Reporter 2020

Committee

REPORTER COMMITTEE 2020

JAMES ‘JANDO’ ANDERSON is in Year 10, Ross House. He is an approachable boy who enjoys playing basketball. When he isn’t balling, Jando likes hanging out with mates and supporting the West Coast Eagles.

XAVIER BALNAVES is a Year 8 Ross House student who enjoys History, Law and Philosophy.

Outside of school, he participates in cadets and hopes to undertake a law course.

BRAM EZEKIEL is a Year 8 student who enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with friends. He played basketball and soccer for Sport. Bram hopes to travel the world and experience lots of different opportunities.

BENJAMIN FLEAY is a Year 10 student in Brisbane House. He enjoys playing hockey and tennis.

When he isn’t in school, he enjoys travelling and spending time at the beach.

HARRY JENOUR is a Year 10, Brisbane House student who enjoys playing basketball and soccer. Outside of school, he likes hanging out with mates and in the future, hopes to travel to the snow.

JAKE MARSHALL is a Year 10, Ross House student. He is following in the footsteps of his two brothers, both academically and in Water Polo. When not at school, Jake is with his mates playing sport or games.

JAMES SPADANUDA is in Year 10, Brisbane House. James loves sports and spending time with mates. His favourite sport is AFL, and he wishes to travel around Europe one day.

PATRICK STEWART is in Year 10, Stuart House. He enjoys participating in Drama productions such as Scotch’s We Will Rock You. When he is not on stage, he enjoys hanging out with his friends.

ISAAK VENTOURAS is in Year 8 and likes playing basketball and gaming. In 2020, he tore his ACL and has been eagerly waiting to return to the court. He is a fan of NBA2K, and his favourite NBA players are Derrick Rose and Steven Adams.

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YEAR 12

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CONTENTS SPORT

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ARTS

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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REPORTS

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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SENIOR SCHOOL

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BOARDING

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SOCIETIES & SERVICES ARTS

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SPORT

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OUT OF BOUNDS

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STAFF

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YEAR 12

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AWARDS

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SCHOOL RECORDS 205

Front cover: Mo Maslin Citizenship Award Winner Harry Osborne (Year 8), Captain of School Charlie Bevan (Year 12) and Captain of Year 5 William Carmichael, photograph: Rebecca Mansell

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HEADMASTER’S REPORT DR ALEC O’CONNELL

HEADMASTER

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HEN YOU HAVE A CRISIS like COVID-19, you go back to basics.

At Scotch College, we’re very fortunate that our ‘basics’ – or foundations – are incredibly strong. I am speaking of course, about our community. If you have a strong, supportive community, you do not need to create hasty crisis management and wellbeing strategies.

You are blessed with a natural fallback.

This is not to say that our community did not struggle during the COVID-19 crisis, or that it will not continue to face pandemic-related difficulties in future.

Comprising students, families, Old Scotch Collegians and staff, our

community has seen us through one of the most substantial challenges that the world has met in recent decades. It was remarkable to witness the support and empathy offered up by so many in our community. From parents reaching out to us, offering their help and faith that we knew what we were doing. One mum said to me, “I didn’t agree with it all, but I liked that you knew where you stood”.

COVID-19 reminded us that it is trust and respect that makes a community.

educators that make up our teaching staff. Scotch has provided 1:1 devices for many years now, and we have spent more than a decade developing digital learning. As the pandemic hit, we combined our strengths and intellectual property – digital infrastructure, quality teaching and courses – and delivered online learning through Microsoft Teams. Thank you to all our staff who worked diligently to meet the challenges and unexpected boons of online learning.

In Summer Term as COVID-19 arose, we prepared to move to online learning.

We looked to our teachers and the digital infrastructure that was already in place. We benefited greatly from the resourceful, innovative and experienced

Throughout this period, our students were fantastic. They demonstrated great resilience and the adaptability that defines their generation. Overall, they maintained a solid work ethic, although I know for a fact that they enjoyed the

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Our student leaders continuously impressed me with their maturity and understanding of how lucky we have been as a school and a city.

four-period day. With classes finishing at 1pm, students were able to set up study groups or get in touch with their teachers during the following individual study time. As for their IT knowledge, I cannot fault it.

COVID-19 redefined the importance of many things in life. Some things that we thought were sacred cows, that we could not possibly do without, were postponed or cancelled. In a time like this, postponing is not always possible, and after the lockdown period, it was clear that it would be impossible to reschedule all our missed events. As a school, I do not believe that we missed out in 2020. Our student leaders continuously impressed me with their maturity and understanding of how lucky we have been as a school and a city. Yes, we were

Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell and Head of Senior School Peter Burt at Friday Marching, photograph: Claire Pelliccia

challenged and had to rapidly adapt, but we did not have to face the enormity of the rest of Australia and the world.

For some staff, the pandemic brought forward their retirement plans as we realised as a nation that there is far more to life than work. Much like we prioritised events, staff prioritised their own lives. One-hundred-and-fiftyone years of experience retired at the end of 2020. To the staff that moved on from the workforce – David Clifford, Paul Davidson, Peter Frusher, David Jones, Deb Lee, Wayne Ramsay and Dawn Scaife – I thank you for your great commitment and contribution to our College.

In Spring Term, we welcomed our new Head of Junior School, Maria Hodges.

Hailing from a business background, Maria has been a respected educational leader for many years and joined us from Wesley College, where she held the equivalent role. Since arriving, Maria has brought her signature brand of energy and drive to our Junior School.

In November, Maria and her team launched Bush School Saturday – a free day of nature play, which saw more than 200 families from Scotch and the wider community flock to our Playing Fields.

As Headmaster I also farewelled two integral members of my Executive, Richard Ledger, our Head of Middle School and Indigenous Student

Programme Coordinator. Richard has been a stalwart at the College since 2009. He has held numerous roles including Acting Head of Senior School and Acting Headmaster. Richard resigned from Scotch to support his wife, Sue Ledger, in her new role as Dean of Education at the University of Newcastle. Our Director of Financial Services Paul Davidson also ended his 16-year tenure in 2020, retiring to spend more time with his family. Paul’s steady hand on the College’s financial and business direction has been invaluable.

While we will miss him greatly, we are very pleased to welcome Ian Anthony as our new Chief Financial Officer.

Thank you to Paul and Richard, and I wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavours.

This year has seen the progression of massive capital works. In Winter Term, we opened our new Mathematics and Commerce Building. This dynamic structure features a striking lecture theatre, interactive individual and group workspaces and the new Year 12 common room and incorporates learning elements into the architecture itself. Binary code stretches down one hallway, commerce-focused networks play on smart TVs, circle theorems rest in carpets and braille can be read across outdoor benches.

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Pipe Major David Stülpner (Year 12) and Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell visiting Dallas Hamilton (OSC 1933) on his 104th birthday, with his wife Barbara, just 24 hours before COVID-19 restrictions prevented aged-care visits; On the road to visit Boarding families near Bindi Bindi; Dressed up for the Book Week Parade

In October, the refurbishment of the Gooch Pavilion began. Built in 1954, the Gooch is one of four significant heritage buildings on our campus. Thanks to the much-needed renovations, generations to come will be able to make their own memories of the iconic pavilion, which is notably the backdrop for our annual March Out graduation ceremony. In 2021, we will look to our community to support this substantial endeavour.

I would love for you to reach out to our Office of Advancement and Philanthropy if you are interested in contributing to this vital project and furthering Scotch’s traditions for the years to come.

Additionally, you may consider joining our Alexander Society, comprising a number of our community who have left a bequest to the College.

The oldest building on campus Collegians House also received an overhaul in 2020. The grand entrance for our College is now home to Admissions and Marketing, alongside

COVID-19 redefined the importance of many things in life. Some things that we thought were sacred cows, that we could not possibly do without, were postponed or cancelled.

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the Headmaster’s Office and Reception, with our Finance team moving just across the road into Campbell House.

As the entry point to Scotch for all our families, it felt fitting that Admissions in particular now resides here.

This year has been one to reflect on what is worth holding onto as a community.

To see our students writing to OSCs in their 80s and 90s when they were at their most isolated and vulnerable, and the joy that this brought to both parties, reminds us what makes Scotch a great community to be a part of. Similarly, our weekly Assemblies are a constant reminder of all the great things that we do, and a chance to celebrate with students and staff, giving out awards and speaking to families.

Fridays remain one of my favourite days of the week, from watching Year 7s and 8s playing PSA sport in the afternoon to handing out my weekly Headmaster’s Commendations. Every week, students Right: Eric Zhu (Year 2) holding his letter from Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell Below: Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell and Yu Loh celebrating 100 days of Pre-Primary

from Kindergarten to Year 12 come by my office to receive their commendation.

Nominated by staff, these are students who have done something special or achieved personal success. They get a lolly and certificate, and we have a chat. This is a great opportunity for me to touch base with students across the school, see how they are going and what they enjoy most about Scotch.

To everyone in our community, 2020 has surely been a challenge, but it has also been a great year and to everyone who formed a part of it, I thank you.

Just like the year that was, you will not be forgotten.

CHAPLAIN

REVD GARY VAN HEERDEN

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OOKING BACK ON 2020…

All Saints’ Day, celebrated on Sunday 1 November, provides an opportunity to reminisce; to remember those who have contributed to who we are. We are reminded of their love, compassion, courage and sacrifice, and thinking of them awakens these feelings in our inner spirit, feelings which we can bring to the challenge of COVID-19. In the spirit of reminiscing, what will we remember when we look back on 2020?

The College responded swiftly and decisively as the reality of COVID-19 hit home. Two weeks of teaching via Scotch College Online Teaching was followed by the April break. With ANZAC Day services cancelled, many Scotch boys kept the dawn vigil on their driveways, playing the trumpet or bagpipes. Accompanying Pipe Major David Stülpner and other pipers to three aged-care facilities was a moving experience; I was overwhelmed by the joy their playing brought to residents.

Cars stopped, crowds gathered, people applauded from their balconies.

The Autumn Term began with another week of online lessons and then – BAM! – we were back at school, sans Chapels, Assemblies and Sport. Developments were swift, and the responsiveness of the school leadership instilled confidence and enabled our community to feel truly supported. The excitement on the sporting fields, with the commencement of contact sessions, was tangible. The delight at seeing the exuberance of our boys running around our ovals with their mates was unforgettable. And then, jubilation! The commencement of the Winter Public Schools Association Sport season, albeit shortened, was announced.

It has been a unique year for the Class of 2020. Once the ramifications of COVID-19 became apparent, uncertainty about what was coming and how long it would last hit home. Stunned, initially, by what they would be missing (Cross Country, Head of the River, Inter-House Athletics Carnival, Jazz Night), they tapped into their collective creativity and earned our admiration for responding with compassion, hope and agency at addressing the things they could control. Fortunately, things changed far quicker than we imagined and myriad public student performances materialised. Student rock bands played at the Rosemount Hotel, there were numerous performances at Assemblies, Senior Art was displayed in the Stairwell Gallery, Media and Filmmaking were showcased through the Director’s Final Cut Media Night and the magnificent musical We Will Rock You, with playwright Ben Elton in attendance.

These events reminded us that with the many restrictions around public performances globally, we are blessed to be in Western Australia.

Despite the social distancing required, the year of COVID-19 has brought us closer together. As we supported each other, a positive feeling enveloped our campus and the wider Scotch community. Our staff showed great resilience and continued doing what they do best, enabling the boys to pursue their educational journeys.

collectively. At this time, we celebrate the Scotch community and all communities that we belong to, acknowledging the contribution of so many who have and who continue to enrich our lives.

All Saints’ Day reminds us that “we are surrounded by a large crowd of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) and the Book of Remembrance in the Cathedral of St Paul, Los Angeles, speaks about our connection with the saints who have gone before us, and with each other, now: In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them.

In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them.

In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.

In the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn, we remember them.

In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.

When we are lost and sick at heart, we remember them.

When we have joys we yearn to share, we remember them.

So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are part of us we remember them.

With second and third waves breaking out around the world, we may not be out of the woods. We will continue to do the right thing and take individual responsibility for our actions. The pandemic has given us the rare opportunity to reset our priorities Shearer House competing in House Singing SCOTCH COLLEGE | 7

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COUNCIL

MR MARK PAGANIN

CHAIR OF COUNCIL

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HAT A YEAR! It was certainly not business as usual. In late 2019, the Council met with key stakeholders to identify priorities and develop a strategy for the future. With the sudden emergence of COVID-19 in March 2020, priorities changed immediately. We focused on the health and safety of the students and staff on campus, and the potential economic impact on the College, should the contagion be prolonged.

We were fortunate in Western Australia that students were able to return to campus much sooner than anticipated.

On behalf of the Council, I would like to recognise the extraordinary efforts of our staff in delivering the Scotch online learning programme and the return to a safe environment on campus.

The 2020 pandemic will certainly go down in the annals of the rich history of Scotch College. We have learned, and continue to learn, a lot from the disruption, which the Council will incorporate into a revised strategic plan.

Four years ago, in recognition of the deteriorating Western Australian economy and its consequent impact on Scotch families, the Council resolved to keep annual school fee increases to a nominal amount. In 2020, in response to the predicted off-campus learning period, we identified the value of the co-curricular offerings that would not be delivered and, despite the early return to campus, provided an 18.75 per cent rebate on the fees for Autumn Term.

Whilst the Council decided to halt all capital and building plans in March,

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thankfully the new Mathematics and Commerce Building had been completed and we celebrated its official opening in September. I am pleased that students and staff have taken to the building’s harmonious surroundings, which has become a vibrant hub. The Council, with the financial support of the Foundation, identified two iconic projects in need of refurbishment and restoration namely, the Gooch Pavilion, which is scheduled to be completed next winter, and the uniquely located Boat Shed.

The Council made significant appointments this year, none more than the well-deserved renewal of our Headmaster, Dr Alec O’Connell’s third term until the end of 2024. Dr O’Connell is nationally recognised as a leader in education and we are very pleased that he will continue to lead Scotch College into the future. I would also like to recognise his wife, Janny for her continuing support of Alec and the College. Other appointments included the new Head of Junior School Maria Hodges and Chief Financial Officer Ian Anthony. Ian steps into our Director of Finance and Corporate Services Paul Davidson’s role, following his retirement after an outstanding 16 years of service.

Welcome, Maria and Ian and all the very best to Paul and his wife Trish.

We also saw changes at the Council level.

Professor David Gibson returned to the United States. David made a significant contribution from his position as Director of Future Learnings at Curtin University. The Council welcomed Roy Kelley at the start of 2020. Roy was the Headmaster of Melbourne Grammar until the end of 2019 and has been invaluable to the Council. I am delighted

The 2020 pandemic will certainly go down in the annals of the rich history of Scotch College.

We have learned, and continue to learn, a lot from the disruption, which the Council will incorporate into a revised strategic plan. to announce that Martina Crowley, a Scotch parent, will bring her financial acumen to Council in 2021 as a new member.

I would like to thank my fellow Council members who were called upon overand-above normal duties during the pandemic. To Scotch families, your sons are a credit to you for the engaging manner in which they returned to campus. There is no substitute for the benefits that flow from the interaction between the boys and staff and the enjoyment of pursuing educational and co-curricular activities whilst maintaining a safe environment.

All the very best for a restful break and we will see everyone back on deck next year.

FOUNDATION

MR JOHN FLECKER

CHAIR OF FOUNDATION

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OST OF US would not be able to recall a more challenging year than 2020.

Even though Perth has had minimal impact from the global pandemic compared to the rest of the world, there have been moments when we, as individuals, students, parents or business people have had to determine how to respond to unprecedented circumstances. It has been no different for the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

What has the Foundation done to support the College in 2020?

Is the Foundation sufficiently robust to ride out a storm?

• Recommitted to the provision of Foundation scholarships up to an equivalent of two new bursaries per annum for up to six years

Due to the many years of good work and sound advice from the Foundation Investment Committee, Director of Finance and Corporate Services Paul Davidson and his team, and Shadforth, the Foundation has indeed proved robust and is set up to remain so.

Is the Foundation doing what it was created to do?

The Foundation remains the safe custodian of any funds received, with the strategic, long-term support of the College at its centre. We have also taken time this year to reflect on our operations, in conjunction with the newly formed Office of Advancement and Philanthropy under Director of Advancement and Philanthropy Kate Quinn, to ensure the best deployment of relevant skills and resources.

• Committed up to $4 million in long-term funding to enable the commencement of heritage refurbishment and upgrades to the Gooch Pavilion and Boat Shed • Continued the principal repayment holiday on a $5.5 million loan for the completed Middle School buildings

• Made a significant contribution to funding the Office of Advancement and Philanthropy • Applied funds from the Brinsden and Ackland Bequests to support staff development and leadership • Refused to let Director of Finance and Corporate Services Paul Davidson retire until December, so we had the full use of his skills for the year. Enjoy retirement Paul!

How can you help?

As Headmaster Alec O’Connell often says, Scotch would not exist if not for the generous gift from Jane Alexander that acquired the land on which the school sits. If you have the interest and resources, please contact Director of Advancement and Philanthropy Kate Quinn to discuss how you can create a legacy for future generations, knowing that the Foundation will be a safe custodian to manage and grow those funds for the strategic support of the College.

Speaking of legacies, it is with sadness that we learned about the passing of Sandy MacKellar in October. Sandy was a past Chair of Foundation and one of its most strident supporters. It is people like Sandy, who not only have bold ideas but bring them to reality, who enable the Foundation to be what it is. Our thanks go to him and our condolences to his family.

Finally, I must say that having been part of the Scotch College community in this most extraordinary year, I commend the College on the way it has managed 2020 and reiterate that you are all part of this community for life.

Students outside the Mathematics and Commerce Building, photograph: Silvertone Photography

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TEACHING AND LEARNING MRS CARA FUGILL

DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

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HERE IS NO DOUBT that 2020 dished up surprises that challenged our community in ways we simply did not expect.

The concept of online learning was normalised overnight as we prepared for long periods of isolation, anticipating the impact of COVID-19. Year 12 students were asked to continue learning as per normal, whilst preparing for their final examinations which were looking doubtful to proceed. Meanwhile, universities declared students could apply for 2021 courses using their Year 11 results, removing the last extrinsic motivation for many of our Year 12s to study. By July, many students had secured a university place, which left teachers wondering what outcome these distractions might bring.

In short, 99.4 per cent of our boys studying the Western Australian Certificate of Education graduated compared to a state average of 91.3 per cent. With record numbers, 100 per cent of our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme cohort met the graduation requirements, compared to a global average of 70 per cent. We had a combined median ATAR of 88.00, compared to a state median ATAR of 81.85. Our highest ATAR was 99.95, achieved by two students, and 45 per cent of our cohort obtained a 90+ ATAR. We are delighted with these results, especially considering the uncertainty this cohort faced.

These challenges presented a huge cultural test, and I am delighted to say, our young men have been nothing short of impressive, meeting our high expectations every step of the way.

Not only did the 2020 leavers continue to strive for their personal best, but they also worked together to ensure they moved forward as a collective, ignoring distractions and remaining focused on the final goal. Our students confirmed that striving for their personal best is an intrinsic motivation that is woven into our school culture, and these young men are well prepared for the challenges that life will throw at them.

Scotch explicitly teaches boys to tackle their learning independently by utilising high-quality support. Even as the goal posts changed in 2020, this approach to teaching has left them in good stead and it is my great pleasure to share their outstanding achievements.

WACE ATAR Dux Casey Lawrence

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Celebrating their Success IB Diploma Dux William Steinberg

WACE VET Dux Isaac Norman

IBDP Achievements 2020 After a decade of offering the IBDP, our 2020 results demonstrate our experience in delivering this world-class programme. The excellent preparation that boys receive in their younger years helps ensure their success in this rigorous programme that rewards diligence, critical thinking, sustained effort and attention to detail. Seven out of 38 students (18 per cent) received a score of 40 or above, equating to an ATAR of 99.00 or above, once bonuses for studying a rigorous level of Mathematics and a Language were included. Both William Steinberg and Sam Wake achieved a converted ATAR of 99.95. The median score was an

impressive 34 points out of a possible 45, compared to the global average of 28.5.

This is a remarkable achievement that equates to a median ATAR of 95.40.

William Steinberg earned a perfect score of 45 points, a result only achieved by 0.2 per cent of IBDP students globally.

He is one of 430 students, out of the 190,000 IBDP students in 2020, to achieve this extraordinary feat, and the second student to do so at Scotch College. William has recently been accepted into Cambridge University to study Mathematics. Other notable achievements include Sam Wake who earned 44 points, Arun Tibballs and Matthew Steinepreis on 43 points, and Ronan Cameron also secured 42 points, alongside Charlie Radici. Sam received a UWA Fogarty Scholarship, whilst Charlie has accepted a place at Oxford University to read English Language and Literature. The University of Western Australia requires 40+ points for a direct pathway into the Bachelor of Philosophy and I am pleased to report the following students achieved this benchmark: Ronan Cameron, Patrick Latchem, Charlie Radici, William Steinberg, Mathew Steinepreis, Arun Tibballs and Sam Wake.

William Steinberg earned a perfect score of 45 points, a result only achieved by 0.2 per cent of IBDP students globally.

Additionally, 39 per cent of IBDP students achieved an A grade in Theory of Knowledge, compared to the global statistic of 5.2 per cent. Twenty-eight out of the 33 subjects studied produced grade averages above the global average, and 18 of the 38 students received a subject merit award in at least one subject by earning the highest grade possible.

WACE Achievements 2020 Scotch College had 130 Year 12 students sitting four or more ATAR examinations with 79 per cent gaining direct entry into at least one university. We had 34 students complete their Certificate IV in Business, meeting the requirement to enter university through our Alternative Academic Pathway, bringing the total of university-bound students to 91 per cent.

In 2020, our WACE ATAR students earned a median ATAR of 85.35.

Casey Lawrence, Daniel Wiese and James Devereux were our highest performing WACE students and achieved an ATAR of 99+, placing them in the top one per cent of students who were eligible to sit ATAR examinations in Western Australia. Samuel Wolf was awarded the General Exhibition (ATSI), as the highest performing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student in the state, whilst also earning a Certificate of Excellence in Mathematics Applications.

Patrick Eastough earned a Certificate of Excellence in English, Christopher Michael in Physical Education Studies and Giancarlo Kian in Mathematics Application. Additionally, we were recognised in the following courses who had the highest performing students: • • • • •

Accounting and Finance Mathematics Applications Mathematics Methods Modern History Physics

Class of 2020

WACE combined with IB Diploma Converted Results based on TISC Conversion Table 2020*

League Table Rank Scotch’s position when IB converted scores are included

99% 17th

Combined Top ATAR

99.95 Combined Median ATAR of all students who sat examinations (168 students)

88.00

Graduation Rate

95%

of eligible full-time students received an ATAR or a Certificate IV equivalent

J A Gooch Scholarship Jack Mayo G G Gooch Scholarship Joshua Thomas Academic Entrance Scholarships Archer Allison Adam Ingram Campbell Grieves Axel Gamble Jacob Hernan P C Anderson Scholarship William Marshall W R Dickinson Scholarship Yan (Terry) Zhou Even amidst a year of social isolation and an inability to travel interstate, we have still managed to produce an impressive list of academic achievements. Some of the highlights include:

William Steinberg

Our combined WACE results and converted IBDP cohort results give us a median ATAR of 88.00 with 92.4 per cent of students eligible to study at university.

William was one of six students who competed in the Australian team for the inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad. The team placed 8th out of 136 countries, with William awarded a gold medal. This is the third time he has represented Australia, winning one Silver and two Gold. William is widely considered to be the second most successful Australian to have ever competed in this competition.

We would also like to congratulate the 2021 scholarship winners and wish them well in their academic studies over the coming year.

99+ 6% (10 students) 95+ 25% (42 students) 90+ 44% (74 students) 80+ 75% (126 students)

*University Admission 2020: Information for students sitting the Diploma of the International Baccalaureate

Combining this Success

Scholarships 2021

Benchmarks Scotch’s position when IB converted scores are included

University Courses • William Steinberg – third year Mathematics units (UWA) Online Courses • Daniel Kerfoot – Introduction to Philosophy (University of Edinburgh) • Harry Ellis and Caelan Browne – Stories of Infection (Stanford University)

Outstanding Achievements • Jim Allan, Oliver Barrett, Tom Westcott, Terry Zhou, William Steinberg and Daniel Wiese won first place at the North Metropolitan ‘Have Sum Fun’ Mathematics Competition.

• Daniel Wiese and William Steinberg won prizes in the Australian Mathematics Competition.

• Sam Wolf and Taye Barlow were Highly Commended in the 2020 Tim Winton Awards.

• Heath Muller and Benjamin Scott won the British Parliamentary Debating League Trophy, both making the state debating team.

Benjamin went on to earn a position on the national team.

• Daniel Cooper placed equal first in the state for the Geography Olympiad.

• Sam Wake and Lachlan Norcott won the State UN Youth Evatt Speaking Competition.

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WELLBEING

MR JAMES HINDLE

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AND STAFF WELLBEING

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UR GOAL FOR WELLBEING at Scotch College is ‘Everyone at their best, as often as possible’.

This year has presented us with another opportunity to apply this goal, albeit in different circumstances. We have been fortunate here in WA that schools have been relatively unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although, our boarders have had more to deal with than most and I am grateful for the special resilience within that community.

Many of us hope that the experience of 2020 will change how we approach life, valuing face-to-face, in-person connections far more.

As we went into isolation, I emailed a list of ‘Wellbeing Tips in Challenging Times’.

These tips were really reminders of what we should be doing every day anyway; actions which we should practise in good times, so that we are better able to utilise them when things get tough.

Stoicism Even before the difficulties of the year became apparent, we had begun digging into the writings of this ancient branch of Greek philosophy, which has much in common with Buddhism. Far from it being a call to put up with suffering, Stoicism is an exhortation to make the most of life, to appreciate how good life is and to realise that, in every situation, there is good and bad. At the core of Stoicism is the notion that the only thing that is truly ours to control is how we respond to circumstances. One of life’s greatest skills is to be able to distinguish between what we can control and what is beyond our control.

‘Everyone at their best, as often as possible’ diverse backgrounds with them, which benefit us all.

Highlights of 2020

The Year 2 and 12 Get Togethers remain a highlight of each term. They are an opportunity for our older students to remember simpler joys and escape the pressure of expectation for an hour or so.

For our younger boys, it is a chance to play with their big buddies, and to aspire to something.

For me, one of the things I have enjoyed most this year has been the opportunity to spend more time in Boarding, especially the Year 7 and 8 House. I was also fortunate to celebrate the completion of the Bibbulmun Track with the Year 12s and their families. I have emphasised to the Middle School boarders that they have a special part to play in life at Scotch as they bring rich and

We have continued to expand the exposure boys have to mindfulness.

In Junior School, we ran weekly yoga sessions for boys in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 3 during Autumn Term; and for the Year 4s and 5s in Winter Term. In Middle School during Winter Term, we ran a Yogi-in-Residence Week and in Senior School, we continued to offer our weekly Brain Reset sessions for Years 11 and 12.

Year 12s Sam Hector and Toby Humphris with Finn Buchanan (Year 2)

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Year 12s Angus Johnston and Max Jones with Year 2s Mason Lee and Jeter Lee; James Rex (Year 12) reading with Year 2s Samuel Hodder and Toby Gliddon; Year 2 and 12 Breakfast; Max Bailey (Year 12) with Jack Young (Year 2)

This year’s R U OK Week had the theme, ‘There’s more to say after R U OK?’. The message was about noticing when things are not right and following up or digging deeper if things do not seem okay. This year’s song was a re-working of The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights, which the Year 12s enthusiastically embraced.

In Senior School, Men’s Health Week was run by the Year 11s with the theme, ‘The New Normal’. The students looked at what had changed during isolation and lockdown, considering things people had stopped or started doing and how their wellbeing had been impacted.

Finally, the new Student Council helped to organise and run the inaugural GRIT

Week, which dared boys to confront their fear of failure.

A wise person I know used the following metaphor to describe what we are trying to do with Wellbeing: “It is like we are working with very fine-grained sandpaper on a very large wooden table. If we stick at it, it will be beautiful.

It’s just a matter of time, elbow grease and a supply of sandpaper.”

Our progress may be slow, with many obstacles to overcome, but in the end, an understanding of wellbeing is the most important thing we can provide for young people. Perhaps this is the lesson to be drawn from 2020.

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CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL CHARLIE BEVAN

The year 2020 was not the year we were expecting, but the way the boys rose to the challenge demonstrated the strength of the Scotch community.

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T THE END OF 2019, the Year 12 leadership group, along with the cohort, decided on a theme for 2020: Embrace the Tradition, Forge a Legacy. We wanted to respect our school’s rich traditions and be passionate about involving ourselves in the unique aspects of the Scotch College journey. We planned to embrace traditions and build on them to leave a lasting impact for future generations.

This did not mean reinventing the wheel but, rather, leaving a legacy and having a positive impact on a micro-scale, such as through acts of kindness and our relationships with others.

WE PLANNED TO EMBRACE TRADITIONS AND BUILD ON THEM TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. Once again, Scotch College demonstrated its commitment to raising funds and awareness for the World’s Greatest Shave. Although we could not hold the event at school due to COVID-19, the boys were able to meet in small groups and undertake the event at home, raising $33,000 for the

Leukaemia Foundation. The College also took part in the Big Freeze, a fundraiser for FightMND, with the boys purchasing FightMND beanies in support of the motor neurone disease charity.

Scotch College had a dominant year throughout a variety of Public Schools Association sports. In Summer, we were undefeated in Water Polo, claiming the Dickinson Shield outright. In the PSA Inter-School Swimming Carnival, we placed third, the highest ranking in several years. This was thanks to the increasingly positive swimming culture at Scotch and it was great to see so many boys coming down to training!

During Winter, Scotch won the Brother Redmond Cup for Rugby and the Alcock Cup for Football, while the Cross Country team placed a commendable second in the competition. Despite the shortened Athletics season and with minimal time for training, we won the PSA Inter-School Athletics Carnival for the third year in a row.

As the year comes to a close, I am sure all of us have reflected on the events of 2020. Despite having detrimental impacts across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic taught us to appreciate things that we would normally have taken for granted. Living in Perth, we are without a doubt some of the luckiest people in the world and have not been affected as much as others. It reminded us to be grateful for the simple things in life, like being able to see our mates every day.

On behalf of the Year 12 cohort, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the staff who have helped us throughout our journey. All their work in giving us an outstanding education, as well as teaching us about what makes a man, is greatly appreciated. Our biggest thanks to our parents, who have worked hard and given us the opportunity to attend this incredible school. The best way that we can show our thanks is to seize every opportunity thrown at us and immerse ourselves in everything life has to offer.

There can be no doubt about the talent that Scotch has in the arts and this was on display through the school production, We Will Rock You. The task of singing Queen songs for two hours across five performances is not something most people would consider easy, however, the Drama department, with help from Presbyterian Ladies’ College, delivered several incredible performances. We also saw many music showcases throughout the year and the quality of these events is a testament to the time and effort dedicated.

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FRONT ROW: Taj Clarke, Fletcher Gardner, Ethan Lamb, Will Partridge, Orson Ambrose, Isaac Norman, Ryan Bourke, Mr Mark Gale (Phys Ed Teacher | Year Coordinator – Years 11 and 12), Mr Peter Burt (Head of Senior School), Ronald Fellows-Smith, Charlie Bevan, Dr Alec O'Connell (Headmaster), Gianni Kain, Max Jones, Patrick Eastough, Miss Shirin Reyhani (Dean of Teaching and Learning – Senior School), Mr Gareth Williams (Deputy Head of Senior School), David Stülpner, Hayden Browne, Matt Sofield, Izhar Ahmadi, Alex Van Wyk, Hugh Cameron, Joe Watkins, Aden Stocks SECOND ROW: Connor Dinas, Beau Staines, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Binqiao Ren, Damian Haynes, Bailey Wright, William Johnson, Craig Souey, Rhys Williams, Theo Smith, Matt Steinepreis, Xander Aakermann, Dylan Huntly, Sam Wake, Jacob Schonell, Stuart Stirling, James Rex, Hugo Barich, Matthew Hayers, Max Freedman, Nicholas Verryn, Isaac Mecham, Sam White, William Van Uffelen, Christopher Michael, Patrick Latchem THIRD ROW: Lachlan Stephenson, James Waddell, Grayson Downes, David Chan, Daniel Messina, Tyrelle Manado, Adam Darley, James Devereux, William Brown, Pranayan Mahendranathan, Burke Carrington, Liam Howgate, Benjamin Sharrin, Andrew Walton, Jett Braddock, Zaide Moxham, Tim Valmadre, Jack Radford, Mawson Barr-Willans, Sean Rimmer, Alexander Kirwood, Campbell More, Taj Piwowarski, Aidan Matthews, Jamie Johnstone, Jack Beazley, William Steinberg

FOURTH ROW: Ned Cusack, Charles Carew-Reid, Cooper van Rooyen, Jusaal Singh, Camden LeFevre, Ben Hough, Max Shervington, James Crawford, Jonus Williams, Gethan Davies, Josh Kuper, Lachlan Norcott, Benjamin Cooper, Nikolas Gajdatsy, Mathew Crook, William Mackinnon, Mitchell McVicars, Jordan Clark, Lachlan Hyndes, Toby Dew, Enyeto Ingrilli, Digby Cleland, Eden Messina, Marcus Young, Bailey Monaghan, George Lewin FIFTH ROW: Arad Rad, Jasper Japp, Kevin Laidlaw, Chris Zyweck, Max Anderson, Aydin Hutchison, Kieran Waddingham, Adam Barwood, Zedd Garbellini, Thomas Delroy, Alex Osborne, John Simpson, Darby Cuming, Hugh Plowman, Max Steens, Toby Knox Lyttle, Alex Chew, Dylan Stein, Campbell McAullay, Jake Scott-Hill, Cooper Young, Jack Hayward, Darius Opie, Nicholas Gower, Cameron Taylor, Joshua Thomson SIXTH ROW: Hamish Gooch, Ivan Munoz Morillo, Kobie Abrahams, Will Gordon, Lachlan Stephen, Oliver Stipanicev, Hayden Coombes, Archie Hoddinott, Jonathan Read, Angus Walsh, Chey Colling, Sam Hector, Max Jones, Santino Febbo, Julian Kyriakou, Matthew Zsolt, Casey Lawrence, Ethan Riseley, Noah Brown, Cooper Anderson, Christoff De Wet, Ronan Cameron, Josh Keatch, Harry Jackson, Angus Page, Riley Flecker, Robbie Macgregor

Year 12 Cohort SEVENTH ROW: Charlie Radici, Jake Walker, Bailey Cumming, Ryan Benney, Samuel Tan, Matthew Warne, Hamish Brown, Connor McLean, Jaxon Hayden, Samuel Meecham, Ben Clarke, Liam Gollan, Sebastian Wright, Flynn Le Cornu, Finn Lumsden Lowe, Daniel Wiese, Fraser Webb, Daniel O'Meara, Joshua De Wet, Alexander Wolf, Max Pethick, Ashley Edgar, Raphael Skinner, Jesse Coughlan, Timothy Fleay EIGHTH ROW: Lachlan Pyne, Arun Tibballs, Max Galvin, Will Reeves, Riley Waters, Angus Johnston, Jake Faulkner, William Graham, Tom Graham, George Graham, Toby Humphris, Lachlan Simpson, Rory Bruce, Lachie Raffan, Quin Arundel, Reuben Westerman, Ricardo Holder, Baden Ralls, Lee Youngman, Archie Frazer, David Winton, Ethan Waller, Max Bailey, Sam Wolf, Daniel Falkiner ABSENT: Sebastian Cunningham, Tom Keamy, Thomas Kinnaird, Charles Maxwell, Jeremiah Muir, Luke O'Loughlin, Gil Palmer, Anthony Samaha, Aidan Sweeney, Lachy Thorne, James Watson

Reports

VICE-CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL SERVICE

RONNIE FELLOWS-SMITH

This year, the Service Council and I continued developing the Service programme by implementing new initiatives, strengthening old ones, and emphasising ‘proactive service’.

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HE SERVICE COUNCIL, comprising the 10 House Vice-Captains for Service, Reverend Gary and me, combined our ideas with feedback and suggestions from students and teachers, to deliver Service activities that addressed genuine needs and engaged students to strengthen their understanding and appreciation for service.

In 2020, we saw the introduction of The Big Freeze, a charity event run by FightMND to support the battle against motor neurone disease. This cause is especially significant to Scotch as our late Headmaster WR Dickinson sadly passed away due to motor neurone disease in 2006. For the event, boys wore FightMND beanies (a staple of The Big Freeze), enjoyed a sausage sizzle and live music, and a ran dunk tank for enacting revenge on teachers. The Big Freeze also marked the first event to fully utilise the BBQ facilities in front of the new Mathematics and Commerce Building.

Year 12s Charlie Bevan, Max Jones, Patrick Eastough and Ronald Fellows-Smith, photograph: Claire Pelliccia

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The Service Council also ran unique activities to aid specific charities. These activities included volunteering at the City Beach Fire Swim and organising a free dress day around the theme of ‘Not All Heroes Wear Capes’. We wanted to acknowledge the heroic actions of the firefighters during this year’s bushfires.

Furthermore, we organised a food drive to help the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, providing much-needed meals for the most vulnerable in society.

The annual World’s Greatest Shave, in support of the Leukaemia Foundation, was slightly different this year. Due to social distancing requirements, the Year 12s took it upon themselves to shave their heads at home. This creative solution allowed Scotch’s commitment to the shave to continue.

This year also saw the continuation of long-term Service partnerships with the Maddington Lunches programme, Disabled Surfing, All Abilities Cricket, Boardies Day and the UnitingCare West Christmas Appeal.

FOR THE EVENT, BOYS WORE FIGHTMND BEANIES (A STAPLE OF THE BIG FREEZE), FREEZE), ENJOYED A SAUSAGE SIZZLE AND LIVE MUSIC, AND A RAN DUNK TANK FOR ENACTING REVENGE ON TEACHERS.

VICE-CAPTAIN OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS GIANNI KAIN

School leaders at March Out 2020, photograph: Derren Hall

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T HAS BEEN AN HONOUR to serve as the Vice-Captain of School (Operations) at the proud ‘College on the hill’ throughout 2020.

Scotch College continues to honour its rich history with great respect and an unwavering commitment to traditions, even though the school environment continues to evolve. One such example is the 10 House system, created by WR Dickinson in 1972. Each House holds its own character, its own values and its own traditions.

In my role, I had the pleasure of organising and overseeing the Staff Trophy competition, a contest which provides an opportunity for boys to prove their House pride by competing in a variety of events. These events vary from Chess to Basketball, Water Polo to Indoor Soccer. Some of the boys’ best memories come from their involvement in the Staff Trophy competition.

This year, I worked with 10 enthusiastic House representatives to run a competition focused on maximising both participation and organisation.

By introducing rules surrounding uniforms, as well as representation from all year groups, we were able to create an enjoyable contest that rewarded Houses, not just on talent and ability, but on dedication and teamwork. Thank you to the House leaders, staff and operations team who assisted with these events.

Alexander House was the winner for 2020, a credit to their depth, as they consistently had large numbers at events, as well as Year 12 members assisting whenever possible. Congratulations Alexander House.

Another aspect of my role involved keeping a close eye on the sporting teams which represented Scotch, ensuring that both individual and team successes from every level were appreciated at Friday’s

Each House holds its own character, its own values and its own traditions.

Assemblies. Scotch’s proud sporting tradition, as a founding member of the Public Schools Association in 1905, is something, I believe, the boys should not take for granted. Any time they donned the Scotch badge to go to battle against another school, I encouraged them to strive for their personal best and represent the school with good sportsmanship.

I am grateful for the opportunity I have held in my role this year, at a school as unique and special as Scotch College.

Good luck to Jarvis Banfield, ViceCaptain of School (Operations) for 2021, and all the incoming leaders of the school.

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STUDENT COUNCIL MAX JONES

HEAD OF STUDENT COUNCIL

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T HAS BEEN a challenging yet rewarding year for the Student Council of 20 19/20. The way Council Members overcame the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic is a credit to their grit and determination.

The Student Council started our first term with a continuation of traditions.

Live Music Mondays allowed the Senior School boys to add an energetic and enthusiastic atmosphere to lunchtime.

We had a tremendous display of talent on these Mondays, with several Senior School boys taking the opportunity to show some amazing musical skills.

To pay tribute to the top oval, which was then soon to be excavated for the new Mathematics and Commerce Building, the Student Council held a golf-chipping tournament for all students. The day was a major success, and I want to thank all Council Members who assisted with the event.

Our final event for 2019 was the Santa Hat Marching. As everyone donned their Santa hat on the final Friday Marching of Spring Term, the festive spirit was evident throughout the College. It was a terrific way to end the term and added another dimension to Marching. The spectators thoroughly enjoyed the event as the College began to wind down the year.

With the knowledge that Semester 1 examinations would consume much of Autumn Term, the Council was keen to hit the ground running. The free dress day, held to raise money for barbecue covers for the new building, was a great success. During the schoolwide table tennis tournament, the boys demonstrated their competitive spirit, and the competition provided a great platform for older boys to connect with the younger year groups and staff.

On reflection, it is impressive to see how much the Student Council has grown throughout the year. I believe the group has been successful in continuing to create an enjoyable environment for everyone around the school whilst also providing a voice for the students.

As the year rounds out, the Student Council is continuing to help the Scotch College Archives team record the lifechanging COVID-19 experience from the perspective of students. I would like to thank Mr David Jones for his support of the Council, as well as the Council Members. The endless work these boys have done behind-the-scenes is tremendous. I wish the 2021 Student Council the very best. I am sure they will continue to lead the College in a positive direction.

Student Council FRONT ROW: Lachlan Hyndes, Alex Chew, Max Jones, Max Shervington, Arad Rad BACK ROW: Darby Cuming, Matthew Warne, William Reeves, Lee Youngman, Fraser Webb ABSENT: James Rex, Mr David Jones (Teacher)

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

Year 1s Masa Tomita and Thomas Millard

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MRS MARIA HODGES

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VERYONE HAS THEIR OWN WAY of describing 2020, the year life took an unexpected turn, and the world held its breath while we negotiated the challenges of COVID-19. My description of 2020 is the year we learned to adapt to rapid change. Without warning, the world hurtled us into a place where we were forced to adapt to a new norm.

Our daily lives changed and overnight we found ourselves learning to do the most menial tasks in a different way. We learned to take handwashing far more seriously, we learned to put distance between us in our interactions with each other, we learned to buy in bulk (especially toilet paper), and we learned to greet each other in different, less physical ways. It felt weird and it felt chaotic and yet here we are, living in the same world, having developed, changed, and adjusted.

Being adaptable and open to learning new things is a skill the younger generation will need for their future lives.

Gone are the days where people dedicate their lives to a single career. Having a broader skillset with the ability to learn quickly, adapt to change, and respond as required, is what experts predict the near future will demand. The year 2020 was good preparation for this and we can celebrate how resilient and adaptable our students have proved to be.

This year has also been beneficial as it has taught us that we can and will persist to make ‘it’ work – whatever ‘it’ may be. The experiences we face that force us to

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learn will assist us to gain the resilience, problem solving and creativity we will require to travel the currents of our future lives. Knowledge is the outcome of learning and learning is the pathway to continual growth and achievement.

While we are pleased to see 2020 left behind, it has given us the gift of learning new things we may never have imagined.

As our Year 5s make the transition to Middle School, we acknowledge their contributions and individual personalities which have led the Junior School this year. They have provided energy, laughter and spirit and I know that as they begin their next adventure, they will take all they have learned and achieved with them. Good luck boys; go on and do wonderful things!

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank Miss Penny Hooper who led the Junior School through the torrents of 2020.

Penny worked tirelessly with the expert support of Mr Warwick Norman,

This year has also been beneficial as it has taught us that we can and will persist to make ‘it’ work – whatever ‘it’ may be.

Below: Kindergarten students Kade Warrick and Elliot MeredithHumphry with our Head of Junior School Mrs Maria Hodges

Pre-Kindergarten’s Joe Whiston, Lachie McKerracher, Aya Sasaki and Stewart Palassis with our Head of Junior School Maria Hodges; Year 1 friends Frederick Bostock and Lenny Hatch; Kindergarten’s Tommy Tana and Joshua du Sart playing in the sandpit

Mrs Amanda Ritchie, and the entire Junior School staff to ensure the students were expertly cared for with inspiring learning environments. Penny has returned to her role as Deputy Head of Junior School for 2021 and beyond.

During the year we farewelled Mrs Medine Mazzuchelli. Medine had worked at Scotch since 2014, initially starting in a relief capacity and most recently in our Kindergarten classroom.

She has been a beloved member of the Scotch community and will be very missed. We wish her and her family the very best for the future.

Reverend Justine Wall finishes her time at Scotch and is moving to John Wollaston Anglican Community School.

Justine has contributed to our College

and will always be a much-loved member of our community. She leaves with our warmest wishes.

Phebe Samson embraced the role of Performing Arts teacher in the Junior School and we thank her for her expert teaching and abundance of energy.

Phebe leaves Scotch to pursue other avenues in her life and we wish her success for the future.

Chelsea Endley, Junior School Education Assistant, completed her teaching degree and has been appointed to a teaching position at Honeywood Primary School.

We know Chelsea will thrive in her classroom and teaching career.

In Spring Term, the after-school care programme was transitioned

to Extend and Zoe Elliott decided to focus on her Education Assistant role and tertiary studies. Zoe and her team of Annabelle Pinardi, Fiona Pinardi, Rebecca Sayers and Georgia Ariti were fabulous with our children and we cannot thank them enough for their dedication and support of this service.

Several other Junior School staff left the College during the year and I would like to recognise Jayne Ricciardello, Denyse Houston, Lisa Mayne and Katie Kent for their efforts and commitment to the College during their time at Scotch.

To our Junior School families, I look forward with enthusiasm, excitement and energy to a wonderful 2021 together.

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PREKINDERGARTEN Young artists Joe Whiston and Chloe Baddour

“As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen.”

— Winnie the Pooh

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HE YEAR 2020 was a special year for our Pre-Kindergarten children as they dressed in their school uniform for the very first time.

Their journey – their adventure – was about to begin and it did not take long for their energy, curiosity and wonder to fill the Early Learning Centre.

Pre-Kindergarten is a year of discovery.

An opportunity to experiment, investigate and innovate. The children began their journey, getting to know

their classmates and themselves in our first unit of inquiry, ‘Who we are’.

They learned new names, read new stories and invented new games. The children discovered things they shared in common and the differences that made them individuals. Friendships were forged that will last a lifetime.

When COVID-19 kept our Pre-Kindies home, it was wonderful to see the creativity and enthusiasm of the children and our amazing families.

This challenging time highlighted the strength and vibrance of our 2020 group.

The children returned without missing a beat. They took off where they left off and before we knew it, we were thinking about our new unit of inquiry: ‘How we express ourselves’. We learned how our senses help us in the world and got our hands dirty in the garden, planting, nurturing, and harvesting vegetables.

We have cooked delicious food and thoroughly enjoyed investigating our environment.

The little learners began each day eager to take risks, make discoveries, challenge their thinking, create and make a mess.

They grew in independence and learned to work with their friends.

As we reach the end of the academic year, we are confident that our little learners are ready to move onto their next big adventure, Kindergarten. We will cherish the memories and moments these little ones have shared with us. We are honoured to be a stepping stone in their journey!

Farewell to our beautiful little individuals. Be wonderful.

Left top: Clay fun Left below: Willow Creighton and Edward Gibson making apple chips

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Children’s Reflections “In Pre-Kindergarten, we love seeing the big boys [Year 10s] on a Friday.” All PK “I liked cooking.” Hudson Weaver, PK “The Pipe Band were good.” Monte Bunning, PK “The Pipe Band were loud.” Stewart Palassis, PK “At the Cross Country, I was right in the middle.” Ollie McCarter, PK “I came first at Cross Country. I like playing cars.” Kohde Baldwin, PK “I like painting and drawing letters for my Mummy. My friends are Aya and Stewart.” Edward Gibson, PK “I like painting and playing with Stewart.

I like playing outside.” Aya Sasaki, PK “I like playing with Mobilo and blocks. I built big cars. I like to paint.”

Nash Wilson, PK “I like to play with Mobilo.”

Joe Whiston, PK “I like to jump. It is exciting and dangerous.” Haruki Nakamura, PK “I like the sandpit. The caterpillars wiggle and crawl and I love them.”

Chloe Baddour, PK

Pre-Kindergarten G2 FRONT ROW: Aya Sasaki, Stewart Palassis, Yikuan Zhang, Chloe Baddour, Nash Wilson, Edward Gibson, Samuel Cirillo SECOND ROW: Joseph Edwards, Joe Whiston, Chase Young, Lachlan McKerracher, Hugo Kapinkoff, Henry Sippe THIRD ROW: Ms Zoe Elliott (Education Assistant), Lachie Macnamara, Clancy Munckton, Kohde Baldwin, Ms Sam Lock (Teacher), Max Groom, Haruki Nakamura, Ben Scott, Mrs Danielle Marshall (Education Assistant) ABSENT: Sho Tanaka

Pre-Kindergarten G3 FRONT ROW: Jacob Du, Sho Tanaka, Yanni Papamatheos, Edward Gibson, Jonathan Eldridge, Stewart Palassis, Aya Sasaki SECOND ROW: Angus Wood, Kai Duong, Hudson Weaver, Willow Creighton, Monte Bunning, Nash Wilson THIRD ROW: Ms Sam Lock (Education Assistant), Ms Zoe Elliott (Education Assistant), Haruki Nakamura, Ben Scott, Ollie McCarter, Kohde Baldwin, Mrs Tracey O’Shea (Teacher)

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KINDERGARTEN Thomas Sullivan and Nathan Argyle checking the ELC and Junior School map

“The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out.” – Anonymous

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HIS YEAR, we embarked on a journey like no other. A journey that required us to be brave, have courage, be resilient, try new things, be eager explorers and a journey that required us to harness the power of being kind.

We immediately began to marvel at the wealth of knowledge we could discover as we questioned ‘Who we are’. We researched the meaning of our first names and the reasons our names were chosen. We pondered what makes us unique and discovered that we can make meaning through drawing, painting, clay work and photography.

As the term progressed, we started investigating ways to keep ourselves healthy and discovered unfamiliar terms such as ‘social distancing’, ‘self-isolation’ and ‘Coronavirus’.

Suddenly, Kindergarten looked a little different and we were sent home with our wonder journals and continued our learning journey via the Online Teaching programme.

When we reunited with our teachers and friends, we began investigating the diverse ways we could express our feelings. We investigated the ‘Zones of Regulation’ curriculum and discovered that our emotions can be categorised into four coloured zones. This inquiry enabled us to learn strategies to selfregulate our emotions, negotiate our friendships and build trusting and respectful relationships. One of the highlights of this journey was our transformation into kindness ninjas where we concocted kindness potions and spread a little kindness throughout the College.

As the year progressed, we began exploring who and what we share the planet with. We developed a sense of moral obligation to make our world a more positive and thoughtful place.

The animals and plants that we have researched and studied have provided us with a sense of empathy and belonging.

The vegetable patches have become a place of exploration and wonder as we

have collected, sorted and cared for mini-beasts and plants.

With hearts full of joy and minds full of wonder, it is time for the Kindergarten class to continue their Scotch adventures in Pre-Primary. Their individual qualities and traits have left an unforgettable impression upon us and they will forever hold a special place in our memories.

I will always remember... “...the vet’s house because it was really fun. I helped animals and if they couldn’t walk, I could fix up their broken leg or their broken bone.” Hugo Righetti, K “...going to the Chapel because I got to see Duffy. I also listened to music and danced with Reverend Justine.” Charlie Higgins, K “...smoking the bees in the honey hive shop. If you put water in a bowl and put marbles in it, the bees will come and have a drink.” Thomas Sullivan, K “...what lies beneath the ground. People and warriors are under there with their helmets and swords and armour.”

Hugh Little, K “...the monkey bars. I can swing and go all the way across.” Tom Delmenico, K “...being a kindness ninja. We gave flowers, chocolates and potions to people to make them feel happy.”

Elliot Meredith-Humphry, K “At Bush School, I like making bows and arrows.” Jude Meredith-Humphry, K “At Bush School, I like to play and catch bugs.” Kade Warrick, K Left: Bush School

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Kindergarten G3 FRONT ROW: Zel Moran, Jacob Bloch, Grace Fresson, Lachie Packer, Asha Harnwell, Naomi Fong SECOND ROW: Miss Rebecca Sayers (Teacher), Thomas Sullivan, Fitzroy Kyle, Nathan Argyle, Hugh Little, Charlie Higgins, Mrs Carolyn Hector (Education Assistant) ABSENT: Mrs Medine Mazzuchelli (Teacher), Hugo Righetti, Raphael Zouad

Kindergarten G5 FRONT ROW: Elliot Meredith-Humphry, Atsu Tomita, Joshua Hawkins, Jude Meredith-Humphry, Flynn Johnson, Asha Harnwell, Joshua du Sart SECOND ROW: Henry Finlayson, Jack Clifford, Kade Warrick, Quinn Warrick, Séma Longui, Anvar Ismayilov THIRD ROW: Miss Chelsea Endley (Education Assistant), James Goldsmith, Tom Delmenico, Elliot Redfern, Tommy Tana, Mrs Olivia Harnwell (Teacher)

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PREPRIMARY Chase Nerlich, Albert Wang and Tom Janmaat at Bush School

In January 2020, a small but mighty band of boys marched up the hill from the ELC to Pre-Primary. The boys soon settled into life at the big school and started exploring ‘Who we are’. We investigated our family histories and visited Memorial Hall to find out about the boys who came before us at Scotch.

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HEN OUR BAND of boys marched home due to COVID-19, their spirits remained strong and, with the support of our families, we began learning from home. While learning at home was fun for a while, we could not wait to get back to school.

Throughout Autumn Term, we let our creative spirits run wild. We investigated artists such as Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh and started to understand that experiences lead to creativity. We explored how the ideas for our play and creations come from our imagination, inspired by our favourite books and movies. To build on this concept further, we wrote, acted and produced a video called The Battles, using blue screen technology to bring the characters to life.

more aware of the impact humans have on the environment and how we can conserve our precious ecosystem.

Now this band of beautiful boys is ready to march to the next stage in their learning journey, Year 1. Be proud boys because, in a year where you could have chosen to be anything, you have all chosen to be kind.

At Pre-Primary...

“I loved the making table. I made a pirate ship at the making table.” Banjo EgertonWarburton, PP “I loved everything in Pre-Primary, but music is my favourite.” Albert Wang, PP “I loved playing power rangers at Pre-Primary.” Bryn Dolan, PP

“I loved playing with the red shovel on the pirate ship.” Yu Loh, PP “I love art. We made a monster storybook with Mrs Artist.”

Xander Caruso, PP “Going to Assembly is one of my favourite things we did in Pre-Primary.”

Chase Nerlich, PP “I loved all the events at the sports carnival. I came first in running and hurdles.” Lachlan Horton, PP “I loved playing on the pirate ship in Pre-Primary.” Tom Janmaat, PP “My favourite things were building a zoo out of blocks and going on the Zoo excursion.” Ken McKenna, PP

Winter Term was the perfect opportunity to explore how we share the planet.

