed the dedication of the boys whose effort was rewarded with dramatically improved results as the year progressed.

I would like to thank all those involved amongst the House for giving their best effort. I would like to thank the Year 12s for their hard work and great personalities, not just this year, but more broadly, throughout their five years in Senior School.

On behalf of all the Year 12s, I would like to thank Mr Galipo and Mr Creighton and all the tutors for their guidance and support throughout the years.

Finally, I encourage all boys to get involved in House activities irrespective of your talent for the event. The cohort coming through is one full of great spirit and I have no doubt that the future of the House is in safe hands with the upcoming Year 12 group.

Daniel Paganin House Captain

I ENCOURAGE ALL BOYS TO GET INVOLVED IN HOUSE ACTIVITIES IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR TALENT FOR THE EVENT.

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FRONT ROW Mitchell McAullay, Lachlan Cain, Mr Reg Reberger, Ms Meg Baker, Mr Chris Wisniewski, Nicholas Crump, George Mitchell, Mr Justin Creighton, Daniel Paganin, Joshua Bird, Mr Joel Kandiah, Mr Tim Hayward, Maurice Buren, Jack Butterworth SECOND ROW Hugh Cameron, Joshua Galvin, Aden Stocks, Max Hollingsworth, Lewis Field, Nicholas Murphy, Lewis Simpson, MacKenzie Moffat, Edward Boys, Matthew Murphy, Chad Perche, Sebastian Horko, Aedan Swan, Hayden Browne THIRD ROW Seong Jun Won, Hugo Ventouras, Heath Smyth, Sevvel Mahendranathan, Galih Sukardi, Enyeto Ingrilli, Jaxon Stanley, Nicholas Gower, Matthew Zsolt, Marcel Buren, Jasper Mirmikidis, Kieran Doyle, Mack Knuckey FOURTH ROW Max Mumme, Izhar Ahmadi, Oliver Stewart, Samuel McConachy, Hugo Clegg, Dylan Field, Marcus Young, Darius Opie, Thomas Westcott, Nicholas Paganin, Jerry Ventouras, Oliver Constantine, Lachlan Wilson, Beau Staines FIFTH ROW Matthew Moore, Gil Palmer, Pranayan Mahendranathan, Campbell McAullay, Lewis Crump, Mason Jongejan, William Craig, Ben Jongejan, Max Galvin, Arun Tibballs, Jack Hayward, Matthew Mandzufas, Beau Luscombe SIXTH ROW Anthony Samaha, Rex French, Kobey Rafferty, Harrison French, Lachlan McGrath, Liam Newport, Joshua Croker, Zedd Garbellini, Jake Walker ABSENT Hamish Cameron, Benjamin Clarke, Callum Griffiths, Jy Kimpton-Plunkett, Thomas Nicholls, Will Partridge

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STUART HOUSE Formed in 1940 Stuart House remains one of the most historically rich houses at Scotch College.

we entered the Summer break on top of the Staff Trophy leader board, however, more enjoyable were the connections and comradeship evident in Stuart House as we marched into the 2018 calendar year.

Being one of the few remaining original houses Stuart continued to build on its traditions, however, this year saw Stuart supplement our rich cultural traditions with new initiatives and activities bringing about a tremendously successful year for the Stags.

The return of the School year came with the chance to catch up with mates after the long break and our new Year 9s joined us on the Senior School campus. Perhaps the most notable aspect of life as a Stuart boy is the inherent tight-knit community, as the family orientated atmosphere has been espoused from the House’s inception.

This new Year 9 group saw many younger brothers as well as new families add to the Stuart House culture.

BEING ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING ORIGINAL HOUSES, STUART CONTINUED TO BUILD ON ITS TRADITIONS

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Under this year’s theme ‘Loudly and Proudly’ Stuart House stormed into the Inter-House Swimming Carnival. This year the boys supported their fellow Stags in the water with great gusto; whilst the result may not have been as strong as our previous years, our cheer squad was by far the loudest and certainly the proudest as we saw many boys go beyond their comfort zone to the cheers of the Stags behind them.

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The Spring Term brought with it the sense of new life as we farewelled Toby O’Keeffe and his valiant leadership team of 2017.

The Year 12s of 2018 envisaged a year in which our year group could make our mark on the House, leaving it with everlasting memories whilst also promoting the sense of camaraderie and participative culture that has been fostered over the years since we have been a part of Stuart House. We began our Inter-House events with a win in the Senior Debating closely followed by a strong showing in the Water-Polo where we saw many boys from all year groups get pool-side in support. Full of self-belief,

I COMMEND THE BOYS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES AND PERSONAL BESTS IN 2018.

Following on from the Swimming, we saw multiple other events such as It’s Academic and of course the Bone-Yard, however, the most impressive effort in 2018 was the House Singing competition. We gave our rendition of Bruno Mars’ “Treasure” to the funky sound of the very first ‘Stag-Band’ under the organisation and preparation of Frans Buys. This was certainly a highlight, seeing each Stag singing with one voice. I commend the boys on their whole-hearted tilt at this year’s House Singing competition, being ranked first after the preliminary rounds, eventually finishing second overall.

For the talented Drama students of Stuart, the Theatre Sports competition brought with it their opportunity to shine. In what is often a very popular competition, I was privileged to witness the fast thinking improvisation, that more often than not yielded poignant memories, as well as some laughs along the way. As always, in a close competition we were in with a shot in Theatre Sports eventually finishing in 4th place and leaving a smile on the face of all the supporters and spectators.

Tradition is something entrenched within the culture of Stuart House, ranging from the coveted Stag Award that was struck in 2014. Another tradition is the Stewart Liddell Award – given to the most improved placing at the Cross-Country. Whilst there were

many notable mentions, this year’s winner was Jack Cooley (Year 12) who clawed his way up 32 positions from the previous year.

Conversely, a new concept introduced this year was the Andrews’ Shield. When discussing where we wanted to make our mark in 2018, we touched on the fact that we did not have an Inter-Tutor competition.

Keen on filling this void, we set about organising and putting into action to enrich the connections between year groups and the camaraderie that is fostered in a casual, but competitive environment.

This was where the Andrews’ Shield was struck in honour of our previous House Head, Mr Bennet Andrews (2013 – 2017) as we believed the values we wanted the competition to reflect were best embodied in the personality of Mr Andrews.

Marching this year was not without its trials and tribulations as our results constantly fluctuated, however the boys never lost their resolve, fronting up every Friday morning to the sounds of the Pipe Band. This is a tradition we are proud of. It is ingrained in Scotch’s heritage and brings the House together every week.

This year also saw a shift in the way the Community Service programme was to be structured. Our Vice-Captain (Service), Rafe Harrison-Murray, looked to move away from

our previous charity. Rafe envisaged a shift towards Youth Focus that would link with ongoing events at Scotch in RUOK? Week, Mental Health Week and also Men’s Health Week. Due to external circumstances, we were unable to get this initiative off the ground, however, the incoming Year 12s will move Stuart in the direction of Youth Focus in their coming year.

Stuart House has seen an extremely successful year with many boys being involved in the Pipe Band, representatives in almost every Firsts sport team and additionally being well-represented in this year’s musical. The gruelling 50 Mile Walk was once again undertaken by a number of Year 11s once again exemplifying the strong sense of tradition and tight-knit community that drives the House. I commend the boys for their outstanding successes and personal bests and wish Ben Lilburne and the new Year 12s all the best for their upcoming year.

Adam Brenz-Verca House Captain

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REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Charles Harding, Kade Lines, Thomas Anderson, Mr Brendan Zani, Mr Tyrone Giese, Connor Enslin, Adam Brenz-Verca, Mr Nick Guard, Rafe Harrison-Murray, Jonathon Prior, Mr Matt Hildebrandt, Miss Amy Ward, Matteo Fortier, Joseph Davey, Tanay Narula SECOND ROW Will Miller, Jasper Blunt, Monty Atkins, Lewis Castleden, Luke Beeson, Lawson Young, Jack Cooley, Hamish Bruce, Frans Buys, Harry Penrose, Samuel Pierce, Jolyon Harrison-Murray, Jarrod Hoyer, Max De Nardi, Anakin Bachofen Von Echt THIRD ROW Declan Reilly, Sam White, Milan Narula, Chi Chung Chan, Theodore Smith, Darcy O’Halloran, James Mardardy, William Moffat-Clarke, Jack Baker, Maximilian Avon-Smith, Joshua Law, Joshua Ziepe, Damian Haynes, Timothy Carter, Max Watkins FOURTH ROW Lachlan Mills, Daniel Laurance, Ashlin Hall, Oscar Heppingstone, Nathan Cuthbertson, Kevin Laidlaw, Aaron Cuthbertson, Charlie Castleden, Jacob Jones, Charlton Thomas, Noah Brown, Aidan Sweeney, Jake Scott-Hill, Izaac Cocca, Edwin Bentley, William Oxlade FIFTH ROW Samuel Woodward, Matthew Warne, Julian Kyriakou, David Winton, Jock Mactier, James Thorpe, Rory Bruce, Benjamin Lilburne, Christiaan Buys, Connor McLean, Izayah Mongoo, Jaxon Hayden, Lachlan Simpson, Alexander Aakermann ABSENT Blair Bayly, James Crawford, Hashem El Nadi, Angus Hume, Mackenzie Lewis, William Lewis, Justin Sweet

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE REPORTER 2018

The start to 2018 looked a little different to previous years as Richard Hales enjoyed some well-earned long service leave which meant that a change in Heads of Years was required.

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Scott Siekierka accepted the opportunity to work with the Year 7 and 8s and this allowed Ashley Keatch to move into Year 11. Scott was joined by two other Senior Staff members, Hayley Gale and Alex Wood, who filled the Assistant Head of Year 7 and 8, for the time that Richard was away. Matt Bradley moved to Year 10 as they entered the Senior Boarding House. Grant Bennett followed his year group into Year 12 and Sean Mecham remained with Year 9.

After the success of our Gap Students in 2017 we decided to extend the programme and welcomed four new students into the Residential Community this year. Alexander Burford and Bruce Campbell lived within the Year 7/8 House while Daniel Bentley and Brandon Van Zyl moved into the newly refurbished Year 9 flat that is connected to the Year 9 House. These boys not only helped out in the Boarding House but also contributed strongly to the everyday operations of the Sport and Physical Education Departments.

As usual the year started with the Year 7 and 8 Orientation weekend and this again provided a wonderful opportunity for our 15 new Year 7 and two Year 8 students and their families a chance to settle and familiarise themselves with their new environment.

The boys all settled quickly into the year and it wasn’t long before the Year 12s were preparing for their Ball. Our pre-Ball function was once again held at The Cottesloe Civic Centre and this is a great place for the boys, families and partners to gather for some drinks, nibbles and photos. Quickly following this event was the last leg of the Bibbulmun Track for the boys who still remained in the programme. Their walk finished in Albany on the Saturday of the long weekend and it was another fantastic opportunity for the boys, their families and staff to celebrate the completion of the 1000km journey.

Immediately after the Year 12s completed their Bibbulmun Track journey the rest of the year groups quickly followed with them venturing out to complete their respective sections. The Bibbulmun Track Programme still remains an integral part of our programme as it reinforces our messages of resilience, team work and respect in an environment that certainly challenges each of them and the staff who join them.

The highlight of Summer Term was undoubtedly the Boarding Parent “Progressive” Dinner. The night was very

Our departing Year 12s had a fantastic year both in boarding and from an academic perspective. The boys engaged positively with all staff and students across the year groups and although at times they probably didn’t feel like it, they provided sound role modelling for the rest of the boys within the Residential Community. They worked hard to further develop the Highlander concept, and many committed to spending time with the Year 7 and 8 boys by attending their weekly barbecues or offering their support at prep time through reading and/or assisting with homework. These actions were certainly welcomed and appreciated by all the staff both in the Year 7/8 House as well as by Mr Grant Bennett, their Head of Year.

Our Wellbeing programmes continue to develop as we aim to align ourselves further with the themes that are occurring within the day schools. Our aims are not to repeat what opportunities the boys have been involved with, but build on their learning and provide other activities that can assist the boys in further enhancing their ability to look after their mental wellbeing.

We introduced a new programme ‘Tomorrow Man’ for the Year 10s. It comprised six, two-hour sessions, that challenged the boys’ views of masculinity and encouraged them to discover who they really are, and what this meant in regard to their role as a male within our modern society. It was a fantastic programme for our boys to be involved with and one that we feel certainly strengthened the bonds between the boys.

Our recreation programmes were again in full swing and the connections that we have with the other Boarding Schools ensure that there are a lot of activities for our boys. The trips to watch the Fremantle Dockers play every second weekend were still well attended and the boys enjoyed the chance to go to the new stadium. Our on-call Boarding staff

As a Residential Community we would like to congratulate the Year 12s on their academic achievements in 2018. Both within the ATAR and Alternative Pathways our boys performed extremely well with many boys having already secured an apprenticeship, further education training position or a placement in their preferred university course.

For the boys who chose the ATAR pathway, their results were outstanding, with many of the boys achieving above their predicted ATAR scores. The median ATAR was the best result the Residential Community has achieved. Special congratulations to Brent Morton, who received Scotch’s highest ATAR score of 99.45, Falk Weigmann who scored a 39 within the IB Diploma Programme (equivalent to an ATAR score of 97.5) and Jack Ellis who achieved the highest scaled score for Media in the State.

REPORTER 2018

Throughout the last two years we have been working on ways that we can connect more with our regional families and last year this involved the Headmaster conducting information and catch-up sessions within specific regions, Boarding staff hosting more functions in conjunction with field days, and attending smaller community shows rather than just the major agricultural show days.

The results of this year’s Year 12 cohort reinforced the benefit of the academic and tutoring programmes that have been implemented within the Residential Community. We look forward to continuing to refine these programmes to ensure our boys are being presented with the best learning opportunities irrespective of their academic pathway.

The SPIRIT Award celebrated its 10th year and the worthy winner was Jed Quartermaine. Jed always displayed a positive attitude and although not part of the Boarding Student Leadership Team was always around to assist and developed a very good rapport with all the staff and students within all of the year groups. We thank Chris and Daisy Higham for joining us at dinner and presenting the award.

A big thank you to our Captain of Residential Life, Sam Rogers, who along with the Boarders’ Council and other Senior Boys worked to provide opportunities for our community to connect and work together.

To our Residential Heads of Years, House Mothers, Resident Mentors, Tutors, Catering, Health Centre, Laundry and Facilities teams as well as all those others who support us, thank you so much for your commitment, dedication and passion you show for the boys as it means so much to them and their families.

To all our parents and guardians thank you for trusting us with the care of your sons and for supporting us throughout the year. Finally, to our boys who are leaving us we wish you every happiness and please remember you are welcome back at any time.

Mr Marcus Wilkinson Director of Residential Life

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also made sure that the boys were able to make use of the beach during summer by scheduling a number of bus runs. If the weather meant that the beach was out of action then a trip on the train to either Fremantle or the city meant that there was always something happening.

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well attended starting with canapés in the Heritage Centre then entrées in the Gallery and concluded with the mains and desserts in the Dining Room. It was a very successful event and we encourage all boarding families to lock next year’s date into their calendars and make it a priority to attend.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

FRONT ROW Paul Chapman, Wai Him Ho, Mrs Pam Seaby, Mrs Jan Usher, Mr Anthony D’Ignazio, Mr Richard Hales, Thomas Klug, Mr Ashley Keatch, Brandon Poole, Mr Grant Bennett, Sam Rogers, Mr Marcus Wilkinson, Jack Ellis, Mr Matthew Bradley, Falk Wiegmann, Mr Sean Mecham, Mr Scott Siekierka, Mr Richard Foster, Mrs Michelle Grosse, Mrs Fran Hannington, Brent Morton, Kyle Imlah SECOND ROW Albert Holtham, Daniel Wiese, Kirwan Mactaggart, Wade White, Jack Carrington, Conner Souey, William Wiese, Mitchell Evans, Jedd Quartermaine, Pablo Bedetti, Rohan Dick, Ryan Hudson, Lachlan McGregor, James Humphry, Liam Collins, Ben Klug, Cameron Ritchie, Arthur Corunna, Conan Stebbing, Lachlan Stephen, Thomas Delroy THIRD ROW Lachlan Elliott, Harrison Hammond, Matthew Metcalf, Kody Waters, Sidney Cullen Falconer, Myles Ross, Samuel McGinniss, Orson Bairstow, Jensen Westerman, Jaezari Wynne, Keigan Blake FOURTH ROW Kaymus Brierly, Tyler Messina, Levi Waters, Jett Sibosado, Kye McCreery, Thomas Mutter, Haig Mactaggart, Sean Bonney, Jarrod Hoyer, Digby Cleland, Andrew Steel, Bochun Jiang, Jialin Liu, Daniel Messina, Oscar Rogers, Thomas Sounness, Harrison Hammond, Harvey Ellis, Kalib Dempster Park, Calvin Smith, Sam Thompson, Luke Marshall, Jake Mackintosh FIFTH ROW Beau Staines, Jamayden Chong, Jacquille Chong, Lebo Li, Edward Graham, Jonus Williams, Zac Kwek, Geoffrey Pethick, Samuel McConachy, Tarkyn Ward, Ahmad Sgro, Ashlin Hall, Toby Egerton-Warburton, Benjamin Nixon, Kane Kennedy, Siyuan Yuan, Tyrelle Manado, Brenton Macauley, Liam McCreery, Angus Cullen Falconer, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Jedd Simmons, Brodie Haywood SIXTH ROW Dardayne Russie, Binqiao Ren, Elijsha Blackburn, Hamish Gooch, James Rex, Taj Piwowarski, Burke Carrington, Liam Gollan, Darcy O’Halloran, George Purser, Galih Sukardi, Zedd Garbellini, Jyrone White, Brooke Milner, Cooper Young, Zhencheng Zhang, Hayden Messina, Yan Zhou, Callum Hills, Hamish Brown, Craig Souey, Scott Siu SEVENTH ROW Jack Mitchell, Patrick Eastough, Samuel Meecham, Samuel Wolf, Flynn Le Cornu, Cooper Chapman, Daniel O’Meara, Izayah Mongoo, Jake Lewis, Reuben Westerman, Thomas Cleland, Lachlan Raffan, Toby Humphris, Aidan Veitch, Angus Johnston, William Graham, Thomas Graham, Thomas Keamy, Denzil Brooks, Kevin Laidlaw, Lachlan Wray ABSENT Reece Eades, Sam Goldstein, Tyler James, Scott Smith, Stewart Wallace, Aiden Weaver, Mitchell West

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This year is the last year in which a year group within Keys House consists solely of boarders, with the integration of the boarding community into different houses in full swing. It is an exciting time as it has allowed the development of relationships and the understanding of cultures that wouldn’t have eventuated previous to

There have also been a number of other social activities which boys have attended hosted by other boarding schools and that Scotch have hosted themselves, encouraging the interaction between boarding schools.

Agricultural Day was another highlight of the year, giving day students a taste of not only our produce but also our way of life, which for many Residential Life students is agriculture. Of course, the annual lamb roast and various flavoured milks were for sale at lunchtime along with country music

RESIDENTIAL LIFE BOARDERS COUNCIL LEFT TO RIGHT Mr Marcus Wilkinson, Brandon Poole, Sam Rogers, Falk Wiegmann, Jack Ellis, Thomas Klug, Mr Grant Bennett ABSENT Stewart Wallace

and various stands displaying wool and seeds. Proceeds from the day amounted to over $1300 all of which was donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, a crucial service to rural communities.

Dedicated residential staff together with the student leadership group have worked well together to guide residential students through challenges to achieve what I believe has been a successful year in boarding.

REPORTER 2018

Throughout the year we have participated in a number of social events, one being the annual Year 11/12 Boarders’ Ball. This event is one that is looked forward to by both the Year 11 and 12 cohorts and is a great opportunity for the boys to unwind and enjoy themselves. It allows each boy to invite a person of their choice. It is a social occasion in which the boys are able to meet and interact with people outside of the boarding community.

I wish the leaders of 2019 all the best and hope the boarding community can continue to provide a positive and enriching experience for the boys.

Sam Rogers Captain of Residential Life

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Another year has passed and this means there are yet again more Scotch College boarding students who can claim they have conquered the prestigious Bibbulmun Track and call themselves, ‘End-to-Enders’.

The 1003 kilometre trek has become one of the biggest trademarks of boarding at Scotch College and it continues to thrive with new students commencing their journey every year. It allows the growth of mateship and camaraderie that can only be developed when enduring rigorous challenges together. It forces you to become mature and tackle obstacles as you encounter them day after day. Having completed the track myself, I would strongly encourage anyone considering to walk the track to do it or anyone who has already commenced to finish.

the change. It also allows members of Residential Life to be exposed to a wider part of Scotch College, the day boy community, which allows them to meet new people and pursue new friendships and experiences.

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It has been a very productive year within the residential community.

YEAR 7 AND 8 As 2018 comes to an end, it is hard to believe 15 boys have now completed their second year of living away from home whilst another 18 boys and their families commenced their Residential life journey at Scotch College.

It was an immensely busy, yet fun start to the year, with school camps, excursions, field days, swimming carnivals, Bibbulmun Track, a change of school or year level and new faces both in boarding and at school all contributing to the ease with which time passed by.

Study habits were discussed in depth with each individual as they have settled into their year of schooling and although busy, the boys on a whole, have leapt into their academics with a positive outlook. Nonetheless, I do think that the first half of the year presented a number of learning opportunities. There is no doubt that the assessments are more rigorous than they were in Year 6 and 7, and I think some boys particularly early on found it difficult to adjust their study routine and work habits to accommodate the increased expectations and workload.

As the year progressed many boys have felt some pressure stemming from their studies, living away from home, family, friendships or their sport. This is normal and an open topic of conversation within the house, however, the path to eliminating the fluctuations in marks, behaviours and/or actions must be driven internally.

Regardless of age or year group, each member was challenged to develop a positive sense of community and display a consistent, productive and constructive approach in his interactions with others.

I feel the whole group has contributed very firmly towards this and must be commended for achieving congruence so early in their journey.

The boys of the 7/8 House are constantly challenged to engage, get involved and always present their best effort as opposed to just participating or being a passenger.

With that in mind, and taking into consideration the influx of a new year group every January, mateship and a sense of belonging, not just to a year group, but, to a house has had to be learned and developed by all. Capitalising on opportunities presented and the continuation of an environment where all boys feel welcomed, comfortable and are able to express their individuality safely and without judgement, provides the catalyst for this connection.

Without this sense of community, there is little chance to excel in academia, cultural activities, personal wellbeing or sport. ‘No Tech Tuesday’, although initially lambasted by the boys quickly became a favourite day of many due to the rich source of activities on offer! Not only did it provide a day off from the “connected” world, it also provided the impetus for the boys to practise their expanding relationship, social and self awareness skills.

Whilst challenges will still be present this coming year, the maturity, empathy and understanding each individual can now display will leave both year groups in good stead.

It is also an important time of year to reflect on past performances. 2018 presented the common trials and tribulations all boarding cohorts must work through when living in close proximity. The sharing of rooms, cleanliness of space and the most common of topics ‘food’ were all discussed in depth and together positive resolutions were reached. We also faced some very atypical events in boarding that required maturity, confidence and trust from all members of the community in order to reach a positive outcome. The support through these times was extraordinary and all circumstances good, bad and indifferent have provided a platform for those involved to grow individually and then succeed in partnership.

All boys can fondly look back and celebrate the many achievements and milestones reached along the way no matter how small they may now seem. For all members 2018 has been one of great success.

I’d like to thank the families for their support of the boys and myself over the course of the year. The dedication, enthusiasm and energy shown towards the boys is infectious. Whether it is having one of the boys stay with you and your family over a holiday period or weekend, making the journey to watch the boys play sport on a Friday afternoon, having a presence in house and at school during the week and on weekends, the effort is duly noted and greatly appreciated. These contributions have all united to make the lives of the boys, and those of the staff, enjoyable this year.

I wish all families of Scotch, a wonderful, and memorable holiday period with their loved ones, and look forward to seeing everyone back in 2019. Best wishes to all!​ Mr Scott Siekierka Residential Head of Year 7/8

The start of the year saw the boys join the Senior School as Year 9s and then in Spring Term they became Year 10s. The Senior School academic programme was a massive challenge to all boys making the change from Middle School to Senior School. The “Prep” programme in the Boarding House supports the shift in programmes and allows the boys to build independence, adopting more ownership over their academic learning while still being monitored and supported by Staff and Tutors.

In the Boarding House, the afternoon teas continued to be a treat every day after school, with Mrs Hannington preparing tasty and nutritious food and drink. We celebrated Birthdays with candles and yummy cakes, ‘Indie’ Mrs H’s dog continues to sing ‘happy birthday’ along with the boys. The sewing business thrived this year, with many boys working hard to make some extra pocket money. The Recreation programme offered opportunities to get out and have some more fun, included Socials, Adventure World, Paint Balling, Ice skating, movie nights, visits to the beach and so much more.

The boys competed at their first Senior School Inter-House Swimming carnival, which saw Boarders competing against each other in their respective Houses. All Houses competed hard, but Ross House was the overall winner of the Swimming Carnival. Well done, Jedd, Haig and Ben who are from Ross House.

The PSA Summer sporting programme got under way, which included Basketball, Cricket, Rowing, Tennis, Volleyball and Swimming, with some great individual and team successes. The 9As Basketball went through undefeated for the whole season.

Congratulations to Brenton and Muddy who were a big part of that successful team. George and Kye trained and rowed their hearts out as they showed awesome commitment to the Rowing programme.

The PSA Winter sporting programme came next, which included AFL, Rugby, Hockey, Badminton and Soccer. The boys trained hard and played hard in their respective sports.

The 2018 Boarding Photography Competition saw a clean sweep from the Year 9 Boarding House in the Year 7 – 9 Category, with Terry Zhou taking out 1st Place, Harvey Ellis 2nd Place and Jake Mackintosh 3rd Place.

We ended the year with our Year 9 Graduation Dinner which was hosted at the Dining Hall. It was a chance to say thank you and goodbye from Junior Boarding. And finally, there was the annual Boarding House “Paintballing” extravaganza which is held on the last weekend of the school year.

Thank you to all the support staff in the Year 9 Boarding House: Daniel and Brandon, our Gap Students from South Africa who lived and worked in the House for the year.

Our Resident Mentors, Seb Moran, Oliver Pope, Robbie Steadman, Nick Stack, Sam Humphrey, who did an outstanding job looking after the boys; our Academic staff who have supported the boys during Prep, Libby Muddle and Scott Duncan; our Senior Academic Staff CJ Jackson and Richard Foster who help support the boys in and out of the Boarding House; finally, our House Mother, Fran Hannington who has been a constant support for all the boys this year.

Her care and understanding is crucial for all the boys of the Year 9 House.

Mr Sean Mecham Residential Head of Year 9

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Once again, our Cultural Theme of “The Outdoors” was explored throughout the whole year. This included the week long Year 9 Camp on Rottnest Island, which included cycling, snorkelling, fishing and beach sports. The boys were involved in a week long camp at Moray in Dwellingup, which included Geocaching, kayaking, the ropes course and the challenge of the “Leap of Faith”. The boys were faced with the challenge of two Bibbulmun Track walks worth a total of 211kilometres; a seven day hike; from Dwellingup to Collie (125kms) and a four day hike, from Collie to Ballingup (86kms). Some of the Year 9 Boarders were lucky enough to go on the Canberra Tour in the July break, which included tours of Parliament and skiing and snowboarding for the first time up at Perisher, NSW. All these outdoor challenges help build the boys’ resilience as well as spark their sense of adventure and exploration.

The Senior School proved to be a hive of activity, week in week out. The boys practised their marching during Tutor Group and then were judged every Assembly as they marched with pride for their respective Houses.

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It was a brand new start for 18 boys into the Year 9 House: Jamayden, Harvey, Ashlin, James, Jarrod, Brenton, Jake, Haig, Luke, Kye, Ben, Darcy, George, Muddy, Jedd, Conan, Andrew, Terry and Jack. Then in Term 4 we had five new boys join the team, Max, Tom Anderson, Tom Rowe, Justin and Jack.

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YEAR 9

YEAR 10 2018 has been a year which the boys have taken in their stride.

The transition from Year 10 to 11 has been as smooth as everyone had hoped for. Multiple activities for the boys have kept everyone busy. These have included expeditions, social and recreational events with other boarding communities, talks and conferences about wellbeing, movie outings, fishing adventures and much more.

There is no doubt that the transition to the Senior House has seen the boys stepping up out of their comfort zone to work extra hard to get the marks they want to achieve. It’s great to see, particularly after commencing their Year 11 courses, that everyone is giving their best and making the most of the resources that are available. With groups such as Elevate and conferences run by teachers, the group has been presented with an insight into what they could be doing to study more effectively and efficiently. Overall, the academic challenges have been met head on by the boys, with some having little trouble adjusting whilst some are still finding their own way. However, the culture of boys working together during Prep Time in the boarding house each evening has definitely helped to alleviate the pressure.

Goals are important within the boarding house whether they be social, academic or educational. This year there has been great emphasis put on boys striving to meet the goals that they have set themselves. Goals allow the boys to achieve the best they can – across many spheres. In particular, the group has been encouraged to try new experiences

and embrace the opportunities and sense of community that boarding provides.

The social and recreational events that are provided for the boys have allowed them to get away from the books and their laptops. The boarding house encourages boys to have fun, but to also remember that they are here not only to study and do well but establish connections with other people from different communities and backgrounds. Furthermore, I think this is a great way for our cohort to be reminded that our physical environment is not the only thing that unites us as a group; Scotch has provided a sense of family where we are able to enjoy each other’s company while living away from home. Having said this, every successful community must also embrace individual differences and there have been many opportunities this year where we have all been challenged to express ourselves and our opinions without fear of judgement or ridicule. The reality is that we all have a range of talents across a multitude of areas and it has been great to see boys step out of their comfort zones by pursuing their passion in drama, music, singing, debating and mock trials.

The boys faced the ultimate test of maturity through their involvement in the ‘Tomorrow Man’ programme. The programme helps young men deal with mental health issues and to express their feelings, which in today’s society is not explored enough.

The group was put through the test when boys would share about how they have been feeling and what issues they have been dealing with. This saw a lasting bond grow between the boys and a sense of mateship and camaraderie certainly

developed with each session. All the boys were eager to help one another through tough times and really demonstrated how having such a tight-knit group allows for the boys to be themselves, with the knowledge that they can turn to others in times of need. The cohort can look back fondly at the experience which was a measure of their own maturity. I can confidently say that the boys have grown to be more compassionate, understanding, tolerant and patient with each other as a direct outcome of their participation in the programme.

Commitment and resilience have been other themes embraced by those 19 boys who have elected to continue with the Bibbulmun Track this year. Two separate walks were completed which have now seen the group of boys meander from Manjimup to Northcliffe, and edging themselves closer to the anticipated arrival at the southern coast in Year 11. Cold temperatures, torrential rain and even a magnitude 5.4 earthquake have not deterred the boys from reaching their ultimate goal of becoming an ‘end-to-ender’ when they walk into Albany in 2020.

With the year coming to its end, many of the boys were given the opportunity to reflect on their experiences. Here is a brief snapshot.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the staff who work with us in boarding - as a group, we very much appreciate and value the sacrifices they make to ensure that we are all looked after and cared for.

Patrick Eastough Year 10 Boarder

• communication • increased social, academic and sporting pressures • managing boys.

In a residential environment communication is about the responsibility based around the boys letting their parents know about the type of party, the parents phoning the host running the party and then the Residential Head of Year (RHOY) following up with both and in some cases touching base with the party host.

As a residential community we are synchronised with the pastoral care system at school which deals with the behavioural issues around boys who are linked to these weekend events. With all the information we have, we then bring it back to the boy and ask, do you think it is a good decision to attend and then we weigh up the impact of the consequences of your actions if you do attend and make a poor decision. For a 16/17 year old boy this can be quite challenging as his mates are putting pressure on him to be there.

I have felt really encouraged as the year unfolded to see how as a community we have handled this process: when asked about leave, boys are making conscious decisions to either attend or not attend a certain party, based on the impact it will have on them.

Academic Focus Academic pressure has also been a focus for us this year with regard to study routine and

Recreation Over the course of the year we attended a vast variety of recreational activities, ranging from breakfasts with the boys to music socials with the girls. We had barbecue dinners at the beach and even a quiet afternoon at lawn bowls.

“By far the most enjoyable recreation activity this academic year would be the two nights we spent at the Wembley driving range.

The first time Mr Keatch brought us out there he was impressed with our Happy Gilmores by myself and Tarykn Ward, while Aiden Veitch had the most consistent swing out of the group. The second time Michael O’Dea (House Master) took the group out there you could almost taste the excitement.

Not only were we excited to see who could hit it the furthest but to establish whether

Mr O’Dea could hit it as far as he said he could. For some of us this was our first time on a driving range. But for all of us this was an opportunity to show how far we could hit. Overall I can’t recall a better recreation activity. And from the master’s point of view the perfect way to tire out a group of energetic boys.

That day, Mr O’Dea was true to his word and the boys were gob-smacked when they lost sight of his golf ball”.

By Angus Cullen-Falconer Social Interaction Increased socials were a focus for us this year and the Year 11s were able to develop their social skills by engaging in a variety of social activities. We had some significant socials which have allowed the boys to engage in these relationships and I have been fortunate to be a part of them and see your son within these settings. The boys enjoy the evenings and seem to shine with their partners, proudly wearing their suits. As I get around the boarding house of an evening, or see the boys at break times during the day at school, I also get to observe these relationships and how they play out. I see supportive relationships through academic and social interaction, outside influences from boys who like to go away from the boarding house and interact with day boys at school or over the weekend. It’s great to see these friendships develop within the group, but collectively they are still able to come together as one big group when required and that’s a positive quality specific to this group.

Mr Ashley Keatch Residential Head of Year 11

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The message at the start of Year 11 was the importance of balance and making good decisions. This was in the form of:

work habits to accommodate the increased expectations and workload. As part of our meetings we have discussed how boys respond to a poor mark after receiving their test results. Although the boys had some funny responses, they all agreed that taking ownership of their learning, a routine that they buy into, coupled with self-discipline to use tutors, will assist in improving their results.

Boarders have been to skills study sessions and each boy sits down and works through short term and long term goal setting. We have looked at our tutoring system within the big house and boys have been encouraged to touch base with tutors on a regular basis.

If boys have been flagged with low results from our Dean of Curriculum then a plan has been put in place to assist him with using our tutors. Our system logs the amount of time they spend each night with a tutor in their area of concern and I sit with them each week and discuss improvement.

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YEAR 12 This year has been one of growth and development for the Year 12 group.

started at 5.30am when the boys started the spit to cook the lamb. The lamb and gravy rolls were a big hit at lunch and the boys raised over $1300 for the RFDS.

I have been extremely pleased to see how the boys have developed as young men over the last three years and the way they have finished off the year on such a positive note.

Breakfast at cBlu overlooking the Indian Ocean was always a popular outing for the boys as was the regular morning and afternoon ride down to the beach for a surf. A number of the boys also took on the challenge of the barista course conducted on site.

Year 12 has come and gone, and it has been great to see the successes the boys have had during 2018. The Ball was a highlight and they acquitted themselves in a manner that made me very proud. It was also great to have the parents at our preball gathering, all very proud of the sons.

The walk into Albany for our Bibbulmun Track End-to-Enders was a great day. What an achievement! Parents had decorated purple streamers and balloons along the road for the final few steps of a 1003km trek. Morning tea and then an evening BBQ to celebrate was a great way to end and celebrate the achievement of these boys.

The Boarders’ Council, headed by Sam Rogers, was very active throughout the year organizing numerous activities for the boys.

The Highlander sports afternoon and the BBQ that followed capped off a great day.

The Year 7 and 8 BBQ was a great way for the senior boys to interact with the younger boarders. A highlight was Agricultural Day. Organised by Captain Sam Rogers, the day

Many of our boys achieved Colours for their sporting achievements over the year and in one exceptional case, Brent Morton was awarded Honours for Academic Achievement. Brent was also the highest scoring Scotch student in the ATAR examinations. Two boys, Stewart Wallace and Aiden Weaver, represented the College at the Edinburgh Tattoo, whilst many more participated in the House activities and competitions held for the Staff Trophy.

Each night the staff on duty write a report regarding the night’s activities and communicate anything senior staff may need to know. Most nights the comment regarding Year 12 was nothing to report… all good…

Mr Grant Bennett Head of Year 12

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SOCIETIES AND SERVICES REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Joshua Galvin, William Oxlade, Stuart Stirling, Jusaal Singh, Alexander Kirwood, Joshua Eygelaar, Andrew Eidne, Daniel Cooper SECOND ROW Mr Paul Chamberlain, Charles Carew-Reid, Casey Lawrence, Matthew Robson, William Brown, Nicholas Vriezen, Adam Darley, Charlie Radici THIRD ROW Max Jones, David Winton, Samuel Dyball, Ethan Waller, Charles Williams, Joshua Kuper, Jack Hayward ABSENT Jacob Bennett, Ashley Edgar, Matthew Kerfoot, Massimiliano Ricci, Theodore Smith, Oliver Stewart

CADETS The Cadets WA programme is a voluntary scheme open to all secondary school students and gives young people between the ages of 13 and 17 the opportunity to learn vital life skills.

They have the opportunity to develop physically, intellectually and socially, through structured leadership, initiative and teamwork training and activities. The aim of the Cadets WA programme is to provide an opportunity for young people to participate in interesting and challenging structured training that would provide practical life skills, develop leadership, teamwork and initiative skills and foster qualities of community responsibility and service.

There are nine streams of cadets and at Scotch we offer the Emergency Service Cadet option, funded by the Department of Communities and managed by the Fire and Emergency Service Authority of Western Australia (FESA).

Being an Emergency Services Cadet offers Scotch boys an opportunity to learn life skills in a supportive environment where

the emphasis is on having fun. They are provided with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, as well as being given the chance to expand their abilities to work well as a member of a team. The improvement of their skills of initiative and self-discipline is also encouraged.

In addition, cadets are given the chance to become positive and productive members of their community. This can lead to a career path if desired, or alternatively they can pursue an involvement as an adult volunteer at a later stage. Overall cadets are encouraged to pursue a lifetime commitment to “Active Citizenship”.

The Cadet programme also offers an opportunity for young people to gain recognised qualifications outside of their school curriculum such as the recreational skipper’s ticket and first aid certificate.

The richness and diversity of the ESCC course enables cadets to access skills and knowledge ranging far beyond the normal capacity of the regular schooling experience.

The Year 9 and 10 cadets participated in a training programme focusing on eight core modules: first-aid, radio communications, fire safety and basic fire lighting, rescue

techniques and navigation/orienteering and bush craft, abseiling, boat and water safety, and camping. In addition to these Year 10 cadets participated in numerous other community service activities such as our work with the City of Nedlands Environmental division around seed collection, dune rehabilitation and rubbish collection.

Cadets attended three camps and a week long expedition to Kalbarri where Year 9 cadets participated in a variety of fun and challenging activities such as horse riding, gorge abseiling, canoeing, trekking and sandboarding.

We are very sad to see Year 9 Chief Instructor Sally Budge leave our ranks.

She has made an invaluable contribution to the unit over the last two years and her organisation skills, work ethic, high personal standards and fine teaching skills have seen her leave a legacy of enthusiastic cadet tuition and one which will be both sorely missed and not easily replaced. We wish Mrs Budge all the best for her future at Mazenod.

Mr Howard Loosemore Commerce Teacher

CHESS

Junior teams saw another well fought battle: a few strong houses emerged to create a strongly competitive final. The results were Brisbane 1st, Keys 2nd, and Shearer 3rd.

The Year 9 competition was the first chance to compete and it revealed the strength of a handful of upcoming boys.

Oliver Barrett (Brisbane) managed to win the competition but his challengers were close behind.

In the 10 minute competition there was a strong contest for the chance to get your name upon the chess board, especially amongst the leaving Year 12s. After many hotly contested games and difficult pairings the winners were: Brent Morton 1st, James Jenour 2nd, and Sebastian Barrett 3rd.

This has been a year of learning as the switch from Mr Newman’s leadership required a great deal of effort and organisation. There are many exciting new chess players starting to refine their skills who I am sure will be able to form a strong team in the years to come.

Sebastian Barrett Year 11

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE SENIOR CHESS TEAMS FOUGHT FOR THEIR HOUSES.

Scotch also competed in two InterSchool competitions: the Four Schools Chess Tournament and PSA chess.

The team consisted of Brent Morton, Sebastian Barrett, James Jenour, Coby Edmondstone, Bailey Flecker and Justin Kalugin. We played to the best of our abilities however with tough competition

FRONT ROW Max Shervington, Lukyan Kalugin, Sebastian Barrett, Brent Morton, Bailey Flecker, Benjamin Steinberg, Oliver Barrett SECOND ROW Mr Paul Chamberlain, Nicolas Rogers, Darcy Frazer, Owen Edgar, Daniel Wiese, Joshua Dyson, Coby Edmondstone THIRD ROW Matthew Briggs, Rory Bruce, Liam Lamont, James Jenour, Justin Kalugin, Wai Him Ho ABSENT Ryan Benney, Pearson Chambel, James Coulson, Bailey Cumming, Nicholas Cusack, Rex French, William Gordon, Angus Hume, Doug Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Finn Liston, Christopher Michael, Riley Millen-Macdonald, Emmanuel Nason, Lewis Orr, Hugh Plowman, Jonah Price, Lachlan Pyne, Theodore Smith, Peter Stulpner, Riley Thomas, Henry Townsend, Charles Wackett, James Waddell, Roger Wang, Hamish Watson, William Wiese, Yan Zhou

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At the beginning of the year the Senior teams fought for their houses. Many new players joined in, and some veterans were called upon by their houses. The results were Ferguson 1st, Cameron 2nd, and St. Andrews 3rd. The support from the houses was overwhelming and the chess room was packed each day.

The One-Minute Hourglass was a challenging competition as many boys were unused to playing fast enough for blitz chess. After a blur of finals, the winner was Sebastian Barrett, Year 11(Brisbane).

This experience encouraged several of the boys to play blitz more often and now there are several strong blitz players.

we came 3rd in the Four Schools and 5th in the PSA. Both competitions were won by the dominant Christ Church team.

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Mr Newman was a keen chess player whose passion, dedication and quick wit shaped the Chess Club for many years.

The Year 9 and 10 competition allowed for the mixing of players from across the years and helped to create some strong rivalries carrying on into the future. After several repeated three-way ties Oliver Barrett, Year 9 (Brisbane) eventually won.

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The Chess Club has continued to thrive this year despite the deeply felt loss of Mr Newman after his many years of dedication.

DEBATING Whilst the Inter-School competitions of Debating do not commence until later in the year, in 2018 House competitions and other events began from the start of the year.

A highlight was the showcase debate between Year 12 students from Scotch and PLC that took place in Summer Term. The event attracted a large, engaged audience and showed to the school the often humorous nature of debating, with students contesting whether toilet seats should be left up or down.

