Clan | Edition #128

UNITING THE SCOTCH COMMUNITY

ing up History

Edition 128 | October 2019

13 NAIDOC

14 A PASSION FOR MATHEMATICS

17 MEET YOUR LEADERS

21 R U OK? DAY

24 FREMANTLE DOCKERS CLINIC

25 JPSSA CROSS COUNTRY

29 COMMUNITY PROJECT

31 YEAR 11 AND 12 SCHOLARSHIPS

33 THE POWER OF PERFORMANCE

Clan is a periodic news pictorial for the Scotch College community.

Clan © Scotch College 2019

In this issue…

Editors: Kate Quinn, Kerrin Girando

3 Headmaster

14 Whole School

Design: PaperScout

5 Chaplain

22 Junior School

6 Council

26 Middle School

7 Foundation

UPDATE

30 Senior School

8

School Captain

34 Residential Life

9

Student Council

36 Sports

10

Teaching and Learning

46 Archives

11 Wellbeing 12

Service and Citizenship

48 Old Scotch Collegians

Dr Alec O’Connell

Headmaster Our Beliefs will Frame our Future As many families may be aware, the Australian Government is currently considering a Bill for an Act relating to discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or activity, and for related purposes.

Contemporary societal discourse about such matters is important. However, it is critical that we ensure our philosophical and spiritual position is not eroded. That is, we are founded under the Presbyterian Church now Uniting Church Australia (UCA) and as such our bedrock is one of Christianity and its underlying principles. It is essential that we do not find ourselves having to compromise our underlying beliefs and principles upon which we were founded.

Scotch like many other of our fellow UCA schools and colleges, currently exists in a “free” environment offering tolerant and respectful engagement with people of other faiths and an “open” enrolment approach to all families. Our diversity is one of the very things we continue to celebrate and acknowledge. However, we do so on the understanding that enrolment in Scotch comes with certain non-negotiable activities such as our regular compulsory weekly Chapel for all students and staff. Such activities have shaped our College over many years and will continue to do so for many years to come.

On the 14th and 15th of September 2019, the annual Synod of the Uniting Church in WA was held and hosted at our very own College.

In the year where Scotch is commencing a lot of planning and deliberations about our next 5-year strategic plan, I thought it timely to reinforce what we believe is important to us as a school of the Uniting Church in WA. While the ‘National Educational Charter’ for UCA schools is currently under review, the current document forms part of our underlying guiding framework, ‘and the principles which it promotes’.

These are:

faith in action through service so that boys live out what they are taught as part of being responsible global citizens.

• Values all people as created in the image of God • Believes that all people have rights and responsibilities for the wellbeing of society • Understands that education is a ‘lifelong journey by which all people develop the ability to participate in society and lead lives that are life creating and life sharing’ • Calls for quality education that is accessible and equitable for all • Encourages excellence in education by which the God-given gifts and talents of people are fully developed • Commits itself to promoting education for its members as part of their faith, ministry and community responsibility • Promotes the value of diversity in educational provision, expression and access • Affirms the contribution of Australian society of the teaching profession and those engaged in educational research • Acknowledges the primary importance of families in the context of education • Commits itself to pastoral care and chaplaincy within educational institutions In setting our next strategic drivers, Scotch continues to deliver on the eight guidelines within the current Charter. Within our own context this is currently represented by: 1. A Theology of Education: Our programmes and our philosophy are premised on ‘Preparing Boys for Life’. In order to do so we must ensure that our curriculum and co-curricular offerings provide balance and rigour. Our goal is to encourage our boys to consider their own spiritual journey through ongoing learning, so they develop self-responsibility and are able to participate as an active member within the society. We seek to promote

2. Commitment to Lifelong Learning: As an International Baccalaureate World School, and a member of the Round Square group of schools, our focus is to ensure that students understand that learning is part of life’s journey, not just something undertaken to achieve a Year 12 grade or number. The College has a strong international outreach focussed on graduating boys who will make a global and local difference. This also applies to staff who are given professional opportunities through courses and service trips so that they can role model lifelong learning for our boys.

The College Council has added a travel bursary which is awarded to staff to visit a fellow Australian or global round square or baccalaureate school with a view to enhancing our position within these two communities.

3. Recognition of Our Rights and Responsibilities: The College’s three core values, Integrity, Service and Stewardship sit at the core of this guideline. Our programmes are aimed at enhancing critical thinking, justice in decision making and developing skills that will enhance community participation.

4. Access to Equitable and Quality Education: Our College has an open enrolment policy based on the date a family applies. Our belief is that it is our duty to provide a differentiated and supportive learning environment, coupled with differentiated curriculum, to ensure that we cater for all abilities, faiths and backgrounds. We aim to deliver quality learning opportunities, allowing students to reach their full potential. Academic ability testing is not a driver to secure a place at Scotch College. Academic testing is simply implemented to assist with ensuring we

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know where each boy is on his learning journey and that we are able to differentiate each boy’s learning programme.

still their domain. Our role is to ensure that the importance of family and community is overtly central to who we are at Scotch College. Education of a boy is a partnership between the family and the School. We expect our parents to role model the concept of partnership with the College. Incongruence between the School and the home simply makes the role of educating each boy to the fullest too challenging. Having said this, we acknowledge that there are times when the School and a family may experience points of disagreement and it is the role of both the School and the parent/(s) to work through such periods of challenge in search of the most suitable outcome for all parties, especially for the boy.

Furthermore, each year we enrol a student at the Year 11 level (commencing in October of the year they are in Year 10) from a refugee background. This is now referred to as the Moderator’s Bursary and the programme is a result of our College’s ongoing service connection with Balga Senior High School.

5. Valuing Diversity of Educational Expression: We provide a safe and caring environment in order to cater for students from diverse backgrounds.

The College has an Indigenous enrolment of some 41 boys, a rural and boarding community of 140 and many other families from multi-ethnic backgrounds. We are proud of the diversity and that we provide the environment where all backgrounds can grow and flourish.

6. Valuing Teaching and Research: Our professional development support, commentary in the media and the encouragement of staff to pursue higher and further studies are all part of ensuring that Scotch College makes a contribution to the wider teaching profession. Staff are encouraged to write and submit articles to professional organisations as well as presenting in person should the opportunity avail itself. As Headmaster I continue to submit relevant educational commentary through my blog and, where invited, the mainstream media.

7. The Importance of Families in Education: School is only the daytime constant in a boy’s educational journey.

At Scotch College we acknowledge parents as the prime educators, especially in family values and standards. Our position is that parents pay a school fee, not a parenting fee. The role of parents is

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8. Provision of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy: Both pastoral care and Chaplaincy are the foundation stone upon which we operate. Matthew 16:18 clearly articulates our position, ‘And I tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build my church’. On February 15, 2019 we conducted a ‘Service of Celebration’ which included the rededication of the PC Anderson Memorial Chapel, the induction of our new Chaplains, Rev Gary van Heerden and Rev Justine Wall and the conclusion of ministry at Scotch for Rev Chas Lewis who served Scotch for some 31 years.

The College has a Director of Wellbeing who has oversight across the whole College of programmes and initiatives aimed at supporting students in their journey, especially within the area of child safety. However, it is the responsibility of everyone who works at our College to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of every boy, and in the case of PK and K (girls and boys) is paramount. Likewise, our staff ensure that those who work and interact with Scotch College do

so knowing that they are cared for and nurtured along their specific professional or personal journey.

Within the context of the School, the community and the governing Council, we believe the College understands and values its role as an agency of the Uniting Church and aims to promote the work of God in all that we do and all that we say.

If we ever slip into secular popularity and lose sight of the fact that in 1896 Jane Alexander convinced her family to donate 500 pounds to commence a Presbyterian school in Perth, then we may as well close our doors.

Evolving and growing within a contemporary and modern society is essential if we are to remain strong, but it does not mean we have to trade off the very core of our 1896 foundation which allowed us to commence in 1897 and grow into the diverse and proud College we are today.

Revd Justine Wall

Chaplain

Church in the city Sometimes we have to step outside our ordinary experience and do something unusual to gain a broader perspective. That was the purpose of the Middle School excursion to Wesley Church during Autumn Term.

On a wet and blustery winter’s day over 300 boys poured into Wesley Church on William Street to experience “Church in the City.” This was a rare occasion for our Year 7 and 8 boys to see a modern, city church in action. It was also an opportunity to gain an understanding of the heritage and identity of Scotch College as a Christian school of the Uniting Church in Australia.

The boys were greeted by Wesley Church Minister, Reverend Frances Hadfield, who described the early beginnings of Methodism in Western Australia and the present-day role of Wesley Church as a place of worship, observance and service to the city. Reverend Hadfield expressed the hope that every Scotch boy would regard this church as their ‘home away from home’ and feel welcome here.

Reverend Andrew Syme, a former Headmaster of Scotch College and Minister of the Uniting Church, delivered the sermon on servant leadership and the importance of personal health and wellbeing.

The Middle School band provided the music and Year 7 vocalists, Heydar Ismayilov and Guy Teissier, led the singing of Stand By Me and True Colours.

This was a truly happy occasion and it was heartening to see one of our historic churches crowded with young people. It is my hope that this will become an annual event that strengthens the ties between church and school.

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Mr Mark Paganin

Council As a vibrant and forward looking College, we must continue to seek out new horizons. However, in doing so, we will also reflect on where we have come from and what has made us successful.

With that in mind, the Council will embark on the first of a series of strategy days at the end of this year which will involve key stakeholders including the Executive and representatives of the OSC and Foundation.

In the lead-up, there will be consultation with the teaching staff seeking their views on what will form part of the College’s priorities. We will also draw on the global relationships Scotch has through the International Baccalaureate, Round Square School student and staff exchanges and Stanford University programmes. There are fundamental tenets that are the cornerstone of our College since its foundation in 1897. They form the basis of what Scotch College is and what it stands for.

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As we all live in a continually evolving world, our focus as an educational institution is to strive to enhance the learning environment that influences the boys’ development during their formative years.

The College values will guide us during the strategy process and we look forward in the early part of next year to updating the Scotch community on the outcomes, particularly articulating where we have been, where we are at and where we want to be as a leader in education. We are also cognisant that Scotch is a partnership between students, staff and parents and this interaction is fundamental to the boys’ holistic educational experience and instilling an urge for life-long learning.

The Council appreciates the continuing support of the OSC and the Foundation for their significant contribution to, and involvement with, the College. We also recognise the significant contribution of the Class of 2019 Year 12 cohort. Each year group, whilst having the commonality of values instilled in their character, brings something different to the College, being a reflection of their collective personality.

They will, on graduation, enter the community as Old Scotch Collegians who, beyond the reunion and strong bonds formed during their time at Scotch, will also be part of a broader group of former students who provide a support base for their lives and careers, a Community for Life.

The Council would like to recognise the strong leadership of the College’s Headmaster, Dr Alec O’Connell, his Executive and all the staff for their nurturing and development of the boys throughout the year.

The boys are indeed fortunate to have such a committed and engaged teaching group.

We have the benefit throughout the year to receive presentations from the Executive which provide the Council with an insight into the daily experiences enjoyed by the boys.

May I take this opportunity, on behalf of Council, to thank the Scotch families for their involvement with the College during the year.

We trust you have a restful break over the summer period and look forward to seeing you back on campus in the New Year to share in the exciting opportunities that will undoubtedly be presented to the boys.

Mr John Flecker

Foundation

It has been a productive time for the Foundation over the past few months. Along with current Foundation Board members Mr Tim Weise, Ms Genevieve Cleary, Mr Simon Jackson, Mr Paul Carter, Mr Ross Taylor, Mr Murray McGill, and Mr Michael Silbert, I would like to welcome back to the Board, Mr Aaron Hood (OSC’97) following his return after several years working in Melbourne.

We continue to review the investment of the Endowment Fees from families entering the College, along with the reinvestment of income from existing funds under management. This is to keep the College ‘bank’ growing steadily over the long term, as a hedge against future threats, such as changes in government education funding models or economic shocks. It also enables the Foundation to support the College as required in the short term with various initiatives including the following: • Providing loan funds to the College in support of core capital works; • Providing support for teacher professional development and leadership training.

We are delighted to announce five Foundation Academic and Foundation Boarding Scholarships have now been awarded for 2020 with our congratulations to all the worthy recipients.

This has been the first year of funding the role of Head of Philanthropy for the Foundation, ably filled by Andree McIntyre, who is assisted by Fern Purio. The College is extremely grateful to have received funding for a new means-tested scholarship for academic and leadership excellence for a student entering Year 7, 2020 through his next six years. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the generosity of the Malka Foundation for providing this opportunity to a student who otherwise would not have been able to attend Scotch College.

For the initial fundraising campaign for the Foundation, Andree and Fern have been pivotal in helping the Goland Club plan and coordinate their long overdue extension to the Scotch Boatshed. Last extended in 1976 to accommodate 60 rowers, the shed is struggling to cope with the current 170 rowers. Since launching the campaign earlier this year, $620k has so far been pledged and donated by the rowing community towards their ultimate target of $1m. Many thanks indeed to all generous donors.

This is your Foundation. If you have any questions or suggestions, please send them to Foundation@Scotch.wa.edu.au.

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Harry Gilchrist

Captain of School The definition of community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. We all live in our own communities, and for the boys, we live in the Scotch community. We share the characteristics of the maroon and gold, and the deeply entrenched traditions of the College that develop the type of people we transition into.

The Winter sport season came to an end, and with this, the last time the Year 12s would have the chance to play with their mates in their respective sports. While no teams managed to claim victory on any of the sporting trophies, the efforts and commitment the boys displayed throughout the season were outstanding, and all should be extremely pleased. As I’m sure many students have done, a massive thank you must go to all the Winter sporting staff and

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coaches who allowed for yet another smooth and exciting season.

We were also greeted with another enjoyable day down at the ovals for the Inter-House Athletics Carnival. It was a hard-fought slog for most of the day between the two front runners, Alexander and Keys. Despite claims of the day potentially being cancelled due to weather, Mr Foster’s mate at the Bureau of Meteorology pulled through, the day went ahead and Alexander claimed victory by 57 points. A huge thanks is extended to all those involved in allowing yet another brilliant aths carnival to run smoothly.

Another event that we were extremely fortunate to partake in was Arts week.

This week encapsulated the musical and theatrical skill of boys, whether it be the Year 12 ATAR Drama students OSP night, or the Scotch Rocks concert in Northbridge. It really is one of the highlights of the year, and reinforces the importance and value of such involvements in our everchanging society.

Scotch’s heartfelt investment in the Indigenous community and traditions was once again exemplified in this year’s NAIDOC week. We had the utmost privilege of indulging in some fine Indigenous cuisine, including kangaroo casserole,

emu and crocodile meatballs. However, while the events of the week were great and enjoyable for all, it was the sense of unity and togetherness that was the real highlight, making it a week everyone looks forward to on the calendar.

As many know, one of the hardest things to do is to check in with others when you notice changes in their attitudes. The whole concept of R U OK? week is to make this process easier, and to show to the boys how important this notion is. Everyone has their own inner-battles, and if we as fellow mates and students can make those a little less painful for the person, then it is a positive step we are taking in helping to decrease the isolations felt by so many in our community.

And it’s this community, the Scotch community that is so strong and comforting for so many.

The past semester has not failed to be a jam-packed, busy time. However, to say that the past two terms have not been rewarding, I would be lying to myself. Every event has been of the uttermost enjoyment, and I can’t thank everyone involved enough for all their efforts.

Benji Steinberg

Student Council In evaluation, this year for the Student Council has been really successful and immensely enjoyable. Each and every one of the representatives brought with them a great level of enthusiasm and creativity to the meetings, ensuring that we are productive and motivated when it comes to introducing initiatives.

Some of the most memorable events in the 2019 calendar include the introduction of Live Music Monday, where student bands were given the opportunity to perform at recess times on a Monday, alongside doughnut day, in which the boys were able to purchase some of the finest Krispy Kremes available.

Another important component of the Student Council this year was our intention to raise funds and support various local charity organisations. Within the first term of our appointment, we held the Maslin Foundation Day where every boy wore purple in honour of Mo Maslin, a former Scotch student who tragically lost his life in MH17 plane crash. Moreover, the Council held shoe day within Winter Term when boys were able to wear any shoes of their choice with their winter uniform, in support of the Smith Foundation which helps to sponsor children in poverty, many of whom do not have access to shoes.

As the voice of the boys, the Student Council also looked towards improving the facilities, and thereby the experience of every boy in the School, renovating the canteen line system to ensure efficiency, alongside delegating funds and commissioning the installation of some new drink fountains around the Gooch Pavillion.

While all these projects are a testament to the productivity and motivation of the Council this year, I believe that the most notable contribution that the boys have made is in relation to the atmospheric change that eventuated around the Council as an entity. Whether this be achieved through speeches on a Friday at Assembly or speaking at House meetings by all the representatives, the students’ perception of the Student Council to the boys has changed, becoming a legitimate, approachable and widely recognised platform for connecting the voice of the boys to the executive body that can enact change around the School.

However, the success of this year was only made possible by the tireless contribution of Mr Williams and Mr Jones, the two staff members on the Council alongside Mr Gale, the Head of Leadership and Dr O’Connell who was instrumental in authorising many of the large projects that we had planned for this year.

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Mrs Cara Fugill

Teaching and Learning Why Education is Under the Spotlight The ‘future of education’ rhetoric is increasingly attracting attention from the media due to the content of publications such as “Future of Work”, released by the likes of Deloitte, PWC and The World Economic Forum.

These reports essentially focus on predicting employment trends into the near future whilst highlighting the skill deficiencies becoming apparent in organisations today. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence into the workplace is increasing job redundancy, as society devalues work orientated towards process and a repeating task schedule.

Essentially, repetitive tasks no matter how complex, will be replaced through computer automation made possible by machine learning. It is this rapidly growing market that concerns analysts since organisations will struggle to find employees capable of doing the necessary work. There are some obvious upsides to this change for the next generation, in that work will increasingly draw upon ‘human skills’; those which technology cannot replace.

Our jobs will be less repetitive, change more frequently, entail collaboration and in general, be more challenging. The term ‘continual learning’ won’t just be a catch cry, it will be the expectation of all employees, even more so than those in the workforce today.