We grew plants from tiny seeds, visited the Perth Zoo to learn about endangered animals and spent our days at Bush School discovering the native wildlife in and around Scotch College. By learning about the needs of flora and fauna, we have become Bryn Dolan and Lachlan Horton; Xander Caruso and Ken McKenna 26 | REPORTER 2020

“I LOVED PLAYING POWER RANGERS AT PRE-PRIMARY.” BRYN DOLAN, PP

Oliver Milner, Robert Gliddon and Albert Wang; Chase Nerlich, Tom Janmaat and Xander Caruso

Pre-Primary FRONT ROW: Yu Loh, Albert Wang, Gus Meredith-Humphry, Robert Gliddon, Bryn Dolan, Alessandro Caruso, Banjo Egerton-Warburton SECOND ROW: Mrs Racquel Cumming (Teacher), Mrs Helen Varian (Education Assistant), Ollie Milner, Ken McKenna, Chase Nerlich, Lachlan Horton, Tom Janmaat, Mrs Rose Di Prinzio (Education Assistant)

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YEAR ONE Trailblazers in uncharted territories.

Archie Bennett, Thomas Blackburn, Frederick Bostock waiting to race; Year 1s dressed for Book Week

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E NEVER THOUGHT our parents would be teaching us when the year began.

Nevertheless, we were exceptional students and listened attentively to everything they said. It was astonishing how much we missed our friends, playing together and our co-curricular clubs. We even missed learning.

(Shh! Don’t tell anyone we said that.)

We quickly realised that COVID-19 had made life different. We were now like the explorers Burke and Wills, trekking the path to our classroom with courage and resilience. We all survived the daily adventure, slowly meandering our way from the kiss-and-drop to the safe haven of our classroom.

This was just the beginning of how our resilience would be tested. We were faced with the challenge of spelling lists to learn, reading books to master, reading club to attend and our very own iPads to charge and look after. Golden time seemed like a distant mirage that we, at times, struggled to reach. Yet, we were ready for the challenge.

Our exploration led us into uncharted territories and new lands. One such journey was an expansive treasure hunt around the unknown lands of Scotch Junior School. Despite hunger, dehydration and exhaustion, we successfully discovered great riches with the help of our very tall guides (our Year 12 buddies) with whom we formed an unbreakable bond.

“My favourite part of Year 1 was running in the sports carnival. I ran 200m and I came first.” Lachlan Wood, Year 1

After an exciting year, we have come to the end of our Year 1 exploration. We blazed a bright trail, forming strong connections with our fellow companions as well as learning resilience and many special stories that we will share for years to come. We are sad that such an exciting journey has come to an end, but sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful.

“My favourite part of Year 1 was art because I am a good drawer. I like to draw animals.” Anton Packer, Year 1

Bring on the epic exploration of 2021: Year 2!

“My favourite part of Year 1 was Book Week because I got to dress up.” Alex Haynes, Year 1

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“My favourite event was Orientation Day because I made a mini lightsaber out of straws.” Adam Hasslacher, Year 1 “My favourite event was Book Week because I like to dress up and I was a werewolf.” Charlie Corrie, Year 1

“My favourite part of Year 1 was the Primary Years Programme Exhibition.

They made lots of amazing stuff.”

Yuvaan Satija, Year 1 “I have enjoyed spelling because I like writing. I like school because it is fun.”

Harry Caratti, Year 1 “My favourite part of Year 1 was inquiry because you get to make stuff like our model pop stick houses and go to places like exhibitions and the Zoo.” Kristian Michael, Year 1 “I like Scotch and I like the Library.

I enjoyed Book Week as I dressed up as Harry Potter. I like The Chamber of Secrets.” Lenny Hatch, Year 1

ONE SUCH JOURNEY WAS AN EXPANSIVE TREASURE HUNT AROUND THE UNKNOWN LANDS OF SCOTCH JUNIOR SCHOOL. SCHOOL.

Science experiment; Year 12 friends in Junior School

Year 1G FRONT ROW: Charlie Corrie, Lachie Wood, Thomas Blackburn, Alexander Haynes, Frederick Bostock, Adam Hasslacher, Preston Rogers, Moez Ballal, Harry Caratti SECOND ROW: Yuvaan Satija, Masa Tomita, Anton Packer, Andrew Walawski, Leo Karlson, Alistair Shadlow THIRD ROW: Mrs Janet Lopez (Head of Academic Support), Mrs Kristen Gray (Teacher), Charlie Moran, TJ Herbert, Archie Bennett, Freddy Young, Lenny Hatch, Kristian Michael, Thomas Millard, Mrs Simone Pethick (Education Assistant)

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Year 2s on the ‘How we organise ourselves’ provocation walk

HE YEAR 2 COHORT of 2020 had a fun-filled and exciting year. From teaching Middle School students about the environment and mastering online learning to hanging out with their Year 12 buddies and enjoying regular lessons at the beach or river, the boys have had a thrilling journey.

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme units of inquiry supported the boys in their endeavour to research information independently.

Each week, students delivered sophisticated news presentations to their class. They can all take credit for teaching their peers exciting and interesting information; from origami boats to knowing Isaac Newton.

COVID-19 presented myriad challenges but, in true Scotch spirit, our families and most especially our boys rose to the task and were masterful in their approach.

To keep spirits high, we sent daily videos to inspire and guide the boys to produce their best work.

Throughout the year, students were fortunate to be buddied with a Year 12 Scotch boy. Together they made towers, played sporting games, dressed in hilariously ill-fitting costumes to make movies and explored the nooks and crannies of the Scotch College campus.

Ten years from now in 2030, a reunion will be held for the Year 2 and Year 12 buddies, where they will no doubt share many memories.

Beach and River School were highlights of the Year 2 experience, as the boys explored the five habits of a healthy mind: inquisitiveness, discipline, collaboration, persistence and creativity. As educators, we witnessed the development of resilience, confidence, physical skills, curiosity and playful spirits through this programme.

Throughout the year, the boys have taken ownership of their learning to produce incredible academic feats and exhibit extraordinary efforts. Congratulations to all 2A boys and best wishes for your big, bright, bold and beautiful futures.

“Our best day at Beach School was the first day because it was a new experience.

We got creative, and we worked collaboratively.” Otto, Jack D and Jeter, Year 2 “Our craziest day was when we went to Beach School because we got sandy, went crazy and even fell in holes sometimes too.” Ben and Toby, Year 2

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“Our class is special because at Beach School we learn about the five habits of the mind. It is special because we are fun and creative.” Samuel, Lucas RC and Jack Y, Year 2 “Our favourite thing about Year 2 was meeting our Year 12 buddies because we got to do lots of challenges with them and eat with them as well.” Austin, Neo and Arthur, Year 2

“BEACH SCHOOL AND RIVER SCHOOL HELPED US WITH OUR HANDWRITING,, MADE HANDWRITING US BE US AND WAS LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN..” AIDEN, REID AND FUN HENRY, YEAR 2 “Our best excursion was to Constable Care because we got to go on a bike, there were traffic lights, and it felt like we were on a real road.” Nicky, Harrison and Hartley, Year 2 “Our most amazing day was the Cross Country because we were fast. Our second favourite day was Beach School because we used our brains. Our third favourite day was meeting our Year 12 buddies because they taught us how to be Scotch boys.” Oscar, Eric and Mason, Year 2 “Orientation Day was the most challenging because it will be hard to leave our old teacher.” Edward and Finn, Year 2

Year 2 and 12 Get Together on the Pirate Playground; Posting letters to their significant friends; Beach School

Year 2A FRONT ROW: Aiden Gibson, Mason Lee, Lucas Edwards, Finn Buchanan, Jack Young, Eric Zhu, Tobias Gliddon, Arthur Redfern, Seth Kwan SECOND ROW: Hartley Spencer, Benjamin Elderfield, Eden Scott, Samuel Hodder, Reid Warrick, Otto Blackburne, Jack Dodds, Neo Pentony THIRD ROW: Mrs Fiona Alexander (Teacher), Nicholas Bunning, Edward Jones, Austin Palassis, Harrison Dolling, Jeter Lee, Oscar Alder, Miss Phebe Samson (Teacher) ABSENT: Lucas Robaina Chacon

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HIS YEAR WAS a year like no other. It was a wonderful start to the year as we soaked up the glorious sunshine on the ferry, heading to Penguin Island, to begin our learning about belonging to a community.

As we learned about different animal communities and how they interact, we related this to how we could support one another to become an effective team across the whole of Year 3.

Everything was going well until COVID-19 hit the world. Online learning became our new norm, with pyjama days, costume days and ‘hug-your-dogall-day’ days. Mrs Webster became an overnight film producer who recruited special guest stars for her exciting series of ‘how-to’ videos whilst Ms Louden went on a trip around the world (in her backyard).

No one was happier to get back to school than the teachers and everyone agreed that friendship and classmates are what makes learning so fun.

Reuben Hubble and Thomas Gaitatzis enjoying fruit kebabs

With a highland fling and a flying Scotsman, we got together with the Presbyterian Ladies’ College girls to present a wee taste of Scottish culture to our community. We had fun singing Donald Where’s Your Troosers and tried to imitate our teachers’ strange accents with little success! It was “awfy hard”.

Finally, we became entrepreneurs and our classrooms became the factory floor.

Feathers flew, slime slipped, cookies crumbled and jellies jiggled, as we formed small businesses and learned how to cater for supply and demand, to trade fairly and to make a profit that we could donate to charity. The classroom carpet will never recover but we have learned so much about creating our own successful business.

The year has been a whirlwind with many fabulous experiences and opportunities that have prepared us for the next step in our Scotch journey.

“The best time of the year was the excursion to Penguin Island because there were lizards who were sneakily stealing our lunch.” Crusoe Bachofen von Echt, Year 3 “The best STEM activity was building a bridge with my team. We also learned about spheres and hemispheres by making bubbles on the table.”

Ahren Mahesh, Year 3 “I loved doing the Trade Fair because I got to become a businessman and sell my birdseed ornaments.”

Lachlan Shadlow, Year 3

STEM building; Darcy Bartholomaeus and Taj Cook doing pizza maths

“My favourite thing this year has been making new friends. Some of them are Ethan, Sam and Lucas, and they are fantastic.” Marcus Hennessy, Year 3 “The coolest thing was making leprechaun traps for STEM because it was a cool way of celebrating St Patrick’s Day because we really had to think and be creative in our design.” George Young, Year 3 “I liked Scotch’s Got Talent because I got to make paper boats and hats and then show everyone how to do it.”

Lucas Paino, Year 3

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Year 3L FRONT ROW: Crusoe Bachofen von Echt, Andrew Reed, Brin Kitcher, Henry Elderfield, Thomas Gaitatzis, Dylan Herbert, Bodie Blackwell, Reuben Hubble BACK ROW: Ms Irene Louden (Teacher), Jacob Little, Brandon Wu, Ahren Mahesh, Sebastian Kahl, Lawson Wedding, Logan Potalivo, Lachlan Shadlow

Year 3W FRONT ROW: Marcus Yang, Casey Savill, Ethan Palassis, Marcus Hennessy, Taj Cook, Darcy Bartholomaeus, Yannik Sullivan SECOND ROW: Mrs Alison Webster (Teacher), Quinn Arcy, Jack Wylie, George Young, Elijah Little, Miss Olivia Russo (Teacher) THIRD ROW: Lucas Paino, James Hargreaves-Serventy, Rowan Sundaresan, Samuel Magtengaard, Olivier Bedel ABSENT: Mrs Sandie Jubber (Education Assistant), Mrs Terri Phillips (Academic Support Teacher)

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HIS YEAR HAS SEEN us embrace challenge and change like champions, where we discovered a tonne of hidden strength and a huge appreciation for our school community!

As COVID-19 took the world by storm, restrictions demanded a new way of thinking. The boys of Year 4 were more than willing to adopt any new protocol asked of them, showing a great deal of enthusiasm for the new learning space.

Uploads and downloads, netiquettes and videos all became the new norm.

Before long, our days returned to normal and we found ourselves enjoying exploits that ignited our curiosity. We visited our friends at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, where we enjoyed STEM relays, tech challenges, robotics, coding, ballooncar building and engineering. Their hospitality and ingenuity were amazing!

On returning to Scotch, we explored concepts of weathering, farming, erosion and natural and processed materials.

Even Miss Creagh’s brother, Farmer Kim, put us to work investigating growth

Alien creatures ready for Assembly

patterns of wheat and barley to identify where the greatest produce and profit margin could be gained.

In addition to loving the field of science, we have also loved our sport! We embraced the friendly competition of JPSSA with enthusiasm as we joined boys from Hale School and Christ Church Grammar School, jumping at the chance to play Cricket, Rugby, Football, Hockey, Basketball and Soccer. Winning was no longer the priority, as we were grateful to be spending our afternoons out of the classroom and on the field with friends.

To end our year, we embarked on the leadership journey. Despite the nerves and dread of public speaking, we faced our audiences courageously; the result being where we stand today. We are extremely proud of ourselves, regardless of whether we hold an official position or not. We cannot wait to see our classmates flourish as leaders next year!

“Year 4 was great! The JPSSA carnivals were without a doubt the best part.

We had so much fun!” Lucas Fry, Year 4

“This year was the best year because we had the overnight camp! We got to make hotdogs, stargaze, read spooky stories, play games and eat bacon sandwiches.”

Lachlan Gillett, Year 4 “My best day was when Mark Greenwood came in for an incursion because he told us about Ned Kelly, which was really interesting.” Angus Noble, Year 4 “STEM at Scotch has been brilliant this year as we have had SO many fun activities like tower balloons, air-blown cardboard cars and an excursion to PLC where we did science relays, coded robots, engineered a card tower and won an amazing car race.” James Berean, Year 4 “In Year 4 we had a super-cool school sleepover! During the event we had a Year 4 Olympics, learned about Aboriginal culture and got to set up our own tents.” Cameron McLeay, Year 4 “In Year 4 there were many exciting activities and tasks but one thing that gave me resilience and showed the importance of hygiene was COVID-19.

The Scotch online school taught me to think outside the box, something that I will never forget.” Felix Warner, Year 4

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Year 4C FRONT ROW: Noah Hubble, Alexander Rogers, Leo Niardone, Sebastian Fugill, Angus Noble, Harrison Alder, Emerson McNally SECOND ROW: Lucas Fry, Hugo Smith, Magnus Wilson, James Walawski, Jaxson Lee THIRD ROW: Miss Olivia Creagh (Teacher), Oscar Seaburne-May, Hugo Leary, Lachlan Gillett, Connor McManus, Brodie Gillett

Year 4T FRONT ROW: Benjamin Roberts, James Berean, Joshua Lynn, Fareeq Nor Arman, Lucas Kwan, Cameron McLeay, Xavier Lewis SECOND ROW: Mrs Rebecca Turkich (Teacher), Felix Warner, Samuel Cimbaro, Beau Blackburn, Zachary McManus, William Keenan THIRD ROW: James Ackerman, Robert Mackay, Eli Rigg, Benjamin Bloch ABSENT: Lachlan Reid

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YEAR

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Rafting at Year 5 Camp

Being top of the Junior School comes with many exciting additions: JPSSA Sport, the captaincy programme, class craft, a wide range of stimulating inquiry units and the innovative use of information technology.

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HE FIRST UNIT of the year took boys on a journey through the early days of the Swan River colony. What made the learning unique was considering the perspectives of the Indigenous people, free settlers and convicts. Not only did the boys look at the past, but they also explored the future, investigating the virtual colonisation of Mars through Minecraft. Another highlight was the Sharing the Planet game about the economic, social and political standing of different countries.

Preparing for Middle School is also part of the Year 5 journey. We learn to become more independent in the classroom, with home learning and with our iPads. We made stop-motion movies, produced inspired drawings in Sketches, animations in Keynote and constructed a range of buildings in Minecraft and Planner 5D. The Primary Years Programme Exhibition is always the pinnacle of the year. With the transdisciplinary theme of ‘How the World Works’ and a new central idea, ‘Scientific understanding impacts lives’, we were given a variety of provocations to spark our interest and ultimately lead us to identify a burning question to explore. We enjoyed researching, notetaking and writing our information reports. Overall, our favourite part was sharing with the adult audience, as we loved displaying how much we had learned throughout the process.

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We thoroughly enjoyed Moray Camp and the activities organised by the Outdoor Education team, including setting up tents, stargazing, rafting, orienteering and the Amazing Race. The year 2020 was truly a year to remember!

“I most enjoyed Minecraft because we built in the virtual world and our imaginations could run wild.”

Konrad Michael, Year 5W “I really enjoyed playing the World Peace Game.

During the game, we became country leaders with the role of fixing a crisis. I got to be a journalist and the health minister.”

William Carmichael, Year 5W “During the Exhibition, I researched how climate change is impacting walruses. It was a strange topic, but I had a blast doing my statement piece and my report.”

Charlie Burton, Year 5W “I loved Scratch because I think coding is awesome.” Thomas Haynes, Year 5W “Doing the PYP Exhibition was an amazing journey that involved commitment. It was excellent to be a part of this exciting experience of researching, designing, making and reflecting.” Will Barron, Year 5C

“I found the ‘Have Sum Fun’ competition extremely enjoyable as we showed our knowledge of maths in a challenging way.” Ishir Bhaduri, Year 5C “One of my favourite parts of the year has been participating in an event called the Reader’s Challenge. I was lucky to be a member.” Thomas Kitchen, Year 5C

Year 5C FRONT ROW: Berti Koth, Jackson Mills, Flynn Howard, Eryn Richards, Mac Dodds, Tomas Robaina Chacon, Angus McIntosh, Tom Osling, William Barron SECOND ROW: Miss Renae Cirillo (Teacher), Ishir Bhaduri, Keanu Bachofen von Echt, Hugh Healy, Jasper Levy, Felix Constantine, Michael Reed, Sam Keyte, Bill Gao THIRD ROW: Marcus Whittome, Raymond Brodie-Hall, Pat Statham, Thomas Kitchen, Dominic Van Niekerk, Lincoln McIntosh, Piran Wallace, Callum Kennedy ABSENT: Ollie Davis, Mrs Sandie Jubber (Education Assistant)

Year 5W FRONT ROW: Harrison Grant, Konrad Michael, Jacob Young, Alex Caporn, Angus Alcorn, Ollie Clements, Jacob Timmcke, Roman Merenda, Charlie Warren SECOND ROW: Mr Andrew Wells (Teacher), Thomas Gamble, Sheppard Johnson, Owen Ogden, Lachlan Buzza, Billy Black, James Negus, Johnny Newall, Charlie Burton THIRD ROW: William Carmichael, Xavier Fugill, Andrew King, Eamonn Maher, Eugene Cha, Jonathan Donnelly, Hamish Cooper, Thomas Haynes ABSENT: Mrs Lisa Mayne (Education Assistant)

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PYP EXHIBITION

Tomas Robaina Chacon (Year 5); Mac Dodds (Year 5) working on his Exhibition project

Mr Warwick Norman Junior School Dean of Teaching and Learning

The Primary Years Programme Exhibition represents a significant event in the life of a Junior School student, as it is the culminating event for a journey that, for some, is six years in the making.

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HE PYP EXHIBITION is not only a celebration of what the boys learned but also a reflection of how they learned and what they will do with their learning in an inquirymodel approach.

This year, the Year 5 boys immersed themselves in a nine-week collaboratively constructed unit of inquiry, under the transdisciplinary theme of ‘How the World Works’. The central idea was ‘Scientific understanding impacts lives’, and students were encouraged to develop their own burning questions based on one of the three lines of inquiry: • The physical laws of the universe • Advances in scientific knowledge • Fair testing The boys were involved in all the essential elements of the PYP and shared them with the whole school community

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in an Exhibition presentation.

Our specialist staff took responsibility for driving some of the essential elements as well as looking at the central idea from their areas of expertise.

Physical Education focused on social skills (approaches to learning) whilst Art looked at the work of Leonardo da Vinci and his work The Vitruvian Man (c. 1487).

French focused on the work of Jacques Cousteau and his work on marine biology whilst Performing Arts created a musical exploring the emotional side of humanity and how we connect through storytelling.

Thank you to all the parents who came in as experts during the early stages of the inquiry and to all of the staff who gave up their time to mentor students during the Exhibition.

VISUAL ARTS “My favourite art lesson was when we got to figure out how to mix the colours to make a painted colour wheel.”

Thomas Millard, Year 1 “My favourite lesson was the zentangle patterns because I liked creating my own patterns.”

Lucas Edwards, Year 2 “I liked it when we did the quiz Kahoot because it challenges you to know more about artists and their styles.”

Lachlan Reid, Year 4

“The observational drawing art lesson was my favourite because we made our own viewfinders to get close-up sections of our artwork.”

Sebastian Kahl, Year 3 “I liked the Vincent van Gogh bedroom diorama project because we had to use our creativity and make it threedimensional from the original painting.”

James Berean, Year 4

PERFORMING ARTS “My favourite things about Performing Arts are when we dance and do the breathing to calm us down. I love singing Down in the Jungle.” Lenny Hatch, Year 1G “My favourite lesson in Performing Arts was when we listened to KISS for the first time and learned how to sing it. I love Performing Arts because I like to sing and dance. I am so excited about Grandparents’ Day!” Jeter Lee, Year 2A “I love to do Performing Arts because we sing and dance all the time, learn Auslan translations for Music: Count Us In, and all of it is really fun.” Lachlan Shadlow, Year 3L “My favourite part of Performing Arts is definitely when we dance and sing because they are incredibly good ways to express how we feel. I love it when we find some unknown talent in us and we feel it’s the right subject for everyone with unlimited peace and warmth. It’s the best feeling and the best subject.” Rowan Sundaresan, Year 3W

Brandon Wu (Year 3) at Sculptures by the Sea; Year 3W students Olivier Bedel and Lucas Paino painting

“I know that Performing Arts is the place to be. It includes a great teacher and lots of events like choir performances, Musica Viva and the Year 5 musical. Also, did you know that students performed a song with sign language for Grandparents’ Day?” Benjamin Roberts, Year 4T

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

FRENCH What was your favourite French lesson? “Ça va? [how are you] because it was tricky for me and I got it in the end.” Masa Tomita, Year 1G “My favourite lesson was when we were learning about school subjects.” Reuben Hubble, Year 3L “The cheese tasting because most of the cheeses I had never tasted before.” Samuel Cimbaro, Year 4T

What is a game that you love in French?

“The game where you pick a card and say what it is [collect the card].” Olivier Bedel, Year 3W

What is something you enjoyed this year in our French units?

“Around the town because we learnt all the places in the town.” Eden Scott, Year 2A

Cross Country fun

“I like to play soccer.”

Joe Whiston, PK “My favourite thing to do is play Farmer Sam.” Grace Fresson, K “The best thing I’ve learnt this year is soccer because it’s fun. You get to kick goals and pass to other people.” Harry Caratti, Year 1 “The best thing is we play fun sports like dodgeball and throwing competitions.” Finn Buchanan, Year 2 “PE is great because we get to learn new sports whilst keeping us healthy.” Lachlan Shadlow, Year 3L “I really loved the 200m at the Inter-House Athletics Carnival as I got to run it even though I was on crutches” George Young, Year 3W

“I really enjoyed going down to the cricket nets and trying my best because I am obsessed with cricket.”

Beau Blackburn, Year 4T “JPSSA was the best. I loved playing football versus the other schools and testing our ability against them.” Will Barron, Year 5C “In the Inter-House sports, it is great to play with the other year groups. It is fun to verse the other Houses for the trophies. It is competitive but always played in good spirit.”

Jacob Young, Year 5W

“I enjoyed doing the lost pet and lost baby roleplays because we got to act and dress up.”

Ahren Mahesh, Year 3L

What was something special – an event or activity – in French that you will remember?

“The dress ups, we could dress up as French stuff we were learning.” Brodie Gillett, Year 4C “Leaning about Jacques Cousteau for the PYP Exhibition.” Ishir Bhaduri, Year 5C

“I love basketball because you can bounce the ball.” Albert Wang, PP

“My favourite part of the year was playing in the Year 4 carnivals against the other schools and competing for Scotch in the Inter-School Athletic and Cross Country carnivals.” Noah Hubble, Year 4C

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Year 1s Andrew Walawski, Thomas Millard and Kristian Michael ready for their race

Little Pipers in the Junior Middle Library

LIBRARY “I like the Library because I can get all of the books I like. Minecraft, Pokemon and books about trains and aeroplanes.” Yuvan Sateja, Year 1G “It is fun to read books and it is relaxing on the bean bags.” TJ Herbert, Year 1G “I love the Library because it has all the books that I want to read and we can learn a lot from the books in the Library.” William Keenan, Year 4T

"IT QUENCHED MY EVERLASTING THIRST FOR READING."

“I love the Library because it’s fun to read and discover new and funny things about nearly anything you want!” Harry Ockenden, Year 4T “I love the Library! It’s such a fun place.

You get to read books that entertain you.”

Brandon Wu, Year 3L “I love the Library because you can find nearly any book in a short amount of time. I also love the new series Bad Guys.” Bodie Blackwell, Year 3L “The Library was both relaxing and fun this year.

I discovered many new fabulous books to explore such as Kensuke’s Kingdom.” Angus McIntosh, Year 5C “My favourite thing about the Library was the Reader’s Challenge, which was a tremendous competition at Methodist Ladies’ College.

It quenched my everlasting thirst for reading.

I also liked being Library Captain.”

Ishir Bhaduri, Year 5C

Library Captain Jacob Timmke (Year 5)

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HE SCHOOL YEAR commenced amid a fire season in the eastern states and Western Australia. As the fires were extinguished, the news of COVID-19 caught our attention. How we ran our school, how we behaved, how we interacted with each other and what we were able to do all changed. Great leadership was evident as intervention, innovation and adjustments were made as a school, a country and a global community. At the same time, we were reminded of our role in developing young men; the next generation of leaders with a willingness and ability to be calm and act for the benefit of others.

There was an enormous sense of relief and pride as the Year 8 boys marched out of the Dickinson Centre at the end of Speech Night. They had reached the end of a challenging year during which they obtained achievements, results and qualities such as patience, acceptance, resilience and gratitude.

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A Middle School year always begins quickly and five days into the year we held our Inter-House Swimming Carnival. On a 42-degree day, when being in a pool was a great place to be, Andrew House set a new benchmark making it four successes in a row, despite a great challenge from Bruce House.

Into Autumn Term and our culminating event of the Middle Years Programme, the Community Project was under serious threat due to COVID-19 restrictions. A mid-term conference to assess the impact on the Community Project saw the reconfiguration of this collaborative activity into individual events. Beach clean-ups, performances at aged-care homes and art installations from recycled plastics unfolded, and the reflection presentation in Winter Term was as much about overcoming obstacles as it was about delivering the service itself.

Whilst our Inter-House Athletics Carnival got the chop from the Winter Term calendar, the Middle School Highland Games ran successfully with the soon-to-be-retired Mr Wayne Ramsay anointed Chieftain for the day.

It was a glorious afternoon of colour

We were reminded of our role in developing young men; the next generation of leaders with a willingness and ability to be calm and act for the benefit of others. and activity, a celebration of spring arriving and being able to be safe, outside and engaged in group activities.

The Year 6 to 8 Drama production hit the stage in Spring Term and the joy at being able to deliver this was infectious. Kicker Thompson was a remarkable story about a 12-year-old boy’s aspirations and his battle with anxiety. A unique play, it was delivered in a ‘round the campfire’ style whereby the entire cast, bar two, were on stage for the whole performance. The Middle School Drama production continues to grow in numbers and sophistication. The same holds true for the Middle School Pipe Band. At the start of 2020, we had six boys piping at Assembly. At our final Awards Assembly in December, we had 19 pipers and drummers performing.

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Year 8s Bram Ezekiel, Ned Fletcher-Harrison and Hugo Silbert with their jellyfish sculpture made from single-use plastic for the Year 8 Community Project; A well-earned break on the Bibbulmun Track; Chieftain for the day, Mr Wayne Ramsay, alongside Mr Richard Ledger at the Highland Games

For our boarders, life had a significant disruption with the Boarding House being emptied and everyone returning home during the COVID-19 hiatus, only to continue lessons via Microsoft Teams.

The online learning period gave us all a few laughs and a wonderful glimpse of rural life as our Boarding boys took us in trucks and utes to the sheds, stockyards, paddocks being seeded and introduced us to their dogs, pet sheep and chooks.

In the process, we saw some beautiful countryside, from the blue waters of Beagle Bay in the Kimberley to the rolling green vineyards of the Frankland River region. It was a great reminder of the diverse perspectives that sit within each year group at Scotch College.

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Inter-House Spelling Bee

J A Gooch Scholarship

James House

Jack Mayo

Inter-House Debating

G G Gooch Scholarship

Bruce House

Joshua Thomas

Inter-House Philosothon

Ramsay Cup

Andrew House

The Staff vs Students competition was won by the teachers.

Mo Maslin Citizenship Award Winners Year 6: Fletcher Hector Year 7: Johnny Gattorna Year 8: Harry Osborne

Mrs Sarah Sekulov Year 6 Coordinator

Year 6 Inter-School Gaelic Football champion team

CURRICULUM Year 6 is an important year at the College as it marks the commencement of the Middle Years Programme.

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LEARN SAW SCIENCE integrated with Individuals and Societies to explore the causes of natural disasters and their effect on people who dwell in unpredictable areas. The key concept was ‘change’, and the boys developed their understanding of the relationship between ‘causality’ and the ‘environment’. They developed inquiry skills and gained an understanding of electrical energy, contextualising Australia’s energy crisis and sustainable solutions.

Science Fair saw boys enjoy sharing their understanding of the scientific method in student-led presentations.

Presented as an interdisciplinary unit, Mathematics and Science culminated in students using their data processing skills to formulate tables and graphs and present their data in the iWork app Numbers. The broad range of programmes allowed students to practise transferable skills, including notetaking, research and referencing in multiple contexts.

Ben Campbell and Campbell Morgan at Year 6 Surf Camp

Our English programme started with a focus on identity and boys looked into their past to create autobiographies.

Analysing the adventure genre built on reading, comprehension and narrative writing. The boys enjoyed integrating digital skills and presented their understanding of the novel Hatchet using audio, text, photography and video. Students examined non-fiction texts by analysing the feature film Rabbit Proof Fence and explored persuasive writing techniques using themes from the film.

In Mathematics, boys were challenged to take risks, extend their knowledge and communicate their ideas in a variety of ways. They explored patterns within Pascal’s triangle, created linear patterns using matchsticks and identified the function of these. In exploring a realworld situation, students analysed data collected from the Year 6 Science Fair and applied this information in their individual research. The integration of digital skills in Mathematics was also a key focus. Boys applied their digital skills to creatively display their knowledge and understanding of different types of angles and two-dimensional shapes, using Clips.

Design lessons were a favourite with students experiencing Food Design, Materials Design and Digital Design.

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IN EXPLORING A REAL-WORLD SITUATION,, STUDENTS SITUATION ANALYSED DATA COLLECTED FROM THE YEAR 6 SCIENCE FAIR AND APPLIED THIS INFORMATION IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH. smoothies, muffins and scones meant a variety of skills were explored in different contexts.

Boys in Phase 1 French learnt to describe themselves whilst Phase 2 students focused on describing their family and where they live. A highlight for students was the ATL-focused task where they designed and created their dream house, and presented it in French. Indonesian students engaged in many fun immersion activities, including learning to play the angklung, a set of bamboo instruments from West Java. Angklung music is collaborative and requires cooperation and mutual respect among a group.

The Winter Term kicked off with the ever-impressive Science Fair, where students showcased their understanding of the scientific method to parents, peers and teachers. Highlights included learning the practice of graphing, developing presentation skills and mastering the process of conducting a scientific experiment. Parents and teachers were impressed with the boys’ ability to passionately discuss their experiments. Jack Ashby was the overall winner for his experiment that posed the question: “Does the colour of light affect plant growth?” A big congratulations to the Year 6 boys for the high standard of work.

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Luca Niardone, Kush Narula, Angus Oakeley and Luca Kegli at Surf Camp

As a part of the iLearn unit on Migration, students participated in an interactive excursion to the Maritime Museum to explore the stories of people who had migrated to Western Australia.

They learned about the challenges, achievements and contributions of a group of migrants and how they impacted the future of Australia. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to recreate, through roleplay, some of these migrants’ stories.

Following the excursion, Headmaster Dr O’Connell and Arad Rad (Year 12) told their personal stories of migrating to Australia. They were two contrasting stories; Dr O’Connell is an English migrant who immigrated to Australia on the Assisted Passage Scheme, commonly known as the ‘ten pound Pom scheme’.

Arad’s journey to Australia was full of

challenges as his family navigated their way through many countries across five years, including an attempt to reach Australia in a sinking boat.

The culmination of Winter Term was the ‘classroom walkthrough’, where Year 6 boys had the opportunity to present the migrant suitcase they had created to the rest of the cohort. A vast range of migrant stories was presented, including Victor Chan, Penny Wong, CY O’Connor and Majak Daw. The highlight of the year was Lancelin Surf Camp; an action-packed three days where students experienced many activities including fishing, ‘The Amazing Race’ and surfing.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION The Outdoor Education programme was hugely popular with the Year 6 cohort.

Despite an interrupted schedule this year, all boys learnt new skills in an outdoor environment including learning to fish, developing their orienteering skills, cooking with a Trangia and working collaboratively in a team environment.

One of the most exciting experiences of the Year 6 Outdoor Education programme was during Spring Term when boys learnt to surf in the Indian Ocean.

The Year 6 classes enjoyed three actionpacked days camping with the Outdoor Education team in the coastal town of Lancelin. During their stay in October, they built on their understanding of beach safety and surf awareness while developing their confidence and skillset in a marine environment. Highlights included camping out with their buddies, catching a variety of fish off the Lancelin Jetty, taking part in ‘The Amazing Race’ and surfing some large waves all the way to shore at Back Beach.

Throughout their stay, they gained a real insight into the history surrounding the coastal town of Lancelin and the characteristics of the area and the surrounding ecosystems. The students had an absolute ball developing their practical skills, overcoming challenges and improving their resilience and perseverance in a dynamic learning environment.

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

SPORT Thursday afternoon has been the highlight of the week for the Year 6 boys, as they represented the College in their chosen team sports.

From Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo in summer to Soccer, Rugby, Hockey and Football in winter, the Year 6 boys have loved competing against students from fellow JPSSA schools.

Top to bottom: Mitch Williams, Banjo Riley, Alexander Fry and Ryan Dent at Surf Camp; Hamish Byass and Jackson Walters reenacting a migrant’s journey at the Maritime Museum; Eddie Bowyer surfing

Despite an interrupted and modified JPSSA schedule, boys continued to display unwavering enthusiasm and

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commitment by training every Tuesday morning with their respective teams, even in torrential rain.

Another highlight of the sporting season was the fifth annual InterHouse Gaelic Tournament. All students enjoyed participating in a sport they have been learning about during their weekly Physical Education lessons. The winner of the 2020 Inter-House Gaelic Tournament was David House with Alexander Fry scoring a crucial goal in the final minutes of the game to seal the victory.

Throughout the year, Scotch students continued to build on their reputation of displaying a respectful attitude towards their opponents and the officials, regardless of winning or losing. This was clearly evident again this season, as all boys displayed wonderful sportsmanship while positively developing their skills and teamwork.

All boys are now eagerly looking forward to making their transition into the Public Schools Association competition in 2021.

Jake Cuomo, Soma Baba, Kush Narula, James Stephan, Campbell Morgan and Eden Bairstow at Surf Camp

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REFLECTIONS “One of the things I most enjoyed this year was how we were able to move around to different classrooms.

It made us feel like we were gaining the trust of our teachers and gave us a little bit of freedom.

“I also really enjoyed the Lancelin Surf Camp with the Outdoor Education crew because it was a great experience and everyone was really helpful from breakfast to wash up after dinner every day.

“Finally, I really enjoyed the Science Fair because I got to do an experiment over the holidays and into Winter Term. This was really fun because at the end we got to present what we found out and identified if our hypothesis was correct or proven incorrect. Plus, at the end of the Science Fair people could win best of the year or best in your class.” Andrew Katsambanis, Year 6.4

“I’ve really enjoyed Year 6 because of the wonderful new subjects, such as Food, Materials and Digital Design. I had lots of fun in Drama and Art. Also, the new club opportunities such as Dungeons & Dragons, French Games, 3D and Art Stars.

“I liked being able to participate in the Highland Games. It was awesome and I loved seeing all my friends have fun together. Lastly, the Outdoor Education programme – Surf Camp. I found that really fun and got up for the first time, which was amazing.” Luca Niardone, Year 6.1

“I also really enjoyed the Lancelin Surf Camp with the Outdoor Education crew because it was a great experience and everyone was really helpful from breakfast to wash up after dinner every day.”

Year 6.1 FRONT ROW: Mitch Williams, Xavier Riley, Kush Narula, Ben Campbell, Ryder Campbell, Soma Baba, Edmond Bowyer, Angus Oakeley SECOND ROW: Mrs Sarah Sekulov (Teacher), Eden Bairstow, Anderson Strk-Lingard, Ryan Dent, Bryce Harding, Alexander Fry, Ruhaan Satija, Jake Cuomo, Mrs Terri Spartalis (Teacher) THIRD ROW: Luca Niardone, Campbell Morgan, James Stephan, Zachary Blakey, Thomas Lovegrove, Luca Regli, Edward Meadows ABSENT: Angus Newman

Year 6.2 FRONT ROW: Julian Argyle, Ezekiel Ritchie, Brendan Chin, Spencer Chapple, Harry Nicholls, Aidan Willoughby, Cooper Royle, Charlie Martin SECOND ROW: Mr Michael Campbell (Teacher), Shaylan Sondhi, Alexander Griffin, Henry Goyder, Flynn Booker, Leighton Young, Fletcher Hector, Oban Hopkins THIRD ROW: Abraham Prendiville, Oscar Herbert, Matthew Hale, Rafferty Donovan, Jack Ashby, Jacob Branchi, Benji Landau ABSENT: Charlie Warden

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Year 6.3 FRONT ROW: Hugo Atkins, Lucas Disley, Dane Morrison, Brenn Armstrong, Oscar Zucal, William Golsby, Harrison Bain, Erik van de Veire, Thomas Chambers SECOND ROW: Mr Peter Gaspar (Teacher), Thomas Houliston, Leon Hugo, Bjorn Rothwell, Thomas Ahern, Cooper Sekulov, Jackson Walters, Lachlan Bird THIRD ROW: Logan Herbert, George Young, Daniel Weustink, James Mitchell, Alexander Marshall, Hamish Byass

Year 6.4 FRONT ROW: Andrew Katsambanis, Banjo Parker, Elliot Gaspar, Oliver Montandon, Anderson Roblin, Cody Willis, Cooper Lisle, Seth Loveday, Charlie Robinson SECOND ROW: Mrs Sarah Blunt (Teacher), Jack Mayo, William Macknay, Jake Freestone, Johntie Schulz, Hamish Middleton, Magnus Fleming, Alexander Everett THIRD ROW: Angus Meadows, Sonny Garlick, Luke Schaufler, Oliver Campbell, Guillaume Daoud, Oliver Payne, Sonny Mutter

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Mr Peter Tresise Year 7 Coordinator

Max Donaldson, Sam Arts, Hudson Weir, Oscar Ho and Simon Pocock raft building at Moray

CURRICULUM The Middle School curriculum aims to develop our boys’ knowledge and conceptual understanding across all learning areas.

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N YEAR 7, through many varied and challenging tasks, we aim to develop students into independent, lifelong learners. Attributes which will stay with them long into the future and well beyond their time at Scotch College.

In English and Visual Art, boys delved into their creative attributes. Two of the more popular tasks included composing and presenting a slam poem and constructing an expressionist-influenced self-portrait, where they utilised forms of non-verbal communication to explore identity.

In both Mathematics and iLearn, there was a strong focus on applying skills from the classroom to solve real-world problems. A fine example of this was a measurement assignment in Mathematics, where students calculated the cost of fertilising the Middle School quad lawn. In iLearn, boys worked collaboratively to gather and analyse

information, gain insight, comment upon and address key issues arising from things such as introduced species, technical innovation and the global water crisis.

Design and Technology classes were extremely popular and provided engaging opportunities. In Materials Design, boys created and raced CO2 Dragsters, whilst in Food Design they developed, cooked and ate a healthy hamburger. In Digital Design, students were challenged to apply their programming skills to code a micro:bit to make life easier for someone else.

In both Drama and Physical Education, students enhanced their ability to work collaboratively. When studying Drama, they worked in small groups to script, rehearse and perform a melodrama. In Physical Education, they participated in the Sports Education in Physical Education Programme, a studentcentred approach where they were responsible for organising and running their own programme.

Languages provided the opportunity to practise skills in a variety of engaging tasks, such as sampling authentic French cuisine and bartering with storeowners in Indonesian.

The Middle School production of Kicker Thompson

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demonstrated their ability to solve problems, collaborate and adapt. Their focus and dedication towards learning during such an uncertain time was extremely impressive.

EVENTS Even in an interrupted year, there were many events throughout the Year 7 calendar, the highlight being the combined Scotch and PLC Quiz Night.

This year we had our biggest quiz night ever in the Dickinson Centre with students having fun getting to know new friends and answering some fantastic questions.

Students were also heavily involved in Community and Service activities throughout the year. There were several fundraisers for UnitingCare West including Wear Something Sporty Day and Crazy Sock Day. They also donated generously to the annual Christmas Hamper Collection. In Winter Term, students raised funds for the Balga Senior High School Intensive English Unit through the Wear Something Blue Day fundraiser. Another favourite fundraiser was Boardies Day, which raised money for Surf Lifesaving WA. In Winter Term, we drew attention to R U OK? Day through a series of events that highlighted the importance of youth mental health. Year 7 ambassadors contributed to activities in the Chapel and classrooms.

Max Donaldson, Nicholas Chadwick and Nicholas Lovegrove in Science Lab

Sailing in Outdoor Education

NAIDOC Week was a particular highlight this year with some Year 7 students contributing to the amazing sand art mandala on the oval. Students designed a segment of the Middle School mandala which told the story of their connection to Country.

SPORT The boys enjoyed the Public Schools Association programme and participated in a variety of team sports throughout 2020. During both Summer and Spring Term, boys had the opportunity to represent Scotch College in Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Golf, Sailing, Swimming and Rowing.

The boys displayed dedication to their chosen sports by attending training and representing the College with a sense of pride and sportsmanship.

In Autumn and Winter Term, boys change their Sport and have the opportunity to play Football, Soccer, Rugby, Hockey and Badminton. They knuckled down in the wet conditions and enjoyed the crash and bash of Friday afternoons. Thank you to all the coaches who took the time to guide the boys on the sporting journey.

Throughout 2020, selected Year 7 boys represented the College in numerous carnivals. This year the Scotch Swimming team finished third at the PSA Inter School Carnival. Xavier Smith had an outstanding campaign and was awarded the Year 7 Champion Boy. Scotch College continued to dominate at PSA Athletics with another first-place finish. Oliver Knuckey was awarded the Year 7 Champion Boy. Congratulations to

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all the boys who represented the College with such distinction.

Sport is a valuable part of the Scotch College community and once again the boys continued to show their development in this area. In Physical Education and Health, they participated in many different activities, ranging from gymnastics, European handball, ultimate frisbee and more.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION In Summer Term, classes attended our Outdoor Education facility at Moray in Dwellingup. During the four-day camp, staff and students challenged themselves in activities such as swimming, hiking, rock climbing, raft building, outdoor cooking and orienteering. Students spent two nights sleeping in tents and hutchies. They learnt lessons on sustainability and bush fire safety in our world-class facilities.

Due to COVID-19, some students were unable to attend Moray, so the Outdoor Education staff created a ‘Moray at Scotch’ experience. Activities such as swimming, outdoor cooking, orienteering and bush arts and craft were quickly organised.

In Spring Term, the Outdoor Education staff took classes sailing on the Swan River. Students learned the ins-and-outs of sailing before embarking on a sailing adventure to Point Walter. Along with fantastic memories of fun, adventure and overcoming challenges, they also learned teamwork and communication skills.

NAIDOC WEEK WAS A PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHT THIS YEAR WITH SOME YEAR 7 STUDENTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE AMAZING SAND ART MANDALA ON THE OVAL. We hope these fantastic Outdoor Education opportunities convert to a lifelong love of the outdoors, challenging themselves and adventure.

REFLECTIONS “Something I am grateful for is the safe feeling I get when I enter the room. I feel like nothing bad is going to happen and I can share personal feelings without being judged. When I was Boarding, everyone was kind and supportive of me. Being the only one in the class that was boarding, I was a little overwhelmed. At the end of the year, we went sailing with the class and it is an awesome experience.” Jonah Withers, Year 7 “In 7.2 at the start of the year, everyone was very welcoming. Throughout the entire year, everyone was supportive and if anyone needed something, someone was always there. A highlight was when we went sailing, lots of teamwork was needed and it was the funniest experience this year. Being able to be in control of a sailboat in the middle of the river was a unique experience. The weather was rough but there was lots of wind, therefore we were able to go fast and win the race. This year has gone so quickly and we are going to miss the experiences we had together.” Rafferty McDonald, Year 7 “I have really enjoyed this year because of all the different subjects that Scotch College has to offer. Events like the Da Vinci Decathlon, World Scholars Cup, and Specialist Music. These events all allowed me to be creative while learning and improving my capabilities. My two main highlights of the year were camp and PSA because I met and got to know so many kids and strengthened lots of

Rock climbing at Moray; Pipe Band; Zachary Anderson running the kilt race in Highland Games; Sailing

my friendships. PSA also allowed me to play sport outside and have a fun time with my mates while playing for Scotch.

Overall, Scotch has offered me lots of opportunities to improve as a person in all areas and ways.” Simon Pocock, Year 7 “One of the main highlights of this year would be the great co-curricular clubs; one of my favourite clubs, Coding Club, allowed me to learn new programming languages and expand my knowledge about the ones I already knew.

Programming is one of my passions so being able to get help when I needed it and hearing about what other people were doing was extremely helpful.

Another highlight for me was the Specialist Music class. It was great being able to get into groups and work with other people to play songs with multiple instruments in front of our peers and improve on our musical skills in general.”

Riley Schellack, Year 7

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Art class; Sam Arts, Sam Bult and Lachlan Palich on the BBQ at Moray

Year 7.1 FRONT ROW: Gabriel Reynolds, Oliver Knuckey, Orlando Capobianco, Oliver Headley, Samuel Bult, Oliver Cooper, Nicholas Chadwick, Max Donaldson, Cameron Motherwell SECOND ROW: Ms Anna Eriksson (Teacher), Lucas Marley, Thomas Magtengaard, Bruno Erickson, William Henderson, Sam Arts, Reid Knox Lyttle, Lachlan Palich THIRD ROW: Fletcher Morgan, Raazi Arafa, Jarrad Coppen, Luke Knowles, Oscar Robinson, Nicholas Lovegrove, Cruz Braddock

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Year 7.2 FRONT ROW: Kai Barton, Oliver Spurling, Jack Vallance, Simon Pocock, Oscar Ho, Harrison Hill, Charlie Dean, Riley McKinnon-Smith, Lucas Nageon de Lestang SECOND ROW: Ms Andrea Goodison (Teacher), Charlie Banfield, Cameron Todorovic, Jacky Yang, Justin Ma, Kristian Bellekom, Jonah Withers, Marc Ricciardello, Riley Schellack, Mrs Terri Spartalis (Teacher) THIRD ROW: Tommy Clements, Rafferty McDonald, Xavier Smith, Hudson Weir, Miles Edwards, Charlie Roads, Luca Wheeler

Year 7.3 FRONT ROW: Oliver Langford, Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson, Benjamin Stack, Fraser Braddock, Luke Brennan, Shuchang Liu, Xavier Risinger, George Sermon, John Townsley SECOND ROW: Mr Justin Shaw (Teacher), James Bowie, Tarquin Slieker, Henry Alexander, James Wall, Richard Gamble, Russell Campbell, Daniel Welch THIRD ROW: Lachlan Morgan, William Arundel, Finn Tuohy, Karl Faulkner, Timothy Jorda, Benjamin Pritchard, Haotian Liu

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Year 7.4 FRONT ROW: Zachary Anderson, Adam Round, Piers McNeil, William Bennett, Jack Nelson, Xavier Vanden Driesen, Charlie Barron, Nicholas Chi, Nicholas Livingston SECOND ROW: Abel Algie, Finn Leary, Digby Smith, Joseph Finn, Jayden Clarke, Alasdair Watson, Jesse Scotford, Cameron Sutherland THIRD ROW: Mr Peter Tresise (Teacher), Oscar Brazier, George Hodgson, Alexander Garbowski, William Wallace, Jason Rietveld, Willem Buckley

Year 7.5 FRONT ROW: Philip Pizimolas, Jack Hogarth, Dallmyn Kelly, Jonathan Gattorna, Daniel LeClezio, Hague Brennan, Cooper Matera, Harry Gibson SECOND ROW: Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Teacher), Sebastian Carmichael, Fletcher Drake Neal, Bowie Abbott, Oscar Coenen, Nicholas Zhao, Jarrod Hutchison, Charlie McCall THIRD ROW: Tristan Ilse, Thomas Lister, Luke Pope, Ben Marris, James Vaughan, Luke Rorke, Shiran Zhang ABSENT: Jake Taboni

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Year 7.6 FRONT ROW: Dylan Burke, Charles Cooper, Harry Mengler, Henry Dyke, Benjamin Rayner, Kristian Hunter, Joshua Hopkins, Heath Arbuckle SECOND ROW: Mr David Watson (Teacher), George Jerinic, Lewis Stepatschuk, Alexander Donald, Jack Boylson, Phillip Pitt, Edward Quinlivan, Thomas Sojan THIRD ROW: Joshua Maxwell, Rory Thorpe, Yanlin Song, Isaac Oddy, Cambell Johnston, William Weaver ABSENT: Lachlan Cairns

Year 7.7 FRONT ROW: Darcy Gifford, Joshua Cook, Charles Bates, Harrison Lewis, George Keenan, Tex Braddock, Caden Hart, Zach Fredericks, Hamish Macgeorge SECOND ROW: Mr Daniel Turco (Teacher), Mandeep Singh, Harrison Marshall, Alexander Bunning, Luke O’Connor-Smith, Luis Nettleship, Maxwell Clarke, Matthew Berglin THIRD ROW: Myles Davies, Billy Chambers, Daniel Doheny, Charlie Bedbrook, Bo O’Neill, Zane Levy

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Mrs Tracey FitzPatrick Year 8 Coordinator

Brandon Wright (front) with (left to right) Hayden Houghton, Keion Mongoo, Jai Moxham, Digby Bozanich and Charlie Dawson

CURRICULUM Our Year 8s are the ‘big boys’ of Middle School, so it is only fitting that our curriculum focuses heavily on developing the self-management skills needed to tackle the rigours of Senior School.

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Y ESTABLISHING and following plans, overcoming obstacles independently and bouncing back after disappointments, the Year 8s are well prepared for the last phase of their childhood education.

In a diverse and thought-provoking English programme, the boys were asked to think deeply about thematic ideas presented in texts and explore what it truly means to be human. The novel Bamboo People led to discussions about compassion, friendship and empathy, while the play Compass took the boys on a deep dive into the struggles between conformity and originality, and how fear can lead to a battle between savagery and civilisation. Boys were empowered to learn how they can participate in our democracy by campaigning for change using various written platforms. Comedy writing continued to be a popular unit of work, engaging boys in the art of making others laugh through the clever manipulation of language and text structure.

Our Individuals and Societies units firstly explored medieval history, culminating in a museum display of pivotal inventions, events and people, and how they led to the evolution of our current world. In conjunction with this, boys learned about the development of our legal system such as the use of precedents when making judgements and the idea that we are innocent

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until proven guilty. More recently, boys embarked on a journey of selfpaced learning during our Economics unit. They planned their own learning using results from pre-tests, attended masterclasses of their own choosing and checked their understanding via quizzes.

Mathematics in Year 8 progressed the boys’ skills of algebra with increased variables in equations. Students designed intricate and aesthetically appealing gardens to flex their creative measurement muscles. Lessons were intermingled with maths games and interactive quizzes, helping them to engage with the content and practise their skills.

In Science, students have had a wonderful time exploring intriguing topics including the workings of the human body and the mystery of chemical reactions. Learnings about rocks were brought to life with the abseiling expedition at Statham’s Quarry.

Conversations about COVID-19 and vaccinations were refined in a report about the effectiveness of vaccines for other common diseases such as measles, chickenpox and influenza. Finally, students researched the pros and cons of hydrogen fuel, becoming greater experts and advocates of a greener future.

We are proud of our Year 8 cohort of 2020 and their development into fine young men. They leave Middle School as independent learners, armed with

memories and equipped with the skills to take on any challenges presented to them in the Senior School.

EVENTS With the restrictions of COVID-19 in Autumn Term, most of our events took place in the latter half of the year.

During Winter Term, Middle School celebrated National Science Week with myriad in-house events and exciting workshops. The team at Scitech joined us for the STEM workshop, Beyond the Beaker. This focused on some of the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies used in everyday life and in future careers. Some remarkable technologies presented included facial and voice-based detection and recognition, virtual voice assistants and automation in vehicles, and research being carried out to make this a reality.

This interactive session was a revelation for what is possible in the future world of STEM. The boys also enjoyed the Van de Graaff generator; a machine that shows how electrical charge can be easily demonstrated in ‘hair-raising’ moments!

Mr Robinson demonstrated his love for thermochemistry, with audible hydrogen workshops and discussions on innovation in this most abundant Myles Beeney abseiling at Statham’s Quarry; Ned Fletcher-Harrison, Benji Barnes, Bram Ezekiel, Austin Hollier and Matthew Willis trying liquid nitrogen ice cream during Science Week

Joshua Swan and Ronan Leishman during a Community Project introduction

element. Mr Barry’s demonstrations of liquid nitrogen consolidated our curriculum learning of the particle model and states of matter. We were lucky to have liquid nitrogen ice cream as a climax to the week.

Also in Winter Term, the boys took a walk to Lake Claremont to learn about Indigenous links to the area. It was fascinating to learn the history of the lake and how the area has changed over the years.

Finally, MacKellar Hall was decked out to the theme of Willy Wonka for the Year 8 Social, held with students from Presbyterian Ladies’ College.

Line dancing was the main style of the night due to social distancing requirements, and once students broke down the initial barriers of shyness, new friendships were formed.

OUTDOOR EDUCATION In Autumn Term, the Year 8 Moray Camps were unable to proceed due to restrictions on overnight camps. Instead, the Year 8s completed two day-trips consisting of canoeing, abseiling, and climbing in the Perth surrounds.

Students travelled to the Middle Swan Reserve where they canoed down the Swan River towards Guildford. It was a fantastic opportunity for the boys to take in some of the local wildlife and improve the canoeing skills they had established in Year 7.

They later spent a day abseiling and climbing at Statham’s Quarry. Boys demonstrated positive commitment and communication skills as they were stretched out of their comfort zones, tackling some daunting lines on the rock face. The day tied in well with their ‘Earth, Space and Sciences’ unit, with their knowledge of rock formations on display.

The boys should be proud of their achievements over both action-packed days. Their willingness to adapt to changing environments was pleasing to see.

SPORT Public Schools Association Sport, like most things this year, hit a few speed bumps and our 2020 winter season saw some changes. A delayed start to the fixtures meant that boys spent the first part of Autumn Term training and preparing for their Sport.

Training in small groups with modified activities took some creative planning from our coaches. Our students showed outstanding participation and engagement.

Once the season was back on track, the enthusiasm was evident and it was clear to see the value of sport. Whether our teams won, lost, or drew, the fact that students were able to play and be active was a real victory.

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Charlie Major helping to make liquid nitrogen ice cream; Sam MacGregor burning magnesium as part of Science Week

Throughout the year, the Middle School boys still competed in their two Inter-House events: Swimming and the Highland Games. These events are always notable features of our year and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Two PSA inter-school events held: PSA Swimming and Athletics. Our Middle School students featured prominently in both events and were valuable members, contributing to third place in PSA Swimming, our best result in recent history, and first place at PSA Athletics.

