The Armidalian

2019 The Armidalian is the magazine of record of The Armidale School, Armidale NSW Australia.

Credits Editor: Tim Hughes Design & Layout: Donna Jackson Cover Photo: Tim Hughes, Year 12 Final Assembly The Armidalian

Volume 121

2019 Contents

Introduction 2 Year 12 Awards 42 Middle School 92

Staff 4 Valedictory Day Address 44 Head of Middle School 94

Vale Murray Guest 6 Valedictory Day Responses 47 Junior School 98 Redress and Reflection 12 Valete 50 Head of Junior School 100 Chairman’s Address 14 SRC and House Captains 71 Junior School Sport 103 Acting Headmaster’s Address 16 Salvete and Valete 72 Junior School Speech Day Awards 106 Speech Day Guest 19 Junior School Photo 108 Senior Prefects’ Addresses 21 Academic Reports 74 Transition 110 Chaplain’s Report 24 Academic Extension 76 Kindergarten 111 Wellbeing and Pastoral Care 26 Agriculture 78 Year 1 112 Counsellor’s Report 28 Creative Arts 79 Year 2 113 Aboriginal Students’ Program 29 English 80 Year 3 114 Comings and Goings 30 HSIE 82 Year 4 115 Descendants of Old Armidalians 31 Languages 83 Year 5 116 Director of Boarding 32 Mathematics 85

PDHPE 86 Leadership, Service & Adventure 118 Senior School 34 Science 87 Round Square 120 Director of Studies’ Report 36 TAS 89 Cadets 124 Speech Day Prizes 38 ANZAC Address 128 Prefects & House Captains 41

The Armidalian Passing Out Parade 130 Croft 154 Mountain Biking 194

Bush Skills 132 Girls’ Boarding 156 Netball 196

Rangers 133 Green 158 Rowing 198

Rural Fire Service 134 Ross 159 Rugby 200

Surf Lifesaving 135 Tyrrell 160 TAS Rugby Carnival 205

Expeditions 136 White 162 Shooting 206

Kokoda 137 Swimming 208

St Christopher’s Orphanage 138 Co-Curricular Life 164 Tennis 210

Thailand Service Trip 139 Director of Co-Curricular 166 Triathlon 211

City to Surf 140 Co-Curricular Captains 168 Water Polo 211

Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 141 Co-Curricular Creative Arts 169

Tour de Rocks 141 Chess 172 School Community 212 Trek 125 142 Debating and Public Speaking 173 Foundation 214 Triple Crown 143 Athletics 176 Old Armidalians’ Union 216 Lions Youth of the Year 144 Basketball 179 Parents & Friends 218 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 145 Canoeing 181 School Roll 220 Cricket 182 House Reports 148 Equestrian 186 Abbott 150 Football 188 Broughton 152 Hockey 190

Introduction

School Board

Chairman Mr S Hempel BSc (Syd), LLB (Syd), GradDip(AppCorpGov), AGIA, ACIS Deputy Chairman Mr R Busby BE(Chem) (Syd), MEd (Ad Ed) (UTS), MIChemE (UK) Mr T Catterall BSc (Hons)(Melb), MNutrDiet(Deakin), MBA (Melb) (Resigned 15.1.19) Mr A Erratt BBus (UTS), MBITM (UTS) Ms M Lawler MBA (MGSM)

Mr R Perry BA (Cantab) PSM Mr A Erratt Ms L Rafferty BA (Hons) AGPA GAICD LLB Dr L Scandrett ME, Phd, MAICD, JP Mrs K Tromp CA, BFinAdmin, MAICD Mr W Winter DipFinM, MAg, RD Company Secretary Mrs A Barnier JP (T1-3) Ms S Warrick BA (UNSW), LLB (UNE), GradDipLegPrac (T4)

The Members of The Armidale School Company

Anglican Diocese of Armidale TAS Foundation Old Armidalians’ Union P&F

Bishop R Lewers Mr D Uther OAM (retired 4 Dec) Mr D Martin Mrs L Beasley Mr J Kahl Mr C Anderson Mr R Perkins Mrs J Treloar Mr M Browning OAM Mr A McConville (appointed 4 Dec) Mr P Barratt AO Mr D Fenwicke Mr J Levingston Mr J Wakefield Mr E Wright AM Mr D Ward Ms J Cook Mr A Stuart Mr J Abbott Mr A Murray Rev C Brennan Mr J Hudson Mr A Fenwicke Mrs M Roberts Mr P Bolton

Foundation

Director of Development Ms C Mort BA (Syd), MBM (UTS) President Mr J Grant ADipBus, DipFP, CFP Secretary Mr P Bradley AFSM BE(Mining)(Hons) (Syd)

Old Armidalians’ Union Parents and Friends’ Association

President Mr S McRae President Mrs R Nicoll, Mr D Fenwicke (VP) Secretary Mr T Hughes Secretary Mrs K Morgan, Mrs J Neilson, Mrs S Wright Treasurer Mr A Thomas Treasurer Mrs F Nash 2 The Armidalian School Board School Executive

Headmaster Mr M Guest BA(Syd), DipEd(STC), MComm(Hons) (UNSW), MACE

Deputy Headmaster Mr A Jones BA (UNSW), DipEd, DipLaw (LPAB) (Syd) Acting Headmaster (T4) Mr A Jones BA (UNSW), DipEd, DipLaw (LPAB) (Syd) Mr T Catterall BSc (Hons)(Melb), MNutrDiet(Deakin), MBA (Melb) (Resigned 15.1.19) Director of Studies Mrs S Wark BA, GradDipEd (UNE), MACE Business Manager Mr P Bradley AFSM BE(Mining)(Hons) (Syd) Head of Middle School Mr M Harrison BA (Syd), DipEd(ESL) (Syd), LLB(Hons) (UNE), MACE Head of Junior School Mr I Lloyd DipTeach (ACAE), BEd(AdminL’ship) (UNE) Director of Pastoral Care Mr A Whalley BPhEd (ACPE), Grad DipEd (Murdoch) Director of Development Ms C Mort BA (Syd), MBM (UTS) Director of Co-Curricular Mr W Caldwell BEc (Syd), DipEd (UNE), GradCertSprtMgt (UTS)

Director of Boarding Mr D Drain BBus (ACU), MSportM’ment (Bond), Grad DipEd (SCU)

Heads of Boarding Houses

Abbott Head of House Mr B Cook BEd PDHPE Deputy Head of House Ms D Riddell BSc (RMIT) Croft Head of House Mr D Drain BBus (ACU), MSportM’ment (Bond), Grad DipEd (SCU) Deputy Head of House Mr M Keenan BPE (DEAK), GradDipEd (Sport & Rec Mgmt) (UWA) Tyrrell Head of House Mr C Cook BTeach/BPDHPE (Hons) (UoN)MACE Deputy Head of House Mr R Bahnas White Head of House Mr J Brauer BA (UQ), Grad Dip(Sec) (ACU) Deputy Head of House Miss B Macri BTeach Housemother Mrs M Jones Mrs B Close Girls Boarding Head of House Mrs R Baumgartner BMus(Jazz) (ANU) DipEd (ACU) Deputy Head of House Ms C Curtin BEd PDHPE (ACPE) (T1-2) Ms A Fletcher BMus (Jazz), MTeach (UMelb) (Secondary)T3 Housemother Mrs J Crozier

Head of Day Houses

Broughton, Green & Ross Mr A Whalley BPhEd (ACPE), Grad DipEd (Murdoch)

3 TAS Staff

* Designates Subject Coordinator Creative and Performing Arts PDHPE

Mr A O’Connell* BA, BTeach (UNE) Mr M Taylor * BEd (PE) (VCAE) Ms L Roobol (Director of Music) BMus, AMusA, Grad DipEd (UNE) Mr B Cook BEd PDHPE Mrs R Baumgartner BMus (Jazz) (ANU) DipEd (ACU) Mr C Cook BTeach/BPDHPE (Hons) (UoN)MACE Dr I Brasche BMus (Hons) (Syd), GradDipEd (UWS), PhD (UTS) Ms C Curtin BEd PDHPE (ACPE) Mrs L Cleaver* BA, BTeach (UNE) Ms A Fletcher MTeach (UMelb) Ms A Fletcher (T3) MTeach (UMelb) Mr M Keenan BPE (Deakin), GradDipEd (Sport&Rec Mgmt) (UWA) Ms P Harvey BA(Hons) Drawing & Painting, Edinburgh College of Mr J Pennington BA (UNE), MACE Art PGCE Art & Design, Inst. of Education (ULon) Mr A Whalley BPhEd (ACPE), Grad DipEd (Murdoch) Ms F Xeros Dip App.Arts Grad DipEd (CSU) English Science

Mrs G Downes* BA, BTeach (ACU), MLit (Melb) Mr A Hey* BSc(Hons) (Syd), GradDipEd (UNE), MEd Ms C Boydell BA, DipEd (Syd), DipTEFL, Grad Cert COGE (UNSW) Deakin), FRACI, C. Chem Ms C Brus BA (Perf)(UWS), GradDip Ed (UNE) Mr T Currell BSc, BTeach (UNE) Mrs L Cleaver BA, BTeach (UNE) Ms G Geyle-Chick MEd (BioChemBus) (UNE), BHMSc (SCU)

Mr M Harrison BA (Syd), DipEd(ESL) (Syd), LLB(Hons) (UNE), MACE Dr C Mack BSc (Hons) (Curtin), PhD (Curtin), DipEd (Curtin) Miss R Holford BA BTeach (ACU) Mr S Thompson BSc(Physics) (UNSW), DipEd (UNSW) Miss B Macri BA BTeach (UNE) Mrs A Murray BA (ANU), GradDip(SecEd) (ACU) Technology and Applied Studies Mrs F Robb BA (UNE), DipEd (UNE), MA (UNSW) Mr D Slade* BEd (Technology & Applied Studies) (CSU) Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) Miss E Channon BTeach, BTech(Hons) (UoN)

Mr D Toakley* BEd (SouthAust), BBusAdmin (Can) Mr C Nexø BCompSc, DipEd (UNE) Miss S Clayton BATeach (UNE), BEd (UNE), GCert.Theo (UoN) Mr T Scott BA, DipEd (UNE) Mr D Drain BBus (ACU) MSportM’ment (Bond),Grad DipEd (SCU) Mr M Ball (Ag)* BRurSc(Hons), DipTeach (UNE) Mr M Harrison BA, DipEd(ESL) (Syd), LLB(Hons) (UNE), MACE

Mr A Jones BA (UNSW), DipEd, DipLaw(LPAB) (Syd) Ms H Lo BA (Syd), GradDipEd (ACU) Head of Middle School

Ms X Mackenzie BA (Hons)(Syd), DipEd (UNSW) Mr M Harrison BA (Syd), DipEd(ESL) (Syd), LLB(Hons)(UNE), MACE Miss B Macri BA BTeach (UNE) Mrs A Murray BA (UNE), GradDip(SecEd) (ANU) Mr A Murray BComm (ANU), GradDipEd (UNE) Middle School Ms H Symons BA (HR) (Macq), BTeach (CSU) Ms F Taber BEd(Hons) (UNE) Ms C Brus BA (Perf) (UWS), GradDip Ed (UNE) Mr J Brauer BA (UQ), Grad Dip(Sec) (ACU)

Languages Mrs K Brunsdon DipTeach (KCAE), Grad Cert WRAP Miss R Holford BA BTeach (ACU) Mr A Moore* BTeach, BEd (UNE) Ms R Piddington BA (Hons) (UK) - IB MYP Coordinator Ms V Perrin-Baker BA(UQ) Hons(UNE), MAAL(UNE), GradDipEd(UNE) Ms E McKellar BTeach (UTS), Bsc (Hons) (U Glasgow) Ms C Prado BA (UTAS) MTeach (UNE) Mrs A Murray BA (ANU), GradDip(SecEd) (ACU) Mathematics Mrs R Pollard BEd (UNE), DipTeach (ACAE) Mr L Polson BEd(Primary) (UNE) Miss A Robins* BSc (UNE), GradDipEd (CSU) Mr T Powell BA, LLB, MTeach (ANU) Mr J Brauer BA (UQ), Grad Dip(Sec) (ACU) Ms H Symons BA (HR) (Macq), BTeach (CSU) Mr W Caldwell BEc (Syd), DipEd (UNE) GradCertSprtMgt (UTS) Mr C Cook BTeach/BPDHPE (Hons) (UoN)MACE Ms R Piddington BA (Hons) (UK), MTeach (UNE) Head of Junior School Ms A Hudson BSc (UNE), GradDipEd (Mathematics) (UNE) Mr I Lloyd DipTeach (ACAE), BEd(AdminL’ship) (UNE)

Ms E McKellar BTeach (UTS), Bsc (Hons) (U Glasgow) Junior School Mr A Shortt BEng (QUT) BMaths (QUT), GradDipTeach(USQ) Mrs D Tutt GradDipEd (Gifted Ed) (UNE), Bed (Mathematics)(Syd) Mrs T Ball BEd(Early Childhood) (CSU), BEd (UNE) Mrs S Wark BA, DipEd (UNE), MACE Mrs T Hardin BA (UQ), GradDipEd (QUT) Mrs L Hawksford DipTeach (UNE), Grad Cert WRAP

4 The Armidalian Mrs A O’Connor BEd (Primary) (USyd) Teaching Assistants Mrs G Piper BEd, DipTeach (UNE) Trade Training Centre Mr D Lawrence Mr L Polson BEd(Primary) (UNE) Trade Training Centre Mr B Michel Mrs V Waters BEd, DipTeach (UNE) (PYP Coordinator) Music Department Mr W Dunham BMus (Syd) ASMC Mrs C Wright DipTeach (ACAE) (Junior School Sports Co-ordinator)

Junior School Teaching Assistants Medical Centre Mrs A Trenerry DipTeach (ACAE), Grad Cert WRAP, MACE Ms A Woodhill BPsychSc (UNE) Sister J Murray RN Sister K Kennedy RN Sister J Fletcher RN Sister H Murtagh RN Ms J Coates DipChildrens’ Services

Academic Support, Learning Support, Extension and Director of Co-Curricular Enrichment Mr W Caldwell BEc (Syd), DipEd (UNE) GradCertSprtMgt (UTS)

Ms C Boydell* BA, DipEd (Syd), DipTEFL, Grad Cert COGE(UNSW) Mrs R Pollard DipTeach (ACAE), BEd (UNE) Sports Centre Dr H Pastor BA, DipEd, Grad.Cert.TESOL, MPhil, PhD Mrs S Greenaway Manager

Student Support Services Administration

Chaplaincy Mrs A Barnier JP Exec Assistant to the Headmaster Rev R Newton BA (UNE), DipEd (UWS), BTh (SMBC) Mrs M Sadler Admin Assistant Mrs J Benham BAg (UNE), GradDipEd (CSU) - Assistant Mrs V Lucas JP Reception Mrs V O’Brien Director of Studies’ Assistant Counsellor Mrs S Lasker Junior School Admin Assistant Ms A Goudge BA(Hons), BSW, Grad Cert Dispute Resolution, Mrs R Frost Middle School Admin Assistant Registered FDRP Mrs R Edmonds Co-Curricular Assistant Aboriginal Student Support Officer Mrs G Piper Admin Assistant Mr W Sadler General Office Manager Mr C Moran Mr M Cornford Technical Supervisor (Hoskins Centre) Careers Advisor

Mr M Taylor BEd (PE) (VCAE) Marketing and Development Office Quartermaster/Transport Ms C Mort BA (Syd) MBM (UTS) Director of Development Mr S Ball Mrs A Gayner JP DipHRMgmt, DipMgmt Development Office Ms G Rogers Mrs E Griffiths BBus (QUT) Development Office

Study Centre Supervisors Mrs J Guest Overseas Enrolment Officer Ms W Hill DipEd(Primary)(ACAE), BEd, MEd(Hons) (UNE) Mr T Hughes BA (Syd) Media Mrs D Jackson Graphic Design & Website Mrs S Polson BEd (Prim) UNE, GradCert (SpEd) USQ Mrs J Neilson BHSc (UTS) Enrolments Registrar

Technical Assistant Mr G McLennan SIACert (TAFE) Business Office

Mr P Bradley AFSM BE(Mining)(Hons) (Syd) Business Manager Technology (IT) Mrs K Lawrence DipRuralBus (Orange) Assistant Business Manager Mr K Secker* ICT Service Delivery Manager Mr S McRae BAppSc(BltEnv), GradDipUrb&RegPlan,MBltEnv(UrbDes),

Ms D Riddell BSc (RMT) IT Assistant AFIML Project Manager Mrs K Behrend IT Assistant Ms S Warrick BA (UNSW), LLB,GradDipLegPrac (UNE) Compliance & Risk Uniform and Book Shop Mrs P O’Sullivan BFinAdmin (UNE) Secretary/Debtors Mrs F Tafra BFinAdmin, DipEd (UNE) Payroll Manager Mrs V Tearle Mrs Y Lawlor Creditors’ Clerk Ms F Van de Poel (T4) Mrs G Piper BEd Dip Teach Business Office

Library Property Mrs L Allan BHlthScN (SCU), MAppSc (Lib & InfoMgt) (CSU) - Librarian Mr C Davies Works Manager

Mrs N Ramazani Business Cert (MBC) - Assistant Mr G Frost Head of Housekeeping Mr A Goddard School Gardener Mr N Wickramathilake Catering Manager

5 Vale Murray Guest

HEADMASTER, THE ARMIDALE SCHOOL 1998-2019

An outstanding leader, educator, adventurer, mentor, father, husband and friend – such were some of the descriptions of The Armidale School’s 13th Headmaster Mr Murray Guest, who was tragically killed in a car accident on 29 October 2019, aged 59.

Just over a week later on 8 November more than 2800 students, staff, parents, Old Armidalians, colleagues from the world of education and friends from across Australia and overseas came together to pay their respects at a Memorial Service, filling the TAS gym, the Hoskins auditorium, Memorial Hall and an outside area near Abbott House. Around 400 others around the world viewed a live-stream of the service on YouTube.

The size of the event was a testament to the mark of the man and the way the Memorial Service came together so magnificently was a tribute to the extraordinary TAS community, led by the P&F with support from many others including UNE Life and St Albert’s College.

Following are three tributes delivered at the Memorial Service – from Chairman of the Board Mr Sebastian Hempel, Deputy Headmaster and long time friend and colleague Mr Alan Jones, and former Board Chairman Mr Andrew Murray.

Murray Leigh Guest 18 December 1959 – 29 October 2019

Murray Guest Tribute – Welcome to all present on campus Murray was almost exactly six years from the Chairman of the Board this morning. Although the speakers older than I. And while at first it was a are physically present here in the little weird being his ‘boss’ (as he would Distinguished visitors, ladies and gymnasium, we have audiences at sometimes introduce me), I think we gentlemen, boys and girls. Before I various other venues throughout the had a great working relationship that begin I’d like to acknowledge and pay school watching on the big screen, enhanced his interactions with the respect to the traditional owners of the including our students from Years 6 to School Board. land on which we meet - the Anaiwan 10 in Memorial Hall. people on the ancestral land of the I am indeed glad and honoured to Ngawanya. I first met Murray and Joanne at his have been able to work with such an welcome by Sydney Old Boys - an impressive man. I loved his sense of Thank you all for your attendance alumni function held at the University humour and his steadiness of wisdom this morning at a Memorial Service to and Schools Club in Sydney, that even and his courage in his own convictions. celebrate the life of a great Headmaster his parents attended. of this School. One of my tasks this morning is to Since joining the Council of the School thank, on behalf the School community, I am the Chairman of the School Board in early 2007, I got to know Murray on Joanne, Annelise and Harry for being and am also a current parent of a boy a personal level, and after moving with with us all here today to share our and a girl at the School. my family from Sydney to Armidale, love and respect for the man, and and then becoming Chairman of the to share our grief at the passing of a Board in January 2012, our relationship Headmaster. strengthened and deepened. 6 The Armidalian Thank you for letting so many people A second, two year stint at Cranbrook His strategic planning and share their memories of a private man was then followed by Murray’s move management skills enabled one of his who held such a public office for such to Timbertop, the outdoor education important achievements in working a long time, touching so many people’s campus of Geelong Grammar in the together with then Chairman Andrew lives. foothills of the Victorian Alps. Murray. That was restructuring the governance and ownership of the Murray Leigh Guest was born in Sydney As the Head of Campus he was School at the end of 2009, nearly 10 in 1959 and attended Sydney Grammar ultimately responsible for the finances, years ago. With the support of the School. Heading to the University facilities, formal curriculum and outdoor Armidale Anglican Diocese, we were of Sydney in 1978 he studied for a education for Year 9 students. During able to form a company membership Bachelor of Arts majoring in Economics his time, he oversaw the building of structure that provides the School and a Diploma of Education. new kitchen and dining facilities and a and its stakeholders with a stable purpose-built ag-department for what After his bicycle ride around Australia, governance environment that will is a working farm. Roger Herbert, who his first teaching post was at Cranbrook continue to underpin the success of the was employed by Murray, says at the School in 1983, remaining there until School. That is one of Murray’s legacies. time of his appointment Timbertop was 1987. This was followed by two years at a crossroads, and greatly benefitted Murray’s family and my family overseas at Berkhamsted School in by the strategic guidance he gave the happened to both be in Hanoi, Vietnam Berkshire, England. He returned to a place, the teamwork he engendered in on holiday and celebrated New Year’s job at St Clare’s School Waverley, his staff, and the tone and culture he set for Eve 2009 together, and he and I made application for which, legend has it, students. And when he could, he always a toast to mark that Handover Date for had been composed in a café in France, took up the chance to get into the great the new corporate structure. written on a spiral pocket notepad, in outdoors himself. red pen. Co-education. Where to begin on this One of Murray’s legacies is the turn legacy? Murray would often describe From there he crossed the harbour to around in The Armidale School’s it as the most significant strategic Shore where he spent a year teaching fortunes after becoming Headmaster decision the School has made during Economics and Commerce and helping in mid-1998. His brilliant mind, his its now 125 year history. The personal the Headmaster Bob Grant coach the understanding of a regional boarding and human capital Murray Guest as 15C rugby XV. When the team had school, and a vision for educating the Headmaster invested in developing its photo taken on a sunny day for whole person was what impressed The the strategic reasoning, bringing that the school magazine, Murray, true to Armidale School Council’s selection decision about, and implementing full form shying away from the limelight, panel in early 1998, and he became the co-education across all school years positioned himself a little apart from 13th Headmaster of the School, some must be recorded and remembered. the players, only to be cropped out of four years after its centenary. Murray Guest’s research behind the the photo that appeared. However, his decision (developed during his 2014 looming presence remained, earning You will hear from others about how sabbatical) has become compulsory him the nickname ‘The Shadow’. Murray grew into the role and his reading for those schools who have influence on his colleagues and also Perhaps unwittingly he was also followed suit. his rewarding achievement of sending shadowing Bob Grant in the skills of over 20 years of Year 12 cohorts out into The courage of his convictions, and school leadership, years later sitting the world, not to mention the students of our Board, has not just seen the alongside him at the table of GPS across 14 year groups attending the School shore up its future, but allowed Headmasters. School now, in Term 4 of 2019. opportunities for girls to have the same educational opportunities as boys, and families, particularly boarders, to be educated together.