If this is the future, it seems obvious that governments, businesses and universities are looking back to early education in a hope that schools will prepare the next generation for this 4th industrial revolution. However, looking at the curriculum in Australia it seems incredibly similar to 30 years ago; content, classrooms, teachers, assessments, reports, exams and ranking. If schools wait for the system to change, then perhaps it will be disadvantaging our boys in what will be a very competitive employment landscape. But what would the change look like? In actual fact, learning content, preparing for assessments and sitting exams all have their place in building our students’ capacity. It helps them to understand complex ideas, learn independently, selfmanage and build curiosity to name a few. It is a solid foundation for cultivating young minds.

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However, it is the next layer of development that is unfamiliar and not easily recognisable in our curriculum; the 21st century skills, general capabilities or approaches to learning. It is the skills curriculum that needs to sit alongside the content curriculum and is where progressive schools are focussing their attention.

At Scotch we are fortunate enough to have highly capable staff willing to explore this concept and consider how it might translate into the classroom. Having identified the five core skill areas: Self-Management, Research, Social, Communication and Thinking, the teachers have mapped this curriculum through each year level with over 200 explicit skills being identified through our units of work. Since this skills curriculum was not an expectation of teachers 10 years ago, it presents as quite a challenge to design learning that not only offers exposure to using these skills in an authentic way, but explicitly teaches students the nuances of being highly capable in these areas. As such, our teachers are carefully designing lessons that foster these skills in our boys whilst using measures to track and monitor their progress.

This information now appears on all our boys’ reports so parents can identify areas for development with their sons. Additionally, with the help of our talented library staff, the College has a dedicated website that shares all these newly created resources with our community through home.scotch. Above all, what is most pleasing is the impact this has had on our boys’ learning. Although this is intended to prepare students for their future, it has already had surprising impact on student achievement. Our recent analysis of this whole school strategic approach, through data review, student interviews and staff feedback, indicates that as boys become more proficient in these five core areas, they develop strategies for independent learning, feel more in control of their school-work and have higher levels of motivation. These factors contribute to a student’s self-efficacy, recognised as one of the leading effects on student achievement.

These promising signs would indicate that the School is enhancing our boys’ ability to achieve at their potential beyond what a regular curriculum can do.

Mr James Hindle

Wellbeing

People these days seem preoccupied by the pursuit of happiness. Parents want their children to be happy. I blame the Americans for this way of thinking – it started with their Declaration of Independence, which enshrined the pursuit of happiness as one of the key tenets of that fledging nation.

But pursuing happiness does not seem to make us happy. Happiness is a by-product of how we live, rather than what we have or what we chase. I don’t have children, but if I did, I think I would rather they were hardworking, resilient, respectful, curious and kind. By being these things, I think they would end up being happy, more often than not.

Being grateful for what we have, rather than coveting that which we do not have (and may never have), is something else that can enable us to feel happier. Being grateful leads us to realise that there is much that is good in our lives, even though it may not initially appear to be the case. And there is much to be grateful for in the little moments that make up each day, rather than the big events that are landmarks in a person’s life.

Another key step towards being happy is to accept that things will not always go according to plan, that we will not always get what we desire, and that getting what we want is not necessarily the best thing for us anyway. Life goes in cycles: we should realise that life ebbs and flows, that there are busy times and there should also be quiet times to relax.

Wellbeing at Scotch is about embedding the above ideas into our students. It is also about providing time – the rarest of commodities these days – to pause and consider the deeper issues of life: Why am I here? How am I travelling? What is important to me?

How can I be a better person? The noise from everyday living is very hard to quieten, particularly with the increasing intrusion of social media. We allow boys time for reflection in their subjects after they have done a test; we are yet to recognise as a society how significant it is to reflect quietly on our lives.

Mindfulness In this middle half of the year, we have continued to expand our offering to students of the Brain Reset sessions, of which I have previously written. In Autumn and Winter Terms, we have run sessions for Year 7 classes in Middle School, as well as for Year 9s and 10s in Senior School during their Wellbeing lessons. This ensures that a large number of students have had exposure to mindfulness; the more familiar they become with this in their formative years, the more easily and comfortably they will access it in their later years when it becomes more applicable and necessary to cope with pressure and stress. We have also extended the after-school sessions, which have run every Wednesday right through Winter Term for Years 10 to 12, including during their examinations. Numbers continue to be strong, with 70 different students attending at least one session this term and an average of 15 students at each session.

Years 1 and 3 classes took part in yoga classes once a fortnight in Autumn Term, with the Year 2 class having a yoga session once a week. We also offer yoga to staff on a weekly basis.

Cyber-safety

Staff PD Day For the first time ever, the Whole School Professional Development Day at the start of Winter Term had a Wellbeing focus. 19 staff shared the knowledge they had gained by attending various conferences and seminars regarding Wellbeing, as well as their own practices, in a series of short presentations.

Staff feedback was overwhelmingly positive and there was a strong sense of gratitude for having had the opportunity to learn from peers as well as to present in this area.

Men’s Health Week In another first for the College, this year our Year 11s were given the responsibility of running Men’s Health Week. Under the guidance of Mr Mark Gale, the boys developed the theme of “Have a Chat”, which the Year 11s put into practice in their House mentor groups. Some dedicated Year 12 students also painted one of our trees blue, as part of the Blue Tree Project, which is also designed to get more people talking about their feelings and raising awareness of mental health issues. This all ties in with R U OK? Week (see separate article).

Our Year 2-12 gatherings continue to be a highlight for all involved, emphasising as they do the benefits of being a part of something greater than the individual and making a contribution to the lives of others. After all, the day-to-day interactions we have are still the most important thing that we do. These are what contribute to a sense of belonging and being valued; this is what makes us happy.

We continue to use outside experts to speak with students about how to be safe online.

Jordan Foster has worked with our Years 1-6 in class, as well as speaking to the Year 7 and 8 cohorts. Paul Litherland returned to speak with our Years 9s and 10s, and both Paul and Jordan gave presentations to parents of those boys. We also cover this topic as part of the Year 10 Wellbeing programme.

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Mr David Kyle

Service and Citizenship

Reconciliation and Relationships Like all efforts to fix a problem, the first step is to acknowledge there is one. The problem of reconciliation is no different; the first step is establishing that the first Australians were treated abysmally and that this has shaped the issues we see today.

Fortunately, as a nation we have begun to acknowledge that the past does shape the present and, more importantly that our past is problematic. Our textbooks acknowledge this, much of our business community acknowledges this and increasingly our political representatives too. While reconciliation efforts are still hampered by partisanship and dog whistling we know that current generations will live to see a more united Australia, and one that celebrates our diversity but that holds a special celebration for those people who had stewardship over our land for so many thousands of years.

Schools have one of the most prominent roles to play in the reconciliation journey our nation is on and some projects taking place at Scotch in 2019 are contributing to that journey.

Currently, Kamsani Bin Salleh (OSC, 2011) has completed four of the six seasons that make up his piece of work titled Boodja Kaartdijin, a major project at the College

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in 2019. To have an OSC who is currently the Young Western Australian of the Year, working in our community and with our boys over such a period of time, is a wonderful experience and we are very fortunate to have Kam onsite.

Another project that has taken off this year is the opportunities for Year 8 boys to spend time in Indigenous communities and gain first-hand experiences outside of Perth. While statistics show that increasingly Indigenous people live in our cities, the ability to engage in rich cultural experiences is a great insight for the boys.

One group of Year 8 boys spent time in the Northern Territory, particularly in Barunga, about 80 kilometres south-east of Katherine. This was the first time the College had visited this community and it was a great success. Another Year 8 group spent time in the East Kimberley and working with The Clontarf Foundation and Wyndham District High School. During these trips our boys spent time connecting with people from different cultures and backgrounds to learn with and from each other.

An important part of the relationships being built with these communities is our hope that the students will visit Scotch and spend time understanding our community. In the final week of Autumn Term, the East Kimberley Clontarf boys stayed in our boarding house while they competed in Country Week and we hope for Barunga students to do something similar soon.

The Reconciliation Australia website states that, “at its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians”, and the College is proud of the role it is playing in helping our community achieve these things.

International Relationship So far in 2019 we have had boys exchange across an incredibly diverse number of schools. Some particular highlights include; establishing an exchange partnership with Linden Hall School, near Fukuoka in southern Japan and with Louisenlund north of Hamburg in Germany; reestablishing an exchange with St Stithians College in Johannesburg, South Africa and Daly College in Indore, India; and finally, while not a true exchange, hosting Mr Simon Walker from Fountain Valley School in the United States of America.

Linden Hall has only recently joined the Round Square community and we are honoured to have been the first school they have exchanged with. Heath Smyth is currently at Linden Hall and we have hosted Soushi Hidaka earlier in the year. Mr Don Landrigen, their exchange coordinator, also visited the College and we are confident this will be a fruitful exchange partnership in the future.

There are 38 Indigenous boys attending Scotch College. Hailing from all over the State from Esperance to Kununurra.

The group meet fortnightly, in part to manage academic requirements but most significantly to plan and deliver activity that raises awareness of Indigenous culture. The group goes by the collective title of the Scotch College Indigenous Network or SCINS. After not exchanging with St Stithians since 2015, Lachie Watters has recently returned from South Africa being hosted by Luke Brown who spent eight weeks at Scotch through the July holidays and Winter Term.

Lachie spotted the ‘Big 5’ and was fully immersed in the life of St Stithians, one of South Africa’s most prestigious schools.

Through June, Fountain Valley School (FVS) teacher, Simon Walker, spent some of his summer vacation living in the College’s Residential Community. Simon immersed himself in our community, coaching rugby, teaching the odd class and taking on boarding duties. He was also able to catch up with boys who had exchanged to FVS and get an insight into Scotch and take this back to FVS. Finally, a big mention to Aydin Hutchison who has achieved his Duke of Edinburgh’s International Gold Award. To have achieved this as a Year 11 student is a phenomenal effort and the College is so proud of his efforts. In his reflection, Aydin spoke about how much he learnt about himself and his abilities and how he is looking forward to assisting others to reach their potential.

Congratulations, Aydin!

The boys are involved in a range of activities together and events over the course of the year but NAIDOC Week brings together a lot of what the group does. 2019 was also the United Nations General Assembly’s focus on Indigenous Languages; and this became a focus for this year.

Acknowledging for this year to the traditional owners of the land Scotch College sits on, during NAIDOC Week each of the boys in Year 9-11 ran a Noongar language lesson and art activity for students in the Junior School. The mini boomerangs were a hit but so was having the Noongar words for greetings, some actions and many of the birds we most commonly see in our school: Wardong (crow), Kulbardi (magpie) and Djidi-djidi (willie wagtail). Middle School boys produced an amazing sand mandala with the help of the Pre K and Kindergarten students and also turned on a BBQ with kangaroo, emu and crocodile sausages for the Middle School boys. In Senior School the Hospitality Cert II boys along with our Dining Hall produced kangaroo stew and damper for Senior School boys. In the SCINs Vs Staff basketball match the teachers prevailed by the nearest of margins. The week culminated with a smoking ceremony at Friday marching and Darryl Belotti a graphic artist and indigenous man from Carnarvon as a guest speaker in Senior School.

Darryl’s most recent works have been producing the flora and fauna designs for the Perth Mint’s Discover Australia Dreaming series and the 2019 Eagles Indigenous Round jumper. Darryl along with OSC Kam Bin Salleh hopes to inspire the next round of Scotch Indigenous Round football jumpers for 2020.

Two other events that have helped raise the profile of Indigenous culture are two Year 8 tours to Indigenous communities, Baranga in the Northern Territory and Kununurra Wyndham in the Kimberley of WA. These events were regarded as personal highlights for the boys who went on them and who have advocated most strongly that this type of experience, where engagement in and the recognition of indigenous culture, is a regular opportunity at Scotch.

Mr Richard Ledger Indigenous Programme Coordinator

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A PASSION FOR

Mathematics “The essence of Mathematics is not to make simple things complicated but to make complicated things simple.”

Unfortunately, this quote by Stanley Gudder is not a common feeling for the average student who grapples with solving complex problems in his Mathematics classes every day.

However, for one student at Scotch College, using Mathematics to think about the complexities of the world is the norm.

In 2018, William Steinberg, Year 11 Brisbane, was selected to represent Australia in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Romania where he went on to earn a Silver Medal and assist his team to place 11th in the world. Remarkably, William was selected once again as one of only six, to compete in Bath, England. This year the Australian team placed 18th out of 112 countries, with William achieving outstanding personal success.

Out of the six Australian competitors, William’s individual results were the highest, placing him 28th out of the 672 competitors.

This result earned William a Gold Medal and he is now just one of 22 Australians who have achieved this standard since we joined the competition back in 1981.

The IMO was first held in Romania in 1959 and is now widely recognised as the most prestigious competition for high school age students around the world. Notably, since 1978, sixteen successful participants of this competition have gone on to be awarded the Fields Medal, regarded as the highest honour a Mathematician can receive and has long been compared to the Nobel Prize for Mathematics. Similarly, outstanding participants of this competition have had successful careers in universities, solving some of the most complex problems of the modern era, such as Grigori Perelman who proved the Poincare conjecture (one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems).

112 countries from around the world select, through a rigorous process of testing, six of their most gifted school age Mathematicians to compete in a two day competition where there are just six problems to solve. The complexity of these questions is such that, participants have approximately an hour and a half to solve each one. Competitors 14 | whole school

work individually, uninterrupted, for four and a half hours in the hope that the hidden clues buried in the nuance of the question will become apparent.

months, giving them an incredible foundation for their university studies. In asking Miss Shirin Reyhani to share her experience of teaching William, she wrote:

Needless to say, for Scotch, we are incredibly proud to have a student of this calibre in our midst and earlier this year I had the opportunity to speak to William about his incredible achievement. I was surprised to learn that William went to a small school of only 100 students when he was living in England where he was one of just 11 in his year group. Perhaps recognising his ability early, William worked with a tutor who exposed him to the world of Mathematics beyond the classroom curriculum. Picking up concepts quickly, he moved to Scotch in Year 6 where he was already familiar with the curriculum up to Year 9. At that time, Mrs Anna Eriksson, the then Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Middle School, worked with William to start on the Year 10 curriculum and by Year 8, William was attending classes in the Senior School and achieved the top mark in Year 10 Mathematics.

“Our lessons look very different to a typical Maths lesson. William has so much experience with solving Mathematical problems, perhaps even more than I have as a teacher of Mathematics. He enjoys creating new problems and sharing them with others.

Often William will come to class ready with a problem for us to solve together. If he has already solved it himself, he is excited to share the problem with us and see how we might approach it. If he is yet to solve it, he is eager to discuss his thoughts and ideas with us and together we try to find the solution.

If one of us has a more “elegant”, as he would describe it, way of solving the problem he acknowledges this and revises his own approach. It is fascinating to watch the discussions between the two students and the way they talk about Mathematics.”

In Year 9, William started the International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Higher Level (HL) course, along with WACE Physics. By the end of Year 10, he had completed both courses achieving an A grade in Physics and a rare Grade 7 in Mathematics HL. Fortunately, the IB also offers a Mathematics Further Level course, only studied by a handful of students globally, and this gave William and one other very talented Year 11 student, Daniel Wiese, the opportunity to broaden their Mathematics beyond the usual high school curriculum.

As this course is only examined in the May session, due to the lack of students studying it in the Southern Hemisphere, both boys will complete the two year course in under 18

When asking William what he loves about Mathematics, he described the way in which Mathematics can be learned. He strongly believes developing a very deep understanding of theory before tackling problems is the most efficient method and suggests that rote learning various processes has its limitations. When he speaks about the IMO problems, he said he was surprised, along with other competitors, how unique the questions are from year to year and that it would be impossible to rote learn the techniques needed to be successful. “You have to rely on your ability to see the problem in a multitude of ways.” For most of us, the possibility of unravelling these problems would appear limited, however, for a student like William, he knows that the answer will

“ William has so much experience with solving Mathematical problems, perhaps even more than I have as a teacher of Mathematics.

He enjoys creating new problems and sharing them with others.”

become obvious once he establishes the correct pathway. He explains, the art of Mathematics is often the creativity needed to find the clues embedded within the problem and then use a range of skills to unravel the outcome, turning the complex into simple.

It’s rare to come across a student so capable in Mathematics that teaching is less important than watching, learning and guiding. William is incredibly humble and when I asked him if he ever has challenges learning Mathematics he said, “If I ever want to give myself a reality check and know how limited my Maths really is, I try and read papers of proofs, like Yitang Zhang’s work on number theory. A 50 page proof of modern problems is really hard to follow, even 4 pages in. They are incredibly complex and then I realise exactly how much I have to learn!” he laughs, I laugh too! It’s hard to not be in awe.

William, like most Year 11 students, does not know what he wants to do with his life but hopes one day to attend a university such as Cambridge, Oxford, MIT or ANU. Either way, he certainly knows his degree will include a Mathematics unit or two. For now, like every student, he has to concentrate on completing his IB Diploma, prepare for assessments and examinations and think about what he might like to write his 4000 word Extended Essay on. Similarly, he also has to dedicate hours to Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS), an IB requirement, and we are delighted that William is sharing some of his passion for Mathematics with our younger budding mathematicians in the Junior School.

Terry Zhou, Daniel Wiese, Akshay Venkatesh, William Steinberg, Oliver Barrett

Mrs Cara Fugill Director of Teaching and Learning Dean of Teaching and Learning – Senior School

ing up History Generational Success Since the inception of the Maths Olympiad in 1959, Scotch has only ever had two students reach the level of being selected to participate. The first was Akshay Venkatesh – who won Bronze at the Olympiad in 1994 and who last year was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, regarded as the highest honour a Mathematician can receive and long been compared to the Nobel Prize for Mathematics. He was also presented with his Honorary Doctorate from UWA in 2019.

This year, one of our Year 11 students, William Steinberg, has traversed the challenging path of reaching the International Mathematical Olympiad and has achieved a Gold Medal. To be selected as a member of the Australian team is in itself a formidable task. William achieved a perfect score in the Australian Mathematical Olympiad in March and was invited to the Australian Mathematics Trust Selection School in April along with 18 of the top Mathematics students in Australia. William placed 28th in the world resulting in a Gold Medal and the best performance in this year’s Australian team.

It is an honour to congratulate William for his exceptional achievement and in turn remember Akshay who continues to impact the world of Mathematics. No doubt we will hear more of William well after his graduation from Scotch.