Our students have continued to demonstrate their outstanding sportsmanship, effort and engagement with their sport throughout 2020, which has been great to see.

REFLECTIONS Year 8 was a little different this year.

As the world changed with the pandemic, our life on the top floor also changed.

Online learning opened different opportunities to our boys and the Year 8s embraced the online learning model.

The Community Project underwent some adjustments this year, but the Year 8s showed their incredible flexibility and embraced the changes. There were several standout projects including a musical group that formed to entertain the public, teaching languages to children, helping the elderly with iPad setup, food collection to help Foodbank, beach clean-ups and hundreds of meals

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cooked for the homeless. The boys worked hard over the year and were incredibly engaged in their Community Project journey.

“I enjoyed going out in public and playing music to the community. Our response to the sessions was amazing.

Many people came and tried to give us money, of course, we had to decline.

Several other people came to us, complimenting us on our performance saying they loved it.” Anthony, Year 8 Approaches to Learning skills or ATLs have been an area of growth this year.

Throughout the Community Project and in each of the learning areas, boys used, reflected on and developed these skills.

ATLs are made up of communication, self-management, thinking, social and research skills. The boys build these skills throughout the year and explain this growth in their very honest reflections.

“I grew in my self-management and communication. My communication grew because I had to learn the difference between formal and informal language. My self-management improved because I needed to

In Science, students have had a wonderful time exploring intriguing topics including the workings of the human body and the mystery of chemical reactions.

create time to cook the food and buy ingredients whilst including time for my homework and other activities.”

Simba, Year 8 “I improved my communication skills by talking with my parents, Reverend Gary and my homeroom teacher as to how best to organise my tasks.”

Alastair, Year 8

Ben Langdon, James Davidson and Benji Barnes making comfort crosses for their Community Project; Thomas Clement and Harry Burbury making atom diagrams; Scotch PLC Social

Year 8.1 FRONT ROW: Thomas Chalmers, Harry Coggan, James Winch, Jaxon Pantall, Marcus McKie, Oliver Macnamara, Charles Hogg, Digby Gardner SECOND ROW: Mrs Tracey FitzPatrick (Teacher), Matthew Willis, Beau Povey, Jack Douglas, Luke Megson, James Bain , Finn Byrne-Regan, Sam MacGregor THIRD ROW: Charles Gray, Thomas Gleeson, Gray Moffat-Clarke, William Tonkin, Calum Cameron, Charles Bowles ABSENT: Austin Hollier, Calum Mair

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Year 8.2 FRONT ROW: Brodie Donkin, William Mahaffy, Thomas Wallwork, Alexander Buswell, Jahaan Judge, Samuel Jackson, Harris Baddeley, Noah Kassner, Samuel Doney SECOND ROW: Ms Gabriel Hodgson (Teacher), George Rowe, Aidan Marstrand, Thomas Lambo, Ronan Leishman, Jaxon Williams, Tex Cross, James Alcock, Lachlan Gooding THIRD ROW: Lucas Hyde, Flynn Robinson, Lachlan Teissier, Mitchell Henwood, Jonathon Smirk, Joshua Swan, Archie Gilchrist ABSENT: Seth Abbott, Frederick Fielder, Christopher Pickett

Year 8.3 FRONT ROW: Alexander Johnston, Nicholas Everett, Anthony Hughes, Liam Locke, Jordan Krieser, Clancy Banfield, Noah McCreery, Rhys Poole SECOND ROW: Mrs Karen Woods (Teacher), William Howie, Jake Unsworth, Ming Soo, George Di Prinzio, Charlie Parker, Oscar Foster THIRD ROW: Jialuo Li, Luc Hellier, Isaak Ventouras, Angus King, Simbarashe Gundani, Angus Treen FOURTH ROW: Alastair Walker, Oscar Ralph, Henry Ledger, Matthew Philpott, William Fairclough, Archie Murdoch

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Year 8.4 FRONT ROW: Dylan Ross, William Pateman, Xavier Balnaves, Aiden Perrin, Judd Woodman, Thomas Harris, Farish Nor Arman, Isaac Smith, Lachlan Flaherty SECOND ROW: Mr Toby Robinson (Teacher), Vincent Reed, Oliver Warden, Thomas Mengler, William Buur-Jensen, Willem Campbell, Ryan Davey, Chi Him Chan, James Liston THIRD ROW: James Taskunas, Oliver Lisewski, Rory Fleming, James Tan, George Stoney, Cody Curtin, Jack Wood ABSENT: Ethan Buzza, Darcy Cocking, Noah Lisle

Year 8.5 FRONT ROW: Clement Hardie, Myles Beeney, William Salom, Louis Poulson, Thomas Clement, Digby Bozanich, Lachlan Willmott, Maxwell Burbury SECOND ROW: Mrs Mia Sullivan (Teacher), Charles Goyder, Edward Gilmour, David Walton, Jake Hewitt, Elliot Cooper, Hudson Hammond, Thomas Duffield, Ms Gabrielle Kotai (Teacher) THIRD ROW: Karl Evans, Hugo Silbert, Oliver Wandel, Lachlan Dauth, Guy Teissier, James Meszaros, Christian Melsom, Jai Moxham

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Year 8.6 FRONT ROW: Cooper Campbell, Sebastian Hall, Jasper Constantine, Thomas van Kranenburg, Thomas O’Callaghan, Alexander Merry, Ben Langdon, Jesse Carter, Max Thorpe SECOND ROW: Miss Rochelle Gaudieri (Teacher), Jacob Eyers, Matthew Rayner, James Stephens, Santiago James, Mitchell Rosenberg, Miles Gaspar, Jaylan Tolentino, Alex Hudson THIRD ROW: Benjamin Barnes, Will Duplock, Cameron Schirmer, Keilan Simpson, Adrian Garbowski, James Davidson, Alec Prendiville ABSENT: Ari Coulson, Joshua Dettman, Ethan Kerr

Year 8.7 FRONT ROW: Alex Betjeman, Marcel Michaud, Sachin Carlberg, Hudson Smith, Ned Fletcher-Harrison, Charles Major, Austin Prendiville, Owen Ray SECOND ROW: Ms Gabrielle Kotai (Teacher), Keion Mongoo, Brandon Wright, Charlie Dawson, Loch Mactaggart, Declan Riordan, James Hollier, Heydar Ismayilov, Mrs Robyn Bose (Teacher) THIRD ROW: Hayden Houghton, Dylan Kerrigan, Tane Croon-Hargrave, Harry Osborne, Rory Purser, Hugh Boxshall, Bram Ezekiel ABSENT: Rohan Bignell

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Pearson Chambel (Year 11) trying to dunk Headmaster Dr Alec O’Connell in the FightMND Dunk Tank

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2020 HOUSE RESULTS ALEXANDER 47.6 CAMERON 40.7 BRISBANE 40.5 KEYS 39.8 ANDERSON 35.5 ST ANDREWS

33.2

STUART 32.4 SHEARER 26.7 ROSS 24.5 FERGUSON 19.3

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MR PETER BURT HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

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HILE 2020 HAS BEEN a challenging year for everyone, the students demonstrated resilience in overcoming setbacks and ingenuity in their problem solving as they negotiated an ever-changing environment, while showcasing their abilities in many different forums.

A highlight was seeing how they responded to challenges and worked together within their Mentor groups, classes, Houses and year groups. They experienced success and, at times, disappointment, but led by the Year 12 cohort, they persevered and made the most of the available opportunities.

This was very apparent in the manner in which our Year 11 and 12 students prepared for their mid-year examinations, held amidst a time of uncertainty, in terms of COVID-19, with some classes and study groups taking place online. Despite not always being together on campus, the sense of community remained strong and the focus on maintaining ‘connection’ was a driving force behind the students’ strong performances.

One example was the incredible musical performance of We Will Rock You, which wowed everyone in attendance.

It was great to have Presbyterian Ladies’ College students involved, and the group worked innovatively to overcome the obstacles of rehearsing in smaller groups before being able to return to working together.

I commend the boys on their positive approach to their academic studies whether in Years 9 and 10 or studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma, ATAR courses or Alternative

Academic Pathway (VET) in Years 11 and 12. Students value the opportunity to select a pathway in their upper years and they were outstanding in their preparation for the final examinations.

The new Mathematics and Commerce Building has become a hub for the boys before, during and after the school day, as they studied together in groups to extend their knowledge and support each other.

Despite the cancellation of numerous external competitions, Scotch College achieved some outstanding results.

Amongst the many highlights were Lachlan Norcott (Year 12, Anderson) and Sam Wake (Year 12, Brisbane) winning the State Final of the United Nations Evatt Competition, before representing the College in the nationals in December, and the sustained and incomparable excellence demonstrated by William Steinberg (Year 12, Brisbane) in the field of mathematics. This year, William won a Gold Medal for the second consecutive year at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Australia finished eighth and when Cheryl Praeger presented William with his Gold Medal at Assembly, she noted that his performances in this global competition have only been surpassed by one other Australian student in the event’s history, a truly incredible achievement.

Our students were outstanding in their support of the World’s Greatest Shave for leukaemia research, participating online due to COVID-19 restrictions. Led by our Service team, the College also participated in the Big Freeze to raise awareness and funding for research into motor neurone disease,

I congratulate all students for the sportsmanship and respect they demonstrated to their teammates and opponents during the shortened Summer Sport season.

Year 12 students Angus Page, Will Partridge and Arad Rad with Aiden Gibson (Year 2)

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Year 12’s Angus Page (left), Lachlan Hyndes (centre) and Charlie Radici (right) compete in tugof-war at the Year 2 & 12 Get Together; Year 12’s Sam Meecham giving a high five with Max Bailey (on left); Year 12 Pipe Band fall out for the final time at March Out 2020, photograph: Derren Hall

a cause close to the heart of the College, as past Headmaster W R Dickinson was afflicted with the disease.

I congratulate all students for the sportsmanship and respect they demonstrated to their teammates and opponents during the shortened Summer Sport season. The First Water Polo team went undefeated to win the Dickinson Shield and the First VIII Tennis team lost only one tie in the Corr Cup. We finished in third place at the Public Schools Association InterSchool Swimming Carnival and there were credible performances in Volleyball, Basketball and Cricket.

It was disappointing when the Head of the River was cancelled due to tightening COVID-19 restrictions, but I commend the rowers on their resilience. Their commitment to training and their crewmates was clear, and we know they would have loved the opportunity to test themselves by competing in the Head of the River race and for the Hamer Cup. With the late commencement of the Winter Season, the boys were keen to resume whole group training. Our first Saturday fixture after the break for COVID-19 was fantastic for the community and George Gooch addressed the crowd after the First XVIII Football game, expressing how wonderful it was to be playing competitive sport again and how lucky we were to be doing so. The College values sport for many reasons and the ability of the boys to work through adversity and come together as a team, to play their role and to have

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the mental health benefits of physical activity, is vital to overall wellbeing and development. I congratulate the First XV Rugby team for winning the Brother Redmond Cup undefeated, the First XVIII Football team for winning the Alcock Cup, our Cross Country team on finishing second and the First XI Soccer team on finishing third. There were also outstanding performances in Hockey and Badminton during the season. I congratulate the dedicated PSA Inter-School Athletics team for winning the Alcock Shield for the third consecutive year.

I thank our staff for their response to the ever-changing COVID-19 situation. In particular, we were pleased to be able to run the Year 9 Moray programme and the Year 10 Expeditions. The Outdoor Education programme is an imperative component of a Scotch College education and the opportunities for the boys to take controlled risks, explore their strengths and weaknesses in a different environment and challenge themselves

while working as a team, are vital for their growth.

March Out reinforced the sense of community, with all students, from Pre-Primary to Year 12, gathering to farewell our leaving Year 12 cohort, joined by parents, relatives and friends.

It is a uniquely Scotch event, and the ceremony of the occasion is matched only by the emotion.

We are proud of our community’s response to a challenging year and I thank the staff and students for their contribution. I would also like to mention the outstanding contribution of Captain of School Charlie Bevan, Vice-Captains of School Gianni Kain and Ronnie Fellows-Smith, Head of Student Council Max Jones and Captain of Boarding Patrick Eastough, the 10 House Captains and the entire Year 12 cohort of 2020, for their leadership of the school.

ALEXANDER HOUSE Ryan Benney Captain of Alexander

This year was a year like no other. Whilst it may have been hard, it provided an opportunity for the sense of community and mateship in Alexander House to shine through.

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HEN THE YEAR 12 GROUP met at the start of the year, a key focus was to build on the congruency and sense of community within the House. This, in theory, would hopefully lead to improved mateship and enable the House to work better as a team. I believe that every member of Alexander House in 2020 would strongly agree with me in saying that this was achieved.

Alexander House at the Inter-School Swimming Carnival

A great example of where this flourished was the Inter-House Swimming Carnival which entailed a day of fierce competition and humbleness from the boys. The strong efforts from all boys, regardless of their swimming ability, saw Alexander House placing first overall.

This established a strong sense of pride in the boys and got everyone excited for the rest of the year.

Service is not only one of the core pillars of the entire school but is something extremely important to Alexander House. The brilliant organisational work of Vice-Captain of Service Max Steens resulted in the House participating in an extremely unique and well-suited Service event in 2020. Tim’s Ride is a yearly event where cyclists gather for a ride and meet for breakfast in Cottesloe to commemorate Tim Anderson, who tragically passed away in a cycling accident in 2012. Tim was a member of Alexander House. The Year 12s and Mr Mumford rode from the Kennedy Block to Cottesloe Oval for breakfast.

This was a fantastic morning that established a strong sense of pride in the boys who attended.

Mentor periods provide a time that is invaluable to the boys and mentors too. Having an opportunity to catch up with your mates and establish new

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friendships first thing in the morning is a fantastic start to the day. The Kennedy Cup is an Intra-House competition between mentor groups in Alexander House and it was more competitive than ever in 2020. Strong competition in quizzes, tennis ball soccer, marching and footy tipping resulted in Mr Knight’s mentor group coming out victorious in the end.

Winning the Staff Trophy was a dreamlike ending to 2020 for Alexander House. After winning it in 2018 and sharing it with Keys House in 2019, it was great to continue the Alexander House legacy. It was fantastic to see the strenuous efforts from all pay off in the end. Everybody gave their all 100 per cent of the time. This resulted in fantastic results such as second place in House Singing, first place in Senior Basketball and numerous wins in Marching.

The 2020 leaving group of Alexander House was an extremely strong and congruent cohort. We can definitely attribute our strength to the influence of the three different House Heads we’ve had throughout the journey: Mr Williams, Mr Mumford and Mr Duncan. All provided various inputs and built our cohort as a collective.

On the behalf of the boys, we’d like to thank Mr Williams and Mr Mumford for putting us on a great pathway into Year 12 and we’d also like to thank Mr Duncan for his fantastic leadership during our final year at the College.

We also very much appreciate the efforts from the tutors: Mr Knight, Mr Watson, Mr Mellor and Mrs Shiel. We wish Mr Jones and Ms Lee, who spent their last year at Scotch in 2020, all the best.

I wish the best for Alexander House in 2021.

Ryan Benney (Year 12) leading Friday Marching; Alex Osborne (Year 12)

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IT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE THE STRENUOUS EFFORTS FROM ALL PAY OFF IN THE END. EVERYBODY GAVE THEIR ALL 100 PER CENT OF THE TIME.

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FRONT ROW: Max Pethick, Alex Osborne, Ms Rebecca Shiel (Curriculum Leader – English), Mr Brad Watson (Science Teacher | Curriculum Administrator), Nicholas Verryn, Ryan Benney, Mr Scott Duncan (House Head, Alexander | Mathematics Teacher), Max Steens, Will Reeves, Ms Deborah Lee (Mathematics Teacher), Mr Andy Mellor (Phys Ed Teacher), Mr Rowan Knight (English Teacher), Cooper Anderson, Jesse Coughlan SECOND ROW: Lachlan Pyne, Jack Radford, Charlie Bevan, Chris Zyweck, Angus Page, Charles Maxwell, Mathew Crook, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Tyrelle Manado, Binqiao Ren, Lachlan Stephenson, Bailey Alexander

THIRD ROW: Victor Albuquerque Silva, Ryan Shine, Benjamin Ward, James Holtham, Jamayden Chong, Declan Taylor, Patrick Hayes, Chase Fenton, Joshua Ledger, Harry Frodsham, Pierce Davis, Hudson Grant, Austin Savundra, Codi Cook, Connor Mackinnon-Moir FOURTH ROW: Jake Liddelow, Matthew Graham, Ethan Parkin, Pablo Munoz Morillo, Toby Maxwell, Toby Evans, Max Ricci, Lachlan Bowen, Will Hudson, Harry Hansom, Marco Ghiselli, Patrick White, James Walker, Louis Davis, Jonathan Dunlop, Will Sadleir, Zephyr McPherson

Alexander House FIFTH ROW: Sean Bonney, Wesley Huang, Joshua Griffin, Oscar Clements, Henry Vaughan, Rusty McIntosh, Brooke Milner, Isaac Gold, Timothy Hardcastle, Charlie Williams, Tony Ghiselli, William Gagen, Jacob Pope, Fletcher McIntosh, Daniel Boshart, Ethan Frankle ABSENT: MacIntyre Baddeley, Ryan Bourke, Ethan Branchi, Macsen Friday, Ivan Munoz Morillo, Lachy Thorne, Mr David Jones (Phys Ed Teacher | Year Coordinator – Years 9 and 10)

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ANDERSON HOUSE Riley Waters Captain of Anderson

The year started with Senior Debating, Basketball and Water Polo. We finished a strong third in Debating, which was a great way to kickstart the year, and although the others were not our strong suit, they were some of our favourites.

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WIMMING WAS THE FIRST House event and the first opportunity for the Year 12s to display their leadership. We did not miss a race all day and when it got to the business end, we received fourth place, a stark contrast to previous years. The real success, however, was accomplishing the participation goals we had set. The organisation and leadership displayed by the Anderson boys was a good indication of what was to come.

Full of confidence, we headed into Junior Soccer. The passion from the Year 12s and the competitive spirit of the players helped us book a spot in the final where we closed a 3–1 deficit to win on penalties. A fifth in Senior Chess and a second in Surfing held us in good stead heading into the break.

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COVID-19 threw a spanner in the works, affecting our classes, the Staff Trophy and House activities. Everyone handled the changes differently, but we all agreed it was important to keep our House spirit alive. Max Bailey championed the creation of remote competitions such as Kahoot! and various quizzes, and although some boys appreciated the time away, including the extra sleep, everyone enjoyed returning to school.

With Athletics and Cross Country cancelled, the final event was House Singing. After much discussion, the party favourite Don’t You Worry Child

by Swedish House Mafia was chosen.

We adopted an acoustic version to fit the marking key, with minor adjustments made to maintain the upbeat nature of the song. A huge thanks to Max Shervington who organised the song, practice and performance. He endeavoured to meet everyone’s requests and went out of his way to improve the vocal skills of the group. House Singing is one of the hardest events to organise and Max really stepped up.

Service is an integral part of Anderson House and throughout the year we maintained relationships with various partners and charities.

Rhys Williams worked with Reverend Gary van Heerden to convert the annual Red Nose Day into a whole-school event, resulting in a successful Friday Marching where everyone donned a red nose.

Year 10’s Hugh Maddern and Jack Armstrong

A huge thanks and congratulations to our Year 12s. We started as a small group and along the journey, we gained many valuable members. It has been amazing to witness the bonding and growth that we have shared. Despite having an unorthodox year, I could not have picked a better bunch of blokes to get through it with.

Finally, an enormous thank you to Miss Evans for the time you dedicated to organising our activities, teams and food. Your limitless passion and support for the House and the boys are a credit to you, and it would be foolish to accept this year’s success without acknowledging your unwavering efforts.

EVERYONE HANDLED THE CHANGES DIFFERENTLY,, BUT DIFFERENTLY WE ALL AGREED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR HOUSE SPIRIT ALIVE. SPIRIT ALIVE.

Tom Delroy (Year 12), James Gammage (Year 10) and Riley Waters (Year 12) at the Anderson House Breakfast; Inter-House Swimming Carnival; Year 9 Rottnest Camp; Year 12’s Liam Howgate, Flynn Le Cornu, Jamie Johnstone, Tom Delroy and Riley Waters on Red Nose Day

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FRONT ROW: Baden Ralls, Ronan Cameron, Thomas Delroy, Liam Howgate, Ms Caitlin Collins (Humanities Teacher | Curriculum Assistant - Humanities), Flynn Le Cornu, Riley Waters, Ms Lisa Evans (House Head, Anderson | Science Teacher), Max Shervington, Mr Brad Young (Science Teacher), Nikolas Gajdatsy, Aydin Hutchison, Max Jones, Quin Arundel, Max Bailey SECOND ROW: Hugh Maddern, Campbell Houliston, Alex Van Wyk, Jamie Johnstone, William Brown, Lachlan Norcott, Jordan Clark, Gethan Davies, Thomas Kinnaird, Adam Darley, Matt Sofield, Samuel McGinniss, Thomas Le Page

Anderson House THIRD ROW: Nicholas Van Wyk, Alexander Lee, Ted Young, Myles Ross, Thomas Eagleton, Hugo Koks, George Bath, Nic Langsford, Lucas Ralls, Kofi Raffan, Deen Mackic, Sam Bailey, James Macgeorge, Lachlan Marley, Jeremy Tremlett, Jack Rigg, Adam Lenny FOURTH ROW: Curtis Sciano, Harry Williams, Ross Whittome, Mederic Gide, Jurie Terblanche, Liam Henwood, Oliver Walker, Daniel Hay, Lloyd Easton, Ben Chapman, Max Campbell, Hugh Chapman, Ryan McConkey, Adriel Roblin, James Fraser

FIFTH ROW: Jack Armstrong, Nicholas Eagleton, Noah Matthews, Connor Smith, Nicolas Le Page, Maxx Della Franca, Ethan Buckley, Toren Edwards, Hudson Wheeler, James Gammage, Leo Bowles, Remi Stewart, Joe Matthews, Jack Kampf, Xander Van Kappel ABSENT: Lochie Elliott, Oliver McCaw, Mack Williams, Rhys Williams, Lachlan Young, Oscar Zheng, Mr Robert Dall’Oste (Science Teacher | 2IC Science), Mrs Sheila McKenna (Modern Languages Teacher), Mr Michael Scaife (IB Diploma Coordinator | English Teacher)

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BRISBANE HOUSE Alex Chew Student Council Representative, Brisbane House

The year 2020 was a challenging and remarkable year, yet Brisbane boys tackled the challenges of COVID-19 head-on and reinforced our core values of respect, kindness and personal excellence.

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UR CORE HOUSE VALUES were ingrained in all activities throughout the year, which established a strong sense of House pride and made Brisbane a great community to be a part of. The Year 12 leaders focused on building stronger relationships throughout the House. This was certainly achieved, as the older boys welcomed and supported the younger years, and continuously encouraged them to strive for their personal best.

The competitiveness and determination of all boys saw excellent results within Inter-House activities throughout the year. This began with strong results in Marching in Spring Term, 2019, where the boys applied themselves tremendously, resulting in consistent high placings.

The first and only major event of 2020 was the Inter-House Swimming Carnival, which saw the boys produce an outstanding result, and personal best, finishing in 3rd place – a true testament to the outstanding participation by all boys and their immense resolve.

Unfortunately for the Year 12s, our last ever Cross Country and Athletics Carnival was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Although this was disappointing, COVID-19 helped further strengthen the relationship between year groups, and it certainly allowed the Year 12 leaders to step up and further demonstrate their leadership skills.

As restrictions eased it enabled us to continue the Inter-House activities, with strong performances in Junior and Senior debating, and House Volleyball and Water Polo.

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Brisbane’s engagement with Maddington Primary School continued, where the boys made lunches for the students of Maddington. This is a great initiative, which can hopefully continue for years to come. Also, Brisbane’s connection with the Friends of Mosman Park carried on with a day of tree planting, which produced great numbers and further allowed boys to form relationships together.

Perhaps the highlight of the year came during the final Inter-House event, Senior Indoor Soccer. The boys played with great determination, skill and heart, and managed to win the competition.

This year was a fantastic year for Brisbane House, with all the boys upholding the values of respect, personal excellence and kindness, all whilst forming strong relationships with boys across all years. The hard work and determination shown by all boys throughout the year saw Brisbane House finish third in the Staff Trophy, an outstanding result.

Brisbane House would not be able to run so smoothly without the guidance and support of our House Head Ms Blythe, so I would like to thank her on behalf of all the boys for another fantastic year.

I would also like to thank her for all her help and support through my time in Senior School.

And finally, I would like to thank each and every Brisbane boy for making this year such a fantastic one, and always giving your best efforts throughout.

It was great to get to know everyone throughout the year, and I wish everyone the best for the future.

Clockwise: Getting ready to farewell the Year 12s at March Out; Year 12s at the Inter-House Swimming Carnival; Carrying the Unicorn with pride; Inter-House Swimming Carnival

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FRONT ROW: Lachie Raffan, Hayden Coombes, Oliver Stipanicev, Samuel Meecham, Mrs Marilyn Zuidersma (Mathematics Teacher), Mr Jonathan Rugg (Curriculum Leader – Modern Languages (Language Acquisition), Sam Hector, Alex Chew, Miss Kate Webster-Blythe (House Head, Brisbane | Modern Languages Teacher), Angus Johnston, William Steinberg, Mr Andy Gray (Science Teacher), Mr Howard Loosemore (Commerce Teacher), Ashley Edgar, Chey Colling, Toby Knox Lyttle, Gianni Kain

SECOND ROW: Felix Japp, Charles McCarthy, James Bennett, Isaac Mecham, Campbell More, Sam Wake, Digby Cleland, Cooper Young, Daniel Falkiner, Josh Kuper, Timothy Fleay, Jasper Japp, Grayson Downes, Kaleb Morrison, Oscar Stipanicev, Jackson Conti THIRD ROW: Sebastian Reynolds, Harry Ellis, Benjamin Brossard, Luke Marshall, Anton Headley, Julius Kain, Oscar Sumich, Andrew Ellis, Benjamin Fleay, Sebastien Monti, Matthew Myburgh, Luca Datodi, Joshua Cahill, Rory Keevill, Matthew Howard

Brisbane House FOURTH ROW: James Spadanuda, George Purser, Declan Cook, Thomas Sounness, Thomas Ostergaard, Brodie Haywood, Jed Orrock, Thomas Jackson, Parker Martin, Oliver Cropp-Chabanne, Matthew Galjaardt, Nate Mooney, Hugo Oakey, Will Aitkenhead FIFTH ROW: Arthur Bannister, Jack Trodden, Bailey Thomson, Joshua Eygelaar, Matthew Robson, Benjamin Edgar, Matthew Sarich, Max Weir, Charlie Ellis, Tom Lynch, Harry Jenour, Dylan Falkiner, Matthew Kirk ABSENT: Oliver Barrett, Remi Brossard, Ben Ceglinski, Robi Davis, Joe Fonti, Blair Shields

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CAMERON HOUSE Matt Steinepreis Captain of Cameron

This year’s College theme was, ‘Embrace the Tradition, Forge a Legacy’, and the boys in Cameron House adhered to this.

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E BEGAN THE YEAR with the inaugural Battle of the Blues competition, aimed at increasing camaraderie within the House. The aim was to develop original, creative and fun activities for the boys, such as soccer, tug-of-war and chess. The spirit shown by the boys was excellent. To encourage engagement with the inter-mentor competitions, an official ladder was created with a mighty trophy for the winner. A range of challenges and activities was held across the year, starting with tunnel ball.

Cameron House was in a strong position for the Staff Trophy at the end of Spring Term, with solid results in Basketball, Water Polo and Debating. Mr Duncan was farewelled as Head of House and we welcomed Mr Bradley and the new Year 9s at the start of Summer Term.

The annual Cameron House fundraiser was an enormous success. The Year 12 Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Scotch House groups organised teams and dressed according to the themes, ranging from 80s basketball to Men in Black.

The Soccer competition got down to a jaw-biting finish, ending with a penalty shoot-out. The new participation fee enabled us to raise over $2,200 in profits for the Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees. This event was one of the highlights of the year.

The transition to online learning, due to the closure of the school, was quite smooth. Mentor time was dedicated to improving relationships, with Mr Kelly’s online competitions thriving. Various challenges were created, providing the

boys with activities to complete during the lockdown period.

The Cameron boys belted out Taylor Swift’s Love Story for the House Singing competition. Our very own Romeo and Juliet, Chris Michael and Brad Avery, inspired everyone to sing with pride and passion, and our ‘captains of choreography’, Will Gordon and Chris Michael, planned some awesome moves to engage the audience. With Lee Youngman upfront, the boys gave their all and we felt like we deserved the win.

Despite finishing second, we showed the strength of the Cameron clan through our performance.

Cameron House came second in the Staff Trophy, which was the highest ranking for the House in more than 15 years.

This is testament to the dedication and enthusiasm displayed by our leadership team, consisting of Ethan Riseley (Operations), Charlie Radici (Service), Lee Youngman (Student Council) and me, as well as the strong group of Year 12s that led the House in their various portfolios. Mr Bradley played an essential role in developing the strength and camaraderie of Cameron House, earning the respect of the boys as soon as he assumed the role. Many thanks to Mr Bradley and the mentors, as they provided an essential role in guiding the boys to become better men. It has been a great pleasure to be the Captain of Cameron and I hope the House continues to grow in strength and commitment in the years ahead.

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Year 12 Cameron House at the Year 12 Ball, photograph: Rift Photograph; Year 11s Oliver Perrin, James Deykin, Nick Vriezen and Andreas Schultz manning the BBQ at the Cameron House fundraiser; Cameron House at the InterHouse Swimming Carnival; Year 12s Ned Cusack, Chris Michael, Ethan Riseley and Will Gordon at Friday Marching

CAMERON HOUSE CAME SECOND IN THE STAFF TROPHY,, WHICH WAS TROPHY THE HIGHEST RANKING FOR THE HOUSE IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

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FRONT ROW: Ben Hough, Kobie Abrahams, Archie Hoddinott, Sam Wolf, Dr Jonathan Tay (Modern Languages Teacher), Mr Wilfred Liauw (Modern Languages Teacher), Charlie Radici, Matt Steinepreis, Mr Matt Bradley (House Head, Cameron | Residential Head of Year 12 | Humanities Teacher), Ethan Riseley, Lee Youngman, Dr Jeannette Weeda (English Teacher | 2IC English), Mr Martyn Kelly (Mathematics Teacher | 2IC Mathematics), Mr Dan Quinlivan (Science Teacher), Ethan Waller, Will Gordon, Jett Braddock, Mawson Barr-Willans

Cameron House SECOND ROW: Joshua Woodward, Josh Colliere, Oliver Gibson, Kash Braddock, David Stülpner, Aidan Matthews, Sean Rimmer, Zaide Moxham, Stuart Stirling, Ned Cusack, Christopher Michael, Jack Palmer, Xavier Houston, Cole McLarty, Finnegan Harold THIRD ROW: Emanuel Radici, Sebastian Coxan, Henry Allan, Aidan McKie, Fletcher O’Connell, Leo Digby, Julien Montandon, Riley Davis, Michael Yu, Bradley Avery, Lochlan O’Brien, Sebastian Houston, Benjamin Vriezen, Mack Braddock, Will Fairweather

FOURTH ROW: Herk Kakulas, Raffael Torre, Matthew Stocks, Alex Hill, Oscar Warner, Oliver Perrin, Nick Vriezen, Charlie Hill, Joseph Gaspar, Baxter Poulson, Reeve Stocks, Andreas Schultz, Terry Zhou, Mack Young FIFTH ROW: Benjamin Fleming, Jyrone White, Samuel Bennett, Saami Welsh, Jim Allan, Sam Lodge, James Deykin, Noah Embleton, Banjo Harold, Jason Pocock, Michael Liu, Jack Zhang, Harry Miels ABSENT: Sebastian Cunningham, Stewart Gifford, James Harper, Gabriel Huberman, Camden Lefevre, Harry Ralph, Billy Turnbull

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FERGUSON HOUSE Angus Walsh Captain of Ferguson

The Ferguson House focus this year was unity. It was excellent to see boys embrace this theme as spirit and camaraderie grew throughout 2020.

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ERGUSON REACHED the Senior Indoor Soccer and Water Polo grand finals, proving that there is an abundance of talent in Ferguson, both physically and academically. The shining light of Ferguson’s Staff Trophy campaign was the exemplary attitude and sportsmanship demonstrated by the boys while wearing the mighty brown.

The Swimming Carnival was the only major Inter-House Carnival this year and Ferguson finished tenth. Despite our struggles in the pool, the willingness of Ferguson boys to step up and race in the absence of their peers was commendable.

Another highlight of the year was the House singing competition, which saw the Ferguson boys belt out a stirring rendition of Dancing Queen by ABBA. Certainly, one to remember!

A consequence of COVID-19 was that the last term of the year was jam-packed with events and it was all-hands-on-deck to ensure Ferguson had representation in the House Trophy events.

I have been lucky to share my time in Ferguson House with an excellent group of boys, and I cannot thank you enough for your support. The bond created by our time together is strong and will undoubtedly last for many years. I am proud to have shared 2020 with you boys. Together, we have successfully navigated the challenges of this rollercoaster year.

On behalf of the Ferguson boys, thank you to Mr Mclean, Mr Neave, Ms Reyhani, Mr Jahn, Ms de Vorms Shaw, Ms Allen and Ms Muni for their support.

I would also like to extend a sincere thanks to Mr Ryan Foster for his work as Head of House. Mr Foster is the heart and soul of Ferguson and works tirelessly to create a welcoming environment.

Throughout my journey in Ferguson House, he has been a mainstay of

BOYS IN FERGUSON STAYED CONNECTED WITH TUTOR GROUP VIDEO CALLS WHILE THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED. support and assistance in times of need.

He conducts his role with a high degree of respect from the students; building good relationships with every boy in the House, accompanied by a touch of good-natured humour. As a Year 12 group it has been an incredible journey through Senior School and for this we owe Mr Foster a big thanks.

Ferguson House marching on Santa Hat day

It has been a challenging year for Scotch students. Boys in Ferguson stayed connected with tutor group video calls while the school was closed.

Many Ferguson boys also partook in the school-wide trick-shot competition.

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Alex Pigneguy (Year 9) in the Pipe Band; Ferguson team winning the Senior Indoor Soccer SemiFinal; Year 11s cooking up a storm on International Culinary Day; Year 11 students in the Tug-of-War competition; George Lewin (Year 12) at March Out, photograph: Derren Hall

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FRONT ROW: Christoff De Wet, Jacob Schonell, Mr Matthew Jahn (Assistant Coach), Mr Steve McLean (Design & Technology Teacher), Mrs Tanya Allen (Humanities Teacher), Jack Beazley, Angus Walsh, Mr Ryan Foster (House Head, Ferguson | Mathematics Teacher), Hugh Plowman, Darby Cuming, Miss Shirin Reyhani (Dean of Teaching and Learning – Senior School), Mr Michael Neave (Design & Technology Teacher), Jeremiah Muir, Daniel O’Meara SECOND ROW: Joe Chegwidden, Rohan Baldwin, Taj Clarke, George Lewin, James Devereux, Patrick Eastough, Joshua De Wet, Archie Frazer, Finn Lumsden Lowe, Casey Lawrence, Alexander Kirwood, Cameron Taylor, Joshua Thomson, Connor Dinas, Patrick Latchem, Seth Cimbaro, Charlie Lewin

THIRD ROW: Joshua Hooke, Lucas Woolf, Sam Romero, Dylan Drago, Brenton Macauley, Kyle McDonald, Jude Lloyd Hudson, Will Newman, Tom Dawson, George Yuan, Harry Simm, Craig Dinas, Darcy Walsh, Archie Robinson, Andrew Eidne, Hugo Poll, James Wadcock FOURTH ROW: Angus Temby, Alasdair Orr, Azhar Sgro, Ben Breden, Muddy Sgro, Jack Kapinkoff, Reuben Martin, Noah James Fergusson-Smith, Jack Cook, Jett Sibosado, Dardayne Russie, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Thomas Macknay, Nicholas Howson, Elliott Mitchell, Tom Liston

Ferguson House FIFTH ROW: William Taylor, Oscar Bird, Rory White, Cody Price, Ollie Henderson, Jack Frazer, Taj Massey, Samuel Dyball, Alex Pigneguy, Maxwell Mead, Samuel Barrett-Lennard, Ned Gaffey, William Hawkins, James Shaw, Fraser Davis ABSENT: Angus Dodd, Mitchell McVicars, William Quinlivan, Jack Williamson, Mrs Kirra Muni (Creative Arts Teacher)

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KEYS HOUSE Joshua Keatch Captain of Keys

The mighty Keys House had a cracker of a year, continuing the traditions of the House while embracing the changes thrown at us by COVID-19.

When everyone returned to school, a letter-writing programme was organised for the Old Scotch Collegians. The Keys boys were giving back to the Old Boys by writing letters reflecting on their time at the College. Some boys received letters of gratitude from the Old Boys. We also continued our termly can drive to support the Salvation Army.

Our year could not have been possible without our Head of House Mrs Lilford and the incredible way she supported the students on their journey at Scotch.

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HIS YEAR, KEYS HOUSE focused on upholding the traditional values of mateship, camaraderie and exceptional work ethic.

Large numbers of students attended Inter-House competitions to support the boys in purple, and inter-mentor activities such as darts brought the boys closer together.

We had great success within the InterHouse competitions, led by our ViceCaptain of Operations George Graham.

Wins in Junior Chess, Junior Debating and Surfing established a strong position on the Staff Trophy. Top three places in Senior Volleyball, Senior Chess and Senior Basketball assisted to maintain our position.

At the Swimming Carnival, Keys House culture was on full display. Never too strong in the water, we were easily the loudest and showed immense spirit throughout the day. Unfortunately, we were unable to display our strengths in Cross Country and Athletics, with the carnivals cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Edward Graham (Year 10) at the Inter-House Swimming Carnival

Her competitive nature drove the boys to achieve their best, day-in and dayout. Her mathematical talent provided countless statistics and numbers to encourage the boys, and for this, we thank her ‘incalculably’.

A special thanks to the Keys mentors, the leadership team of 2020 and the Year 12 group. I have strong faith that this almighty House will continue to be led well in years to come.

Keys House marching at NAIDOC Week, photograph: Pixel Photography

WHEN EVERYONE RETURNED TO SCHOOL, A LETTER-WRITING PROGRAMME WAS ORGANISED FOR THE OLD SCOTCH COLLEGIANS..

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FRONT ROW: Hamish Brown, Tom Graham, Liam Gollan, William Graham, Ms Sarah Combes (Curriculum Leader – The Arts | Drama Teacher), Mr Michael Ninkov (Commerce Teacher), Eden Messina, Josh Keatch, Mrs Louise Lilford (House Head, Keys | Mathematics Teacher), George Graham, James Rex, Mr Steven Scotti (Curriculum Leader – Design & Technology), Ms Loreen Kerrigan (IB Extended Essay Co-ordinator | Humanities Teacher | Curriculum Assistant – Humanities), Ms Lisa Palmer (Academic Support Teacher – Senior School), Reuben Westerman, Daniel Wiese, Alexander Wolf

Keys House SECOND ROW: Kennan McNeil, Kodi Clayden, Winton Messina, Kody Waters, Craig Souey, Daniel Messina, Burke Carrington, Benjamin Sharrin, Tim Valmadre, Andrew Walton, Hamish Gooch, Isaac Norman, Robbie Macgregor, George Sharrin, Rupert Arbuckle, Ryder Phillips THIRD ROW: Sid Cullen Falconer, Jarvis Banfield, Tyler Messina, Xavier Graham, Tom Anderson, Bailey Banfield, Lewis Parsons, Will Parker, Matthew Kerfoot, Ambie Nicholls, James Walker, Jake Mackintosh, Andrew Walker, Daniel Cooper, Orson Bairstow, Callum Mitchell

FOURTH ROW: Daniel Kerfoot, Louis Wiese, Tom Mutter, Hugh Mitchell, Harvey Ellis, Callum Ryan, Dylan Palmer, Hunter Bergersen, Harry Miller, Kye McCreery, Richard Walton, Harrison Hammond, Finn Melville, Sam Thompson, Sean Palmer FIFTH ROW: Jaxon Douglas, Cornelius Verwey, Mitchell Langdon, Tom Veitch, Finn Beard, Samuel Gray, Matthew Coutts, William Wolf, George Johnston, Angus Bowden, Edward Graham, Oliver Gray, Raff Schinazi, Jack Hendricks, Oscar Rogers ABSENT: Tom Keamy, Aidan Martin, Rafferty Noble Harker, Jensen Westerman

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ROSS HOUSE Toby Humphris Captain of Ross

This saw us collect warm essentials for the chilly winter and canned foods to brighten up Christmas.

It has been a year of great triumph and success for the mighty House of orange. Over the course of the year, students of Ross House displayed pride and maturity.

New students from the Middle School and abroad were welcomed into mentor groups. The boys soon found a home in the welcoming nature and care of those around them, building lifelong memories and friendships during Inter-House, inter-mentor and school events.

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ROM SUCCESS IN Water Polo during Spring Term to managing disappointment when events were cancelled, then Junior Basketball in Winter Term, the boys never failed to put up a fight.

The Ross House swimathon was a prominent event on the House calendar, raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, an organisation the House has supported for more than three years. Seventy boys supported the cause, enjoying a sausage sizzle after swimmers endured some chilly hours in the pool.

Similarly, in the Service sphere, were the Ross House Winter and Christmas Appeals for the UnitingCare West’s homeless aid services.

The Scotch online learning programme was a challenging and new experience for the boys, learning how to absorb as much information as we could over video lessons while maintaining a degree of regularity in our lives. With the help of our teachers and the support of our friends and classmates, we handled the changes well.

The efforts of Miss Gooding and the House leaders cannot go without mention. Miss Gooding has consistently

proven to be a great Head of House, maintaining an elevated level of efficiency in the complex task of organising the boys, events and dayto-day activities in a friendly and supportive manner.

To the Year 12s, I thank you for your continual support. You showed great character and demonstrated an overwhelming culture of support, comradeship and friendliness. Finally, to the Ross boys, I can only ask that you continue to represent yourselves, your House and your school in the way you have this year. Thank you for taking part and never doubting your ability to be a key member of Ross House. Thank you for having me as your Captain and, more importantly, as your mate.

Spem successus alit.

(Success nourishes hope.)

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Inter-Mentor Tugof-War Competition; Zavier McGillivray (Year 11) and Oliver Hayers (Year 9) at Ross House’s charity Swimathon fundraiser; Year 9 Ross students at Rottnest Camp

THROUGHOUT THE BOYS SOON FOUND A HOME IN THE WELCOMING NATURE AND CARE OF THOSE AROUND THEM

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FRONT ROW: Max Anderson, Luke O’Loughlin, Santino Febbo, Mrs Lisa Crofts (Mentor), Mr Sam Sterrett (Mentor), Mr Nathan Kime (Mentor), Cooper van Rooyen, Toby Humphris, Miss Kate Gooding (House Head, Ross), Bailey Wright, Lachlan Hyndes, Mrs Elizabeth Muddle (Mentor), Mrs Nicola Eidne (Mentor), Sebastian Wright, Raphael Skinner, Kieran Waddingham, John Simpson SECOND ROW: Ben Ponton, Harry Dean, Aidan Brookes, Kaymus Brierly, Ethan Lamb, Jusaal Singh, Matthew Hayers, Jonus Williams, Dylan Stein, William MacKinnon, William Johnson, Hugo Barich, Joe Watkins, Mikhael Djauhari, Ethan Buckley, Jackson Loader, Jarrah Withers

THIRD ROW: James Anderson, Rio Bowling, Toby Johnston, Benjamin Melville, Matthew Howie, Daniel Bower, Heath Muller, Oliver Hayers, Hamish Meston, Kane Mackintosh, Haig Mactaggart, Julius Robberechts, Aidan Flaherty, Harry Clark, Hugh Rowe, Joshua Ryan FOURTH ROW: Lachie Bateman, Sullivan Moody, Jack Carroll, Achille Aubault, Jedd Simmons, Joseph Harris, Jake Marshall, Alex Russell-Weisz, Benjamin Nixon, William Gale, Will Marshall, Alexander Melville, Finn Wright, Luca Green, Jimmy Gao

Ross House FIFTH ROW: Stewart Van Hoek, Tim Imison, Mason Ness, Sam Beattie, Ruan van der Riet, Benjamin Ramsden, Jack McAuliffe, Edward Allan, Ben Weber, Zavier McGillivray, Geordie Hamilton, Benjamin Scott, Simon Arnott, Xander Dore ABSENT: Jonathan Arnott, Sacha Faneco, Dylan Huntly, Beau Johnson, Josh Reid, Mr Alex Wood (Mentor)

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ST ANDREWS HOUSE Fletcher Gardner Captain of St Andrews

As the year began, challenges were presented to us, some that made life difficult, others that were rewarding.

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ROM THE MOMENT I joined St Andrews House in 2016, I noted the connection between the boys and the notion that ‘effort buys performance’ was evident.

This year, St Andrews was not an athletically gifted House, but that was not an issue, as the effort of the boys was instrumental in our success.

Our goal for the year was to improve our Marching and for this to happen, we needed time and effort from the boys. For the new Year 9s, it was a challenging task, so the Year 12 group mentored the boys until they were at a competent level.

This hard work was evident in our results as we achieved a plethora of top three placings.

Adam Barwood (Year 12) and Year 11s Joseph Crowley, Mitch Hewitt, Michael Arts and Will Hannaford

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It was pleasing to see the strong attendance at the Inter-House events.

The boys were always keen to get involved and enjoyed events such as Inter-House Soccer and ‘It’s Academic’. The Year 12 group revamped the Battle of the Blues, an Inter-House event from many years ago. It was pleasing to see St Andrews and Cameron students participate and the camaraderie was clear.

This year was one of the best of my life, as I witnessed the comradeship of St Andrews House in effectively managing the challenges that arose. This could not have been done without our tutors, who were always available for a chat, making our days more vibrant and assisting when needed. Your dedication to the students went above and beyond and we thank you, sincerely.

One of the many things I love about St Andrews House is the attitude and leadership of each boy. The spirit that every boy brought to our events created a healthy and enjoyable environment where we thrived and grew throughout the year. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to host our annual Doney Fun Run, where we traditionally raise money for The Fred Hollows Foundation.

However, this did not stop the St Andrews boys, with several families donating directly to the Foundation.

Finally, Mr Doney. Mr Doney has been an influential part of the development of all St Andrews boys, inspiring and motivating us to always achieve our best. Thank you, Mr Doney, we are greatly appreciative of your support and dedication.

Ronald Fellows-Smith (Year 12) and Max Jones (Year 12) rowing; Pearson Shanebell (Year 11) at Fight MND Dunk Tank; St Andrews rowing crew at the Senior School Inter-House Regatta; St Andrews House marching at March Out 2020

ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I LOVE ABOUT ST ANDREWS HOUSE IS THE ATTITUDE AND LEADERSHIP OF EACH BOY.

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FRONT ROW: Harry Jackson, Jake Faulkner, Ronald Fellows-Smith, Mr Cas Gabriels (Curriculum Leader – PE/HE), Bailey Cumming, Fletcher Gardner, Mr Anthony Doney (House Head, St Andrews | Humanities Teacher), William Van Uffelen, Fraser Webb, Mr Justin Creighton (Physical Education Teacher), Ricardo Holder, Samuel Tan, Jonathan Read SECOND ROW: Michael Sebo, Orson Ambrose, James Waddell, Taj Piwowarski, Toby Dew, Lachlan Stephen, Max Jones, Riley Flecker, Benjamin Cooper, Adam Barwood, Bailey Monaghan, Max Freedman, Charles Carew-Reid, Thomas Corrie

St Andrews House THIRD ROW: Dylan Black, Lachlan Richardson, Charlie Yin, Paras Patel, Tom Rowe, Jacob Bennett, Sean Christie, Afif Nor Arman, Joshua Holborn, Henry Townes, Kanwal Singh, Xavier Dry, Thomson Unsworth, Eason Tian, Angus Motherwell, Oliver Cooper, Lucas McCully FOURTH ROW: Harry Smith, Elijah Pretorius, Jack Cooper, Michael Arts, Alexander Jackson, Herc Du Preez, Hunter Freestone, Rowan McDonald, Finn McDonald, Pearson Chambel, James Mahaffy, Riley Monaghan, Joseph Crowley, Raquell Bin Rashid, Tane Hasler, Henry Cooper

FIFTH ROW: Timothy Scheepers, Ben Walsh, Mitch Hewitt, William Hannaford, Hugh Fellows-Smith, Thomas Byass, Taye Barlow, Jacques Creighton, Marc Faulkner, Jack Tylich, Jensen Blok, Toby Webster, Tom Turkich, Connor Christensen, Charlie Duplock ABSENT: Bevan Gardner, Herman Strydom, Matthew Turkich, James Watson, Mr Oscar Burke (Mathematics Teacher), Ms Nicole Spanbroek (Creative Arts Teacher), Dr Nicholas Warrington (Science Teacher)

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SHEARER HOUSE Arun Tibballs Captain of Shearer

Over the course of 2020, Shearer House embodied the value of respect in honouring the traditions left by past year groups, whilst striving for both personal and shared excellence to leave a legacy for future generations at the College.

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HE YEAR 12 Shearer cohort continued to enrich the Shearer House sense of community through encouraging involvement from every individual. The camaraderie, endeavour and participation displayed throughout the year was evidence of the exceptional House spirit on which Shearer House is founded.

With an emphasis on strengthening relationships between year groups, the Year 12 cohort facilitated an inter-mentor Indoor Soccer competition in Spring Term. This enabled the senior students to get to know the new Year 9s. Additionally, the senior boys involved the junior boys in all House activities throughout the year, whether it be in a game of Uno or a quick chat in the locker area.

The Swimming Carnival marked the first significant Staff Trophy event for 2020.

With consistent podium placings thanks to some talented Year 9 and 10 competitors, we seemed destined for an outstanding finish. However, following a series of disqualifications in relays, our final placing dropped a couple of positions. Later in Summer Term, the Year 12s took out the best-dressed award at the Cameron House fundraiser, with an inventive spin on 80s basketball, the addition of swimming goggles and headbands inevitably getting us over the line.

Senior Chess was our first Staff Trophy victory of the year. After breezing through the group stages undefeated, the semi-final was a mere formality, and we came up against Cameron House in the grand finale. A comprehensive all-round performance handed Shearer a 3–0 victory as we claimed Senior Chess honours. Another noticeable Staff Trophy result was the Junior ‘It’s Academic’ team finishing the year off strongly, narrowly missing a finals berth to finish a comfortable fourth.

Due to COVID-19 regulations, various school and House events were modified or skipped and the year passed by extremely quickly. Upon returning to school in Autumn Term, Shearer House migrated to our magnificent new building.

Without the desired wider success in Staff Trophy events, the Year 12s were inspired to repeat their 2017 heroics of winning House Singing. With the initial song choice of Crown quickly rejected, our initial hopes fell. However, a Ms Baker and Mr Kandiah inspired

song choice of Castles by Freya Ridings, paved the way to success. The addition of Bollywood-themed choreography, courtesy of Pranayan, and out-of-time clapping by Darius Opie, sealed the deal.

The bragging rights were immense as Shearer consolidated its position as one of only two Houses to win the coveted trophy on more than one occasion. The victory was a testament to Shearer’s unique House spirit and will leave a lasting legacy on the College.

Thank you to our mentors Ms Baker, Mrs Bloodworth, Mr Reberger, Mr Wisniewski and Mr Kandiah. Your continuous encouragement, advice and understanding have instilled a sense of belonging within the House, inspiring the students to pursue their goals, both academic and co-curricular.

To Mr Galipo, the boys speak so highly of you and they could not have asked for a better Head of House throughout their time. I have been fortunate to work closely with you over the past year and witnessing the work you put in behindthe-scenes has left me, and the boys, deeply indebted to you. The energy you bring to the House every morning, with genuine consideration of everyone, has made our journey more enjoyable. The relationships you have forged with us will last long beyond our time at the College.

Finally, it has been an honour to lead Shearer House throughout 2020 and I thank each boy for their dedication to the House. I look forward to hearing about the future of Shearer and wish the class of 2021 the best as they take the reins.

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From left to right: Year 11 students Hamish Cameron, Kieran Doyle, Rex French, Mr Scott Galipo, Thomas Westcott, Nicholas Paganin, Dylan Field and Heath Smyth after completing the 50 Mile Walk; Mr Galipo at the Year 12 Ball with Will Partridge, Ben Clarke, Matthew Zsolt, Gil Palmer and Jake Walker; Charlie Bevan presenting Captain of Shearer Arun Tibballs with the House Singing Trophy, along with Headmaster Dr O’Connell; Shearer House singing their way to victory in the House Singing competition

A COMPREHENSIVE ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE HANDED SHEARER A 3–0 VICTORY AS WE CLAIMED SENIOR CHESS HONOURS.

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FRONT ROW: Zedd Garbellini, Campbell McAullay, Matthew Zsolt, Anthony Samaha, Ms Meg Baker (Creative Arts Teacher), Mr Chris Wisniewski (English Teacher), Ben Clarke, Aden Stocks, Mr Scott Galipo (House Head, Shearer | Mathematics Teacher), Arun Tibballs, Arad Rad, Mr Joel Kandiah (Commerce Teacher), Mrs Marie Bloodworth (Design & Technology Teacher), Mr Reg Reberger (Curriculum Leader – Science), Max Galvin, Enyeto Ingrilli, Jack Hayward SECOND ROW: Oli Brown, Sam Mumme, Hugo Ventouras, Will Partridge, Hayden Browne, Marcus Young, Darius Opie, Pranayan Mahendranathan, Jake Walker, Nicholas Gower, Beau Staines, Izhar Ahmadi, Hugh Cameron, Ollie Bridgwood, Jeremy Galvin, Shunta Numano

THIRD ROW: Hamish Cameron, Harry Hammond, Jaezari Wynne, Finn Harland, Benjamin Berglin, Marshall Grosse, Kieran Doyle, Joshua Galvin, Mack Knuckey, James Caporn, Tom Gray, Cameron Bourne, Joel Stocks, Harry Burbury, Connor Macaskill, Thomas Simich, Lachlan Parry FOURTH ROW: Thomas Ruefli, Robbie McAullay, Harrison Pateman, Charlie Clynk, Max Mumme, Nicholas Paganin, Sevvel Mahendranathan, Jasper Mirmikidis, Caelan Browne, Tom Westcott, Kyle De Bruin, Gianluca Mastrocinque, Oliver Stewart, Kalani Locke, Dylan Field

Shearer House FIFTH ROW: Aidan Coolican, Lewis Crump, Eli Blackburn, Troy Smyth, Gavin Dong, Cooper Stanley, Heath Smyth, Rex French, Ben Jongejan, Oliver Constantine, Cuisle Lyons, Rory King, Beau Luscombe ABSENT: Nick Boys, Kalib Dempster Park, Bruce Jiang, Gil Palmer, Edward Searle

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STUART HOUSE Damian Haynes Captain of Stuart

This year was a year filled with uncertainty, yet the boys in yellow persevered and pushed through the unknown, highlighting the brotherhood that lies within the rich traditions of Stuart House.

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PRING TERM saw the beginning of what we thought would be a ‘normal’ year. This new academic year had the Year 12s filled with excitement, eager to lead the House to success.

