Th e Big Splash - oller 400 people celebrated 25 years of co -edu catiol/ and the completiol/ of th e A quatic Cel/ tre
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By Dr Pa uline Turner - Pr incipal
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From left: winl1ing 4 x 400 Relay Teall1 lI1ell1bers Lllcy Mills (Year 12), Georgie Clarke (Year 9), Marie Sinclair ( Year 11) alld Rosie Bell (Year 12) wilh Pauline Tllrnel; Pril1cipal, al APS Alhielics Sports, Olympic Park,
Following is an edited version of th e Principal's addre s at the Va ledictory Service at St David's Church on 19 November, 1999,
he social analyst, Hugh Mackay, has written at length, and persuasively, about the generation to which you, the Year 12s belong, and which he describes as the Options generation.
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Oppol1unities al'e, m may be, ava il able. And the choi ce can be defelTed. There is mom for opti m ism and the I'ight so lution may ind eed emerge in th e fulln ess of time. Openness. Opportunities. Optimism. Perhaps eve n Opportunism. All start in g w ith 0 and enca psulated in that si ngle word, Options.
Your parents and I are marked by a different era, grow in g
Many of you w ill choose a co urse of stud y fmm a sim il al'
up as we did in the '50s and '60s which were defined by
sta ndpoint. By taking a doub le- barrel degree or choosin g
econom ic prosperity, on the one hand, and by the Cold
to add a further deg ree once the first one has bee n
War, on the other. Born in the boom-and-bust '80s,
co mpl eted . To doubl e your chances and keep those
growin g up in the shifting '90s and po ised, as young
option s open. Th e future is therefme ve ry mu ch an open-
adults, on the threshold of a new and uncertain mill en ium ,
end ed thin g. Yours is a generation that postpo nes
you have clear ly inherited a very different set of va lu es.
com mitm ents: malTi age, fm in sta nce, and th en hav in g
For Hugh Mackay, the optional 'wa it and see' generation to which you belong or relate is comm itted to flex ibility and cha racterised by an openness to change. It apparently feels itself to be more independent than preceding one but is actua ll y, and paradoxica ll y, mme dependent than its predecessors: indeed, students are staying on longer at school, they are supported longer by their parents, they are li ving home unti l a later (ave rage) age of 26 yea rs and, in many cases, they are go ing to the do le sooner. I, myself, am very much aware of the currency of this options question, When discussing w ith sen ior students what they intend to take up in the way of a career or profession, how often do I hear the response: " I'm keeping my options open." It is a way of answering a question wilhoul revealing thal they really don't know whal to say, on the one hand, or suggesti ng th y have severa l tantalising allernalives, on the olher. There is no clear ly
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defined line whe n you keep yo ur options open. 5evel'al
chi ldren, or even a simpl e th ing like tellin g yo ur parents w hether yo u w ill be home for dinn er or not. Ju st in case there is someth i ng better on, 50 it is also with the co nstru ct ion of a world-v iew, a set of va l ues and bel iefs w h ich w i II provide a basis for maki ng se nse of the wor ld . Th e inabi lity or reluctance of this genera ti on of yo un g people to adopt a cleal' mmal framework is paltly due to the un stable nature of life itse lf nowadays but also because, to a ce rtain extent, yo ur pa rents' ow n fl'amework, w hil e fiml er th an YOLll' ow n, is sti ll more amb iguous than that of theil' parents, w ho got their va lu es stra ight at an ea rl y age. And didn ' t deviate. If they did, th ere was always the ca ne at schoo l to smt them out! Li fe has been more comp lex for us, the pal'ents' generation, and it is certa inl y more co mpl ex th an th at now fo r yo u. We ca nn ot simpl y hamm er va lues into peop le and make them st ick for life.
Whi ch is wh y, in th e wo rds of the reli gio us phil oso ph er, Dr P ter Va rdy, lh e central tas k of both fa mili e and sc hoo ls nowadays - more th an ever before - mu st be to enco urage yo un g peop le to develop th eir ow n auth enti c se lf m th eir inn er vo ice . In thi s un ce rtain, un stabl e, ri sky, confronti ng, tempti ng, ambi guous kaleid oscope of a wo rld , it is necessa ry to find an an hor, w hi ch I suggest is to constru ct a li fe mean ing for on ese lf. It is to go beyo nd "ga inin g th e wmld " . It is, rath er, co min g to grips w ith on e's ow n auth entic ity, esse nce and pla ce in th e w OI·ld. Most of us are con ce rn ed about thin gs th at are eph emeral. We are co nce rn ed, apparentl y reaso nabl y, about our job, OUI' fi na nces, our relation ships, our possess ions, our appea rance, th e way peo pl e loo k at us, but w e fail to pl'acti ce w hat a Buddhi st mi ght ca ll 'detachm ent'. Jes us as ked , too, w hat it wo uld profit a person if he gain ed th e w ho le wo rld and lost hi s soul. If we have lost our sou l or se lf, OUI' reputati on, the way we are rega rd ed, then I suggest we are lost to th e wor ld. We are dead. No-on e becom es a proper se lf as a mattel' of routi ne, ju st by fo ll ow i ng th e crowd or by not acce pting responsib i Iities fm th emse lves . Belon ging to a group 0 1' a club, a I'e l igiou s institution o r even con form i ng to on e's pee r group cannot, and does not, prove id entity. Being on ese lf in vol ves tak ing a risk, it means th at you have to take yo urse lf se riou sly and th at is pl'ec ise ly w hat so many peop le are afraid or un w illin g to do.
Returning to Hugh Mackay, thi option generation i the one that ha rediscovered the importance of the herd, the gang or the tribe. It rate their n tworks of persona l friend hip so metimes more high ly, as some paren ts here wou ld well knO\ , than thei r fam il ies. Wh reas we were probab ly more impatient to pair off at an ear ly age, th is generation of yo ung peop le is ticking w ith the group for much longer and seem re i uctant to leave its co ll ecl ive comfort. Howe r, emotional omfort is one thi ng auth enti ity is another. To become yo urse lf, yo u have to leave yo ur group and fami ly, yo u have to trive for your emerg ing values, you have to stri ke out for yo ur elf into the colder rea lms of rea li ty and life. Jes us, after hea lin g a man, sa id: " Take up your bed and wa lk." Whateve r the di fficulti es, you al'e un iquely respons ibl e fo r yo urse lf. Th ese yo ung peop le have acq uired mu ch in the way of know ledge, they have had in creasi ng opportunities to test themse lves, in te llectuall y, physical ly, artist ica lly, morall y, as wel l as through re lat ions hi ps, an d these enr ich ing exper iences have prov ided an ea rl y test in g groun d fm their indi vidu al se lf to emerge. However, so fa r, thi s process has largely taken pl ace w ithin a prepared and protected enviro nment either of the home or the sc hoo l, in the con text of busy, often cl uttered li ves. Th e next ph ase in their deve lopment is surely the most exc iting and cha ll enging, as they leave the e stru ctured env iro nm ent, buil d on wh at th ey have lea rn ed and
Leli ra Righr: Mr Fra ll k Parker (Ili remario li al ecriolllvl wwger) (/Ild Mr TWllorSII Akiba ( Prill cipol) fro lll Seirei Cakll ell H igh chool, } apall , who I'isired rile College ill Allgusr. They are SI/olI'lI here wirli D r Tllm el: M s Roselllary C!ml'e alld Mr Srel'ell Comlollfrolll rile A IIsrI'll Ii(/II IlIsrirllr e of Illrem ar iOllo l UllderswllC/illg.
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TlirIler alld PllIricia LClIch c/lJm Illl Frit'/ld, ' of Ihe Col/ef!e COckllli/ Pari\,.
di co ered for them 1\ e , and come full to term with th meaning and purpose of their o\\n live , and life in general. ccording to a speaker I heard at a recent conference, there are es entially three great journ in life . The first i \ hat I have been talking about, wh ich is the journ to\\ ard the unique or authenti elf, which he d cribed a being at pea e \\ ith \\ ho we reall are and accepting the reality of our individual tr ngth and hortcomings. t a time when youth depression has i ncrea ed ten-fold in three years, in an age \ here relentle adverti ing aim to make u discontent \ ith our ituation in life, the capacity to accept one elf and find personal peace i urel one of our greatest skill or ta k .
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The second journey, he sugge ted , was to discover hospitality, the need to serve others, and the happine that is intimately bound with gi\ ing others priority in our live. The third is a journe which some of us make, or have alread made, and that i the di cover of God and prayer. You wil l undoubtedly car\.e int re ting and hopefully ati fying places for your elve in th world in the year to come. t th ame time as you detach yourself from the Col lege, whi h ha repre ented your other home for a \ ar ing numb r of year, in some ca e up to 13 , I ha\ e no doubt that 'ou wi II take \ r trong and fond memorie of \. our time \ ith u . For ome, it \\ ill b th enjoyment of a particular ubi ct or a pe ial re lation hip \\ ith a tea h r. For other, it \\ i II be the man\ a ti itie that form d uch an important part of your li\ es and which h Iped hape \ou . For v ryone, the Coil ge \\ill ha\e provid d the \\ ond rlul triend: \ ou will ha\ for life. \!\Ie are proud of \ Oll dnd 01 our \\ ork with 'Oll. l ay \'OU go forth In pC,Ke and \\ ith conficlen e.