Dr Alec O’Connell Headmaster

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The gift of an education Annual Appeal 2019

Each year, Scotch College awards a number of Academic, Music, Boarding and Indigenous Scholarships and Bursaries. As with every Scotch student, recipients are welcomed into our ‘Community for Life’ and receive the many benefits of the College culture, faith and education of which we are so proud.

Every donation from the Scotch community to the Scholarship and Bursary Fund, helps us to offer the gift of a Scotch College education to students for whom it may not otherwise be possible.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the generosity of the members of the school community and Old Scotch Collegians, who have contributed almost $150,000 to this important Appeal and have provided the opportunity for boys that will last a lifetime.

It is still possible to contribute to the Scholarship and Bursary Appeal, via the ‘Giving’ tab on our Scotch College website. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information, please contact Kate Quinn, Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement on (08) 9383 6832 or email Kate.Quinn@scotch.wa.edu.au.

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Thank you for your gift Alder Family Charlie Anderson Bruce Barblett John Grono Bateman Beacham Family Gene and Julie Beadsworth Robert A Black Hooke Family David and Christine Burt Cahill Family Mr A B Camac Bruce and Geri Campbell Family Ian Christie Noel Clarke Roger Clarnette J and B Cocking Ian and Mandy Delroy Miss V J Gmeiner Bob Grieve W W and O J Henwood Howard Family Bob Howie (‘1964) R C Knox BEM Langdon D & C Julian MacDonald Malka Foundation Don Mazzucchelli Mr D C McIntyre Neil McKerracher Mr C J Mews

Nerlich Family Glenn Paterson John S Paterson Peet Family Guy Peterson Purio Family Hui Qin Kate Quinn Norm Rankin Reed Family G N Reynolds Leigh Robinson Ross and Wendy Robinson James Perran Ross Peter Scotford John B Scott Capt A S Small Mike Snell Tom Stacy Bruce Stark Stephan Family Strk Family R K Teakle Tim Thorne The Vaughan Family Wackett Family B M Waterer Bradley West Wu Family Plus 11 anonymous donations

Meet Your Leaders At the final assembly for Winter Term the 2019/20 School Leaders were announced to the Scotch Community.

Congratulations to these students on their appointments to the following positions: House Captains Alexander Anderson Brisbane Cameron Ferguson

Ryan Benney Riley Waters Angus Johnston Matthew Steinepreis Angus Walsh

Performing Arts Keys Ross St Andrews Shearer Stuart

Joshua Keatch Toby Humphris Fletcher Gardner Arun Tibballs Damian Haynes

Pipe Major David Stulpner (Cameron)

Music Captain Camden LeFevre (Cameron)

Drum Majors Matthew Steinepreis (Cameron) Angus Page (Alexander)

Drama Captain Patrick Eastough (Ferguson)

Captain of School | Charlie Bevan When did you commence at Scotch and what is your earliest memory?

I came to Scotch in Year 6, only knowing one or two boys that were going to be in my class. Like most kids at a new school, I was nervous about how I would fit in. However, my transition into Scotch was one met with friendly faces and a supportive environment. My earliest memory from the Middle School was getting to play JPSSA sport on a Thursday afternoon. Not only did I love the competitive nature, but being able to form new friendships along the way was something very valuable. It was a great way for the boys to learn what it meant to be in a team and how to represent the College with pride.

Vice-Captain Operations | Giancarlo Kain What influence has being a Scotch student had in your life?

Being a Scotch boy has had a profound influence on my life. The unique opportunities have influenced me to grasp as many chances as possible, allowing me to enjoy a balanced school life. I have been a part of the Pipe Band, a tradition which is unmatched by most schools in the world, and have been involved in Drama productions since Year 6. The wide plethora of sporting activities has allowed me to understand the importance of mateship, camaraderie and team-work, which I have been able to incorporate in other aspects of school.

Throughout my time at Scotch, the School has further taught me that above most things, being a good, genuine person with gentlemanly manners and strong relationships, will get you a long way in life.

Vice-Captain Service | Ronald Fellows-Smith What is your message to all the boys who have just commenced at Scotch?

I can say with genuine sincerity that I cherish all of the opportunities I embraced, and regret all the ones I didn’t.

When I look back, I don’t remember a specific test mark or even an award at assembly, I remember the events and moments that happened during cocurricular activities that I was a part of. To me, these events can be used to find out what you’re passionate about, they can further your hobbies and allow you to participate in an activity that is meaningful to you. You may tell yourself, “I’m too busy for that”, or “I need to focus on my studies”, however, whilst your ATAR or IB mark is important, it has a very small bearing on who you are. People are unlikely to remember you for your score, rather the things you contributed to.

Head of Student Council | Max Jones What has been your most memorable experience of Scotch so far?

My most memorable experience for which I am extremely grateful is that I had the opportunity to attend, the Abrolhos Island dawn service on ANZAC Day. We were awoken by the sound of roaring boat motors at 4am, oblivious to the experience we were about to have. Mr Kyle, had been telling us about how meaningful this service was and how lucky we were to be a part of it. At 5am our boats landed at the Wallaby group of islands, the atmosphere was building as we gathered with 100 locals as the sun was just poking its head over the small island. This moment for me, highlighted how important the ANZAC traditions are in paying respect to the people who served for our country. As the Last Post echoed across the water, I promised myself that I would make the commitment to attend a dawn services on ANZAC Day wherever I am in the world.

Captain of Residential Life | Patrick Eastough How has being a Scotch residential student impacted on your time away from home?

Entering the Boarding House in Year 7 is a life-changing moment. Being away from home can be quite a harsh experience, but the opportunities that are offered for boys allow for a comfortable environment to be established.

You are gifted the ability to express yourself in a multitude of ways with a limitless amount of activities that are offered, ranging from Performing Arts to Athletics or Academics. You are given freedom in which pathways of education you would like to trial. You are exposed to a multitude of subjects that you may or may not enjoy and this gives you a scope into which pathways you would like to explore. Boarding is an opportunity to interacting with people from different places and cultures and broadens your own worldview. Boarding is an amazing experience and opportunity that allows for the development of many aspects of your personal life. whole school | 17

TEACHER FEATURE

Junior School | Nathan Eaton

Middle School | Kane Mitchell

Senior School | Sarah Combes

How long have you been employed at Scotch?

How long have you been employed at Scotch?

I have been working at Scotch for the last 3 years in a variety of sports coaching roles after completing my first university teaching practicum. I have been lucky enough to coach volleyball, AFL and soccer in both the Junior and Middle School whilst also contributing at sporting events such as the Athletics carnival.

My employment began in Winter Term 2018.

I was on a contract after Mr Mumford was given an opportunity in the senior school.

How long have you been employed at Scotch?

What year subjects do you teach?

What year subjects do you teach?

Whilst my major subjects are Health and Physical Education, I currently have a role in the Junior School alongside Renae Cirillo as a Year 5 classroom teacher. The change of role has given me a greater perspective of learning strategies and the variety of learning styles that students have.

What do you find most fulfilling about teaching?

Having the ability to have an impact and contribute positively to a student’s schooling experience is for me what I find most fulfilling about the teaching profession. Enriching students in not just core educational skills but also responsibility, building self-confidence and life skills is also something I find rewarding.

From previous workplaces, what does Scotch do differently?

Coming straight to Scotch from university and still finding my feet, I have been overwhelmed with the amount of support I have had from surrounding teachers and how I have been accepted into the Scotch community by students, teachers and parents. The way Scotch encompasses learning, tradition, values and opportunity all into one is what I have found most impressive so far into my time at Scotch College.

What interests do you have outside of Scotch?

Outside of Scotch, I enjoy playing football and currently play at East Perth as well as enjoying all other sporting codes such as basketball and golf. Photography is also another interest of mine as I love getting down to the beach or to the hills to catch a stunning Perth sunset.

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What year subjects do you teach?

I teach Support Mathematics to Year 8s.

I also take Years 6, 7 and 8 for Physical and Health Education.

What do you find most fulfilling about teaching?

The relationships you build within the School, both with fellow teachers and the students.

Watching a student put their newly learnt skills into practice and seeing that they can achieve more than they thought possible.

Building my students’ confidence and helping them become resilient and respectful young men.

From previous workplaces, what does Scotch do differently?

Scotch College has built a community in and outside the School. Having attended and taught at Newman College I had not experienced the PSA schooling culture. The OSC and fierce competition within Houses and schools makes for proud hard-working young men. It has been amazing to experience.

What interests do you have outside of Scotch?

I am lucky enough to be playing and captaining the Claremont Football Club.

This takes up the majority of my spare time but when I get a chance I enjoy attempting to surf and live to travel and see the world.

This is my fourth year working at Scotch as Head of the Drama Department and teaching Year 8 through to Year 12 ATAR Drama.

My role includes directing major productions and the co-curricular Drama programme.

What do you find most fulfilling about teaching?

One of the most fulfilling aspects of teaching Drama is the opportunity to play an instrumental role in guiding students towards discovering their creative identity and providing them with the tools with which to express themselves. Witnessing a student make a physical and vocal transformation on stage and evolve through the creative process of collaboration and storytelling into confident, empathetic humans is extremely rewarding.

Through Drama we can engage students in embodied and experiential learning, helping them meet the demands of an ever-changing world with compassion and resilience.

From previous workplaces, what does Scotch do differently?

The rich and varied history of Scotch College is celebrated, enhancing the strong sense of shared identity and tradition which is embedded into weekly routines and annual college events. Whether it be arriving to work to the sound of the Pipe Band rehearsing, watching the boys march to Assembly or saying farewell to another year at ‘Lights Out’ after Speech Night, these rituals are unique to Scotch and vital to creating a sense of belonging and community.

What interests do you have outside of Scotch?

I enjoy attending the theatre, live music events, the cinema and art exhibitions.

Being part of an audience and sharing in the collective experience of art and culture can provide a sense of escape but also inspire, while instigating conversation and healthy debate. I have also recently acquired a naughty Spoodle puppy called Nellie who keeps me on my toes!

“ Life seems to go on without effort when I’m filled with music.”

George Eliot

Performing Arts What a big semester it’s been for the performing arts team.

Many of the students and staff could well have moved their beds to the Scotch campus over the past two terms as our packed calendar of events was rolled out. What a joy it is to be involved.

In May we held our inaugural musical event in the newly refurbished PC Anderson Chapel, with a public concert by world renowned guitarist Slava Grigoryan and his wife, cellist Sharon Grigoryan. A resounding success – with the artists even talking about returning next year – the concert was followed the next day by workshops for the boys. I wonder how many boys realised during this time that they need to adjust their left hand technique on their guitars?

In June, we welcomed New Orleans based musician, trumpet player and educator Ashlin Parker. Ashlin was in Perth for a series of performances with a group tagged as the Trumpet Mafia. Not only did Ashlin spend time rehearsing with the Scotch Jazz Orchestra, he also gave some trumpet masterclasses and the boys had the opportunity to sit in on the rehearsals Ashlin ran for the Trumpet Mafia band. What a privilege.

Winter Term saw the onset of the WA Schools Festivals, held at Churchlands Senior High School, Carine Senior High School and the

West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

The newly structured Concert Band received an ‘Excellent’ rating in their adjudication at the WA Schools’ Concert Band Festival and the Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Big Band and Jazz P received very positive feedback from their respective performance at the WA Schools’ Jazz Festival. Post-performance, the Jazz Orchestra was privileged to receive a 30 minute workshop from Vincent Gardner, the lead trombonist in the Lincoln Center Orchestra (New York), which is directed

by Wynton Marsalis. Vincent had some incredibly encouraging remarks about the band and the musicianship of the boys.

The past five weeks have seen us showcasing one or more public concerts or performances every week. One of the highlights include Scotch Rocks, our inaugural contemporary music showcase at Badlands Bar in Northbridge. This event was very popular with our Certificate II students and their families and featured an evening of rock, pop, indie, funk and even metal music from our Senior contemporary musicians. Mr Adrian Hicks, coordinator of the VET pathway in music, put wheels on the vision for this event and it was a resounding success, and will likely become a permanent fixture on the calendar.

Rounding out this month, the Year 11 and 12 ATAR and IB Diploma Music students have been preparing their recitals. These are public performances, where the students prepare an entire set of material which is performed before a paying audience. Small but appreciative crowds attended the PC Anderson Chapel for these events, which

showcased everything from bagpipes to jazz trumpet, solo piano or voice, and even a 20th century flute piece with jazz rhythm section accompaniment. The recitals are such brilliant events and we are aiming to build a culture around these performances which attract a wider audience of friends, family and other current and future students.

As the academic year draws to a close, I would like to express the sincere thanks of the Music Faculty to our 2019 Music Captain, Lewis Miller (Year 12, Anderson House). Lewis has been a mainstay of our department, liaising with the student body to build and engender a positive culture around Music at Scotch. One of Lewis’ significant challenges was to manage the logistics of Music Mondays – a Student Council initiative.

Lewis has done a power of work to make this initiative a reality each week and the College community is enormously grateful.

Lewis has delicately balanced his academic studies, sporting commitments and music leadership role and has set a fine example for future leaders.

The performing arts team wishes all students about to take on their ATAR practical examinations the very best and looks forward to the end of year events to come.

Mr Scott Loveday Head of Performing Arts

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Scotch Parents We have had a productive year as we get ready to farewell our Year 12 boys who have been an integral part of our community.

In 2019, the generous voluntary parent subscriptions totalled just over $97,000. This money is used to fund grant requests from staff, boys or support groups that benefit and enhance the experience and learning at Scotch. Projects funded in 2019 include:

Education, technology and change Education constantly evolves and changes, adjusting for teaching and learning pedagogies that evolve with technology and demands of a society expecting graduates to possess mastery of content and immediately accessible skills for the 21st Century workplace.

Change is an inevitable consequence of progress and a school committed to outcomes must embrace and manage change. Technology drives change but is disruptive in nature. We are challenged to acknowledge its merit when proven, while ensuring what already works is not lost or forgotten.

The resources invested in the ILT Integration Team reflect the College’s commitment to ensuring that technology used is relevant, beneficial and readies students for lifelong learning. We are responsible for the if, what, how and when technology is integrated into the curriculum. We work with teachers and students to ensure the technology best advantages our teaching, learning, research and management.

The team works across K-12 and its membership reflects the wide variety of talents needed. Amanda Ritchie a 21-year veteran of Junior School teaching, has a deep understanding of young learning. Jared Faint majored in ICT and has taught for 10 years in Middle School. Adelle Wilkes, majored in Interactive Multimedia and has teaching experience in Junior, Middle and Senior Schools. I have spent 24 years as a university academic in computer science. The team is highly varied and experienced in teaching, learning, pedagogy and technological developments.

Life would be simple if technology were just about the device or the application. Technology changes the way we work, process and interact with the world around us and support is key to navigating your way through change. We research what is coming over the technological horizon and look at future developments with a strong commitment that change will augment, modify and more importantly redefine how we teach and how our students learn, and not simply be a digital substitute for what we already do.

Dr Nick Spadaccini ILT Curriculum Integration Manager

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• Young adult fiction book purchases for Year 8s • AFL goal posts, basketball and hand-ball courts for Middle School • 6 reinforced Scotch marquees for weather protection at sporting events • 10 Rogue exercise bikes for cross fit and interval training in our gym • Guest Speaker psychologist Andrew Fuller on ‘Building Resilience’ • Marking six new handball courts and a half-court basketball area • Weather station and a weather webpage for boys from K to 12 • Graduating gifts for our Years 5, 8 and 12 boys.

Our focus has been to more successfully communicate the great work that our volunteer parents, carers and helpers do across all facets of the College ensuring that our community is inclusive and supportive. Through Scotch Parents we have been trying to facilitate greater parent participation in the many events that we have organised, highlights include: • Year 12 “Out of this World” Ball • The Parents ‘Speakeasy’ Cocktail Party • City/Country Lunch in Guildford • Year 11 ‘Cuba’ Dance • Moray Sleepovers • The inaugural Scotch and PLC Parents Sundowner • March Out. The Scotch Parents committee is preparing for Valedictory Dinner which is always a wonderful send-off and tribute to our graduating boys and their parents. Planning for the 2020 Year 12 Ball to be held in February is underway – no doubt it will be another amazing evening for our boys.

I would encourage you to be part of the Scotch Parents Association. It is very rewarding to be involved in the fantastic Scotch community.

I would like to thank Lucia Barrett (Vice President) and Trish Hawkey (Secretary) who after several years of hard work are stepping down from the Committee. These roles together with the President will be ‘up for grabs’ at our AGM in November. Special thanks also goes to Fiona Smith-Gander for her work in managing the ever burgeoning ‘Red Shed’ and ‘Dungeon’ storerooms. If you’re interested in being part of the Scotch Parents Committee please email scotch.parents@scotch.wa.edu.au or talk to one of the committee members.

Ms Sara Hector President, Scotch Parents

R U OK? Day Each year, Scotch organises its own recognition of R U OK? Day In the Senior School, during Week 6 of Winter Term, we run Chapel services which are built around the very simple idea that talking about how we are feeling is much better than bottling those feelings up. Our focus is on the importance of having a difficult conversation with someone if we are concerned about them, or seeking help if we ourselves are not travelling well. This year’s theme was “Take More Notice”, with the emphasis on keeping an eye on those around us, as well as monitoring our own feelings. The Year 12s sang a re-worked version of Pink’s song, “Walk Me Home”, which was a big hit (for us more than Pink). We also created some artworks for use during future R U OK? Weeks.

In the Middle School, during Week 7 of Autumn Term, a group of students interviewed boys across the school, asking how they respond when they feel down and what works best for them in terms of helping to deal effectively with issues.

These responses were put into an assembly presentation. The boys also made their own R U OK? badges. This is a great awarenessraising activity. There were also items in Chapel as well as related lessons during GL at the start of each day.

R U OK? forms an integral part of what we do at Scotch as we work to change the way boys and young men approach their mental health.

We have time set aside in the timetable in all parts of the school for covering important messages connected to wellbeing and developing skills essential to developing and sustaining a sense of wellbeing. We supplement this with coverage of important

topics with guest speakers who are expert in fields such as cyber-safety and pornography.

