MITRE Contents Contents and Editorial 1 Queenslea 67 Forrest House 135 The Year in Review 3 Romsey 69 Stirling House 137 Principal 4 Wolsey 71 Vertical House Groups 139 Deputy Principal & Head of Senior School 5 Walters Residential Community 73 Chinese 140 Captain of School 6 Clubs 141 Prefects; Pre-Primary to Year 12 at CCGS 7 Sports 75 Chess 142 Class of 2016 8 Aquatics – Swimming 76 Canberra Tour 143 Academic and WACE Results 9 Aquatics – Water Polo 78 Drama and Dance 144 Valete Year 12 11 Athletics 79 Library 145 Year 12 House Photos 19 Badminton 81 Ski Trip 146 School Ball 21 Basketball 82 Music 147 Staff 2016 22 Cricket 83 Peter Moyes Centre 149 Valete Staff 23 Cross Country 84 Philanthropy 150 1916 25 Football 85 Visual Arts 151 Hockey 86 Athletics 153 Tours 26 Rowing 87 Basketball 154 Cadets – Vietnam 27 Rugby 89 Cricket 155 Hockey 28 Sailing 90 Cross Country 156 Hong Kong 29 Surfing 91 Football 157 RoboCup – Germany 30 Soccer – PSA Champions 92 Hockey 158 Service in Action 31 Tennis – PSA Champions 93 Rugby 159 Ski 34 Volleyball 94 Sailing 160 Soccer 35 Soccer 161 Surfing 36 Academic 95 Swimming 162 World Challenge 37 Beyond Queenslea Drive 96 Tennis 163 Art 97 Water Polo 164 Activities 38 Boys’ Health and Wellbeing 101 Pre-Primary HM/RD 165 Cadets: Army 39 Centre for Excellence 102 Pre-Primary LS 167 Cadets: Environment and Community 41 Drama 103 1GC 169 Cadets: Surf Life Saving 43 Design and Technology 106 1HJ 171 Chapel and Centre for Ethics 44 Computer Science 108 2BG 173 Chess and SCRAM 45 English 109 2CW 175 Debating 46 Health and Physical Education 110 3JL 177 Mock Trials 47 Humanities 111 3SL 179 Outdoor Education 48 Indigenous Program 114 4JP 181 Philanthropy; Duke of Edinburgh Award 49 Languages 115 4MW 183 Sony Camp 50 Library 117 4VW 185 eV Challenge; CO2 Dragsters 51 Mathematics 118 4SS 187 Year 8 Leeuwin Experience 52 Music 119 5JJ/5JM 189 Venture 53 Peter Moyes Centre 123 5JG 191 Science 125 5NH 193 Houses 55 Workplace Learning 126 5TS 195 Beatty Cup House Competition 56 6HP 197 Craigie 57 LW Parry Preparatory School 127 6JH 199 Hill 59 Head of Preparatory School 128 6PW 201 Jupp 61 Preparatory Staff 129 6SM 203 Moyes 63 Dale House 131 Noake 65 Giles House 133 School Records 205 Editorial The Mitre team had a great year working with Ms Shipley. She was very supportive, giving us tips and suggestions. We also loved Tim Tam Fridays – munching away as we worked on the Mitre. We couldn’t have produced this publication without Ms Shipley’s help and assistance. Bryce Simes and Stephen Schurmann TEAM MEMBERS Age is just a number but this edition marks the 99th year of the Mitre. It continues to be young at heart and very active; a good life by all accounts. Once again, this publication is full of interesting tales from and knowledge about the young men of our School. It is my pleasure to share this with our community. Thank you to everyone at Christ Church who has contributed to this edition. My profound gratitude goes to Jamie Fagan, the Mitre Co-ordinator in the Preparatory School, and to Mark 20 Morrissy, Ed Pietrucha, Kate Chesson and Sue Jutronich for their respective involvement. Margi Shipley EDITOR 16 Christ Church Grammar School • 2 THE YEAR IN REVIEW 3 MITRE 2016 Principal The role of a new principal can be a complex one, requiring the evaluation of what matters and must be retained and what needs to change. our community. When these three words think beyond themselves, care are brought together and considered in passionately about others and the world the context of the School, they capture in which they live. They respect and and affirm what everyone working at value diversity, recognising difference as Christ Church does every day. We build a gift and a strength. good men. I wish to acknowledge the dedication How we build good men can be and hard work of the entire teaching attributed to many things: our amazing and support team at Christ Church. teachers who put in an inordinate As I move around the School daily, I amount of energy into building notice members of our team engaged relationships and creating an atmosphere in conversations, facilitating catch-up Considering this against a backdrop of for learning; our dedicated facilities and lessons and providing support to boys on significant change on a local, national grounds staff who prepare the beautiful matters requiring lengthy discussion. This and international level, as well as the surroundings and ovals, at multiple time is given above the full demands of environment, can be unsettling for many. locations, to support all our outdoor the classroom and office to ensure boys This year, I believe we have successfully activities; and strong links to our values, are