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Head of College 02 Letter from the Editor 03 Ministry 04 SPOSA President 05 A ROUND THE SCHOOL

Cover Amelia Gilbert (Year 10) at the 2018 St Peters Indooroopilly Open Day in June. Image courtesy of Kathleen Barker. Plus Ultra July 2018 incorporating SPOSA Bulletin Published by St Peters Lutheran College Editors/Writers/*Photographers: Kathleen Barker and Kelsey Bricknell Layout&Design: Kathleen Barker Advertising Enquiries Publications Office Telephone: 07 3377 6262 publications@stpeters.qld.edu.au St Peters Lutheran College CRICOS Provider: 00516E 66 Harts Road, Indooroopilly Qld 4068 Telephone: 07 3377 6222 reception@stpeters.qld.edu.au www.stpeters.qld.edu.au www.facebook.com/stpeterslutherancollege © 2018 St Peters Lutheran College SPOSA Office 66 Harts Road, Indooroopilly Qld 4068 Telephone: 07 3377 6592 sposa@stpeters.qld.edu.au www.stpeters.qld.edu.au www.facebook.com/sposa45

On the Ball Science in German Saints on the Podium Building Future Leaders Indooroopilly Open Day The Lost World National Reconciliation Week Life Together Firefly for Parents Preps Bee Aware Fields Afar Doors Open Wide for Josh Grace Knight in Concert Slime Club Year 5 Street Science Enter the Boardroom ANZAC Day

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We Are Triibe

The Song Keepers

Balancing Act

Healing Hands

Keys to the Future

STAFF

Farewell Ms Lange-Mohr Meet Alison Arnold Meet Sarah Thomas

SPOSA

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Wave Maker

SPOSA COMMUNITY NEWS

Community News

Vale 58 Engagements & Marriages 60

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Positive Education at St Peters BY TIM KOTZUR, HEA D OF COLLEGE

Over the last 18 months, St Peters has embarked on a journey to implement Positive Education. Positive Education is an approach to education that fosters traditional academic skills alongside skills for happiness and well-being. It brings together the science of well-being and best practice teaching to enable individuals, schools and communities to flourish. A growing number of schools across the country are in the process of adopting a Positive Education approach to build resilience and equip our children and youth with higher order cognitive, social and emotional skills in the face of rising levels of anxiety, distress and depression in society. Importantly, Positive Education is as much about improving student learning as it is about teaching the skills of well-being. The National Scientific Council on the

Developing Child states that: ‘If we really want to build a strong platform for healthy development and effective learning… then we must pay as much attention to children’s emotional well-being and social capacities as we do to their cognitive abilities and academic skills’. There is a mounting body of research to show that student well-being is positively related to academic performance. For example, one meta-analysis conducted by Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, and Schellinger (2011)

of 213 studies involving students from kindergarten through high school showed that, on average, school students involved in a social and emotional learning program ranked 11 percentage points higher on achievement tests than school students who did not participate in such programs. At St Peters, we are using Dr Martin Seligman’s PERMA framework to help embed Positive Education College-wide. The PERMA framework is based on the premise that there are five enabling conditions for well-being: positive emotions (P); engagement (E); relationships (R); meaning (M); and accomplishment (A). When we develop each of these areas, our overall level of well-being improves.

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from the Editor For each of these five well-being pillars, there are strategies that can be used. In other words, the skills of well-being can be taught. Positive Education is essentially a strengths-based approach. As such, one of the College’s initiatives has been a focus on character strengths. Most of our students in Junior High and Senior School have undertaken an online Character Strengths assessment and are now familiar with their top strengths. Knowing what your strengths are is important because, when we use them regularly in our daily lives, we are more likely to experience: greater positive emotion; more engagement in school and life; better relationships; more meaning and purpose in what we do; and accomplish or achieve to a higher level. The research has found that those who undertake a strengths program have significantly higher: academic expectations; efficacy; self-empowerment; extrinsic motivation; and perceptions of ability, as compared to those students who do not. Some of the initiatives around Character Strengths have been presented by our College Captains at assemblies, and many of our Chapel themes have been linked to key character strengths, with students identifying how they can use their character strengths in their daily lives. Another part of the roll out of Positive Education is a focus on gratitude. Gratitude has been significantly associated with: positive affect; life satisfaction; optimism; social support; and prosocial behaviour. Students who engaged in activities that involved showing gratitude reported more satisfaction with their school experiences than those who did not.

Some of the key initiatives related to the development of gratitude include: the Senior School gratitude project; the Primary Years’ weekly ‘three things I’m grateful for’ project; and simple acts of kindness. The College has also focused on accomplishment, with the aim to equip students with sustainable strategies that help them to thrive academically and succeed in other valued and meaningful pursuits. In relation to this, Goal Setting, the language of Personal Bests and the cultivation of a Growth Mindset have been key initiatives. Carol Dweck from Stanford University has been leading the way in the field of developing Growth Mindsets. A growth mindset involves believing that talent and intelligence are malleable and flexible as opposed to fixed and rigid (Dweck, 2006). In one of her studies, Dweck found that young people who had a growth mindset displayed superior academic performance in Maths over a two-year period than students with a fixed mindset (Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007). As a College, we are on an exciting journey — a journey that has the ultimate goal of helping students to be better learners and flourish in their lives. Enjoy this edition of Plus Ultra. Sources: Norrish, J; Williams, P; O’Connor, M & Robinson, J ‘An Applied Framework for Positive Education’ in International Journal of Well-being; Volume 3 Issue 2 2013, pp147-161 Waters, L ‘A Review of School-based Positive Psychology Interventions’ in The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist; Volume 28 Issue 2, 2011, pp. 75–90

I recently completed a long-term project — a rug I wove by hand. Its completion, six months later, took me by surprise. I realised I had grown comfortable in knowing the project would take me a long time to complete. The experience made me think about the distance between setting out in pursuit of a goal and finally achieving it, and the pleasure to be had in both. Plus Ultra certainly pays homage to those who have achieved their goals; like swimming sensation, Ariarne Titmus, who returned from the recent 2018 Commonwealth Games holding four medals and a new Personal Best (page 12); like our Year 8 Kaleidoscope cast and crew who in May, after months of preparation, presented ‘Life Together’ to great acclaim (page 26); and like Ms Jill Lange-Mohr, founding Principal at St Peters Springfield, whose ten-year journey at the helm came to a close in July (page 11). But Plus Ultra also celebrates those who are still on a journey to discover their passions; such as our Prep students who have been learning about native bees (page 32); ‘The Boardroom’, an extra-curricular outfit of Years 11 and 12 students determined to find their way in business (page 50); and Old Scholar, Sophie Patzel, whose passion for painting and film have brought her back to St Peters to mentor students of the Arts (page 28). So, for this mid-year issue of Plus Ultra, I remind you to take pleasure in the journey, whatever the stage you’re at. Enjoy the issue. Kathleen Barker, on behalf of the

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Ministry BY PASTOR THOM AS BÖHMERT, ST PETERS INDOOROOPILLY SENIOR PASTOR

Walking Together I recently attended the annual Synod of the Queensland District of the Lutheran Church of Australia at Bundaberg. Synod is the gathering of representatives from congregations, schools, care organisations, and pastors, to receive reports from departments, set the direction for our district, and elect those who act on behalf of the church between synodical gatherings. The democratic organisation of the Lutheran Church in Australia reflects our belief that God has gifted and tasked each person as part of His mission in this world and that we are called to walk together in this mission, united by Christ. The theme for this Synod was ‘Graciousness to the 1000s generation’, taken from Exodus 20 (vs 6). It was an invitation to reflect on the depths of God’s blessings and promises and how they are handed on from one generation to another. St Peters is a school of the Queensland District of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCAQD) and, over the years, we have been richly blessed by God and benefitted from the foresight and work of previous generations. Those who are part of this community today lay the foundations for the next generation to be blessed and empowered to share their blessings with others in turn.

WHILE OUR IDENTITY IS SHAPED BY VARIOUS LAYERS AND INFLUENCES, OF WHICH SCHOOLING IS ONE, AND WHILE WE FIND OURSELVES AT HOME IN A PARTICULAR CULTURE, WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT OUR FOUNDATION IS GOD’S GRACE. This generational blessing was shown very clearly at Synod by St Peters Old Scholar, Paul Smith, who journeyed into faith through his time at the College and has been re-elected as bishop. It was also demonstrated by another Old Scholar, Noel Pearson, who addressed the delegates.

Noel spoke very positively of his St Peters experience and the opportunities it afforded him. He pointed out that, while our identity is shaped by various layers and influences, of which schooling is one, and while we find ourselves at home in a particular culture, we should never forget that our foundation is God’s grace, which is there for all people. To emphasise this, he used the image of a 360-degree door. He encouraged us not to let our cultural preferences limit the entry points into God’s grace. At St Peters, we seek to welcome and include all who come here; we seek to have a 360-degree door into God’s grace. So, the theme of Synod and the speech by Noel Pearson served as encouragement to us to continue our work as part of the greater whole that is the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District (LCAQD), which is part of the LCA, which is part of God’s church on earth. We walk together; protected, guided and blessed by our Lord, so that we can be a blessing to others. ‘Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments’ (Deuteronomy 7:9).

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SPOSA President BY JA N HOGA RTH, SPOSA PR ESIDENT

This poem rings true to the experience of me and so many other Old Scholars: OLD FRIENDS The ones whose parents you’d like to thank for choosing your neighbourhood, school, church – what goes on out of their hands soon enough.

The ones who lead you gently back to love and poetry each time your heart was deconstructed and you thought there’d be no surviving it.

The ones who share those formative firsts: drawn blood, admission of guilt without remorse, darkling night of soul.

The ones you turn to for conversation that goes nowhere and everywhere, that meets some nameless need while the kettle boils dry, the phone rings out, the cat at the door and the lover in bed wait.

The ones who understand your vague unease in the presence of any absolute. The ones who took you seriously running away from home on a bicycle with flat tyres but knew to laugh quickly at your glint eyed insistence that you were meant for greater things.

The ones who forgive the many ways in which you’ve failed them refuse to keep tabs on how many times you’ve changed for the worse; above all see the potential the hope for you yet. How you love them for this. How you try not to disappoint.

Reprinted with permission: Jane Williams (2013) Days like these: New and selected poems 1998-2013. Carindale – Queensland, IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd).

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Pictured: Gabe Valdez Cadena, Year 9 student at St Peters Indooroopilly, has been awarded the prestigious Simon & Jason Morriss Medal for his outstanding achievements in baseball.

On the Ball YEA R 9 STUDENT TA K ES ON THE BASEBA LL WOR LD

Upon meeting Gabriel Valdez Cadena (or, as he prefers, Gabe), you’d be forgiven for mistaking him for someone much beyond his years. He’s switched on, enthusiastic and, for someone just 14 years old, has already achieved so much. Gabe is a rising baseball superstar. This year alone, he’s been to the State Baseball Championships and the Bendigo Bank Australian Junior League Championships. He plays for multiple teams, trains almost non-stop and, at States, his efforts to support his team and hit the ball out of the park (quite literally) landed him the prestigious Simon & Jason Morriss Medal. Surprisingly, this is not the extent of Gabe’s talents. He’s sporty, musical and his ability to juggle commitments is like nothing else. Plus Ultra caught up with him to find out just how he does it.

o, Gabe, you’re making quite a reputation for yourself as a sportsman to watch. When did you start playing baseball? I started playing when I was 5 years old for the Windsor Royals in Newmarket.

hat does a typical week look like to you, in terms of school and training commitments? At the moment, I train five times a week. On Tuesday, Thursday and

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Saturday afternoons I train with Brisbane Metro in preparation for both the State and National tournaments. Saturdays are busy because I also train with the Queensland Baseball Athlete Development Program and the Queensland Junior Elite Program. Training sessions can take up to three hours and games last up to two and a half hours. I train all year round because there are different tournaments at different times of the year.

o you have any other extracurricular commitments?

I play trombone in three St Peters ensembles—the Symphonic Winds, the Senior Stage Band and the Pep Band. Symphonic Winds rehearse on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings; Senior Stage Band is on Monday afternoon; and the Pep band rehearse at lunchtime on Wednesday. I also play with the Queensland Youth Orchestra on Thursday afternoons and I go to the St Peters gym on Monday and Wednesday mornings.

hat’s a lot to juggle. How do you manage all of that?