7 Vale Murray Guest

Murray enjoyed but four years of its This was a Headmaster who has run I am speaking to you today about the growing success in the School. the city to surf with his students, has man, not the Headmaster. My wife paddled the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Manuella and I first met Murray and One of Murray’s leadership strengths Classic eight times, including with his Joanne in the middle of the 1980s was his ability to form, run and family members, often coming last when I joined the staff at Cranbrook supervise a team to support him in ‘accidently on purpose’ so that no School. Life was much simpler then - so his role and in delivering his strategies student was behind him. And two simple that Murray did not even want and producing outcomes as a great weekends ago, with Joanne, he was to own a car and despite all of our educator. Others today will tell you cooking and serving pasta meals to our encouragement to join the late 20th how he did it. That skill as a team leader paddlers at the Wisemans Ferry half- Century, he continued defiantly to ride is one of the reasons I, and my Board, way mark from late in the evening to his pushbike everywhere. As classroom had some much confidence in him. close to dawn. teachers, neither of us really know The challenges that exist in operating where our career paths would lead - we a prestigious boarding school in a I am indeed honoured and proud to were just involved in life at Cranbrook. regional Australian city were something be able to say I was Murray’s colleague, he took in his stride, and I believe he friend and boss. I will miss him greatly. We also had the great good fortune loved his job and the School. to work with the legendary Martin Mr Sebastian Hempel Pitt - Deputy Headmaster of Cranbrook Just as his vision and drive was to School at the time who coincidentally move the School forward, so too, in had been on the staff at TAS. Martin’s recent times, had he committed to Testimonial for Murray Guest - nickname amongst the students was acknowledging painful incidents in the Alan Jones, Acting Headmaster Moose and he was always to get other School’s past. Working alongside the members of staff to drop everything Board this year in joining the National 8 November 2019 and join him on an expedition he had Redress Scheme and the creation of just dreamed up. Murray loved going the Reflection Space, and privately It is a privilege to have been asked away with Martin and they offered working with victims of abuse behind to speak today to celebrate and cycling trips (Martin would drive) the scenes, have not just earned him commemorate Murray’s life. My to students that involved crossing the respect of those affected, but heartfelt thanks to you all for being deserts and riding through the remote of advocates for justice beyond the here with us today and for all of your rainforests of Australia. They would TAS community, many of whom have messages of condolence and support charge off with, dare I say it, minimal praised Murray for TAS leading the way and your prayers for Murray’s family. comms, and a vague description from in this regard. There can be no more eloquent or Martin where they were heading in This was a Headmaster who, with his profound statement with regard to the the true spirit of adventure. To our wife Joanne, had all Year 7 students in high esteem universally held for Murray students, nobody owned mobile groups in the Lodge for a formal lunch Guest and the presence of so many phones in those days. each year. They had all Year 12 students at this memorial service. I hope we As well as riding with the boys, Murray’s also in for a lunch to quiz them on can all offer some comfort to Joanne, prime role was to be a common-sense their future plans. His ability to add a Annelise, Harry and Murray’s extended filter to what we referred to as the personal comment into every School family to help assuage their grief and ‘Pitt Factor’ as Martin was prone to Report was simply amazing. unimaginable sense of loss. exaggerate the degree of difficulty and It is no great secret that Murray was my level of risk being undertaken in any friend before he was my boss but to communication back to parents. have remained friends after he became my boss is no small thing. I received this recollection from one old Cranbrookian in an email last week:

8 The Armidalian In 1993 Mr Pitt and Mr Guest took 14 Year 10 and 11 boys to ride ‘the stich up’. One of his best was on a camping, hiking and mountain bikes from Cairns to Cooktown to raise money for the 4-wheel drive trek through the wild game parks of Kenya. Royal Flying Doctors. To this day I have no idea why I decided to Imagine writing the risk assessment for that one in the world go, but am very glad that I did. I think we were away for about of excursions today. 10 days and had an absolute blast. I have many fond memories Being the decisive chap that he was, Murray decided he of the trip, as I’m sure you can imagine what it was like to be on needed overseas teaching experience so he and Jo headed to a tour with the Moose. Up until that point I’d had very little to do the UK and Berkhansted School for a two year stint. I mention with Mr Guest, but it was good to get to know him, and away this because I received the following last week from Graham from school too. I’m not sure how he kept his head cool while Burchnall, a colleague of Murray’s from that time. looking after 14 boys, but his demeanour and attitude to us never changed. Most mornings Moose would wait till we were Dear Sir, all packed up and loaded our gear into the car he had hired, then he’d more or less leave us in the care of Mr Guest and take Murray taught with me at Berkhansted. Not only did he lead off and find the best place to have lunch and wait for us. He had the first cycling expedition in the school’s history across the the same patience with us at the beginning of the day as at the Pyrenees, he encouraged me to travel to Australia to Sydney end, which is more to say than all of ours I’d guess. Whenever Grammar for exchange. He looked after me when I was over things got tough going up a rise on a bike he would be sitting there for the year, we cycled many kms together from Sydney to at the back of the group giving us all advice, which none of us Lismore where Joanne’s parents lived. Attended the Ashes. We would take, and then of course we would all dismount and push were in Sydney when Annelise was born. We did so many things as he rode straight past us. By the last few days we all worked together. Good mates. Saw him a few times when he came over out what he was about and took the advice and learnt from the England when taking his holidays/ sabbatical leave. It was a master of the pedal! After this trip I kept a mountain bike at truly inspirational to see him visiting so many schools in order school and the freedom it gave me was incredible. The ability to make TAS the place that it is today. I have based my teaching/ to go to Bondi, or ride to other people’s places or even visit Housemastering for the last 33 years on how he taught and my girlfriend’s place in Bronte probably gave me enough of a treated the pupils. He was my mentor. release from the pressure cooker of boarding and our very high It is no coincidence Graham’s son Ollie is currently spending achieving Year 12 at school. Without the confidence Mr Guest his time with us at TAS on his ‘gap’ year. instilled in me I doubt I would have been able to do this. Murray was never one to waste a resource and he was a firm At school I can remember refereeing a few rugby games that Mr believer in recycling - especially if it was a well written speech Guest coached, I think it would have probably been the 14Ds or that he could modify or adapt for a variety of occasions. maybe the 14Cs. After every game he would come up and shake Each year, in his Valedictory sermon he would conclude my hand and thank me for what I had done. He would also offer with a reading of Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’. I believe his a few words of encouragement. I was a truly terrible ref, so he purpose in doing so was to offer his last best wishes to that probably really wanted to give me a piece of his mind, but it departing cohort of young people who had been in his care. wasn't his style. It's funny the things that stick in your mind. The conversational tone of the poem provided him with the At this same time, another staff member Bob Lock (who is opportunity within the framework of a very formal occasion with us today) was amazingly given permission by the School to simply talk to his senior students. What Murray wished to under the guise of the ‘The Explorer’s Club’ to organise service convey was that armed with what each of them had learnt and adventure trips to India, Nepal and Africa. Trekking and about themselves during their journey through school, they getting around on a pretty basic level and sometimes Murray were more than ready to move on. and I were support staff. He was addressing them personally to say that faith, At this time in his life, it may surprise you to know Murray was empathy, resilience, humility and courage are the enduring a great practical joker. Not the silly, physical kind, but more human qualities required to confront both success and along the lines of that great Australian tradition known as adversity in equal measure.

9 Vale Murray Guest

He was asking them to see beyond the literal meaning of Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, each line, expressing his great hope that the experience of Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, being a TAS student would never be taken for granted and And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: that embracing challenge at whatever level, would always be If you can make one heap of all your winnings a part of their lives. And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, So to all of the Old Armidalians from 1998 to 2019, I will And lose, and start again at your beginnings refresh your memories. To all of our current students, here are And never breathe a word about your loss[es] the words Mr Guest would have been delighted to share with If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew you. To serve your [or our] turn long after they are gone, And so hold on [to it] when there is nothing in you If you can keep your head when all about you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when people doubt you, If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, But make allowance for their doubting too ' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, If all men count on you, with you, but none too much Or being hated, don't give way to hating, If you can fill the unforgiving minute And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it. If you can dream - and not make dreams your master If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim Thank you all once again for joining us and God Bless. If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster Mr Alan Jones And treat those two impostors just the same Acting Headmaster If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Andrew Murray Tribute - Chairman of the Board (2002-2012)

As a former TAS Board member for 14 years and Chair for 10 Murray knew that TAS needed to change but he was aware of those years, I worked closely with Murray and admired him that schools are conservative by nature and that he could not greatly. Murray and I were also on the Regional Art Museum make any significant changes until he built up some credits Board together for eight years. within the School community. As time progressed he gained the confidence of the School community, built those credits Murray was a very private person in a very public role. He had and then started to spend them on developing TAS into a no small talk but was an engaging communicator. He had School that we are all immensely proud of today. substantial intellect but he was not an intellectual. He had a reserved character but great strength. Murray was full of Murray used the same credits policy with his staff – most purpose and this was evident in everything he did – running worked well beyond what was expected of them and built a school, raising a family, paddling a kayak or making a a bank of credits but occasionally some staff members went coffee. into deficit and that was not a comfortable place to be with Murray on watch. When Murray and Jo first arrived at TAS no one was quite sure about him. He was happy not to give too much away too Those of us who have worked closely with Murray knew soon and when he arrived at his first themed P&F quiz night that he never took personal credit for anything. He was dressed in a rather fetching frock, all prior assumptions about ambitious, but not for himself. He was ambitious for the him were discarded. He was sending a message that things at School and most particularly for the achievements of the TAS may be changing. students.

10 The Armidalian He had a constant focus on the welfare and progress of the students and made sure that we all did as well. Murray seemed to have an innate wisdom which appeared to be almost spontaneous – he rarely made a bad decision but when he did he owned it.

Murray guarded his privacy with care, which was not always easy being a Headmaster living on a campus with 200 other curious onlookers sleeping next door. His main defence was his authenticity – there were no cracks in his persona that invited questions. He was sincere and true - as the Americans would say – he walked the talk…. though with more walk than talk.

As a manager, Murray was up there with the best. I had the privilege of interviewing his direct reporting staff each year as part of his annual review. Let me share some of the staff responses:

• Feedback is good – usually subtle

• He is supportive and lets me get on with my job

• He is a good listener and we are not afraid to bring him bad news.

• Do more? – he is already everywhere!

Murray had a very open and frank relationship with his staff. He always had the latest numbers relating to the School’s performance in his head. He would regularly put pressure on the Board to invest more in the school, and backing himself to get the promised results. If Murray found a talented person whom he wanted to work at TAS he would grab them – often without a vacancy – he knew he needed the right people to build a great school and that is what he wanted.

Murray enjoyed the country way where money was not the solution to everything and sincerity was expected. He embraced the TAS approach to challenge and hardship and gave it a permanent place in the calendar. He developed Service as a mainstream measurable activity and he made it an objective of the staff to find tailored avenues for learning where each student could do well.

Rest in peace my friend.

Mr Andrew Murray

11 Redress and Reflection

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child REFLECTION SPACE Sexual Abuse which ran from 2013-2017 shone light into As a physical statement that acknowledges this part of the a dark place in the history of Australian institutions. Like School’s history and other ways in which students suffered, many other schools TAS is not immune from allegations of the School in conjunction with the Board constructed a sexual abuse and suffering and the School has chosen to Reflection Space - a place it hopes will find a connection to acknowledge this past injustice and move forward in working all members of the TAS community. Located between the with any former students who experienced such sadness Croft Dam weir and the DG Park Tennis Courts the garden during their time here. traverses Black Gully (known colloquially to many OAs as As one of these pathways the School Board earlier this year ‘The Humber’) and recognises past sufferings, reaches out to has committed TAS to joining the National Redress Scheme those who have experienced any forms of abuse and offers a which provides acknowledgement and support to people place that attempts to build a new bridge between them and who experienced institutional child sexual abuse. the School.

In a related, but separate move, the School is also Developed out of concepts proposed by a number of Old constructing a physical statement of apology. While this can Armidalians and designed by landscape architect Julie never make up for the hurt done to those who experienced McRae, the garden is inspired by the natural bushland of the abuse, it may hopefully provide for some, a place for region which has historically provided release, solace and reflection and assist with a journey towards healing. adventure for TAS students.

The western side of the creek represents the dark past and NATIONAL REDRESS SCHEME features stone walls, timber seating and a mounted plaque offering an apology for the past injustices and abuse suffered The Scheme was created in response to the Royal by some students. A narrow bridge allows access to a restful Commission, which estimated that 60,000 people area on the eastern side where a circular path off-set by experienced institutional child sexual abuse in Australia. seating and garden beds encompasses a grassy mound and a The National Redress Scheme can provide three things: plaque pledging hope and optimism for the future. • access to counselling The garden was opened prior to Reunion Weekend. The • a redress payment and School and the Board hope that those who choose to visit it may find meaning in its purpose. • a direct personal response from the institution, such as an apology, for people who want it.

The Scheme started on 1 July 2018 and will run for 10 years. TAS officially joined the NRS this year. For more information visit www.nationalredress.gov.au or call the National Redress Scheme line on 1800 737 377.

The Reflection Space under construction

12 The Armidalian Binghi 185 – 1 Pictured at the Reflection Space are (back row, l-r) Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Ms Michelle Lawler (Board), Ms Luci Rafferty (Board), Mr Tim Hughes (OAU), Mr Sebastian Hempel (Board Chairman), Mr Pat Bradley (Business Manager), Mr Will Winter (Board), Mr Chet Davies (Works Manager), (front) Mr Ron Perry (Board, Mr Rob Busby (Board), Mrs Karen Tromp (Board), Mr Stewart McRae (Project Manager/OAU)

The Reflection Space under construction

Binghi 185 – 1 13 Chairman’s Address

Guest of Honour Tanya Ha distinguished students, teachers and parents are guests, ladies and gentlemen, students excited about what 2020 will bring our of TAS. way.

The tragic event just over five weeks Today I am announcing that the Board ago saw the tragic loss of a serving has appointed Mr Alan Jones as ‘Head Headmaster. Many of you here today of School’ for 2020. Alan has been on attended the Memorial Service for the staff of TAS since 1999 and became Murray Guest on 8 November. Mr Guest Deputy Headmaster in 2013. Please join is dearly missed by us all and we remain me in congratulating him publicly for grateful for his more than 21 years of this appointment. service to this School. I should advise that most likely during I doubt Mr Guest ever missed a Speech Term 1 next year you may notice the Day and so, yes, it feels quite unusual School Board commencing advertising to not have him here on this occasion. in a search for a new Principal or Head. Our thoughts and prayers continue for The Board takes this responsibility very Murray’s family, and for Joanne Guest in seriously as we start to think about particular. beginning a new chapter in the School’s long history. However, the School is in a strong position and with many years of success Later this month it will be 10 years since Mr Sebastian Hempel, Chairman of TAS Board as well as dealing with adversity, there the school company governance and is no doubt in my mind that this proud ownership structure commenced. The Anglican and GPS school will be able to school company, a public company put a difficult Term 4, 2019 into the past. limited by guarantee, has 24 Members I say it was a difficult Term because we and their names are in your program. not only lost a Headmaster, but the Many of them are here today and I ongoing drought in this region has also thank all of them for their passive and tested our resolve. As we face another quiet, but very important, contribution hot summer, the city in which this to the School. School is located commenced severe The School Board is a different group water restrictions and is still running of individuals that I chair. It meets out of water, and we seem to have around nine or 10 times each year had bushfires nearby all Term. Indeed, and oversees the management of our annual Cadet camp and related the School. This year there was one excursions were cancelled for the first change on the School Board. Early this time in living memory. year the Armidale Anglican Diocesan But we continue to have well over Council appointed Mr Ron Perry as a 600 pupils at this fine School, being Director of the TAS Board. Ron resides educated by a loyal, capable and in Canberra but lived in Armidale engaged staff. Our traditions are from 2013 to 2018 when he served strong, we have great support from our as the Diocesan Registrar. Ron had a alumni living near and far away, these long and distinguished career in the being Old Boys as well as an increasing Commonwealth public service. Ron has number of Old Girls, and I believe many replaced Mr Tim Catterall.

14 The Armidalian Being on the School Board is not easy. It As well as the financial support the This year the School community requires passion and commitment, and School receives for projects and celebrated completing the School’s an understanding of the complexities of properties, we are grateful for the direct 125th year and a variety of events the School as an education institution significant donation the TAS Foundation were held to reflect on and celebrate as well as a large local and regional provides the School each year towards the School’s long and proud history. business. Would you please join me in school fees. Thank you to those that attended those thanking all my fellow Directors, and events, especially the regional events The TAS Foundation, established in Mr Catterall, for the time and effort they for our boarding community in March 1983, has an independent Board that have put in to governing this School. and April this year. manages its funds and its fundraising The year just finished has been a year activities. Please join me in thanking Mr Sebastian Hempel of consolidation with no major building the Foundation Board led by its Chairman projects, but a variety of smaller ones. Chairman, John Grant. I would like I do however mention the building of to again acknowledge the direct the Reflection Space behind the tennis significant donation towards school courts over towards the dam. That fees that the School receives from the Reflection Space includes an Apology Aberbaldie Foundation. for the Past which is expressed to reach I would like to also recognise and thank out to those who were abused, bullied the Armidale Anglican Diocese and its or victimised as we recognise that for ongoing support for the School. At some students in the past, their time the end of this year it will be 70 years here was not happy. since the School became an Anglican I also congratulate the team behind the institution. Rick Lewers, our Bishop is in project that has produced a refurbished attendance today. Dining Hall that was celebrated last The Old Armidalians’ Union is a night in the Hall. This includes new representative body and School tables and chairs in a new layout. Thank stakeholder with a few thousand you to all those that donated towards members who are alumni of the School. this project, and particular thanks to Our departing Year 12 students all Mike Hoskins for his generous donation joined the Union recently. and to the P&F for its significant donation. I thank the Union, led by its President Stewart McRae, for its contributions to Speaking of the P&F, the Parents and the School this year. In particular, we Friends Association was again a great are grateful for the new OAU Chapel support for the School this year and Street Gates, the Union’s gift to the Alan Jones will cover this in his address. School for its 125th anniversary, which The TAS Foundation raises funds were opened in August, thanks to through gifts, donations and other donations from individuals as well as a bequests and various fundraising sizeable donation from the Union itself. events and we acknowledge and thank Can I also add my thanks to Stewart for all the friends of the School, as well as his personal involvement (not wearing Old Armidalians and their families, that his OAU or parent hat) in so many TAS support the Foundation. building works and other projects over the last four years.

15 Acting Headmaster’s Address

Guest speaker Ms Tanya Ha, Chairman through life as well. I say this not to and members of the School Board, lessen the impact of events that have special guests, ladies and gentlemen, taken place as we approach the end of TAS students. Welcome. our 126th year, but to highlight the fact that The Armidale School has endured. I will be the first to admit that writing Our recent lived experience of ongoing this Speech Day address has been no severe drought, an unprecedented and easy task. It may vary somewhat from savage bushfire season and the sudden the format that has occurred in the past and tragic loss of the Headmaster have but these are unique circumstances deeply affected us all. Every day, his as you would be well aware. I want to legacy permeates every area of the open by reading the first paragraph school and our community, and we all that Murray Guest wrote in the Term 1 owe him an enormous debt. issue of Binghi this year. However, I have every faith in the He wrote: strength of belief in all that The Marking the 125th year of our school is Armidale School represents in of our an opportunity to reflect, to bring past lives. We will continue to endure and students together, to celebrate and to we will continue to sustain each other. educate our current generation on the The very best qualities of the human legacy that they have inherited. Relatively character are forged in the toughest of few schools in our young nation have times and we never truly know who we been able to do this and the significance are until we are tested. Mr Alan Jones, Acting Headmaster of this has captured the imagination of our community. The timeline of our Our students are the heartbeat of the history, from humble beginnings in 1894 school so it is fitting and proper in with 25 students, two teachers and a the light of all of the above that we Headmaster through wars, massive social are here together to celebrate the change and growth, has been linked accomplishments of our students. by a remarkably stable set of values Before we acknowledge our prize- established in our Christian beginnings winners today, we need to look and it might be said that through change back on the year just gone as there much has stayed the same. This is true is much to reflect on, both tangible of many institutions through modern and intangible. Who can forget the history and it gives pause for us to reflect amazing performances of our Middle on what has been important enough to School and Senior School students in remain in our character and what has Oliver? We have had students selected faded away. in GPS, State and Australian teams in their chosen sports we hosted the In the 126 years of history for The largest ever TAS Rugby Carnival, record Armidale School, confronting adversity numbers of our students participated has been integral to that journey from in the 2km Coffs Ocean Swim and in 1894 until now. The staff, students the City2Surf in Sydney. In the City2Surf and parents who lived through each students, staff and parents united successive era also had to deal with behind Old Armidalian Richard Tombs not only the upheaval of world events who suffered a debilitating injury but the task of finding their own path 16 The Armidalian and is now confined to a wheelchair encouraging their young charges out in • Ms Colette Brus who has accepted by pushing him along the entire 14 the bush, the application of academic a position teaching English at kilometre course. rigour in the classroom for its own sake, Moriah College in Sydney. witnessing the beginnings of what We have been able to view incredible • And Ms Catherine Boydell has may become lifelong friendships and works of art, listen to fantastic musical accepted a position as a learning working with young people who see performances. Our students have support teacher at Knox Grammar challenge as an opportunity to grow achieved success in all manner of School after commencing at TAS in and to be a part of something larger academic competitions. 1996. than themselves. They have cycled from Armidale to • Further, Mrs Anna Barnier, Mrs Lou- Embedded within all I have mentioned South West Rocks, paddled 111km in Anne Allan, Mrs Natalie Ramazani, is the commitment and support of our the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, jumped Mr Stuart McRae, Mr Wayne Sadler staff, not only the School Executive and on buses to play rugby in Sydney, and Mrs Kerry Behrend also leave our teachers but our administrative committed to service projects both us after many dedicated years of and support staff, our school nurses, in Australia and overseas and have service. grounds keeping staff, Dining Hall and been awarded colours in Assembly for catering staff and housekeeping staff. Please join me in thanking our academic excellence. departing staff and wishing them well. It is right that we pause to thank them To commemorate 125 years of the now. The School Board, chaired by Mr School’s history, and despite conditions Sebastian Hempel deserve our great that were causing a good deal of appreciation as well. The level of their consternation, over 100 students, staff STAFFING NEWS support, diligent governance and and parents took part in Trek 125, just In 2020 Mrs Seonia Wark will be Deputy guidance has been unparalleled this a few weeks ago and returned to the Head of School, Mr Luke Polson will be year. They volunteer their time work to School triumphant. I would love to Director of Studies and Mrs Gill Downes together behind the scenes to ensure be able to organise a conversation will be Assistant Director of Studies. The Armidale School continues to be a between those original 28 students viable, vibrant institution and operating from 1894 and our current cohort – A number of teachers leave us today: with the future in mind at all times. think how fascinating it would be for They are a most effective team and their both groups to compare notes. • Ms Polly Harvey, who will remain a vibrant part of the New England work should never be taken for granted. What also highlights the great character artistic community. Please join me in thanking them. of our school are those fleeting I am speaking now to the P&F and moments that are rarely reported on, • Mrs Samantha Clayton has it’s executive and all of our parent that often go unnoticed but happen purchased a property in supporters. Your efforts throughout all the time. I am referring to that kind Queensland to pursue horse the year, but particularly this term, word of support from a staff member breeding on a larger scale and to transcend any expression of gratitude to a student, the staff member who teach at Miles State High School. that can be offered. You have devoted offers academic support to their • Miss Harriet Symons is returning to time, energy, and emotion far beyond students outside the timetable, the Sydney after five years at the school anything we could have ever expected senior student who turns up to assist having been recruited straight after to ask of you. That you leapt into the at the training session of a junior team her final prac at TAS. fray without hesitation and worked so and then continues to do so, the charm tirelessly marks a very special moment of being greeted by students as you • Mrs Rebekkah Baumgartner in the history of the School. I say this walk through the playground before and her family are relocating to knowing how hesitant you are to school starts, observing a cadet leader Brisbane. accept the accolades you so thoroughly

17 Acting Headmaster’s Address (cont.)

deserve. Please join me in showing our gratitude to the P&F and parents.

In conclusion, I will say that we will always be resolute in our purpose to provide opportunities and experiences both inside and outside the classroom for our students to prepare them for life in a complex world. To continue to help them understand that the values that we uphold can be carried with them throughout their lives to assist them in pursuing their goals. To continue to help them understand that all the very best things in life are often the hardest to cultivate and need time to mature and prosper. That we will continue to encourage them to never give up on each other and most importantly of all to never give up on themselves. I firmly believe we have demonstrated to our students what a strong community is capable of. To quote from the School Lesson:

Now I know in part then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain- faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.

May I wish you all a happy and holy Christmas and safe travels, thank you.

Mr Alan Jones Acting Headmaster

18 The Armidalian Speech Day Guest - Ms Tanya Ha

Thank you for having me, I've really So congratulations students you've got been moved and inspired by the through 1200 hours of teaching and students and the teachers that I've met learning this year and collectively that over the last couple of days. It’s been will be part of roughly fifteen thousand the ideas that the students have had six hundred hours that you spend in after talks; the questions they've asked; school possibly preparing you for a the general culture of the School and career that if you spend say 40 years in just particularly the welcome that I've the workforce is around about eighty enjoyed has been so warm at a time thousand hours spent doing all manner that has been really incredibly difficult of things. for the School. In my instance I started off doing a As a science nerd it reminded me of science degree and quite accidentally something kind of science-y. There's ended up working in the environment something called dark matter that movement landing on television as scientists are currently exploring and a reporter for ABC's Catalyst show, trying to find out more about. But the writing books, more recently I've been thing is, you can't see dark matter. So media training scientists and bringing the only way you can understand dark scientists to Canberra for ‘Science matter is by studying the things that Meets Parliament’ last week so that our Speech Day Guest – Ms Tanya Ha you can see. scientists can share their learning and their understanding with our policy So scientists, such as astronomers and makers. But I can tell you that when astrophysicists, look at the shapes of I was your age I really had no idea galaxies and the shapes of how other what I wanted to be when I grew up. star clusters and so on are influenced And so if some of you a bit nervous by dark matter. And by looking at the about subject choices nervous about influence on dark matter on the things university choices, it's okay, because life that they can see it tells them about the is an adventure and sometimes there things they can't see. I never had the are hard hours and sometimes there are pleasure or privilege of meeting Murray fun hours but you never know what's but if I was to look at the School and around the corner. make a guess at the influence that he had on the students on the culture on I was fortunate to be brought up in a the teaching philosophy and just that family that valued education. On my general spirit of community then the mother's side, an Australian-English things that I can see say really good background, I'm actually the great- things about the person that I can't see. granddaughter of one of the first And it really has moved me to be part of members of parliament who was home the school community at this time. affairs minister and then later external affairs minister. On my father's side, I also wanted to acknowledge that you he was Chinese and came to Australia know it's now the end of another school to do Medicine and liked Australia so year. I mentioned this to the Juniors in much and liked my mum so much, he their Speech Day that that's the final never went back to China. hour of what adds up to be around about 1200 hours at school over the year. 19 Speech Day Guest (cont.)

So I had a lot of expectation on me as As Alan Jones mentioned, life does Some of you might go into a child. Whatever I achieve in life my sometimes throw up testing times environmental advocacy but the thing dad will look at me and say “she got the and we rise to the challenge and that's that I really hope you remember are the marks, she could have been a doctor often because of our passions our sense things that we have in common, the but she didn't become a doctor”. of community and that strength that common connections. we have by being part of something But what I did do, is I enjoyed learning That great grandfather of mine who greater than ourselves. So my take and I enjoyed finding out about things was in Australia's first parliament, I don't home message of for you guys today and I enjoyed exploring and finding think he ever would have guessed that particularly those graduating or those where my curiosity would lead me. his great granddaughter one day might thinking “what do I want to be when I'll tell you about another person who because she looked a bit different you grow up”. The thing that I can say is went from his school hours to his might get told to go back to where she that the hours that you spent learning eighty-odd thousand hours in a career came from. At the time I said, “what, are never hours wasted. The hours and you spent his free time following Dandenong mate?” I think they were that you spend as part of a community his own interests. A guy called Richard thought I was born somewhere a bit whether it be a school community, a Harris was interested in science and more exotic but I do think we're at a scout group, a church community, a medicine, had a career in medicine time in Australia where we really need local Landcare group - those hours are and became an anaesthetist and his to embrace the relationships, embrace never wasted either. spare time his natural curiosity and love the diversity and do everything we can of adventure meant that he took up I spent my teen years in Adelaide to collaborate to bring our different diving and eventually cave diving and and drinking Adelaide water and so I minds and our different perspectives exploring and you might have heard of grew up being aware of the drought to addressing the problems that we all Richard Harris because he was one of and I feel for the circumstances that I share as a society. the rescue team that rescued the boys know you're all in but I'm also meeting So thank you for having me today. in that cave incident that happened in scientists that work with Landsat Thailand. satellite data where they can use satellites to see what groundwater Ms Tanya Ha And I heard him interviewed on the areas are in different places. They can radio and he said some words that also use satellites working with farmers really stuck with me that many people to pick which is the paddock that the who win Australian of the Year spent a cows will graze on today. There's really lifetime dedicated to public service or exciting things happening in science doing good or that sort of thing. And and good people doing good work in he said he didn't feel like he deserved policymaking, on the land, in research the award because what happened to labs and I think the thing that I also him in this last year in what could have want to leave with you guys is just been tragic circumstances is that two the encouragement to maintain the of his interests his profession being relationships and the connections. an anaesthetist and a doctor and cave diving came together in a way that he Some of you will become farmers, some would never have expected. of you will become business people, some of you might become politicians or policy makers and some of you might become scientists.