The year started with an exceptionally strong showing at the Inter-House Water Polo with involvement from the Year 10s, 11s and 12s. We then won the Inter-House Volleyball, Basketball and placed second in the Junior ‘It’s Academic’ competition. Throughout the year, all boys from Years 9 to 12 showed immense courage, relishing the opportunity to participate in all House activities, which was a huge credit to Stuart’s overall performance.

The Battle of the Red Ties continued between Stuart and Brisbane, with some fierce competition. The rivalry first made an appearance at the highly anticipated tug-of-war, followed by

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the Volleyball, ‘It’s Academic’, Indoor Soccer and House Singing. Needless to say, the boys in both Houses competed with great sportsmanship and respect, however, it was Stuart that retained the Battle of the Red Ties for another year.

Whilst Stuart had been the underdog on the Staff Trophy this year, our successes and improvements throughout the year showcased the ability within the House, highlighting our athleticism, academics and musical talent.

Our proud Service relationship with Fair Game continued to grow this year, under the guidance of Vice-Captain of Service Lachlan Simpson. The Stuart House mission was to collect and donate sports equipment to rural communities around Australia. This initiative was a great success, with all Senior School students participating.

Over the last few years, Stuart has had a strong presence in the annual, highly anticipated House Singing competition, where the theme for this year was

‘Kings and Queens’. The House elected to sing Viva La Vida by the ever-so-popular Coldplay. Arduous work throughout House rehearsals had Stuart place in the top four of the preliminary rounds. This saw the mighty Stags present at Assembly with a fierce, yet harmonized competition against Alexander, Shearer and Cameron.

After some solid performances from all four finalists, Stuart placed fourth, a huge credit to the efforts of the choir and band.

As the 2020 COVID-19 Stag leavers marched with the House for the final time, to the sound of The Bugle Horn at March Out, I would like to wish Max De Nardi and the new leadership team for 2021 the best of luck for what comes ahead. It has been an absolute pleasure to be a part of this House during my time in the Senior School, and even more so, leading a great bunch of young men throughout 2020.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALL BOYS FROM YEARS 9 TO 12 SHOWED IMMENSE COURAGE.

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FRONT ROW: Jake Scott-Hill, David Chan, Xander Aakermann, Mr Brendan Zani (IB Diploma Coordinator | Humanities Teacher), Mrs Amy Ward Gordon (Modern Languages Teacher), Jaxon Hayden, Damian Haynes, Mr Nick Guard (Assistant Coach | Stuart House Head), Lachlan Simpson, Matthew Warne, Mr Tyrone Giese (Mathematics Teacher), Sam White, Theo Smith, James Crawford SECOND ROW: Thomas Robinson, Henry Feutrill, Anthony Jovanovich, Michael Gao, Kevin Laidlaw, Julian Kyriakou, David Winton, Rory Bruce, Connor McLean, Noah Brown, Joe Edwards, Oscar Petersen, Will Miller, Jack Parsons

Stuart House THIRD ROW: Connor Smith, Angus Marland, Kai Sproule, Kareem Arafa, Jasper Blunt, Monty Atkins, Jolyon Harrison-Murray, Mitchell Hyde, Max De Nardi, Oliver Scotford, Declan Reilly, Zachary Mills, Ben Simpson, Giacomo Helliar, Hashem El Nadi FOURTH ROW: Milan Narula, Monty Smith, Hayden Henschel, Brodie Hayward, Sebastian Salt, James Cowan, James Moffat-Clarke, Benjamin Waddell, Mackenzie Lewis, Spencer Clark, Lewis Castleden, Anakin Bachofen von Echt, Jarrod Hoyer

FIFTH ROW: Patrick Stewart, Hugo Elliot, Max Watkins, Max Mackay-Coghill, George Colley, Daniel Curtin, Christiaan Buys, Hayden Moon, Nelson Hegge, Ashlin Hall, William Moffat-Clarke, Darcy O’Halloran, Oscar Heppingstone, Max Avon-Smith ABSENT: Hamish Elliott, Jason Ilse, William Oxlade, Luke Ryan, Rowan Smith, Aidan Sweeney, Justin Sweet, Mac Watson, Mrs Amanda Beckett (English Teacher), Mr Matt Hildebrandt (Curriculum Leader – Humanities), Mrs Dawn Scaife (English Teacher)

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BOARDING

Year 10 Bibbulmun Track

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MR JORDAN OWENELL

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T HAS BEEN AN ACTIONPACKED year for our Scotch boarders. I have been thoroughly impressed with the way the students, staff and parents have addressed significant challenges, displaying a calm, positive and adaptive mindset. It has been fantastic to celebrate the achievements and growth within our community, particularly as the year has progressed and the COVID-19 restrictions have eased.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on Boarding life at Scotch. The Boarding Houses were closed in Week 8 of Summer Term as the spread of the virus became a real threat.

The students engaged in online learning via Microsoft Teams throughout that time.

Upon the resumption of school in Autumn Term, our Boarding community faced additional challenges due to interregional border closures throughout Western Australia. Additionally, national guidelines for boarding schools were restrictive, with reduced capacity requirements, social distancing in common spaces, cleaning requirements within the Boarding House, and visitor access of our facilities and leave requirements for students. To be fully vigilant and compliant, we phased back boarders in year groups and boys were restricted in their movements. I am full of praise for the way staff, students and families adapted to the new conditions and the patience and good grace that was shown. It was symbolic of our wonderful and supportive Boarding community.

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stay calm in the eye of a storm. Our Boarding community needed strong leadership, with younger boys taking the lead from their older peers during uncertain times. I am proud to say that our Year 12s led remarkably. During the Autumn and Winter Terms in particular, due to COVID-19, there were significant restrictions on the number of weekend recreation activities we could organise for our boys at certain venues and with other schools. Our Year 12s stepped up and were amazing at organising games and gatherings on weekends to help entertain the younger boys. At a time when our students were looking for role models, our leaders were able to put the interests of others above their own. Furthermore, the fact that these Year 12s were in the midst of their own uncertainty during their final year of academic studies and co-curricular pursuits makes their attitude during

This year, our Year 12 boarders have shown tremendous leadership. We often speak of forging a legacy here at Scotch and a significant part of the Year 12 legacy for 2020 was their ability to Year 8 Bibbulmun Track 100 | REPORTER 2020

I am full of praise for the way staff, students and families adapted to the new conditions and the patience and good grace that was shown.

this year even more extraordinary. To the leaving group of 2020, our Boarding community is hugely grateful for your contribution this year.

In the spirit of fond farewells, I would like to thank several key staff for their contribution to Scotch Boarding as they look to step away and take on new challenges. Firstly, our Deputy Head of Boarding, Mr Grant Bennett, decided 12 months ago that 2020 would be his final year in Boarding. Grant has served our Boarding community valiantly for over 30 years and has made a massive contribution to Scotch during that time.

Grant has not only been a key mentor for many of our boarders in this generation but has taught quite a few of their fathers as well! Grant will continue to work at the College in a part-time capacity as an Economics teacher.

Mr Matt Bradley assumed the position of Head of Cameron House at the beginning of 2020 and has been working a dual role to see his Year 12 group through their time in Scotch Boarding.

Matt has shown incredible commitment to Boarding at Scotch for 13 years and has made a significant difference to our Boarding community.

Mr Ashley Keatch has recently accepted the position as Head of Boarding at Launceston Grammar School and will be leaving us to take on this new and exciting opportunity with his wife, Lisa. Ashley has been a member of

our Boarding community for 15 years and will be a fantastic acquisition for Launceston Grammar. We thank Grant, Matt and Ashley for their commitment to the Boarding community here at Scotch and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

It was great to see some notable events return in Winter and Spring Term, especially our fortnightly Boarding Assemblies in the Dining Room.

Boarding Assemblies allowed us to host leadership speeches for the role of Captain of Boarding in 2021 and our coveted SPIRIT Award, which were both fantastic nights. Congratulations to Digby Cleland (Year 12) who is the 2020 winner of the SPIRIT Award and Brenton Macauley, our Captain of Boarding for 2021. Congratulations also to Darcy O’Hallaran, James Holtham and George Purser, our Vice-Captains of Boarding for 2021.

Throughout the last two terms, we have been able to resume recreation activities and Bibbulmun Track walks, which are an especially important part of life in Boarding at Scotch. A huge thank you to our Outdoor Education team for the work you dedicated to planning and facilitating our Bibbulmun Track programme.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the year has been the opportunity to visit communities and boarding families in regional Western Australia. This year we visited the Wheatbelt, Mid-West, Gascoyne, Kimberley, Great Southern and South West regions and thoroughly enjoyed our time meeting past, present and future Scotch families. We plan to continue visiting the communities of our Boarding families in the coming years and forging strong relationships.

We look forward to another exciting year ahead in 2021, a chance to embed our strategic thinking, and to work closely alongside our staff, students and parents to continue to strengthen our flourishing community.

Above: The 2020 SPIRIT Award nominees with Chris Higham (centre front); Year 10 Bibbulmun Track

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FRONT ROW: Beau Staines, Binqiao Ren, Taj Piwowarski, Mrs Jan Usher (Personal Assistant to the Head of Boarding), Mrs Fiona Richmond (Nurse Manager), Mrs Pam Seaby (Boarding House Parent), Mr Drew Templar (Boarding Head of Year 7/8 | Outdoor Ed Teacher), Mr Richard Hales (Boarding Head of Year 10 | Humanities Teacher), Mr Grant Bennett (Boarding Teacher | Deputy Head of Residential Life), Zedd Garbellini, Mr Jordan Owenell (Head of Boarding), Patrick Eastough, Mr Matt Bradley (House Head, Cameron | Boarding Head of Year 12 | Humanities Teacher), Tom Graham, Mr Sean Mecham (Boarding Head of Year 9 | Creative Arts Teacher), Mr Ashley Keatch (Boarding Head of Year 12 | Design & Technology Teacher), Marika Ball (Boarding House Parent), Mrs Michelle Grosse (Personal Assistant to the Head of Boarding), Mrs Fran Hannington (Boarding House Parent), Mr Richard Foster (Head of Sport | Boarding Academic Staff Member), Daniel Messina, Hamish Gooch, James Rex

Boarding SECOND ROW: Craig Souey, Digby Cleland, Jack Radford, Tim Valmadre, Kevin Laidlaw, Thomas Delroy, Hamish Brown, Daniel Wiese, Samuel Meecham, Angus Johnston, Sam Wolf, Lachie Raffan, Toby Humphris, Reuben Westerman, William Graham, Fraser Webb, Liam Gollan, Daniel O’Meara, Burke Carrington, Cooper Young, Lachlan Stephen, Jonus Williams, Tyrelle Manado, Arad Rad THIRD ROW: Nicholas Chi, Rhys Poole, Eden Bairstow, Louis Liu, Henry Dyke, Oliver Macnamara, Jack Parsons, Keion Mongoo, Lachlan Gooding, Lochie Elliott, Jaylan Tolentino, Lachie Willmott, Jayden Clarke, Digby Smith, Xavier Risinger, Samuel Doney, Nicholas Chadwick FOURTH ROW: Hudson Hammond, Jarrad Coppen, Mike Liu, Loch Mactaggart, Eason Tian, Tyler Messina, Sid Cullen Falconer, Myles Ross, Luke Marshall, Jeremy Tremlett, Julius Robberechts, Brenton Macauley, Jaezari Wynne, Tom Anderson, Jake Mackintosh, Oscar Zheng, Kody Waters, Orson Bairstow, Jimba Gundani, Brandon Wright, Timothy Jorda, Cambell Johnston, Samuel McGinniss

FIFTH ROW: Jarrod Hoyer, Lewis Parsons, George Stoney, Rohan Bignell, George Yuan, Jimmy Gao, James Holtham, William Fairclough, Harrison Hammond, Sam Thompson, Jamayden Chong, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Azhar Sgro, Nicholas Howson, Rory Purser, Haig Mactaggart, Ben Simpson, Kaymus Brierly, Michael Gao, Oliver Wandel, Harvey Ellis, Raquell Bin Rashid SIXTH ROW: Jett Sibosado, Muddy Sgro, Benjamin Nixon, George Purser, Eli Blackburn, Brooke Milner, Thomas Sounness, Keilan Simpson, Maxx Della Franca, Ashlin Hall, Maxwell Mead, Justin Sweet, Edward Graham, Finnian Beard, Darcy O'Halloran, Brodie Haywood, Oscar Rogers, Jyrone White, Jack Zhang, Sean Bonney, Dardayne Russie, Jedd Simmons ABSENT: Kalib Dempster Park, Bruce Jiang, Tom Keamy, Phillip Pitt, Jensen Westerman, Judd Woodman, Terry Zhou

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Boarders Council FRONT ROW: Hamish Gooch, Digby Cleland, Patrick Eastough, Tom Graham, Zedd Garbellini, William Graham, Binqiao Ren BACK ROW: Mr Jordan Owenell (Head of Boarding), Sam Wolf, Reuben Westerman, Lachlan Raffan, Sam Meecham, Mr Matt Bradley (Boarding Head of Year 12)

CAPTAIN OF BOARDING Patrick Eastough

This year, the Boarding community has proven the strong bonds and mateship the Boarding Houses encourage, with boys demonstrating their independence throughout troubling times.

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LTHOUGH THE YEAR came to a standstill for a few months, we proceeded with the fundamental activities that make our community great. These included numerous activities between the younger years, walking the Bibbulmun Track and the Boarders’ Ball.

The focus of the 2020 Boarding Council was to establish a programme where all year groups felt included in the community. This led to multiple activities and competitions, such as tennis tournaments, touch rugby games, dodgeball and fire pits, to name a few. Of course, the introduction of COVID-19 put a halt to our year when we received the devastating news that we would all return home a week earlier than school finished and that the Junior House boys would not be returning until after the Autumn Term mid-term break. It was during these moments that we, the Boarding Council, realised the lifeblood of the Boarding community was not just the ‘Big House’, but every year group in Boarding.

Although this did hinder our progress, we were overwhelmingly successful in uniting our community, as the sense of belonging for younger years had grown at an exponentially significant rate.

Before COVID-19, 15 of the Year 12 boys experienced the final leg of the Bibbulmun Track and attained the momentous achievement of completing the whole stint. The ability to continue through such a harsh environment with your mates is symbolic of the journey through Boarding. Along with this, the Year 11 and 12 Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Scotch College Boarders’ Ball, hosted at PLC this year, was thoroughly enjoyable. Our connection with PLC highlights the social aspect of our community.

We participated in numerous events and activities, from sport to movie nights and even our bi-weekly Boarding meetings, where there were often a couple of chuckles. It is also worth mentioning the resilience and incredible camaraderie we have shown over these few months to achieve what we have.

I wish the Boarding community all the best for 2021, and I am confident the new group of leaders will continue to help develop the community within Scotch College. I would also like to wish Mr Owenell, our new Head of Boarding, the best of luck for the coming years.

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BIBBULMUN TRACK Mr Jacob Miolin Outdoor Education Teacher

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COTCH INTRODUCED the Bibbulmun Track programme to Year 8 boarders in 2000. Over the last 20 years, the College has seen close to 200 students complete the entire 1,005km track from Kalamunda to Albany to become End to Enders, an amazing achievement.

In Summer Term, the Year 12 boarders took their final steps into Albany. The group’s dedication and commitment were clear, with 14 boarders becoming End to Enders after their final sevenday walk along the South Coast. As they walked boldly into Albany, they were met by extremely proud family and friends.

The Year 7s began their Bibbulmun Track journey with an overnight walk from the Northern Terminus to Perth Hills Discovery Centre. The group was met by Neville Collard, who provided insight into the Indigenous history of the area and spoke about the privilege of walking the Bibbulmun Track. In Spring Term, they continued their adventure with a four-day walk through the Perth Hills to Dale Road.

During Winter Term, the Year 8 students walked from Dwellingup to Gringer Creek. The night at Moray was a highlight with warm showers and a barbecue. Later in the year, they scaled Mount Cuthbert, Vincent and Cooke.

The Year 9s completed a four-day journey from Collie to Balingup. The group was accompanied by the Year 10s who in 2019 were forced to cut their walk along this section short. At the

Year 7 Bibbulmun Track

halfway point, a meal at The Mumby re-energised the group as they ticked off another significant section of the track.

The Year 10s achieved an important milestone during their Winter Term walk: passing the halfway point. Some cool evenings and rain tested the group; however, they demonstrated resilience as they walked from Balingup to Palings Road near Manjimup. During Spring Term, they continued their adventure, walking from Dwellingup to Collie, a huge effort over seven days.

Seven committed Year 11s walked from Northcliffe to Broke Inlet Road. Making their way south, they often found themselves shin-deep in water as they completed the 93 kilometre stretch.

They walked with the Year 12s for their final walk for 2020 – 110.7 kilometre from Broke Inlet Road to Peaceful Bay. The group managed these big days through group cohesion and teamwork.

On day five, they tackled a 32 kilometres day, passing the marvellous Tingle and Karri trees east of Walpole.

The personal and interpersonal skills developed on the Bibbulmun Track stay with you for life. I would like to congratulate all boarders and staff who supported the programme in 2020. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the End to Enders of 2020, along with staff members Matthew Bradley and Kate Webster-Blythe, who walked with the group since Year 9.

Year 9 Bibbulmun Track

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Clockwise: Year 8 Bibbulmun Track; Jeremy Tremlett, Myles Ross and Harrison Hammond on Year 9 Bibbulmun Track; Lochie Elliot (Year 9); Year 9 Bibbulmun Track

The personal and interpersonal skills developed on the Bibbulmun Track stay with you for life.

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Xavier Lewis (Year 4) in the Book Week Parade

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DEBATING Lachlan Norcott & Sam Wake Co-Captains of Debating

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COTCH COLLEGE has been exceptionally strong in Debating over the past few years. However, due to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, many competitions were unfortunately cancelled, which left the avenues for debating severely limited.

This did not stop several Debating successes and a growing culture of support and enjoyment from the wider College.

After their victory in the Senior Inter-House Debating competition, St Andrews faced an all-star staff debating team on the topic: ‘Scotch College prepares boys for life’, with staff challenging the College’s motto.

Memorial Hall was at capacity as the two teams argued their case. Eventually, the staff team convinced the adjudicators that the College fails to prepare boys for life due to the immense support provided that rarely exists later in life.

Outside of Scotch, Sam Wake (Year 12, Brisbane), Ben Scott (Year 11, Ross)

and Heath Muller (Year 11, Ross) were selected to train in the 2020 State Debating Squad. They joined a 12-student squad who trained three times a week for three weeks before the State Team was selected. Ben and Heath were chosen for the four-person team and represented both the College and State at the National Competition held in December.

Ben, Heath, Oscar Clements (Year 11, Alexander) and Terry Zhou (Year 11, Cameron), participated in the British Parliamentary Debating Competition, which saw debates carried out between four teams of two. Teams had to debate against the opposing two sides on a topic, as well as prove to the adjudicator why their points were the most relevant throughout the debate. Ben and Heath won the competition for the second year running.

To create unity throughout the College and prepare the younger students to excel at public speaking and debating, a Middle School Debating programme was run for the younger boys who signed

The programme saw older, more experienced debating students mentor younger students.

up to debate this year. The programme saw older, more experienced Debating students mentor younger students and support them to feel confident going into their first debates.

Problem solving, public speaking skills and the ability to be confident and decisive under pressure; these are the skills that are integral to debating and will stand any person in good stead for the future. It is the Debating programme at Scotch that makes us sure that Scotch does, in fact, prepare students for life.

Xavier Dry speaking at the Senior Inter-House Debating grand final between Alexander House and St Andrews House

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FRONT ROW: Ashley Edgar, Miss Caitlin Collins (Coach), Mrs Dawn Scaife (Coach), Mr Brendan Zani (Coach), Lachlan Norcott, Miss Kate Gooding (Senior School Head of Debating), Sam Wake, Ms Marie Grech (Coach), Mrs Mia Sullivan (Coach), Ms Gabriel Hodgson (Middle School Head of Debating), William Steinberg SECOND ROW: John Townsley, Harry Coggan, James Winch, Caden Hart, Xavier Balnaves, Nicholas Lovegrove, Dylan Burke, Farish Nor Arman, Lewis Stepatschuk, William Salom, Jesse Carter, Heath Arbuckle

Debating THIRD ROW: Isaac Oddy, Xavier Dry, Julius Kain, Fletcher O’Connell, Alastair Walker, Pearson Chambel, Milan Narula, Heath Muller, Julien Montandon, Harry Frodsham, Ben Marris FOURTH ROW: Lachlan Teissier, Tane Croon-Hargrave, Beau Luscombe, Banjo Harold, Lloyd Easton, Heath Smyth, Toren Edwards, Benjamin Edgar, Benjamin Scott, Henry Vaughan, Oscar Clements, Guy Teissier

ABSENT: Abel Algie, Oliver Barrett, Billy Chambers, Darcy Cocking, Codi Cook, Jack Douglas, Yan Zhou, Mrs Amanda Beckett (Coach), Mrs Robyn Bose (Coach), Mrs Courtney Ellis (Coach), Mrs Karen Woods (Coach)

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH Mrs Louise Lilford Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader

In 2020, our Duke of Edinburgh participant registrations continued to grow.

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URRENTLY, WE HAVE 122 STUDENTS actively pursuing bronze or silver awards and 10 boys working their way through a gold award. Forty-two students completed their awards this year.

COVID-19 brought about a few challenges in all sections of the award.

The Duke of Edinburgh office quickly offered suggestions for students to continue their Voluntary Service, Skills and Physical Recreation. With the soup kitchen unable to operate, several

students continued to cook soup at home, bringing it into school once a week. Some took on learning a new language or learning to code online and many boys began running to stay physically fit. Technology supported us as students uploaded videos and photos as evidence of their activities. For the weeks that the College was working purely online, we set up a Teams group for Duke of Edinburgh. Boys posted ideas on how to continue working on the award and we held meetings for students with queries and concerns.

Fortunately, we did not need to concern ourselves with Adventurous Journeys being cancelled. Students were able to attend Moray Camps and their Year 10 Expeditions, which encompassed preparation and training, a practice

journey and a qualifying journey.

The Abrolhos Islands Adventurous Journey was cancelled but will be held in April 2021, which will assist our gold participants.

We are grateful that our boys enjoyed success in the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme thanks to the many Scotch staff who were able to assist them in an assessor role. Each boy’s journey was monitored and checked to allow them to develop new skills and enjoy new experiences.

Some took on learning a new language.

Duke of Edinburgh FRONT ROW: James Bennett, Jarvis Banfield, Aidan McKie, Will Partridge, Arad Rad, Charlie Radici, Jack Rigg, Xavier Houston, Rupert Arbuckle SECOND ROW: Mr David Kyle (Award Leader), Max De Nardi, Kalani Locke, Mederic Gide, Richard Walton, Hugh Mitchell, Remi Brossard, Curtis Sciano, Julius Kain, Mrs Louise Lilford (Award Leader) THIRD ROW: Nicholas Verryn, Connor Smith, Thomas Sounness, Jim Allan, Oliver Cropp-Chobanne, Tobias Evans, Hamish Gooch FOURTH ROW: Max Shervington, Bailey Thomson, Isaac Gold, Gianni Kain, Matthew Steinepreis, Matthew Robson, Simon Arnott, Thomas Delroy ABSENT: Oliver Barrett, Christiaan Buys, Oliver Constantine, Geordie Hamilton, Yan Zhou SCOTCH COLLEGE | 109

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INDIGENOUS NETWORK Mr Richard Ledger & Mr CJ Jackson Indigenous Programme Coordinators Year 12s Sam Wolf and Daniel O’Meara with West Coast Eagles’ Alicia Jans

This year, eight Year 12 Indigenous boys graduated from Scotch College – our largest group in recent years.

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HESE BOYS take off on a range of pathways next year, including studying medicine, law, art and business at university or taking on electrical, mechanical and carpentry apprenticeships across the state.

Each student has made a significant contribution, not just to the Scotch College Indigenous Network, but to the College as a whole and we wish them all the best in the next phase of their learning.

The COVID-19-driven return to hometowns and communities earlier in the year proved that distance learning was a viable option for short-term absences.

We also had the chance to see into the home and community lives of many of the boys. An enduring image is of Nic Chi in Year 7 sitting under a tree working on his laptop with a backdrop of spinifex grass and the blue water of Beagle Bay behind him. It was not just a reminder of the vastness and the beauty of our land,

but of the journey that some of our boys undertake to come to Perth for school.

Highlights this year included another great NAIDOC Week full of activity and ceremony, Patrick Eastough’s (Year 12) interview of Daniel O’Meara at Senior School Assembly and Sam Wolf and Reuben Westerman’s academic awards at the Madalah Future Footprints graduation ceremony.

As the year finished, the second half of the Indigenous mural in Middle School was finished adding a large freshwater fish that, along with the existing tortoise, presents a neat link with the wildlife of Galbamannup (Lake Claremont).

Indigenous Network FRONT ROW: Craig Souey, Alexander Wolf, Samuel Wolf, Reuben Westerman, Mr Richard Ledger (Head of Middle School), Mr CJ Jackson (Indigenous Students’ Mentor), Daniel O’Meara, Kevin Laidlaw, Tyrelle Manado, Jonus Williams SECOND ROW: Benjamin Stack, Dallmyn Kelly, Christopher Pickett, Jaylan Tolentino, Timothy Jorda, Brandon Wright, Keion Mongoo, Cooper Matera, Nicholas Chi THIRD ROW: Jarrod Hoyer, Kaymus Brierly, Jaezari Wynne, Jahlil Hajinoor-Fuller, Sean Bonney, Jett Sibosado, Jamayden Chong, Brenton Macauley, Raquell Bin Rashid FOURTH ROW: Ahmad Sgro, Jyrone White, Ashlin Hall, William Wolf, Brooke Milner, Jedd Simmons, Dardayne Russie ABSENT: Elijsha Blackburn, Phillip Pitt, Azhar Sgro, Keilan Simpson, Jensen Westerman 110 | REPORTER 2020

LIBRARY Mr Brad Tyrrell Dean of Information and Learning Technology

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HEN THE JUNIOR and Middle School boys arrived in the Library this year, they discovered we had rearranged everything to create a combined Junior-Middle space where everyone could access the whole Library, rather than being directed into largely separate sub-school areas. The Junior School boys loved expanding into the beanbag area and having Junior Fiction and picture books in their reading space, along with all the new Little Pipers’ books that they could share.

On Monday mornings Ms Lisa Perriam and Mr Warwick Norman performed stories and songs to 0–3-year-old children, their parents and grandparents in our wonderful Little Pipers’ Loving Literacy sessions. The fun did not stop during the COVID-19 lockdown; the Library team worked together to bring our songs, stories and crafts to families via videos and activities on our Little Pipers LibGuide.

Preparing everything for Book Week is exhausting but with this year’s engaging ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’ theme, the Junior School boys were able to ‘go wild’ in their costume parade whilst watching the staff pantomime of The Wildest Book Week Ever. Mr Norman had two teams in this year’s Readers’ Challenge, who spent most of the year preparing their reads for the quiz at Methodist Ladies’ College, and Ms Grech’s Creative Writing Club entered numerous writing competitions including the Make Your Own Story Book Competition for Book Week.

The Middle School Books ’n’ Bros Book Club continued to be oversubscribed with Jurassic Park, Stormbreaker, Good Omens, Secret Runners of New York, Ship of Smoke and Steel and The Martian being big hits this year. Along with our Dungeons and Dragons co-curricular club, lunchtimes continued to be dominated by loud, but beloved, games and activities.

With the move to remote learning at the end of Summer Term, the Senior Library (Bunning Resource Centre) staff shifted their focus to supporting students accessing and using digital resources. This included research assistance with databases and sourcing electronic articles, accessing eBooks and audiobooks for recreational reading, and providing software support for Turnitin, ClickView and Office 365.

Our student book club also ran online during this period, which

George Young (Year 3) at Book Week

Alexander Haynes (Year 1) enjoying the Book Week Parade; Brandon Wu (Year 3) with his favourite book

helped keep us all connected. Sadly, this year our first group of members are graduating Year 12. They have been active participants and we will miss them. This year’s titles included The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Last Wish, Jurassic Park and The Martian.

We continued to refine our MyReading software in the Senior Library, enabling students to quickly identify books that they would want to read while promoting reading for pleasure. Years 9 and 10 students completed a survey on their genre and topic preferences and personal interests. Staff then populated a personalised digital bookshelf for each boy.

In Spring Term, the Junior Middle Library staff created bookshelves for the Year 6 boys, with the aim of utilising MyReading throughout the Middle and Senior Schools.

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UN YOUTH Sam Wake Year 11

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N YOUTH AUSTRALIA is a national youth-led organisation that aims to empower and educate young Australians. Every year they run competitions, seminars and conferences that focus on international affairs, the role of the United Nations and the importance of young leaders in making a difference. The organisation is run exclusively by volunteers aged 16–25 who produce events for over 15,000 people.

In recent years Scotch College has been heavily involved, with students participating and excelling in different areas. However, due to COVID-19, many of the state conferences and day-long workshops were rendered impossible and as a result, the number of UN Youth competitions and events were significantly fewer this year.

As restrictions eased, UN Youth was able to hold the Evatt Diplomacy Competition for 2020. The competition is a mock United Nations Security Council where participants must represent a nation-

state. Students debate, negotiate and reach consensus with other teams representing other countries to reach strategic goals for their own country. The subject of the debate can vary depending on the resolutions given, ranging from conflicts in the Middle East to terrorism in the Balkan States and police brutality across the globe. The teams are judged for how effective they are at pursuing their state’s interests and can pursue these goals in a variety of ways, through pushing amendments, making strategic alliances or using their country’s influence in the chamber.

This year, Scotch fielded one team in the competition comprising Lachlan Norcott (Year 12, Anderson) and myself. The competition saw over 320 students from Western Australia compete and more than 1,500 students nationally. After a preliminary round representing Tunisia and semi-final as the United Kingdom, we qualified for the grand final. There we had to represent the interests of St Vincent and the Grenadines, a small

island nation in the Caribbean. In the final we had three resolutions, the first being the contentious topic of Israel’s annexation of the West Bank and Palestinian territory and the last condemned the United States, Nigeria and China for the recent increase in police brutality. As expected, the debate was at times heated and exciting to be a part of. After six hours of debate Lachlan and I were fortunate to win the state competition for the third time in Scotch’s history, qualifying for the national round to be held online in December.

UN Youth provides opportunities unlike any other to young people across Australia. I have been involved with the organisation extensively during my time at the College and it has certainly shaped my experience here. Students can either pursue competition and debate or simply engage in workshops and fun, engaging activities. I strongly encourage all younger students to participate as it is truly a great experience.

UN Youth FRONT ROW: Jolyon Harrison-Murray, Oscar Clements, Sam Wake, Pearson Chambel, Heath Muller BACK ROW: Mr Brendan Zani, Benjamin Scott, Toren Edwards, Lloyd Easton, Lachlan Norcott

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Lachlan Hyndes (Year 12) performing in the Chamber Orchestra, photograph: Claire Pelliccia

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Camden LeFevre Captain of Music

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David Chidgzey (Teacher) on keys and Arad Rad (Year 12) singing at Scotch Rocks

MUSIC IN ISOLATION

BACK AT SCHOOL

The arts and music industries have taken a huge hit this year.

Musicians could not perform and therefore could not be paid. But it was not all doom and gloom and I would like to share how music saved my sanity during isolation.

Live Music Mondays were the first performance opportunities to resume. Once Assemblies recommenced, Senior School ensembles such as Concert Band, Symphonic Winds and the PLC Scotch Symphony Orchestra performed.

During the period of home learning, I remember saying to my parents that I was grateful I could play the guitar, piano or harmonica to stimulate my brain and fill the many hours that were previously filled with sport, socialising or travelling. I challenged myself to learn new songs and record them on social media, so other people might find inspiration in their isolation. I gained followers from around the world and started to connect with people who sought out music to fill their days.

I hoped in some way it helped them to stay sane, like it had for me.

In a time when students are confronted with increased solitude and potential anxiety, music provides reassurance and escape. Whether it is a mainstream hit or a haunting orchestral piece, music lights up memories of past times outside isolation, helping us to remain hopeful.

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The House Singing competition was reinstated, allowing boys to express their musical abilities. We also staged We Will Rock You, enjoyed the Scotch Rocks performances at the Rosemount Hotel, and held the Junior and Middle School Soirées and Year 11 and 12 Recitals.

Thank you to everyone in the Music Department for organising the many events that took place with such short notice this year. On behalf of the Music cohort, we all had fun and felt special, given everything the department endured.

I wish the new Year 12 Music leadership team every success in 2021. It has been an honour serving as Captain of Music and working with the staff and students during such a turbulent time.

Beginning Bowmeisters FRONT ROW: Eden Scott, Austin Palassis, Albert Wang, Kristian Michael, Seth Kwan BACK ROW: Miss Sarina Li (Director)

Scotch Chamber Orchestra FRONT ROW: Heath Arbuckle, Julien Montandon, William Moffat-Clarke, Emanuel Radici BACK ROW: Lachlan Hyndes, Mr Griffin Wright (Director), Charlie Radici ABSENT: Harry Frodsham, William Gagen

Concert Band FRONT ROW: Rupert Arbuckle, Austin Savundra, Emanuel Radici, Joshua Cahill, William Arundel, Benjamin Berglin, Angus Treen, Aidan Brookes, Alec Prendiville SECOND ROW: Mrs Suzanne Wydra (Director), Mr Matthew Walker (Director), Willoughby Sadleir, Aidan Matthews, Alexander Dore, Jake Scott-Hill, Christopher Zyweck, Louis Wiese, William Steinberg, Hugo Silbert, Mr Tim Simpson (Director) THIRD ROW: Patrick White, Daniel Wiese, Timothy Hardcastle, Alexander Pigneguy, William Tonkin, Tobias Knox Lyttle, Jason Pocock ABSENT: Benjamin Brossard, Rory Bruce, Thomas Byass, Calum Cameron, Oscar Clements, Rory Fleming, William Gagen, Lachlan Parry, Max Shervington, James Watson

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Scotch Drumline LEFT TO RIGHT: Alexander Dore, Mr Thomas Robertson (Director) ABSENT: Isaac Norman

Scotch Flute Choir FRONT ROW: Heath Arbuckle, Rory Fleming, Aidan Brookes, Alec Prendiville BACK ROW: William Tonkin, Ms Penny Rinaldi (Director), Alastair Walker

Fretboard Surfers LEFT TO RIGHT: Thomas Osling, Mr Rob Spence (Director), Charles Burton, Ahren Mahesh

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Gael Force FRONT ROW: Ryder Campbell, Angus Oakeley, Ezekiel Ritchie, Jack Mayo, Harry Nicholls, William Golsby, Charlie Robinson, Seth Loveday, Andrew Katsambanis SECOND ROW: Mr Lachlin Brooks-Crew (Director), Xavier Riley, Alexander Everett, Hamish Middleton, Benji Landau, Magnus Fleming, Oliver Montandon, Mr Matthew Walker (Director) THIRD ROW: Bjorn Rothwell, Thomas Lovegrove, Daniel Weustink, Rafferty Donovan, Luca Regli, Oliver Payne, Jackson Walters

Alba Guitars LEFT TO RIGHT: Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson, Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts) ABSENT: Thomas Gleeson, Abraham Prendiville, Mr Mathew Laurenson (Director)

Scotch Guitar Experience FRONT ROW: Mikhael Djauhari, Siyuan Yuan, Oliver Cropp-Chabanne, James Cowan, Caelan Browne, Julien Montandon BACK ROW: Camden LeFevre, Archibald Frazer, Mr Rob Spence (Director), Ryan Benney, Thomas Veitch ABSENT: Stewart Gifford

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Guitar Mezzoforte FRONT ROW: Xavier Vanden Driesen, Thomas Lovegrove, Willem Campbell, Jonathan Gattorna, Brenn Armstrong BACK ROW: Mr Rob Spence (Director), James Stephan, Guillaume Daoud, Richard Gamble, Ruhaan Satija

Petites Guitares FRONT ROW: Noah Hubble, Benjamin Roberts, Harrison Dolling, Otto Blackburne BACK ROW: Lachlan Gillett, Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts), Robert Mackay ABSENT: Mr Mathew Laurenson (Director)

Jazz Big Band FRONT ROW: Angus Treen, Anthony Hughes, Hugo Silbert, Louis Wiese, Caelan Browne, Alexander Dore, Andrew Walker, Oscar Ralph, Austin Savundra BACK ROW: Mr Tim Simpson (Director), Mr Scott Loveday (Director), Timothy Hardcastle, George Colley, Alexander Pigneguy, Thomas Byass, James Cowan, Mr Lachlin Brooks-Crew (Director)

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Junior Choristers FRONT ROW: Alexander Haynes, Moez Ballal, Frederick Bostock, Leonard Hatch, Jeter Lee, Mason Lee, Preston Rogers, Yuvaan Satija BACK ROW: Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts), Arthur Redfern, Nicky Bunning, Edward Jones, Harrison Dolling, Frederick Young, Neo Pentony, Mrs Katrina Pollock (Director)

Pocket Aristotle LEFT TO RIGHT: Archibald Frazer, Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts), Arad Rad, Camden LeFevre ABSENT: Mr David Chidgzey (Director), Hayden Coombes, Isaac Norman

Left: Lachlan Hyndes (Year 12) Above: Charlie Radici (Year 12) Photographs: Claire Pelliccia

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Saxophone Colossus FRONT ROW: Thomas van Kranenburg, Joshua Cahill, Henry Alexander, Hugo Silbert, Alexander Merry BACK ROW: Adrian Garbowski, Mr Lachlin Brooks-Crew (Director), Thomas Byass, Alexander Dore ABSENT: Timothy Hardcastle, Mr Luke Minness (Director), Christopher Zyweck

Scotch Vox FRONT ROW: Ethan Lamb, Samuel Bennett, Thomas Lovegrove, William Oxlade, Arad Rad BACK ROW: Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts), Max Jones, Sebastian Wright, Hugo Fellows-Smith ABSENT: Mr Reece Clark (Director)

Sinfonietta FRONT ROW: Adalbert Koth, Reuben Hubble, Harrison Alder, Rowan Sundaresan, Ziyi Gao, Hugo Smith, Luyiming Wu, Konrad Michael BACK ROW: Sarina Li, Angus Noble, Thomas Gamble, Thomas Haynes, Connor McManus, Eamonn Maher, Hugh Healy, Lucas Kwan

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Scotch Youth Strings FRONT ROW: Bryce Harding, Thomas Lovegrove, Billy Chambers, Jack Mayo BACK ROW: Mr Scott Loveday (Head of Performing Arts), Luis Nettleship, Thomas Mengler, Simon Pocock ABSENT: Dr Noeleen Wright (Director)

Junior Vocal Ensemble FRONT ROW: Henry Elderfield, Taj Cook, Elijah Little, Harrison Alder, Angus Noble, Tom Osling, Jacob Little, Lachlan Shadlow, Berti Koth SECOND ROW: Miss Phebe Samson (Director), James Walawski, Roman Merenda, Ahren Mahesh, George Young, Jacob Young, Hugo Smith, Brandon Wu THIRD ROW: Rowan Sundaresan, Raymond Brodie Hall, Eamonn Maher, Eugene Cha, Billy Black, Connor McManus, Michael Reed ABSENT: Tomas Robaina Chacon, Piran Wallace

Right: Guitarist Camden LeFevre (Year 12) at Scotch Rocks Below: Violinist Heath Arbuckle (Year 7), photograph: Claire Pelliccia

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Symphonic Winds FRONT ROW: Angus Treen, Emanuel Radici, William Steinberg, Jake Scott-Hill, Max Shervington, Aidan Matthews, Timothy Hardcastle, Hugo Silbert BACK ROW: Mrs Suzanne Wydra (Director), Mr Tim Simpson (Director), Tobias Knox Lyttle, Rory Bruce, Daniel Wiese, Alexander Pigneguy, Mr Matthew Walker (Director) ABSENT: Oscar Clements, James Watson, Christopher Zyweck

Scotch Youth Winds FRONT ROW: Nicholas Livingston, Heath Arbuckle, Charles Major, Reid Knox Lyttle, Aiden Perrin, Alex Betjeman, Thomas Sojan, Thomas Van Kranenburg, Matthew Berglin, Harry Gibson SECOND ROW: Mr Tim Simpson (Director), Jasper Constantine, Joseph Finn, Bowie Abbott, James Stephens, Alec Prendiville, George Di Prinzio, Oscar Ho, Bruno Erickson, Oscar Foster, Mrs Jennifer Sullivan (Director) THIRD ROW: Anthony Hughes, Marc Ricciardello, Benjamin Pritchard, Jialuo Li, Alexander Buswell, Val Davies, Zane Levy, Him Chan Chi FOURTH ROW: Thomas Lambo, Oscar Ralph, Adrian Garbowski, Henry Ledger, William Tonkin, Alistar Walker, Calum Cameron, Rory Fleming ABSENT: Harry Alexander, Xavier Balnaves, Lachlan Cairns, Ari Coulson, Lachlan Dauth, Mitchell Henwood, Ronan Lieshman, Joshua Swan 122 | REPORTER 2020

PIPE BAND T

HE YEAR STARTED in a normal fashion, with March Out 2019 and the anticipation of a great year ahead. In addition to new leadership, we had the privilege of having two new tutors, Mr Julian Anderson as our new drumming instructor, and Mr James Murray as the new Middle School piping instructor.

Immediately we started preparing for Highway to Hell, a high-profile event for which we learned AC/DC tunes to play while standing on the iconic Canning Bridge. This event was a great highlight and we were fortunate to play as weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

COVID-19 hit the band mid-March, effectively writing-off the rest of our performances, as well as halting band practice for a term. Although this was saddening, we nevertheless set to work with Mr Bailey, Mr Murray and Mr Anderson charged with the task of conducting lessons over Microsoft Teams. During this time, we learned three new sets, each based on

contemporary, non-traditional pipe tunes, something no other pipe band in Perth had attempted.

When rehearsals recommenced, we practised the new sets to performance standard and reminded ourselves of the more traditional repertoire. With the recommencement of Marching, the Year 12s had the opportunity to lead the band before our March Out. Of note was the band playing The Beatles’ classic, Ob-LaDi, Ob-La-Da, which was received with acclaim from staff and students.

This year has also marked the start of a new era in the Pipe Band as Mr Bailey, Mr Anderson and Mr Murray have started integrating the Middle School and Senior School Pipe Band programmes, which will encourage the younger boys to become more enthusiastic and develop their skills further.

Drum Sergeant (Snare) Matthew Kerfoot (Year 11) performing in the Scotch PLC Pipe Band, photograph: Claire Pelliccia

David Stülpner Pipe Major

Immediately we started preparing for Highway to Hell, a high-profile event for which we learned AC/ DC tunes to play while standing on the iconic Canning Bridge.

I have really enjoyed the opportunity to be Pipe Major this year, and I wish the best of luck to the 2021 leadership group.

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Pipe Band at Friday Marching, photograph: Pixel Poetry

Middle School Pipe Band FRONT ROW: Thomas Sojan, Cooper Campbell, Thomas Chalmers, Jack Boylson, Marc Ricciardello, Harris Baddeley, Max Thorpe, Zachary Anderson BACK ROW: Mr James Murray (Pipe Instructor), William Buur-Jensen, James Tan, Lachlan Teissier, Adrian Garbowski, Bram Ezekiel, Sam MacGregor, Mr Julian Anderson (Drum Instructor)

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FRONT ROW: Max Freedman, Charlie Bevan, Max Anderson, James Crawford, Mitchell McVicars, David Stülpner, Mr Craig Bailey (Pipe Band Master), Angus Page, Matthew Steinepreis, Mr Julian Anderson (Drum Instructor), Benjamin Cooper, Robbie Macgregor, Liam Howgate, Alexander Aakermann, George Lewin, Will Partridge

SECOND ROW: Oscar Petersen, Charles McCarthy, Declan Reilly, Thomson Unsworth, Joshua Holborn, Hudson Grant, Sam Wake, Joseph Harris, Giancarlo Kain, Taj Clarke, Joshua Cahill, Max De Nardi, Ryan Shine, Joshua Hooke, Charlie Lewin

Scotch College Pipe Band THIRD ROW: Matthew Kerfoot, Daniel Kerfoot, Kane Mackintosh, Harry Simm, Gianluca Mastrocinque, Lewis Castleden, Milan Narula, Benjamin Scott, Hamish Meston, Julius Kain, Xavier Dry, Henry Allan, Arthur Bannister, James Anderson, Edward Young FOURTH ROW: Lachlan Bowen, Joshua Reid, Alexander Russell-Weisz, Jim Allan, Banjo Harold, Alexander Pigneguy, Benjamin Ramsden, Jarrah Withers, Thomas Lynch, Oscar Clements, Ben Walsh, Geordie Hamilton, Samuel Beattie, Toby Maxwell

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SENIOR SCHOOL DRAMA

Patrick Eastough (Year 12) as Buddy Holly

Sarah Combes Drama Teacher | Curriculum Leader – The Arts

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HO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT the opening lines from the prologue of We Will Rock You, this year’s musical, would become a reality in 2020?

When the cast and creative team were momentarily faced with the prospect of no Senior School production, we all came to realise how much we take the experience of live performance for granted. Like thousands of theatrical productions worldwide, COVID-19 saw rehearsals for We Will Rock You grind to a halt with show dates postponed.

Luckily, through the magic of Microsoft Teams, our hard-working cast and dedicated Performing Arts staff stayed connected and kept the spirit of the show alive.

We Will Rock You is set in a dystopian world where live music is outlawed, individuality is crushed with an Orwellian fist and social engagements only happen online. One could not help but draw similarities between the narrative of the play and the impact of COVID-19, as our collective yearning for communal congregation created through live entertainment became increasingly evident. This production highlighted the necessity of creative expression to the human spirit and the essential role of the arts in society.

It is this endurability of the arts, along with unwavering passion and commitment, which saw the team navigate uncharted territory to bring We Will Rock You to life. The resilience, collaboration and creative spirit of Scotch and Presbyterian Ladies’ College students was truly remarkable. Despite the COVID-19 challenges, in the words of Freddie Mercury, everyone had to “keep on fighting till the end” for the show to be the success that it was.

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When production week arrived, the cast and crew could not have been more excited. The anticipation only intensified when it was revealed that the writer of We Will Rock You, Ben Elton, had accepted our invitation to attend.

It was an honour to have a successful and influential stand-up comedian, scriptwriter, librettist and novelist, share his time with us. Ben Elton kindly offered to host a Q & A before the performance, regaling everyone with fascinating anecdotes accumulated from many years working in the performing arts and entertainment business. He also offered the cast words of wisdom on acting, writing and advice for ‘making it’ in the industry.

After the show, Ben had wonderful praise for the cast and crew backstage, leaving everyone feeling absolutely elated and inspired. It is not every day you can say, “We performed We Will Rock You for Ben Elton!”.

LIFE IS LIVED ONLINE ONLINE..

NO CROWD GATHERS, NO BAND PLAYS. William Oxlade (Year 11) as Britney Spears, Jasper Blunt (Year 11) as a bohemian, Jasper Japp (Year 12) as Puff Diddy Daddy, Tahlia Hanikeri (Year 12 PLC) as Ozzy Osbourne, Winton Messina (Year 10) as Paul McCartney, Arad Rad (Year 12) as Galileo Figaro; Gianni Kain (Year 12) as Commander Khashoggi; Arad Rad (Year 12) as Galileo Figaro and cast; photographs: Kelly Bucksey

The cast and crew of We Will Rock You, photograph: Kelly Bucksey

We Will Rock You FRONT ROW: Arad Rad, Patrick Eastough, Joshua Keatch, Sebastian Wright, Baden Ralls, Max Jones, Kieran Waddingham, Jasper Japp, David Stülpner SECOND ROW: Mr Scott Loveday (Music Director), Rowan Smith, Finnegan Harold, Winton Messina, Joshua Woodward, Xavier Houston, Lochie Elliott, Ms Sarah Combes (Director) THIRD ROW: Xavier Dry, Jasper Blunt, Joshua Galvin, Giancarlo Kain, Kieran Doyle, Hudson Grant, Ambrose Nicholls FOURTH ROW: Julien Montandon, William Oxlade, Hugo Fellows-Smith, Toren Edwards, Heath Smyth, Samuel Bennett, Patrick Stewart, Robert McAullay ABSENT: Mawson Barr-Willans, Tobias Evans, Oliver Hayers, Mrs Kirra Muni, Will Partridge, Mrs Suzanne Wydra, Mrs Emma Cooper (Director)

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

DRAMA Austin Castiglione Drama Teacher

Teamwork, focus, problem-solving, perseverance, emotional intelligence, friendships and memory are all put to the test in theatre, and the Middle School production of Kicker Thompson was no different.

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HE COMMITMENT the students and their families demonstrated through long rehearsals over an extended period was outstanding.

“I really enjoyed the whole experience.

I learned a lot, made some new friends and had fun along the way. This was my first Drama production at Scotch and I really look forward to future productions.” Oscar Foster, Year 8 “My favourite part of rehearsals were the hilarious moments we had during the smaller practices, mostly to do with making fun of our characters in the play. These moments brightened up rehearsals.” AJ Merry, Year 8 “I found rehearsals fun because people that shared a similar passion for acting could come together and practise extremely hard to create a great play.”

Jarrod Hutchison, Year 7 “I really enjoyed Kicker Thompson, the cast were all vastly different and we were able to work together to create an amazing play!” Jack Douglas, Year 8 “Doing the rehearsals was challenging, fun and exciting. It was also a lot of fun pretending to be someone else and have a new identity.” Lachlan Bird, Year 6

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“One of my highlights was sharing the theatre space with so many interesting kids from the Middle School. I loved Kicker Thompson, and I reckon it’ll capture many people’s hearts.”

William Fairclough, Year 8 “It was an honour to be in this amazing community and I had such a great time with the other Scotch boys. The whole time the theatre had such a glowing aura. What an experience.”

Darcy Gifford, Year 7

“KICKER THOMPSON WAS AN AWESOME WAY TO EXPERIENCE DRAMA DIFFERENTLY.. IT REALLY DIFFERENTLY HAS INCREASED MY LOVE FOR THEATRE. THEATRE.” GEORGE JERINI , YEAR 7 C

The cast of Kicker Thompson

Middle School Drama FRONT ROW: Lachlan Bird, Oliver Cooper, Abel Algie, Abraham Prendiville, Bjorn Rothwell, Magnus Fleming, George Sermon, Darcy Gifford SECOND ROW: Mr Austin Castiglione (Teacher), George Jerinic, Jarrod Hutchison, Thomas van Kranenburg, Henry Alexander, Alexander Merry, Thomas Lovegrove, Lucas Marley THIRD ROW: Lachlan Gooding, Charles Bowles, William Fairclough, Jack Douglas, Sam MacGregor ABSENT: Matthew Berglin, Rohan Bignell, Oscar Foster

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LITERATURE Dr Jeannette Weeda English Teacher | 2IC English

Writing Awards and Prizes We know that when writing creatively the imagination and intellect work together with the language and stylistic choices we make to innovate. To create something new.

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O BROADEN THE WAY WE THINK both logically, emotionally and creatively and to exercise our problem-solving abilities.

Creative writing gives us a voice. Our boys here at Scotch know this.

Over the year we have published four editions, one each term, of our own in-house electronic creative writing magazine The Raven. Boys who have been published have composed both fiction and non-fiction writing – over 60 pieces were published this year, along with visual art pieces. These are exhibited as exemplary and innovative writing and are enjoyed by the wider Scotch community. They are also used regularly for teaching purposes in the classroom. The Raven can be accessed via home.scotch.wa.edu.au.

At the end of each year a panel of judges awards The Raven prizes for Prose and Poetry categories and these are presented at Speech Night. This year the Years 9 and 10 Poetry prize was awarded to Tom Gray for his poem entitled The Man at the Bus Stop and the Years 9 and 10 Prose prize went to Emanuel

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Radici for his short story entitled Gone.

The Years 11 and 12 Poetry award winner was Will Partridge for his poem entitled I want to live/I want to die.. The Years 11 and 12 Prose prize was awarded to Ashley Edgar for his short story entitled Californification.

Many of our boys entered poems into the nation-wide Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards and we received some encouraging feedback from the judges.

Jasper Blunt, Hugo Elliot and Tom Mutter were asked to have their poems published in this year’s edition of Primo Lux, a state-wide poetry anthology.

These three poems respectively, rays pierce a clouded sky, Disconnect from the Online and Motorbike in the Wind are published on pages 130 and 131.

Both Sam Wolf and Taye Barlow were awarded a 2020 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers, Highly Commended certificate in the Upper Secondary category, for their short stories. These awards go to only a handful of finalists in this widely recognised and popular writing competition. Sam Wolf ’s story Sea of Dust and Taye Barlow’s story Night Terrors can be read on pages 135 and 131.

Despite COVID-19, we were still able to participate in the Young Writers’ Programme run by the Fremantle Literacy Centre, albeit largely online.

We had three participants, Emanuel Radici, Blair Shields and Ben Walsh.

The first term’s session was at the Fremantle Literacy Centre and the following three terms’ sessions involved online collaboration and learning with published Australian writers and peers from across the state also passionate about creative writing.

The following pieces are the prizewinning works.

Motorbike in the Wind Tom Mutter, Year 9 As the roaring motor soars through the air, He looks at the stands and people are everywhere, He keeps his balance veering left and right, It looks like he has taken flight.

The beautiful beast carrying him up to the sky, He thinks to himself, “Am I gonna die?”

He lets go of his hand, takes a couple flips, Showing the crowd all of his tricks.

As the bike tilts forward preparing to land He hears the crowd’s roar and the clapping of hands Taking that smooth landing on both wheels, He slams on the brakes pushing down with his heels.

His family rush fast to congratulate him, Lifting him up with the crowd, chanting Tim! That feeling of the flip was like winning the Olympics, I hope they all took a million pics.

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Night Terrors

Hugo Elliot, Year 10

The propeller keeps us afloat in an Autumn sky. The constant shudder of the engine acts as a metronome for our chirpy self-assembled crew choir. We sing our favourite church classics, belting out each one with an intensity that would match the Führer’s speeches.

Slow down, it’s not a race, take a step outside Switch off the phone, disconnect from the online Life is not a sprint, but instead a joyful ride Breathe in and out, just take your time.

The busy streets, cities and skyscrapers Concrete walls, no grass but large stone pavers Trapped within walls, stuck behind a screen The mind is not at rest here, although it might seem.

Why do we do this? It is not right A concrete jungle, not a natural tree in sight Ease your mind, do some meditation Clear your brain from all frustration.

Just a moment out of your day Relax, kick your feet up and swim in the bay Unplug the screen, take a well-earned rest Forget your worries, break free from your stress.

Rays pierce a clouded sky scape Jasper Blunt, Year 11 adding shivers of fine white light to spectred lands. thin pines are bent over backwards, wildflowers wilted, silver grass a burnt amber. hoisted lumps of earth scatter the horizon Tufts of ashed-snow cap each separate peak jagged hillsides are minatory and oppressive against blinding blue hues of light pockets through clouded sky.

And brass at the bottom of a white pine frame reads ‘mountain scape, oil on canvas, 125 x 60’.

Taye Barlow, Year 11

“Rock of ages, cleft for me Let me hide myself in Thee…”

Little things like this distract us from the thoughts of impending doom.

The odds are against us RAF. Fly and die. Charred, bubbling skin burned beyond recognition, limbs twisted and disfigured, 20 thousand feet above the ground; a fireball of metal and flesh soaring through a navy sky. This is how most of us end up.