St Peters has been nothing but supportive, especially with my baseball commitments—from local Met West tournaments, States, and Nationals, to my first upcoming international tour. Mr Hacking (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator) has helped me a lot with all of my gym sessions to get stronger and Mr Sutch (Head of

Brass & Bands) has been great by helping me balance my music and sporting commitments. That has been a tough one, because sometimes they are on at the same time!

ou were awarded the Simon & Jason Morriss Medal for the ‘Most Outstanding Sporting Performance by an individual at the 14 years Schools Baseball State Championships’ this year. Did you expect it?

“WITH THE MEDAL, THE MORRISS BROTHERS WANTED TO ENCOURAGE BASEBALL PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN SCHOOL AND ON THE BASEBALL FIELD LIKE THEY DID, SO I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE FIRST RECIPIENT.”

No—I didn’t even know they were planning to give the medal this year! It was the first time they had – Gabe Valdez Cadena, Year 9 student granted it and it was an unexpected at St Peters Indooroopilly surprise—a big thing for me. With the medal, the Morriss brothers wanted to encourage baseball players After coming out as undefeated at the State Championships in to achieve their goals in school April, Gabe’s team (Brisbane and on the baseball field like they Metro) went on to compete in the did, so I am very proud to be the National Championships in late first recipient. May. The tournament lasted seven he Morriss brothers, like days, meaning that Gabe had to you, came through club, miss Week 7 of Term 2. Despite Metropolitan, State, and National this, he made the time to fit in this leagues. They were then selected interview. At Nationals, Brisbane for American College and All-Star Metro finished up 7th— the best teams. Is this something you’re performance by a Queensland team looking to do? at the tournament so far. Gabe was one of the only players to score a Yes. My ultimate goal is to play home run and pitched three innings, professionally in the USA… but striking out eight of nine batters. I have a lot of short-term goals It seems to us that he’s well on the to complete before I can do that! way to that ultimate goal of his! When I finish school, I want to go to

either Arizona State University or the University of Toronto to study business, some sort of health study, and chemistry. Everything I’m doing now is helping me to achieve these goals.

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Students Study Science in German

On Friday 8 June, Years 9 and 10 students undertaking German language studies at St Peters and Brisbane School of Distance Education, along with German immersion students from Ferny Grove and Kenmore State High schools, participated in Science workshops presented in German. Run by the Goethe-Institut, a German-based cultural association that promotes the study of German language abroad and encourages international cultural exchange and relations, the event made its Brisbane debut at St Peters’ Indooroopilly campus, following similar workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.

“GERMANY IS A WORLD LEADER IN THE TECHNICAL FIELDS. THAT OPENS STUDENTS’ EYES TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF FUTURE STUDY AND CAREERS THAT MAKE USE OF THEIR LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL STUDIES.”

Working in small groups, students cycled through a series of hands-on workshops: ‘Rock-Paper-Scissors and Game Theory’; ‘Social Media Analytics’; ‘Design a Ten Star Energy-Efficient Home’; ‘Inside a Computer’s Brain’; and ‘DNA, Genes – Roger Ganderton, German teacher at St Peters Indooroopilly and Gene Therapy’, presented by German-speaking researchers and professionals in Science, Technology, the diverse problem-solving skills Engineering and Mathematics that foreign language study fosters (STEM). and which are so beneficial in the STEM fields. From examining and building a central processing unit; to tracking Roger Ganderton, German teacher twitter traffic; extracting DNA from at St Peters Indooroopilly, says the bananas; insulating model houses; or workshops demonstrate the practical keeping statistics on schnick-schnack- advantages of German language to schnuck (scissors-paper-rock), students, particularly those who students were able to examine new want to pursue careers in Science. and familiar concepts while learning “German is a useful language of advanced German words. Science,” Roger explains. “Germany In his opening address, the German is a world leader in the technical Honorary Consul for Queensland, fields. That opens students’ eyes Dr Michael Rosemann, emphasised to the possibilities of future study 8

and careers that make use of their language and technical studies.” He says that recent high-level initiatives, such as the establishment of the intergovernmental Australia-Germany Advisory Group in 2014, has led to broader engagement between the two countries and increasing job opportunities for citizens. The local expansion of ALDI supermarkets, and the award of a contract to build armoured cars to Brisbanebased company, Rheinmetall, are just two recent examples of closer collaboration between the two countries in areas of trade, security, migration, science, and education. The workshops are among a suite of recent initiatives across Prep to Year 12 at St Peters Indooroopilly that have provided opportunities for students to gain an advanced proficiency in German. In the past twelve months, St Peters has hosted seminars by the German Academic Exchange Service, Sydney, and continues to host regular activities run by the Brisbane German Language School. Now, St Peters is in discussion with the Central Agency for Overseas Schooling to become an accredited German language school, able to administer proficiency exams for high school students and connect within a worldwide network of 160 schools.

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*Pictured: In June, Years 9 and 10 students from St Peters, Brisbane School of Distance Education, Ferny Grove and Kenmore State High schools participated in Science workshops presented in German. In Australia, only 12 percent of Year 12 students graduate with a foreign language. However, St Peters graduates continue to defy the national average, with 30 percent graduating with a foreign language under their belt.

These initiatives complement an existing program that develops students’ German proficiency in real-world settings, including: an exchange program for Years 10 and 11 students with partner school, Laurentius Gymnasium in Bavaria; and cross-grade curricular and cultural activities for primary and high school students. As for St Peters collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, Roger says the STEM workshops were just the beginning. He hopes the Institut will return within the year to administer a Business program, which will team students with local German businesses.

“There’s the learning of the language itself, and then there’s the use of the language to engage in activities that are of interest,” Roger explains. “Things like the Goethe-Institut’s Science workshops show students that languages are a vehicle to understanding, communicating, and interacting about all sorts of things.” “As the philosopher Wittgenstein put it: The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”

“THERE’S THE LEARNING OF THE LANGUAGE ITSELF, AND THEN THERE’S THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OF INTEREST.” – Roger Ganderton, German teacher at St Peters Indooroopilly

To find out more about the GoetheInstitut, visit goethe.de/en/index

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Farewell Ms Lange-Mohr BY CR AIG SCHMIDT, DEPUTY PR INCIPA L AT ST PETERS SPR INGFIELD

At the end of Semester 1, the St Peters community farewelled Ms Lange-Mohr after ten years of faithful service and determined leadership establishing and growing St Peters Springfield. Ms Lange-Mohr will continue in Lutheran Education, taking up the role of Principal at Geelong Lutheran College, Armstrong Creek and St John’s Lutheran Primary School and Kindergarten, Newtown. Ms Lange-Mohr has been an exceptional leader of considerable vision, wisdom, and capacity. Her international corporate experience and business success has

complemented her passion for both education and the Gospel, providing the platform for the ambitious venture for St Peters Lutheran College to establish a second P-12 school at Springfield. While we are sad to see Ms Lange-Mohr depart, we are excited for the new opportunity ahead for her. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to celebrate the 10 th anniversary of St Peters Springfield at the beginning of this year while she was serving as Principal. This afforded us a most appropriate opportunity to acknowledge her significant work and service. The 10-year anniversary publication, ‘Care, Dignity and

WHILE WE ARE SAD TO SEE MS LANGE-MOHR DEPART, WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE NEW OPPORTUNITY AHEAD FOR HER. Respect’, will be a lasting record of that which has been accomplished under Ms Lange-Mohr’s leadership. Her true legacy however, lies in the hearts and lives of all those who have, do, and will journey along the concourse of Curnow House, along Founders’ Way, and through all that St Peters Springfield has to offer.

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Saints on the Podium 2018 COMMON W EA LTH GA MES R ESULTS

Whether you watched it on the TV or made the journey down to the Gold Coast, it was pretty hard to miss the action that was the 2018 Commonwealth Games. From 4 to 15 April, athletes showed off their strengths and prowess as they competed in the purpose-built facilities near the beach. This year was a successful Games for Australia—with 198 medals, we took first place overall. More than that, it was a successful Games for St Peters. From the golden debut by current Year 12 student, Ariarne Titmus, to the sheer excellence displayed by our Old Scholars, St Peters solidified a good reputation on the Commonwealth stage. Congratulations to Jack Cartwright (2015), who won gold in the 4x100m Men’s Freestyle Relay; Georgia Bohl (2014), who won bronze in the 100m Breaststroke and gold in the 4x100m Women’s Medley Relay; Madeline Groves (2012) who won silver in the 100m Butterfly and bronze in the 50m Butterfly; and Dane Bird-Smith (2009) who won gold and set a new Commonwealth Games record in the 20km Men’s Walk.

Ariarne’s splash at the Games was a definite standout. The St Peters Swim Captain won silver in the 200m Freestyle, gold in the 400m Freestyle, gold in the 800m Freestyle and gold in the 4x200m Women’s Freestyle Relay. Plus Ultra caught up with her, before she set off for her next training camp in Thailand, to find out all about it.

irst of all, Ariarne, congratulations! Are you still on a high from the Games or was it straight back to reality for you? Once the Games finished, it was pretty much straight back into training and school. I was involved in a lot of public appearances and celebrations though, which meant I got to reminisce about my experiences for a few weeks after everything was over.

ith all the medals you won, do you have one outstanding Games highlight? The 400m Freestyle is my favourite race and the one my training is really set for. To win that, with a Personal Best time, made me most proud. My 200m Freestyle was where I made my greatest improvement though. I was just as excited to win silver in that as I was with the golds in the other three events.

*Pictured: Ariarne Titmus, Year 12 student at St Peters Indooroopilly, returned from the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with three gold and one silver medal.

“MY 200M FREESTYLE WAS WHERE I MADE MY GREATEST IMPROVEMENT. I WAS JUST AS EXCITED TO WIN SILVER IN THAT AS I WAS TO WIN GOLDS IN THE OTHER THREE EVENTS.” – Ariarne Titmus, Year 12 student at St Peters Indooroopilly

hat does the average week look like for you?

Including swimming, gym and dryland sessions, physio, and massage appointments, my training commitments take up around 40 hours a week. I do school part-time, so I only do three subjects. I use my “study” lessons to sleep and recover and I study after hours, around everything else. I just have to really prioritise everything and make sure I have great time management.

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ow that the Games are done, what’s the next big event you’re training for? My results at the Games earnt me automatic selection into the Pan Pacific team. That will take place in Japan in August 2018.

ou mentioned that you’re about to leave for training camp in Thailand. Tell us a bit about that. My coach, Dean, and his assistant, Maxi, are taking the whole squad to Thailand for a two-week training camp. The purpose of the camp is so that we can train in some warmer weather and just focus on swimming, with no external distractions.

re you looking forward to it?

This is our first overseas camp as a squad, so we’re all really excited. I love racing and training overseas because I love the team environment and, when I race, I get to see all my friends from other clubs and states.

I was selected on my first Australian team when I was 14 and went to Singapore for the Junior World Championships. Since then, I’ve travelled to eight countries to race.

“I LOVE RACING AND TRAINING OVERSEAS BECAUSE I LOVE THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT AND, WHEN I RACE, I GET TO SEE ALL MY FRIENDS FROM OTHER CLUBS AND STATES.”

I sometimes get a little stressed about school work before I leave and when I return, but when I’m at camp I just focus on my swimming.

ow many stamps do you have on your passport from swimming?

hat’s your favourite country swimming has taken you to?

Before the World Championships in Budapest last year, I went to a training camp in a small town at the very south of France called Canet-en-Roussillon. It was such a calm place with perfect weather and beaches. I have great memories of being there because I was with some of my best friends too.

f you could give any piece of advice to younger swimmers, what would it be? Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. I was never the best swimmer when I was little, but by training really hard every day, I have been able to represent my country which is a feeling like no other. Just believe in yourself, work hard, and you can put your mind to anything.