I By Alan W illi amson - Chai rma n, The Gee long Co llege Co uncil
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question of sponsorship
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hat price to have a McDonald's flag flying permanently from the school tower?
Determining the answe r to the questio n creates the need to consider many fu ndamental iss ues rangin g hom th e impact of corporate sponso rsh ip on the indepe nd ence of th e school to the fi nancial be nefits w hich may be crea ted.
The Counci l has reso lved to exa mine the issues and to decide whether adverti in g and sponso rship should be perm itted at the Co ll ege. Some act ivities at the Co ll ege, such as the Carn iva l, are already supported by spo nso rsh ip . Thi s occ urs wi th out any formal guidelines as to th e nature and extent of th e sponsorship and the advertisin g required to ackn ow ledge the sponso rsh ip. Schoo ls and thei r ed ucat ion progra ms provid e an attractive marketing opportunity fo r a d iverse range of goods and service prov id ers. The marketin g co uld be by way of advert ising in a sc hoo l publi cation, a sign o n a sc hoo l building, prov idi ng a sc ho larsh ip or be in g given th e naming rig hts of a schoo l bu ild ing.
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A lan Williamson chats to Yea r 12 studen.ts Sam Lindquist (left) and Drew Hendrey at the Op ening of the Year 12 Comm.on Room in Septel17bu
and donation s. Sponsorsh ip and adverti si ng could provide a usefu l so urce of supp lementary income. If th e thres ho ld qu esti on of w hether sponsorship and advertising is to be all owed is an swered in th e affirmati ve by th e Coun c il , it must then fo rmulate approp ri ate guide li nes.
Students and thei r pa ren ts in th ei r schoo l en vi ronm ent would be seen by advertisers as a 'captu red aud ience' th at is receptive to thei r marketing message. Th eir message wil l be furthe r en hanced by the impli cati on th at th e advertiser 's produ ct has bee n endo rsed by th e sc hoo l.
Th e guideli nes wou ld co nsider w ho wo ul d be acce ptab le spon ors and adve rt isers, th e form of ad ve rtisi ng, the extent to w hich the sc hool should endorse services or products, th e way in w hich corpo rate donation s are ac know ledged and a protocol for sec urin g advertisin g and scho lars hi p.
The possibi lity of exp loi ting the co mm erc ial oppo rtuniti es is equally attractive to the schoo l as a mea ns of ga in ing additiona l reven ue fo r use in enh anci ng its fac iliti es and education offerin g. Th e Co ll ege mu st fund its many and varied activities and its ca pital w orks from th e reve nu e which it is ab le to generate fro m fees, government grants
I invite members of the sc hoo l com muni ty to ex press th eir views on th e subject as it is important th at th e dec ision of Coun c il reflect a con se nsus of opinion. You may do so by email to th e Comm unity Relation s Office (c barna rd@gee longco ll ege .vic.edu.au) or by speak in g to a member of Coun cil.
his season the Geelong College Athletics Squad achieved team successes at the Victorian Relays Championships, the Victorian Schools Knockout Competition and the APS Combined Sports.
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There were also man y outstanding individual performan ces from Col lege athletes in these competitions . Th e 1999 squad was a positi ve and cohesive group and th eir effo rts at training and meetings showed their support for each other. Key factors in the team 's spirit were the leadersh ip of fourteen Year 12 ath letes and the in volvement of a large group of kee n Year 9 students. Th e rol e of senior students at a busy ti me in thei r academic year has been a notabl e feature of College ath letics in recent years. A more extens ive progl'a m of athletics at the Preparatory schoo l in Term 3 organ ised by Mr Jonathan Ryan led to increased numbers in our junior squad.
Winning Girls Alhielic Team Challenge Cup.
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represent Victoria in the Girls' ational Final in Sydney in December.
Girls - APS Champions again The end of the seaso n brought triumph for the Co ll ege Girls' Squad, w ho won the Associated Public School s Challenge Cup for the second successive year. Despite being in third place half way through the co mpeti ti on, the team fin ished brilliantly to defeat Caulfie ld Grammar, Carey, Wesley, Geelon g Grammar and Toorak Co ll ege, who we re co mpetin g by invitation for the first tim e.
Happy willllers at Ih e ViC/oriall Schools Relays: From left, Sophie Nelsoll (Year 8), Alallna Lyon (Year 9). Clara Da vies (Year 9). Geo rgie Clarke (Yea r 9), Alexandra McLeod (Year 9).
A lal'ge number of teams from Prepa ratory and Senior squads gai ned val uabl e exper ience at th e Victorian Relays Championships at O lympi c Park in September. Seven go ld medal s and two bronze medals were won . The Geelong Col lege gil'ls ' tea m fini shed second in the overall points tab le and the boys were ninth of the twenty-one sc hool who competed. Th e Ath letics Victoria Knockout co mpeti tion in volves schools from all over Victoria. Three Col lege tea m progl'essed to the State Final, w here the U14 boys finished fourth and U14 and U16 gil'l s won their divi sions. Th e U16 girl s' tea m will go on to
Co ll ege ac hi eved 18 first places and 21 second places in the 71 event program. Outstanding individual performan ces came from Georgie Clarke who fo ll owed her victory in the World U18 Champ ion sh ips 800m in Pol and in Jul y w ith wins in the U16 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m (two APS Records), Tina Reilly (first in U16 100m, Tripl e Jump and Long Jum p and an APS Record) and Sophie Nelson (fi rst in U16 Hurdl es and U15 200m and 400m). Col lege individual winners included Captain, Sarah John ston e (Ope n 200m), Clara Davies (U 17 800m), Brydie Meek (U16 Shot Put) and Stephanie Burton (U13 Lon g Jump). Other ath letes to fini sh in the top three were Lu cy Mills, Janey Gwyther, Emily Hay lock, Jane Butlel', Kathleen O'Brien, Lucy Forbe , Belinda Ho lt, Alanna Lyon, Sally Kemp, Pip Farr, Kirsten U lmer, atas ha Ciuley-Bol in, Cara Jilich
ViClOriall Schools Relays U20 -I \ ( 00 Champu~llS : From lefT. Jamie Bell ( lear II). Richard JeremlOh ( Year JJ). Tim Cla rke (Year 1J). Maf( GoldswonilY ( Year 12). This lea1ll also WO Il Ihe Opell -I x ( OOm el'elll a/ Ih e A PS Spons.
with Th e Geelong Co ll ege team finishin g eleven th . A ll ath lete showed determin ati o n o n the dar and man y person al be ts w ere recorded. A talented group of mi ddl e d istance athletes provided a num be r of highli ghts for Coll ege, including Richard Jeremiah (fir tin U1 7 800 m and th i rd in U 1 7 1500m ), th e domin ance of Tim Clarke (\ in Open 3000m , 1500m) an d the thrillin g vi ctory o f th e Open -t 800m rela team. Stro ng run b) junior athlete Mi chae l Mackenzi e and ick Wi ghtman meant that Th e Geelon g Coll ege cored more point in the middle di tan ce event than any oth er chool. otabl e performance cam e from ClIplllill "r"il James Hope-John to ne JOhllS/Ol1C recein' (third U16 200m , " att IIIL CIwllt 11'1 CUI'. Gold worth (fifth Open 400m), Captain , Jame Bo ton ( i, th Op n hot Put), tewa rt Hamilton (sixth U1 7 High Jump) and ound contribution w ere mad e b\ Tom Fallaw, ick Bri dge, Dean Elliott J.nd Jo h Com er.
and Sarah Schofield.
Boys' highlights Th e boys' competition was won by Caulfield for the sixth successive year
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By Carol Barnard - Director of Commurllt RelcltlOn
he completion of the Aquatic Centre is a significant achievement for The Geelong College. Several people have played a key role in making the dream a reality.