The night cloaks our approach to fascist soil. The lustre of the hull glistens like the stars in the moonlight; which are decoys to our squadron. Gliding like a shiver of sharks through a sea of twinkling lights and navy-blue water.

The endless fields of bodies are our ocean bed. In Nazi Germany, 12 planes reflect the void of darkness.

“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me…”

The singing also diverts our consciousness away from the innocent families conversing over dinner, talking about their day, telling stories by the fire, but those stories are going to be cut short. Never to think another thought.

Never to tell another joke. Never to find love or continue loving. Obliterated by an unseen enemy soaring above. We attempt to suffocate the guilt with lighthearted carols, but it always manages to crawl out. Grasping and clawing at your oesophagus. My rear-end gunner, almost with seemingly telepathic ability reminds me, “Who would you rather, us or them?”

A crackle from the radio alerts us that we are entering German territory. The singing halts. The sickening silence deafens us. I sit at the helm with a tight grip on the controller making my knuckles white. As straight as an alert meerkat, I sit upright scanning excessively for hostile activity. Every sense is overloaded, the rough leather of the seat grips to my grease-infused uniform. The shaking of the aircraft

reverberates through my bones into my skull. I can sense the amatol, eager to decimate ‘Nazi Scum’.

A flicker of light in the distance; Molching. No different to any small town in Allied possession but for one distinguishing factor. It is a home of German filth. As we approach the classic sharp spires of the churches come into view. The apartments materialise. Grid of streets take shape. I loom above the sleeping Germans.

A brief bark from the radio signals that we are ready to deliver devastation to the unfortunate Germans of Molching.

Hesitation is a murderer of men. A split second can determine whether you live or die. A moment of remorse for the enemy can result in your own demise. I do not hesitate. The world blurs. Mechanical release of the payload. Whistling of death.

My eyes are transfixed by the orange and yellow lights. Like a pyromaniac, I cannot look away. The blaze and the crumpled buildings make a Hell on Earth.

Bodies buried, boiling, burning under the crumpled buildings. Plumes of smoke emerge from the scorching town like the souls of the deceased residents. It’s us or them.

Two makeshift goals between garbage cans, children grunting as they compete viciously for the dusty football. Ragged shoes gripping on the rough asphalt.

Mothers calling their muddy kids in for lunch and scolding them for being dirty.

Fathers wiping the dirt off their child’s youthful face. DEAD. Dreams torched to embers. Life erased from Earth. The plane begrudgingly wheels around. I feel absent from my body, my hands so far away. Bodies crammed into graves with no names.

Bodies unrecognisable. Did I really do all of that? One action, hundreds of lives.

The crew sits in silence, no singing now.

A squadron alone in a German sky.

The sun rises in all its magnificence making the sky alive. The dead of Molching, a distant memory. Lush green, rolling hills are illuminated by the pink and red light of the morn. The clouds are dancing in the brilliant rays. Compete to collect the beams as they sway in synchronisation with the cruising clouds.

In Nazi Germany, 12 planes reflect the glory of the sun. How can such beauty come from such devastation?

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Californification Ashley Edgar, Year 12 7:45 Fifteen minutes to make the 21-minute walk back home.

The two-gallon carton of milk sways in my hands like the palm trees towering 20 feet above me. A Santa Monica staple – radiating from the city centre along its vast suburban landscape. The scarp walling in our basin from the fields of the republic beyond our inhabitance, once an obstacle surveyed by Spanish explorers and hunted by Tongva tribesman, now one of the many barriers to the outside word.

My worn basketball shorts are stark against the cleanliness of the suburban background. A desert tamed by man; Destiny made Manifest. Neat houses and vacant blocks follow the contours of the land – once taped over with red stickers announcing ‘Foreclosure Sale’ – now rebuilt, renovated and reinhabited…an American dream. A lottery where the numbers aren’t so random, where luck is given rather than received. It’s easy to talk about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when you already have everything anyone could ever want.

I enter Regent Boulevard; American Craftsman homes unnaturally define the boundaries of the street – uniqueness in conformity – the hypocrisy of our system.

7:55 The phone rings – it’s Mom. “¿Cuándo vas a estar en casa?”

She knows I don’t speak the language.

“Soon Mom, I’m just down the road.”

“And Isabella, mi niño?”

I hate it when she calls me that.

“She’s on her way.” ***

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I see Isabelle, dragging her feet on the dusty pavement, outside my neighbour’s.

Her uniform brown hair brushing her shoulder blades over her white polo shirt and Levi jeans. “Babe,” I feel the warm embrace of her body amongst the aroma of her Cartier.

On our right is a Credenza containing the car keys, Mom’s hair pins and a series of bills – a horrendous photo of middle school me, braces, bottle glasses and bad haircut. I thump the frame down onto the table, hoping Isabelle won’t notice the worst phase of my life.

An elegant space divides my skin from hers, the warmth dissipating like sweat from the skin.

Our hallway opens up to the kitchen, photos of Mom’s extended family on the wall.

Isabelle steps onto the path entering my neighbour’s place: I touch her hand indicating “wrong way” – followed by an awkward laugh. I retreat to our home, the foreigner next door.

Her parents, old and fatigued from years of manual labour but still grinning beside pallets of someone else’s produce – the work ethic which allowed them to afford the very walls their picture adorns.

I never met my grandparents, as the banned chemicals of a generation ago took their toll.

An oasis of Spanish Colonial Revival in a desert of suburbia. It looks somehow more at home in our desert state, compared to the lawns and picket fences of our neighbours. The openness of the courtyard is uncomfortable amongst the practicality of the clean wooden façade of our neighbour’s.

“Wow, what a spectacular house – is it like your place back home?”

“Yeah!” I lie. I’ve never lived anywhere else.

My mother opens the door.

“Niño!” She embraces my shoulders and ferociously kisses my forehead. “¡Buenos días, Isabella¡ ¡No te quedes ahí en la puerta¡ ¡Pasa!”

“Maria, nice to meet you!”

Isabelle awkwardly looks to the side as she receives the same treatment, Mom offering her warm embrace.

We walk through the arched door, which swings aside to reveal the buttery yellow interior. The wall is broken up by little droplets of solidified paint, the result of Uncle Antonio’s attempts at renovating. The tiled floor relieves the heat from outside as we remove our shoes. Isabelle doesn’t look particularly comfortable – I want to assure her my mom’s floors are clean, but the gleam probably already tells her that. I quickly dunk my fingers in the bowl of holy water haphazardly nailed next to the doorway, realise how odd it looks, and try to surreptitiously do the sign of the cross under the guise of a cough.

Another is a photo of me near the window, with the cousin who I dragged to the Southern California Medical Museum when they came from Mexico.

My grins hide the fact that I hated their visit – I was their awkward shadow for the whole trip, shambling beside their realness and authenticity at 12 years. At least that particular trip to Pomona gave me the idea that I wanted to be a doctor.

There were many more, all these photos of places I’ve never been, most people I’d never met. My father is notably absent from even the smallest photograph. The story keeps on changing like the photos on the wall.

The tiled backsplash draws both Issy’s and my attention, the mahogany table a centre piece to the room. On the kitchen bench quesadillas overflowing with cheese, elote skewered in a line on a bright blue dish, and the aroma of the posole dominating the kitchen.

“Mom, you didn’t have to go to so much effort!” I say half-proud, halfembarrassed.

Maybe she’s cooked so much because she’s nervous.

Isabelle’s eyes bulge slightly. Her Mexican dining experience is limited to the Taco Bell dollar menu. “Holy…!” She breaks her silence, almost involuntarily.

Mom looks at her in shock. If I spoke like that, I’d be family history.

This is going to be a long night.

The Man at the Bus Stop Tom Gray, Year 9 Man sits at the bus stop, drowsy and dreary.

He is suddenly awake,

The arid heat of July piercing his cracked face,

He fixates on the quaint beauty across from him.

The dull golden blur fills the world around him,

Soon, a crisp air envelops his cheeks,

His destitute presence contrasting its rapid pace.

The ambition and pride in his heart is dim, Denial and rejection suffocate his soul at every turn.

No longer wearied from his woes,

Like a winter sea, it floods away the misery and chills the soul.

The horrendous heat fades away, Left only is the sun’s glorious ray.

I want to live/ I want to die. [extract] Will Partridge, Year 12 i stood at the gate of the kingdom contemplating how such beauty, and such power could exist. the doormat of the almighty, the boundary of life. i never considered i could be standing here. ***

The once empty pit inside him, now overflowing

my journey began

A sense of euphoria ever-growing.

and machinery.

And so his eyes rest, his legs too, as the sultry air and his body become one.

As he imagines a flourishing forest,

the shamans painted me in shades

Lively and vibrant,

of isolation and regret.

As he drifts into a haze, his ears still ring

Standing tall, filled with life.

a group of Swedes put me on a train

With the laments of the everyday man in front of him.

Crisp waterfalls washing away evil,

He has searched and searched and found no bliss

Birds singing and chirping

As his consciousness fades, an emerald hue is shone upon his face,

Each note gleaming with joy.

He quickly opens his eyes, and what he finds seems so out of place.

From a time before humanity’s birth.

Like a feather in the wind, It floats and sways, Dancing and prancing

Trees dwarfing the virgin earth,

where vibrancy trumped business, and where beauty trumped net worth. a billionaire’s freighter glided through god’s tantrum. maybe net worth is inescapable. the great plains blew me westward.

His lucid vision escapes his mind.

reminder of past torments.

Delicate and divine.

A quaint fern sprouts from the ground,

The world no longer green and alive,

So small yet so profound,

But crippling destruction in overdrive,

It seemingly emits light

Cracked concrete-covered streets engulf his entire reality,

Crisp waterfalls washing away evil, Birds singing and chirping Each note gleaming with joy.

headed for the end of the world.

Soon a blistering wind knocks him from his feet, The midsummer misery drains his soul yet again.

A beacon of hope in a world filled with blight.

in a slum of fruit flies

As he observes humanity’s harsh brutality.

a breeze from the ocean; a gentle a healer in a hut built of straw pierced my septum with a needle crafted from bone. she told me “listen intently, to the stories of others.” i spent only a brief time in churches, more in monasteries. the ancient fortresses

The fern now worn and weary,

of the old gods stood opposing us.

Tired from the world around it,

heretics screamed in ancient tongues,

All life drained away.

as Americans and Europeans lectured

He sits and wonders how something so seemingly meek,

about the power of god.

Had provided such a great mystique.

modern inquisitors gave me sideways glances.

And mankind something so bleak.

i never felt inclined to listen.

and then the fog rolled in. i felt it clamouring and hollering, sometimes screaming murder. fear becomes real once you can’t see your hand in front of your face. once all you hear is hissing and moaning. once all you feel is a cool brushing, from something not there. when your life becomes redundant. your heart could stop and you wouldn’t even be able to tell. by the time i reached Douala,

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i felt the world surrounding me, like that fog had done many months before. i turned around and saw life, yet looked ahead towards clarity. the rolling, discursive waves reminded me of my great great great grandfather, that colonial emperor. as the captain welcomed me to my quarters i considered for a moment what my father would think of this journey. would he think me childish? would he respect my resolve? would he notice i was gone? *** it was snow that dragged me from the Amazon. a Chilean monk brought me to his home in Valparaiso, and his brother whispered stories of gods and monsters, as we journeyed to the Andes. his log cabin in the mountains became home for a month or two. the stone monsters and frozen embrace helped me learn to feel. time slowed and senses evaporated. unity and harmony between human and nature. motion. motion became my universe. “without motion” the brother taught “we and everything we know… are dead.” when the snow had melted that summer the motion had fallen still in my mother. *** freedom could be found down every other street then. i loved that. it was like a paradise lost. like heaven could exist. it restored my faith in god. it destroyed my faith in humanity. the earth which i had treasured became a waste land. and i a pawn. in some vile game.

Gone Emanuel Radici, Year 10 My time has come. My forests, once so dense and serene, now are barren.

My oceans, once so full of life, now sit, with the life I gave slowly asphyxiating from the plastic surface. The future, which once seemed so promising, now seems bleak. I am now a wasteland. An example to others that even the most infinite beings have a limit. And that limit was reached. And surpassed. I have not felt the soft, warm glow of the sun on my plants for years. The light is filtered out by the thick, choking layers of smoke and carbon. My people have taken the decision to leave. Their own home, built around them, has no longer become sufficient to sustain them. And so, the decision was made. To leave in spacecraft, with no aim, but just to escape the one place they once called home. As I watch the first people leave, I contemplate everything I have been through during this time.

I start at the beginning, when I came into existence. Young and fruitful, gifted the chance to host life. It really was a long time ago. I was able to watch these people grow and develop. My humans.

They started as nothing, just like me, and they evolved, they changed, they grew into what they are today. We have been through so much together. They risked their own extinction many times, but through great efforts and control they managed to save me. I reflect in sadness; today will be the last day that I am able to look upon my creation. I can’t control myself anymore. I can no longer hold in the steam and superheated metal of my volcanoes, neither can I stop the cascading waves of water. It seems surreal to me, to think that what I created, what I nurtured and brought to life, now is leaving me for a better place. It’s like a parent, who has done their best to support their child, but eventually must face the inevitable end product: a person who must choose their own path and forge their own legacy. It’s not my fault that they must leave. As I feared from the beginning, they did it to themselves.

Allow me to take you to the memory of my world, the world I created before the people came.

The trees sway gently in a cool, evening breeze. The soft trickle of water from a nearby river snakes its way through

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the landscapes. The tiniest details of my world, I honed to perfection. The dirt was moist, full of nutrients, the foliage green and healthy. Birdsong rings throughout the forest, a sweet and melodious tune. A mother deer guides her fawn through the thick canopy of the trees. The golden sun shines gently down into the clearing, illuminating the smallest elements, all contributing to make one perfect place. Slowly, the river comes into view. It’s as clear as crystal.

Fish playfully dart around, turtles swim among eels. Contrasting the birds’ melodies is the harmony of nature.

Nature which I created. Nature which they destroyed.

I don’t know how to feel. I know that I am nearing my end. Should I feel angry?

Should I be resentful towards them? For all the damage they caused?

The land is barren now, devoid of colour and life. The minerals have been cleaved from the ground; vast expanses of trees have been torn from their roots. Every corner of the planet has been stripped bare. The air is heavy, dark and choking.

The icy tips have long since melted, and water laps at the inland. It is the heat that bothers me most, day and night, oppressive.

I watch them go. I wish I could say something. Speak my mind. Tell them of their creation, of how they came to be. But I cannot. All I can see is myself, and even the corners of my vision are starting to darken. I do not know what this means. I was brought into being for a purpose. My purpose was to support life. But now that life is leaving me; what is my purpose? Am I to be cast aside, like a used tissue, to be thrown into the waste and left somewhere? Maybe I will just dissolve into the same nothing from which I came forth. I do not know. I cast my eyes up, towards that last rocket, carrying the last people. I feel saddened that this last generation will only carry away the memories of a desolate wasteland.

As I watch them slowly shrink to a small speck in the sky, their rocket fumes an ironic parting gift, I whisper a final farewell.

I am tired.

I am old.

I am damaged.

I am alone.

Sea of Dust Sam Wolf, Year 12 And in that moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came. It tapped away on the roof and the silent fields.

However, earlier that day it had been different.

I woke hours ago, but there was no rush to get anything done. What more could I do? I could feed the sheep, but they’d already been overfed. All they needed was water, and water I could not give them. I had exhausted every last drop from the well, the dam and anything I could find, but it wasn’t enough. They couldn’t last much longer and, honestly, neither could I. Even as I pulled my socks on they scratched away at my dry feet, and my shirt stunk of day-old sweat. I only do one load of washing a week, because it’d be a waste of water. It’s so expensive now, I’ve no other choice. It’s not like I was making any money from my sheep anymore. I pulled my worn and dishevelled boots on and put on my broad, dusty hat. Each step toward the veranda creaked in the old house. The sounds of the house provoked memories.

It hurt to live here; this place brought back too many memories of Amy. We’d come within a week of getting married and then she just up and left. She “couldn’t live out here, in the middle of nowhere,” apparently, and away she went with some bigshot businessman from the city.

The fly screen door flung open with a small nudge from the tip of my right boot and it crashed loudly into the house.

I stood out on the deck looking over what was left; not much. From the top of the hill, I could see almost everything, except for the old dam where the sheep spent their time. There was a sea of dust before me, and at the bottom of the valley was the old fig tree I’d proposed to Amy under. It was now a flimsy skeleton of branches, strewn with patches of dry leaves. It was all once mile upon mile of luscious green pasture. An array of

native birds used to socialise in the trees around the house, chirping all day. Even the birds were gone, which left a lifeless silence for miles. On the horizon, clouds hung over the land, tormenting me.

I started up the rickety old ute. It groaned as it struggled to turn over. I’d had to sell the Landcruiser to pay for bringing in as much water as I could, but that only lasted a few weeks. I had to check on the sheep. The sheep that once numbered 4,000 were now down to a few hundred, and if I lost these, there was no hope for this place, let alone me.

The ute reached the base of the hill, on the other side the sheep would usually lie. They somehow clung onto hope by sitting near the dam, expecting it to magically fill up. Poor things. I don’t know how much longer they could last.

It could be days, a day, or they could all be dead already. I was about to find out.

I stepped down from the old red ute and landed on crusty dead grass that crunched like broken glass under me. I was nervous for what I would find and began sweating. I didn’t know if it was fear, heat or both. I lunged my way up the hillside, pushing off my knees for support. The hill began to level out and I finally got to see.

First it was the smell. I knew what it meant, but I didn’t want it to mean that.

I looked around. The ground around the dried-up lake was smothered by dirty white sheep. There were hundreds but none made a sound. At least a hundred would be dead. None ran away in fright.

I could see the rise and fall of breath in many of them, but that was all. I’d failed.

They wouldn’t last another three days.

Even the birds were gone, which left a lifeless silence for miles.

On the horizon, clouds hung over the land, tormenting me.

house, harder this time, and broke off the door’s top hinge. I stumbled through the house and fell face down onto my bed. I lay on those sweaty sheets for hours until the cool of night began to flow through the front door and push away the day. I hadn’t stopped crying.

Hours more passed, until I eventually reached under the bed and fumbled my arm around in the dark until it found what it was looking for. The stainless steel was cold in my hand, and the wooden stock was menacing. I was crying loudly now and trembling like nothing else. It was my only choice. A thousand memories rushed through my head.

CRACK. A terrible deafening sound split the sky and shook the house. Then there was a moment of silence. But I was still here. The sound had been lightning, and in that moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came. It tapped away on the roof and the silent fields.

I burst into tears, and I cried for hours.

It rained for days.

The drive back to the house was the worst hour of my life. As the ute rattled along the track I struggled to see through my tears. I can’t even remember having my eyes open for it. I drove slowly, wailing and crying. I crawled out of the car and left it running. What would it matter? I stumbled up the steps and flung the door open. It crashed into the

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HEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED that there would be a Public Schools Association Athletics Carnival this year, the boys were filled with excitement and determination to have a crack at our sixth Alcock Shield in the past eight years and to achieve the onerous three-peat.

The Scotch College Athletics season commenced in the July holidays with boys from Years 7 to 12

coming down three times a week to build fitness and strength for the shortened season that lay ahead. On the morning of what was to be a big day, Mr Doney gave an inspirational speech on the guts the team had displayed in previous years and the effort that would be required on this day to succeed. With everyone full of adrenaline from these motivating words, the boys walked through a guard of honour provided by the Pipe Band, ready to give their all.

Throughout the day, the boys in burgundy and gold competed hard, consistently filling up the top places in most events.

Special mention goes to Reuben Westerman and Jaxon Hayden for competing despite their injuries and illnesses on the day. Although, in terms of guts, I cannot go on without mentioning the race from Kalib Dempster Park who, after being out for the last two weeks due to a hamstring issue, was unsure whether he would run. Yet, after being passed in the final 100 metres of his race, he showed pure resilience and fought back to claim the victory. This inspired the team and set an example of the team’s expectations, early on in the day.

Josh Keatch Captain of Athletics

“THIS INSPIRED THE TEAM AND SET AN EXAMPLE OF THE TEAM’S EXPECTATIONS, EARLY ON IN THE DAY.” We wrapped up a wonderful day of competing with several wins in the relays which secured our spot as first place overall. A big thanks to all the specialist coaches that helped throughout the season, in particular Mr Gale, Mr Foster and Mr Doney for organising the team and preparing us for the big day.

It has been a true honour to run for Scotch College in Athletics over the years. I am sure that the younger boys will continue Scotch’s strong Athletics legacy in the years to come.

Left: Will Gordon (Year 12) running the relay at the PSA Athletics Carnival, photograph: Thomas Campbell; Top right: Hayden Henschel (Year 9) doing hurdles at the PSA Athletics Carnival, photograph: Thomas Campbell

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FRONT ROW: Tom Chalmers, Brodie Donkin, Caden Hart, Samuel Bult, Jonathan Gattorna, Billy Mahaffy, Oscar Foster, Clancy Banfield, Louis Poulson, Luke Megson, Sebastian Carmichael, James Liston, Jordan Krieser, George Graham, Josh Keatch, Zaide Moxham, Jaxon Hayden, AJ Merry, Max Burbury, William Pateman, Reid Knox Lyttle, Jayden Clarke, Cooper Matera, Digby Gardner, Cooper Campbell, Oliver Knuckey SECOND ROW: Mr Anthony Doney (Coach), Charlie Banfield, Cambell Johnston, Tom Mengler, James Taskunas, Cody Curtin, Lucas Woolf, Ben Simpson, Timothy Jorda, Charlie Roads, Alexander Lee, Jarvis Banfield, Bailey Banfield, Rafferty McDonald, Finn Tuohy, Matthew Kerfoot, Kaleb Morrison, James Spadanuda, Will Duplock, Tex Cross, Zane Levy, Isaac Oddy, Marc Ricciardello, Henry Feutrill

Athletics THIRD ROW: Tyler Messina, Cameron Schirmer, Aden Stocks, Christopher Michael, Gray Moffat-Clarke, Adrian Garbowski, Alexander Garbowski, Daniel Doheny, Craig Dinas, James Waddell, Joshua Ledger, Max Freedman, Joe Edwards, Julien Montandon, Hudson Weir, Kalib Dempster Park, Tane Hasler, Xavier Graham, Tyrelle Manado, Ben Marris, Christian Melsom, George Stoney, Elijah Pretorius, Hugo Silbert FOURTH ROW: Mr John Sheridan (Coach), Mr Richard Foster (Head of Sport), Jonathan Dunlop, Joe Fonti, Luca Green, Marco Ghiselli, Sullivan Moody, Tom Liston, Charlie Duplock, Sean Palmer, Sevvel Mahendranathan, Nicholas Vriezen, Nicholas Paganin, William Gale, Lewis Crump, Jack Kapinkoff, Max Shervington, James Mahaffy, Brodie Hayward, Hayden Henschel

FIFTH ROW: Mr Callum Jacobsen (Coach), Mr Peter Burt (Head of Senior School), Mitchell Hyde, Jack Cook, Herman Strydom, Nikolas Gajdatsy, Oscar Bird, Henry Vaughan, Jaxon Douglas, Finn Wright, Jesse Coughlan, Tony Ghiselli, Ethan Riseley, William Gordon, James Shaw, Declan Cook, Nicolas Le Page, Oscar Clements, Rory King, Christoff De Wet SIXTH ROW: Mr Michael Brinsden (Coach), Mr Mark Gale (Coach), Mason Ness, Nic Langsford, Matthew Turkich, Bailey Cumming, Charles Maxwell, Finn Lumsden-Lowe, Riley Waters, Max Bailey, James Deykin, Ricardo Holder, Edward Allan, Ben Clarke, Samuel Barrett-Lennard, Matthew Coutts, Cody Price, Sam Beattie, Oliver Gray

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HE 2020 BADMINTON teams were distinguished by their development, efficacy and drive throughout the season. Whilst the Firsts began the season as one of the weaker teams, the tremendous growth from the athletes and brief reshuffle of members saw the group become stronger.

After losing the first two fixtures, the team’s seventh and final member Max Weir returned from his hiatus caused by a broken arm. In the following fixture, Scotch fought proudly against a muchimproved Trinity College. Within the singles portion of the day, the teams were tied 3–3, thanks to convincing wins from Tim Imison, Charlie Yin and Milan Narula. The subsequent doubles round proved effective. Max and Milan, as well as David Winton and myself,

won after long-fought matches. This led to a strong morale boost for the team and saw us achieve a pivotal win against Wesley College the following week. After that, there was a win against Guildford Grammar School.

The final match for the first half of the Baddy season displayed the age-long rivalry between Scotch and Christ Church Grammar School. Although Mr Foster fervently supported the team in the painstakingly long three-set matches that transpired, the Scotch team was unable to beat Christ Church. Ultimately, a number of strong wins in the second half of the season coupled with a loss against Wesley, despite the team’s diligent efforts in training, solidified the team’s position of fourth on the ladder.

Rory Bruce Captain of Badminton

A special thanks to Mr Ryan Foster, Andrew Singh and Harrison Burt needs to be made due to their strong commitment to helping the team grow in training and the support given on match days. Their contribution to the Scotch Baddy team is beyond the expected duties of attending fixtures and training, and much of the team’s achievement can be attributed to the coaches’ efforts.

It has been a real honour to lead the team this year and I am confident that Scotch can perform well next year, especially with the Year 11 talent already in the First VI. Good luck to all teams in the 2021 season and beyond.

Congratulations also to those Year 12 students who have supported Badminton over the past two years, it has been great to play with you.

Badminton FRONT ROW: Charlie Yin, Rory Bruce, David Winton, Milan Narula BACK ROW: Mr Ryan Foster (Head Coach | Manager), Max Weir, Tim Imison, Darius Opie ABSENT: Mr Harrison Burt (Assistant Coach), Mr Andrew Singh (Assistant Coach)

Above: Year 11s Tim Imison and Charlie Yin playing doubles against Guildford Grammar School; Year 11s Max Weir (smashing) with Milan Narula guarding the net against Guildford; photographs: Derren Hall

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HIS SEASON SAW A team of fresh faces, with nine boys representing the Scotch First V Basketball for the first time.

The 2019–20 Basketball season commenced well before our first game, with extensive pre-season training in the latter half of Winter Term. After weeks of hard work, we were all eager to kit up in our newly designed uniform and represent the College with pride.

Our first game was one of much excitement against a competitive Wesley College team. It was neck and neck the whole game, and when one of our players got injured during the game, we were left a man down. This made us more determined than ever to win, sending the game into overtime where we came out victorious.

One of our biggest games of the season was against Hale School in Summer Term. After losing to them at a home game, we were eager to prove our worth on their home court. We came out fierce, hungry to knock them over. After playing with intensity and commitment, we won the game by 10 points.

Despite playing some great games, we finished fifth on the ladder, a result not as great as we had hoped for.

Considering the majority of the team were playing in the Firsts for their first season, it was a great effort and should set the team up well for next year.

This season also saw 12 boys take part in the United States Basketball Tour – an unforgettable experience that not only improved us as players, but also taught us many life lessons. It was a fantastic

Charlie Bevan Captain of Basketball

tour, and I would like to thank all the people who were involved in making it as memorable as it was.

On behalf of the First V Basketball team, I would like to extend my thanks to Coach Mr CJ Jackson and Assistant Coach Mr Sean Mecham.

Their dedication and passion were unfaltering, and under their guidance, we all improved drastically as individual and team players. Our thanks must also extend to Mr Richard Foster, Mr Michael Brinsden and Mr Mitchell Clarke, who helped us out with their knowledge and experience of the game, whether it was at training or fixtures. Finally, I would like to thank our parents who baked, scored and supported us for the entire season.

Basketball FRONT ROW: Hayward Brodie, Tom Lynch, Tim Imison, Reuben Westerman, Charlie Bevan, Maxx Della Franca, Kobie Abrahams, Matthew Crook BACK ROW: Mr Craig Jackson (Head Coach), James Deykin, Lee Youngman, William Wolf, Rex French, Zavier McGillivray, Mr Sean Mecham (Assistant Coach)

Above: Brodie Hayward (Year 10) and Head Coach CJ Jackson in a timeout; Matthew Crook (Year 12) driving the ball versus Aquinas College; Maxx Della Franca (Year 11) shooting a three pointer versus Aquinas College; photographs: Thomas Campbell

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CRICKET HE 2019/20 SEASON was a great sign for the future of Scotch Cricket. After much improvement and success saw the First XI finish third.

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The First XI returned after Christmas with a practice game against a strong John Forrest Secondary College side, which was great preparation.

In early September the First XI squad began their quest for the Darlot Cup, beginning pre-season training and playing practice matches against Sydney’s Scots College, Hale School and Belridge Secondary College, which prepared us well for Spring Term Cricket.

Unfortunately, a loss to Trinity in the first game of Summer Term was a big setback for the team. In the second game against Hale, we bounced back with a hard-fought performance that ended in a draw, thanks to the determination of Alex Osborne and Jack Beazley.

In the first few matches, the First XI team took down tough Wesley College, Aquinas College and Christ Church Grammar School sides, to sit top of the ladder at the halfway mark of term. The fourth match was against an undefeated Hale side and saw great efforts from Alex Chew and Lachlan Simpson, scoring 108 and 52 respectively, leading us to victory.

We maintained focus and gained a fantastic win against a strong Aquinas side, keeping us within reach of the Cup. At the following week’s match against Wesley, we declared early on Saturday morning that we would push for an outright victory. Sadly, the match gave Wesley a chance to snatch victory, which was crushing for the boys.

In the next match, the boys took on rivals Trinity College. We were determined and fought hard all game, but lost to the better side on the day. In the final game of the term against Guildford Grammar School, we bounced back after the disappointing result to Trinity College, to secure a good win. This was highlighted

by Year 10’s Benjamin Melville scoring his first 50 in First XI Cricket, a great sign for the future.

In surprising and unfortunate circumstances, the season was cut short due to COVID-19, which was a disappointing result for all the hard work put in throughout the year.

The Summer Term results saw the First XI side sitting in first position, equal with Hale and Trinity on five wins apiece, with the Second XI remaining undefeated.

Thank you to the parents and supporters, who gave tremendous amounts of support throughout the season. To our Bowling Coach, Ken Lilly, thanks for all your help throughout the season and giving us a good laugh. To Wade Wingfield, our Assistant Coach and Team Manager, thanks for all your guidance throughout the year and rubbing your passion for cricket off on

Alex Chew Captain of Cricket

many of the boys. Finally, thanks to our Head Coach Dean Holder who has built a strong culture for Scotch Cricket over many years, and good young men.

To all the younger Scotch cricketers, I wish you all the best for the upcoming years. To the leaving Year 12 cricketers, it has been a pleasure to play alongside you since Year 5, and I hope you enjoyed our final year as Scotch cricketers.

Cricket FRONT ROW: Jack Beazley, Alex Osborne, Arun Tibballs, Alex Chew, Lachlan Simpson, Ricardo Holder, Riley Waters, Hugh Plowman BACK ROW: Mr Dean Holder (Coach), Benjamin Melville, Jack Kapinkoff, Rory King, Nicholas Paganin, Alexander Melville, Mr Wade Wingfield (Manager)

Above: Flight and guile from Lachlan Simpson (Year 12); Benjamin Melville (Year 10) cutting a short and wide delivery for four; photographs: Thomas Campbell

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Josh Keatch Captain of Cross Country

Caden Hart (Year 7) running the Cross Country vs Wesley College; Cross Country All Schools race in Kings Park; photographs Erica Lorimer

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HE SCOTCH SENIOR Cross Country team started the 2020 season with an astonishing round of fixtures. Filled with young talent and hardworking, persistent athletes, the team came away from the home-andaway fixtures with an almost-perfect race record of 6–1, falling short to Aquinas College in what was a close race.

This placed us second overall, due to a detrimental narrow win over long-time rivals Christ Church Grammar School

in the final race. Our success in races is due to the number of Year 7, 8 and 9 boys that came and ran with us after their usual Friday fixtures. Without them, it would be a different story.

Furthermore, we illustrated our team values by putting on a show for the home crowd at the first Public Schools Association All Schools Race. With many injuries appearing throughout the team, we started to drop positions towards the end of the race. All boys

ran tremendously well and whilst two of our top 15 runners, Jack Cook and Tane Hasler, were out from injury the team managed to come out on top and secure second place for one of Scotch’s best results for the year. Thanks to Mr Doney, the boys showed grit and resilience when finishing off the race, demonstrating that it is not legs that we run with, but the mind and the heart.

Cross Country FRONT ROW: Ben Scott, George Johnston, Riley Flecker, Max Shervington, Mr Anthony Doney (Coach), Joshua Keatch, Will Gordon, Sam Dyball, Hudson Wheeler SECOND ROW: Oliver Knuckey, Cooper Matera, Jaxon Pantall, Alex Merry, Reid Knox Lyttle, Caden Hart THIRD ROW: Clancy Banfield, Oscar Foster, Charlie Banfield, Tex Cross, Joshua Hooke, Archie Gilchrist, Sebastian Carmichael, Alex Lee, Henry Feutrill FOURTH ROW: Kyle McDonald, Jack Cook, Jack Hendricks, Oscar Clements, Will Gagen, Pearson Chambel, Lachlan Bowen, Heath Muller, Tane Hasler ABSENT: Alex Hill, Archie Hoddinott, Mason Ness, Theo Smith

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THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY that the season could not have started any better. Our first game was a nail-biting four-point win over Aquinas College at home, followed by a tight win over the reigning premiers Hale School.

After displaying a high degree of team spirit and camaraderie on both occasions, it was evident that we had a special team. Our high-pressured intensity was a relentless force that surprised our opposition and put them on the back foot. After the first two remarkable wins, we soon discovered that we would not play either Hale or Aquinas again due to the shortened season. As our confidence began to grow, we set standards, as we appreciated that there were still another eight games left, and it was crucial that we did not get ahead of ourselves.

The team cohesion between the two year groups was impeccable. The Year

12 group were always an undersized and undeveloped group of boys in the junior stages. We used to get beaten by most teams, but you could not fault the effort. As each season progressed, we would be faster, stronger, and fitter, but our competitiveness did not change.

It did not matter who we were up against, we would never give up, and this unrelenting attitude was contagious in the team and was a key driver in this year’s success.

The Year 11s slotted into the side perfectly. They were the slick outside players who provided run whilst the inside players competed hard for their teammates. The two year groups forged close friendships, and you could back every player to give 100 per cent on the field at all times.

Hamish Gooch Captain of Football

we can control” was a message imprinted in our minds as we were encouraged to concentrate on one game at a time. This mentality and step-by-step approach meant we never underestimated the opposition. We knew that during the shortened season every game counted.

Overall, on behalf of the boys, a huge thank you must be extended to Steve Malaxos, Mr Guard, Mitch Clarke, Mr Jahn, Mr Dwyer, Harry Sinclair, Justin Crump and Mr Bridle for their continuous support and guidance throughout the season. We are extremely grateful to you for taking the time out of your own lives to help us grow as players, and we realise the end result would not have been possible without your constant dedication to the team. Your efforts did not go unnoticed.

Our main goal this year was to try and improve at every training session throughout the season. “To control what

Football FRONT ROW: Aden Stocks, Tom Graham, George Graham, Riley Waters (Vice Captain), Hamish Gooch (Captain), Jaxon Hayden, Hugh Plowman, Joshua Ledger, Jack Cooper SECOND ROW: Tyrelle Manado, Joseph Crowley, Jack Kapinkoff, Zaide Moxham, Lewis Crump, Alex Chew, Nicholas Paganin, Max Mumme, Raquell Bin Rashid, James Holtham THIRD ROW: James Shaw, Tony Ghiselli, Edward Allan, Angus Johnston, Reuben Westerman, Ben Clarke, Ricardo Holder, Gianni Kain, Jett Braddock ABSENT: Mr Mitch Clarke (Assistant Coach), Mr Luke Dwyer (Assistant Coach), Mr Nick Guard (Assistant Coach), Mr Stephen Malaxos (Senior Coach), Mr Matthew Jahn (Assistant Coach)

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Max Shervington Captain of Golf

REETED WITH PERFECT, benign conditions at our new location for this year, Seaview Golf Club Cottesloe, the Scotch Public Schools Association team enthusiastically prepared to take on our fellow PSA schools in the annual tournament.

The Scotch team – Will Gale, Cooper Stanley, Jack Tylich, Jurie Terblanche, Lachlan Simpson and myself – thoroughly enjoyed the day, with Cooper scoring the lowest off the stick amongst our boys. There was great camaraderie amongst the players throughout the 18 holes.

COVID-19 required adjustments to the schedule and nature of the competition’s play. All players teed off from the first hole, rather than a shotgun start as in previous years, which saw some nerves creep into the opening drives as the gallery of players and parents watched on.

Trinity College were the eventual winners; their combined lowest four scores won the day convincingly from the second and third place-getters. The lowest score of the day was recorded by a Trinity student – 74 off the stick.

Thanks to Seaview for accommodating this event for 2020 at short notice. If the putts did not drop, at least the views across to Rottnest took the players’ minds off things!

Final Results 1st Trinity College 2nd Christ Church Grammar School 3rd Hale School 4th Scotch College 5th Guildford Grammar School 6th Aquinas College 7th Wesley College

Golf FRONT ROW: Jurie Terblanche, Saami Welsh, Max Shervington, William Gale, Daniel Cooper BACK ROW: Mr Chris Wisniewski (Teacher), Cooper Stanley, Lachlan Simpson, Jack Tylich

Above (left to right): Jurie Terblanche (Year 10); Lachlan Simpson (Year 12); Max Shervington (Year 12)

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COTCH’S HOCKEY TEAMS embarked on their respective age-group competitions with great excitement. Historically, Scotch is one of the strongest Hockey schools in the Public Schools Association, and this was evident with strong seasons from the younger age groups. The Year 9s finished with two wins and two losses and the Year 8s won two and drew one.

The senior teams, including the Seconds and Thirds, had dominant seasons reflecting the depth of the senior boys.

The Seconds recorded five wins and two losses, scoring 30 goals for and only six against. The Thirds, coached by Old Scotch Collegian Cameron Murie (OSC 2018), survived the season undefeated, conceding no goals against.

The Firsts started the season with anticipation; looking forward to working with new coach Andrew Mellor, a well-

Max Freedman Captain of Hockey

known coach in the hockey community who has coached state teams for over 10 years. Knowing the competition was strong and even, the task ahead to win the Ray House Cup was going to be very challenging. A strong first game against Aquinas College saw a 3–1 win, followed by a gruelling loss the week after to Hale School, which reminded the squad that no team is a walkover. A close 2–1 win against Trinity College saw the younger years adapt to the game’s pace and pressure of representing their school at the highest level. With the next three fixtures the toughest of them all, Wesley College, Guildford Grammar School and Christ Church Grammar School, the squad worked hard to improve on weaknesses evident in the games prior. A draw to Wesley, the Ray House winners, was arguably the greatest game we played, displaying heart and pride.

However, close losses to Guildford and Christ Church saw us with a tough task to be in contention to win the cup.

Overall, the Firsts endured a tough season with marginal losses and many games that could have gone either way, rounding out the season with four wins, one draw and five losses. However, despite the results not showing the squad’s full potential, the boys came away with many lessons learnt and, with only five Year 12s departing, there is a strong chance of regaining the Ray House Cup in the years ahead.

A final thanks must go to coaches Andrew Mellor and Harry Paull, who were pivotal in the team’s development and success, and our manager Kate Webster-Blythe for her role on the bench and organising the boys week in, week out.

Hockey FRONT ROW: Fletcher Gardner, Monty Atkins, Xavier Graham, Max Freedman, Angus Walsh, Raphael Schinazi, Thomas Rowe SECOND ROW: Ms Kate Webster-Blythe (Manager), Mr Andy Mellor (Coach), Fletcher O’Connell, Hamish Meston, Thomas Westcott, Oliver Perrin, Hugh Mitchell, Nicholas Verryn, Mr Harry Paull (Assistant Coach) THIRD ROW: Mitchell Hyde, Henry Vaughan, Ronald Fellows-Smith, Cooper Anderson, Rory King, Matthew Steinepreis

Above: Henry Vaughan (Year 10), Tom Westcott (Year 11) and Angus Walsh (Year 12); Max Freedman (Year 12); photographs: Derren Hall

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HIS YEAR SAW the Boat Shed off to a fast start, with an ethic of hard work and determination, producing three senior crews with depth and ability, and marking Scotch as a serious contender at the Head of the River.

The Albany camp on the Kalgan River saw the senior crews undergo technical and physical improvement. However, 2020 was not the perfect year by a long shot. In the beginning, there were constant injuries and sickness, which hampered our ability to compete as strongly as we would have liked.

At the January rowing camp, all of our crews improved rapidly, coping with the rigorous hot Champion Lakes course.

The First VIII honed their racing with a focus on quick starts, which they were able to test in two practice races against the Guildford First VIII. The racing season began with the Hale Regatta, which immediately proved that

Fraser Webb Captain of Boats

five schools were in contention for the Cup this year, with only four seconds separating first and fifth place, and a sixminute winning time. Our crew followed up with a terrific first place at the Trinity Regatta, only five seconds behind the Men’s Youth VIII in the same race. As the season progressed, it became clear that any of those five crews could win Head of the River.

The senior division as a whole found success. The Second VIII maintained a dominant season with multiple wins and silverware, and the Third VIII continued to improve, achieving podium places throughout to finish the season in second place.

Success in the younger years was not defined by results, but by the boys’ growth towards becoming young men.

Having spent time coaching some of these boys, watching them develop was astounding.

A big thank you must be said to the coaches. The nature and incredible quality of coaching that the Boat Club has continued to offer in my time, and especially in the year 2020, is greatly appreciated by the boys. Though modest, the coaches allow the Boat Club to flourish each year and play their role in forging young men for life.

The season will inevitability be remembered for its historic nature, one where we were unable to row Head of the River, which has taken place every year since its inception, through both world wars and more. Whilst this is true, it is not a year that should be remembered for what did not happen, but for the feats achieved by a talented and committed Boat Club. If I were to summarise the season and the Boat Club’s philosophy it would be in the words of Mark Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

Rowing FRONT ROW: Will Partridge, Ben Clarke, Angus Walsh, Fraser Webb, Matthew Warne, Riley Flecker BACK ROW: Mr Bill Hutton (Coach), Pearson Chambel, Taye Barlow, Ben Scott, Mr Grant Ford (Head of Rowing)

Above: Rowing 2nd VIII winning the cup at the Wesley College Regatta; Rowing 1st VIII at the Head of the River

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RUGBY

Damian Haynes Captain of Rugby

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HE YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY. The year Scotch College won the Brother Redmond Cup with an undefeated season.

The First XV squad were eager to start the 2020 Rugby season. Watching the squad develop and mould from 27 individual passionate players into a team of 27 mates, willing to do anything not to let the player beside them down, is something that will not be forgotten.

Despite all the uncertainty around this year’s season, the boys persevered through online training whilst in lockdown with the aid of coaches Mr Creighton and Mr Woods, who set up an online spreadsheet for boys to record their daily workout scores to maintain our mental and physical drive. Once the season got underway, we were as physically and mentally prepared as we could be going into the beginning of our field sessions. The dedication the squad showed during the painfully slow process of preparing for the season, is a credit to everyone involved.

Game one vs Hale at Hale. The very game that defines Public Schools Association Rugby, with two prestigious schools known for their Rugby programmes ready to battle it out for the title. A must-win game to put the team in good stead for the remainder

of the season. For the entirety of the game, both teams fought hard, however through sheer determination and pride, Scotch came out victorious 19–10, after what would be one of the most physically demanding games of the season.

The team was united in their goal to win the season, which was apparent in the ways the boys trained and played throughout. Training Monday in the gym, Tuesday and Thursday on the field and Friday for the Captain’s run; the boys stayed past dark, experienced some of the darkest mental places through CrossFit and the feeling that your heart was going to erupt from your chest.

Which was a weekly occurrence; we were constantly fixing and improving the small aspects of our game that would later lead to our success in 2020, and pulling on the Scotch College First XV Rugby jersey with pride each week.

At the last game of the PSA season, Guildford at Guildford (a powerful team), we were overwhelmed with excitement and sadness as it would be the last time this team played rugby together.

Nonetheless, the boys played some of the best rugby, defeating Guildford 55–7 to reclaim the Brother Redmond Cup. This season has been one of the most memorable seasons for the squad and everyone is extremely grateful for the opportunity that we were given to have a Rugby season despite all the uncertainties only a couple of weeks prior. A huge congratulations must go to the Year 10s for their successful season, demonstrating the strength and depth of the Rugby programme throughout Scotch.

Boys, it has been an honour to lead you throughout the year, and I wish you every success in the future.

Rugby FRONT ROW: Christopher Michael, Ned Cusack, Jacob Bennett, Sam White, Damian Haynes, Oliver Stewart, William Van Uffelen, Oliver Barrett, Brad Avery, Connor Macaskill SECOND ROW: Mr Justin Creighton (Coach), Charlie Duplock, Ben Nixon, Rory White, Tom Lynch, Josh Eygelaar, Simon Arrnott, Ivan Munoz Morillo, Cooper van Rooyen, Rev Gary Van Heerden (Chaplain) THIRD ROW: Daniel O’Meara, Chey Colling, Matthew Warne, Quin Arundel, Christiaan Buys, Fraser Webb, Samuel Meecham, Samuel Tan, Bailey Cumming ABSENT: Mr Connor O’Sulivan (Coach), Mr Alex Wood (Coach)

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HE SEASON STARTED at home against Aquinas College.

With new players coming into the team and old players stepping up, we felt confident.

We walked away with a close 1–0 win, which put us in a brilliant spot to start the season. Our next game was by far the most important: Hale School away.

We came away with a lucky 0–0 draw but we played like professionals. This gave the whole team motivation that the league was in reach. We went on a three-game win streak pumping Trinity College, Wesley College and Guildford Grammar School.

This was when our short winning run came to an end. We had a huge game against Christ Church Grammar School

Jamie Johnstone Captain of Soccer

at home. They ended up beating us 3–0.

As you can imagine this fazed a couple of the boys and we soon switched back into reality. We realised that we could not just cruise into games hoping to win, we needed to get our mindsets right. Our next game was Trinity at home – we all knew that it was not going to be as easy.

We ended up losing, again, 3–1 this time.

This was rock bottom, but as we all know there is only one place to go from there.

Our next game was Christ Church at their home ground. I tried to motivate the boys in a way that would completely change our mindset. I specifically said to not worry about the league and to focus on making it the most physically challenging game for them. Straight off the bat, I could see the lads all wanted

it more. We ended up beating them 1–0 and I could see the fire in us was relit.

Hearing the news about Hale losing to Aquinas at home, we soon came to realise we still had a shot at the trophy.

At Wesley away we were 2–0 down at half time, but with Mr Foster and Headmaster Dr O’Connell watching, we realised we had to put on a show. We brought it back to 2–2 and walked away with a well-fought draw. Unfortunately, this put us in the fight for second place.

Realising it was the last game of the season, we ended up beating Guildford 7–1, just to make a final statement. All in all, the season was filled with ups and downs but it is one we as a team will never forget.

Soccer FRONT ROW: Kaleb Morrison, Sebastian Reynolds, Curtis Sciano, Liam Howgate, Jamie Johnstone, Andrew Walton, Sean Palmer, Aidan McKie, Alex Van Wyk BACK ROW: Mr Joel Kandiah (Manager), Sevvel Mahendranathan, Sam Wake, Benjamin Sharrin, Benjamin Ramsden, Max Bailey, Tim Valmadre, Will Mackinnon, Joe Watkins, Mr Gyles Davies (Assistant Coach) ABSENT: Mr Robert Mohan (Coach)

Above: Joe Watkins (Year 12); Sam Wake (Year 12) in possession against Guildford Grammar School; photographs: Derren Hall

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Archie Frazer Co-Captain of Surfing

BRIEF YET THANKFULLY complete season saw the Scotch Surfing team victors at the Perth Metropolitan Surfing Competition and putting up a solid fight against Christ Church Grammar School for a close second in the Public Schools Association Surfing.

Our season kicked off, as always, with the Inter-House Surfing Competition held at Leighton Beach in a crisp winter swell.

However, this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the seniors and juniors were held at separate locations on different days. All senior boys represented their Houses at a high standard from the start where already, from the very early hours of the morning, it was clear that the Scotch Surfing team was capable of a bright and fruitful season. In the later hours of the morning, we saw the senior surfers have a tense heat, with Hugh Mitchell coming away with a tight win.

The senior bodyboarders also performed to a very high standard, with Nicholas Verryn getting the edge over Jamie Waddell and coming away with the win.

Next up in the season we had the Junior Inter-House Surfing at Trigg Beach, where surfers had to make the most of small, testing, grim conditions.

Special mention goes to Hugh FellowsSmith who served his House proud, entering freezing winter waters in just boardshorts and a rash-vest.

The morning concluded with Dan

Boshart coming away with a win in the bodyboarding final and Joe Mathews winning the surfing final.

Day three of the Metropolitan Surfing Competition was a highlight of Scotch’s Surfing season. A very high standard of surfing, combined with above-average conditions, saw us win over many Perth schools. Special mentions go to both bodyboarding teams in getting a semi-final finish, to Jackson Conti and Joe Mathews who placed second in the junior surfing division, and Archie Frazer and James Bennett who won their senior surfing division.

Following our well-earned win in the Metropolitan Surfing Competition, we headed to Scarborough Beach for the highly anticipated PSA Surfing Competition. Despite an underwhelming performance, we gained a more than satisfactory result, taking second place to Christ Church. This pleasing result can

be attributed to our junior surfing team, who placed second in their division, and both bodyboarding teams, junior and senior who won their divisions.

Overall, the Scotch Surfing team had a good season, rising above the many setbacks the worldwide pandemic dealt us. However, the team’s ongoing success could not have been achieved without the efforts of Mr Rugg and Mr Wisniewski.

They have both sacrificed numerous hours supporting and organising the entire team and have played an essential role in the team’s continual success over the years. Moreover, a huge thank you to the parents and guardians of the boys for supporting, organising and transporting the entire team. It is safe to say that without the efforts of both the parents and teachers involved, none of us would have had the opportunity to compete, let alone succeed to the extent we did.

Surfing FRONT ROW: Jackson Conti, Jarvis Banfield, Nick Verryn, Archie Frazer, Jamie Waddell, Ryan McConkey, James Bennett BACK ROW: Mr Jonathan Rugg (Teacher), Joe Edwards, Hugh Mitchell, Matthew Galjaardt, Lewis Crump, Callum Mitchell ABSENT: Dan Boshart, Kalani Locke, Joe Matthews, Noah Matthews, Ryder Phillips, Mack Young

Above: James Bennett (Year 11); Archie Frazer (Year 12)

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SWIMMING

Jesse Coughlan Captain of Swimming

Tex Cross (Year 8) competing in Butterfly; Xavier Smith (Year 7) competing in Breaststroke; William Howie (Year 8) mid-dive; photographs: Thomas Campbell

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T IS UNCHARACTERISTIC FOR Scotch College to witness success during the Public Schools Association Swimming season. And yet, this is exactly what sets this season apart from any other in the College’s history. I have no doubt that the team’s podium-finish this year foreshadows an upcoming streak of grand triumph.

Throughout the season, I observed a commitment present within training and competitions that I had not experienced in the half-a-decade I have been a part of the senior team. With the introduction of the new Head Coach Ryan Steenkamp, the boys were abruptly subject to a new degree of difficulty in training. Despite the spew-mongering challenges, the College broke turnout records. For the first time that I can recall, Scotch had to limit those attending training.

These unprecedented challenges in training undoubtedly facilitated our success in competitions. The early joint Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Scotch swim meets saw personal bests improve.

The Inter-House Carnival reinforced the team’s competitive spirit, whilst the St Hilda’s and Quads meets portended the outcome of the PSA Carnival.

On the behalf of the Year 12s in the team and cheer squad, I can comfortably say that the 2020 PSA Senior Swimming Carnival was a night that will not soon be forgotten. I was incredibly taken aback by the sheer volume of cheering emitted

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by the College’s team, cheer squad and spectators during events that we did not place highly in. It is a testament to the Swimming team’s culture and attitude that, despite coming third overall, we still celebrated the loudest and proudest.

Thank you particularly to the staff for this season. The Year 12s desired bold and optimistic change, and you established this change professionally and efficiently. It is no coincidence that since Ryan began as our Head Coach, the team has improved significantly.

Although he is an incredibly humble individual, he deserves recognition and praise.

Additionally, parents played a key role in the team’s success. I know from experience that timekeeping is not one of the most invigorating tasks, yet you did it for hours on end.

Finally, to the team, I vehemently thank you all for delivering a memorable year to all of the Year 12s on-and-off the team. Although it is inarguable that the Swimming team has improved considerably, there is still much to improve on. Many of you are aware of the upcoming strength of the 2021 Year 12 cohort. If the culture and team continue to improve at this rate, I truly believe that we will again, in no time, retain that trophy. I look forward to seeing what is to come for the team.

THE YEAR 12S DESIRED BOLD AND OPTIMISTIC CHANGE, AND YOU ESTABLISHED THIS CHANGE PROFESSIONALLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

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FRONT ROW: Nicolas Monger Molowny, Bailey Wright, Sam Hector, Noah Brown, Mr Peter Burt (Assistant), Gianni Kain, Mr Ryan Steenkamp (Head of Swimming), Jesse Coughlan, Mr Edward Grant (Assistant Coach), Campbell McAually, Thomas Delroy, Zaide Moxham, Max Anderson, Damian Haynes SECOND ROW: Simon Arnott, Cody Price, Jack Tylich, Samuel Meecham, Jaxon Hayden, Riley Waters, Reuben Westerman, Ben Clarke, Julian Kyriakou, Xander Aakermann, Taye Barlow, Ruan van der Riet, Bailey Thomson THIRD ROW: Cooper Campbell, Brodie Donkin, Myles Beeney, Clancy Banfield, Sam MacGregor, Santiago James, Tex Cross, Alexander Bailey, Tom Simich, Cole McLarty, Lucas Hyde, Alec Prendiville, Oliver Warden, Will Howie, Jordan Krieser, Isaac Smith, Charlie Hogg

FOURTH ROW: Zac Anderson, Thomas Sojan, Caden Hart, Jake Taboni, Luke O'Connor-Smith, Campbell Johnston, George Hodgson, Will Arundel, Ben Marris, Xavier Smith, Alexander Garbowski, Benjamin Pritchhard, Tommy Clements, Jason Rietveld, Charlie Banfield, Richard Gamble, Daniel Leclezio, Kristian Hunter FIFTH ROW: Hugh Boxshall, Aidan McKie, Hugo Silbert, Bailey Banfield, Matthew Howie, Finn Harland, Harry Clark, Calum Cameron, Mack Williams, Sebastian Houston, Sam Bailey, Kash Braddock, Jarvis Banfield, Henry Cooper, Zachary Mills, Tyler Messina, Jonnie Smirk

Swimming SIXTH ROW: Ben Simpson, Sebastian Salt, Timothy Scheepers, James Mahaffy, Marco Ghiselli, Patrick White, Nic Langsford, Finn Wright, Harrison Hammond, Kyle De Bruin, Noah Matthews, Raffael Torre, Matt Galjaardt, Hunter Freestone, Kalani Locke SEVENTH ROW: Mitchell Hewitt, Jake Marshall, Mitchell Langdon, Daniel Boshart, Tony Ghiselli, Joe Matthews, Nicolas Le Page, Fraser Davis, Rusty McIntosh, Jacob Pope, Declan Cook, Lewis Crump, Will Marshall, Joseph Crowley ABSENT: Val Davies, Joe Fonti, Macsen Friday, Stewart Gifford, Gabriel Huberman, Adriel Roblin

Sport

TENNIS

Tom Graham Captain of Tennis

The team narrowed it down to support and encouragement that would help us win the tight points. Every match played against Christ Church that day was of a very high calibre, and the voices generated from the Scotch First VIII and our supporters was just as impressive.