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We Are Triibe

They say that successful businesses work due to the power of complementary strengths, and that’s certainly the case with Sydney-based interior design and styling company, We Are Triibe. Founded in 2013 by Old Scholars, Christina Symes (2004) and Jessica Stewart (2004), We Are Triibe are taking over the Australian design industry. This year, their store designs for Aje Adelaide and Aje Perth were nominated for Best Retail Design at the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards. Aje Perth was also nominated for Best Retail Design at the Belle Magazine and Coco Republic Interior Design Awards and We Are Triibe, themselves, were nominated for Best Emerging Design Studio. With so much success, it’s a surprise then, that working together wasn’t the original plan. While Christina and Jess have always been creative (they studied art together at St Peters) they both embarked on different paths after school. Jess always knew that design was in her future. After taking a gap year, she enrolled to study Interior Design, then worked as an exhibition designer at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) for four years. Christina, on the other hand, has worn many hats. She’s been a marketing manager in the financial planning industry; the owner of a styling and production company; and head interior stylist for a Swedish company called Fantastic Frank. Jess and Christina came together when Jess discovered they both had their sights on Sydney. She suggested Christina change career directions and they start something together. In order to learn as much about design as she could, Christina enrolled in a year intensive Interior and Furniture Design diploma 14

“WE SEE THE DESIGN INDUSTRY AS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING, BECOMING MORE SUSTAINABLE AND CREATING MORE LIVEABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR PEOPLE.” – Jessica Stewart (2004), Co-Founder of We Are Triibe course at The Florence Institute of Design in Italy. Fast forward a year, past Fantastic Frank, and that was that—We Are Triibe had been born out of the individual strengths and passions of two very accomplished ladies. We Are Triibe works so well, Christina says, because of the open and understanding attitude that each of them bring to the business. “Jess has an incredible knack of reassuring me that something is a good idea, and we’re very honest with one another.”

As a brand, the pair have gained a reputation for pushing creative boundaries as they guide clients to discover the potential of interior spaces. Over the past five years, they’ve managed to stay one step ahead of trends and they don’t shy away from a challenge. “We see the design industry as constantly evolving, becoming more sustainable and creating more liveable environments for people,” Jess muses. “I think our approach in creating an emotionally encouraging interior space will be adopted more and more in the years to come. Especially with wellness in an interior space becoming more important as it becomes more spoken about and researched.” It’s that inherent knowledge of their industry that have set them apart from other design newcomers. By following their instincts, taking risks, and surrounding themselves with inspiring people, they’ve won awards, clients and the respect of industry greats. Yet that’s not how they measure their own success. “It’s definitely nice to be acknowledged for our work alongside some of the bigger, longer-standing interior firms in Australia,” says Christina of their 2018 Australian Interior Design Award nominations. “But I think the fact that we’re growing our business more and more each year is probably our biggest achievement.”

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Jessica Stewart (left) and Christina Symes of We Are Triibe

Jess echoes the sentiment, referring to the team she and Christina have created as being, “like a family”.

“DON’T CHOOSE A CAREER TO PLEASE OTHERS OR OPTIONS YOU THINK ARE SAFE. MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE WHAT IS TRUE TO YOU.”

We Are Triibe currently operate an online store, The Triibe Concept Studio in Sydney and, most recently, a second studio in Melbourne. They have four staff members, produce regular ‘Triibe Tips’ on their website, and have plans for even more – Christina Symes (2004) and expansion over the coming years. Jessica Stewart (2004), Founders of We Are Triibe So just where does this empire-building come from? The pair say they’ve got St Peters to thank instrumental while they were for that! setting up their business. Likewise, Christina refers to her St Peters peers “We met a lot of really great people at as inspirations. St Peters,” Jess reflects. “I always had a burning desire to run To her, the supportive, life-long my own business…[At St Peters], friends they made here, and having I was surrounded by strong-minded, the option to choose subjects ambitious and incredibly wonderful that nurtured their creativity, was people who are all doing amazing

Pictured: (right) We Are Triibe’s store designs for Aje Adelaide and Perth earned them nominations for Best Retail Design at the 2018 Australian Interior Design Awards.

things now—so they must be putting something in the water, because [the College] grows a good bunch!” Keen to support the next generation of that bunch, Christina and Jess have some great advice for students wanting to follow in their footsteps. “Don’t choose a career to please others or options you think are safe. Make sure you choose what is true to you. If that is design, you will succeed if you put your whole heart in it.” To find out more about We Are Triibe, visit: wearetriibe.com

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Building Future Leaders ST PETERS LIFE SYMPOSIUM #2

To demonstrate this, William used rhyme and story associations to teach the audience ten different associations between numbers from 1-10. For example, for the number ‘five’, William urged the audience to think of a ‘hive’, out of which, instead of bees, Cheshire Cats (a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’), flew. At the end of the session, the audience was able to recite all ten associations back to William in order.

On Tuesday 12 June, William Farmer, Engagement Specialist from Dale Carnegie Australia, presented the second St Peters Life Symposium for 2018, ‘Building Future Leaders’, at St Peters Performing Arts Centre. Inspired by the teachings of Dale Carnegie, an American writer, lecturer, and developer of courses in: self-improvement; salesmanship; corporate training; public speaking; and interpersonal skills, ‘Building Future Leaders’ taught students, parents, and staff about the ‘Five Drivers of Success’. In order to: build greater self-confidence; strengthen people skills; enhance communication skills; develop leadership skills; and reduce stress and improve their attitude; William used interactive games to help attendees practise principles from Carnegie’s popular book, ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’: • Don’t criticise, condemn or complain; • Give honest, sincere appreciation; • Arouse in the other person an eager want; • Become genuinely interested in other people; • Smile; • Remember that a person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language; • Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves; 16

• Talk in terms of other people’s interests; and • Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely. Read on as Plus Ultra reporter, Kathleen Barker, shares William’s tips on executing a principle many people struggle with: remembering someone’s name. HOW TO REMEMBER SOMEONE’S NAME We remember things by association. For example, the word ‘apple’ might be associated with the words: red, round, sweet, teacher, tree, or fruit. However, if there is no obvious association between things, as is often the case with names, it’s difficult to remember them. William urges us to actively create associations between things to help us remember them, adding that associations which are pleasurable or painful are easiest to recall.

William says, while it’s important to try to remember someone’s name, it’s just as important to help them remember yours. Pronouncing your name slowly and with a deliberate pause between given name and surname is best. For example, “James (pause) Bond”. If introductions do go astray, William urges us to move on to other principles regardless. Smiling will help you engage a stranger for conversation; and encouraging them to talk about themselves and their interests will give you plenty of ammunition to keep the conversation moving forward so you can make a meaningful connection. The final St Peters Life Symposium for 2018, ‘Positive Education’, will be presented by Dan Haesler on Tuesday 11 September. To book tickets, visit events.stpeters.qld.edu.au

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R ECOR D NUMBERS ATTEND

StÂ Peters Indooroopilly Open Day On Saturday 2 June, the St Peters Indooroopilly community welcomed more than 2,000 guests at its annual Open Day. The program consisted of student-led tours, sub-school addresses and subject displays; sport activities, such as rhythmic gymnastics demonstrations, football and rugby matches, and road-tests of rowing and table-tennis equipment; music performances by pianists, cellists, and choir, band and strings outfits; visual art exhibitions and theatresports games; robotics demonstrations; face painting; farm animal petting; and lots of food and drink served up by Parent Support Groups. Thank you to staff, parents, volunteers, and community members who supported the event. A special thank you to our students who were wonderful ambassadors for our school.

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The Lost World

On Friday 1 June, St Peters string ensembles presented the 2018 Music Tale concert, ‘The Lost World’, at St Peters Performing Arts Centre. Inspired by St Peters Soloists’ world premiere performance of ‘The Lost World’ suite by Michael Patterson, ten string ensembles from Primary Years to Senior School performed narrative-inspired repertoire. They were joined on stage by Nick Trethan, Drama teacher, and Year 12 student, Alexis Evans, whose Johnny English-style parody act, whereby an inept James Bond is evaluated by a Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) officer in the field, transitioned the ensemble performances. Alexis, who portrayed MI6 officer, Evie, is no stranger to St Peters’ Performing Arts Centre stage. She has appeared in the 2016 VAPar production of ‘Macbeth’; the 2017 VAPar production of ‘Big Hair in America’; the 2017 Music Tale concert, ‘Music Tale Returns’; and is set to grace the stage again in the 2018 VAPar production of ‘The Crane Wife’ in August. “Being on stage is so exciting,” Alexis said, adding that the Music Tale experience, which combines drama; music; and comedy; and engages a cast spanning Prep to Year 12, is particularly special. “The Lost World is a big script and it’s very funny,” Alexis explained. “It certainly makes the performance engaging; you’re not just there to see the ensembles play, there is also a really good story attached to it.” “And, of course, all of the little kids from Primary Years get involved. It’s super fun.” She encourages students who have opportunities to perform to take them without hesitation. “If an opportunity comes your way, definitely grab it!” Alexis urges. “Even if you feel scared or unsure, just grab it anyway because it could lead to something really fun.” Photography courtesy of F45 Photography.

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The Song Keepers A PR IVATE SCR EENING FROM ST PETERS OLD SCHOLA R

When movies are screened in the cinema, they typically don’t meet a full-audience applause. Sure, the cast might be award-winning and the cinematography may, at times, be so beautiful you shed a tear, but it’s extremely rare for more than 280 people to say much more than, “Oh, that was good.”

as if every breathe was held in anticipation. Everyone was eager to learn—for ‘The Song Keepers’ story to be told.

‘The Song Keepers’ was produced by St Peters Old Scholar, Rachel Clements (1987). It tells the story of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir (CAAWC) and how they took lost hymns back to Germany. More than this, it tells There was applause for all that and the story of strength, passion, and a more on Friday 15 June. fascinating blend of cultures. It looks at individual lives and pieces a rich The night was cool and breezy as St Peters staff, students, Old Scholars, tapestry together—one that is rarely viewed on the mainstream screen. and congregation members filed into the Performing Arts Centre This aspect is very fitting with Auditorium. Despite the efforts of Rachel’s approach to filmmaking. everyone to bunch up to ward off In 2011, the Australian Film the weather, an incredible amount Institute (AFI) and Australian of seats were filled, stretching high Writers Guild Award-winning up the Auditorium stalls. As the Producer, Production Manager, and lights went down for the Welcome Writer co-founded Brindle Films to Country by Year 12 student, in an effort to tell the untold—to Kaleesha Savage, it was almost use humour to close the gap of misunderstanding and present 20

‘THE SONG KEEPERS’ TELLS THE STORY OF THE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL WOMEN’S CHOIR (CAAWC) AND HOW THEY TOOK LOST HYMNS BACK TO GERMANY. the little-seen faces of Australia. ‘The Song Keepers’ does this extremely well. The film reflects on the Lutheran Missions in remote places like Areyonga, Kaltukatjara, Titjikala, Mutitjulu, Ntaria and Alice Springs. It brings to light the hymns that were brought to central Australia by the Germans over 140 years ago and translated into traditional languages.

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Pictured: Stills from ‘The Song Keepers’, a documentary about the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, produced by Old Scholar, Rachel Clements.

The hymns, the film shows, became infused with central Australian culture—they got passed down the generations and, to this day, continue to be a huge part of everyday life. As the women in ‘The Song Keepers’ share, there’s never been a question of whether or not singing these songs takes away from traditional community life—customs and choir practice fit seamlessly together: the women make time for both. Rachel has done an incredible job at illustrating the women in ‘The Song Keepers’. Her intention was to show them in a way that was authentic and truthful, while still making their deep respect for their own lore clear. The women in the film are elders and cultural custodians. They’re shown to be fun-loving, wickedly humorous people, yet this is spliced with anecdotes about the deep human relationships that were formed

between them and the Lutheran missionaries in a way that could wrench emotion out of even the most toughened viewer. One of the most interesting themes throughout the film was the regard in which each of the communities still hold the Lutheran missionaries. To them, these were people who worked with them, protected them and prevented their children from being taken away. The missionaries worked with key elders to share their message of Christianity, rather than enforcing a new way of life. The result of this, really, is the journey of the CAAWC. The women’s eagerness to return the lost hymns to Germany is astounding and they overcome a lot (never travelling on a plane, for one) to get them there. The overall message of the film is that music transcends all barriers. To quote the women themselves,

“it doesn’t matter where you’re from, music brings us together”. In the closing credits, one of the women is heard saying, “They are our songs now,” and, after watching the film, you can’t help but agree. ‘The Song Keepers’ completely transforms a few simple church hymns into something so much more—a movement that will continue forever and something truly wonderful to behold. The film is well worth the eruption of applause it received! Thank you to Rachel Clements for sharing ‘The Song Keepers’ with us and to Kelisha Winn, Venues Manager, for facilitating such an incredible private screening. To share in this part of Lutheran-Australian history, visit facebook.com/thesongkeepers/ for up-to-date screening information.