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It w il l be a lastin g testim o ny to the planning and guid ing hand of th e Prin c ipal, Dr Paulin e Turn er, who dec ided th at th e ti me was righ t, and th en took th e ove rall res ponsi bility fo r steerin g th e proj ect throu gh to its compl etion . A lan Willi amson and members of th e Schoo l Co un c il suppo rted th e id ea and approved th e fundin g, and Th e Aqu at ic Ce ntre Appeal Committee, led by Peter Betts and Frank Herd, con vin ced many members of the parent body and O ld Col legians to give generou sly. Hi storicall y, it is th e f ini shin g tou ch to the Ro ll and Centre, con ce ived bac k in 1967 to be bui lt in three stages. The first stage, compri sin g large locker and chan ging rooms, th e w eights room , ae rob ics room and offi ces was compl eted in 1969 and opened by we ll-known sportsm an and O ld Col leg ian, Lindsay Hassett. The gymnas ium and squ as h co urts were added in 1984. Th e College community has w aited t hirty yea rs for th e Aq uat ic Centre to beco me a rea lity and it is w ell worth th e wa it. Th e comp lex gives the Co llege an indoor tra ini ng and competition fa c il ity unrivalled in Gee lon g and in most other schools. Th e ind oor di vin g poo l alone, whi lst not un iqu e, is th e on ly one in Geelon g. The new buil d ing bl end s sea m less ly w ith the rest of th e Ro lland Ce ntre,
exemplifying the architect's attention to detai l an d add ing to the visual co hes ive ness of the schoo l's architecture. On Satu rday, 13 ovembe r 1999 over 400 people, glamorously clad in eve nin g attire and fish -shaped name tags, surroun ded the poo l to witness its official openin g by O ld Co ll egian and Com mo nwea lth and O lympic Games meda l-wi nn ing sw immer, Mr Peter Doak . Aptl y named " The Bi g Spl as h", the eve ni ng co mbi ned th e open ing of the Aq uat ic Centre with th e ce lebration of twe nty five years of co-edu cation at the Co llege, in a gala ball held in the schoo l gymnasium. Th e gym was com pl etely tra nsform ed into an und erwater envi ronment with specia l green and blu e lighting
effects, do l ph in ba lloons, shell ca ndl es and si lver "seaweed" table ce ntrepieces . Guests were greeted b\ an enthu siastic gro up of Year 10 D ra ma stud en ts, some in colourful neck-to-knee bathers and others wea rin g "boll ard" costumes - replica of Gee lo ng's fa mo u bayside tOLlri t attracti o ns. Th e party atmo phere wa ev id ent th rougho ut th e even ing. Barr). Edward s and hi s twelve piece "Jump ' n' Ji ve" Orc he tra provided dance mu sic until 1 am and many people comm ented subseq uently, that it all seemed to go too qu ickly. It \\ a a ve ry glitterin g eve ning, celebrating th e o penin g of the long-awaited Aquati c Centre in tyle. Work on th e Aqu ati c Centre and accompany in g so un d of con truction have been a co n tant feature of Coll ege life th i yea r. Fir tit \\ a ju t an eno rm ou ho le in the ground, but gradu all y th e brickwork tarted ri ing and rea l, above- th e-ground progre_ ould be ee n. Th ere w ere a number of " drama" alo ng the way including th e di covery o f a m tcriou leak during te ting, and the \ rv real possib ility of not being able to iill the poo l a a re ul t of G long s \\ ater restri ction , but all \\ ereu CE' ·stulh re ol ved . The an ticipat d complet on date cam e and the n pa sed. The pre ure o n the builder to iinbh in tim in creased e ponentialh a~ the date ot "The Big pia h' apprOc1 hed.
PeTer Doak (57) officially opells The Aql/aTic Cell/re.
Eve n on th e Saturday morn ing, feve rish fi nish ing touches were st ill bein g put in place by some co ntractors at th e same time as preparations w ere be ing made fo r th e eve ning's openin g eve nt, but by 7pm, eve rythin g looked marvellous.
thei r name on one of the Aqu atic Centre 's 250 grandstan d seats fo r $1,000, payab le ove r three yea rs and full y tax dedu cti ble. A plaqu e bea rin g the donor's name, and Yea r group if app l icab le, w i II acknowledge th e donation. It is hoped to attract enough add itiona l co ntributi ons to enab le th e $ 2 mil lion appea l ta rget to be reac hed. Not only is the Aq uati c Ce ntre a ve ry beautiful and aes th etica lly pleas ing add ition to the sc hoo l's fac il iti es, it is also tech nica ll y adva nced. No ch lorine wi ll be used, as th e latest ozone-bro m i ne
Left TO righT: Dr Pauline Turn er WiTh The group frol/1 McGlashall £l'eriST(a rchiTecTS of The Aqum ic Cel1lre) - Max Currie alld his lI'ife Za rillall, Johll Lee, Chris alld Geoff Sa ullders. fi Itra tio n sys tem,
During th e opening, th e fina l stage of th e Aqu atic Ce ntre Appea l was laun ched by Appeal Co-Ch airm an, Peter Betts. He th anked th e school co mmunity for th eir outstand ing suppo rt in providing $1 .6 mi ll ion to dale. Parents and O ld Co lleg ians have the opportunity to becom e part of hi story at th e sc hoo l by putting
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co nsid ered supe ri or fro m hea lth, eco nomi c and tec hni cal viewpo ints, has been in stall ed. Des igned by A rchi tects, McG las han Everist and buil t by M ax Fin d lay and As oc iates, the Aquatic Ce ntre boasts an eight lane 25 metre, va ri ab le depth poo l, built to FI A tand ard s, an indoor divi ng poo l w ith one metre and three metre di vin g boa rd s,
seating for spectators, extensive changin g roo ms and new offices fOl" staff. Th e spectac u lar des ign featul·es a broad ex panse of ce il in g, w ith natural light entering through a fu ll length sky l ight. Th ere is ve ry little ove l·head du ctin g, w hi ch acce ntu ates th e clea n, open appea rance of th e poo l interi or. Th e surface of th e water is flu sh w ith th e su rrou nd i ng til es, w hi ch crea tes an i nte resti ng co ntinu ous effect. There is a hu ge ex panse of glass, in both th e w indows and slid ing doo rs, on th e no rth ern and RighT: Annelle STeel alld her husband Alall Appelbe all The dance fl oOl:
The Geelong College ,\quatlc Centre
western walls of the bu il ding, whi ch links it v isually to th e pleasant green aspect of the main oval. An underground heating system w ill ensure that warm air is directed up these glazed areas so they do not become fogged up by condensa tion . The new Year 12 Common Room was built upsta irs, next to the Ae robics Room , as part of the Aquati c Centre project. It was comp leted ear lier in the year to enab le 1999 Year 12 students tim e to use and enjoy it.
IlIferior o/The Geel(}n~ College Aqllalic Cel/ln'
The respo nse to the sa le of Aquatic Centre membership to Co ll ege parents, Old Co ll egians, Friends and others assoc iated with the Co ll ege has been very positive, and demand is expected to cont inu e to increase as more Co ll ege fa mili es become aware of the high quality of the faci Iity and the exce ll ent service standards on offer. Individua l and family membersh ips are available for three, six or twe lve month s at rates compet itive with other local
programs th at th ey may be ab le to introduce.
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(Phone 52 26 3129) Th e Aqu ati c Centre ha bee n des igned , bui lt and staffed to enable th e bes t poss ibl e teac hin g, train ing and recreation environment in Gee lo ng. It is an exciting prospect to ha\ e uch an outstandin g fac ility to back- up the work and enthusiasm of th e staff, coac hes and stud ents imol\ed in aqu atic sports at th e Coll ege. It will add another dimen ion to the fitn ess and cro ss-trainin g o pportun ities for student invol ved in other sports and fo r the Ph ysica l Ed ucation program. Sport Departm ent sta ff will provide stu dent with the a sistance and encouragement th ey need to prepare for APS competition in Swimmin g. Th e Aqu atic Centre will enable them to revitalise th e gi rls' sw im mi ng program and reintroduce competitive swimmin g fo r th e boy. It i seventeen years si nce Coll ege has bee n rep re ented at a Combined APS Swimmin g Carnival by a team of boys. Swimmin g, Di v ing and Water Pol o w ill be added to the list of school sports, and oth er aqu atic activ itie such a
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diving, life saving and ca noe in g are a po ibility. Peter Betls (64 Appeal Co-Chairman), Sue and Bill Phillips (68, OGCA President).
Meanwhile, th e Aquatic Centre Manager, Mr Ni ck Bowden and his staff are busily preparing for the start of th e Summer holiday period, when th ey expect members of the Aquatic Centre to take full adva ntage of the wonderfu l fac ilities. Th e planned lea rn-to-swim schoo l has already attracted num ero us inquiries from parents. Lea m-to-sw im wi ll be just one of the programs prov id ed fm members of The Geelong College Aq uat ic Centre, with junior swimming squads, adu lt swimming technique development classes, aq ua aerobics and water po lo all being developed as part of the services and programs on offer. All of these have aroused a great deal of interest from the Co ll ege community and it is hoped to ex pand th e recreational programs offered to mem bers as numbers and demand increase. Th e Aquatic Centre management will be hap py to answer any questions regarding membel's hip and fac ilities, or indeed happy to rece ive suggestions for student 01' member Th e Ai/lIlllic Cellrrc Appeal COII/II/ iff/,/, - Leji IV rit:hl Frank Henl (69). Ca n)/ Samell'll. Helen Croll'ley. Peru Bew (6-1 ). ClI/herint' Gnll eI"d I/ lIlTeI" I/Ol/ll/jo\' 1(0 ).
By Leon ie Brown - Head of Geography (Sen ior School) and Harry Roberts - Soc ial Sc ience Co-ord in ator (Prep. Schoo l)
SOSE & Geography he study of SOSE (Studies of Society and Environment) at the College begins at Campbell House and continues through to Year 8. SOSE focuses upon people interacting with each other and with their environments in various locations throughout time.
