Contents 1 From the Principal 2 As the Chaplain Sees It 3 From the Chair of the Board of Management

4 Discovering the ANZAC Spirit 6 Harmony Day Celebrations 7 Celebrating Being Australian 8 Our Australia 9 Our Commonwealth Games Hero IN &OUT OF THE CLASSROOM 9 Our Multicultural Classroom 27 A Jurassic Experience 10 Gita Italiana 27 Girls Go For IT 11 Parlez-vous le franc;ais? 27 Music In Partnership 12 USA Dance Tour 28 Bubblemania - Kindergarten Family Day COMMUNITY 29 Mathematical Mayhem 14 Service Programme CAMP WEEK 15 Helping Hands Project 30 Year 9 Dwellingup Camp 18 Saintly Students Doorknock 30 Year 8 Camp for The Salvation Army 31 Year 5 New Norcia Camp 19 Students Go Casual For a Cause STAFF NEWS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS 32 Staff Achievements 20 National Schools' Constitutional Convention 32 First Aid Training Continues at ASC 20 Amanda Young Youth Summit 33 Wedding Bells 21 Have Sum Fun 33 From the Ladies' Forum 21 Student Recognised 33 John Teschendorff Artworks for Mathematical Excellence FROM THE ARCHIVES SPORT 34 Trips & Exchanges Over the Years 22 Swimming Champions 23 Teams Sailing OLD SAINTS 24 Girls' Football 36 From the Old Saints' President 25 Stars of The Western Front 37 Old Saints Vs Current Students Sports Day 26 Rowing 38 Old Saints News 26 First XV Rugby 41 5 Year Reunion, Class of 2001 From the Principal

IN THESE TIMES OF INCREASINGLY FAST, SAFE TRANSPORT AND OF EASY one's own exposure to AND UBIQUITOUS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, WE ALL HAVE GREATER other countries will be the major means of gaining an ACCESS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD THAN HAS EVER BEEN THE CASE. international perspective. It will primarily be when we live in another country that we really Professor Fazzal Rizvi of the Department of Educational needs to be recognised that mere exposure, and mere gain a vivid understanding Policy Studies atthe University ofIllinois, mentioned during reflection, can lead to a hardening of prejudices. If the of how different are the a 2005 Melbourne symposium on internationalisation experience is to be valuable it must be undertaken with local behaviours, outlook and prejudices from our own of education that, in the late nineteenth century it took some humility. behaviours, outlook and prejudices. Queen Victoria sixteen and a half hours to send a message How does All Saints' facilitate the sophistication of our of greeting to US President Buchanan at his inauguration, At All Saints', we encourage students to think about students' minds? By assisting both the movement into our via a trans-Atlantic cable, and that a telephone call international exchanges, international GAP year environment of people from outside, and the movement between New York and London now costs less than two placements and international study, if not now, then of our own to the outside. cents for every three minutes, as compared with $300 in during the course of their post-school training. We have, as a consequence of trends of globalisation, 1 1950. Furthermore, in the thirty years between 1970 and More directly, we are offering increasing numbers of 2000, world tourism increased seventeen-fold. more and more peripatetic families moving temporarily College tours to other countries. For many years we have to Perth from other nations and joining All Saints'. Their Perth remains, reputedly, the most isolated provincial conducted Italian language tours and we continue to presence enriches us. We also welcome a small number capital in the world. The distances are just as vast as they offer these. We have, in the past, had periodic French '- of overseas students who are here purely to receive an C ever were but they are now more easily bridged. We can and Japanese language tours; the French tours began :::J Australian education and will subsequently return to their ro now more easily reach anywhere else, and Perth's isolation again this year and will now continue on a cycle. The next N own countries, and a larger number of students who o makes it more important for us than for most peoples to Japanese tour is being planned. o were born elsewhere but whose families have, for various O'l take advantage of those opportunities. reasons, taken out Australian citizenship. Last year, we had our first Service tour, with a highly All Saints' College is committed to an international successful trek to Vietnam, undertaken by a party of We have, for a number of years, welcomed young adults outlook in recognition that other societies do exist, exist around thirty. Mrs Angel is currently looking for an from overseas to work their GAP year with us: we have with an integrity of their own, and exist with differences in appropriate objective for a follow-up tour. This year, we had people from Germany, England, Scotland, Canada culture, in values, and in behaviour. had our first Dance tour, to the USA, again a very rich and and South Africa, and their interactions with us have rewarding expedition. We have also had several other It seems to me to be self-evident that, while we can grow surely been of value to both them and us. destinations suggested for possible future tours and we in understanding of these differences through reading Anotherway in which we receive non-Australian fertilisation are now investigating the possibility of a China tour in and through learning gained from Perth, our richest is through our staffing. Slightly under twenty per cent of 2007. understanding will come through direct experience. our teaching staff have a first or second degree gained Students who are fortunate enough to undertake any To feel such subtle differences requires our direct outside Australia. of these tours have the opportunity to add another, interaction with people from outside societies so we All of these contributions from people with overseas internationally aware, dimension to their character. can observe the multitude of facets which make up their experience and knowledge contribute to our environment character. Every time we experience such an interaction and ethos having an international undertone. Dr GA Shaw we grow in understanding and every time we reflect on Principal the interaction we grow a little more. However, it also From the individual student's point of view, however, "THE LORD SHALL JUDGE BETWEEN NATIONS,

AND SHALL ARBITRATE FOR MANY PEOPLE;

THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES,

AND THEIR SPEARS INTO PRUNING HOOKS;

NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP SWORD AGAINST NATION,

NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANYMORE." (ISAIAH 2:4)

2 As the Chaplain Sees It~I-·'-'- ----=.:::::::::~ As I look daily over the sea of faces that make up the with people of greater ethnic diversity, and began to That is why All Saints' allows for groups of students to All Saints' College family, I see a wide variety of facial realise that it was just as likely that we could be friends travel overseas as part of language studies and, this year, features, skin tones and ethnic characteristics, yet I would with, and live with, people from Sudan, Thailand or Chile, dance studies, as well as the Vietnam Service Trip last '- C be hard pressed to say that none of us here is really an as it was from England, Italy or Holland. year. I hope in years to come there may be cultural tours :::::l fl) Australian. also - tours that will take students to a different land to N It can well be argued that the seeds of discontent in our o learn about how people have lived in the past and are o In our diverse Australian population there lies an land which grew into opposition to the "White Australia (J) living now in that place. undercurrent of an Australian culture which is rich Policy" came as a result of more and more Australians and varied, and is always being added to as the racial travelling the world. In so doing, our isolated eyes were Of course, travel costs money, but so do many things that composition of our population grows. We have a wide opened to the realisation that all people, irrespective of have neither the lasting value of travel, nor the long term ranging national identity and culture, even to the point culture, race and belief, want a happy, harmonious life, benefits. Promoting our growth as people together in one of having developed our own vocabulary; a vocabulary and that this can be achieved only when different peoples peaceful world seems to me to be a high priority matter. that the "true blue, fair dinkum, ocker cobber Aussies" get to know each other. With a view to a world where they "shall not learn war understand, and which new comers to our land even Here in our College we constantly seek to promote the anymore", I encourage parents to encourage their sons eventually appreciate as their own. idea that whatever diverse background we may have and daughters to travel, in the name of world peace, Late in the 1960s, when the late Sir Billy Snedden was come from - and in a sense we are all migrants - we can harmony and good will in our land. What better way Minister for Immigration, he made a public comment all live together peacefully, appreciating each other's could we achieve a scene where the sons and daughters concerning the then "White Australia Policy", to the differences and traditions. of non-white, non-English speaking parents, who have effect that the growing prosperity of Australia meant that been born in this land or made it their home, could stand When I hear from former students that they have been, more and more Australians were then travelling overseas. up at the footy and yell "bewdy mate"! or are travelling overseas before settling down to a life This travel was no longer almost exclusively to the cultural career, I am always immensely pleased. The old saying roots of Australian life in Britain and Europe, but to Asia, "travel broadens the mind" is a truism worth promoting. Canon Terry Curtis Africa and the Americas. Here Australians came in contact College Chaplain

Photos: Father Terry with students on the 2006 Italian Trip. 11 ••• OUR STRONG HERITAGE From the Chair AND IDENTITY, OUR ECONOMIC OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT STRENGTH, AND OUR Greetings to all present and past members of our College or unknown to many people. Information technology is COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT family. As you turn the pages of this edition of CO, you mostly limited to radio, television and newspapers. We will see a record of recent activities in which our students tend to take all these facilities, and more, for granted. AND OPPORTUNITY ALL have taken part. The people of Fiji are proud of their nation and their PROVIDE FOR OUR YOUNG Some activities are personal, some are in groups: many nationhood. They continue to develop economically, but are within the College sphere, others take place outside. there is still so far to go. PEOPLE AN IMPORTANT 'KICK Together they illustrate the rich tapestry of life in and Like the people of Fiji, we in Australia constantly seek to START' AS THEY PREPARE TO around our busy community. improve and extend what we do. But our strong heritage CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL Among our College aims is that students develop skills, and identity, our economic strength, and our commitment abilities and attitudes that will make them worthwhile, to development and opportunity all provide for our AND WORLD COMMUNITY. II contributing members of our society. young people an important 'kick start' as they prepare to contribute to the national and world community. Articles in this CO record personal milestones and 3 achievements, community service activities (such as Whenever we learn about and assist others in our on the Helping Hands Project), camps, educational travel world, however small the way, we are starting to return U'I (student tours to Europe and the USA) and sporting the benefits that we have enjoyed. This is one way we !3' '- competitions. There have no doubt been many hours demonstrate the College aim of being 'contributing C ::J spent in preparation, fundraising, communication and members of society'. We are also maintaining the cycle t't> oN attendance at various associated meetings and activities that helps others develop their skills and abilities, improve o to support these College and personal events. The their condition, or be inspired to a new outlook on their 0' College applauds the efforts of families of our students lives. who support these College and personal activities. For those of you who have left the College, I hope you In my professional work, I have spent time during the and your families enjoy reading of today's College life last two years working in the Education sector in Fiji, a and achievements and sharing news of others who have vibrant and developing Pacific nation. Among my many shared part of the College's history with you. observations of life in this different environment is just Best wishes to you all. how highly the people value education. Children turn out to school looking bright and fresh each day, they have Ken Booth confidence to smile and wave to visitors, they are happy Chair, Board of Management to talk about their lives and experiences. They are keen to learn about other places and cultures.

Basic supplies such as electric power or a clean and reliable water supply are sometimes poor or unavailable. Access to sufficient educational teaching and learning materials cannot always be achieved. Computers are still foreign Photo: Ken Booth with his colleagues in the Personnel Section of the Ministry of Education in Fiji. Discovering

4 on U1 !1' '- C ::J ro N o o (j) "My ANZAC interest stems from a family military tradition stretching back to two great grandfathers and a great uncle, who was an air commodore in the air force. I love history and I believe the ANZAC legend has shaped Australia as a nation. I couldn't stop smiling when Dr Shaw told me I had won a place on the Premier's ANZAC Commemoration Tour." AMY ELLlS the ANZAC Spirit continued to fight even though they were met with such YEAR 11 STUDENT AMY ELLlS SAW THE DAWN AT GALLIPOLI AND SPENT fierce competition, not only from the Turks but also from the terrain. Other sites in Turkey we visited were Ephesus, ANZAC DAY ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING A TWO-WEEK ANZAC Troy and St John's Basilica.