heard and relationships formed. We navigated the introduction of new which underpin and support high-quality are truly blessed to have the staff we do. ideas while honouring traditions and inclusive practices. maintaining our unique culture. Finally, a heartfelt thank-you for the most As a community, it is imperative that wonderful introduction to the School. It At the commencement of this year, the we continue to find ways in which has been a pleasure to have been in the School launched its Strategic Plan for we can enhance our offering. This company of our boys throughout 2016 2016-2020, a robust and powerful tool and to have met so many members of year we submitted an application that is guiding us now and will continue the School community. Christ Church for membership to the Council of to do so over the next five years. The is a place where boys can be boys and International Schools (CIS). With our plan has been informed by the past where the business of boys is our sole CIS membership acknowledged in but with a sharp focus on the future. I focus. Carol and I have quickly settled September, we now enjoy the guidance am encouraged by the way it has been into the wonderful lifestyle in Perth and and support from like-minded embraced and referenced throughout have loved the privilege of working with schools as we continuously improve the year as the implementation of you all. initiatives commenced. The plan details and seek to access international five strategic intents: educational practices. Alan Jones PRINCIPAL 1. Affirm our unique identity and culture Our goal is to be recognised as the of excellence market leader in boys’ education, and we are perfectly positioned to 2. Deliver a rigorous and engaging enhance our existing culture with a teaching and learning program that global focus. We are achieving this motivates boys by ensuring our students develop an 3. Advance global citizenship through intercultural understanding and are our internationally-minded culture connected with the world, so they are 4. Attract, develop and value high- globally competitive in the international quality staff employment market. 5. Secure and sustain the School for Much has been said about global future generations citizenship; fundamentally it is essential A common thread throughout our for our young people to gain skills, Strategic Plan is the reference to attributes and knowledge to be building good men; men who are successful in their chosen careers, and humble, courageous, develop a strong for the progress of the common good in work ethic, are kind, responsible and act the world. with integrity. There are broader community benefits Building good men is an educational that flow from developing our students philosophy that really resonates with to be global citizens. Global citizens Christ Church Grammar School • 4 Deputy Principal and Head of Senior School Leadership in the pastoral domain, from both staff and students, is fundamental to determining positive outcomes for Christ Church boys. In 2016, we welcomed Mrs Megan Pentony back to the pastoral team as Head of Romsey, having previously served as Head of Queenslea from 2004 to 2007. Key events on the pastoral calendar often involve the Beatty Cup competition. It is in these events that many boys have the opportunity to contribute and participate in activities, which add to their sense of belonging and the fostering of House spirit. Perhaps one of the most iconic events is the House Shout. This year many groups engaged all members of the House to sing and perform. This resulted in an extremely entertaining assembly with both staff and students trying to match wits with the judges to determine the winner. In the end, Wolsey prevailed followed by Romsey and Craigie. The other program that is core to the pastoral care provided in the Senior School is Peer Support. This year the School invited 125 Year 10 boys to participate in a training day led by recent old boys. The boys selected go on to become leaders the following year and are usually the first students that new boys meet on Orientation Day. It is common that these first greetings are the beginning of strong relationships that are built on during the years ahead. The 2016 Beatty Cup was a keenly contested competition in all events with Romsey House winning from Moyes, Noake and Wolsey. However, pastoral leaders noted an increase in the number of boys who participated, which in many cases, positively outweighed the overall competitive results. As the year concluded, we said thank you to Mr Luke Dwyer for his caring and exemplary leadership of Craigie House for the past five years. He has done a great deal to shape the lives of many Craigie boys.