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SOSE refers to the natura l and bui lt surro un d ings that provide the physical context fo r soc ial processes an d cultural development. It examines the nature and interdependence of environments and peop le. Students are given the opportunity to develop respect and care for the environment and learn about how they can sustai nab ly manage, protect and conserve the environme nt. SOS E provides a framework for the development of stude nts' knowledge and understand ing of Austra lian soc iety, withi n the Asia Pacific region and as a pa rt of the w ider globa l community. The knowledge, values and sk ill s students acquire in this study enable them to participate as informed, confident and respons ible citizens - ab le to make a difference - in a democratic soc iety and internationally. SOSE covers a broad and often comp lex range of knowledge comprised of a m ix of trad itio nal disciplines and vocationa l and integrated studies. This study of the interaction of people from d ifferent soc iet ies and the environment is based on the d isc ipli nes of Geography and History in the ear ly years with Econom ics and Politics contributing substantia lly in the m iddle and later years. At the Upper Primary Level, Years 4 to 6, SOSE is stu died in an integrated fashion also where themes are linked to Health and Science. A vast range of top ics suc h as: Wonders of the World, Rainforests, atlas and mappi ng skills, comparative studies of Asia, Victo ria's Geograp hy and Endangered Species are some of the Geography based units. A team teaching structure is uti l ised at th is leve l w here each teacher of Years 4 and 5 contro ls a part icu lar topi c using an inquiry, (Bloom and Ga rdner) app roac h in the development of units. In Years 7 and 8, SOSE is taught as an independen t and compulsory subject. In Year 7, there are four top ics ta ught: Antarctica, Koori Studies, Japan and Anc ient Soc iet ies. Both History and Geography ski li s and co ntent are ta ught in each unit. Year 8 students study Weather and Co untry and Wor ld Geography. The ma nn er of teac hing in The Prep. Schoo l is diverse w ith ind ividua l and group wo rk be ing a featu re of almost all un its. An inqui ry (se lf d irected) approac h is sometimes used as we ll as trad itiona l teac her directed lessons . J 0/ I J
Jackson Perry (Year 9) rel'iewing his digiwl camera work!rolll a [reid trip to Adam WallOl1:~ free range piggel)' at RokelVood.
From left: Mrs Leonie Brown, Lucy Mills and Ch ristie Fletcher (Year 12) work 011 rheir Yea r 12 Geography CA T 'Issue of rhe Fu ture of rhe
Queenscliff Harbou r '.
Ch il dren are asked to fo rmul ate opinion s, va lu es and attitud es based on th eir acqui siti on of fac ts and opini ons. Child re n are ex posed to a va ri ety of resources th at in clud e guest speake rs, fi eld tl'ips, vid eo materi als, cl ass tex ts, Library reso urces, th e Intern et and Intranet and many oth er form s of lea rnin g tec hnology. Th ere is ca reful coo rd ination betwee n Seni o r Schoo l, th e M id d le Schoo l and Ca mpbell H ouse to ensUl'e th emes and sk ill s are not dupli ca ted . Du e to th e large enrolm ents of stud ents from other schoo ls in Yea rs 7 and 9, the skil ls and co nte nt outlin ed in th e Curriculum and Stand ard s Framewo rk influ ence, but do not domin ate our cUI'ri cul ar offe rings. Info rm at ion Tec hn o logy has made a signifi ca nt impact on the teac hing of SOSE ove r th e past two yea rs. Alm ost eve ry topic from Yea r 4 to 8 has an element of Info rm ati o n Tech no logy, w hether it be in co urse deli ve ry or in th e student use of co mputer based appli ca tion s. Yea r 8 course de livery is via their noteboo k co mpu te rs, although it is not entirely co mputer-directed. Stud ents ga in access to th e sc hoo l Intra net and th e Intern et sites . CD info rm ation is ava il ab le and stu dents use access to data base, Wo rd, Powe rPo i nt and sp rea dsheet software in th e gatherin g, interpretatio n and analys is of inform ati on. The exc iting and revo lutio nary pros pec t of th e notebook prog ram in SOS E is tec hn ology's multi -medi a fac ility, its access to globa l reso urces, an d its interacti v ity and electron ic prese ntati o n fo rm at. In Se n io r sc hoo l Geograph y is offe red as an elec tive subject in yea r long un its. Skill s acquired and approac hes used at th e Prep . sc hoo l are co ntinu ed throughout Geograph y Studi es in Yea rs 9 to 12.
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WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY? in the past Geography was mainly conce rned with studying where places were in the world and what they were li ke. it focused on countries and their peoples . Today, Geography is d ifferent. it is relevant and interesting, exam inin g issues and confli cts. it helps the understanding of the wor ld in w hi ch we all live in. Geography is the stud y of the interaction between peop le and environments. in this sense it is the subject which provides a bridge between the natural and human wor ld, as it develops know ledge and understandin g of the d istrib uti on of human and natural phenomena. The spatia l perspect ives underpinn ing the d isc ipline pl"Ovide a mea ns fo r describin g and interpreting patterns and pl"Ocesses affecting the surface of the Earth . Geographers app ly these spatial perspectives at a range of sca les that may vary over time and space.
WHERE DOES IN FORMATIO N TECHNOLOGY FIT IN GEOGRAPHY?
During 1997 Year 10 tudent \\ ere JIlvol\ eel in a competition pon.oreel b\ lona h Uni\er It, u ing Gi (Geographic Iniormation y tem). Student \\er required to ur\ev 10 al resident of e\-\ to\\ n to a certain their\lew about the de\elopmcnt ot medium den ity hou ing in the area. Then u ing a" lapitude". a GiS they were required to map their data and e amine the inherent relation hips that exi t bet\\een the pro, imity to such de\ elopment and re ident opinion about them. in recognition of the work undertaken by these tudents, the College \\ a awarded a copy of the otl\\ are package and database for the City ot Greater Geelong . Con equentl}, \\ e now have a major database of spatial material th at students can acce .
With the impl ementation of the notebook computers and havin g ready access to internet connections to classrooms, students can access a wide source of information. This is paramount in a discipline that requires recent and relevant information on current geographic issues. However, having such read y and relatively quick access to such an Durin g 1998 Leonie Brown, Head of array of information is Geography participated in the is only part of the equation Study tour to Th ailand. A a direct in student research. Just result of thi , link \-\ere made \\ith as important are th e two Colleges in Thailand. an skills of making expe rimental tri al during this ear worthwhile judgements some stud ent used email to survey regarding the va lidity Th ai student in Bangkok and and reliability of the Thailand . Consequently our student sources of such were ab le to col lect recent and information . Thi s factor relevant data to compare their li\ing certainl y requires conditions with stud ents some dynamic teachin g and thousands of ki lometre a\\ ay. \ e learnin g strategies to hope to de elop this quite incredible equ ip students with re ource to a further e. tent in future. Hi lary H amil/Oil (currel7f parelll) addressillg Year 9 sludellls 0 11 these sk i lis of her emu operaliol1s al ' L eighview'. Such a big step from tho e time of information selection. latitud e and longitude, cultural and Key geog l'ap hi c id eas provide a Fieldwork has an integra l part of any phy ica l studi e centred around the uniqu e co nceptual structure for the Geography study, where students printed Atla ! Th is i ju tone wa} in vestigation of the spatial d istribut ion observe first hand the interactions that the tud of Geography im olve of phenomena. By in vestigating the between people and the the global c las room in a en real spatia l dimensions of topics and environments in which they li ve. in en e. iss ues, stud ents ana lyse the impact of of such the past the recording the interaction between peop le and information has been in environm ents and co nsider the form of conve ntion al appropriate socia l and environmental photography. ow, with I·esponses . in th is co ntext, the study of the use of digital Geogl'aphy has evo lved from the photography, students nan'ow base of coun tri es and peoples ca n record and acce s to the co nsequences of the suitable images from interacti o ns between these. it is now fie ldwork in a much based upon inqu iry based learning more cost-effective where stud ents are placed in a manner. Student an prob lem so lvi ng si tu ations, where annotate and modify they are I'eq uired to make value image to uit the ba ed dec isions in orde r to resolv e requirements of the issues in the most appl"Opriate fieldwork report. manne l·. Year 5C . IUe/CIIIS. Nell ,1/),1'1' (//Il/ j(/I//t'\ Rare/itti . \I or' 1110;: Oil l!teir 0 £ ..\ ~I('('S alld I lIcm I'r(ljl'l'I \l'lIh fir, il f. ,I, Ir. r JII rs j ewl Hobbs.
R Bruce lamie on - Honorary Archiv ist
Willial11 Wallace Anderson 1888 ~ 1975 (Old Collegian 1902 ~ 1903) he reprinting of a photograph of some Old Collegian members of the light Horse at Mena, Egypt, 1915, (Ad Astra, no. 92, July 1999), sparked some unforeseen consequences.
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noth r photograph - of Austral ian War Altists in Egypttaken four years later in 1919, in alm ost the same place, came to the attention of the Arch ives. The College was given perini sion to copy the photograph fOf" the Archives and it is reproduced below. Th e figul'e on the I"ight, on a camel , is Lt. William Wallace Anderson , an Old Collegian. Accompanying him are his intrepid w ife Gladys and artists, Will Dyson and Louis McCubbin. This photograph and much of the fo ll owi ng information came from Anderson 's daughter, Joy, and son-i n-l aw, Tom Bleakley (3 2), who live in Poi nt Lonsdale.
