! IN THIS ISSUE L_fond farew~lls + warm welcome~ + optimistic o'connorites + scintillating sailors + creative computing + dynamic design technology COLLEGE Encouraging excellence, rewarding endeavour: In the first CQ ofour twentieth some of our medal-winning rowers. anniversary year we gave special thaILks to orah Melsom and the Kcn!/lorthy family, who have helped the ollege From the elLOrmously over a number oJ years. III this editioll, we wOllld like to give special thanks to ofl Marks and Maree Holt, both current parents at tlte College. Principal Safi Marks is a familiar face in both the Junior and As Principal, I am very conscious of the need to set high despite our obvious successes, is different. Neil Collins (Head Senior Schools. Her targets, to encompass them in a very clear focus and to of our Physical Education Department), Grant Ward (Sports association with the College make them, wherever possible, attainable by all of those who Coordinator) and Mike Jenzen (Junior School Physical began in 1993 when her choose to participate. One of the challenges that faces me as Education Teacher/Sports Coordinator) emphasise that for daughter Samantha an educator is to widen the range of targets that young them, as physical education specialists, participation is the commenced as a Year 2 student. Sofi's son Callan is now in Year 7, and her involvement people may wish to embrace to include things other than main motivation, followed by personal best. This is the key to in College activities has maintained its sport. As a society in Australia we are presented with many our activities at All Saints': excellence and inclusivity. If intensity over the years. Sofi has coached and examples of sporting excellence, someone participates and then tries the best they can, we umpired netball, organised fitness club Vf;C should be and the media is largely cannot ask for more. breakfasts, assisted weekly in the Junior responsible for this mind-set. School Library, coordinated Year 7 farewell I saw a really good example of this in late June when I encollra<<<ed Part of the media frenzy is dinners and assisted in the canteen, and she is by attended the presentation ceremony for the twelve students determined by the fact that currently part of the Anniversary Ball who were receiving their Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Awards the CIlCI:«Y and success in el ite ad uIt sport committee. We all appreciate Sofi's good [see page 18). The presentation was addressed by Tashi usually equates with humour, kindness, hard work and friendship v(<<our (?f~ Tenzing, and in his address he spoke to the students about these unimaginable wealth. According and her contribution over the years has been the importance of dreams being supported by dedication. to one newspaper report, soccer both generous and greatly appreciated. yOllll(<< people Coming from someone who has conquered Mount Everest star Mark Viduka will this year Maree Halt's creative ideas twice and is a member of a family that has six such be earning more than $4 million as a soccer player, and six and artistic expertise have conquerors within it, this was a very inspiring comment. Australians will receive more, ranging up to Greg Norman been appreciated in the Activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award are very who will earn in excess of $40 million. There seems to be an College for many years. Her popular with students in the College and we now have one obsession with this quite particular area of human activity. sons James and Jordan of the largest groups in the State. Tashi Tenzing himself The media gives much less publicity to academic and attended the Junior School graduated from bronze to silver and then to gold before he research achievements and to achievements in the from its opening, and Maree's talents were went off on his famous pursuits. What limits will our immediately recognised when she assisted in performing or the visual arts, except for auctions of the students place on themselves? classroom activities and displays. Maree works of painters often long-gone, with the emphasis on the always gives generously of her time and dollar outcome and little interest in the inherent qualities of This edition of CQ has a theme running through it of many abilities and has contributed to numerous the painting itself. forms of excellence, but they are examples of excellence outstanding visual displays, Junior School coming from active participation in activities that are open productions, Ladies' Forum, the annual College At the College we try to offer a wide range of targets and to anyone with an interest, as long as the participants try Art, Design Technology Exhibition and the these include many of the sorts of activities that are and do the best that they can. We should be encouraged by Senior School Library. She has worked included in this copy of CQ - as well as many others that we the energy and vigour of these young people, and we should tirelessly in the Senior School Art Department, could not include which still form a key part of the try to make the same commitment to ourselves. always showing great creativity and flair. We programmes that the College promotes. It is true that some are very thankful to Maree for sharing her of these activities include sport, but our focus in sport, AH London time and talent with us all. Die in vitae All Saints' College Marcus Beilby All Saints' College's first twenty years have taken it from sand and scrub to a well-established, prestigious College whose former students are now making a significant impact in the wider world. To mark this special moment in the College's history, Marcus Beilby - father of Eleanor (Year 2), Patrick (Year 8) and Alexander (Year 10) and one of Australia's leading realist painters - has produced a commemorative painting which has already taken its place as one of our most treasured possessions. Marcus Beilby's style and reputation have been established through a series of important commissions including the well-known painting of Queen Elizabeth Il's opening of Parliament House in 1993 and a commemorative painting of the 1903 opening of the High Court of Australia. Die in vitae All Saints' College, the painting Marcus has produced Over the week we managed to beat every team to commemorate our special anniversary, captures both an instant and an era in College Above: Wearing jackets donated by except Queensland at least once, and were gradually life with warmth and affection. In one broad sweep, Beilby takes us from Junior School to Mainpeak (with Kaye Johns third from right) improving. Overall we finished a close fifth to and (below) rugby shirts donated by the Senior School via a lively classroom and the beautiful grounds for which the College is Parents and Friends' Society (with Dean of Victoria, learned many new skills and met lots of renowned, capturing along the way the myriad of tiny details that make every day special Studies Geoff Shaw at left). new people, and team members also definitely and which, together, convey the essence of All Saints' College. gained some valuable experience for next year. The painting was formally presented to the College during a special function held in On behalf of the team I would like thank Mrs Johns " honour of Jill Williams, who has recently retired as Junior School Head, and as a result the and Nick Bryant, who put in a lot of time and effort painting has a double significance for the College community. both before and during the event. Special thanks Top: Melissa and Trent in Gee/ong. also go to our sponsors: Main Peak (Cottesloe, Above: James and Warwick. Die in vitae All Saints' College, which measures an Richard Lushey), Brumbys (Parry Ave and Farrington Road Shopping Centres, Rob and enormous 224cm by 102cm, can be viewed in Print prices Linda Whitesmith), South of Perth Yacht Club, Shelley Sailing Club, East Fremantle Reception at the Senior School. Limited edition Signed and framed $404 Sailing Club, Yachting Association of WA, High Tide Surf (High Road, Willetton), Sobstad prints are available and can be ordered by Signed and unframed $250 (Paul Eldrid), Rotary (Applecrossl and All Saints' College Parents 8: Friends' Society. contacting Max Stewart, Director of Community Melissa Bryant Relations, on 9313 9333 or Unsigned and framed $254 Year 72 [email protected] Unsigned and unframed $100 page one It was an interesting experience saying farewell to Jill Williams, been of a very high order. She came late to teaching after who recently retired from the position of Head of the Junior significant roles in public relations and client education with School - having filled that position with distinction since its both BP and the WA Ballet, and her decision to change inception in mid-1992. direction was sound. She went on to become the Head of the Primary Department and Head of the Junior School, and was A wide range of functions was held in Jill's honour at the end a significant teacher right up until her last day at the College. of Term 2. A special Friday assembly was followed by a morning tea put on by the parents of the Junior School; the teaching Jill worked very closely with me as we developed the new staff of the Junior School took Jill and husband Simon out to Junior School buildings and she had tremendous input into dinner at a restaurant; and there was a special morning tea the fixtures and fittings, all to ensure that everything was just and presentation from the Staff Association.