COMMEMORATION TOUR. AMY LEARNED THE VALUES OF HONOUR, Travelling is the best way to learn. In the classroom we MATESHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND IS HELPING TO KEEP THE were taught about the Western Front, but you can never truly understand the strength and courage of a soldier ANZAC LEGEND ALIVE THROUGH SHARING HER EXPERIENCES WITH US. climbing over the trenches after watching his mates get slaughtered by machine gun fire, until you have been there. You can never understand the sheer difficulty of I was one of only fourteen students from across Western and everyone had a role to play, whether it be laying a climbing up the steep shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula Australia to be selected to take part in the Premier's wreath or reciting the ode. I was lucky enough to lay a until you have climbed them yourself, and you can never ANZAC Commemoration Tour 2006, a once in a lifetime wreath at the ceremony in Zonnebeke at the Menin understand the sacrifice the ANZACs made until you 5 opportunity to better understand the sacrifice thousands visit the hundreds of cemeteries scattered across the Gate. n of people made for our country. countryside of France, Belgium and Turkey. o When we arrived in Istanbul it was a major culture U1 I was chosen to be the representative of the Association !"I change as Istanbul was far more chaotic than we had This tour provided me with great personal growth and I ..... of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA). am extremely grateful to have been given this opportunity C first experienced in France. We spent a couple of days ::J This tour has been running for three years and is very to experience such cultural and historical diversity. (1) in Istanbul, seeing sites such as the Dolmabache Palace N successful in spreading the ANZAC spirit. On the tour, we o where four tonnes of gold was used in construction; o visited many ANZAC sites in France, Belgium and Turkey. (J) Topkapi Palace, which holds the Crown Jewels; and Hagia Amy Ellis - Year 11 Upon arrival in Paris, I was immediately in awe. Parisian Sophia, one of the seven wonders of the world. culture is very different from Australian culture. Whilst in The most anticipated part of the tour was Gallipoli. We Paris, a city riddled with beautiful historical architecture, hiked up the hills of the Gallipoli Peninsula making us we could not resist the temptation to see the many sites, realise how tiring it must have been for the allies. We including the Arc de Triomphe and Luxembourg Gardens. walked the path in daylight; they clambered over bush As we walked down the street we were bombarded with in the middle of the night. I realised then just how strong history. We saw a wall with bullet holes from WWII and the ANZAC spirit was in these men who fought and died large elaborate palaces that nearly sent France bankrupt for their country. to build (such as the Palace of Versailles). Whilst on the trip, we didn't just focus on ANZAC related activities, I At Ariburnu Cemetery in Gallipoli, I was asked by the also learnt much about Europe. Minister for Education, the Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich, to read a poem "We're All Australian Now" by Banjo Paterson. We continued to tour around the French and Belgian We visited many of the famous sites at Gallipoli such as countryside for five days. We attended two ANZAC Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair. I found it amazing ceremonies, in Zonnebeke and Villers Bretonneux. We that the ANZACs arrived on the shores of Gallipoli and were part of the official party in both of these ceremonies AUSTRALIA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST Harmony Day MULTICULTURAL NATIONS. DURING HARMONY WEEK, Celebrations STUDENTS CELEBRATED THEIR Harmony Day is a day to remind us that we are multicultural DIFFERENCES AND DEVELOPED and not a racist community nor country. A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING Mother Teresa said, /llf we wish to create peace, we must begin with the children./I So that's exactly what we did. OF THE MANY CULTURES THAT The Year 7 classes celebrated with a Multicultural food festival, sharing the food and discussing the traditions MAKE UP OUR MULTICULTURAL behind it. Some important staff members were invited to SCHOOL AND SOCIETY. celebrate with us in our spectacular banquet of colours and flavours of the world.

There was food from Italy, Germany, China, France, Japan, 6 Thailand and many, many more, all there to remind us that we are a multicultural country. We had many compliments on on the great food, for which we thank our parents. U1 !1' We all had exquisite manners when introducing and '- C speaking to our very important guests and we even ::J ro had a DJ and bartenders. Our name tags showed our N o heritage, ancestry and our country of origin; some were o O"l accompanied by photos to show we are all from different parts of the world and we can all get along.

After the party our class wrote some ideas that reflected Harmony Day. Here are some of the best:

Crowds are like boxes of chocolates; the best ones come in a variety.- Nicole Middleton

Let's recognise the unity that holds Australia together.- Owen Mason

Harmony Day is a day for all races to come together.- Philipa Seth

Treat everyone the same - no matter what race or colour.- Rachel Garrick

Harmony Day is a day for peace and no racism. It's time to get along together.- Kevin Orginata

Fiona Soffy - Year 7 Harmony Week Celebrating Being Australian

Convention BECOMING AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE AND On Monday, 20 March, a group of Year 10 students were given the amazing opportunity to attend a Human IT IS A WAY OF UNITING AND GATHERING THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA AS Rights Convention at the Perth Constitutional Centre in ONE, BUILDING ON THEIR DIVERSE HERITAGES. HERE IS FABIEN CHETTY'S celebration of Harmony Week. STORY ON LEAVING HIS HOME IN THE SEYCHELLES AND BECOMING AN The programme was organised as a promotion of Harmony Week and encouraged us to consider the importance AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN ... of human rights. The focus for the day was whether the I arrived in Australia in 2004 after leaving the Seychelles, steaks from a barbecue... no, I believe it was a sense of articles addressed in the Universal Declaration of Human a country off the east coast of Africa made up of more belonging. Rights were relevant to us and whether the articles had than a hundred tropical islands, scattered over a million any cultural implications. To be Australian is to be part of many things; to be part square kilometres of the Indian Ocean. of the traditions and to feel a sense of belonging and We started the day with an introduction to the history The Seychelles is inhabited by as few as 81,000 people, mateship in our society. On Australia Day we celebrate of human rights and then split into discussion groups so to move to Western Australia, with 2 million people, these values by celebrating what's great about the where we analysed and altered various articles of the my thoughts were mixed and my heart was thumping Australian nation as a whole. It's a day to recognise our Declaration. As a collective, we voted on the changes to 7 with anxiety. achievements and the successes of our past people, the Declaration and debated each article's relevance in such as the ANZACs. It is to celebrate what being n Western Australia and the implications that each article It was a daunting experience arriving here. I had left my o Australian is; to live in a multicultural society and have U1 has on different groups. previous life and the vast emptiness and dry barren land ~ the freedom of speech, to be living on our land, and ..... on the trip from the airport to Kardinya did not make C Each group worked dynamically and made well considered most of all to give everyone a fair go. :::l things any better as it was so different from the lush rtl changes to their articles. We presented the communique N green tropical vegetation and turquoise ocean I was At the ceremony I was given my official citizenship o to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Margaret o familiar with, and which I had left behind. certificate and an Australian flag and after this I felt like I Cf'l Quirk MLA - Member for Girrawheen, who discussed was part of the nation. I felt like I was Australian. our declaration with us and addressed us on the value I can still recall feeling scared and timid on my first of human rights and how our input was important for the day at All Saints'. However, I soon fitted in well with future. everyone after my first stage performance at the Nexus Fabien Chetty Year 9 Theatre at Murdoch University. I must thank Mrs Jill Although there were some conflicts about the Green, Miss Mona Lingensjo and Mrs Elizabeth Harrison amendments, we all managed to work together and come for their great advice and tips during my first few days at to an agreement. After analysing each article we had All Saints' College which helped to make my transition written a new and improved Human Rights Declaration. to a new school in a new country much easier. All of us who were offered this experience valued it greatly. I am currently in Year 9, and my time here has been, and We learned a great deal about human rights and enjoyed I am hoping will continue to be, very eventful, exciting being able to speak about this topic in a forum situation. and filled with joy and new experiences. We learned not only about multicultural issues, but also about interacting and agreeing with other students. The This year, on 26 January 2006, my mother and I became conference helped us to appreciate the importance and Australian citizens. The beginning of Australia Day influence of human rights. brought some unexplainable feelings. Something strange was in the air... smog from cars... the smell of Photo: Fabien Chetty and his mother being presented with Emma Kroeger - Year 10 their Australian Citizenship Certificates by Her Worship the Mayor, Katherine Jackson, Jp, City of Melvil/e. Our Australia BY KELLY AITKEN-FOX & SAMANTHA KOTCHIE - YEAR 5P "AUSTRALIANS ALL LET US REJOICE FOR WE ARE YOUNG AND FREE ... " We Are One Australia is a place of golden coastlines and spectacular a very beautiful land to live in and people feel safe and BY YEAR 6B STUDENTS HELEN RUSSELL, sunsets at dusk. In summer Aussies like to enjoy a relaxing secure here. We have a lot of nationalities that live here day at the beach swimming, surfing and sunbathing. and we all share our country. It's such a great place to DANICA LAMB & SARAH ACOMB Down at the beach you can see the red and yellow flags live. of the surf life saving group. They help to save lives, as We are one, but we are many, long as you swim between them. FOOD Because of the many different nationalities of From all the lands of Earth we come. people living here, the food we eat is quite diverse. It The countries in our class are plenty, SPORT"Aussie, Aussie, Aussie oi, oi, oi" has become ranges from meat pies to lasagna, curry to fried rice and The differences we share are some. a well-known cry at all international sporting events vegetarian dishes. But ourfavourite and most loved would There's Aussies, English and only one Dane, involving our Australian athletes. have to be the good old Aussie barbecue on a balmy evening, surrounded by lots of friends and neighbours. All a part of the human race. Swimming is a popular sport in Australia and we are a very We've got Kenyans, Russians and no one from Spain, 8 successful swimming country winning many international competitions. TOU RISM Many tourists come from all over the Our heritage comes from all over the place. world to see our spectacular scenery - both natural and We've Canadians, South Africans and one Malay, In winter big crowds gather to cheer for their favourite man made. '- footy team, whilst in summer cricket is an enjoyable sport Our class comes from around the land. C :::J One interesting place to visit is Sydney. It is famous for the (1) to play and watch. Also Americans, Indonesians and one from Norway, N Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. o As Australians in unity we stand. o The Aussies may have lost the Ashes to the English but we really do have the best cricket team in the world. In Perth you can visit the fantastic Kings Park. At night, Australia is a special place, "" colourful lights shine from underneath the ground to For everyone to enjoy and be free. There's also the hockey and soccer, with the Socceroos make the trees stand out. You can also visit Fremantle to making it into the World Cup this year for the first time see the "cappuccino strip" and the old Fremantle Prison. Australia's beauty would be hard to replace, in many years. Over the lands and across the sea. In the heart of Australia there is Alice Springs, famous for a giant rock in the middle of the desert which the The beauty of the bush and clear blue skies, WILDLIFE The Australian outback has some very Aboriginal people call Uluru. It has a spiritual significance beautiful and unique creatures living in it. You might come Can be experienced by young and old. for them. There are many other places of interest to visit across a kangaroo with a joey in its pouch, bounding It's perfection you can't deny, in Australia. Just stop an Aussie in the street and ask them across the road, or a koala sleeping high up in a gum Nanga's forest was a wonder to behold. where to go. 'r tree. Our multicultural class shares one dream, Australia is great! It is a place you would never run out of In the outback the wildflower season signals the sprouting To all live in harmony and together in friendship. things to see or do. We love Australia ... of beautiful red, yellow, blue and pink flowers all over the And continue to make our country supreme, countryside. It is a very colourful time of the year. In the spirit of great Aussie mateship. " ...A LAND OF SWEEPING PLAINS." LI FESTYLE Australia has such a good lifestyle that people from all overthe world come to live here. We have I PO I P~~I" ",W~lIIlj

Po \ I :~ ~ 1fr'h'J Our Commonwealth Games Hero PO ~ JAPArvS~ ALL AUSTRALIANS WERE GLUED TO THEIR TELEVISION SETS THIS YEAR AS THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES WERE HELD IN MELBOURNE. YEAR 12 STUDENT CHISELA KANCHELA REPRESENTED ZAMBIA IN THE GAMES, SWIMMING THE 50M, 100M AND 200M BREASTSTROKE EVENTS. EMILY KAYSER AND JORDAN LAKE REPORT.

