VIRTUS 2009 THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL NUMBER 162 VIRTUS VALETE 137 SIXTH ROW: Nikolaus Charles, Jack Saffin, Max Howe, James Dale, Ross Giblin, David Stalker, Elliot Jemison, Stuart Ednie, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Hunn, Simon Hay, Alexander Atkinson-Macewen, David Mulcahy, Thomas McDevitt, Elliott Noye FIFTH ROW: Mr Peter Starkey (Head of House), Darren Freese, Robert Mallett, James Powell, Gary McIntyre, Cale Hodson, James Oliver, Cameron Willis, Campbell Smith, Alexander Shepherd, Matthew Sansom, Eswaren Appavoo, Thomas Clark-Hansen, Ben Baynes, Alexander Murphy, Aaron Critchlow FOURTH ROW: Mr James McLeod (Head of House), Lewis Stadler, Jack Pitt, Nathan Taylor, Charles Dargaville, Benjamyn Schneider, Matthew De Hoog, Benjamin Cross, Roland Lawrence, Robert Cameron, Robb Macmillan, Nicholas Hudson, Nicolaus Leslie, Dougal Middleton, Charles Holmes, Samuel Allender, Bodane Hatten, Joseph Carroll, Mr Roy Servant (Head of House) THIRD ROW: Angus Boulton, Andrew Brocklehurst, Yu-Shih (Johnnie) Chang, Peter Whitley, Hamish Coupe, Milos Nikolic, Ji Hoon (Greg) Dong, Yianni Papoutsakis, Ka Ming (William) Fung, Jun Tae Bae, Sam Polonsky, Isaac Menzie, Daniel Jones, George Williams, Vaughn Bowen, Frederick Hamilton, Mr Martin Chambers (Head of House) SECOND ROW: Matthew Killalea, Hugh Sayers, Adam Knapek, Nicholas Simpson, Stephen Von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Yannick Moore, Jordan Sheppard, Sean Chamberlain, Dominic Andrews, James Onn, Christan Pearcey, Julian Casey, Joseph Hawksworth, Raajaan Ram, Connor Sweeney, Michael Kadziolka, Matthew Shanley, Luke Tucker FRONT ROW: Rohan Langford, Thomas Reid, Henry Williams, James Lord, William Heath, Edward Pascoe, Mr Barrie Irons (Deputy Headmaster), Mr Warwick Dean (Headmaster), Mr John Overton (Director of Student Leadership), John Wilson, William Colvin, Robinson Vignes, Jordan McCreary, Matthew Kang, Angus Ware, Rohan Nanthakumar ABSENT: Tom Balcombe, Jack Boon, Alexander Breckenridge, Aaron Browning, James Buchanan, Thomas Chapman, Jay Darko, Marcus Davies, Brendan Fahey, Rodney Hind, Laurence Kenworthy-Neale, Richard McAllister, Andrew Millhouse, Caspar Oechsler, Jamie Pope, Christoph Speer YEAR 12 Printed on recycled paper on recycled Printed All content© 2009 The Hutchins School 2009 The Hutchins All content© No. 00478F CRICOS Registration All rights reserved. ABN 91 133 279 291 as trading Trust College The Christ School The Hutchins Email: [email protected] www.hutchins.tas.edu.au Website: CONTENTS Chairman of the Board 2 Buckland House 84 CONTENTS Headmaster’s Report 4 School House 88 School Directory 6 Stephens House 92 Staff Movements, Farewells and Retirements 7 Thorold House 96 Chaplain 8 Sport 100 Captain of School 9 Athletics 100 Student Representative Council Report 10 Australian Rules Football 101 Senior School Leadership 11 Basketball 102 The Hutchins Foundation 12 Cricket 103 Parents’ Association 13 Cycling 104 Hutchins Old Boys’ Association 14 Badminton 105 International Relationships 15 Orienteering 105 From the Archives 16 Cross Country 105 John Bednall Centre for Learning Support 17 Hockey 106 Webber Lecture 18 Rowing 108 Hutchins Art Prize 19 Rugby 109 Living and Learning through Giving 20 Sailing 111 Science Faculty 22 Soccer 112 Design and Technology 23 Sport Shooting 115 English as a Second Language 23 Surfing 116 Designing New Spaces – Libraries and Learning 24 Swimming 117 Information Management 25 Tennis 118 Outdoor Education 26 Water Polo 119 Early Learning Centre and Junior School 27 Prizes 120 ELC and JS Music 29 School Roll 124 Adventures in Kindergarten – Kinder B 30 Valete 2009 128 Kinder T 31 Year 12 137 Adventures in Kindergarten 32 Prep B 33 Prep G share their expertise! 34 Year 1M 36 Year 1S 37 Swimming Lessons by 1S 38 Year 2F 39 Year 2S 40 3R’s work in 2009 42 Memories of 3V 43 Year 4 45 Year 5K 48 Year 5L 49 Year 5W 51 Year 6E 53 Year 6PO in Action 54 Year 6PR 56 Stepping Forward – Citizenship in Year 6 58 Hutchins AuSSi School Report 58 Our Year Together in the Middle School 59 Middle School Writing and Poetry 63 Year 7 64 Year 7 – Making an Impression 65 Year 8 68 Senior School 72 Burbury House 73 Debating and Writing Society 75 Marine School 76 Visual and Performing Arts 77 Music 81 VIRTUS 1 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ON I at R 2009 has been another challenging and curriculum outcomes that were hoped ST I N successful year for the School. for, with a view to the increasing use of technology in education. The Planning It has been successful in terms of the and Development Committee ran the School’s achievements, be they academic, L ADMI L project team and dealt with architectural sporting, artistic or community-minded drawings and costings. OO H and everyone is to be congratulated for C After many Board meetings, we were able S their efforts. to deliver our successful submissions 2009 has been challenging in terms of for both the Junior School entrance unexpected issues that