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National Reconciliation Week 27 M AY – 3 JUNE 2018

National Reconciliation Week is an important week in the calendar for many Indigenous Australians. It’s a week that gives hope, celebrates Indigenous culture and allows our nation to move forward together. This year, St Peters marked this serious political event in style. From a bush tucker lunch, to tales of success from Old Scholars, all stops were pulled out. While the aim was to inspire our Indigenous students, the insights and education that the rest of us received along the way were truly incredible. St Peters’ Reconciliation Week kicked off with a visit from Old Scholar and Queensland Reds halfback, Moses Sorovi (2013). Moses, along with Reds teammates, Izaia Perese and Duncan Paia’aua, joined our students for lunch in the P&F Centre. The menu consisted of emu pastries, crocodile san choy bow, and crocodile and corn vol-au-vents—a bush tucker-inspired feast that fuelled our Reds Future Indigenous Leaders Program students for the activities that followed on Mayer Oval. Moses has long been an inspiration to successive Indigenous students at St Peters. Originally hailing from the tiny Yam Island in the Torres Strait, he’s living proof of what can be achieved when you embrace opportunity. Moses is a role model. Through his achievements he’s shown that reconciliation is about representing one’s culture by acknowledging strengths. It’s a message that his fellow Old Scholars share. 22

After the Reds visit, our Indigenous students were encouraged to bring along a non-Indigenous friend to the Performing Arts Centre Theatrette. There, following an opening address from Indigenous Education Program Coordinator, Mr Murray Paterson, Old Scholars Latiesha Dunbar (2012), Frank Lowah (2010), and George Bell (2009) talked about what Reconciliation Week meant to them. Latiesha reflected on her time before St Peters—a time when she rarely attended school and wasn’t heading in any particular direction. Moving to the College changed her course. It was a move she requested— begging her parents to let her apply for an Australian Indigenous Education Fund (AIEF) scholarship. Latiesha arrived from Darwin in Year 9 and, in 2012, was the first person in her family to graduate high-school. Since graduating, Latiesha has completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Queensland

*Pictured: On 30 May, Old Scholars Lateisha Dunbar (bottom right); Frank Lowah (top right); and George Bell (bottom left) spoke to students about what Reconciliation Week meant to them.

University of Technology (QUT), minoring in Drama. She’s inspired her younger brother, sister, and cousins to attend boarding school; and now, while powering her way through motherhood, is moving on to conquer Hollywood. Her aim is to become the first Indigenous actress to win an Academy Award. Latiesha personifies the power of education. Her story told how one person’s studies were able to influence change in many others. Frank Lowah echoed the sentiment. In 2010, Frank, who was then Head Boarder Boy, was preparing for the gap-year opportunity of a lifetime. Before he graduated from Year 12, Frank flew to Sydney and Canberra for a series of interviews. After impressing his audiences, he worked as a staffer in Parliament House. Frank was the only Indigenous student in his year to graduate with an OP ranking. After his gap year, he went on to study at the University of Queensland (UQ ) and graduated with a Bachelor of International Relations and Affairs. Today, he works for Indigenous Business Australia and is planning to buy not only his first home, but his mum’s too.

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“Always put the best version of yourself forward,” was the motto that Frank’s mum brought him and his siblings up on. By living by those words, he became the first of his family to study at St Peters and someone who, today, strives to inspire others to learn, grow, and build a better future for themselves and their community.

network to turn to when he needed help. At St Peters, things changed. He joined a community, was adopted as family, and, although injury prevented him from playing all of the games, he found a place for himself, as a leader and role model to our Rugby boys.

At St Peters, George started a movement. He was one of the first Indigenous students to board at The final speaker was one who St Peters and, by completing Year 12, brought a tear to most eyes. George Bell told his tale of triumph— he and the four other Indigenous boys who started with him, gave other of all he had to overcome to get to students a chance. Currently, there where he is today. Before St Peters, are 35 Indigenous students boarding George wasn’t in school. He lived at St Peters. Thanks to George’s on the streets, had run-ins with the successful graduation, St Peters law, and didn’t have a stable support

has been able to partner with the AIEF, Cape York Partnership, and the Northern Territory Department of Education, acting as leaders in Indigenous Year 12 graduations. During National Reconciliation Week, we learnt that over the past nine years, St Peters has had approximately 70 Indigenous students graduate. Thanks to students like our visiting Old Scholars, we’ve been able to work toward closing the gap in education. We’ve welcomed students from all over this great land and, along the way, have had our College community overwhelmingly enriched. 23

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Meet Alison Arnold BY GOLLISA THOMSON, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

In the busy hub of Junior High, there is never a dull moment for Junior High receptionist, Alison Arnold. For the past 13 years, Alison, whose energy and enthusiasm knows no bounds, has tended to the daily needs of hundreds of teenagers. “I love the interaction with the kids. I love that every day is different,” Alison explained. In her first year, Alison joined the school as an Aide, helping out in the office and in the classroom. The move to establish a Junior High sub-school in 2007 was a changing point for Alison. She applied for the role of Junior High Receptionist and has been in the role ever since. Alison’s passion for the school is rooted in her rich family connections with St Peters.

Between 1976-1980, Alison boarded at St Peters with a contingent of students from her home town of Tenterfield. She initially found it difficult to adjust to life as a boarder. “It was a big change,” Alison recalled. “I was an only child sharing everything! Bathrooms were busy, everything was crowded!” However, Alison grew to love the camaraderie of the boarding community. “This becomes your home and your friends’ home. It was a very sad day leaving.” Alison went on to marry Geoffrey Arnold, also a St Peters Old Scholar (1979), whom she met while working as a Governess on a property near Collinsville.

“AFTER 13 YEARS, THERE ARE NO TWO DAYS THE SAME. ” — Alison Arnold, Junior High receptionist at St Peters Indooroopilly They have three children, whom Alison describes as very proud St Peters Old Scholars: Eliza (2008); Jack (2010); and Lucy (2014). Alison’s deep personal connection with St Peters and her commitment to nurturing the young adults in her care is at the heart of her passion and motivation for her work. “After 13 years, there are no two days the same,” Alison says with a smile. “Every morning, you wonder what the day will bring!” Photo courtesy of Gollisa Thomson

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Life Together

On Friday 25 and Saturday 26 May, Year 8 students presented the 2018 Kaleidoscope production, ‘Life Together’, at St Peters Performing Arts Centre. Written and directed by Nick Trethan, Drama teacher, Life Together explored family diversity and universal experiences alike. The audience joined narrator, naturalist Daniel Athensburg, on his quest to understand why we choose to spend our ‘life together’. Year 8 student, Charlie Hoare, is one of six performers who represented the character of Daniel. He opened the production with a monologue before later going on to participate in comedy dance routine, ‘Daggy Dads’, and sing a solo in ‘The Living Years’.

Like Charlie, Year 8 student, Zoe Wildman, has a music background. She says she enjoyed making the leap from music to theatre performance, adopting the role of ‘Girl’ to represent the parenting journeys of mothers. Zoe, who began her St Peters journey as a late entry into Year 7, says Kaleidoscope has helped her solidify many new friendships.

“I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND MADE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS THROUGH KALEIDOSCOPE. THAT WAS MY FAVOURITE PART.”

Charlie, who has attended St Peters since Prep, credits Kaleidoscope for helping him to expand his peer network and performance repertoire, which was previously limited to – Zoe Wildman, Year 8 student at Choir and Strings appearances. St Peters Indooroopilly “It was a fantastic experience to be in a professional-standard theatre “I’m fairly new to the school. production,” Charlie said. I only started in Term 4, 2017,” Zoe explained. “I met a lot of people “I loved making lots of new friends. and made a lot of new friends I met a lot of people whom I didn’t through Kaleidoscope. That was my know before, like all of the other favourite part.” people who represented Daniel.” She says she also enjoyed being hands-on throughout the productions’ development stages: from script read-throughs 26

and dialogue, song and dance memorisation; to stage blocking, scene rehearsals and transitions; to a full technical rehearsal in front of the Year 7 cohort. “We were very involved in the process, which hasn’t been the case in the productions I’ve been involved with in the past,” Zoe explained. “The full run-through in front of the Year 7 students was nerve-wracking, but fun for everyone. It was really successful and I was surprised at how smoothly it ran.” Zoe advises future Year 8 students to take up the opportunity to participate in Kaleidoscope. “Definitely do it,” Zoe said. “It’s really fun. Everyone who did it [this year] had fun and took something away from it.” Charlie agrees that it’s an opportunity not to be passed up, but warns future performers to be organised. “Learn your lines and choreography in the holidays so that you have enough time to do your school work in Term 2,” he said. “Don’t hold back. It’s a wonderful experience — probably the highlight of my schooling so far.” Photography courtesy of F45 Photography.

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“IT WAS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE TO BE IN A PROFESSIONALSTANDARD THEATRE PRODUCTION.” – Charlie Hoare, Year 8 student at St Peters Indooroopilly

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Balancing Act

Old Scholar, Sophie Patzel (2016), always knew she would become a painter. That is until, in Years 11 and 12 at St Peters Indooroopilly, she took up Film, Television and New Media and fell in love with filmmaking. What ensued was a battle between her old friend, art, and her new love, film. “Throughout my senior year of school, I was torn between pursuing careers in Art and Film,” Sophie explains. “Art had always been my background: my mum is a painter and I grew up in an art household. But when I started doing Film, I really took to it.” This year, she has continued to balance the two passions: transferring from a Bachelor of Fine Arts into a Bachelor of Film and Screen Media at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art; continuing her own art practice painting portraits on a commission basis; and returning to St Peters Indooroopilly to teach Access Arts fine art workshops to Years 7-12 students. Sophie, who says she attended Access Arts life drawing workshops religiously throughout her schooling, says she was thrilled when her senior Art teacher, Sue Dobrenov, invited her to teach a workshop in still life acrylic painting after-hours in Term 1. She took to the role enthusiastically, each week re-arranging a composition from pottery, glassware, faux fruit and a bovine skull, and providing students with: 28

“I HAVE SO MANY SHARED EXPERIENCES WITH THE STUDENTS I’M TEACHING. IT REALLY PUTS THE STUDENTS AT EASE.” – Sophie Patzel (2016), Access Arts Workshop Instructor a finished example piece; photos of each stage of the painting; and her personal supply of art books to reference and enjoy. “I always hoped that St Peters would call me back,” Sophie admits. “The school has such great job opportunities for its Old Scholars.” Due to the success of the workshop, Sophie was invited to teach another in Term 2. She says the workshops have given her the opportunity to experiment with non-traditional materials. “We have been working with inks and rice paper,” Sophie explains of the Term 2 workshop. “They are quite delicate and expensive materials that I wouldn’t have the chance to use outside of St Peters’ resources.”

She says, most of all, she enjoys the opportunity the workshops provide to connect with students. “I have so many shared experiences with the students I’m teaching,” Sophie says. “It really puts the students at ease: they’ll chat to me about Ironbark, about teachers and classes; about an assignment we all did. Having those shared experiences has been good for everyone.” In addition to teaching workshops, Sophie has picked up casual work in the Art and Film departments: doing odd jobs, like painting sets for the Year 8 Kaleidoscope production; and supervising film edit suites after-hours. She says, in particular, working for St Peters Art department has helped allay her fears about the practicality of a career in fine art. “When I finished school, I panicked a little bit about the practicality of a career as an artist,” Sophie explains. “This job has been very reassuring to me that there really is a career pathway for me in art.” Sophie hopes to return to St Peters in Term 3 to teach another Access Arts workshop, this time focusing on her specialisation: portraiture.