As part of our studies in Term 1, students in Year 6 researched an athlete from a Commonwealth country other than Australia.

We decided to find out about Chisela Kanchela who represented his home country of Zambia in swimming. As both of us knew Chisela from the All Saints' Swimming Club, we were keen to find out more about this champion. This is what we discovered...

Chisela was born on June 4, 1987 in Ndola, Zambia. When he was 13 years old he was pushed into a pool and almost drowned. This inspired him to learn how to swim. He did in only a few years and then started swimming competitively.

Chisela came to Australia just before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He attended All Saints' College and joined the Swimming Club and in 2005 Chisela went to the World Championships in Montreal.

Chisela is currently in Year 12 and we were lucky enough to have him come and talk to us about his experiences. He gave us a specially signed shirt from the Commonwealth Games which we will treasure.

From talking with Chisela we were left with a special message: 'Always try hard and keep striving for your dreams. You may not come first all the time but as long as you are making personal bests, the rewards are enormous.'

We wish Chisela good luck and we hope he fulfils his dream of competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. How exciting!

Emily Kayser & Jordan Lake - Year 6 Gita Italiana STUDENTS ON THIS YEAR'S ITALIAN TOUR EXPERIENCED THE ITALIAN WAY OF LIFE AND LEARNED HOW TO FIT INTO A DIFFERENT CULTURE.

While the 8 of April was an ordinary beginning of the place of endless water and was far more culturally different holidays for our schoolmates, it would mark the beginning for us than Firenze. There was little space, no cars and it of an unforgettable month for us, the lucky ones who were was very cold. However, we were able to adjust because travelling to Italy for 30 days. we were quickly learning to become more accepting of a culture entirely different from our own. Our first week in Florence, or Firenze as the Italians call it, took us by surprise. We were rapidly exposed to a We saw the islands of Burano, famous for lace making, different lifestyle and in small groups billeted to Italian and Murano, famous for its glass making. Our journeys host families. The Italian culture is very accepting of other there were important because they helped us to realise cultures, as our own Australian culture is. This allowed us not only just how important the Italian traditions are to to get along easily with both our Italian families and the the Italians, but it made us consider how important our people we met every day. own Australian traditions and ideals are to us.

During our stay in Florence we had two main goals, to learn Our final stay was in Rome. To foreigners Roma is the the Italian language and to obtain a better understanding capital of the country, but to the Italians it is the capital of Italian culture. We attended the language institute of of their culture. We saw amazing Roman culture, ancient Dante Alighieri. Here we took language classes and as we buildings and theatres, and the beauty of modern Rome. learnt more and more, we came to understand even more A stunning city in a beautiful country, we all soon fell in about our own English language. love with Roma, like Firenze and Venezia before it.

Before our lessons in the afternoon, Prof Gangemi and We returned to Australia a little older and a lot wiser. We Father Terry would take us on a sightseeing trip around had experienced the Italian way of life and had learned to Firenze. Among the many places we saw were: the Ponte accept and fit into a different culture. We realise now that Vecchio, which carries the tradition of lovers buying locks this was important for us to learn, for what is Australian and throwing the keys off the bridge and into the water, culture if not the acceptance of many cultures? locking them together for eternity; L'Academia, where the famous Michelangelo's David is kept; and 1I Duomo, the Daniel Stone - Year 10 magnificent building that symbolises so much of Firenze. We also ventured out of Firenze to visit famous locations such as Pisa, Lucca and Fiezole where we discovered that the Italians are as proud of their history as we are of ours. Every time we visited somewhere we came back with a bit more of an understanding of what Italy is about.

After our stay in Firenze we went to Venice. Venezia is a Upon arriving at the Paris airport it didn't take me long to French person and only spoke French. see that our group wasn't fitting in. I couldn't understand During this time in Nice, whether I was at the French why everyone asked us where we were from and why they school or at home with my host family, somehow didn't automatically speak French to us. It was bizarre, kangaroos were always brought into the conversation. because after all, we were in France and it would have "Do you eat kangaroo?" "Do you have a pet kangaroo?" only seemed logical to speak in French. I asked Madame They seemed to want to know a lot about kangaroos and Thiele why, and she said, "Have a look around. What is 11 I understand now that this is because they don't know a everyone saying?" I replied with, "Nothing", feeling lot about Australian culture. This is how French people n quite confused. I then realised that this was her point. ,0 perceive part of Australian culture to be, eating kangaroo U'I Whilst everyone was standing in the queue to go through ~ and owning a pet kangaroo. It is similar to the way '- customs quietly, our group of excited travellers were C Australians think about French culture. When I returned :J pointing, screaming and laughing! It was then that I m to Perth many people asked, "Did you eat frog's legs or N realised we were never going to be French, look like the o snails?" The answer is no. But the fact is that my french o French or blend in. We had taken our true Aussie spirit O'l host family didn't actually like frog's legs or snails. with us to France and it was here to stay. Speaking French for two weeks was a hard task but we In the first five days of being in Paris we visited the Eiffel soon became used to it. In the first few days we were all Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Musee D'Orsay, Louvre and very tired from concentrating and comprehending what Place de la Concorde. It was fantastic to visit these places people were saying to us, and also from trying to respond because I have seen them in pictures and on postcards correctly in French. but they always seemed so surreal. Our time spent in France went by quickly. I loved every France is very different from Australia for many reasons second of it and it was a fantastic experience. It opened but a major difference I noticed was the level of security. I my eyes to see there really is another world beyond remember walking down the Champs Elysees and seeing Australia. I experienced many cultural differences that soldiers walking calmly around with large rifles hanging made me reflect on what it is like to be an Australian. It around their necks. I was shocked to see this; however, to was when I spoke to my host family about Australia that I the French people it is a normal, everyday occurrence. realised I am proud to be an Australian citizen. After spending five days in Paris we flew to Nice to spend two weeks with our host families. We went to school with Alyce le Juge de Segrais - Year 11 our host brothers and sisters, lived the life of an everyday USA Dance Tour FLIGHT S0225 LEFT PERTH ON SUNDAY, 16 APRIL HEADED FOR NEW YORK CITY. AFTER A FLIGHT THAT LASTED OVER 24 HOURS, AND CROSSED THIRTEEN TIME ZONES, FIFTEEN GIRLS ADMIRED THE SKYLINE OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CITIES IN THE WORLD AS THEY LANDED IN THE BIG APPLE. 12 Our first dance classes in New York were at the on prestigious STEPS dance studio, on Broadway. U1 Freestyle Hip-Hop and Street were the first two dance !1" ..... genres we studied and both classes were challenging C :::l and rewarding. Throughout the following days we ttl N experienced classes in Gyrokenesis, Tap, Jazz Funk, o o Flamenco and Jazz and we were able to study each O'"l genre and appreciate it for its signature moves and techniques. In between classes we had picnics at the picturesque Central Park, visited Ground Zero and saw the John Lennon memorial. We were also lucky to have backstage viewing in The New Amsterdam Theatre, Planet Hollywood, Radio City Hall, The Lincoln Centre and Le Guardia High School for Performing Arts.

We had the opportunity to meet two performers from Broadway, saw a number of shows and met the cast of 'Drumstruck', an African production now playing in an off-Broadway theatre. We saw the opening night ofthe Spring Season for the New York City Ballet Company which was a real highlight for many of us. And, of course, no trip to NYC would be complete without retail therapy. From Fifth Avenue to Chinatown, and Soho to Times Square, we used every form oftransport available in New York City to make our way around the shops.

After jam-packed days in the big city it was a relief to fly to Los Angeles, which was geographically very different from New York. An hour's bus ride took us to our hotel in Anaheim, near Disneyland, and the few days we spent there were filled with screaming through the rides of Universal Studios, Disneyland and California Adventure. An LA Tour took us to see The Hollywood sign, Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the houses of the rich and famous which were all excitedly captured through our camera lenses. Each of us left the United States with full cameras, memories to last a lifetime, new friends and twice as much baggage.

With constantly being on the go there were only a few times when I sat back to take in my surroundings. When 13 I did, I realised how much we were all tourists who were being made more internationally aware. Although Australia on U'I seems technologically advanced, when visiting America I !S' was amazed at the unnecessary products on supermarket '-- C :J shelves and XXXXXL clothing. The Americans loved that ro N we were Australian and although they didn't know too o o much about Australia itself, they were always more than 0) willing to give us their attempt at an Aussie accent.

The scale and density of New York were mind blowing. While standing in Central Park, I realised that one corner of the industrial area was the same size as Perth City. In LA, everything was a little more spread out, so it felt a bit more like Perth, except that they drive on the right hand side of the road and prices don't include tax or tip. I think America surprised us all as it was different from how we imagined it, even though we have seen it in hundreds of movies, TV shows and other sources of media. The trip in its entirety was incredible and rewarding. We all feel very fortunate to have new memories and experiences.

Kaija Strautins - Year 12 Helping Hands Project YEAR 10 STUDENTS LEND A HELPING HAND TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY DURING COMMUNITY SERVICE WEEK. What is the Helping Hands Project?

2006 is the first year that All Saints' College has placed teams of College students in communities to engage in community service. The mission of the Helping Hands Project is to provide the Year 10 students with a diverse range of innovative and quality projects that will give the students a real sense of self-worth and accomplishment, 14 whilst creating dynamic opportunities, challenging assumptions and supporting both personal and community n development. (;) U1 The project aims to develop students who are socially responsible, providing them with an understanding that by !SI ~ helping and serving others we can enrich ourselves. C ::::l III N o o How does the Helping Hands Project work? (j) Year 10 students worked with a variety of social and/or environmental projects including projects for youths and adults, learning retail skills in op shops, rehabilitating Bull Creek, working with disabled children, building Cane Toad traps for CALM, helping to run an animal shelter, assisting in aged care and childcare facilities, painting murals for public buildings and more.