Sadly, after four hours of intense gameplay, Scotch had once again fallen short by one set, losing 13–11.

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HE SEASON STARTED a new team manager, Mr Ryan Foster, appointed after Revd Chas Lewis’ long reign over the First VIII Tennis team came to an end. With a new manager and under the guidance of our Coach Jack Dowland, the boys were eager for success going into the season.

The season started against Wesley College at home, which provided a huge advantage. The Gooch Pavilion grass courts delivered unpredictable bounces and sudden wrong ’uns that baffled even the entire Scotch team. At the end of the fixture, Scotch had produced a dominant performance against Wesley.

The statement was clear: Scotch was well and truly in contention for the Corr Cup. The following week, Aquinas College experienced the same fate as Wesley, only driving and motivating the boys for what they knew would be a serious contest the week to come.

Going into the fixture against Christ Church Grammar School, the game plan was to hold both sets in the doubles and, if anything, break even, as this was an area last season that saw us fall short by one set. Although skill execution is very important against a highly talented side, we prided ourselves on our communication and voice.

The rest of Spring Term was a clean sweep for Scotch and left us in a comfortable second position. In 2020, Summer Term’s fixtures were announced.

Christ Church was scheduled for Week 8, allowing plenty of time for preparation.

The boys continued to stay focused and trained hard, pushing each other on the training courts.

Every fixture was played, except Christ Church and Guildford Grammar School due to COVID-19. Which was a devastating end to the season as the team had spent hours training in the hope of squaring the ledger against Christ Church and winning the Corr Cup. Personally, this season was one of enjoyment and great mateship amongst the boys and gives us great hope that in the near future Scotch will take home the Corr Cup. It has been an honour to captain the side this year, and I wish Scotch Tennis every success in the future.

Tennis FRONT ROW: Austin Prendiville, Oscar Warner, Wesley Huang, Tom Graham, Ben Walsh, Jurie Terblanche, Ryan McConkey BACK ROW: Mr Ryan Foster (Manager), William Hudson, Max Weir, Jacques Creighton, Sam Gray, Mr Jack Dowland (Coach)

Above: Jurie Terblanche (Year 10) whipping a backhand; Ryan McConkey (Year 11) serving; photographs: Thomas Campbell

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VOLLEYBALL

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T WAS A PLEASURE to watch our Volleyball team of 2019/2020 grow.

The team showed strong resolve against some formidable opponents. We dug in against Christ Church Grammar School, winning 3–2, and achieved a win against Guildford 3–0. Unfortunately, our season was cut short, with the last remaining matches against Christ Church and Guildford cancelled, which would have been a nice finish to the season. Overall, we finished in fifth place with two wins and six losses.

a role as a coach there. We wish him all the best. It is with a sad note that we also say goodbye to Dylan Wood, who is going on to complete a PhD in conjunction with the West Australian Institute of Sport. We congratulate you for the expertise you brought to our team, along with the calm and collected manner with which you led the team, throughout your many years at Scotch. Thank you, Dylan, we wish you all the best in furthering your education and hope to see you back on the courts soon!

Co-Captains David Chan and Lachlan Hydnes and the team would like to thank Seconds Coach Jason Laverdure for his mentorship and skill development.

Jason’s club has a strong association with Aquinas College, and Jason has taken on

It was an honour to see the Firsts team’s dedication during the first half of our 2020/21 Volleyball season. Comparing our initial match against Aquinas in Round 1 to our match against Hale School in Round 6, the improvement

Mr Oscar Burke Teacher in Charge

in individual skills and teamwork has been outstanding and is a testament to the work put in by the First team.

In particular, the Co-Captains Bailey Thomson and Cody Price have taken an active role and interest in fostering cohesion in a team that spans different friendship and year groups. Coach Matt Hennig has done a remarkable role as the Firsts Head Coach. He has brought insight and enthusiasm into the game, as well as getting involved in scratchies, pulling off some impressive hitting and passing!

As of December 2020, we are sitting in sixth place with one win and five losses.

We look forward to the opportunities that the new year of 2021 will bring.

Volleyball FRONT ROW: Max Freedman, Ethan Riseley, David Chan, Lachlan Hyndes, Chris Zyweck BACK ROW: Luke O'Loughlin, Finn Lumsden Lowe, Angus Johnston, Jaxon Hayden, Nelson Hegge ABSENT: Mr Oscar Burke (Manager), Mr Dylan Wood (Coach)

Above: Chris Zyweck (Year 12) gets one past a blocker; Nelson Hegge (Year 10) spikes from a well-timed set; Libero Lachlan Hydnes (Year 12) preparing for a dig; photographs: Thomas Campbell

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WATER POLO T

Campbell McAullay & Julian Kyriakou Co-Captains of Water Polo

HE SCOTCH FIRSTS TEAM finished the decade claiming the Dickinson Shield in an undefeated season. Over the past five years, the Firsts team have placed in the top three, with the 2016/17 team claiming the Dickinson Shield. We endeavoured to continue these pleasing results and bring home the shield.

The team effectively opened the season, remaining undefeated in all six games of Spring Term, holding us in good stead for the remainder of the season. Our closest margin was against Aquinas College in round two of the term and highlighted the team’s grit and determination. We went into the last quarter down by a goal, only to outscore them 5–1, resulting in a 12–8 victory. The next round against Christ Church Grammar School would prove a pivotal game in deciding the final standings. A strong start ensured a comprehensive lead 6–1 at quarter time, which led to the final score 17–8, in favour of Scotch College.

In Summer Term, the team was faced with a new challenge to remaining undefeated after starting goalkeeper, Sam Lodge, broke his wrist in the weeks before the second half of the season began. However, with Year 10’s Jake Marshall playing goalkeeper for the first time and new junior boys joining the squad, we hoped to replicate our Spring Term success. Once again, the match against Aquinas proved to be

the toughest of the term. We won 10–8, which displayed the consistency and determination of the team.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the season was cut two games short; meaning the return fixtures against Christ Church and Guilford Grammar School would not take place.

However, because our points on the ladder could not have been attained by other schools even if the season had continued, we claimed the 2020 Dickinson Shield.

The Year 12s effectively stepped up, showing strong leadership in the water as the team successfully went through the season with a 10–0 record. We hope the hard work and determination showcased this season sets the tone for

the younger boys in the team to follow and has laid the groundwork for the team to retain its success for future years to come.

We thank all the people that supported the team during the season. As always, special thanks to Coach Mr Peter Tresise for sharing all your water polo knowledge, which played a large role in shaping the team’s success. Thanks to the Sport Department for all the effort organising training venues and fixtures, and all their administrative work. And finally, thank you to all the parents for helping out around the pool.

Finally, congratulations to the team, and good luck to the future players at Scotch College.

Water Polo FRONT ROW: Tom Simich, Seb Houston, Declan Cook, Campbell McAullay, Julian Kyriakou, Jake Marshall, Will Marshall, Matt Howie BACK ROW: Fraser Davis, Rory White, Jesse Coughlan, Gianni Kain, Mr Peter Tresise (Coach), Noah Brown, Jett Braddock, Sam Lodge, Simon Arnott

Above: Will Marshall (Year 11) with the ball, photograph: Thomas Campbell

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OUT OF BOUNDS

Dylan Field (Year 11) and Heath Smyth (Year 11) on the 50 Mile Walk

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50 MILE WALK

The 34th annual 50 Mile Walk took place over the August long weekend, with Year 11 boys from Anderson, Shearer and Stuart Houses taking part in this unique challenge.

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N THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 20 boys and a team of 11 staff departed Scotch College for Moray in Dwellingup. The night was filled with plenty of food, ice-breaker games and the traditional strapping of feet. Shaye Pett had the honour of reading No Sweat, by former staff member Greg Peck (OSC 1971), to the boys this year, and it was then that the enormity of the challenge started to sink in for the walkers.

At 3am on Friday morning, the walkers woke to the sound of Max De Nardi’s bagpipes blaring The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

At 3.45am, bagpipes again filled the early morning sky to the tune of the school song and the walkers were on their way.

Each hour, they were met by a team of support staff who transported their bags, water bottles and food. The group set a cracking pace early in the morning, with the support crew working hard to beat the walkers to each stop. At the stop near Stringers Campsite around 10am, they were greeted by two PLC nurses who kindly volunteered their time to support

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Mr Scott Galipo Mathematics Teacher

them. Many boys used this stop to get their feet re-strapped and to get rid of some layers of clothes as they headed towards the warmest part of the day.

The pace slowed up during the afternoon, yet spirits raised when they were met by over 20 parents at the dinner stop near Baden Powell around 4.30pm. Warm clothes and head torches were put on again, as the group started their final few legs. The completion of the 50 Mile Walk is always a special moment, with Max De Nardi bagpiping the walkers through the streamers and balloons to the cheers of parents and the support staff.

Twenty boys and four staff completed the 50 Mile Walk this year. A huge congratulations to all the boys who made the decision to take on this gruelling challenge. A massive thank you must go to the following staff who were involved: Lisa Evans, Nick Guard, Nick Warrington, Shaye Pett, Meg Baker, David Kyle, Prue Bermingham and PLC staff Audrey Lee, Phoebe Robinson and Nanette Smith.

ROTTNEST ISLAND YEAR 9 CAMP

Josh Griffin and Marco Ghiselli Year 9

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LONG WITH THE REST OF YEAR 9, we set out to Rottnest Island. We thought Rottnest was a perfect time to build new relationships and create new friendships with students, not only those in your House but all the other Houses. We were extremely excited to head off to Rottnest Island. However, the two of us had already visited many times, unlike a few students within the year, so we knew what to expect.

As soon as we arrived, it was a beautiful sunny morning and the water was crystal clear. What a great start! All we could think of was to cast a line in the water and grab some food from the bakery, but we knew the point of this camp was to form new friends, have fun and make a good impression on our new teachers for that year.

In our opinion, the best parts of the camp were snorkelling at Henrietta Rocks and the Basin and creating sand sculptures. A highlight for me was being in the water swimming alongside fish and going in and out of ledges. We were very excited and confident swimming in the water because we had done it many times, however, we were able to sympathise with those who were less confident in the water. Another great part of camp was being paired up with another House. For us, this was Anderson House. This meant we were able to bond with other people other than within Alexander House.

Overall, we thought camp was excellent and well organised by the teachers and staff and we had so much fun doing activities with other kids in our year.

We also enjoyed the activities and experience of camp, as we felt it helped to further build connections with others in our year. Whilst the pair of us had already visited Rottnest before, we were able to explore more of the Island than we otherwise had before. In the end, we formed new relationships with other kids, which was great.

We also had personal highlights of the camp, such as the free time after activities had finished, where the cohort played cricket and basketball around the barracks.

We were even lucky enough to put on a massive batting partnership with Headmaster Dr O’Connell, whilst playing cricket during the break times.

Year 9 students cleaning up beaches around Rottnest

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TOURNAMENT OF MINDS I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH SUCH A PROFOUND GROUP OF BOYS..

Adrian Garbowski Year 8

Harry Osborne Year 8

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OURNAMENT OF MINDS is a competition in which you must use your critical thinking, reasoning skills and, most importantly, teamwork to complete a series of challenges. These challenges include a long-term challenge, which you work on for several weeks and a spontaneous challenge given to you on the competition day. However, this year we were unable to hold a competition day, so we completed the challenge by submitting a video.

A challenge that we faced was that none of our group members had worked together before, and we had to overcome that hurdle at the start to really begin our TOMs journey. My team included boys from Years 6, 7 and 8: Xavier Balnaves, Caden Hart, Oscar Ho, Jack Mayo, Charlie Robinson, Raf Donavon and myself. One thing that I am sure everyone in this team took out of this is that no matter what challenges life throws at you, you can always overcome them with the right work ethic and attitude. This experience will carry us through our school journey and life and always remind us of the key values of a true young man.

I really enjoyed working with such a profound group of boys, and I would like to thank and congratulate them for their effort, attitude and excitement they displayed throughout this journey.

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OURNAMENT OF MINDS is a fun and engaging competition in which boys from Middle School and Junior School participate. In TOMs, as we like to call it, we had some very fun and creative training sessions every Thursday afternoon for the second half of Autumn Term and at the start of Winter Term we were given the longterm challenge. My team decided on answering the challenge using STEM. We worked on the challenge for six weeks until competition day. My team for 2020 consisted of William Arundel, Alex Buswell, Declan Riordan, Heath Arbuckle, Xavier Vanden Driesen, Nicholas Zhao and myself.

Our long-term challenge was that, as a group, we had found an object that held information about the past and future.

Our entire idea revolved around a group of school students and a teacher who were in the Amazon for a school trip and were teleported to another world.

Then the entire world held a competition to find out how to activate the orb.

On behalf of everyone that participated in TOMs this year, I would like to thank Mrs Woods, Ms Hodgson and Ms Grech for putting together this amazing opportunity and for their guidance and support throughout the challenge.

STAFF

Dean of Teaching and Learning – Senior School Shirin Reyhani, Deputy Head of Senior School Gareth Williams and Head of Senior School Peter Burt, photograph: Claire Pelliccia

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HE YEAR 2020 saw both recruitment and job changes for several senior staff positions, including the return of a familiar face.

It commenced with the appointment of Kate Quinn as the Director of Advancement and Philanthropy, with David Kyle taking over as Director of Admissions, Engagement and Communications. Jordan Owenell returned to the College, after a threeyear absence for the commencement of Autumn Term, taking over as Head of Boarding. Later in the year, Maria Hodges was appointed as the Head of Junior School, bringing with her a wealth of leadership knowledge and experience.

We commenced the year by recognising well-deserved Long Service Awards.

Six staff members celebrated 15 years of service, including Paul Davidson, Director of Finance and Corporate Services; Patrick Barry, Senior School Science Technician; Shelly Willis, Laundry Supervisor; James Bridle, Assistant to the Head of Sport; Peter Frusher, Careers Advisor; and Ashley Keatch, Senior School Design & Technology Teacher and Boarding Head of Year. Three staff members celebrated the 20-year milestone; Warwick Norman, Dean of Teaching & Learning – Junior School and Information & Research Specialist; Deborah Lee, Senior School Mathematics Teacher; and Grant Ford, Assistant to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Head of Rowing. One staff member, our long-serving Groundsperson David Clifford, celebrated the magnificent achievement of 25 Years Long Service – well done, David.

Mr Gareth Spence Manager of Staffing and Human Resources

The following staff successfully completed the National Excellence in School Leadership Initiative programmes in 2020.

Deputy Principals Leadership Colloquium Shawn Brogden Curriculum Leader – Outdoor Education Scott Bycroft Middle School Teacher Scott Duncan House Head Alexander and Mathematics Teacher Tracey FitzPatrick Year 8 Coordinator and Middle School Teacher Ashley Keatch Boarding Head of Year and Design & Technology Teacher Justine Wall Chaplain Teachers’ Leadership Development Programme Lisa Crofts Information & Research Specialist Women’s Advanced Leadership Programme Shirin Reyhani Dean of Teaching & Learning – Senior School Women’s Middle Leadership Programme Emma Cooper Drama Teacher Jacqui Langley Curriculum Leader – Mathematics Nicole Spanbroek Creative Arts Teacher

Sports Coach and Gap Student Yalusa Myosi and Design & Technology Teacher Brent Van Ingen-Kal at Highland Games

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I am delighted to confirm that Brendan Zani received the National Excellence in Teaching Award for Innovation in Online Teaching. For the award, parents nominate teachers who have put extra thought into digital methods to enhance learnings, worked deliberately to motivate their students, frequently interacted with them and facilitated their interactions with each other. The award is presented to just 12 primary and secondary school teachers across Australia and is a magnificent achievement. Many congratulations, Brendan.

I also must thank all our staff for successfully adapting to the everchanging work environment imposed during this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it was social distancing at the College, adapting to working from home or teaching remotely via our Scotch College Online Teaching programme, our staff showed great strength of character and resilience, successfully adapting to the rapid changes taking place. Not only did this situation demonstrate what our staff are capable of achieving when faced with a significant challenge, but it also strengthened our sense of belonging, as we supported each other through the crisis and ensured we continued to deliver the highest level of teaching and learning to our students.

In conclusion, 2020 was yet another successful year for the College. Despite facing significant external challenges, Scotch College continues to thrive with our staff at the heart of everything we do.

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FRONT ROW: Brendan Zani, Shirin Reyhani, Mark Watts, Scott Loveday, Brad Tyrrell, Gareth Spence, Justine Wall, James Hindle, Anna Hu, Peter Burt, Penny Hooper, Alec O’Connell, Richard Ledger, Paul Davidson, Gary Van Heerden, Cara Fugill, David Kyle, Deborah Lee, Jordan Owenell, Kate Quinn, Gareth Williams, Amanda Ritchie, Warwick Norman, Sophie Berry, Peter Frusher SECOND ROW: Jeannette Weeda, Irene Louden, Fiona Richmond, Rebecca Shiel, Kate Flowers, Yasmin McDonald, Jan Coffey, Caroline Elms, Petranella Turner, Irene Halim, Mia Sullivan, Marika Ball, Brad Watson, Leanne McCoy, Shauna Lipscombe, Anita Johnson, Lisa Palmer, Heidi Locke, Ian Waldock, Terri Phillips, Lisa Crofts, Jane Mills, Alison Webster, Janet Lopez, Samantha Leung, Cass Macgowan, Dianne Moran

THIRD ROW: Aden Brown, Katelyn Guy, James Murray, Sarah Combes, Loreen Kerrigan, Emilie Perrot, Matthew Lane, Fiona Pinardi, Debbie McConnell, Abbey Thomas, Sheila McKenna, Kerstin Helm, Amanda Beckett, Bernadette Boisen, Mel Colling, Lynn Murray, Olivia Creagh, John Santelli, Matthew Washbourne, Gabriel Hodgson, Marie Bloodworth, Moira Cross, Steven Scotti, Julian Anderson, Chelsea Endley, Olivia Harnwell FOURTH ROW: Ashleigh Civiello, Julie Allcock, Kim Rawlings, Nicola Eidie, Mahsa Shahbazi, Rochelle Gaudieri, Fran Hannington, Jonathan Rugg, Caitlin Collins, Rowan Knight, Brent Van Ingen-Kal, Justin Creighton, Simone Pethick, Ryan Markwell, Michael Ninkov, Meg Baker, Jodie Kitto, Kate Gooding, Sarah Blunt, Karen Tyler, Michelle Grosse, Cas Gabriels, Lisa Evans

Staff FIFTH ROW: Kate Webster-Blythe, Katie Hobbs, Matt Hildebrandt, Adelle Wilkes, Jonathan Tay, Fiona Alexander, Phebe Samson, Patrick Barry, Barry Evans, Jon Marginis, Sam Sterrett, Jared Faint, Howard Loosemore, Linda Gauld, David Clifford, Dan Chitty, Nick Spadaccini, Joel Kandiah, Wilfred Liauw, Libby Muddle, Martyn Kelly, Louise Lilford, Fiona Craig SIXTH ROW: Nick Guard, Tim Simpson, Edward Grant, Drew Templar, Sean Mecham, Katherine Green, Sam Scott, Andrea Goodison, Richard Foster, Jacob Miolin, Nicholas Warrington, Matt Pannell, Simon Hollingshead, Jordan Gallacher, Grant Bennett, Michael Neave, Tanya Swinny, Renia Lakomy, Steve McLean, Michael Davies, Amy Ward Gordon, Lynley Fudger, Luke Dwyer SEVENTH ROW: Douglas Seaby, Tyrone Giese, Andy Mellor, Matthew Jahn, Grant Ford, Shawn Brogden, Reg Reberger, Andy Gray, Toby Robinson, Peter Tresise, Lewis Miedzyblocki, Richard Hales, Mark Gale, Ashley Keatch, Craig Bailey, Brad Young, Matthew Walker, Scott Galipo, Nathan Kime, Scott Duncan, Matt Luton

STAFF VALE

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David Clifford Irrigation Technician

By Mr Mark Watts Operations and Project Manager OVER THE PAST 26 YEARS, David has modernised the College’s reticulation and aquatic centre. From early on in his career at Scotch, he identified inefficiencies and set about updating them till the day he retired. The list of innovations and improvements are many: the bore water filtration system and a new waterwise reticulation system for the ovals and garden beds. With the addition of a two-wire system to all our control valves and a 4G network, we are now able to control all our system remotely, with the ability to turn it off-and-on 24-hours-a-day. In the aquatic centre, David was instrumental in introducing more efficient pumps to provide the correct dosage of chemicals in the pool.

In the last couple of years, David worked closely with our architects to deliver the system we now have in place around the Mathematics and Commerce Building. When he decided the horizon was approaching for him to step down, take a deserved break and enjoy his grandchildren, he took Aaron under his wing, developing his knowledge of our systems so he could leave the College in safe hands. He likewise undertook a mentorship role with the aquatic centre.

Having had the pleasure of working with David for the past eight years, I can say that the cutting-edge technology he introduced has proved time and again that the investment is paying us back many times over. David was always willing to teach, explain and work with staff and contractors alike, nobody was different, all were equal. He has left a legacy for the next generation to embrace and a drive to always improve.

Paul Davidson

Jared Faint

Dr Alec O’Connell Headmaster

Mr Richard Ledger Head of Middle School

AFTER 16 DEDICATED YEARS of financial integrity, unwavering service to staff, students, Council and the Scotch community, and incredible stewardship of our financial and capital resources, Paul Davidson completed his time in charge of everything that matters outside of the classroom.

JARED FAINT ARRIVED AT SCOTCH COLLEGE in 2007, commencing as a Year 4 teacher. Jared was one of the early graduates from Edith Cowan University’s Middle Years Teacher Programme.

Director of Finance and Corporate Services

To succeed in the role of Bursar and then Director of Finance and Corporate Services, a high level of business acumen is a given, which Paul has in spades. Paul’s real success in his role stemmed from the personal charisms he brought to it.

Everyone who has met Paul would agree his contribution to our College and his professionalism is notable in the way he has treated everyone, not simply whether he was producing exceedingly detailed financial papers and intricate financial modelling or demonstrating constant dedication to doing the right thing. One thing is for certain, Paul’s moral compass never left due North.

As Headmaster there are many important roles that one comes into contact with, and upon which you rely. However, the relationship between Headmaster and Chief Financial Officer is seminal to the College’s functioning and success.

It has been a pleasure to call Paul a colleague and friend, and I am left with a deep sense of honour and thankfulness that I was able to spend almost 10 years working so closely with him. Given that Paul’s last 12 months traversed COVID-19, we have both pondered over the unpredictable challenges they have presented. The one thing I do know for certain is that we are able to face all the challenges which lie ahead because of the commitment, financial stewardship and service of Paul Davidson.

On behalf of the community and my own family, I wish Trish, Paul and their daughters Isabelle and Sophie the very best as they start a new and exciting period of their already rich lives – a well-deserved time earned through hard work, dedication and professionalism of the highest order.

Curriculum Administrator | ILT Integration Specialist

In 2009 Scotch opened the Middle School, and Jared moved into one of the three Year 7 classes. Here, he was a significant contributor to the development of the iLearn concept; the amalgamation of Science, Humanities and Information and Communications Technology into one integrated subject.

As the Middle School grew, our need for teachers increased, and Jared undertook the challenge of retraining as an Indonesian teacher. After winning scholarships to study in Indonesia to gain his Language degree, Jared became a Middle School Indonesian teacher for the next six years. Middle School’s growth continued, as did development in the Design Technology curriculum and Jared, hugely interested in this area, began taking Digital Design classes, creating the units of learning and leading our Year 6, 7 and 8 classes in this area.

Jared has been a permanent fixture in the Design Department for the past six years.

As the College embraced the 1:1 Laptop Programme, Jared’s knowledge and enthusiasm for working with this media made him an ideal staff member to lead and develop Middle School staffs’ expertise. Jared has had a critical role as an ILT Integrator, supporting staff in using laptops and more recently working with iPads, as they become the device of choice.

Characterising Jared’s time in Middle School, both with students and staff is his patience. His ability and willingness to listen as students and staff present ideas and issues, and to help them form ideas into plans or break issues down and approach them in a doable, confidence-inspiring, step-by-step manner is remarkable.

Jared Faint is a man, teacher and colleague who knows how to make the most out of every moment in every day. His optimism, flexibility, versatility and generosity with his time are the hallmarks of his character. A character Scotch College has benefitted from enormously.

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Peter Frusher Careers Advisor

Mr James Hindle Director of Student and Staff Wellbeing CAREERS COUNSELLORS such as Pete Frusher are a rarity these days. His knowledge – of course requirements, subject selection, VET, WACE, International Baccalaureate and the ATAR – is second-to-none. Whilst these are often a mystery to many students and parents, Peter can make the complex understandable, and outline options in such a way that a family can make the best choice for their son.

But far more significant than his understanding of the complexities of upper-school courses and post-school options, Peter’s great strength has been his willingness to form connections with each and every student. He spends time collecting information on them and their progress, as well as talking with them one-on-one about their particular situation.

His attention to detail, willingness to listen and work with boys and their parents, capacity to assess what is in the best interests of an individual and determination to follow-up have meant that his office is rarely empty.

We have been very fortunate to have Peter’s dedicated service for the last 17 years of his 47-year career in education. And to have benefitted from his long and illustrious career as an AFL umpire. Peter umpired in five WAFL grand finals and was highly regarded in the football community. He was a permanent fixture down at Memorial Ground each Friday afternoon and most Saturday mornings during the Winter Season, umpiring Public Schools Association Football matches of the 8As and 9As, as well as teams from the Fifths through to the Firsts. He did it all with a smile, rain, hail or shine.

Pete was also a willing participant in the school’s Outdoor Education programme, recognising the benefits which flow to young people when they learn outside the classroom.

Nowhere was this philosophy better demonstrated than in his commitment to the Bibbulmun Track, which he walked with many Boarding groups.

Over the past five years, I have been fortunate to have an office near Peter’s – he has been a sounding board and source of wisdom and advice. He is honest and decent and is someone who has always put the boys first. He has earned his retirement. We wish him all the best and trust that his cycling brings him back past Scotch now and again.

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David Jones

Physical Education Teacher | Year Coordinator – Years 9 and 10 Mr James Hindle Director of Student and Staff Wellbeing IT IS VERY HARD TO CONDENSE 31 years of service to Scotch College into a few words, but with David, I can do it in two: kindness and humility. In all of the many roles he has fulfilled at this school, these two characteristics have been the hallmark of his relationships with staff, students and parents.

As Head of Ferguson House from 2000–15, David provided the highest level of guidance and support to the boys in his care.

I was very grateful for the support he showed me as a fellow House Head during this period. It was the same kindness which he displayed when he started as the Head of Hendry Junior Boarding House many years before.

In between, David took every opportunity to hammer home his message. Whether it was in coaching Football, Cricket or Golf – or whatever Sport needed covering; or speaking in Chapel; or running Friday Marching, David was always humble about where he had come from and grateful for all he has been given in life. And he always made the effort to be kind to others.

Perhaps nowhere were his kindness and humility on better display than the annual Year 8 Rottnest Camp (which shifted to Year 9 in 2015), which David ran for 15 years. As a leader, he was always focused on others and never sought the limelight.

His message remained the same across the numerous meetings and down through the years – respect others and always consider the impact of your actions.

David has always done what is in the best interests of the boys.

He has done it without fanfare, supporting his colleagues and keeping a watchful eye on those around him, regardless of their age. He is a thoroughly decent human being, a phrase he uses often to describe many of those around him. His humility would prevent him from applying the term to himself, but it fits perfectly.

We are richer because he has worked at our school, and we are poorer with his retirement. Doj leaves us with many memories, with our gratitude and with our best wishes for the next phase of his life with Sue and his boys, Mitch and Jack.

Ashley Keatch

Nathan Kime

Mr Cas Gabriels Curriculum Leader – PE/HE

Mr Howard Loosemore Commerce Teacher

ASHLEY KEATCH CAME TO SCOTCH as a graduate teacher in 2004. Before teaching at the College, he had completed an apprenticeship as a wood machinist and furniture designer, worked as a design draftsperson and worked as a part-time combat engineer in the Australian Army.

NATHAN KIME JOINED THE SCOTCH Commerce Department in 2007 from Ballajura Community College.

He worked with Andrew Tibbitt, Grant Bennett and myself to build the department, applying significant energies to the Year 10 programme, particularly around teaching financial literacy. The department soon grew, and with his success in Year 11 Accounting, Nathan found himself full-time in Commerce teaching Year 12.

Boarding Head of Year 12 | Design & Technology Teacher

In 2005 he joined Boarding, first as the Assistant Head of Year 7–8 Boarding then later as Boarding Head of Student Wellbeing and Recreation, from 2016–17, and finally as Boarding Head of Years 10, 11 and 12 from 2017. Through each of his roles in Boarding, Ash has built strong relationships with both parents and the rural community. His positive parenting skills enabled him to mentor, foster and develop lifelong relationships with the boys under his care.

Ash was the Curriculum Leader – Technology from 2008–15.

During his tenure, he assisted with implementing the new Science, Design and Technology Building. His students regularly featured in the top three awards for the Out of the Woods competition at the WA Wood Show (student furniture), and one student won Australian Wood Review’s national student competition in the Best Use of Native Timbers category. He was also the first Design and Technology teacher to have combined PLC/Scotch classes in both ATAR and General. Course numbers later grew so much that Ash assisted PLC in setting up their own course.

While the new Science, Design and Technology Building was built, Ash designed and built the workbenches, racks and fit-out for each workshop. He spent two weeks of the school holidays designing and building the Middle School workshop.

He assisted with the design and making of the Celtic crosses in the Middle School classrooms and designed and built multiple Senior School benches around the campus.

Curriculum Leader – Commerce | Commerce Teacher

In 2010, Business Management was introduced and together we worked as a tight-knit team to consistently become the top school for Business. All Nathan’s Year 12 classes at the College have achieved a top 10 finish, a consistency which is enviable and admirable. His endless focus, both on the creation of resources as well as his Commerce pedagogy, saw the department grow further still. He took over the department in 2013 and set about sculpting it as he saw fit. His significant investment and integration of digital technology into his teaching saw the department at the cutting edge in the school, and is a signature of his teaching, particularly in Accounting.

He taught the top business student in 2012 and 2015 and, under his strict guidance and fastidious management, the department continued to grow taking on Courtney Ellis and Joel Kandiah. Over his 13 years of service, Nathan played a significant role in the co-curricular field, coaching Years 7, 8 and 9 Cricket, Seconds Football and Athletics. In 2020, he oversaw the successful move of his department to the new Mathematics and Commerce Building. He is a respected leader and will be sorely missed by his team.

Over the years he has been involved in numerous co-curricular activities, including overseas and local tours, Bibbulmun Track walks and Friday and Saturday Sport, which included the famous Thirds Football team.

He will be remembered for his big heart and generous and selfless nature. We wish Ash, his wife Lisa and two kids Katie and Josh well for their next chapter.

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Mr Ledger will ultimately be remembered for his vision and fruition of a great Middle School.

Mr Richard Ledger Head of Middle School Dr Alec O’Connell Headmaster FROM THE MOMENT I met Richard in 2011, over a set of draft plans for a new Middle School, I knew I would be working with someone who possessed a high level of understanding about the Teaching and Learning process. Richard was a passionate advocate of boys’ education with an innate sense of what really matters to students, parents and staff.

He is a staunch advocate for the International Baccalaureate’s philosophy, particularly its approach to developing its teachers, its focus on a balanced, concept-led curriculum and the priority it places on developing transdisciplinary skills through the Approaches to Learning. In many ways, Richard lived the values of a Baccalaureate education.

Within his 12-year tenure at Scotch, Richard has been the Head of Middle School, Acting Head of Senior School, Acting Headmaster and Acting Head of Boarding. He was always quick to get across the intricacies and subtleties of running a complex educational system.

Prior to his appointment, Richard was the principal of a K–8 international school in Indonesia for seven years. He has also been the principal and deputy principal in Government primary and K–10 district high schools in metropolitan, country and remote Western Australia, and a literacy consultant and lecturer with Edith Cowan University, working with post-graduate teachers in Australia and Oxford for five years.

Richard’s philosophy has always focused on working alongside his staff and community. He continually placed himself in the role of a learner. Richard lived and breathed three core tenets: • The importance of positive relationships • The placement of a high priority on empowerment • The recognition that service lies at the heart of being a teacher At the end of 2020, Richard resigned from his position to support his wife Sue’s appointment as Dean of Education at Newcastle University. Richard will always remain a valued colleague and friend, and it was initially hard for me to take his news with rapturous excitement. However, I am so pleased that Sue and Richard are about to commence a new phase in their already rich educational and personal journey.

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We all wish Richard the very best, and thanks for a job well done. Many young men will recall Richard’s leadership and stewardship throughout their adolescence as seminal to their development as young adults.

Isaak Ventouras Year 8 MR LEDGER. HOW CAN ONE SUM UP HIS CAREER AT SCOTCH IN FIVE WORDS? I can give you one word… impossible! It would be impossible to sum up the contributions of Mr Ledger to the Scotch community in so few words.

His roles at the College have included the Head of Middle School, Acting Head of Senior School, commentator extraordinaire, insightful and entertaining speech presenter and singer-songwriter (so I have been told!). He was a tireless and dedicated member of staff who would be the first to lend a helping hand in a time of need and the first to celebrate in times of triumph.

Mr Ledger’s departure has left a massive void in the school.

All the boys, past and present, and staff will surely miss the mane of curly grey hair as he strolled down the hallways of Middle School, acknowledging each and every boy. His uncanny ability to remember everyone’s name (although he did sometimes get it wrong) and a little bit about them is what made him so special.

Mr Ledger will ultimately be remembered for his vision and fruition of a great Middle School. He believed that boys on the cusp of adolescence required a unique setting to allow them to grow and develop into fine young men. Mr Ledger believed that Middle School was a great place for boys to try something new, to make a mistake, but more importantly to learn from that mistake.

Mr Ledger will not only be remembered for his contributions to our school, but for his contributions outside of our school.

Whether that was in Sports, community-based activities or anything in between, Mr Ledger was always front and centre to contribute his time. Everyone at Scotch who has been touched

by Mr Ledger’s kindness wishes him all the best for the next chapter of his journey.

Deborah Lee

Ibolya Mikajlo

Ms Shirin Reyhani Dean of Teaching and Learning – Senior School

Miss Penny Hooper Deputy Head of Junior School

DEBORAH LEE CAME TO SCOTCH IN 2000, and her passion for providing effective and interesting learning opportunities for her students was immediately evident. She would use a variety of ways to help her students engage and understand, and was a firm believer in using manipulatives in the classroom.

IBBY MIKAJLO WORKED IN VARIOUS ROLES across all three sub-schools at Scotch College for 12 years, from peripatetic teaching to Head of Strings. Her dedication and commitment assisted many boys in their journey to learn an instrument, predominantly the violin and viola. Ibby was instrumental in the Philharmonic Orchestras, Senior Chamber Strings, Scotch Youth Strings and Junior School Combined Ensemble.

Mathematics Teacher

She has contributed a great deal to Scotch College through the many positions she has held since arriving.

She has been a Mathematics teacher, Curriculum Leader (Mathematics), Deputy Director of Teaching and Learning, Dean of Curriculum and Head of Analytics. Deborah always approaches any task required of her with enthusiasm and professionalism. She guided the Mathematics Department through the implementation of both the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma programmes within the College, always leading by example, and taught the first Mathematics Higher Level classes. She has also been a keen member of Alexander House for the majority of her time at the College.

Beyond Scotch, Deborah has been involved in both the state and national associations for Mathematics teachers, assisting in organising conferences and opportunities to further Mathematics education. She has been a member of the steering committee developing the national curriculum, providing input into the senior Mathematics courses. Deborah’s contributions to Mathematics education, both at the College and in the wider community, will continue to inspire current and future educators.

Head of Strings

Her passion and devotion to the development of Music saw Ibby contribute to many a boys’ musical education as showcased through community events, musical concerts and sub-school performances. In Junior School, our appreciation stems from the support that Ibby provided to formalities from Junior School Soirées, musical performances at Assemblies and the annual Presentation Afternoon ceremony. Her love of musical instruments and personal talents allowed her to guide students and provide opportunities for students to begin their journey in strings from Junior School.

In addition to working alongside Music Department personnel, Ibby was often working with students to compose and ignite a passion for music. Her involvement with Indigenous students to co-compose a musical piece was one of the many highlights of her time at the College.

Ibby’s passion for best practice in teaching violin saw her working in a tertiary capacity, discovering and pursuing excellence. In partnership with The University of Western Australia, Ibby continues her research work in the field of Music. Her skills and passion are now utilised by Instrumental School Services working with Bob Hawke Senior High School, Leeming Senior High School, Churchlands Senior High School, Rostrata Primary School, Attadale Primary School and Bateman Primary School, in particular with their string orchestras, viola and violin educational programmes.

Thank you Ibby for your tremendous contribution to Scotch College over the years. We wish you all the very best for your next musical adventure.

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Dianne Moran

Wayne Ramsay

Mrs Kate Quinn Director of Advancement and Philanthropy

Mr Richard Ledger Head of Middle School

DI MORAN’S PASSION AND KNOWLEDGE of Scotch College was evident long before her appointment in Admissions. She was already an active Scotch mum with her two sons Nic (OSC 2007) and Seb (OSC 2010) attending the school. With the boys participating – very successfully – in the many co-curricular activities on offer, Di was an active member of the Friends of Scotch Music and involved in the many parent sports groups and other aspects of the school.

WHEN WAYNE RAMSAY WAS FIRST APPOINTED at Scotch College, it was made up of two campuses; a Junior and Senior School. Direct from Canada, Wayne was initially employed on a short-term, long-service leave contract. At the time, the Junior School Head was Paul Aldred. Unsurprisingly, Wayne’s energy and passion for teaching were recognised quickly and, not long after, he won himself a permanent position as a Junior School teacher.

In my role as Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Relations, I first met Di in 2009. Her warmth, engaging personality and first-hand knowledge of the school made her the ideal ‘face of the College’ for the role of Admissions Manager, and later Registrar, for the past 12 years, working with families who sought guidance and support in choosing a school.

When Paul retired, he was replaced by Greg Stowe and again Wayne’s teaching experience and enthusiasm were recognised, and he was appointed as the first Deputy Head of Junior School.

Registrar

Di’s success in both day and boarding enrolments was reflected in her ability to connect with people as their first contact with the College, promoting the benefits of the academic, pastoral and co-curricular programmes. Her tireless energy was evident in the extraordinary number of tours she conducted, her ability to communicate the school’s potential and making every family her priority. Her warmth, sense of humour and enthusiasm won over local, regional and international families, who sought advice and reassurance when choosing the right school for their son. Di took great pride in her work and was respected not only by the administration staff but by the teachers, who understood the importance of families touring through the school and visiting their classrooms. Another key aspect of Di’s role was her behind-the-scenes professional relationship with many large companies in Perth and their relocation agents, who employed families from interstate as well as overseas.

On behalf of the entire school community, thank you Di, for your commitment and dedication to Scotch College.

Your contribution to the school, as well as to so many families, is enormous. We wish you all the best and success in your future endeavours.

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Academic Support Teacher

Wayne has taught right across the curriculum, including Design, Mathematics Specialist and teaching as a generalist in the classroom. He also organised the Year 7 Singapore Tour for 10 years, which saw Scotch boys travelling to Singapore and hosting Singaporean students in Perth. In 2009, Middle School launched and Wayne became the first Deputy Head of Middle School. This signalled an enormous period of growth for the College, moving from six to 20 classes across Year 6, 7 and 8.

Wayne’s most effective mechanism for student management and pastoral care was to immerse himself in student activity at recess and lunchtimes and he has long held the mantle of King of the Handball Court in Middle School.

Running was also one of Wayne’s passions. The Cross Country Running Club was a big hit. Wayne must have run miles and miles around our grounds while managing this club. His love of floorball saw him as the permanent captain, coach and goalkeeper in the Staff v Students Floorball events. The Middle School Staff v Students trophy, not surprisingly, is known as the Ramsay Cup. Wayne has had a long interest in the Pipe Band.

He accompanied two of the international pipe band tours; one to Washington in 2013 and one to Nova Scotia in 2015, where he hosted the band and the travelling group at his family’s home.

In 2015, Wayne stepped down as Deputy Head of Middle School to move to a part-time Academic Support role. Of all the things that we have to remember Wayne by, the stand-out feature of a terrific educator who has made a difference is his engagement and advocacy for the boys who require additional support. For 26 years of outstanding contribution and commitment, thank you, Wayne.

Kim Rawlings

Dawn Scaife

Ms Cass Macgowan Alumni and Marketing Officer

Ms Rebecca Shiel Curriculum Leader – English

KIM MADE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION to the administration of Scotch College, most recently in the Admissions team. Her efficiency, professionalism and warm nature ensured that she was an integral part of the College for 20 years.

AS A TEACHER, DAWN HAS CONTRIBUTED EXTENSIVELY to Scotch College. After 30 years of teaching, 11 devoted to the College, it soon became apparent that Dawn is a master of her craft and loves making a difference in the lives of her students and contributing to the education of men who are a blessing to their community. Students are central and crucial to her professional practice; they are known, nurtured and she, like a benign wizard, draws confidence out of the most reticent and resigned students and even extracts meaning out of the enigma that is ATAR English. Dawn is the consummate professional who has embraced all opportunities provided by the College to develop her expertise: from WACE teacher and examiner to a devotee of the Language and Literature Diploma Programme.

Admissions and Community Database Officer

Kim started her career at the College in 2000, assisting the Dean of Studies Roger Winwood. She moved to the position of Secretary to the Headmaster in 2002, assisting the then Headmaster Rev Andrew Syme. She joined the Admissions team in 2006 as the Admissions Officer. Working closely with both the Director of Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement and Registrar, Kim was often one of the first points of contact for new families. She would assist families with the transition, collating all necessary documentation, providing them with relevant information and answering queries. Her warm nature and efficiency meant she was held in high regard by sub-school administration staff and incoming families.

One of Kim’s recent professional achievements was assisting with the successful transition to an online onboarding process. Colleagues valued her high level of knowledge in using the database, and she was often the person they would turn to when they needed help.

Kim was also known for her athletic prowess. Many took an interest in her training for the New York Marathon, which she completed in 2014. Staff advice from the Sport Department ranged from food plans, exercise regimes and tips to ease muscle soreness, to the concise: “Suck it up and keep running”.

Kim’s colleagues attest to her friendly nature, approachability and good taste in music, as well as her propensity for singing along to the radio. She knew almost everyone at Scotch, having interacted with administration, ancillary and teaching staff across all three sub-schools, as well as with parents and students, during her 20 years. Kim was valued for her knowledge, but also for her warm nature and willingness to help when needed.

English Teacher

As a colleague, the English Department and Scotch community have been strengthened by Dawn’s steadfast, calm and conscientious service. She is supportive in a crisis and inexhaustibly generous in times of increased demand.

Dawn has devoted long hours to her English teaching, mentor responsibilities, Year 10 Service, coaching Debating and, as a gentle but assertive voice on the Staff Association Committee.

As a teacher, mentor and team member she offers a wealth of knowledge in her subject, is passionate about student learning and always, always offers kindness and respect to all.

As a person, Dawn personifies the best of humanity. She now steps into retirement, or ‘refirement’, as she refers to it, to savour a blessed time with her four beloved children and beautiful grandson and, no doubt, her husband Michael.

Additionally, she plans to devote her energy and time to establishing and developing the Mukti Community Service project, which provides the Scotch community with an opportunity to provide educational resources for disadvantaged girls in India, a country close to her heart.

Dawn has left an indelible impression on her colleagues and community. Perception this may be, but it is a collective perception, shared by all who have been blessed to be a part of her professional journey at the College. Perception makes way for truth in this instance: Dawn is respected and admired.

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STAFF AND COUNCIL LIST College Council Mr Mark Paganin Member: Finance & Planning Board (Chair) and Council (Chair) Prof Simon Anderson Member: Council Mrs Saschelle Blake Member: Council Mr Terry Bowen Member: Finance & Planning Board (Deputy Chair) and Council Mr John Flecker Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council Prof David Gibson Member: Council Mr Roy Kelley Member: Council Mr Greg Ledger Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council Mr Alan Murray Member: Council Rev Margaret Tyrer Member: Council Mr Tim Wiese Member: Finance & Planning Board and Council (Deputy Chair) Rev Steve Francis Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Western Australia Mrs Susy Thomas Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, Western Australia

College Executive Headmaster Dr A J O’Connell, DipT, BEd, GradDip Lang St, DipRSA (Lon), MEd, DBA, FACE, FNAAUC, FAIM Head of Senior School Mr P D L Burt, BPE (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Head of Middle School Mr R A Ledger, BEd (WACAE), DipTeach (Graylands), PostGrad Asian Studies (Murdoch), Master Asian Studies (Murdoch) Head of Junior School Mrs M Hodges, BBus (Curtin), GradDipEd (Murdoch) 170 | REPORTER 2020

Miss P J Hooper, BA (Curtin), GradDipScEd (Curtin) (Acting) Director of Teaching and Learning Mrs C J Fugill, BA Ed (ECowan)

Mrs S M Blunt, BEd PhyHthEdOdEdSpecEng (WACAE), PostGradDipBusComp (Curtin), Cert IV TAE

Director of Admissions, Engagement and Communications Mr D Kyle, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA) GradCertIR (Curtin)

Mrs R L Bose, BA (Primary Ed) (ECowan)

Director of Information and Learning Technologies Mrs A Hu, BEd (Hons) (ECowan), DipTeach (WACAE)

Mr J A Bridle, Cert III Mngmt Prac (AIM), BEd (Canberra), MSc (UWA)

Director of Finance and Corporate Services Mr G P Davidson, BCom (UWA), CA, GIA (Cert) Chief Financial Officer Mr I J Anthony, BSc (Hons) (UWA), PhD (UWA) Director of Student and Staff Wellbeing Mr J E Hindle, BA (Hons), DipEd, MEd, MIR (UWA) Chaplain Rev G P van Heerden, BTheol (Hons), MTheol (Rhodes), BA (Rhodes), MA (Rhodes)

Mr M J Bradley, BA (NDameAust), GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mr M P Brinsden, BHPE (NDameAust) Mr S D Brogden, BHPE (UWA), DipEd (UWA), DipOutdoorRec (NDameAust) MR L P Brooks-Crew, BMusClasPerf (ECowan), GradDipEd (Secondary) MusEd (Secondary) IMEd Mrs N H Browne-Cooper, BPA (NDameAust), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr O J Burke, BEng (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr P D L Burt, BPE (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Mr S A Bycroft, BA (ECowan), GradDipTeach (ECowan) Mr M Campbell, BA Ed (ECowan)

Academic Staff

Mr A E Castiglione, BAEng (Curtin), GradDipEd (Prim) (ECowan), AdvDipPerfArtsAct (ECowan)

Full-time and Part-time

Mrs S Carniello, BEd (Switzerland)

Mrs F M Alexander, BA (Curtin), BEd Conversion (Curtin) Cert IV T&L (Oxford Brookes) Mrs T M Allen, BCom (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mrs S T Angel, BEd (Hons) (Curtin) Mr A J Arbuckle, BBus (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Ms M E Baker, BCommunication (NDameAust), GradDipEd (NDameAust) Mrs L J L Barnes, BA (UCT), HighDipEd (UCT), TeachEngFLang (TEFL) Mrs A H Beckett, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (NDameAust) Mr G D Bennett, BEcons (Adel), GradDipEd (SACAE) Mrs M Bloodworth, DipTeach (WACAE), BEd (Curtin)

Mrs A Cathcart, BA (Murdoch), GradDipEd (Murdoch), MInetComm(Curtin) Ms R M Cirillo, BA Psych (Curtin), BEd (Curtin), GradCert (NDameAust) Ms A G Clancy, BEd Primary (Melbourne) Ms C M Collins, BA (Hons) (NDameAust), GradDipEd (UWA) Ms S C Combes, BAThCmnSt (Murdoch), (FirstClassHons) ThDraSt GradDipEd (Sec) DraMdia (Murdoch), QualTeachStat (OTTP) Mrs E N Cooper, BA (ECowan) BA Ed (ECowan) Mrs F M Craig, BAPsych (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Miss O B Creagh, BA (Curtin) GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr J Creighton, BPE, BEd, DipTeach (Otago, NZ)

Mrs L Crofts, BA (ECowan) Mrs R S Cumming, BA (WACAE), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr R M Dall’Oste, BSc (Hons), DipEd (LaTrobe) Mrs J de Silva, BA JapMathIntCultStudies (ECowan), GradDipEd (Secondary) (ECowan) Ms J de Vorms Shaw, BA (Canterbury, NZ), DipTeach (Christchurch College of Ed, NZ)

Mr A G Gray, BSc (NDameAust), GradDipSc (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mr S C Loveday, BEd (MusEd) (ECowan)

Ms K E Gray, BA (NDameAust), BEd (NDameAust)

Mrs M C Mazzuchelli, BA (ECowan)

Mrs M D C Grech, BEd (WACAE), DipTeach (ECowan) Ms K A Green, BSocSc DramaPerformStudies MediaComm (UKZN), PostGradEd (UKZN) Mr N S Guard, BA (ECowan), DipEd (NDameAust)

Mr A F Doney, BA (UWA), DipTeach (Nedlands)

Ms K A Guy, BOutEd (LaTrobe), GradCertEd (LaTrobe)

Mr S Duncan, BEd (NDameAust)

Mr R J A Hales, BA (Hons) Geog (Victoria), DipTeach (Christchurch)

Ms D Dunne, BA French (Bacau) Mr N L Eaton, BEd (ECowan) Mrs C M Ellis, BA (UWA), BEd (UWA) Mrs N J Eidne, BSc (Hons) (UCT) GradDipEd (UCT) Miss L Ellington, BAppSc (Hons) (UQ) Ms A C Eriksson, BEd (ECowan) Ms L J Evans, BAppSc (WAIT), GradDipEd (Curtin) Mr J P Faint, BIT (Griffith), DipEd Middle Schooling (ECowan) Mrs T R FitzPatrick, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr R A Foster, BPHE (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Mr R Foster, BEd (ECowan) Mr P Frusher, DipTeach (Graylands), BEd (Curtin) Mr C T Gabriels, BHPE (UWA), GradDip Ex Sci (NDameAust) Ms F Gabby, BA (Curtin), DipEd (Secondary) (Curtin) Mr A T Gale, BSc (Hons) (UWA), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr M T Gale, BPHE (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr S P Galipo, BEd (ECowan), GradCertEd (ECowan) Mr P Gaspar, BEd (ECowan) Ms R Gaudieri, BEd (Murdoch), BSport (Murdoch)

Mrs O J Harnwell, BEd (EarlychldhdEd) (FirstClassHons) Mr M S Hildebrandt, BEd (Curtin) Ms G P Hodgson, BA (Murdoch), GradDip UPP (RMIT), GradDipEd (Murdoch) Mrs S C G Hodgson, BAppSc (WAIT), GradDipEd (Murdoch) Mr R T Holdman, BEd (ECowan) Mr T P Iwanowski, BSc (Kings), PGCE (Roehampton), QTS (UK)

Mr S A McLean, BSc (UWA), BEng (UWA), DipTeach (ECowan) Mr S R Mecham, BA Ed (ECowan) Mr A J Mellor, BSc ExcHthSci (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA), MAppSc SpCoach (UQ) Ms I H Mikajlo, Off Cert Level 1, BMusPerf (Hons) (Adelaide), DipAMan (UTS), GradDipEd (Adelaide), MMus (Adelaide) Ms J E Mills, BA (Hons), GradDipEd (UWA) Mr J T Miolin, BEd (NDameAust) Mr K S Mitchell, BPEd (Sec) (NDameAust) Mrs E J Muddle, BEd (WACAE), CTEFL (Cambridge), DipTeach (CTC), GradCertEd (NDameAust)

Mr M Jahn, BEd Phys Ed (ECowan) Mr D O Jones, BA Ed (WACAE), CertTradeStudies

Ms K L Muni, BA (Curtin) DipEdSec (ECowan)

Mr J Kandiah, BEcon (UWA) BCom (UWA) GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mr M A Neave, Cert IV Hosp & Mngmt (TAFE), BEd (D&T)

Mr A E Keatch, BA D&T (ECowan), AssDipArch, CertTrade studies

Mr M S Ninkov, BAEconHist (UWA), MTeach(HumSpEd) (UWA)

Mr M Kelly, BSc (Glasgow), PGDE (Strathclyde)

Mr W K Norman, BA (Deakin/ ECowan), BTeach (Deakin), GradDip T/L (ECowan)

Ms L M Kerrigan, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (Murdoch) Mr N Kime, BBus (ECowan) BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (Sec) (ECowan)

Mrs T O’Shea, BA (Hons) (Stranmillis UC, Belfast) Ms L K O’Toole, BA, GradDip (UTAS)

Mr R R Knight, BA (ECowan), BEd (ECowan)

Mr J J Owenell, BBSc (NDameAust), BEd (Middle Schling) (NDameAust)

Miss G Kotai, BA (WAAPA), GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Mrs E N Cooper, BA (ECowan), BA Ed (ECowan)

Mrs J A Langley, BSc Hons (Leeds), PGCE (Leeds)

Mrs L Palmer, BEd (ECowan)

Mr T M Giese, BEd (UNS), BSc (UNS) Mrs G Giglia, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Mr W Liauw, BEd (AJCU) (Indonesia)

Miss K Gooding, BA (Hons) (UWA), BEd (UWA)

Mrs L S Lilford, BEd (Witwatersrand)

Mr E Grant, BA (ECowan), BCreativeArts (ECowan)

Ms C L McKnight, BSc, BF (Murdoch), GradDipEd (NDameAust)

Miss D M Mullin, BEd Primary (Murdoch)

Ms D V Lee, BScEd (MCAE), MEd Studies (NTU)

Ms A P Goodison, BSc (ECowan), BEd (ECowan)

Mrs S C McKenna, BA (UCD), DipTeach (Trinity), PGCE (Dublin)

Mr H J Loosemore, BEcons (UWA), DipEd (UWA), ACE Mrs P J Lopez, BA Cum Laude (San Francisco), DipTeach (Churchlands)

Dr N Papas, BA (UWA) BSc (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA), PhD (UWA) Miss E M L C Perrot, BA (UFC), MEd (UFC), DipEd (UWA) Mrs S Pett, BA (Plym), MEd (Exe), PGCE (West England) Mrs T K Phillips, BEd (USQ) Mrs K M Pollock, BMus (ACU), BEd (ACU)

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Staff

Mr D J Quinlivan, BAppSc (WAIT), DipEd (WACAE), DipVal (WAIT)

Mrs S Strizek, BA (UNE), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mrs A P Wilkes, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mr W T Ramsay, BSc (Acadia), BEd (UPEI Canada)

Mrs J P Sullivan, BMusEd (Hons) (UWA), AKC (Earlychldhd & Primary) (UQ)

Mr G J Williams, BA Hons (Liverpool), PGCE (Chester)

Mr R W G Reberger, BSc (UWA) DipEd (Murdoch) Miss S Reyhani, BCompMathsSc (UWA), BEngHons (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA)

Mrs M N Sullivan, BA (ECOWAN), GradDipEd (ECowan) Dr C Tay, BA (UWA), GradDipEd (Curtin), PhD (UWA)