have arisen, for refurbishment, worth approximately Mr Scott Harvey example the H1N1 flu epidemic that $250,000 from the BER funding, and the Board of Management threatened the School early in Term 2. new library learning centre in the Senior Thanks to a clear policy and an excellent School, for which we received $250,000 I believe the Board of Management from the BER funding and contributed response and adherence to that policy, the reflects an excellent mix of skills and close to the same from other sources, School was able to continue to operate. personalities and is well qualified to including a generous donation from I thank you all for your response and in undertake the complex and varied tasks The Hutchins Foundation, to make it particular to those staff who remained confronting our school. a $500,000 project. fit and willingly took on additional This year has seen one change; responsibilities. The library learning centre, when completed by late next year, will no doubt Mr Ian Johnstone completed in March Another challenge that arose in February make a significant contribution to the the maximum allowable term of ten was the opportunity for the School to overall operations of the School and the years. Despite this, Ian remained on our participate in the Federal Government’s educational outcomes for boys from all BER project team until the successful Building the Education Revolution (BER years, not just the senior years. submission was completed. Ian’s stimulus package). While this was a involvement with Board matters actually In addition to these extensive works we once-in-a-generational opportunity for have also undertaken significant and well- goes beyond that time period, having the School, the challenge for us was to overdue renovations to the Boarding House been appointed in an ex officio role to the lodge detailed submissions and gain and more work is currently being planned Planning and Development Committee approval within a very short time frame. for this building as we remain strongly in the mid ’90s before his ‘official’ The School applied for two of the three committed to boarding at Hutchins. appointment to the Board in 1999. classes of funding available, those being minor refurbishment works for primary Ian’s knowledge of all things Hutchins schools and significant project works for Strategic Plan extended well beyond the physical a new library learning centre. surroundings, given his engineering Last year we launched our Strategic background, and covered matters of Within days of the BER stimulus package Plan and it gives me much pleasure educational, financial and strategic being announced, a project team was to say that already many of those challenges and opportunities confronting formed consisting of Board members objectives have either been achieved or the School from time to time. His Chris Holloway and Ian Johnstone, who are well on the way to being achieved. leadership and business acumen from have engineering skills, being directors of Six strategic visions were the core to running a very successful business were Johnstone McGee and Gandy, in addition the Plan and in order to progress these, obvious and have been a great asset to the Headmaster, the Business Manager six change teams were formed and to us. We have been very thankful for Jenny Self, Maintenance Manager Ken volunteers from staff sought to serve Ian’s wise counsel over the years. The Barnes, architects Heffernan, Button on these teams. As a measure of the Hutchins community is deeply indebted and Voss and quantity surveyors Matrix. commitment and the spirit among to you Ian for your extensive and lengthy Shortly after Fairbrothers was appointed the staff at the School these teams contribution to the life of the School. as the preferred builder of the library filled very quickly. The Board were learning centre and David Williams very privileged to be given an annual This year we welcomed Mr John Groom. builder for the Junior School project. update at the end of Term 2. The level John is a director and owner of Hobart- Detailed drawings and costings were of pride and enthusiasm shown in the based business Acrodata which provides received for the Board to consider and six presentations from the teams was document management solutions to fine tune. Costings went to the Finance impressive and assured the Strategic the professional services, corporate and and Audit Committee to consider and Plan is on track to delivering positive government sectors. John is an old boy report back to the Board. The Strategic change. To all the staff involved I of the School and brings with him IT Planning Committee considered the thank you on behalf of the Board of skills in addition to legal skills to further VIRTUS practical layout of the plans to ensure Management. complement the skill base present on they achieved the educational and the Board. 2 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ON I at R The Board comprises three sub attendance at several long meetings to for our students.