20 The Armidalian Speech Day Guest (cont.) Senior Prefects’ Addresses

minutes about who knows what. I mean I urge everyone to speak to the quiet the Year 8 kid three rows from the back person - to speak to every person. I is more interested in his next Tik Tok know it's not the way today's society video or what he will do in the holidays, works but it’s not a hard thing to than listening to me talking right now. do. Just a simple ‘g’day how are you’ when you’re standing in an elevator Throughout my time at school, or walk into a shop, can spark an easy especially my senior year, my goal was conversation. Some people have the to try and make people feel heard and most amazing minds and it's crazy, cared for, without constantly talking weird and wonderful to hear what some at them, rather, just listening. I hope people have to say. that the following years of young Joshua Jones - Senior Prefect leaders aspire to do the same, yet also As Alan Turing said “it's often the people aspire to push past and be even better. that no one can imagine anything of, Good morning all distinguished guests, I've established that relationships do that do the things no one can imagine.” staff, parents, friends and of course not come easily they take time and He said this after he created the Enigma students. effort from both parties. It is these machine which was able to break the “You will not be remembered for relationships that are remembered by Enigma code used by Nazi Germany the things you said, but you will be people, it's not necessarily what was during World War Two. When Turing remembered for the way you made said but that fact that a person knows was at school he was quiet, scared and people feel.” you have been there for them and that suffered bullying for his differences, yet people feel like they are comfortable forever maintaining a self confidence Mr Guest told me this in one of our with you. An indicator for me to know in his ability. It is thought that he was many conversations after I was inducted I may have succeeded in a small way able to shorten World War II in Europe as the 126th Senior Prefect at our great with this, was to have two particular by more than two years and save over school. I am beyond proud to say that Middle School boys wanting to just 14 million lives. His story should be I have joined a long line of honourable sit and chat before I finished my final admired by all but also give hope to young men and now women, whom exam. These two boys made my year so the kid that struggles at school or the have taken up this office and left their much better in just the smallest ways, I quiet person that everyone fails to take mark on the place that so many of us was able to walk into Middle School and notice of. The one thing I have been cherish dearly. see familiar faces that were happy to continuously told is that school does see me. These two particular boys were not define you as a person. It is only With the passing of our Headmaster always keen for a chat and just as happy the beginning of the next chapter you Mr Guest, being still fresh in so many to listen too. This friendship that was finish with the tools to do great things of our minds, I was forced into thinking formed with these boys was established and it's only a matter of whether you about the impact that he has had on in one case because he was lonely and choose to use them wisely or not that me personally and the lessons he tried didn't have too many friends, the other will determine your direction. to instil - be they great or small, over was to attempt to set him back on the the last six years. I wish to touch on This last lesson was shown to me in right track after a period of struggle in just a few of these that I remember Year 9 by probably the most influential his early time at school. To these two today. Amongst the fog and confusion person in my life at TAS - “It is not about boys, I want to thank you for being in my mind at this time I was able to the mistake you made, it is about what open enough to allow me to try and be remember the line that I started with. you do next”. This simple life lesson is there for you. Hopefully in five years’ The truth in the opening line of this something that I continue to live by time when you guys are standing in my speech is so real, nobody remembers daily. shoes we can catch up for a quiet one. long speeches that go on for five

21 Senior Prefects’ Addresses (cont.)

If you make a mistake and proceed to Dahlia Glennie - Senior Prefect The relationships that were formed and sit there and punch your fist into the built will now be everlasting. We all ground and drop your head, you are Good morning, Acting Headmaster Mr grow at a different pace - some ahead instantly setting a picture for people Jones, Guest of Honour Ms Tanya Ha, of us, some a little slower- but we will to see. They will judge you as someone distinguished guests, staff, parents, grow. that gives up when the going gets members of the TAS community, and Being elected the girl Senior Prefect tough or when something becomes fellow students. for 2019, I had no idea what to expect. hard, it will seem you cannot handle Growth is an essential part of our lives. Honestly, I thought I would not be the job at hand. What you do next is the Everyone here in some way or another good at it at all. I had never written a important part and often the part that has grown into the person they are speech before, spoken up on stage an on looker will remember. If a mistake today. Our experiences, challenges and without having a nervous breakdown is made - fix it, ask for help, be better pasts allow us all to develop values and or even lead such a large group of the next time around. It is such a simple understandings of certain aspects in life people. Learning how to manage a task yet is so easily blurred by a poor that accordingly allows us all to be our group of people of many different ideas, state of mind. Believe in your ability to unique selves. Throughout our lifetime personalities and views on different succeed and know that what you have we need to wither, fall, root and rise like things was difficult. I soon found that done to prepare is the best you could the flowers in our very garden to be communication between everyone was have done, don't second guess a choice able to fully bloom. In regards to 2019, key and now feel more comfortable in be it in an exam or on the sporting field. I believe most of us have experienced talking to large groups about personal All in all, I’m not here today to give a many ups and downs, in many shapes ideas. This role helped me evolve into wisdom speech. I just wish to impart and forms that have caused these a more capable, social, empathetic and some of the knowledge that has been falls. For me personally, this year has patient person. passed onto me by particular people been one of the hardest yet the most Through sport I grew - not only as the throughout the last six years of my life. rewarding and memorable of all. only female cricketer, but as a player, a So, while you may not remember all our To start, Year 12 the school year mentor for younger players and a role conversations or even what I said today, itself was hard. Completing the year, model for all people do just continue I truly hope I have made everyone feel keeping up good grades, leadership doing what they love no matter what. heard and supported as your school responsibilities, sports, major works, When I first started playing cricket at captain this year. trying to maintain some sort of social TAS I thought it would be easy because A thankyou list at the end of this speech life and just trying to keep everything I had played cricket with boys before for each person who has helped me together with the stress building – though, I soon came to realise that grow to the young man I am now around us. There were days that I know these boys at TAS had grown up with would be endless, so to every staff a lot of us within our year group would each other playing and I was just the member, parent and friend in the TAS just break down randomly over one new kid, so it was going to be harder community - thank you. Thank you for simple thing. Though, yes it was hard than I thought. I started not getting every contribution you have made to and at times it did feel never ending, it selected in higher teams, dropped from this great school and to helping each did end. Just like most hard things, they the Firsts, not performing well and student grow to become remarkable do eventually end, usually when it gets placed as 12th man in two of the grand young adults. Even when the going to the lowest point and then it totally final matches. During the time of these gets tough, our community will forever flips around on its head and turns out events I was completely devastated, stand together and grow stronger as a to be us simply growing as people, and feeling like I have let the people that collective. in this case us slowly filling the shoes of really supported me down, myself adults. In the end it was clear that we all down, though mostly my mum. Joshua Jones grew as a year group.

22 The Armidalian As I now look back on it, I wouldn’t I would now like to leave you all with change a thing that happened. It had this quote: made me realise that as we grow up “Growth is an essential part of flowing, not everything will be as we want, of being. sometimes no matter how hard we try and work at somethings, sometimes Growth is simply learning how to suffer, its just not meant to be. These gracefully, elegantly constantly moving circumstances have caused me to work and travelling without letting your pain harder and become stronger within tear you apart. the game, and also in life in general. The friends I made playing the game And take solace in the fact that even and the lessons I learnt, will be forever though growth itself is agonising your remembered and I am thankful for the spirit was never meant to feel the same time I had playing cricket at TAS. pain, the same grief twice.”

I would like to finish with an event Thank you. that struck us all and what inspired Dahlia Glennie me to speak on this theme of growth with the unexpected passing of Mr Murray Guest. A man that was greatly respected by so many people, who inspired numerous students, Old Boys and Girls and lastly, who was a great friend to many of the staff of the school. His unique presence and wicked sense of humour will be the things I will remember but however mostly just his ability to show that he too, is only human. That was the one thing that stuck out for me, even though he held the great role of being Headmaster, behind that he was a father, a husband, a huge AC/DC fan and cricket fanatic. His ability to able to remember almost every student’s name from Junior School through to Senior is beyond me. Being able to meet and spend time with Mr Guest is going to be something that I will hold very close to my heart. However, during this low point in time that has affected the whole community, from this we will all grow and continue to build the school legacy in the way that Mr Guest had done in the past.

23 Chaplain’s Report

Once again, the start of a new year In the classroom we continue to 2019, brought with it changes, Mr improve our curriculum as we seek Cameron Patrick left us at the end of to provide an academic approach to 2018 after another three years working the study of the Bible and Christianity. in the Chaplaincy his impact is ongoing We acknowledge that Biblical literacy and his presence missed. However, cannot be assumed and so through his departure opened the way for Mr an integrated and sequential program Ben Cook, who came to us from Trinity we seek to provide the basis for much Grammar in Summer Hill, Sydney of our discussion and exploration into and his addition has been already various areas of Theology. This has been very much appreciated and valued. greatly assisted by The Centre for Public Meanwhile, Mitchell Evans joined Christianity’s Classroom resources, us from Canberra to take the ‘Year particularly their ‘For The Love of God’ 13’ apprenticeship (now commonly series, which explores Christianity’s known as the chapel GAP position). positive and negative impact on the Mrs Jo Benham returned to make up world. our fourth team member. All four staff Again in 2019 a highlight has been the worked wonderfully well as a team and trip to KYCK, a ministry of Katoomba continued the ministry at TAS. Conventions specifically designed for In detail: Jo Benham continued working adolescents. The time away, spent in in a part time capacity as Assistant fellowship, studying the Bible, and Chaplain and continued to bring great hearing Bible talks is invaluable. Reverend Richard Newton, TAS Chaplain enthusiasm and drive to her position. Two of our voluntary groups have been Her responsibilities have remained mentioned. One other has been our focused on the Junior School and Tuesday lunch time group, which has girls, but certainly not limited to those continued to grow through the year, areas. She has taken responsibility for and has been a most encouraging time the curriculum and all of the teaching as we open God’s word together. from K-5. In addition Jo has planned and conducted the Junior School The staff Bible study group continues chapel services weekly, and the girls- to meet once a week and fluctuates only Bible study once a week for both as a result of various demands within Junior School and Middle/Senior School the school. This has been an enormous students. privilege to be a part of and a vital ministry in the long-term gospel Ben Cook, also in the role of Assistant presence at TAS. Chaplain, commenced, making a huge impact as he taught classes in the Chapel is a great privilege and Middle and Senior School, led chapels, opportunity to open the Bible with preached and met in small groups with students, staff and the broader school students to explore the Bible and its community. The message of the gospel implications on our lives. and the implications on our lives continues to impact our school.

24 The Armidalian My thanks must go to all those who effects so many people all at one time, It is when we trust in that moment, have provided assistance and variety like a bomb going off. when we put our faith in that shepherd, as they have given their time to take Jesus, that we can have unquestionable Yet we can find comfort, I would say services and preach. I very much value confidence, for no longer do I rely on my even, the only genuine comfort, that your understanding of the role of own strength or ability or performance, makes sense comes from God Himself. Chaplain and the subsequent support but on Jesus alone. many give. Please refer to Psalm 23, we can have the same confidence as David, the We seek to continue close relationships author of this Psalm, for Jesus went into Rev Richard Newton with St Peter’s Cathedral and St Mark’s battle for us. Jesus walked the Valley of TAS Chaplain Church UNE through regular visits, Darkness with us and for us, he went to which we hope in time, will not only the cross, to defeat the power sin, then give variety but also provide some he rose again defeating the last enemy WEDDINGS conduit to local churches. – death itself. Stewart David McRae and I cannot write a report on 2019 without And in that very same moment of Jennifer Anne Taylor saying something of the passing of our dying he drags us back into the fold of 14 December, 2019 beloved Headmaster, Murray Guest. The God’s family, it is through Jesus’ death end of 2019 was tumultuous, shocking and resurrection that we can have FUNERALS and saddening. I want to express my confidence to face life’s difficulties, Murray Leigh Guest gratitude to Alan Jones who stepped even death, because he has defeated Date of Service, 7 November, 2019 into the Headmaster’s seat and has the dual enemy of sin and death and in steered the school well through to the so doing made us acceptable to enter end of the year. into God’s presence and better than that be known as part of his family. Death and grief are hard to face at the Our shepherd will protect us from the best of times, let alone when it comes consequence of sin and death and draw suddenly, unexpectantly and when it us into his own fold.

25 Wellbeing and Pastoral Care

The TAS wellbeing landscape has today’s classroom, nor have they ever undergone several changes in 2019 had access to so much information. This with the appointment of a new connection, without clear guidelines, Director of Pastoral Care replacing can expose the downsides of screen the long serving Mr Barney Buntine, time such as screen addiction, cyber who established so many of the bullying, sharing of intimate images, enduring practices that underpin our viewing of malicious content and comprehensive approach to wellbeing. a reduction in face to face peer interaction. TAS is in the fortunate position of having an innovative and committed TAS has a strong stance on digital team who oversee individual student citizenship and 2019 has seen the management as well as whole school inclusion of several new approaches approaches to wellbeing. This team, including new monitoring software that consisting of the Director of Pastoral allows school policies to be enabled Care, School Counsellor, School on all student laptops, irrespective of Chaplain, School Nurse, Head of Junior the network being used. The school School, Head of Middle School, and recently adopted a new age specific, Director of Boarding share a wealth of eSmart Digital Licence program educative experience and a passion for that students from Junior School pastoral care. to Senior School will be required to complete at the start of each year. Mr Adam (AJ) Whalley, Director of Pastoral Care The wellbeing landscape in schools These products, in conjunction with across the country is a growing space our ban on mobile phones during the as students and society develop school day, our School internet safety knowledge and understanding around and filtering software, internet cut off mental health. Whilst in recent years times, download quotas and banning there has been a positive shift in the of games and social media sites during recognition of mental health, at TAS, school hours, puts TAS in a strong we are careful not to let the pendulum position to empower our students to swing too far. Students are still given engage with all forms of technology the opportunity to develop resilience appropriately. Of course, none of the by working through their problems above approaches are effective without before seeking additional support. the support of parents and carers at The use of technology is a growing home. concern for student wellbeing and it Our focus on healthy, respectful needs to be carefully managed. There relationships has continued this are few inventions that have had a year with the inclusion of the Love more profound impact on society in Bites program to the Years 7, 8 and such a short period of time, than the 9 PDHPE scope and sequence. This smart phone has over the past 12 years. suite of age specific programs offers Student access to technology provides students the ability to discuss respectful unlimited, up to date educational relationships appropriately, in a safe opportunities and students have never environment, and has been well been so connected to the world than in received by those involved.

26 The Armidalian Mr Brent Sanders was again on hand to overwhelming response that flooded present to Years 10 and 11 on respectful in from friends and colleagues locally, relationships, harassment and the law, nationally and across the world. Staff and students in Years 8 and 9 have been and students have had ongoing access educated on the impacts of and how to to grief counselling, and at times detect relational aggression. there were up to a dozen counsellors on campus. This act of solidarity Our students are very fortunate to be was made possible by the generous exposed to the breadth of experiences support of PLC Armidale, Centacare, that TAS offers. Whether it be a school Headspace and the Catholic Schools production, public speaking, leadership Office Armidale. This response was a activity or challenge experience, sound reminder that we are all a part of our students are constantly being something bigger than ourselves, and challenged in one way or another. we have a responsibility to uphold the Working through these challenges vision and purpose of this unique and in a safe and enjoyable environment inspiring institution. builds layers of resilience and develops a range of different relationships. The The resilience of our staff and students ability to persevere when challenged, has been put to the test recently, and the self-discovery of a journey, and the whilst individuals will process loss and sense of belonging that accompanies tragedy in their own time and manner, connectedness, is the reason why our we can take comfort in the knowledge students are constantly encouraged to that they are well prepared and well keep busy. The character strengths we supported to deal with the challenges develop through challenge serve us ahead. well during difficult times. Our students are the fabric of our The school has weathered few periods school, and the future looks positive more difficult than the last term of 2019. when the driving force are happy, Our families have been experiencing gracious, well rounded individuals who an unprecedented physical, emotional embrace challenge and share a strong and financial toll from the ongoing sense of belonging. drought and the more recent bushfires Mr AJ Whalley which have ravaged our region. Director of Pastoral Care The passing of Mr Murray Guest, an innovative leader who had a profound influence on the lives of so many staff and students, devastated the TAS community. Upon reflection of this incredibly difficult time, it is heartening to witness such an overwhelming sense of community coming together during a time of crisis. It was comforting to see the support staff, students and families provided each other, and it was incredibly humbling to experience the

27 Counsellor’s Report

busy school schedule to run specific Like all communities, relationships programs and although I have a lot in schools are woven together with of support to run them it’s all about complex connections at a range of finding the right time. levels - between students, teachers and students, between staff, school staff The other great program I was involved and executive staff, executive staff and in was starting up workshops in the board, school staff and families, Old leatherwork and and building fishing Boys and Girls. And so it has been that rods, for Middle School boy boarders. we have pulled together and supported We are so fortunate to have had the each other through what has been a skilled tuition of local saddler and keen particularly challenging year for us all – fisherman Mr Jon Galletly who willingly the continuing drought, bushfires and gave up every second Sunday for Terms unexpected death of our well-loved 1, 2 and 3 to teach these students the and respected Headmaster Mr Murray skills he has learnt over a lifetime. For Guest. The unprecedented events we some, it may become an enduring have collectively experienced and the hobby or work, for all it was a great strength in which we all supported way to spend a Sunday afternoon! I each other have clearly proven that our am hoping that Jon will be able to join strong connections as a community has Mrs Alix Goudge us again in 2020, although he did say made us resilient. that the skills shown by some of the students would support them being Resilience does not mean that we able to share their skills with others. tough things out without experiencing 2019 has been another busy year in the difficult feelings, it means we persist We will see how things develop over School Counsellor’s office. I am pleased in the presence of these difficult or the coming year. to report that the uptake of the service challenging feelings and circumstances. has continued to grow this year (it must I have also been busy learning more To do this, we need to allow ourselves be the attraction of Mack the dog!). It about different learning styles and time to sit with these painful feelings. continues to be a very humbling role how to identify learning difficulties. I This can be a difficult and challenging I have, to talk with our students and was very fortunate to have attended thing for most of us, however it is to hear their experiences and witness some training which now allows me important work which needs to be their willingness to resolve issues, help to make some assessments to identify done. In the words of Hugh Mackay in others, and disclose when they are not learning difficulties. This will enable me The Good Life: “The truth is that we will feeling great. I truly love my job and the to work with teaching staff to better learn nothing from our sadness, our fabulous young men and women I get support students who are experiencing suffering, our disappointments or our to spend my days with. difficulties. I am very excited about failures unless we give ourselves time to experience them to the full, reflect I am happy to report that the the possibilities this opens up for my on them, learn from them or, in modern projects I had planned for 2019 were work with students and look forward to parlance, process them.” implemented and the feedback has learning more about supporting their learning journey throughout their time been very pleasing. The Seasons for May we all carry the wisdom and the at TAS. Growth program was run in Junior strength of our shared experiences into School with plans for this to continue Twenty nineteen has also been a 2020 with optimism about the future. in 2020 and I would like to introduce particularly challenging year for our Mrs Alix Goudge the program to Middle School. It is school community. Schools are unique School Counsellor very difficult to find space within a very and vital communities.

28 The Armidalian Aboriginal Students’ Program

Firstly we would like to acknowledge Students returned from the camp On behalf of myself and the Aboriginal and pay our respect to the traditional sharing and showing new leadership students we would like to congratulate custodian of the land the Anaiwan skills, values and culture. Harrison Lyons on graduating this people and also elders past present and year. Myself and Mr AJ Whalley had Students and the school would build on emerging. the pleasure to accompany Harrison their relationship with AIEF with regular to the Year 12 AIEF graduation held in 2019 has been a year of celebration and visits from their representative having Sydney which was also a pleasure to see sadness for all students and staff. We career session with students and visits Harrison participate in this ceremony started the year with cultural awareness to Sydney with students to take part in and also the events held at School. training for all staff, Aboriginal students the ‘Learn It Live It’ workshops which and prefects presented by local are held at UTS. This year we will also be introducing Anaiwan man Mr David Widders which the Aboriginal Student Leader position For NADIOC Week this year we saw the we see is a major step forward for The to the school’s SRC which is another Aboriginal students honour their fellow Armidale School in understanding step forward in what we as a School are student William Koraba by learning Aboriginal culture/people and trying to achieve and which will also and performing a Torres Straight Island reconciliation. We also welcomed the give a voice for Aboriginal students dance. We had the honour of having Mr addition of two new students starting across the school. Michael Ware and his family travel from in Year 7 - Hezakiah Bird and Daniel Torres Straight to teach our students Finally, myself and the Aboriginal Smith who are also two local Anaiwan some specials dances. Thank you to the students would like to pass on our boys from Amidale. Ware Family. condolences to Mrs Guest and her During this year we have seen our family for the tragic loss of Mr Guest. partnership with the Oorala Centre at Mr Clarrie Moran UNE grow with more of our students Aboriginal Student Support Officer participate in the annual Oorala Centre Leadership camp.

Back Row (L-R): Sarskia Clark, Leon Kelly, Harrison Lyons, William Koraba, Oliver Clark, Jack Hedges, Vincenti Tongia Second Row: Daniel Smith, Charlie Blanch, Jordyn Melville, Sancia Ridgeway, Oscar Ryan-Naylor, Hezekiah Bird, Harrison Miller Front Row: Bonnie Blanch, Thomas Blanch, Braith Westaway, Sonny Blanch, Mr Clarrie Moran (Aboriginal Student Support Officer), Michael Blanch, William Dennison, Chloe Dennison Absent: Bella Herd 29 Comings and Goings

The following appointments were made in 2019 Dr Inga Brasche (Music), Miss Samantha Clayton (English/HSIE), Mr Ben Cook (Head of Abbott/PDHPE), Mr Chris Cook (Head of Tyrrell/PDHPE), Miss Rachel Holford (English), Dr Charlotte Mack (Science), Miss Belinda Macri (English/HSIE), Miss Elisabeth Nau (French Junior School), Mrs Emily Griffiths (Development Office), Ms Fiona Van De Poel (Clothing Shop Assistant).

Role Changes Mr Alan Jones (Acting Headmaster Term 2 & 4), Mr Luke Polson (Acting Head of Junior School Term 4 replacing Mr Ian Lloyd LSL), Mrs Gillian Downes (Acting Head of Middle School Term 4 replacing Mr Mark Harrison LSL), Mrs Vickey O’Brien (Headmaster’s Secretary Term 4 replacing Mrs Anna Barnier), Mrs Arlene Fletcher (PDHPE Term 3 & 4, replacing Ms Catey Curtin ( Mat. Leave), Miss Harriet Symons (Acting Academic Support Coordinator Term 4 replacing Ms Catherine Boydell LSL).

The following staff have left either during or at the end of 2019 Mrs Meg Sadler (Administration), Mrs Catherine Boydell (Academic Support Coordinator), Mrs Rebekkah Baumgartner (Head of Girls Boarding/Music), Miss Samantha Clayton (English/HSIE), Mr Stewart McRae (Property), Mrs Anna Barnier (Executive Assistant to the HM), Mrs Kerry Behrend (IT Support Services), Mrs Lou Allan (Librarian), Mrs Natalie Ramazani (Librarian Assistant), Mrs Vivienne Tearle (Clothing Shop Assistant), Miss Harriet Symons (HSIE), Mrs Karen Hutton (Tyrrell Housemother), Ms Polly Harvey (Creative Arts), Ms Collette Brus (English).