In Boarding, we run the “Tomorrow Man” course with our Year 10s to encourage them to become more open about the things which are important to them. We have Mental Health Week, which is run by our Year 11s and this year’s theme was “Have a Chat”, which ties in closely with the message of R U OK? Week.

The message of R U OK? Week is an important one which we emphasise throughout the year. Talking about mental health cannot be reserved to particular times or weeks; as a society, we must learn to be as honest, open and supportive of mental health as we are about physical health.

Mr James Hindle Director of Student & Staff Wellbeing

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Ms Penny Hooper

Acting Head of Junior School Successes within Scotch College Junior School When we talk about success, we too often think of an individual’s achievements whilst failing to appreciate that such success is really only possible because of the combined efforts of a number of people. Success comes from connection to others and knowing that we can rely on a community, as strength is gained from those around us.

How are these triumphs achieved? Primarily through hard work, persistence in the face of failure, maximising the talents of different members of the group and a willingness to be flexible and creative in approaching challenges in different ways. Over the last few months there have been many achievements at individual, team and community levels for the boys in the Junior School.

The opportunities that the younger boys have at Scotch are both rich and varied. Creative, academic, sporting, collective, community and individual opportunities are developed by staff and offered to the boys as part of a rich and extended education which goes well beyond the classroom. The School partakes in UNSW ICAS competitions in Science, Writing, Mathematics and English.

Competitions are open to all and boys in our extension and enrichment programmes are strongly encouraged to have a go. These competitions are underway this term and, as in previous years, I look forward to seeing the results of individuals who are exceptional in the various subject areas.

At the end of the Autumn Term Scotch College hosted the IPSHA Speakers’ Challenge and the three boys who represented the College (Hamish Byass, Harry Nicholls and William Macknay) were wonderful ambassadors for the School and truly stepped up to the challenge of speaking in public. Many Year 5 boys helped out on the night and formed part of a collective team of Scotch College staff and students which made the entire night a great success. The competitions ran smoothly and the boys who took on duties – including MCing, time keeping and ushering – were outstanding in their roles, despite many not needing to speak much at all.

We also had student artworks entered into the Annual Shaun Tan Awards. Under the guidance of Mrs Roche, Visual Arts teacher, students work on their pieces before selection. This award is open to all Western Australian school students and encourages imagination, innovation and creativity.

Congratulations to our three selected students: Bill Gao, Guillaume Daoud, who achieved 2nd place and Brendan Chin, whose work was highly commended.

More recently, we had two students from each of Years 4, 5 and 6 selected to represent Scotch College in the annual IPSHA Spelling Bee Competition. The boys did a wonderful job, with Luca Regli coming 3rd overall in the Year 5 category. Preparation prior to the event required hard work and the commitment of personal time to ensure that all aspects of the competition were covered.

These extra practice sessions took place with Mrs Turkich, English subject leader and Year 4 teacher. Well done all!

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In August, the Inter-House Athletics Carnivals was held. All Junior School staff and students from Pre-Kindy to Year 5 enjoyed the glorious weather. An important focus for all participants is how they can contribute to the success of their House to ensure that they do as well as possible on the day.

No event promotes this as well as the relay does, where it is each small aspect of each individual’s efforts that collectively produces success. The day was spectacular and the winning House for 2019 was Bruce House.

Congratulations to Bruce House and we are most grateful to Mr Whiston, Head of JPSSA Sport, and Mrs Vincent, PE teacher, for their planning, preparation and oversight of events on the day.

Other successes for Junior School students include the continued strengthening of community links. We have introduced Yoga Classes for Years 1, 2 and 3 students over the Autumn Term. The annual Student-Led Conference and NAIDOC week held in Week 2 of Winter Term were both excellent examples of students taking responsibility. The annual Book Week Parade and Staff Pantomime took students (and staff!) out of their comfort zones and allowed them to reveal a little of what is important to them. The continuing myriad of Senior School and Junior School links particularly through the Year 2-12 and Year 5-12 activities, remain highlights of our calendar. Hosting a Father’s Day breakfast, as well as inviting parents in as guest speakers as part of the various Units of Inquiry, are excellent examples of parents contributing to our community and helping to influence the boys. It is truly wonderful to see how these connections strengthen and enrich the learning opportunities in the Junior School.

As each term unfolds it is clearly evident to see how the Junior School continues to be successful. Team work, dedication, hard work, strong community links and a healthy appetite to compete are all contributors to this. Being able to acknowledge and celebrate these individual and collective successes is a privilege and something for which we should be grateful.

Wellbeing Summation of Wellbeing initiatives including the Years 1-3 Yoga programme Throughout the year the Junior School embarked on several Wellbeing initiatives to help the boys keep their minds and bodies healthy in this fast-moving world. The Mindfulness, Yoga and Wellbeing Club took place throughout the year, giving students various strategies of which they could take ownership.

Mindfulness is a strategy used to help the boys pay attention, be present at any given time and balance their emotions. All year groups are offered a mindfulness session in the day through techniques of meditation and breathing exercises. Each morning, in Year 2, the boys would find a comfortable position in the classroom, either sitting or lying on the floor, and a structured meditation would begin. What a perfect way to start a busy day and help the boys be present in the classroom.

When asked the question of what mindfulness is and how this practice can help, the boys replied with the following quotes: • it stops your mind racing around • it is relaxing • it is a form of meditation • it keeps you calm • it helps you relax • it helps get rid of unhelpful thoughts Autumn Term saw the Year 1-3 boys beginning the practice of yoga.

The sessions were a way to help the boys find the smallest moments of stillness or silence while having fun playing with mindful games, poses and songs. The physical benefits of yoga are vast and can assist with the development of self-regulation, emotional literacy and help children to foster a deep connection to themselves and who they are becoming.

Monday afternoons a new club began called the Wellbeing Club. The boys followed the Smiling Minds curriculum, which was based around 20 topics all mapped through the Australian Curriculum. It supported the boys to develop their self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and social management skills. Each lesson the quote, “I feel so mellow”, could be heard as the boys wandered out of the room to meet their parents.

Mrs Fiona Alexander Year 2 Teacher

Excursion to Revolutions Museum The Year 1s have been inquiring into transportation and how transportation enables us to function within communities.

We took a step back in time when we travelled by bus to the Revolutions Museum at Whiteman Park. We all wanted to find out what transportation was like in the olden days. We learnt about how goods were transported using wagons and travelling involved camels and horses. The boys got to sit in an original buggy from the late 1800’s and imagine what the ride would have been like along the dusty track to school. The boys saw photos of children ready to go to school and noticed that none of them were wearing shoes. They thought how lucky they were.

They were very interested in the Penny Farthing bicycle which was very popular in the 1880’s and it was the first machine to be called a bicycle. In groups the boys had to role play how to climb up onto it by scooting along behind the bike and pushing up from a mounting pedal to then sitting on the seat and quickly begin pedalling. The boys realised this would not have been an easy feat as the height of the bike was 1.3 metres.

The excursion concluded with a genuine vintage electric tram ride through Whiteman Park. The boys travelled four kilometres along standard rail through picturesque picnic and farm land delighting in the many kangaroos that were both jumping and lying around. They learnt that trams were originally pulled by horses, operated under steam and finally became electric in the late 1800’s.

Although the boys looked upon these numerous methods of transport as adventurous they all realised how much more comfortable and efficient modern forms of transport have become.

Mrs Kristen Gray Year 1 Teacher

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Fremantle Dockers Clinic The Fremantle Dockers ran a football clinic on Thursday 15 August for a group of enthusiastic Scotch Year 5 students.

Old Scotch Collegian and current Fremantle Dockers’ player Bailey Banfield (’15) put the students through their paces in a range of drills that assisted them in their skill development and game understanding. The Scotch students were delighted to have one of their own share his knowledge of the game and his path to AFL player from humble beginnings here at Scotch.

This was the last Thursday of the students’ winter sports season and it was a fantastic way for them, conclude what has been an enjoyable and successful season for all our football teams. The Scotch students were very respectful, quizzing Bailey on what he thought were the keys to making it as an AFL player to how best to improve their game and what it takes to make it as an elite sportsman.

Mr Scott Whiston Head of Junior School Sport

Year 2 incursion with Alcoa on dirt to aluminium On Thursday the 29th August, Moira Oliver from ALCOA mines came to talk to the Year 2 boys about the process of mining bauxite into aluminium.

The talk was called from Dirt to Aluminum and focused on how a raw material can change. Moira explained that in Western Australia, ALCOA uses the Jarrah forests to obtain the natural resource, Bauxite. After sending it to a refinery, it becomes Alumina. Smelting then turns to Alumina into the final product of aluminium.

With the use of a chocolate chip cookie, toothpick and some high-vis shirts the boys became ‘miners. Their goal was to take the Bauxite (chocolate chips) out of the cookie, with little disturbance. After carefully removing the Bauxite, the boys had to rehabilitate the cookie, which was not an easy task. No hands were allowed, only toothpicks. Moira explained that each toothpick was like one of the trucks found on a mine site and was worth $4,500,000. The boys had to try to mine without breaking any equipment, proving to be a hard task. However, one that is very important.

The Jarrah forest, which is a World Biodiversity hotspot, contains 800 species of plants and hundreds of animals. The boys left with the knowledge that the world uses aluminium regularly in everyday things, i.e. cars, phones, cans, etc. They are also very aware that mine sites must be rehabilitated to allow the fauna and flora to thrive in an area in which they are accustomed.

Mrs Fiona Alexander Year 2 Teacher

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ELC Athletics Carnival Winter Term has been a busy and eventful time for our youngest Scotch students as they prepared, many of them for the first time, to participate in the Scotch College ELC Athletics Day. It was the second ELC carnival based on the success of last year’s event and it is proving to become bigger and better each year.

Our ELC classes, which include the 3-yearold Pre-Kindergarten children, our very enthusiastic Kindergarten boys as well as our Pre-Primary students, all trained with great eagerness during the first five weeks of term to ready themselves for the big day. It has been a great opportunity for the students to learn new skills and participate in a variety of different activities with an athletics focus.

As early childhood educators our objective is provide our youngest students with a fun, authentic opportunity to use and showcase the skills they have been learning throughout the year. The children enjoyed joining in events including the 60-metre sprint, the sack relay and a spud and spoon race as well as the much-anticipated running relay which even our youngest students conquered on the day.

We all felt very proud of the students who each stepped up to the challenge and enjoyed great success on the day.

Ms Rebecca Vincent ELC PE and Health Teacher Pre-K – Year 2

JPPSA Cross Country Scotch students in Year 4, 5 and 6 participated in the annual Inter-School Cross Country carnival which was held on the College grounds on Thursday 27 June. Excitement was high for all the boys as they prepared to race against their peers from the six PSA schools. The Year 4 students got off to a great start with Lincoln McIntosh and William Carmichael running strongly for Scotch.

Each boy’s run counts toward the overall score so consistency of performance

and strength in depth are paramount in a Cross Country team. After the Year 4 race Scotch was in 3rd place.

Aquinas to the shield. Oliver Knuckey won the Year 6 event whilst Caden Hart ran a fantastic personal race.

The Year 5 students were up next and performed fantastically with all the students running to their potential. Ben Campbell won the Year 5 race with a fantastic individual performance. Aquinas still led by some margin going into the Year 6 race and it was a great team effort from all the Year 6 students that saw Scotch pip Trinity and

This was the 4th year in a row that Scotch won the shield. This is a testament to the students’ training and ability to perform as a team and run for each other against some very strong opposition.

Mr Scott Whiston JPSSA Co-ordinator

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Mr John Stewart

Acting Head of Middle School Reflections on a Term in Middle School As Head of the Junior School, I have watched our boys move to the Middle School with pride.

I have been able to speak with many of them, as they passed through the Junior School or walked across the ovals, and they shared with me the number of wonderful learning and social opportunities they have enjoyed. The Winter Term has provided me with the unique opportunity to see first-hand what these boys have been telling me.

One of the first events I experienced was an assembly, opened with the Middle School Pipe Band piping us in, featuring a dozen pipers and it set a wonderful tone for the beginning of my time in the new role.

One of my personal goals for my acting position was to attend as many lessons as possible and to learn alongside the boys. What a wonderful experience that has been! I have watched the boys bend metal in Design class, create menus in French, cook aromatic dishes in Food Design and construct race cars in Wood Design. They have impressed me with their debating skills in class and amazed me with their powerful prose in their poetry writing. The boys have explained

to me the skills they have been learning and process they use in Visual Art. I have witnessed some first-class coaching skills being delivered in 1:1 sessions and challenging gymnastic skills by the boys in Physical and Health Education.

I have been pleased to see the high standard of work the boys have been engaged in Mathematics and English where the boys have demonstrated their exceptional skills in problem solving, algebra, writing and debating.

One area that I was most impressed with was iLearn. The continuation of high-quality inquiry learning in the Middle School context was great to see.

Winter Term has been filled with many significant successes, Year 6 classes presented the culminating event for their Science unit with a Science Fair. Each boy conducted an experiment and presented his conclusion and findings. The quality of the presentations and the confidence with which each boy shared his learning were outstanding. A group of our boys competed in the Tournament of Minds competition, the team made us proud with a third-place finish and went on to compete in the WA Tournament for a chance to represent the State at the Nationals.

Inquiry learning is a mainstay of our pedagogy across the College. When it is linked across subjects and to topics the boys can relate to, it has a greater impact. I joined the Year 7 boys as they completed their “Walk for Water”. This walk was the culmination of a Mathematic unit.

Each boy had to gather sponsors on separate pledge plans. Each had to then calculate the algebraic equation to making his pledge plan and determine his possible income. The walk developed a better understanding of algebra but most importantly, saw our boys do something small to make a difference .

The Year 8 Community Project is part of the Service-Learning programme and a highlight of the term. The boys learned about a community organisation or community need in order to serve. The main drive behind the project was learning by doing, experience and taking principled action. The three terms work culminating in a TED talk style presentation. One of the main drivers for

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the project was to develop a deeper sense of empathy and a deeper understanding of their role within their community. Our boys spoke about the myriad of initiatives and actions they took which included helping the elderly, the homeless and the underprivileged.

They worked with pet sanctuaries providing resources, educated people about ecosystems and conducted beach cleans. Other boys researched children’s mental health and raised awareness in our community.

Another highlight was the first public performance of the Middle School Concert Band. The band played for the Junior School and showcased their skills and repertoire. A feature of their performance was the guest conductor, boys from Year 1 and 5.

We welcomed a special guest. Henry Wanyoike, a promising middle-distance runner from Kenya who became blind overnight. After initially giving up running, he resurrected his career and has won numerous Paralympic gold medals, including Sydney. His story is one of strength out of great adversity. Henry shared the challenge he had to face, not only from his sudden disability, but through poverty.

The Inter-House Athletics Carnival not only celebrates the sporting skills of our boys, it also raises House and School spirit. Although a bit wet, we had some outstanding performances on the track and in the field. Our champions then went on to represent the school in the JPSSA and PSA Inter-School Athletics Competitions.

The Winter Term has been a wonderful term for me in the Middle School. I have been able to see what a Junior School boy can look forward to: a selection of outstanding learning opportunities delivered by a group of talented and committed teachers in a high quality, safe and engaging learning environment.

I have been welcomed into the Middle School family and greatly enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with old Junior School boys and to meet new boys. I have been given the unique opportunity to learn about the talents of the Middle School teachers and appreciate even more what a wonderful place the Middle School is.

Language Week What a fantastique semaine it was! Boys and staff were happy to share their mother tongue with the classes in Guided Literacy. Dutch, Mandarin, French, German, Hebrew or AusLan are some of the lessons that took place.

Throughout the week, it was possible to enjoy meals from France, Italy and Indonesia from the canteen. The boys swapped their beloved handball at recess to try out pétanque, French bocce and it turns out they loved it.

Mr Brinsden and Mr Mitchell organised a tournament of European Handball for the students, one of France’s favourite sports.

The Angklung performance by Year 7s was a delight as the boys mastered songs like “Happy Birthday”. Many students also enjoyed a French movie through two lunches as well as a Congklak competition – a traditional Indonesian game.

Ibu Suri and her Indonesian students had a successful fundraiser; their yellow rice was a hit at lunch and raised over $115 for Balga SHS and their Intensive English language programme. The French students sold over 70 croissants and pains au chocolat to raise money for the same programme.

Merci, Terima Kasih, Gracias, Danke, after such a success and enthusiasm by the boys, it looks like Language Week will come back next year!

Mme Perrot, Mme Pett and Ibu Suri Middle School Teachers

Year 8 Dancing Scotch College has a long-standing relationship with our neighbouring girls’ school, Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC) and for many years our Year 8 students have been guests of MLC for annual dance lessons.

This term, Madame Perrot and I have once again been taking a group of our Year 8 boys to MLC on Thursdays after school, where they’ve taken part in social dance lessons run by Humphries Dance Studio. The dances they’ve been learning range from the Cha-Cha, to Progressive Jive, with a bit of Hip Hop thrown into the mix.

Over the course of the past five weeks, the boys and girls have all enjoyed the physical challenge of keeping with the beat, having a bounce in their knees, and avoiding stepping on each other’s feet. Although there were some nerves on display in the first week, the students are now confident with each other’s company and new friendships have developed between the two schools.

The dance lessons culminate in a dance “social” in the final week, which is run in the evening and includes competitions, dance battles, prizes and pizza. The experience is always a lot of fun for students and staff alike, and we recommend it to any of our current Year 7s for next year.

Mrs Sophie Berry Dean of Teaching and Learning – Middle School

Liveability Excursion Have you ever really appreciated the unique features of Perth’s public spaces? Have you noticed that children LOVE water? What would it be like to explore our city if you didn’t speak the language?

These are some of the questions our Year 7s pondered as they explored the city of Perth.

The tour of the city complemented the Year 7 iLearn programme about the liveability of cities. The boys explored Yagan Square, Elizabeth Quay and the City of Perth Library to appreciate the walkability of the city and the urban design features of these public spaces. The sites have recently been revitalised as part of a city-wide strategy and our boys put that plan to the test.

Students identified urban design features that helped them enjoy the space and water playgrounds. Wherever there was water, there was unbridled joy. When we reached the upper level of Yagan Square, students couldn’t believe their luck! They were free to play, slide, climb, jump and splash about in the children’s playground.

One class passed by three water playgrounds on the tour and each was an irresistible invitation to get wet.