Service w ith AWM resumed during th e late 30s through to th e mid 40s ass istin g with the co mpilation of model s and other artifacts a AWM was tl"a nsfelTed from M elboume to Canberra. Followin g co mpl etion of service with AWM in '1946, Anderson res um ed hi s pri va te practi ce as a sculptor as well as teac hin g mod elin g at Footscray Techni ca l Schoo l in 1946 and 1947. Anderson 's work at th e AWM is ex tensi ve and in clud es sculptures and dioramas of battl efields. Sculptures include "Water Carrie!"", " Evacuation " (previously known as " Spirit of Anza c"), and " Naval Ratin gs", all in bron ze. Th e AWM archives ha ve some interestin g notes, co pi es of co rrespo nd ence, etc, about much of Anderson 's WOf"k, eg, the "Spirit of Anzac" was I'ecommended by Dr C W Bean th e official wa r historian ; the " Naval Ratin gs" was acce pted in 1941 as indicated by an AWM Minute, 'Mrs McGibbon co nsid el"ed " th e statuettes satisfacto ry and of suffi cient quality to justify their inclusion in th e AWM'", it had been subject to scrut in y by Admiral Sil" Guy Royl e at the request of General Sir Harry Chauvel . Th e Dioramas are sig nificant, three of wh ich depict the fo llowing;
Archive records at the Austra lian War Memorial (AWM) and a section of Ken Scarlett's book, "Australi an Sculptors", supplement their information. His two years at the College were followed by training in art at the Gordon Institute; some time as an app rentice at his uncle's engineerin g works, J C Brown & Co.; a return to the Gordon to study modelling (the art of buildin g 3D models); and then to train as a Technical School Art Teacher. He became assistant to Mr A E Anderson (no relation ) who had been appointed to teach modelling classes at the Gordon. His teaching career invo lved some time at the Sunshine Technical Schoo!. In 1915 he enl isted in the AIF and se rved in France with the 23rd Battalion. In 1918 Prime Minister Billy Hughes arranged for Anderson's transfer to War Records to wo rk as a Museum Officer to the AIF working alongside fe llow artists Mc Cubbin & Dyson and scu lptors, William Bowles and Web Gilbert. Much of his tim e was spe nt touring battlefields in France, Egypt and Palestine; in 1920 he returned to Austra lia to work for the Australian War Memorial, constructing models, dioramas and sc ulpture. The work continued apace until 1930 at which time he left the AWM and engaged in private practice as a sculptor.
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Somme Winter, 1916/ 17 a remarkable depiction of the extreme cond ition s endured by Austra li an troops in the shell-chumed mud near th e front lin e. Battle of Rom ani, 1916 in vo lving Austra li an
Right: 'Evacuation ' Bronze.
troops in the Palestinian Campai gn during 1916. Attacking a Pill-box in Nonne Bosschen Swamp, 1917 showing general conditions and a German soldier surrenderin g to Australian troops. All this work for the AWM was undertaken with the u ual difficulties experienced when dealing with limited budgets and the bureaucracy; the archive files testify to Anderson 's patience despite these other obstacles. Dr C W Bean, the offi c ial War Historian, was a stron g supporter of Anderson and hi work. Also included in the AWM archives is an untitled autobiography, hand written (c 1972), consisting of 104 pages. Access to the manuscript is open for reading but use of the material is restricted until after year 2000 depending on publication or not of a planned work on his life.
Shrine of Remembrance and the series of heads of Austral ian Prim e Ministers in the Ballarat Botani c Gardens.
co mmi ss io ned in 1937 and "Spirit of An zac" co mm i sioned in 1928, both
Besides the work he undertook for the AWM Anderson is widely represented within Victoria; the most popular and best known works being 'The Man with the Donkey', depicting Simpson and his donkey in the gl"Ounds of the
The Man with the Donkey sculpture resulted from a competition organised by the Australi an Red Cross Soc iety and won by Anderson. Two of hi s works are located in Geelon g, a statue of Kin g George V,
In 1949 nd ers o n v as commi ioned fo r "a po rtrait head of Dr Keith IcK Doig", an O ld Co lleg ian (1909) at the Co lac Hos pital. Dr Doig i remembered today thro ugh one of our aca demi c sc ho larship.
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currentl y loca ted \ ithin John tone Park, Gee long.
CORRECTION In th e last iss ue of d A tra, September No 93, an article relating to th e ce ntenary of the opening of th e M o rri so n Libra r , referred to Dr George M o rri so n, th e first Prin c ipal , a Fo un der of the College. Th e titl e " Fo un der of The G elong Co ll ege" ri ghtly be lo ng to the Mini ter of St George' Pre b\terian Church, the Rever nd
J Campbell
later Dr Campbell . It \\ as Mr Campbell wh o acc pted th chall enge brough t abo ut b) the earh closure o f th e Gee long Gram m 1r hoo l du ri ng 1860. Chapter 1 of the Co ll ege hdor\ The Gee lo ng Co ll ege, 186 1-1961. titled "
Gl o ri oLi
'Iorning'
detaiL the
pro e s undertaken b\ \I r C mpb II \Vhi h re ulted in tl e tormal opening of the Co ll ege 0 11 1\londa). luh 8 18 6l.
J S (Bas) Clark
Epilogue
Prologue
Bas Clark com menced hi s tim e as an edu ca tor at Th e
Following is an excerpt from an essay written by Cameron Knott, who was Dux of the Geelong Col lege in 1995 and who is currently stud yin g medicine at the University of Melbourne .
Geelong Co ll ege in 1985 as Head of Mathemati cs, a position he held until 1990. H has tau ght, he laims "50 plus" different co urses in his vast teac hin g ca l"ee l" in cludin g Specia li st Matil s, M ath s M ethod s, Juni or M aths, Au stl"a li an Studies, Perso nal Development, History and En gl ish! Bas has also been an unqu enchab le font of w isdom for other
" Mathematics is, in the words of Robert Bolt, " his cross, hi s so lace, his hobby", and it speaks to him in his favour caden ce. Mathematic , a wOl" ld not fu lly entered into by most ol"dinary people, is this man's domain, hi s entire universe. A cosmos of imaginary numbers, vecto rs, tensors and chaos theory mean to this man w hat football means to an avid Carlton supporter (which he also is). He li ves, breath es and eats mathematics. His eccentric, gen iu s presence in the classroom inspires awe in some of his students and complete mystification in others.
staff, ass ist in g in numerous Dram a produ ction s (a nd over
His classroom antics are someth in g rare to behold. He is like a mad nuclear physicist teach in g basic arithmetic or like Shakespeare teaching lim ericks. It is probably impossible fOl" him to ever know the ponderous workings of others' minds, such is his modesty; he ass um es that all are of his ilk. The reservoir of such volumes of knowledge leaks into the classroom as he becomes bored with the current topic and proposes, for casual con j ecture, th e mani c question, " How many ange ls can fit on a pin head?" The shocked, disbelieving rictus on eac h student's face slowly subsides as the be ll marks the en d of another complex, fasc in ating, enriching lesson in which so me were left by the wayside at the very start of his inarticu late ramblings. Many, eager to be out of his presence, rush desperately for the door as he ca ll s out the chapters of the text book he wants completed for homework" Others remain behind just to ta lk to this unusu al man, trying to communicate with a person whose mind, in all probability, is light years away. "
status). Teac hing deli ghts him. I ca n think of no one else
actin g outrageously in two) and has been visiting lecturer and ex pert in Literatul"e, Hi sto ry and International Stud ies class rooms to name a few of his tangential ex peri ences. Bas has never to my knowl edge I"efused a requ est for help from a student or co ll eag ue. Shou ld you need a cl ass, ya rd duty or spOiling tea m cove red Bas wil l throw himself 'once more into the breach. ' Perhap s what I adm ire most in Bas is his ab ility to make play of wo rk, and this is what has won him all eg ian ce from hi s stud ents (eve n legendary
who wi ll leave his Melbourne home in the darkn ess at 5:30am on a Saturday mornin g, travel to Geelon g get on a bus w ith a cri cket team and end the day's saga at 7 :30 pm hav in g endured the Melbourne road x 4 and not comp lain. Indeed Bas w ill have enjoyed th e day. Bas w ill 'take away' not on ly our thanks with him but the love and admiration of thousands of stud ents and a directly proportion al fraction of teac hin g staff. He is one of those very rare indi viduals who wi ll leave an unfillable ga p (parti cul arly insid e his pigeon hole). Like a great poem a first I"ea din g of Bas will leave hu ge gaps of understandin g but those with the wi t to persi st w ill later discove r startli ng bursts of revelation. How dull Co ll ege wi ll be for me without th e dai ly task of decod in g JSc.
Marilyn Keogh
Co ll ege, she quickly set about the task of estab li shi ng a Strin g Orchestra at Senior Schoo l and laid the fo und ation for the Gee long Co ll ege Symphony Orchestra.
Ms Marilyn Keogh w ill be leaving The Geelong College to take up a position at Ballarat and Clarendon College at the beginning of th e New Year.
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Julie Gainey - English Departm ent
Marilyn has been instrumenta l in developing the str in g progl"a m at Campbe ll House and she has seen the progress of many fine vio lini sts through the sc hool , many of who have gone on to study mus ic at tertiary leve l.