GAP Staff Pip Malone (Jan - June) Miles Hollington (April - October) Daniel Bailey (Jan - June) Elizabeth Koobation (Sept - Dec) Elle Eglington (Jan - June) Jaimie Short (July - Dec) Melissa Planas Risi (Feb - June) Oliver Burchnall (July - Dec) Imogen Syrett (Feb - June) Edmund Bryant (July - Dec) Kelvin Kamau (Jan - Dec)

Gap Staff Gap Staff Back Row (L-R): Mr Alan Jones, Edmund Bryant, Jaimie Short, Oliver Back Row (L-R): Kelvin Kamau, Daniel Bailey, Melissa Planas Risi, Mitchell Burchnall Front Row: Kelvin Kamau Nganga, Miles Hollington, Elizabeth Evans Front Row: Pip Malone, Mr Alan Jones (Deputy Headmaster), Koobatian, Mitchell Evans Elle Eglington, Imogen Syrett

30 The Armidalian Descendants of Old Armidalians : Thomas Deshon, Lliam Lawson, Patrick Brennan, Fergus Menzies, Benjamin Carter, Henry Mitchell, Lachlan Reiss-Wears, Lachlan Galbraith, Harry Ackling, Archer Croft, Remy Taylor, Lachlan Galbraith, Harry Remy Croft, Archer Henry Ackling, Lachlan Reiss-Wears, Mitchell, Benjamin Carter, Menzies, Fergus Brennan, Patrick Deshon, Lliam Lawson, Thomas R) : (L to Back Row Howard Archer Munsie, Xavier Braham, Marcus Joe Kermode, Bremner, Wallace McDonald, Archer Jai Farrell, Boydell, Edward Stirling Munsie, Bell, Chick, Archibald Edward Braham, William Henry Row: Lachlan Lawson, Seventh Pitman, Ross Louis Marcus Hempel, Tangpoolcharoen, Switt Elliana McRae, William Benham, Hudson Eichorn, Sam Skipper, Harry Angus Ditchfield, Griffiths, Deshon, Oliver Hamish Pearce, Morse, Oliver Sixth Erin Page, Row: Sinclair Little Crossle, Samantha Charles Wright, Wylie Harry Benham, Lily Etheridge, Lara Davidson, Holly Crawford, Isobel Pengilley, Quilty, Clare Reed, Alexandra White, Augustus Samuel Carlon, Carter, Jeremy Little, Archibald Row: Fifth Lachlan Sedon Thomas, Lachlan Hunter, Leitch, Tom White, Eryn Benham, Abbott Taylor, Lydie Harry Inglis, Pennington, Toby Emma Benham, Skipper, Sarah Lehman, Darby Blair Eichorn, James Collum, Henry Row: Fourth Muller, Kirton, Frederick Brennan Andrew Olivia Thomas, Nicholas Isabella Crawford, Coupland, Camilla Pengilley, Archibald Wright, Mimosa Munsie, Theodore Macarthur-Onslow, Tempe Max Rogers, Brett, William Lachlan Hunter, Row: Third Charles Ross Williams, Luca Taylor, Chick,Macfarlane, Edmund Nina Miller Harwood, Cameron Lachlan Anderson, Robb, Marcus Jack Chappell, Matilda Morse, White, Sophia Joe Fenwicke, Hugo Broun, Dion Carruthers, Wood, Minnie Chick, Robb, Jack Oliver Row: Second Lachlan Brett Wright, Mila Carruthers, White, Arthur Baxter Carruthers, Sophie Brett, Hughes, Tim Mr Mr Guest (Headmaster), Murray Watts, Ava Taylor, Lucy Taylor, Henry Wood, Lachlan Taylor, Jock Taylor, James Lily Hardman, Row: Front Murray McKern,Thomas Duncan Edward Klabe, Watts, Levi

31 Director of Boarding

Twenty nineteen was a memorable My combined role as Director of year for the school with the year Boarding and Head of Croft House commencing with continued positive in 2019 enabled me to implement a growth in enrolments, highlighted number of changes across all boarding by strong boarding numbers. The houses, particularly the four senior new boarding staffing model was boarding houses. Remaining as a successfully implemented across all Head of House gifted me the ability to houses and we welcomed three new measure the success of these changes Heads of House: Mrs Bekk Baumgartner firsthand which on a whole were well (Girls Boarding House), Mr Chris received by the boarding community. Cook (Tyrrell House) and Mr Ben Important changes implemented across Cook (Abbott House) to TAS. These boarding in 2019 were: appointments presented TAS with the unique opportunity for continued • a more consistent approach to positive change. evening prep across Years 9 - 10 with all 9 -10 boarders completing Girls boarding continued to flourish evening prep in adjoining Cash under the guidance of the new Head Building classrooms supervised by of House Bekk Baumgartner. Bekk’s Duty Staff established relationships with a number Mr David Drain, Director of Boarding of the girls through her work in the • A formal roll call being conducted Music Department enabled her to in each senior boarding house at start 2019 in a positive manner and 7pm each evening allowing for implement the necessary changes to important announcements to be Girls Boarding to ensure the desired made to the boarders from either consistency across all the senior their Head of House or Deputy boarding houses was achieved. The Head of House continued growth of Girls Boarding throughout 2019 forced TAS into • Senior boarders from Abbott, re-opening the recently renovated Tyrrell and Croft Houses visiting Dangar House at the commencement White House of a Saturday evening of Term 3 to accommodate the Years to spend time with the Middle 6 – 8 boarders. This move allowed TAS School boarders and assist the staff boarding to be more uniform across on duty with the evening routine Middle School and Senior School • The Food Committee, which Boarding and proved a great success comprises representatives from with continued positive feedback all boarding houses and across all from the girls, staff and parents and a year levels, meeting at least twice record number of Year 7 girl boarders per term to discuss all things food to commence in 2020. Having the at TAS Middle School girls in Dangar House also allowed more interaction between • and the introduction of Sunday the Middle School girl and boy boarders Evening Prep across all senior with the shared Sunday morning BBQ boarding houses enabling all senior breakfast an example of this. boarders to start their academic week well prepared.

32 The Armidalian The appointment of a Recreational I enjoyed the social gatherings of an Officer, Mr Michael Baumgartner, who evening, whether kindly hosted by TAS coordinated and oversaw the Boarders families or at local country pubs. The Recreational Program aimed specifically tour enabled me to get an up-close at the Middle School boarders was feel for the sacrifices many families are also an immediate success. Weekend making to keep their children at TAS activities included ten pin bowling, and the faith entrusted in me to ensure craft workshops, fishing trips, fun their experience is a valuable one. runs, attendance at local club rugby The evening routines, along with fixtures and inter house touch football specialist academic support, ensure competitions. I must thank Alix Goudge that boarding remains an academic and Jon Galletley for coordinating the advantage at TAS. The set study times in leather and fishing rod workshops both Middle School and Senior School which due to their popularity ran for boarding ensure boarders develop two terms rather than the anticipated good study habits and where necessary one. staff and academic tutors are available Our dedicated boarding staff have once to provide assistance and guidance. again provided excellent care for the The introduction of a formal academic boarders under the direction of their tutoring roster in the school library Heads of House. I would like to thank of an evening from Monday through the Heads of House: Ben Cook (Abbott), to Thursday was well received by all Chris Cook (Tyrrell), Jamie Brauer boarders. The overwhelming response (White) and Bekk Baumgartner (Girls) from the boarder’s after assessments who have done a great job again in and end of semester exams is they have caring for each and every boarder. The never felt as well prepared. Deputy Heads of House - Dominique I would like to thank the TAS boarding Riddell (Abbott), Rami Bahnas (Tyrrell), community for the support you Michael Keenan (Croft), Belinda Marcri continue to show the school through (White), Catey Curtin (Girls) and Arlene these difficult times on the land and Fletcher (Dangar) and Housemothers for the support you have shown me Nanette Spanswick (Abbott), Karyn throughout what can only be described Herbert (Croft) Karen Hutton and as a challenging year for all. Belinda Close (Tyrrell), Manuela Jones (White) and Julie Crozier (Girls/Dangar) were huge assets in their respective boarding Houses and I thank them for Mr David Drain their tireless work as well. Director of Boarding

The Headmaster’s Country Tour was a fantastic opportunity for me to meet with many parents, often for the first time, who aren’t always able to get to Armidale for sport or other events.

33 Senior School

34 The Armidalian 35 Director of Studies’ Report

It was with this approach at the He deserved this fine result and now forefront of our minds that we continue heads to the University of Sydney to progressing with the International study Commerce and Engineering. Nine Baccalaureate in both our Junior and other students achieved ATAR results Middle Schools. Of particular note is the above 90: William Forsyth (96.45), Chloe ongoing leadership of these programs Lawson (96.45), Disa Smart (94.85), by Coordinators Veronica Waters and Henry Mason (93.55), Emily Hempel Rachel Piddington. The many hours that (93.50), Liam Smith (92.10), Kieran they put in to developing the program Dennis (91.80), Phebe Hunt (91.00) and with classroom teachers to expand Patrick Foster (90.75). These fine results the opportunities for our students can were complemented by a very strong often go unnoticed. However, the proof 30 percent of the year group receiving of its value, in opening up the wider an ATAR over 80. world to the minds of our students and Other highlights include 27 percent of in developing the skills that allow them our students achieving 38 Band 6s in 18 to become good learners, is evident different subjects. 55 percent of Drama when you walk through our bustling Students achieving a Band 6 with seven Junior and Middle Schools. Staff students also nominated for HSC Drama teaching senior subjects continue to showcase OnSTAGE. implement new HSC subjects and this now seems to be an ongoing cycle in Finally, we worked with an external NSW schools. company, Educational Analysis Mrs Seonia Wark, DIrector of Studies and Consulting, to help us look at The continued dedication of our staff performance in individual subjects to develop our students’ learning is and in growth over the last decade. impressive and I would like to thank They found that our estimated average Let’s Open Doors… them for their commitment and ATAR has grown by 12 points in that passion that they bring to our school time. Something that I am very proud The recent passing of Mr Murray community. When juggling classroom, of as it means our academic program Guest has seen me reflect on the time pastoral, co-curricular and adventure continues to build and more doors that I have worked for him first as a responsibilities it makes for a busy are open to our departing students. I young and inexperienced classroom year but add the death of Mr Guest to wish to thank Mr Luke Polson, Assistant teacher up to the last nine years as that and you can really see the loyalty, Director of Studies, for this initiative Director of Studies. When taking on dedication and commitment that they and for the further analysis that has the responsibility of the academic all bring to their working lives. It is with been done for setting the next stage of leadership of the school I asked him that in mind that I truly thank them for academic improvement goals for the how I will know that we, as a school, all that they brought to 2019. are succeeding and his response was: upcoming years. our students will have doors open to As usual, we ended 2019 with the With the structural changes that now them that they didn't have before. Higher School Certificate (HSC) results see us move in to 2020, I would like It was never about the ATAR alone for Year 12. The Dux for 2019 was Henry to take this opportunity to thank Mrs for Mr Guest. He taught us all that O’Neil with an ATAR of 97.95. During Vickey O’Brien for her tireless work balancing academic progress with a full his time at TAS, Henry has shown many assisting me over the last nine years. involvement in sport, creative arts and students what it is like to commit to adventure will indeed open doors. your studies and be involved in a wide range of other activities.

36 The Armidalian

Somebody once said to me that Vickey ACADEMIC COLOURS was “the real boss” and is certainly true that any member of the TAS community Year 12 Gold Year 12 Silver Year 11 Gold Year 11 Silver Kieran Dennis Lucy Ball Colby Hanes knows that she is the one to go to if Phoebe Hunt Chloe Lawson Patrick Foster Jayden Carroll Archer Howard you need to know something or get Henry O’Neil Emily Hempel Chloe Vanderwolf Lily Neilson something done. I am pleased that Disa Smart Siddhartha Nalliah Matthew Wark Lachlan Reiss-Wears her move to Secretary to the Head of Liam Smith Elliana McRae Thomas Wu

School in 2020 acknowledges her skill Shayla Oates set and experience but does not mean we lose her knowledge and compassion from our school community or from my ACADEMIC MEDALLIONS daily work life. Year 10 Gold Year 10 Silver So, we end 2019 with a heavier heart Medhi Ahsan Isabella Gooch than usual but we continue to look Georgia Donoghue Alex Hall forward to improving the academic Lachlan Galbraith Henry Mitchell foundation that our students will Lachlan Hey Hudson McAllister ultimately leave TAS with as well as Jack van Roy Hannah Neilson the wealth of opportunities available Year 9 Gold Year 9 Silver to them outside of the classroom that Hugo Catterall William Jackson builds the young men and women who Max Guppy Fergus Menzies we can all be proud of. Aiden Swick Emily Palfreyman Lydie Taylor Ruby Straker Mrs Seonia Wark Director of Studies Year 8 Gold Year 8 Silver Emily Buntine Ardie Curtis Alex Donoghue Guy Hardin Louis Ross Pierre Morcellet Angus Wallis

Year 7 Gold Year 7 Silver Henry Kirton Tom Ball Livvy Macfarlane Emily Benham Ali Nivison Matilda Cullen Bethan Palfreyman Bella Fernance William Gilpin Jenna Hattingh Jacob Thorsen

Year 6 Gold Year 6 Silver Temple Macarthur Onslow Millie Coupland Bailey Miller Austin Pease Tilda Morse Hugo Li Charlie Ross Archie Pengilley Ty Schalk-O’Brien Luca Williams

37 Speech Day Prizes

YEAR 6 YEAR 7 (cont.)

Design English Camilla Coupland Alexandra Nivison

Mathematics Japanese Hugo Li Bethan Palfreyman

Visual Arts Geography Matilda Morse Jacob Thorsen

Music HSIE and Ty Shalk O’Brien Coventry Cup – Best All-round Student in Year 7 Bella Fernance Japanese, Citizenship Bailey Miller French and Technology Armidale Dumaresq Council Citizenship Award Nina Taylor Tempe Macarthur Onslow

PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & Physical Education, French, Visual Arts, English, Design, HSIE and Science YEAR 8 Tempe Macarthur-Onslow PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & Physical Education YEAR 7 Angus Goudge

PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & Citizenship Physical Education Darby Lehman Eryn Benham Armidale Freemason’s Prize Mathematics (for excellence in community service) Harry Coleman Jasper O’Neil

Middle School Prize Japanese (for Outstanding contribution and service to Harry Turnbull Middle School) Isabella Crawford Year 8 Prize (for commitment and perseverance) Visual Arts Angus Wallis Matilda Cullen Citizenship Citizenship Luisa Wilkinson Brock Galvin English, Music, Visual Arts and Music Armidale Diocesan Middle School Prize William Gilpin (for willingness to support, encourage and serve others) Emily Buntine Science Henry Kirton Design and Technology, French, HSIE Geography, HSIE History, Mathematics and Science Citizenship Louis Ross Tom Leitch

38 The Armidalian YEAR 9 YEAR 10

PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & French Physical Education Josiah Alcorn Karen Baker Poll Hereford Shield Drama Ben Burwell Sam Ball Drama PDHPE Elective Nichola Clarkson Archie Grieve History Extension Elective Japanese Samuel Coady William Jackson PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & Physical Education HSIE History Oliver Cook Fergus Menzies PDHPE Elective PDHPE Elective Lily Etheridge Benjamin Rowe Music Science – Lochhead Memorial Prize Alexander Gibson Aiden Swick Japanese English Extension Elective Lachlan Hey Lydie Taylor Industrial Technology Agriculture – Kenneth Caldwell Memorial Prize Joe Kermode Augustus White Science Extension Elective Science Extension Elective, Design & Technology and John McGregor-Thew Armidale Regional Council Citizenship Award Hugo Catterall Carson Shield Achiever’s Award Kade Stanley Mathematics – Mottershead Memorial Prize and Technology and Engineering Elective English Extension Elective Maxwell Guppy Mehdi Ahsan

Geography and Science Extension Elective Science Extension Elective William Jubb Mehdi Ahsan

Music and English Visual Arts and Agriculture William Mackson Bronte Dagg

Adam Munro Prize for Citizenship and Visual Arts Commerce Elective and History/Geography Extension Emily Palfreyman Elective Hudson McAllister

English, HSIE Geography and HSIE History Lachlan Galbraith

HSIE History, Mathematics Extension Elective, Mathematics - Blaxland Memorial Prize, Mathematics Advanced - Year 11 Accelerant and Science Georgia Donoghue

39 Speech Day Prizes

YEAR 11

Industrial Technology Timber PDHPE - Personal Development, Health & Physical William Benham Education Andrew Kirk Metals and Engineering Rorie Chambers Music 1 Andrew Kirk Armidale Freemason’s Prize (for excellence in community service) French Continuers Bronte Garcia Jenna Macleod

Design and Technology Music 2 Hilton Jackson Jenna Macleod

Business Studies Visual Arts Charles Kerr Sancia Ridgeway

Reuben F Scarf Memorial Foundation Award Reuben F Scarf Memorial Foundation Award (for Commitment) (for Commitment) Elton Liau Sancia Ridgeway

Japanese Beginners Construction and English Studies Lok Kan Lam Henry Robertson

John Montgomery Prize English Standard (for best all round achievement in Year 11) Megan Schmitt Lily Neilson Industrial Technology Timber McConville Prize Riley Simmons (for Communication and Leadership) Jack Nivison English Advanced, Ancient History and English Extension 1 Agriculture Matthew Wark Henry Pitman Modern History, Legal Studies, Geography and Primary Industries Economics Bridie Ryan Jaden Carroll

Biology Chemistry, Mathematics Extension 1, Physics and Lucinda Ball Engineering Studies Thomas Wu Quota International Prize (for female student showing outstanding community spirit) Lucinda Ball

Drama Colby Hanes

Mathematics Standard – E P Spencer Memorial Prize Colby Hanes

40 The Armidalian Prefects & House Captains

SENIOR PREFECTS Joshua Jones, Dahlia Glennie

DEPUTY SENIOR PREFECTS Henry O’Neil, Disa Smart

PREFECTS

Lucas Atkin, Joe Baker, Kim Bange, Wallace Bremner, Nicholas Corderoy, William Forsyth, Tayla Frahm, Emily Hempel, Michelle (Milli) Krishnan, Joseph Sewell, Liam Smith, William Swales, Emma Ward, Jack Waters

HOUSE CAPTAIN VICE CAPTAIN

Abbott Lachlan Oates, Milli Krishnan William Forsyth, Tom Hamilton Broughton Lucas Atkin, Miah Lupica Nicholas Flannery, Emily Hempel Croft Timothy Cimino, Geogie Orman Nicholas Barnier, Wallace Bremner Girls Boarding Georgie Orman Milli Krishnan Green Joseph Sewell, Georgina Draney Henry O’Neil, Elliana McRae

Ross Liam Smith, Disa Smart Harry Mason, Chloe Lawson

Tyrrell William Swales, Kim Bange Hamish Cannington, Joe Baker

Prefects Back row (l-r): Lucas Atkin, Joseph Sewell, Jack Waters, Nicholas Corderoy, William Forsyth, Liam Smith Second row: Kim Bange, Tayla Frahm, William Swales, Joe Baker, Wallace Bremner, Emma Ward, Emily Hempel Front row: Michelle Krishnan, Disa Smart (Deputy Senior Prefect), Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Dahlia Glennie (Senior Prefect), Joshua Jones (Senior Prefect), Mr Alan Jones (Deputy Headmaster), Henry O’Neil (Deputy Senior Prefect)

41 Year 12 Awards

Headmaster’s Academic Prize for Excellence Henry O’Neil

Academic Prizes

Overall Academic Achievement (estimated > 90)

Emily Hempel, Phebe Hunt, Chloe Lawson, Henry Mason, Disa Smart, Liam Smith

Agriculture (Sinclair Trophy) Geography Hugh McDouall Kieran Dennis Automotive Drama Angus Martel William Forsyth Ancient History Legal Studies Patrick Foster William Forsyth Biology History Extension Riley Stewart Thomas Price Design & Technology (Philip & Lenna Smith Prize) Modern History (Blomfield Memorial Prize) Dahlia Glennie Thomas Price English (Standard) (Ken McConville Memorial Prize) English – Advanced Dante Holmes-Bradshaw Disa Smart English – Extension 1 Music 2 Chloe Lawson Disa Smart English Extension 2 (Hadley White Prize) Music Extension Phebe Hunt Disa Smart Mathematics (Mottershead Memorial Prize) Chemistry Liam Smith Henry O’Neil Mathematics Standard (E.P. Spencer Memorial Prize) Economics (Drinkwater & Howard Tolhurst Memorial Prize) Shayla Oates Henry O’Neil Metals & Engineering Mathematics Extension 1 Matthew Whibley Henry O’Neil Music 1 (Roger Bailey Memorial Prize) Mathematics Extension II Miah Lupica Henry O’Neil PD, Health & PE Physics Amelia Bonnici Henry O’Neil Primary Industries Luke Rorke TAS Blue (The TAS Blue is for Year 12 students and recognises Textiles and Design outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all Hannah Weston areas of School life) Visual Arts (May Wills Magoffin Prize) William Forsyth, Dahlia Glennie, Emily Hempel, Joshua Michael Harrell Jones, Georgia Kaynes, Henry Mason, Henry O’Neil, Business Studies Erin Page, Joseph Sewell, Disa Smart, Liam Smith, Kieran Dennis Jack Waters

Lions Citizenship Medallions for Exemplary Character and Service

Lucas Atkin, Nicholas Corderoy, Georgina Draney, Henry Mason, Elliana McRae, Georgie Orman, Erin Page, Keanu Rhoades, Liam Smith 42 The Armidalian Rotary Citizenship Prize Phebe Hunt, Joseph Sewell

Special Prizes

Andrew Beattie Memorial Prize Headmaster’s Prize for the Best All Rounder Outstanding contribution to Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Excellence in academic, sporting & community fields Activities Disa Smart Kim Bange The Brad Fenner Prize N K Moffatt Shield Prize for Deputy Senior Prefect Best all-round Sportsman Disa Smart Hamish Cannington Keith Lawrance Memorial Shield GPS OBU Council Sport Prize Leadership and Service in many fields For outstanding sportsmanship, exceptional dedication, Henry O’Neil commitment and contribution to sport Rajendra Perpetual Trophy Kieran Dennis Debating Brendan Vickers Memorial Prize for Individual Excellence Henry O’Neil Michael Harrell Round Square King Constantine Medal Rajendra Perpetual Trophy Individual of Group who have done unusual and Debating outstanding service work and in so doing have supported Phebe Hunt the ideals of Round Square School Based Traineeship Award Henry O’Neil James Pointing The Brad Fenner Prize Celia Skeggs Memorial Shield Prize for Deputy Senior Prefect Personal Achievement through School Activities Henry O’Neil Luke Rorke Dr Kent-Hughes Prize Anthony Kent Biggs Memorial Prize For Christian Service Leadership and good influence amongst Juniors Dahlia Glennie William Swales Ruth Langford-Smith Memorial Prize Peter Beit Prize For persistence and determination Achievement in Several Fields Dahlia Glennie Jack Waters Rawson Cup G. A. Fisher Prefects Prize For the Senior Prefect All-round Achievement of a Prefect (character and influence) Dahlia Glennie William Forsyth Rawson Cup Jim Graham Drama Prize For the Senior Prefect Contribution to Co-curricular Drama Joshua Jones William Forsyth Cecil Hill Memorial Prize Contribution to Co-curricular Music Disa Smart

Higinbotham Prize for Dux of the School 2018 Sambavan Jeyakumar

43 Valedictory Day Address

The graduating class of 2001 from Aboriginal stock team I worked with TAS walked out pretty rounded, we to give me the skin name “Dunuriki”, could recite Shakespeare, interpret the the exact translation being a crude chord structure of Beethoven, apply reference to parts of life I would never trigonometry, trek for an entire day by experience until I learn to talk to girls. map and compass, we all had a bronze Imagine then my state of affairs star, we could all shoot a .303 but what at acting school, where as the we could not do was talk to a girl. conservative country boy I was Perhaps it was our role models, through monologuing on Shakespeare’s finest a narrow prism of observation we wearing a rugby jersey while the girls thought the perfect man had the were presenting radical contemporary dry wit of Mr Alan Jones, the rocky works infused with liberalised gender muscular physique of Mr Mark Taylor critique that seemed to require (remember this was 20 years ago) and constant nudity. the Grecian-shovel-like jawline of Mr After three years of acting school and Jim Pennington. But I think it went still not being able to string a sentence deeper. Mr Gareth Rickards (96-01), Guest Speaker together without a blowout or the Exposure to members of the opposite antisocial urge to run, I wrote a thesis sex only occurred when the PLC and for Sydney University contemplating NEGS girls came around for combined Australian masculinity where the HSC classes. Back then the sound of terms hegemonic, regressive and toxic It’s a real privilege to be here today. I the PLC minibus alone transformed the appeared regularly. There it was, staring stand in the footsteps of a lot of good quadrangle of TAS into an enormous me in the face, but by now I was a mates who have delivered this speech pound of discarded kelpies howling prisoner to Stockholm syndrome, lost in recent years, so I count myself lucky and spasming for attention. In myself inside the cell of the repressed product to be invited. The Valedictory Service at personally it seemed to trigger of a boy school. The fact I got married this school is built on beautiful tradition momentary fits of running. I can recall is frankly a miracle, and that I now have and symbolism and is truly unique. once chasing a coach full of NEGS girls two daughters appears some kind down the main street of Cessnock, of universal intervention of feminine I can remember my valedictory of 18 another time a taxi full of PLC girls enlightenment. years ago as a day that started off really along Rusden Street, and then there So - to the present day gentlemen of well – I won 12 awards and (finally) was the infamous nudie-run around the The Armidale School I say this, you now the pride of my parents, but as they main building of NEGS one Saturday have a truly rounded education, and say pride comes before the fall and night, which - apart from probably to the women, thank you, and from later that night one of my best mates being illegal – concluded with my cheer this Old Boy of the school, a belated hooked up with the NEGS girl I took squad high tailing it with my clothes welcome. to the dinner. So it was a day of ups leaving me on the side of the New and downs. Not that this should have England Highway with only a boat shoe Now this speech will be rife with surprised me upon reflection. for dignity. It was around that moment I contradictions and ideologically brief, thought – maybe I had a problem. but I don’t think my role is to provide you with any concrete answers. As I This social failing followed me to the see it, an inspired life is more a journey hyper masculine society of Central of constant questions, and as the Queensland where I jackarooed for brilliant Israeli historian Harari puts a year after school. It inspired the 44 The Armidalian it, “Questions you cannot answer are But it is true that we live in a society One statistic highlighting this is that 93 usually far better than answers you where there is powerful intangible line percent of the human population has cannot question”. drawn between wealth and importance. immediate access to a mobile phone, You can buy into this or not. while only 63 percent has immediate So, I just want to get you thinking about access to clean water and sanitation. the road that lies ahead. Mainly, what The mistaken step-child of money will be your relationship and attitude to is career. I say mistaken because Robots, once the bad guys of science certain things? the two are so often considered as fiction, are now genuinely part of a package where really the two are the workforce. They drive trucks in We’ll start big picture. Money. The totally dysfunctional. Your career, underground mines, fill out our tax world is divided by oceans, mountains, your life’s work, can be so much more returns and can even diagnose cancer. sovereign boundaries, religions, than an accumulation of money. And Socially, the online universe has fast languages…but it is unified by its it should be. A “career” is one of the become the main stage for advertising common allegiance to money. Everyone great purposes that human beings one’s personality. from the pessimistic communist to the have created for themselves in order Trumpian capitalist needs money. So So, how do you stay relevant as to define their meaning in the world. you need to figure out how you will an individual in an age of digital So this is all about attitude. Choose earn it, and then (more importantly) dictatorships? This is probably the paths that suit you, that entertain you how you will put that money you have greatest challenge past generations and that stimulate you. Don’t join the earned to work. Two words. Compound including my own have left you (that legion of zombie workers depressively Interest. How I wish someone said those and climate change but I saw sceptics bitching and moaning about their words to me at your age. Compound among the parents and don’t want to jobs. It’s boring and it’s pathetic. Let an Interest. It’s not necessarily a plug but I illicit complaint letters – so I’ll leave that interesting career define you and see refer you to The Barefoot Investor. for now). But change will need to come how much better a person you become. from you. Rescue this crippled digital Your relationship to money will be one Back in 1999 two radical disruptive universe we have colonised. Seriously, of the most enduring and precarious forces swept through TAS. The first we need you to do it. relationships you have. The difficulty went by the name of Deidre Rickards being you can’t divorce it. You can’t I’m terrified the legacy of my generation and the Music department and my delete it. So – how will you get along is going to be totally laughable. student life were never the same. The with this two-faced monster? Consider TAS student of history 50 other was that Steve Jobbs invaded TAS years from now – “Right, so in 2019 One side of money is that it buys with flouro coloured Apple desktops, there was a proliferation of personality you tangible things like food, shelter, so many of them we suddenly had a disorders due to social media anxiety. A clothes, a car, the experience of a building called ‘The Computer Block’. practise called ‘shaming’ was considered concert, of travelling overseas, the What we were witnessing was a micro brave and cool, even though you did ability to sponsor a child whose only movement being replicated across the it hidden behind a laptop, alone and real difference to you is they were born globe. Over the subsequent 20 years often anonymously. People over the in a war zone where you weren’t. the computer nerd has gone from a age of 42 were actually encouraged to diminutive outsider with bad posture use social media. And the very moment But money also thrives on intangible and glasses to a desirable archetype children were born, while they were still traits. Status. Reputation. Importance. with beautiful skin and enhanced social dripping in a cocktail of bodily fluids Consider is a person with more money capital. a greater person? A more responsible and their head was still elongated from person? A more enlightened person? Technology has radically disrupted our birth, their parents decided to put their Spend some time around the Eastern lives pretty much within your life span. image on the internet for anybody in Suburbs of Sydney and you’ll probably The digital frontier is the new prioritised the world to see.” conclude they’re mostly just a tosser. horizon.