Students also considered these spaces from different perspectives – an Indigenous perspective, an elderly perspective, a family perspective and that of an international tourist. Yagan Square was recognised as being a place that made strong connections with our Aboriginal culture and was easily accessible by people with limited mobility.

Elizabeth Quay seemed to be more spread out and less walkable for some, but an excellent hub for public transport and entertainment. The City of Perth library was highly commended by the boys; they recognised that each level appealed to visitors of all ages.

For city workers and shoppers, we were a sight to behold: a mass of Scotch maroon and gold walking through the city, looking up, down and all around, oblivious to the busy-ness of life in the city and enthralled by the sights to behold. Perth is ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities and this tour helped the Year 7s appreciate that their capital city has something for everyone and in this way, is a very liveable city.

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Physical Education In Year 8 students have their final year of Gymnastics after being involved from Junior School. The students are given the opportunity to plan and perform a group Gymnastics routine.

Indonesian KAYA music workshop “KAYA” is an Indonesian word that means rich, the aim of the Indonesian music workshop to enrich our students with cultural knowledge.

As part of immersing students in Indonesian culture, we invited Indonesian musicians from Yogyakarta and Jayapura. One of these musicians, Michael Jakaimilena (MichaelJ or Michael Idol, as he is known in Indonesia),is a humble performer with a strong sense of national identity. He is also a very positive mentor for young people in both Indonesia and in Australia. The second talent involved, V1Mast, is a world music soloist. This style of music blends contemporary and Indonesian traditional musical styles.

Year 7 Indonesian students participated in workshops which featured a range of learning experiences.

Students have been developing and sharing engaging tasks in class that have helped assist them and enriched their understanding leading up to these workshops using popular Indonesian songs to promote language learning.

The boys had a wonderful opportunity to interact with Indonesian artists and learnt more about Indonesian culture. They also had the valuable opportunity to perform the music themselves.

One of the highlights was the performance by the Indonesian musicians. They performed songs that students have learnt in class prior to this workshop and our students really enjoyed singing along to a very concert-like vibe.

Besides watching the performances, our students were also involved in performing the song Kurikulum Hatimu. Students were divided into groups: singers, percussionist, guitarist, and some played jambo drums & trombones.

These workshops develop greater motivation and enthusiasm in our students for learning Bahasa Indonesia through immersion in the contemporary ‘pop culture’ of Indonesia. We can’t wait for the next workshop on the 11th September!

Ms Francesca Gabby Modern Languages Teacher

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The programme incorporates Zuu Fitness, which are bodyweight exercises where students perform different types of animal locomotions, such as Bear crawl, monkey walk, gorilla walk and spiderman crawl. These moves have shown to be very beneficial for functional strength and complement the student’s ability to perform skills outside of the classroom.

Students have found this unit to be very enjoyable and a great opportunity to show their skills which have been developed over their time through the Gymnastics programme. There were some very creative and well performed group routines which demonstrated excellent planning and groupwork skills.

Mr Michael Brinsden Phys Ed Teacher

Maritime Museum For so many of us, our family’s history in Australia starts with a trip across the oceans. Migration is an integral part of Australia’s history and this is the topic that the Year 6s have been investigating in iLearn.

Many Australians made their way to Australia via boat and plane during different periods of history. Their stories led the students to an excursion at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle.

The guided tour of the museum gave the boys the opportunity to learn about the lives of many different people. The students took part in an interactive gallery tour that allowed them to step into the shoes of an Italian migrant who arrived at Fremantle in 1900. They learnt that he arrived as a 12-year-old and became a major part of the fishing industry in Fremantle.

The students then stepped into the role of museum curator, learning the life story of five different migrants who arrived between 1891 and 1968.

Some of the famous faces included C.Y. O’Connor, Nonja Peters, Ilona and Frank Hrubos and Stephen Anstey. The museum allowed the boys to investigate the life stories of these people through objects and artefacts.

Most importantly, the students were able to learn about the significant contribution that these migrants had on their local communities, from the massive projects designed and implemented by C.Y. O’Connor to documenting and authoring books on the challenges and obstacles that faced migrants coming to Australia. This excursion linked in well with the students’ major assessment piece for the term. The challenges faced by our early migrants were eye-opening for many of the boys and they came away with a greater sense of awe and appreciation for the people who helped to build the city and state that we call home.

Mr Peter Gaspar Year 6 Teacher

Year 8 Community Project goes from strength to strength In 2018, Scotch College launched the Year 8 Community Project, a collaborative, small group, service-based project designed to be the culminating experience of our students’ IB Middle Years Programme (MYP).

In 2019, our second year into the project, we’ve had boys connect with over 55 organisations and engage in a wide range of service activities.

The first strength of the project has been its independent inquiry nature.

Students have been able to research needs in the community in a personal area of interest. For some this has been sports, refugees, the elderly, the coastal environment, single use plastic, bees, dogs, surfing, fishing and tutoring. This investigation phase of their project has put the boys’ research skills in the hot seat and brought great learning opportunities around the different ways we research when the information we’re looking for isn’t obvious.

The second strength has been the level of community engagement and the relationships formed along the way. With each of our 180 Year 8s committing between five and 15 hours of their time to a worthy cause, our local community has benefited from somewhere in the vicinity of 2,000 hours’ worth of extra assistance. In 2019 this looked like two giant plastic turtles installed to make an environmental statement, 3 students getting one-to-one tutoring in English, nine sessions of chess played, 15 kilos of chicken mince for dogs waiting to be rehomed, 30 refugees having the opportunity to share in conversation and learn core AFL skills, 45 kilos of rubbish being cleaned up from Perth beaches, 60 Scotch fathers sharing their experiences at the Scotch Fathering Project evening, 90 sports gear packages being sent to remote indigenous communities and more. For many, connections and relationships have been formed, which won’t end with the culmination of the Community Project.

The third strength has been the opportunity for reflection. For some this has been about having their eyes opened to the needs that exist in our community or the amount of work that is required to hold a successful event. While for many it has been the personal growth they have experienced by walking with others through their lives and the understanding of how good it can feel to help and give their time to others.

Mrs Mia Sullivan MYP Community Project Co-ordinator

Year 6 Quiz Night Thursday 12th September saw MacKellar Hall abuzz with anticipation for the annual Scotch/PLC Quiz night. At 6pm sharp the hall quickly filled with enthusiastic Year 6’s who could not wait for the first question.

The night kicked off with brainteasers on sports, music, pop culture and even mathematics. Between rounds a wide selection of delicious foods was shared and the Paper Aeroplane competition had teams working together to take flight. Quiz Masters Mr Campbell, Mrs McCormack and Mr Gaspar guided the rounds and found the time to play some of their favourite songs to get everyone up and moving. Some great dance moves were on display throughout the night and both boys and girls enjoyed the opportunity to get up and move around.

The teamwork and communication skills needed to take part in this event were tested as the questions gradually become more challenging. There were times for whispering answers and others when the hall erupted with enthusiastic responses; with music questions proving a hit. It was great to see students supporting each other and collaborating with ease.

As the night drew to a close three winning tables were selected from the raffle for a small prize. It was fantastic to hear that all students had enjoyed the evening and felt like they had a win. New friendships were formed and the chance to work with PLC in a relaxed and social environment was a highlight for all. The enthusiasm for the night was outstanding from all who attended. A very big thank you to the fantastic team of Parent Representatives, led by Kim Reddrop and staff from Scotch College and PLC who helped make the evening such a success.

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Mr Richard Ledger

Acting Head of Senior School During Winter Term I had the opportunity to work in Senior School and see first-hand the growth and development in our boys once they have left Middle School.

I meet the current Year 12’s in 2014 as wide eyed 12-year olds with fresh haircuts and in brand new uniforms, most a little bit too big for them. In all of the boys in Senior School, The physical change is immediately obvious, taller, stronger and definitely looking more at ease wearing a blazer. The other development is equally noticeable: their organisation. Amazing I know but compared to where they were as 13 year olds and seeing them just three years later at 16, the growth in the degree of their organisation, personal accountability and sense of purpose is significant: It was really impressive, and reassuring. The days of ‘mucking around in between lessons’ of being constantly reminded of where to be and what to have with them behind them. Maturity is a wonderful thing to see as a process in action.

You can see it all coming together in Senior School. The absence of mobile phones during the school day is also evident and I feel I experienced a greater willingness from boys to stop and chat as we paths on the campus, and equally pleasing, they don’t just talk about themselves. Their horizons have certainly shifted. These conversations were a highlight of my term.

Another noticeable difference in Senior School is the breadth of opportunity for our students.

The choice aspect is underpinned by the range of courses we offer in Year 11 and 12 across all three pathways: VET, IB and WACE and the partnership we have with PLC. It is hard to see anyone not being motivated by the study courses they can choose. Sport aside, from a co-curricular aspect life in Senior School is very rich. I sat in on It’s Academic, an Inter-House competition at lunchtimes with the witty Mr Bradley as the host; I saw the cut and thrust of Inter-House Debating,

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I watched rock bands rehearse and learned about Titration from the boys getting ready to compete at the State Titration competition (I had to look it up – it’s volumetric analysis).

Inter House soccer in the gym was a staple throughout the term as were the number of BBQ’s organised by the Houses.

But for busyness and engagement look no further than Arts Week, or Arts Fortnight; Cert II Music boys performing live and on stage at the Badlands Bar in Northbridge, musicians performing daily at lunchtime outside the Dickinson Centre, the Year 8-10 drama production of Teechers blowing us away on stage and the Art & Design Exhibitions and showcases highlighting a range of medium and student talent filling the Stairwell and the MS Galleries. Just the Arts alone was an impressive window through which to see opportunity in Senior School.

The wealth of opportunity extends well beyond the school day with the campus still busy with boys engaged in a whole host of activity beyond 5:30pm each day. I also sat in on debriefing meetings with staff back from school tours: the History tour to Europe, the Pipe Band tour to Switzerland, the STEM tour to Stanford University in California, the Duke of Edinburgh trip to the Abrolhos and as I write this, there are buses loading up to

take Year 10 boys on their Outdoor Education expeditions throughout the state. The opportunity here is remarkable.

Overall throughout the term I felt a sense of urgency, of boys and teachers putting a higher value on their time together and making the most of their opportunities. That and a sense of gratitude at being in the amazing setting and the circumstances we have at Scotch College.

As this magazine goes to press our current Year 12 boys will be facing their final commitments – exams. Badge or no badge they have been a tight year group with positive leadership, a focus on relationships and the demonstration of really good values as their legacy. I wish them all the best and know, regardless of how results pan out, Scotch College once again farewells a sensational group of young men who will make a positive impact wherever they go.

Wishaw Award The Wishaw Bequest was established in 2014 in the memory of Mrs Beverley Wishaw. The award provides an opportunity for a worthy student to be involved in a unique experience to enhance and develop skills that will serve him now and in the future.

The recipient of the 2019 Beverley Wishaw Award is Year 11 student Sam White (Stuart House). Sam has been nominated by Senior School Academic Support as a young man of fine character and determination who is committed to contributing his time and energy to worthy causes both at School and in the broader community. Sam exhibits qualities of quiet determination and he takes the time to listen to others as he forms his opinion and decides on further action. He is also a keen rugby player.

Sam will represent Scotch College at the Round Square Global Conference at The Emerald Heights School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The purpose of this annual international conference is to bring together high school student delegates from around the world to learn, share and celebrate the IDEALS of Round Square – a commitment to common philosophical framework. Sam will be involved in activities and discussions centred around the guiding concepts of Internationalism, Democracy, Environmental Stewardship, Adventure, Leadership and Service.

We wish Sam a safe journey and look forward to hearing about his Round Square experience.

Mrs Libby Muddle and Mrs Sue Strizek Senior School Academic Support

Year 11 and 12 Scholarships The PC Anderson and WR Dickinson Scholarships are available to Year 11 students who currently attend Scotch College.

The PC Anderson Scholarship is awarded to a Year 11 student who is the son, grandson or great grandson etc, of an Old Scotch Collegian. This Scholarship was established by the Old Scotch Collegians to commemorate the contribution made by PC Anderson as Headmaster (1904-1945).

The WR Dickinson Scholarship celebrates the contribution made by WR Dickinson as Headmaster (1972-1997) and is open to all other Year 11 students who do not have an old boy connection.

The Scholarships apply to the final two years of schooling and the tuition fees for the successful recipients are adjusted accordingly.

The strength of candidates this year across both Scholarships was of a very high standard. The selection criteria for the Scholarships are based on academic merit, leadership qualities, cocurricular involvement and achievement in PSA sport. All candidates submitted excellent letters of application and résumés and had a formal interview with two staff members.

Our special thanks to Mr Michael Silbert (‘79) the President of the Old Scotch Collegians and Mrs Julie Dickinson, wife of the late Headmaster Mr Bill Dickinson, who joined Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell, to interview the short-listed candidates.

This year the PC Anderson Scholarship was awarded to George Graham (Keys) and the WR Dickinson Scholarship was awarded to Gianni Kain (Brisbane). Congratulations to both boys who were outstanding candidates and thoroughly deserving of these awards.

Mrs Kate Quinn Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement

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Year 11 Leadership The Year 11 Leadership Programme involves House Heads delivering a programme to every Year 11 student, on a weekly basis and this year saw the introduction of the inaugural Leadership Day.

Modern Languages There is a new info-graphic on the Language course website which summarises the benefits of languages in the Year 10 course. This has enabled increased focus and hence increased numbers in 2020 in Year 11. We are also pleased to begin a Spanish introductory course in Semester 2 of Year 10, which the boys have enjoyed.

In Indonesian, Year 10 studies now include Propaganda and Persuasion, with the boys creating Indonesian advertisements and commenting on their persuasive elements, amongst other topics. In French, we have partnered with UWA in a research project where students have learnt the basics of Linguistics over a 10 week period.

The Leadership Curriculum is designed to challenge each student to develop as a person. One of the key aims is for students to recognise that leadership is a skill that needs to be developed and this is presented through the theme “Are Leaders Born or Are They Made”.

A multi faceted and skilled programme provides the opportunity to consider the leadership qualities that they currently exhibit and desire. Presentations and activities provide them with the opportunity to work on these.

During their first term of Year 11, students work to the theme of “Knowing Thyself”. The theory behind this is the importance to understand yourself before you try to understand others. Students engage in a number of practical activities; International Cuisine Day provides the opportunity for students to work collaboratively in creating and producing a food stall and a menu representing a country of their choosing. Students also deliver a speech to their peers related to a Hardship, Highlight or Hero in their lives.

The respect and depth delivered during these presentations demonstrated the ability for students to speak openly and honestly to their peers, a vital aspect of successful leadership.

In Summer Term, students explored their values and habits considering the significance of others and delivering a 272 word speech, based on Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The boys visit the Middle School and present activities to the Year 8s based on the values and habits that they deem to be required to succeed in different areas of school life.

We have been very grateful to work with Michael Abercrombie, an actor and director who has been seconded to us by the FORM partnership, as an Artist in the Classroom. He worked with the Indonesian team on the Propaganda unit and he has been enlightening the French Cinema study group.

Autumn Term requires students to look at a paradigm shift and the impact they may have as they near their final year of schooling. Time is spent looking at real life examples of this taking place as they then look to implement an example into their leadership journey. This year the students were involved in presenting to their peers during Mental Health Week. They were responsible for creating a theme and then delivering this within House and Mentor Groups.

The Scotch Language Hub, continues to work with 123 Soleil offering background French courses, with the Balai Bahasa offering Indonesian conversation.

The course concludes with students focussing on the development of their team, starting with the inaugural Leadership Day where students were exposed to a number of theory sessions, before spending the afternoon engaging with other House groups in practical activities. Throughout the term students consider their role within the team and then the House Group exploring the identity they want to present as they become senior leaders.

The Junior and Middle Schools have been working hard to provide interesting colour to our language students. Two particular highlights were: The French Military Attaché visit to thank our Junior School students (now in Year 6) for writing to French soldiers deployed in the Middle East last Christmas.

At the completion of the course every student has been provided with the opportunity to develop their skills in the areas of speech writing and public speaking, reflect upon their involvement in group activities and consider and develop their own, personal leadership styles.

The Languages team here at Scotch, we are grateful to be able to evolve our teaching programmes with the support of the School, making them relevant and interesting to our young men in such a variety of ways.

The College recognises that every student is at a different stage regarding the development of their leadership skills. Whether it be a conversation with a peer or standing in front of the School delivering a speech, the College is proud to give every student the opportunity to develop and refine their skills thoughout their time in the Senior School.

Mr Jonathan Rugg Curriculum Leader for Languages

Mr Mark Gale Year Coordinator - Years 11 and 12

Secondly, congratulations must go to Thomas Van Kranenburg (Year 7) for being a Laureate in the Alliance Française annual poetry recital competition.

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The Transformative Power of Performance The value of the arts to a young person’s education cannot be underestimated.

The skills gained through studying the creative and performing arts, namely critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration, are identified as increasingly important as we approach the fourth industrial revolution and future technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence. It is through meaningful participation in the arts that students will be equipped with an extended emotional range, social discipline realised through collaboration and an appreciation for their own creativity and respect for that of others.

One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching Drama is witnessing the staggering transformation of our students into fully realised characters, commanding the stage with vocal and physical confidence, representing a wide range of human experiences. Each year the Drama Department at Scotch College produces three major productions involving students from Year 6 - 12. The 2019 season opened with Worry Warts, a quintessentially Australian play adapted from Morris Gleitzman’s popular children’s book, followed by the Senior School production of Nikolai Gogol’s uproarious satire, The Government Inspector and concluding with 80’s nostalgia in the muchloved British comedy, “Teechers”. Regardless of style, genre and context, the success of a theatrical work hinges on collaboration.

A drama production is the epitome of team effort, and each member must pull his weight and honour his commitment in order for everything to come together. With every production, students gain an appreciation for storytelling, the gradual build of dramatic tension, and a sense of empathy from stepping into the shoes of another character. As the final days of rehearsal lead up to production week, the cast and crew discover they have been part of much more than an after-school activity; rather a great adventure that culminated in an incredibly enriching experience of personal growth and collaboration. They have made new friends, broadened their social sphere and found passionate teachers and mentors. The experience may even ignite a creative spark deep inside and lead to a career in the performing arts or just remain wonderful memories of their time at Scotch.