Ms Keogh has been at the College for twelve yea rs and has done a wonderfu l job in estab li shi ng a stri ng program throughout the schoo l. The standa rd of the String Orchestra at Senior School gives testament to the fine wo rk she has comp leted throughout the school over the years. The members of the music department will sad ly mi ss
and later Canberra where she had
her.
taught. Upon her appointment to
Maril yn ca me to Th e Geelong College from Sydney where she studied for her Ba chelor of Music,
The position at Bal larat wi ll offer Marilyn many new cha ll enges and we w ish her we ll in her new end eavou r. Carme l Edwa rds - Acting Head of Mu sic
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Jan Gardner Mrs Jan Gardner, part-time teacher of History and German sin ce 1995, retires at the end of 1999. " Retires" is probably the wron g word, as Jan and husband Rob are to become Ruffians ; they are moving to a farm at Ruffy in the Southern Strathbogies ("Mount Ti ckatory", due North of Yea), where Jan, a passionate and accomp li shed gardener, wi ll have unlimited scope for her talents . She wi ll be much closer to son Robbie's property, in need of extensive gard en development, and also plans to e pand her role in the family marketing business. A good freeway to Melbourne will ensure the co ntinu ation of Jan and Rob's extensive cultural interests, particularly following daughter Pippy's career as a professional cellist. This move co mpl etes a full circle for Jan, who came to teachin g from a farm near Hay, starting w ith a class of Year 2 students at Geelong Grammar. From there she moved to North Geelon g High School, then to Morongo, and on to Col lege, build ing a broad experience of schools and teaching, from which Col lege has certain ly benefited. A feature of Jan's role in all her schools has been her compassionate nature and great love of chi ldren. Students, parents and teachers have seen her as one who co uld be app ro ached in the confident expectation of a sympathetic hearin g, with supporti ve and sound advice to follow. All at College wish Jan great joy and ful f ill men t in her " retirement" . Andrew Pay ne - Business Studi es Depa rtmen t
Sheran Fisher Mr Sheran Fisher leaves The Geelong Co ll ege at the end of thi year to take up the position of Careers Coordinator at Geelong Grammar. Sheran ha
pent the
past 15 yea rs at the College in charge of ca ree rs during which time she ha been res ponsib le for adv i ing student on matters re lat ing to careers and for o rganis in g the \ ork e perience program currently in Year 10. This very important component of the Year 10 program ha bee n ma intained through Sheran ' co nsiderable invo lvement in the Gee long Career Teacher net\\ ork and her li aiso n w ith local busines es and indu stry, includ ing many 0\\ ned or
Bert Philips
operated by Old Col legian. Her other ve ry impo rtant role ha been a career
Bert has been the Accountant at the Co ll ege for 24 years and leaves us at the en d of this year to enjoy the next stage of his life in retirement. Bert was appo inted to his position by Mr Bruce Jamieson in 1976 and worked w ith him for some 13 years. During this time he acquired a detailed knowledge of the administration and accountin g functions of th e sc hool which has proved in va lu ab le to succeedin g Bursars. He has co ntroll ed the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and General Ledger funct ions of the Genera l Office and has dealt w ith many queries from students, staff, parents and supp l iers . Bert's daughters, Julie (87) and Susan (89) were students at the College. Bert has also co ntributed to the cocu rri cul um act iviti es of the Col lege being a member of the Schoo l's Orchestra and stage band where he played th e trombo ne for many years . He also helped staff on excursions to Crad le Mountain, ew Zea land and the Snowy Mountains. As Bert leaves, we w ish him well as he conti nu es hi s trekking in outback Austral ia and enj oys the rewards of being a grandp arent. Bert Stewart - Bursa r
adv iser to student who, in their final yea r at school, have ought a i tan e wi th career opt ion, ubject choice in VCE, tertiary course and acco mm odation at tertiar in titution , in cl uding lho e in other state.
one
ca n imagine, wi lh the growth over pa t yea r in the number of cour e offered by U niver itie and TAFE in titution
it
ha been an enormou ta k keeping pace w ith th e change (and the pre-requi ite studi e ) in th e cou r e offered b\ the many in titutions. It i to
heran ' credit
th at he ha managed to keep abrea t oi th ese cha nge, and ha al\\ a\' be n w illin g to counsel tudent and p.1rents on the optio n that are available. \\ e wi h h ran e\ er
ucce_
111 her \ entur
and than k her sincerel\' tor her ttorts on be half of te ft, tudent and th Ir parent.. \\.1rren Harri, - \ (E (O'lHdlll,ltor
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y u, farewell and goodluck
Max in e Dri scoll
compet itions at Kard ini a co urts ca n be a ch ill y expe rience in the depth s
Maxine Drisco ll captures many of the attributes that mark a great teache r: a deep love of learning, an enthusiasm for life that keeps her bubbling all day long and a fine sensitivity to the precious moments that mark our times at school.
of w inte r, yet Max ine always turn ed up fu ll of wa rm chee r and enthu sias m and encouraged her tea m of Pum as and Panthel's to stri ve hard and to play to the best of their abil ity. Max ine's teac hi ng sty le has ea rn ed her the respect and gl'atitud e of her
Maxine began her work at Co ll ege as
co ll eag ues and of the parents of the
the Campbell House Literature
Co ll ege. Th e pare nts nomin ated hel'
Specialist and her involvement with
for the NE iTA awa l'd in 1997 . M ax ine
books made library classes fun and a
was highl y successful in her
very satisfying learning exper ience.
presentati ons and succeeded in
Her involvement in the biennia l
reachi ng the State Fin ali st leve l. Her
Campbell House production saw
ab ili ty at co mmuni ca tin g w ith people
Maxine's thespian talents f lower, even
was recog n ised by the Co llege and
if she was typecast as the w itch!
she beca me a Loa ned Executi ve fo r
Dressed as Meanie Miser in 'Tro is
the Un ited Way appea l in 1998 . In
We w ish her a ric h ex perience as she
Fois Passera' Maxine almost stole the
this ca pac ity she visited Gee lon g
steps into the Headsh ip, know ing th at
show as she sailed across the stage in
workp laces and enco uraged people
it w ill be f ill ed w ith fun and
a flowing black cape, huge green
to do nate a po rtion of th eir in co me to
sati sfaction for her, the stud ents and
glasses and long black fingerna il s.
the Geelo ng chari ty.
fo r her staff.
The early morning netba ll
Her success as a leade r in the ro le of
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAST STUDENTS' GOLF ASSOCIATION GOLF DAY he Geelong College was well represented with 26 entrants to a magnificent day of fine w eather and reasonable golf for most of us.
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Gramm ar, St Kev in s, Scotch and Carey - a good resu It for th e day. Th e onl y casu alty of the day w as th e temporary loss of Murray Mountjoy in th e fa mous bunker o n th e 6th East w ho cou ldn ' t be see n (even w ith club raised above h is head) by Peter Betts
The day started at 8.30am w ith a
ho lding the fl ag in th e midd le of the
shotgun start on both the East and
gree n.
West cou rses fo ll owed by another shotgun start at 1pm, all ow in g some 300 entrants to play. 140 stayed
organise and run the day for the next
back for dinner in the cl ub afterward s
two years. This opportunity only
and were entertain ed by Mi chae l
comes round every 22 years, so
Wo lveridge (go lf co urse des igner w ith
don't hold back with your
Peter Thompson and Ross Pe rri tt)
enthusiastic offer to help next year.
who related a few ve ry amu sin g
Contact Kri sten Fry at the
stories of his expe ri ences in th e
Community Relations Office on 5226
go lfing wo rld. We finished eq ual 6th w ith Geelo ng Gramma r ahead of M elbourn e
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It is The Geelong College's turn to
3123 or David Jarman on 5229 2701 if you can assist. Steve Hope-Johnslone (69)
the PI"imary Co-ord in ator was fo ll owed by a term spent as acti ng Deputy Head in Term 3 of 1999. Sh e ski llfu ll y took up the reins of thi s demand ing posit ion and also dec ided to app ly for th e ro le of Head of the Jun ior Schoo l at Kardi nia Co ll ege.
Amanda Swaney - Curricu lum Co-ordinator, Preparatory Schoo l
OLD GEElONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB
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Old Gee lon g Amateul" Ath letic Club had a successfu I season both o n and off th e trac k. It was great to see gro wth in both th e men's and wom en's ranks w hi ch res ulted in th e O ld Gee lon g fi eldin g a men's f irst and seco nd tea m; a wo men's tea m; and occasion all y fi eld ing a seco nd w om en's tea m. Th e res ults we re also encourag in g w ith th e w om en ac hi ev ing th e best res ul t pl ac in g th em third in th e in augural yea r of wo men's compet ition . In terms of th e men, res ults saw a fifth placin g ove rall in first d ivision and a ninth ove rall in seco nd di visio n. Notable perform ances ca me from , Aaron Wi leman (9 0), Rebecca O ' Lou ghli n (95), M ichae l James Goode (9 4) and A ndrew Lambart (92). We are kee n for new members with emph as is o n pa rti c ipatio n!! If you are interes ted in hav in g a run , contact w ith Aaron Wi leman on 0414 776 106. Ryf Q uail (90) - Pres id ent OGAAC
FoOl nOle R)1Qua ii had Ih.e CLub'sfirsl eve r Handicap race win, allh e " Brighlon by Ih e Sea" even l.
Gifts to the Archives Community Relation s is grateful for th e followin g contributions to th e Archives. Th ey are a valu abl e resource in in creasing knowl edge of th e Coll ege's hi story and culture. Sport cups, 191 8, for 120 yds Hurdl es, give n by M r E K Ru ssell (09 ) and w on by W R M ac Ph erson (11 ). Open High Jump, give n by M rs T S Hawkes and wo n by W R M ac Ph erson (11 ) we re rece ived fro m M r and Mrs James Ri chard son , (th eir daughter Rosemary Ri chardson , is currentl y enro ll ed in Yea r 8) . Th ey sec ured th e cups at a ga rage sa le in A lbury. Portrait of Sir John Dwye r (01), Chi ef Ju sti ce of Western Au strali a from Mrs Barb ara M c Donn ell and members of her famil y.