45 Valedictory Day Address (cont.)

Our collective use of digital Everyone has a story. Every life has a birthdays and they are well among the infrastructure is at an embarrassing purpose. Therefore, will you conform, greatest and most important people I infancy so please – save us. reject or rattle the status quo? know.

Once again, much of this a One way to hear plenty of stories and to You are about to embark on an utterly consideration of relationships. How we get plenty of your own is travel. Travel. fantastic stage of life. Confusing, treat the other. Consider then the well- Travel. Travel. There is no greater tonic colourful, scary, intoxicating, worn phrase, “walk a mile in another to the naivety of isolation nor a more exhilarating, embarrassing, all- person’s shoes”. I once shot a film called comprehensive baptism by experience encapsulating. Take it all on. Don’t Third World Man with a bunch of African than travelling. And I’m not talking the hide from the horrors, don’t languor in actors. Almost every single one of bars of Kuta, London or LA. Break the monotony, and allow time to sit inside them had either been a child soldier beaten path. Spin the globe blindly or the miracles. It is the time of life to say or orphaned due to militia violence. throw a dart at a map. yes to just about everything so you These guys had an infectious collective don’t die wondering. The point is go somewhere random, charisma, but behind that was a pain experience it, avoid the trappings of Every great script at its origin confronts that none of us could possibly fathom. comfort and familiarity and hope to the hero with two problems. One This became most apparent during the God something goes wrong so you can internal problem, (one that is intensely climactic scene where my character is test yourself. personal), and one external (a problem shot by a thief in a Sudanese market. with the world). The hero’s journey is to The actor pulling the trigger had See, taste, breathe the way other people conquer the personal problem which brought his wife along because he live. Those are the experiences that will then gives the hero the power to cure was so excited for her to see him in a live inside you forever. the greater problem with the world. movie. So, the director called action, the The other relationships to harness are gunshot rang out, my character fell limp Therefore, in this one life that you have, the ones sitting beside you in this room. and lifeless onto the dust, the director seek to improve and educate yourself, called cut, the Aussie crew cheered TAS harnesses a powerful collective and in turn change the world around the last shot of the day, meanwhile the identity that forges long lasting you. African actor sat there sobbing into the relationships beyond the school days. Good luck. arms of his wife. Fiction for us was a My era regularly supports one another brutally real memory for him. at funerals, weddings, baptisms and Mr Gareth Rickards

46 The Armidalian Valedictory Day Responses

Henry O’Neil Undoubtedly, this has been a special Because a name from TAS may just go Deputy Senior Prefect place for all of us. We are all going further than you can possibly imagine. to miss this place and in different Whilst the word valedictory means ways we will all miss each other. So, To say my time at TAS has been goodbye, this is far from it. Yes, today if there is one message that I want to extraordinary is an understatement. we will officially finish school, but the communicate, it’s this: appreciate what Not surprisingly, 12 years at any school opportunities that lie ahead for all of life throws at you, because this school, allows learning about life, about people us, together, make this day far from whether we’re fully aware of it now or and about the wider world. But, 12 a farewell. So, as we venture forward not, has set us up for the challenges years at TAS? Well, there’s more, isn’t in life, remember where you came of the future. It has taught us lessons there. This place isn’t just a school far from, and all the people from TAS who of resilience, leadership, pride and so from it, actually. Yes, of course we sit in have helped you along the journey much more that make this place so classrooms and enjoy the usual fare, but and helped create the unforgettable unique. everything that this institution offers experience and lasting memories makes it so different and makes the TAS So, on behalf of the 2019 Year 12 cohort from this place. Because the culture experience as unique and memorable of The Armidale School, I want to thank and ethos that this school endorses, as it is. everyone in this room. Firstly: to the is the spirit that can lead all of us to a teachers and wider staff, whose work in successful and fulfilling life. It’s safe to say, TAS has taught us to push their specific disciplines and life lessons boundaries and really “step out of our I leave you this afternoon in the words outside of the classroom we are all so comfort zones.” Whether it’s that four of our very own Mr Will Caldwell, grateful for what you have done for us. o’clock wake up to climb Lofty, 111km from his poem titled The Journey, “The of pain spent on the Hawkesbury or To the parents who have sacrificed so sound of laughter, cheerful song – standing up to sing and act in front of much to give us all the experience of a proclaiming, as they journey on – Youth 250 people - we can all appreciate the lifetime here in a time of real need and and life and all that’s great – The loyalty quality of the journey and its well- climatic struggle, especially who have and love of mates.” deserved reward. We have all been thrown themselves into the wonderful I hope to see you all soon, and encouraged to honestly try everything TAS community and allowed all of us to ultimately on behalf of the class of that we can and, as such, the number of be here today we thank you. 2019 I would like to thank everyone in opportunities here is vast. From sport to And finally, the students. We are a this hall for what we have done for one cadets, to the creative arts, to fireies and cohesive year group, but we are a another. Enjoy tonight and best of luck everything else we, as a cohort, can say close one. We support one another, for life ahead. we represent a little bit of everything. In we look out for one another and we their combination, our differences have I would now like to invite all of you to have a lot fun with one another. To look enabled us to grow with one another, to stand and raise your glasses to toast to where we started in Middle School to collectively fashion a sense of pride and The Armidale School. To The Armidale the mature adults graduating today achievement in the school where we School. as is proof of our collective strength. support and congratulate one another. The respect we have for one another We all have our different backgrounds, and the achievements and diversity different social groups, different Henry O’Neil amongst this group are phenomenal. interests. But it’s these differences that Deputy Senior Prefect So, whatever you chose to do over the have brought all 82 of us together and coming years whether it’s “going up have built the special blended culture north” or halfway across the globe, do of dignity, respect and accomplishment. it knowing you have the supportive group and the connections made in this school.

47 Valedictory Day Responses (cont.)

Disa Smart last piece of bread across the room. The With girls turning blue from the cold, Deputy Senior Prefect traditions in a school so often sold as and Miss Heagney shivering with purple “Hogwarts”. And perhaps it is like that lips, she was firm in sticking out the in a way. The secret tunnels and hidden night. I would like to thank Mr Gareth Rickards doors, the staff in their robes sitting on behalf of the school for his most I’m sure many people have asked you wisely on the stage. Each house defined insightful speech. what your next step will be. Will you go by its unique trait and the students to university? Or take a gap year? Or What would you do if you were asked sorted accordingly. continue a trade? I wonder what you to speak here today? When you leave this school what will will answer. Some people have thought To fit your entire school life here at TAS you take with you? it out for years and have a checklist for and the experiences of your peers into a their future career. Others will walk out It will not be the endless lessons on four-minute speech. For me, coming in those gates in several weeks’ time and your prescribed English text, however Year 9 with the first cohort of girls, that take the road out of town not knowing poignant and universal the themes would be just one minute per year! where it will lead. may be, but rather the memories and Would you go back to day one? friendships. The challenges that crafted But in all honestly it doesn’t matter you into the person you are today. The how you answer because life never Let me tell you, coming from an all-girls punishing rehearsal schedule of the turns out the way you imagined. It is school as one of five girls in a year Oliver musical that drained your energy through facing those things that seem of seventy boys, the classroom was yet gave you the chance to live the life impossible, we find just how far we can beyond the realms of my imagination. of a pick pocket in the 19th century. push ourselves and who we become I will never forget Major Thatcher’s when we nudge the bounds of reality. Science classes with at least two boys Would you have taken up such ordered to do push ups by the end of opportunities left to your own devices? So after all the years of schooling that every lesson. Although the boys were If it weren’t in the TAS activities program as young restless teenagers we thought boisterous and cunning when it came would you have put your name down would never end, now is the time. To to arguing with Ms Webster-Knife about to fight fires or swim 2km in the ocean take off our hats to this school that has how irrelevant maths is in “real life”, with visions of Jaws foremost in your been a home for many of us here and talking to the girls was daunting. mind? Would you keep going, with to the teachers and students that make your heaving breath, as you tackle TAS the place it is. Then there was TAS PE department heartbreak hill in the City to Surf? who taught classes as though the Take the time to look around you. Although painful, these were defining entire group was training for the 2020 Look to your parents. The smiling faces moments. Because after every stroke in Olympics in Tokyo. It was only after of encouragement and support that the water and every aching step there doing burpees in sheep manure freshly guided you through years of schooling. were words of encouragement chanted scattered on Backfield that we began to Look to your fellow students with by your friends. grasp what the forthcoming years had whom you shared laughter and tears. in store for us. Unfortunately, PE lessons I remember one of the first outings in Those who spilled coffee on your clean caused black eyes for Miah who copped cadets. We were lost within half an hour shirt, time and time again, insisting it numerous handballs to the face. as a huge storm rolled over the horizon. was an accident. Those by your side Soon gale force winds were roaring when you sneaked out of the boarding Or would you go back to your first across the open plains and the unit of house at night. Or when you talked lunch in the dining hall? girls was inexplicably trekking up a bare your way out of a three-week overdue The array of severe headmasters lining ridge following Mr Toakley’s helpful assessment. the walls. The eyes of Mr Guest staring advice. you down as you valiantly threw the

48 The Armidalian Now look to those people who weren’t in your friend group but were still good for a yarn. Take the time to remember a moment with each person in this room.

These past few days have felt like so many things are coming to an end, the last class, the last night in the boarding house, the last assembly and the last lunch in the Dining Hall. Now the gates are opening for us to explore the world beyond school. To carry on the TAS tradition let me end with ‘Carpé Diem’. Seize the day.

Disa Smart Deputy Senior Prefect Disa Smart and Henry O’Neil, Deputy Senior Prefects Year 12

Back Row (L to R): Will Goodwin, Harrison Lyons, Emerson Browning, Angus Martel, Michael Harrell, Lachlan Oates, Aaron Iji, Nicholas Flannery, Clayton Southwell, Tom Hamilton, Jesse Streeting, Patrick Woodburn, Hamish Cannington, Sebastian Etheridge Fourth Row: Hugh McDouall, Michael Paull, Jiacheng Kang, Oscar Rogers, Dante Holmes-Bradshaw, Riley Stewart, Duncan Chalmers, Matthew Whibley, Benjamin McElroy, James Pointing, Thomas Deshon, Jasper Leoni, Keanu Rhoades, Nicholas Ward, Peeranut Udompitisup, Kwok Tung Huen, Luke Rorke Third Row: Kieran Dennis, Harriet Wickman, Siddhartha Nalliah, Thomas Price, Patrick Foster, Angus Earle, Tsz Ng, Chloe Lawson, Joseph Smyth, Alexander Kirk, Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov, Timothy Cimino, Stephanie Clarkson, Benjamin Friend, Edward Fogarty, Georgie Orman, Hamish Whibley, Henry Mason Second Row: Christian Blewitt, Hannah Weston, Erin Page, Ruby Wright, Isabelle Perrottet, Elliana McRae, Georgia Kaynes, William Forsyth, Jack Waters, Nicholas Corderoy, Mac Metcalf, Shayla Oates, Georgina Draney, Amelia Bonnici, Georgina Watson, Phebe Hunt, Miah Lupica Front Row: Michelle Krishnan, Kim Bange, Emma Ward, Joe Baker, Lucas Atkin, Henry O’Neil (Deputy Senior Prefect), Mrs Seonia Wark (Director of Studies), Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Joshua Jones (Senior Prefect), Dahlia Glennie (Senior Prefect), Mr Alan Jones (Deputy Headmaster), Disa Smart (Deputy Senior Prefect), Joseph Sewell, Liam Smith, Wallace Bremner, William Swales, Tayla Frahm, Emily Hempel Absent: Heath Chandler 49 Valete

Atkin, Lucas Joe (2014 – 2019) Broughton House Offices held: Prefect, House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO OIC, Wears Sam Browne – Service to A Coy 2019, RSL Trophy – Best Platoon Sergeant at Annual Camp 2017 Batyr Chapter 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016,18. Sport: Cricket 2014-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019 Rugby 2014-19, First XV 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 NCIS Touch Football 2017 Triathlon 2016-17.

Baker, Joe Peter (2018 – 2019) Tyrrell House Offices held: Prefect, Deputy House Captain. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018, Batyr Chapter 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018. Sport: Rowing, Second IV 2018-19, AAGPS Head of the River 2019, NSW Championships 2018-19 Rugby 2018-19, First XV 2018-19, AAGPS Combined Opens Rep, Gold Colours 2019, Rugby 7s 2019, NZ Tour 2018, Silver Colours 2018.

Bange, Kim Nicole (2016 – 2019) Tyrrell House Offices held: Prefect, House Captain, Captain of Boats, Captain of Netball. Awards/Prizes: Andrew Beattie Memorial Prize – Outstanding Contribution to Co-Curricular Activities 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Barazza Leader – Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018, Delegate - Round Square International Conference, Appleby College, Toronto Canada 2018 Batyr Chapter 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2017-19. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2018. Sport: Basketball 2016-17 Netball TAS 1 2018-19, Silver Colours 2018 and 2019 NCIS 2017-19, Silver Medallion 2017 Rowing 2017-19, First IV, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, NSW Rowing Championships and Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta 2018-19 Swimming 2016.

50 The Armidalian Barnier-Merzliakov, Nicholas Andrew (2013 – 2019) Croft House Offices held: Deputy House Captain, Captain of Tennis, SRC 2016-17, Middle School Head Monitor (Boarding) 2015. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014–2017, SGT 2017 Minimbah Service 2016-18 Batyr Chapter 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017-18, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Fiji Service Trip 2015 Rangers 2013. Sport: Athletics 2013-19, AAGPS 2015-19, AAGPS Cross Country 2017-18, CIS Cross Country 2017, Reserve Champion Boys’ 18 yrs and over Champion 2019, Reserve Champion 16 yrs Champion 2017 Rugby 2017 Tennis 2013-19, First IV 2015-19, Gold Colours 2018, 2019, Gold Medallions 2015 and 2017, NCIS and CIS 2015-19.

Blewitt, Christian Jay (2017 – 2019) Croft House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018. Sport: Basketball 2018-19 Cricket, Second XI 2018-19 Football, Third XI 2018.

Bonnici, Amelia (2017 – 2019) Ross House Awards/Prizes: Year 12 PDHPE Prize, Year 11 PDHPE Prize, Academic Silver Colours 2019, 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018 Batyr Chapter 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Sport: Netball TAS2 2019 Hockey 2018 Swimming 2018-19 Triathlon 2017-19. Other: Student Exchange to Stanford Lake College, Limpopo, South Africa 2017.

Bremner, Wallace Gaffney (2016 – 2019) Croft House Offices held: Prefect, Deputy House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Year 11 Industrial Technology Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2016 Minimbah Service 2016-18. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2016-19. Sport: Cricket 2016-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, Douglas Shield Rep 2018-19 Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018 NCIS Touch Football 2017. Other: Student Exchange to Stanford Lake College, South Africa 2017.

51 Browning, Emerson James Lenaghan (2014 – 2019) Croft House Office held: Captain of Football 2019. Awards/Prizes: Year 10 PDHPE Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO Training Officer HQ 2018, WOII Craig Churches Award (Intestinal Fortitude at Annual Camp) 2016 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017-19, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016-19. Sport: Athletics 2015-19, Robert Horner Fletcher Cup – Boys Open Athletics Champion 2019, R J Magoffin Cup – Boys 17 yrs Champion 2018, Belfield Cup – Boys 16 yrs Champion 2017, Reserve Champion – Boys 15 yrs Championship 2016, AAGPS, CIS and NCIS 2016-19 Basketball 2016 Football 2015-19, First XI 2017-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, NCIS and CIS 2018-19, Silver Medallion 2017 Rugby 7s 2016 Shooting 2015 Triathlon 2015-19, NSW All- Schools Water Polo 2018-19.

Cannington, Hamish John (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Offices held: Deputy House Captain, Captain of Athletics, Vice Captain of Cricket. Awards/Prizes: N K Moffatt Shield – Best All-Round Sportsman 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2016 and 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Batyr Chapter 2018 Minimbah Service 2018. Sport: Athletics 2014-19, Silver Colours 2018 and 2019, AAGPS 2018-19, Warren Pengilley Cup – 100m Champion 2019, Reserve Champion Boys 17 yrs 2018, CIS and NCIS 2016- 19, NCIS Cross Country 2016 Cricket 2014-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, Mottershead Cup – Most Improved First XI 2018, Douglas Shield Rep 2018-19 Hockey 2016- 17, Open Boys 2016-17 Mountain Biking 2015-16, NSW All-Schools 2015 Rugby 2014-19, First XV 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Swimming 2014- 19, NCIS 2016-18, Reserve Champion Boys 18 yrs, Reserve Champion Senior Boys 2018, 2017, Boys 16 yrs Champion 2017, Boys 15 yrs Champion and Boys Junior Champion 2016 Touch Football, NCIS 2017 Triathlon 2016-18, Silver Colours 2018, Silver Medallion 2017, NSW All Schools 2016-18.

Chalmers, Duncan James (2007 – 2019) Broughton House Office held: Captain of Mountain Biking. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-18 Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Katoomba Youth Christian Conference 2017 Rangers 2013. Sport: Mountain Biking 2014-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, National and State Championships 2015-19, XCO Series 2017, Silver Medallion 2017, NCIS Cross Country 2017 Rugby 2015-2016, 2019, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Tennis NCIS 2018 Touch Football NCIS 2017 Triathlon 2016-18.

Chandler, Heath James (2013 – 2019) Ross House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-18, Signals 2017-18 Rangers 2013. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2015-19, Performance Orchestra 2018, Senior Jazz Combo 2019. Sport: Basketball 2016-19 Hockey 2018-19 Kayaking 2015-16 Rugby 2015- 17.

52 The Armidalian Cimino, Timothy Joseph (2014 – 2019) Croft House Office held: House Captain 2019. Awards/Prizes: Year 9 Japanese Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17 Silver Triple Crown 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017 Public Speaking and Debating 2015. Sport: Basketball 2014-19 Football 2014-15, 2018-19 Rugby 2016. Other: Cultural and Language Study Tour to Japan 2016.

Clarkson, Stephanie Leigh (2017 – 2019) Green House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2017-19 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2017-19, Organ tuition 2017-19, TAS Senior Choir 2018-19, TAS Cantique 2017-18, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017, Hoskins Theatre Stage Team and Senior Technical Production Club 2018-19. Sport: Dance 2017-19 Squash 2017-19.

Corderoy, Nicholas James (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Prefect, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019, Year 10 English Prize, Silver Academic Medallion 2016. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, SGT 2017 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016, 2018 Kokoda Track Expedition 2017. Sport: Cricket 2014-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, Douglas Shield Rep 2018-19 Rugby 2014-19, First XV 2018-19, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 NCIS Touch Football 2017 Shooting 2016 Triathlon 2016-18.

Dennis, Kieran Michael (2006 – 2019) Green House Offices held: Captain of Cricket 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Year 12 Geography Prize, Year 12 Business Studies Prize, Silver Academic Colours 2018, GPSOBU Council Sports Prize, Andrew Beattie Memorial Prize – Outstanding Contribution to Co-Curricular Activities 2019, Silver Academic Medallion 2016, Gold Academic Medallion 2015. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, Fiji Service 2015. Sport: Cricket 2014-19, First XI 2016-19, Captain 2019, Gold Colours 2019, Consett Stephen Cup – Best Batting Average First XI 2019, Silver Colours 2018, Uther Cup – Best Bowling Average First XI 2018, Geoffrey Bigg Bat – Best All-Rounder First XI 2017, Silver Medallions 2016 and 2017, Douglas Shield Rep 2018-19, Walter Taylor Shield Rep 2015-16, Brisbane Tour 2016 Football 2014-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, Melbourne Tour 2018, NCIS 2019.

53 Deshon, Thomas Adam (2013 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Vice Captain of Shooting 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Year 11 Visual Arts Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO RSM HQ 2019, CUO Training Officer 2018 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017 (competitor) and 2018 (land crew) Fiji Service Trip 2015. Sport: Mountain Biking 2016-18 Rugby 2013-17 Shooting 2015-19, AAGPS Championships 2016-2019, First VIII 2016-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, Silver Medallions 2016 and 2017 Tennis 2015.

Draney, Georgina (2017 – 2019) Green House Office held: House Captain 2019. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2018. Sport: Basketball 2017 Netball 2018-19 Tennis 2019.

Earle, Angus Lloyd (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Vice Captain of Shooting 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Year 9 Japanese Prize, Academic Silver Medallion 2016. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, SGT 2017 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017, 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Drums tuition 2015-19, Strings tuition 2014-17, TAS Camerata 2015-17, Drama tuition 2015-16. Sport: Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018 Shooting 2015-19, AAGPS Championships 2016-2019, First VIII 2016-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Silver Medallions 2017, 2016 Tennis 2015-17. Other: Cultural and Language Study Tour to Japan 2016.

Etheridge, Sebastian (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Office held: Captain of Hockey 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2016-17, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18. Sport: Basketball 2015-16 Hockey 2018-19, First XI 2016-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, Silver Medallions 2016, 2017, New England Rep 2016-17, NCIS 2017 Rowing 2017-19, First IV 2019, Silver Colours 2019 Swimming 2014-19, Reserve Champion Boys 16 yrs 2017, NCIS 2017 NCIS Touch Football 2017 Triathlon 2016-18 Water Polo 2019.

54 The Armidalian Flannery, Nicholas (2015 – 2019) Broughton House Office held: Deputy House Captain 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2015-19, SGT Regimental Quartermaster 2019 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Brass tuition 2016-17, Guitar tuition 2017. Sport: Basketball 2015-19 Cricket 2016-19 Hockey 2018-19, First XI 2016-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Silver Medallions 2017, 2016, New England Rep 2016-17, NCIS 2017 Rugby 2015- 17, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Tennis NCIS 2018 Triathlon 2015-16.

Fogarty, Edward Ben (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Awards/Prizes: Statement of Attainment towards Certificate II in Agriculture, Certificate II in Engineering 2019, Year 11 Primary Industries Prize 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17 Sydney City2Surf 2018 Cattle Team 2018. Sport: Basketball 2014-17 Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018.

Forsyth, William John (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Prefect, Deputy House Captain, Captain of Theatre 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Freemasons Prize for Excellence in Community Service 2016, Academic Silver Medallion 2016. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Sydney City2Surf 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Drama tuition 2015-16, Hoskins Theatre Technical Crew 2015-17, Silver Colours Theatre 2019, Silver Medallion Theatre 2015, Drama Silver Colours 2018, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Hockey 2014-19 Shooting 2015 Tennis 2015-19. Other: Student Exchange to Appleby College, Ontario, Canada 2017.

Foster, Patrick Nelson (2017 – 2019) Abbott House Awards/Prizes: Year 12 Ancient History Prize, Academic Silver Colours 2019, Year 11 Ancient History Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Sport: Basketball 2017-19 Cricket 2018-19 Football 2018-19, First XI, Silver Colours 2019, NCIS 2019 Hockey 2017-18.

55 Frahm, Tayla Anne (2016 – 2019) Tyrrell House Office held: Prefect 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17, SGT 2017 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017-18, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017-18, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018. Sport: Athletics 2016-19, Reserve Champion 18 yrs girls 2019 Football 2016-19, NCIS 2017-19, CIS 2018 Rowing 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, TAS Shield - Single Sculls Girls 2018 Triathlon 2016-18.

Friend, Benjamin James (2013 – 2019) Green House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2017 Cadet Unit 2014-17, Signals 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2014-19, TAS Big Band 2015-19, TAS Cadet Band 2015-19, TAS Drummers 2018-19. Sport: Cricket 2013-19, First XI 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, NCIS 2019, Douglas Shield Rep 2017-19, Wiburd Shield Rep 2016 Football 2013-19, First XI 2019, Silver Colours 2019, Melbourne Tour 2018, Bill Turner Cup Rep 2017.

Glennie, Dahlia (2017 – 2019) Croft House Offices held: Senior Prefect 2019, SRC 2018-19. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Rawson Cup, Philip and Lenna Smith Award for Year 12 Design and Technology, Ruth Langford-Smith Prize - Persistence and Determination 2019, Year 11 Design and Technology Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2017-18, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018 Delegate – International Senior Round Square Conference – Appleby College, Ontario, Canada 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: School Productions: The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Cricket 2017-19, First XI 2017-19 Silver Colours 2019, Douglas Shield Rep 2017 Football 2018, NCIS and CIS 2018 Hockey 2017-19, First XI girls 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, Silver Medallion 2017 Triathlon 2018. Other: Katoomba Youth Christian Conference 2017.

Goodwin, Will Andrew (2018 – 2019) Tyrrell House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018. Sport: Hockey 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019 NCIS Swimming 2018 Triathlon 2018-19 Water Polo 2018-19.

56 The Armidalian56 Hamilton, Tom Falkiner (2016 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Deputy House Captain, Captain of Equestrian. Awards/Prizes: Year 11 Automotive Prize, Kenneth Caldwell Memorial Prize – Year 9 Agriculture. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17 Minimbah Service 2018. Sport: Cricket 2016 Equestrian 2016-19, Gold Colours 2018 Rugby 2016-19, NZ Tour 2018 Shooting 2016-19, AAGPS Championships 2016-19, First VIII 2019, Silver Colours 2019.