The reports that follow highlight the positive experiences our students had building community connections and giving back to their communities by dedicating their time, talent and resources during Year 10 Service Week. ROTATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS WILLAGEE RED CROSS OP SHOP arriving and enjoying morning tea and quiet conversation together. Everyone is then split into smaller groups where Four groups of Year 10 students were involved in a rotation For community service week we were assigned to the they take part in many different activities. of diverse projects during community service week Australian Red Cross Op Shop in Willagee where we including cleaning plaques in Kings Park, the rehabilitation were encouraged to participate in all the duties of a shop Our days at the Activ Day Service were spent tiling a of Bull Creek and other environmental tasks. assistant. All the small tasks we had to do gave us an mosaic in the morning and helping out with the many understanding of the purpose of the Red Cross charity different activities that run in the centre each afternoon. Our first day was spent cleaning six hundred memorial organisation. Part of the mosaic had already been done, nevertheless plaques in Kings Park in time for ANZAC Day. Day two there was still a lot to do. Jordan Christensen, Amelia was a little closer to home - the rehabilitation of the Bull The Red Cross helps to look after the less fortunate in Millett, Divya Rajen and I enjoyed completing the mosaic. Creek Wetlands. Working with the Australian Conservation our society and we were part of a team of volunteers It was great fun and very interesting working with different Volunteers, we cleared an expanse of blackberries. For who give up their time and spend valuable hours helping people. Overall it was a great experience getting to know the third task we travelled to the Davilak Heritage Trail in the community. Activities we were involved in included all the helpers and all the disabled people who go to the Cockburn to do maintenance on the track. unpacking clothes and accessories, receiving donations, Activ Day Service centre. serving customers and designing displays. The customers On our final day, we spray painted slogans on drains Seona Main who came to browse in the shop came from all walks of life, and posted leaflets promoting awareness about keeping and from many different cultures, and they all appreciated drains and waterways clean. This work was done under the bargains they were able to find there. KIDS ARE KIDS THERAPY the guidance of a volunteer from SERCUL and the efforts During community service week I was placed at Kids of all four rotational groups spread from Bull Creek to Taking part in the Helping Hands Project widened our Are Kids in Bateman, a non-profit organisation which Attadale. knowledge of the world, our awareness of the community 15 dedicates time and effort to help children who have and the importance of helping the community. It made us All our hard work paid off but I believe that a greater speaking and learning difficulties. Emma Holloway and n more independent, responsible and mature. o difference was made than simply the physical U1 her team of therapists welcomed us with open arms !S' improvements of the places where we worked. Each of We are now more thankful for the quality of our own and made our week of working there less stressful. We '- C us felt a greater appreciation for the work that volunteer lives and have more understanding of those who are less ::::l assisted in helping around the centre by doing different ro groups do and I know that many were inspired to become fortunate. Giving a little time to volunteer is a small cost N tasks including cleaning resources, filing, taking photos o o more involved with helping the community. The Helping to us but a huge contribution to the community. of special items and then transforming those photos into 0"1 Hands Project was an invaluable learning experience that Marcelle Williamson-Wharfe and Radhika Roy flash cards. we will all take with us for the rest of our lives. The Helping Hands Project was a once in a lifetime Rebecca Prentice ACTIV DAY SERVICE experience. We got to help out people and had a great feeling overwhelm us as they appreciated everything we When we arrived at the Activ Day Service we were unaware did for them. of the great work which these people do. The disabled people who came there enjoy a variety of different Shane Tan activities every day. The morning starts off with people PAINTING THE WALL NATIVE ARC CARINYA OF BICTON

The Volunteer Home Support Ine. provides services to the My group, including Joanna Smith, Natalie Whiteside, The Helping Hands Project sent me to an aged care frail and aged and assists people with disabilities. Their Jade Burton and Amy Farcich, chose to assist Native ARC facility to assist the elderly and the staff there. The things aim is to enhance the quality of life for these people and during community service week. Native ARC (Animal that I did included assisting in serving lunches, calling out to enable them to continue living at home. Rehabilitation Centre) is a non-profit, volunteer run animal bingo, giving hand massages and talking to the old folks, shelter located in Bibra Lake. some of whom had some very interesting stories. All we Our project was to paint a wall. We started with a blank were giving up was our time, and for such little effort on canvas and after brainstorming ideas and letting our Our project was to help the Native ARC volunteers with our part we were getting so much more back in return. young creative minds flow, we decided on the theme daily jobs helping the sick animals at the Rehabilitation The Helping Hands Project left us feeling fantastic. The 'Under the Sea'. After designing the scene, we projected Centre. We prepared meals, fed the animals, cleaned the whole week was a great experience. the images on the wall and fiddled around with them until animal shelters and helped the volunteers. One of the we had the desired size. We then took out our permanent most enjoyable parts of the project was helping with the Aidan White markers and copied the design onto the wall and began new Penguin shelter. The Groundsmen from All Saints' painting the mural. College generously helped with the Penguin Project and COMPUTERS FOR BALlNESE as a result, the penguin named 'Pengu' has a fantastic We all really enjoyed the experience of community service SCHOOLS new home. week. We chose to do something that we all enjoyed and The project I chose to take part in during community the fact that we were helping the community to become a Overall, our experience at Native ARC for the Helping service week was to clean, program and pack computers happier place was the best thing. Even if it is only a bit of Hands Project was very rewarding. Helping Native ARC for Bali. I worked with fellow student David Gow and the 16 paint on a wall, it will brighten up someone else's day. taught us about animals and we were all inspired by the school's ICT staff. We cleaned, loaded new programmes volunteers' amazing dedication. To know we made a n Ariana Davis and packed the computers to be sent off to a Balinese o difference for a good cause is very satisfying. U1 !1' school to help the students to use them and expand their '- GORDON LODGE Emma Dolzadelli knowledge. C :::l ro Aidan Harris and I chose to do our service at Gordon This activity increased my awareness of how lucky we are N VILLA DALMACIA o Lodge which is a part of the Royal Australian Air Force o to live in Australia with new technology and advanced 0) Association. While we were there we helped out with the My community service project was in an aged care facility, education. There are so many people out there who day to day activities. We were involved in some relaxing Tai Villa Dalmacia, in Spearwood. I worked with elderly need our help and although it may seem like a small Chi classes, made morning tea, ran a bingo game, played patients alongside the Occupational Therapist and the contribution from us, it really makes a difference to their cards, typed songs out of a book in large font so everyone nursing staff. Activities varied daily and I helped the OT community. Overall, the Helping Hands Project was good could read it and went on a picnic to Rockingham with the with keeping patients busy and involved in stimulating because we were able to help the community and still dementia ward. I had to make sure that no-one went for activities. This included cooking, art, gardening and have a lot of fun at the same time. a wander because they would not know how to get back. helping the patients with simple needs. Adley Handoko We also did Hand Therapy; exercises with stress balls to The people at Villa Dalmacia were mostly of Croatian and keep the hands strong, which also helps with hand eye Italian descent. It was a great help to know the Croatian LEEMING CHILDCARE CENTRE coordination. language because I could translate what the patients were Painting, arts and crafts, kids, cooking and the sand pit! We had a tour of Gordon Lodge and were told many facts saying to the staff who couldn't understand the patients. These were by far the best aspects of our community about the RAAFA and were told some old war stories. Overall it was an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. service week at Leeming Childcare Centre. The day care Aidan and I enjoyed our community service at Gordon Brandon Separovich centre caters for children aged between 0 - 6 years old. Lodge and had a wonderful experience. The week began with us playing outdoor activities with Joshua Hardinge the children. This involved playing in the sandpit, in the playground and riding around in toy cars. After outdoor SERPENTINE PONY CLUB STOCK ROAD MEALS ON WHEELS time ended, we headed indoors where we played with puzzles, read books and cleaned the toy storage room Brienne Heperi and I painted show jumping poles for the During community service week we chose to help at before settling the kids down for their afternoon naps. Serpentine Pony Club during community service week. the Stock Road Meals on Wheels Centre. We arrived on Monday morning at 8:00am ready to start work, not We sanded down twenty posts, painted on two coats of The community spirit and pride we felt by helping at the knowing what to expect and feeling nervous to step white paint, measured up patterns and painted on four childcare centre will never be forgotten. Playing and being through the door and see what our project involved. around the children made life seem so fun and carefree. different colours to make the transformation complete. This was an amazing and memorable experience. Those dreary, dusty, dull poles from the back of an old We entered into a small kitchen area where people warehouse soon became stunning, vivid, multi-coloured were chopping vegetables, stirring mixtures in pots and Elise Bertoncini & Courtney Antrobus show jumping poles that would be used by hundreds of washing up. They were all smiling and happy and the keen show jumpers. It took us five days to complete our atmosphere was great. We were immediately put to work CASTLEREAGH SCHOOL Helping Hands Project but once we observed what we chopping, stirring and washing and although these were Nicole Fisher, Natalie Pound, Sarah Lee and I spent had achieved, it was all worth it. It was good to see how just minor tasks, we knew that we were contributing to the community service week at Castlereagh School in our contribution benefited the wider community. larger picture - helping people in need. Willetton. Castlereagh is a school for disabled children Daisy Benson On the last day of work we did deliveries and gave meals who cannot cope in the normal school system. to people who cannot cook for themselves. To see the Our duties were helping the kids with various tasks. We BUILDING CANE TOAD TRAPS smiles on their faces was great. For most of these poor helped them in physiotherapy sessions, assisting them to people this would be the only visit they would get in a day. WA is facing an invasion of Cane Toads and we need to get into the water and supporting them in the swimming Most of them were very grateful for the delivery and this 17 be prepared to capture and destroy them. Cane toads pool. It was quite confronting going into the school to was one of the most fulfilling things we had ever done. are a menace and were introduced to Australia many n start with but we soon got used to it. I noticed that o years ago. They destroy crops, affect agriculture and James Coghlan & Jordan Mercer U1 when we made even just a little progress with one of the !I\ have been spreading across Australia since they were first '- children it felt like all our Christmases had come at once. C introduced. ::J It was such a rewarding feeling. It> N o Our Helping Hands Project was to construct cane toad o The community service we did was beneficial for not only (J) traps. We were involved in constructing doors, wire the kids and the staff but for us as well as it made us panels, battery cases and electronic equipment for the realise how lucky we are. This was a very worthwhile week solar panels and lights that attract the toads at night. We as were able to give something back to the community. were also involved in designing feeders and water supply Taryn Clark units for the captured toads. These traps will help to collect the Cane Toads and prevent them from invading Western Australia.

Thomas Walkemeyer

Students Go Casual for a Cause ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE HELD TWO CASUAL FOR A CAUSE DAYS SO FAR THIS YEAR TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NEEDY CHARITIES.

On March 1st the Casual for a Cause theme was 'animals'. Money raised by the All Saints' College Junior School students Students donated gold coins to wear animal costumes, animal went towards adopting a Sumatran Tiger and a Sun Bear through prints and animal colours, with all money raised supporting the Perth Zoo's Adopt-an-Animal programme. animal charities. In Term 2, students dressed in red and white and munched on Each year the College eagerly commits to various fundraising red and white donuts. Funds raised from this Casual for a Cause initiatives as part of its community service programme. Funds Day helped the Multiple Sclerosis Society of WA, The Salvation raised from this Casual for a Cause day went to the RSPCA, Army, Heart Foundation, Kidney Health Australia, Medecins Sans World Wide Fund for Nature, Association for the Blind of WA, Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) and Save the Children WA the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Native ARC, who Division. all rely on donations to support their services. National Schools' Constitutional Convention YEAR 12 STUDENT CLAIRE LAAN WAS SELECTED TO ATIEND THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS' CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN THE ACT EARLIER THIS YEAR. CLAIRE REPORTS ON HER EXPERIENCE.

The West Australian Constitutional Centre is part of three year term for the House of Representatives, the the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and was appropriateness of the current three year term as an established to promote public awareness of our federal efficient and effective governance of our country, and 20 system of Government with particular emphasis on its whether the term should be fixed or whether governments Constitutional basis, and the relationship with our State should have the flexibility to call an election at a date n o system. On the 19 and 20 September 2005, approximately which is most desirable to the government of the day. U'I 150 students from across the State, including a number of !SI Attendance at the Convention was by application and '- C Political and Legal StudiesstudentsfromAl1 Saints' College, :::J selection was based on merit. Only fifteen students from ro attended the Western Australian Schools' Constitutional Western Australia were selected to attend the National N o Convention. During the two day session we discussed o Convention in the ACT between 29 and 31 March 2006. 0'\ such issues as the idea of federalism, Commonwealth and State powers, taxation and the distribution of monies to I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to the States and the role ofthe Senate and the High Court as meet and discuss political and legal issues with fellow its role of judicial umpire. Delegates debated two topics: students from across Australia. While I am currently 16, "Should the States be Abolished?" and "Should Western many delegates from Victoria and New South Wales Australia introduce Daylight Saving?" Nomination forms had already turned 18 and were eligible to vote. I really for the National Convention were made available to all enjoyed engaging with the guest speakers and benefited interested delegates at the State forum. from the opportunity to focus on our political and legal system for two entire days. The National Schools' Constitutional Convention occurs annually and is a fully funded federal government I would like to thank Mr Brown for making Political and initiative that brings together students from each State Legal Studies so much fun and I would encourage any and Territory, who are in their senior years of high school, younger students to select P&L for their future studies. to discuss issues of political and legal significance. Claire laan - Year 12 The issue for discussion at this year's National Convention was "Governing Australia: Should it be fixed or flexible?" Issues for discussion included extending the current Student Recognised for Mathematical Have Sum Fun Excellence Since 1991 the University of New South Wales has ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE WINS FIRST PLACE established a strong academic focus on teaching and research in gifted education, and this has been linked to HAVE SUM FUN IS AN ANNUAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION INVOLVING the development and expansion of a range of vacation programmes for gifted children, courses for their 600 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT WA .TRADITIONALLY THIS IS A VERY TIGHTLY parents, counselling services for gifted students and FOUGHT COMPETITION WHERE OFTEN A TIEBREAKER ROUND HAS TO BE their parents, conferences, seminars and workshops for teachers with an interest in gifted education, and USED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE AN OVERALL WINNER ON THE NIGHT. THIS the development of a range of teaching resources.