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*Pictured: Old Scholar, Sophie Patzel, is juggling her appointment in the Art department at St Peters Indooroopilly, teaching Access Arts after-hours workshops, with Film and Screen Media studies at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art. “Coming from an art background has really benefitted me in Film. Art and cinematography share so many skills that are key to being good at either of them: composition, lighting, and colour. I think the reason I am drawn to both is the same: I have an eye for what’s beautiful.”

“I think it’s very human to want to see someone else’s representation of you, and that’s why portraiture is so ancient and why I love it,” Sophie explains. “It’s a universal desire and I’d love to be able to share that with students.” Sophie encourages students of all abilities to take advantage of Access Arts workshops, which cater to Years 7-12 students, regardless of whether or not they participate in curriculum Art.

She says she’s grateful to have ongoing opportunities to create art beyond school.

unpleasant, but it’s something that everyone will inevitably face at some point.”

“I’m lucky I come from an art family,” Sophie explains. “I knew so many people in my class who didn’t have paints at home so they couldn’t create anything outside of school. For them, I feel that school was the last opportunity they had to create art. I’m just very lucky that’s continued outside of school for me.”

“I see myself hopefully being able to meld the two together, whether it be through storyboarding or something else,” Sophie reveals. “If I do eventually branch off into just one, that will be in the future but right now, I’m very happy to keep exploring both.”

Away from St Peters, Sophie is still weighing the place of art and film “It’s especially daunting when you in her future, but admits she’s in no recognise that your skill-base isn’t hurry to settle on one over the other. where you want it to be,” Sophie empathises. “It’s a cliché that you “It was very jarring for me when hear over and over again but really, I finished school, going from being everyone starts out less than sub-par so confident in what my field was at anything.” going to be to thinking: I really don’t know what to do,” Sophie tells. “Like anything else, there’s no other “But I know that’s a very natural way to become satisfied with your thing: it’s very uncomfortable and own skill-base than to practise.”

Access Arts workshops will resume in Term 3. Find workshop timetables via Firefly by selecting: Resources > College Life > Clubs, Groups & Societies > Access Arts > Art Workshops.

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Learning to Fly #2: Firef ly for Parents

In 2017, St Peters undertook the implementation of its new Learning Management System (LMS), Firefly, in stages. After a successful trial in Year 6, the LMS was rolled out to students and teachers in Semester 1, 2017, and to parents in Semester 2, 2017. Since then, Julia Boulton, eLearning Project Administrator (Firefly), has supported parents in their transition to Firefly through the development of user guides, how-to resources, videos, and personalised support. Plus Ultra caught up with Julia to find out what resources are available to support parents and where she thinks they should start on their journey with Firefly. THE BENEFITS Firefly is a one-stop-shop for students, parents, and teachers alike, and supersedes the My St Peters community portal in almost every way. For parents, Firefly has assumed a variety of administrative functions that make school life simpler and easier. From its dashboard, parents can access their child’s profile to: check timetables and subject information; review report cards and read direct messages from their child’s teachers.

The teaching and learning tools in Firefly also connect parents with their child’s learning journey. Some of these tools allow parents to: read their child’s blogs; access their child’s portfolio of work; and view tasks assigned to their child by their teachers. However, Julia points out that these optional functions have been adopted at the discretion of each campus, sub-school and, in some cases, subject area. GET STARTED Julia insists that, while the transition from one system to another can be daunting, Firefly is an easy and user-friendly tool. She says parents can access information about Firefly via the ‘Welcome to Firefly’ pages,

which contain information about how Firefly is being used and how parents can get the most out of it: stpeters.fireflycloud.net.au/ welcome-to-firefly LOG IN Julia says Firefly’s single-signon concept is one of its biggest advantages, allowing students, parents, and teachers to use the same username and password across all St Peters systems. Julia’s guide about how to log in to Firefly can be accessed at: stpeters.fireflycould.net.au/ welcome-to-firefly/parent-loginprocess

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Pictured: Firefly’s ‘Welcome to Firefly’ pages contain information about how Firefly is being used and how parents can get the most out of it.

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The ‘Firefly for Parents’ app for mobile devices is an additional tool that supports the Firefly experience. It allows parents to view: their child’s profile; bookmarked and recommended Firefly pages; and messages. Julia recommends it for its instant messaging capabilities and reminds parents who want to take advantage of this feature to turn on push notifications in the app’s settings.

In Term 2, Rachael Yates, eLearning Facilitator – Primary Years, ran Firefly information sessions for Primary Years parents at St Peters Indooroopilly. In Semester 2, Julia will offer information sessions for parents of Junior High and Senior School parents at St Peters Indooroopilly, and parents at St Peters Springfield, the dates of which are yet to be advised.

Julia’s guide about the Firefly app can be accessed at: stpeters.fireflycould. net.au/welcome-to-firefly/fireflyapp-for-parents

Julia says, while Firefly’s parent view does offer some insights into student activity, the best way to for parents to find out how their child is using Firefly is to ask them.

with them,” Julia tells. “That’s useful because parent permissions differ from student permissions, meaning parents don’t have access to the same pages and features that the students do.” This article is the second in the ‘Learning to Fly’ series. For more information about the implementation of Firefly, refer to ‘Learning to Fly: Implementing a Learning Management System’ on pages 22-23 of St Peters Plus Ultra April 2018 issue.

“Our general advice to parents is to sit with your child and talk

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Preps Bee Aware In Term 2, Prep students undertook a unit, ‘Sharing our Planet’, to learn why plants are essential to the environment. On Friday 4 May, they welcomed Ecologist and Native Bee Keeper, Dr Tobias Smith, from ‘Bee Aware Kids’, into the classroom to learn about bee diversity, lifecycles, and the role of bees in pollination. Dr Tobi even installed a beehive of native stingless bees in the Prep Centre garden for staff and students to care for. Thanks Dr Tobi! ‘Bee Aware Kids’ runs interactive workshops about native bees for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. To find out more, visit beeawarekids.com.au

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Fields Afar

Harry Blackburn is one to watch on the football field. Over the March/April school holidays, the Year 5 student at St Peters Springfield travelled with his team, AFC Brisbane, to Portugal to compete at the IBERCUP Youth Football Tournament, and the United Kingdom (UK) to compete and participate in foundation and development tournaments respectively. To begin their tour, the team visited Derby County Football Club to play alongside English professional clubs in a development tournament. Head of Local recruitment, Jamie Smith, spoke to them about what it takes to become a professional football player and treated them to a tour of Derby County training facilities. With only three years of play under his belt, Harry’s debut at the IBERCUP, held in the coastal resort town of Cascais, Portugal, and featuring the best academies from

across Europe, Asia and America, is remarkable. He and his team reached the quarter-final. In the UK, Harry and his team went on to compete in a foundation tournament, organised by the English Football Association (FA) and showcasing the talents of English professional clubs, as an invitational team. They finished third overall.

*Pictured: In March/April, Harry Blackburn, Year 5 student at St Peters Springfield, travelled to Portugal and the United Kingdom to participate in competitive and developmental football tournaments.

was scoring a goal against the FC Barcelona academy. Given he plays a position at the back, charged with bringing the ball up field to his teammates, this is an outstanding achievement. We wish Harry well as his continues his football journey which, no doubt, will take him even further afield.

Harry, who idolizes Wales footballer, Gareth Bale, for his speed, says the highlight of his overseas adventure

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Healing Hands

It’s been 25 years since Old Scholar, Stephen Bourke (1993), stepped off the sports fields at St Peters and into the lecture halls of the University of Queensland (UQ ) to undertake an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. In that time, he’s become highly qualified and accumulated a suite of accolades. In 2005, he was one of 35 Australian physiotherapists selected for the Team Physiotherapy Program at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, where he worked with the Northern Ireland Athletics, Badminton, and Triathlon teams. That year, the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) granted him an APA Sports Physiotherapist Title, a professional mark of distinction. This year, he has just returned from the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, where he was one of 19 Australian physiotherapists selected for the Team Physiotherapy Program. Working with Team Wales, he attended: five athletes in the Mens’ Artistic Gymnastics team; one athlete in the Mens’ Diving team; and any athlete who presented at Team Wales Headquarters during his rostered shifts. Stephen’s love of sports brought him to St Peters Boys’ Boarding House in 1989. A keen soccer player, Stephen told his parents he would refuse to leave their hometown of Mt Isa for boarding school unless he could continue in the sport, and 36

Pictured: Stephen (back row) with members of the Welsh Mens’ Artistic Gymnastics team (L-R): Iwan Mepham, Jac Davies (Team Captain), Josh Cook, Benji Eyre, and Clinton Purnell, at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

so he was signed up to play for the Taringa Rovers, who trained across the road from St Peters. Stephen says he felt right at home among boarding brothers who were equally passionate about sports. “Life was made easier as a boarder if one played Rugby,” Stephen says. “So I did, and I did okay, going on to Captain the First XV in 1993.” He says, not only was St Peters responsible for cultivating his life-long love for sport, it was also

his first introduction to the world of physiotherapy. “I first saw a physiotherapist in Year 11 for a sprained ankle, which I got playing for the Firsts’ Basketball team as we won our 9 th consecutive TAS premiership in 1992. We went on to win our 10 th consecutive premiership in 1993,” Stephen recalls. “I also did Cross Country, Athletics, and Cricket at school. St Peters was paramount in fostering a love of sports in my life.”

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By his own admission, Stephen didn’t achieve to his full academic potential at St Peters, missing out on admission into an undergraduate degree in Medicine at UQ. Nonetheless, he applied himself at university and, by maintaining his GPA, was able to transfer into any course of his choosing. However, in this short period, admission into Medicine had become post graduate. To Stephen, Physiotherapy seemed the next best thing, and he’s never looked back. Since then, he’s gone on to complete multiple additional qualifications, including: a Graduate Certificate and a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at La Trobe University, Melbourne; a Level Three Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Canberra; and a Radiology for Physiotherapists subject at the University of Melbourne. Stephen says working with high-performance athletes at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is the highlight of his professional life to date. “It’s a competition where athletes perform at the highest standard, yet it had a very social atmosphere,” Stephen reflects. “Everyone there had a smile on their face.” He says marching alongside the Mens’ Artistic Gymnastics team at the closing ceremony in full Team Wales kit was a proud moment. “I was given every bit of kit possible by Team Wales, including: a raincoat; tracksuits; uniforms; an opening ceremony shirt; a flag; and a Games participation medal,” Stephen explains.

“I was invited to march in either the opening or closing ceremony, and I chose the closing ceremony so I could march with the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics team. I also got to sleep in the Athletes Village on the last night.”

Digital Kiosk. It will be opened by the Premier or her representative on Saturday 10 November, the day before Remembrance Day, at a morning tea in Ingham, almost one hundred years since the end of World War I.”

Perks aside, Stephen says there is more to working in a high-performance environment than meets the eye, with the role demanding a broad and flexible skill-set and a high level of commitment.

Looking ahead, Stephen hopes his professional life will continue to flourish. He has ambitions to work with athletes at an Olympics, but admits his rural and regional locale will make this a challenge.

“I strapped, massaged or manipulated pre-training and also: took video; applied first aid; supplied towels and water; and adjusted Gymnastics equipment. So it was definitely not always limited to physiotherapy,” Stephen admits, adding that over three consecutive weeks, he worked full-time and enjoyed only two days off. Now, Stephen is settling back into day-to-day life in Ingham, splitting his time between work at Hinchinbrook Physiotherapy and home life with his wife, Melissa, and two daughters, Belle (13 years old) and Brooke (10 years old). He is also undertaking a personal project of a very different nature. “I am the Chairman of a committee that is working with six organisations, including the State Government, to create Queensland’s first Digital Honour Roll,” Stephen tells. “We’re recreating the Honour Roll for Ingham, where I live most of the week. It will display 39 names of Queenslanders who served in World War I, along with their faces and stories, on an interactive

He hopes his story inspires St Peters students of today to shoot for the stars, reminding them not to feel limited by their end-of-school results. “An OP does not define your whole life,” Stephen says, “but only a moment in it.” He advises students who want to pursue a career in Allied Health to: keep informed by subscribing to Allied Health institutions and journals; make connections in their local sports community; and take every opportunity that comes their way. “Join Sports Medicine Australia, even before you graduate from university,” Stephen advises. “Obtain your Sports Level One Trainer certification, then get involved with your local sports club or competition, even if you have to volunteer. Take every opportunity that comes your way. Pursue post graduate study, then keep up to date with journal subscriptions such as British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT).”