Harrell, Michael James (2010 – 2019) Ross House Awards/Prizes: Brendan Vickers Memorial Prize – Individual Excellence 2019, May Wills Magoffin Memorial Prize – Year 12 Visual Arts, HSC OnStage Nomination 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-18, Signals 2018 Rangers 2013. Creative and Performing Arts: Drama tuition 2014-19, Gold Colours – Drama 2019, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017, Drama Silver Colours 2018, Theatre Silver Medallion 2017, TAS Senior Choir 2018. Sport: Football 2013-15 Hockey 2016-17 Tennis 2014-19.

Hempel, Emily Constance Eugenie (2016 – 2019) Broughton House Offices held: Prefect, Deputy House Captain, Captain of Hockey. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Academic Silver Colours 2019, Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award 2019, Year 10 French Prize, Gold Academic Medallion 2017, 2016. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2016-19, CUO 2019 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Viola tuition 2016-19, Silver Colours Music 2019, 2018, TAS Chamber Ensemble 2016-18, TAS Camerata 2016-18, TAS Cantique 2016-18, TAS Senior String Quartet 2017-18. Sport: Athletics 2016-19, Girls 15 yrs Champion 2016 Basketball 2016-19, First VIII 2018-19, NCIS 2018 Hockey 2016-19, First XI 2017-19, Silver Colours 2018, 2019, Silver Medallion 2017 Netball TAS 2 2016-2018 Tennis 2016.

Holmes-Bradshaw, Dante (2017 – 2019) Green House Awards/Prizes: Ken McConville Memorial Prize – Year 12 Standard English. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Senior Technical Production Club 2018. Sport: Squash 2017-19 Triathlon 2018.

57 Huen, Kwok Tung (Gordon) (2017– 2019) Croft House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2017-18. Sport: Basketball 2017-19, First VIII 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, NCIS 2017 Rugby 2017-18.

Hunt, Phebe Elizabeth Margaret (2017 – 2019) Broughton House (2006 – 2011) Junior School Office held: Captain of Speakers. Awards/Prizes: Rotary Citizenship Prize, Rajendra Perpetual Trophy – Debating, Year 12 English Extension Prize, Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award 2019, Academic Gold Colours 2019, Year 11 Biology Prize, Silver Academic Colours 2018, Year 10 English Extension Elective Prize 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2016-19, SGT 2019, Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2017-18 Thailand Service Trip 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Public Speaking and Debating 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018 School Productions: The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Dance 2017-18 Football 2017-19 Squash 2018-19.

Iji, Aaron Odigbo (2018– 2019) Abbott House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2018. Sport: Football 2018-19 Tennis 2018-19.

Jones, Joshua Michael (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Offices held: Senior Prefect, Captain of Rugby, SRC 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Rawson Cup 2019, McConville Prize for Communication and Leadership 2018, Year 11 Standard English Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-17, CUO, OiC C Coy, Cash Sam Browne – Service to C Coy 2019, Tri-Services Shield – Best Cadet at Annual Camp 2016 Gold Triple Crown 2019, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Minimbah Service 2018, Batyr Chapter 2018. Sport: Mountain Biking 2015-16, Silver Medallion 2015, NSW All-Schools 2015 Rowing 2018-19, First IV 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Sypkens Shield – Single Sculls Boys 2019 Rugby 2014-19, First XV, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Jim Holland Memorial Trophy – Contribution to Rugby 2019, NZ Tour 2018, U16 GPS President’s XV B Team – Captain 2017, Gold Medallion 2017, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Triathlon 2016-19, Silver Medallions 2016 and 2017, NSW All-Schools 2016-17 Touch Football NCIS 2017.

58 The Armidalian Kang, Jiacheng (Stu) (2017– 2019) Croft House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018, Cadet Unit 2017. Sport: Shooting 2017-19 Squash 2018.

Kaynes, Georgia Ann (2017 – 2019) Broughton House (2006 – 2007) Junior School Awards: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life). Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018, Cadet Unit 2017, Signals 2017, Gold Triple Crown 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017-18, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017, Sydney City2Surf 2017, Thailand Service 2017. Sport: Hockey 2017-19, Silver Medallion 2017 Shooting 2017 Swimming 2017-19.

Kirk, Alexander James (2014 – 2019) Ross House Office held: Captain of Triathlon. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17 Inverell Toughen Up Challenge 2019 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017, 2018. Sport: Football 2016 Mountain Biking 2015-16, NSW All Schools Mountain Biking Championships 2015, Silver Medallion 2015 Rugby 2015-19, First XV, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Triathlon 2016-19.

Krishnan, Michelle (Milli) (2017 – 2019) Abbott House Offices held: Prefect, House Captain, Deputy House Captain – Girls’ Boarding House 2019. Awards/Prizes: HSC OnStage Nomination. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017, 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2017, TAS Cantique, 2017-18, Community Choir 2018, School Productions: The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Basketball 2017 Dance 2017-18 Netball TAS 3 2019 Hockey 2017-18, Silver Medallion 2017.

59 Lawson, Chloe Margaret (2016 – 2019) Ross House Office held: Deputy House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Year 12 English Extension 1 Prize, Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award, Academic Gold Colours 2019, 2018, Year 11 Advanced English Prize, Year 11 English Extension Prize, Year 11 Mathematics Extension Prize 2018, Silver Academic Medallion 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2016. Sport: Athletics 2016-19, Reserve Champion Girls 14 yrs 2016 Basketball 2016-19, NCIS 2018 Netball 2016-19, TAS1 2017-19, NCIS 2017-18, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Silver Medallion 2017. Other: Student Exchange to Lakefield College, Ontario, Canada 2017.

Leoni, Jasper James Francesco (2010 – 2019) Ross House Awards/Prizes: Year 11 French Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Rangers 2013. Creative and Performing Arts: Piano tuition 2017, Guitar tuition 2015-16. Sport: Basketball 2016-19 Football 2018-19 Rugby 2015-17 Tennis 2015.

Lupica, Miah Jing (2016 – 2019) Broughton House Office held: House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Roger Bailey Memorial Prize – Year 12 Music Course 1, Year 11 Music Course 1 Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2017, SGT 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2016, 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2017-19 TAS Senior Acappella, TAS Cantique 2016-18, Community Choir 2018, Silver Colours Theatre 2019, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Basketball 2016-19 Football 2019 Mountain Biking 2016 Netball TAS2 2016-18 Swimming 2016-19, Reserve Champion Girls 14 yrs 2016 Touch Football NCIS 2017.

Lyons, Harrison Miles (2016 – 2019) Abbott House Awards/Prizes: HSC OnStage Nomination 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2016-18, Guitar tuition 2016-18, TAS Singers 2017-18, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017, Hoskins Theatre Backstage Team 2017. Sport: Basketball 2017-19 Rugby 2016-18 Shooting 2016-19, Second VIII 2016, AAGPS Championships 2016 Squash 2019.

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60 The Armidalian Martel, Angus William (2013 – 2019) Green House

Awards/Prizes: HSC Automotive Mechanical Prize, Certificate II in Automotive 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2015-18, Q Store 2018 Tour de Rocks 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017 Rangers 2013. Sport: Basketball 2015-19 Rugby 2015-18, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016.

Mason, Henry Herbert (2014 – 2019) Ross House

Offices held: Deputy House Captain, Vice Captain of Athletics, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award, Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019, Academic Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Academic Gold Medallion 2017, 2016, Year 10 French and English Prizes 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Tour de Rocks 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017 Minimbah Service 2018 TAS Junior Rugby Carnival Management 2016-2018, Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018, Delegate –International Senior Round Square Conference – Appleby College, Ontario, Canada 2018 Batyr Chapter 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Debating and Public Speaking 2015-19, Debating Silver Colours 2019, 2018. Sport: Athletics 2014-19, Silver Colours 2018, Silver Medallion 2017, J B Sandilands Cup – Boys 14 yrs Champion 2016, AAGPS, CIS, NCIS 2016-18 Basketball 2016-17 Football 2018-19, First XI 2019, Silver Colours 2019, NCIS 2019 Hockey 2018 Rugby 2015-17 Tennis 2015-19, First IV 2017-19.

McDouall, Hugh William (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Awards/Prizes: Sinclair Trophy – HSC Agriculture Prize 2019, Year 11 Agriculture Prize 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, SGT 2017. Sport: Hockey 2014-19 Shooting 2015 Tennis 2014-19.

McElroy, Benjamin Hugh (2014 – 2019) Croft House Awards/Prizes: Certificate II in Engineering 2019, Year 11 General Mathematics Prize 2018, Year 11 Metal and Engineering Prize, 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17 Aviation 2017- 19 Cattle Team 2018 Fiji Service Trip 2015. Sport: Equestrian 2015-16, Silver Medallion 2015 Rugby 2014-18, Second XV 2018, NZ Tour 2018 Shooting 2015-19, AAGPS championships 2017-19, First VIII 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018 Triathlon 2015-16 NCIS Touch Football 2017. Other: School Based Traineeship 2018-19 Student Exchange to The Athenian School, California, USA 2018.

61 McRae, Elliana Elizabeth (2016 – 2019) Green House Office held: Deputy House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019, Silver Academic Colours 2019, Year 11 Textiles Prize 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17 Gold Triple Crown 2019, Sydney City2Surf 2017, 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Sport: Basketball 2016-19 Netball TAS3 2016-19 Swimming 2016-17.

Metcalf, Mac Edmund Barton (2015 – 2019) Croft House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2017 Cadet Unit 2015-17, Signals 2017 Batyr Chapter 2018. Sport: Basketball 2015-19 Equestrian 2017-18 Mountain Biking 2015 Rugby 2015-18, NZ Tour 2018 Shooting 2016 Triathlon 2016-17.

Nalliah, Siddhartha Siuakumaran (2016 – 2019) Broughton House Awards/Prizes: Academic Silver Colours 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018, Cadet Unit 2016-17, Signals 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2017. Sport: Cricket 2016-19, Second XI 2018-19 Football 2018-19, First XI 2019 Hockey 2018 Rugby 2016-17.

Ng, Tsz To (Alex) (2015 – 2019) Croft House Office held: Vice Captain of Music. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018, Cadet Unit 2015-17, Signals 2017, Ceremonial Catafalque Party 2015, Ceremonial Guard Drummer 2016-17. Creative and Performing Arts: Drums tuition 2017-19, TAS Drummers 2015-2019, TAS Cadet Band 2015-18, TAS Senior Choir 2018-19, School production: Oliver 2019, Piano tuition 2016. Sport: Basketball 2015-19 Football 2019 Rugby 2015 Squash 2016-19.

62 The Armidalian O’Neil, Henry Maxwell Mort (2008 – 2019) Green House Offices held: Deputy Senior Prefect, Deputy House Captain, Captain of Speakers 2019, SRC 2016-19, Middle School Head Monitor (Day) 2015. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Headmaster’s Prize for Academic Excellence – Best HSC Assessment, HSC Chemistry, Mathematics Extension 1 and 2, Physics Prizes 2019, Drinkwater and Howard Tolhurst Memorial Prize – HSC Economics 2019, Brad Fenner Prize, Keith Lawrance Memorial Shield 2019, Academic Gold Colours 2019, 2018, Round Square King Constantine Medal 2019, Year 11 Prizes for Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics and Physics, Armidale Regional Council Citizenship Award 2018, Academic Gold Medallions 2017, 2016, Year 10 Prizes for English Extension Elective, Geography, History, Legal Studies Elective, Science Extension Elective, Carson Shield Achievers Award 2017, Adam Munro Memorial Prize for Citizenship 2017, Lochhead Memorial Prize for Year 10 Science, Mottershead Memorial Prize for Year 10 Mathematics 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO 2018-19, Unit 2iC 2019, McConville Sword 2019, Ceremonial Guard 2016-18, Guard Commander 2018 Delegate National Youth Science Forum 2019 Gold Triple Crown – Awesome Foursome 2019, Tour de Rocks 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, 2017, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017, Gold Triple Crown 2017 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018, Delegate –International Senior Round Square Conference – Appleby College, Ontario, Canada 2018 Director TAS Forensic Science Camp 2017, Batyr Chapter 2018, Minimbah Service 2016-18, TAS Junior Rugby Carnival Management 2016-19, Fiji Service Trip 2015, Rangers 2013. Creative and Performing Arts: Debating and Public Speaking 2014-19, Lions Youth of the Year Finalist, Debating Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Hoskins Theatre Backstage Team 2016. Sport: Basketball 2015-19, First VIII 2018-19, NCIS 2019, Silver Colours 2019 Football 2017-18 Hockey 2017 Rowing 2017-18, Boys Quad 2018 Rugby 2014-16 Triathlon 2016-18. Other: Student Exchange to Hackley School, Westchester County, New York State, USA 2017.

Oates, Lachlan Thomas Richard (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Office held: House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Year 10 HSIE Finance Elective. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO 2018-19, Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018, Batyr Chapter 2018, Minimbah Service 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2016-19. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2015-16. Sport: Mountain Biking 2015-16 Rowing 2017-18, AAGPS Head of the River 2018, 2019 Second IV 2019 Rugby 2014-16, First XV 2018, 2019, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, NZ Tour 2018 Triathlon 2016-18. Other: Student Exchange to Gordonstoun, Scotland 2017.

Oates, Shayla Willow (2018 – 2019) Broughton House Awards/Prizes: E P Spencer Memorial Prize – Year 12 General Mathematics 2019, Academic Silver Colours 2019, Year 11 Business Studies Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Senior Technical Production Club Hoskins Centre 2018-19. Sport: Squash 2018-19.

63 Orman, Georgie Grace (2017 – 2019) Croft House Offices held: Girls’ Boarding House Captain, Croft House Captain. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Batyr Chapter 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018. Sport: Netball 2018-19, TAS2 2019 Swimming 2018-19, NCIS 2018, Reserve Champion Girls 18 yrs 2019 Triathlon 2017-18 Water Polo 2018-19.

Page, Erin Michelle (2016 – 2019) Broughton House Offices held: Captain of Theatre. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Lions Citizenship Medallion, HSC OnStage Nomination 2019, Academic Silver Colours 2019, Year 10 Drama Prize 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2016-19, Signals 2017-19, Ceremonial Guard 2017-19 Batyr Chapter 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2016-19, School Productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017, Theatre Silver Colours 2019, TAS Senior Acappella 2019, TAS Chapel Choir 2019, Music Gold Colours 2019, 2018, Cadet Band Drum Major 2018, Senior Technical Production Club – Hoskins Centre 2018, TAS Senior Choir 2018, Musicianship tuition 2018, TAS Cantique 2017-18, Guitar tuition 2016. Sport: Netball 2016 Shooting 2016-19, AAGPS championships 2017-2019, Second VIII 2017-19. Other: Student Exchange to King William’s College, Isle of Man 2017.

Paull, Michael Robert (2006 – 2019) Broughton House Awards/Prizes: E P Spencer Memorial Prize – Year 11 General Mathematics. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Rangers 2013. Sport: Equestrian 2015-19, Silver Colours 2019 Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Swimming 2014-19, Reserve Champion Boys 15 yrs 2016 Triathlon 2016-19, NSW All Schools 2016. Other: Student Exchange to Gordonstoun, Scotland 2017.

Perrottet, Isabelle Kate (Belle) (2018 – 2019) Abbott House (2006 – 2009) Junior School Office held: Captain of Music 2019. Awards/Prizes: HSC OnStage Nomination 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2019, Coffs Harbour Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Strings tuition 2018-19, Music Gold Colours 2019, 2018, TAS Camerata, Senior Acappella, 2019, Senior Choir, Senior Strings Quartet, New England Sings! 2018. Sport: Hockey 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018 Triathlon 2018-19.

64 The Armidalian Pointing, James Terry (2013 – 2019) Abbott House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Sydney City2Surf 2016, Rangers 2013. Sport: Basketball 2015-16 Rugby 2014-19, Second XV 2018-19, NZ Tour 2018 Shooting 2016- 19, AAGPS championships 2017, 2019, Second VIII 2017, 2019, W A Ward Trophy 2017.

Price, Thomas Gray (2013 – 2019) Green House Awards/Prizes: Blomfield Memorial Prize – Year 12 Modern History Prize, Year 12 History Extension Prize, Year 11 Modern History Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016-18, Ceremonial Guard 2016-18 Silver Triple Crown 2017, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2016-17, Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2016 Cultural and Study Tour to Japan 2016 Rangers 2013. Sport: Basketball 2018-19, Football 2019 Rugby 2014-18 Swimming 2016 Triathlon 2016-18.

Rhoades, Keanu Gordon (2017 – 2019) Croft House Office held: Vice Captain of Football. Awards/Prizes: Lions Citizenship Medallion 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2017, 2016-18 Silver Triple Crown 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: School productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017, Theatre Silver Colours 2019, Drama Silver Colours 2018. Sport: Basketball 2017-19, Football 2017-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, NCIS 2018-19, CIS 2018, Melbourne Tour 2018 Swimming 2017-19.

Rogers, Oscar Nicholas (2018 – 2019) Croft House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018. Sport: Rowing 2018-19, AAGPS Head of the River 2019, First IV 2019, Silver Colours 2019 Rugby 2018-19, First XV 2019, Silver Colours 2019, NZ Tour 2018.

65 Rorke, Luke Vincent Balthazar (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Awards/Prizes: Celia Skeggs Memorial Shield – Personal Achievement through School Activities, Certificate II in Agriculture, Cert II in Metal & Engineering. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17 Gold Triple Crown – Awesome Foursome 2019, Silver Triple Crown 2017, Tour de Rocks 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, 2017, Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2016 Cattle Team 2018 Fiji Service Trip 2015. Sport: Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018 Mountain Biking 2015-18 Rowing 2017-18, Boys Quad 2018 Shooting 2016-19, AAGPS championships 2016-2018, First VIII 2019, Second VIII 2016- 18, Gold Colours 2019 Triathlon 2018 Water Polo 2019. Other: School Based Traineeship 2018-19.

Sewell, Joseph Brodie (2006 – 2019) Green House Offices held: Prefect, House Captain, Captain of Boats. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Rotary Citizenship Prize 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, CPL 2016- 17, Ceremonial Guard 2017 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Gold Triple Crown – Awesome Foursome 2019, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017-18, Tour de Rocks 2018 Batyr Chapter 2018 Minimbah Service 2018, Fiji Service Trip 2015 Rangers 2013. Creative and Performing Arts: Guitar tuition 2015. Sport: Mountain Biking 2015-16, NSW All Schools 2015, Silver Medallion 2016 Rowing 2017- 2019, AAGPS Head of the River 2019, 2018, First IV 2019, Silver Colours 2019 Rugby 2014-19, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 NCIS Touch Football 2017 Triathlon 2017 NCIS Cross Country 2017.

Smart, Disa Kerstin (2016 – 2019) Ross House Offices held: Deputy Senior Prefect, House Captain, Captain of Athletics, Captain of Music, SRC 2019. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Headmaster’s Prize for the Best All Rounder, Brad Fenner Prize, Cecil Hill Memorial Prize - Contribution to Co-Curricular Music, Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award, Year 12 Music Course 2 Prize, Year 12 Advanced English Prize, Year 12 Music Extension Prize 2019, Academic Gold Colours 2019, 2018, Year 11 Music Course 2 Prize, John Montgomery Prize – Best All Round Achievement in Year 11, Year 10 Music Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17, CPL 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2016-18. Creative and Performing Arts: Cello tuition 2016-19, Musicianship tuition 2017-18, 2020 HSC Bravissimo Concert selection 2019, Music Gold Colours 2019, 2018, TAS Senior Acappella 2019, TAS Cantique 2016-18, TAS Camerata 2016-19, TAS Senior String Quartet 2017-18, TAS Senior Choir 2018, TAS Chamber Strings 2016, Music Silver Medallion 2017, 2016. Sport: Athletics 2016-19, Silver Colours 2018, Silver Medallion 2017, AAGPS Cross Country 2017, NCIS Cross Country 2016-17, CIS Cross Country 2017, Reserve Champion Girls 16 yrs 2018, Reserve Champion Girls 15 yrs 2017, Girls 14 yrs Champion 2016 Basketball 2016-19 Netball 2016-18, TAS4 2018 Swimming 2016-19, Girls Junior Champion 2016, Girls 14 yrs Champion 2016, NCIS Touch Football 2017.

66 The Armidalian Smith, Liam Alexander (2014 – 2019) Ross House

Offices held: Prefect, House Captain. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Lions Citizenship Medallion, Mottershead Memorial Prize – HSC Mathematics, Year 12 Overall Academic Achievement Award, Academic Gold Colours 2019, Academic Gold Medallion 2017, 2016, Academic Silver Medallion 2016. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO Adjutant 2019, CUO 2018- 19, Best Section 2IC at Annual Camp 2016 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018 TAS Junior Rugby Carnival Management 2016-19, TAS Forensic Science Camp Events Manager 2017 Batyr Chapter 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Strings tuition 2014-15, TAS Singers 2015-17, TAS Camerata 2015-16, Music Silver Medallion 2015. Sport: Athletics 2014-19, Silver Colours 2018, AAGPS, CIS, NCIS championships 2016-18 Cricket 2014-19, First XI 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, Douglas Shield Rep 2018-19 Rugby 2014-19, First XV 2019, Silver Colours 2019, NZ Tour 2018.

Smyth, Joseph Arthur (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Office held: Vice Captain of Basketball. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, Thailand Service Trip 2019, Sydney City2Surf 2016 -18. Sport: Basketball 2014-19, First VIII 2017-19, NCIS 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018 Football 2014-19, First XI 2019, NCIS 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019.

Southwell, Clayton John (2014 – 2019) Abbott House Office held: Captain of Basketball. Awards/Prizes: Academic Silver Medallion 2017. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Cadet Unit 2014-17, Signals 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2017 Fiji Service 2015. Creative and Performing Arts: Drums tuition 2015-16, Brass tuition 2015-16. Sport: Basketball 2014-19, First VIII 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, NCIS 2017-19 Hockey 2018-19 Rugby 2014-17 Shooting 2015 Tennis 2015.

Stewart, Riley (2017 – 2019) Croft House Office held: Captain of Music. Awards/Prizes: Year 12 Biology Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Thailand Service Trip 2018 Expeditions 2018, Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2017- 18. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2017-19, Piano tuition 2019, TAS Singers 2017- 19, TAS Senior Acappella 2019, TAS Senior Choir 2018, Theatre Silver Colours 2019, School productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Basketball 2017-19 Football 2017-19, Third XI 2018-19 Hockey 2018 Mountain Biking 2017-18.

67 Streeting, Jesse Tylor (2018 – 2019) Green House Office held: Captain of Swimming. Awards/Prizes: HSC OnStage nomination 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2019, 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018. Creative and Performing Arts: Debating and Public Speaking 2018-19, Debating Silver Colours 2019, 2018, TAS Senior Choir 2018, Theatre Silver Colours 2019, School productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018. Sport: Basketball 2018-19, First VIII, 2018-19, NCIS 2018-19 Football 2019 Swimming 2018- 19, Honours 2019, Boys 18 yrs and over Age Champion, Boys Senior Champion 2018 and 2019, Boys 17 yrs Age Champion, Boys NCIS Age Champion 2018, NCIS 2018-19, CIS 2018, NSW All Schools 2018.

Swales, William Henry Tremain (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Offices held: Prefect, House Captain, Vice Captain of Rugby 2019, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Anthony Kent Biggs Memorial Prize – Leadership and Good Influence amongst Juniors 2019, McConville Prize for Communication and Leadership 2018. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO 2018-19, OiC B Coy, Reed Sam Browne – Service to B Coy 2019, Moffatt Sabre – Best Platoon Commander at Annual, Camp 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, 2017, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Batyr Chapter 2018 Minimbah Service 2016, Fiji Service Trip 2015. Sport: Mountain Biking 2015-16, NSW All Schools 2015 Rowing 2017-18, AAGPS Head of the River 2018, Third IV 2018 Rugby 2014-19, First XV 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, Jim Holland Memorial Trophy – Contribution to Rugby 2019, NZ Tour 2018, Gold Coast Tour 2016 Swimming 2016 NCIS Touch Football 2017 Triathlon 2016-19.

Udompitisup, Peeranut (Pete) (2017 – 2019) Tyrrell House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Drums tuition 2017-19. Sport: Rugby 2017-18 Shooting 2017-19.

Ward, Emma (2017 – 2019) Tyrrell House Office held: Prefect, Captain of Triathlon. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Surf Life Saving 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017-19, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Cadet Unit 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: TAS Cantique 2017-18. Sport: Athletics 2017-19, Girls Open Age Champion 2019, Girls 17 yrs Age Champion 2018, Girls 16 yrs Age Champion 2017, NCIS 2017 Silver Medallion 2017 Cross Country 2017-19, AAGPS, CIS and NCIS 2017 Hockey 2017 Swimming 2018-19, Girls 18 yrs and over Age Champion 2019, Reserve Champion Senior Age Division 2019, Reserve Champion Girls 17 yrs Age Division, Reserve Champion 16 yrs Age Division Triathlon 2017-19, NSW All Schools 2018, Silver Colours 2018.

68 The Armidalian Ward, Nicholas Steven (2013 – 2019) Green House Office held: Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: Year 11 Japanese Continuers Prize, Year 10 Japanese Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO 2018-19 Gold Triple Crown 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, Sydney City2Surf 2017-18 Fiji Service Trip 2015 Rangers 2013. Sport: Athletics 2015-19, CIS 2016, NCIS 2016-19, Silver Medallion 2016 Basketball 2016-19 Football 2014-19, First XI 2019, Melbourne Tour 2019. Other: Cultural and Language Study Tour to Japan 2017, Student Exchange to Meitoku Gijuku Senior High School 2017.

Waters, Jack William (2006 – 2019) Ross House Office held: Prefect, Captain of Shooting, Middle School Monitor 2015. Awards/Prizes: TAS Blue (Outstanding effort, persistence and contribution to all areas of school life), Peter Beit Prize – Achievement in Several Fields 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2014-19, CUO 2018-19, Sword of Honour – Unit Senior Under Officer 2019, Ceremonial Guard 2016-19, Catafalque Shield – Service in the most Catafalque Parties 2019 Minimbah Service 2016-18, Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018, Batyr Chapter 2018 Gold Triple Crown 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2017, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2018, 2017, Sydney City2Surf 2017 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 2019. Sport: Mountain Biking 2015-16 Rugby 2014-19 Shooting 2014-19, AAGPS championships 2016-2019, First VIII 2016-19, Silver Colours 2019, Gold Colours 2018, Silver Medallions 2017, 2016, Combined AAGPS Rep 2018, J Bell-Allen Cup 2018, Cox Memorial Challenge Cup – Senior Club Champion 2018, Max Tavener Award - Junior Club Champion 2017 and 2018, Snap Trophy – Best Snap Score 2016.

