NUMBER 169 VIRTUS 2016 THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL VIRTUS 2016 THE HUTCHINS ACHIEVING FOR 170 YEARS | 1846 – 2016 CONTENTS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Year 3 Robinson 63 Year 3 Tyson 64 Chairman of the Board 2–3 Year 4 Knight 65 Headmaster’s Report 4–5 Year 4 McCreary 66 School Directory 6 Year 4 Webster 67 Staff Movements 7 Year 5 Griffiths/Marriott/Nunn 68–70 Deputy Headmaster’s Report 8 Year 6 French/Little/ Prebble 71–73 Captain of the School 9 Dux of the School 10 MIDDLE SCHOOL Chaplain’s Report 11 Head of Middle School 74 Farewells 12–13 Writing and Poetry 75 Director of Development 14 Year 7 76–79 The Hutchins Foundation 15 Year 8 80–83 Hutchins School Old Boys’ Association 16 The Hutchins School Parents’ Association 17 SENIOR SCHOOL International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) 18 Head of Senior School 84 Student Representative Council 19 Burbury House 85 Chess Club 19 Debating, Speaking and Writing 86–89 Headmaster Seminar Series 20 Buckland House 90–93 From the Archives 21–22 School House 94–97 Curatorial Program 23 Stephens House 98–101 CURRICULUM Thorold House 102–105 Curriculum 24 SPORT Centre for Excellence 25 Middle School and Senior School 106–120 Design, Production and Digital Technologies 26–27 English and Modern Languages 28–29 PRIZES Health and Physical Education 30 Junior School 121 Humanities 31 Middle School 121 Information and Communications Technology 32 Senior School 122 Libraries 32–33 Graduation Roll 123 Magenta & Blacker 34 Scholars’ Roll 123 Marine School 35 Mathematics 36 SCHOOL ROLL 124–127 Music 37 Outdoor Education 38 VALETE 128–137 Power of 9 39–40 YEAR 12 138 Science 41–42 Visual and Performing Arts 43–45 Visual Arts 46 Vocational Education and Training 47 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE AND JUNIOR SCHOOL Head of Early Learning Centre and Junior School 48 Junior School Music 49 Acknowledgements: Junior School Sport 50–51 Thank you to the staff, students and members of the Hutchins Pre–Kindergarten and Kindergarten 52–54 community who provided stories and photos for this year’s Prep Dick 55 publication. Prep Fielding 56 Editing and Proofing – Ms Katie Richardson Year 1 Bury 57 Year 1 Cordiner 58 Production – Mrs Michelle Mizzen Year 1 Vivarelli 59 Publishing – Artemis Publishing Consultants Year 2 Bamford/Taskunas 60–61 Year 3 Groves 62 Assistance – Mrs Anna Kirkland and Ms Sarah Moss ACHIEVING FOR 170 YEARS 1 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 2016 has also been a time of change. In The Hutchins School is of course much Term 1 we welcomed our new Deputy more than its buildings … I thank all Headmaster, Dr Adam Forsyth and his staff for their work this year. family to the School. We also farewelled In helping The Hutchins School meet Ms Jenny Self after 10 years service to change and the challenges it brings I the School as Chief Operating Officer. wish to recognise the work of my fellow Jenny made an enormous contribution Board members, Mr Charlie Cottier, Mrs to the School. We welcomed Mr Jason Rebecca Fergusson, Mr John Groom, Reeves who took up appointment as the Mr Chris Holloway, The Very Reverend Chief Operating Officer in May this year. Richard Humphrey, Mr Gene Phair, Mrs I wish to acknowledge and thank Adam Noelene Wilson and Mr Andrew Walker. and Jason for the contributions they have made to the School in such a short time. The School is extremely fortunate to be able to use the skills and competencies I would also like to thank Mr Barrie Irons contained within our Board. I thank for his continued work with the School them all for the contributions and and support in the early part of the year. commitment. It is with great pleasure that I announce that the South Oval will be re-named I also wish to acknowledge the work of the Barrie Irons Oval in recognition of our student leaders. I particularly wish Barrie’s service to the School to acknowledge and thank the work of Jake West and Jack Green as Captain We also welcomed the Right Reverend and Vice-Captain of the School. I also Dr Richard Condie as Bishop of thank our Prefects and other student Tasmania and as School Visitor leaders throughout the School. and thank him for his counsel and 2016 has been a significant contribution in what has been a very I also wish to recognise the graduating year in the life of the School. busy year. class of 2016. Soon you will join the thousands of Old Boys who have This year saw our Headmaster Mr We celebrated our 170th preceded. The future will be full of Warwick Dean inform the Board of his anniversary continuing the challenges and change. I believe that intention to retire, after 