YEAR, HOWEVER, THE ALL SAINTS' TEAM WERE THE CLEAR WINNERS. LILY The Australian Primary Talent Search (APTS) and LOUGHMAN REPORTS. The Australian Secondary Schools Educational Talent Search (ASSETS) are testing programmes for 21 Congratulations to the victorious Senior School Students All Saints' College stood out not only as the winners but academically gifted school students in Years 3 - 9, who won the Have Sum Fun Mathematics Competition also as the only team wearing their full winter uniform! initiated by the Gifted Education Research, Resource organised by the Mathematical Association of Western Friday night, mathematics and a uniform - not cool, but and Information Centre (GERRIC) at The University of Australia. it certainly paid off when we were standing at the front New South Wales. '-- C receiving our trophies. ::J When the rest of the school was celebrating the end of Albert He, Year 8, obtained an award in Mathematical ([) No Term, a group of Year 8 - 10 students were found at the Congratulations to the team on winning first place. Excellence which he accepted on Saturday, 15 January o front of All Saints' College waiting to be picked up by the atthe University of New South Wales. Albert nominated 0"\ bus for an exciting evening of mathematics! Mr Peck and Lily Loughman - Year 9 his teacher, Mr Anthony Peck, as a recipient for an Mrs Ellement certainly didn't want us to be late so we award recognising the role of inspirational teaching in managed to arrive at Trinity College a whole hour ahead the progress of gifted and of schedule. It is one thing to be doing Maths on a Friday talented students. Mr Peck night... it is something else to be there early! accompanied Albert on the stage as they received their During the competition, teams answered four rounds of awards. eight questions each. With the motivation of chocolate, lollies and biscuits we answered questions including algebra, problem solving, logic and calculations. After Mr Anthony Peck Assistant Head of three rounds All Saints' College was pulling ahead and Mathematics by the end of the fourth round tensions were high as the points were not released for the final round until the top three teams were announced. When the scores were posted, All Saints' College was clearly in the lead. We didn't even need the tiebreaker! Swimming Champions ALL SAINTS' SWIMMING TEAM WINS THE ACC INTERSCHOOL CARNIVAL Swimming history was made on Wednesday, 22 March when the All Saints' Swimming Team won the ACC 'A' Division Swimming Carnival.

Jubilant scenes in the All Saints' camp were thoroughly deserved when the final point scores were read out. This victory, however, was by no means an accident. It was not by chance that All Saints', who had shown tremendous improvement over the past three years, had finally achieved all that the team had trained for. It was the mix of 22 careful planning, coaching, commitment and hard work on the part of all the students that paid off. on U1 !J'I While we don't like to single out individuals in what was truly a team effort, in this '- case I make exception for some students who were outstanding on the day. Tait C ::J I'l) Marston (Year 13), Sigrid DeVries (Year 9) and Sandon Block (Year 9) won Champion N Swimmer for their age group categories and Stephanie Duncan (Year 11), Laura o o en Halden (Year 8) and Nick Mayer (Year 8) had good performances each amassing more than 30 points.

We recognise the swim squad members who commit to training all year round and a special mention to the Division 2 relays, which showed improvement from last year, and which helped to make the difference in the 11 point win. OVERALL AGGREGATE 1 ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE 964.0 2 JOHN XXIII COLLEGE 953.0 3 SACRED HEART COLLEGE 929.0 4 NEWMAN COLLEGE 890.0 5 ST MARK'S ACS 792.0 6 CORPUS CHRISTI 747.0 7 IONA PRESENTATION 561.0 8 CBC FREMANTLE 489.0 9 SANTA MARIA COLLEGE 473.0

Mr Tom Stachewicz - Director of Swimming INTERHOUSE SWIMMING RESULTS

"THE LAMBERT CUP"

1ST FORREST 1835

2ND COWAN 1701

3RD STIRLING 1552 4TH MURDOCH 1485 Teams Sailing 5TH DURACK 1431

6TH O'CONNOR 1304 During the second week of the school holidays, All Saints' College entered the annual SunSmart Teams Racing Competition at the South of Perth Yacht Club. Fourteen other schools entered from around the state with teams coming from as On Tuesday, 28 February the Junior far as Esperance to compete. This year All Saints' College had two teams in the School Interhouse Swimming Carnivals competition. were held at the Aquatic Centre. Results Teams Racing is a competition where a series of tactically demanding short races for the carnivals are listed below. are held in quick succession against other schools. During the three days, over 120 races were scheduled and each race could take anywhere between five and FINAL HOUSE PLACINGS ten minutes. 1ST BUSSELL This year the ASC Teams did well, with one team finishing in tenth position and the 2ND RILEY younger team finishing fifteenth.

3RD DRUMMOND A big thank you to Mrs Johns and Rob Senior (Alumni 2003) for coaching us and to Blake Lawrie for the lunch run and supplying the football, which kept us amused 4TH MOLLOY when we weren't sailing. Congratulations to all swimmers for their efforts on the day. Jordan Olsen - Year 12 Sailing Captain Girls Play at Subiaco Oval AFTER ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING SEASONS OF GIRLS' FOOTBALL, WITH THE WESTERN FRONT COMING OUT TO FILM A SESSION WITH THE GIRLS' FOOTY TEAM AND THE FIRST EVER GIRLS' FOOTBALL ROAD TRIP TO BUN BURY, ALONG CAME ANOTHER SURPRISE WHEN THE TEAM WAS ASKED TO PLAY AGAINST LYNWOOD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN AN AFL CURTAIN RAISER BEFORE THE WEST COAST EAGLES VERSUS COLLlNGWOOD MAGPIES MATCH AT SUBIACO OVAL.

For the first time ever in Western Australia an AFL Curtain Raiser match had all women on the ground.

Captain, Sharon Wong, flipped the coin and finally the time was here. Katrina Harris kicked the first goal and ASC never looked back. Taking a commanding lead into half time, the ASC girls never took their foot off the pedal and ended up winning the game by 37 points and keeping Lynwood scoreless. By the end of the game, almost 10,000 spectators cheered on the girls as they did a victory lap of Subiaco oval.

Sharon Wong (Year 12) was announced 'Best on Ground' and all the girls put in a fantastic team effort, doing the College, themselves and their coach very proud. Road Trip UNDEFEATED! THAT IS HOW THE ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE GIRLS' FOOTBALL Stars of The Western Front TEAM FINISHED AFTER THEIR FIRST OUR BUN BURY FOOTY TRIP WAS FUN, PLAYING AT SUBIACO OVAL WAS GREAT, EVER ROAD TRIP TO BUNBURY. BUT BEING FILMED FOR THE WESTERN FRONT WAS EVEN MORE EXCITING.

On 6 May at 7:45am, twenty All Saints' College girls On Tuesday, 16 May the hosts of Channel TEN's Western Front programme, Tim Gossage and Lachy Reid, came to our excitedly boarded the bus for the trip to Bunbury. The school to visit the All Saints' Girls' Football team. We were honoured to not only represent the College and appear on two and a half hour bus ride went quickly and gave the television, but also to represent women in football. 25 Years 10 -12 girls a chance to bond and get to know We were all extremely excited about this great opportunity and we donned our footy socks and jumpers and did our pre­ each other before our first game. game cheer with extra enthusiasm, keen to meet the stars.

After defeating PLC by 58 points we had an hour and a We were given the opportunity to ask them questions and we learned that they strongly support girls in football, which half break before our next game. We then played two reinforced to us what a great opportunity it is to play football and represent women in sport. games in a row, the first against Bunbury. Although we managed to catch up in the second half, to end We went through a training session in a draw, we learnt that to play our best we needed which was where all the fun began. to stay focussed even when we weren't playing. We We showed off our skills with our realised that our next game was our third and final handballing, marking and kicking game so suddenly we were all pumped and ready to drills and Ellie got an honourable go. Due to injuries we played most ofthe game against mention from Tim for her kicking. John Septimus Roe with only 17 players, yet we still We made our television debut when managed to finish the game with a 30 point victory. the Western Front screened footage After finishing as the only undefeated team on the from their visit to the College and day all teams went to the presentations and enjoyed a from our curtain raiser match at lovely meal. Katrina Harris was named best All Saints' Subiaco Oval. This was a wonderful College player on the day but it must have been a experience which will stay in our tough decision as all 20 girls were outstanding. memories for a long time. After singing one more rendition of the ASC footy song we headed home for a well-deserved rest. This Sharon Wong - Year 12 was a fantastic trip. Girls' Football Team Captain

Girls' Football Team '06 First XV Rugby FORGET ABOUT THE WALLABIES AND THE WESTERN FORCE. ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE'S FIRST XV RUGBY TEAM ARE FAST BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

Term 1 saw the early start ofthe First XV rugby competition as for the first time the pre-season John Welborn Cup would be held. This tournament was used for a series of curtain raisers for the Western Force Games at Subiaco Oval.

The All Saints' team was fortunate to make it though the first round after a disqualification and never looked back after winning the semi-final at Subiaco Oval before the Force versus Bulls game.

Victory in the semi-final against CBC saw All Saints' play Kelmscott SHS in the final before the Force versus Crusaders match. The match was a hard, tough contest and unfortunately All Saints' were defeated 20-5. Despite this, the start of the regular season was looking positive and the team was eagerly preparing for a strong year.

The beginning of the season did not turn out as well as hoped due to injuries but despite two early losses to Kelmscott and Aranmore, All Saints' bounced back to win two games against Hale and Corpus Christi. Our record of 2-2 from four games sees us sitting second in our group with a strong chance of making the semis once again.

The season has brought a lot of growth and enjoyment to the squad and it is vital that the team maintains its solid record coming into the play-offs. There is a lot of potential at All Saints' so it would be great to see lots of support at our games and for more people to support All Saints' rugby.

Tim Ward - Year 12 First XV Rugby Captain ~~~~-~~-~-~------~

GIRLS Go For IT A Jurassic Experience Year 9 girls were encouraged to consider a future in technology related fields earlier this year at an IT expo ON TUESDAY, 7 MARCH THE YEAR 8 BOYS WERE VISITED BY THE DINOSAUR held at Murdoch University on 8 March.