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Doors Open Wide for Josh 2018 RUR A L LEA DERSHIP SCHOLA RSHIP

For Year 10 student, Josh Elbourne, completing high-school was not always in the plan. In fact, before St Peters, he saw himself most likely finishing after Year 10 and working toward a trade; following a very different path to reach his ultimate goal of becoming a Mechanical Engineer or a Physio. Today, university is in his reach. He’s a driven, good-natured student with the world at his feet. So why the sudden boost in confidence? Josh says it’s all because of the Rural Leadership Scholarship (RLS). “One of the people from home—a really good mate of Dad’s—told us about RLS and said I should apply. I was heading into Year 9 at the time, so [the College] said I was still too young. They told me to come back the next year though. I did and here we are!”

Josh moved to St Peters from northern country New South Wales at the start of 2018. He became a boarder and part of the St Peters community. “It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done,” Josh said of walking into St Peters the first time. “I went into that boardroom full of people by myself…but I lightened the mood with a joke and it’s been fine ever since.” Josh says that his time at St Peters has allowed him to grow—that it’s opened a lot of doors for him already. Part of this Josh attributes to the positive attitude that seems to be everywhere at St Peters, and the other part: his mentor, Ray Young. The pairing of Josh and Ray is a key component of the RLS—students are partnered with someone who holds a prominent position in the world of business and can share insights on life and leadership. The goal of the mentorship is to give RLS recipients someone to touch base with; someone they can turn to, but, as Ray told Plus Ultra, the mentor actually gets a lot out of it as well!

“I NEVER THOUGHT THAT A COUNTRY KID LIKE ME WOULD GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS. IT’S BEEN A REAL LIFE-CHANGER.” – Josh Elbourne, Year 10 student and recipient of St Peters’ Rural Leadership Scholarship “To start with, it was fantastic to be given the opportunity to be involved [with RLS],” Ray said. “These sorts of scholarships and opportunities are life-changing and when you have the chance to be involved in that, in any capacity, you know that you’ll be able to have a lasting impact.” Josh and Ray meet every couple of weeks, often with Ray’s son James (also in Year 10). They meet on and off campus to discuss school, life, and the different pathways Josh has opening up to him.

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*Pictured: Year 10 student, Josh Elbourne (right) is the latest recipient of St Peters’ Rural Leadership Scholarship. He is pictured with his mentor, Ray Young (centre) and Ray’s son, James Young, who is also in Year 10 (left).

“What I’ve really found with Josh is that he’s got a good strength of character,” Ray started. “He’s a bright kid and he has really, really, good self-belief. I think that’s what allowed him to embrace this opportunity. He’s willing to listen and see where this journey will take him.” And on that last point, we have to agree! In just six months, Josh has settled in to College life with expert ease. He has embraced his sport, his studies, and life as a boarder. He is living proof of Ray’s reflection that, “We’ve picked a good one!”. Josh is positive and proud. “I never thought that a country kid like me would get an opportunity like this. [It’s been] a real life-changer.”

“HE’S A BRIGHT KID AND HE HAS REALLY, REALLY, GOOD SELFBELIEF. I THINK THAT’S WHAT ALLOWED HIM TO EMBRACE THIS OPPORTUNITY.” – Ray Young, Rural Leadership Scholarship mentor He added, “Boarding is terrific. Every part of it—from the boarding masters, to the brothers who you live with. They’re all so encouraging and kind. Even in Study, if you’re struggling, most of the masters are Old Scholars. They’ve been through the whole process and can help you out.”

So what’s next for Josh? He and Ray joke that it’s for Josh to master the art of chopsticks, so that he’s as good as James! In reality though, they’re working on choices. “Getting expert advice [from Ray] on how to do stuff with your life when you embrace choices has been great. He’s had a big impact on my life.” The Rural Leadership Scholarship is funded by generous donations from the Richards Foundation. In 2019, it will be offered to two students entering Years 10, 11 or 12. Applications close on 31 August 2018. More information can be found online: stpeters.qld. edu.au/rural-leadership-scholarship

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Grace Knight in Concert

On Saturday 12 May, Australian jazz singer, Grace Knight, of Eurogliders fame, performed at St Peters Performing Arts Centre in the first of St Peters Signature Series Concerts for 2018. Guitarist, Sam Lemann; bassist, Andrew Shaw; and St Peters very own Cantique, Saints and Singers, Chamber Soloists, and Senior Stage Band joined with Grace to present hits, ‘Soft Winds’, ‘Amazing’, ‘Don’t Set Me Free’, and others! Year 10 student, Zoe Catchpoole, was thrilled to present a duet of George Gershwin’s aria, ‘Summertime’, with Grace. She admits her performance, originally intended as a solo, required some last-minute changes after Grace approached her during a pre-concert workshop rehearsal on Friday 11 May to invite her to perform a duet. “It did freak me out a little bit and I had to rush back to my vocal teacher to change some things around,” laughs Zoe. She says she’s grateful to Grace for her guidance, which gave her a greater appreciation of the context of ‘Summertime’ — written for an opera during the Great Depression of the 1930s — and cultivate an awareness of the physicality of duet performance. “If you’re signing a solo, you have more liberations with the music – you can do more with your expression of the music,” Zoe explains. “With a duet, there are many more things you need to do to communicate with your partner – physical things like turning to look at your partner and turning back to look at the audience. You have to move around more.” Zoe adds that her post-school aspirations to sing professionally made the experience all the more worthwhile. “The experience was a little bit of an insight into what professional singing might be like because I had to sing with an orchestra as well. It was awesome!” She advises other students who have performance opportunities to grab them with both hands. “Don’t be afraid to perform. People get really nervous about performing in front of an audience but it’s really important to allow yourself to progress.” The next St Peters Signature Series Concert, featuring Australian operatic soprano, Great Bradman, will take place on Friday 10 August at St Peters Performing Arts Centre. To book tickets, visit events.stpeters.qld.edu.au

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“THE EXPERIENCE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT PROFESSIONAL SINGING MIGHT BE LIKE. IT WAS AWESOME!” – Zoe Catchpoole, Year 10 student at St Peters Indooroopilly Photography courtesy of F45 Photography

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Keys to the Future PI A NIST, W ILL SHI, TA K ES ON THE WOR LD

St Peters Old Scholar, Will Shi (2013), started playing piano when he was just 5 years old. From Year 8, he dazzled College audiences, accompanying Saints and Singers until Year 12 and Cantique beyond that. After graduating from St Peters, Will enrolled in a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the University of Queensland (UQ ). In 2017, he obtained First Class Honours, was listed as a Dean’s Scholar, and received a University Medal, which acknowledged his academic performance. This year, he’s got even greater things on the horizon. Plus Ultra caught up with him to find out more.

o, Will, what has life looked like for you post-St Peters?

After I graduated I went straight into a Bachelor of Music at UQ. The reason I chose UQ was because of my teacher, Max Olding. I started learning with him in Year 10, after I finished my Australian Music Examination Board Grades. When it came to Year 12, I decided to keep studying with him—I really liked him as a teacher and as a person.

hat are your plans now?

After graduating from UQ in 2017, I applied for Masters in America. I went through pre-screening rounds in late 2017, then did live auditions in February and March. These auditions were at the Manhattan School of Music and

the Mannes School of Music, both in New York. I was accepted into both in early April 2018.

ongratulations! How did you choose which to accept?

Mannes offered a scholarship and the teacher I wanted, which is the most important thing at this stage of my studies. His name is Arkady Aronov. Looking at his CV—the students he’s had and the prizes they’ve won, it’s ideal.

hen do you go?

I move to America in August. It’s a two-year Masters Degree in Piano Performance. I start straight away, due to the academic year in the northern hemisphere.

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“I MOVE TO AMERICA IN AUGUST. IT’S A TWO-YEAR MASTERS DEGREE IN PIANO PERFORMANCE. I START STRAIGHT AWAY.” Pictured: Upon completion of a Bachelor of Music at UQ , Will Shi (2013) applied for a Masters in Piano Performance in America. In April, he was accepted into two schools, and has chosen to attend the Mannes School of Music in New York. Photo (opposite page) courtesy of Bruce Peebles.

o you think that the College set you up well for your future as a Pianist? Absolutely. At St Peters, you get so many opportunities that you wouldn’t get anywhere else. One of the main things I remember is Performer of the Year. By being a Concerto Finalist five years in a row, I got the very rare opportunity to perform with an orchestra. This is, usually, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I got to do it five times! When I went to uni, not many other people had had that opportunity.

ny other St Peters Music standouts?

The Performing Arts Centre was opened in my last six months at school, so I got to perform there before I went to uni. That was

“I TOOK A LOT OF RISKS THROUGHOUT MY FOUR YEARS OF UNI AND THEY ALWAYS PAID OFF. I FOUND OUT QUICKLY THAT IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO SAY, ‘OH WELL’ RATHER THAN, ‘WHAT IF’.” – Will Shi (2013), Pianist pretty incredible. The tours that St Peters offer are great too. I got to cultivate contacts all around the world, performed in cathedrals and other places that you’d otherwise not be able to perform in and the cultural exchange was priceless.

hat advice do you have for current St Peters music students, looking to follow in your footsteps? Take risks now. This is your time to try things; to possibly fail without really paying for it. At school and uni you can make mistakes without it affecting your career, so it’s the time to learn your strengths. To be honest, the biggest risk I’ve ever taken was choosing to study music at uni—I wrote about that in my Masters application essay for Mannes. I took a lot of other risks throughout my four years of uni and they always paid off. I found out quickly that it’s always better to say, “Oh well” rather than, “What if ”. My advice would be to try to live by that motto and have no regrets.

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Slime Club

On Wednesday 6 June, as the bell for Morning Tea tolls, selected students in Class 6S at St Peters Springfield rush to classroom CH09. It’s their turn to attend Slime Club, one of the newest offerings of the Lunchtime Club program run by Year 6 student leaders for Primary School students, and they can hardly wait to start mixing! Armed with: glue; baking soda; water; shaving cream; contact lens solution; and liquid food colouring, students set to work mixing one of their favourite recipes for ‘Cloud Slime’. “I like the fluffy slime, called Cloud Slime,” explains Danielle Braiden, Year 6 teacher and Slime Club supervisor. “That’s what the shaving cream does — it makes it fluffy. The students enjoy the texture of it.”

She says Year 6 students, who curate and administer lunchtime clubs as part of their leadership duties, have been waiting for the opportunity to implement a Slime Club into the program since they were Year 5 students, when they were introduced to the craft during the 2017 Science Week. Danielle admits, while Year 6 students were hooked on slime-making from the outset, no

*Pictured: In Term 2, Year 6 students at St Peters Springfield introduced Slime Club into the Lunchtime Club offering. The club has been so popular, a roster has been introduced to manage demand.

one could have predicted the interest Slime Club would generate across Prep – Year 5. The clubs’ Term 2 debut was so popular that organisers were forced to limit its weekly intake by introducing a roster, which accommodates eight students weekly from a rostered Pastoral Care class. “At first, anyone could come to Slime Club,” Danielle explains. “But, with 30-50 students showing up each time, we quickly realised that we had to make it invitational.”

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HOW TO M A K E

Butter Slime

Touted the smoothest, stretchiest and softest of them all, Butter Slime is easy and fun to make. Here’s how: INGREDIENTS

“YEAR 6 LEADERS GET TO SHARE THEIR INFORMATION AND HELP THE YOUNGER CHILDREN MAKE SLIME, AND EVERYBODY GETS TO CREATE SOMETHING TOGETHER.” – Danielle Braiden, Year 6 teacher at St Peters Springfield Danielle says, on top of learning how to make slime, which students customise with liquid food colouring and glitter, Slime Club and the other lunchtime clubs create opportunities for students of different ages and interests to connect.