Mrs J M Ricciardello, BA EarlychldhdEd (Curtin)

Mr D C Templar, Cert IV Fitness (FIA), BEd (Ballarat)

Mrs A J Ritchie, BA Prim, BEd (Curtin)

Mr P C Tresise, BSc (UWA) LLB (Murdoch) GradDipEd (ECowan)

Mr S P Ritchie, BSc (Hons) (Otago), DipTeach (UWA) Mr C T Robinson, BSc (Hons) (Oxford), PGCE (Bristol) Ms J E Roche, BA (Kent), PGCE Art & Design (Middlesex) Ms E H Rogers, BA (Hons) FrenchItalian (Swansea), GradDipEdu (UWA) Mr J A Rugg, BA (Hons) (Durham), PGCE (Kings), ARICS (UK) Ms K L Salt, BA (WACAE), BEd Hons (ECowan) Miss P M Samson, BMusEd (ECowan), AdvDip (Contemporary Music) (WAAPA) Miss R Sayers, BA (Hons) QualTeachStatus (UC), DipEarlychldhdEdCare (Sierra) Mrs D J Scaife, BA (WAIT), DipEd (WAIT) Mr M A Scaife, BEd (Curtin), DipTeach (Nedlands) Mrs M A Scarvaci, BEd (Curtin) Mr S Scotti, BEd (ECowan), Cert IV Training and Assessment Ms S Sekulov, BEd Primary (ECowan)

Ms M Tsolakis, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA) Mr D Turco, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mrs R M Turkich, BA (ECowan), BEd (ECowan) Mrs K V Turner, Cert 1 Teach (Graylands), DipTeach (Churchlands), GradDipAppSc (ECU) Mr B Tyrell, BEdITMultMedAccBus (NDameAust), MEd LeadMan (NDameAust), Cert IV Workplace Training (AOT), Cert IV Training and Assessment (Pinnacle)

Mrs G Youngleson, BA (UCT), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mr B D Zani, BA, BEd (UWA) Mrs M J Zuidersma, BA (UWA), DipTeach (Nedlands)

Education Assistants and Aides Full-time and Part-time Ms J Barsden, Cert III Children’s Services (TAFE), AssocDip Dental Therapy (WAIT)

Rev J E Wall, BATheol (Murdoch), GradDipEdMgmt (UWA), GradDipScEd (Murdoch), BAH (FirstClassHons) (Murdoch)

Ms G Daly, Cert III TeachAsst (TAFE)

Mr M J Walker, BMus (UWA), GradDipEd (UWA) Mrs A L Ward Gordon, BA Joint Hons (Leeds), PGCE (Keele)

Mr J S Snyder, BA (FirstClassHonsLing) (UWA), GradDipEd (Secondary) (Murdoch), GradDipEd (SecondaryMath) (Murdoch), PostGradEd (SecondaryMath) (Murdoch)

Mrs A J Webster, LLB (Hons) (Edinburgh), PGCE Prim (Dundee)

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Mr B S Young, BEd (WACAE), MEdMgmt (Hons) (UWA), MRE (NDameAust)

Miss A E Civiello, BA (UWA), MTeach (NDameAust)

Mr B E Watson, BEd (Hons) (ECowan), DipTeach (WACAE)

Mr M H Stewart, BEcoms (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Mrs S H Wydra, BMusEd (UWA)

Ms C S Vinton, BA (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Mr T M Simpson, BMus, GradDipEd (Adelaide)

Mr S Sterrett, BA (Hons) (Middlesex), GradDipEd (UWA), MEdL (UWA)

Mrs K Woods, BEd (ACU), MEd (Murdoch)

Mr D J Bell, Cert IV (Conservation & Land Management) (TAFE)

Mr N Warrington, BSc Hons (Leicester), GradDipEd (UWA), PhD (Leicester)

Mrs T L Spartalis, BEd (Hons) (Curtin)

Mr A Wood, LLB (Hons) (Bournemouth), DipEd (ECowan)

Mr B G Van Ingen-Kal, Cert IV (WATI), DipEd (UP)

Ms R A Shiel, BA (Hons) (Essex), PGCE (Bath)

Ms N P M Spanbroek, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (Murdoch)

Mr C J Wisniewski, BA (UWA), DipEd (UWA)

Ms K E Webster-Blythe, BA (Hons) (Cardiff ), PGCE (Wales), CELTA (UK) Dr J J Weeda, BA (Hons) (UWA), DipEd (UWA), PhD (UWA), CTEFL (Cambridge)

Mr L M Dwyer, BEd PESocSci (ECowan) Ms Z Elliot, DipBusMktg (Macleay College) Miss C Endley, BEd (NDameAust) Mrs C M Hector, Cert III EdSupp (FTTA), Cert III Special Needs (FTTA) Mrs A E Jenkins, Cert IV EdSupp (ATP) Mrs A M Jubber, AdvDip, PPEd (South Africa) Ms J A Kitto, Cert IV Ed Assistant (ECowan) Ms S L Lock, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (ECowan) Mrs D M Marshall, DipEarlyChldhdEdu (EC) Mrs L J Mayne, Cert III Ed Supp (FEC), Cert IV Ed Supp (FEC)

Mr A E Wells, BSc (ECowan), GradDipEd (ECowan)

Ms G A McCutcheon, DipTeach (Churchlands)

Mr S H Whiston, BJourn (Hons) (Surrey IAD), GradDipEd (Primary) (ECowan)

Mr R M Nyhuis, Cert IV Bus, Cert III Sport Career Oriented Participation

Ms E Paterniti, Cert III Ed Supp

Mr B A F Clohessy (Boarding Mentor)

Mr R R Greyling (Boarding Mentor)

Ms S Pethic, BEd (ECowan)

Mrs J M Coffey, DipTeach (ClaremontTC), (Academic Support Case Manager)

Mr M L Grosse, Cert IV Business (TAFE), (Personal Assistant to the Director of Boarding)

Mrs M J Colling (Executive Assistant to the Director of Advancement and Philanthropy)

Mrs S Gwynne, (Food Design Technician)

Ms F Pinardi, Cert III TeachAsstSpNd (NtAust), Cert III CTEFLA (Zurich), Dip ATCL (Trinity), Adv Dip LTCL (Trinity) SpDr Ms M Rae, BA (Hon) (Murdoch) Cert III EdAssist (ECowan) Miss H M Rogers Ms R J Tsen, Cert III EdSupp (FE) Mrs K Tyler, AssocDegSc (Library Technology), Cert I ESL MS (Adelaide), Cert I TeachAsst (ECowan)

Mrs M A Cross, MA (Hons) (Edin), PGCAS (Aberdeen), ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), (International Baccalaureate Administrator) Mr S J M Crossley (Boarding Mentor)

Mrs E H Varian, DipSocSci (MRC), DipChildServ (ECowan)

Mr A D’Ignazio, BScSpScPA (UWA), (Boarding Mentor)

Mrs N L Veitch, Cert III Education Support (FEC)

Mr M C Davies, BA (Curtin), (Design & Technology Technician)

Mr D A Watson

Mr L J Dienelt (Groundsperson)

Mrs T Wheeler, Cert III Disability

Miss N F Dimasi, BDigMedia (Murdoch), DipIT (SMT), (Information and Learning Technology Support Officer)

Administration, Ancillary and Facilities Staff Full-time and Part-time Mrs P Adams, CertOfficeStud (Administration Assistant – Admissions, Engagement & Communications) Mrs J A Allcock (Administration Assistant – Senior School and College Reception) Mr J Anderson (Pipe Band Programme Instructor)

Mr R H Dowland (Boarding Mentor) Mr G J Dwyer, BCom (UWA), (Boarding Mentor) Mrs C F J Elms, GradCertHRM (Curtin), (Personal Assistant to the Head of Academic Support and School Psychologist) Mr B D Evans (Groundsperson) Mr R G Fenwick (Grounds Coordinator)

Ms I Halim, MAcct (Curtin), (Payroll Officer/Assistant Accountant) Mrs J M Hallis (Administration Assistant – Tours Camps, Excursions) Mrs F J Hannington (House Parent) Mrs K Helm, Cert IV Lab Technician (CIT), Dip Lab Tech (VTS), (Laboratory Technician) Mrs K F Hobbs, DipMgt (AIM), (Administration Assistant, Teaching & Learning) Mr S C Hollingshead, BBus (Curtin), GradDipEd (Curtin), (ILT Manager) Ms D Hooson (Music Administrator) Mrs D R Houston (Acting Junior School Secretary) Mr G S Hoy (Bus Driver | Design and Printing Technician) Ms I Hunt, BSc (Cape Town) (Uniform Shop Manager) Mr W C Jackson, BA (CSU), (Indigenous Student Mentor | Senior Boarding Mentor) Mrs A M Johnson (Accounts Payable Officer)

Mr A Azimi, BSc and Law (Hon) (UWA), (Scholar in Residence)

Mr K J Fewings (Boarding Mentor)

Mr C H Bailey (Pipe Band Master)

Mrs H Joyce, RN (Nurse)

Mrs M A Ball, BSocSciPsych (SUT) (Boarding House Parent)

Mr J Flint, BA (Curtin), GradDipEd (ECowan), DipFA (TAFE), (Art Technician – Senior School)

Mr P Barry, DipLabTech (TAFE), (Laboratory Technician)

Ms K L Flowers, BA AppSc (Curtin) DipEd (ECowan), (Senior Librarian)

Mr M D Kenny, Cert III Horticulture (CIT), (Groundsperson)

Ms T A Beale, BA (Hons) (Curtin), (Art Technician)

Mr G W W Ford, Dip Mngmt (TAFE), (Assistant to the Director of Finance & Corporate Services | Head of Rowing)

Mrs K J Kent, Dip Sec & Admin Services (Edwards), DipBusMngmt (Central TAFE), (Personal Assistant to the Head of Junior School)

Mr M T Beaver, AdvDip Music Industry (ECowan), (Venues and Events Coordinator) Mr S Bennett (Boarding Mentor) Mr D L Bentley (Boarding Assistant) Mrs B Boisen (Personal Assistant to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services | Executive Assistant to Council) Mr A Brown, Cert III Parks and Gardens (CIT) (Gardener) Mr T Burrows, GCertANIM (AFTRS), (Digital Content Creator) Ms N E Burt (Uniform Shop Assistant) Mr B D Campbell (Boarding Mentor) Mr D W Chitty (Groundsperson)

Mrs J K Fink (Junior School Secretary)

Ms L J Fudger, Cert IV Training & Assessment, (Administration Assistant – Music & Events) Mr J W Gallacher, Cert III Carpentry and Joinery, (Carpenter) Mrs L Gauld, DipSecStudies (Scotland), (ILT Office Coordinator) Mr F G Gilbert (Boarding Mentor) Mrs K M Girando, F.Edplus, GradCertMktg, CertSchlMktg (CMSA), DipPR (TAFE), (Publications and Marketing Coordinator) Miss L D Graham (Middle School Secretary

Mr A Jones, BSc (Computer Science) (ECowan), (Information Architect) Ms R A Kennington (Personal Assistant to the Head of Middle School)

Mr O W G Kent (Boarding Mentor) Ms R M Lakomy, BBusAcc (UNE), (Acting Middle School Secretary) Mr M A Lane, Cert III Sports Turf Mngmt (CIT), (Facilities Grounds Coordinator) Ms S Leung, BA (Curtin), (Digital Marketing & Publications Coordinator) Ms J A Lilburne, BCom (UWA), (Uniform Shop Assistant) Ms S C Lipscombe, BA Psych (UWA), GradDipCounselling (Curtin), (School Psychologist)

Mr D J Clifford (Groundsperson)

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Staff

Ms H D Locke, Cert III Bus, Cert III Children’s Studies, (Personal Assistant to the Head of Senior School) Ms K Lorimer, BSc (Hons) (Deakin), MPsych (Monash), (School Psychologist) Mrs C E Lucas (Administration Assistant – Senior School and College Reception, Acting Junior School Secretary) Mr M R Luton, BA (KENT), NVQII (MIDKENT), (Facilities Maintenance Coordinator) Ms C Macgowan, BA (UWA), (Alumni Officer) Mrs R J Manning, RN (Nurse) Mr J S Marginis, BPsych (Curtin), MPsych (Curtin), (School Psychologist) Mr A D Markwell (Boarding Mentor)

Mr T J N Orford, Bed (Sec) HthPhyEdOutdEd (ECowan), Cert III SptRec (AFLSportsReady), (Boarding Mentor)

Mrs D Sukuroska, Cert IV Bus (Admin) (AOC), Cert IV FinSer (EPT) (Administration Assistant- Senior School and College Reception)

Mr M Pannell (Curator of Wickets)

Ms M A Sullivan (Food Design Technician)

Mrs A Paunoski, BMusEd (UWA) (Food & Technology Technician) Ms L B Perriam, (Library Services Assistant), BA (ECowan), Dip (Information Science), MISc (ECowan) Mr A D Pomfret (Gardener) Mrs F E Purio (Executive Officer to Head of Philanthropy) Mrs K Quinn, Dip Bus Mgmt (Sydney), (Director of Advancement and Philanthropy) Ms K L Rawlings (Admissions and Community Database Officer)

Mr R J Markwell (ILT Systems Engineer)

Mrs F Richmond, RN (Nurse Manager)

Mr S D McCarthy, Dip Networking (TAFE), (ILT Support Officer)

Mrs M K Ross, RN (Nurse)

Mrs L McCoy (Headmaster’s Secretary) Mrs D J McConnell (Accounts Receivable Officer) Mrs Y McDonald, BA (UniMelb) MEd (UniMelb), (Archivist) Mr O S McGie (Boarding Mentor) Miss C L McKay, BCreatIndustGraphDesign (ECowan), (Library Services Assistant – Graphics) Miss K V Mewett, BSc Psych (Curtin), PostGradDip (Library & Info Science) (Curtin), (Library Services Specialist)

Ms V Roddan (Student Services Officer) Ms S B Sadgrove (Laundry Assistant) Mr B D Sampson (Trades Assistant)

Mrs T M Swinny, BComms (ECowan), Cert IV HR (AHRI), (Senior Human Resources Advisor) Ms A M Thomas, BHRMgt (NDameAust), BBSc(NDameAust), (Human Resources Advisor) Ms H N Tomshin, BComms (Murdoch), LLB (Murdoch), GradDipLP (Murdoch) (Risk and Compliance Officer) Mrs J E Toovey, Cert III (Food Technician) Mrs P J Turner (Academic Services Officer) Ms G J Turvey (Music Resources Coordinator) Mr D D Usher, DipIT (WCIT), (ILT Support Coordinator)

Mr J A Santelli, BBus (ECowan), CPA (Accounting Manager)

Mrs J K Usher, BBus Marketing (ECowan), (Personal Assistant to the Director of Boarding)

Mrs E R Satriani (Laundry Assistant)

Ms T M Vance (Laundry Assistant)

Mrs S Scott, BASc (NDameAust), GradDipEd (UWA) (Manager of Prospective Students)

Ms E M S Vervest (Library Service Assistant)

Mr D W Seaby (Groundsperson)

Mr M R Washbourne, BTech (Curtin), (Technical Support Officer)

Mr P A Shackles (Boarding Mentor) Mrs M Shahbazi, BSc (Geology) (FUM) (Laboratory Technician)

Mr I W Waldock (Bus Driver)

Mr L Miedzyblocki (Trades Assistant)

Mr P D Sherman (Pool Maintenance)

Mr M R Watts, Adv Craft Carpentry (C&G), (Operations and Project Manager)

Mr B G Miller (Boarding Mentor)

Mrs B A Simkin, RN (Nurse)

Mrs K E Whetters (House Parent)

Mr S C Mitchell, BScCompSc IntSoftwearDev (Murdoch), (Information and Learning Technology Support Officer)

Ms L A Sinclair, BA (Hons) (Curtin) (Academic Service Officer)

Mrs S Willis (Laundry Supervisor)

Mrs D Moran (Registrar) Mrs C Morton (Junior School Secretary, Acting Personal Assistant to the Head of Junior School) Mrs E L Murdoch, BSocWk (Curtin), GradDip ILS (Curtin), (Library Services Specialist) Ms A L Murphy, RN (Nurse) Mr J G Murray, SQA in Bagpipes Level 8 & SCQF Level 6 (NPC Glasgow) (Pipe Band Programme Instructor) Mrs L Murray (Student Services Officer | Administration Assistant, Round Square) Miss R S Nicholson, BComHRMIndRel (Curtin) (Human Resources Officer) 174 | R E P O RT E R 2 0 2 0

Mrs P C Seaby (House Parent)

Mr T M Wilson (Design & Technology Technician)

Mrs C Smith (Administration Assistant – Middle School)

Mr W R Wingfield (Administration Assistant – Sport)

Mrs K A Smith (Facilities Management Officer)

Mr N Wood (Web Programmer)

Dr N Spadaccini, BSc (Hons) (UWA), PhD (UWA) (ILT Curriculum Manager) Mr G A Spence, (Manager of Staffing & Human Resources) BSc EnvScience (Ulster), MSc Marine (Herriot Watt), PGDip HRMgt (Auckland) Mr R Steenkamp, BComms (UWA), GradDip AppCorpGov (GIA) (Head of Swimming) Mr C A Stretch (Senior Boarding Mentor) Mr H P W Stretch (Boarding Mentor)

Ms D R Wright, BA (UWA), BA Psych (UWA), DipEd (UWA) (Uniform Shop Assistant) Mr S W Young (Boarding Mentor) Mrs M D Ziepe, BEd (Nedlands) DipTeach (Nedlands) (MultiLit Coordinator)

YEAR 12

Captain of School Charlie Bevan, Captain of Shearer Arun Tibballs and Headmaster Dr O’Connell with the House Singing Award

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GRADUATES Alexander

Keys

Cooper H Anderson, Ryan D S Benney, Charlie R G Bevan, Ryan A Bourke, Jesse K Coughlan, Mathew S Crook, Tyrelle J Manado, Charles Maxwell, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Ivan A Munoz Morillo, Alex C Osborne, Angus J H Page, Maxwell G R Pethick, Lachlan Pyne, Jack A Radford, William P Reeves, Binqiao Ren, Max Steens, Lachlan G Stephenson, Lachlan Thorne, Nicholas Verryn, Christopher R Zyweck

Hamish R Brown, Burke G Carrington, Liam T Gollan, Hamish J Gooch, George W Graham, Thomas W Graham, William L Graham, Tom A R Keamy, Joshua J Keatch, Robbie MacGregor, Daniel C Messina, Eden G Messina, Isaac J Norman, James B Rex, Benjamin G Sharrin, Craig A Souey, Timothy J Valmadre, Andrew K Walton, Reuben Westerman, Daniel J Wiese, Alexander A E G Wolf

Anderson Quinlan Arundel, Max L J Bailey, William A Brown, Ronan L Cameron, Jordan A Clark, Adam J Darley, Gethan J Davies, Thomas A Delroy, Nikolas J Gajdatsy, Liam J A Howgate, Aydin S Hutchison, Jamie Johnstone, Max M E Jones, Thomas I Kinnaird, Flynn B Le Cornu, Lachlan T Norcott, Baden J Ralls, Max A Shervington, Matthew D Sofield, Alexander D Van Wyk, Riley Waters, Rhys S J Williams Brisbane Alex P Chew, Digby F Cleland, Chey N Colling, Hayden B Coombes, Grayson H C Downes, Ashley W Edgar, Daniel E Falkiner, Timothy A Fleay, Samuel H Hector, Jasper H G Japp, Angus L Johnston, Giancarlo P Kain, Tobias S Knox Lyttle, Joshua A Kuper, Isaac M Mecham, Samuel T W Meecham, Campbell G More, Lachlan J Raffan, William G Steinberg, Oliver A Stipanicev, Sam O Wake, Cooper T J Young Cameron Kobie-Jaxson Abrahams, Mawson L T A Barr-Willans, Jett S L Braddock, Sebastian L Cunningham, Nicholas E Cusack, William Gordon, Archibald J Hoddinott, Benjamin D Hough, Camden R LeFevre, Aidan M Matthews, Christopher S Michael, Zaide R M Moxham, Charlie Radici, Sean L Rimmer, Ethan T Riseley, Matthew J Steinepreis, Stuart D Stirling, David M Stülpner, Ethan G Waller, Samuel Wolf, Lee O Youngman Ferguson Jack D Beazley, Taj M Clarke, Darby T Cuming, Christoff De Wet, Joshua De Wet, James R Devereux, Connor Dinas, Patrick L Eastough, Archibald J L Frazer, Alexander J Kirwood, Patrick J Latchem, Casey J Lawrence, George H Lewin, Finn Lumsden Lowe, Mitchell C McVicars, Jeremiah Muir, Daniel J O’Meara, Hugh N Plowman, Jacob H Schonell, Cameron S Taylor, Joshua W Thomson, Angus R Walsh

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Ross Max R Anderson, Hugo Barich, Santino G E C F Febbo, Matthew W Hayers, Toby J Humphris, Dylan S Huntly, Lachlan L T Hyndes, William T Johnson, Ethan P Lamb, William S MacKinnon, Luke O’Loughlin, John R Simpson, Jusaal Singh, Raphael E D Skinner, Dylan E Stein, Cooper van Rooyen, Kieran W Waddingham, Joe A Watkins, Jonus M D Williams, Bailey J Wright, Sebastian J M Wright St Andrews Orson L R Ambrose, Adam S Barwood, Charles H M Carew-Reid, Benjamin A Cooper, Bailey E Cumming, Toby M Dew, Jake M Faulkner, Ronald J Fellows-Smith, Riley G Flecker, Max L G Freedman, Fletcher B Gardner, Ricardo D Holder, Harry T B Jackson, Max E Jones, Bailey Monaghan, Taj A Piwowarski, Jonathan D Read, Lachlan J Stephen, Samuel Tan, William T van Uffelen, James B H Waddell, James D C Watson, Fraser E Webb Shearer Izhar Ahmadi, Hayden J Browne, Hugh J Cameron, Benjamin F Clarke, Max W Galvin, Zedd M Garbellini, Nicholas P Gower, Jack D Hayward, Enyeto M D Ingrilli, Pranayan Mahendranathan, Campbell J McAullay, Darius K Opie, Gil Palmer, Will C Partridge, Arad Rad, Anthony D Samaha, Beau K Staines, Aden P Stocks, Arun D Tibballs, Jake M Walker, Marcus C Young, Matthew D Zsolt Stuart Alexander T Aakermann, Noah J Brown, Rory C Bruce, Chi Chung D Chan, James B W Crawford, Jaxon K Hayden, Damian J Haynes, Julian Kyriakou, Kevin J G Laidlaw, Connor J McLean, Jake W Scott-Hill, Lachlan L Simpson, Theodore Smith, Aidan L Sweeney, Matthew T Warne, Sam R White, David A Winton

Survivors Year 1, 2009 FRONT ROW: Grayson Downes, Nicolas Monger Molowny, John Simpson, James Crawford, Orson Ambrose, Lachlan Naumann, Oscar Hird SECOND ROW: Richard Burt, Samuel Claxton, Campbell More, Cooper van Rooyen, Luke O’Loughlin, Lachlan Pyne, William Frewin, Jonathan Lee THIRD ROW: Mrs Merrie Cockerill (Academic Support Teacher), Fraser Webb, William Lewis, Julian Kyriakou, Ronald Fellows-Smith, Sandro Sutedja, Lachlan Simpson, Gil Palmer, Mrs Alison Webster (Year 1 Teacher), Mrs Georgina Daly (Educational Assistant) ABSENT: Jack Mead, Lachlan Stephenson

Survivors Year 12, 2020 FRONT ROW: Orson Ambrose, Nicolas Monger Molowny, Campbell More, Dr Alec O’Connell (Headmaster), Cooper van Rooyen, Lachlan Pyne, Grayson Downes SECOND ROW: John Simpson, Julian Kyriakou, Ronald Fellows-Smith, Lachlan Simpson, Fraser Webb, James Crawford ABSENT: Luke O’Loughlin

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YEAR 12 BALL

William van Uffelen and Jacob Schonell

Darby Cumming Year 12

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HE 2020 CALENDAR year started with a bang with the Year 12 Ball in early February.

The theme of ‘Night Circus’ saw a truly mesmerising, magical and special display of scenery and events. The exterior of the Dickinson Centre was restyled with outdoor couches, a candy floss and popcorn cart as well as a photo booth to provide a physical token to remember the night.

Upon arriving in the Dickinson Centre, the students were treated to a display of acrobatics and music, whilst surrounded by the enchanting decorations. The Dickinson Centre had been completely transformed into an amazing, dark and magical-themed room, with a display of parasols lining the ceiling. Succeeding this, everyone was presented with a delicious meal, followed by dancing.

Before dessert, the students were treated to a memorable performance

by Mr Hindle, which left the audience in awe.

The night was truly memorable and set the course for an amazing Year 12 journey, despite the challenges which we would later face. A special thank you must be said to the Scotch Parents for their time, effort and dedication towards organising this event. It was truly a night to be remembered. Additionally, a thank you must be said to all the staff who attended the Ball to ensure that it ran smoothly.

Clockwise from top: Max Pethick, Liam Howgate, Tim Valmadre, Damien Haynes and John Simpson; Patrick Eastough and Arad Rad; Acrobatic performer; Will Johnson and Chris Michael; Max Pethick, Jaxon Hayden and Noah Brown; photographs: Rift Photography

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Clockwise from top: (Standing left to right) Jake Faulkner, Lachlan Norcott, Will MacKinnon, (crouching left to right) Nicolas Monger Molowny and James Watson; Ben Clarke and Jack Beazley; Max Steens and Lachlan Stephenson; Tyrelle Manado and Daniel O’Meara with their partners; (Back left to right) Alex Kirwood, Seb Wright, Aidan Matthews, David Winton, (front left to right) Max Jones and Ethan Lamb; Taj Clarke; Ross House Year 12 students; photographs: Rift Photography

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VALEDICTORY DINNER SPEECH MR DAVID KYLE

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS The below speech was given at Valedictory Dinner on Saturday 28 November 2020.

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OOD EVENING Mr Mark Paganin, Dr Alec O’Connell, Mrs Kate Reynolds, my wife Mrs Jenny Pritchard, VIPs, mums, dads, guardians, teachers, and most importantly valedictorians.

Thank you, valedictorians, for the profound honour of addressing your cohort and your friends and family tonight. Thanks for showing up, many of you will be tired and hungover. Hamish Gooch, no one could look as bad as your brother Tom did in 2016 but you’ll always have an Alcock over him. Great to see all the great men from my Politics class here.

Obviously, no assessments tomorrow!

Captain of School, Charlie Bevan, said I had a strict time limit of 40 minutes.

Thankfully Mr Burt told me that Nick Guard took twenty of those minutes last year. Twenty minutes should be perfect, and please know I need to pee too.

I said to Charlie when he asked me to do the speech, “I am not funny”. I asked him to go away and to check if I was still the chosen speaker. When I went home and told Jen, the first thing she said: “You’re not funny”. Then I wondered if it is meant to be a therapy session. “I don’t need therapy – why didn’t they ask Dr O’Connell?” Ah, he’d have spoken for too long.

It is great to see the pun master of Scotch College, Mr Sean Mecham with us tonight. Congratulations to Isaac and to you too Celena. I asked Sean for some help on tonight’s speech – for some thinking around some valedictory puns.

Unfortunately, Sean has been too busy in the pun-demic!

After my wife reminded me that the only thing worse than a speaker that isn’t funny is a speaker that tries to be funny, I reminded myself, that I am best when speaking from the heart.

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So, I’d like to start by acknowledging the parents here tonight and proposing a couple of toasts. Being a parent, I know that parenthood, like teaching, is a labour.

A labour of love but a labour.

Graduating Scotch boys, as a father of two young lads, I know, you are very much your father’s conscience. Your dads were legends back in the day. They partied hard, and they worked even harder.

They were athletic and would have put your performances this past week to shame.

Dads, I look around and I see so many who I have crossed paths with and who I admire and look up to. Many, many of you are spoken of as great men, and I can only harmonise with this sentiment.

And valedictorians, how our estimates of parents change with the years!

Mark Twain said that at 17, he could scarcely endure his father; he was so ignorant. Then at 20, he noticed his father said something sensible occasionally. But at 25, he was astonished at the improvement his father had made in the last eight years. Valedictorians, your fathers have sacrificed a great deal to get you to this point. I can assure you they are incredibly proud tonight, and they think you have improved significantly in the last eight years.

A toast to the dads in the room.

To the mums…I look around the room, and I see many mums who I also hugely admire and look up to.

For as long as I can remember, my mum has told me that she is a safety net, strung out below me as I walk the tight rope of life. At times, I have thought I was nudged out on the tight rope a bit early, but this is better than being held back and pampered for too long. Get your sons out on the tight rope, let go of their hand and remind them that, for the time being, there is a safety net.

I know a mother’s love is unconditional, and I propose a toast to all the mums in the room.

To the mums.

I was born healthy and have continued to enjoy good health. I was fortunate enough to have parents who valued spending significant money on me and sent me to the second-best school in the area. I left Christ Church Grammar School in 1999 and in the 21 years since I have spent seven of them at Scotch, longer than I ever spent at Christ Church and I’d like to say, I am almost fully converted.

I spent my first days at Scotch in a daze. I’d been teaching at one of the most diverse schools in New York. It was the oldest co-educational school on Manhattan; it has a gay principal and, along with the extremely wealthy feepaying families, 33 per cent of students on scholarships, mostly immigrants and from some of New York’s poorest neighbourhoods. I had parent-teacher nights with Uma Thurman. The Mt Sinai Hospital was on the next block, making sirens the soundtrack to my classes. Within three hours of landing in Perth, I arrived at Scotch to a morning of Marching and khaki. I was a little bit scared – there was an abnormal number of redheads and Sam Meecham lookalikes – and I decided it was best not to mention my alma mater.

That was seven years ago and, I am now proud to say that from 2021, I will have two sons in the khaki and the Middle School has named a House after me…and, in my new role heading up marketing, I am being paid to say Scotch is a better education. It is an easy sell, though every year the leaving classes seem to get better and I assure you, 2020’s leavers will be missed.

I have had sadness and hiccups. I know I have carried anger following a split home in my teenage years.

I know I suffered some PTSD following a failed CPR effort, and for Jen and me, building our little family was not straight forward, but I also know that I carry neither the noose of fame and fortune nor the burden of poverty.

My childhood was like many of us here in this room. That is to say, I am bloody fortunate. I am the youngest of five, my family were more than comfortable, and I was born into a home that valued community, service of others, and living.

I think I won the lottery.

It is fair to say that most of you won’t remember a word I say tonight. For mums and dads, you’ll remember two words, your sons first and last name as he comes across the stage to receive his cufflinks.

My aim is that your sons take one message from the next 20 minutes.

And before my 20 minutes get started – kidding, Mr Burt. Lights Out will be on time.

Two caveats.

One. I am a student of history and politics, and this speech is littered with phrases and quotes.

the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”1 Valedictorians let me assure you, you will meet the cynic and the miserable, who will try to draw you down because you went to as good a school as can be.

You’ll be accused of being born with a silver spoon in your mouth and for being a little bit weaker because of it. And you’ll be told you’d have been nothing without the head start you have been given in life.

Excuse me, but frankly, that is untrue.

Your parents value education and wanted to give you every opportunity they could, and you will do with it what you will.

Any accusation otherwise is part of this great Australian ugly of bringing down aspiration and success.

Please afford me this liberty and know that those that say they are not interested in history and politics are like drowning men saying they are not interested in water.

What’s wrong with idealism? It is not a synonym for naivety. Who would scold a human with a bleeding heart? A human built with empathy. And success and innovation are the envy of the world.

Be proud! Strive for success and fortune – whatever you define them to be.

Two. Valedictorians, I realise you have had 12 years of school, full of lessons and instructions for life.

I am not saying humility is not important.

The Rudyard Kipling epic If alludes to this brilliantly.

Forgive me for focusing on three more.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings – nor lose the common touch.2

My first key piece of advice, my first key wish for you, is to respect the man in the arena, the man or woman having a go and giving it a crack.

There is a great Australian ugly, often referred to as ‘tall poppy syndrome’. When I was a kid, a scathing put down was to call someone a ‘try-hard’, as if trying hard was something to be ashamed of.

People cut anyone down seen to be doing too well, anyone trying too hard, anyone who has strived to be the best they can be. Valedictorians, this is a character peculiarity I beg you to give a wide berth.

An excerpt from Teddy Roosevelt’s Citizenship in a Republic sums it up.

Roosevelt said: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where

But don’t join the very often ‘faceless men’ who use those dark forces of pessimism and cynicism like snipers use bullets, popping off those willing to put themselves out there in the arena. Look to the better angels of your nature, kindness, compassion, and see the good in people and admire their achievements.

My next key takeaway, my next wish for you, and, in contrast to what I have just asked you not to be, is to what you should always be, and it’s a straightforward instruction. Do something; plan something; have things in the pipeline.

Live, commit, jump in.

Except for you, Gianni. Gianni Kain, after that week in August, you can put your feet up and have a rest.

And you too David Stülpner – it was strange not to see you on the pipes tonight.

John Kennedy, player and coach of the Hawthorn Football Club sadly passed away earlier this year. At halftime of the 1975 VFL Grand Final, Kennedy made a famous speech, and I’ll ask you to bear with me as I seek to mimic his passion.

“At least DO SOMETHING! Do! Don’t think, don’t hope, do! At least you can come off and say, ‘I did this, I shepherded, I played on.’ At least I did something.”

I’ve butchered that, but it would be maximum irony not to have a crack at the passion of Kennedy when quoting those famous words.

For a period here, I am going to focus on the time prior to my 21st birthday.

Valedictorians, these are the years at your eye level, in your hitting zone. I sincerely hope not to come across as some sort of ‘I am legend’ speech but I didn’t want to focus on the last five years. Watching myself become my parents is brutal.

Before Christmas, in the year I left school, I had moved out with my best mate.

We were both eager to prove ourselves, eager to run with a fast crowd, and eager for action. I had a lot to learn. After 18 months at uni, I told mum I intended to “take some time off…to relax”. As if growing up on the tough streets of Dalkeith had been strenuous. And what exactly was I taking time off from? Mum was having none of it and, in the ultimate GT power move, I was given a ticket to London. I was going to be thinking outside the triangle!

It was 2002, all of you valedictorians would be born over the next year or so and the plane ticket could not have been more necessary. Following a period as a stockman on a livestock carrier, England was waiting and ready to give me a punch in the face.

If ever the world was the ultimate classroom; the time spent delivering sheep to Saudi and then to Indonesia, taught me more about the Muslim world than any unit at UWA. While unloading in Jeddah, on the coast of the Red Sea near Mecca, I witnessed the affluence that oil had brought to the Middle East.

While dodging pirates in the Gulf of Aden, I observed the desperation of the have-nots on the Arabian Peninsula.

And all the while I was residing with

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Filipino engineers, who loved tacos and liquor while singing karaoke or watching American TV, and, on the deck below, Pakistani shepherds, who would pray five times a day while gambling and watching Russian TV. This was all topped off with time in the bleakest shipyards of Indonesia. It was as if the Islamic world and the Cold War had come to life, and I learnt a lot.

Following this time on the high seas, I get to Heathrow, having just turned 19 and still pretty green, to say the least. Over the next year the job list was endless… carting bricks with a mob of Essex lads on the building sites of Knightsbridge, working as a bookie’s assistant at Royal Ascot, clearing strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, and then hitting the big time when I got a job with a work vehicle.

Said vehicle was to pull a salt spreader, allowing me to ensure the car parks of north and east London were free of ice for the morning commuters. Spreading salt had to take place between midnight and 5am and the car parks were dark and desolate. Frankly, I was terrified.

With only a snow shovel for protection, the incredible rate of 180 pounds a night just got me across the line, and 180 quid bought a lot of pints and Easy Jet flights to Europe.

Those times in London were really living.

We would eat baked beans all week, to afford the night clubs on the weekend and would sleep three to a bed to save for trips to the great cities of Europe, to the running of the bulls in Pamplona, to Hogmanay, and finally to the US to work at a summer camp.

Summer camp in the northeast was everything you’d imagine and, when four West Aussies, one a Scotch boy, one a Guildford boy, and two Christ Church legends, all a few years older than me, told me their plan to drive from Boston to Miami and Miami to LA, I was all in.

We bought an ‘81 Dodge Ram Van, called it Ghostrider, and set off. We saw Aretha Franklin in DC, tailgated every Saturday and kicked the footy on Los Angeles’s Coliseum Stadium. That’s the PG version.

In October 2003, we drove into Vegas.

It was my 21st birthday.

Within months I was home, I knew I wanted to be a teacher, and I was ready to grow up and seek out a profession. I am proud to say I had not been allowed to waste a minute and it all comes back to the moment when I tried to take some time off to ‘relax’ and had been told that wasn’t an option.

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Many of you will beat that well-trodden path to Commerce at UWA, to Law at Notre Dame, to rugby at Soaks, footy at the mighty UFC. Let me be clear. There is not a thing wrong with this, and I have done the same. My point is to make sure you are doing something; you’re meeting people; you’re making plans. Not talking about it, you’re doing it.

You’re young, Scotch has been good to you, your parents have given you the best start in life. You now need to accumulate broad knowledge and to experience as widely as you can. There is no such thing as useless acquaintances and no such thing as irrelevant experiences. It all matters, it all adds up. Good and bad.

Glorious successes and epic fails.

Recently, the great Sam Sterrett, asked me where I had learned my greatest lessons.

An instance of suffering, an instance of isolation, and an instance of intense insecurity. All instances where I had put myself far from my comfort zone. Out on the periphery, on the fringes, further out on the tightrope, that’s where the learning is. Only those who risk going too far know how far they can go.

And finally, love. Real love. A love of your mates, of your life partner and hopefully a love of your life. Let’s start by defining love. Not possible. There is no metric for love, there is no scaling, there is no spectrum. The great saying, a Mr Jones favourite, that people will remember how you made them feel is so true, and the greatest feeling, that immeasurable feeling, is love.

Three-weeks-ago to the day, on this very spot, five men spoke about a great OSC, Sandy MacKellar. Their speeches were filled with anecdotes and yarns of their great mate and something that caught my attention was how they were all from different times in his life. There was the friend since birth, there was the friend since Scotch, there was the friend from university and there were the friends from business. The common theme? They were all there to eulogise a man they loved.

I’d like to drill down on one thing that love is not. It’s not blind loyalty to blokes who seek to draw you into poor choices.

Choose your mates wisely – like-minded and most importantly, like-hearted.

Choose the mate who will tow you into striving valiantly and daring greatly.

Choose the mate who will be there when the black dog is growling and choose the mate who brings out the best in you.

Max Jones (Year 12) embracing a fellow leaver, photograph: Derren Hall

If you dream of anything, dream of having a group of mates who will eulogise you as a man who they really loved. For all your faults, your indiscretions, your broken promises. If you love your mates, and your mates love you, you will have lived a life well-lived.

So, those are my three key takeaways: • Respect the man in the arena, • Treat each day as if it was your last, • And know what love is, starting with your mates.

To have all three would be a formidable trifecta.

My conclusion.

OSC 2020, undoubtedly you enter a world of turmoil but spare me any chat that you guys are less fortunate than any other cohort of young men that left the College. With great adversity comes great opportunity and for many of you, I admire your guaranteed entry into courses well beyond your ability!

Kidding, I can’t see the universities kicking you out in coming years!

But, as life gets spicy and you realise it can be tough and it can be unforgiving, and the safety net begins to get some holes in it, know what your resume is.

Not your resume that says you went to Scotch and studied Engineering. Your resume that says what sort of spirit you have. The resume your mates will read at your funeral.

A good life is one where you take nothing for granted, and you don’t waste a moment. A rich life is when you truly know yourself when you have tested yourself and seen how far you can go.

Good luck. Best wishes. Thank your mum and dad and get out there and do something.

With the greatest respect to those who are unwell – life is a terminal illness – don’t waste a minute.

1 Roosevelt, T., 1910, ‘Citizenship in a Republic’, speech, Paris, France, 23 April 2 Kipling R., 1910, ‘If ’, Rewards and Fairies, Doubleday, Page & Company, United Kingdom

YEAR 12

VALETE

Alexander T Aakermann

Kobie-Jaxson Abrahams

Izhar Ahmadi

Orson L Ambrose

Cooper H Anderson

Shearer 2015–20

St Andrews 2009–20

Stuart 2011–20

Cameron 2017–20

Alexander 2015–20

Max R Anderson Ross 2015–20

Quinlan Arundel

Max L Bailey

Hugo Barich

Anderson 2018–20

Anderson 2015–20

Ross 2015–20

Mawson L Barr-Willans

Adam S Barwood

Jack D Beazley

Ryan D Benney

Charlie R Bevan

Ryan A Bourke

St Andrews 2013–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Alexander 2011–20

Alexander 2014–20

Alexander 2014–20

Cameron 2015–20

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Year 12

Jett S Braddock

Noah J Brown

William A Brown

Hamish R Brown

Hayden J Browne

Cameron 2011–20

Stuart 2015–20

Anderson 2014–20

Keys 2016–20

Shearer 2014–20

Rory C Bruce

Ronan L Cameron

Hugh J Cameron

Burke G Carrington

Stuart 2013–20

Anderson 2011–20

Shearer 2017–20

Charles H Carew-Reid

Chi Chung D Chan

Alex P Chew

Jordan A Clark

Benjamin F Clarke

Taj M Clarke

Stuart 2015–20

Brisbane 2011–20

Anderson 2015–20

Shearer 2014–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Digby F Cleland

Chey N Colling

Hayden B Coombes

Benjamin A Cooper

Jesse K Coughlan

Brisbane 2015–20

Brisbane 2017–20

Brisbane 2018–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Alexander 2012–20

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St Andrews 2014–20

Keys 2015–20

James B Crawford

Mathew S Crook

Darby T Cuming

Bailey E Cumming

Stuart 2009–20

Alexander 2015–20

Ferguson 2015–20

St Andrews 2015–20

Nicholas E Cusack

Adam J Darley

Gethan J Davies

Thomas A Delroy

James R Devereux

Cameron 2011–20

Anderson 2011–20

Anderson 2014–20

Anderson 2017–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Toby M Dew

Connor Dinas

Grayson H Downes

Patrick L Eastough

Ashley W Edgar

St Andrews 2014–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Brisbane 2009–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Brisbane 2015–20

Daniel E Falkiner

Jake M Faulkner

Santino G Febbo

St Andrews 2017–20

Ross 2018–20

Ronald J Fellows-Smith

Timothy A Fleay

Brisbane 2014–20

St Andrews 2009–20

Sebastian L Cunningham Cameron 2014–20

Brisbane 2015–20

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Year 12

Riley G Flecker

Archibald J Frazer

Max L Freedman

Nikolas J Gajdatsy

Max W Galvin

St Andrews 2013–20

Ferguson 2012–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Anderson 2010–20

Shearer 2011–20

Zedd M Garbellini

Fletcher B Gardner

Liam T Gollan

Hamish J Gooch

William Gordon

Shearer 2016–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Keys 2016–20

Keys 2015–20

Cameron 2014–20

Nicholas P Gower

George W Graham

Thomas W Graham

William L Graham

Jaxon K Hayden

Shearer 2015–20

Keys 2015–20

Keys 2016–20

Keys 2016–20

Stuart 2015–20

Matthew W Hayers

Damian J Haynes

Jack D Hayward

Samuel H Hector

Ross 2015–20

Stuart 2011–20

Shearer 2015–20

Brisbane 2011–20

Archibald J Hoddinott

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Cameron 2011–20

Ricardo D Holder

Benjamin D Hough

Liam J Howgate

Toby J Humphris

Dylan S Huntly

St Andrews 2014–20

Cameron 2015–20

Anderson 2015–20

Ross 2015–20

Ross 2019–20

Aydin S Hutchison

Lachlan L Hyndes

Enyeto M Ingrilli

Harry T Jackson

Jasper H Japp

Anderson 2014–20

Ross 2014–20

Shearer 2015–20

St Andrews 2015–20

Brisbane 2014–20

William T Johnson

Angus L Johnston

Jamie Johnstone

Max E Jones

Max M Jones

Ross 2019–20

Brisbane 2015–20

Anderson 2015–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Anderson 2011–20

Giancarlo P Kain

Tom A Keamy

Joshua J Keatch

Thomas I Kinnaird

Alexander J Kirwood

Brisbane 2014–20

Keys 2015–20

Keys 2014–20

Anderson 2014–20

Ferguson 2015–20

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Year 12

Tobias S Knox Lyttle

Joshua A Kuper

Julian Kyriakou

Kevin J Laidlaw

Ethan P Lamb

Brisbane 2015–20

Brisbane 2018–20

Stuart 2009–20

Stuart 2015–20

Ross 2014–20

Patrick J Latchem

Casey J Lawrence

Flynn B Le Cornu

Camden R LeFevre

George H Lewin

Ferguson 2014–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Anderson 2017–20

Cameron 2015–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Finn Lumsden Lowe

Robbie MacGregor Keys 2015–20

William S MacKinnon

Pranayan Mahendranathan

Tyrelle J Manado

Ferguson 2017–20

Ross 2015–20

Shearer 2015–20

Aidan M Matthews

Charles Maxwell

Campbell J McAullay

Connor J McLean

Mitchell C McVicars

Cameron 2014–20

Alexander 2015–20

Shearer 2015–20

Stuart 2015–20

Ferguson 2014–20

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Alexander 2016–20

Isaac M Mecham

Samuel T Meecham

Daniel C Messina

Eden G Messina

Brisbane 2011–20

Brisbane 2016–20

Keys 2017–20

Keys 2016–20

Nicolas Monger Molowny

Bailey Monaghan

Campbell G More

Zaide R Moxham

Jeremiah Muir

St Andrews 2014–20

Brisbane 2009–20

Cameron 2015–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Ivan A Munoz Morillo

Lachlan T Norcott

Isaac J Norman

Luke O’Loughlin

Daniel J O’Meara

Alexander 2011–20

Anderson 2014–20

Keys 2015–20

Ross 2009–20

Ferguson 2017–20

Darius K Opie

Alex C Osborne

Angus J Page

Gil Palmer

Will C Partridge

Shearer 2015–20

Alexander 2014–20

Alexander 2014–20

Shearer 2017–20

Shearer 2015–20

Alexander 2009–20

Christopher S Michael Cameron 2017–20

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Year 12

Maxwell G Pethick

Taj A Piwowarski

Hugh N Plowman

Lachlan Pyne

Arad Rad

Alexander 2015–20

St Andrews 2015–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Alexander 2009–20

Shearer 2018–20

Jack A Radford

Charlie Radici

Lachlan J Raffan

Baden J Ralls

Jonathan D Read

Alexander 2018–20

Cameron 2011–20

Brisbane 2015–20

Anderson 2011–20

St Andrews 2015–20

William P Reeves

Binqiao Ren

James B Rex

Sean L Rimmer

Ethan T Riseley

Alexander 2011–20

Alexander 2016–20

Keys 2016–20

Cameron 2015–20

Cameron 2015–20

Cooper van Rooyen

Anthony D Samaha

Jacob H Schonell

Jake W Scott-Hill

Benjamin G Sharrin

Ross 2009–20

Shearer 2011–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Stuart 2015–20

Keys 2015–20

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Max A Shervington

Lachlan L Simpson

John R Simpson

Jusaal Singh

Raphael E Skinner

Anderson 2014–20

Stuart 2009–20

Ross 2009–20

Ross 2019–20

Ross 2015–20

Theodore Smith

Matthew D Sofield

Craig A Souey

Beau K Staines

Max Steens

Stuart 2015–20

Anderson 2016–20

Keys 2015–20

Shearer 2016–20

Alexander 2012–20

Dylan E Stein

William G Steinberg Brisbane 2014–20

Matthew J Steinepreis

Lachlan J Stephen

Ross 2018–20

Lachlan G Stephenson

Oliver A Stipanicev

Stuart D Stirling

Aden P Stocks

David M Stülpner

Aidan L Sweeney

Brisbane 2015–20

Cameron 2015–20

Shearer 2014–20

Cameron 2014–20

Stuart 2011–20

Cameron 2016–20

St Andrews 2015–20

Alexander 2011–20

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Year 12

Samuel Tan

Cameron S Taylor

Joshua W Thomson

Lachlan Thorne

Arun D Tibballs

St Andrews 2014–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Ferguson 2015–20

Alexander 2015–20

Shearer 2015–20

Nicholas Verryn

James B Waddell

Timothy J Valmadre William T van Uffelen Alexander D Van Wyk Keys 2018–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Anderson 2015–20

Alexander 2015–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Kieran W Waddingham

Sam O Wake

Jake M Walker

Ethan G Waller

Angus R Walsh

Brisbane 2015–20

Shearer 2014–20

Cameron 2011–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Andrew K Walton

Matthew T Warne

Riley Waters

Joe A Watkins

James D Watson

Keys 2014–20

Stuart 2014–20

Anderson 2015–20

Ross 2014–20

St Andrews 2014–20

Ross 2015–20

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Fraser E Webb

Reuben Westerman

Joshua De Wet

Christoff De Wet

Sam R White

St Andrews 2009–20

Keys 2015–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Ferguson 2014–20

Stuart 2015–20

Daniel J Wiese

Rhys S Williams

Jonus M Williams

David A Winton

Alexander A Wolf

Keys 2015–20

Anderson 2015–20

Ross 2015–20

Stuart 2011–20

Keys 2015–20

Samuel Wolf

Sebastian J Wright

Bailey J Wright

Cooper T Young

Marcus C Young

Cameron 2017–20

Ross 2015–20

Ross 2015–20

Brisbane 2015–20

Shearer 2015–20

Lee O Youngman

Matthew D Zsolt

Cameron 2015–20

Shearer 2015–20

Christopher R Zyweck Alexander 2016–20 SCOTCH COLLEGE | 193

AWARDS

William Steinberg (Year 12)

194 | REPORTER 2020

SCHOOL AWARDS Academic Excellence Year 9 Benjamin B E Berglin Aidan A J Brookes Caelan C R Browne Harry H W Burbury James J R Cowan Alexander A J Dore Jaxon J R Douglas Lochie L R Elliott Harry H R Ellis Henry H J Feutrill James J R Fraser Marco M Ghiselli Thomas T J Gray Oliver O D Hayers Patrick P H Hayes Thomas T T Jackson Daniel D L Kerfoot Matthew M J Kirk Nicolas N D Langsford Alexander A D Lee Fletcher F T McIntosh Kennan K R McNeil Samuel S C Mumme Alasdair A Orr Jack J F Palmer Jason J T Pocock Sam S J Romero Harrison H J Smith Oscar O R Sumich Andrew A F Walker Ross R O H Whittome Year 10 James J L Anderson Samuel S F D Beattie Henry H A Cooper Oliver O P Cropp-Chabanne Charlie C E Duplock Banjo B P J Harold Nelson N B Hegge Mitchell M J Hyde Harry H A Jenour Thomas T C Liston Jackson J P Loader Jake J J E Marshall Aidan A McKie Winton W C Messina Julien J M Montandon Lochlan L E W O’Brien Fletcher F T O’Connell Sean S M Palmer Emanuel E Radici Kofi K C Raffan Alexander A J Russell-Weisz

Raphael R Schinazi Thomas T W Sounness Jurgens J S Terblanche Nicholas N J Van Wyk Henry H A Vaughan James J J E Walker Kody K W Waters Year 11 Jim J Allan Michael M R Arts Taye T C Barlow Oliver O M Barrett Hamish H M Cameron Pearson P C Chambel Oscar O E Clements Max M B De Nardi Xavier X J Dry Benjamin B C Edgar Noah N Embleton Dylan D C Field Rex R French William W M Gale Jolyon J M Harrison-Murray Matthew M B Kerfoot Nicolas N Le Page Joshua J P Ledger Thomas T S Lynch William W J Marshall Taj T A Massey Alexander A K Melville Elliott E J Mitchell Hugh H T Mitchell Heath H O Muller Milan M Narula Dylan D M Palmer Oliver O W Perrin Andreas A Schultz Benjamin B R D Scott James J E Shaw Charan C K Singh Connor C J Smith William W H Taylor Thomas T S Veitch Richard R P Walton Maxwell M S Weir Thomas T H Westcott Yan Y Zhou Year 12 Charlie C R G Bevan Ronan R L Cameron Alex A P Chew Adam A J Darley James J R Devereux Ashley A W Edgar

Santino S G E C F Febbo Ronald R J Fellows-Smith Giancarlo G P Kain Patrick P J Latchem Casey C J Lawrence Aidan A M Matthews Eden E G Messina Darius D K Opie Charlie C Radici Max M A Shervington Lachlan L L Simpson William W G Steinberg Matt M J Steinepreis Arun A D Tibballs Sam S O Wake Andrew A K Walton Reuben R Westerman Daniel D J Wiese Samuel S Wolf

Academic Colours Year 11 Jim J Allan Taye T C Barlow Oliver O M Barrett Pearson P C Chambel Oscar O E Clements Max M B De Nardi Xavier X J Dry Benjamin B C Edgar Jolyon J M Harrison-Murray Matthew M B Kerfoot William W J Marshall Hugh H T Mitchell Heath H O Muller Dylan D M Palmer Andreas A Schultz Benjamin B R D Scott Connor C J Smith William W H Taylor Thomas T S Veitch Richard R P Walton Maxwell M S Weir Thomas T H Westcott Yan Y Zhou Year 12 Charlie C R G Bevan Ronan R L Cameron Alex A P Chew Adam A J Darley Ashley A W Edgar Santino S G E C F Febbo Ronald R J Fellows-Smith George G W Graham Giancarlo G P Kain SCOTCH COLLEGE | 195

Awards

Patrick P J Latchem Casey C J Lawrence Aidan A M Matthews Eden E G Messina Darius D K Opie Charlie C Radici Max M A Shervington Lachlan L L Simpson William W G Steinberg Matt M J Steinepreis Arun A D Tibballs Sam S O Wake Andrew A K Walton Reuben R Westerman Daniel D J Wiese

Academic Honours Year 12 Charlie C R G Bevan Ronan R L Cameron Alex A P Chew Adam A J Darley Ashley A W Edgar Santino S G E C F Febbo Ronald R J Fellows-Smith Giancarlo G P Kain Patrick P J Latchem Casey C J Lawrence Eden E G Messina Darius D K Opie Charlie C Radici Max M A Shervington William W G Steinberg Matt M J Steinepreis Arun A D Tibballs Sam S O Wake Andrew A K Walton Daniel D J Wiese

Co-Curricular Colours Athletics Edward F Allan Max L Bailey Samuel E Barrett-Lennard Oscar E Clements Declan W Cook Jesse K Coughlan Lewis R Crump Christoff De Wet Craig Dinas Anthony Ghiselli William Gordon George W Graham Jaxon K Hayden Ricardo D Holder Jack Kapinkoff Joshua J Keatch Matthew B Kerfoot Nicolas Le Page Christopher S Michael Zaide R Moxham

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Ethan T Riseley Ahmad Sgro James E Shaw Nicholas W Vriezen Reuben Westerman

Alexander D Lee Kyle C McDonald Heath O Muller Mason M Ness Max A Shervington

Badminton Rory C Bruce Timothy A Imison Milan Narula Darius K Opie Maxwell S Weir David A Winton Changcan Yin

Community Service Jim Allan Simon J Arnott Max L Bailey Charlie R Bevan Adam J Darley Ashley W Edgar Jake M Faulkner Ronald J Fellows-Smith Mederic V Gide Lachlan L Hyndes Harry T Jackson Lachlan Pyne Charlie Radici William P Reeves Declan D Reilly Lachlan L Simpson William G Steinberg Matthew J Steinepreis William T van Uffelen Sam O Wake Rhys S Williams Yan Zhou