Needless to say, the experience of a Scotch debater cannot simply be measured by the results of competitions. Debating provides all students with the chance to demonstrate their hard work and competitive spirit.

These are attributes and skills that serve all debaters well in other aspects of schooling and in their life beyond school.

Building on the progress of previous years, Debating at Scotch in 2018 enjoyed another successful season with six out of the School’s 15 teams managing to progress to the West Australian Debating League (WADL) Finals. The boys in these teams should be especially proud of their efforts.

In particular, the success of the Novice and Junior teams bodes well for continued success in the future.

All of the benefits that debating provides are the result of personal dedication on behalf of many coaches. I know personally that all debaters are blessed by the capable guidance that is constantly available. In particular I would like to thank Conor Patton as my Vice Captain for his ongoing support, and Miss Gooding for the continued leadership she provides as Debating Coordinator. I wish all students the best of luck for the 2019 season.

The British Parliamentary Debating Competition is a unique debating opportunity that takes place later in the school calendar. Students compete in teams of two and each debate is composed of four teams. Sam Wake and Lachlan Norcott qualified for the semi-finals during their first year of the Senior division, after winning the Junior division last year.

Congratulations to Lewis Orr and Owen Edgar for being selected as Co-Captains of Debating for 2019.

Felix Jones Captain of Debating

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REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Rafe Harrison-Murray, Joshua Bird, William Vinnicombe, Ms Gabriel Hodgson, Mrs Courtney Ellis, Mr Brendan Zani, Conor Patton, Miss Kate Gooding, Felix Jones, Mrs Dawn Scaife, Ms Caitlin Collins, Mr Sam Sterrett, Campbell McCracken, Darcy Frazer SECOND ROW Henry Vaughan, Charlie Bevan, Lewis Orr, Flynn Le Cornu, Jack Adams, Harry Penrose, Bailey Flecker, Lewis Martin, Giordano Caceres, Benjamin Lilburne, Max Vaughan, Charles Maxwell, Giancarlo Kain, Patrick Eastough THIRD ROW Hamish Elliott, Henry Feutrill, Charles McCarthy, Ambrose Nicholls, Andrew Walker, Julius Kain, Xavier Graham, Ross Whittome, Banjo Harold, Alasdair Orr, Henry Townes, James Cowan, Alistair Watters, Fletcher O’Connell, Joshua Ryan, Zephyr McPherson, Montague Smith, Mikhael Djauhari, Helori Cam FOURTH ROW Lachlan Norcott, Arnaud McVicker, Nicholas Verryn, Milan Narula, Owen Edgar, Benjamin Edgar, Darius Opie, Oscar Clements, Taye Barlow, Pearson Chambel, Sam Wake, Matthew Steinepreis, Jim Allan, Benjamin Steinberg, Harry Frodsham, William Steinberg, Thomas Byass, Seong Jun Won ABSENT Jonathan Arnott, Hunter Bergersen, Frans Buys, Xavier Dry, Ashley Edgar, Campbell Hay, Thomas Lynch, Julien Montandon, Heath Muller, Nicolas Pismiris, Benjamin Scott, Thomas Veitch, Hudson Wheeler, Miss Amy Ward, Mrs Sue Strizek, Miss Deborah Mullin, Miss Kate Webster-Blythe, Miss O’Toole, Mrs Karen Woods

DEBATING

FRONT ROW Thomas Bennett, Jesse McDonald, Auxence Gide, Darcy Saggers, Max Shervington BACK ROW Mr David Kyle, Harry Foley, Connor Enslin, Jonathon Prior, Aydin Hutchison ABSENT Jim Allan, Mitchell Anstiss, Joseph Banks, Sebastian Barrett, Charlie Castleden, William Coutts, Joshua Croker, Adam Darley, Joshua Dyson, Ryan Hodgetts, Max Locke, William Lowson, Liam McCreery, Lachlan McGregor, Joshua Nicholson, James Rex, Alistair Watters

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S INTERNATIONAL AWARD The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award at Scotch College had another very successful year, with many new opportunities that boys took part in.

One of the main highlights of the year would have to have been the Abrolhos Islands Scuba Tour, which took place in the April school holidays. 2018 was the inaugural year for this trip, and it went off without a hitch. A small group of Scotch boys and PLC girls headed off to Geraldton for training and preparation, and then we were off to the islands.

We had several opportunities to dive as deep as 18m below surface for the beginners, and 36m below surface for the advanced crew. Overall the trip was a huge success and a highlight of my year. I would strongly recommend doing this Duke of Ed exclusive tour for any students undertaking the award, as it’s also a great way to fulfil the adventurous journey component of the award.

Another activity that boys had the chance to participate in this year was the soup kitchen run out of the Scotch kitchen. With the help of Mrs Sam Scott, boys from Years 7-12 congregated once a week to turn food provided to us by Food Rescue, into healthy and delicious soups that could be distributed to the homeless community around Perth. On top of this, some boys were lucky enough to have the opportunity

to travel around Perth with The Salvation Army to distribute what we’d made to the disadvantaged people in the city.

I myself have spent five years in the Duke of Edinburgh International Award programme progressing from Bronze to Silver to Gold.

The wide range of sporting, service and co-curricular activities at Scotch makes it very easy to complete the award, and I encourage all boys to talk to Mr Kyle about getting started if they haven’t done so.

A huge thank you must go to Mr David Kyle for giving me the opportunity to be the Youth Award Leader this year. The job of Award Supervisor often goes unnoticed but on top of his jobs as teacher, service coordinator, and head of student exchange, Mr Kyle spends countless hours aiding and assisting boys throughout their Duke of Edinburgh International Award journey, which is nothing short of exceptional. Thank you for always knowing the answer to my questions and helping me and the other award participants complete the various sections of the award throughout the years.

Harry Foley Youth Award Leader

INSTEP Each year students in Year 11 or 12 who have chosen the Alternative Academic Pathway have the opportunity to participate in workplace learning within the local community.

While most of the Year 11 students and a few of Year 12 students attended work

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many local businesses who offer to host our students in their workplaces each semester. Without their ongoing support, our students would miss out on this wonderful opportunity to develop their skill sets and to explore different career options.

Mr Aaron Gale VET Coordinator

FRONT ROW Jacquille Chong, Kyle Imlah, Charles Harding, Max Bath, Arthur Corunna, Wade White, Jack Butterworth, Joseph Davey, Nicholas Ryding SECOND ROW Jack Saul, Jack Dobson, Ben Klug, Lachlan McGregor, Jedd Quartermaine, Benjamin Karta, Mitchell Evans, Luke Giles THIRD ROW Lewis Simpson, Jack Avery, Liam Lisewski, Blair Bayly, Jake Lewis, James Todd ABSENT Rory Blackley, Heath Certoma, Charles Culley-Wood, Walker Daly, Reece Eades, Oliver Hejleh, Beau Hewitt, Tyler James, Jy Kimpton-Plunkett, Oscar Lane, Scott Smith, Jett Stevenson, Holden White

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For many of the students in this pathway it is their first taste of work outside of school and they quickly gain an appreciation of what work involves. These placements also enable the students to develop their employability skills, including communication and collaboration and other skills that make them flexible to change and to become more independent and confident. I really enjoy the opportunity to visit the boys out in their work placements and to see them thriving in a more “hands on” work environment.

placements, a growing number of students are completing Vocational Education and Training qualifications either here at school or at one of the many TAFE campuses or Registered Training Organisations around Perth. This year we had over 30 students enrolled in a variety of Certificate II or IV courses. These certificate courses not only contribute to a student’s WACE graduation and advanced standing at TAFE but it is also possible for students to gain alternative entry to some universities by completing a Certificate IV course in Year 12.

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This involves attending an Instep work placement one day a week to gain experience in their chosen trade or service industry. This year students have completed a variety of work placements including electrical, plumbing, mechanics, teacher assistant, roof carpentry, turf maintenance, food preparation and landscaping.

FRONT ROW Jensen Westerman, Jaezari Wynne, Azhar Sgro, Kyle Imlah, Conner Souey, Mrs Felicity Byres, Mr Peter Allen, Levi Duykers, Arthur Corunna, Jett Sibosado, Kaymus Brierly, Keigan Blake SECOND ROW Jarrod Hoyer, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Tarkyn Ward, Brenton Macauley, Jonus Williams, Sean Bonney, Tyrelle Manado, Jacquille Chong, Jedd Simmons, Jamayden Chong, Calvin Smith THIRD ROW Brooke Milner, Ashlin Hall, Craig Souey, Kevin Laidlaw, Alexander Wolf, Charlton Thomas, Jyrone White, Elijsha Blackburn, Ahmad Sgro, Dardayne Russie FOURTH ROW Daniel O’Meara, Jake Lewis, William Wolf, Reuben Westerman, Izayah Mongoo, Samuel Wolf ABSENT Reece Eades, Tyler James, Latrell Mitchell, Scott Smith

INDIGENOUS PROGRAMME ‘The history prior to this date lives in the stories. In the past, Indigenous history has been written by non-Indigenous people from a non-Indigenous perspective.’

– Pat Dudgeon, Bardi Woman.

2018 marked a major year in the life of the Scotch College Indigenous Programme, as we celebrated NAIDOC week as a College.

We also launched the 2nd edition of our Reconciliation Action Plan.

We welcomed OSC Oral McGuire (’81) back to the College to address the Senior School boys about the importance of the plan. In his address he reflected on what it was like as the only indigenous student at our College in the 1980’s.

Within that Assembly the message I delivered on behalf of the Headmaster to our boys confirmed what we can do as a community to continue on the path of reconciliation: So, what then of the small actions, what can you, the boys of Scotch College do? What will make a difference to your future Australia?

You can educate yourself; immerse yourself in what 65,000 years of culture represents.

Be the person that stops to respect the acknowledgement of country. Be the person that calls out racism, be the one to acknowledge when it is not ok.

The community of Scotch College brings a wide range of cultural backgrounds and experiences to reconciliation. Through open and thoughtful conversations combined with deliberate actions, we can seek to increase our community’s understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and experiences and to inspire further reconciliation.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the current forty-one Indigenous boys for what they bring to our College through their culture and their willingness to share their rich history with us. I would also like to thank Ms Felicity Byres who concludes her role at the College this year. She has worked to advocate on behalf of all of the boys in the programme over a number of years.

To our indigenous boys, this community is better for your presence. We respect you as individuals, we respect your culture, we respect the differences you bring. We are here to support you, your families and your culture, as we are with all of those that march to the tune of the bagpipes; in re-reading some applications to come to Scotch College I found this written by one of our current Aboriginal boys prior to coming to Scotch:

I would also like to thank Mr ‘CJ’ Jackson, Revd Chas Lewis and Mr Nick Guard for the time and commitment that they give to supporting our Indigenous Programme.

‘I am proud of being Aboriginal because it makes me special. I like being a part of NAIDOC week and sharing my culture with other people in the school. Being Aboriginal makes me feel strong.’

I would also like to thank our programme partners, MADALAH, the Australian Indigenous Education Fund and Future Footprints, as the support they provide allows us to offer opportunities for many boys at Scotch.

Mr Peter Allen Director of Teaching and Learning

The library is a vibrant workspace where both teachers and boys find the resources and tools to take responsibility for their own learning journey. Think laboratory, not repository.

Our Middle School clubs extended again with four Coding Clubs, Make Your Own Story Book Competition, Dungeons and Dragons and Books ‘n Bros Book Club.

Book Week was action-based this year, with boys making their own book safes and enjoying author presentations from Norm Jorgensen and Glenn Swift who followed very successful spots in the Scribblers Festival held in Autumn Term. Our beautiful bean bag and booth area is now a wonderful location for our Middle School programme, which is always centred around our weekly Library/Reading Circles lessons with Ms Grech that support classroom programmes including Greek myths and Indigenous stories.

Our Little Pipers sessions continued to be filled with over 70 mums and little ones joining us each week for Ms Grech and Mr Norman’s rhymes, stories and activities. We also took literature enrichment sessions and borrowing into the Early Learning Centre space, teaching our youngest boys about the importance of stories and reading as well as the difference between fiction and non-fiction.

The Accelerated Reading Programme was introduced to the Year 5s who appreciated how it has opened up their choice of home reading books by utilising the library collection. The programme has facilitated a move away from reading popular series to seeking out new authors and the classics.

In Book Week we welcomed storyteller Glenn Swift; the ability to be a good storyteller is a developed skill and Glenn demonstrated how to be entertaining and engaging. The Pre-Kindy/Kindy/Pre-Primary parade was held in our Junior Middle Library with the boys dressing up as their favourite book characters and enjoying stories from guest storyteller, Mr Richard Ledger.

A separate parade and staff pantomime, compèred by our Year 12 House Captains, was held for Years 1-5 in MacKellar Hall.

The Senior Library installed a magnetic world map in January, which has been used for basic geography as well as raising awareness of current and historical events, leaders, statistics and differences. To promote literature and increase the appeal of our environment we vinyl-wrapped the veranda pillars with book extracts from a range of genres, which people can read while they’re sitting or waiting outside.

We also updated the digital signage with widgets that display the newest books, school notices and sporting fixtures.

The Books n Bros Book Club has continued to engage the boys as they shared their own reading interests and read a variety of novels that were selected both independently and

by the group. This generated discussion relating to genres, character development and plots.

We made the decision this year that the Senior School would celebrate International School Library Month (ISLM) in October. We purchased a range of popular books from international authors, focusing on improving the diversity of our collections with regard to characters, themes and settings. Having surveyed our parents to ascertain which students spoke languages other than English at home, we began buying titles in German, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Italian and Afrikaans. The parents who attended our ISLM morning tea provided us with useful suggestions that will be incorporated into our collection, along with books in several other languages, as we move forward.

As part of ISLM, the Year 9 English classes attended a talk by Singaporean author Shamini Flint who discussed how she changed her career to become an author but still draws on her experience as a lawyer when writing her Inspector Singh series. She also explained how she generates ideas and the research and writing processes she follows, before meeting with the Middle and Senior School book clubs. During this celebration we handed out samples of confectionery from several countries for the students to try and our world map featured children’s bedrooms from around the world, offering insight into the lives of others.

Mr Brad Tyrrell Dean of Information and Learning Technology

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In keeping with the theme of ‘Find your Treasure’ a new addition to Book Week was a Trash & Treasure. The boys brought in books from home they had read or outgrown and swapped them for a new read. Over 260 books changed hands in one lunchtime!

Each boy also left with a treasure bag.

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Great books, a 24/7 online library, eye-catching displays, competitions, promotions, staff who engage with the boys to recommend books and linking library lessons to Units of Inquiry are all things we do each day in the library to make reading and inquiry relevant to the boys.

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LIBRARY

FRONT ROW Jerry Ventouras, Oscar Moss, Sebastian Barrett, Lachlan Phillips, Joshua Bird, Nathan Cuthbertson, Benjamin Steinberg, Owen Edgar SECOND ROW Mr Brendan Zani, Darcy Frazer, Lewis Orr, Prentice Shepherd, Ashley Edgar, Conor Patton, Edward Hamersley, Rafe Harrison-Murray THIRD ROW Luke Beeson, Felix Jones, Lewis Martin, Charles Maxwell, Frans Buys, Harry Penrose, Dan Paginin

MOCK TRIALS The Mock Trial competition is a fantastic opportunity offered by Scotch that allows students to develop skills in public speaking, teamwork, advocacy and critical thinking, and put them into practice in simulated criminal and civil trials.

Boys participating are able to undertake a variety of roles, including barristers, witnesses, solicitors and court officials, as they compete against schools from all over Perth in the old Supreme Court of Western Australia.

This year’s competition was once again successful, exciting and undoubtedly enjoyable. With the experienced and insightful coaching of Mr Brendan Zani, Scotch was able to enter two teams in the competition, somehow adopting the names “Scotch Blue and Gold” and “Scotch’s Other Team”. Both teams performed strongly, acting as either the prosecution/plaintiff or defence/defendant in three trials over the course of the season.

The Year 12 competitors acted as the leaders of the group and were once again exceptional in doing so. They greatly assisted the younger boys possessing good knowledge regarding the relevant aspects of law. Special mention to Rafe HarrisonMurray, Conor Patton and Harry Penrose, now in their third year of the programme, for their continued excellence and high standards in their respective roles.

Scotch Blue and Gold, composed of the most experienced boys, were able to complete their season undefeated.

Unfortunately, with only 8 teams out of the 120 teams competing in the competition progressing to the finals, we were narrowly denied a finals on the basis of point difference. However, everyone in this team should be commended on their exemplary performances and dedication throughout the three trials, particularly Year 11s Lewis Orr and Benji Steinberg as witnesses and debutant Frans Buys, who learned and improved quickly to soon become an influential member of the team. Even the experienced Year 12s were able to learn valuable new skills this season, such as not interrupting the judge while in the middle of speaking.

Scotch’s other team began their season with a narrow and questionable loss, despite excellent performances from Felix Jones and Lachlan Phillips as barristers, and Lewis Martin’s incomparable preparation and work as solicitor.

Unavoidably entertainingly, and at times

embarrassing another entertaining season from the Darcy Frazer, School of Dramatic Witness Performances kept Scotch boys, opponents and judges amused. The boys were able to recover from their first-up loss and completed the year strongly with two hard fought wins against quality opposition.

The relaxed, collaborative vibe they were able to establish within the team made it an enjoyable and effective experience.

All of the boys who participated this year did so with respect and intent, and I highly recommend that anyone interested look into joining the competition, whether as an aspiring lawyer or simply to try something new and challenging.

Prentice Shepherd Year 12

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SUSTAINABILITY

The College installed 1,280 solar panels which is enough to cover ten tennis courts and provides 512 kilowatts of solar photovoltaics. This is expected to replace about 25 percent of grid electricity with onsite, emission free, renewable power.

The new system ensures that the College is in an excellent position to leverage off Perth’s sunny climate as well as uphold our focus on stewardship and being at the forefront of sustainable best practice.

Mr David Kyle Director of Service and Citizenship

THE COLLEGE INSTALLED 1,280 SOLAR PANELS WHICH IS ENOUGH TO COVER TEN TENNIS COURTS AND PROVIDES 512 KILOWATTS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS.

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Stewardship is a core value of the College and this project goes a long way to ensuring we are doing all that we can to provide clean energy for our College and do our part in reducing the environmental footprint of power generation.

From a clean energy perspective, it is expected that the system will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 576 tonnes a year which is the equivalent of taking 323 cars off the road. Perhaps more importantly than these statistics, the project is an example to our students as to what a diversified and distributed 21st century power system looks like.

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The big sustainability project for 2018 was the Rooftop Solar Project installed during the July holidays.

FRONT ROW Benjamin Steinberg, Patrick Eastough, Conor Patton, Owen Edgar, Rafe Harrison-Murray, Sam Wake, Lachlan Norcott BACK ROW Mr Brendan Zani, Lewis Orr, Flynn Le Cornu, Felix Jones, Harry Penrose, Charles Maxwell, Darcy Frazer ABSENT Ryan Benney, Charlie Bevan, Nathan Cuthbertson, Ethan Lamb, Patrick Latchem, Nicholas Verryn

UN YOUTH United Nations Youth Australia is a national youth-led organisation that aims to educate young people about Australia’s place in the world and empower them as active citizens by developing public speaking, negotiation, teamwork, research, and diplomatic skills.

UN Youth Western Australia holds multiple events across the year, ranging from the informative to the competitive. This year Scotch students participated in four of these events. The first was a summit on the ‘Politics of Money’, where students learned about the importance of economics in global collaboration with an in-depth case study focus into the hyperinflation crisis of Venezuela. In UN Youth WA’s annual speaking competition, Sam Wake reached the state finals, an outstanding achievement, and a recognition of his advocacy skills.

In Spring Term, students took part in Crisis Point. Crisis Point puts you into the shoes of real-world figures from the United States cabinets that respond to the highest level of security threats: the United States Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, the United States Senate, as well as prominent American media corporations and publications. With the views and goals of these politicians in mind, students have to compete for intellectual

dominance within cabinet and also push their cabinet’s agenda within the long arm of the United States government, competing against the political will of other cabinets and international actors.

Finally, students also competed in UN Youth WA’s premier youth competition, Evatt.

Evatt is not a conventional public speaking competition, it rather focuses on being much more realistic, engaging students in both speeches and negotiation, following the procedure of the UN Security Council.

Each team of two is given a country which they must roleplay. Due to the real world nature of the competition students must research their assigned country’s foreign policy in order to be as realistic as possible.

The real value of the competition emerges in the negotiation chamber where teams have to plot with other teams, compromise and occasionally backstab opponents by gathering support against a proposed amendment.

Scotch College had a particularly successful Evatt season in 2018. Two teams competed

in the State Finals, held at the Parliament of Western Australia, and learned gratefully from the opportunity to test their skills against other teams who had also proven successful in the competition. After the State Round, Lewis Orr and Felix Jones were invited to attend the National Finals of the UN Youth Competition, to be held in Hobart.

We strongly recommend all students at Scotch who are interested in global issues, advocacy, public speaking or just looking to try something new to be involved in the diverse opportunities offered by UN Youth.

Students at Scotch are presented with such an abundance of opportunities that it can be hard to know what commitments are truly valuable. UN Youth WA, and the Voice and Evatt competitions are truly unique insofar as they emphasise advocacy, global awareness and in the case of Evatt, collaboration.

Felix Jones (Year 12 Brisbane) and Rafe Harrison-Murray (Year 12 Stuart)

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CELEBRATING THE ARTS REPORTER 2018

MUSIC The Music Department has prided itself with a rich history of successes.

In 2017, our contemporary Band received a commendation at ‘ICEA Battle of the Bands’. Big Band 2 placed within the top 6% at ‘Generations in Jazz’ with student Prentice Shepherd being selected into the division’s ‘Super Band’. But most importantly this School has aided Scotch musicians in reaching their greatest potential with current students and Old Scotch Collegians performing with orchestras including Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Australian Navy Band and WA Youth Jazz Orchestra as well as other International Artists; Andrea Keller, Kate Ceberano, Mat Jodrell, Ed Partyka and Julian Argüelles.

Touring is one of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of being in a band or ensemble. It is physically demanding, there are long hours involved in the preparation, but in the end, the experience is worth it. For many students, tours are a highlight of their school journey.

In 2018, twenty one of the Jazz students attended Generations in Jazz. This festival, held in Mount Gambier, South Australia is the pre-eminent school jazz festival in Australia, with 5500 participants. After a day travelling, involving a very early wake up time and two flights, the group landed in Mount Gambier. The following day the group participated in a workshop from renowned Australian Jazz musician, arranger and composer Graeme Lyall AM.

Big Band Two performed in Division 3.1 of the festival and achieved sensational results, placing First in the division and receiving a monetary prize. Jazz Combo Two learnt a lot from the experience, gaining valuable insight into the level of preparation and skill base required for a jazz performance in this context.

Three public concerts later, with none other than jazz vocal legend Patti Austin (USA) and James Morrison’s Allstar Big Band (Australia), Jeff Clayton (Los Angeles), The Cat Empire (Melbourne) and the Idea of North, not to mention the 2018 scholarship finalists and past winners of the Division one bands, the students were completely saturated with jazz music goodness.

My thanks to the music staff who have patiently rehearsed and directed the Big Band and Jazz Combo over the past two terms. To Mr Tim Simpson and Mr Graeme Bell, the dedication and commitment to student learning through this tour involved many hours of hard work and time away from family. Both Mr Simpson and Mr Bell have gone above and beyond for this event.

Congratulations to all of those boys involved.

One of the joys that I have had this year is the involvement with the band in the production, The Wedding Singer. We enjoyed collaborating with the our friends and peers and appreciate the learning experience we received from the guests and staff.

In June the Philharmonic Orchestra students performed in their first recital series at St John the Evangelist Church in Fremantle. They have been part of a journey in preparing for this event, experiencing

the richness of playing music together, as a team, developing relationships and expanding their musical understandings.

Also in June the Jazz Night took place as the Dickinson Centre was amazingly transformed into a large premier Jazz Club. All Senior School Jazz ensembles performed a set of hot swing and dance music. This was the first year featuring the Cert II Music Course as the main act and also the first year to feature Jayden Blockley (James Morrison Scholarship recipient, 2018) and his group, young talents who shares close ties with our community.

In September in collaboration with PLC and Carey Baptist College, the Music Department held our Spring Concert. This showcased performances from our musicians and ensembles. In a special treat this year, we featured special guests, The Idea of North, who performed with our students.

It has been a privilege to lead as Music Captain and I look forward to checking in soon with the big changes happening over upcoming years.

Kyle Imlah Music Captain

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IT IS PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, THERE ARE LONG HOURS INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION AND THEN DURING THE TOUR, BUT IN THE END, THE EXPERIENCE IS WORTH IT.

BIG BAND 1 FRONT ROW Kyle Imlah, Darcy Frazer, William Wiese, Prentice Shepherd, Peter Stulpner, Oliver Broun BACK ROW Mr Tim Simpson, Harry Pasich, Frans Buys, Daniel Buchhorn, Digby Few, Lewis Miller ABSENT Charlton Thomas, Harry Peden, Jack Taylor, Joseph Banks

BIG BAND 2 FRONT ROW Ethan Lamb, William van Uffelen, Dylan Palmer, Samuel Barrett-Lennard, Stuart Stirling, Alistair Watters SECOND ROW Mr Tim Simpson, Kyle Imlah, Jake Scott-Hill, Lachlan Hyndes, Lewis Miller THIRD ROW Arun Tibballs, Digby Few, Rory Bruce, Oscar Clements ABSENT James Walker, James Watson, Max Shervington

BIG BAND 3 LEFT TO RIGHT Charles Lewin, Hugo Fellows-Smith, William Oxlade, Christiaan Buys, Mr Adrian Hicks, Samuel Dyball, Christopher Zyweck, Alexander Pigneguy ABSENT Joshua Young

CONCERT BAND 1

CONCERT BAND 2 FRONT ROW Benjamin Ceglinski, Benjamin Vriezen, Blair Shields, Rupert Arbuckle, Angus Treen, Charles Lewin SECOND ROW Mrs Suzanne Wydra, Austin Savundra, Louis Wiese, Lachlan Parry, Charles Clynk, Emanuel Radici THIRD ROW Jensen Blok, Daniel Boshart, Jason Pocock, Banjo Harold ABSENT Ross Whittome

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FRONT ROW Richard van Uffelen, Ethan Lamb, Aidan Matthews, Christopher Kirkwood, Oliver Broun, Stuart Stirling, Patrick Latchem, Nicolas Rogers SECOND ROW Mr Tim Simpson, William van Uffelen, Jake Scott-Hill, Oscar Clements, Hayden Coombes, Archibald Hoddinott, Lachlan Hyndes, Dylan Palmer THIRD ROW Max Jones, William Wiese, Frans Buys, Rory Bruce, Aren Leishman, Michael Hawkins, Christopher Zyweck ABSENT Achille Aubault, Alexander Aakermann, Daniel Wiese, Harry Frodsham, James Watson, Lachlan Pyne, Max Shervington, Peter Stulpner, Tobias Knox Lyttle, William Steinberg

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FRONT ROW Thomas Chalmers, Anthony Hughes, Charlie Parker, Thomas Clement, Joseph Chegwidden, Ari Coulson, Maxwell Burbury, Thomas van Kranenburg, Noah Kassner SECOND ROW Mrs Jenny Sullivan, George Di Prinzio, Alec Prendiville, Oliver Gibson, Willoughby Sadleir, Calum Cameron, Charles Major, Rory Fleming, Aiden Perrin THIRD ROW Elliot Cooper, Zephyr McPherson, Alastair Walker, Oscar Ralph, Benjamin Berglin, Oliver Hayers, Finnegan Harold FOURTH ROW Mitchell Henwood, Hugo Silbert, Benjamin Brossard, Thomas Byass, Lachlan Teissier, Guy Teissier, Patrick White ABSENT Alexander Dore, Samuel Smetana, Thomas Byass, Marcel Michaud, Joshua Young

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CONCERT BAND 3

JAZZ COMBO 1 LEFT TO RIGHT Kyle Imlah, Digby Few, Mr Garry Lee, Frans Buys, Lewis Miller ABSENT Charlton Thomas, Joseph Banks, Jack Taylor

JAZZ COMBO 2 FRONT ROW Samuel Barrett-Lennard, Nicholas Vriezen, Oscar Clements, Dylan Palmer BACK ROW Mr Adrian Hicks, Archie Frazer, Christiaan Buys, Rory Bruce, Lewis Miller ABSENT Max Shervington

JUNIOR GUITAR ENSEMBLE FRONT ROW Lachlan Buzza, Brenn Armstrong, Xavier Vanden Driesen, Guillaume Daoud, Lucas Liu, Sheppard Johnson BACK ROW Mr Rob Spence, Richard Gamble, Thomas Lovegrove, Kristian Bellekom, Jonathan Gattorna, Lachlan Palich ABSENT Charlie Dean

JUNIOR STRINGS

JUNIOR VOCAL

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FRONT ROW Maxwell Fine, Oscar Zucal, Jake Cuomo, Thomas Gamble, Thomas Lovegrove, Leon Hugo, Eryn Richards SECOND ROW George Young, Oban Hopkins THIRD ROW Miss Elizabeth Moss, Brendan Chin, Eugene Cha, Jack Mayo, James Cousins, Oliver Montandon, Alexander Griffin, Lucas Disley, Ms Ibolya Mikajlo ABSENT Hugo Atkins, Logan Herbert

FRONT ROW Adalbert Koth, Tomas Robaina Chacon, Sheppard Johnson, Erik van de Veire, Heath Arbuckle, John Townsley, Oscar Carey, Maxwell Fine, Jacob Young SECOND ROW Michael Reed, Thomas Kitchen, Xavier Fugill, Charlie Warden, Eamonn Maher, Orlando Capobianco, Aramis Surtees, Brendan Chin THIRD ROW Miss Phebe Samson, Stewart Graves, Reid Knox Lyttle, Thomas Lovegrove, Alexander Fine, James Cousins, Alexander Donald, Jarrod Hutchison FOURTH ROW Thomas Magtengaard, Tristan Ilse, William Arundel, Daniel Doheny, Darcy Martin, Luke Rorke, Matthew Hale ABSENT Charles Burton, Hamish Cooper, Logan Herbert

MIDDLE SCHOOL GUITAR ENSEMBLE

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LEFT TO RIGHT Willem Campbell, Oliver Cropp-Chabanne, James Cowan, Mr Rob Spence, Caelan Browne, Julien Montandon, Daniel Kerfoot, Evan Boudreau ABSENT Dylan Drago, Siyuan Yuan

MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND LEFT TO RIGHT Julien Montandon, Alexander Russell-Weisz, Daniel Kerfoot, Mr Graeme Bell, Alexander Pigneguy, Hugo Fellows-Smith ABSENT Joshua Young

MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCK BAND LEFT TO RIGHT Mr Rob Spence, Calum Cameron, James Cowan, Julien Montandon, Daniel Kerfoot, Mikhael Djauhari, Mr Graeme Bell

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FRONT ROW Charlie Radici, David Winton, Matthia Au, Lachlan Hyndes, Julien Montandon BACK ROW Ms Ibolya Mikajlo, Thomas Westcott, Liam Newport, William Moffat-Clarke, Jordan Bowling, Kuan Yu ABSENT Callum Griffiths, David Stulpner, Harry Frodsham, Jasper Mirmikidis, Joshua Law, Ronan Cameron, Xavier Dry

SCOTCH VOX

SENIOR CHAMBER STRINGS

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FRONT ROW Patrick Eastough, Jordan Bowling, Max Jones, Oliver Broun, Ethan Lamb BACK ROW Mr Perry Joyce, Lee Youngman, Rohan Dick, William Smith-Gander ABSENT Max Shervington, Nicolas Rogers

LEFT TO RIGHT Ms Ibolya Mikajlo, Matthia Au, Liam Newport, Jordan Bowling ABSENT Callum Griffiths, David Stulpner

SENIOR GUITAR ENSEMBLE

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FRONT ROW Camden LeFevre, Jordan Bowling, Mr Rob Spence, Kyle Imlah, Pierce Davis SECOND ROW Matthew Steinepreis, Oscar Clements, Archie Frazer, Thomas Hodge, Thomas Veitch, Cormac Taylor THIRD ROW Ryan Benney, Blair Bayly, Jack Adams, Lewis Miller ABSENT Jasper Blunt

SENIOR VOCAL ENSEMBLE FRONT ROW William Oxlade, Timothy Carter, Lachlan Hyndes, Jasper Mirmikidis, Ethan Lamb, Joshua Galvin BACK ROW Mr Perry Joyce, Lukyan Kalugin, Max Jones, Rory Bruce, Archibald Hoddinott, Jordan Bowling ABSENT Max Shervington, Sebastian Wright, Enyeto Ingrilli

SCOTCH YOUTH STRINGS FRONT ROW William Mahaffy, Mikhael Djauhari, Matthew Philpott, Ronan Leishman, Marc Ricciardello, Heath Arbuckle BACK ROW Ms Ibolya Mikajlo, Gianluca Mastrocinque, Arnaud McVicker, Paras Patel, Daniel Doheny, Emanuel Radici ABSENT Kristian Bellekom, James Vaughan, Jarrod Hutchison

SCOTCH YOUTH VOICES LEFT TO RIGHT Emanuel Radici, Calum Cameron, Mr Perry Joyce, Gianluca Mastrocinque, Rupert Arbuckle ABSENT Charles Bowles, Arnaud McVicker, Hugo Fellows-Smith

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PIPE BAND The 2018 Pipe Band marked its 71st year with a historical start, as the newly refurbished Memorial Hall was launched on Founders’ Day.

I would like to personally thank Mr de Grussa for his continued success with the Middle School programme and both Mr Bailey and Mr Hamilton for their dedication and guidance they have given the Year 12s.

To the 2019 and future members of the Scotch College Pipe Band I wish you all the very best and look forward to seeing what layer you add to this unique Pipe Band.

Ryan Hodgetts Pipe Major

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As the year progressed, the band continued to commemorate the ANZACs, by marching down St Georges Terrace. This Anzac Day Parade marked the centenary end of the First World War. Every two years, the band holds a Scottish Banquet and once again it was a big success being enjoyed by the Scotch community. The band continued to expand its reputation by performing at one of the Western Force Games held at the NIB Stadium. To experience the big screens, bright lights and roaring crowds as we marched across the field was an unforgettable experience and reflects the band’s highly regarded reputation and beckoning sound.

Speaking of highlights, of course returning to the world stage at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was a true indicator of our progressive ability and reputation. Scotch College continues to demonstrate success at an international standard. This year’s theme embracing ‘Scotland’s Year of Young People’ saw 21 of our band players be put truly under the international spotlight for all sets and served as a life-opening experience for all boys. Of course, this did not put the rest of the band on hold as they performed for the Scotch Community at our annual Athletics Carnival. A special thanks to Charles Barblett (OSC ‘16) and Sachio Ingrilli (OSC ‘17) for helping out.

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This provided the opportunity for all Old Scotch Collegians Pipe Band members to march up the race one more time with their fellow band members. This is a great time for both the old and current members of the band to connect with one another as they share their fondest memories and continue to play an instrument they have spent years perfecting. This truly is a very special event and goes to show how the Pipe Band at Scotch is a lifelong membership.

PIPE BAND

FRONT ROW Harrison Burt, Matthia Au, Fletcher Houston, William Harkins, Jack Knobel, Kieran Shine, Ryan Hodgetts, Mr Craig Bailey, Stewart Wallace, Mr Roy Hamilton, Thomas Nicholls, Cameron Murie, Arthur Payne, Ryan Marley, Joshua Dyson, Thomas Lewin SECOND ROW David Stulpner, Max De Nardi, Lewis Castleden, Aden Stocks, Max Freedman, Nicholas Verryn, Xavier Dry, Jack Taylor, George Lewin, Declan Reilly, Monty Atkins, Matthew Kerfoot, Thomson Unsworth THIRD ROW Harry Peden, Robbie MacGregor, Harry Simm, Milan Narula, Alex Mallawarachchi, Jim Allan, Benjamin Howie, Thomas Allen, Mitchell McVicars, Max Anderson, Benjamin Scott, Jack Banfield, James Crawford, Conor Bartlett FOURTH ROW Joshua Nicholson, Liam Howgate, Benjamin Cooper, Joshua Kerrich, Thomas Lynch, Oscar Clements, Alexander Aakermann, Callum Moffat, Charlie Bevan, Angus Page, Denzil Brooks, Toby Egerton-Warburton, Matthew Steinepreis, Gyles Davies FIFTH ROW Samuel Johnston, William Chalmers, William Coutts, Benjamin Ramsden, Callum Griffiths, Daniel Buchhorn, Thomas Cleland, Benjamin Casey, Giancarlo Kain, Harry Sugars, Charlie Castleden, Lewis Miller ABSENT Lachlan Bowen, Will Partridge, Aiden Weaver

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SENIOR DRAMA

Staging a musical set in 1986 presented an exciting opportunity to revisit those legendary dance moves, outlandish fashion choices and sing along to many memorable musical numbers. From the rock and roll energy of “Saturday Night in the City” to unforgettable show stoppers like “All About the Green”, featuring Wall Street types suited and booted, dancing on wheelie chairs and fluttering money fans, there were so many epic moments where the spirit of this iconic decade was captured.

The Winter Term saw Year 9 students deliver impressive performances in ensemble and leading roles; including Fagin, Bill Sykes and Mr Brownlow in the Year 8 and 9 production of Oliver Twist. Year 10 students took on the production roles of Stage Management, Crew and Sound

Design with great success. It was fantastic to witness these young men working effectively as a team, taking ownership over the smooth running of the show behind the scenes as well as on the stage.

The year capped off a small group of dedicated and talented Year 10 Drama students winning the group Drama Category in the state finals of the Act Belong Commit YOH Fest, an initiative of Act-Belong-Commit for schools to raise awareness about mental health issues through the arts. This was the first time Scotch had entered the competition.

With no idea of what expect, students took creative risks while extending their acting skills over the period of several months of rehearsals to ensure their original performance was nothing short of powerful. The experience was indeed a rewarding one, so to come away with a win was the icing on the cake.

Ms Sarah Combes Head of Drama

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A large cast of Scotch College students welcomed girls from Presbyterian Ladies College, Methodist Ladies College and Iona Presentation College into the fold, with rehearsals commencing early in the Summer Term.

Creating something truly spectacular requires many hours of commitment and perseverance. While the cast had a huge amount of fun putting this show together, they also worked incredibly hard to perfect their singing, practise many dance routines, and develop detailed, interesting characters to ensure audiences were kept engaged and entertained throughout the entire show. One of the highlights of this particular musical was having a live rock band consisting of staff, students and professional musicians on stage. The cast were highly appreciative of the musical expertise demonstrated by the band and this certainly added to the electric and infectious atmosphere of the performance.

The sense of camaraderie fostered among those working on a theatrical show is like no other, and this particular experience was truly special to be part of.

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2018 marked another successful year for Senior School Drama, kicking things off with a blast from the past with the Broadway Musical, The Wedding Singer.

PRODUCTION Y8&9 FRONT ROW Rowan Smith, Oliver Cooper, Oliver Morris, Jack Williamson, Mitchell Hyde, Tobias Evans, Julien Montandon, Hudson Grant, Winton Messina, Thomas Simich SECOND ROW Mrs Emma Cooper, Jasper Blunt, Robert McAullay, Andrew Steel, Banjo Harold, Samuel Bennett, Mawson Barr-Williams, Harry Hansom, Kieran Doyle, Jarrod Hoyer THIRD ROW Rory King, Darcey Saggers, Jack Hendricks, Toren Edwards, Baden Ralls, Macsen Friday, Heath Smyth, Lukyan Kalugin ABSENT Declan Taylor, William Taylor

PRODUCTION Y10-12 FRONT ROW Matthew Sofield, Mrs Kirra Muni, Mrs Suzanne Wydra, Mr Scott Loveday, Jonathon Prior, Ms Sarah Combes, Rohan Dick, Daniel Walker, Mr Graeme Bell, Mr Tim Simpson, Alistair Watters SECOND ROW Aiden Matthews, Jordan Bowling, Mitchell McAullay, William Harkins, Cameron Ritchie, Alexander Comstock, Peter Stulpner, Kyle Imlah, Oliver Broun, Timothy Carter THIRD ROW Benjamin Steinberg, Owen Edgar, William Craig, Patrick Eastough, James Jenour, Matthew Moore, Kieren Waddinghim, Daniel Laurance, Jasper Japp FOURTH ROW Joshua Keatch, Harrison Gilchrist, Charlie Thomas, Giancarlo Kain, Rory Bruce, Lee Youngman, Kobey Rafferty, Charles Maxwell, William Smith-Gander, Joshua Turibaka, Nicholas Turich ABSENT Connor Bartlett, Alex Mallawarachchi, Will Partridge, Nicolas Pismiris, Jack Taylor

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA

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The Year 6/7 Production James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl played to three full houses in April and was a thoroughly rewarding experience in which students once again affirmed the magic of theatre and its ability to unite a community in its shared experience. From day one the cast brought energy, enthusiasm and a plethora of creative ideas to the rehearsal space and was instrumental in bringing this magical world to life. The cast was adventurous in the requests that were made of them to stretch

Students from Year 8 auditioned and were selected to take part in the Year 8/9 production of Oliver Twist. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of the young orphan Oliver was brought to life through outstanding performances from all students involved.

The cast worked diligently to connect with the characters many of us know and love, which meant many hours of rehearsal perfecting accents and learning lines. The large scale of the Dickinson Centre stage allowed for a remarkable transformation into a Victorian London setting and the cast rose to the challenge of performing to large audiences. Partaking in a production is not for the faint-hearted, it takes dedication, resilience, hard work and sacrifices. The rewards, however, can be great and this year’s productions were no exception!

Mrs Niki Browne-Cooper and Mrs Emma Cooper

PRODUCTION Y6&7 FRONT ROW AJ Church, Charles Major, Charles Bowles, Mikhael Djauhari, Edward Searle, Jack Douglas, Thomas van Kranenburg SECOND ROW Mrs Niki Browne-Cooper, Oliver Gibson, Ambrose Nicholls, Oliver Hayers, Calum Cameron, Patrick Hayes, Finnegan Harold THIRD ROW Alexander Dore, Alasdair Orr, Mason Ness, Guy Tessier, Harry Osbourne, Alastair Walker ABSENT Sankara Bloeman Gwisai, Alexander Jackson, Thomas Lewin, Oscar Peterson, Troy Smyth

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Year 6, 7 and 8 students are enjoying practical lessons as a part of their timetable and have been exploring performance skills whilst collaborating positively with their peers. Students have explored the theatre forms Melodrama and Improvisation, and the older students tackle scenes from a play script. This year also saw enthusiastic students from the Middle School involved in two outstanding school productions.

themselves outside their comfort zone and took on many extra roles outside their initial casting. Students worked collaboratively to create environments and special effects as well as learning puppetry skills.

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Drama is continuing to thrive within the Middle School.

ARTS WEEK Creativity is transformational and Arts Week seeks to represent a culture that celebrates creative experience at Scotch College.

In the first week of September there was a series of events encompassing the Performing and Creative Arts.