Watson, Georgina Margaret (2016 – 2019) Green House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2016-18, CPL 2018 Barazza Leader - Young Round Square Conference TAS 2018 Batyr Chapter 2018 Minimbah Service 2017-18 Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Vocal tuition 2018, TAS Senior Acappella 2019, TAS Cantique 2017-18, Theatre Silver Colours 2019, School productions: Oliver 2019, The Addams Family 2018, The Government Inspector 2017. Sport: Basketball 2017-19 Hockey 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, New England Rep 2018, Silver Medallion 2017 Netball 2017 Swimming 2016-19 Tennis 2016-17.

Weston, Hannah Grace (2018 – 2019) Abbott House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Sydney City2Surf 2018, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2018. Sport: Hockey 2017-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018 Tennis 2018-19.

69 Whibley, Hamish William (2016 – 2019) Tyrrell House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2016-17. Creative and Performing Arts: Cello tuition 2016-17, Guitar tuition 2016-17, Hoskins Theatre Stage Team 2016. Sport: Basketball 2016-19, Football 2017-19 Hockey 2016 Rugby 2016, Shooting 2017-19, Water Polo 2019.

Whibley, Matthew Ryan (2015 – 2019) Tyrrell House Awards/Prizes: Certificate II in Agriculture 2019, Cert II in Engineering 2019, Year 12 Metal and Engineering Prize, Year 12 English Studies Prize. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Rural Fire Service 2018 Cadet Unit 2015-17, CPL 2016- 17, Signals 2017. Sport: Hockey 2017-19, Mountain Biking 2015-16, Shooting 2015, Tennis 2016-19. Other: School Based Traineeship 2018-19.

Wickman, Harriet Eliza Braund (2017 – 2019) Abbott House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Expeditions 2018 Cadet Unit 2017 Sydney City2Surf 2017 Delegate – International Senior Round Square Conference – Appleby College, Ontario, Canada 2018. Sport: Football 2018, CIS and NCIS 2018 Netball 2017-19, TAS 1 2018-19, Silver Colours 2019, 2018, NCIS 2017-19, Silver Medallion 2017 Rowing 2017-18, Girls First Quad, NSW Schoolgirl Head of the River 2018, Silver Colours 2018.

Woodburn, Patrick James Anthony (2014 – 2019) Tyrrell House Awards/Prizes: Certificate II in Agrculture 2019, Certificate II in Engineering 2019. Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2015-18, SGT 2017-18 Gold Triple Crown 2017, Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim 2016-17, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2017-18, Sydney City2Surf 2016-18 Fiji Service Trip 2015. Sport: Hockey 2015-15 Rugby 2017-19, NZ Tour 2018 Triathlon 2015-18. Other: School Based Traineeship 2018-19.

Wright, Ruby (2016 – 2019) Green House Leadership, Service and Adventure: Cadet Unit 2017-18, Sydney City2Surf 2018, 2017. Creative and Performing Arts: Violin tuition 2016. Sport: Netball 2016-18 Squash 2018-19.

70 The Armidalian SRC and House Captains

Student Representative Council (SRC) Back Row (L-R): Emily Palfreyman, John Nivison, Hannah Neilson, Rocco Louis, Lily Neilson, Maclan Orr Front Row: Disa Smart, Dahlia Glennie, Ms Harriet Symons, Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Joshua Jones, Henry O’Neil

House Captains & Vice Captains Back Row (L-R): Joseph Sewell, William Forsyth, Tom Hamilton, Nicholas Flannery, Lachlan Oates, Henry O’Neil, Hamish Cannington, Liam Smith Second Row: Chloe Lawson, Joe Baker, Wallace Bremner, Lucas Atkin, Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov, Henry Mason, Timothy Cimino, William Swales, Georgie Orman Front Row: Miah Lupica, Georgina Draney, Disa Smart, Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Kim Bange, Elliana McRae, Emily Hempel, Michelle Krishnan

71 Salvete & Valete

Salvete

Transition Sandhu, Mehleen Kaur Year 5 Alazizi, Mohammad (Modi) Secker, Rory Thomas Tydd, Angus James Alrdadi, Mishkah Vrkic, Samuel George Chen, Chloe Yuen Ching Year 1 Chiu, Lachlan Yuk Hang Ma, Chengqian (Nancy) Year 6 de las Heras Saldana, Ana Irene Polson, Matilda Rae Carruthers, Dion Hardman, Lily Ann Sandhu, Humjot Singh Jezani, Leen Holland, Tobias Samuel Macarthur-Onslow, Tempe Emmeline Hunt, Evan John Year 2 Maitz, Peter Joseph Kim, Patrick Alrdadi, Mohammed Miller, Bailey Lewis, Jack Oliver Baker, Kaitlyn Josephine Morse, Matilda Rose McDowell, Lachlan John Banister, Sophie Jayne Pengilley, Archibald Ian McLean McMahon, Elise Katie Cook, Casper Robert Albertus Ross, Charles Andrew Murray, Edward Andrew William Gillman, Edward Lucas Simmons, Madeline May Nexo, Elsie May Higgins, Ruben Williams, Luca David Polson, Bronte Rae Lewis, Samuel Charles Price, Carla Da Costa Singh, Sahibpreet Year 7 Ranawake, Sansa Akeshi Al-Qahtani, Nawaf Mohammed J Rice, Ivy Jane Year 3 Anderson, Lachlan George Rogers, Cade Liam Binmahfod, Abdulaziz Bailey, Charlie Herbert Wang, Raymond Brett, Sophie Emily Benham, Emily Alice Wood, Alexa Cai Carruthers, Cameron Andrew Benham, Eryn Simone Chick, Minnie Eliza Geyle Bird, Hezekiah Ian Lewis Thomas Gene Kindergarten Das, Rhidima (Heza) Blackwell, Hugh Edward Ditchfield, Libby Olive Bourne, Alice Barbara Cook, Eva Tory Maitz, Jack Joseph Brennan, Andrew James Lacey, Samuel Cooper Chappell, Jack Robert Law, Isabelle Maree Year 4 Coleman, Harry David Maxwell, Oliver Oisin Richard Al-Qahtani, Norah Mohammed J Collum, James William Patrick Nedianu, Assunta Norah Alrdadi, Saleh Crawford, Isabella Caroline Ogilvie, Philippa Mary Blanchard, Arabella Warenda Cullen, Matilda Jean Rice, Ruby Helen Ma, Chengrui (Richard) Fernance, Bella Rose

72 The Armidalian Galvin, Brock Anthony MacLeod, Jenna Elyssa Year 8 Hattingh, Jenna Sunderland, Jacob Mykel Barton, James Lachlan William Leitch, Tom Alistair Goldman Yau, Kiu Tik (Tiffany) Crawford, Holly Antilla Lockett, Olivia Felicity Crosby, Lara Emily Olivia Lucas, Isabella Evelyn Hedges, Jack Maxwell Silverhammer Macfarlane, Olivia Grace Herd, Bella Louise McGrath, Charlie Peter Valete Hopkins, Jack Frances Menzies, Lilla Croft Douglas Jezani, Mohmmed (Modi) Nivison, Alexandra McRae Transition Langlois-Peters, Alexis Frederic Hathaway O’dell, Salleh Michael Chiu, Lachlan Yuk Hang Smart, Oliver Neil Palfreyman, Bethan Joan de las Heras Saldana, Ana Irene Taylor, Aidan Power, Jack Mitchell Hardman, Lily Ann Taylor, Hugh Scott Quilty, Thomas John Hunt, Evan John Thomas, Lachlan Alexander Sedon, Lachlan James Lewis, Jack Oliver Young, Thomas William Sharpe, Rourke Danger McMahon, Elise Katie Smith, Daniel Christopher Murray, Edward Andrew William Year 9 Sullivan, Rowan Renwick Ali, Muhammad Farhan Swain, Charlie Oliver Kindergarten Brooks, Sophia Lucy Taylor, Luke Wayne Phillip Alshammari, Abdullah Radhi (Abud) Carlon, Samuel Andrew Maxwell Taylor, Nina Hu, Simon Duarte, Benjamin Rossi Tizzard, Thomas Hawke Nedianu, Assunta Norah Jubb, William David Tydd, Charlotte Ogilvie, Philippa Mary McDonald, Matisse Joy Vrkic, Thomas Ivan Reed, Alexandra Weir, Connor Linden Year 1 Russell, Jee Seong Taylor, Jock Ian Robert Year 8 Year 10 Banister, Isabella May Year 2 Abbo, Jessica Blanchfield, Liam Alexander Alshammari, Abdalazzez (Azoz) Bauer, Toby Charles Cannington, Olivia May Billingsley, Rebecca Grace Burwell, Ben Harvey Griffiths, Stephen Warwick Higgins, Ruben Chalmers, Hamish John Jezani, Mohmmed (Modi) Lewis, Samuel James Clegg, Toby James Lawrence, Callan Henry Nedianu, Hercules Coady, Samuel Pease, Charlotte Lee Crosby, Ethan Matthew Fenwick Pengilley, Isobel Georgina MacKinnon Year 3 Ferraro, Calista Rose Whysall, Annette Claire Ann O’dell, Micael Jackson, Fletcher James Wilkinson, Luisa Jane Ogilvie, Ruby Elaine Nailand, Abby Clare Taylor, Henry Arthur Ross Sunderland, Danielle Jade Year 9 Taylor, Lucy Anne Lind Whitehill, Hayley Jade Ali, Muhammad Farhan Zhuang, Haoyu (Eric) Blewitt, Cooper Robert Year 4 Brooks, Sophia Lucy Alshammari, Maitha Radhi Year 11 Brunyee, Charlotte Alexandra Baumgartner, Josiah Clark, Jackson Blake Day-Caldecott, Georgia Elisabeth Hu, Lucas Dooner, Molly Flannery, Mary Louise Leary, Xavier Alexander Lam, Lok Kan (Adam) Garcia, Chloe Watts, Ava Jane McCann, Noah Payton Griffiths, Oliver William Mills, Cooper Carlson Russell, Jee Seong Year 5 Nedianu, Ramona Esperanza Anderson, Anastasia Sunderland, Jacob Mykel Year 10 Billingsley, Euan Matthew Udompitisup, Aeukan (Wad) Chaffey, Claudia Lauren Hynes, Katie Ellie Elizabeth Yau, Kiu Tik (Tiffany) Clarke, Zachary John Ogilvie, William Matthew Clegg, Toby James Year 12 Dagg, Bronte Year 6 Charley-Briggs, Flynn Spencer Hall, Tobias William Crosby, Ella Grace Charlotte Rozendaal, Tristan Connor Ilott, Jennifer Helen Douglas-Menzies, Archie Robert Lam, Hok Ki (Rooney) Jezani, Leen Lawson, Lachlan Alexander Strelitz, Sam Peter Moss, Philippa Geyle Thomas, Nicholas Frederick Nailand, Abby Clare Oschadleus, Ryan Year 7 Playfair, Harry Andrew Edward Baumgartner, Caleb Rodgers, Maddison Lea Hopkins, Harry Joseph Sunderland, Danielle Jade Nedianu, Latifa White, Samuel James Nicholls, Madeleine Kirsten O’dell, Salleh Michael Year 11 Taylor, Luke Wayne Phillip Bell, Edward James Thorsen, Jacob David de Gunst, Ellie Rose Heffernan, Darcy Madeline Howard, Archer Charles 73 Academic Reports

74 The Armidalian74 7575 Academic Extension

NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE They also took part in sessions of Lachlan Reiss-Wears, who was awarded FORUM entrepreneurship, critical thinking and senior boy most promising Philosopher, how to work together effectively. was part of the TAS team which won the Year 12 student Henry O’Neil spent senior division. 2-13 January with some of the brightest Henry’s participation in the forum was young minds in the country at the sponsored by Armidale North Rotary Among the judges were lecturers and National Youth Science Forum at Club. tutors from the University of New the Australian National University in England’s Philosophy department. The NORTHERN NSW PHILOSOTHON Canberra. event was auspiced by the Federation Are all people of equal value? Can you of Australasian Philosophy in Schools ever not be yourself? Where is your Associations which aims expand the mind? Big questions such as these were teaching of Philosophy in regional on the slate for almost 70 students from areas. four Armidale schools who competed at It was the first time TAS hosted the the inaugural New England Philosothon event, which had been conducted by at TAS on Wednesday 26 June. Teams Bishop Druitt College at Coffs Harbour made up of students from each school for several years. explores big ideas using a collaborative Committee of Inquiry model. Students were evaluated for the way they developed their thoughts through different perspectives and encouraged all members of their circle to contribute Henry O’Neil attended the National Youth discussion along the way. Science Forum in January Unlike debating, there is no set Founded in 1983 initially as the National direction of thought, all viewpoints Lachlan Reiss-Wears was awarded senior boy Science Summer School to encourage are respected, and the process of most promising Philosopher and part of the secondary school students to consider TAS team which won the senior division at the exploration is as important as any Canberra for tertiary education, the inaugural Philosothon at TAS conclusions. In addition to set topics 12-day immersive residential camps students had been given ahead of time seek to promote study, research and were two mystery questions chosen FORENSIC SCIENCE CAMP commercial applications in the fields of from list developed by students. Older science, technology, engineering and Once again more than 80 boys and students pondered ‘Is there free will?’ mathematics (STEM). At the forums, girls from independent, government while the junior division discussed ‘Is hundreds of talented young people and Catholic schools from three states memory reliable’. will engage in a range of scientific, and the ACT spent a week in July formal, personal development and Awards were presented for the top solving ‘crimes’ at the 22nd TAS Forensic social activities. Henry chose to be teams in senior and junior divisions Science Camp. Co-directed by Year 10 part of the Engineering and Advanced as well as to the individuals who best TAS students Hudson McAllister and Manufacturing stream. Participants considered the ideas of others and Kade Stanley, the student run-camp visited science and technology related helped move discussion forward (as again delivered an action-packed laboratories and facilities, went on determined by teachers) and the academic extension opportunity to site tours and participated in group student chosen by their peers as being bright Year 8 students. These ‘campers’ activities that improved communication the best philosopher. were placed into one of 24 crime task and presentation skills. forces, working with two or three others to solve one of six crimes.

76 The Armidalian These scenarios were developed by Year In each, was this year’s underlying Year 6:1 Carinya Christian School 2 Ben 9 ‘camp controllers’ who were detectives theme, ‘Balance’. Venue Public School, 3 The Armidale last year. School Schools from Armidale, Inverell, Not only did the campers learn a Tamworth, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Year 7:1 Calrossy Anglican School 2 lot of laboratory skills such as blood Narrabri and Glen Innes took part in PLC Armidale 3 The Armidale School testing and soil analysis, but also legal this year’s Decathlon, with the ultimate Year 8:1 Armidale Secondary College 2 procedures how to structure a search results shared across the region: Bishop Druitt College 3 PLC Armidale warrant and an arrest warrant. On the Year 5:1 Armidale City Public School 2 final day of the camp the teams present Year 9:1 Calrossy Anglican School 2 Carinya Christian School 3 Ben Venue their committal cases to Armidale Aurora College 3 The Armidale School Public School solicitor Mr Michael Dennis who took on the role of a magistrate to determine Year 10:1 Carinya Christian School 2 if the cases were strong enough to go The Armidale School 3 PLC Armidale before a court.

More detail on the camp can be found in the Science Department report.

Kade Stanley and Hudson McAllister were co- directors of this year’s Forensic Science Camp

DA VINCI DECATHLON

More than 600 students were inspired This year’s Forensic Science Camp to find the right balance in a suite of challenges that made up the seventh Northern NSW da Vinci Decathlon, hosted by TAS in late August.

Attending from 15 department, independent and Catholic schools, the students, in teams of eight, worked through challenges across 10 disciplines: Mathematics English Science Code Breaking Engineering Challenge Ideation Creative Producer Art and Poetry Cartography and General Knowledge. Once again Memorial Hall was packed with students for the da Vinci Decathlon 77 Agriculture

In reflecting on the 2019 year it has certainly been a challenging one for the Ag department. Whilst most of the normal activities still progressed the distinct lack of rainfall and severe water restrictions placed new pressures on ability to complete activities. Term 1 started with the usual local shows for the cattle team and a new batch of poultry were raised for the Sydney Royal. Unfortunately on outbreak of Marek’s Disease inhibited the growth of the Steggles’ meat birds and we were not able to take them to compete. As with past years, the Year 11 Ag class competed in the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services (LLS) property planning competition held at the White family’s property ‘Bald Blair’ east of Guyra. An extremely valuable field day was held and the students prepared and presented plan’s for improving the profitability and sustainability of the property. Henry Pitman and Oliver Kearney were awarded Gus White and Oliver Ledingham (Year 9) place frames from beehives into an extractor at the Highly Commended at the awards Trade Training Centre presentation at Ag Quip in August.

Much of the practical activities revolved around building a sustainable hydroponic plant production/fish farm system.

The Year 9/10 Liquid Gold elective class harvested a small amount of honey and enjoyed tasting its sweetness despite not really knowing what floral sources it had come from. Needless to say, it quickly sold out from TAS Reception.

A small amount of rain just prior to writing this report has at least resulted in some greenery appearing after what has been for many the driest year on record. With hope for more over the summer break, and a brighter year ahead. LLS competition: Henry Pitman and Oliver Kearney, pictured with Mrs Sally White of ‘Bald Blair’ Guyra, were awarded Highly Commended in the LLS property planning competition Mr Mike Ball Agriculture Teacher

78 The Armidalian Creative Arts

This year in the Creative Arts our In the academic program our students The year was enriched by many academic program was distinctive for had many enriching excursion performances and public displays that both its aspirational and encouraging opportunities. Our Stage 6 Drama showcased the creativity and originality focus. The HSC students led from the students travelled to Sydney to emerging from our classrooms. The HSC top with passion and drive for their experience OnSTAGE and a range of exhibitions CurtainUP, Masterstroke and major works, our Stage 5 classes plays and the Stage 5 and 6 Music Final Note were all amazing displays provided students with rich and broad students watched the Encore showcase from the Year 12s the Hoskins foyer was opportunities, and in the Middle School at the Opera House. Our Music students always filled with incredible student we saw future artists, musicians, singers were also involved in a range of artworks with the Year 11 Visual Arts/ and dramatists emerging in vibrant workshops at NERAM and in Tamworth Music collaboration ArtSound another classroom spaces. and also watched the Bravissimo highlight assemblies, Twilight concerts, concert. Our Visual Arts classes visited public events, and even a Coffee Club Twenty nineteen was an incredible NERAM and the Year 11 students took displayed tremendous talent and gave year for the Creative Arts and the a trip to look at the workshop and students platforms to share their work many achievements of this HSC cohort household gallery of acclaimed regional with many audiences. should be particularly acknowledged. artist Angus Nivison. We had a total of twelve Band 6 or Our Creative Arts academic program equivalent results across the five Once more our Stage 5 offering in the continues to go from strength to subjects, but more than that we saw Creative Arts engaged students with strength and I extend my thanks to almost every student achieve their best new, imaginative and challenging Mrs Rebekkah Baumgartner, Dr Inga results in the Creative Arts. The Drama courses. Our Visual Arts students got Brasche, Mrs Leasa Cleaver, Ms Arlene class received five Band 6 marks and spraying in ‘Street Art and Graffiti’, learnt Fletcher, Ms Polly Grace-Harvey, Ms OnSTAGE nominations for the Group new skills in ‘Photography and Culture’, Leanne Roobol, and Ms Fiona Xeros Performance Confidential devised and and created striking works in both for their work in our Creative Arts performed by William Forsyth, Milli ‘Drawing Human Forms’ and ‘Graphic classrooms this year. Krishnan, Harrison Lyons, Erin Page, Design’. Our Drama students completed Mr Andrew O’Connell Belle Perrottet, the Individual Projects ‘Comedy: Make ‘Em Laugh’, ‘Writing and Creative Arts Coordinator (Performance) The Libertine performed Shooting a Short Film’ and devising by Michael Harrell and Bronson new work in ‘Write, Direct, Perform’. performed by Jesse Streeting, and the Our Music students grew in confidence Individual Project (Video Drama) Eliza in ‘Musical Theatre’ and found new created by Stu Kang. The Extension talents and interests in ‘Music Inc’ and Music class also was highlighted with ‘Advanced Music’. all students achieving an E4 result, and of which Disa Smart was selected for the Bravissimo showcase. While we congratulate all our HSC students, it is also important to acknowledge teachers Mrs Rebekkah Baumgartner, Ms Leanne Roobol, Ms Fiona Xeros, and myself, who gave so much of their energy, time and experience to ensure our students could excel and get the absolute most out of those courses.

Year 12 Music students Kim Bange, Disa Smart, Alex Ng, Heath Chandler, Miah Lupica, Riley Stewart, Erin Page, Belle Perrottet 79 English

We have had a successful and rich year Their second semester involved a close The Year 12 Advanced program of learning and achievement in English study of Lowry’s classic dystopian included studies of The Crucible The with a continued focus on the study novel, The Giver and led them to Tempest Hag-Seed and Goodnight, of varied and engaging texts. This saw ask challenging questions about and Good Luck alongside the ongoing the first HSC examination of the new representations of morality in fiction. building of skills in writing in a range of Stage 6 Syllabus and our students The year ended with a dramatic styles for a range of purposes. Our Year achieved some fine results in what was adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal 12 Standard students enjoyed some a challenging and exciting year. Farm aimed at younger readers our Year classic literature in their study of Shaw’s 8 students enjoyed looking at the way Pygmalion, as well as carrying out a allegory can be used to represent real film study of Billy Elliot and the highly MYP - LANGUAGE AND world concerns. original and engaging prose novel The LITERATURE Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time. As we moved into our second year STAGES 5 AND 6 of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, our youngest Our older students worked on their students - Years 6 and 7 - experienced development of skills through the a continued focus on inquiry-based study of The Bard of Avon’s work with learning, an approach that places them Year 9 looking at fate and chance at the forefront of their own learning through their study of Romeo and Juliet, and positions them as the active agent while our Year 10s delved into the in their exploration of English. Mrs murky world of regicide and revenge Brunsdon continued her excellent Year in the tragedy of Macbeth. The Stage 6 program with a study of fairy tales a 5 offering gave our Year 9 and 10 close exploration of non-fiction texts students rich experience in the study exploring the domain of Orientation of poetry, drama, film and narrative in Space and Time and a movement with our Year 10 students studying the into film through the dual study of the confronting but beautiful Jasper Jones autobiographical text, The Long Way by Craig Silvey.

Home by Saroo Brierley and its film Disa Smart’s triptych ‘Dream Again’ was Our TAS Year 11 and 12 students adaptation, Lion. Year 7 continued to selected in the Young Writers Showcase of the continued to work through their study strongest HSC writing The English Experience build their capacity as IB learners and of the Stage 6 Syllabus and prepare for studied a rich program of multimodal the new format of the HSC. The Year 11 and print texts. Their work across film, English Studies saw a concentration of Advanced classes dove into a study of narrative, drama and poetry saw a work-based and real-life texts to help such classics as Fitzgerald’s The Great year of strong learning and interesting support the ongoing development of Gatsby, and the Machiavel inspired insights into the world of literature literacy skills for our students who are tragedy of Othello, while also examining and text. pursuing trade-based work options. a wide range of contemporary Our Year 8 students applied themselves and cultural texts in their Common and worked through an engaging study Module: Reading to Write. Similarly, of non-fiction and multimodal texts the Standard English students looked focusing on natural disaster as well as at a varied offering from the genre of the representation of culture in horror in their first unit to a study of short texts. representations of power and loyalty through Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.

80 The Armidalian 2019 HSC RESULTS Our Year 12 Advanced students enjoyed It is important that the English teachers a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s and staff are recognised for their With the expected excitement and The Tempest with the Shake & Stir tremendous commitment to engaging nervousness that only a new HSC Theatre Co delivering an engaging our students through the rich and can bring, our English students and and humorous performance - it was varied curriculum offering. teachers were very keen to see what the the first time the students realised the examinations held for us all. The results Thank you to both staff and comedic element of this play as the were really impressive, and I know I students alike for your dedication, words were brought to life on stage in speak for all of the staff when I say it experimentation, commitment and an enthusiastic and witty manner. was with real pride that we received creativity in all areas of our wonderful these results. A group of six Advanced A group of Year 11 and 12 students subject, English. students achieved a Band 6: William headed to the Riverside Theatre

Forsyth, Emily Hempel, Chloe Lawson, production of Othello Ms Rachel Mrs Gill Downes Henry O’Neil and Disa Smart it was Holford and I were very pleased to take English Coordinator Henry O’Neil who scored the highest this group of delightful students. The mark of 94. play was performed in true tragic style, confronting and thought-provoking The results in Extension 1 were strong with a modern take on the treatment of with all of our students earning either the ‘other’. an E3 or E4 Disa Smart and Chloe Lawson scored the highest mark in this group with 47/50 Emily Hempel’s strong result of 46 was the other E4 result and was so pleasing to see. EXCERPT FROM DISA’S SMART’S ‘DREAM AGAIN’ The Extension 2 students also It seems right, that my freedom should begin with light. With the opening of the brought home solid results with E4 box the darkness is split by bright rays. The swift breeze hurries inside, caressing or E3 achievements for each of these my feathers and beckoning me into the air. Small clouds dance across the blue students. sky towards the brown box that encloses me. For an eagle, flight is everything. It is Disa Smart was awarded 47/50 and her always there, inside the body. Even as a fledgling in the nest my bones and feathers intelligent and insightful diptych short quivered with the impatience of flight waiting to be taken, waiting to meet the sky. fiction piece, Dream Again, has been Flight is the gentle hum of cicadas that guides my tail’s every twist and turn. Flight selected in the Young Writers Showcase is in the curling thermals that take me upwards in spiralling arcs. which means her work is considered Then flight is a chase, a weapon. A great wingspan compressed, plummeting down by HSC Markers as being among the upon unsuspecting prey. A tiny creature miles below making a dash for that one strongest in the state. tree sketched onto the barren canvas. I dive. Flight is a spirit, a voice, a friend, a 2019 saw some great opportunities feeling. Without flight I am but a lifeless creature pinned to a wooden perch in an for our students by having access to empty shed. Like the shell of an old gum. both visiting troupes and broader Still standing just as it always had. But bereft of the colours of its leaves or the bend experiences away from home. in its branches. That is what it is like to not fly.