10 years in his your years at school has provided you vision set for boys’ education position, at the end of 2016. I will return with the range of skills that will help in Hobart those many years to acknowledge Mr Dean’s contribution. you chart your course over the coming On behalf of the Board I formally ago. It was also appropriate years. The Hutchins School has provided welcome Dr Rob McEwan as the 19th that again we celebrated this a safe harbour from which a range Headmaster of The Hutchins School. anniversary at St David’s of discoveries have been made, new Cathedral. The preceding words set out my theme. knowledge gained and tested (yes exams Change and continuity. Change is are part of the challenge), personal challenging and at times confronting. It growth achieved through the range of is balanced by strong commitments and co-curricular activities, building on foundations, the essence of continuity. the challenges set by the Power of 9 program. 2016 has also seen the School commit to its strategic plan, and reaffirm its The next years will be equally exciting Guiding Statements. We continue to but I encourage you to remain in contact work with our sister school St Michael’s with the School and where possible Collegiate, and our co-operating school navigate your way back to Reunions or Fahan School. The Board has continued other functions. to review our site master plan. The sailing metaphor I have just used In 2016 The Hutchins Junior School here provides an appropriate way to rebuild was completed and plans are return to acknowledge our retiring advanced for work on Senior School Headmaster Mr Warwick Dean. On Science Laboratories and the Art, behalf of the School community, I Design and Technology area. These wish to formally thank Mr Dean for developments will continue to ensure his leadership and stewardship of our students and their teachers have The Hutchins School. He has faced the support they need to do their best. significant challenge and changes in the I acknowledge the close support and past decade and has ensured that The commitment of The Hutchins School Hutchins School has grown and thrived. Foundation in these endeavours. This is a powerful legacy. I also note 2 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION The School Board his unwavering commitment to boys’ To the class of 2016 – I am confident education, at our school, in national that you are ready to ‘face the strange’ forums and in international settings. and to make the most of challenges and I would also like to acknowledge and changes that will face you. thank Mrs Catherine Dean for her Vivit post funera virtus support and work over the past 10 years. Both are valued members of the Professor Marcus Haward Hutchins family. Chairman of The Hutchins School Board 2016 also saw a number major changes in the world around us. These changes are likely to provide their own challenges. Paraphrasing the words of David Bowie (who died in early 2016 – another change for the baby boomers): … changes Turn and face the strange … changes Pretty soon now you’re gonna get older Time may change me But I can’t trace time ACHIEVING FOR 170 YEARS 3 HEADMASTER’S REPORT While I recognise that there is in most What we desperately need, beyond, schools, and of course at Hutchins, or along with, better rules and much going on that is exciting, reasonably smart incentives, is a need productive and praiseworthy and, for developing young people of strong that all over Australia extraordinary character. In order to do this we need achievements in schools occur each day, educators who naturally want to do the there is in my thinking a need, more than right thing and who are permitted to do ever, for us as a school and as a member the right thing by their schools, students of Independent Schools Australia-wide and their classes. to note that if the billions of dollars This is the essence of an independent we have, and will spend, on education school education; the autonomy to shape in Australia IS to make a difference, a school that responds to the needs of then we must think about new ways to its community. And, in particular, the make every dollar an investment. That virtue that we need most of all is the investment is growing children into virtue that Aristotle called ‘practical adults who are; inquisitive, creative, wisdom’; the moral will to do the right empathetic, engaged and well-educated, thing and the moral skill to figure out active citizens of good character. what is the right thing. Teachers are To do this then we must view education really good at doing this with their not as an expense on government but as students. an investment by society.