The extended Monday lunch time is the inaugural event involving food trucks, musical and theatrical performances which draw the crowd of students and staff. The Certificate II Music students’ performance is the perfect catalyst for a carnival atmosphere as orders are placed from a choice of food trucks arranged in a semi-circle in front of the Science, Design and Technology building.

Following the performance, Aidan Bayliss a street circus performer was up literally igniting attention through a combination of acrobatics, juggling with fire and banter. He received the largest applause when his selected volunteer Miss Baker assisted in the performance by elegantly throwing a knife for Adrian to catch while already juggling numerous items.

Tuesday through to Thursday lunch time music performances were heard concurrently in different venues, both Middle and Senior campuses. Outside the Science block bands improvised, both contemporary and Jazz in origin. The quality was impressive leaving audiences wanting more, though fiendishly denied by the bell.

In the evenings each Arts department showcased students’ work through events pertinent to their own art forms. Monday

and Tuesday evening the School hosted public performances of students from Year 11 Drama and Year 12 Original Solo Drama Performances, bringing to a culmination their studies.

On Wednesday evening students from PrePrimary to Year 12 exhibited art and design work in the ‘Inspirations’ Exhibition set up in the Scotch Gallery. The convivial conversations between parents, students and teachers were interrupted briefly by Eddie Atchison opening the exhibition inspiring the audience with insights into the opportunities available to student who pursue the arts as a career.

Thursday evening, the Media Awards Night presented students’ films from Years 9 to 12 in the Dickinson Centre. The evening featured a selection of unique media work including art and experimental media, film trailers, and short films designed for entry into the Screen IT ACMI competition. The overall prize for best Year 12 Film was awarded to Jack Ellis and Will Harkins for ‘Lesson’, an intriguing narrative that explores the complexities of familial relationships set against the backdrop of the Australian outback. The week concluded with the Con Brio Concert at the Church of the Resurrection.

Arts Week orchestrates a space in which students interact with the audience in representing the culmination of the creative process which can be transformational for all.

Mr Stuart Earnshaw Creative Arts Teacher

ARTS AND LITERATURE

Jordan Bowling was awarded a 2018 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers, Highly Commended Certificate in the Upper Secondary Category for his short story ‘A Crab on a Beach’ and was one of just a handful of finalists in this widely recognised writing competition.

Forever Gone Angus Cullen Falconer, Year 11

This year, through the English Department, five Year 10 boys have attended the Talented Young Writer’s Programme run by the Fremantle Literacy Centre. These were: Patrick Eastough, Ethan Lamb, Flynn Le Cornu, Will Reeves and Stuart Stirling. The Enrichment Programme also sponsored attendees – George Bath, Jolyon Harrison-Murray, Joshua Ledger and Jasper Mirmikidis. The boys have spent a day a term at the Fremantle Literacy Centre working with published writers and writing with peers from across the state who are as equally interested in creative writing.

It hangs around like a stagnant mist

The Raven, our own in-house electronic creative writing magazine, is published once a term featuring strong writing and visual arts contributions. Seventy pieces of creative writing were published over the year, along with visual art entries.

The Raven can be accessed via the Scotch homepage.

The following pieces are the prizewinning works.

Dr Jeannette Weeda Editor, The Raven, English Department

Dark and lonely, days forever haunting The thought of death, not so daunting For much longer I shall not last To die distraught, stuck in the past Too fast too soon, it hurts to remember Her face in my mind like a burning ember Her blush, her smiles, I’ll never see again For this I roll in infinite pain What I saw that day I cannot forget A memory that makes me tremble and sweat From out of the shadows our car was hit Slammed and thrown with a metal fist Swung from the left, it was a truck not stopping Lay on the road I realise, Her pulse it’s dropping Her body is twisted, her blood is spilt My fault, my doing, my inescapable guilt The voice in my head forever yelping My sanity… Like ice now melting.

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Over twenty of our boys entered poems into the nation-wide Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards and we received some positive feedback from the judges. Angus Cullen Falconer and Benjamin Steinberg had their poems published in this year’s edition of Primo Lux, a state-wide poetry anthology. Benjamin read his poem aloud to an appreciative audience at the launch of the publication. Angus Cullen Falconer’s and Benjamin Steinberg’s poems entitled ‘Forever Gone’ and ‘The Echoing Shell’ respectively are in this edition of the Reporter.

The 2018 Raven prizes are awarded within various categories. This year for Poetry Years 9 and 10, the winner was Thomas Westcott for his poem ‘Nature’s Perspective’. For the Prose Years 9 and 10 category, the winner was Oscar Clements for his short story ‘Searching for Home’. The Poetry Years 11 and 12 prize was awarded to Benjamin Steinberg for his poem ‘An Echoing Shell’ and the Prose Years 11 and 12 prize went to Jordan Bowling for his short story ‘Hotel Bone’.

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In a recent article in Education Review entitled The Death of Deep Literacy by Professor Rosemary Ross Johnston the observation is made that, “… [in this digital age] we seem to be turning into slick readers, skating over the tops of words, rather than deep readers, diving for their richness, at a time when researchers from multiple disciplines – not only in literary studies and education, but in psychology, paediatrics and neuroscience – are stressing both the testable importance of reading (and of reading stories), and the positive effects of reading on the brain.” Fortunately, creative writing and the reading of stories are integral to education at Scotch. The boys have, again, had a productive year of writing.

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Writing Awards and Prizes

Extract from A Crab on a Beach Jordan Bowling, Year 12 Light filtered down through the foliage and splashed warm paint onto Jacob’s forearms. He could feel the hair on them bristle with the warmth, and felt the trickle of old rain down his back that, before they decided to relieve themselves, had been accumulating in the bowels of the leaves above him. One step after the other, his feet shuffled through the damp undergrowth, the occasional snap of a small twig under his calloused heel piercing the quiet stillness that seemed to press into the forest like rubber to a mould.

“Stupid. You’re about as quiet as an ox.”

The little boy was being chased through the forest, only able to see a couple of strides into the dark trees whichever way he looked.

His ears strained to hear the calls of the others, and he followed their shouts blindly - he thought he could hear laboured breathing, and the crunch of leaves and twigs dissolving under the enormous weight of his pursuer just a breath away. As if suddenly injected with a cocktail of adrenaline and fear, he quickened his frantic pace, and burst out of the trees into a clearing. Lit only by the muted glow of a veiled moon, he followed a set of disappearing brown legs back into the ocean of trees.

He was cut off by a backhand across his cheek from one of the others. This boy was shorter, with a round belly, and wore a stained white singlet. He looked to be the eldest out of the three; he had small patches of black fuzz along his jawline and above his lip.

Jacob’s wandering hands found the hard edge of a tree, and a spiral lip that snaked its way down the trunk. A rubber tree, he thought. He traced the whittled wood and pressed his fingers into the old dry rubber that lined it. It was hard and full of bits of leaf.

The little boy felt a hard push from behind him, and walked forwards through the dark forest. It was only a short walk before the trees started thinning, both in density and in size; and then, suddenly, there were no trees at all. They had come out of the vast forest and onto a beach. The visibility here was a little better, although from where he was standing he could not yet see the sea.

Three hands shot out from behind a tree, and pulled him behind it. A fourth attached itself to his mouth. Its tight grip temporarily suffocated him, but soon loosened; a wash of air came flooding back into his lungs. He was being pressed face-forward against the side of a tree, and felt sticky rubber sap suck at his skinny stomach.

Jacob continued wading through the leaf-litter that covered the floor, his feet adjusting to slight inconsistencies in the terrain, bending and contorting themselves to fit around bits of rock and damp wood. His left foot struck a root submerged by the leafy blanket, and he stuck out his arms to break his fall. His hands sunk into the ground before him, his nose pressed to the floor, creating a small well in the tightly-packed dead leaves. Jacob rose to his feet, and was in the process of wiping the dirt off his hands onto his polyester shorts when he felt a pair of strong jaws cut into the skin of his hand, like a fillet knife slicing open the pale underbelly of a fish. He flung his hand about wildly, trying to dislodge whatever creature had burrowed its mandibles into the flesh above his wrist, but the creature tightened its long mandibles and would not let go.

Trembling from the pain, Jacob grabbed the creature in his other hand, feeling dozens of tiny legs and a long body squirm inside his closed fist. He inhaled sharply before ripping the creature from him, and flung the carcass away. He felt a sticky paste between the fingers of his pulling hand, and realised he must have crushed the centipede’s body so tightly that it burst, leaving a puddle of little writhing legs and insect guts in his palm. He examined the damage to his bitten hand, and found a head and a pair of mandibles still embedded into the side of it. Jacob’s nose picked up on the faint scent of salty sea-air.

He stood like this for a while, his stomach pressed to the side of the tree. Eventually, the hands released him, and he was able to look into the faces of the parasites attached to them.

A lanky boy bent down to be at eye level, and raised his hands to his head, stamping the ground in an imitation of an ox. Two others laughed, joining in with his impression, enveloping the little boy in a prison of stomping hooves and horns.

The little boy opened his mouth, eyes pleading. “I thought he was chasing me. I tried to–”

“Shut up.” His voice was nasally, but unusually high for someone of his stature.

The little boy closed his mouth immediately, his wide eyes fixed on a couple of straggly hairs sprouting from above Singlet’s lip. Lanky laughed. “Let’s punish him.”

“I have an idea.” It was the third boy, the one who had not yet spoken. He stood up straight, with his arms crossed, as though addressing an important crowd. “What we should do, is put him in a hole.” He leant back on his hind leg, evidently pleased with this idea. Lanky looked from one boy to the other, waiting for a response, before Singlet nodded, and said, “Yes.” They moved towards the shoreline, and stopped when the third boy felt the sand was dense enough. “Someone has to dig it,” he said.

“Get the boy to do it.” Lanky grabbed him and pushed him into the middle, between all three of the boys.

Singlet barked, “Dig.” Jacob sat on the edge of the shoreline, his feet in the cold water.

He could hear the gentle roll of waves, and felt the coarse wet sand between his toes. He leant forward, and washed his hands in the ocean, rubbing off the slime and letting the salt water clean his wound. He felt water seep into his shorts, swirling around between his thighs before seeping back down the sand and into the sea.

The sand was packed so tightly he struggled breathing. It was heavy and constantly pushed against his chest. It was as if he was trapped in a mould of clay and sand that had set against his body. “Please don’t do this,” he sobbed. “Let me go!” He could see the three boys towering over him, smiling; a job well done.

“Shouldn’t we let him out now?” Lanky turned to his friends.

“No. Let’s leave him here, teach him a lesson. C’mon, let’s go.”

Extract from Searching for Home Oscar Clements, Year 9

Nature’s Perspective Thomas Westcott, Year 9

A stiff, cool breeze sent shivers down Ahmad’s neck. His back ached and was stiff from carrying many of his family’s humble possessions towards their unknown destination. He took off his bag, placed it on the rough gravel path, and put another jacket on to make the weather slightly more bearable. This boy, his mother, and fifty other exhausted, starving escapees of civil war were putting their lives in the hands of people smugglers and illegally, dangerously migrating towards anywhere that would take them.

Shifting, shaping, watching, waiting,

“Why do we have to come this way?” Ahmad asked his weary mother. “Why can’t we go on the main roads, or pay for a bus?”

Birds and fish, swimming and breeding,

“People don’t want us here,” his mother answered. “We have to hide, or else we get sent back home. This way, we can make it all the way to Germany.”

- Mother Nature breathes

Ahmad heard a motor in the distance, from a big SUV. Everyone else heard it too, including the smugglers. Anxiety and nervousness spread throughout the group.

‘neath plants and trees with lush green leaves,

She dreams of spreading sweet release.

- Mother Nature sleeps Living, breathing, wanting, needing, Life’s cycle is slowly designed. feelings, thought and spirit combined.

Swimming, running, gliding, hunting,

do animals roam, wild and free.

- Mother Nature loves Swinging, crawling, stooping, walking,

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with fur and wings, from bear to bee.

then man stands tall, his features fine.

With heart like warm, beckoning fire, and mind of such lovely design!

- Mother Nature praises Learning, welding, smelting, gelding,

Ahmad ran for his life, sobbing and panicking like he never had before. He was now well and truly alone, something he hated. He looked for a place to hide. The landscape was sandy and rocky, and they were near the sea. The last border he remembered jumping across was between Greece and Turkey. “Maybe there’ll be someone who speaks English,” he thought hopefully. “I can’t stay out here in the cold.”

Man makes tools for building and art.

He stamped over the prickly, olive coloured shrubs, ignoring the bleeding cuts on his leg. Eventually there was a path that led to a road that led to a small, rural village. He stayed out of sight, remembering what his mother said about what people thought of refugees. His throat was dry and his stomach had been empty for several days. His back still ached, and so did his head, as a result of dehydration. He needed food, water, and someone who would be willing to help him. He needed help, as soon as he could get it.

Jealousy lines many a thought,

Ahmad came by a small, traditional house with a market garden out the back. He looked dazedly at the tomatoes, zucchinis, pumpkin, stone fruit, olives and other treats that he hadn’t had for a long time.

He made the decision to knock on the door of the house and ask for help. If they spoke English, he could explain his situation. He could even ask if they could take him to the police and find his mother. He didn’t care about jail anymore, all he cared about was surviving and finding his mother.

Wars are fought, many lives destroyed,

Mapping her lands, peaks to trenches, seeking the jewels within her heart.

- Mother Nature wonders But gold brings greed, food brings hunger, and evil finds the heart of man. pitting friend versus friend, clan versus clan.

- Mother Nature fears Man sees a meal within the seas, the fat sheep on another’s land, the sturdy wood in the great trees, the money in another’s hand. simply for pride and vanity; Killing, fighting, felling, lighting, men driven to insanity.

And Mother Nature screams in terror: Why does man wreak such great anarchy?

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“Come on, Mum, we need to get away or they’ll put us in jail like criminals!” Ahmad called over his shoulder, where he expected to see his mother. He looked around, but she was gone. Nowhere to be seen.

Wishing she could live with meaning,

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“Police! Police!” a woman shouted, as she saw the car from a rocky hill. A state of chaos descended as every person ran in every direction. The car drove towards Ahmad and a man hopped out.

for eons, she slumbered in peace.

Extract from Hotel Bone Jordan Bowling, Year 12 “Aah!” Levi turned the wheel, feeling it shudder as the car crept onto the red dirt by the side of the road. He put his foot on the brake, and the car hiccuped twice before coming to a halt. He could see thin tendrils of smoke seeping around the edges of the bonnet, twisting itself into stringy white knots before being swept away.

Levi unlatched the bonnet of his Ford Falcon, and it sprung open with a hiss. He coughed and staggered back from the plume of smoke that had enveloped his face. Through watery eyes he saw the grimy grey parts of the engine, sprawled around – at least from Levi’s perspective – with no particular order or structure as to which way they fitted in. It’s like one of those 3D jigsaw puzzles, Levi thought, except someone’s just jammed all of the pieces back into the box as quickly as they could. He tried to recall the many hours Father had made him spend helping him tinker around on his Chevy; but, all he could remember was the enormous spider web that draped over the outside of the garage’s grimy window, and the fat, yellow spider that sat in the middle of it. He would often marvel at how fat it got over the course of that summer; Father said, after swatting his head with a rolled-up newspaper (he had neglected to bring him his screwdriver for the third time) that it was an orb spider. Levi awoke one morning, eager to see how fat the newly christened ‘Mr Squiggles’ had gotten, only to find the window clean and the enormous web gone.

He ran into the kitchen, shouting “He’s gone! He’s gone!” earning a glare from Father over the top of his newspaper and a “Ssh!” from Mother.

“I’m sorry sweetie, but Mr Squiggles had to go – see, he was getting very fat because he was about to have his babies – and then what would we do? We wouldn’t want you to get bitten now, would we? Hmm? Oh, don’t look so sad. Cheer up. I’m sure you’ll find another spider even better than Mr Squiggles.”

An Echoing Shell Benjamin Steinberg, Year 11 “Your mother’s right,” Father said through puffs of his cigarette. “They’re a nuisance, anyhow.”

I swayed in the wind.

“Oh dear, I wish you wouldn’t do that inside.

It makes the whole house smell.” Father nestled deeper into the paper.

Beside the Lake and Tree.

Levi saw that one of the metal components surrounding the motor had a crack in it, and was warped in a weird position. He ran his hand over the crack, and felt the sharp edge of the metal pierce the soft skin of his finger.

Whilst sucking the wound, a dark silhouette by the side of the road caught his eye, shimmering through the heat. After failing to start his car up again, Levi resolved that the best thing to do would be to head towards this silhouette on the horizon.

The curved lip of a bough.

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Through places beneath the sun,

The lobby was bathed in a deep orange glow, the sun setting outside its two main windows. It would have been fairly pleasant, were it not for the fact that the glow was caused by the thick layer of red dust that caked up the window and its ivory windowsill, rather than by the sun itself. Draped across a bone table in the corner was a slowly heaving mass of black and green, its movements sending ripples through a small pool of liquid, causing it to drip onto the red dust below. The droplets made maroon, beetle-sized craters in the red earth. In the other corner of the lobby a white bone staircase sprouted from the ground, leading to the upper floors. A blue napkin slid back and forth across a white bar top, the words ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY!’ printed squarely in its centre in big, blocky, yellow writing. The white surface of the countertop was polished and gleaming, but spoonfuls of grime and other gunk lay stagnant in the many scratches and deep gashes that scored the bone surface. An old woman clutched the napkin tightly in her clawed hand, spitting occasionally on the pearly white countertop and furiously scrubbing at it.

Even when it stilled, There I was: This place reminded me of your face.

Those fine eyelash leaves, The lake’s surface, troubled by The fall of a slim limb.

The ripples like a creased forehead.

I saw you frowning and when you cried.

You, with two softened eyes, Are nothing but a trace here.

Here is almost emptied of you.

People who are lucky can wander And gaze upon The beautiful When there is nothing beautiful Nothing truthful.

But rather, An echoing shell.

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ATHLETICS The Athletics season was set to be especially memorable for the senior boys, all of whom were more determined than ever to reclaim the Alcock Shield from Hale School who clinched the title in 2017.

The motivation was evident coming off a strong victory at the Quads meet during the week prior to the PSA Inter-School carnival, where the College asserted its strength in a variety of facets, dominating across the board in both track and field disciplines.

Whilst it was good preparation, the team knew it was only a glimpse of the fierce rivalry that was to come the following week between Scotch, Aquinas, and Trinity.

Consequently, we knew the boys would have to dig deep if we were to reclaim

the trophy this year. After a close start to the day, with many highs and lows, it was impossible to tell which school looked most promising leading into the afternoon. This however, did not last long, as we began to build a lead off the back of consistent performances in the sprints, middle distance and field events.

the younger athletes reflected the culture that Scotch College has cultivated in past years, and is a testament to their belief in each other. In addition, I would like to thank the continued involvement of all coaching staff and officials that have made the season possible, as your efforts are highly appreciated by everyone involved.

A strong sense of camaraderie amongst the team was evident throughout the day, with a wall of maroon and gold led by the Year 12s lining the track leading into the final events of the day, complemented by an outstandingly vocal cheer squad in the stands, backing every athlete from Years 7 to 12. It was this unrivalled support that edged us over the line, ultimately going on to win the Alcock Shield in convincing fashion with a score of 1719.5 points, 117 points clear of second place Trinity College.

It has been a privilege to have the opportunity to lead the Scotch College Athletics team, and I wish future teams the best of luck in years to come, with a chance to further build on one of the school’s biggest and most successful squads.

The boys both in the grandstand supporting the team, and those on the track leading

Josh Hook Captain of Athletics

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FRONT ROW Henry Feutrill, Rohan Baldwin, James Spadanuda, Bailey Banfield, Luca Green, Bailey Flecker, Joshua Hook, George Mitchell, Sean Szalek, Tyler Messina, Rio Bowling, Thomas Le Page, Jarvis Banfield, Kaleb Morrison, Jensen Westerman, Alexander Lee SECOND ROW Luke Ryan, Lucas Woolf, Craig Dinas, Tane Hasler, Joseph Edwards, Jack Cook, Marco Ghiselli, Matthew Turkich, Kane Mackintosh, Aden Stocks, Laine Mulvay, Thomas Bennett, Joshua Ledger, Joseph Crowley, Alexander Russell-Weisz, Sullivan Moody, Hayden Henschel, James Mahaffy, Kalib Dempster Park, Julien Montandon, Elijah Pretorius, Mr Cas Gabriels, Mr Kane Mitchell THIRD ROW Mr Anthony Doney, Mr John Sheriden, Edward Graham, Kade Lines, Christopher Michael, Joseph Fonti, Oliver Walker, Matthew Kerfoot, Nicolas Langsford, Oliver Gray, Sean Palmer, Rory King, Daniel Curtin, Alexander Pigneguy, Nicholas Vriezen, Oliver Stewart, Jack Carroll, Hugh Mitchell, Jonathan Dunlop, Oscar Grant, Lachlan Phillips, Seamus Walton, Mr Anthony D’Ignazio, Mr Peter Burt FOURTH ROW Mr Richard Foster, Mr Darren Mumford, Benjamin Ledger, Henry Vaughan, Daniel Boshart, William Harkins, Sevvel Mahendranathan, Isaac Gold, Jack Kapinkoff, Nicholas Paganin, William Marshall, Edward Allan, Jesse McDonald, Anthony Ghiselli, James Macgeorge, Tyrelle Manado, Mason Ness, Darcy O’Halloran, Nicholas Azzopardi, Timothy Douglas, Jyrone White, Mr Ruan Greying FIFTH ROW Mr Matt Jahn, Oscar Clements, Raphael Schinazi, Matthew Moore, Chad Perche, Adam Brenz-Verca, Arthur Payne, Simon Arnott, James Shaw, Zaide Moxham, Sebastian Cunningham, Nikolas Gajdatsy, Lachlan Pyne, Declan Cook, Sam Wake, Nicholas Crump, Oliver Purton, Samuel Beattie, Nicolas Le Page, William Gale, Mr Michael Brinsden SIXTH ROW Mr Mark Gale, Hugo Barich, Toby Knox Lyttle, Riley Waters, Jesse Coughlan, Lachlan Malloch, Harrison Gilchrist, Benjamin Gale, Charlie Bevan, Joshua Keatch, Lucas Triglavcanin, Bailey Cumming, Giancarlo Kain, Reuben Westerman, Lincoln Allan, Hugh Plowman, Oscar Harold, Jaye Marzec, Patrick Eastough, Sam Anderson, Christoff De Wet SEVENTH ROW Mr Richard Hales, Ethan Riseley, Jaxon Hayden, William Gordon, James Carrigg, Frederick Payne, Jayden Yang, Harry Imison, Jonathon Prior, Connor Enslin, Benjamin Parker, Nathan Thomas, Daniel Walker, Ryan Hudson, Lachlan McGrath, Rohan Dick, James Todd, Edward Hopkins, George Graham, Riley Thomas, Thomas Graham

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BADMINTON Beginning the grind of the Winter season, the Firsts and Seconds were anxious but excited, leading into what was going to be a challenging and demanding season.

Scotch started the season well winning the first three matches comfortably. However, when facing our old enemy Christ Church, although the Firsts performed with the utmost determination, the opposition were just too good. This was one of the most intense matches of the season, as evidenced by the large and vocal crowd In the following two weeks, Scotch defeated Hale and lost to cup favourites Wesley to leave Scotch third at the halfway point.

The second half of the season was almost an exact replica of the first. One highlight was the match against Aquinas. Scotch were mentally and tactically stronger than the opposition, defeating fourth placed Aquinas 9-0.

Other teams performed exceptionally well over the season; the Seconds had only one loss. Determining final rankings is difficult as Scotch, who range down to the Eighths

in seniors and the Fs in Years 7-9, often play higher graded teams from other schools.

This season saw two new assistant coaches, Andrew Singh and Harrison Banfield and I would like to thank them both.

Along with their drills, they also highlighted the importance of the sport being a team game. This demonstrated that if you support and uphold the team spirit, it’s substantially more difficult to defeat a united group. It has been fantastic to develop new and amazing relationships with different people and be awarded that opportunity to employ leadership and skills.

On behalf of the entire team I would like to deeply thank Head Coach/Manager Mr Ryan Foster, who not only manages, but provides his years of coaching experience.

The dedication and character that he shows and expects at every training session and game day are unique and unmatched.

FRONT ROW Zac Kwek, Campbell McCraken, Harrison Burt, Tanay Narula, Lebo Li BACK ROW Mr Ryan Foster, Maxwell Weir, Thomas Allen, Milan Narula

Thanks also goes out to all the other coaches from the Seconds through to the Years7-9 Fs. A huge final thank you must go to the parents for constantly supporting us at every game and preparing the very much liked morning teas for every home match.

Finally, of the four years I have been playing Badminton at Scotch, this year by far, outstrips the others. To the boys leading the team in 2019, I wish you all the very best. It has been a privilege and honour to be the Captain of Badminton this year.

Harrison Burt Captain of Badminton

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Blake Costello, Riley Thomas, Harry Imison, Zachary Cheir, Jayden Yang, Liam Kiel BACK ROW Mr Sean Mecham, Harrison French, Nathan Thomas, Lachlan McGrath, Liam Lamont, Nicholas Ryan

BASKETBALL

Game 2 saw a much more competitive game against Hale with Scotch getting another win with the final score being 84-71. All boys played extremely well and helped knock off a good contender in Hale for the cup.

Game 3 we faced a tough opponent in Aquinas; their constant pressure pushed us away from our run and gun playing style but the final minutes saw Lachie McGrath hit a crucial three pointer to give us some breathing space and get the 68-57 wellfought victory.

Game 4, the championship game against Wesley, was by far the most exciting and high stake game. Huge performances from Nathan Thomas and Harry Imison as well as the large support from the boys, parents

and staff aided the team to a 83-70 victory over the biggest contender for the cup.

Game 5 was an away game vs Christ Church with Scotch getting another comfortable win with the final score being 104-37. At this stage we understood we were only one win away from going undefeated and claiming the Blackwood Cup. The final game of the season saw us face Trinity and a win would cap off the perfect season. Scotch cruised to a solid 79-53 win over Trinity, putting us at a perfect 6-0 record. With this win the team was awarded the Blackwood Cup and war cries commenced in the Scotch gym to show our appreciation to everyone who came to support us throughout the season.

The Blackwood is an outstanding reward for all the hard work and dedication from both the coaching staff and the boys.

From all the players I would like to give a massive thank you to Head Coach ‘CJ ‘and Assistant Coach Mr Mecham for coaching

To all the boys who played Basketball this year, in particular the Firsts, we’ve had a record-breaking season, we fought through adversity and played extremely well as a collective. I have thoroughly enjoyed the friendships and great memories we’ve shared together and could not be more proud of our achievement.

Playing Basketball for Scotch is truly a blessing and a privilege, I hope all the younger boys continue to work hard and hopefully can achieve the same success we have had this year but most importantly enjoy their time playing. The future of Basketball at Scotch looks promising with strong results in the Year 8 and Year 9 teams. Of note was the 9As who had an outstanding year.

Zac Cheir Captain of Basketball

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Game 1 saw a Basketball scoring record to be broken, scoring an outstanding 121 points to Guildford’s 61, an extremely comfortable win for the team and great start to the season.

us this season. ‘CJ ‘your knowledge of the game and guidance is extremely appreciated throughout the year groups at Scotch. Mr Mecham your enthusiasm and passion for Basketball is evident and definitely drove the players to work hard every time we stepped on the court.

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Scotch Firsts Basketball had an extremely dominant year going undefeated and winning the Blackwood Cup, something that has not been done by a Scotch team since 2012.

CRICKET The Cricket programme saw much success and terrific improvement across the board in the 2017/18 season. The First XI exceeded expectations after a slow start to complete their campaign finishing in third position.

The First XI team campaign began in September which saw us take on many inter-state schools as well as Shrewsbury College from England. Summer Term, Darlot season was soon upon us as we finalised our team through the battle against Aquinas in the annual 3-day match.

Despite a disappointing start to the season with two losses, we maintained our focus and managed to upset Aquinas, in what featured a magnificent showcase by the young Year 10 opening batsman Alex Chew, scoring 112.

Continuing our brilliant work, we went on to defeat Wesley the following week convincingly and came close to an outright victory. Our penultimate fixture saw us up against our nearby rivals Christ Church. Scotch started the match really well but couldn’t maintain that high standard which saw us lose to a better team on the day.

The final game of the season took place at the Memorial Oval against Trinity. A typical Darlot match saw a nail-biting finish to what had been an action-packed season. Being 9 wickets down in the final overs of the season, needing just 1 run to win, Daniel Walker stepped up to the plate to smash a 6 and ultimately win the match in a fitting culmination to our campaign.

Many thanks must be given to the people who made this season possible. Thanks to the parents and to the Cricket support group for all their hard work; to our Team Manager, Mr Williams, whose love and passion for cricket rubs off on the boys and finally to Mr Dean Holder our Head Coach whose dedication throughout the season built a strong Cricket culture at the College.

FRONT ROW Lachlan Cain, Caleb Evans, Jack Dobson, Lewis Martin, Coby Edmondstone, Alex Chew, Charles Harding BACK ROW Benjamin Gale, Lachlan Simpson, Daniel Walker, Benjamin Parker, James Humphry, Hugh Plowman, Jack Kapinkoff ABSENT Kieran Shine, Stewart Wallace

To the younger Scotch Cricketers, I wish you all the best for your future endeavours and hope for much success in the future. To the leaving Year 12s, it’s been great playing with you and I hope that you enjoyed your final year of Scotch Cricket.

Lewis Martin Captain of Cricket

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Mason Ness, Rohan Baldwin, Jack Armstrong, Alexander Comstock, Connor Enslin, Mr Anthony Doney, Bailey Flecker, Harry Penrose, Oliver Purton, Jarvis Banfield, Tane Hasler, Marco Ghiselli SECOND ROW Lachlan Mills, Riley Flecker, Joshua Kuper, Nathan Cuthbertson, Jake Faulkner, Oscar Harold, Oscar Clements, Izaac Cocca, Nicholas Ashdown, Winton Messina THIRD ROW Harry Imison, Hamish Watson, Max Vaughn, Andreas Casey, Christian Merritt, Joshua Keatch, Lachlan Mulloch ABSENT Jack Cook

CROSS COUNTRY The Scotch College team competed hard all year to finish in a competitive and respectable 3rd place.

Across the season we shared the lead in a three-way race with Christ Church Grammar School and Aquinas College the eventual victors.

This team has strong potential for the future and the close 3rd place finish of the 2018 season will act as a strong building block for the 2019 season. Special thanks to our coach Mr Doney for his constant spirit and wisdom across the season.

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The All Schools season began with a five man, 3km relay. Scotch won this event by one point on the back of gritty final sprints that gained a few places. This day proved to the competition and to ourselves that we had the potential to go far into the competition after not reaching our peak during the home and away season. The team followed up this success placing second in both the 3km and 4km events.

We entered the final three races on top of the leaderboard for the first time.

Unfortunately, due to injury, absentees and tours we were unable to field a fullstrength team for the remainder of the competition. The efforts of those present were commendable from the first until the last runner with notable mentions to the Year 7s, 8s and 9s who competed against the older runners.

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Week One of the competition resulted in a confidence-boosting win beating Trinity College for only the second time in the history of the Scotch College Cross Country competition. This took us to one of the toughest courses in the competition to compete against Aquinas College. The boys ran with spirit but were beaten by the better team on the day. The team bounced back to defeat Guildford Grammar by 128 points on the home course moving into a bye to prepare for Christ Church. Despite valiant efforts with Scotch recording 7 of the top 10 runners the depth of the Christ Church team pulled through causing a narrow defeat. The team concluded the home and away season with strong victories against Wesley College and Hale School to be in clear 3rd place overall not far behind the leaders.

FOOTBALL The 2018 Season continued to showcase the growth and development of the Scotch Football programme for boys from Year 5 to Year 12. Scotch fielded 16 teams and had 380 boys play Football.

Throughout the season, there was success across all age groups, which only further highlights the strength and depth of Football at Scotch. The Year 9s only lost two games throughout the season, and their highly skilful side points to future success in the First XVIII. This was compounded with the Year 10s, led by Mr Jahn only losing four games throughout the season.

This growth and development were also a defining feature of the First XVIII this season, as we were able to overcome a slow start to the season to ultimately finished 3rd.

Our inexperience proved costly in the first half of the season, as boys were still trying to understand what was required at the highest level. Although we won against Guildford in Round 3, we were unable to secure success in the following games. However, the halfway mark of the season sparked what was a significant turnaround in not only results, but our development as footballers.

Our game against Trinity at the Memorial Ground sparked what was a successful second half of the season, as we were able to win our last four games against Guildford, Christ Church and Wesley.

Coming up against Hale in our last game of the year, we had successfully resurrected our season, as we had won four out of the last five games. Vying for a chance to come 3rd, we had to beat a strong outfit from Hale. This was easily the most memorable moment from my time playing for Scotch, as we played arguably our best game of the season, beating them by a goal.

The season couldn’t have been so successful without the guidance and knowledge of the coaching staff in Stephen Moloney, Mr Guard, Mr Gale and Jackson Clark. I also have to thank the support network of team managers, physios, SOFAS committee and parents who were vital for getting the team out each week.

Finally, I want to thank the dedication and commitment of the boys, who made this year so enjoyable and one that the leaving Year 12s won’t forget. I look forward to seeing the success of Scotch Football in the coming years.

Nick Crump Captain of Football

FRONT ROW William Lowson, George Mitchell, James Carrigg, Kade Lines, Mr Stephen Moloney, Nicholas Crump, Ryan Hudson, Adam Brenz-Verca, Jack Cooley SECOND ROW Mr Nick Guard, Benjamin Ledger, Brandon Poole, Luke Beeson, Benjamin Gale, Jesse McDonald, Jack Dobson, Ted Bentley, Oscar Grant, Mr Mark Gale THIRD ROW Hugh Plowman, Lincoln Allan, Jack Avery, Riley Waters, Jaxon Hayden, Kirwan Mactaggart, Harrison Gilchrist FOURTH ROW Levi Duyckers, Lewis Martin, Lachlan McGrath, Samuel Eastland, Benjamin Parker, Jake Lewis, Pablo Bendetti ABSENT Reece Eades, William Riekie, Scott Smith

REPORTER 2018 LEFT TO RIGHT Liam Peters-Smith, Owen Goodliffe, Mr Chris Wisniewski, Lucas Ferri, Zac Mainwaring

GOLF

Lucas Ferri scored the lowest for our team, whilst Guildford Grammar sealed another win for their school. It was fantastic to see IGSSA represented in this tournament for the third year. The girls were equally impressive despite the challenging conditions.

The respect shown amongst the players during the round was praiseworthy and, clearly, friendships between players is building each year. Thanks to the Royal Perth Golf Club for presenting a fantastic course, yet again. They also provided

1st Guildford 2nd Hale 3rd Scotch 4th Wesley 5th Christ Church 6th Trinity 7th Wesley A special thanks to the Royal Perth Golf Club for once again providing excellent hospitality for the players and officials.

The boys and girls all appreciated the standard of the course and the great lunch afterwards.

Lucas Ferri Captain of Golf

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Despite the blustery conditions, the players successfully completed their rounds with solid scores, in good time. The greens were very slick!

the boys with an excellent lunch in the members restaurant afterwards. Thank you, also, to the Headmaster, Dr Alec O’Connell who walked the course with our boys, encouraging them along the way.

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Our four Scotch golfers Lucas Ferri, Liam PetersSmith, Zac Mainwaring and Owen Goodliffe battled the elements at Royal Perth Golf Club for the annual PSA Golf Tournament.

HOCKEY With no tour in the preseason, the first XI’s preparation was limited to a couple of strenuous fitness sessions and a few practice games.

The first XI had eight debutants this year, showing the strength of the second XI and positive signs for the future of Scotch hockey, with over 75% of first XI representation being students not in Year 12. The hockey programme also welcomed new head coach Dave Staniforth and assistant coach Frasier Jilley with welcome arms, confident in our experienced coaching staff. With a new team, new coaches, and a new uniform the first XI was ready to tackle what was expected to be a big season with high hopes of victory, only narrowly missing out in the previous year.

After winning all the practice games comfortably, the boys were feeling strong leading into the opening fixtures.

Comfortable opening wins against Trinity, Aquinas, and Guilford gave the Scotch

side a sense of confidence, only for an unfortunate draw against a strong Christchurch side to slow Scotch’s momentum, potentially being the result of back to back losses against strong Wesley and Hale sides. As we started round 2 with a strong win against Trinity, our chances at grasping a Ray House Cup victory were diminished on a Thursday afternoon loss against Aquinas. After a restful holiday, we came back and dominated Guilford 6-1, with honourable mentions going to Monty Atkins, being one of the first Year 9s to score a hat trick at first grade level in a number of years. Although unable to win the cup, the Scotch side proved themselves major competitors, with a culture set on the basic principles of discipline, accountability, sacrifice, and a hard work ethic, and should be very proud of themselves.

With such a young first XI squad, consisting of two Year 9s, four Year 10s, and eight Year 11s, the future is looking bright for Scotch College Hockey.

Daniel Walker Captain of Hockey

FRONT ROW Max Freedman, Monty Atkins, Cameron Murie, Lachlan Meston, Daniel Walker, Lachlan Cain, Caleb Evans, Nicholas Verryn, Hugh Mitchell BACK ROW Darcy Owen, James Mardardy, Charles Wackett, Angus Walsh, William Chalmers, Jacob Jones, Timothy Fleay, Benjamin Steinberg ABSENT Hugo Clegg, Jed Hood

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW William Vinnicombe, Edward Hopkins, Bailey Flecker, Oliver Purton, Matthew Moore, Nicolas Rogers BACK ROW Mr Bill Hutton, Jackson Wright, Max Vaughan, Ryan Marley, Mr Grant Ford

ROWING

Spring Term racing consisted of two time trials, the first at Aquinas College on the Canning River, and the second at Guildford Grammar School on the upper Swan River.

We competed well.

The Boat Club was in full stride during the intense January Rowing Camp at Champion Lakes, with Year 9 to 12 boys training and racing side by side down the course.

The first regatta was an exciting time for the Boat Club and offered an opportunity to see how the crews had improved since Spring Term. Results were very strong throughout, with a 2nd place recorded by our 1st VIII. The following four regattas had mixed results. Conditions varied with every regatta, giving the boys valuable

The boys arrived at Champion Lakes to the sound of bagpipes and there was a sense of excitement for what the day might hold.

After some inspiring words from Mr Grant Ford, Head of Rowing, it was time for racing. The conditions on the day favoured our lighter crews with a howling tailwind.

The day started off extremely well for us, with most of the Year 9s placing in the top three. Our Year 10 VIIIs gained top three place. Unfortunately, our Senior division found the going tough but gave it their very best.

The First VIII throughout the year had produced mixed results. At the Head of the River, our comparative size disadvantage definitely showed in the first 500m of the main race, but our technique and dynamic drive saw the crew move through other schools in the middle 1000m to finish a creditable fourth by a bow ball.

I would like to thank the hard-working coaches, and the Rowing parent support group, who helped make the season a great success.

Oliver Purton Captain of Boats

Head of the River Results Event

Result

9E 4X

1st

9D 4X

6th

9C 4X

1st

9B 4X

3rd

9A 4X

5th

10 4X

7th

10 B VIII

3rd

10 A VIII

2nd

4th VIII

5th

3rd VIII

5th

2nd VIII

6th

1st VIII

4th

Hamer Cup

4th

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The camp is technique-focused and was a huge success from a technical viewpoint.

It also created connection and friendships amongst the boys.

experience in different conditions in the lead-up to the Head of the River.

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The season kicked off in October 2017, when the Senior division and our Year 10s attended the Rowing Camp in Albany.

RUGBY Our preseason began early October 2017, requiring months of hard work and dedication before we departed on the 2018 Fiji Rugby Tour.

The trip consisted of some unforgettable memories including seeing the Fijian 7s team train, snorkelling and of course the punishing fitness session on the worldrenowned sand dunes.

In the first game, we had 11 debutantes in our First XV and quickly found ourselves on the back foot. Yet the ability to dig deep and get the win established the confidence and belief needed within the new team.

This was followed by convincing wins against Aquinas and Guildford which saw us sitting undefeated at the top of the table.

An indisputable highlight of the season for all of the boys involved was the game against Wesley at NIB Stadium prior to the

Western Force. This experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity for most and was accompanied by a strong victory that put us in good stead for the final fixture of Round 1, a top of the table clash against an always strong Hale School. After a hard-fought game, we came away victors and sole competition leaders at the halfway mark of the season. The next close victory against Christ Church was the defining moment of our season and saw us crowned Brother Redmond Champions for the fourth year running, but there was still a job to get done as Hale came to Scotch hoping to upset our goal of a perfect PSA season. But after a final clinical performance the Scotch First XV went through the PSA winning every game, a feat that has not been accomplished for a number of decades.

this year. Your unceasing efforts have not gone unnoticed and continue to be the cornerstone of the Scotch Rugby community.

To the leaving Year 12s, we have built a special brotherhood that we know will not dissipate in the years to come. It has been a privilege to grow up at your side and we thank you for allowing us to join you on this journey.

To the Year 10s and 11s, it has been a pleasure to play with you this season. We wish you luck in your future, both on and off the field, as we look back and see talent and skills enough to fuel a legacy of rugby dominance for years to come.

Connor Sullivan and Lachlan Phillips Co-Captains of Rugby

To Mr Richard Foster, parents, coaches Mr Woods and Mr Creighton and Scotch College Ground Staff, your willingness to help us in being the best we can be was truly the foundation to the success we had

FRONT ROW Damian Haynes, Cooper van Rooyen, Thomas Anderson, Lachlan Philips, Connor O’Sullivan, William Harkins, Jack Jagger, Hugh Edwards SECOND ROW Mr Alex Wood, Kyle Fraser, Samuel Pierce, Blair Bayly, Hugo Brossard, Matthew Moore, Max Kalis, Thomas Klug, Mr Justin Creighton THIRD ROW Samuel Tan, Sam Rogers, Jonah Price, Edward Hopkins, Falk Wiegmann, James Todd, Thomas Brain Angel, Jack Knobel ABSENT Tyler James, Kieran Shine, Mitchell West

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Toby Webster, Rory Blackley, Adam Brenz-Verca, Daniel Bower BACK ROW Mr Brad Watson, Marcello Torre, Raffael Torre, Lachlan Norcott

SAILING

On the eve of the State Championships, we once again found ourselves the hunted.

Every year the State Championships see the best school-aged sailors come from the corners of Western Australia to test

The early Swiss Leagues saw the unfortunate departure of our spirited Third VII with our Second VII qualifying in third and the First VII leading the charge qualifying in first position. The finals threw up some interesting and fiery exchanges with rival schools such as last year’s State Champions in Shenton College, Christ Church Grammar School and John XXIII College amongst others.

The Second VII advanced into the SemiFinals where they were unlucky. They were then to face last year’s Champions in Shenton College where they went down in an intense Petit-Final leaving our Second VII in 4th position. After the First VII’s 2-0 victory over the Shenton College outfit in the Semi-Final, this set up a mouthwatering Grand-Final between two proud schools in Christ Church Grammar School and Scotch College whereby we came out victors 3-0 qualifying into the Australian Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships in Blairgowrie, Victoria.