Regardless of the journey, developing within our students an appreciation for the arts can not only enrich their emotional world but also have a significant impact on their cognitive abilities and improve attainment in literacy.

Additionally, research has evidenced that frequent engagement with the arts is associated with a higher level of subjective wellbeing and social cohesion.

The Scotch Drama production team will always welcome and encourage budding thespians, but also beckons the shy and unassuming who often find their ultimate niche, whether it be on stage, engineering sound or lighting design, stage management or being part of the crew. Regardless of the role, being involved in a production will engage your sense of adventure, strengthen your resilience, fuel your determination and grant you the ability to step into another world, another lifetime, and ultimately the space to imagine and dream.

Ms Sarah Combes Head of Drama

Outdoor Education Year 10 Expeditions Year 10 canoeing expedition is the last time the boys will experience Moray and the surrounding environment they have grown up with. This year the boys packed all their food and equipment they needed for four days into waterproof barrels and began their canoeing journey from Murray Hut down the Murray River finishing at Moray (in the Dwellingup region).

Katelyn Guy Outdoor Ed Teacher

Year 10 Exmouth Dive 32 Students set out in the hope of completing their Open water dive qualification. The students participated in practical and written elements of their qualification, spending time in the cold pool to complete their practical assessments. We were greeted by perfect weather for our first ocean dive.

The boat ride to the Muiron Islands was spectacular and the diving was equally so. The coral formations here were amazing and more skill development occurred. The next day saw students rotated on two boats whale sharking or diving. Both groups swam with whale sharks in what was a highlight for many of the students. On our last diving day students got to partake in two dives on the westside. Visibility was amazing and the marine life at these dives was incredible.

Year 10 Sea Kayaking This year we had 19 students participate in the Cape Range Exmouth sea kayaking expedition. Students began their paddle at the southern end of the Cape Range national park and spent five days paddling and camping their way to Tantabiddi Boat Ramp.

Some highlights of the trip included snorkelling at Oyster Stacks and Turquoise Bay, camping under the stars and waking up to magnificent views. Students spent their last day on expedition going whale sharking. This was a significant highlight for many of the boys and they were blown away by this majestic creature. Thanks to the staff for volunteering their time and making this a memorable expedition for the students. Thanks to all students who participated and made this a very memorable week.

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Mr Marcus Wilkinson

Residential Life

There has been a lot happening with our Residential Community throughout the past few months and below we have grabbed a snapshot from each year group.

Year 7 and 8: iPods Aid in a Better Night’s Sleep Having trouble sleeping can have wideranging, adverse effects on your health, so it’s something that we take seriously. Though medical sleep aids may work quickly to help you drift off, they can have side effects and may not be suitable to use in the long term.

Luckily, the boys have another treatment for those sleepless and homesick nights that’s available to them, isn’t habit-forming, and has no adverse side effects: iPods.

At the commencement of the Autumn Term, we purchased 10 x iPods for nightly use. The iPods are available from the office, come preloaded with audiobooks and ebooks including the award-winning Resound Tinnitus Relief app, providing access to meditation, music, sounds, and sleep stories. Those boys who required background noise to sleep were offered the opportunity to trial the iPods and then commented on their effectiveness.

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up a great tradition which will continue for years to come.

We have found those who listen to 30 minutes of prescribed meditation, music, or sleep stories fall asleep faster, sleep longer, and wake up less during the night.

The boys rate their nights as more restful than the nights preceding when they were not using the iPods.

Year 10: Tomorrow Man

Due to their effectiveness and improvement in sleep quality, we will continue to utilise the iPods for those boys who may require a little help shutting off for the night.

The tide is changing for men young and old, and the outdated stereotype is leaving some of our mates, dads, sons, uncles, teammates, workmates and brothers stranded without the tools for a healthy life.

Year 9: Fire Pit Social On Friday the 16th of August the Year 9 House hosted the Year 9s from St Hilda’s for a night of food, fun and fire. On the night, the weather was a perfect storm of wind and rain, but the fire pit seemed to keep everyone warm and happy. Mrs Fran Hannington (House Mum) was instrumental in the organisation of a great social night between the two schools and she has set

What does it mean to be a bloke today?

And what do we want it to look like tomorrow?

Over six sessions this year Tomorrow Man facilitate workshops for our Year 10 boys and explores how they can look after themselves, their mates and families better while carving out their own version of the Aussie man.

The programme is pretty confronting for the boys and challenges them to share their vulnerabilities in front of their mates which we hope will encourage them to talk and share with others the challenges that they face as they move through life.

Year 11: PARTY Programme,

by Jack Radford (Year 11) The Prevention of Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth Programme, otherwise referred to as the P.A.R.T.Y Programme is a workshop made to educate young men, like ourselves, about the risks of alcohol consumption and drugs.

Initially, I had no clue as to what awaited at Royal Perth Hospital, and I think most of the boys didn’t either. We were first taken to a lecture room where we were given an overview of consequences of drinking and were spoken to by a member of St Johns, the ambulance service in Perth. Here we were told about the horrific experiences faced by paramedics as a consequence of drunk driving or inappropriate mobile phone use.

We were then split into two groups and were given a tour of the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit. My group was the first to witness the Emergency Department. The Department was busy and hectic and, even as we were present, there was someone on their way in an ambulance. Aided with a mannequin, the chief doctor gave us a rundown of the procedures and steps taken to prepare patients for an operation once they have arrived in Emergency. This was overall an insightful experience, yet shocking. Then we were brought to the ICU where we met a patient who had been involved in a car crash two days before and described the painful experience of the accident and

recovery. After, we were shown the equipment and procedures taken in Intensive Care; the catheter raised a few concerns among us boys.

After lunch, we returned to the lecture room and were talked to by men who were involved in life changing accidents due to being under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. They described the challenges they faced in not only the recovery of their injury, but the challenges they now faced in everyday life. These personalised insights made me appreciate my health like never before.

As a cohort, there is no doubt that the experiences and lessons that were learned will have an impact on our future judgements and decisions. I certainly valued the experience of partaking in the P.A.R.T.Y programme and I will do my best to prevent myself from being put in any situation where I am at risk.

Year 12: Agricultural Day (Ag Day)

They included: • John Deere Machinery (Tractors).

• JCB Machinery (More Tractors).

• RFDS stand (plane cockpit for boys to look around).

• Petting farm for the JS & MS boys.

• Coffee stand from Standin’ Room.

• Lambs on the spit for the MS and SS boys.

The annual Agricultural Day (Ag Day) was a very successful event. For the first time since it started, we had all sub schools involved.

The day was an opportunity for our Boarding boys who come from our regional areas to showcase their lives and what living in a farming/regional community means to them.

This year we had a variety of equipment that was put together through phone calls and negotiations from two of our students Denzil Brooks and Liam McCreery.

When we finished counting the money raised over two socials and the “Ag Day” fundraiser we were able to hand over $3000 to the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

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Co-Captains: Lucas Triglavcanin and Lincoln Allan

Athletics

The Scotch athletics season was a short yet very successful one with Scotch winning the Quads and the Interschool carnivals. The outstanding effort of all of the competitors and coaches across the short four-week season epitomised our values of mateship and team spirit as a collective and as a school.

The athletics season started in the July holidays, with boys across all disciplines attending morning running training to get the season started early. The large turnout of boys showed our determination and desire to win the trophy again this year. After the conclusion of Winter sport, the athletics season was officially underway with people starting to train for all of the events.

As Mr Doney often said, if you attend three sessions a week it is only 4.5 hours a week of commitment to this team. The boys certainly took this message on board and the attendances were terrific throughout the season. After a hard week on the track, the boys had their first meet at the Memorial Grounds for the annual house athletics carnival.

The day was in doubt due to the weather forecast, so full credit goes to Mr Foster and his staff for running the day so smoothly.

The high standard of the interschool carnival proved our talent, as the competition across all year groups was fierce.

After getting our first runs under our belt, the boys came out roaring the following week at the Quads, assuring the shield would stay at Shenton Road for another year, placing 697.5 points clear of second place. We took on board everything we had learnt the previous couple of weeks into our reduced training loads the following week to assure we were fit and firing for the inters.

The main message we gave the boys ahead of the inters was to leave everything on the track, and not ask ourselves ‘what if?’ after our respective events. The boys couldn’t have taken this message on board any better, and a number of records and personal bests were achieved by the team, which ultimately was the backbone to our second consecutive Alcock Shield victory.

Finally, we would like to say a massive thank you to all the coaches who helped out throughout the season, in particular Mr Doney the Head of Athletics, Mr Foster the Head of Sport and Mr Gale for his dedication to all aspects of the team.

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Captain: Thomas Allan

Badminton

Badminton at Scotch has had quite a successful season. With a first round loss against Aquinas, the Firsts had a shaky start to the season, but we fought hard, dug deep, and won the next six out of 7 matches.

This included both rounds against Wesley, one of the notoriously challenging teams of the competition.

Our second match against Christ Church was the deciding match to whether we would stay in the running for the cup, but unfortunately, we had a 7-2 loss. The second last fixture was against Hale, and with two key Firsts players away on a School tour, we ended with a 6-3 loss. This solidified Hale’s win of the Brother Kelly Cup for 2019, whilst we finished 2nd on the ladder.

The Firsts and Seconds were coached and managed by Mr Ryan Foster, assisted by OSC’s Andrew Singh and Harrison Banfield.

The work they put in both in and out of training hours is greatly appreciated, including getting up early on their Saturday mornings.

They’re always up for a game in training, and the on and off court banter is something I won’t forget.

All the teams put in a lot of hard work this year, despite several interruptions to training and matches. The manner in which you all turned up to training and games was very respectable, and it helped the sessions to run smoothly.

A huge thank you to the parents who came and supported us every Saturday, and generously provided a morning tea after every match for us to devour.

Special mention to the Year 12s Zac Kwek, Steve Li, Seb Barrett and Ben Lilburne, who were all instrumental in organising and helping out this year. Thanks to the other First players: Max Weir, Milan Narula, and Tim Imison. Thank you also to Rory Bruce, Seb Barrett, Ned Gaffey for stepping up and playing in the Firsts with very little notice.

The teams for 2020 and 2021 are looking promising, considering the strong Year 10 cohort. Thanks for the year – it’s been an honour captaining you.

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Captain: Conor Bartlett

Cross Country

The Cross Country season this year is best summarised as potential over performance.

We began with an away loss to eventual cup winners, Aquinas but then started to string together a series of strong victories by a talented group of athletes.

Gutsy and consistent performances by Josh Keatch, Kane Kennedy, Oscar Clements, Toby Knox Little and Tane Hasler helped the team to establish a healthy points tally, and it was especially pleasing to watch the development and personal growth of younger runners like Rowan Baldwin, Banjo Harold, Henry Feutrill and Jack Cooke. Under the motivational direction and guidance of veteran coach Anthony Doney, the boys had a real sense of unity and drive and multiple wins followed over Trinity, Hale, Guildford, Wesley and Christ Church.

One of the side-effects of competitive running is the terrific sense of self-achievement when you continue to improve and better your best and it was fantastic to witness so much genuine, weekly improvement from hard working team members like Lachie Malloch, Sam Johnston, Oscar Harold and Chris Merritt.

The highlight of this spirit and endeavour was the All Schools 3km relay at Hale, where despite depleted numbers on the day through injury and sickness, the Scotch team showed real grunt and determination to finish a very close second to Aquinas. Unfortunately, from there the season was marked by key absences that badly affected team results when it mattered. The term break had an effect on momentum and this, combined with some disappointing attitudes to training attendance, saw an end to the possibility of taking out the prestigious Moyes trophy. In the final analysis, the team ended in third position, but it was not a real reflection of its potential.

Credit for a solid season goes chiefly to the continued commitment and passion of Mr Doney and with so many younger boys ready to shine, the future is certainly bright. Keep your eyes on AJ Merry, Mason Ness and Heath Muller in coming years.

That 42-year Cup drought has got to be broken soon. Go Scotch.

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Captain: Oscar Grant

Football

The season saw great accomplishment, improvement and development for all teams spread across Year 7 to the First XVIII. All grades of Scotch Football experienced huge successes and saw endless development boundaries being fostered through the support of our dedicated coaching staff.

The 2019 Football Season commenced well before Round One, as preseason training in the Spring Term highlighted the boys’ commitment, excitement and dedication towards the Football Programme.

Training continued in the Summer Term after the summer holidays and the boys began to bond and unify as a squad. With this early training we headed into the Football camp where we further cultivated a sense of comradeship and respect establishing as a team a set of core goals and standards for the season.

Being a part of the Scotch Football team comes with great honour and privilege that saw 32 players represent the School at the highest level. Round 1 saw 14 new faces join the playing group of 23, as well as the new coach Steve Malaxos.

The season saw Scotch end the season on 6 wins, 6 losses, placing us 4th on the ladder below Hale, Aquinas and Christ Church and above Trinity, Guildford and Wesley. The season came with great highs, none more than beating Aquinas, the defending Alcock Cup winners, at home where the team played to its strengths and full of enjoyment.

The Year 12s had a very memorable season, winning two important games; remembering our mate Mo Maslin against Wesley as well as out at Guildford where 12 boys pulled on the jumper for the very last time.

The 2019 Scotch Football season was one that was very memorable for all; although the season was marred by injury and tough losses, each time the boys pulled on the jumper they played with pride, honour and dedication to represent Scotch College giving it their all.

Scotch Football is going to be very strong in the coming year and it will be very exciting to see the successes that are achievable for the playing group next year.

On behalf of all the First XVIII squad, I would like to thank the coaches Mr Stephen Malaxos, Mr Nick Guard, Mr Darren Mumford and Mitch Clark, whose valuable knowledge was a crucial element for our individual and collective successes. To the support network of team managers, physios, SOFAS committee and all the parents who were vital for getting the team out each week, we say a big thank you for all your efforts.

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Captain: Lucas Ferri

Golf

PSA Golf Day 2019 The Scotch Golf Team for 2019, comprising Jack Tylich (Year 9), Cooper Stanley (Year 9), Liam Peters-Smith (Year 12), Tom Patterson (Year 12), Owen Goodliffe (Year 12) and Lucas Ferri (Year 12), competed in the annual PSA Golf tournament on the 31st May at the Royal Perth Golf Club.

Conditions for the shot-gun start were ideal, with our boys being assigned to various holes on the course to complete their rounds of stroke play. The greens that day were very slick, too!

The conspicuous ‘club-house’ winner of the day was Tom Patterson, who carded a bogey-free 68, which is an amazing score.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to get Scotch over the line with Trinity College winning the day, by just 6 shots, as the team with the lowest four-man aggregate.

It was fantastic to see some of our younger golfers, Jack Tylich and Cooper Stanley, compete in this event for the first time. The future brigade of Scotch golfers looks promising.

Well done to all of our competitors who, typically, represented the College with composure and humility. A big thank you goes to Mr James Bridle and Mr Wade Wingfield who assisted on the day.

The Royal Perth Golf Club needs acknowledgment for their continued support of the PSA Golf Tournament.

Final Standings were: 1st Trinity 2nd Scotch 3rd Aquinas 4th Hale 5th CCGS 6th Wesley 7th Guildford

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Captain: Darcy Owen

Hockey

The 2019 Scotch Hockey season was definitely a memorable experience for all years involved.

With a total of 18 teams, Scotch has one of the best hockey programmes in the PSA, evident with the success seen throughout all teams, from the Year 9As finishing undefeated for the third season in a row, to the Seconds coached by Mr Freitag who finished equal first.

The Scotch 1st XI season began with comfortable opening wins against Aquinas and Trinity but an unfortunate loss against Wesley would be the first test for the Scotch team. We would later go on to have four consecutive wins putting us in contention to win the Ray House Cup. The season finished with two tough losses against co-winners, Christ Church and Hale. Finishing in third place was certainly not the aim going into the season, however, being the only school to defeat Christ Church was a testament to all boys involved.

Huge thanks must go to all of the coaches throughout all year groups.

In particular, thanks to Dave Staniforth for coaching the 1st XI making the season enjoyable for all involved. Fraser Jilley fulfilled his role as Assistant Coach perfectly, bringing years of invaluable 1st XI experience to share with everyone. Furthermore, thanks to Ms. Blythe for keeping the firsts and seconds organised throughout the entire season and a special mention goes to Mr. Peter Freitag who continued his tireless work for Scotch Hockey, something he has been doing since 1978.

The Parent Support Group was once again extraordinary in their assistance to the Scotch Hockey programme and the season couldn’t have run as smoothly without you all. To the Year 12s, thank you all for everything you’ve contributed to Hockey at Scotch. It’s been an extremely enjoyable journey that I hope has been as great for you as it has been for me.

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Vice-Captain: Jack Jagger

Rugby

The 2019 Rugby season was characterised by the hardships, development and eventual overcoming of difficulties.

The season started on the Scotch ovals in the Autumn holidays and in the gym even before that. The dedication of the boys to their sport was already showing before they had even put on the maroon and gold. Preseason ended this year with a Rugby tournament hosted at Scotch which was an amazing privilege to have, allowing us to play teams from around Australia.

The first PSA game was rough and also a wakeup call to the team, that we weren’t the same side from last year and nothing was given to us. Unfortunately, the first game against Trinity was lost but also revealed just how much potential the team had. The next three games were also losses but each week major improvements were made by the boys giving more than 100% at each training, and finally they were rewarded for their efforts taking the game against Guildford with a convincing margin.

From there the team’s goal was not to lose again. In the second half of the season we took back our wins from Trinity and Wesley with strong performances as both a team and individuals, displaying how much we had worked and improved. Our next game was against Christ Church, the comp’s victor. While delivering an outstanding performance compared to our first games we were unable to knock Christ Church off. This didn’t sully the spirits of the team, taking back another win from Hale and finishing the season off in a respectable third place, an amazing comeback from what could have been a destructive start to the season.

It was amazing playing alongside the team this year. As a Year 12 whose rugby experience prior to the First XV was filled with adversities and failure, it was an honour to be a leader to the Year 11s and 10s in the team and I am grateful for your contribution. With the team consisting of a majority of Year 11s I am excited to see what is to come in your future.

To the coaches Mr Creighton and Mr Wood, Mr Foster, parents and the College Ground Staff, your contribution has allowed us to do our best and much of our success can be attributed to you.