Basketball Kobie-Jaxson Abrahams Charlie R Bevan Mathew S Crook Maxx Della Franca James P Deykin Timothy A Imison Thomas S Lynch Zavier J McGillivray Reuben Westerman Cadets Daniel T Cooper Andrew L Eidne Alexander W Hill Nicholas W Vriezen James F Walker Charles A Williams Chess Oliver M Barrett Lachlan J Bowen Charan K Singh Arun D Tibballs Sam O Wake Daniel J Wiese Cricket Alex P Chew Jack Kapinkoff Rory J King Alexander K Melville Benjamin R Melville Alex C Osborne Nicholas J Paganin Lachlan L Simpson Arun D Tibballs Riley Waters Cross Country Lachlan J Bowen Pearson C Chambel Oscar E Clements Jack A Cook Henry J Feutrill Tane D Hasler Archibald J Hoddinott Joshua J Keatch

Drama Mawson L Barr-Willans Samuel R Bennett Jasper A Blunt Kieran P Doyle Patrick L Eastough Toren R Edwards Hudson C Grant Jasper H Japp Giancarlo P Kain Joshua J Keatch Robert R McAullay Winton C Messina Julien M Montandon William Oxlade Will C Partridge Arad Rad Baden J Ralls Heath W Smyth David M Stülpner Kieran W Waddingham Football Raquell L Bin Rashid Jett S Braddock Benjamin F Clarke Jack Cooper Joseph Crowley Lewis R Crump Hamish J Gooch Thomas W Graham George W Graham Jaxon K Hayden

Ricardo D Holder Angus L Johnston Giancarlo P Kain Jack Kapinkoff Joshua P Ledger Tyrelle J Manado Zaide R Moxham Max B Mumme Nicholas J Paganin Hugh N Plowman James E Shaw Aden P Stocks Riley Waters Reuben Westerman Hockey Monty B Atkins Max L Freedman Fletcher B Gardner Xavier S Graham Mitchell J Hyde Rory J King Hamish R Meston Hugh T Mitchell Thomas J Rowe Raphael Schinazi Matthew J Steinepreis Henry A Vaughan Nicholas Verryn Angus R Walsh Thomas H Westcott Music Ryan D Benney Caelan R Browne Rory C Bruce Oscar E Clements James R Cowan Alexander J Dore Hugo T Fellows-Smith Archibald J Frazer Timothy Hardcastle Lachlan L Hyndes Tobias S Knox Lyttle Ethan P Lamb Camden R LeFevre Aidan M Matthews William Moffat-Clarke Julien M Montandon Isaac J Norman Alexander P Pigneguy Charlie Radici Emanuel Radici Austin M Savundra Jake W Scott-Hill Max A Shervington William G Steinberg James D Watson Daniel J Wiese Louis J Wiese Christopher R Zyweck

Pipe Band Alexander T Aakermann Jim Allan Max R Anderson Arthur E Bannister Lachlan J Bowen Oscar E Clements Benjamin A Cooper James B Crawford Max B De Nardi Xavier J Dry Hudson C Grant Joseph Harris Matthew B Kerfoot Thomas S Lynch Robbie MacGregor Mitchell C McVicars Hamish R Meston Milan Narula Angus J Page Declan D Reilly Benjamin R Scott Matthew J Steinepreis David M Stülpner Public Speaking (Debating) Pearson C Chambel Oscar E Clements Xavier J Dry Benjamin C Edgar Ashley W Edgar Harry L Frodsham Banjo P Harold Julius M Kain Julien M Montandon Heath O Muller Milan Narula Lachlan T Norcott Fletcher T O’Connell Benjamin R Scott William G Steinberg Henry A Vaughan Sam O Wake Public Speaking (Mock Trials) Oscar E Clements Ronald J Fellows-Smith Heath O Muller Lachlan T Norcott Benjamin R Scott Matthew J Steinepreis Sam O Wake Yan Zhou Public Speaking (UNYA) Jolyon M Harrison-Murray Lachlan T Norcott Sam O Wake Rowing Taye C Barlow Pearson C Chambel Benjamin F Clarke Riley G Flecker Will C Partridge

Benjamin R Scott Angus R Walsh Matthew T Warne Fraser E Webb Rugby Simon J Arnott Bradley W Avery Oliver M Barrett Jacob C Bennett Christiaan S Buys Chey N Colling Bailey E Cumming Nicholas E Cusack Charlie E Duplock Joshua C Eygelaar Damian J Haynes Thomas S Lynch Samuel T Meecham Christopher S Michael Ivan A Munoz Morillo Benjamin T Nixon Daniel J O’Meara Samuel Tan Cooper van Rooyen William T van Uffelen Rory P White Sam R White Soccer Max L Bailey Liam J Howgate Jamie Johnstone William S MacKinnon Sevvel Mahendranathan Aidan McKie Kaleb P Morrison Sean M Palmer Sebastian A Reynolds Curtis J Sciano Benjamin G Sharrin Timothy J Valmadre Alexander D Van Wyk Sam O Wake Andrew K Walton Joe A Watkins Surfing James W Bennett Archibald J Frazer Nicholas Verryn James B Waddell Swimming Daniel F Boshart Declan W Cook Jesse K Coughlan Macsen Friday Giancarlo P Kain Nicolas Le Page Nicolas Monger Molowny Ruan van der Riet

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Tennis Jacques Creighton Thomas W Graham Samuel M Gray William A Hudson Ryan T McConkey Jurgens S Terblanche Benjamin R Walsh Oscar S Warner Maxwell S Weir Volleyball Chi Chung D Chan Max L Freedman Jaxon K Hayden Nelson B Hegge Lachlan L Hyndes Angus L Johnston Finn Lumsden Lowe Luke O’Loughlin Christopher R Zyweck Water Polo Jett S Braddock Noah J Brown Declan W Cook Jesse K Coughlan Fraser L Davis Matthew B Howie Giancarlo P Kain Julian Kyriakou Sam R Lodge William J Marshall Jake J Marshall Campbell J McAullay Thomas M Simich Rory P White

WR Dickinson Leadership Award Max L Bailey Jack D Beazley Ryan D Benney Charlie R Bevan Alex P Chew Darby T Cuming Bailey E Cumming Patrick L Eastough Ronald J Fellows-Smith Fletcher B Gardner Hamish J Gooch Nicholas P Gower George W Graham Jaxon K Hayden Damian J Haynes Jack D Hayward Samuel H Hector Lachlan L Hyndes Harry T Jackson Angus L Johnston Max M Jones Giancarlo P Kain Joshua J Keatch Eden G Messina Angus J Page Maxwell G Pethick Arad Rad Charlie Radici William P Reeves Max A Shervington Lachlan L Simpson Dylan E Stein William G Steinberg Matthew J Steinepreis Samuel Tan Arun D Tibballs Cooper van Rooyen Angus R Walsh Andrew K Walton Riley Waters

Co-Curricular Honours Athletics Joshua J Keatch Cross Country Joshua J Keatch Football Thomas W Graham George W Graham Jaxon K Hayden Hockey Max L Freedman Music Ethan P Lamb Max A Shervington Pipe Band David M Stülpner Public Speaking Sam O Wake Rowing Matthew T Warne Rugby Samuel T Meecham Swimming Jesse K Coughlan Water Polo Giancarlo P Kain Julian Kyriakou Campbell J McAullay

Chey Colling embracing a fellow Year 12 leaver; Nikolas Gadjatsy (front) and Izhar Ahmadi (second in line) waiting to receive their Old Scotch Collegians tie at March Out; photographs: Derren Hall 198 | REPORTER 2020

SENIOR SCHOOL PRIZES Year 9 Prizes

Year 10 Prizes

Industry

Caelan R Browne

Proficiency Prize

Harrison J Smith Andrew F Walker

Proficiency Prize, Arts: Drama, Design: Food Proficiency Prize, Arts: Music Specialist, English

Oliver D Hayers Oscar R Sumich

Proficiency Prize, Design: Metal, Mathematics, Science, The Raven: Junior Poetry Prize

Thomas J Gray

Proficiency Prize, Design: Wood, Health and Physical Education

Marco Ghiselli

Proficiency Prize, Indonesian: Second Language

Jason T Pocock

Proficiency Prize, Philosophy

Ross O H Whittome

Arts: Media Arts: Music General, STEM Arts: Visual Arts Design: Product Design French: Second Language Humanities

Harry R Ellis Daniel L Kerfoot Harry W Burbury Fletcher T McIntosh James R Cowan Alasdair Orr

Industry

Riley K Davis Hudson C Grant

Proficiency Prize

Nelson B Hegge

Proficiency Prize, Arts: Music Specialist, Spanish: Beginners, The Raven: Junior Prose Prize

Emanuel Radici

Proficiency Prize, English

Lochlan E W O’Brien

Proficiency Prize, French: Background Language

Julien M Montandon

Proficiency Prize, French: Second Language

James J E Walker

Proficiency Prize, Health and Physical Education

Kofi C Raffan

Proficiency Prize, Humanities, Philosophy

Fletcher T O’Connell

Proficiency Prize, Indonesian: Background Language

Harry A Jenour

Proficiency Prize, Science

Mitchell J Hyde

Arts: Drama Arts: Media Arts: Music General Arts: Photography and Graphic Design Arts: Visual Arts

Banjo P J Harold James M G Mahaffy Matthew H Coutts Jurgens S Terblanche Luca M Datodi

Design: Food

Oliver W Brown

Design: Metal

Tyler J Messina

Design: Product Design Design: Wood Indonesian: Second Language Mathematics STEM

Jack F Armstrong Oscar Rogers Samuel F D Beattie Shunta Numano Winton C Messina

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Year 11 Prizes Matthew B Kerfoot Connor J Smith

Proficiency Prize

Proficiency Prize, Accounting and Finance – ATAR (WACE)

Max B De Nardi

Proficiency Prize, Biology HL (IBD), Economics SL (IBD)

Oliver M Barrett

Proficiency Prize, Chemistry – ATAR (WACE), English – ATAR (WACE), Indonesian: Second Language – ATAR (WACE)

Thomas S Veitch Heath O Muller

Proficiency Prize, Chemistry HL (IBD) Proficiency Prize, Economics HL (IBD), French SL (IBD), Physics SL (IBD) Proficiency Prize, French: Second Language – ATAR (WACE), Physics – ATAR (WACE)

Xavier J Dry

Pearson C Chambel

Proficiency Prize, History HL (IBD), Indonesian SL (IBD), Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL (IBD)

Oscar E Clements

Proficiency Prize, Literature – ATAR (WACE)

Thomas H Westcott

Proficiency Prize, Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL (IBD), Physics HL (IBD), Spanish ab initio (IBD) Proficiency Prize, Mathematics Methods – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Specialist – ATAR (WACE)

Geography – ATAR (WACE)

Elliott J Mitchell

Human Biology – ATAR (WACE)

Nicolas Le Page

Marine and Maritime Studies – ATAR (WACE)

Anthony Ghiselli

Marine and Maritime Studies – General (WACE)

Maxwell A E Mead

Materials, Design and Technology (Metal) – ATAR (WACE)

Albert J Holtham

Materials, Design and Technology (Metal) – General (WACE)

William M Gale

Materials, Design and Technology (Wood) – General (WACE)

Jedd A Simmons

Mathematics Essential (WACE)

Brenton P C Macauley

Media, Production and Analysis – ATAR (WACE)

Lloyd Easton

Outdoor Education – General (WACE)

Noah W Matthews

Psychology – ATAR (WACE)

Joshua P Ledger

Jim Allan

History SL (IBD) Literature SL (IBD) Dux of Year 11 (IBD)

Benjamin R D Scott

Dux of Year 11 (VET)

Declan D C Reill

Dylan M Palmer

Biology – ATAR (WACE)

Samuel J Dyball Benjamin C Edgar Rex French

Business Management SL (IBD), Language and Literature SL (IBD)

Andreas Schultz

Design (Dimensional Design) – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Applications – ATAR (WACE)

Noah Embleton

Design (Photography) – ATAR (WACE) Jarvis D Banfield Design (Photography) – General (WACE)

William J L Gagen

Drama – ATAR (WACE)

Toren R Edwards

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Remi N Brossard

Yan Zhou

Applied Information Technology – ATAR (WACE)

Film HL (IBD)

French HL (IBD)

Bradley W Avery

Hugh T Mitchell

Business Management HL (IBD)

Mederic V F M Gide

Physical Education Studies – General (WACE)

Proficiency Prize, Physical Education Studies – ATAR (WACE)

Business Management and Enterprise – ATAR (WACE)

French: Background Language – ATAR (WACE)

Jolyon M Harrison-Murray

Economics – ATAR (WACE) Modern History – ATAR (WACE) Politics and Law – ATAR (WACE) Dux of Year 11 (WACE)

Richard P Walton

Year 12 Prizes David M Stülpner

Pipe Major FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize

Patrick J Latchem Darius K Opie Matthew J Steinepreis Andrew K Walton

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Accounting and Finance – ATAR (WACE), Economics – ATAR (WACE) FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Biology HL (IBD), History SL (IBD), Language and Literature HL (IBD), Mathematics SL (IBD)

Arun D Tibballs

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Stewart Literature Prize – ATAR (WACE)

Santino G E C F Febbo

Applied Information Technology – ATAR (WACE) James R Devereux

Ronan L Cameron

Charlie Radici

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Business Management and Enterprise – ATAR (WACE), The Raven: Senior Prose Prize

Ashley W Edgar

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Chemistry SL (IBD), Global Politics HL (IBD), Language and Literature SL (IBD), Mathematics HL (IBD), Spanish ab initio (IBD)

Alexander D Van Wyk

Business Management HL (IBD)

Alexander J Kirwood

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Drama – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Applications – ATAR (WACE), Modern History – ATAR (WACE)

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, English – ATAR (WACE), Politics and Law – ATAR (WACE) Lachlan L Simpson Charlie R G Bevan

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Geography – ATAR (WACE) FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Mathematics Methods – ATAR (WACE), Mathematics Specialist – ATAR (WACE)

Eden G Messina

Design (Photography) – General (WACE), Marine and Maritime Studies – General (WACE)

Beau K Staines Darby T Cuming Joshua A Kuper

Geography HL (IBD), Music HL (IBD) Max A Shervington Materials, Design and Technology (Metal) – General (WACE), Materials, Design and Technology (Wood) – ATAR (WACE)

David M Stülpner

Materials, Design and Technology (Wood) – General (WACE)

Matthew W Hayers

Mathematics Essential (WACE), Physical Education Studies – General (WACE) Media, Production and Analysis – General (WACE) Music – ATAR (WACE)

Daniel J Wiese

Cooper H Anderson

Design (Photography) – ATAR (WACE), Media, Production and Analysis – ATAR (WACE) Cooper T J Young

English – General (WACE)

Giancarlo P Kain

Binqiao Ren

Chinese HL (IBD)

Design Technology HL (IBD)

Sam O Wake

John R Simpson

Biology – ATAR (WACE), Human Biology – ATAR (WACE)

Design (Dimensional Design) – ATAR (WACE)

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Biology SL (IBD), Film HL (IBD), French SL (IBD), Literature HL (IBD), Mathematical Studies SL (IBD)

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Film SL (IBD)

FG Medcalf Proficiency Prize, Physics SL (IBD)

Physical Education Studies – ATAR (WACE) The Raven: Senior Poetry Prize

Jamie Johnstone James B W Crawford Ethan P Lamb Christopher S Michael Will C Partridge

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ST ANDREWS CROSS The St Andrews Cross is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in a breadth of areas.

There are five areas of possible achievement: 1. Academic Achievement 2. Arts and Culture 3. Community, Service and Citizenship 4. Leadership 5. Sport To qualify for the St Andrews Cross, a student must receive one Colour in all five areas.

In recognition that the attainment of Honours takes extra commitment, a student will also qualify if he attains one Honour in one area and one Colour or Honour in three other areas.

This year nine boys were awarded the St Andrews Cross.

Charlie Bevan

Ronald Fellows-Smith

Giancarlo Kain

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020

6 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020 • Sport – Basketball 2019 & 2020

4 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 • Arts and Culture – Public Speaking (Mock Trials) 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020

2 Honours • Academic Achievement 2020 • Sport – Water Polo 2020

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13 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Drama 2018, 2019 & 2020; Public Speaking (Debating) 2019 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020 • Sport – Swimming 2018 & 2020; Water Polo 2018, 2019 & 2020; Football 2020

Charlie Radici

Max Shervington

William Steinberg

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020 6 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Music 2018 & 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020

2 Honours • Academic Achievement 2020 • Arts and Culture – Music 2020 8 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Music 2018, 2019 & 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2019 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020 • Sport – Cross Country 2020

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020 8 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Public Speaking (Debating) 2018, 2019 & 2020, Music 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020

Matthew Steinepreis

Arun Tibballs

Sam Wake

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020 8 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Public Speaking (Debating) 2019, (Mock Trials) 2020; Pipe Band 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020 • Sport – Hockey 2020

1 Honour • Academic Achievement 2020 7 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Chess 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2019 • Leadership – WR Dickinson Leadership Award 2020 • Sport – Cricket 2019 & 2020

2 Honours • Academic Achievement 2020 • Arts and Culture – Public Speaking 2020 11 Colours • Academic Achievement 2019 & 2020 • Arts and Culture – Public Speaking (Debating) 2019 & 2020, (UNYA) 2019 & 2020, (Mock Trials) 2020; Chess 2020 • Community, Service and Citizenship – Community Service 2020 • Sport – Soccer 2019 & 2020

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DUCES

OF SCOTCH COLLEGE

William Steinberg

Isaac Norman

Casey Lawrence

International Baccalaureate

VET (Alternative Academic Pathway)

WACE

William is an intelligent, thoughtful and talented young man whose academic ability and disciplined approach to his studies have seen him achieve exceptional results in all learning areas.

It will come as no surprise that he was awarded Academic Honours this year, after receiving Academic Excellence every semester throughout his time in the Senior School. William has maintained this level of achievement while balancing Music commitments, university courses, leadership within his House and winning gold medals on the international stage. He is an outstanding young man, and his achievements are matched only by his humility.

Isaac has consistently displayed an admirable work ethic that has seen him complete both a Certificate IV in Business and a Certificate II in Hospitality as part of his academic programme. A talented artist and musician, he has seized the co-curricular opportunities available to him at Scotch College. Isaac has been a member of numerous ensembles and received Colours for Music in both Year 11 and Year 12. He is a young man of great character with strong values who demonstrates a calm enthusiasm and consistent effort towards everything he turns his hand to.

Casey has set an incredibly high standard for himself, and his academic ability is matched only by his outstanding work ethic and willingness to strive to understand the subject matter as deeply as possible. He sets a wonderful example for others and has been fittingly acknowledged for his academic achievements with Academic Honours, having achieved Academic Excellence in each of his eight semesters in the Senior School. Casey contributed positively to the co-curricular programme, receiving Colours for Cadets and participating in two Drama productions. He is a respectful, diligent and courteous young man.

William received subject prizes for: • Chemistry HL (IBD) • Economics HL (IBD) • Further Mathematics HL (IBD) • Literature SL (IBD) • Physics HL (IBD) He was awarded the Dux of the Year 12 IB Diploma Programme.

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Isaac received prizes for: • Art Purchase Prize • Visual Arts – General (WACE) He was awarded the Dux of the Year 12 VET (Alternative Academic Pathway).

Casey received subject prizes for: • Chemistry – ATAR (WACE) • Physics – ATAR (WACE) He was awarded the Dux of the Year 12 WACE – ATAR Programme.

SCHOOL RECORDS Year 2s Oscar Alder, Jack Dodds, Jack Young and Otto Blackburne with Max Bailey (Year 12)

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School Records

Valete Pre-Kindergarten Lachlan N McKerracher Lachie J Macnamara Hugo Kapinkoff Max C Groom Jonathan T Eldridge Henry J Sippe Clancy J Munckton Ethan G Beveridge Aya Sasaki Ollie J McCarter George P Owenell Kindergarten Tom J Delmenico Jack M Clifford Elliot S Redfern Grace A Fresson Naomi G Fong Séma Longui Anvar Ismayilov Asha E Harnwell Pre-Primary Alessandro J Caruso Shlok S Patil Year 1 Joseph Beckley Year 2 Arthur T Redfern Year 3 Yannik J Sullivan Quinn L Arcy Year 5 Maxwell Fine Jacob M Timmcke Nicholas D Burt Year 6 Lachlan B Bird Cooper C Royle Gabe D Hunter Soma Baba Ryan A Dent Sam Reynolds Year 7 Lachlan T Cairns William G Arundel Euan A Byars John H Townsley Year 8 Calum W Cameron Ben L Flynn Noah J Freeman Jordan Krieser Ryan Wang Sam MacGregor AJ Church Garson Fogarty-Pryor Ryan A Davey Heydar Ismayilov Kolbi W Smith 206 | REPORTER 2020

Simba F Gundani Evan T Hariadi Year 9 Tom J Allen Angus W Myles Jonathan R Arnott Jackson P Conti Rowan J McDonald Daichi Fukuchi Yamato Fukuchi Harry J Hammond Joel Stewart-Stanton Jack Parsons Year 10 Seamus M Walton Andrew J Stegena Jensen E Blok Ethan J Buckley Calvin J Smith Christian B AtkinsGardner Year 11 Nathaniel A Kailis Mackenzie F Lewis Maxwell A Mead Nathanael Kumar Gavin Dong Year 12 William S Lewis Izayah Mongoo

Salvete Pre-Kindergarten Joseph W Edwards Haruki Nakamura Yanni A Papamatheos Sho Tanaka Hudson J Weaver Joe W Whiston Nash Wilson Angus D B Wood Yikuan Zhang Kindergarten Jacob Bloch James C T Goldsmith Fitzroy R P Kyle Tommaso C Tana Raphael L Zouad Pre-Primary Robert L F Gliddon Yu T Loh Kenneth I M McKenna Year 1 Thomas D Blackburn Alistair E Shadlow Andrew T Walawski Lachlan D B Wood Year 2 Nicholas P S Bunning Benjamin C Elderfield Henry G Harris

Edward G G Jones Jeter G Lee Eden E Scott Hartley W Spencer Year 3 Bodie T Blackwell Henry N Elderfield James HargreavesServenty Marcus I Hennessy Lawson V W Wedding Jack M Wylie Marcus Yang Year 4 James A Berean Beau W Blackburn William F Keenan Hugo A J Leary Jaxson G Lee Joshua K Lynn Harry E Ockenden Lachlan P Reid Elias P Rigg James R Walawski Felix A M Warner Year 5 Angus Alcorn William J Barron Raymond C BrodieHall Ollie S Clements Mac W Dodds Jonathan A Donnelly Samuel Keyte Jackson R Mills Patrick W Statham Ethan J Sullivan Charlie M Warren Year 6 Eden R Bairstow Ryder J S Campbell Spencer K Chapple Declan J Crombie Alexander F Everett Tom R FalconerRadford Magnus Fleming Jake R Freestone Sonny J Garlick William B Golsby Oliver J Gooding Oliver A D Keamy Benji J Landau Benjamin D Martin Cooper C Messina Campbell A Morgan Angus C J Newman Angus I Oakeley Banjo R Parker Ezekiel J Ritchie Anderson S Roblin Harrison D Russell

Cooper J Sekulov Shaylan G K Sondhi Brodie S Stratford Patrick M Turriff Jackson W Walters Cody S Willis Leighton Young Year 7 Bowie M Abbott Zachary M Anderson Sam H Arts Charlie O Banfield Kai H Barton Charlie G Bedbrook William J Bennett Matthew I Berglin Cruz Braddock Fraser L M Braddock Tex Braddock Oscar T Brazier Hague P Brennan Russell N Campbell Nicholas W Chadwick Nicholas N C Chi Jayden J Clarke Maxwell J L Clarke Oscar Coenen Jarrad I Coppen Max Donaldson Fletcher Drake Neal Henry Dyke Miles J Edwards Bruno I Erickson Karl J Faulkner Zach L Fredericks Alexander L Garbowski Harry T Gibson Darcy F Gifford Oliver P Headley Oscar Ho George J Hodgson Jack C Hogarth Joshua H Hopkins Cambell J Johnston Timothy A D Jorda George P Keenan Dallmyn F Kelly Luke B J Knowles Oliver J Langford Daniel J LeClezio Thomas H D Lister Shuchang Liu Haotian Liu Gilby G Lodge Yujun Ma Cooper Matera John L McGinniss Piers G McNeil Harry S Mengler Fletcher C Morgan Lachlan R J Morgan Lucas S Nageon de Lestang

Luis Nettleship Luke O’Connor-Smith Isaac J Oddy Bo J O’Neill Phillip I Pitt Simon A Pocock Xavier O Risinger Oscar S Robinson Adam D C Round Riley K L Schellack George R Sermon Digby S Smith Oliver T Spurling Benjamin J Stack Lewis Stepatschuk Cameron K Sutherland Rory Thorpe Cameron Todorovic Finn Tuohy Jack A Vallance James C Wall William X Weaver Hudson W Weir Daniel Welch Jonah R Withers Year 8 Joshua J Dettman Ezekiel G Hewett Loch E Mactaggart Keion D Mongoo Owen F H Ray Dylan J Ross James P T Tunley Lachlan J Willmott Judd K Woodman Year 9 Sebastian P K Coxon Angus H Dodd Alexander L Edis Sacha H Faneco Nicholas F Howson Hugo Kõks Aidan Martin Herman Strydom Alexander P Thom Year 10 Liam L Aube Charles E Begley Alexander Challis Wesley V Conti Matthew R Folan Matthew R Galjaardt Coen P Livingstone Harrison P Miels Jed T Orrock Archie J Robinson Thanh T Vy Edward K Willesee Year 11 Elijah N Hewett Aydin Salleh Charan K Singh

SCHOOL ROLL Junior School Pre-Kindergarten Chloe V Baddour Kohde L Baldwin Monte L Bunning Samuel J Cirillo Willow Creighton Jacob P Du Joseph W Edwards Edward D Gibson Hamish G Gow Haruki Nakamura Stewart M Palassis Yanni A Papamatheos Benjamin R Scott Sho Tanaka Hudson J Weaver Joe W Whiston Nash Wilson Angus D B Wood Chase T Young Yikuan Zhang Kindergarten Nathan R Argyle Jacob Bloch Joshua R du Sart Henry G Finlayson James C T Goldsmith Joshua M Hawkins Charles O Higgins Flynn N Johnson Fitzroy R P Kyle Hugh D Little Elliot MeredithHumphry Jude MeredithHumphry Denzel J Moran Lachlan R Packer Hugo L Righetti Thomas N Sullivan Tommaso C Tana Atsutoshi Tomita Kade W Warrick Quinn J Warrick Raphael L Zouad Pre-Primary Bryn C Dolan Banjo J EgertonWarburton Robert L F Gliddon Lachlan S D Horton Thomas A Janmaat Yu T Loh Kenneth I M McKenna

Augustus MeredithHumphry Oliver D Milner Chase L Nerlich Albert G Wang Year 1 Moez M S Ballal Archibald W Bennett Thomas D Blackburn Frederick T E Bostock Harry J Caratti Charlie B Corrie Adam G Hasslacher Leonard M P Hatch Alexander B B Haynes Thomas J Herbert Leo J Karlson Kristian A Michael Thomas G Millard Charlie C Moran Luca R Muir Anderson Anton C Packer Preston J Rogers Yuvaan Satija Alistair E Shadlow Masatoshi Tomita Andrew T Walawski Lachlan D B Wood Frederick A Young Year 2 Oscar C Alder Otto S Blackburne Finn W Buchanan Nicholas P S Bunning Jack M Dodds Harrison E J Dolling Lucas W Edwards Benjamin C Elderfield Aiden G Gibson Tobias J F Gliddon Henry G Harris Samuel M Hodder Edward G G Jones Seth Q Kwan Jeter G Lee Mason Lee Austin M Palassis Neo J Pentony Lucas A Robaina Chacon Eden E Scott Hartley W Spencer Reid B Warrick John C Young Yuhang Zhu

Year 3 Crusoe P A Bachofen von Echt Darcy P H Bartholomaeus Olivier J W Bedel Bodie T Blackwell Taj R Cook Henry N Elderfield Thomas A Gaitatzis James HargreavesServenty Marcus I Hennessy Dylan T Herbert Reuben Hubble Jax B Jayasinghe Sebastian Kahl Brin C Kitcher Elijah J Little Jacob R Little Samuel J Magtengaard Ahren Mahesh Lucas S Paino Ethan K Palassis Logan M Potalivo Andrew T Reed Casey R Savill Lachlan J Shadlow Rowan K Sundaresan Lawson V W Wedding Luyiming Wu Jack M Wylie Marcus Yang George W Young Year 4 James H Ackerman Harrison G Alder James A Berean Beau W Blackburn Benjamin E Bloch Samuel R A Cimbaro Lucas W Fry Sebastian J Fugill Brodie A G Gillett Lachlan C H Gillett Noah Hubble William F Keenan Lucas A Kwan Hugo A J Leary Jaxson G Lee Xavier J Lewis Joshua K Lynn Robert H H Mackay Cameron G McLeay Connor F McManus Zachary F McManus Emerson K McNally

Leo T Niardone Angus B Noble Fareeq A Nor Arman Harry E Ockenden Lachlan P Reid Elias P Rigg Benjamin Roberts Alexander Z Rogers Oscar W SeaburneMay Hugo C Smith James R Walawski Felix A M Warner Magnus Wilson Year 5 Angus Alcorn Keanu S Bachofen von Echt William J Barron Ishir Bhaduri William R Black Raymond C BrodieHall Charles S Burton Lachlan T Buzza Alexander M Caporn William G Carmichael Eugene Cha Ollie S Clements Felix H Constantine Hamish Cooper Oliver Z Davis Mac W Dodds Jonathan A Donnelly Xavier J Fugill Thomas W Gamble Ziyi Gao Harrison Grant Thomas W B Haynes Hugh M Healy Flynn P Howard Sheppard G Johnson Callum J Kennedy Samuel Keyte Andrew M King Thomas L Kitchen Adalbert A KothOfoegbu Jasper D Levy Eamonn B Maher Angus S McIntosh Lincoln J McIntosh Roman Merenda Konrad C Michael Jackson R Mills James G Negus John H Newall

Owen Ogden Thomas E Osling Michael C Reed Eryn Richards Tomas E Robaina Chacon Patrick W Statham Ethan J Sullivan Dominic W Van Niekerk Piran A D Wallace Charlie M Warren Marcus D H Whittome Jacob F Young

Middle School Year 6 Thomas J Ahern Julian E B Argyle Brenn A F Armstrong Jack H Ashby Hugo R Atkins Harrison Bain Eden R Bairstow Zachary Blakey Flynn M Booker Edmond A Bowyer Jacob H Branchi Hamish R Byass Ben N Campbell Oliver G H Campbell Ryder J S Campbell Thomas E Chambers Spencer K Chapple Brendan Chin Declan J Crombie Jake O Cuomo Guillaume G Daoud Lucas P Disley Rafferty T C Donovan Alexander F Everett Tom R FalconerRadford Magnus Fleming Jake R Freestone Alexander J Fry Sonny J Garlick Elliot C Gaspar William B Golsby Oliver J Gooding Henry N B Goyder Alexander Griffin Matthew R Hale Bryce W Harding Fletcher R Hector Logan T Herbert Oscar J Herbert SCOTCH COLLEGE | 207

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Oban C Hopkins Thomas J Houliston Leon Hugo Andrew E Katsambanis Oliver A D Keamy Benji J Landau Cooper Lisle Seth J Loveday Thomas Lovegrove William T Macknay Alexander Marshall Benjamin D Martin Charlie G Martin Jack E Mayo Edward R Meadows Angus B Meadows Cooper C Messina Hamish T Middleton James B Mitchell Oliver P Montandon Campbell A Morgan Dane A Morrison Sonny G Mutter Kush N Narula Angus C J Newman Luca J Niardone Harry E Nicholls Angus I Oakeley Banjo R Parker Oliver J Payne Abraham S Prendiville Luca M Regli Xavier Riley Ezekiel J Ritchie Charlie M Robinson Anderson S Roblin Bjorn A Rothwell Zachary Rumball Harrison D Russell Ruhaan Satija Luke E Schaufler Johntie Schulz Cooper J Sekulov Shaylan G K Sondhi James Stephan Brodie S Stratford Anderson J StrkLingard Patrick M Turriff Erik L I van de Veire Jackson W Walters Charlie J W Warden Daniel L M Weustink Mitch Williams Cody S Willis Aidan M T Willoughby George K Young Leighton Young Oscar M Zucal

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Year 7 Bowie M Abbott Henry R Alexander Abel Algie Zachary M Anderson Raazi Arafa Heath E Arbuckle Sam H Arts Charlie O Banfield Charlie J Barron Kai H Barton Charles G A Bates Charlie G Bedbrook Kristian J Bellekom William J Bennett Matthew I Berglin James G J Bowie Jack A F Boylson Cruz Braddock Fraser L M Braddock Tex Braddock Oscar T Brazier Hague P Brennan Luke T Brennan Willem L Buckley Samuel P Bult Alexander G L Bunning Dylan M Burke Harry J Cahill Russell N Campbell Orlando F Capobianco Sebastian I Carmichael Nicholas W Chadwick Billy J Chambers Nicholas N C Chi Jayden J Clarke Maxwell J L Clarke Thomas D Clements Oscar Coenen Joshua A Cook Charles W Cooper Oliver K Cooper Jarrad I Coppen Myles V Davies Charles R Dean Daniel G Doheny Alexander Donald Max Donaldson Fletcher Drake Neal Henry Dyke Miles J Edwards Bruno I Erickson Karl J Faulkner Joseph G Finn Zach L Fredericks Richard W Gamble Alexander L Garbowski Jonathan D Gattorna Harry T Gibson Darcy F Gifford

Caden D Hart Oliver P Headley William J Henderson Harrison H M Hill Oscar Ho George J Hodgson Jack C Hogarth Joshua H Hopkins Kristian R Hunter Jarrod O Hutchison Tristan Ilse George R Jerinic Cambell J Johnston Timothy A D Jorda George P Keenan Dallmyn F Kelly Luke B J Knowles Reid K Knox Lyttle Oliver Knuckey Oliver J Langford Finn R P Leary Daniel J LeClezio Zane T Levy Harrison P Lewis Thomas H D Lister Shuchang Liu Haotian Liu Nicholas J Livingston Gilby G Lodge Nicholas P A Lovegrove Yujun Ma Hamish P Macgeorge Thomas J Magtengaard Lucas M Marley Ben T J Marris Harrison J Marshall Cooper Matera Joshua M M Maxwell Charlie J McCall Rafferty J McDonald John L McGinniss Riley C McKinnonSmith Piers G McNeil Harry S Mengler Fletcher C Morgan Lachlan R J Morgan Cameron A Motherwell Lucas S Nageon de Lestang Jack W Nelson Luis Nettleship Luke O’Connor-Smith Isaac J Oddy Bo J O’Neill Lachlan J Palich Phillip I Pitt Philip S Pizimolas Simon A Pocock Luke D Pope

Benjamin G Pritchard Edward C Quinlivan Benjamin S Rayner Gabriel S Reynolds Marc A Ricciardello Jason Rietveld Xavier O Risinger Charlie E Roads Oscar S Robinson Luke J Rorke Adam D C Round Dhilan Sarkar-Tyson Riley K L Schellack Jesse S Scotford George R Sermon Mandeep Singh Tarquin G Slieker Digby S Smith Xavier C Smith Thomas A Sojan Yanlin Song Oliver T Spurling Benjamin J Stack Lewis Stepatschuk Davin E L Storey Cameron K Sutherland Jake G Taboni Rory Thorpe Cameron Todorovic Finn Tuohy Jack A Vallance Xavier I Vanden Driesen James D Vaughan James C Wall William J Wallace Alasdair I Watson William X Weaver Hudson W Weir Daniel Welch Luca Wheeler Jonah R Withers Yafeng Yang Shiran Zhang Nicholas H Y Zhao Year 8 Seth J Abbott James Alcock Harris M G Baddeley James A Bain Xavier Balnaves Clancy R Banfield Benjamin H Barnes Myles W Beeney Alex M Betjeman Rohan I Bignell Charles J G Bowles Hugh R Boxshall Digby J Bozanich Maxwell J Burbury Alexander J Buswell William J Buur-Jensen

Ethan J Buzza Finn Byrne-Regan Cooper J Campbell Willem M W Campbell Sachin A Carlberg Jesse Carter Thomas J Chalmers Chi Him T Chan Thomas J Clement Darcy Cocking Harry D Coggan Jasper T Constantine Elliot Cooper Ari R Coulson Tane K CroonHargrave Tex J Cross Cody R Curtin Lachlan Dauth James C Davidson Charlie S Dawson Joshua J Dettman George L M Di Prinzio Samuel C Doney Brodie S T Donkin Jack W W Douglas Thomas F L Duffield Will E Duplock Karl R Evans Nicholas F Everett Jacob C Eyers Bram H Ezekiel William M Fairclough Frederick R C Fielder Lachlan A G Flaherty Rory J Fleming Ned Fletcher-Harrison Oscar J Foster Adrian Garbowski Digby J Gardner Miles E Gaspar Archie D Gilchrist Edward J Gilmour Thomas J Gleeson Lachlan R Gooding Charles S B Goyder Charles B Gray Sebastian C Hall Hudson Hammond Clement P Hardie Thomas A Harris Luc Hellier Mitchell A Henwood Ezekiel G Hewett Jake Hewitt Charlie C Hogg Austin B Hollier James K Hollier Hayden A Houghton William T Howie Alex T Hudson Anthony R Hughes

Lucas W M Hyde Samuel A Jackson Santiago R James Alexander R H Johnston Jahaan S Judge Noah J Kassner Ethan T Kerr Dylan Kerrigan Angus C M King Thomas S M Lambo Ben H Langdon Henry W E Ledger Ronan J Leishman Jialuo Li Oliver Lisewski Noah R Lisle James R Liston Liam A Locke Oliver J R Macnamara Loch E Mactaggart William R Mahaffy Calum W Mair Charles W Major Aidan S Marstrand Noah K McCreery Marcus McKie Luke O Megson Christian Melsom Thomas A Mengler Alexander J Merry James G Meszaros Marcel I Michaud Gray Moffat-Clarke Keion D Mongoo Jai N M Moxham Archie W Murdoch Farish A Nor Arman Thomas J O’Callaghan Harry M Osborne Jaxon B Pantall Charlie J Parker William W Pateman Aiden R Perrin Matthew W Philpott Christopher Pickett Rhys C Poole Louis C Poulson Beau P Povey Alec S Prendiville Austin W Prendiville Rory M Purser Oscar A Ralph Owen F H Ray Matthew L Rayner Vincent J Reed Declan P Riordan Flynn G Robinson Mitchell J Rosenberg Dylan J Ross George R P Rowe William A S Salom

Cameron B Schirmer Hugo G L Silbert Keilan J Simpson Jonathon J Smirk Hudson G Smith Isaac D Smith Ming J Soo James A Stephens George S Stoney Joshua R Swan James Tan James S Taskunas Max Thorpe Jaylan B Tolentino William G Tonkin Angus W Treen James P T Tunley Jake W Unsworth Thomas C R van Kranenburg Isaak W Ventouras Alastair W Walker Thomas F Wallwork David W Walton Oliver T Wandel Oliver W Warden Jaxon R Williams Matthew K Willis Lachlan J Willmott James P Winch Jack R W Wood Judd K Woodman Brandon L Wright

Senior School Year 9 Will L Aitkenhead Bailey J Alexander Henry I Allan Kareem Arafa Samuel J Bailey Bailey R Banfield Benjamin E Berglin Sean Bonney Daniel F Boshart Kash R W Braddock Kaymus M Brierly Aidan J Brookes Benjamin B Brossard Caelan R Browne Ethan G Buckley Harry W Burbury Thomas P Byass Joshua A Cahill James S Caporn Jack S Carroll Benjamin C Ceglinski Hugh E Chapman Joseph J Chegwidden Sean J Christie Seth R V Cimbaro Spencer J Clark

Kodi A Clayden Charles B Clynk George Colley Jack A Cook Aidan W Coolican Thomas A Corrie James R Cowan Sebastian P K Coxon Kyle D de Bruin Harry M Dean Mikhael W Djauhari Angus H Dodd Alexander J Dore Jaxon R Douglas Dylan J Drago Thomas H Eagleton Alexander L Edis Hamish J Elliott Lochie R Elliott Andrew W Ellis Harry R Ellis William H Fairweather Sacha H Faneco Marc J Faulkner Chase A Fenton Henry J Feutrill James R Fraser Hunter E Freestone Jeremy M Galvin Jiusi Gao Joseph W Gaspar Marco Ghiselli Oliver G Gibson Stewart H Gifford Matthew A Graham Oliver A Gray Thomas J Gray Luca J C Green Joshua G Griffin Marshall J Grosse Harrison Hammond Finlay Harland Finnegan A Harold Oliver D Hayers Patrick H Hayes Giacomo Helliar Hayden Henschel Charles R Hill Joshua A Holborn Joshua J D Hooke Campbell R Houliston Sebastian M T Houston Matthew R Howard Nicholas F Howson Gabriel T E Huberman Alexander C B Jackson Thomas T Jackson Felix G Japp Bochun Jiang Beau M Johnson Rory N Keevill

Daniel L Kerfoot Matthew J Kirk Hugo Kõks Nicolas D Langsford Alexander D Lee Charlie W G Lewin Jake H Liddelow Jialin Liu Jude T Lloyd Hudson Cuisle J J Lyons Max Mackay-Coghill Connor L MackinnonMoir Angus W Marland Aidan Martin Parker J Martin Reuben B Martin Charles McCarthy Oliver M McCaw Lucas D McCully Fletcher T McIntosh Kennan R McNeil Zephyr G E McPherson Finlay S Melville Zachary L Mills Callum J Mitchell Sullivan Moody Nathaniel G Mooney Angus T Motherwell Samuel C Mumme Mason M Ness William Newman Ambrose W G Nicholls Alasdair Orr Jack F Palmer Will L Parker Lewis M Parsons Oscar J Petersen Ryder D Phillips Alexander P Pigneguy Jason T Pocock Hugo J Poll Benjamin N Ponton Jacob M Pope Baxter Poulson Elijah T Pretorius Lachlan S Richardson Thomas J Robinson Samuel J Romero Myles Ross Joshua L Ryan Luke Ryan Willoughby J Sadleir Edward A Searle Michael E Sebo Azhar Sgro Ryan C Shine Jett Sibosado Connor A W Smith Harrison J Smith Montague Smith Troy P Smyth

Oscar N Stipanicev Herman Strydom Oscar R Sumich Alexander P Thom Sam O Thompson Jeremy D Tremlett Matthew O Turkich Billy J P Turnbull Xander J van Kappel Benjamin J Vriezen Andrew F Walker MacGregor W Watson Patrick J White Ross O H Whittome Louis J Wiese Mack Williams Lucas E Woolf Finn M Wright Jaezari R H Wynne Lachlan S Young Pak Long Zheng Year 10 Victor Albuquerque Silva James L Anderson Rupert H Arbuckle Jack F Armstrong Liam L Aube MacIntyre D G Baddeley Orson M Bairstow Rohan F Baldwin Arthur E Bannister Lachlan D J Bateman Finnian J Beard Samuel F D Beattie Charles E Begley Dylan J R Black Elijsha S A Blackburn Cameron Bourne Rio C R Bowling Nicholas Boys Mack T J Braddock Ethan J Branchi Benjamin J Breden Oliver M Bridgwood Oliver W Brown Alexander Challis Connor Christensen Harrison J Clark Wesley V Conti Codi B Cook Henry A Cooper Oliver Cooper Matthew H Coutts Jacques Creighton Oliver P CroppChabanne Sidney A Cullen Falconer Daniel J Curtin Luca M Datodi

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Louis D Davis Riley K Davis Kalib A Dempster Park Leo A Digby Craig Dinas Jonathan J Dunlop Charlie E Duplock Nicholas J Eagleton Joseph B Edwards Hugo A Elliot Tobias G Evans Dylan E Falkiner Hugo T Fellows-Smith Aidan J T Flaherty Benjamin J Fleay Benjamin M Fleming Matthew R Folan Joseph B Fonti Jack L Frazer Matthew R Galjaardt James A W Gammage Pan Gao Bevan A Gardner Edward L Graham Xavier S Graham Hudson C Grant Jahlil P Haji NoorFuller Geordie Hamilton Timothy Hardcastle Banjo P J Harold James W Harper Tane D Hasler Brodie C D Hayward Brodie F Haywood Anton C Headley Nelson B Hegge Oliver D Henderson William W Henwood Xavier Houston Mitchell J Hyde Jason Ilse Harry A Jenour Toby K Johnston Anthony Jovanovich Julius M Kain Herkules Kakulas Rory J N King Mitchell G Langdon Thomas Le Page Adam J Lenny Thomas C Liston Coen P Livingstone Jackson P Loader Kalani Locke Kane L Mackintosh Thomas F Macknay Hugh R Maddern James M G Mahaffy Lachlan T Marley Jake J Marshall Gianluca Mastrocinque

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Joe T Matthews Toby A J Maxwell Robert R McAullay Samuel H McGinniss Rusty J McIntosh Aidan McKie Benjamin R Melville Tyler J Messina Winton C Messina Hamish R Meston Harrison P Miels Brooke L Milner James Moffat-Clarke Riley J Monaghan Julien M Montandon Sebastien Monti Hayden B Moon Kaleb P Morrison Pablo J Munoz Morillo Thomas W Mutter Shunta Numano Lochlan E W O’Brien Fletcher T O’Connell Jed T Orrock Thomas P Ostergaard Sean M Palmer Ethan X Parkin Lachlan Parry Paras H Patel Harrison C Pateman Emanuel Radici Kofi C Raffan Lucas A Ralls Joshua J Reid Jack E Rigg Archie J Robinson Oscar Rogers Hugh J P Rowe Thomas P Ruefli Alexander J RussellWeisz Dardayne Russie Sebastian P Salt Austin M Savundra Timothy M Scheepers Raphael Schinazi Oliver J Scotford George A Sharrin Blair P Shields Thomas M Simich Benjamin J Simpson Rowan J W Smith Thomas W Sounness James G Spadanuda Kai A Sproule Cooper T Stanley Patrick J Stewart Joel C Stocks Angus J Temby Jurgens S Terblanche Jingyi Tian Jack B Tylich

Stewart R van Hoek Nicholas J Van Wyk Henry A Vaughan Cornelius J Verwey Thanh T Vy James S Wadcock Benjamin K C Waddell James J E Walker Oliver J Walker Ben R Walsh Darcy T Walsh Oscar S M Warner Kody W Waters Ben J Weber Toby J Webster Jyrone L White Edward K Willesee Jack J Williamson Jarrah T Withers Cormack L Young Edward J Young Siyuan Yuan Year 11 Edward F Allan Jim Allan Thomas K Anderson Simon J Arnott Michael R Arts Monty B Atkins Achille P A Aubault Bradley W Avery Maximilian AvonSmith Anakin F Bachofen von Echt Jarvis D Banfield Taye C Barlow Oliver M Barrett Samuel E BarrettLennard George O Bath Jacob C Bennett James W Bennett Samuel R Bennett Hunter G Bergersen Raquell L Bin Rashid Oscar Bird Jasper A Blunt Angus J Bowden Lachlan J Bowen Daniel J Bower Leo W P Bowles Remi N Brossard Christiaan S Buys Hamish M Cameron Max A Campbell Lewis W Castleden Pearson C Chambel Benjamin C Chapman Jamayden Chong Oscar E Clements Joshua Colliere

Oliver T Constantine Declan W L Cook Daniel T V Cooper Jack Cooper Joseph Crowley Lewis R Crump Fraser L Davis Pierce J Davis Robert Davis Thomas J Dawson Max B De Nardi Maxx Della Franca James P Deykin Kieran P Doyle Xavier J Dry Herc du Preez Samuel J Dyball Lloyd Easton Benjamin C Edgar Toren R Edwards Andrew L Eidne Hashem El Nadi Charles S M Ellis Harvey D Ellis Noah Embleton Joshua C Eygelaar Dylan C Field Ethan T Frankle Rex French Macsen Friday Harry L L Frodsham Edward L Gaffey William J L Gagen William M Gale Joshua D Galvin Anthony Ghiselli Mederic V F M Gide Isaac N Gold Samuel M Gray Ashlin R Hall William J Hannaford Harry Hansom Joseph Harris Jolyon M HarrisonMurray William G Hawkins Daniel Hay Jack Hendricks Oscar Heppingstone Elijah N Hewett Mitchell Hewitt Alexander W Hill Albert J Holtham Matthew B Howie Jarrod S Hoyer Wesley S E Huang William A Hudson Timothy A Imison Noah F James Fergusson-Smith George H E Johnston Ben L N Jongejan

Jack Kampf Jack Kapinkoff Matthew B Kerfoot Mack Knuckey Nicolas Le Page Joshua P Ledger Sam R Lodge Beau J Luscombe Thomas S Lynch Connor F Macaskill Brenton P C Macauley James W Macgeorge Deen Mackic Jake D Mackintosh Haig J Mactaggart Sevvel Mahendranathan Luke J S Marshall William J Marshall Taj A Massey Noah W Matthews Jack McAuliffe Ryan T McConkey Kye J McCreery Finn P McDonald Kyle C S McDonald Zavier J McGillivray Cole J McLarty Alexander K Melville Harry C Miller Will A Miller Jasper C Mirmikidis Elliott J Mitchell Hugh T Mitchell William Moffat-Clarke Heath O Muller Max B Mumme Matthew N Myburgh Milan Narula Benjamin T Nixon Rafferty Noble Harker Afif A Nor Arman Hugo R Oakey Darcy J O’Halloran William Oxlade Nicholas J Paganin Dylan M Palmer Oliver W Perrin Cody L Price George H Purser William J Quinlivan Harry E Ralph Benjamin L Ramsden Declan D C Reilly Sebastian A Reynolds Massimiliano D F Ricci Julius J A Robberechts Adriel Roblin Matthew J Robson Thomas J Rowe Callum J Ryan Aydin Salleh

Matthew D Sarich Andreas Schultz Curtis J Sciano Benjamin R D Scott Ahmad Sgro James E Shaw Harry E Simm Jedd A Simmons Charan K Singh Connor J Smith Heath W Smyth Oliver H T Stewart Remi J Stewart Matthew D Stocks Reeve J Stocks Justin E Sweet Declan C S Taylor William H Taylor Bailey J Thomson Raffael R Torre Henry E B Townes Jack J Trodden Thomas Turkich Thomson J Unsworth Ruan van der Riet Thomas S Veitch Hugo N Ventouras Nicholas W Vriezen James F Walker Richard P Walton Benjamin P Ward Max W Watkins Maxwell S Weir Saami A Welsh Thomas H Westcott Hudson M Wheeler Rory P White Charles A Williams Harry R Williams William H T Wolf Joshua L Woodward Changcan Yin Kuan Yu Zhencheng Zhang Yan Zhou Year 12 Alexander T Aakermann Kobie-Jaxson Abrahams Izhar Ahmadi Orson L R Ambrose Cooper H Anderson Max R Anderson Quinlan Arundel Max L J Bailey Hugo Barich Mawson L T A BarrWillans Adam S Barwood Jack D Beazley Ryan D S Benney

Charlie R G Bevan Ryan A Bourke Jett S L Braddock Hamish R Brown William A Brown Noah J Brown Hayden J Browne Rory C Bruce Ronan L Cameron Hugh J Cameron Charles H M CarewReid Burke G Carrington Chi Chung D Chan Alex P Chew Jordan A Clark Benjamin F Clarke Taj M Clarke Digby F Cleland Chey N Colling Hayden B Coombes Benjamin A Cooper Jesse K Coughlan James B W Crawford Mathew S Crook Darby T Cuming Bailey E Cumming Sebastian L Cunningham Nicholas E Cusack Adam J Darley Gethan J Davies Christoff De Wet Joshua De Wet Thomas A Delroy James R Devereux Toby M Dew Connor Dinas Grayson H C Downes Patrick L Eastough Ashley W Edgar Daniel E Falkiner Jake M Faulkner Santino G E C F Febbo Ronald J FellowsSmith Timothy A Fleay Riley G Flecker Archibald J L Frazer Max L G Freedman Nikolas J Gajdatsy Max W Galvin Zedd M Garbellini Fletcher B Gardner Liam T Gollan Hamish J Gooch William Gordon Nicholas P Gower George W Graham Thomas W Graham William L Graham Jaxon K Hayden Matthew W Hayers

Damian J Haynes Jack D Hayward Samuel H Hector Archibald J Hoddinott Ricardo D Holder Benjamin D Hough Liam J A Howgate Toby J Humphris Dylan S Huntly Aydin S Hutchison Lachlan L T Hyndes Enyeto M D Ingrilli Harry T B Jackson Jasper H G Japp William T Johnson Angus L Johnston Jamie Johnstone Max M E Jones Max E Jones Giancarlo P Kain Tom A R Keamy Joshua J Keatch Thomas I Kinnaird Alexander J Kirwood Tobias S Knox Lyttle Joshua A Kuper Julian Kyriakou Kevin J G Laidlaw Ethan P Lamb Patrick J Latchem Casey J Lawrence Flynn B Le Cornu Camden R LeFevre George H Lewin William S Lewis Finn Lumsden Lowe Robbie MacGregor William S MacKinnon Pranayan Mahendranathan Tyrelle J Manado Aidan M Matthews Charles Maxwell Campbell J McAullay Connor J McLean Mitchell C McVicars Isaac M Mecham Samuel T W Meecham Daniel C Messina Eden G Messina Christopher S Michael Bailey Monaghan Nicolas Monger Molowny Izayah Mongoo Campbell G More Zaide R M Moxham Jeremiah Muir Ivan A Munoz Morillo Lachlan T Norcott Isaac J Norman Luke O’Loughlin

Daniel J O’Meara Darius K Opie Alex C Osborne Angus J H Page Gil Palmer Will C Partridge Maxwell G R Pethick Taj A Piwowarski Hugh N Plowman Lachlan Pyne Arad Rad Jack A Radford Charlie Radici Lachlan J Raffan Baden J Ralls Jonathan D Read William P Reeves Binqiao Ren James B Rex Sean L Rimmer Ethan T Riseley Anthony D Samaha Jacob H Schonell Jake W Scott-Hill Benjamin G Sharrin Max A Shervington John R Simpson Lachlan L Simpson Jusaal Singh Raphael E D Skinner Theodore Smith Matthew D Sofield Craig A Souey Beau K Staines Max Steens Dylan E Stein William G Steinberg Matthew J Steinepreis Lachlan J Stephen Lachlan G Stephenson Oliver A Stipanicev Stuart D Stirling Aden P Stocks David M Stülpner Aidan L Sweeney Samuel Tan Cameron S Taylor Joshua W Thomson Lachlan Thorne Arun D Tibballs Timothy J Valmadre Cooper van Rooyen William T van Uffelen Alexander D Van Wyk Nicholas Verryn James B H Waddell Kieran W Waddingham Sam O Wake Jake M Walker Ethan G Waller Angus R Walsh

Andrew K Walton Matthew T Warne Riley Waters Joe A Watkins James D C Watson Fraser E Webb Reuben Westerman Sam R White Daniel J Wiese Rhys S J Williams Jonus M D Williams David A Winton Alexander A E G Wolf Samuel Wolf Bailey J Wright Sebastian J M Wright Cooper T J Young Marcus C Young Lee O Youngman Matthew D Zsolt Christopher R Zyweck

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