At the Australian Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships, we remained the only team to defeat The

Friends School, Hobart. Finals brought about a far stronger breeze and with it the excitement around the boat park elevated.

A shortened Finals format due to the strong winds saw us come up against Westminster School, Adelaide in our Preliminary Final in which we went down in a best of one.

This set up a do-or-die against last year’s National Champions in Scots College, Sydney which we came out victors.

Our all Italian line-up was full of “energica” after a win in our grudge-match semifinal – we were to face Westminster School, Adelaide in what was to be an extremely competitive exchange. The early momentum was with us as we edged out Westminster in the first race, however, we were to go down in the subsequent races to a strong outfit in Westminster School and would have to settle for the silver medal, qualifying for the Inter-Dominion Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships to be held in Auckland.

Huge thanks to Mr Watson, and to our Head Coach Will Boulden who will be leaving us at the end of this season.

Adam Brenz-Verca Captain of Sailing

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The 2018 squad was essentially unchanged leading into the season as preparations for the State Secondary Schools Championships began in early November of 2017. From the onset of training, the healthy competition for positions in the team yielded the underlying belief that we had three strong teams destined to ameliorate our underperformance in the 2017 season.

themselves and battle it out for the Ron Tough Perpetual Shield.

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The 2018 season was marked by a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the entire squad that was reflected in the achievements on the water, culminating at this year’s Australian Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships in Blairgowrie, Victoria.

SOCCER All Soccer grades had success throughout the season whether it was a memorable win, an outstanding array of goals or the extensive growth of group cohesion within the squads.

All success led to the exceptional development and improvement of each and every player throughout the grades.

The First XI Soccer team approached the 2018 season with high hopes for success following on from a near perfect season in 2017. The boys collectively were determined to work hard and match the achievements of the previous season and go back to back.

The season began when we met our new coach Rob Mahon, who outlined what he needed from us and how he aimed to accomplish this. Training was tough but was all for the best ensuring all boys were ready. We also met our competition through a number of PSA pre-season matches which helped our preparation.

We started the season with an unexpected loss, a 1-0 to Trinity in what was a tight and gruelling game. Although defeated the boys took away all the positives and negatives from the game and used this as fuel for their upcoming games. This helped us to four straight and strong wins, with two 3-0 wins against Christ Church Grammar and Aquinas College, a 2-0 win against Wesley College and a 1-0 win against Guildford Grammar. To finish the first round of fixtures we played Hale School, a team we had a brief history with the year prior and knew we would be up against it. This game pushed all the boys and was filled with a number of missed opportunities resulting in a 1-1 draw.

We began the second round of fixtures ready to avenge our first round loss to Trinity and knock them out of contention for the Lawe Davies Cup. With the boys playing to the best of their ability, we won convincingly 4-1.

This win against Trinity really increased our confidence in each other and lit a fire in our stomachs as we went on to score 18 goals over the next four games. These decisive games put us in an unbeatable position for the Lawe Davies Cup. The worst we could finish was to share the trophy with Hale with one

match remaining against Hale. This game was a hard-fought match but unfortunately on the day Hale School got the best of us, winning 1-0. This resulted in Scotch College sharing the trophy with Hale School.

The commitment and dedication showed from all members of the Soccer programme was a great credit to their College. To Mr Richard Foster and his team for the countless hours of background work done, to the ground staff for our exquisite playing fields and to the endless support from teachers, parents and students throughout the year, it is sincerely appreciated.

I would like to thank the coaching staff for all the work they have done to develop players individually and collectively as a squad; all our success has to be credited to them.

Lastly, I would like to thank the boys for everything they have done to make this season so exceptional. It truly has been a pleasure to captain Scotch Soccer in 2018 and I wish all the upcoming boys all the best for seasons to come.

Roshan Gilbert Captain of Soccer

FRONT ROW Cormac Taylor, Owen Goodliffe, Caleb Reynolds, Roshan Gilbert, Auxence Gide, Arthur Payne, Jamie Johnstone SECOND ROW Mr Joel Kandiah, Nicholas Price, Mason Jongejan, Liam Howgate, Matrony Machiek, Sam Anderson, Oliver Cheveralls THIRD ROW Frederick Payne, Lucas Triglavcanin, Cooper Lindsay, William Gordon, Liam Collins ABSENT Gyles Davies, Robert Mohan

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Cormack Young, Laine Mulvay, Nicholas Crump, Mr Jonathan Rugg, Elliot Young, Angus Reeves, James Bennett BACK ROW Jack Mickle, James Waddell, Noah Matthews, Zac Mainwaring, Charlie Castleden, Joshua Ziepe, William Hellewell, Thomas Bennett, Ryan McConkey ABSENT Archie Frazer, Oscar Grant, Charles Harding, Jonah Price, Nicholas Verryn

SURFING

The season kicked off with the InterHouse Surf competition which was held at Scarborough Beach. Although the conditions were challenging the boys continued to showcase their high level of talent, as both bodyboarders and surfers put on an outstanding display.

Entering the PSA Surfing Competition with a talented side, the boys were eager to compete for the School, aiming to display their full capabilities and hopefully bring home the shield. With strong offshore breezes and consistent two metre waves, the conditions enabled the boys to put on a highly skilled display throughout the whole day. With four, one hour heats,

Heading into the final heat, the Junior Bodyboarding came down to the wire with Scotch in first, and Christ Church and Hale battling out for second. We needed Christ Church to beat Hale in order for us to come out on top overall, which came to fruition in the dying minutes of the heat.

Overall, we were able to win out three of the four heats, ultimately winning the PSA title by 8 points over Hale.

The final competition of the year saw us compete in the Metropolitan Surfing Competition, held by Surfing Western Australia. Once again, the surfing talent was arguably the best in the Metro region, as we were able to secure two teams in both finals for Junior and Senior Surfing. This led to two teams heading to the state finals where they were unluckily knocked out early in the competition. However, nonetheless Scotch was able to secure Champion School for the Metropolitan rounds, signalling the overall depth and talent that Scotch has to offer.

The 2018 season only further developed the successful culture in the Surfing programme at Scotch and it wouldn’t have been achieved without the support of the parents and coordinators in Mr Rugg, Mr Wisniewski and Mr Bycroft. I would also like to wish the younger surfers well in their coming seasons.

Nick Crump Captain of Surfing

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In recent years, the environment that the Surfing programme creates, continually fosters the development of exceptional talent. This season saw the team win the PSA Surfing Shield, while also being the champion school for the Perth Metropolitan Surfing Competition.

consisting of a tag team format, the day was a battle between us and our expected rivals Hale and Christ Church. The Junior and Senior Surfing teams were standouts as they were able to secure wins in both their heats.

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The 2018 Surfing Season was one that was characterised by development and success.

SWIMMING This swimming season has been a highlight for many and this is not the result of individuals, but of the team as a whole in the way we all demonstrated our spirit and willingness towards the sport.

Congratulations to Ross House for taking out this event after a 40-year drought.

The devotion to training commenced in Winter Term of 2017, and remained strong up until the Inter-School carnival, even throughout the school holidays. It was also noted in the attendance at Friday night swim meets, which were held at Penrhos College, Saint Hilda’s and Scotch College, where numerous boys swam personal bests and gained valuable race experience in preparation for larger swim meets later in the season. The Inter-House carnival was an example of the shifting mentality towards the sport. Seeing every boy lined up alongside the pool cheering for their mates is something many of us haven’t seen in our times at Scotch, and shows the respect the sport has gathered over time.

Despite the end result of 6th place at the Inter-School swimming carnival, the true reflection of the boys’ performance was in the way they conducted themselves on the night. This is prevalent in the personal bests swum on the night, and the two records broken by Jesse Coughlan in the under16, 50m breaststroke and the under 16, medley relay, comprising Nicolas Monger-Molowny, Jesse Coughlan, Bailey Wright and Giancarlo Kain. Additionally, boys in the stands and our kilted supporters reflected the true meaning behind the night in the respectful and encouraging manner in which they conducted themselves in cheering on their school.

Furthermore, the spirit and willingness of the boys was reflected in our performances at the School Age Champs and at Quads, at which Scotch placed 4th. At these events numerous boys stepped up to fill in races and to create extra relay teams to ensure more boys would have a chance to swim in a competitive environment.

Under the coaching efforts of Mr Burt, Mr Grant, Mrs Muni, Mr Gabriels, and our Head Coach Gavin, the team is grateful for their support by the pool deck every day to help us achieve our best. Also thank you to the Vice-Captains Jackson Wright and Matt Murphy, and the rest of the Year 12s, for their enthusiastic contributions to the team.

There is no doubt that Scotch will see improvement in the future as a product of the younger age groups in the Senior School, and swimmers coming up from the JPSSA, where Scotch finished an outstanding 1st. The introduction of new swimming blocks and lane ropes this year will also be an asset to assist in the prevailing talent of our school. The Year 12s, many of whom have swum for the College for a number of years, are grateful for what swimming has brought to them at Scotch and wish all the best for the team in the coming years.

Alex Porter-Wilkinson Captain of Swimming

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REPORTER 2018

FRONT ROW Laine Mulvay, Matthia Au, Aaron Oughtibridge, Adam Brenz-Verca, Mrs Kirra Muni, Mr Edward Grant, Jackson Wright, Alexander Porter-Wilkinson, Matthew Murphy, Mr Cas Gabriels, Mr Peter Burt, James Hayers, Thomas Ambrose, Jett Stevenson, Angus Reeves SECOND ROW Patrick White, Sullivan Moody, Finn Wright, Daniel Boshart, Nicholas Murphy, Harry Foley, Justin Kalugin, Daniel Walker, Cooper Lindsay, Sam Anderson, Sam Rogers, Jacob Pope, Matthew Turkich, Joshua Griffin, Harrison Hammond THIRD ROW Bailey Alexander, Matthew Howard, Samuel Bailey, Finlay Harland, Mack Williams, Elijah Pretorius, Kyle de Bruin, Cole McLarty, Jarvis Banfield, Marco Ghiselli, Bailey Banfield, Spencer Clark, Thomas Gray, Zachary Mills, William Fairweather, Lachlan Elliott FOURTH ROW Thomas Simich, Aidan McKie, Kalani Locke, Jack Williamson, Rusty McIntosh, Hugo Elliot, Lachlan Wilson, Oscar Grant, Hugo Clegg, Seamus Walton, Joseph Crowley, Alexander Russell-Weisz, Timothy Scheepers, Joe Matthews, Jack Mickle, Leo Digby, James Spadanuda FIFTH ROW Jack Tylich, Matthew Coutts, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Benjamin Howie, Jasper Japp, Mitchell Hewitt, Lukyan Kalugin, William Lodge, Lachlan Mills, Fraser Davis, Macsen Friday, Eden Messina, Jake Marshall, Max Anderson, Jack Jagger, Mitchell Langdon SIXTH ROW William Marshall, Lewis Crump, Bailey Wright, Ruan van der Riet, Hugo Barich, Jesse Coughlan, Charlie Bevan, Noah Brown, Riley Waters, Samuel Hector, Simon Arnott, Declan Cook, Anthony Ghiselli, Campbell McAullay SEVENTH ROW Alexander Aakermann, Joshua Keatch, Jack Mitchell, Joshua Turibaka, Julian Kyriakou, Jock Mactier, Finn Liston, Jonah Price, Benjamin Marshall, Charlie Castleden, Giancarlo Kain, Ben Weber, Jaxon Hayden ABSENT Angus Arts, Nicholas Azzpardi, Taye Barlow, Oliver Barnett, Julian Bell, Benjamin Clarke, Codi Cook, Henry Cooper, Thomas Delroy, Stewart Gifford, Callum Griffiths, Damian Hayes, James Holtham, Matthew Howie, Nicolas Le Page, Jessie McDonald, Lachlan McGrath, Nicholas Paganin, Harry Sugars, Bailey Thomson, Raffael Torre, Taigh van Schouwen

SWIMMING

TENNIS Scotch remains a strong influence in PSA Tennis throughout all grades.

The First VIII had excellent preparation with an unblemished win/loss ratio and started the WR Corr Cup with much confidence and optimism. Training had become progressively more intense and we were looking forward to our first fixture of the Corr Cup season.

While history suggested Scotch would be the overwhelming favourites, we still had to perform. The team did not disappoint, winning twenty-three sets to one, a good confidence booster ahead of Round Two. Our next opponents were Hale and certainly on paper, looked like a bigger challenge.

While Scotch got off to a positive start, Hale mounted a strong rear guard action and it was left to the valiant efforts of Sam Rogers and Jaye Marzec to win a crucial doubles match, resulting in a thirteen sets to eleven winning score line for the Scotch First VIII. After the scare against Hale, our intrinsic motivation and drive was ahead of our next opponents, Aquinas. Scotch left nothing

to chance as we concluded a thoroughly convincing twenty-three sets to one victory.

Wesley were considered one of the preseason contenders. This failed to deter the team as we carried on our excellent form with a commendable twenty sets to four victory. With two rounds to go, the sense of excitement was building within the squad.

First up was Christ Church Grammar which was always going to be a challenging encounter. The team reached the half way point seven sets to five down, under some tough conditions. We were confident to take out the second round, and subsequently, the overall fixture. Unfortunately it was not to be and the First VIII ended up coming out second best in a tightly contested loss, thirteen sets to eleven.

Although devastated by the outcome of the previous weekend, we picked ourselves up and prevailed over a formidable Trinity team, eighteen sets to six. I personally commend the squad in putting in this courageous effort after a week full of mixed emotions.

Although the WR Corr Cup failed to return to Scotch, alongside my Vice-Captain Sam

FRONT ROW Ryan McConkey, Maxwell Weir, Connor Enslin, Darcy Owen, William Hudson BACK ROW Revd Chas Lewis, Auxence Gide, Harrison Burt, Sam Rogers, Jaye Marzec, Mr Jack Dowland (Coach)

Rogers, fellow Year 12 leaders and the team as a whole, the foundations have been laid for a successful future for Tennis. I would like to thank Revd Chas Lewis and Jack Dowland as Manager and Coach respectively for their contribution and dedication to the team. Revd Chas Lewis continues his long standing support of the First VIII and Jack played a fundamental role in all of the First VIII accomplishments.

Finally, I would like to congratulate the wider Scotch tennis cohort for an extremely successful season, from Mr Zani’s Fifths to Mr Galipo’s 9As. I was extremely proud to not only lead the First VIII, but be part of a successful Tennis season across all year groups. Scotch’s Tennis was the strongest contributor to the Faulkner Sharpe Trophy which is a commendable achievement.

Good luck to all teams next season and on behalf of all the leaving Year 12 First VIII members, we look forward to tracking your progress.

Connor Enslin Captain of Tennis

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Rohan Baldwin, Alexander Lee, Owen Edgar, Edward Young, Benjamin Steinberg, Bailey Banfield, Jarvis Banfield SECOND ROW Mrs Karen Woods, Xander van Kappel, Matthew Turkich, Banjo Harold, James Macgeorge, Tobias Bath-Pinnick, Tane Hasler THIRD ROW Izaac Cocca, James Coulson, Tyson Moody, Joshua Keatch, Joshua Kuper, Jock Sutherland ABSENT Nicolas Le Page, Hugh Maddern, James Spadanuda, Oliver Warden

TRIATHLON

Benji Steinberg and Owen Edgar Co-Captains of Triathlon *** Sports ***

It is incredible to see how much this sport has grown over the years and to witness the inspiring new talent that has been recruited. Each training session this term has been strenuous and rewarding, from Mr Mitchell’s 800m sprint circuits to Mr Baldwin’s hammer riding sessions. As the names indicate, these training sessions were by no means comfortable, although we believe that this is the essence of any great sporting club; the shared hardship and accomplishment of a task with your fellow sportsman beside you.

In every session, as part of the Triathlon, we get the privilege of being able to lead such a genuine and diligent group of young men, which is part of the reason we have been drawn to the sport. Triathlon is not simply composed of hard work and perseverance, but great achievement as well. Not only the success of Josh Keatch qualifying for the State Triathlon team or Jarvis Banfield, a Year 9, completing an Olympic distance Triathlon, but the success of a group of boys feeling a sense of belonging to a supportive and cultured team. This atmosphere is no clearer depicted than in the scene after every Triathlon in which every member of the group congratulates each other as they cross the line. It would be far easier to finish the Triathlon, pack your bike and then go, however, this is not the attitude that the Scotch College Triathlon team shares.

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For our final year of Triathlon, the season could not have got off to a better start, with a hail storm putting no dents in the enthusiasm of the 25 dedicated boys who attended the first training session.

VOLLEYBALL The First VI Volleyball team of 2017/2018 had a successful season that saw the development of all players in the squad. The majority of the team were new to playing Volleyball at the First level, but all rose to the challenge.

The successful season would not have been made possible without the support of the two coaches, Mr Creighton and Dylan Wood, as well as the parents of the boys for early drop offs and support at the games. In the years to come, the inclusion of younger players in the 2017/2018 team means there is significant potential for the Scotch First Volleyball team to be prosperous in the next season.

George Mitchell Captain of Volleyball

Whilst we weren’t the tallest and most skilful team, our effort on the court was superb. The first two games of the season were against our strongest opponents in Hale and Aquinas, which saw our defeat.

Following this game, we had posted wins against Guildford Grammar, Wesley College and Christ Church Grammar. We then had high hopes heading into the final game against Trinity, with the opportunity for the best finish in Scotch College’s history at equal second. Unfortunately, we were not able to secure the win and finished 4th with a record of three wins and three losses.

FRONT ROW William Lowson, Jack Knobel, Mr Justin Creighton, George Mitchell, Nicholas Crump BACK ROW Daniel Manetas, Christopher Ramsden, Alexander van Hoek, Lewis Simpson, William Craig ABSENT William Riekie

REPORTER 2018 FRONT ROW Benjamin Howie, Sam Lodge, Nicholas Murphy, Aaron Oughtibridge, Matthew Murphy, Campbell McAullay, William Lodge BACK ROW Mr Peter Tresise, Joshua Turibaka, Samuel Pierce, Julian Kyriakou, Giancarlo Kain, Cooper Lindsay , Benjamin Marshall

WATER POLO

As the season progressed we grew as a team, not only in skill, but in our friendships.

Together we shared the common goal of playing a sport we love amongst fellow Scotch boys. Our mateship grew as our banter got stronger. This ultimately led us to a successful Summer Term.

In Round 1 of Summer Term, the Scotch side was able to comfortably secure the win against Guildford Grammar School.

Round 3 saw us come up against Aquinas, a strong Water Polo school in recent years.

Scotch dominated in the first half with an 8-4 lead. The game was a hard fight with Scotch securing the win by 3 goals, with a final score of 13-10. Scotch was then able to cruise through the next game against Wesley College. The game had a poor start; winning the first quarter 3-2, Scotch then continued the game dominating and winning 17-6.

Round 5 saw the unbeaten Scotch College side versus their main rivals for the season, Christ Church Grammar. Scotch had a strong start, leading the first quarter 2-0.

The game was neck and neck against the young side up to half time, but sadly Scotch lost the grip of the game, the final score being 10-5. The disappointing loss dragged through to the next week’s training and game with many boys feeling deflated. The final game of the season was played against Trinity who had lost against

Guildford. The beginning of the game was the slowest throughout the season with Scotch only scoring three goals by halftime.

Luckily in the second half of the game we switched on and won the game 12-2.

The Seconds team also had an impressive season, only losing to the Christ Church power side and the 7/8/9As completed the season coming second. It is good to see some young talent coming through the years.

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the First Water Polo team to thank our coach, Mr Peter Tresise, for all the time and effort he has put into developing the team, both in Junior and Senior Water Polo.

Also, many thanks must be given to the coaches from the Junior teams, training and developing our future First teams.

Aaron Oughtibridge Captain of Water Polo

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The team began Spring Term strongly going through undefeated except for a draw with Hale. Every Spring Term, one school is not played due to the length of the term. This year Christ Church Grammar was excluded, our main competition for the season, promising an exciting game in Summer Term.

Scotch scored a total of 20 goals to 7 goals against us. Following Guildford, we won against Hale School, one of the stronger teams, 11-7. The game was a hard-fought win with Scotch College winning three quarters of the game. It was great to see an improvement from Spring Term.

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The Scotch First Water Polo team had a very successful season, placing second over the course of the season. This was an outstanding result considering only four boys remained from last year’s undefeated team.

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OUT OF BOUNDS REPORTER 2018

50 MILE WALK Traditionally boys from Anderson, Shearer and Stuart and girls from Presbyterian Ladies College are given the opportunity to complete the 50 Mile Walk (80.4km) during Year 11. The walk provides the boys with the opportunity to form strong bonds and connections with the other walkers, as well as providing the students with an opportunity to achieve a great sense of fulfilment upon completion of such a challenge.

We left Moray at 3:45am Friday morning of the Winter mid– term break, woken by the sound of bagpipes. Having already completed the two practice walks, many of us were profoundly confident in our ability. Walking out in the pitch black darkness we were as ecstatic as ever. By the first break after two hours of walking many of us were feeling fine, however, personally this was when the blisters began to set in. I thought I was onto them early with some blister bandages, but I was incorrect.

On the next leg of the journey, the sun began to rise and many of us were realising the extent of the challenge. The breaks were seemingly further and further apart. With each step the pain in my toes became worse. After breakfast many of us were beginning to tire. This was when the first bonds were beginning to be made, supporting one another was the only way to get through. When the lunch break came we were relieved to have a break and a feed. It was here that I realised just how bad my blisters had become.

After lunch was the most difficult challenging part of the walk for the group but the afternoon flew past and before we knew it we were having afternoon tea. Once we began walking again we were greeted with the appearance of a wild boar, which meant we had to slightly divert our path but we arrived safely at dinner and many of us got to see our loved ones. We were starting to realise just how close we were to completing the challenge. I was able to get my blisters treated by the nurse who said they were some of the worst she’d seen in the time that she’d been supporting the event. After dinner we were off again; this was the most challenging part of the walk. At the completion of the walk we were piped in with arms linked, greeted by parents who were very proud of our achievements.

I’d like to congratulate all the boys and girls who completed the walk and provided me with support to get through the day. I also extend my thanks to Ms Evans, Mr Galipo, Mr Creighton and Mr Guard as well as all the other dedicated Scotch and PLC staff who made the walk possible and supported us throughout the day. I’d strongly recommend this challenge to boys in Anderson, Stuart and Shearer as it is one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done in my life.

Ed Hamersley Year 11

AUSTRALASIAN PHILOSOTHON Should some scientific research be censored? Are there moral considerations in casting actors in certain roles? Is civil disobedience ever morally justified?

These were just some of the central questions students wrestled with as part of the Australasian Philosothon that took place in Adelaide, in October. The annual national philosophy competition sees the best teams from each state compete over two days in the spirit of democratic and deep philosophical inquiry. Having won the state Philosothon in 2017, Scotch was invited to send a team of eight students to compete.

Unlike the debate format, students at this competition engage in what are called ‘communities of inquiry’ in which ten students sit in a circle, tackle a question and engage in critical, creative and collaborative thinking. Students are rewarded for offering novel thought experiments, drawing creative analogies, challenging others’ assumptions and employing many other techniques in the pursuit of the truth.

Students were judged by an exceptional range of academic experts in various fields of Philosophy. In a national competition dominated in recent years by a few exceptional all-girls schools, the boys performed outstandingly, placing 3rd overall.

The team consisted of the following boys: • Year 7 Andrew Walker • Year 8 Ben Waddell • Year 10 Nathanael Kumar and Tom Westcott • Year 11 Lachlan Norcott and Sam Wake • Year 12 Lewis Orr and Benji Steinberg Perth Philosothon 2018 A few weeks later, Andrew Walker, Tom Westcott, Sam Wake and Lewis Orr, competed in the state competition. The team was victorious, securing the trophy and affirming Scotch as the most successful school in the history of the state competition.

Individual honours went to Tom Westcott for 3rd place in the 14 years + category and to Lewis Orr who capped off a spectacular run of success as the veteran of the team, winning Male Philosopher of the Year.

A huge thank you must go to Head of Senior School, Mr Dean Shadgett, for so generously giving up his time to accompany the team to Adelaide and Scholar in Residence, Mr Akram Azimi, who has been absolutely instrumental to the team’s ongoing success.

Mr Sam Sterrett Enrichment Coordinator

BIBBULMUN TRACK Reflections:

Lachlan McGregor Year 12

CANBERRA TOUR

The five years that I walked the Bibby were honestly some of the best days of my life. The mateships formed during this endeavour were like none other. At times I wanted to quit right then and there, but I am so glad I finished off what I had started. The Bib separates the strong from the weak. Looking back at the five years after finishing it, I can honestly say I miss the cold smelly nights in the bush with great mates. I strongly advise all younger years to complete this amazing walk.

In the first week of the July holidays, students from Scotch and PLC headed to Canberra. The group was split in two, with one half heading to the ski fields of Perisher/Blue Cow and the other half taking in the key landmarks of Canberra. The two groups then swapped over and had another three days, learning in different environments and continuing to develop friendships amongst their peers from Scotch and PLC. Below are reflections that capture the impact of the trip:

Ben Klug Year 12

Canberra was by far the best experience I have had at Scotch.

Being able to travel to the other side of the country with friends and people I trust grants a feeling like no other. I learnt so many things: what snow looks and feels (and tastes) like; how the Aussies fought during war; and everything there is to know about politics – and that just barely scratches the surface. The highlight for me was the snowboarding. This was my first time seeing snow, it took a bit of time (as well as falling on my butt countless times) for me to get the hang of snowboarding, but once I started, it was just too much fun to stop.

The Bibbulmun Track was a great challenge and experience both mentally and physically. Walking each day was certainly difficult, one of the hardest things I have done in my life but reaching the hut each night is one of the most rewarding feelings. Being able to camp out under the stars, away from the bustle of everyday life is relaxing and refreshing and relying on nothing but yourself and those around you builds character, skills and mateship. It is an experience that I would recommend to anyone who got the chance.

Brent Morton Year 12

The Canberra Tour was rewarding, engaging and valuable to me.

Visiting fantastic venues such as the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House was a great opportunity and I gained some very handy knowledge in all sorts of aspects of Australian history. I particularly loved the snow,. My tour group was given responsibility, and independence on the snowfields which allowed for some great ‘adventures’, such as when my friends and I decided it would be a good idea to start having a snowball fight half-way down a run, only to have the weather turn, leaving us to brave the chilly wind and catch the ski-lift up into the clouds, hoping we would appear on the other side. All the while we were laughing and having a great time, there was no shortage of fun.

Every day held something different, from grocery shopping with my best mate – only to realise we had spent a bit too much – to exploring Questacon and to top that off we had the opportunity to visit the Australian Institute of Sport and explore their endless facilities whilst eating dinner amongst the athletes themselves.

Meeting an abundance of new people and gaining friends, I’ve made some great memories.

Taj Massey (Year 9 Ferguson) Hanging out with mates, meeting new people, and hitting the slopes were the best things. Getting stuck on the slopes was also an interesting experience, I probably should have been listening when they showed us how to slow down. The people around us we will know and interact with for the rest of our lives. Canberra is my favourite school trip ; not only for the experiences but for the great camaraderie and mateship that was developed.

Ben Edgar (Year 9 Brisbane) Mr James Hindle Director of Student & Staff Wellbeing

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Jedd Quartermaine Year 12

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The Bib track was a difficult task which I am proud to say I completed. It was a long hard journey which I considered pulling out of before each walk. As the bus rides became longer the finish line became closer. The Bib Track was a great experience which allows you to interact with people you usually don’t have a whole lot to do with. All up I think the Bib Track has made me mentally and physical stronger and I recommend it to younger students who are contemplating completing the Track.

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The Bibbulmun track was a great experience. It started in Year 8 and was a hard but very enjoyable hike. It was great to be able to walk with all of your mates and walk through different terrain. There were days when we wondered why we all had decided to keep pushing through this journey as we would walk up hot sand dunes on 40° days. However, it was all worth it in the end and was a great experience that I would recommend to anybody who is given the opportunity.

ABROLHOS ISLANDS ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY The 2018 Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Abrolhos SCUBA Tour was a huge success. In the second week of the school holidays we jumped on the bus early one Saturday morning and started the trek up to Geraldton. We headed to the dive shop to meet our instructors and get our gear organised, and then made a quick trip to the Museum of Geraldton to experience a bit of history before we steamed off to the islands. Day two we spent a few hours learning all the necessary skills to communicate, stay balanced and ultimately survive underwater, all in the safety of a pool.

Though everyone was falling asleep after the early morning, anticipation was in the air and all were ready for their first dive of the trip. After a couple of hours on the boat steaming towards the islands, we split into our two groups; open water and advanced/ rescue, and headed into the crystal waters for the first of many dives.

Day two on the islands was a highlight for both groups. The open water group experienced diving without an instructor for the first time, and the advanced/rescue group were taken down to more than 30 metres below the surface, the first time they’d been to such depths.

Day three was an early 4am start for the unforgettable ANZAC Day dawn service on Pigeon Island, followed by a snorkel on the sunken trader vessel Batavia in extreme swell and current. We got to explore the islands on foot, and have a private tour from our skipper Hayden, getting to see what is believed to be the earliest European man-made structures in Australia.

The final day on the islands proved to be better than any of us could’ve anticipated. After diving on Anemone Lump, where we found sea life more colourful and abundant than anything we’d seen, we then had the choice to go back to any of the dive sites we’d visited over our time on the islands. A unanimous decision saw us trek out to the Southern Group of islands, where the advanced rescue group managed to surface hundreds of metres away the boat, despite their navigation training mere days ago.

We split into teams to clean the boat then headed to the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative to check out the huge crayfish operation.

The trip included plenty of seafood, a huge number of dives (including three-night dives for some) and a taste of island life. A big thanks to Mr Kyle and Mr Steele for their organisation and to Ms Smith from PLC. Harry Foley Year 12, St Andrews

FOOTBALL TOUR The Melbourne tour marked the beginning of a new season; with a new coach, programme and playing group the boys were eager to get the year underway.

The group departed Perth ready for a week of training, games, and activities where they would have the opportunity to get to know and bond with their teammates.

We hit the ground running with a game the next morning against interstate rivals Scotch College where the boys were provided a glimpse into Melbourne style football. On a tiny ground resembling the shape of a circle, the match began with sunny skies before ending with a howling wind and a downpour of hail. The match provided a great chance for both Firsts and Seconds players to show their skills in a close, crunching affair.

The squad was then treated to two brilliant games of AFL at both Etihad Stadium and the MCG where the boys were able to learn a lot from watching in the stands. Following a chilly recovery session at St Kilda Beach, we were granted free time to explore the Melbourne CBD. In much more favourable conditions the boys played out our second game of the tour with a scratch match against the well-renowned school, Xavier College. The boys easily accounted for a somewhat depleted Xavier side, showing some brilliant ball movement and passages of play on the way to a comfortable win.

The tour ended with some activities such as tours of the MCG and Hawthorn’s Waverly Park followed by a training session at Gosch’s Paddock. The tour was both extremely enjoyable and educational and set the squad up for a strong 2018 campaign.

On behalf of all the boys we would like to thank Mr Mark Gale for organising the trip, and to Mr Stephen Moloney, Mr Nick Guard and Mr James Bridle for all their assistance throughout the tour.

Ryan Hudson and Kade Lines Year 12

FRENCH TOUR Students in Years 9-12 were given the opportunity to join a language and cultural tour to France in the summer break.

The tour aimed to deepen intercultural understanding, and to greatly improve our fluency in French.

Eighteen boys and three staff left Perth for Nice in the south of France. We were soon immersed in an intensive French language course at the Ecole Pierre Overall, with lessons conducted entirely in French. The lessons were an enjoyable way of greatly improving our understanding of French.

Another fantastic highlight was playing a local game – pétanque. The object of the game is to pitch as many steel balls as close to the jack (known as a “cochonnet”). We split into teams of three and enthusiastically played whilst being treated to an extensive spread of local delicacies of the French Riviera.

From Nice, we travelled by TGV (Train á Grande Vitesse) to Paris at hair-raising speeds of up to 320kph! In Paris, we toured the Louvre and Les Invalides, also known as the Musée de l’Armée, along with Napoleon’s Tomb, and the iconic Eiffel Tower. We also had a terrific time touring the centre of the city on bikes. In Paris, we were challenged with one of France’s most famous foods: escargot. Reluctant at first, we summed up courage, and the verdict was that it was delicieux!

The Scotch France Tour is a brilliant trip for anyone looking to greatly improve their cultural understanding of France and their linguistic skills. It’s a trip par excellence that I can recommend to everyone. Merci beaucoup to Madame McKenna and all the staff involved for our unforgettable French experience.

Harry Frodsham Year 10

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From the mountains in Jogjakarta to the bustling streetscapes of Jakarta, the Indonesian tour was cultural immersion and an opportunity to practise our Indonesian language.

In Jogjakarta we stayed at Embe Pitoe Homestay near the SDU (Sanata Dharma University). Our first evening consisted of a warm welcome by ACICIS (Australian Consortium for In-Country Indonesian Studies), the organisation that accompanied us in Jogja and gave valuable insight into the tour destinations. Most days we had intensive Indonesian language classes at SDU and tutorial lessons, for which we wrote an Indonesian issue report and gave presentations on current issues in Indonesia. We also had practical speaking experience by interviewing pharmaceutical employees about products in their store and the doctors who work there. On a cultural note, we experienced making silver rings at a workshop in Kota Gede, the old town within Jogjakarta, that employs silver makers from the city. We went on a Jeep ride at the foot of Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes! We visited the world-famous Borobudur Temple and Malioboro street, where we tried bartering for traditional Indonesian clothes such as batik shirts and blangklon – traditional Javanese hats. We hiked up the ancient Nglanggeran Mountain, tried our hand at making jamu herbal drinks, and learned about permaculture farming.

After a week of activities in Jogjakarta most of us were already tired, trying to fit in study for other subjects after our jam-packed days on tour. On arrival at Jakarta airport we were greeted by our host families, including students we had met in 2017 during AlIzhar school’s week-long Perth visit. It was their turn to introduce us to their city, Jakarta. We participated in classes at Al-Izhar, but also taught the students Cricket and Handball. We visited one of the biggest tourist attractions in Jakarta, Taman Mini, which, despite its name, was not small. In Old Town we rode colourful bikes around the square and enjoyed dinner at the iconic Café Batavia. Jakarta was the highlight of the tour for me as I learnt Jakarta slang; invaluable speaking with these exchange students, especially with my buddy Fatah and his dad.

I will never forget the experience and the friends I made.

Hopefully, someday I can visit Indonesia again. I would recommend this tour to any Scotch student who plans to study Indonesian in Year 11 or 12.

Josh Dyson Year 12 Ferguson

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We also enjoyed a tour of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, famous for its extensive gardens and views of the French countryside. Another feature of our stay in Nice were the rides around the city on electric bikes, including along the Promenade des Anglais, to a local farm, and the panoramic views of Nice and its coastline.

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We took a day trip to the beautiful nearby Principality of Monaco, where we explored the Monte Carlo Casino, as well as the large marina and some of the local shopping centres.

We toured the city on an open-topped double-decker bus.

We dined at the docks in a nearby Christmas market, and then finished the day at an exciting soccer match between AS Monaco and Dortmund at the Monaco Stade Louis II.

THE DUKE OF ED KOKODA TREK In August, Harrison Gilchrist, Liam McCreery, Joshua Turibaka, Joshua Nicholson, Denzil Brooks, Cameron Rea, Kane Kennedy, Mrs Karen Woods and Dr Alec O’Connell walked the Kokoda Track, in order to fulfil the Adventurous Journey component of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

The Kokoda Campaign was part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II and was critical to the defence of Australia. The Australian War Memorial states: “Kokoda was arguably Australia’s most significant campaign of the Second World War.” Throughout the campaign, Allied and Japanese troops endured nightmarish conditions: leeches, malaria, horrific hand-to-hand combat, and a terrain churned to mud with the traffic of war.

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Throughout the trek, we rose at 5:15am and would typically be at our camp by 2pm that day. The conditions (weather, track conditions, etc.) were incredibly variable. In this regard, we had no clue what each respective day would throw at us, or how we’d be feeling when we sat down for dinner each night. Regardless of the track’s many challenges, at each step of the way we were humbled by the memory and reminders of the hardships that the Australians before us had suffered. These reminders included countless sinceunused trenches and varying elements of post-war paraphernalia at each village, and the hauntingly beautiful memorial service at the Isurava War Memorial on our last night on the Track.

Generations in Jazz has five divisions of Big Bands and the Scotch College Big Band 2 was one of over 60 bands who entered Division 3.

Some of our highlights from the trek include the challenge and subsequent triumph of climbing Brigade Hill and playing soccer with our porters. We always looked forward to the daily relief of swimming in the rivers along the Track, some of which were icy cool as we ascended higher and higher beyond the clouds. The locals were incredibly kind and hospitable, with the porters seemingly materialising from nowhere to offer a hand as you slipped. Moreover, being able to buy a still-warm doughnut or a fresh bunch of bananas from the local village children along the paths was eternally charming.

The Track, which remains a thoroughfare for locals between the region’s many villages and communities, presented us with a historical pilgrimage on which we learnt about leadership, resilience, Australia’s identity, and perhaps most significantly ourselves. It opened our eyes to the raw brutality that our very own Australians experienced when fighting for their nation, proudly as one, and the strength that can be found in unity.

Liam McCreery and Cameron Rea Year 11

During the first weekend in May, 18 boys travelled to Mt Gambier. Now in its 26th year, ‘Generations in Jazz’ now hosts over 6,000 students. This was the fourth Scotch tour to Generations in Jazz; for 12 of the current members of the band it was their first time entering the National Stage Band Competition.

The Artistic Director, James Morrison again assembled a stellar line up of the best jazz musicians from around the world. Led by popular band “Cat Empire” and the James Morrison Academy students, other artists included Grammy Award winner Patty Austin (vocals), Shannon Barnett (trombone), Nasrine Rahmani (percussion) and Jeff Clayton (Saxophone).

Saturday was performance day for all groups. Big Band 2 performed in the competition at 10:20am. The showcase evening concert provided a stunning night of music. OSC Ebun Daramola performed with a James Morrison Academy Jazz Combo as a support act. Sunday provided a chance to meet and workshop with the musicians and hear them play in the final concert and presentation of results.

In the National Stage Band Competition, Big Band 2 received 91/100 for their set piece, 94/100 for their ballad and 94/100 for their own choice which at the end of the competition placed them in 1st place in Division 3 which was an outstanding result. This result well and truly places Scotch College on the national map as far as jazz education and performance is concerned.

In addition, adjudicators are asked to identify outstanding individual performers from each ensemble and place them in a ‘Superband’ which is announced at the conclusion of the Competition. Kyle Imlah (Year 12, Keys) was selected as the guitarist for the Division 3 Superband - an outstanding achievement. Kyle is only the second Scotch individual student to be selected for higher honours at Generations in Jazz.

The 2018 Generations in Jazz was a fantastic experience for all students who attended, and we hope it inspires them to strive for excellence in their instrumental practice and performance in the year ahead.

Congratulations to all involved in such an amazing experience again this year.

Mr Tim Simpson Head of Brass

NEW YORK ARTS The inaugural Arts Tour brought together Creative and Performing Arts students on a 12 day/11 night tour of the cultural capital of the world, New York. Designed as an interdisciplinary, immersive experience in the Arts, students participated in artistic experiences and educational workshops. Students and staff arrived in NYC and settled into the beautiful Art Deco hotel ready for a jam-packed itinerary.

Finally, the tour was a great deal of fun! There were new foods to discover and devour, market fashion to enjoy, the Highline and Brooklyn Bridge to stroll, cycling through Central Park, Broadway musicals, meeting A-List actors, karaoke singing… the list goes on. The student group were simply fantastic; inclusive, supportive and encouraging of each other and definitely made the tour. Thanks to all involved.

Mrs Celena Mecham Curriculum Leader – Creative Arts

Whether it be the breathtaking sights of the mountains or the stunning snow and lakes around Queenstown, every boy took away something purposeful and unique from the New Zealand expedition. The trip had as many hardships as it did triumphs, but that is what made it so special.

The first of many activities that ‘the land of the long white cloud’ had to offer, was a spectacular hike on the world-renowned Kepler Track. The five day, 53 km long walk took us past Milford Sound. Here we boarded a boat and viewed the sharp ascents of the mountains whilst floating past cascading waterfalls. We continued along the dirt track where the group faced the arduous challenge that was Mount Luxemore. To the highest peak was a three and a half hour walk with numerous switchbacks. Physically and mentally, the 1400 metre elevation trek was the hardest part for many boys. All was forgotten when we reached the top and looked around in awe at the valleys and peaks surrounding us.

After trekking back down the mountain, the group got on the bus and headed back to Queenstown for a well-deserved rest.

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The New Zealand Expedition was one that will not be forgotten by a single person who took part in it.

The next activity saw us visit Cardrona Ski Resort. Here many boys found an extreme love for snow and all the fun and sporting opportunities it presents. Whether skiing or snowboarding, we all had a blast. Well executed lessons and fresh powder snow on two of the five days made for perfect conditions on the slopes.

Last but definitely not least were the adventure activities. Over a two day period boys jumped from planes 14,000 ft in the air over Queenstown, got a bit damp in the thrilling jetboat out on the lake and jumped from platforms 146m above nothing but rocks, just to name a few. Also scattered in between these thrills was great food from all over Queenstown including the Skyline buffet and the Waller Peak farm. A favourite of the boys was definitely the Ferg Bakery and Burger Joint where the majority of spending money was used on mouth-watering pies and burgers.

All in all, this trip created and strengthened bonds in all boys through struggles and also accomplishment. A heartfelt thanks goes to the College staff who organised and accompanied us on this trip. The New Zealand Expedition is a highly recommended experience to anyone who is up for a personal and group challenge. The memories of comradeship and friendships are guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Toby Humphris Year 10

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Alongside the pop culture experiences of NYC were visits to The Met, Guggenheim, Museum of the Moving Image, International Center of Photography, Museum of Art and Design, The Lincoln Center and MoMA. The unintentional theme for the tour seemed to be how artists create artworks to inspire change and hope through social and political comment. Many of the exhibitions were affecting, and none more so than the visit to the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. More than a decade on, the emotional content of the pieces in the exhibition is a poignant and salient reminder of how amidst tragedy the world came together in a show of humanity and compassion.

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From day one, NYC had much to offer in the way of sights, sounds and the world of Arts. Armed with a DSLR camera, a journal and lots of stimulus for inspiration, students were encouraged to draw on their experiences to develop their creative persona. Memories quickly recorded and photographed, as work of the tour involved documenting a “Dan Eldon” style travelogue, through collecting artefacts, journalling new ideas, thoughts and experiences. On foot, we had a guided tour to orient us into the famed city landmarks including Times Square, the Rockefeller Center, Nasdaq Headquarters and the set of Good Morning America, finishing off with the dazzle of neon that is Broadway Lights. In Brooklyn, students participated in a Graffiti art workshop, applying spray paint to their own collaborative design. In Harlem, students participated in a Hip Hop master class, before walking to view sensational street art, passing by significant sites in African American history.