“It’s an avenue for connectedness, communication and, for Year 6 students, learning how to lead,” Danielle says. “It’s sweet to see them working with the younger students who really look up to them. It’s very nurturing.” While the Term 3 Lunchtime Club roster is still being finalised, Danielle says she hopes Slime Club will stick around. “It’s really good interaction between our Year 6 leaders and younger students in the Primary School,” Danielle says. “Year 6 leaders get to share their information and help the younger children make slime, and everybody gets to create something together.” The Term 3, 2018 Lunchtime Club roster will be released in St Peters Springfield’s Cornerstone newsletter in Term 3.

• PVA glue (2-3 tablespoons) • Shaving cream (2-3 tablespoons) • Food colouring • Borax or contact lens fluid (2-3 tablespoons) • Hand cream • Plastic container or zip lock bag for storage • Glitter (optional) METHOD Place glue in bowl. Add shaving cream and a drop of food colouring and mix in until a consistent colour. Add a small amount of Borax or contact lens fluid to activate the mixture and begin to kneed into a ball. Add glitter to mixture. If mixture is too tough, add hand cream to soften. Store in a container to keep clean. Enjoy! For a more putty-like variation, try adding some moulding clay to the mixture. For a more transparent variation, use clear craft glue instead of PVA glue.

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Year 5 Street Science BY YEA R 5 TEACHERS

In Term 2, Year 5 students undertook a unit entitled, ‘How the World Works’, a science-based unit with a focus on space and light. On Monday 28 May, students participated in ‘See the Light’, a workshop presented by Street Science, a Brisbane-based provider of science school incursions and community entertainment. Workshop instructor, Mel, began with an introduction to key vocabulary and concepts, such as properties of light. Students then participated in four hands-on activities, which developed their understanding of the reflection and refraction of light, shadows and ultra-violet light. They experimented with mirrors, lasers, prisms, torches, and UV lamps. The Year 5 students loved how the workshop linked prior knowledge from classwork to new learning about light.

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Wave Maker

Old Scholar, Leonor Gausachs (2012), is making waves on the international architecture scene. The freelance graphic and interior designer and architect, who is a specialist in urban water management, has just returned from Venice where her work for the Arden Macaulay Island City proposal was showcased in the Australian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale. The daughter of an artist and engineer, Leonor was born and raised in Chile. She arrived at St Peters in 2007 as a Year 7 student, and says many of the programs she enjoyed at school such as: Environmental Group; Duke of Edinburgh; Ironbark; swimming; rowing; and the International Baccalaureate’s Higher Level Art

program, inspired her appreciation for conservation of natural environments, close relationship to water and rigorous approach to visual expression, which are evident in her practice today. In 2019, Leonor’s career is set to come full circle. From her beginnings at school, designing album jackets and a website for her classmates’ indie pop outfit, ‘Cloudbreak’ (now ‘Fresco Kyoto’), she will return to Chile next year to oversee the construction of a vernacular cabin, which she designed for a local tourism company. On her return from the Venice Biennale in June, Leonor took time out to share her journey with Plus Ultra.

Pictured: Leonor at the Australian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale, where she exhibited her work.

Leonor: It’s a privilege to stay in touch with my school, especially now that I have something to give back. My favourite subjects at school were Technology, Art, Biology, and Psychology. At the time, I didn’t foresee I would be able to carve a path that combines all of these into my work. Up until Year 11, I wanted to be a Vet; then I shifted to animal and natural photography; to graphic design; to industrial design; before arriving at a Bachelor of Architectural Design as my major at Monash University, Melbourne in 2013. Upon completion of my degree in 2015, I went straight into a Masters of Architectural Design.

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Upon completion of my first of three water management studios, I was hired to work with The Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, an engineering company. Despite my position as an architecture intern, my role involved the graphic design of conceptual diagrams. I was given a set of ideas and sketches, which I turned into illustrations for the proposals. The highlight of the job was creating town planning documents for the Municipality of Kunshan, China. In order to fund my studies, I worked part-time at a famous Polish café, Monarch Cakes, owned by an architect. I consider being under the mentorship of an experienced architect and surrounded by Melbourne intellectuals part of my education process. These contacts provided professional advice and eventually developed into a network of valuable connections. The majority of my work experience consists of freelance design under my own name. I became involved in design for business start-ups by engaging with people’s project ideas, leading to the design of graphic identity including: logos; websites; social media; business cards; and other collateral. I started out working for a band; then a social media marketing company; then Woodford Folk Festival. Other design clients lined up for this year include a photographer, landscaping business, and sculpture studio. So far, my biggest freelance project has been for a tourism start-up in Valle del Elqui, Chile. What began as a conversation about my water management experience evolved into being contracted for various design roles for the project. The design of the first vernacular architecture cabin is underway, with the aim to begin construction next year. The next task will be to design a logo, website, and other graphics for the

project. The plan is to continue to build cabins, naturally filtered wetland pools and, eventually, design a landscape that revegetates the site with native species, much in the theme of the Australian Pavilion’s exhibition for the 2018 Venice Biennale, titled ‘Repair’. My work, alongside three other projects, was selected by our tutor, Nigel Bertram, from the Masters studio, ‘Swamp City II’. I was one week into summer holidays in Brisbane when I received word that our projects had been selected and accepted under the ‘Arden Macaulay Island City’ proposal. I booked a flight back to Melbourne the next morning, as I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to create content to merge our projects into one. All projects were displayed in the pavilion as six-minute projections played multiple times throughout the day. The bulk of the content is contained in the Australian catalogue, ‘Repair’. So how did I arrive at this point? My family was certainly an inspiration for my love of architecture. Two of my grandparents and two of my uncles were architects. Growing up, creative and spatial thinking were fostered by my parents. My reason for pursuing architecture lines up with the ‘Repair’ message of the Australian Pavilion: to make a significant difference in the restoration, protection, and appreciation of the natural environment, it is essential to consider the design of the built environment. I give high priority to an aesthetic experience of the world. My interests lie in the visual communication of concepts and the visual expression of identity. I believe creativity shouldn’t be constrained by a career title. My advice to students who want to pursue a career specific to their

passions, is to foster your interests through every decision and use of your time. Read non-fiction on topics you care about. Travel to visit exhibitions, buildings, artworks, or places that will inspire you. Document your experiences and opinions through photography and writing. Develop a personal and professional art practice stimulated through a positive outlook. Don’t rely on school or higher education as the only source of knowledge — research, teach yourself programs and techniques, and attend workshops. Surround yourself with like-minded creatives who you can collaborate and engage in productive conversation with. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of conversation, both for promoting and getting feedback on your projects as well as engaging in other people’s projects. When following an unconventional, multidisciplinary career path, it is essential to find mentors who can help you make decisions and find answers. All of my work opportunities have come about either through connections or being approached — no resumes handed. It is important to stay open-minded about engaging in unconventional roles. Don’t be afraid to venture into disciplines you are not educated or trained in, yet always be honest about your experience. Present yourself with confidence and curiosity — this is when having a well-presented body of work to refer to becomes important. I can recommend architecture as a course that will open up your job options as opposed to limiting them like other more specific design practices. Find out more about Leonor Gausachs work at Leonor.gausachs.com

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Enter The Boardroom

At the start of Term 1 holidays, while other students were enjoying a sleep-in, a group of St Peters students were up early at the University of Queensland (UQ ). The group was The Boardroom and they were there for the Idea Hub workshop. Made up of seven Indooroopilly students and four Springfield students, the group learnt about the business model concept, the lean start-up concept, and participated in workshops with St Peters Old Scholar, Ben Coughlin (2014). In Term 2, Plus Ultra caught up with Year 12 student, Andre Werror, to find out more about The Boardroom and what they’ve been up to since.

ndre, tell us about The Boardroom and how you got involved… The Boardroom is the Business Club here at St Peters. It was started last year by a guy [then] in Year 12, Dan Dunn. He really had a passion for being an entrepreneur and gathered the rest of us together. The Boardroom is about business; it’s about learning new concepts in business and how we can develop ourselves into becoming entrepreneurs in the future.

ow many of you belong to the club?

The numbers vary depending on what we all have on. There are usually 10-20 regulars and another 10 or so drop in from time to time.

*Pictured: Andre Werror, Year 12 student, is part of The Boardroom, an outfit of students from St Peters Indooroopilly and Springfield determined to develop themselves into entrepreneurs.

“THE BOARDROOM WAS STARTED LAST YEAR BY DAN DUNN (2017). HE REALLY HAD A PASSION FOR BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR.” – Andre Werror, Year 12 student at St Peters Indooroopilly

o how often do you meet up?

The Boardroom runs every Wednesday lunchtime from about 1pm. We don’t start our meetings at the beginning of lunchtime because we like to eat first! When we have projects running, we also meet up outside of club times. These meetings are just with our smaller groups, after school mainly.

hat projects are your currently working on?

Right now, I’m working on an innovation project with my friend, Nefimi. Our task is to create a business that addresses an issue in Southeast Queensland. It’s part of a competition called ‘gen[in]’ and has been going on for a few months now. We’re through to the second round. In Round 1, we submitted a 60 second Pitch Video. We pitched ‘EcoFence’—a vertical garden that customers can design virtually on our website, allowing for quick installation. Other teams from the school pitched things like international student homestay businesses and learning management systems. Round 2 is all about planning and collaboration. From there, finalists get selected to do a live pitch in Round 3.

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*Pictured: A guest speaker attends The Boardroom’s lunchtime meeting to talk about investment options: (Back row) Mr Alex Lawn (Business teacher), Robbie Baker, Matteo Bernardini, Nifemi Olasheni-Akib, Chris Gilmore, Steven Kim, Sam Vainikka, Mr Craig Lawn (guest speaker); (Front row) Mrs Olivia Larney (Business teacher) and Isabelle Toh.

o how do you actually compete in gen[in]?

It’s all online really. The whole concept of the challenge is to create our own business. The organisers have stepped us through with information sent by email and we’re using all of that to fill in the gaps in our business.

s the whole Boardroom involved in gen[in]?

We’ve actually formed our own groups to enter this competition. Around half of us have elected to do ‘gen[in]’ while the others entered the ‘QUT Blueshift Business Case’ competition. That one’s more about analysis—you’re given a case study and have to write a 2,000-word report. This year, the topic was how to devise a loyalty program to suit the needs of young professionals for

Virgin Australia. I did ‘Blueshift’ last year, so Nefimi and I decided we’d take on ‘gen[in]’ instead.

t seems like gen[in] is keeping you pretty busy…do you have anything else on the go at the moment? The Boardroom are doing ‘ECOMAN’ in the June/July holidays. It’s a workshop where we’ll all be condensing five years of running a business into two days. There are four positions to fill— CEO, CFO, Manager of Operations and Marketing. We’re all looking forward to that.

hat would you say your favourite thing about The Boardroom is? Since we started last year, we’ve had heaps of interest from different people who want to come along and help us out. We get to meet

“THE BOARDROOM ARE DOING ‘ECOMAN’ IN THE JUNE/JULY HOLIDAYS. IT’S A WORKSHOP WHERE WE’LL BE CONDENSING FIVE YEARS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS INTO TWO DAYS.” people from different industries and knowledge backgrounds. That really helps to inspire all of us—there’s always something or someone that each of us can relate to. The people at UQ’s Idea Hub have been really good and Mrs. Larney is always there to talk us through things. She has heaps of experience.

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ANZAC Day Commemorations On Tuesday 24 April, staff and students at St Peters Indooroopilly and Springfield campuses gathered to commemorate ANZAC Day, marking the occasion with prayers, music, and wreaths. On Wednesday 25 April, the St Peters community proudly looked on as St Peters Symphonic Winds and Drumline participated in the ANZAC Day Parade through Brisbane City. In his address in the weekly newsletters, senior pastor, Thomas Böhmert, encouraged the St Peters community to express gratitude to those who have served and who continue to serve in protecting us; to reflect on the role each of us play in safeguarding our freedoms; and to consider how best we can live lives that serve not just ourselves, but also those around us. Lest we forget.