A n asso rtm ent of officia l document relating to h i va ri ou occ upat ion a a radio officer from the e tate of Jo hn Dud ley Morri on (3 8). John Morri o n bequ athed a substantial um of mone to the College \\ hlch enab led the refurbishm nt of
\adie Hou . .
Boat Club ap \Vorn vvhil t cox of the 1 t \,,111111 19-11 from A lex Martin (38). A cap "celebrating the jubilee of the a au lt on the Peak in 1949 " from the Federation Peak group 1999. Information about Al an Brook W il o n (10), w ho \\'a killed in ac tion on Oc to ber 1 19 17 from Ken Fitzgerald of Co leraine. A photograph of a group of O ld Co ll egian at a reunion
Papers from her late husband 's, Harry Fal law (19), peri od as Pres id ent of th e O ld Gee lo ng Co ll egians' Assoc iation from Mrs V Fall aw.
at the Col lege during WW1, taken be ide the
A n asso l1ment of programs and other doc um ents from Peter Fagg (60).
enroll ed at th e Co ll ege in 186 1.
A co py of a photograp h of Wall ace Anderson (03), wh ilst in Egypt in 1919 as an offic ial War Artist, (see article) from Mrs and Mrs Tom Bleak ley (3 2).
of G & S pe rfo rm ances from Charles R I ev\ man (55 ).
The College Cup won by hi s grandfather in 1897 on permanent loan from Mr Col in Greeves, grand son of E G Greeves (1890-98). A sa mpl e piece of the material specified for the man ufacture of the former Col lege Sports Jacket from Mr Des Davey, former Vice-Principal ,
orr i on
Hall from M s A nn Wil so n of Bur\ ood. The group includ es her grea t grea t un cle, Ri chard Skew, \\ ho
An assortm ent of photog raph c1956, including e\eral
Audio tapes of talks by A lbert Bell during 19-18; a "ell prese rved copy of the Aus tralas ian ne\V paper, ovember 2 1872, whic h featu res an adverti ement ex tollin g th e v irtu es of liThe Gee long College at ewtown -Hill , erected at the cost of £6,000, quite out of town "; several o ld issues of Pega u from ource unknown.
War Service Medals Alan Tait (28-30, 39 -40), o ne of the sons of Alan Tait (03-08), member of staff and Vice-Principal , 39-5 7, visited the College in September w ith his wife and pre ented his father 's Mi I itary Cross award ed during WWl whilst serv ing with th e Royal Scots Regim ent in France. Also presented was an Army Field Message Book together with a photograph taken in Edinburgh, c1915. The presentation was made on th e Forecourt of the Morrison Hall , w hi ch is designated a the Tait Foreco urt in honour of Alan Tait, a distin gui shed Old Col legian and much I'evered member of staff and Vice-Principal. Th e College is gratefu l to be th e rec ipi ent of such a spec ial gift.
From Mrs I M Rae of \ a ell Heigh ts in Queen land th rchives ha re eived the ervi e meda l awarded to her brother, Gordon J Hender on (37 --10 ), for ervice in the R F during \\ \ \ 2. The medal include Gordon ' Di tingui hed FI ing Cro , Do umentation rele\ ant to the award and ome photograph have been incl uded a \\ II. Th e Co ll ege i grateful , to I\\r~ \e Ra for mal--ing the olleg the I--e per of uch important reminder of the .Cr\ I e gi\ en b\ Co llege tudent in repon . e to ca ll from their ountr\. It i hoped that, in du Lefl lO rig hl: HOllorary Archil' iSI, JIl l' Bruce j Wlliesoll, acceplillg Alall Tail's ( 190 ) 1I'II'/ I'vl ilirary Cross IIlId Field M essage BookjivlIl his SOli, D r A 11111 Tuil (1935) and hi lI 'if e.
cOllr~e
u h er\ ice medc1L ma\ be able to b part ot a permanent di . pI1\ w ithin the \\ ar \\em rial.
Michael Brady (87) has temporarily retired from th e public service due to il health. He is cu rrently seeking a career in the music and or computer industry. He is playing with two bands, rock band Loose Cannon and funk band Beimo. Mark Butler (84) has taken a position as Research Leader in Chem istry at the Centre for Natural Products Research in Singapore, after five years at Griffith University. He would welcome ema il messages from friends: markbutler@email.com Andrew Cole (78) spent two years as Bursar at Murraylands Christian College in South Australia and is currently studying politics at Flinders Univers ity. He is intending to run for election to the South Australian State Parliament next year. Mark Collins (87) is currently teaching English in Toyama, Japan. In August this year, Nicole Curtis (88) returned from five months as medical officer on HMAS Arunta where she visited Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Singapore. In September she joined HMAS Tobruk which was invo lved in Operation Warden in East Timor Her brother Paul Curtis (89) returned from overseas in November. Katy Duff (past staff Mossgiel 1998) is currently enrol led in a Masters in teaching program at the State University of New York at Albany. She is a Language Advocacy Scholar and working toward a degree in TESOL. Nick Etherton (80) finished his Physical Education degree at Victoria University in 1986 and has worked in the leisure service industry for 12 years. He finished his Diploma of Education last year and currently teaches Physical Education and Science at a secondary college in Darwin. He hopes to return to Melbourne next year. John Fairnie (46) has recently moved to 182 Ryrie Street, Geelong. He and his w ife have built an apartment over their shop Murston House. Since retiring from Ford he has been working at Ad Cell Media as Credit Controller. Leigh Fletcher (56) left Tubemakers in Melbourne to become the Executive Director of the Co-operative Research Centre for Welded Structures with its
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Head Office located at the University of Wollongong. He is about to return to Bright in North Eastern Victoria where he will do some consu lting. Nick Hall (89) was disappointed to miss his ten year schoo l reunion, but Nick is in Timor flying Blackhawks. Nick joined the army in 1995 after he graduated from the Univers ity of Newcastle with a degree in Aviation Science and his commercia l pilots licence. After some time flying commercia l in NSW Qld and NT the opportunity for flying Blackhawk helicopters came up. Nick is now a Lieutenant in the 5th Aviation Corp. stationed in Townsville. Andrew Hauenstein (79) married Lyndi Galbraith in January 1994. They have two chi ldren Holly, born on 17 November 1994 and Jessica, born on 30 August 1997 Georgina Hart (96) is work ing on Daydream Island Resort. She is a reservations consu ltant and is working as part of her university course. She is completing a Bachelor of Business Hospitality and Tourism at VUT in Footscray. Simon Holloway (82) is now Managing Director, Tooheys Victoria (part of Lion Nathan Australia). Brands include Hahn, Tooheys, XXXX, Swan, Emu Bitter and West End. Glen Hunter (67) is presently lecturing in Music at the Victorian College of the Arts. He has also composed the Glenn R. Hunter Piano Library designed for Modern Piano exam Syllabi and distributed around Australia by Allans Music. Gary Laidlaw (82) has completed a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management at Swinburne University, Hawthorn. In September he caught up with Phillip Buck (82), Bill Stephinson (82), Alistair Ewart (82) at the AFL Grand Final. Ian Lyall (80) moved back to Geelong in June 1999 after spending three years in New Zealand. He and his wife Shannon had their second chi ld, Kate, just three weeks after returning. Ian has taken up a business development role with OCE Australia which involves regular trips to Europe .
John McDonald (66) has recently returned from India where he was involved with an Aus-Aid project to present fire-training to assist w ith fire protection planning in the Forest Dept. Julia Newman (88) is currently undertaking a PhD at the Key Centre for Women 's Health at Melbourne Univers ity, looki ng at socioeconomic inequalities in health in Australia. She has graduated with a Masters of Women's Health. She was recently engaged to Matthew LeCouter and plans to marry next year. Her email address is: j.newman@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au. Graeme Richmond (49) has now retired and is iving in Kingscliff, New South Wales. Mark Sutherland (70) has returned from living in the USA. He has bought into an Internet company and is getting ready to launch a new interactive media product. Paul Paech (61) has lived in Europe for over a decade and is based in London and Milan as European Creative Director for health care commun ications companies. He has been helping multinational pharmaceutical companies launch their new drugs worldwide . Readers might be interested to know that Paul has been in advertising for many years and was respons ible for the original Mitsubishi Not So Squeezy sumo campaign. Aaron Richardson (91) has been working as a professional actor/director in Australia and Asia for the past 8 years and has just completed a Graduate Diploma of Education at Melbourne University. He is now relocating to the UK with his wife Charlotte and their 8 month old daughter, Emily. Gordon Snell (44), married to Maeve Binchy and living in Ireland has published two more childrens' books in the past year as well as a book of comic verses about Canadians called "Oh, No! More Canadians!" Toby Sutton (92) served in the Australian Army Peace-Keeping Force in East Timor. He is an Officer in the Engineering Corps (3rd C.E.R.) and has recently graduated from Duntroon Military College in Canberra. Prior to
his military training, Toby completed his army TAFE Co ll ege training at Bonegilla and Sydney before commencing serv ice in Brisbane. Steven Sewell (83) has relocated to Brisbane to work for the Queensland Investment Corporation. His job requires travelling within Queensland as we ll as regular visits to national retailers based in the Southern states. Alex Stevenson (64) is now a chartered accoun tant and partner at Webb & Co., East Hawtho rn. He is living at Hesket where he is growing grapes and farming belted ga lloways . John Stevenson (71) is an economist and currently residing in Perth. He sti ll plays the bagpipes, enjoys fine wines and Geelong Football Club wins. Robert Stevenson (77) is an accountant and financial planner. He is still a passionate Geelong Football Club supporte r. He rema in s optimistic that th e Club wi ll w in a premiership in his lifetim e. Kate Stevenson (82) is enjoying moth erhood and is awaiting the arrival of her second child. Tim Steven son (82 ) is a body corpo rate manager at Noosaville and enjoys participating in triathlons. Marcus Sutton (96) has comp leted an International Hospitality training course in Switzerland and is now working in a management traineeship programme in Nashville, Tennessee, USA for 18 months. Bill Williams (72) has spent the past seven yea rs wo rkin g as a general practitioner for an abor igina l comm unity in the Gibson desert. H is new nove l 'Kumanjayi 's Country' was laun ched in Geelong on 2 December. He is now working on the Surfcoast as a general practitioner. Ken Aitkens (28), David Borthwick (34), James Cameron (36), Hugh Emerson (31), Bill Knox (35), Harvey Lade (38), Gordon Laidlaw (37), Allan Macdonald (36), Jock Robertson (37), Jock Rolland (34), Don Roydhouse (37), Ray Spargo (36) and Jim Morrison (39) all attended the RAAF/ Europe lun ch at Chaucers on 24 September. Th se O ld Co llegia ns served as aircrew in Europe durin g World War II.