ROWING TOUR The Rowing Tour to South Australia was a great success, and was filled with many proud and exciting moments for the Boat Club.

We started off our Tour with a sudden shock of South Australian heat that hit us as we departed from the Adelaide airport for Berri in the Riverland. After a long bus trip through the South Australian country side we arrived at our ‘resort’ in Berri. The following day we set up camp along the river for the weekend’s upcoming regatta. A light day rowing on the racing course and getting used to the different weather conditions held the boys in good stead for the upcoming days of racing.

The Berri Regatta kicked off with an unfamiliar experience of a wave of Scotch rowers racing down the course in their single sculls. As the regatta continued on, a range of combinations consisting of Scotch rowers formed to represent our boat shed, with even mixed aged group crews holding their own against experienced senior crews.

On the final day of racing Scotch’s First VIII managed to win the School Boy VIII Race with confidence and headed towards the Open Club Men’s VIII and a credible second place to Adelaide University.

As the Regatta came to an end, the boys were extremely proud of the way they had represented their school and Boat Club, whilst leaving a statement with the South Australian crews of the calibre of Rowing that comes from the PSA. The days following included a range of training sessions on the River Murray. We also took the opportunity to renew our relationship with Prince Alfred College, so we spent some time training alongside their crews. This helped us with our racing knowledge, and to establish a strong base line heading into the 2019 PSA racing season.

After an exciting and progressive week of rowing the boys enjoyed a final night’s stay at the Adelaide Central YHA, before returning to the airport for our journey home to Perth.

Matthew Moore Captain of Boats

ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO On July 28, Scotch College returned to the castle on the hill, Edinburgh Castle with 13 pipers and eight drummers.

In three full days of rehearsals, the cast with countries from all over the world played in front of 8,800 people each night, which in total was 220,000 across 25 performances. With each performance came a new experience and a challenge to perfect each night in preparation for the filming nights. The theme of this year’s tattoo, ‘The Sky’s The Limit’, embracing ‘Scotland’s Year of Young People’, pushed the entire cast to perform to the best of their abilities. This was made evident in the second set, with Scotch College and Brisbane Boys College at the front of the esplanade, showcasing the talent from both sides of Australia in front of the entire world.

As an added bonus, we were able to experience the city of Edinburgh surrounding the castle. With the timing of the Fringe Festival and the decent weather we were able to experience everything our hearts could desire under the limitation of our under 18 passes. Also, our precious Sundays, being the only day when we weren’t performing, were not put to waste. We took bus drives to the Bridge of Allan Highland Games, Crieff Highland Games, Glasgow World Pipe Band Championships and Loch Ness. It was a pleasure, as we were able to experience places incomparable to anything we had experienced. The journey itself was also spectacular, as we passed countless historical sightings, after which the very bagpipe tunes we were playing were named.

After returning to Perth, the experience really hit me. After playing for an entire month, I became accustomed to what is one of the most phenomenal shows in the world. The final time we stepped across the drawbridge onto the esplanade was a challenging and emotional concept to process, that is, we may never have the opportunity to experience this wonder again. In one night our collective dreams, dedication and unforgettable experiences came to an end. If there is one thing that I and every band member learnt, it is that there is no greater achievement than joint and collaborative success. Words cannot describe how proud I was each night to represent the things that ultimately got me to The Royal Edinburgh Tattoo, my school, my family, myself and 21 of my most dear mates.

Ryan Hodgetts Pipe Major

RUGBY Having flown via Melbourne, 24 Scotch boys landed in Fiji full of expectation. The three hour drive highlighted the tropical terrain and poverty of the villages. Despite this, the friendly environment and sense of graciousness presented by the people of Fiji was the most obvious difference. The coaches then introduced us to a long and tough training programme, that extended into day 3.

Day 4 started with another early morning training before a short bus ride to the Australian High Commissioner’s Office.

We had a tour and presentation about international relations between Fiji and Australia which was fascinating. We then got to experience wild Fiji as we walked through the stunning Colo-I-Suva Forest Park.

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The first game day of the tour held a lot of excitement for the boys as we had no idea what to expect. A bus ride through some of the remote parts of Fiji led us up dirt roads, where we played Navosa Central College. This will be regarded as one of the most memorable parts of the tour and not because of the tight and physical game but because of the community into which we were granted a small view.

We were fortunate to watch the Fiji sevens team train; these athletes gave us a masterclass in working as a professional outfit as well as the level of dedication of the squad.

Waking at 4:30am on our travel day, we had a poignant end to the tour as we commemorated Anzac Day. The beach was a perfect setting for the service providing stunning views as the sun rose from behind a massive mountain ending our trip on a high.

Lachlan Phillips and Connor O’Sullivan Year 12

Over the Summer holidays, the Scotch Volleyball team went to Melbourne to compete in the largest school-based sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere, the Australian Volleyball School Championship.

The atmosphere was electric, over 500 volleyball teams playing matches on over forty courts from 7am to 8pm from Monday to Friday. The boys, playing in U17 Div 2, played many teams who were regulars to the AVSC competition. This made for a new and demanding experience for the boys, who rose to the challenge splendidly. Watching the men’s open division (including our own coach Dylan Wood in the semi-final) gave us a great respect for the skill level required to carry away the gold.

The team made themselves quite at home in Melbourne CBD, catching the Melbourne tram to venues, seeing sites like Remembrance Hall and Federation Square, as well as trying our hand at an escape room. We became regulars at a noodle place close to our hotel, which gave bowls of pho beyond the stomach of any player on the team!

Overall, I feel the competition fostered a great feeling of camaraderie and appreciation for the game. I congratulate the boys on how well they carried themselves representing Scotch. I look forward to seeing their progress over the next year with keen interest. Special thanks to Dylan Wood who gave up his time to coach the Scotch team, as well as adding to the culture of the team so excellently.

Mr Oscar Burke Tour Manager

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The last day saw the squad travel back to Uprising Resort to play our second game of the tour. On the bus to the game however, we picked up the opposing team which proved to be an incredible experience and typified the way that Rugby should be played, bringing a whole new approach to our season. After the game the coaches surprised us with 20 minutes more, where teams would be mixed up. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity that the boys loved and will remember in years to come.

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Waking early, the squad arrived at the daunting Sigatoka dunes, and we couldn’t wait to get on to them, as they are a pivotal component of the Fiji Rugby training regime. It is no understatement to say that this day will be looked back on throughout the lives of the squad as a truly memorable experience that brought us all closer together.

TANZANIA The 2018 Tanzania Tour was a great success and built upon the many years of work completed by the PLC and Scotch communities.

Along with the new friendships and incredible experiences, through student reflection and comment, we know that they have taken a huge amount from their time away and are extremely appreciative of your support for them in undertaking such a journey.

The trip began in Dar es Salam where we visited Devergy, Wonderwork and Kibasila High School. Devergy is a business that provides solar power energy to develop energy for rural communities. In 2012, the Matipwili resource centre was a trial for the company that has expanded throughout Tanzania. Wonder workshop provides locals with disability opportunity to create materials out of recycled metal and the students enjoyed their creativity and purchased some unique materials.

The student conference at Kibasila Senior School went as well as we could have hoped.

A visit to the school facilities and classrooms followed by a series of small group discussion on a range of topics promoted some excellent dialogue. Students came away with a firm appreciation and gratitude for their opportunities offered at Scotch and PLC. We then moved onto Kisampa Bush Camp that was established by the Barbour family in 2003 when they experienced a life change to Tanzania and moved to the area and built the place from scratch. The conservation area has come a long way in recent years and we arrived to a big herd of elephants on the plain below the camp and the sound of hippos in the Wami River each morning. We were extremely fortunate to have Rob, Jacqui, James and Sarah Barbour staying at the camp and able to share their stories with us. Jeanann, Rob’s mother, also joined us and her presence added a huge amount to the trip. I encourage you to ask your child about Rob’s speech to us one evening. Kisampa is 10km from Matipwili, the village that we have built a relationship with

since 2004. Matipwili is welcoming and steadily developing, and this is in large part due to the work of the Barbour family, Scotch and PLC. Bori, an employee of Kisampa, is able to assist us in liaising with the village elders to ensure we are doing work that is meaningful and wanted. The most physical work was painting and building an amphitheatre that adjoined the Trade Training Centre which was built in the last few years. This was combined with a lot of work with the children and adults using the laptops and iPads, setting up sewing machines that had been purchased, installing internet boosters, and generally getting to know village life. Jeanann was able to take us on a village tour and show us many things we’d have otherwise missed, and Jacqui Barbour gave great insights into how the village has changed in the last 14 years. Everyone agreed as to the success of this part of the trip and we were disappointed to have to leave to head north to Moshi and the Kilimanjaro area.

The day driving north became an extremely long one due to constant police stops and sheer distance! The police presence on the roads was a consistent theme of the trip and President Magafuli has instigated a big crackdown in recent months which began with sacking the Home Affairs Minister, responsible for police. The police certainly seem to have taken notice and were determined to ensure we adhered to the speed and weight limits!

While in Moshi, we were hosted by the International School of Moshi, an IB school and about to become part of the United World Colleges. Our time in Moshi consisted of a visit to Tella Primary School located on the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro. We were greeted by students and teachers who were able to show us their classroom followed by a moving ceremony. We ordered educational resources and created 300 literacy bags to give to each student as well as purchasing some resources for the staff at Tella School. One of the pre-primary buildings we visited was built with funding from Scotch in 2006 and 2008.

We then planted 600 avocado trees with the Jane Goodall Institute’s Shoots and Roots Programme which concluded with a dance and harmonious celebration with the mamas.

We left Moshi for the adventure and challenge to climb Little Meru. The weather was not particularly kind given the volume of recent rainfall but the students did not skip a beat as we managed to get everyone to Saddle Hut and most went on to reach the peak of Little Meru. The sunrise over Kilimanjaro was enjoyed by all and will always be remembered.

It was really exciting to hear so many students say how keen they are to complete other physical challenges and scaling Kilimanjaro seems to have become a future interest for a lot of them.

Following a much-needed rest day, we embarked on a day safari in Tarangire National Park. The highlight of the day was being surrounded by a herd of elephants as they reached the river and then watching them cool themselves down and drink in the heat of the day. The following day was spent in Ngorogoro Crater with too many highlights to mention. It started with a steep descent into the crater with a hyena feasting on a zebra carcass. Other highlights included several prides of lion, hippos, a jackal kill and a spectacular viewpoint of the crater to conclude the safari.

The students were absolutely outstanding in the way they conducted themselves throughout the entire trip. All of the staff were truly impressed by the patience, determination and strength displayed by the group. They thoroughly enjoyed the food served across the trip and the health of the group was extremely positive.

When asked to reflect upon the trip, students described their experience as one that generated a new-found gratitude, increased perspective and greater insight into their social intelligence across culture and people.

We are so pleased that the relationship with Matipwili continues to strengthen and we are looking forward to continuing this unique partnership.

Mr David Kyle Director of Service and Citzenship

WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP Perth Round In June, Sacred Heart College played host for the Perth Round of the World Scholar’s Cup, a two-day global academic enrichment competition that ‘aims to attract a global community of future scholars and leaders’.

• 2nd Place overall Senior team – Sam Wake, William Steinberg and Daniel Wiese • 3rd place overall Junior team – Heath Muller, Oscar Clements and Xavier Dry • 5th place overall Senior team – Max Vaughan, Jack Adams, Owen Edgar • 10th place overall individual Junior – William Steinberg

Global Round Twelve boys went on to compete in Melbourne. This was a fourday academic, social and cultural learning extravaganza with this round seeing over 1700 students from 27 countries. This served as the culmination of months of study and dedication.

Again, some outstanding results were realized: • 1st place overall Junior Team – Heath Muller, Pearson Chambel, Xavier Dry • 2nd place overall Debate Team – Heath Muller, Pearson Chambel, Xavier Dry • 3rd place overall individual Junior student – Heath Muller • 8th place overall individual Junior student – Pearson Chambel In receiving the ‘Overall Champion Junior Team’ award, Heath Muller, Pearson Chambel and Xavier Dry, became the first Australian team ever to win this highest honour at a Global Round, a remarkable achievement in such a competitive field.

Mr Sam Sterrett Enrichment Coordinator

CAPE TO CAPE EXPEDITION Three groups of Year 10 students set off on various sections of the Cape to Cape track with the aim to walk 50km in four days.

In good spirits, the groups soon found themselves challenged by squally showers, long sections of beach walking and steep sandy inclines where boots have to be constantly emptied of sand and every step forward is wasted as the boot slides back down the slope, again now full of sand.

The river crossings always provide a challenge and a decision had to be made whether to step directly through the water and risk blisters from rubbing wet feet in sand filled boots or to try and boulder hop in the hope that the overladen backpacks do not topple the walker whilst jumping on the slippery wet surfaces.

The boys soon learnt how to pack their tent in a timely fashion and in a way that didn’t periodically jettison tent poles into the bush with each toe-jarring stumble. As the days passed, and the blisters increased, each walker faced their own personal tests, whether it be overcoming that next long beach walk, steep sand dunes or eating cold soggy mush again. However, walking down the beautiful wattle-lined Cape to Cape track we enjoyed stunning coastal vistas that made each blister worth it.

The boys rose to the physical challenge and learnt to support one another in getting through and by the end everyone had that little tale to tell with pride at walking one of the natural gems of West Australia. Well done, boys! Thanks to our expert guide Amber and the support crew from the Outdoor Ed department and especially to Mrs Murray for ferrying weary students around and of course the sticky buns!

Mr Nick Warrington Science Teacher

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Scotch College once again performed exceptionally well across all aspects of the competition with the following notable achievements:

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Scotch College again fielded one of the biggest student delegations with over 50 boys from Years 7 to 11. Every Friday afternoon for several months, these boys engaged in training sessions that included often mesmerising guest lectures on the ‘philosophical compass’ provided by our Scholar In Residence, Akram Azimi.

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World Scholar’s Cup is an international phenomenon and has now grown to encompass 82 countries. The overarching theme for 2018 was ‘An Entangled World’, under which students explored topics ranging from the History of Diplomacy to Black Markets.

DIVE EXPEDITION Three am on a cold, Perth winter morning, six degrees, dewy and miserable. The Year 10 students were tired and annoyed with the early wake up, but nevertheless were anticipating the week ahead.

After a two-hour flight, the students were transferred into a world of happiness with a sunny 27 degrees. They were met by Scotty and Matt, our two diving instructors, who evaluated our limited knowledge of diving, briefing us for the week ahead.

The next day, Scott and Matt had us up bright and early to prepare us for our first dive in the Exmouth Pool, the temperature - freezing. Not even our 7.5mm wetsuits kept the cold away. We met Sean, a professional underwater photographer and diving instructor. Put through our paces fairly quickly we soon learnt who wasn’t good at conserving air. Our first test was a 200m swim. Our scariest moment was removing our mask underwater, waiting a minute, then placing it back on.

Next morning the news of whale sharks diving ahead greeted us.

We ventured to the boat, Mahi Mahi and met Jarred, our skipper, Sal the deck master, Heather the spotter and Sean to video our experience. 30 minutes in we were told a whale shark was in the area and it was full steam ahead to catch the world’s largest fish. At the call of Sal’s “GO GO GO!” all of us were excited for the first swim with the six-metre spotty giant. After multiple whale shark sightings, our Skipper was told by the spotter plane that something black and white was lurking in the waters nearby. We were honoured with the rare sighting of a pod of orcas swimming by our boat.

The following day we had our first ocean dive, it was peaceful and tranquil. We quickly finished off incomplete skills and dug right in to investigating the ocean. By the end of the day, all students qualified as PADI Open Water SCUBA Divers. The last day consisted of two low visibility dives to finish our adventure. The sea life and coral formations were astounding.

The boys had a fantastic time and thank Mr Chamberlain and staff at Exmouth Diving Centre. We had experiences that will never be forgotten and have a qualification that we will never lose.

Mr Shawn Brogden Curriculum Leader – Outdoor Education

KARIJINI EXPEDITION A small group of boys packed wetsuits, harness, helmets and a pack full of essential warm and cool clothing in preparation for an amazing hike through the Gorges of Karijini. With day time temps of a comfortable 28 degrees boardshorts are a must, and with night time temps of 3 degrees, a warm sleeping bag and down jacket. Packed and ready we were off.

A short flight with a mob of guys in high vis (miners), had us landing at Paraburdoo airport where we met our bus. A short drive away from the massive mine sites we arrived in the amazing Karijini National Park. Here we were met with some bad news; if you thought your pack was heavy before, don’t forget to pack “all this food” as Mr Fidge divided up the week’s rations into 3kg piles and boys loaded more into some already heavy packs.

This walk is truly unique with only 20-30 persons a year going off-piste to hike to what is the top of a very large slope and the technical source of Knox Gorge. In some ways it is an big flat paddock at the top of an insignificant hill. However, when it rains, the water does not soak in, as the bedrock is ironstone, pretty much pure steel, so it all flows downhill. We followed, the minor ruts that soon became dry creeks and we found ourselves in a rather wide but very dry river bed. A few kilometres later we were in a shallow gorge with fresh water flowing at our feet. We had entered Knox Gorge, at its source.

Soon we found a great spot with fresh water to set up camp.

The following day we were off in wetsuits and helmets. The day started easily enough; follow the water down stream, until this small trickle of water became a 300 metre long swimming pool, some 40m deep in parts, with walls up to 50m high either side. This pool keeps the tourist out, but not us. Swimming in the water was fine, if you like ice baths after two days of walking. However, cold was distracted from our minds with the amazing natural architecture of polished stone walls and crystal clear fresh water carved from the steel rock.

Before we knew it we were sun baking at the other end of the pool in the tourist access area. Before we retraced our steps and headed back upstream we walked as far as humanly possible to the “Birth Canal”, a natural boundary that again keeps the mere mortals from going any further due to a small waterfall that once crossed allows no return.

Alas two days later we found ourselves heading over the falls and down the natural slippery slide to enter the final sections of Knox Gorge where it exits into Red Gorge. As mentioned, there is no going back the way we came so we swam and hiked our way up Red Gorge and out through Weano Gorge.

All in all it was an amazing trip with good food and splendour to the eyes and mind in every direction.

Mr Shawn Brogden Curriculum Leader – Outdoor Education

MOUNTAIN BIKING EXPEDITION Reflections from the riders:

On the expedition we rode mountain bikes each day over rocky terrain and jumps. Although many of the boys had never mountain biked before, and at first lacked the skill, we saw great improvement amongst both the experienced and nonexperienced groups. Overall it was a great experience whether for somebody who would like to give mountain biking a go or for someone who enjoys doing it on the regular and would like to further their skills and knowledge. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun and thrilling experience.

Luke O’Loughlin Year 10 After a three hour drive we arrived in Margaret River, staying in a quiet campsite. After a thorough brief of the week we rode out of the camp to a huge series of trails known as The Pines. Initially we just rode through a fairly simple trail where the instructors graded us into two groups based on our experience and how good we were on the track. As it was my first time mountain biking on trails like this I was in the beginner group. We then headed back and set up camp before cooking our own dinner.

The next day we began riding early in the morning setting off for an eight-hour day. An instructor was with us at all times as we went through the basics; this included rolling, turning through berms, pumping etc. After a few hours we ‘smashed’ a couple of the trails in the area until we were all very competent at them. After cycling up hills we were all quite happy to head back for dinner, but not as happy to sleep in zero-degree temperature. The next day we continued practising cornering through berms and sharp turns, we then had an intro into jumping which was equally as fun as it was scary. By the last day I felt like a mountain biker; the improvement we as a group had made was incredible but we were all riding on our last legs. We finished the week off on the same trail we started on but with a race. The winner Daniel Wiese won a trophy “Fastest Rider”.

Sam Wake Year 10

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The mountain bike tour was a great experience as I learnt valuable skills in being independent and had a good time with my mates around the fire or whilst mountain biking each day. On the expedition we drove down to the Pines in Margaret River which is a well-renowned mountain bike spot located just as you enter the main area.

A early start doesn’t sound like a great day for 15 students, two staff and one parent to start an expedition, but contrary to superstition it was the beginning of a great week on the historical shipwreck coast of Western Australia that went without a hitch.

Boys had a chance to obtain their PADI Open Water or Advanced Open Water SCUBA certification or complete their skipper’s ticket aboard the 75ft “Masterclass 5”. Rachael, the friendly but nononsense dive master and her off-sider Ally had no problem teaching the boys the skills required to be safe divers and good buddies starting in the Geraldton Aquarena then out at the Abrolhos.

Our fairly rough, 2 ½ hour boat trip over to the Abrolhos left some of us feeling a little worse for wear but soon enough we were out doing our first of six open water dives on some of the most pristine reef in WA. Highlights of the trip included diving with a friendly sea lion, catching and eating crayfish every night, hand feeding the fish at Anemone Lump, looking at the beautiful clown fish at Jackson Island and the Batavia Coast Maritime Institute, and of course snorkelling on the 389 year old wreck of the Batavia which still has several cannons and anchors clearly visible after all that time.

Each new dive site we visited gave us another opportunity to see different sea life and gave us an insight into what we had been learning about in our Marine and Maritime class. About 30% of the Year 12 ATAR Marine and Maritime course relates directly to Abrolhos and the Batavia tragedy, which is why this is such an integral part of our course.

In addition to the diving, snorkelling and fishing the boys helped out each day with preparing, cooking and cleaning up after meals, showing great teamwork, although their washing skills could do with some work! At the end of each day they fell into their swags totally exhausted but excited to see what the next day would bring.

Thanks, must go to Dr Nick Warrington for his assistance on the expedition.

Mrs Sally Budge Marine and Maritime Studies Teacher

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Ron Fellows-Smith Year 10

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Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the Year 10 mountain biking adventure camp. The camp was held at the exquisite Margaret River trails “The Pines”. I had been mountain biking in the past, however, that didn’t really matter. The group of us were a motley crew, with skill levels ranging from a state mountain bike racer to people who fell off their bikes on the first day. On the camp we were with an amazing tour guide who showed us all of the secret lines and trails which no one else knew about. Additionally, he gave me brilliant tips and pointers which drastically improved my riding, and consequently allowed me to enjoy my week on the trails even more. A testimony to how good the coaching was is that we only had one injury in our group and it could definitely be said that the help and guidance of the instructor made us all better riders by the end of the week.

SEA KAYAKING EXPEDITION This year 24 boys headed north to Exmouth to escape the cold wet weather.

Not only was it a beautiful week, it was one of the most amazing experiences that anyone could have dreamed of.

Max Pethick summed up his trip with the following words. “Every morning we woke to an incredible sunrise while we cooked our brekky. We paddled 12km a day, with lots of time to snorkel and eat. While kayaking we saw dolphins, sharks, dugongs, stingrays, whales breaching on the horizon and tons of turtles! Seeing these animals from a kayak was amazing but swimming with them was ten times better! We swam with lots of turtles, chased reef sharks, saw huge schools of fish, a magical octopus, little rays darting around while observing the beautiful reef. Ningaloo Sea Kayaking is a once in a lifetime opportunity that the boys and I will never forget, and we can’t recommend it enough!”

And Fletcher Gardner’s thoughts on his experience: “In the kayaks we were able to get to places that bigger boats could not reach, which meant closer to the sea life. We were in arm’s reach of turtles, reef sharks, manta rays, and in one spot we were paddling over a two and a half metre shark, which was amazing!

On the last day of our venture, we went on a boat to see whale sharks. This was my highlight of the trip, and something that will be remembered forever. We were in the water only a few metres away from these massive creatures. Anyone thinking about the Sea Kayaking Expedition in Year 10, I would highly recommend it.

It was so much more than what I expected.”

Mr Alistair Steele Outdoor Ed Teacher

SURFING EXPEDITION Early starts mean nothing to us, as the early surfer catches the wave, so it was easy getting all the gear loaded on the bus and departing before 8am to head down south for a week of chasing waves.

The weather forecast was ominous with southerly winds forecast and rain all week. However, we had a secret weapon, Josh Parmateer. Josh has local knowledge to find waves in the worst weather forecast somewhere on the capes and that’s what we set out to do.

At first, we thought “Sick,we are going to just surf all week”, then we met Josh at the River mouth. It can be summed up as a group of lads frothing for some waves with their sensai Josh stopping the froth and making them focus: watch the wave, stretch the body, you are your surf and then explaining how each individual is going to surf this wave and how you would use this surf to improve your own surfing.

This became the daily routine. Meet Josh, pile out of the bus to some absolutely awesome conditions, get wetsuits on, leashes, fins, race down the beach to stop, stretch, think. Not the normal routine for this bunch of keen surfers.

However, this planning and focus allowed us the opportunity to narrow our minds and improve our surfing. On the beach Josh and his coaches watched us. When we did something awesome they hooted, when we needed advice they waved us in, gave us critical feedback then sent us out to try again.

Everyone improved, wave counts went up and before long ‘boogers’ were riding stand up boards, mediocre surfers were hunting for barrels or one more turn and we all improved out of sight.

In all we scored some great waves surfing the Farm in perfect offshore all-day barrels, North and South point in some huge swell while watching Jake Robinson go from barrel riding head and a half Northies into a 360 air and land it. We finished our week at Canal Rocks in some absolutely perfect clean waves where everyone scored a beauty or three.

Thanks to everyone who gave us time and space to enjoy some amazing surf.

Mr Shawn Brogden Curriculum Leader – Outdoor Education

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STAFF REPORTER 2018

STAFF REPORT The College continued the trend of attracting a high calibre of staff during 2018 to ensure we consistently provide a quality service to the students, families and wider Scotch Community. This included Teaching, Administration and Ancillary staff appointed to various roles amongst the three School campuses and also a number of roles that cut across the whole College, including our new Head of Performing Arts, Scott Loveday and our School Psychologist Jonathan Marginis.

The theme for Human Resources this year was one of staff development and recognition with a number of new initiatives launched. The Educator Impact 360 feedback programme was introduced to provide staff with the opportunity to reflect and develop their practice, embedding a culture of feedback to act as a catalyst for professional growth. A leadership development programme was launched for our Administration and Ancillary leaders providing these individuals with the tools and foundational learning that is needed for them to grow as a leader and to effect positive changes in employee performance and culture. Our employee Induction and Integration Programme was streamlined, focusing on developing employees in their first two years at the College and integrating the AITSL Standards for our Academic staff, the benchmark standards that teachers should be aiming to achieve at every stage of their career.

The College also continued to offer our academic staff an opportunity to participate in NESLI’s (National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative) leadership programmes. Over 50 staff have graduated from NESLI’s various leadership programmes so far with six staff using the programme credits to springboard to a Masters of

Educational Leadership.

The list of staff who completed the NESLI Programmes in 2018 is as follows: Laree Springhall, Junior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Fiona Alexander, Junior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Mia Sullivan, Middle School Aspiring Leaders Programme Kate Gooding, Senior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Caitlin Collins, Senior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Kirra Muni, Senior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Gill Youngleson, Middle School Aspiring Leaders Programme Irene Louden, Junior School Aspiring Leaders Programme Peter Gaspar, Middle School Deputy Principals Leadership Steve Scotti, Senior School Deputy Principals Leadership Brent Van Ingen-Kal, Middle School Deputy Principals Leadership Rebecca Shiel, Senior School Deputy Principals Leadership NESLI’s breadth of expertise across educational leadership has enabled Scotch to successfully target multiple layers of leadership development and provide these individuals with the tools and foundational learning that is needed for them to grow as leaders.

The Staff Association launched our inaugural Staff Long Service Awards to reward long serving staff for their loyalty and commitment to the College. A personalised certificate and badge were presented by our Headmaster to each individual during our beginning of the year staff day. This included six awards for

staff who had completed 25 years’ service; Grant Bennett, Commerce Teacher and Deputy Head of Residential Life, Anthony Doney, SOSE Teacher and House Head for St Andrews, David Jones, Physical Education Teacher and Year 9 and 10 Coordinator, Lisa Evans, Science Teacher and House Head for Anderson House, Dan Quinlivan, Science Teacher and Norm De Grussa, Pipe Band Programme Instructor.

The staff at the College have consistently added and continue to add value to the service we provide and as such a number of individuals received deserved recognition for their achievements during the year. Marilyn Zuidersma, Senior School Mathematics Teacher won the inaugural Australian Mathematics Trust Teacher Award. This is a national award recognising a teacher’s contributions to the teaching and learning of Mathematics. Adelle Wilkes, Information and Research Specialist based in our Senior School Library, was nominated as an Australian Library and Information Association ‘Library Hero’ for 2018. Our Head of Middle School, Richard Ledger was Nominated in Educator HQ Unsung Hero Award in the Leadership category and our Curriculum Leader for Mathematics, Shirin Reyhani, received the Scotch College Council “Round Square” Staff Bursary for outstanding Teaching and Professionalism at the College.

Our staff continue to have an extremely positive influence on the College’s success through the skills, capabilities and experiences they bring ensuring that we are both one of Australia’s leading school for boys and an employer of choice.

Mr Gareth Spence Manager of Staffing and Human Resources

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FRONT ROW Mark Watts, Scott Loveday, Adelle Wilkes, Matt Bradley, Warwick Norman, Sophie Berry, Cara Fugill, Chas Lewis, Peter Allen, Brad Tyrrell, Paul Davidson, John Stewart, Alec O’Connell, Richard Ledger, Marcus Wilkinson, David Kyle, James Hindle, Grant Bennett, Peter Burt, Penny Hooper, Richard Foster, Justine Wall, Gareth Spence, Michael Scaife, Peter Frusher SECOND ROW Celena Mecham, Carolyn Vinton, Tiffany Vance, Diana Dunne, Irene Louden, Nikki Papas, Janet Lopez, Vicki Enfield-Kirk, Petranella Turner, Elizabeth Satriani, Donna Hooson, Deborah Lee, Cass Macgowan, Julie Maiolo, Jude De Vorms Shaw THIRD ROW Jeannette Weeda, Sue Sadgrove, Lisa Crofts, Tracey Eaton, Lauren Ellington, Amber Koenig, Sarah Combes, Kathryn Salt, Alison Webster, Helen Varian, Tiffany Nalder, Kellie Altus, Courtney Ellis, Francesca Gabby Surijata, Anita Johnson, Ellie Nalder, Gabriel Hodgson, Emily Paterniti, Ian Waldock, Tracey O’Shea, Rebecca Shiel, Terri Phillips, Medine Mazzuchelli, Sarah Devenish, Kate Flowers, Marie Grech, Dawn Scaife, Sam Lock FOURTH ROW Sue Tredget, Cas Gabriels, Olivia Creagh, Fern Purio, Kerstin Helm, Mahsa Shahbazi, Carolyn Hector, Marie Bloodworth, Pam Seaby, Karen Tyler, Cate McKnight, Felicity Byres, Rebecca Turkich, Amanda Ritchie, Fiona Alexander, Dusan Vojvodic, Tessa Beale, Fiona Pinardi, Jan Usher, Jane Toovey, Nicola Eidne, Shelley Willis, Heidi Locke, Mel Ziepe, Sheila McKenna, Meg Baker, Fran Hannington, Lynn Murray FIFTH ROW Jonathan Tay, Louise Lilford, Marilyn Zuidersma, Suzanne Wydra, Shaye Pett, Gill Youngleson, Kim Quinlivan, Yasmin McDonald, Loreen Kerrigan, Kate Gooding, Caitlin Collins, René Greyling, Chris Wisniewski, Sam Sterrett, Kirsty Brando, Kirra Muni, Shirin Reyhani, Debbie McConnell, Michelle Grosse, Kerrin Girando, Tracey Fitzpatrick, Jenny Sullivan, Patrick Barry, Steven Scotti, Moira Cross, Jonathan Rugg, Matthew Lane, Wayne Ramsay SIXTH ROW Brad Watson, Rochelle Gaudieri, Chris Smith, John Santelli, Martyn Kelly, Brendan Zani, Anthony D’Ignazio, Ben Sampson, Robert Fenwick, Barry Evans, Katie Hobbs, Brent Van Ingen-Kal, David Jones, Tim Simpson, Aaron Pomfret, Joel Kandiah, David Bell, Wilfred Liauw, Mia Sullivan, Mel Colling, Vanessa Hoareau, Matt Hildebrandt, Sean Mecham, Nick Guard, Anthony Doney SEVENTH ROW Graeme Bell, Edward Grant, Matt James, Drew Templar, Oscar Burke, Ryan Markwell, Michael Davies, Nick Warrington, Alex Wood, Matt Pannell, Douglas Seaby, Garry Hoy, Lewis Dienelt, Michael Neave, Jordan Gallacher, Paul Chamberlain, Tim Burrows, Tim Hayward, Shelley Turnbull, Lucy Searle, Andrew Wells, Norm De Grussa, Bernadette Boisen, Amy Ward EIGHTH ROW Jared Faint, Shawn Brogden, Scott Duncan, Tyrone Giese, Alistair Steele, Matthew Jahn, Simon Hollingshead, Toby Robinson, Richard Hales, Darren Mumford, Lewis Miedzyblocki, Mark Gale, Matt Luton, Grant Ford, Reg Reberger, Nathan Kime, Andrew Jones, Ashley Keatch, Justin Creighton, Daniel Nelson, Scott Galipo, Andrea Goodison, Peter Gaspar

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STAFF VALE

Sally Budge

Diana Dunne

Sally Budge has been an invaluable member of the Science department for ten years. She has made an immense contribution to a variety of areas of the school.

Diana joined the Scotch College French Department in 2007 under the then Head of Department Mme Andrée Rule. She taught in the days before our Middle School, to Year 6 across the road and up to Year 12 on the senior campus.

Sally is a passionate teacher who has high expectations for her students who work hard to meet those expectations. She carefully considers her lesson plans in order to provide engaging lessons that facilitate the occurrence of deep learning in her students.

The whole Science department has utilised her expertise in areas that other staff are not as familiar with; many of us depended on her knowledge in the area of Earth and Environment and the interactive teaching resources she created.

Sally has taught a broad range of subjects across the Science curriculum. Her passion for the environment and science always led Sally to encourage and empower her students to question their beliefs about consumerism and resources use. Never one to shy away from a challenge, this passion flowed through to her classroom when she took up the baton to teach Earth and Environmental Science, at short notice; she was highly regarded by her E&ES students and she worked countless extra hours to prepare them for the successful completion of WACE examinations in the subject. She also took on teaching the newly introduced subject of Marine and Maritime studies at WACE levels; and Scotch was recognised as one of the top performing schools in that subject.

Scotch has benefited enormously from Sally’s diverse range of interests. Her contribution to the Feeding Faces programme included the construction of a sustainable garden which helped embed the general ethos around sustainability with a sense of purpose and active learning for students at Scotch. In her work for the social club committee, Sally endeavoured to bring the sub-schools together by providing original ideas for new events and supporting the organisation of staff social functions. She has made a valuable contribution to the Cadet unit including what Howard Loosemore describes as a memorable trip to Kalbarri.

This was just one of the numerous camps and excursions that Sally supervised or facilitated. Sally has been passionate in her support of the co-curricular programme at Scotch and an active contributor well beyond the classroom.

Sally will be greatly missed by the Science staff and the many boys who are grateful for her contributions throughout the College.

Mrs Hayley Gale Science Teacher

Diana came to us at a time of great change for Scotch and quickly became known for her passion for grammatical detail, much of which she had learned as a student in Eastern Europe. French was her third language and she remained an example of a capable polyglot, typical in Europe, one who could operate in any of her languages to a highly competent level. Above all she wished to help her students reach a solid communicative level of language by the end of Year 12.

Diana would say that the senior years were her favourite and focused much of her energy on getting struggling Year 11s up to the standard necessary for entering Year 12. Never shy of calling boys in for another oral practice in advance, she proved accurate in both her understanding of the French ATAR courses through their various iterations and in her accurate prediction of results.

Diana seemed to particularly enjoy engaging with the most eclectic groups of the senior students combining them into a unit for senior study. Latterly, she was preparing to teach the Diploma French course also. Of course, much of her teaching time was spent with classes of 25, Year 8, 9 or 10s under the IB Middle Years programme. She enjoyed teaching the Health and Technology topics particularly and was known during our moderation sessions for calling us back to the exacting definitions to the assessment criteria – a useful role to the team.

In her co-curricular life she spent Friday afternoons at Balga with the Year 10 Service programme. She took her long service leave in Winter Term and moved on to follow other interests following this. We wish her well.

Mr Jonathan Rugg Curriculum Leader – Modern Languages (Language Acquisition)

Lawrence Felgate

Stuart commenced as a Visual Art teacher at Scotch College in 2008. At the end of 2018, Stuart accepted a role as Head of Creative Arts at Methodist Ladies’ College.

After 13 years of loyal service, Lawrence Felgate has taken up a Pastoral Care leadership position at Hale School. During his time with us, Lawrence made a significant contribution to both teaching and learning within our Middle School, where he specializes in Maths, and also the Sport programme right across the College, where he worked initially as a Water Polo coach and more recently established Triathlon as a sport with some highly competitive teams in Year 7, 8 and 9.

Over the past 11 years, Stuart has been highly regarded for his kindness, compassion and humility in the service towards students and staff. Through his in-depth knowledge of Visual Art curriculum and teaching Stuart has enabled individual Senior School boys to create their own unique expression of self through artworks. His classroom practice saw students exposed to a range of mediums, skills and practices all with the end-point of developing the artist. The success of the boys’ work has culminated in exhibition at the annual Inspirations, with some work over the years selected to be displayed at the Visual Art Perspectives, a showcase of top student artworks produced by Year 12s in the Visual Art ATAR course. The works were always unique, using skills and techniques in an interesting or experimental way. Stuart assisted boys to create art with a clear representation of their beliefs and values, art with a purpose. Stuart’s greatest sense of satisfaction came from helping boys to create an artwork that maximised their potential, and seeing the enjoyment of the boys as they showed family and friends their work at the school exhibition.

Stuart involved himself in all facets of College life. He was highly committed to the Community and Service programme; including participation in Friday afternoon Community and Service activities and the organisation and running of the India Tour in collaboration with St. Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School. His enjoyment of new experiences was infectious and he passed this mindset onto the boys. Stuart also led art camps to Moray to take students into the natural environment where they could spend uninterrupted time developing major art works. This proved to be invaluable with Year 11 and 12 boys returning from art camp having completed a significant portion of their work.

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Stuart Earnshaw

Lawrence always demonstrated energy and enthusiasm and has never been shy on the microphone at a sports carnival! Lawrence made a really positive impact on staff and students within the Middle School and the College as a whole.

Lawrence was an extremely well organised and dedicated person. Being the sole Physical Education teacher in the Middle School for many years, he was instrumental in creating an engaging and vast programme.

His organisation and facilitation of Carnivals and Events was exemplary. He ensured that events were competitive, fun and with plenty of participation.

The reinvented Highland Games were a big feather in his cap. His effort and enthusiastic approach were again on show here with the event becoming an ongoing big success.

Lawrence’s heavy involvement in the PSA Sport programme was significant, in his roles of JPSSA and MS Head of Sport. His creation of PSA Triathlon has been an ever-growing sport choice.

He did an outstanding job in managing these athletes and the facilitation of community and Sport races.

I am very thankful for his support and guidance over the years through the transitions and changes in Middle School.

Mr Michael Brinsden Physical Education Teacher

Mrs Celena Mecham Curriculum Leader – Creative Arts

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We wish him all the best in his new role.

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As a member of the department, Stuart willingly shared ideas around professional practice. He made valuable contributions to both the Visual Art area and the curriculum area of Creative Arts.

In 1987 I became aware that it was necessary for the education of family that I needed to conclude my ministry in the Goldfield’s Outback Patrol. At this time my West Australian contact with the Uniting Church and Australian Inland Mission was Ms Beryl Grant who also was a member of the Scotch College Council.

She was aware that another UCA college had approached me to consider chaplaincy.

Beryl felt I should also consider Scotch. Mr Bill Dickinson contacted me and given the nature of chaplaincy at Scotch which suited my approach much better, Bill Dickinson invited me to be Chaplain in 1987 and I began at Scotch the following January. I am thankful for the opportunity to work and minister in a community such as Scotch College.

Chas Lewis Since the appointment of our first acting Chaplain in 1956, Revd Gilbert Cameron, and our first fulltime chaplain in 1961, Revd James Muir, the lead given by Scotch College Chaplains has been of developing a stronger sense of social justice in boys.

For 31 years, Revd Lewis’s words have been heard at Assemblies, Chapel and staff gatherings. In reflecting upon the role played

by Chapel, he has this to say: It is a place of quietness and retreat if you want it to be. But is also a place where Christian ethos is reiterated and where the example of Christ is held up as a model for boys so they can plan to make a real difference in the world.

Revd Lewis has continually modelled what servant leadership means. John 13:12-15 ‘When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.’ Each year, especially during our Easter celebrations, the image of servant leadership was at the fore.

Chaplaincy is a profoundly personal journey.

Like all positions within a school, each person brings with them their hopes, desires and charisms. In preparing this Vale, I asked Chas to reflect on his journey at Scotch. Chas has this to say: In 1970, whilst I was working in the ANZ and the ES and A banks I was confronted with the Isaiah text ‘who will go for me?’ and the response which became my response ‘here am I send me’ and that has been my life’s experience.

I have ministered under three headmasters during my time at Scotch. So often serving the community is a team effort and I thank Julie, Bill’s wife for her support during all the years and through Bill’s final time. Andrew Syme continued that support as we launched into the world of IT, again with the support of Joan, Andrew’s wife. Finally, Dr Alec O’Connell who put up with my Protestant foundation and nagging for repairs or even perhaps the creating of a new Chapel, again with the support of his wife Janny.

My time at Scotch was a constant community that nurtured and encouraged my ministry.

I thank my family without whom I could not have survived. Aaron, Ben and Daniel, all of whom are Old Boys and my daughter Emma who may have always wanted to be an Old Scotch Collegian but for obvious reasons could not. They have provided my life when endless wonderful experiences and continued to support me.

The role of Chaplain traverses many groups, and non-more important that our OSCs. 1 Peter 5:2-4 Asks us to ‘Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.

And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory’.

The President of the OSC, Michael Silbert, summarised Chas’s role in looking after the OSC flock at Scotch: Chas Lewis ministered not just to our staff and students, but became an important part of the community of Old Scotch Collegians as well. He was there for us and our families on joyful occasions, such as baptisms and marriages, and he was unwavering in his support when we lost somebody. He has been there for us in times of personal difficulty, and he has been the first to celebrate our achievements. He has looked after us in his gentle, practical and kind way and is always without judgement. We have enjoyed Chas being part of our OSC events

and celebrations, and were thrilled to extend OSC membership to him after his 31 years of service to Scotch, so that we could be sure to keep him in the fold. We wish him a wonderful retirement, and can’t wait to hear about his new adventures to come.

As a former Chaplain at Newington School Sydney, the sixth Headmaster of Scotch, Revd Andrew Syme, knew just what it meant to hold the role of Chaplain in a school. He believes that Chas impacted Scotch and can be summarised under three key areas: The new storyteller Chas tried to vary from the traditional means of biblical storytelling to find new ways of conveying the Gospel messages. In particular Chas’ s love of technology and film saw him find snippets of contemporary cinematic story and reappropriate them to a spiritual context.