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Captain: Thomas Hodge

Sailing

Scotch sailing is one of the smaller sports at the College. It is also unique in a sense, in that our entire regular season builds to a single event: the WA State Schools Team Racing Championships.

Two days of racing between the best sailing schools in the State, with regulars Shenton College and the old enemy Christ Church Grammar School offering the stiffest opposition. Entering the finals in 1st place on the back of a successful round robin series, a tight 2-1 loss to 2nd place CCGS Gold in the prelims sent Scotch Gold to a knock-out semi against Shenton, fighting for a spot in the Grand Final. We didn’t train to lose, and as the breeze picked up, so did our game. We knocked out the Shenton unit 2-0, avenging Scotch Maroon who’d finished a credible 4th after their hopes of a 1, 2 Scotch were quashed 2-1 in the prelims.

Sailors came on shore for a brief meeting, where coach Andrew Briggs OSC ’16 gave a rousing last-minute speech. Breeze was up, waves frothy, and the boys could taste the salt of victory. These were our conditions. From the moment the first gun went, I knew we could do this. Gassing the Christ Church team off the starts and building dominance with supremely superior speed, we won the title in a comfortable 3-0, for the 4th time in 5 years. It was an elite showing, and I’d like to thank our coaches Andrew Briggs, Liam Seagreen, Mike Davies, Emerson Carlberg, and Adam Brenz-Verca, and coordinator Brad Watson for putting in the care and effort over the years to help us reach this point.

We’d also like to thank Mr Watson and Coach Andrew for their further commitment in attending the nationals in Tasmania with us. Despite not getting the result we were after, it was a terrific trip.

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Co-Captains: Lucas Triglavcanin and Gyles Davies

Soccer

Across the course of the 2019 Winter Season, Scotch Soccer was successful across all levels, whether it was the elation of victories or for others collectively working towards and achieving a common goal. Each boy reaped the benefits of healthy PSA competition where I saw boys develop technically as players and as young men.

For the First XI Soccer Team, a rebuilt squad coming off the back of two of the most successful years in the history of Scotch Soccer, the boys looked forward to competing and retaining the Lawe Davies Cup for the third consecutive year. The new squad was well aware of the hard work required in the lead up to Round 1, in which each boy fully committed and applied himself during training to accomplish the extraordinary achievement of attaining back-to-back trophies.

Unfortunately, this year could not be measured on the silverwear we won, rather on the positive, competitive mindset and spirit with which the squad finished, which is testament to every member of the 2019 Squad. Much like the previous season, we were punished for our ill-start coming off a 3-1 loss to Aquinas. In the following rounds, we sought to rectify our underwhelming performance and improve our mindset and comradeship, which has defined Scotch Soccer over past years. Multiple close encounters exemplified the team’s resilience and collective desire to perform well, although as we entered the second part of the season, this did not translate into victories with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. With front runners Hale regularly capitalising on the weekly opportunity to grab 3 points, we were positioned with a momentous task of putting pressure on a sturdy Hale squad.

Still riddled with injuries and a modified Scotch outfit, the boys fought hard managing a 2-2 draw against Aquinas, equalising through a late strike which encapsulated the desire and heart that Scotch First Soccer squad possesses and on which it will continue to pride itself.

While not the ideal result, we remained positive and trained hard leading into our trip to Trinity which turned out to be a 1-1 stalemate.

The next fixture marked a special PSA round, one which commemorated the short but amazing life of Mo Maslin, a member of the 2019 leavers cohort who was tragically taken from the Scotch community through the MH17 tragedy in 2014. Mo left a legacy of kindness, compassion and mateship which we celebrated, yet while it was a special day for Mo’s family and many of the boys, we were conscious that a job still needed to be done against a fiery Wesley.

Wearing our purple socks to celebrate Mo’s love for the Dockers, we made the game closer than necessary; however, our ability to pull

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together and show grit as a collective shone through once again as we came out 3-2 victors at home.

Our momentum carried on as we made easy work of Christ Church and following a midweek victory in the Regional Cup match against Shenton, the squad’s sights were firmly set on the already victorious Hale outfit on the upcoming Saturday. With a revitalised squad and a 9 game undefeated streak behind us, we knew we had the ultimate opportunity to take a huge step towards cementing second place and the chance to topple a strong side. Scotch’s usual fight and desire hauled us across the line in a war-like encounter where every single player in the maroon bettered their opposing number which was reflected in the 2-1 win.

Now while this year concluded without bringing home the Lawe Davies Cup, this season has been filled to the brim with fight, spirit and comradeship in which we finished the season only 3 points behind 1st place Hale. The Scotch side consistently banded together when we were on the back foot, putting together a season many boys can reflect on and with which they can be satisfied. By the end of the season, we were a tight-knit unit, determined to win and finishing with an attitude that each boy was willing to support their fellow teammates; a team spirit of which all boys can be proud. It has been an honour to Captain the Scotch side in my final year and play with all the boys in the squad.

A massive thanks goes to Robert Mahon, Oliver Cheveralls and Joel Kandiah for their coaching, guidance and organisation across the course of another successful Scotch Soccer Season.

Captain: Charlie Castleden

Surfing

Fuelled by the success of previous years, the 2019 Scotch Surfing team met and exceeded the expectation placed on them. Led by boys who had been in the team for years and with new talent coming through from Middle School, it was safe to say that there was a feeling of excitement from everyone involved heading into the season.

Arguably the most looked forward to event for the Scotch Surfing team was the PSA Surfing competition. Due to previous years of success and a very talented team, we were eager to once again compete against rival schools and retain the shield. Sadly, the competition was called off twice, once due to lack of swell and the second due to stormy conditions. Sadly, it could not be rescheduled due to clashes with schooling.

The Surfing WA metropolitan state rounds were held in surprisingly perfect conditions with light offshore winds and 3-4 foot running waves on offer. Here the boys were able to display the depth and talent of the Scotch team with four teams making the semi-finals in their respective divisions. Due to these results, the Scotch team once again took out the event, adding another trophy to the cabinet. In the end we had two Scotch teams that won their respective categories and they will surf against surfers from around the State on a later date.

The success of the boys could not be achieved without the coordination and support from Mr Rugg and Mr Wisniewski who have continually aided and cultivated the Scotch Surfing team over the years. They have sacrificed a lot of time for the programme and we are glad we could do them proud. Also a huge thank you to parents for driving boys to the competition and supporting them throughout the day. I wish the younger years all the best for the surfing seasons to come.

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Archives Donations Greg Elliot OSC1968

Crystal Richards

Robert Ockerby OSC1958

Greg Elliot OSC1968 entered the College as a boarder from 1963 and was awarded Head Prefect in 1968. He donated seventy three photographs from his time at Scotch, covering a range of themes including – Boarding, Opening of the Keys Boarding House, Public Schools Association Football Games, Interhouse Athletics Carnivals, Gooch Pavilion Sports Matches, First Eleven 1968 Adelaide Tour residing at Prince Alfred College, Tour of General Motors factory in Elizabeth, Playing Fields Score Board, Senior School Buildings, Seniors, Prefects, First Football Team, Swimming Team, Air Training Corps, Sports Captains, Dances held at the Memorial Hall including the Annual Rowing and Boarders Dance, Dorm Seven, Pipe Band and Geology Camp photographs.

Crystal Richards donated a selection of editorials belonging to her father Kevin Richards OSC1949, including various Reporter editions and a 1948 Speech Night Programme, belonging to Owen Richards OSC1948. Kevin’s uncle Vaughn Owen OSC1919 and cousins Evan Owen OSC1950 and John Lewis OSC1945 also attended the College.

Robert Ockerby OSC1958 donated a variety of Reporter editions from 1960 to 1965 and a book ‘The Complete Lawn Tennis Player’, awarded for Tennis in 1955 “Open Runnerup”, gifted by assistant Principal Master A. L. Jenkinson. He donated an original framed photograph of the 1919 Scotch College Swimming Team, featuring his father John OSC1925.

Anne Marie Smith

Wendy and Ross Robinson OSC1947

Ruth Marrion Ruth Marrion donated a rare album titled ‘Caricatures of Personalities at Scotch’. The album contains original drawings of school staff, hand drawn by her father Don Thomas, often referred to as ‘Beady Eyes Thomas’, believed to have “eyes in the back of his head”. The 53 page journal includes 103 portraits. Aside from teaching, Don was a self-taught caricature artist, taking pride in getting to know fellow colleagues by creating personalised portraits close to character, gifting drawings close to retirement. Don carefully summed up characters of Scotch staff, including description of achievements.

The album dates over 30 years, spanning from 1948 to the 1980s.

Anne-Marie donated two Scotch College Cadet Officer Badges belonging to her late husband Leonard (Len) Smith OSC1965.

The intricate 1960s silver enamel badges in perfect condition feature the College Crest and Cadet Corps title.

Peter Butterworth OSC1956 Peter Butterworth OSC1956 donated his winning 1957 Head of the River Rowing Oar from the First Eight Crew, where he rowed third position. The hand-made wooden Oar states, “P. K. Butterworth Head of the River 1957 O) Three” coached under leadership of Dr. Barratt Hill, who selected the first eight crew, and commenced training in the third term of 1956. Barratt Hill reported that the race “with a quarter of a mile to go, Scotch slightly raised the rating and put on more power. The crew forged still further ahead to cross the finishing line two and a half lengths clear from Hale. With the heavy crew and perfect conditions it was not surprising that a new record of 55 minutes 6.5 seconds was put up”. The winning eight ended a sixteen year drought with many near misses.

Dr Barratt Hill, 1957 Reporter pp 43-45.

Ross Robinson OSC1947, father to Leigh OSC1973 and Grant Robinson OSC1976 kindly donated a suite of hand carpentry tools, including mid-century wooden Rebate planes, Block Planes and Brace drills. Ross also donated an extremely rare antiquarian leather bound 18th Century Queen Anne bible dated 1712 MDCCXII, with plated illustrations, belonging to his family, The Bible was published by Oxford University Press.

Inserted in the front pages is the Robinson Clan family tree dating back to 1675.

John Wilson OSC1955 John Wilson OSC1955 donated a beautiful felt Scotch College flag, which displays the College crest and name. The rare pennant is in perfect condition, measuring 63 centimetres in length. John believes he purchased the flag as a student in 1952 and it has been with him ever since.

‘1948 to 1980 Caricatures of Personalities at Scotch College by Don Thomas’, donated by Ruth Marrion.

1966 Air Training Corps Cadet

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Clare Papasergio

Vicky Weston

Susan Fisher

Clare donated a photograph of her relative Edward Lloyd Vernon Ross, OSC1908 who left the College in 1908, commencing his education at Scotch College in 1907. The photograph has remained with Clare’s family for 104 years. Edward served in WW1 as a Lance Corporal.

Vicki Weston contributed a significant donation belonging to her father Raymond Eric Hepworth OSC1944 and uncle Walter Allan Hepworth OSC1935. Highlights of the collection include two striped woollen blazers dating from the 1930s, 1934 Football Team photograph, two character referral letters from Headmaster Peter Corsar Anderson and W. G. Gardner, 1929 and 1940 School Reports, 1930s Cadet Officer and Swimming Team photographs, two books awarded to Raymond for general proficiency and a silver trophy awarded to Raymond for ‘Open Handicap Doubles’ tennis in December 1944.

Susan Fisher donated three early books belonging to her father William Duirs who was gifted them by an Old Scotch Collegian.

The editions are titled ‘William Pitt Earl of Chatham and The Growth and Division of the British Empire 1708 – 1778’ by Walford Davis Green published by G. P. Putman’s Sons 1900 London, ‘The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Long Fellow’ published by Oxford University Press, Melbourne 1914 and ‘The Story of Lord Kitchiner’ by Harold F. B. Wheeler published by George G. Harrap and Company, Edinburgh 1917.

Susan Monger Susan Monger donated a rare 1945 Cadet Officer photograph of John Henry Monger OSC1947 and peers pictured with the Challenge Cup. John attended the College from 1936 to 1947 and was brother to Adrian OSC1950 and Peter OSC1952 Monger.

John Minchin King John Minchin King donated two digital images of his grandfather John Adrian Minchin OSC1908. The first photograph depicts John Minchin OSC1908 standing on the verandah of Collegians House near the entrance to the formal dining room. The exact date of the second photograph is unknown, featuring John in a sailor suit, presumably the taken between ages of eight and twelve.

Alasdair Courtney OSC1953

Mark Fernie OSC1973 Mark Fernie OSC1973 donated a number of images from the 1972 -1973 Cadet Officer camp held in Northam, the range of photographs features the Bivouac group marching with 303 rifles, Northam Platoon in camouflaged uniform, as well as documentation of the George Campbell Memorial won by C.U.O. Mark Fernie in 1973 for Number 2 Platoon.

1919 Swimming Team featuring John Ockerby OSC1925

Additional memorabilia was donated, including photographs of Walter’s memorial plaque at Marri Walk, Kings Park which states “In Honour of F/O (flying Officer) W.A. Hepworth RAAF Killed in Action Timor 9 Jul 1943 Aged 25 Dedicated by his family”, including pictures of Raymond at the ceremony, who chaired Honour Avenue, ensuring the planting of trees and dedicated memorial plaques, dedicated to honour service personnel who died in two world wars and other engagements.

The Archive has received a considerable donation from Alasdair Courtney OSC1953 including a significant range of Scotch College memorabilia, the fully documented donation will be published in the next issue.

Geoffrey Wackett OSC1958 Geoffrey Wackett OSC1958 donated one maroon sharkskin fabric blazer, made of silk and wool, including hand embroided Scotch College crest fashioning a pocket of gold colours award. The blazer is in excellent condition and was worn by Geoff in the 1950s.

David Shearer OSC1950 David Shearer OSC1950 donated a copy of ‘Records of Scotch College Claremont WA 1892 – 1910’ printed for Scotch College and published

by Dix and Little, Perth. The book belonged to David’s father John Shearer OSC1914 who attended the College in the early 1900’s.

The Archive accepts donations, both physical and digital, of relevant material that increases the richness of the collection, such as diaries, correspondence, memorabilia and photographs.

Should you wish to donate items relating to you or your relatives time at Scotch College, please contact the Archivist Yasmin McDonald yasmin.mcdonald@scotch.wa.edu.au.

John Adrian Minchin OSC1908 at Collegians House

RAAF Officer (left), Raymond Hepworth OSC1944 in Scotch College uniform (centre), Walter Hepworth OSC1935 (right)

1712 Queen Anne Bible MDCCXII published

by Oxford University Press, donated by Wendy and Ross Robinson OSC1947

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Mr Michael Silbert

OSC President Report

By the time this edition of Clan goes to print, two of the more significant events on the Old Scotch Collegians calendar will have taken place. We will have welcomed the 2019 graduands as newest Old Scotch Collegians at the close of the March Out ceremony on the Memorial Grounds Playing Fields. This is always a poignant and emotional event for Old Scotch Collegians, as well as the families of the students. We will have also held the annual Founders’ Day Dinner, featuring guest speaker Dr Ric Charlesworth (Cit WA, AO); Scotch College past parent, former politician, Olympic medal holder, sports coach and author.

Along with Seniors’ Lunch, it is one of the best attended events on our calendar and is extremely important to us.

As the year draws to a close, it is an opportunity to reflect on the events and initiatives that we have been a part of.

OSC Events 2019 has been filled with a series of fantastic events – Seniors’ Lunch, the Tartan Lawyers Breakfast, the annual Wine Tasting and cohort reunions, just to name a few. More photos can be found on the Old Scotch Collegians Facebook page, which we encourage you to follow also see our Instagram page, for more ephemeral pleasures!

The Seniors’ Lunch continues to grow in popularity, and is a wonderful opportunity for all our alumni who have left 50 or more years ago to reconnect with their former classmates. The event was extremely well-attended, with over 130 Old Boys coming back to the College to reconnect with old friends. The Tartan Lawyers Breakfast, with PLC Old Collegians Association, was this year hosted by law firm Clayton Utz. The discussion was led by Nicholas van Hattem (’02) and Liz Humphry (PLC 98), and centred on the changing needs and expectations of the workforce within the legal industry. The Annual Wine Tasting was again hosted by Swanbourne Cellars, and featured a range of varietals from Paul Nelson Wines. Paul Nelson (’95) led the tasting, and his knowledge and humour was enjoyed by all the attendees.

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OSC Theatre Company A group of young OSC have initiated the founding of an alumni theatre company. Still to be named, the company is planning to hold their first production at the start of 2020 and will hold regular performances as well as host workshops. The company is open to all alumni who are keen to be involved, whether it be on the stage or behind the scenes, and no prior experience is necessary. Please reach out to the OSC office for more information on how to be involved.

College Engagement The Old Scotch Collegians continued their engagement with and support of the current students at Scotch College. Old Boys were invited back to engage in speed networking and advice sessions with Year 12 students at the Career Focus Breakfast series in June. We also partnered with current parent, Peter Harold, who generously involved his business, Panoramic Resources, in holding a breakfast for Year 12 students and young alumni who are interested in a career within the mining industry. This inbusiness event is a new model and we would love to hold more. Please let us know if your business is interested in hosting.

The Targeted Tuition Programme, funded by the OSC, continues to be an effective study tool for the current students. This Programme provided small group revision and tutoring sessions, run

by Old Boys from the Class of 2018 who were able to give current students tips and study techniques for their exams.

I once again had the pleasure of sitting on the panel for selection of this year’s PC Anderson Scholarship along with Headmaster and OSC Patron, Dr O’Connell. As always it was an almost impossible task, and I was again impressed by the quality of the candidates. I am so pleased to congratulate George Graham, son of David Graham (‘84) as the 2019 PC Anderson Scholar.

The PC Anderson Scholarship was established

by Old Scotch Collegians to commemorate the contribution made by PC Anderson as Headmaster. It is supported by the donations

and bequests of our alumni and is awarded annually to sons or grandsons of Old Scotch Collegians. The Scholarship recognises a current Year 11 student who we believe embodies the values of Scotch College and who has striven for excellence across the board in academics, leadership, community service co- and extra-curricular activities and sport.

Looking Forward Dates for the 2019 calendar of events can be found in the following pages of Clan.

Members of the reunion classes who would like to drive their respective events are encouraged to contact the OSC office to get involved. Our decade reunions are always a highlight for returning classes, and the support and assistance provided by the alumni in coordinating the events has a direct correlation to the success of the reunion.