MAN, PALEONTOLOGIST MARK THOMPSON, WHO SHOWED THE STUDENTS A As part of International Women's Day, the university VIEW INTO THE REAL WORLD OF DINOSAUR DIGGING, FOSSILS AND MUMMIES. invited girls from secondary schools around the state to attend the Go Girl, Go For IT Careers Showcase. The expo offered the Year 9 girls a broad range of career ideas and The Dinosaur Man, Mark Thompson, revealed how he included dynamic and interactive presentations about finds and digs dinosaurs, including details of discovering careers in technology industries. the world-record dinosaur. We could touch and feel real dinosaur bones that he had on display.

The first things we talked about were what a paleontologist does and why he became a paleontologist. In recent years Mr Thompson became interested in the pre-historic world and was based in America to help find and develop Music In Dinosaur resources in remote parts of the country. 27 During 2000 he was a team member for the world-record dinosaur discovery 'Leonardo the Mummy'. This is one of Partnership n .0 the greatest ancient dinosaur discoveries ever, because U1 ~ this dinosaur was so well preserved with sections of skin, ALL SAINTS' SHARES ITS SUCCESS muscle, his beak and his foot pads still surrounding the IN FLAME AWARDS WITH THE dinosaur's body - amazing! Mr Thompson returned with scientists to remove Leonardo in a 6.5 tonne block of rock COMMUNITY so they could study the specimen further. Under the leadership of Music Coordinator Anette After the talk we split into four groups and collected a Kerkovius, All Saints' College got all fired up after its win dinosaur bone. Our aim was to work out what type of in the FLAME Awards and hosted a two-day Music In bone it was and what part of the body of a dinosaur it was Partnership Workshop in March for teachers from other from. Through discussions, drawing and problem solving local schools. In recognition of the College's achievement we discovered that all of the dinosaur bones were part of a and for reaching out to the community by organising Tyrannosaurus Rex foot, which was massive. Overall it was and sponsoring the workshop, All Saints' College was a fantastic incursion and we would love to do something recognised in three music like that again. magazines. All Saints' College employs John Blaxill - Year 8 the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education where students are actively involved in music making, composing, creating and performing. It was this approach that was central to the workshops.

Mathen1atical Mayhen1 Junior School Maths Week MATHS WEEK IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL GOT THE STUDENTS THINKING, TALKING, WALKING AND PLAYING MATHEMATICS AND HAVING A GREAT Mathletics DEAL OF FUN AT THE SAME TIME. As a result of one of several new software licences bought by the College, students have been getting Maths week was a whole week of mathematical mayhem sized mathematical puzzles and problems. Students in excited about 'competitive' Live Mathletics which has including a Maths Factory incursion from Sci-Tech, games, Years 4 - 6, took part in a times table competition to find students competing with other students from around puzzles, trails, competitions and more. the Junior School Times Table champ. That accolade went Australia in mental arithmetic quizzes. to Darryl Mursin in Year 6, with Tyler Greenaway coming The ECC was action-packed as the students busied This has proven to be highly successful in motivating a close second. themselves in activities involving mathematics. Each students and instilling in them a very positive attitude 29 year group used cooking in different ways to include The game of Connect Four, which involves spatial towards Mathematics. Average improvement in n mathematical concepts. They also participated in a awareness and mathematical strategy, was played by mental skills has been around 135%. There have been .0 Ut circuit of activities which included; following directions many students during the week. The children in Years 1 Mathletics 'parties' organised at students' homes (for !1' those who have purchased the home licence) and the ..... to complete an obstacle course; estimating and covering - 2 developed strategies for winning Connect 4 in class C :::J different shapes; making tangrams and playing board and played furiously throughout lunchtime. Library has seen numerous students doing Mathletics ft) N games. It was exciting to see the enjoyment, excitement during Homework Cafe and at lunchtimes. o The children and staff had a very exciting mathematical o and cooperation of the children as they were immersed in 0'\ week. In fact a number of students asked ... "Can we have The second part of Mathletics is even more exciting real mathematical tasks. a maths week EVERY WEEK?" with students being able to work at their own pace In Years 3 - 6, the Maths Factory incursion in the Lower through a series of activities. Every question has a Theatre was one of the highlights of the week with each Mr Philip Randall - Year 3 - 6 Curriculum Coordinator support button allowing students to 'discover' how a class enjoying the challenge of solving a variety of giant question can be done. All results are kept in a central database and are available to teachers for analysis. By using a module called 'Course Creator' courses have been tailored to individual students both at the remedial and accelerated ends of the understanding continuum.

We are delighted that students are using their Notebooks to engage in their learning while they develop skills and higher levels of understanding. These are just the sorts of outcomes we sought when we took the decision to become a Notebook school in 2002. Camp Week ONCE AGAIN, THE COLLEGE'S CAMP WEEK YEAR 8 CAMP 2006 PROGRAMME WAS A SUCCESS. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN On Sunday, 9 April the Year 8 students left excitedly for their camps at Busselton and Mornington. THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF SKILLS The activities varied between the Busselton and AND TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES. THE FOLLOWING Mornington camps, but both camps involved challenging REPORTS ARE JUST A SNIPPET OF THE POSITIVE STORIES activities. Some of the Mornington activities included abseiling, rafting, high ropes and low ropes, quizzes and THAT EMERGED FROM CAMP WEEK 2006 karate. Some of the activities that took place in Busselton were canoeing, a bush tucker feast, quiz nights, torch-lit caving and visiting an Aboriginal centre, the Busselton YR 9 DWELLINGUP CAMP jetty and the underwater observatory. Tents, hiking and cooking on a trangia. This is the true We came away with many positive camp experiences meaning of camping and what the Year 9 students because it was fun and enjoyable with a some educational experienced during Camp week this year. activities thrown in too. We made new friends and learnt We didn't have the luxury of dorms as other camps did more about our existing friends, had the opportunity to - we had the true outdoor camping experience. We got conquer our fears, learnt to trust others and challenge to have a true Australian experience by roughing it in the ourselves. bush. Year 9 Camp was all about pushing the boundaries Interacting with our peers outside school was fun and a little. allowed us to see what everyone was like outside the Camp Week has always been about learning to work as classroom. That meant we could see what sort of people a team and doing things for yourself. This may be one they really were. of the reasons why this camp was so good because we Overall, camp week provided us with great experiences had to be very independent. An example of this was and gave us the opportunity to challenge ourselves. This planning our meals for one day. Not only did we have camp was great fun. to purchase our food using a strict budget, we also had to work out how heavy it was going to be as we had to laura Walkemeyer & Julia Deacon· Year 8 carry our supplies for 14 kilometres as we walked along the Bibbulmun track.

We forged new friendships and strengthened others while we took part in challenging activities including walking, mountain biking and canoeing.

This was a fantastic camp.

Chris Kleemann - Year 9 YEAR 5 NEW NORCIA CAMP ON TUESDAY, 11 APRIL THE YEAR 5 STUDENTS WENT TO THE MONASTIC TOWN OF NEW NORCIA FOR THEIR FIRST ALL SAINTS' CAMP.

We arrived at New Norcia at 10.30am and our guide Belinda showed us to our rooms. She then told us about the history of New Norcia and St. Ildephonsus which used to be a boys' boarding school. She also told us how the town was owned and run by the Spanish Monks.

We had a full tour of the town and studied the architecture of the buildings which are from different periods in the past. We then listened to Dom Christ one of the Monks, talk to us about life as a Monk and what it is like living in New Norcia.

The following day we took part in an Aboriginal Art Workshop to learn about some of the symbols used in Aboriginal art. We also learnt how to build a Mia Mia, which is what the Aboriginal people used for shelter in the bush, and did some traditional face painting with aboriginal music and dance.

Other activities we enjoyed included spear and boomerang throwing, studying artifacts, visiting the New Norcia Museum and exploring the Prendiville and European Space Agency (ESA) room. In the room was lots of information about the space satellite which is about 10 kilometres down the road from New Norcia. The satellite is 30 metres wide and two tonnes in weight and is used to spend messages into space. Very interesting!

We had such a fun time at Camp doing so many different and interesting activities.

Joshua Weir & Jarrod Morton - Year 5 I Neil Collins Named Vanessa Bro\Nne Australian Olympic Coach of the Year Sports Star of the Year Coach at All Saints' At the annual awards presentation In recognition of the Goldfield's Mr Grant Ward, Sports Coordinator, held at the State Tennis Centre in proud sporting heritage, the launch has also had great success in the February this year our Director of of the Goldfield's Sporting Hall of sporting arena being selected as Sport and Activities, Mr Neil Coil ins, Fame occurred at the Kalgoorlie an Australian Olympic Coach. A was named 'Western Australian Town Hall earlier this year in fantastic achievement. Coach of the Year' for Touch conjunction with the Goldfield's Grant represented Australia at the Football. Neil has been involved in Sports Star of the Year Awards. Athens Olympic Games in 2004 as touch football for over 25 years and The presentation ceremony proved coaching coordinatorfor Heptathlon has coached and played in numerous a wonderful evening attended by and High Jump events. Grant was state teams both at senior and more than 190 people. Ms Vanessa Browne, Services also the Coaching Coordinator for the combined events junior levels. He has previously also received a 'Coaching Administration Officer at the College, was inducted and the Javelin at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Foundation of WA' coaching award in recognition of his into the Kalgoorlie Hall of Fame due to her success in Melbourne. Grant currently coaches Olympic athlete Kylie coaching. He was responsible for the establishment of track and field. A large photo can be viewed in the City Wheeler (silver medallist Commonwealth games), Kim 32 the Southern Districts Touch Association in the 80s and Town Hall and a granite plaque has been placed on the Mickle (fourth place Commonwealth Games), Olympian this association continues to be the largest and most n Hannan Street footpath, recognising each inductee. Oliver Dziuback (Commonwealth Games bronze medallist) o successful in WA. U'I Congratulations Vanessa! and Megan Wheatley who will represent Australia in the !3' '- At All Saints' College, Neil established Touch Football World Junior Championships in China later this year. C ::::l when he first arrived 17 years ago and in that time well in I'D excess of 1000 students have played competitively and No o represented the College, with over 50 students achieving "" State Team selection. Many former students still play First Aid Training Continues at ASC competitively and socially and some are well into their 30s! Congratulations to another group of ASC Staff who recently received their St John Senior First Aid Certificates. Staff completed the 16 hour course after school over a number of weeks. Mr Nick Dundas, Head of O'Connor House, is another convert of Mr Collins's and he has also been instrumental The support given to staff to become accredited in First Aid demonstrates the importance the College places in developing and encouraging students to play Touch on student care, both on and off the campus. We now add this group to the long list of people currently Football. accredited on staff, both teaching and non-teaching. In Term 2, the Year 11 Outdoor Education class was the next group to complete their Senior First Aid Certificate. All Saints' is now well recognised in the community and sporting arena for the success of their Touch Football The life skills of first aid are highly prized by our students, which was reinforced with Troy Hyatt's recovery last programme. The College has won more School Sport year when he was resuscitated by our own students, his friends Alex Obiri-Boateng, Jessie Ash and Lance WA Schools' State Titles from Years 8 - 12 than any other Kennard (Year 12, 2005). Troy would not be alive today had it not been for his friends who resuscitated him school. immediately. These were students who were accredited and had received training in First Aid through the College. Something for all of us to think about. Ms Melanie Bozich - Head of Cowan House Wedding Bells From the Ladies' Forum All Saints' College Ladies' Forum meets each Tuesday morning in the Chapel Meeting Room. The wedding of Monique Congdon and Mike Turner was Parents from all areas of the school are welcome to join us for social contact with other parents celebrated in the All Saints' Collegiate Chapel on 21 and to prepare items for our Mothers' Day and Christmas stalls. Our members are from all January 2006, followed by a reception at the Old Swan areas of the College as our considerable contribution to amenities is spread College wide. Brewery. A mix of All Saints' staff, former and current Fundraising is not the only purpose of the Ladies' Forum. We provide an informal contact students attended the beautiful wedding with Father group for parents which helps them become familiar with the College. Terry Curtis officiating at the ceremony. The weather was perfect and the happy couple spent a few days in Although over the years our purchases for the College have often been of a more practical Margaret River to celebrate. nature such as market umbrellas, seating, barbeques, Lego, sporting equipment and kitchen supplies for catering needs in the College, last year we were privileged to purchase a unique piece of art. Yung Jin Hong (Year 12, 2005) kindly consented to allow the Ladies' Forum to acquire her portrait of Principal Dr Geoffrey Shaw so this wonderful artwork can remain in the College. It is a significant piece which enhances the College art collection. All Saints' College Ladies' Forum John Teschendorff Artworks 33 Artist, former professor of art and senior academic in Australia and South East Asia, John Teschendorff now lives on and works in Fremantle. He is the father of Marcel Teschendorff (Year 10) and said he is delighted that many of his U'I son's year group of 24 kids who came together in Year 1 can still be seen together within the current Year 10 group !" of 130 students. Given this, and the fact that All Saints' College is now 25 years old, John felt it was a good idea to give one of his works to the College as a gift, and the College is very honoured to receive them as part of the Commonwealth Government's Cultural Gifts Programme.