He wasn’t a traditionalist nor was he a political churchman. His sole interest throughout his career was the other person. Their story; their views and their values.

When it really mattered Communities such as Scotch have, from time to time, their own tragedies. Good communities have a way of wrapping their arms around those in need and in this regard the Scotch community was particularly strong.

Centre to this was Chas Lewis.

The big kid Whether it was riding the Harley Davidson or his obsession with new technology and gadgets, Chas had something of the “almost grown” adolescent boy about him that was endearing and unique.

Truly great communities reflect and celebrate the service of its loyal members. In saying goodbye to Chas, our role is to not just celebrate, but to build on the foundations of his ministry and look to the future. James 1:12 reminds us that ‘Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.’ Chas stood steadfast long enough to witness the rededication of our beautiful Chapel on 15 February 2019. One may say your Protestant resilience finally reaped the dream you had for a revitalised place of worship.

Chas, your Chaplaincy has stood the test of time for 31 years. On behalf of Janny, myself and our family, our community and all of the families and friends you have served, there is only one more thing to say – thank you.

Good luck for what lies ahead and may you and your family go forward with God’s Blessings.

Dr A J O’Connell Headmaster

Whilst Teena may not be a huge footy fan, she was spotted at a Year 9 Grand Final match on a cold and windy Saturday

Teena saw many changes in structure and personnel in Academic Support and always provided support through these times. Her demeanour and authentic, decent qualities were always evident as she quietly remained steadfast and reliable. For all of those who have had the pleasure of working with Teena, from the bottom of our hearts we say thank you.

She will be missed!

Mrs Libby Muddle Academic Support Senior School

REPORTER 2018

As an important team member Teena has assisted not only the boys with diagnosed Learning Disabilities, but boys with a range of other challenges.

In her quiet, unassuming way she has always embraced diversity and assisted others without judgement. When Teena’s retirement was announced there were numerous cards and personal messages of appreciation from the many students she worked with - a testament to her level of care and commitment.

Behind her demure appearance is a woman of wit and colour, and one who has an eye for quirky designs; it was her choice of shoes that we often enjoyed.

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Teena joined Scotch College in February 2005 as a part-time Teacher’s Aide in the Junior School. For thirteen years her students and colleagues across the Junior and Senior School embraced her consistent and calming presence.

morning. Typical of her support, Teena often went beyond the classroom and on this day witnessed the boys share in the glory of a win. Boys from the Boarding House appreciated her as a spectator as well.

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STAFF AND COUNCIL LIST College Council

College Executive

Mr Mark Paganin Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council (Chair)

Headmaster

Mr Philip Idle Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council (Deputy Chair)

Dr A J O’Connell, DipT, BEd, GradDip Lang St, DipRSA (Lon), MEd, DBA, FACE. FNAAUC. FAIM

Head of Senior School

Prof Simon Anderson Member: Council

Mr D M Shadgett, BA (ECowan), BEd (ECowan), MEd (UWA)

Mrs Saschelle Blake Member: Council

Mr R A Ledger, BEd (WACAE), DipTeach (Graylands), PostGrad Asian Studies (Murdoch), Master Asian Studies (Murdoch)

Mr Terry Bowen Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council

Acting Head of Middle School

Mr John Flecker Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council

Head of Junior School

Prof David Gibson Member: Council

Director of Teaching and Learning

Mr Greg Ledger Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council

Director of Residential Life

Mr Alan Murray Member: Council

Director of Service and Citizenship

Revd Margaret Tyrer Member: Council

Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement

Mr Tim Wiese Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council

Director of Information and Learning Technologies

Revd Steve Francis Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Western Australia

Head of Middle School

Mrs S E Berry, BCom (UWA), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr J B Stewart, BA (Lakehead), BEd (Lakehead) Mr P M Allen, BA (UWA), BEd (UWA), MEd (Qld) Mr M L Wilkinson, BA (ECowan), BEd (ECowan) Mr D Kyle, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA) GradCertIR (Curtin)

Mrs K Quinn, Dip Bus Mgmt (Sydney) Mrs A Hu, BEd (Hons) (ECowan), DipTeach (WACAE)

Acting Director of Information and Learning Technologies Mr B Tyrrell, BEd (NDameAust) MEd Leadership (NDameAust)

Director of Finance and Corporate Services Mr G P Davidson, BCom (UWA), CA, GIA (Cert)

Director of Student and Staff Wellbeing Mr J E Hindle, BA (Hons), DipEd, MEd, M.IR (UWA)

Chaplain Revd C W A Lewis, DipTheol

Mrs F M Alexander, BA (Curtin), BEd Conversion (Curtin) Cert IV T&L (Oxford Brookes) Mrs S T Angel, BEd (Hons) (Curtin) Mr A J Arbuckle, BBus (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Miss M H Badoche, BA (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Ms M E Baker, BComms (UWA), GradDipEd (NDameAust) Mr G M Bell, BA (ECowan), BA (Creative Arts) (ECowan), AssocDipl Jazz (WAAPA), Cert Music (Jazz) (WAAPA) Mr G D Bennett, BEcons (Adel), GradDipEd (SACAE) Mrs M Bloodworth, DipTeach (WACAE), BEd (Curtin) Mrs R L Bose, BA (Primary Ed) (ECowan) Mr M J Bradley, BA (NDameAust), GradDipEd (NDameAust) Mrs R Bradley, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (UWA) Mrs K J Brando BA (UWA), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr J A Bridle, Cert III Mngmt Prac (AIM), BEd (Canberra), MSc (UWA) Mrs K L Bridle, BAppSc (Curtin), DipTeach (Curtin) Mr M P Brinsden, BHPE (NDameAust) Mr S D Brogden, BHPE (UWA), DipEd (UWA), DipOutdoorRec (NDameAust)

Miss L Ellington, BAppSc (Hons) (UQ) Ms V H Enfield-Kirk, DipTeach (ECowan), GradDipSpEd (Victoria), THC (EDWA) Ms A C Eriksson, BEd (ECowan) Ms L J Evans, BAppSc (WAIT), GradDipEd (Curtin) Mr J P Faint, BIT (Griffith), DipEd Middle Schooling (ECowan) Mr L S Felgate, BSc ExHS (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA), GradDip Bus Admin (CSturt) Mr J F Fidge, BOed (NDameAust), GradDipEd (Sec) (NDameAust) Mrs T R Fitzpatrick, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr M A Forsythe, BEcons BCom (UC), GradDip (CA) (CAANZ), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr R A Foster, BPHE (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Mr R Foster, BEd (ECowan) Mrs T S Fowles, BA (Curtin), GradCertEd (ECowan) Mr P Frusher, DipTeach (Graylands), BEd (Curtin) Mrs C J Fugill, BA Ed (ECowan) Mr C T Gabriels, BHPE (UWA), GradDip Ex Sci (NDameAust) Ms F Gabby Surijata, BA (Curtin) DipEd (Secondary) (Curtin) Mr A T Gale, BSc (Hons) (UWA) GradDipEd (ECowan) Mrs H Gale, BSc (UWA), GradDipEd (Curtin)

Mrs N H Browne-Cooper, BPA (NDameAust), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Mr M T Gale, BPHE (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Ms S Budge, BEd (Secondary) (ECowan)

Mr P Gaspar, BEd (ECowan)

Ms R L Budimlich, BA (Murdoch), GradDipEd (ECowan), GradCert TESOL (ECowan)

Ms R Gaudieri, BEd (Murdoch), BSport (Murdoch)

Mr O J Burke, BEng (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mrs G Giglia, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Mr P D L Burt, BPE (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Miss K Gooding, BA (Hons) (UWA), BEd (UWA)

Mr S A Bycroft, BA (ECowan), GradDipTeach (ECowan)

Ms A P Goodison, BSc (ECowan), BEd (ECowan)

Ms F Byres, BEd (ECowan)

Ms N Grabe, BTour (Murdoch), GradDipEd (Sec) (NDameAust)

Mr M Campbell, BA Ed (ECowan)

Mr E Grant, BA (ECowan), BCreativeArts (ECowan)

Mrs V M Carbone, BEd (UniSA)

Ms K E Gray, BA (NDameAust), BEd (NDameAust)

Mrs A Cathcart, BA (Murdoch), GradDipEd (Murdoch), MInetComm(Curtin)

Mrs M D C Grech, BEd (WACAE) Dip Teach (ECowan)

Mr P G Chamberlain, BSc, BA (ECowan), MEd (UWA) Ms R M Cirillo, BA Psych (Curtin), BEd (Curtin), GradCert (NDameAust) Ms A G Clancy, BEd Primary (Melbourne) Ms C M Collins, BA (Hons) (NDameAust), GradDipEd (UWA)

REPORTER 2018

Mrs T M Allen, BBus (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mrs N J Eidne, BSc Hons (UCT) GradDipEd (UCT)

Mr S P Galipo BEd (ECowan) GradCertEd (ECowan)

Mr T M Giese, BEd (UNS), BSc (UNS)

Mr N S Guard, BA (ECowan), DipEd (NDameAust) Mr R J A Hales, BA (Hons) Geog (Victoria), DipTeach (Christchurch) Mr D Hart, BMus (UWA) Mr T C Hayward, Bsc (Computer and Mathematical Sciences) (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Ms C J Cook-Casey, BA (Hons) (ECowan), Grad DipEd (ECowan)

Mr A J Hicks, BMus (ECowan), DipEd (ECowan), Cert IV Music (Jazz) (ECowan)

Mrs E N Cooper, BA (ECowan) BA Ed (ECowan)

Mr M S Hildebrandt, BEd (Curtin)

Miss O B Creagh BA (Curtin) GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr J Creighton, BPE, BEd, Dip. Teach (Otago, NZ)

Ms G P Hodgson, BA (Murdoch), GradDip UPP (RMIT), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mrs L Crofts, BA (ECowan)

Mrs S C G Hodgson, BAppSc (WAIT)

Mr J A Crudeli, BEd (Murdoch)

Miss P J Hooper, BA (Curtin), GradDipScEd (Curtin)

Mr A D’Ignazio, BSc (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr R M Dall’Oste, BSc (Hons), DipEd (Latrobe)

Ms V A Hoareau, BA (Univ. de la Reunion) (France), MIntercultural Studies (Univ. de la Reunion) (France), GradDipEd (ECowan).

Ms J de Vorms Shaw, BA (Canterbury, NZ), DipTeach (Christchurch College of Ed, NZ)

Mrs R S Hutchins, BA (Hons) (Bristol, UK), GradDipEd (Univ Rhodesia), GradCert (Indonesian) (Griffith Univ)

Mr A F Doney, BA (UWA), DipTeach (Nedlands)

Mr T P Iwanowski, BSc (Kings), PGCE (Roehampton), QTS (UK)

Mr S Duncan, BEd (NDameAust)

Mrs F E Jackson, BA (Hons) (Leeds), PGCE (Leeds)

Ms D Dunne, BA French (Bacau)

Mr M Jahn, BEd Phys Ed (ECowan)

Mr S P Earnshaw, BEd (WAIT)

Mrs M P Jenner, BA, CertEd (Oxford)

Miss T C Eaton, BA (ECowan), GradDipEd (Primary) (ECowan)

Mr T L Johansen, BSc (Hons) (Applied Chemistry) (Plymouth), MEd (Southampton)

*** Staff ***

Full-time and Part-time

Mrs C M Ellis, BA (UWA), BEd (UWA)

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Academic Staff

Mr D O Jones, BA Ed (WACAE), CertTradeStudies

Mrs A J Ritchie, BA Prim, BEd (Curtin)

Mr J Kandiah, BEcon (UWA) BCom (UWA) GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mr S P Ritchie, BSc (Hons) (Otago), DipTeach (UWA)

Mr A E Keatch, BA D&T (ECowan), AssDipArch, CertTrade studies

Mr C T Robinson, BSc (Hons) (Oxford), PGCE (Bristol)

Mr M Kelly, BSc (Glasgow), PGDE (Strathclyde)

Ms J E Roche, BA (Kent), PGCE Art & Design (Middlesex)

Ms L M Kerrigan, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mr J A Rugg, BA (Hons) (Durham), PGCE (Kings), ARICS (UK)

Mr N Kime, BBus (ECowan) BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (Sec) (ECowan)

Ms K L Salt, BA (WACAE) BEd Hons (ECowan)

Mr R R Knight, BA (ECowan), BEd (ECowan)

Miss P M Samson, BMusEd (ECowan), AdvDip (Contemporary Music) (WAAPA)

Miss G Kotai, BA (WAAPA), GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mrs D J Scaife, BA (WAIT), DipEd (WAIT)

Mrs J A Langley, BSc Hons (Leeds), PGCE (Leeds)

Mr M A Scaife, BEd (Curtin), DipTeach (Nedlands)

Ms D V Lee, BScEd (MCAE), MEd Studies (NTU)

Mr S Scotti, BEd (ECowan), Cert IV Training and Assessment

Mr W Liauw, BEd (AJCU) (Indonesia)

Ms R A Shiel, BA (Hons) (Essex), PGCE (Bath)

Mrs J L Lightfoot, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (ECowan) GradDipSc (ECowan)

Mr S N Siekierka, BEd (Curtin)

Mrs L S Lilford, BEd (Witwatersrand)

Ms L Springall, BEd (Earlychldhd) (Melb)

Mr H J Loosemore, BEcons (UWA), DipEd (UWA), ACE

Mr A Steele, Cert III Sp&Rec (NOLS), BAOutEd (La Trobe), PGDE Sec (La Trobe)

Mrs P J Lopez, BA Cum Laude (San Francisco), DipTeach (Churchlands)

Mr T M Simpson, BMus, GradDipEd (Adelaide)

Mr S Sterrett, BA (Middlesex), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mr S C Loveday, BEd (MusEd) (ECowan)

Mrs S Strizek, BA (UNE), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mrs S C McKenna, BA (UCD), DipTeach (Trinity), PGCE (Dublin)

Mrs J P Sullivan, BMusEd (Hons) (UWA), AKC (Early Childhood & Primary) (UQ)

Mrs C L McKnight, BForensics GradDipEd, BSc (Murdoch), GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mrs M N Sullivan, BA (ECOWAN), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Mr S A McLean, BSc (UWA), BEng (UWA), DipTeach (ECowan)

Dr C Tay, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (Curtin), PhD (UWA)

Mrs M C Mazzuchelli, BA (ECowan)

Ms S Thomas, BEd Primary (ECowan)

Mrs C Mecham, BA Ed (Media) (ECowan)

Mr D C Templar, Cert IV Fitness (FIA), BEd (Ballarat)

Mr S R Mecham, BA Ed (ECowan)

Mrs S M Tredget, BA (French) (University of Leeds, UK), PGCE (ML French) (Keele University)

Ms I H Mikajlo, Orff Cert. Level 1, BMus Perf (Hons) (Adelaide), DipArtsManagement (UTS), GradDipEd (Adelaide), MMus (Adelaide) Ms J E Mills, BA (Hons), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr K S Mitchell, BPEd (Sec) (NDameAust) Mr S J Mitchell, BSc (Open University) (UK) Med (NDameAust) Mrs E J Muddle, BEd (WACAE), CTEFL (Cambridge), DipTeach (CTC), GradCertEd (NDameAust) Miss D M Mullin, BEd Primary (Murdoch) Mr D J Mumford, BSc (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Ms K L Muni, BA (Curtin) DipEdSec (ECowan) Mr D M Nelson, BOutEd (NDameAust) GradDipEd Sec (NDameAust) Mr M A Neave, Cert IV Hosp & Mngmt (TAFE), BEd (D&T) Mr P G Newman, BEd (ECowan) Mr W K Norman, BA (Deakin/ECowan), BTeach (Deakin), GradDip T/L (ECowan) Mrs J C O’Connell, GradDipBus (WACAE), GradDip (Performing Arts) (WAAPA), GradDipEd (UWA), BA (UWA) Mrs T O’Shea, BA (Hons), (Stranmillis UC, Belfast)

Mr P C Tresise, BSc (UWA) LLB (Murdoch) GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr D Turco, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mrs R M Turkich, BA (ECowan) BEd (ECowan) Mrs S C Turnbull, BA (Curtin), PostDipEd (UWA) Mr B G Van Ingen-Kal, Cert IV (WATI), DipEd (UP) Ms C S Vinton, BA (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr D Vojvodic, BA (Education) (ECowan), BSc (Maths) (ECowan) Ms A L Ward, BA Joint Hons (Leeds), PGCE (Keele) Mr N Warrington, BSc Hons (Leicester), GradDipEd (UWA), PhD (Leicester) Mr B E Watson, BEd (Hons) (ECowan), DipTeach (WACAE) Mrs A J Webster, LLB (Hons) (Edinburgh), PGCE Prim (Dundee) Ms K E Webster-Blythe, BA (Hons) (Cardiff), PGCE (Wales), CELTA (UK) Dr J J Weeda, BA (Hons) (UWA), DipEd (UWA), PhD (UWA), CTEFL (Cambridge) Mr A E Wells, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Ms L K O’Toole, BA, GradDip (UTAS)

Mr S H Whiston, BJourn (Hons) (Surrey IAD), GradDipEd (Primary) (ECowan)

Mrs E N Cooper, BA (ECowan), BA Ed (ECowan)

Mrs A P Wilkes, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Dr N Papas, BA (UWA) BSc (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA), PhD (UWA)

Mr G J Williams, BA Hons (Liverpool), PGCE (Chester)

Miss E M L C Perrot, BA (UFC), MEd (UFC), DipEd (UWA) Mrs S Pett, BA (Plym), MEd (Exe), PGCE (West England)

Mr M R Williamson, CERT 4 (Associateship in Industrial Arts) (WAIT), GradDip (EdAdmin) (WAIT), DipEd (WASTC)

Mrs S T Phillips, BEd (Murdoch), PostGradCert (Int Ed) (Murdoch)

Mr C J Wisniewski, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Mrs T K Phillips, BEd (USQ)

Mr A Wood, LLB (Hons) (Bournemouth), DipEd (ECowan)

Mr D J Quinlivan, BAppSc (WAIT), DipEd (WACAE), DipVal (WAIT)

Mrs K Woods, BEd (ACU), MEd (Murdoch)

Mr W T Ramsay, BSc (Acadia), BEd (UPEI Canada)

Mrs S H Wydra, BMusEd (UWA)

Mr R W G Reberger, BSc (UWA) DipEd (Murdoch)

Mrs G Youngleson, BA (UCT), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Miss S Reyhani, BCompMathsSc (UWA), BEngHons (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mr B D Zani, BA, BEd (UWA) Mrs M J Zuidersma, BA (UWA), DipTeach (Nedlands)

Education Assistants/Aides

Mr D W Chitty, (Groundsperson)

Full-time and Part-time

Mr J D Clarke, (Residential Mentor)

Mr N J Barnard, BEd (ECowan), Dip Auslan (NMT)

Mr D J Clifford, (Groundsperson)

Ms J Barsden, Cert III Children’s Services (TAFE), AssocDip Dental Therapy (WAIT)

Mr R Coleman, (Residential Mentor)

Mrs C M Hector, Cert III EdSupp (FTTA), Cert III Special Needs (FTTA) Mrs A E Jenkins, Cert IV EdSupp (ATP) Mrs A M Jubber, AdvDip, PPEd (South Africa) Ms S L Lock, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (ECowan) Ms J A Kitto, Cert IV Ed Assistant (ECowan) Ms G A McCutcheon, DipTeach (Churchlands) Mrs L J Mayne, Cert III Ed Supp (FEC), Cert IV Ed Supp (FEC) Mrs T Millar, Cert III Teacher’s Asst (TAFE) Miss E J Nalder, BEd (ECowan)

Mr M C Davies, BA (Curtin) (Design & Technology Technician) Mr L J Dienelt, (Groundsperson) Ms J A Douglas, Cert III Tourism (WWC), Cert IV Business (CCI), (Receptionist) Mr B D Evans, (Groundsperson) Mr R G Fenwick, (Grounds Co-ordinator) Mrs J K Fink, (Junior School Secretary) Ms K L Flowers, BA AppSc (Curtin) DipEd (ECowan) (Senior Librarian)

Ms E Paterniti, Cert III Ed Supp

Mr G W W Ford, Dip Mngmt (TAFE) (Assistant to the Director of Finance & Corporate Services | Head of Rowing)

Ms S Pethic, BEd (ECowan)

Mr J W Gallacher, (Carpenter), Cert III Carpentry and Joinery

Ms F Pinardi, Cert III TeachAsst Special Needs (NtAust), Cert III CTEFLA (Zurich), Dip ATCL (Trinity), Adv Dip LTCL (Trinity) Speech and Drama

Mrs L Gauld, (ILT Office Co-ordinator) Mr F G Gilbert, (Residential Mentor)

Mrs S J Ramsay, BPE (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mrs K M Girando, F.Edplus, GradCertMktg, CertSchlMktg (CMSA), DipPR (TAFE) (Publications and Marketing Co-ordinator)

Mrs S A Shenton, Dip Auslan

Mr G C Gooch, (Residential Mentor)

Mrs K Tyler, AssocDegSc (Library Technology), Cert I ESL MS (Adelaide), Cert I TeachAsst (ECowan)

Mrs M L Grosse, Cert IV Business (TAFE) (Personal Assistant to the Director of Residential Life)

Mrs E H Varian, DipSocSci (MRC), DipChildServ (ECowan)

Mr N P de Grussa, OAM (Pipe Band Programme Instructor)

Mrs N L Veitch, Cert III Education Support (FEC)

Mr B J Haddrell, (Groundsperson)

Mr D A Watson, (Education Assistant)

Ms I Halim, MAcct (Curtin) (Payroll Officer/Assistant Accountant)

Mrs T Wheeler, Cert III Disability

Mrs J M Hallis, (Administration Assistant – Tours Camps, Excursions)

Ms M Rae, BA (Hon) (Murdoch) Cert III EdAssist (ECowan)

Admin, Ancillary and Facilities Staff Full-time and Part-time

Mr R Hamilton, (Drum Instructor) Mrs F J Hannington, (House Parent)

Mrs P Adams, CertOfficeStud (Administration Assistant, Service and Citizenship | Student and Staff Wellbeing)

Mrs K Helm, Cert IV Lab Technician (CIT), Dip Lab Tech (VTS), (Laboratory Technician)

Mr M J Alcock, (Residential Mentor)

Mrs K F Hobbs, DipMgt (AIM) (Administration Assistant, Teaching & Learning)

Mrs J A Allcock, (School Secretary) Miss K Altus, (Art Technician) BEd (ECowan) Mr A Azimi, BSc and Law (Hon) (UWA) (Scholar in Residence)

Mr S C Hollingshead, BBus (Curtin), GradDipEd (Curtin) (ILT Manager)

Mr C H Bailey, (Pipe Band Master)

Mrs D Houston, (Tours Administrator)

Mr P Barry, DipLabTech (TAFE), (Laboratory Technician)

Mr G S Hoy, (Bus Driver | Design and Printing Technician)

Ms T A Beale, (Art Technician) BA (Hons) (Curtin)

Ms I Hunt, BSc (Cape Town) (Uniform Shop Manager)

Mr R Beaton, BSc (IMM) (ECowan) (ILT Technical Manager)

Mr W C Jackson, BA (CSU) (Indigenous Student Mentor | Senior Residential Mentor)

Mr S Bennett, (Residential Mentor) Mr D L Bentley, (Residential Assistant) Mr W H Benson, (Residential Mentor) Mrs B Boisen, (Personal Assistant to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services | Executive Assistant to Council) Mr A Brown, Cert III Parks and Gardens (CIT) (Gardener) Mr T S Brownley, (Residential Mentor)

Mr M W James, BA Comms Design (James Cook), (ILT Support Officer [Apple Specialist]) Mrs A M Johnson, (Accounts Payable Officer) Mr A Jones, BSc (Computer Science) (ECowan), (Information Architect) Mrs H Joyce, RN (Nurse)

Mr A J Burford, (GAP Student)

Ms R A Kennington, (Personal Assistant to the Head of Middle School)

Mr T Burrows, GCertANIM (AFTRS) (Digital Content Creator)

Mr M D Kenny, Cert III Horticulture (CIT), (Groundsperson)

Ms N E Burt, (Uniform Shop Assistant)

Mrs K J Kent, Dip Sec & Admin Services (Edwards), DipBusMngmt (Central TAFE), (Personal Assistant to the Head of Junior School)

Mr B D Campbell, (GAP Student)

REPORTER 2018

Miss H Harris, Dip Auslan (CIT), Cert IV Ed Supp (SMT)

Mrs M A Cross, MA (Hons) (Edin), PGCAS (Aberdeen), ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) (International Baccalaureate Administrator)

*** Staff ***

Ms G Daly, Cert III TeachAsst (TAFE)

Mrs M J Colling, (Personal Assistant to the Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement)

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Mr D J Bell, Cert IV (Conservation & Land Management) (TAFE)

Mr O W G Kent, (Residential Mentor)

Ms S B Sadgrove, (Laundry Assistant)

Miss A S Koenig, BCom (Curtin) (Human Resources Co-ordinator)

Mr B D Sampson, (Trades Assistant)

Mr M A Lane, Cert III Sports Turf Mngmt (CIT), (Facilities Grounds Co-ordinator)

Mr J A Santelli, BBus (ECowan), CPA (Accounting Manager)

Ms J A Lilburne, BCom (UWA) (Uniform Shop Assistant)

Mrs S Scott, BASc (NDameAust), GradDipEd (UWA) (Acting Registrar | Food Design Technician)

Ms S C Lipscombe, BA Psych (UWA), GradDipCounselling (Curtin) (School Psychologist)

Mrs E R Satriani, (Laundry Assistant)

Mr D W Seaby, (Groundsperson)

Ms H D Locke, Cert III Bus, Cert III Children’s Studies, (Personal Assistant to the Head of Senior School)

Mr S A Shackles, (Residential Mentor)

Ms K Lorimer, BSc (Hons) (Deakin), MPsych (Monash) (School Psychologist)

Mr P D Sherman, (Pool Maintenance)

Mr M R Luton, BA (KENT), NVQII (MIDKENT) (Facilities Maintenance Co-ordinator)

Mrs M Shahbazi, BSc (Geology) (FUM) (Laboratory Technician) Mrs B A Simkin, RN (Nurse) Ms L A Sinclair, BA (Hons) (Curtin) (Academic Service Officer)

Ms C Macgowan, BA (UWA) (Alumni Officer)

Mrs P C Seaby, (House Parent)

Mr S D McCarthy, Dip Networking (TAFE) (ILT Support Officer)

Mrs L B Searle, BComms (ECowan), (Digital Marketing Co-ordinator)

Mrs L McCoy, (Headmaster’s Secretary) Mrs D J McConnell, (Accounts Receivable Officer) Mrs Y McDonald, BA (UniMelb) MEd (UniMelb), (Archivist) Mr O S McGie, (Residential Mentor) Mrs D R Maher, BEd (ECowan), DipTeach (ECowan) (School Secretary) Ms J A Maiolo, (Personal Assistant to the Head of Academic Support and School Psychologists) Mrs R J Manning, RN (Nurse) Mr J S Marginis, (School Psychologist), BPsych (Curtin), MPsych (Curtin) Mr R J Markwell, (ILT Systems Engineer) Mrs S Mitchell, (Receptionist) Miss K V Mewett, BSc Psych (Curtin), PostGradDip (Library & Info Science) (Curtin), (Library Services Specialist) Mr L Miedzyblocki, (Trades Assistant) Mr B G Miller, (Residential Mentor) Mr S Moran, (Residential Mentor) Mrs C Morton, (Junior School Secretary) Mrs D Moran, (Registrar) Mr D E Morgan, (Digital Archives Assistant) Mrs E L Murdoch, BSocWk (Curtin), GradDip ILS (Curtin) (Library Services Specialist) Ms A L Murphy, RN (Nurse) Mrs L Murray, (Student Services Officer | Administration Assistant, Round Square) Mrs T L Nalder, (Administration Assistant, Middle School) Mr M T O’Day, (Residential Mentor) Mr E D Packard, Cert (IT Service Management), Cert IV (Management), AdvDip (Systems admin), Cert IV (IT) CertII (IT) (ILT Support Officer) Mr M Pannell, (Apprentice, Sports Turf Management) Miss A Paunoski, BMusEd (UWA) (Food & Technology Technician) Ms L B Perriam, (Library Services Assistant), BA (ECowan), Dip (Information Science), MISc (ECowan) Mr A D Pomfret, (Gardener) Mr J C Poole, (Residential Mentor) Mr O D Pope, (Residential Mentor) Mrs F E Purio, (Personal Assistant to the Headmaster) Ms K L Quinlivan, (Community Database Officer) Ms D Ranauro, (Music Administrator) Mrs F Richmond, RN (Nurse Manager) Ms V Roddan, (Student Services Officer) Mrs M K Ross, RN (Nurse)

Mrs C Smith, (Receptionist) Mrs K A Smith, (Facilities Management Officer) Dr Nick Spadaccini, BSc (Hons) (UWA), PhD (UWA) (ILT Curriculum Manager) Mr G A Spence, (Manager of Staffing & Human Resources) BSc EnvScience (Ulster), MSc Marine (Herriot Watt), PGDip HRMgt (Auckland) Mr N J Stack, (Residential Mentor) Mr R K Steadman, (Residential Mentor) Mr A T J Stewart, (Residential Mentor) Mr T J Stewart, (Residential Mentor) Mr C A Stretch, (Residential Mentor) Mr H P W Stretch, (Residential Mentor) Mrs T M Swinny, BComms (ECowan), Cert IV HR (AHRI), (Senior Human Resources Advisor) Mr K B Tatam, (Venues & Events Co-ordinator) Mr N Taylor, BA (Murdoch) (Library Services Specialist) Mrs J E Toovey, Cert III (Food Technician) Mrs P J Turner, (Academic Services Officer) Mrs J K Usher, BBus Marketing (ECowan), (Personal Assistant to the Director of Residential Life) Mr A Vagel, BSc (Computer Science) (Curtin), (Developer and Database Manager) Ms T M Vance, (Laundry Assistant) Mr B C Van Zyl, (GAP Student) Ms E M S Vervest, (Library Service Assistant) Mr I W Waldock, (Bus Driver) Mrs K Warwick, (Music Administrator) Mrs E J Watt, BPHE (UWA), MEd (UWA), (Human Resources Consultant) Mr M R Watts, Adv Craft Carpentry (C&G), (Operations and Project Manager) Mrs K E Whetters, (House Parent) Mr J F S Williamson, Cert II Telecomm (Challenger TAFE), Cert III Customer Service (Challenger TAFE), (ILT Technical Officer) Mrs S Willis, (Laundry Supervisor) Mr S P M Wilson, (Residential Mentor) Mr W R Wingfield, (Sport Administrator) Mr A C Wood, (Maintenance Co-ordinator) Mr N Wood (Web Programmer) Ms D R Wright, BA (UWA), BA Psych (UWA), DipEd. (UWA) (Uniform Shop Assistant) Mrs M D Ziepe, BEd (Nedlands) DipTeach (Nedlands) (MultiLit Co-ordinator)

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*** Year 12 ***

YEAR 12 REPORTER 2018

2018 GRADUATES Alexander House Matthia H Y Au, James F Barr, Max W Bath, Oliver J Broun, Heath R Certoma, Sebastian L A Chadwick, Jesse J Chambers, Zachary S Cheir, Jack A Dobson, Christopher J Kirkwood, William R Lowson, Campbell T McCracken, Alexander Omari, Angus J Reeves, Kieran T Shine, William M Vinnicombe, Thomas G Ward

Anderson House Joseph Banks, Leo W Brady, Auxence D M Gide, Luke K Giles, William P S Harkins, Oliver Hejleh, Fletcher G Houston, Teo Mackic, Ryan G Marley, Lewis S Martin, Lachlan B Phillips, Nicolas A Pismiris, Lachlan J Richards, Jack A Saul, Riley J Thomas, Jock M Thomson

Brisbane House Thomas A Barrett-Lennard, Hugo E Brossard, James C Carrigg, Beau T Hewitt, Ryan S Hodgetts, Joshua C Hook, Felix H H Jones, Ethan J Lundie-Jenkins, Oscar J T Melsom, James R Oakey, Aaron L Oughtibridge, Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson, Caleb A Reynolds, Nicholas G Ryan, Joshua R Spadanuda

Cameron House Matthew J Briggs, Harrison R Burt, Alexander A Comstock, Liam Corrigan, Levi Duyckers, Samuel T Eastland, Spencer Easton, Coby W Edmondstone, Benjamin Karta, Riley P Millen-Macdonald, Nicholas D Price, Nicolas J Rogers, Peter F Stulpner, Dominic J Vivian, Connor J Welsh, Elliot T Young

Ferguson House Sam C Anderson, Rory M Blackley, Thomas C Brain Angel, Lachlan J Cumming, Joshua Dyson, Darcy M L Frazer, Michael R Hawkins, Beau Helton, Thomas H Lewin, Max R Locke, Daniel A Manetas, Matthew P Manetas, Connor P O’Sullivan, Oliver N Purton, William T Riekie, Benjamin E Skelton, Patrick J Stephen

Keys House Pablo Bedetti, Jack C Carrington, Tze Y Chai, Paul A Chapman, Liam A Collins, Arthur D Corunna, Bailey J Crothers, Rohan C Dick, Reece A Eades, Jack C Ellis, Mitchell P Evans, Roshan P Gilbert, Wai Him Ho, Ryan J Hudson, James R Humphry, Kyle M Imlah, Tyler B James, Ben M Klug, Thomas J Klug, Lachlan M McGregor, Brent J Morton, Brandon E Poole, Jedd W Quartermaine, Cameron W Ritchie, Sam H Rogers, Scott J Smith, Conner C Souey, Stewart I Wallace, Aiden W Weaver, Mitchell J West, Wade L White, Falk L Wiegmann, William T Wiese

Ross House Jordan D J Bowling, Giordano G Caceres, Walker M Daly, Kyle I Fraser, James C Hayers, Lewis E C Hellewell, Michael J Honey, Maximilian M Kailis, Jack A Knobel, Aaron D Lamb, Oscar B G Lane, Aren C Leishman, Cooper B Lindsay, Lachlan M Meston, Conor W J Patton, Christopher J Ramsden, Prentice K Shepherd, Sean S Szalek, Daniel K Walker, Jackson M Wright

St Andrews House Thomas T R Ambrose, Charles M Culley-Wood, Reid L Dowling, Hugh A Edwards, Bailey S Flecker, Harry W Foley, Sebastian M M Hasluck, Lawrence D B Jackson, Justin Kalugin, Liam J Lamont, Bryson C F Lee, Laine A Mulvay, Cameron D R Murie, Arthur T Payne, Frederick G Payne, James J Richards-Adlam, Jett C Stevenson, Richard D van Uffelen

Shearer House Joshua A Bird, Edward S Boys, Maurice P Buren, Jack W Butterworth, Lachlan S Cain, Nicholas J Crump, Lewis J Field, Max A Hollingsworth, Sebastian Horko, Jy Kimpton-Plunkett, Mitchell C McAullay, George S Mitchell, MacKenzie A Moffat, Matthew T Murphy, Nicholas D Murphy, Thomas M Nicholls, Daniel L Paganin, Chad A O Perche, Lewis S P Simpson

Stuart House Thomas A Anderson, Luke T Beeson, Adam Brenz-Verca, Hamish C Bruce, Frans P Buys, Jack C Cooley, Joseph Davey, Connor M Enslin, Matteo Fortier, Charles F Harding, Rafe L Harrison-Murray, Kade L Lines, Tanay Narula, Harry G Penrose, Samuel J Pierce, Jonathan J Prior, Lawson K Young

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SURVIVORS (2007-2018)

YEAR 1 (2007)

FRONT ROW Ethan Lundie-Jenkins, Connor O’Sullivan, Max Hollingsworth, Lachlan Cain, Matthia Au, Tanay Narula SECOND ROW Thomas Ambrose, Conor Patton, Felix Jones, Nicholas Ryan, Nicholas Crump, Heath Certoma ABSENT Kyle Fraser, Kieran Shine, Zachary Cheir

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YEAR 12 (2018)

*** Year 12 ***

FRONT ROW Toranosuke Okubo, Thomas Ambrose, Joshua Coulson, Kyle Fraser, Max Hollingsworth, Lachlan Cain, Harrison Ashbee SECOND ROW Matthia Au, Heath Certoma, Ethan Lundie-Jenkins, Felix Jones, Nicholas Crump, Michael Paton, Thomas Sutherland, Kieran Shine THIRD ROW Will Taylor, Nicholas Ryan, Timothy Claxon, Jack Buller, Conor Patton, Zachary Cheir, Connor O’Sullivan ABSENT Tanay Narula

YEAR 12 BALL The 2018 Scotch College Ball was a much anticipated night and the build up was certainly matched by the transformation that took place on the lawns around Collegians House and in the Dickinson Centre.

The Year 12s arrived in style, with a keen crowd gathered to see them walk the red carpet with their beautiful dates. After being welcomed by Dr and Mrs O’Connell, Mr and Mrs Shadgett and Lachie Phillips and his partner everyone gathered on the lawn and enjoyed mocktails on a lovely summer evening.

Everyone then moved to the amazingly transformed Dickinson Centre. Shanghai Nights was the theme of the 2018 Ball and to see the beautiful decorations and attention to detail was truly remarkable. The Ball Committee had worked tirelessly and the stage was set for a wonderful night.

Firecrackers, a Kung Fu weapon demonstration and dragon dancers entertained everyone in attendance and then DJ Jack Martin created a wonderful vibe that saw the Year 12s and their partners dance the night away. When they needed to relax they lounged or headed to the photo booths to capture memories of the night. As the windows around the Dickinson Centre shook into the night, it was easy to tell that a great time was being had by all in attendance.

A huge thank you must be extended to a number of people. To the Year 12s and their lovely partners, well done on making the night a success that was enjoyed by so many. To the Scotch Parents Year 12 Ball Committee, thank you so much for all the time that was dedicated to making sure every little aspect was covered in great detail. Your efforts were appreciated by all those in attendance. Also to staff and the Year 11 parent volunteers for their assistance on the night and to the Year 10 students that served drinks and assisted during the night.

It was a very memorable evening, enjoyed by all.

Mr Mark Gale Year Coordinator - Years 11 and 12

To condense my achievements of which there are many into a 45-minute speech has been incredibly challenging! In truth I find it uncomfortable talking about myself, I’m a bit like Jack Cooley in that respect! If there was ever a chance of my ego over inflating, my bubble was firmly burst by Mr Bennett, who just yesterday popped his considerable head through my door and said ‘20 minutes max, you’re not that great!’ I’m not a great reflector or planner, I try hard to enjoy life in the moment. Which is difficult around here, where the sand is too white, and the ocean is too blue. So please bear with me and if you fall asleep, well it will just be like my Phys Ed classes.

At this point I was going to read out every graduating student’s name, however that would take way too long and cut into the time needed to talk about myself, so I won’t be doing that.

In 2006 a small group began a journey that will feel like a lifetime ago. The device that is permanently attached to your hands, the iPhone was not released until 2007. What did you do before that? Steve Irwin, whose show The Crocodile Hunter was a personal favourite, was tragically killed whilst filming.

Many in the UK believe that all Aussies are like Steve Irwin, if only! And England regained the Ashes albeit the year before, however I thought it worthy of a mention.

The biggest story in 2006 was of course the West Coast Eagles winning the Premiership.

It dawned upon me that the year you started school and the year you finished, witnessed AFL Premierships for the West Coast Eagles.

Maybe by the time your Great Grandchildren graduate we may have a Fremantle Dockers Premiership to celebrate.

Your life in the Senior School got off to, let’s say a shaky start, a divided year group with some social issues. At one point in

Cross Country, Singing, Basketball, oh my apologies I am reading the wrong speech, that is my acceptance speech for Alexander House winning the Staff Trophy! Whilst you brought up the subject, it was a comprehensive victory for the Brave Lions. Pushed all the way by the perennial powerhouse St Andrews, the Men in Green held on for the greatest victory ever witnessed in the 121 years of Scotch College, in my completely unbiased and impartial opinion.

2018 will be remembered for the Soccer World Cup, Eagles Premiership, A Royal Wedding, another change of Prime Minister and of course the biggest news story of all, in March, when shares in hardware store Bunnings shot through the roof on the announcement that they had signed to be the official supplier of sandpaper to the Australian Cricket team.

Your final year will go down as one of my most memorable years in education, largely due to the 3-month, paid holiday to South Africa and Europe I had, what a summer that was, however I also enjoyed the limited time I have spent with you.

There have been a number of significant achievements this year, and I have some late entries for performance of the year from your retreat in Dunsborough. In the sporting arena, The Blackwood, Brother Redmond and Lawe Davies Cups and the Alcock Shield made their way to Shenton Road, as did the State Schools Sailing and the PSA Surfing Trophies. The 6ths Basketball put the NBA on notice with a series of stunning

displays. Led by MVP Alex Omari (he paid me to put that in) they swept all aside. The annual netball match against PLC ended with a win to Scotch. A huge total was raised for the World’s Greatest Shave, a truly outstanding production of The Wedding Singer was a sell out and of course the highlight of the year, The Scribblers Fest.

There were however, two individual performances this year that really stood out.

In the final cricket match, Scotch chasing 172 for victory found themselves 9-171.

Needing 1 to win, a change of bowling prompted the Trinity wicketkeeper to engage in the great Aussie pastime, sledging with Daniel Walker. I bet you $20 bucks you won’t hit a 6 to win it. Walker, ever partial to a challenge, accepted, and summoning all his strength attacked the next delivery with a ferocity rarely seen. As the ball arced high into the darkening sky, the crowd rose to their feet, hearts in mouths, and watched the ball sail gloriously over the mid-on boundary. Pandemonium! Walker came off the ground and all he could say was, he bet me, he bet me!

The second is one of the great human feats, a performance that encapsulates the Scotch spirit. Forget colours, honours or the St Andrews Cross! Courage, determination, persistence, grit, the will to never give in, even when others have trudged away in defeat. Those present will never forget the day they saw Chris Ramsden head butt and split a water melon in half. A truly outstanding achievement.

Among the great stories a personal favourite happened in Year 7.

There had been a heated debate with regard to an LBW decision of mine. Having had my integrity, impartiality (I had been known to initiate appeals as an umpire) and understanding of the laws brutally questioned, I graciously allowed the young man to come back in, only for Shiney to clean bowl him next ball. In hindsight the send-off I gave the young man was

*** Year 12 ***

As I sat there under sufferance on my boat, just off the south west coast of France on a perfect 27-degree day, I could not find a good reason for committing to it, I mean I’m not that keen on most of you, some of you I actively dislike.