Please let us know if you are changing email addresses (especially as students graduate and lose their university emails, or as you change jobs). I also encourage you to make use of the Old Scotch Collegians Potentiality site by going to scotch.wa.edu.au/view/community/osc, then clicking on “Alumni Centre” on the right of that page. After logging in, you will be able to update your contact details, connect with other alumni, read past editions of the Talca-More newsletter, view upcoming events and access the OSC business directory.

On behalf of your Old Scotch Collegians Committee, I’d like to thank all OSCs for the enthusiasm and engagement we have enjoyed again this year. Personally, I’d like to thank them for their hard work at all events and so many great ideas as we plan and implement our events, programmes and initiatives. Thanks also to our tireless Alumni Officer, Cass Macgowan, who works long hours and ensures our events and programmes are always top class, and to the rest of the Scotch College staff who have helped make 2019 a great success, We look forward to your support and attendance at events in 2020!

Mr Michael Silbert President, Old Scotch Collegians

OSC Calendar 11 November 2019 Remembrance Day Service 14 November 2019 Beers and Bites The Sandbar 29 November 2019 St Andrew’s Day Vale Service Scotch College Chapel November 2019 Alumni Connect Breakfast 19 March 2020 Goland Dinner Scotch College Dining Room 25 March 2020 OSC AGM

22 May 2020 Seniors’ Lunch Scotch College Dining Room 14 August 2020 Class of 1960 Sixty Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room 23 October 2020 Founders’ Day Dinner Scotch College Dining Room November Remembrance Day Service November St Andrew’s Day Vale Service Scotch College Chapel

3 May 2020 College Cup Freshwater Bay Yacht Club

TBA Class of 2010 Ten Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room TBA Class of 2000 Twenty Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room TBA Class of 1990 Thirty Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room

Celebrating Lives Brian Napier

1949

Colin Woods

1951

Keith Stevenson

1952

Dr Ian Saint-Yves

1952

Barry Wheatley

1958

John Trenorden

1962

Ken Sackville

1966

Michael Owen

1987

John Anderson

Staff

TBA Class of 1980 Forty Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room TBA Class of 1970 Fifty Year Reunion Scotch College Dining Room

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given of the Old Scotch Collegians (WA) Inc. The Annual General Meeting is to be held on Wednesday 25 March 2020 in the Scotch Heritage Centre (attached to Memorial Hall) at 6pm.

Nominations from Ordinary Members (i.e. an OSC who paid their life membership fee upon leaving school or since) for three year committee positions are called for.

Nomination forms may be obtained from Cass Macgowan at the OSC Office by telephoning (08) 9383 6849 or emailing cass.macgowan@scotch.wa.edu.au and must be submitted in writing, counter signed by at least one ordinary member and sent to: PO Box 223 CLAREMONT WA 6010.

Nominations must be received at the above address no later than Tuesday 11 March 2020. Nominations received after this time will be considered invalid.

Business • Apologies & Minutes of previous AGM – Tuesday 19 March 2019.

St. Andrew’s Day Vale Service Friday 29 November 2019, 11am Scotch College Chapel Please save the date in your diary for our one of our more sombre yet important events of the year, the St. Andrew’s Day Vale Service.

• Other Business of the Association.

At this annual service, we remember all those in the Scotch College Community who have passed away during the year, or whose anniversary falls at this time. All Old Scotch Collegians and extended members of the community are welcome to attend.

Mr Jeremy Walden Secretary Old Scotch Collegians (WA) Inc.

Following the service, there will be an informal morning tea in the Scotch College Heritage Centre foyer.

• Presidents Report.

• Treasurers Report – presentation of accounts.

• Results of Committee elections.

• Election of Immediate Past Captain of School, as ex-officio Committee member.

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Events

Peter Carter (’58), John Malloch (’58), Rod Halcombe (’58), Peter Bath (’58), Peter Bower (’58)

2019 Wine Tasting

Seniors Lunch

Annual Wine Tasting

The annual Seniors’ Lunch is the most well-attended event on the Old Scotch Collegians’ calendar. Open to those Old Scotch Collegians who graduated over fifty years ago, the day’s activities always include watching House Marching and the Pipe Band, attending Senior School Assembly, viewing the Scotch Heritage Centre and touring the Senior School campus before a convivial lunch in the Dining Room. Held on Friday 24 May, the Old Boys were piped to lunch by current student, Mitchell McVicars (Year 11, Ferguson House), and enjoyed hearing an address from Captain of the School, Harry Gilchrist (Year 12, Keys House).

Old Scotch Collegians gathered at Swanbourne Cellars to taste their way through a selection of wines produced by Paul Nelson, a boutique owned and operated by Paul Nelson (’95). The annual event was a sell-out and the attendees enjoyed being guided through the tasting by Paul. The wines were, as always, expertly matched with canapés from the Scotch College catering team.

Class of 1979 Forty years after graduating from Scotch College, 60 members of the Class of 1979 returned to celebrate their reunion. Attendees travelled from all over Western Australia, as well as interstate and Singapore. Special thanks to Paul Carter (’79), Jamie Evans (‘7), Michael Fitch (’79), Rod Johnstone (’79), Peter Morrell (’79) and Michael Silbert (’79) for their tireless work in rounding up attendees.

Rodney Johnston (’79), David Thompson (‘7), Michael Flecker (’79), Michael Silbert (’79), Michael Fitch (’79)

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Jim Patching (’79), Michael Silbert (’79), Dr Tom Hitchcock (’79), Jon Bennett (’79), Ray McKinnon (’79), Lindsay Adams (’79), Bill Campbell (’79), Mark Robertson (’79)

Michael Morrison (’79), Paul Carter (’79), Roger Langley (’79), Alistair Brown (’79), Richard Lynn (’79)

2019 College Cup Crew Members

Dr Michael Winlo (’97)

College Cup

Career Focus Breakfasts

Old Scotch Collegians presented a strong team at the 2019 College Cup held on Sunday 5 May at the Royal Freshwater Yacht Club, however, were pipped at the post by the CCGS Old Boys team for first place, instead coming in second. Despite this, spirits were high at the end of the day as the team took out the prize for best dressed, resulting in a bottle of rum for the crew.

Special thanks to Peter Barblett (’79) and Aaron McDonald (’01) for their support of the OSC team, to George Boulden (’15) for assisting in coordinating the participants and to Andy Fethers (’94) and the Swan River Sailing team for organising the event.

A very special thank you must also be extended to current student, Hamish Meston (Year 9, Ross House) for providing the inspiring pipe music that kicked off the day.

Each year, Old Scotch Collegians and Scotch College run a series of breakfasts that connect Year 12 students with alumni in a range of careers and industries. This year, Scotch College welcomed back Old Boys from industries including law, commerce, engineering, medicine and physiotherapy who took time out of their schedules to chat with the boys in a relaxed and informal setting. The speakers were a combination of tertiary students, young professionals and established alumni who were able to answer questions and offer advice.

Class of 1989 The Class of 1989 gathered back at Scotch College to reconnect and reminisce, thirty years after graduation.

The sundowner was followed by a joint PSA ‘afters’, which by all accounts rounded off a successful night.

Special thanks to Rob Bunning (’79) who assisted in coordinating the reunion.

Class of 1989

Alex Keamy (’89), Cameron Pearce (’89), Nathan Ledger (’89)

Cameron Pearce (’89), Tim Banfield (’89), Rob Bunning (’89)

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Tartan Lawyers Breakfast The annual Tartan Lawyers Breakfast brings together alumni and invited Year 12 students from Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies College who are past, present or aspiring members of the legal industry. Kindly hosted by Clayton Utz, the discussion at the 2019 breakfast was led by Liz Humphry (PLC ’98) and Nick van Hattem (’02) and focused on work flexibility, and how to attract and retain young lawyers.

Nick van Hattem (’02), Liz Humphry (PLC ’98)

Hugh Hangchi (’91), Samuel Bartlett (’13), Dr Alec O’Connell

Nathan Cuthbertson (Year 12, Stuart House), Gene Beadsworth (’63), Chris Booth (’93)

Mark Paganin, Aaron McDonald (’01), Michael Silbert (’79)

Panoramic Resources Career Breakfast Following on from the success of the Tartan Lawyers Breakfast and the Career Focus breakfasts, Old Scotch Collegians were approached by a current parent who was interested in hosting a similar event at his company.

Young alumni and Year 12 students were invited to a roundtable discussion at Panoramic Resources where they heard the real-life experiences from the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, General Manager – Exploration and General Manager – Projects and Innovation.

Special thanks to Peter Harold for hosting the event.

Peter Harold

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Trevor Eton, Giordano Caceres (‘18), Gyles Davies (Year 12)

Panoramic Resources Career Breakfast

What have they been up to?

Ken Sims (’49)

David McCloughry (’59)

Richard Manning (’69)

I left Scotch 70 years ago with no idea of what I wanted to do. My first job was with a French wool buying company – I just wish I had paid more attention during French lessons. I started a machinery hire company in 1954 which was subsequently bought out by Coates Hire in 1974. I became the State Manager of Coates and retired after 14 years only to then go on to become the Manager of Beacon Marine in Fremantle and finally retired at 78. I enjoyed every bit of my varied career.

After Scotch I went to The University of Western Australia where I received a MSc in Applied Maths. After uni I went to WRE (Weapons Research Establishment) in Adelaide where I started in the then new field of computer programming, which I loved.

Subsequently I provided user assistance including teaching and on the Help Desk.

After leaving Scotch in 1970, I attended Claremont Teachers’ College and commenced a career as a primary school teacher. I played WAFL football for Subiaco, including the ‘73 Premiership, until an ongoing back injury caused me to retire from league football at age 23. I married and had three children, Natalie, Joel and Andrea. I had a 38 year marriage and 39 years of teaching in the southern suburbs of Perth. When they both ended, I rented my house and toured WA doing relief teaching in many country towns. I then began grey-nomading around the remainder of Australia. During nearly seven years on the road, I have seen much of our country with some long visits to parts of Europe, North America and Africa.

I am the proud father of four sons, all of whom attended Scotch. My eldest is 62 and the youngest is 36. I have been married for 42 years to my second wife and we still live in the same house in Nedlands. In retirement golf, travel, gardening and chasing after grandchildren are keeping me healthy and busy.

I have been playing table tennis competitively for 45+ years, including the Veterans, representing SA in 34 of the 36 National Championships. My standing has improved over the years as others drop out because of serious injuries and fitness problems. The Nationals have given me the chance to travel around Australia including to Mandurah and Bendigo in the last two years. My wife and I have done overseas travelling including six weeks in South America with the highlights being at Machu Picchu and in the Galapagos Islands getting close to the unafraid animals.

We have also enjoyed the European River cruise and the Rockies and Alaskan cruise.

After 40 odd years we moved to a semiretirement village which has involved the huge task of clearing out accumulated goods and papers, a task that we are still doing after having moved three years ago!

I am presently wandering in South America and hope to find a quiet, beachside bungalow in the Caribbean to settle. I enjoy hearing of my three grandchildren and staying in touch with friends on Facebook – plus reading the Australian football and cricket news – on my iPad. Some recent highlights have been to see the massive Iguacu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border and to stand at the Christ the Redeemer statue above Rio De Janeiro. Last year I walked to the peak of Mt Kosciuszko and I participated in the Running of the Bulls and the great Tomato fight in Spain and I rode a camel into the Sahara Desert in Morocco.

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Graham McHarrie (’69)

Ray McKinnon (’79)

I qualified as a Chartered Accountant, having completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at UWA and joining Deloitte in Perth.

I became a partner of Deloitte in 1980 and enjoyed a full and interesting career, mostly in Perth but also living and working in New Jersey/ New York and Brisbane.

I was fortunate to be heavily involved with the resources boom supplying surveying services. A few mergers and acquisitions later, I sold the company. I now look after my grandson once a week, go bush walking as often as I can (completed the Bibbulmun last year and walking the Jordan track next year). I go kayaking every Saturday and play softball during winter. I’m still active within the surveying industry and am also a Rotarian.

I married Anneitta (Mack) and we have three married sons. The boys attended Hale School (yes I know, it’s a long story). Now we visit Melbourne and Sydney to enjoy time with our five grandchildren.

Having retired from Deloitte I am active with board roles and executive coaching. I am privileged to have been a board member and Chair of Rocky Bay, a remarkable organisation providing services to people with disability. I am a board member of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, which supports the Square Kilometre Array project.

My wife died young in 1994 so have brought up my two girls on my own since with help from Judy. Judy, my partner of 15 years is a Kiwi so we get to go to NZ regularly. I will hopefully still be alive when the Dockers win their first premiership.

Involvement in Rotary and the community is something I have enjoyed over many years and I am a member and Past President of Rotary Club of Cambridge.

We enjoy visits to Dunsborough, between other travels. I like yoga and persist in trying to master golf.

Alan Simm (’69) After 45 years of living and working in South Africa, I finally decided to call time and returned home to Australia in March of 2019.

Having retired just prior to leaving SA I now live in Bunbury with my partner and spend a lot of my time travelling and enjoying my love of photography.

Dr Ralph Townsend (’69) I have been Head of three schools over 30 years: Sydney Grammar School, Oundle School UK and Winchester College. I am currently President of Keio Academy of New York. I am married to Cathryn (46 years) and we have two children and three grandchildren.

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Cameron Pearce (’89) After leaving Scotch I completed a Bachelor of Commerce at UWA in Accounting and Finance before joining KPMG and becoming a Chartered Accountant. In 1998 I moved to the UK to continue my career initially in Banking and then Mining in the UK finance sectors. I continued playing cricket after school, playing Grade Cricket with UWA then in the Premier League in Surrey. These days sport consists of golf on a Wednesday at LKCC. In January 2017 I married Angela Burbury (St Hilda’s ‘97) and we have a little boy Harry born in June 2016. I recently attended our 30 year school reunion and thoroughly enjoyed catching up will all old school friends.

Digby Stretch (’79)

James McNamara (’99)

I worked on farms after leaving Scotch, went on a working ag exchange to Canada and Sweden for a year in 82/83 and took over the reins on the home farm in Kojonup on my return. I poached Nikki Cosford, the prettiest teacher from nearby Tambellup, in ’86. We married in ‘87 and have three wonderful children. Chris and Hunter boarded at Scotch, Emily at Bunbury Grammar. I was privileged to “give back” to the College as a member of the Council for 12 years. We’ve grown our operation, I’m still actively farming and enjoy every day. The new technologies, the challenges and variations in the cycle of life on a modern mixed farm keep you on your toes and immensely satisfied. I’m active in the Pastoralists and Graziers Association representing our members’ interests at state and federal level. My fishing rods are dusty, I need to play the guitar more often and get back to the desert for another trip. Drop in if you’re passing through!

After leaving Scotch I did degrees in English and Law at UWA, then went on to Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar, where I wrote my doctorate on early modern British literature.

I spent several years writing while working as an international lawyer in London, before going to AFTRS and moving into the film industry. I now work in Los Angeles as a writer and creator of television, and teach film at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

My work was recently recognized by BAFTA LA. I am married to Rebecca, a literature professor, and we have a daughter, Phoebe.

Jeremy Nunn (’99)

Aaron Todhunter (’99)

Oliver Mitchell (’09)

I’m currently the founder and director of Work Metrics, a technology company that creates workforce and workplace software with over 1.3 million users globally. I also write regularly for Forbes focusing on disruptive innovation as well as being involved with a few boards across several organisations, both charitable and mission purpose. Outside of work I’m a proud father of a five year old girl and an eight year old boy. In recent years some highlights were that I graduated with a doctorate of IT, I co-founded a web series interviewing former NASA astronauts and in 2016, the company I founded was selected as the only Australian company that year to be one of the top 25 in the Extreme Tech Challenge, the world’s largest startup competition with Sir Richard Branson as anchor judge.

After graduating I completed one semester of study at UWA. I didn’t have the desire to continue study at that time and I took a job with a family friend as an office assistant with his oil & gas maintenance company.

The job gave me great exposure to various environments including offshore facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia. That work eventually dried up and in 2002 I took a job working as a Trades Assistant on a remote mine site near the border of WA and SA. I continued to work as a Rigger/Scaffolder in the construction industry until early this year.

In 2017 I moved to Canberra and began work with the Australian Federal Police in international operations, including INTERPOL, where I conduct international field research and design police missions to assist fragile states. I am also a combat engineer in the Australian Army Reserve. Prior to moving to Canberra I worked for the Centre for Muslim States and Societies and taught at the School of Social Sciences at UWA from 2015 to 2016. My work has taken me to Pakistan, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea, which has proved fascinating and challenging.

Richard Wilson (’99) On leaving school I studied political science at UWA and then had a long first career in the Commonwealth and State public sectors. After completing an MBA on the recommendation of friends, I joined Boston Consulting Group in 2017, where I work in their resources, energy and public sector practices for clients across Australia.

I kept playing bagpipes after leaving school, and have competed in Grade One at the World Pipe Band Championships, as well as playing at contests and engagements in Australia, Indonesia, USA, New Zealand, Russia and Scotland.

In 2008 I married Storm Todhunter, who I met whilst working at Leinster, WA. Not long after getting married we moved to Collie as there was a large construction project starting there. We have two beautiful daughters Georgina (9) and Zoe (7). At the end of 2018 Storm and I separated and after some reflecting I have decided to move back to Perth and return to university this year. I’m now studying towards a Computer Science and Commerce Degree at ECU in Joondalup.

I have kept in regular contact with a lot of my Scotch mates and have had the pleasure of travelling around the world with many of them.

Robert Oakley (’99)

I studied at The University of Western Australia and McGill University in Canada, graduating with a BA Hons I in Philosophy and Political Science and a thesis on slavery in South Asia. Before studying I enjoyed 2010 and 2011 as a vagabond in Central and Eastern Europe and as an outdoor education instructor in New Zealand, which was an extremely formative experience.

My advice to students as they look beyond high school is to try many diverse things, travel widely, learn not just for a professional end but to enrich yourself, discover what motivates you and pursue it – share all of this back to your community.

I commissioned as an officer in the Air Force in 2004, and have subsequently enjoyed a number of postings around Australia and overseas. I met my wife Wendy in 2010 and we married in 2014. We have two children, Jenson and Evelyn, and we currently live in Newcastle.

I married Kate Crompton (PLC ‘99) and together we have a son, Angus.

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