ENGAGEMENTS
arri\ al ot Charles EeI \\ ard
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John . on Ki ng on 14 eptemher llJ Jan e Fyffe (85) and Mark Hamill announced their engagement on 10 May 1999. They have recently moved to their new home in East Brighton .
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w elcome brother to Georgie. Sue Leach (77) and Ed zuka are pl ea ed to announce the birth of theIr son, Dec lan James on 1:! Juh YOunger
Matth ew Dunston e (88 and staff 1994) and Laura Grice announced their engagement on 28 August 1999 .
brother for Georgina and Joshua Kate (87 nee McCann) and Geoff Peel (ex- taff 1985-1996) \\ elcomed a on ,
Fl eur Weber (94) and Andrew Letcher announced their engagement on 21 July 1999. They plan to marry in january,
2000.
Torin M a\\vell on 2 Ju ne 1999. Ali son Steele (86 nee Lei gh) and Greg are pl eased to announce the birth of
01 ivi a Ro e on 28 June 1999 Jane Utting (87 Staff) and Jefire
MARRIAGES
Horoch w elcomed Char le Frederick on 4 December 1999.
Anthon y Leigh (90) married Sharon Keogh on 18 April 1999 at The Geelong College Chapel.
OBITUARIES Caroline O ' Donn ell (9 0) and Stephen Porter were married on 25 September 1999 in Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom.
L A (Leon ard) Hancock (25)
v ( orman) \'\'ray (28)
Mark Synot (85) married Dannielle Wragg on 6 ovember 1999 at The Geelong Co ll ege Chapel.
J (Jim) Fairl ey (29)
Ashley West (staff) and Shelley Fisher were married on 13 ovember 1999 at The Geelong Co ll ege Chapel.
R J (Reg) O'Conn or (3 4)
H M (Hugh) Emer on (31)
J W (John ) imp on (35) I R (Ian) Hope (37) R G (Bob) Walker, O AI\\ (39)
BIRTHS Richard Annoi s (79) and Marcia Thompson (84) are pleased to announce the arrival of I abel Ie Rose on 15 ovember 1999, a sister for Brigitte and Tom.
H G (Hu gh) M ac leod (4 0) R M (Robert) MorroV\ (49) G G C (Grah am) ,\ \cKenzle (2 r) R ( eil ) M cPhee (42)
Basil Collins (71) and his wife, Chris are pleased to announce the afe arrival of twins Etham Samuel and oah
HOUSE MINDING
Marcus on 20 eptember 1999.
Careful couple required to mind a
Dun ca n Hea rd (86) and Dreda are del ighted to announce the arrival of Katja I abel on 15 june 1999 , a
hou C' in central Geelong,
beautiful little ister to Josephine Bridgit.
or cou ntr), Col leg granclparents
Anni e IIioski (84 nee Angelovich) and Rade are plea ed to announce the
th Inking of a trial retJrem nt In
arrival of their third child Madison "ate, a little iter for Michael and Anthon) . Jerem y King (8 0) and hi wife Moniquc j ohnson are proud to announce the
prJl-Jun
2000, whi Ie 0\ \ ner tra\ el 0\ ('rseas. Perhap thi \\ ould SUIt out of to\\ n'
Geelong. If interested plea:-e 1l1,1kl' initial
nquirie to "listen FI\
oll1ll1unity Relation~ Ph · S22bi12~
Opening Year 12 Common Room
From lefl: Joy Rell/, and Peler Morgan, former Morongo Foulldalion Board. From left: Doug Ooi (66), Murray McLean (60), SCO/l Nelson (79) and Bill Phillips (68, OGCA Presidenl) 01 Ihe Auslralian High Commission in Singapore.
From Ie/I: Pamela Warlalld, Andrew PaYll e (currell/ SICl/fJ, alld Felice Broil '11. From left: Dianll e Balh (Year 12), Melillda Cooke (Year 12), Berf Slell'arf (Bursa r), E/iz.abe/h Taylor and Desma Blow.
From left: Doug Slarler\' (70), Sally Phillip, and Bill Phillips (68, OGCA Presidenr).
From left: Sam Kin g (96), Ben Barr (95), Richard Kin g (97), and Darren Fletcher (95).
Tours to China
From lefl: S,eve Hope-Johnstone (69), Jim Ma rellde~ (72), Phil Taylor (73) and David Walerhouse (80),
Volunteers' Morning Tea
In the past, College has run highly successful study tours to China for our students. Another one is planned for September 2000 and is already full. For the first time, we are also putting together a 'parents and friends' group for people who would like to see China but are not students of the language. This tour will run in the April holidays (2000) and is open to parents, staff, Old Collegians and any other interested members of the College community. The tour will run for just over two weeks and will visit Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Wuhan and many of China's premier attractions. It will be led by Mr Craig Keating, our Head of languages, and he will also take the group to many places not normally \'isited by tourists. A few places are available; if you would like more details, please contact Craig on 5226 3193. 20/21
Clothing Pool volllllleers elljoyed m oming lea loge/h e r ill Ih e Prill cipa / :~ Dm will g Room, marking Ih e elld of ell I em, Dobsoll s wil/lake over Ih e sa le oj'seclllld-halld IIl1ifonl1sJi'Olll Jalll/CI,." 2000,
10 Year Out Reunion Fmlll It'.!t. Yic "Ia COI/Iell. \ Ii Cl/lIll'r(J/I. Jodi ~/llddell. 1I1ld
\ Ili\\ll ) limp.
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Trlll'/\ \\'ijjen .
From left: Gabriel Bonca lo, Andrea Tatman, and Ka/e Gua ran.
Queensland Reunion
From left: Bill Phillips, Brian (49) and Selma M oreton.
Ballarat Reunion
Bill Phillips (68, OGCA Presidelll ). Peter (68) and Fiona Call1 eron .
DOIIl/ld CamerOIl (-I :'. ).
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From leii: Jan e Stockel, Irene Stockel. Jenn ife r and Jam es M o rrison.
Neil Cam eron (-I2), Pal/lille TI/I"IWI; tllIll Newell BtI,.,.w/ (-1 0). ill/o his o ld school b ltl ~e,.!
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Athletics Dinner
From left: Rob Jeremiah (65), Richard Jeremiah ( Yea r 11 ) olld Kalrillo Jeremiah . From le]l: Adam S eckll'o rlh (94), Romlley Nelsoll (94 ), alld Jonalhon Ryall (currelll slaff).
From left: PeTel; Tom ( Year 9) alld .Ialle Srushfield.
Year 8 Parents' Dinner
From left: Anlla alld Sandy Todd (63), TOllY Whileside (51), alld Jam es Dicksoll (6 1l Srall ch P residelll ).
FrO Ill le]l: .Iudv Whil eside,
Framle]l: Clifford TlInl el; RobYII Cllld Rod Th olJlas (64). From Ie/I: Michael 0 'Donll ell (Co mpwer CoOrdillalOJ; Prepara(()r\' School), Paulin e TUnl er (Principal), ami Jilll Richa rd.l oll.
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Prep Parents' Association O aks D ay lunch
Valedictory Dinner
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From lefl: Leonie Bro wn (S lC/fI), Bas Clark (s taff) , Sile and ) 0 /111 BUlle!; Richard Morris (s taff) alld Ca rolv n Ma l/h ews (staff).
From lefl: A manda Fullon (s taif), Leig h Math eson, Sa rah Kelly, Ekabeth Ryan, Margaret Oates (s taff), Ma rga ret Lethbridge (Dep ll ty Head, Senio r School), Sally Moulltjoy and Christie Fletcher (front ).
From left : Philip , Alice alld Sne Bailich.
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Frol/l left: LOllise King, Clalld ia Cla rk. and Ph il King.
Year 11 Parent s' Dinn e r
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