Year 8, I moved into the Science Block so that Mrs Gale could pop her head out of the classroom, to complain about you rather than e-mail twice daily. The boys in Alexander have never quite recovered from the trauma of sitting in a circle and actually having to talk to each other! Years 8, 9 and 10 were ticked off, the gradual progression made, exploded and I have seen few year groups who have approached their final years so professionally and with such a sense of collective responsibility. The transformation was quite remarkable, and you can be very proud of the esteem in which you are held by the staff here at Scotch. Loudly and Proudly has been the theme this year, your pride in your College has shone through in everything you have done. It is however, your humility, modesty, cohesion, lack of ego or arrogance, genuine kindness and sense of humour that has set you apart. It has been a genuine pleasure to share your final year with you and what a year it has been.

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It is truly humbling to be invited to make the Valedictory Speech, you have made my Mum very proud. On receiving the e-mail, my immediate reaction was, no way, I’ve got nothing to say, I’m not old enough for a start, surely, they would want someone much, much older than me, Mr Gale or Mr Burt for example. I don’t have a profound life message, surely, they want someone much wiser. Dom the Cross-Walk man retired this year, he’d have some amazing stories to tell.

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VALEDICTORY DINNER

probably unnecessary; continuing it to the boundary was just inappropriate. There was little doubt the opposition coach would make it his life’s work to win the corresponding fixture and his prayers looked like being answered. Needing 3 from the last over and with plenty of wickets in hand, Captain Nick Crump took the ball. The Guildford coach sprinted onto the field remonstrating, “You can’t bowl him, he’s a man.” Honestly, he is in Year 7 I replied. ‘Look at the size of him, he needs a shave and don’t get me started on him’, pointing at Peter Stulpner with a 5 o’clock shadow, ‘I saw him parking his car in the car park.’ ‘Honestly, I know they both look mid 20’s but they are 12, I promise you.’

The man child Crump then proceeded to take 3 wickets for 1 run, which included the best caught and bowled ever seen and Jack Knobel, whose head in Year 7 was the same size it is now, taking a stunner at point, to win the game. Having had an ACL reconstruction three weeks earlier, the cart wheel in front of the Guildford coach bought more than a tear to my eye.

Anyway, moving onto the real reason, you are here tonight, for the next hour I am going to talk about me.

On the 30th March 1978, Gareth James Williams entered the world. Foolishly my older brother was given the responsibility for naming me, however he has always been very kind, and he chose the name of his favourite rugby player, a welsh half back who went by the name Gareth Edwards. Tall, dark, slim and handsome, the similarities as you can see are really quite overwhelming!

Hugely talented, smart, exceedingly funny, for a 5-year-old my brother showed wisdom beyond his years.

My childhood was an incredibly happy one, raised in a tiny village in the middle of England called Sheepy Magna. It boasted a church, a pub, a shop, a primary school and the place where countless hours of my life were spent, the playing field, or as I call it, ‘The Breeding Ground of Legends! It was a wonderful environment to grow up in, everyone knew each other, there was a real sense of community and trust, people would leave their front doors wide open. My mates and I made a killing on stolen TV’s, stereos and jewellery.

My brother and I are best friends, he was always by my side, looking after me as I grew up and the roles reversed as we got older. Two of my proudest moments were to stand next to him as his Best Man and to be Uncle to my Nephews and Niece. I am Uncle G-Train, Uncle G–Train is all about the fun, the funniest person they know (their words not mine) we follow a programme of adrenalinefueled activities, followed by sugary treats and then I give them back to their parents and leave. It’s a Win Win for me!

My brother was an outstanding goalkeeper who became a professional footballer at the age of 16. Maybe not the smartest, choosing a position where height is a prerequisite with parents who were 5’7 and 5’2 respectively and I think everyone in the room can attest to the fact that I have been blessed with the height! He is one of my heroes. His professional career ended at the age of 20, after multiple surgeries on the same knee.

The easy path would have been to walk away, however, he refused to let adversity deter him and he would go on to have a highly successful career.

My parents made enormous sacrifices for us, we were lucky enough to have wonderful summer holidays, every year, their children were everything. They worked incredibly hard to provide the life and opportunities they didn’t have when they were young.

They would travel the country in the name of sport, it was a 7-day commitment. Incredible financial hardship took a tremendous toll on their health and wellbeing, yet they continued to support us with absolutely everything they had. At the age of 15 I was fortunate enough to participate in a cricket tour to South Africa with Leicestershire Under 19s; to this day I still don’t fully appreciate or comprehend the lengths that my parents went to, to enable me to participate, but it is something I am eternally grateful for.

As a student the only way I can describe myself is, we all knew that student in school, supremely talented, a gifted all-rounder, that sickening individual that walks into a test, confesses that they have not revised and proceeds to achieve the highest mark in the class. Well, that wasn’t me!

School was a very social place for me, sport was everything. There could be no greater achievement than playing for the First XV or First XI. I was a bright student who had way too much to say for myself, which I know will come as an enormous surprise to many of you. The early enthusiasm shown at primary school, was sort of left at primary school. I preferred to rely on natural talent to get me through.

My progress mirrored many conversations that I have had with students: ‘He is just doing enough.’ My GCSE results at 16 were underwhelming but enough to get me to where I needed to be for the next stage of my life.

It is often said that ‘School days are the best days of your lives’ so good luck with that, the best for you is well and truly over.

But of course, that is not true, context and perspective are so important. School should be enjoyable, memorable, not for your ATAR score but for the friendships, experiences and memories. I say this because I enjoyed school far too much and my A Level results reflected someone who had a wonderful time.

My fondest memory of this time came when I followed the advice that every House Head has given to each of you. Try something different, Debating, Chess or the school production. So, I did. Being so popular, I was coerced by three girls to register to audition for a part in Grease the musical. The singing audition was a disaster, cringeworthy, but due to a drastic shortage of male talent in the school, I was given a role as one of the T-Birds. The next four months were consumed by rehearsals, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. No sporting occasion that I have been involved in would come close to the adrenaline rush experienced when the curtain went up. I am sure those boys who were in The Wedding Singer can attest to that.

The year after school was spent pursuing professional sport at Leicester Tigers. Twelve months in however my mind drifted back to education. The time out and growing up that had taken place had changed my perspective. It was at this time however, that I went through my lowest point.

On Friday January 2nd, 1998, five friends were on their way to celebrate the end of the Christmas holidays. One had just been accepted into the Marines, two others were heading back to University. Two of the boys were cousins. It was a horrendous January night, torrential rain left surface water that made conditions very hazardous. In poor visibility, the car hit standing water and immediately aqua planed, colliding with an oncoming car. On impact the car left the road, became airborne and crashed into a wooded area, splitting in half. Four funerals in four days, created a very strange environment, 19-year-olds made wills, convinced they were next. After a celebration of the boys, a cousin of two of the boys was asked if he wanted a lift home, which he declined, in the context of what had just happened and the fact that the driver had been drinking. He decided to walk the two miles along a quiet country lane. He was hit and killed by the car that he declined to get into, three members of one family lost in the space of a week. Driving past the scene every day was hard, the flowers laid there, eventually disappeared, the hole left in the foliage took longer. The next six months were incredibly challenging, I struggled to deal with my thoughts and feelings and looked for a means to escape. Mine was alcohol and life became an out-of-control roller coaster. The alcohol allowed me to forget, albeit temporarily however this vicious cycle held me firmly in its grasp. Eventually, and far too late, I sought help, the breaking point was an argument with my mum who was imploring me to seek help. Diagnosed with depression, the medication and the work with the Psychologist afforded me the breathing space to begin the road to recovery however, the biggest hurdle was still my acceptance.

So, what did I learn from my time at University? Many things that would be inappropriate to talk about here! We all come into our own at different times and there are many different routes to get to where you want to be. There is no template for life. Life throws things at you and you have to work with what you have got and keep rebounding; laughter is so important in this process. The second, the importance of relationships.

After I graduated my future was still unclear.

Whilst on a coaching course, I experienced my first bribe. My former tutor informed me that a vacancy had arisen on the Post Graduate course and that he would ‘sort it’ for me if I committed to playing rugby for his team! Two days later I began my training. My first placement ignited my passion, I loved teaching and I found myself doing what all teachers do, talking about school all the time. For people who are not teachers those conversations must be mind numbingly boring.

In 2009 Her Majesty the Queen called me and said ‘Gaz Man, we need you to go down under and sort those Aussies out, it’s either you or James Bond’.

It was an enormous risk moving to Perth without employment secured however the move provided further evidence of the importance of friendships and I am forever indebted to two special people who adopted me into their family. I was incredibly lucky and blessed to have been given the opportunity to work at Scotch, I snuck in through the back door and I have been here ever since. Again, not the typical pathway to follow but I got there eventually.

Good relationships are incredibly important, and I hope that the enormous value that I place on my relationships with my family and friends is evident in my words tonight.

In 1938 Harvard began a study which is still going today with 60 of the 600 men still alive and participating. Good relationships keep you happier and healthier in life.

Social connections to family, friends and the community are really good for us. People with good connections live longer lives.

Good relationships protect our brains not just our bodies.

You are for the last time sitting together in your houses, with your friends, people you have shared an amazing journey with. When Revd Chas Lewis stands up in about half an hour and announces that he is available for weddings and christenings the end is nigh. Some will head to university to study Commerce or Business or something equally as boring like Engineering, some will travel, some will work. But your close friends will always be your close friends.

The experiences, highs and lows, adversity, challenges and yes conflicts have created strong bonds and connections that will stand the test of time. You are also moving on to your next chapter and that presents even greater opportunities to develop relationships. I met three of my closest friends, after my school years, so the future has enormous promise and rewards if you are willing to take chances, let people in and contribute and make a significant difference to other people’s lives. Sharing the journey is a very special thing.

I saw the sun begin to dim And felt that winter wind Blow cold A man learns who is there for him When the tartan fades and the flags they fold ‘Cause from these years What remains Can only be what’s true If all was lost Yet still you win There’s greatness there In you From now on These ears will not be deafened by the pipes From now on What’s waited till tomorrow starts tonight Let the promise in you start Like an anthem in your heart From now on From now on

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It opened my eyes to a different world. I wouldn’t be standing in front of you if this opportunity had not presented. It pushed me so far outside of my comfort zone, even at 20 years of age, my bottom lip quivered when saying goodbye to my parents. Within four days I had met two great men, who would go on to play a significant role in my life. We have been best mates for 20 years and even though 15000 kilometres separate us, the experiences, hardships and successes we have shared, mean the bonds between us are still strong.

The reality is, it’s you. The banter, the relationships, the stories and the journeys that we are privileged to be a part of. It is no coincidence that a number of great comedians (and I include myself and Dr O’Connell) have been school teachers.

The stories are comedy gold. You would not believe the number of cheap laughs I have received, telling stories about you boys!! Teaching has enabled me to meet incredible people who have had an indelible impact on my life as role models, mentors, and friends, people who have cared enough to offer guidance and advice, many are in this room tonight. When I was appointed to Alexander House, I was incredibly fortunate to have an outstanding person to learn from, Mr Jones, whose time, mentorship and kindness has been greatly appreciated. Yes, he can be a cantankerous old so and so however, the time he invested in me will never be forgotten.

I would like to leave you with a poem that was written for me to read to you boys to mark the passing of and celebrate your time at Scotch. It is a wonderful gesture from a wonderful person. The poem is an adaptation of From Now On.

Throughout the years of hopes and dreams Now and then they praised your name But that is someone else it seems The pitfalls and the trials you overcame For years and years Through laughter and the tears The crazy pace of life and wanting more But when I stop And see you here I remember what all this was for And you will venture forth East, west and south and north Then home, again!

The college on the hill It will be standing still You’re home, again!

And when you come back home You will be welcome home Home, again!

From now on!

You’re free to taste the world and climb its heights From now on It’s up to you which battles you will fight Let each kindness play its part And flow through every human heart From now on From now on It has been an honour to share tonight and the last five years with you, I wish you all happiness, success and good fortune in your lives.

Mr Gareth Williams Acting Year 9/10 Co-ordinator

*** Year 12 ***

In August of that year the seminal moment of my life occurred, I gained entry to University.

In adversity came hope. University and the relationships made were the biggest factors in my defeat of depression and it completely changed my life.

I am often asked, why do you teach…

Holidays, Lifestyle, Money, School trips, is my usual response.

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One piece of advice I took from the counselling has stayed with me for the rest of my life. ‘You can only go so low, and once you hit that point, the only way is up.’ It’s strange what glimmers of hope we cling to.

YEAR 12 VALETE

Thomas T Ambrose St Andrews 2007 – 2018

Thomas A Anderson Stuart 2012 – 2018

Sam C Anderson Ferguson 2015 – 2018

Matthia H Au Alexander 2007 – 2018

Joseph Banks Anderson 2012 – 2018

James F Barr Alexander 2013 – 2018

Thomas A BarrettLennard Brisbane 2013 – 2018

Max W Bath Alexander 2012 – 2018

Pablo Bedetti Keys 2018 – 2018

Luke T Beeson Stuart 2008 – 2018

Joshua A Bird Shearer 2016 – 2018

Rory M Blackley Ferguson 2015 – 2018

Jordan D Bowling Ross 2013 – 2018

Edward S Boys Shearer 2013 – 2018

Leo W Brady Anderson 2012 – 2018

Adam Brenz-Verca Stuart 2012 – 2018

Matthew J Briggs Cameron 2012 – 2018

Hugo E Brossard Brisbane 2016 – 2018

Oliver J Broun Alexander 2013 – 2018

Hamish C Bruce Stuart 2012 – 2018

Maurice P Buren Shearer 2013 – 2018

Harrison R Burt Cameron 2012 – 2018

Jack W Butterworth Shearer 2013 – 2018

Frans P Buys Stuart 2013 – 2018

Giordano G Caceres Ross 2016 – 2018

Lachlan S Cain Shearer 2007 – 2018

James C Carrigg Brisbane 2012 – 2018

Jack C Carrington Keys 2014 – 2018

Heath R Certoma Alexander 2007 – 2018

Sebastian L Chadwick Alexander 2009 – 2018

Tze Y Chai Keys 2015 – 2018

Jesse J Chambers Alexander 2014 – 2018

Paul A Chapman Keys 2014 – 2018

Zachary S Cheir Alexander 2014 – 2018

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*** Year 12 ***

REPORTER 2018

Thomas C Brain Angel Ferguson 2014 – 2018

Liam A Collins Keys 2017 – 2018

Alexander A Comstock Cameron 2012 – 2018

Jack C Cooley Stuart 2013 – 2018

Liam Corrigan Cameron 2009 – 2018

Arthur D Corunna Keys 2014 – 2018

Bailey J Crothers Keys 2014 – 2018

Nicholas J Crump Shearer 2007 – 2018

Charles M Culley-Wood St Andrews 2014 – 2018

Lachlan J Cumming Ferguson 2012 – 2018

Walker M Daly Ross 2012 – 2018

Joseph Davey Stuart 2013 – 2018

Rohan C Dick Keys 2014 – 2018

Jack A Dobson Alexander 2013 – 2018

Reid L Dowling St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Levi Duyckers Cameron 2016 – 2018

Joshua Dyson Ferguson 2013 – 2018

Reece A Eades Keys 2014 – 2018

Samuel T Eastland Cameron 2009 – 2018

Spencer Easton Cameron 2014 – 2018

Coby W Edmondstone Cameron 2015 – 2018

Jack C Ellis Keys 2014 – 2018

Connor M Enslin Stuart 2009 – 2018

Mitchell P Evans Keys 2012 – 2018

Lewis J Field Shearer 2012 – 2018

Bailey S Flecker St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Harry W Foley St Andrews 2010 – 2018

Matteo Fortier Stuart 2016 – 2018

Kyle I Fraser Ross 2015 – 2018

Darcy M Frazer Ferguson 2012 – 2018

Auxence D Gide Anderson 2014 – 2018

Roshan P Gilbert Keys 2016 – 2018

Luke K Giles Anderson 2013 – 2018

Charles F Harding Stuart 2009 – 2018

William P Harkins Anderson 2012 – 2018

Rafe L Harrison-Murray Stuart 2014 – 2018

Sebastian M Hasluck St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Michael R Hawkins Ferguson 2014 – 2018

James C Hayers Ross 2014 – 2018

Oliver Hejleh Anderson 2014 – 2018

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*** Year 12 ***

REPORTER 2018

Hugh A Edwards St Andrews 2009 – 2018

Lewis E Hellewell Ross 2013 – 2018

Beau Helton Ferguson 2013 – 2018

Beau T Hewitt Brisbane 2012 – 2018

Wai Him Ho Keys 2015 – 2018

Ryan S Hodgetts Brisbane 2012 – 2018

Max A Hollingsworth Shearer 2007 – 2018

Michael J Honey Ross 2013 – 2018

Joshua C Hook Brisbane 2012 – 2018

Sebastian Horko Shearer 2010 – 2018

Fletcher G Houston Anderson 2013 – 2018

Ryan J Hudson Keys 2014 – 2018

James R Humphry Keys 2014 – 2018

Kyle M Imlah Keys 2015 – 2018

Lawrence D Jackson St Andrews 2015 – 2018

Tyler B James Keys 2014 – 2018

Felix H Jones Brisbane 2007 – 2018

Maximilian M Kailis Ross 2012 – 2018

Justin Kalugin St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Benjamin Karta Cameron 2013 – 2018

Jy Kimpton-Plunkett Shearer 2010 – 2018

Ben M Klug Keys 2014 – 2018

Thomas J Klug Keys 2014 – 2018

Jack A Knobel Ross 2013 – 2018

Aaron D Lamb Ross 2012 – 2018

Liam J Lamont St Andrews 2012 – 2018

Oscar B Lane Ross 2009 – 2018

Bryson C Lee St Andrews 2012 – 2018

Aren C Leishman Ross 2012 – 2018

Thomas H Lewin Ferguson 2012 – 2018

Cooper B Lindsay Ross 2009 – 2018

Kade L Lines Stuart 2013 – 2018

Max R Locke Ferguson 2008 – 2018

William R Lowson Alexander 2009 – 2018

Ethan J Lundie-Jenkins Brisbane 2007 – 2018

Teo Mackic Anderson 2015 – 2018

Daniel A Manetas Ferguson 2013 – 2018

Matthew P Manetas Ferguson 2013 – 2018

Ryan G Marley Anderson 2011 – 2018

Lewis S Martin Anderson 2014 – 2018

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REPORTER 2018

Christopher J Kirkwood Alexander 2015 – 2018

Mitchell C McAullay Shearer 2013 – 2018

Campbell T McCracken Alexander 2012 – 2018

Lachlan M McGregor Keys 2014 – 2018

Oscar J Melsom Brisbane 2013 – 2018

Lachlan M Meston Ross 2008 – 2018

Riley P Millen-Macdonald Cameron 2012 – 2018

George S Mitchell Shearer 2009 – 2018

MacKenzie A Moffat Shearer 2012 – 2018

Brent J Morton Keys 2014 – 2018

Laine A Mulvay St Andrews 2012 – 2018

Cameron D Murie St Andrews 2009 – 2018

Matthew T Murphy Shearer 2013 – 2018

Nicholas D Murphy Shearer 2013 – 2018

Tanay Narula Stuart 2007 – 2018

Thomas M Nicholls Shearer 2009 – 2018

Connor P O’Sullivan Ferguson 2007 – 2018

James R Oakey Brisbane 2014 – 2018

Alexander Omari Alexander 2012 – 2018

Aaron L Oughtibridge Brisbane 2012 – 2018

Daniel L Paganin Shearer 2011 – 2018

Arthur T Payne St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Frederick G Payne St Andrews 2013 – 2018

Harry G Penrose Stuart 2013 – 2018

Chad A Perche Shearer 2013 – 2018

Lachlan B Phillips Anderson 2013 – 2018

Samuel J Pierce Stuart 2013 – 2018

Nicolas A Pismiris Anderson 2013 – 2018

Brandon E Poole Keys 2014 – 2018

Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson Brisbane 2009 – 2018

Nicholas D Price Cameron 2013 – 2018

Jonathan J Prior Stuart 2009 – 2018

Oliver N Purton Ferguson 2013 – 2018

Jedd W Quartermaine Keys 2014 – 2018

Christopher J Ramsden Ross 2009 – 2018

Angus J Reeves Alexander 2009 – 2018

Caleb A Reynolds Brisbane 2011 – 2018

Lachlan J Richards Anderson 2012 – 2018

James J Richards-Adlam St Andrews 2009 – 2018

William T Riekie Ferguson 2010 – 2018

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REPORTER 2018

Conor W Patton Ross 2007 – 2018

Cameron W Ritchie Keys 2014 – 2018

Sam H Rogers Keys 2014 – 2018

Nicolas J Rogers Cameron 2014 – 2018

Nicholas G Ryan Brisbane 2007 – 2018

Jack A Saul Anderson 2012 – 2018

Prentice K Shepherd Ross 2012 – 2018

Kieran T Shine Alexander 2007 – 2018

Lewis S Simpson Shearer 2012 – 2018

Benjamin E Skelton Ferguson 2012 – 2018

Scott J Smith Keys 2014 – 2018

Conner C Souey Keys 2014 – 2018

Joshua R Spadanuda Brisbane 2009 – 2018

Patrick J Stephen Ferguson 2014 – 2018

Jett C Stevenson St Andrews 2010 – 2018

Peter F Stulpner Cameron 2013 – 2018

Sean S Szalek Ross 2012 – 2018

Riley J Thomas Anderson 2012 – 2018

Jock M Thomson Anderson 2012 – 2018

Richard D van Uffelen St Andrews 2012 – 2018

William M Vinnicombe Alexander 2012 – 2018

Daniel K Walker Ross 2010 – 2018

Stewart I Wallace Keys 2014 – 2018

Thomas G Ward Alexander 2013 – 2018

Aiden W Weaver Keys 2014 – 2018

Connor J Welsh Cameron 2012 – 2018

Mitchell J West Keys 2016 – 2018

Wade L White Keys 2014 – 2018

Falk L Wiegmann Keys 2016 – 2018

William T Wiese Keys 2014 – 2018

Jackson M Wright Ross 2015 – 2018

Lawson K Young Stuart 2009 – 2018

Elliot T Young Cameron 2010 – 2018

213

*** Year 12 ***

REPORTER 2018

Dominic J Vivian Cameron 2012 – 2018

215

*** Awards and Prizes ***

AWARDS AND PRIZES REPORTER 2018

SCHOOL AWARDS Academic Excellence Year 7 Henry I Allan Bailey R Banfield Tobias L Bath-Pinnick Benjamin E Berglin Aidan J Brookes Caelan R Browne Harry W Burbury Mikha P Buren Thomas P Byass Joshua A Cahill Jack A Cook James R Cowan Mikhael W Djauhari Alexander J Dore Jaxon R Douglas Lochie R Elliott Harry R Ellis Andrew W Ellis Henry J Feutrill James R Fraser Marco Ghiselli Oliver G Gibson Matthew A Graham Thomas J Gray Joshua G Griffin Oliver D Hayers Patrick H Hayes Thomas T Jackson Daniel L Kerfoot Matthew J Kirk Nicolas D Langsford Alexander D Lee Parker J Martin Charles McCarthy Fletcher T McIntosh Kennan R McNeil Zephyr G McPherson Arnaud M McVicker Callum J Mitchell Samuel C Mumme Ambrose W Nicholls Alasdair Orr Jack F Palmer Will L Parker Oscar J Petersen Alexander P Pigneguy Jason T Pocock Lachlan S Richardson Samuel J Romero Willoughby J Sadleir Harrison J Smith Oscar R Sumich

Matthew O Turkich Andrew F Walker Patrick J White Ross O Whittome Louis J Wiese Mack Williams Lucas E Woolf

Year 8 Jack F Armstrong Arthur E Bannister Samuel F Beattie Rio C Bowling Oliver Cooper Henry A Cooper Matthew H Coutts Oliver P Cropp-Chabanne Leo A Digby Craig Dinas Charlie E Duplock Hugo T Fellows-Smith Benjamin M Fleming Xavier S Graham Banjo P Harold Nelson B Hegge Mitchell J Hyde Harry A Jenour Julius M Kain Rory J King Jackson P Loader Jake J Marshall Winton C Messina Hamish R Meston Julien M Montandon Lochlan E O’Brien Fletcher T O’Connell Sean M Palmer Emanuel Radici Kofi C Raffan Oscar Rogers Alexander J Russell-Weisz Sebastian P Salt Raphael Schinazi George A Sharrin Thomas M Simich Rowan J Smith Thomas W Sounness James G Spadanuda Jurgens S Terblanche Nicholas J Van Wyk Henry A Vaughan Benjamin K Waddell James J Walker Seamus M Walton Oscar S Warner Kody W Waters

Year 9 Jim Allan Simon J Arnott Jarvis D Banfield Taye C Barlow Oliver M Barrett Pearson C Chambel Oscar E Clements Jack Cooper Daniel T Cooper Max B De Nardi Xavier J Dry Benjamin C Edgar Dylan C Field Rex French Anthony Ghiselli Harry Hansom Jolyon M Harrison-Murray William A Hudson Matthew B Kerfoot Nathanael Kumar Nicolas Le Page Thomas S Lynch Hugh T Mitchell Heath O Muller Milan Narula Andreas Schultz Benjamin R Scott Connor J Smith William H Taylor Richard P Walton Maxwell S Weir Thomas H Westcott Hudson M Wheeler Yan Zhou

Year 10 Cooper H Anderson Max R Anderson Charlie R Bevan William A Brown Rory C Bruce Hugh J Cameron Ronan L Cameron Alex P Chew Digby F Cleland Darby T Cuming Nicholas E Cusack Adam J Darley Christoff De Wet Toby M Dew Connor Dinas Ashley W Edgar Jake M Faulkner Ronald J Fellows-Smith Fletcher B Gardner

George W Graham Jasper H Japp Giancarlo P Kain Joshua J Keatch Julian Kyriakou Patrick J Latchem Casey J Lawrence George H Lewin William S Lewis Campbell J McAullay Eden G Messina Lachlan T Norcott Darius K Opie Will C Partridge Charlie Radici Lachlan J Raffan William P Reeves Max A Shervington William G Steinberg Matthew J Steinepreis Arun D Tibballs Alexander D Van Wyk Nicholas Verryn Sam O Wake Angus R Walsh Andrew K Walton Riley Waters Reuben Westerman Daniel J Wiese Sebastian J Wright

Year 11 Jack R Adams Sebastian C Barrett Liam A Blok Daniel D Buchhorn William D Chalmers Blake K Costello Joshua R Croker Owen H Edgar Oscar J Grant Thomas J Hodge Harry R Imison James E Jenour Benjamin A Lilburne Jock A Mactier Alex S Mallawarachchi Aidan D Mander Benjamin F Marshall Lewis J Miller Liam S Newport Joshua L Nicholson Joshua F O’Dea Benjamin J Olson Lewis E Orr Darcy T Owen

Harry A Pasich Kobey F Rafferty Shayan Saebi Benjamin A Steinberg Kristian Stonier Jack M Taylor Nathan J Thomas Lucas E Triglavcanin Joshua Turibaka Alexander R van Hoek Max X Vaughan Hamish T Watson Lachlan M Wilson

Year 12 Luke T Beeson Joshua A Bird Maurice P Buren Frans P Buys Liam Corrigan Bailey J Crothers Nicholas J Crump Harry W Foley Matteo Fortier Darcy M Frazer Auxence D Gide Charles F Harding Rafe L Harrison-Murray Joshua C Hook Fletcher G Houston Felix H Jones Maximilian M Kailis Jack A Knobel Aren C Leishman Daniel A Manetas George S Mitchell Brent J Morton Laine A Mulvay Matthew T Murphy Connor P O’Sullivan Conor W Patton Arthur T Payne Lachlan B Phillips Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson Nicholas D Price Prentice K Shepherd Benjamin E Skelton Riley J Thomas Stewart I Wallace Falk L Wiegmann

Year 11 Jack R Adams Sebastian C Barrett Daniel D Buchhorn William D Chalmers Blake K Costello Joshua R Croker Thomas J Hodge James E Jenour Benjamin A Lilburne Jock A Mactier Benjamin F Marshall Liam S Newport Joshua L Nicholson Joshua F O’Dea Benjamin J Olson Lewis E Orr Harry A Pasich Kobey F Rafferty Benjamin A Steinberg Kristian Stonier Jack M Taylor Nathan J Thomas Lucas E Triglavcanin Alexander R van Hoek Max X Vaughan Hamish T Watson Lachlan M Wilson

Year 12 Luke T Beeson Maurice P Buren Frans P Buys Liam Corrigan Nicholas J Crump Harry W Foley Darcy M Frazer Auxence D Gide Joshua C Hook Maximilian M Kailis Jack A Knobel George S Mitchell

Lincoln P Allan James C Carrigg Rohan C Dick Jack A Dobson Timothy J Douglas Connor M Enslin Bailey S Flecker Benjamin C Gale Anthony Ghiselli Oscar J Grant Joshua C Hook Joshua J Keatch Tobias S Knox Lyttle Lachlan A Malloch Jaye J Marzec Lachlan J McGrath Christopher S Michael George S Mitchell Arthur T Payne Sean S Szalek James M Todd Lucas E Triglavcanin Daniel K Walker Reuben Westerman Ching-Yuan J Yang

Badminton – Colours Thomas Allan Harrison R Burt Zac Z Kwek Lebo Li Milan Narula Tanay Narula

Basketball – Colours Zachary S Cheir Blake K Costello Harrison French Harry R Imison Liam J Kiel Liam J Lamont Lachlan J McGrath Nathan J Thomas Riley J Thomas Ching-Yuan J Yang

Sebastian C Barrett Max R Locke Alexander R van Hoek

Chess – Colours Sebastian C Barrett Coby W Edmondstone Bailey S Flecker James E Jenour Justin Kalugin Brent J Morton

Cricket – Colours Alex P Chew Coby W Edmondstone Benjamin C Gale Charles F Harding Jack Kapinkoff Lewis S Martin Hugh N Plowman Lachlan L Simpson Daniel K Walker Stewart I Wallace

Cross Country – Colours Jarvis D Banfield Conor E Bartlett Oscar E Clements Izaac B Cocca Connor M Enslin Bailey S Flecker Oscar D Harold Harry R Imison Samuel L Johnston Joshua J Keatch Tobias S Knox Lyttle Lachlan A Malloch Oliver N Purton

Community Service – Colours Thomas Allan Adam Brenz-Verca Hamish C Bruce Frans P Buys Gyles L Davies Joshua Dyson Harry W Foley Callum J Griffiths Rafe L Harrison-Murray Aydin S Hutchison Felix H Jones Joshua M Kerrich Jy Kimpton-Plunkett Lewis S Martin

Lewis J Miller Brent J Morton Liam S Newport Alexander Omari Lewis E Orr Connor P O’Sullivan Conor W Patton Brandon E Poole Charlton J Thomas Falk L Wiegmann

Drama – Colours Jordan D Bowling Oliver J Broun Rory C Bruce Alexander A Comstock Rohan C Dick Patrick L Eastough Ashley W Edgar Harrison W Gilchrist Jasper H Japp Giancarlo P Kain Joshua J Keatch Alex S Mallawarachchi Matthew A Moore Jonathan J Prior Prentice K Shepherd William J Smith-Gander Benjamin A Steinberg Charlton J Thomas

Football – Colours Jack A Avery Pablo Bedetti Adam Brenz-Verca James C Carrigg Jack C Cooley Nicholas J Crump Levi Duyckers Oscar J Grant Ryan J Hudson Benjamin G Ledger Jake R Lewis Kade L Lines William R Lowson Lewis S Martin Jesse J McDonald Lachlan J McGrath George S Mitchell Benjamin F Parker Hugh N Plowman Brandon E Poole William T Riekie Scott J Smith

Hockey – Colours Monty B Atkins Lachlan S Cain William D Chalmers Timothy A Fleay Max L Freedman Jacob A Jones James M Mardardy Lachlan M Meston Cameron D Murie Darcy T Owen Benjamin A Steinberg Charles C Wackett Daniel K Walker

Music – Colours Matthia H Au Jordan D Bowling Oliver J Broun Frans P Buys Oscar E Clements Callum J Griffiths Lachlan L Hyndes Kyle M Imlah Ethan P Lamb Lewis J Miller Charlie Radici Nicolas J Rogers Max A Shervington Peter F Stulpner David M Stulpner Jack M Taylor William T Wiese David A Winton

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Academic Colours

Athletics – Colours

Cadets – Colours

Pipe Band – Colours Thomas Allan Jack C Banfield Conor E Bartlett William J Coutts Gyles L Davies Xavier J Dry Joshua Dyson Callum J Griffiths Ryan S Hodgetts Fletcher G Houston Samuel L Johnston Joshua M Kerrich Alex S Mallawarachchi Ryan G Marley Mitchell C McVicars Thomas M Nicholls Will C Partridge Harry J Peden Kieran T Shine David M Stulpner Harry S Sugars Stewart I Wallace Aiden W Weaver

*** Awards and Prizes ***

Luke T Beeson Frans P Buys Nicholas J Crump Harry W Foley Darcy M Frazer Rafe L Harrison-Murray Maximilian M Kailis Jack A Knobel George S Mitchell Brent J Morton Connor P O’Sullivan Conor W Patton Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson Nicholas D Price Prentice K Shepherd Benjamin E Skelton Falk Wiegmann

Brent J Morton Laine A Mulvay Connor P O’Sullivan Conor W Patton Arthur T Payne Lachlan B Phillips Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson Nicholas D Price Prentice K Shepherd Benjamin E Skelton Stewart I Wallace Falk Wiegmann

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Academic Honours

Public Speaking Rowing – – Colours Colours (Debating) Bailey S Flecker Owen H Edgar Ashley W Edgar Bailey S Flecker Darcy M Frazer Rafe L Harrison-Murray Felix H Jones Benjamin A Lilburne Lewis S Martin Charles Maxwell Campbell T McCracken Lachlan T Norcott Darius K Opie Lewis E Orr Conor W Patton Nicolas A Pismiris Benjamin A Steinberg William G Steinberg Max X Vaughan

Public Speaking – Colours (Mock Trials) Darcy M Frazer Rafe L Harrison-Murray Felix H Jones Lewis S Martin Conor W Patton Harry G Penrose Lachlan B Phillips Prentice K Shepherd

Public Speaking – Colours (Speech) Conor W Patton

Edward H Hopkins Ryan G Marley Matthew A Moore Oliver N Purton Nicolas J Rogers Max X Vaughan William M Vinnicombe Jackson M Wright

Rugby – Colours Thomas A Anderson Blair D Bayly Hugo E Brossard Hugh A Edwards Kyle I Fraser William P Harkins Damian J Haynes Jack M Jagger Thomas J Klug Jack A Knobel Matthew A Moore Connor P O’Sullivan Lachlan B Phillips Sam H Rogers Kieran T Shine James M Todd Cooper van Rooyen Falk Wiegmann

Sailing – Colours Rory M Blackley Daniel J Bower Adam Brenz-Verca Lachlan T Norcott Marcello C Torre Raffael R Torre

Public Speaking Soccer – – Colours Colours (UNYA) Darcy M Frazer Rafe L Harrison-Murray Felix H Jones Lewis E Orr Conor W Patton Harry G Penrose

Sam C Anderson Liam A Collins Gyles L Davies Auxence D Gide Roshan P Gilbert William Gordon Jamie Johnstone Mason M Jongejan Matrony A Machiek Frederick G Payne Arthur T Payne Nicholas D Price Caleb A Reynolds Cormac R Taylor Lucas E Triglavcani

Surfing – Colours

Water Polo – Colours

Drama – Honours

Nicholas J Crump Laine A Mulvay Elliot T Young

Benjamin R Howie Giancarlo P Kain Julian Kyriakou Cooper B Lindsay William S Lodge Benjamin F Marshall Campbell J McAullay Nicholas D Murphy Matthew T Murphy Aaron L Oughtibridge Samuel J Pierce

Rohan C Dick

Swimming – Colours

Jesse K Coughlan Callum J Griffiths Giancarlo P Kain Justin Kalugin Nicolas Le Page Nicolas Monger Molowny WR Dickinson Matthew T Murphy Leadership Alexander J Porter-Wilkinson Award Colours Ruan van der Riet Bailey J Wright Luke T Beeson Jackson M Wright Joshua A Bird

Adam Brenz-Verca Tennis – Colours Matthew J Briggs Frans P Buys Harrison R Burt Rohan C Dick Connor M Enslin Joshua Dyson Auxence D Gide Connor M Enslin William A Hudson Bailey S Flecker Jaye J Marzec Harry W Foley Ryan T McConkey Auxence D Gide Darcy T Owen William P Harkins Sam H Rogers Joshua C Hook Maxwell S Weir Felix H Jones

Jack A Knobel Triathlon – Ryan G Marley Lewis S Martin Colours Brent J Morton Jarvis D Banfield Alexander Omari Izaac B Cocca Daniel L Paganin James M Coulson Conor W Patton Owen H Edgar Lachlan B Phillips Joshua J Keatch Jonathan J Prior James W Macgeorge Christopher J Ramsden Benjamin A Steinberg William T Riekie

Sam H Rogers Volleyball – Nicolas J Rogers Joshua R Spadanuda Colours Peter F Stulpner William A Craig Riley J Thomas Nicholas J Crump Daniel K Walker Jack A Knobel

William R Lowson Athletics – Daniel A Manetas Honours George S Mitchell Christopher J Ramsden Sean S Szalek William T Riekie

Lewis S Simpson Basketball – Alexander R van Hoek Honours

Zachary S Cheir

Music – Honours Matthia H Au Jordan D Bowling Kyle M Imlah

Pipe Band – Honours Ryan S Hodgetts

Public Speaking – Honours Felix H Jones

Rugby – Honours Jack A Knobel Connor P O’Sullivan Lachlan B Phillips

Sailing – Honours Adam Brenz-Verca

Tennis – Honours Connor M Enslin

Water Polo – Honours Nicholas D Murphy Matthew T Murphy Aaron L Oughtibridge

WR Dickinson Leadership Award Honours Felix H Jones Jack A Knobel

SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZES Year 9 Prizes

Lachlan L T Hyndes Charlie Radici

Proficiency Prize

Charlie R G Bevan George W Graham Patrick J Latchem Matthew J Steinepreis Sam O Wake

Proficiency Prize, Arts: Music Extension, Language Acquisition – French, Mathematics HL (IBD)

William G Steinberg

Proficiency Prize, Design: Food, Health and Physical Education

Arun D Tibballs

Arts: Drama

Reuben Westerman

Arts: Media

William S Lewis

Arts: Music General

Enyeto M D Ingrilli

Arts: Photography

Rhys S J Williams

Arts: Visual Art

Benjamin G Sharrin

Design: Metal

Toby M Dew

Design: Product Design

Cooper H Anderson

Proficiency Prize, Arts: Music Specialist, Language Acquisition – Indonesian, The Raven: Junior Prose Prize “Searching for Home”

Oscar E Clements

Proficiency Prize, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities

Benjamin R D Scott

Proficiency Prize, Language Acquisition – French, Mathematics

Heath O Muller

Proficiency Prize, Outdoor Education

Oliver M Barrett

Proficiency Prize, Science

Pearson C Chambel

Design: Wood

Christoff De Wet

Arts: Drama

Kieran P Doyle

English

Ronan L Cameron

Arts: Media

Oliver T Constantine

Max A Shervington

Arts: Music General

Hugh T Mitchell

Arts: Visual Art

Jolyon M Harrison-Murray

Individuals and Societies – Commerce, Individuals and Societies – Geography

Design: Food

Sebastian A Reynolds

Individuals and Societies – History

Giancarlo P Kain

Design: Metal

William J Marshall

Alex P Chew

Design: Product Design

Simon J Arnott

Language Acquisition – Indonesian

Design: Wood

Maxwell S Weir

Mathematics

Sebastian J M Wright

Language Acquisition Background Speaker – French

Mederic V F M Gide

Science

Daniel J Wiese

STEM

Ronald J Fellows-Smith

STEM

William H Taylor

The Raven: Junior Poetry Prize “Nature’s Perspective”

Thomas H Westcott

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Max B De Nardi Xavier J Dry Harry Hansom Andreas Schultz Yan Zhou

Industry

*** Awards and Prizes ***

Proficiency Prize

Rex French Anthony Ghiselli Albert J Holtham Matthew B Kerfoot Oliver W Perrin Reeve J Stocks

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Industry

Year 10 Prizes

Year 11 Prizes Industry Prize

Proficiency Prize

Harrison W Gilchrist Samuel L Haberland Liam J Kiel Benjamin J Olson Charles C Wackett

French HL (IBD), Mathematical Studies SL (IBD), Spanish ab initio SL (IBD)

Daniel D Buchhorn

Geography – ATAR (WACE)

Kristian Stonier

Liam S-Y Newport Lucas E R Triglavcanin

Global Politics HL (IBD)

Jack C Banfield

History HL (IBD), Physics SL (IBD)

Kobey F Rafferty

Language and Literature HL (IBD)

Owen H Edgar

Language and Literature SL (IBD)

Thomas J Hodge

Literature HL (IBD)

Jack M Taylor

Marine and Maritime Studies General (WACE)

Kirwan C Mactaggart

Materials Design and Technology (Metal) – ATAR (WACE)

Angus D Cullen Falconer

Proficiency Prize, Biology SL (IBD), Mathematics SL (IBD)

Joshua L Nicholson

Proficiency Prize, Business Management SL (IBD), Film HL (IBD), Indonesian SL (IBD), Mathematics HL (IBD)

James E Jenour

Proficiency Prize, Chemistry – ATAR (WACE), French – ATAR (WACE)

Harry A Pasich

Proficiency Prize, Chemistry HL (IBD), Physics HL (IBD)

Sebastian C Barrett

Materials Design and Technology (Wood) – ATAR (WACE)

Nathan Shanhun

Proficiency Prize, Drama – ATAR (WACE), Literature – ATAR (WACE), Politics and Law – ATAR (WACE), The Raven: Senior Poetry Prize “An Echoing Shell”

Benjamin A Steinberg

Materials Design and Technology (Wood) – General (WACE)

Lachlan B Wray

Mathematics Essential (WACE)

Benjamin A Casey Joshua W G Ziepe

Proficiency Prize, Economics – ATAR (WACE), English – ATAR (WACE)

Jock A Mactier

Media Production and Analysis – ATAR (WACE) Modern History – ATAR (WACE)

William D J Chalmers

Proficiency Prize, Literature – ATAR (WACE)

Benjamin A R Lilburne

Physical Education Studies – ATAR (WACE)

Jaye J Marzec

Proficiency Prize, Mathematics Applications – ATAR (WACE)

Blake K Costello

Physical Education Studies – General (WACE)

Zac Mainwaring

Accounting and Finance – ATAR (WACE)

Conor J B Lenny

Psychology – ATAR (WACE)

Darcy T Owen

Visual Arts HL (IBD)

Conrad F Forrest

Applied Information Technology – ATAR (WACE)

Aidan D F Mander

Lewis E F Orr

Biology – ATAR (WACE)

Aidan M Veitch

Biology HL (IBD), Business Management HL (IBD)

Alexander R van Hoek

Chemistry SL (IBD) Economics HL (IBD) French SL (IBD) History SL (IBD) Dux of Year 11 (IBD) Dux of Year 11 (VET)

James M Todd

Business Management and Enterprise – ATAR (WACE)

George D Evans

Joshua F O’Dea

Career and Enterprise – General (WACE)

Jack A Avery

Chinese SL (IBD)

Zac Z Y Kwek

Design (Dimensional) – ATAR (WACE)

William J Coutts

Human Biology – ATAR (WACE) Mathematics Methods – ATAR (WACE) Mathematics Specialist – ATAR (WACE) Physics – ATAR (WACE) Dux of Year 11 (WACE)

Design (Photography) – ATAR (WACE)

Sam L Johnston

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize

Maximilian M Kailis Daniel A Manetas

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Biology SL (IBD), Chemistry HL (IBD), Geography HL (IBD), Language and Literature HL (IBD), Mathematics SL (IBD)

George S Mitchell

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Business Management and Enterprise – ATAR (WACE)

Bailey J Crothers

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Chemistry – ATAR (WACE),

Maurice P Buren

French – ATAR (WACE) FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Economics HL (IBD),

Falk L Wiegmann

Mathematics HL (IBD)

Chemistry SL (IBD), Physics HL (IBD)

Aren C Leishman

Design (Dimensional) – ATAR (WACE)

Hamish C Bruce

Drama – ATAR (WACE)

Rohan C Dick

Food Science and Technology – General (WACE)

Jedd W Quartermaine

French HL (IBD)

Auxence D M Gide

French SL (IBD), Physics SL (IBD)

Matteo Fortier

Geography – ATAR (WACE)

Lachlan J Richards

Global Politics HL (IBD)

Felix H H Jones

Language and Literature SL (IBD)

Jack A Knobel

Marine and Maritime Studies – General (WACE)

Walker M Daly

Materials Design and Technology (Wood) – ATAR (WACE)

Harrison R Burt

Mathematical Studies SL (IBD)

Stewart I Wallace

Mathematics Essential (WACE)

Jy Kimpton-Plunkett

Media Production and Analysis – ATAR (WACE)

Jack C Ellis

Music – ATAR (WACE), The Raven: Senior Prose Prize “Hotel Bone”

Jordan D J Bowling

Physical Education Studies – ATAR (WACE)

Jack C Cooley

Physical Education Studies – General (WACE)

Reece A Eades

Spanish ab initio SL (IBD)

Frans P Buys

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, English – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Applications – ATAR (WACE)

Benjamin E Skelton

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Human Biology – ATAR (WACE)

Luke T Beeson

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Literature HL (IBD)

Conor W J Patton

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Mathematics Methods – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Specialist – ATAR (WACE)

Brent J Morton

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Physics – ATAR (WACE)

Laine A Mulvay

Accounting and Finance – ATAR (WACE)

Joshua Dyson

Captain of Residential Life

Sam H Rogers Jack A Knobel

Applied Information Technology – ATAR (WACE)

James R Oakey

Vice Captain of School – Operations Vice Captain of School – Service

Luke T Beeson

Art Purchase Prize “Mosaics of the Mind”, Visual Arts – ATAR (WACE)

Sebastian M M Hasluck

Head of Student Council

Felix H H Jones Lachlan B Phillips

Biology – ATAR (WACE), Marine and Maritime Studies – ATAR (WACE)

Sebastian L A Chadwick

Old Scotch Collegians’ Prize for Captain of School

Business Management HL (IBD)

Rafe L Harrison-Murray *** Awards and Prizes ***

Ryan S Hodgetts

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Year 12 Prizes

ST ANDREWS CROSS The St Andrews Cross is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in a breadth of areas.