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Meet Sarah Thomas ENROLMENTS OFFICER AT ST PETERS INDOOROOPILLY

In the midst of the hype around the Commonwealth Games, Plus Ultra got wind of a sporting superstar on our staff. Sarah Thomas is an Enrolments Officer at the St Peters Indooroopilly, but she’s also an ex-Commonwealth and Olympic Games swimmer. We caught up with her to find out more.

ell us a bit about your life as a swimmer…

My first Commonwealth Games was at Chandler when I was 13. I swam for England and that was my first trip to Australia—from London, that was the longest flight I’d been on in my life! I swam the 800m Freestyle and 400m Individual Medley, placing 5th and 8th. I continued my journey to the Olympics two years later, racing for Great Britain in the 400m Freestyle, the 800m Freestyle and the 400m Individual Medley. I won silver and bronze for the Freestyle events and I am still the youngest Olympic Medalist that Great Britain has ever had, which is pretty cool. My next Commonwealth Games was in 1986 in Edinburgh. I won the 400m Freestyle and the 800m Freestyle and just missed the World Record—at the time, it was held by Tracy Wickham. I continued swimming at another Commonwealth Games (Victoria, Canada) and Olympic Games (Atlanta, USA).

*Pictured: Sarah Thomas, Enrolments Officer at St Peters Indooroopilly, is an ex-Commonwealth and Olympic Games swimmer.

hat’s your favourite competitive swimming memory?

I have very fond memories of my first Commonwealth Games here as I was so young and had not travelled outside Europe. The village life is amazing and I was lucky enough to become good friends with Daley Thompson (a Great Britain Decathlete) who is a legend and gave me great advice and support throughout my swimming career.

o you still swim?

Yes, at UQ , but not as much as I’d like to. We moved from New Zealand to Australia at the start of the year and it has taken me a little while to settle in to our new lives. I only go once a week at the moment, but I do lots of running and walking instead—the most has been 120km in one week!

ou competed in the same events as Ariarne Titmus. Have you seen her around campus and spoken to her about it? My daughter, Eve, sometimes trains with Ariarne. We moved here so that Eve could stay with her coach, John Gatfield. Ariarne is a great, down to earth girl who trains extremely hard—something any swimmer has to do if they want to be successful!

hat advice would you give young swimmers?

The days you feel like training the least are your best days. It makes you find something to train for and that’s the same in racing. If it’s a close race, you have to find something to achieve that dream. My coach once said to us, “You get out what you put in!”. If you are honest to yourself and train your very hardest, every session, then you can back yourself when you go to race. 55

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Community News FACES, PLACES, SPACES

In May, Old Scholar, Damian Sommerlad (1998), was voted Best Actor in the independent Diversity in Cannes Short Film & Webseries Showcase.

// Damian Wins Best Actor Award

// Students Knit and Natter with Aveo Community

Damian earned the accolade for his performance in the short film, ‘Bridget and Iain’, which charts the shifting relationship between a mother and her drug-addicted son.

Throughout Term 2, Years 1-12 students and staff at St Peters Springfield have joined with residents at the local Aveo Springfield Retirement Village to knit and crochet squares for, ‘Wrapped with Love’. The charity distributes knitted, crocheted and sewn wraps to the needy in Australia and abroad.

Lunchtime ‘Knit and Natter’ sessions at The Hub have provided an avenue for students, staff, and members of Aveo’s knitting group to share in learning, creation and community.

In May, Year 12 Hospitality students at St Peters Indooroopilly participated in a Latte Art Workshop with Old Scholar, Chloe Cobbin (2012).

Coopers Plains, shared her experiences working on super yachts and setting up her own business with students.

Chloe, who owns coffee shop, Bedouin Brew, which operates from a warehouse space at

// Hospitality Students Enjoy Latte Art Workshop

‘Bridget and Iain’ was also selected as a narrative finalist in the Le Petit Cannes Film Festival in May. Damian and co-star, Vivienne Powell, also appeared in a stage version of ‘Bridget and Iain’, which won the People’s Choice Award, presented by the City of Los Angeles, during its North American debut at the Short+ Sweet Festival in Hollywood in 2016.

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Old Scholar, Charlotte Watson (2017), was among 19 finalists in the 2018 MELT Portrait Prize, presented by Brisbane Powerhouse from 17 May to 24 June.

// Charlotte a Finalist in MELT Portrait Prize

Now in its third year, the MELT Portrait Prize gives artists across the globe the opportunity to celebrate their heroes in the LGBTI+ community.

Charlotte’s MELT Portrait submission appears (left) cropped.

From February to April, Year 8 Technology students at St Peters Springfield competed in Web.Comp 2018. Despite limited coding experience, several students from 8S and 8T achieved high scores, with eleven students achieving High Distinctions and four students achieving perfect scores.

Run by GROK Learning, an organisation that teaches coding skills to high school and university students, teachers and professionals, Web.Comp delivers interactive notes and web challenges to participants across five weeks. The final week of tuition culminates in a web design tournament, whereby competitors submit their final designs.

In February, Old Scholar, Pita Taufatofua (2000), represented Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in male cross-country skiing.

“After Rio, I decided to find the hardest sport possible, because I needed a new challenge, and the hardest sport possible was cross-country skiing,” Pita told the Olympic Channel (Winter Olympics. 2018, February 10. ABC News).

// Students Earn Top Spots in Coding Competition

// Pita Represents Tonga at Winter Olympics

Louan Walker took out this year’s prize: a Judges Choice Award of $1,000 cash; an accommodation package with The Johnson Art Series Hotel; and the display of the work at The Johnson.

In August 2016, Pita represented Tonga in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Taekwondo. That December, he posted a video announcing his plans to train and compete in cross-country skiing.

At both competitions, Pita appeared as Tonga’s flag bearer in the Parade of Nations opening ceremonies.

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Hamish Colston-Little (2015) 14 May 1999 – 5 June 2018

Barry Fabian (1958) 23 Aug 1940 – 1 May 2018

Warren Fischer (1954) 22 June 1937 – 18 April 2018

Hamish was the beloved son of David and Jo and brother to Jordan, Angus, Sophie, and Risa.

Although the Fabian family lived in an inner-city suburb, Barry came to St Peters as a boarder. He was a top student and a skilled sportsman: participating in House Athletics; playing in the A Cricket team; and, in his Senior year, captaining the A Rugby team.

Warren attended St Peters in 1952 in Sub Junior as a boarder from Murphy’s Creek.

He attended St Peters from Prep in 2004, joined the St Peters Infinity Program in 2011, and graduated in 2015. Hamish enjoyed the camaraderie of the debating team and choir whilst at school. He had a gap year and then attended the University of Queensland (UQ ) to undertake a Bachelor of Arts/ Commerce. He had a strong group of friends, whose company he enjoyed at parties and gatherings. On 15 June 2018, family, friends, and staff of St Peters gathered to celebrate Hamish’s life. Remembering his love of casual dress when heading out, attendees were encouraged to wear jeans. Heartfelt reflections were spoken from family and school friends that remembered Hamish for his decency, kindness, intellect, and humour. Hamish was taken too early and will be forever in our memories. His family requests that you send any memories, photos, or reflections to hamish@hamish.im for inclusion on the website HAMISH.IM

In 1959, he enrolled at the University of Queensland (UQ ) to study Accountancy and went on to achieve rewarding and enjoyable employment within the resources industry. He served as SPOSA Treasurer for several years. Barry loved opera, food, wine, rugby, and everything life had to offer him. Sadly, his active life became curtailed by muscular dystrophy and, in later years, his daughter, Robyn, and her husband became carers for Barry and his wife, Judy. A man of deep faith, Barry said that he was blessed to meet a new love, Dell, after the loss of his first love. Ross Farquhar (1958) 1 Feb 1941 – 14 Jan 2018 Ross was enrolled in Sub Scholarship (Year 7), travelling daily to St Peters from Graceville, and was a student until his Sub Junior year. He was living in Karana Downs when he passed away.

After graduation, he began Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ ) and completed his National Service as a Reserve in the RAAF. He paused his studies to sub-contract to Hills Television Aerials; returned to university following his marriage to Thea; and accepted a bond from the Main Roads Department for his final year of study. Warren spent his working life with Main Roads, first in the Coordinator General’s Department, and then in the Premier’s Department, building the South East (SE) freeway. Warren became heavily involved with SPOSA, serving as a committee member from 1961 – 62, forming a sub-branch and organising Brisbane Old Scholar get-togethers and excursions. He was responsible for the establishment of the boarders’ Saturday tuckshop.

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Terence Harm (Sub Junior 1951 – 1952) 2 Feb 1937 – 29 Oct 2017

Robert “Bob” Edward Prove (1953)

His sister Marianne Mitchell (1966) also attended St Peters.

Bob’s family sincerely thank all who attended his funeral and those who sent messages of condolence with calls, flowers, or cards. Special thanks to those who loved and cared for Bob during his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Thanks also to Pastor Marcus Schultz and to Heritage funerals, especially Glad Ernst, for their care and support.

Ursula Stronks (Yee 1988) 5 Jan 1972 – 14 April 2018

Terence’s family were living in Glenore Grove via Forest Hill, when he entered St Peters in his Sub Junior year in 1951. He left after completing his Junior Certificate. Terence played in the B Rugby team and participated in House Athletics. Elaine Joy Heers (1949 – 1950) 17 Mar 1935 – 30 April 2018 Elaine was a Lowood girl who came to St Peters as a Sub Junior student in 1949. Elaine’s eulogy was taken from her own words: “I remember with love the deep enduring friendships we forged and my two passions: sport and music (piano and choir). St Peters was also the place where I really came to know Jesus; a love affair that has been at the centre of my life. On confirmation day, I took a stand and stepped out for Jesus. That was the beginning of my journey as a Christian and remains the most precious of memories. After St Peters, I took over managing the family business office. I was there until I married Peter Heers in 1958. He was a National Bank Australia employee, so we traversed Queensland for the rest of his working life. We had two daughters. Peter passed away in 2005. I remarried Steele Rudd, and feel blessed to have found two great loves in my life.”

S Jack Schaad (Junior 1960 – Senior 1962) 20 Nov 1944 – 29 April 2018 Jack’s family emigrated from Switzerland in 1953, arriving in Brisbane when he was nine years old. He learned English on the hop in primary school before enrolling at St Peters in 1960 for his Junior year. After what he called a ‘bash at’ university, Jack enrolled in a lab technician course and spent eight years working in an oil refinery lab, where he was on call night and day. He married and moved into a job with State Health, monitoring blood from workers in hazardous industries for exposure to chemicals, lead, asbestos, and pesticides. Jack had two children, Mark and Danielle, and two grandchildren, Madeleine and Elliot. He retired in 2000 and indulged in his love of ocean liners, cruising the high seas for years. Jack had a great self-deprecating sense of humour.

Ursula attended St Peters between 1983 and 1988 and was a school Prefect in 1988. She was a positive and humble person who always helped others. She was extremely generous with her time and often organised or helped with events at her children’s school. She was caring and a wonderful friend. Ursula passed away on 14 April 2018 from Bowel Cancer. She will always be remembered by her three lovely boys: Sam, Luca, and Noah, and her loving husband, Henk.

T Peter Teasdale (1953) 4 Dec 1935 – 29 March 2018 Peter was a day scholar who travelled from Aspley for his Sub Junior year. He was an excellent sportsman, playing in the First XII Cricket and First VX Rugby teams from his Sub Junior to his Senior year, when he was Captain of the team. He was a Prefect and Sports Leader from Sub Senior to Senior, and received a Sports Blue for Football, having twice been a representative for the MSSA team against the GPS Thirds. By all accounts, Peter was a popular, energetic classmate.

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Engagements & Marriages

ENGAGEMENT

Congratulations to Sheridan White (2011) on her engagement to Josh Stubbings.

M A R R I AGE

Congratulations to Dana Ramarr (2008) and Dean Robertson, who tied the knot on Saturday 1 July, 2017.

Congratulations to Sarah Mulligan (2011) on her recent marriage to Justin Yarrow.

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Symposium Series

Join us for the third of St Peters Lutheran College’s 2018 Life Symposium Series. Positive Education will be presented by Dan Haesler – leadership, engagement, mindset and wellbeing consultant, on Tuesday 11 September from 7–9pm at St Peters Performing Arts Centre.

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