Kingdom Power Glory Memory 2002 can be viewed in the Chapel Meeting room in the Collegiate Chapel. We are deeply indebted to John for this wonderful, thought-provoking gift. The wedding ceremony of Kristy Hope and Andrew Stanwix was held on the 25 March 2006 in Fremantle under a "The work uses an iconic biblical text as a pictorial device to question aspects of the human condition. Simple grand old olive tree. The diagonal, horizontal and vertical bands of basic colour are used to articulate spaces that exist in our minds as much ceremony and reception as in our world. For example, 'Kingdom' is green, with a low black horizon, a bleak, desolate uninhabited space not were attended by close at all the mythologised golden 'kingdom of heaven'. 'Power' has a similar family and friends from association with capitalism's contemporary assault upon the environment, around the country and a profit at all costs attitude, while 'Glory' speculates on the Greek Cross overseas. Everyone had as sacred symbol and the secular reward mechanisms of civil/military a great time celebrating awards. It does sound a bit cynical and perhaps it is, but memory saves at Maria's on the Terrace the day! Almost black and difficult to see, memory draws the viewer closer and the bride and to the glass. If concentration is broken, the memory itself disappears and groom finished the is replaced by a self image; the reflection of the viewer. It is this sense of evening with a romantic seeing and not seeing, or reflection and presence, that is the key to the horse and carriage ride work. The image of the viewer is super-imposed, always reflecting the around the harbour. hope of the text and of our singular and conjoint futures; for the mirror-like glass actually allows the viewer & the world outside to become part of the work." John Teschendorff, June 2006 From the From early in the development of the College students and staff have welcomed visiting students from other countries and encouraged the educational challenge of an exchange to other countries.

In the mid 1980s the first College students to spend time in Italy on an organised student exchange were Rachel Taylor and Helen Meehan. In August 1985 the first student visit to France took place when three College students travelled as a part of a larger student tour group.

These links continued with the College hosting several students from Italy for differing lengths of time, and individual students from the school experiencing life in Italy. On a number of occasions, tours to Italy and France 34 have been led by staff and enjoyed by students of the College. on U1 1993. Twenty eight music students from All Saints' experienced In 1987, the first group of Japanese students to be !1' 1988 French tour students with teacher Mrs M Bradshaw. Pictured ~ are Sharon Tee, Fleur Downes and Kim Scott. a 10 day homestay visit to Japan hosted by Otsuma Nakano welcomed to All Saints' spent several days at the College. C :::J Girls' High School. Further visits have taken place on a number of occasions I'D N and College families have been generous in hosting o o 0"1 students and participating in the cultural exchange programme. In 1993 a group of music students travelled to Japan for a ten day stay and other group visits have taken place in more recent years.

In 1990, the College Concert Band toured New Zealand giving five concerts as they visited some of the tourist locations.

Over the years, visits and exchanges have created links with countries spread throughout the world including Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, South Africa, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, the USA and Reunion Island. In many cases lasting friendships have been made.

In 2005, a new type of link with another nation was initiated when Head of Service Jill Angel and 32 students, staff and supporters spent time in Vietnam painting and assisting at 1990 Concert Band tour of New Zealand. 1991. Mrs M Bradshaw and the tour group to France. Archives an orphanage and experiencing a different culture.

In 2006, as in the last few years, students of Italian have had the opportunity to study in Florence and tour some of the special cities of Italy accompanied by Italian teacher Prof Gangemi and the College Chaplain, Father Terry Curtis. This year a tour was organised for students of French which allowed them to spend time at a school in France and experience the highlights of Paris. Also this year, Dance Studies students had the wonderful opportunity to travel with College staff to New York where they attended a dance school and experienced the excitement of the Big Apple.

These interactions with other cultures and countries 35 enrich the lives of the students, their families and the College community. 2000. Farewell party for visiting Japanese students. 2004. College students experience the wonders of Italy.

'- Mrs Sue Sondalini - Archivist C ::J ro N o o O"'l

1997. Japanese homestay visitors to the College. 2002 College student trip to Italy. 2005. Italian Tour News of the successes of our former students comes from many sources ranging from accolades in the news media to our extensive network, both nationally and internationally. The All Saints' College Former Students Association has changed its name to 'Old Saints' and the following snippets reveal the diverse feats of the College's Old Saints.

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From the Old Saints' President The Old Saints have had a good year so far. The first 36 reunion was held a few weeks ago - the 5 year reunion for the Class of 2001. n o It was a great night with just under 60 in attendance at U1 !3' the Vic in Subiaco. Many thanks to Priya Mahendran and ..... C Emma Van Wyke for putting together an excellent night ::J ro and encouraging everyone to come. oN o The annual Sports Day was held on Sunday, 21 May 2006. 0) Opening the Vaults Many thanks to those who were able to participate - both the Old Saints and the current students, who remind us CAN YOU HELP IDENTIFY THE BALL that our bodies peak early. PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE ARCHIVES? In collaboration with the College's new archivist, we are opening the vaults - be ready for some bad hair and worse In the Archives, a collection of photos showing fashion at future reunions. Those old photos from your glamourous students attending the College Balls school days are likely to make an appearance and we will of 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2001 are held. But be seeking your input in putting names to faces. who are these fabulous looking young people?

We are looking forward to delivering a series of fun and Sue Sondalini, the College Archivist, would nostalgic reunions in the remainder of the year - if you appreciate the assistance of former students who are a 1996, 1991, or 1986 alumnus you should be in for a might have attended these gatherings and would good time. You will be contacted by a member of your be willing to spend a couple of hours helping to year group shortly if you have not been already. identify the students photographed. Sue can be contacted at the College each morning during (1985) Simon Stone term time on (08) 9313 9321 . Old Saints' President Old Saints Vs Current Students Sports Day ON SUNDAY, 21 MAY BATTLE LINES WERE DRAWN ON THE ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE SPORTS OVAL. GREETED BY A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY, THE OLD SAINTS TOOK ON THE CURRENT STUDENTS IN THE ANNUAL SPORTS DAY.

On the oval, the students took on the talents of the Old those who helped organise the teams and running of the Saints' Touch Team, most of whom still play regularly. events on the day, in particular, Libby Butler, Neil Coliins Some great running by Russell Du Guesclin (1994), who and Geoff Shaw at the College. Thanks to Old Saints scored the most tries for the Old Saints, assured victory. David Burbidge (1987) and Shourik Chatterjee (1996) for Some imaginative plays were attempted by the current manning the barbecue after the games. Thanks also to students in an effort to break through the defences of the the current and former students who umpired the games former students, but in the end it was the Old Saints' day. and to those who played. In netball, the Old Saints got away to an early lead and Next year we hope to include more sports including the current students came back with a late surge but the hockey and volleyball. If you're a former student and you Old Saints held on for the win. play these or any other sports, please contact us and help 37 Overall, everyone had a great time and the sports were to make it an even bigger event. I hope to see you at the played in a friendly atmosphere with plenty of laughs on Sports Day in 2007. n .0 both sides. After the game, everyone enjoyed a sausage U'I Ryan Brogden (1996) ~ sizzle provided by the College. Many thanks must go to