There are five areas of possible achievement – Academic Achievement, Arts and Culture, Community, Service and Citizenship, Leadership, and Sport. To qualify for the St Andrews Cross a boy must receive one Colours in all five areas. In recognition that the attainment of Honours takes extra commitment a boy will also qualify if he attains one Honours in one area and one Colours or Honours in three other areas.

This year seven boys will be awarded the St Andrews Cross. They are in alphabetical order:

Adam Brenz-Verca 1 Honours:

Sport - Sailing 18

10 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18 Sport – Sailing 13, 15, 16, 17 & 18, Football 17 & 18

Frans Buys 1 Honours:

Academic Achievement 18

6 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17 & 18

Arts and Culture – Music (Jazz) 17, Music 18

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18

Harry Foley 1 Honours:

Academic Achievement 18

5 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17 & 18

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 17 Sport – Water Polo 17

Jack Knobel 3 Honours:

Academic Achievement 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18 Sport – Rugby 18 7 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17 & 18

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 17

Sport – Rugby 17 & 18, Volleyball 18

Brent Morton 1 Honours:

Academic Achievement 18

6 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17 & 18

Arts and Culture – Chess 17 & 18

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 18

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Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18

Conor Patton 1 Honours:

Academic Achievement 18

11 Colours:

Academic Achievement 17 & 18

Arts and Culture – Drama 17, Public Speaking (Debating) 16 & 17, Public Speaking (Speech) 17 & 18, Public Speaking (Mock Trials) 18 and Public Speaking (UNYA) 18

Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 17

Lachlan Phillips 1 Honours:

Sport – Rugby 18

7 Colours:

Academic Achievement 18

Arts and Culture – Public Speaking (Mock Trials) 18

Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 18

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Sport – Rugby 16, 17 & 18, Touch 17

DUCES OF SCOTCH COLLEGE Prentice Shepherd (IB) Prentice’s academic record is nothing short of exceptional. He is an intelligent and talented young man whose obvious academic ability combined with his highly disciplined approach to his studies has seen him achieve the highest grades possible in all learning areas.

Initially receiving the Gordon Gooch Scholarship in 2014, Prentice’s ongoing commitment to his studies was highlighted this year when he was awarded Academic Honours after receiving Academic Excellence in every semester from Year 8 to Year 12. Prentice is also an outstanding musician, having been involved in numerous ensembles throughout his time in the Senior School. In addition to this, he has received Colours for Public Speaking for his involvement in, and commitment to, Mock Trials and Debating. Prentice’s achievements both in and out of the classroom are quite remarkable and his determined approach has made him a role model for us all. Prentice received subject prizes for: •

Biology (HL)

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Film (HL)

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History (HL)

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Literature (SL)

And is awarded the Dux of the Year 12 IB Diploma Programme.

Charles Harding (VET - Alternative Academic Pathway) Charles has consistently displayed an admirable work ethic that has seen him achieve A grades in multiple areas of his academic programme. Charles’ determination to perform to the very best of his ability has seen him produce work of the highest standard. This has been acknowledged by his achievement of Excellence in the Workplace Awards in 2017 and 2018 and Academic Excellence in Semester 1 this year. A delightful, well-mannered young man who has a thoroughly agreeable nature, Charles has seized his opportunities at Scotch College. He has contributed enormously across the College, showing genuine concern for his peers. These qualities saw Charles appointed as Captain of the Second XVIII football team, a role he undertook in a distinguished manner. He is a young man who demonstrates integrity, honesty and humility.

Charles received subject prizes for: •

English General (WACE)

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Materials Design and Technology (Wood)

And is awarded the Dux of the Year 12 Alternative Academic Pathway.

Nicholas Price (WACE) Nicholas has set an incredibly high standard for himself. He studied the full six subjects as a WACE student, receiving six A grades. His remarkable academic ability is matched by his outstanding work ethic. Nicholas’ diligence, fortitude and conscientiousness are a wonderful example to those around him and he has been fittingly acknowledged for his academic achievements with Academic Honours, an award presented only to students who have achieved Academic Excellence in eight semesters in the Senior School. He has also fully committed himself to the co-curricular programme at the College, receiving Colours in Public Speaking and Soccer. Nicholas is a respectful, diligent and courteous young man who received subject prizes for: •

Economics ATAR

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Literature ATAR - Stewart Literature Prize

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Modern History ATAR

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Politics and Law ATAR

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Psychology ATAR

And is awarded the Dux of the Year 12 WACE – ATAR Programme.

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SCHOOL RECORDS REPORTER 2018

Valete Pre-K Hugo W E Palmer Chester W Litton

Kindy Titus B Litton

PP Logan B J Mitchell

Year 1 Jensen van der Horst

Year 2 Gabriel O Vertannes

Year 4 Thomas E Chambers Aidan F McHenry

Year 5 Billy J Chambers Jetlen B Egerton-Warburton Lucas Liu Blake E Pearce Callum A Shaw Vincent Zhu

Year 6 AJ Church Will H Hansen Oliver L McHenry

Year 7 Dion C D Chi Latrell L Mitchell Jedidiah Nason

Year 8 Daniel D Williams

Year 9 Brennus Fogarty-Pryor Johan Gawan-Taylor Gregory J McVicker Tomer Nuriyev Darcy J Saggers

Year 10 Julian V Bell Nathan D Evers Angus H Hume Hayden L Messina Emmanuel Nason Tiarell J Niki Koby S Radford Sunil A Rajan Owen Rask Alexandr Vysotskiy

Year 11 Alexander R Gregson Henry J Hallam ZhiYuan Hu Titouan Moreau Sean R Pentony

Salvete PK

Omar Duncan Banjo J Egerton-Warburton Georgia Eldridge Finn D Freitag Tahlia Gabriels Harrison J Hendry Jordan M Hick Braith Hooson Lachlan S D Horton Hugo C Maasdorp Augustus Meredith-Humphry Lucien R Milentis Alysha U Pears Aletta A Sauer Harris Scotti James P Smith Mia J A Tresise Cooper H Wells Sienna C Wood

Kindy Charlie B Corrie Leonard M P Hatch Alexander B B Haynes Kristian A Michael Charlie C Moran Yuvaan Satija Charlie A Whiston

PP Otto S Blackburne Jack M Dodds Harrison E J Dolling Lucas W Edwards Aiden G Gibson Tobias J F Gliddon Theodore Gnech Samuel M Hodder Arthur T Redfern

Year 1 Darcy P H Bartholomaeus Sebastian Kahl Ahren Mahesh Lachlan J Shadlow Rowan K Sundaresan Luyiming Wu

Year 2 Connor F McManus Zachary F McManus

Year 3 Ishir Bhaduri Felix H Constantine Hamish Cooper Oliver Z Davis Xavier J Fugill Ziyi Gao Harrison Grant Thomas W B Haynes Hugh M Healy Thomas L Kitchen Konrad C Michael Owen Ogden Jacob F Young

Year 4

Thomas J Ahern George P Browne-Cooper Harrison Bain Niko Cha Flynn M Booker Kobi Creighton Guillaume G Daoud

Alexander J Fry Gabriel D Hunter Seth J Loveday Angus B Meadows Edward R Meadows Luca M Regli Ruhaan Satija Luke E Schaufler Johntie Schulz James Stephan

Year 5 Raazi Arafa William G Arundel Charlie J Barron Charles G A Bates Thomas D Clements Daniel G Doheny Alexander Donald George R Jerinic Finn R P Leary Charlie J McCall Riley C McKinnon-Smith Cameron A Motherwell Luke D Pope Benjamin S Rayner Jason Rietveld Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson Mandeep Singh Aramis W Surtees William J Wallace

Year 6 Jordan Bailey James A Bain Benjamin H Barnes Alex M Betjeman Maxwell J Burbury Alexander J Buswell Thomas J Clement Darcy Cocking Harry D Coggan Elliot Cooper Tex J Cross Lachlan Dauth Samuel C Doney Jack W W Douglas Thomas F L Duffield Karl R Evans Rory J Fleming Noah J Freeman Digby J Gardner Archie D Gilchrist Edward J Gilmour Lachlan R Gooding Hudson Hammond Mitchell A Henwood Charles C Hogg Luke M Houlton Anthony R Hughes Ethan D Hunter Heydar Ismayilov Oliver J R Macnamara Charles W Major Marcel I Michaud Charlie J Parker Aiden R Perrin Alec S Prendiville Rory M Purser Oscar A Ralph

Mitchell J Rosenberg Hugo G L Silbert Keilan J Simpson Samuel I J Smetana Hudson G Smith Kolbi W E Smith George S Stoney Angus W Treen Alastair W Walker Thomas F Wallwork Oliver T Wandel Jaxon R Williams Matthew K Willis

Year 7 Will L Aitkenhead Bailey J Alexander Henry I Allan Thomas J Allen Samuel J Bailey Bailey R Banfield Benjamin E Berglin Keigan Blake Sean Bonney Daniel F Boshart Kash R W Braddock Kaymus M Brierly Aidan J Brookes Mikha P Buren Joshua A Cahill Sean J Christie Seth R V Cimbaro Spencer J Clark Jackson P J Conti Aidan W Coolican Jaxon R Douglas Giovanni C G Douziech Thomas H Eagleton Hamish J Elliott Lochie R Elliott Andrew W Ellis Harry R Ellis Marc J Faulkner Henry J Feutrill James R Fraser Hunter E Freestone Daichi Fukuchi Yamato Fukuchi Joseph W Gaspar Stewart H Gifford Harrison Hammond Harry J Hammond Oliver D Hayers Joshua A Holborn Sebastian M T Houston Thomas T Jackson Bochun Jiang Beau M Johnson Matthew J Kirk Satchen C Lucido Cuisle J J Lyons Connor L Mackinnon-Moir Angus W Marland Parker J Martin Reuben B Martin Lucas D McCully Kennan R McNeil Zephyr G E McPherson Finlay S Melville

Matthew T Metcalf Callum J Mitchell Sullivan Moody Angus T Motherwell Angus W Myles William Newman Lewis M Parsons Oscar J Petersen Ryder D Phillips Alexander P Pigneguy Jason T Pocock Benjamin N Ponton Jacob M Pope Damon C Rees Thomas J Robinson Samuel J Romero Myles Ross Luke Ryan Michael E Sebo Azhar Sgro Jett Sibosado Connor A W Smith Montague Smith Troy P Smyth Joel Stewart-Stanton Sam O Thompson Ruben I Thomson Jeremy D Tremlett Matthew O Turkich Xander J van Kappel Andrew F Walker MacGregor W Watson Jensen C Westerman Mack Williams Finn M Wright Jaezari R H Wynne Joshua A Young Lachlan S Young

Year 8 Victor Albuquerque Silva Jack F Armstrong Charles W Hood Herkules Kakulas Samuel H McGinniss Sebastien Monti Calvin J M Smith Thomas W Sounness Siyuan Yuan

Year 9 Thomas K Anderson Anakin F Bachofen von Echt Robert Davis Herc du Preez Oscar Heppingstone Albert J Holtham Jack Kampf Nathanael Kumar Finn P McDonald Maxwell A E Mead Will A Miller Benjamin R D Scott Heath W Smyth Justin E Sweet James F Walker Zhencheng Zhang Yan Zhou

Year 11

Year 1

Quinn L Q Arcy Darcy P H Bartholomaeus Year 12 Taj R Cook Pablo Bedetti Thomas A Gaitatzis Dylan T Herbert Junior Reuben Hubble School Roll Sebastian Kahl Brin C Kitcher Pre-Kindy George P Browne-Cooper Elijah J Little Jacob R Little Niko Cha Hugo M Lively Kobi Creighton Samuel J Magtengaard Omar Duncan Banjo J Egerton-Warburton Ahren Mahesh Lucas S Paino Georgia Eldridge Ethan K Palassis Finn D Freitag Elias Popal Tahlia Gabriels Andrew T Reed Maximus P Gnech Casey R Savill Harrison J Hendry Lachlan J Shadlow Jordan M Hick Yannik J Sullivan Charles O Higgins Rowan K Sundaresan Braith Hooson Jensen van der Horst Lachlan S D Horton Luyiming Wu Hugo G Keenan Chester W Litton Year 2 Hugo C Maasdorp Harrison G Alder Augustus Meredith-Humphry Robert Algie Lucien R Milentis Benjamin E Bloch Hugo W E Palmer Thammatas Booranawat Alysha U Pears Waite J Cswaykus Aletta A Sauer Nicolas Fernandez Riveras Harris Scotti Brodie A G Gillett James P Smith Lachlan C H Gillett Mia J A Tresise Noah Hubble Cooper H Wells Lucas A Kwan Sienna C Wood Xavier J Lewis Robert H H Mackay Kindergarten Marcus C McKimmie Charlie B Corrie Cameron G McLeay Leonard M P Hatch Connor F McManus Alexander B B Haynes Zachary F McManus Titus B Litton Emerson K McNally Kristian A Michael Leo T Niardone Charlie C Moran Angus B Noble Yuvaan Satija Benjamin Roberts Charlie A Whiston George A Saicic Pre-Primary Oscar W Seaburne-May Otto S Blackburne Hugo C Smith Jenson S Cox Gabriel O Vertannes Jaydon L Dawson Magnus Wilson Jack M Dodds Year 3 Harrison E J Dolling Ishir Bhaduri Lucas W Edwards William R Black Aiden G Gibson Charles S Burton Tobias J F Gliddon Lachlan T Buzza Theodore Gnech Alexander M Caporn Henry G Harris Oscar J Carey Samuel M Hodder William G Carmichael Seth Q Kwan Lachlan B Wray

Eugene Cha Felix H Constantine Hamish Cooper Oliver Z Davis Maxwell Fine Xavier J Fugill Thomas W Gamble Ziyi Gao Harrison Grant Thomas W B Haynes Hugh M Healy Flynn P Howard Sheppard G Johnson Callum J Kennedy Andrew M King Thomas L Kitchen Adalbert A Koth Jasper D Levy Eamonn B Maher Konrad C Michael Owen Ogden Michael C Reed Eryn Richards Tomas E Robaina Chacon Jacob M Timmcke Dominic W Van Niekerk Marcus D H Whittome Jacob F Young

Year 4 Thomas J Ahern Julian E B Argyle Brenn A F Armstrong Hugo R Atkins Harrison Bain Flynn M Booker Hamish R Byass Oliver G H Campbell Thomas E Chambers Brendan Chin James A Cousins Jake O Cuomo Guillaume G Daoud Lucas P Disley Alexander J Fry Henry N B Goyder Alexander Griffin Matthew R Hale Fletcher R Hector Logan T Herbert Oban C Hopkins Thomas J Houliston Leon Hugo Gabriel D Hunter Andrew E Katsambanis Cooper Lisle Seth J Loveday Thomas Lovegrove Jai L Lyon William T Macknay Charlie G Martin Jack E Mayo Aidan F McHenry Angus B Meadows Edward R Meadows Oliver P Montandon Dane A Morrison Kush N Narula Luca J Niardone

Harry E Nicholls Luca M Regli Cooper C Royle Ruhaan Satija Luke E Schaufler Johntie Schulz James Stephan Anderson J Strk-Lingard Erik L I van de Veire Charlie J W Warden Daniel L M Weustink Aidan M T Willoughby George K Young Oscar M Zucal

Year 5 Abel Algie Raazi Arafa Heath E Arbuckle William G Arundel Charlie J Barron Charles G A Bates Kristian J Bellekom Jack A F Boylson Samuel P Bult Dylan M Burke Euan A Byars Lachlan T Cairns Orlando F Capobianco Sebastian I Carmichael Billy J Chambers Thomas D Clements Joshua A Cook Oliver K Cooper Charles R Dean Daniel G Doheny Alexander Donald Jetlen B Egerton-Warburton Alexander Fine Richard W Gamble Jonathan D Gattorna Stewart Graves Caden D Hart Jarrod O Hutchison Tristan Ilse George R Jerinic Reid K Knox Lyttle Oliver Knuckey Finn R P Leary Zane T Levy Lucas Liu Nicholas P A Lovegrove Thomas J Magtengaard Lucas M Marley Ben T J Marris Darcy J Martin Charlie J McCall Rafferty J McDonald Riley C McKinnon-Smith Cameron A Motherwell Lachlan J Palich Blake E Pearce Philip S Pizimolas Luke D Pope Edward C Quinlivan Benjamin S Rayner Marc A Ricciardello Jason Rietveld Charlie E Roads

Luke J Rorke Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson Jesse S Scotford Callum A Shaw Mandeep Singh Xavier C Smith Aramis W Surtees Jake G Taboni John H Townsley Xavier I Vanden Driesen James D Vaughan William J Wallace Luca Wheeler Nicholas H Y Zhao Vincent Zhu

Middle School Roll Year 6 Harris M G Baddeley Jordan Bailey James A Bain Benjamin H Barnes Myles W Beeney Charles J G Bowles Digby J Bozanich Maxwell J Burbury Alexander J Buswell Ethan J Buzza Calum W Cameron Willem M W Campbell Thomas J Chalmers Chi Him T Chan AJ Church Thomas J Clement Harry D Coggan Jasper T Constantine Elliot Cooper Ari R Coulson Tane K Croon-Hargrave Tex J Cross Lachlan Dauth Ryan A B Davey George L M Di Prinzio Jack W W Douglas Thomas F L Duffield Karl R Evans Fraser R Eve Nicholas F Everett Frederick R C Fielder Lachlan A G Flaherty Rory J Fleming Benjamin L Flynn Garson Fogarty-Pryor Noah J Freeman Digby J Gardner Archie D Gilchrist Edward J Gilmour Charles S B Goyder Charles B Gray Will H Hansen Thomas A Harris Mitchell A Henwood Charles C Hogg Austin B Hollier James K Hollier Hayden A Houghton Luke M Houlton

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Mason Lee James P Lewis Logan B J Mitchell Austin M Palassis Neo J Pentony Arthur T Redfern Lucas A Robaina Chacon Reid B Warrick John C Young

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Quinlan Arundel Hayden B Coombes Arad A Khalili Joshua A Kuper Jack A Radford Sunil A Rajan Dylan E Stein Timothy J Valmadre

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Year 10

William T Howie Alex T Hudson Anthony R Hughes Ethan D Hunter Heydar Ismayilov Alexander R H Johnston Noah J Kassner Ethan T Kerr Angus C M King Jordan Krieser Thomas S M Lambo Ronan J Leishman Xuanshi Li Oliver Lisewski Noah R Lisle Liam A Locke William R Mahaffy Charles W Major Oliver L McHenry Luke O Megson Christian Melsom Marcel I Michaud Gray Moffat-Clarke Jai N M Moxham Archie W Murdoch Harry M Osborne Charlie J Parker William W Pateman Aiden R Perrin Matthew W Philpott Louis C Poulson Beau P Povey Alec S Prendiville Austin W Prendiville Oscar A Ralph Vincent J Reed Noah Rees-Turner Declan P Riordan Mitchell J Rosenberg William A S Salom Cameron B Schirmer Jackson M Sellepack Hugo G L Silbert Samuel I J Smetana Hudson G Smith Isaac D Smith Ming J Soo James Tan James S Taskunas Guy L Teissier Lachlan H Teissier William G Tonkin Angus W Treen Thomas C R van Kranenburg Isaak W Ventouras Alastair W Walker Thomas F Wallwork David W Walton Chen Yu Wang Oliver W Warden Jaxon R Williams Matthew K Willis James P Winch Jack R W Wood

Year 7 Will L Aitkenhead Bailey J Alexander

Henry I Allan Thomas J Allen Kareem Arafa Jonathan R Arnott Samuel J Bailey Bailey R Banfield Tobias L Bath-Pinnick Benjamin E Berglin Keigan Blake Sankara Bloemen Gwisai Sean Bonney Daniel F Boshart Kash R W Braddock Kaymus M Brierly Aidan J Brookes Benjamin B Brossard Caelan R Browne Ethan G Buckley Harry W Burbury Mikha P Buren Thomas P Byass Joshua A Cahill Helori J M Cam James S Caporn Jack S Carroll Benjamin C Ceglinski Hugh E Chapman Joseph J Chegwidden Dion C D Chi Sean J Christie Seth R V Cimbaro Spencer J Clark Kodi A Clayden Charles B Clynk George Colley Jackson P J Conti Jack A Cook Aidan W Coolican Thomas A Corrie James R Cowan Kyle D de Bruin Harry M Dean Mikhael W Djauhari Alexander J Dore Jaxon R Douglas Giovanni C G Douziech Dylan J Drago Thomas H Eagleton Hamish J Elliott Lochie R Elliott Andrew W Ellis Harry R Ellis William H Fairweather Marc J Faulkner Chase A Fenton Henry J Feutrill James R Fraser Hunter E Freestone Daichi Fukuchi Yamato Fukuchi Jeremy M Galvin Felix G Garelja Joseph W Gaspar Marco Ghiselli Oliver G Gibson Stewart H Gifford Matthew A Graham Oliver A Gray Thomas J Gray

Luca J C Green Joshua G Griffin Marshall J Grosse Harrison Hammond Harry J Hammond Finlay Harland Finnegan A Harold Oliver D Hayers Patrick H Hayes Giacomo Helliar Hayden Henschel Charles R Hill Joshua A Holborn Joshua J D Hooke Campbell R Houliston Sebastian M T Houston George A Houvardas Matthew R Howard Gabriel T E Huberman Alexander C B Jackson Thomas T Jackson Felix G Japp Bochun Jiang Beau M Johnson Leo Johnstone Rory N Keevill Daniel L Kerfoot Matthew J Kirk Nicolas D Langsford Alexander D Lee Charlie W G Lewin Jake H Liddelow Jialin Liu Jude T Lloyd Hudson Mehki N Lucerne-Knight Satchen C Lucido Cuisle J J Lyons Max Mackay-Coghill Connor L Mackinnon-Moir Angus W Marland Aidan Martin Parker J Martin Reuben B Martin Charles McCarthy Oliver M McCaw Lucas D McCully Fletcher T McIntosh Kennan R McNeil Zephyr G E McPherson Arnaud M McVicker Finlay S Melville Matthew T Metcalf Zachary L Mills Callum J Mitchell Latrell L Mitchell Sullivan Moody Nathaniel G Mooney Angus T Motherwell Samuel C Mumme Angus W Myles Jedidiah Nason Thomas D Nelson Mason M Ness William Newman Ambrose W G Nicholls Alasdair Orr Jack F Palmer Will L Parker Oscar J Petersen

Ryder D Phillips Alexander P Pigneguy Jason T Pocock Hugo J Poll Benjamin N Ponton Jacob M Pope Baxter Poulson Elijah T Pretorius Damon C Rees Lachlan S Richardson Thomas J Robinson Samuel J Romero Jack Rose Myles Ross Joshua L Ryan Luke Ryan Willoughby J Sadleir Edward A Searle Michael E Sebo Azhar Sgro Ryan C Shine Jett Sibosado Connor A W Smith Harrison J Smith Montague Smith Troy P Smyth Joel Stewart-Stanton Oscar N Stipanicev Oscar R Sumich Sam O Thompson Ruben I Thomson Matthew O Turkich Billy J P Turnbull Xander J van Kappel Benjamin J Vriezen Andrew F Walker MacGregor W Watson Jensen C Westerman Patrick J White Ross O H Whittome Louis J Wiese Mack Williams Lucas E Woolf Finn M Wright Jaezari R H Wynne Joshua A Young Lachlan S Young

Year 8 Victor Albuquerque Silva James L Anderson Rupert H Arbuckle Jack F Armstrong MacIntyre D G Baddeley Orson M Bairstow Rohan F Baldwin Arthur E Bannister Lachlan D J Bateman Finnian J Beard Samuel F D Beattie Elijsha S A Blackburn Jensen E Blok Evan F Boudreau Cameron Bourne Rio C R Bowling Nicholas Boys Mack T J Braddock Ethan J Branchi Benjamin J Breden

Oliver M Bridgwood Oliver W Brown Connor Christensen Harrison J Clark Oscar J Collins Codi B Cook Henry A Cooper Oliver Cooper Matthew H Coutts Jacques Creighton Oliver P Cropp-Chabanne Sidney A Cullen Falconer Daniel J Curtin Luca M Datodi Louis D Davis Riley K Davis Kalib A Dempster Park Leo A Digby Craig Dinas Jonathan J Dunlop Charlie E Duplock Nicholas J Eagleton Joseph B Edwards Hugo A Elliot Tobias G Evans Dylan E Falkiner Hugo T Fellows-Smith Aidan J T Flaherty Benjamin J Fleay Benjamin M Fleming Joseph B Fonti Jack L Frazer James A W Gammage Bevan A Gardner Edward L Graham Xavier S Graham Hudson C Grant Jahlil P Hajinoor-Fuller Geordie Hamilton Banjo P J Harold James W Harper Tane D Hasler Brodie C D Hayward Brodie F Haywood Anton C Headley Nelson B Hegge Oliver D Henderson William W Henwood Charles W Hood Xavier Houston Mitchell J Hyde Jason Ilse Harry A Jenour Toby K Johnston Anthony Jovanovich Julius M Kain Herkules Kakulas Rory J N King Tane D Kirton Mitchell G Langdon Thomas Le Page Adam J Lenny Thomas C Liston Jackson P Loader Kalani Locke Sebastian H Lusted Kane L Mackintosh Thomas F Macknay Hugh R Maddern

Thomas S Veitch Hugo N Ventouras Nicholas W Vriezen James F Walker Richard P Walton Benjamin P Ward Max W Watkins Lachlan H B Watters Maxwell S Weir Saami A Welsh Thomas H Westcott Hudson M Wheeler Rory P White Charles A Williams Harry R Williams William H T Wolf Joshua L Woodward Kuan Yu Zhencheng Zhang Yan Zhou

Year 10 Alexander T Aakermann Kobie Jaxson-Abrahams Izhar Ahmadi Orson L R Ambrose Cooper H Anderson Max R Anderson Quinlan Arundel Max L J Bailey Hugo Barich Mawson L T A Barr-Willans Adam S Barwood Jack D Beazley Julian V Bell Ryan D S Benney Charlie R G Bevan Ryan A Bourke Jett S L Braddock Hamish R Brown Noah J Brown William A Brown Hayden J Browne Rory C Bruce Hugh J Cameron Ronan L Cameron Charles H M Carew-Reid Burke G Carrington Chi Chung D Chan Alex P Chew Jordan A Clark Benjamin F Clarke Taj M Clarke Digby F Cleland Chey N Colling Hayden B Coombes Benjamin A Cooper Jesse K Coughlan James B W Crawford Mathew S Crook Darby T Cuming Bailey E Cumming Sebastian L Cunningham Nicholas E Cusack Adam J Darley Gethan J Davies Christoff De Wet Joshua De Wet Thomas A Delroy

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Luke J S Marshall William J Marshall Taj A Massey Noah W Matthews Jack McAuliffe Ryan T McConkey Kye J McCreery Finn P McDonald Zavier J McGillivray Cole J McLarty Gregory J McVicker Maxwell A E Mead Alexander K Melville Harry C Miller Will A Miller Jasper C Mirmikidis Hugh T Mitchell William Moffat-Clarke Heath O Muller Max B Mumme Matthew N Myburgh Milan Narula Benjamin T Nixon Rafferty Noble Harker Tomer Nuriyev Hugo R Oakey Darcy J O’Halloran William Oxlade Nicholas J Paganin Dylan M Palmer Oliver W Perrin Cody L Price George H Purser William J Quinlivan Harry E Ralph Benjamin L Ramsden Declan D C Reilly Sebastian A Reynolds Massimiliano D F Ricci Matthew J Robson Thomas J Rowe Callum J Ryan Darcy J Saggers Matthew D Sarich Andreas Schultz Curtis J Sciano Benjamin R D Scott Ahmad Sgro James E Shaw Harry E Simm Jedd A Simmons Connor J Smith Heath W Smyth Conan Stebbing Andrew R Steel Oliver H T Stewart Remi J Stewart Matthew D Stocks Reeve J Stocks Justin E Sweet Declan C S Taylor William H Taylor Bailey J Thomson Raffael R Torre Henry E B Townes Jack J Trodden Thomas Turkich Thomson J Unsworth Ruan van der Riet

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Xavier J Dry Herc du Preez Samuel J Dyball Lloyd Easton Benjamin C Edgar Toren R Edwards Andrew L Eidne Hashem El Nadi Charles S M Ellis Harvey D Ellis Noah Embleton Joshua C Eygelaar Dylan C Field Brennus Fogarty-Pryor Ethan T Frankle Rex French Macsen Friday Senior Harry L L Frodsham School Roll Edward L Gaffey Year 9 William J L Gagen Edward F Allan William M Gale Jim Allan Joshua D Galvin Thomas K Anderson Johan Gawan-Taylor Simon J Arnott Anthony Ghiselli Michael R Arts Mederic V F M Gide Monty B Atkins Isaac N Gold Achille P A Aubault Samuel M Gray Bradley W Avery Ashlin R Hall Maximilian Avon-Smith William J Hannaford Anakin F Bachofen von Echt Harry Hansom Jarvis D Banfield Joseph Harris Taye C Barlow Jolyon M Harrison-Murray Oliver M Barrett William G Hawkins Samuel E Barrett- Lennard Campbell W Hay George O Bath Daniel Hay Jacob C Bennett Brock Helton James W Bennett Jack Hendricks Samuel R Bennett Oscar Heppingstone Hunter G Bergersen Mitchell Hewitt Jasper A Blunt Alexander W Hill Angus J Bowden Elliot C Holborn Lachlan J Bowen Albert J Holtham Daniel J Bower Matthew B Howie Leo W P Bowles Jarrod Hoyer Remi N Brossard Wesley S E Huang Marcel P Buren William A Hudson Christiaan S Buys Timothy A Imison Hamish M Cameron George H E Johnston Max A Campbell Selby J Jones Lewis W Castleden Ben L N Jongejan Pearson C Chambel Nathaniel A Kailis Benjamin C Chapman Lukyan Kalugin Jamayden Chong Jack Kampf Oscar E Clements Jack Kapinkoff Joshua Colliere Matthew B Kerfoot Oliver T Constantine Mack Knuckey Declan W L Cook Nathanael Kumar Daniel T V Cooper Nicolas Le Page Jack Cooper Joshua P Ledger Joseph Crowley Mackenzie F Lewis Lewis R Crump Sam R Lodge Aaron J Cuthbertson Beau J Luscombe Fraser L Davis Thomas S Lynch Pierce J Davis Brenton P C Macauley Robert Davis James W Macgeorge Thomas J Dawson Deen Mackic Max B De Nardi Jake D Mackintosh James P Deykin Haig J Mactaggart Kieran P Doyle Sevvel Mahendranathan

Oliver J Walker Ben R Walsh Darcy T Walsh Seamus M Walton Oscar S M Warner Kody W Waters Ben J Weber Toby J Webster Jyrone L White Daniel D Williams Jack J Williamson Jarrah T Withers Cormack L Young Edward J Young Siyuan Yuan

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James M G Mahaffy Lachlan T Marley Jake J Marshall Gianluca Mastrocinque Joe T Matthews Toby A J Maxwell Robert R McAullay Samuel H McGinniss Rusty J McIntosh Aidan McKie Benjamin R Melville Tyler J Messina Winton C Messina Hamish R Meston Jack A Mickle Brooke L Milner James Moffat-Clarke Riley J Monaghan Julien M Montandon Sebastien Monti Ethan R Morris Oliver Morris Kaleb P Morrison Pablo J Munoz Morillo Thomas W Mutter Lochlan E W O’Brien Fletcher T O’Connell Thomas P Ostergaard Sean M Palmer Ethan X Parkin Lachlan Parry Paras H Patel Harrison C Pateman Emanuel Radici Kofi C Raffan Lucas A Ralls Jack E Rigg Oscar Rogers Hugh J P Rowe Thomas P Ruefli Alexander J Russell- Weisz Dardayne Russie Sebastian P Salt Austin M Savundra Timothy M Scheepers Raphael Schinazi Oliver J Scotford Matthew J Sellepack George A Sharrin Blair P Shields Thomas M Simich Calvin J M Smith Rowan J W Smith Thomas W Sounness James G Spadanuda Cooper T Stanley Andrew J Stegena Patrick J Stewart Joel C Stocks Angus J Temby Jurgens S Terblanche Jack B Tylich Stewart R van Hoek Nicholas J Van Wyk Henry A Vaughan Cornelius J Verwey James S Wadcock Benjamin K C Waddell James J E Walker

James R Devereux Toby M Dew Connor Dinas Grayson H C Downes Patrick L Eastough Ashley W Edgar Nathan D Evers Daniel E Falkiner Jake M Faulkner Santino G E C F Febbo Ronald J Fellows-Smith Timothy A Fleay Riley G Flecker Archie L Frazer Max L G Freedman Nikolas J Gajdatsy Max W Galvin Zedd M Garbellini Fletcher B Gardner Liam T Gollan Hamish J Gooch William Gordon Nicholas P Gower George W Graham Thomas W Graham William L Graham Jaxon K Hayden Matthew W Hayers Damian J Haynes Jack D Hayward Samuel H Hector Archibald J Hoddinott Ricardo D Holder Benjamin D Hough Liam J A Howgate Angus H Hume Toby J Humphris Aydin S Hutchison Lachlan L T Hyndes Enyeto M D Ingrilli Harry T B Jackson Jasper H G Japp Angus L Johnston Jamie Johnstone Max E Jones Max M E Jones Giancarlo P Kain Tom A R Keamy Joshua J Keatch Arad A Khalili Thomas I Kinnaird Alexander J Kirwood Tobias S Knox Lyttle Joshua A Kuper Julian Kyriakou Kevin J G Laidlaw Ethan P Lamb Patrick J Latchem Casey J Lawrence Flynn B Le Cornu Camden R LeFevre George H Lewin William S Lewis Finn Lumsden Lowe Robbie MacGregor William S MacKinnon Pranayan Mahendranathan Tyrelle J Manado Aidan M Matthews

Charles Maxwell Campbell J McAullay Connor J McLean Mitchell C McVicars Isaac M Mecham Samuel T W Meecham Daniel C Messina Eden G Messina Hayden L Messina Christopher S Michael Bailey Monaghan Nicolas Monger Molowny Izayah Mongoo Campbell G More Zaide R M Moxham Jeremiah Muir Ivan A Munoz Morillo Emmanuel Nason Tiarell J Niki Lachlan T Norcott Isaac J Norman Luke O’Loughlin Daniel J O’Meara Darius K Opie Alex C Osborne Angus J H Page Gil Palmer Will C Partridge Maxwell G R Pethick Brock J Pitcher Taj A Piwowarski Hugh N Plowman Lachlan Pyne Jack A Radford Koby S Radford Charlie Radici Lachlan J Raffan Sunil A Rajan Baden J Ralls Jonathan D Read William P Reeves Binqiao Ren James B Rex Sean L Rimmer Ethan T Riseley Anthony D Samaha Jacob H Schonell Jake W Scott-Hill Benjamin G Sharrin Max A Shervington John R Simpson Lachlan L Simpson Jusaal Singh Raphael E D Skinner Theodore Smith Matthew D Sofield Craig A Souey Beau K Staines Max Steens Dylan E Stein William G Steinberg Matthew J Steinepreis Lachlan J Stephen Lachlan G Stephenson Oliver A Stipanicev Stuart D Stirling Aden P Stocks David M Stulpner Aidan L Sweeney

Samuel Tan Cameron S Taylor Joshua W Thomson Lachlan Thorne Arun D Tibballs Timothy J Valmadre Cooper van Rooyen William T van Uffelen Alexander D Van Wyk Nicholas Verryn Alexandr Vysotskiy James B H Waddell Kieran W Waddingham Sam O Wake Jake M Walker Ethan G Waller Angus R Walsh Andrew K Walton Matthew T Warne Riley Waters Joe A Watkins James D C Watson Fraser E Webb Reuben Westerman Sam R White Daniel J Wiese Jonus M D Williams Rhys S J Williams David A Winton Alexander A E G Wolf Samuel Wolf Bailey J Wright Sebastian J M Wright Cooper T J Young Marcus C Young Lee O Youngman Matthew D Zsolt Christopher R Zyweck

Year 11 Jack R Adams Lincoln P Allan Thomas Allan Mitchell Anstiss Angus M Arts Nicholas J M Ashdown Michael J Attwell Jack A Avery Nicholas Azzopardi Jack O A Baker Jack C Banfield Sebastian C Barrett Conor E Bartlett Blair D J Bayly Max L Belcastro Jonah C Benbow Thomas R Bennett Edwin G L Bentley Aiden M Blampain Liam A J Blok Denzil N Brooks Hugo T Brown Daniel D Buchhorn Timothy P Carter Benjamin A Casey Charlie S Castleden William D J Chalmers Cooper C Chapman Jacquille Chong

Hugo J Clegg Thomas W Cleland Izaac B Cocca Blake K Costello James M Coulson William J Coutts William A Craig Joshua R Croker Angus D Cullen Falconer Nathan J Cuthbertson Gyles L P Davies Patrick M L Devereux Timothy J Douglas Lachlan A Duddy Lachlan I L Duffy Tadgh M Dupuy Owen H Edgar Toby G Egerton-Warburton Caleb O Evans George D Evans Lucas J Ferri Digby M Few Conrad F Forrest Harrison French Benjamin C Gale Harrison W Gilchrist Sam H Goldstein Fraser J Goode Owen T K Goodliffe Oscar J Grant Alexander R Gregson Callum J Griffiths Samuel L Haberland Henry J Hallam Edward H Hamersley Oscar D L Harold Oliver J Hawkins William T S Hellewell Callum Hills Thomas J Hodge Jed M Hood Edward H Hopkins Benjamin R Howie ZhiYuan Hu Harry R Imison Nicholas N Jackson Jack M Jagger James E Jenour Sam L Johnston Jacob A Jones Mason M Jongejan Kane L Kennedy Joshua M Kerrich Ridge E Kidd Liam J Kiel Zac Z Y Kwek Luca H La Ferla Daniel Laurance Joshua J Law Benjamin G Ledger Conor J B Lenny Jake R Lewis Lebo Li Benjamin A R Lilburne Liam Lisewski Finn R Liston William S Lodge Sean A Logan Matrony A A Machiek

Kirwan C Mactaggart Jock A Mactier Zac Mainwaring Alex S Mallawarachchi Lachlan A D Malloch Aidan D F Mander Matthew W Mandzufas James M Mardardy Benjamin F Marshall Jaye J Marzec Samuel J McConachy Liam T McCreery Jesse J McDonald Lachlan J McGrath Harry C McLarty Christian D Merritt Coen I Miller Lewis J Miller Lachlan M Mills Jack D Mitchell Callum H Moffat Tyson Moody Matthew A Moore Titouan Moreau Oscar T Moss Liam S Newport Joshua L Nicholson Thomas J Ockerby Joshua F O’Dea Benjamin J Olson Lewis E F Orr Darcy T Owen Benjamin F Parker Harry A Pasich Thomas W Patterson Harry J Peden Sean R Pentony Liam J H Peters-Smith Geoffrey J Pethick Jonah M Price Kobey F Rafferty Cameron J Rea Harrison Rickarby Nicholas W Ryding Shayan Saebi Nathan Shanhun Scott Siu Luke C Smith William J Smith-Gander Jaxon C Stanley Benjamin A Steinberg Brandon Stofberg Kristian Stonier Harry S Sugars Galih A Sukardi Jock D Sutherland Aedan H Swan Cormac R S Taylor Jack M Taylor Charlton J Thomas Nathan J Thomas James D E Thorpe James M Todd Marcello C Torre Lucas E R Triglavcanin Joshua Turibaka Nicholas T Turich Harrison M Unstead Alexander R van Hoek

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Aiden W Weaver Connor J Welsh Mitchell J West Wade L White Falk L Wiegmann William T Wiese Jackson M Wright Elliot T Young Lawson K Young  

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