Old Saints Attendees Amy McQuade (1999), Naomi Quartermaine (1996), Ryan Brogden (1996), Annabelle Connolly (nee Du Guesclin, 1996), Claire Rogers (nee Derbyshire,1996), Russell Du Guesclin (1994), Reece le Juge de Segrais (2005), David John (2004), Kim Tribbick (1996), Bree Goff (1996), Terri Dixon (nee Mullings, 1995), David Stallard (1996), David Burbidge (1987), Shourik Chatterjee (1996). Ryan Brogden (1996). Brad Channer (2001). I started a Bachelor of Kieran Longbottom (2002). After leaving All Saints' Communication at ECU and lasted one Semester. When The phrase "Time flies when you're College in 1996, I am still I caught myself reading scripts and music in my lectures having fun" is probably the best way to studying at University. After I thought that communications wasn't such a good idea describe the past couple of years since completing my Bachelor after a.lI. I.deferred from Uni and started studying dancing I graduated from All Saints'. In the year in Applied Chemistry at and singing privately. I went to WAAPA in 2003 and after graduating, I played schoolboy Curtin University, I went on completed a Certificate II in Musical Theatre and that year rugby and through winning the tournament and to complete my honours I completed my pre-intermediate dance exams in Jazz, Tap going on to Vice Captain the Australian Combined before taking up a job and Ballet. To make money, I was working on the bar at States team, I was offered a chance to play rugby in at Curtin in the Forensic the Belgian Beer Cafe in the city and then started running Queensland. Science Research Group. After helping out with various the bar at Blue Water Grill in Heathcote. I have done a In 2004, I travelled to Queensland to play for the student projects, I decided it was time to go back to study lot of travel throughout Europe. I flew to Singapore and University of Queensland Rugby Club. What followed and am currently completing a Masters/PhD degree in was offered a $30,000 scholarship to study at La Salle in was a fantastic year of rugby and valuable life Forensic Science at the University of Western Australia. musical theatre, but unfortunately I wasn't at a financial experiences. I had plans to stay over there for another I was married last December to the love of my life, Liz. stage to take up this opportunity. I then flew to Sydney year until the Western Australian bid for a Super 14 We decided to walk the whole length of the Bibbulmun and was offered a place at the Actors College of Theatre franchise came through. I then made the decision to track for our honeymoon after staying in Kalamunda for and Television to study acting full time, which is where come back to Perth to try to get my foot in the door. a few nights. It took six weeks to walk the 965 kilometres I am. now. I actually got a role in "Superman Returns", In 2005, I played premier grade for Cottesloe Rugby from Kalamunda to Albany. I'm also a keen sports lover starring Kevin Spacey, which I am very excited about but 38 Club.and we made the grand final. I also held a starting and to fill this passion I am involved in organising the ~'m not.sure if I say anything in the movie. It's a great step spot In the Australian Rugby Shield winning Perth Gold n annual Sports Day between the Old Saints and the current In the right direction. (;) team. Soon after Perth Gold, I was notified that I was U1 students. This year will also be the ten year reunion for !Z' bein.g considered for the Western Force Academy, ..... our year group. I'm looking forward to catching up with Emily Halliday (1996) plays for the SmokeFree WA C but It was not until about four months later that I was ::J people I haven't seen in a long time. Diamonds and they recently won the 2006 AHL (1) told that I was accepted into the inaugural Western No Force Academy Training Squad. Training started mid Championship. It was a rematch of last year's grand final o en Sean Yost (2000). After leaving All Saints' I spent two November and consisted of five days a week at Perry with the results reversed.The game looked to be in the years at University studying Microbiology. I decided that Lakes. All this training paid off when I was chosen bag for the Queensland Scorchers until three quick goals this didn't suit me at this stage and went to New Zealand to travel with the Western Force on their tour of New were scored by WA in the last phase of the game. for two years as a missionary. I would recommend anyone Zealand in April this year. Emily scored herthirteenth goal ofthe tournament, all from who is interested to take part in this as well. I am now Since that tour, I have travelled with the Perth Gold penalty corners, when her low strike beat the keeper on working as a Trainee in hospitality, specialising in seafood. team to Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart and Canberra the left post to give the Diamonds a 3-2 lead. Team mate I am thinking of moving back to WA with my fiance, but and am about to embark on a tour to South Africa with Ashleigh Nelson then put the result beyond doubt when for the time being I am in Tasmania. the Western Force Gold xv. she scrapped a goal on the goal line, giving the Diamonds There are a lot of exciting prospects on the horizon. a 4-2 win and their third national championship. Kirsty Watkinson (1996). Since leaving All Saints' College Since Kieran wrote this for the he successfully ~ hav~ ~een involved in Aviation. I studied for a Diploma ca Em~ly was instrumental in her team's win, scoring one goal, started for the Western Force Gold when the team In ~v~atlon and worked as a Flight Attendant for Skippers' saving a number of goals and winning the 2006 Player of played the Blue Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. AViation, travelling throughout Western Australia. I am the Grand Final award. Congratulations Emily! The match was the last of Western Force Gold's three currently a supervisor with Qantas. I am still living in Perth game tour of South Africa. Congratulations on your with my other half and our 7 year old daughter (a yellow dream coming true Kieran! Labrador Retriever). Blythe Carter (1995). When leaving All Saints' I studied Christine Tang (1997) has recently been recognised as Kylie Liang (2001). After Viticulture in Margaret River, before returning to Perth to Designer of the Year with her 'edgy' womenswear. She graduating from All Saints' complete my Primary Teaching Degree. I taught in the has created a sassy but feminine design signature for College in 2001, I went straight wheat belt town of Wongan Hills before deciding to move herself with her dresses and corset frocks which suit red to the University of Western to the UK. I have spent four years living in London and carpet appearances, or a great night out on the town. Australia to commence a Oxford teaching a range of ages in local schools. My last 'Story by Tang' has been popping up in a number of Bachelor in Dental Science. After posting was at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, fashion magazines including Scoop, Style and Frankie. a couple of years, I decided that where I taught sick children in the wards. This was both a Christine was also invited to showcase her designs at the I had clearly made a huge career fantastic and rewarding experience. I managed to do loads exclusive Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. This year mistake and passionately felt that I should follow my of travel and see lots of great sporting and music events was Christine's third appearance at this event. A range of dream of becoming a concert violinist. I auditioned plus many beautiful places. I have now recently returned her designs can be seen at www.storybytang.com.au. for the Australian National Academy of Music and to Australia and am settling down in Melbourne. that's where I've been for the last three years; studying violin performance with one of Australia's leading Alex Obiri-Boateng (2005) was a member of the Kimberley Angel (1998). pedagogues, Alice Waten. Fremantle Surf Life Saving Club's Under-17 Boy's Team I received a letter in the post a long time before I was I have really enjoyed living my music life so far, and who won gold for their second year running at the WA even thinking about the Melbourne Commonwealth culturally Melbourne feels like the best city for me to State Surf Lifesaving Titles for 2006. With an obvious Games, advising me that I had been chosen to run with be in. I have been able to work in the string section passion for the ocean and ocean sports, Alex felt that the Queen's Baton. It was very exciting, and even more of Channel 7's Dancing with the Stars and recorded having his Bronze Medallion for Surf Life Saving would be so a few weeks before the relay when my uniform arrived for various pop albums. I spend most of my time a great skill to have. I'm sure when he finished his training 39 along with the coordinates for my leg of the relay. The practising classical violin and having lessons at the for the Medallion, he never thought that he would have actual run on the day was awesome! I met all the other n Australian National Academy of Music, which is a had to use this knowledge, along with his quick thinking, o runners in my area (Rockingham) and was dropped off U1 luxury made possible only by the full scholarships to actually save a friend's life, so soon after his training. !J'I at my starting point with my escort runner. Before the ..... held by all the academy's 40 students. Being at the In November 2005, when the end of the school year for C baton came to me a few policemen came up to explain ::J National Academy has also given me a chance to have Year 12 students had come to a close, the class of 2005 (!) everything. I ran for 400m - the longest run in my life - and N lessons from renowned violin professors from around went away to their desired locations to celebrate. Alex o the baton was incredibly heavy! I was told that it would o the world. Apart from playing in a quartet, I casually and a group of his friends, including Troy Hyatt (2005) O"l be over so quickly and that I wouldn't remember much work with orchestras including the Australia Pro Arte went away to Rottnest to relax and enjoy a well deserved of it, but it is the opposite. I remember every step of the Orchestra, Australian Pops Orchestra and the West break. On November 25, Troy collapsed on the beach relay and it was a great experience, culminating with the Australian Symphony Orchestra. with what his friends thought was a bite from something same baton I had held being presented to the Queen in I recently returned to Perth to compete in the National that was making him have a seizure. He was later told he Melbourne. It was great watching the opening ceremony Open Concerto Competition at the Fremantle had had a one percent chance of survival. Alex managed knowing that I had been a part of it all. Eisteddfod and won first prize. As a result, I won the to clear Troy's airways and performed mouth-to-mouth Gascoigne Silver Jubilee Award of $10,000 and a for eight minutes while Jessie Ash (2005) monitored his concert engagement with the Fremantle Symphony pulse and Lance Kinnaird (2005) ran to get help. He was Orchestra. I have felt lucky to travel to compete in rushed to hospital and was later diagnosed with a rare, various other national and international competitions hard-to-detect heart condition. Troy made a full recovery in places like New Zealand, Townsville, Sydney and and is now studying a diploma of Building Registration at Melbourne. Last year, I went to Siena in Italy for a TAFE. month to participate in the Accademia Chigiana The fact that this event took place only a week after Alex Musicale Summer Music Course, which was a great had completed his Bronze Medallion, only emphasises opportunity to brush up on my Italian whilst being the fact that the best time to learn First Aid is now. incredibly inspired by international soloists. Eleanor Brockman (2000), has recently earned fantastic University results along with First Class Honours. In March OLD SAINTS' COMMITTEE MEMBER 2006, she was invited to give the Valedictory Address 2005 - 2006: at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences graduation ceremony as she was one ofthe top graduates. Shourik Chatterjee (1996) This was a great honour and she gave a beautiful speech. Shourik began at All Saints' College in Year 8 and Recently she was awarded the 'Rupert Thackray Prize in enjoyed his time in Mr Brown's tutor group all the Music Education', for being the most outstanding Music way through to Year 12 and was lucky enough to be a Education graduate, along with the 'Lady Callaway Medal Student Executive Member in his final year as Editor for Music' for being the most outstanding graduate from of Columba. He retains fond memories of his time at the Music Degree courses. Eleanor is enjoying teaching the College, apart from being on the receiving end of at Newman College but is absolutely exhausted. She is a 15-0 thrashing in Soccer. teaching classroom music to Years 8 - 10, plus a few Year 11 and 12 classes, as well as taking three Choirs. After school, he studied at Murdoch University eventually finishing with a Bachelor of Law in 2003. He was involved in a number of activities during his Laura Birt (1997). I am currently living and working in time at Uni, holding positions at the Guild of Students, beautiful Vancouver Canada at Price Waterhouse Coopers Student Law Society and University Senate; writing, after finishing four years at University. directing and appearing in a number of stage shows; 40 making educational and feature films and also holding n down a position in a law firm for the latter three years (;) Kathy Potter (1997), along with Kathryn McKay (2005), of his degree. After obtaining his LLB, he was offered VI !S' was selected to join the Australian Youth Orchestra this a position with a Chinese company setting up in '- C year as they recorded the Australian National Anthem. The Perth, which eventually led to him becoming the local :::J ro Orchestra aims to empower young Australians through Business Manager for the company and spending N o their knowledge of music so that it can be used to enrich o time working with them in China. After returning to O"l the development of the Australian Culture. Kathy was very Australia in 2005, he has recommenced in the legal involved with music when she was at the College playing profession at a commercial law firm in Perth. the violin and obviously her passion for music has not died down since graduating. When she was at WAAPA, Shourik still keeps in touch with a few of his old school she decided to play the viola instead of the violin as it was buddies and has had some involvement with the Old more suited for Jazz Ensembles. Kathy is now studying Saints for the past few years. He sits on the Committee the Classical Repertoire at the University of Western this year and is responsible for organising the 10 Year Australia and still plays her viola as a member of the UWA Reunion, scheduled for Friday, 17 November 2006. He string quartet. Kathy is also a Music Tutor for Students at would be very happy to hear from any 1996 leavers (or All Saints' College and teaches some of our Junior School any other Old Saints who would like to come along) children in one-on-one classes. No doubt the knowledge who would be interested in sharing a little bit of the she has gained during her time at the College, and the running around necessary for organising such an experiences she has gained since leaving the College, will event. Please contact Libby Butler, Former Students be passed on to many more of our current students. Association representative, via email at Ibu@allsaints. wa.edu.au to leave your name and contact details. 5 Year Reunion -Class of 2001 ON SATURDAY, 27 MAY 2007 THE 5 YEAR REUNION FOR THE CLASS OF 2001 WAS HELD AT THE VIC HOTEL IN SUBIACO.

There was a fantastic turnout of 60 people, including a few current All Saints' College staff members, and the room quickly filled with excited chatter about what they have been doing since leaving the College.

Most of the 2001 leavers are still at University, some close to finishing their degrees, and everyone having great goals for the future. Everyone had a fantastic time and enjoyed seeing how much people had changed in only 41 five years. on VI We look forward to seeing more of the Class of 2001 at the !3' ..... 10 Year Reunion in 2011. There have already been some C ::J diary entries on the Former Students website commenting Cl> on how great it was to see everyone at the Reunion. No o (J') Thank you to the 2001 representatives, Priya Mahendran and Emma Van Wyke, for their fantastic efforts in organising the Reunion and ensuring a great turnout on the evening.

To see more photos of the Reunion, please log on the Former Students website by following the links on the College website, www.allsaints.wa.edu.au. and view the Photo Board. 5 Year Reunion, Class of 2001, Former Student Attendees Libby Butler Barbara Stelmach, Daniel Cocker, Erin Alexander, Jason Davies, Jake Jones, Mark Bawden, Brody Loneragan, Paul Former Students' Association Representative Collings, Susan Sephton, Christopher Hewitt, Erin Guppy, Sarah Blenkinsop, Daniel Yeap, Merrin Klyen, Diana Chester, Warren Lynch, Luke Hanlon, Jon Davies, Peter Heavens, Tracey Wong, Kate Groves, Kailee Brown, Priya Mahendran, Sean Tyers, David Sealey, Andrew Renwick, Todd Walsh, Mark McKim, Brendan Sharpe, Kathryn Prior, Taryn Tapper, Holly Hands, Robert Wood, Stacey Golokin, Brooke McCaffrey, Matthew Sweeney, Benjamin Richards, Hannah Fleming, Emma Van Wyke, Jarrad Sonnenberg, Samuel Price, Trevor Schmidt, Veronica Smith, Chai Chieng.