81 Human Society & Its Environment

The HSIE department welcomed Commander Moore presented an A great initiative by Miss Symons’ Year two new staff members in 2019, Ms interactive discussion on the South 10 Geography class occurred in Term Samantha Clayton and Ms Belinda China Sea as a political geography 4, which saw a great collaborative Macri. They have both joined a case study. We also benefitted from learning exercise between Year 10 and growing team of enthusiastic teachers, having Kelvin Kamau, a gap student Mrs O’Connor’s Kindergarten students. all of whom have demonstrated an from Kenya, who was able to help The interaction between the Year 10 enormous commitment to helping TAS students better understand the students and the Kindergarten students students learn about the complexities challenges of living in a megacity was lovely to watch and helped all of both the natural and human like Nairobi for the Urban Places students involved. With games of environments. unit. His life story, complemented by memory, dot-to-dots, find-a-words and personal photographs of where he colouring in, the Kindergarten students I am always impressed by the grew up brought a richness to this loved interacting with the Year 10s. considerable initiatives that HSIE staff topical study that wouldn’t have been members undertake in their respective Another wonderful opportunity possible without his presentation. Old teaching areas, and the following is presented itself when Mr Angus Murray Armidalians Samuel and Daniel Kahl a snapshot of just some of the things took Economics students to a lecture also generously offered their time to that have been done in HSIE core and delivered by Reserve Bank of Australia allow our senior geographers to learn, elective subjects in 2019. Governor, Dr Philip Lowe. A number of on-site, about their Narrabri family farm students asked intelligent questions Students who study law in the Stage and the best practices enacted in the of Dr Lowe, including one from Year 11 5 Law Elective joined Year 11 Legal field to ensure sustainable procedures student William Benham, the content of Studies students to hear a presentation are in place. which was published in The Australian by Sue Bolton, a guest speaker from In Stage 5 Commerce, the annual Financial Review newspaper the next the NSW ICAC. Ms Bolton shared business activity that is undertaken day. with the class her knowledge of past in Running a Business and Marketing investigations and the importance Sadly, the department farewells was again an enormous success. Most of an independent inquiry into two teachers at the end of 2019. Ms businesses were able to reach the $90 misconduct within the public service. Samantha Clayton, who was part of the goal to send to the World Vision child Both groups of students also enjoyed team for one year, has chosen to pursue that the HSIE department sponsors. the opportunity to attend a List Day at her love of horse breeding, and she will Money was made by providing the Armidale Local Court where they be returning to Queensland to start this many goods and services to the TAS observed court proceedings and had project. Miss Harriet Symons, who has community such as firewood, cookies a chance to speak with the Magistrate, taught a wide range of HSIE subjects and milkshakes. It is always a challenge Police Prosecutor, and Public Defender. over the last five years has decided to maintaining enthusiasm and drive Through these experiential learning return to Sydney to be closer to family, to sell products twice per week, but opportunities, students were able to and to also pursue new professional the students did a wonderful job in see the legal concepts in practice and challenges in education. I would like to trying to cater to the community. explore a range of career options within thank them both for their considerable These businesses run at school require the legal profession. contributions to the department, and the students to make $90 profit and we wish them well. anything on top of that is theirs to keep! Senior Geography students were also Many students were motivated by this Mr David Toakley fortunate to hear from Commander and some groups were able to pocket HSIE Coordinator Cameron Moore, an expert on the more than $100 each! South China Sea and international maritime law.

82 The Armidalian Languages

The Languages Department The students were able to sample the During the Easter holidays, 16 Japanese experienced yet another busy, following Japanese dishes, Takoyaki, language students participated on a varied and enjoyable year in 2019. Kareraisu, Kasutera and Mochi. The two-week Study Tour of Japan. It was a Japanese and French continue to be students were only able to speak hugely successful trip and the students the languages studied by our Junior, Japanese to encourage the Middle were able to experience the amazing Middle and Senior School students with School students to vote for their dish. sights of ancient and modern Japan. the continued implementation of the In the end the winner was Kareraisu. They improved their language skills and International Baccalaureate PYP in the This was a huge success so our Stage obtained a greater awareness of the Junior School and MYP in Year 6 and 7. 5 students will need to think of new similarities and differences between This will further expand into Year 8 in dishes for 2020. Australia and Japan. The students 2020 where Languages will be now be experienced staying in old traditional These same students also participated known as ‘Languages Acquisition’. Japanese inns, sleeping on futons, in a National Japanese Language eating a wide variety of Japanese food One French Continuer and one Film competition. Four entries were and visiting many sites in Takayama, Japanese Continuer student sat the submitted and one of our entries won Hiroshima, Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, HSC this year and they worked hard the Senior Secondary Division. A short Otoyo and Kochi. An addition to the on improving their listening, reading, film from Lachlan Hey, Luke Pasfield and 2019 trip was the inclusion of a two- writing and speaking skills throughout Rowan Hey called ‘Chopstick Demon’ day homestay at picturesque Otoyo the year. These students will continue was described by the judges as having in Shikoku. For the students, this was their Language studies at university and “an interesting twist of humour in the a highlight as they could use their students who studied the HSC in 2018 story, excellent acting, and interesting language skills and experience life in have continued their Language studies use of editing skills to add a red tinge a Japanese home. We also visited a overseas. William Almond, will begin to the film to create a mysterious and Japanese school, Meitoku Gijuku, for his two years study at Ristumeikan moody feel. The script was also well two days. Our students were able to University in Kyoto, Japan, Angus Haire written and well delivered, and some experience a Japanese student’s daily and Sam Ruba moved to France for interesting camera angles were used”. life and observe the many and amazing eight months working and studying, They won a trophy and $100 gift clubs within the school such as Sumo, Matthew Turnbull went to French voucher from Madman. Aikido, Taiko Drumming etc. speaking Canada and worked at the A number of students extended their famous Fairmont Hotel and Old Boy As a follow up from the Study Tour, second language learning to other Liam Kennedy is currently studying at Year 10 Japanese student Lachlan Hey, languages this year, via correspondence a Japanese university. There are many participated in a two months exchange studies. The following students are to post school opportunities available to to Meitoku Gijuku in December. During be commended on their independence, students who study Languages to this time he was immersed in the effort and achievement in this area: Year 12. Japanese language as a boarder at the Alexander Hall (Latin), Remy Taylor school and participated in a wide range Stage 5 Japanese students participated (French Continuers) and Aeukan of activities. He became a member of in a cooking competition as part of Udompitisup (Japanese Continuers). It the Karate Club, practicing every day the ‘Master Chef Japan’ course studied is pleasing to see that these students and occasionally on weekends. He in Semester 2. The students chose a have selected to learn a language that also had the opportunity to travel to Japanese dish and cooked enough food interests them through correspondence Hiroshima and Kyoto at the end of his for all Middle School Students during in 2019. stay in Japan. He thoroughly enjoyed recess. the experience and his language ability improved significantly. This exchange is open to all Year 10 students currently studying Japanese.

83 Languages (cont.)

The teaching of French and Japanese in the Junior School is an important educational outcome as part of the PYP program. The students expanded their language skills covering a variety of topics and learnt about the cultural aspects of both countries. An example includes the Year 4 students participated in a Market Day activity to order food using French and then providing a weather report to the class in Japanese. For Activity Day 3 the students participated in an International Day activity as part of the Round Square IDEALS of Internationalism.

This year we welcomed a new French Assistant teacher, Ms Elizabeth Nau (Transition – Year 5) to TAS. She mainly During the Easter holidays 16 students went on a two week study tour to Japan worked in Junior School and provided valuable assistance to Middle and Senior French students especially Stage 6 students as part of their preparation for the HSC Speaking exam. Elizabeth not only provided French Tuition to the students but was also a valuable member of the Junior School community.

The Language Department is a strong team and we have the common goal of promoting Languages at TAS and to creating an environment where learning Languages is a worthwhile learning experience for all students. 2020 will be an exciting year for Languages with the continuation of the MYP in Year 8 Languages, the bi-annual Junior School visit to Tezukayama Gakuin in Osaka and the employment of a new native speaker working in Junior School.

Mr Allan Moore Languages Coordinator

84 The Armidalian Mathematics

The Year 2019 saw a new part- of mathematics beyond the traditional AUSTRALIAN MATHS OLYMPIAD time addition to the Mathematics syllabus into concepts typically covered Distinction: Department with Mr Christopher Cook at a tertiary level. Georgia Donoghue (Year 10) joining us from St Philip’s College in STEM was a particular focus for 2019 Alice Springs. In addition to teaching AUSTRALIAN MATHS COMPETITION with the Science, Technology and Maths, Mr Cook also has significant Mathematics Departments continuing experience in PDHPE, Outdoor Prize: work on their partnership program Education and Boarding and has taken Georgia Donoghue (top 0.3% of the State) with the University of Sydney. Through on the significant role of Tyrrell Head (Year 10) this project we were able to introduce of House whilst also teaching some meaningful cross-curricular units of High Distinction: PDHPE. Mr Cook has been a highly work in Middle School with a focus on Year 10: Jack Van Roy valuable addition to our department. the Global Contexts of Sustainabilty, Distinctions: In the classroom much of 2019 Water Use, Life on the Land (with Year 10: Lachlan Galbraith, Alexander was given over to developing and a particularly prescient focus on Gibson, Lochlan Henry Mitchell, Nicoll introducing new curriculum in the Bushfires) and Solar Energy. Once Senior and Middle Years. The new again, we hosted a STEM Open Day on Year 9: Rowan Hey, Harrison Price, Aiden Extension 1 and Advanced courses Saturday 7 September for Junior and Swick were implemented in Year 11 and it Middle School students and our staff Year 8: Emily Buntine, Alexandra was good to see a large percentage and were kept busy hosting activities Donoghue, Louis Ross, Thomas Slack- of students elect to do these more such as Bridge Building, Forensics and Smith, Angus Wallis challenging courses defying current ‘Are you Smarter than an 8th Grader?’. state trends. My thanks go to Mrs Tutt It was great to see so many current Year 7: Harry Coleman and Ms Hudson who worked hard to students and visitors to the school at Year 6: Hugo Li introduce these courses. Our Year 12 this event. Standard students sat the first HSC of Our students have continued to be the revised curriculum, an exam that involved in more challenging maths COMPUTATIONAL AND they found rewarded those who had tasks and activities both within and ALGORITHMIC RESULTS put in the effort. As a department we outside the school. They again entered also continued to adapt the Year 7 High Distinction: the Computational and Algorithmic course for the Middle Years IB program Year 9: Maxwell Guppy (Perfect Score) Thinking (CAT) competition as and students enjoyed the focus on well as the Australian Mathematics enquiry based learning that is inherent Distinction: Competition (AMC). Year 8 students in these new units of work. Again, my Year 10: Georgia Donoghue attended the UNE Year 8 Maths Day and thanks go to Mrs Piddington, Mrs Tutt students from Year 5-10 were involved Credits: and Mrs McKellar for spearheading in the unique experiences as part of Year 10: Alexander Hall, Lochlan Nicoll these curriculum changes. the da Vinci Decathlon. Particular note Year 9: Rowan Hey In the Stage 5 Elective lines Mr Shortt should be made of Georgia Donoghue was able to utilise his experience who won a prize in the Australian Maths Year 7: Tom Ball, Olivia Lockett, Thomas working as an engineer to develop a Competition and was then invited Liew, Sam Hynes new unit of work ‘Robotic Medicine’. to compete in the Maths Olympiad This new course, like our other Stage 5 Competition where she achieved a electives, expands students’ knowledge Distinction. Ms Amanda Robins Maths Coordinator

85 PDHPE

2019 was a first for me and the PDHPE The cohort were a quiet, hard-working department at TAS with Ms Curtin group who enjoyed the way the course giving birth to young Alice Amelia was presented and taught. Thanks Warren. This is a first, although current to Ms Curtin and Mr Whalley for their members have had babies, none have efforts and dedication to the school and actually given birth to a new arrival! the students. Alice arrived six weeks early which As in previous years we have offered caused some disruption to the plans we a wide range of subjects which try to had in place for Ms Curtin’s maternity cater for the needs and interests of the leave but as always, we adapted and students. This has only been possible welcomed the newest member to the due to the skills, ideals and beliefs of faculty. Both mother and child are the staff in the inherent value of the thriving. subject and its benefits for the student’s Thankfully we had Ms Arlene Fletcher future health decision making. My available to take over Ms Curtin’s thanks to all the PDHPE staff for their maternity leave. Ms Fletcher had been support and dedication to the PDHPE doing casual teaching at TAS and programs. As always it is a pleasure to specifically with the PDHPE department teach with such wonderful teachers. prior to Ms Curtin’s departure. We were 2020 is shaping up to be another busy very lucky to have a teacher of her year. We will welcome back Ms Curtin quality accept the position. in Term 3 but other than that we don’t The new ‘Marathon’ elective was have any major changes planned but well received with all those capable you never know what is around the completing the half marathon event corner when you work at TAS. at Gosford on 16 June. All competitors completed the course successfully and congratulations must go to Mr Mr Mark Taylor Pennington for his commitment PDHPE Coordinator to the students and the course. He organised early morning training sessions followed by a healthy breakfast supplied by Ms Sally Greenaway in the Sports Centre canteen. He also enthused the students with his knowledge and love of the sport, so that hopefully they will continue to participate in long distance running events when given the opportunity.

Ms Curtin and Mr Whalley both had HSC classes this year with Amelia Bonnici taking out the prize for the subject.

86 The Armidalian Science

It has been a fabulous year for Science SENIOR BIOLOGY and we have are proud to share some Senior Biology students trekked the of the successes of our students on Dorrigo-Cascade National Park to gain these pages. All these wonderful first-hand experience in collecting curricular activities would not have data relating to a local ecosystem. This been possible without the efforts of our continues to be an excellent event team Mr Gordon McLennan (Laboratory that contributes to their knowledge Assistant), Mr Steven Thompson, Mr of biological interactions and to help Todd Currell, Mrs Genevieve Chick, HIGHLANDS SCIENCE AND develop their scientific report Dr Charlotte Mack, Mr Alan Shortt and ENGINEERING CHALLENGE writing skills. Ms Elaine McKellar. During March students from Year 10 attended the University of Newcastle, Science and Engineering Challenge ICAS SCIENCE at the University of New England. Year 10 Students encountered a series of Distinction: Mehdi Ahsan, unique challenges designed to Alexander Hall stimulate their thinking on problems with an engineering focus: bridge Year 9 building, distribution networks,

High Distinction: Maxwell Guppy power regulation, vehicle suspension, Students got up close to nature on the senior building support, biomechanics and biology excursion Year 8 communication. TAS students did Distinctions: Thomas Slack-Smith, MODERN MEDICINE EXTENSION particularly well, and although narrowly Guy Hardin ELECTIVE beaten, placed second at the venue. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL The Modern Medicines elective class INSTITUTE (RACI) NSW SCHOOLS were extremely fortunate to have Dr TITRATION COMPETITION BRAIN BEE CHALLENGE Draney, a local GP, teach us about & NATIONAL TITRATION the art of suturing - using stitches to COMPETITION Mehdi Ahsan (below) of Year 10 hold body tissues together. Dr Draney placed first at TAS in the Brain Bee gave practical tuition in suturing – on Three chemists took up the challenge of Challenge, a competition organised bananas - with interesting results, and titration this year. Lucinda Ball, Bronte by the Australasian Neuroscience no fingers accidentally stitched! Garcia and Alistair Le Surf (above right) Society to raise awareness of science, committed many evenings of work and in particular, neuroscience. Mehdi to develop their analytical chemistry travelled to UNSW on 30 May to skills and compete in the NSW Schools compete with the top 85 students from Titration Competition. The aim of the across NSW in round 2 of the challenge. competition is to find the unknown At this event, Mehdi placed 8th in NSW. concentration of an acid.

Their hard work paid dividends - they placed first in the region which then Dr Alex Draney taught students the fine art allowed them to qualify for the National of suturing Competition and then later placed them 14th in Australia.

87 Science (cont.)

FUTURE OF FOOD ELECTIVE Ben, still 17, is patiently waiting until his Our thanks go to Mr Luke Polson, Ms 18th birthday to sit the CPL flight test. Alice Hudson, Mr Gordon McLennan Students of the Future of Food elective and Mrs Judy Miller for their travelled to experience firsthand Riley Simmons (11), Remy Taylor (11), organisation and supervising of the modern farming methods at the Blush Hede Sharpe (10), Rocco Louis (10), 22nd Forensic Science Camp. Camp tomato farm in Guyra, Deano’s Black Lachlan Hey (10), Harry Price (9), Rowan directors Kade Stanley and Hudson Mountain Trout Farm and Red Jewel Hey (9) and Ty Schalk-O'Brien (6) are McAllister (Year 10) ran a fantastic Strawberry and Raspberry Farm in each working towards their RPL (fixed- experience for 81 campers from QLD, Armidale. wing). Reiley Oates (11) is currently VIC, ACT and NSW. Together, these working towards his PPL (helicopter). budding forensic scientists solved STEM OPEN DAY several freakishly fun crimes. FORENSIC SCIENCE CAMP For the second year students were We also thank Mr Michael Dennis took tantalised by liquid nitrogen ice-cream I was very pleased to be able to see on the role of magistrate this year. In and oobleck. The Oobleck bathtub was the inner workings of the Forensic the final day of the camp, teams present again a massive hit with students – Science Camp this year. As a parent of their committal cases to him determine slowly walk across the white stickiness two previous campers, I had seen the whether there is sufficient evidence for if you dare. Once again the queue for ingenious development of crimes from the case to go to trial. liquid nitrogen ice-cream was out the outside. This year, as a laboratory Mr Alasdair Hey the laboratory door and down the supervisor I was able to witness the Science Coordinator quadrangle. thrill of the crime controllers as they developed the crime scene evidence.

2019 STEM ELECTIVES Artificial blood was splashed liberally on knives and bludgeons, glassware was Astrophysics & Projectile Motion, Future delicately cleaned before being greased of Food, Modern Medicine, Robotic by implicating fingerprints and shoes Medicine. were tramped through mud to coat them with damning dirt.

AVIATION ELECTIVE UPDATE Below: The organisers of this year’s Forensic Science Camp

This year another past aviation elective student, Henry Mitchell (10), obtained his recreational pilots’ licence (RPL). Henry was also successful in securing a 2019 Recreational Australia Scholarship that he can use to help finance his flight training.

Ben McElroy (12) became a private pilot in 2018 and this year passed the seventh and final commercial pilot licence examination and received his IREX instrument rating.

88 The Armidalian Technology & Applied Studies

This year saw the Technology and 2019 also saw the TAS STEM Academy Applied Studies (TAS) faculty and staff Open Day grow. In the TAS KLA this was of Mr David Slade, Mr Tim Scott (shared marked by the School’s decision to buy- with Junior School), Mr Christian in to the F1 in schools STEM challenge. Nexo, Miss Emma Channon, Mr David F1 in Schools is one of the largest STEM Lawrence and Mr Bevan Michel move competitions in the world and can be as the experienced team they are, run in various forms across different toward new units of work, more digital year groups. In 2020 we will have a technologies and greater collaboration class that designs, makes and races their with other teachers and areas of the miniature vehicles after being engaged school. with CAD software, aerodynamic Joining us for a number of classes in simulation and all the constraints that IB Design and Mandatory Technology govern engineers and designers. was Dr Charlotte Mack from the In Stage 6, our first ever Textiles and Science Department, developing James White and Cam Draney ‘wire up’ their Design class completed four, quite units of Inquiry in Globalisation and smart water usage garden special garments that were displayed Sustainability as well as Scientific and in the Hoskins Centre in the inaugural Technical Innovation. This relationship Stage 5 in the TAS KLA continued to be Stitch in Time exhibition hosted by their brought a new perspective to our marked by large numbers of students faculty and students alike. wanting to design, make, experiment teacher, Miss Channon. and learn - be it in the most tactile In Stage 4 Technology, the new In Design and Technology, students hands-on way or otherwise. Timber, curriculum and its implementation with refreshingly pursued products, systems Metals, Textiles, Robotics, Jewellery, the IB Middle Years Programme, was and environments as projects this year. Electronics, Automotives or Computer most evident through the interwoven Game Development were full to year-long focus on students coding overflowing and the learning in these (learning to program). This was brought contexts of high engagement is always about through an introduction to block-based code through our drones. rewarding to see. Following this, all students in Year 7 attempted the Grok Python Challenge as part of their curriculum. They were supported by homeroom teachers in Middle School at key times, so that the necessary progression of learning could occur. The culmination of the focus on coding skills was in the form of a smart water usage garden that students planted and applied their coding skills to. Through the use of Tinker Cad and Arduino boards, they were able to monitor soil moisture and apply controlled watering. This is a project that has significant relevance to our future and having the staff to run it and students engaged with it would set us apart from many technology faculties. Wad Udompitisup and Toby Newcombe try out the F1 in Schools track 89 Technology & Applied Studies (cont.)

The standouts were, firstly Dahlia If there is a paradox that has bemused Glennie’s sustainable water system and befuddled the Technology Teaching design that used bore water sourced and Learning community in recent by solar power and processed for years, it is the expectation of breadth household table water consumption all and quality delivery from vocational without grid power useage. Secondly trade skills, through design and artisan Pete Udompitisup’s versatile denim ways of thinking and working to backpack. Pete overcame considerable engineering, coding and computational language and cultural barriers to thinking. achieve an admirable product and folio. Whilst in the discipline of ‘design’ we can never think to have ‘arrived’ lest there be no further progress, Technology and Design and the work of a vast STEM educational and commercial effort has moved significantly towards a range of Above: Elli McRae with her Textiles major work Right: Michael Harrell with his Textiles Major affordable resources that enable our Work ambitious classroom goals. To also have dedicated staff and receptive students Pete Udompitisup’s versatile denim backpack is no small thing and in my unashamed appraisal, marks us out favourably. The best is yet to come. In VET this year the School has had students studying Construction for the Mr David Slade first time since my commencement Technological and Applied Studies in 2013. Coordinator VET Coordinator Students also gained qualifications in Metals and Engineering, Automotives and Primary Industries and whilst the VET world is complex and ever changing, the need for quality vocationally trained employees is ever present and so too are the opportunities for students to embark on this journey regardless of whether students are signed up to school based trainees, apprentices or simply wanting a foot in the employment door, post HSC.

Construction was on offer as a subject as part of the VET program

90 The Armidalian 91 Middle School

92 The Armidalian 93 Head of Middle School

Careful but honest communication curriculum and I want to enlarge on is the key factor that determines this later. The activities mentioned the success of any undertaking here constitute much of the cultural involving efforts to cater to, indeed ‘what’ of Middle School life and it’s manage, the needs and interests of important that they’re catalogued in our 11–14 year old students. This The Armidalian, but it’s as important to style of communication is essential register the ‘how’: because it’s my brief, to understanding of adolescents, both as Head of Middle School and their individual and collective views, as a teacher of the wider humanities, especially almost twenty years into I attended and adjudicated many of a century that boasts a plethora of the school-based activities listed here. devices whose specific design is to Still, as families, it’s as important you facilitate communication but, arguably, know their operational ‘how’: Middle whose combined general effect School staff and invaluable others negates it in the old sense of speaking like Phebe Hunt and Deputy Senior and listening as regards our youth. I Prefect Henry O’Neil, also attended think the likes of Huxley got it right: and supervised these functions this we live in an age where devices enable year behind the scenes they actively immediate and sensory gratification supported them as well. For example, – sometimes at the expense of arriving at the Middle School ostensibly meaningful communication and hence, to ‘go over’ another of his (many) relationships. This is an oblique but English drafts, Henry O’Neil invariably unqualified endorsement of Mr Murray ended up talking to, or advising our Mr Mark Harrison, Head of TAS Middle School Guest’s ratification of the 2019 Mobile students about general matters and, Phone Policy at TAS that has had no specifically, was often happy to spend detrimental impact on our ability to time dispensing invaluable ‘tips’ that communicate with one another. I regret honed Middle School public speaking not ever having thanked him personally skills. We’re lucky these people have for such a ‘move’. Already, our school is invested so generously in 2019 Middle The 2020 academic year will not only a better place because of this simple School life. mark two decades of Middle School School Executive action. operation in our Round Square school, No small thanks to the versatility and but it will also be one complemented tenacity of Debating Captain Phebe by full International Baccalaureate Hunt, Mr Tim Hughes, our Homeroom implementation. Therefore, both and wider Humanities staff, Tri-Schools philosophically and practically, the debating, Cash Cup, da Vinci success, notion of interdisciplinary learning inter and intra-class debates and, new will distinguish us in that these Middle in 2019, student management of, School and IB operations are symbiotic: and weekly reports to Town Meeting the combination will make for even assemblies – all continue healthily this more informed young decision-makers year. So, we’re continuing to do well at TAS. publicly. But, as implied, now we’re more connected than ever in terms of the notion of ‘student voice’ – because it’s an inviolable part of general Jasper O’Neil, won the Middle School Public Speaking 94 The Armidalian Whether it’s as part of avid audience worked so well together. Again, these PLC and many of our own. Official support or specific speaking roles, budding thespians and musicians were and unofficial reports from the St these whole school initiatives serve ably supported by our largely Middle Christopher’s nuns and organiser Ms another vital function, too – they School ‘back-stage / support crew’. By Fiona Taber were consistent: Middle encourage, indeed require, Middle virtue of the very public nature of their School students worked hard and, School students en masse, not day and operations, the Drama, Music and Visual considering the Christian framework boarding students separately, to involve Arts staff members involved in this of this activity, selflessly for the whole themselves with others. The Term 1 major logistical challenge need to take of their time at the Home. I’m proud of Coast Trip is another instance where their bow for its undisputed success. them and they’ve good reason to be complementary day and boarding proud of their individual and collective Regarding wider school sports, again I ‘blends’ occur naturally outside the achievement, as well. need to acknowledge further ‘behind classroom, the sporting arena and the the scenes’ efforts of others: specifically, If you attended the 2019 Final Middle wider cultural hub of TAS. Senior Prefect Josh Jones and other School Assembly, you’ll have been Therefore, Middle School Drama, Year 12 students arrived regularly to introduced to the new student Sport and Music are always healthy organise, participate in, and supervise leadership model, and hence the in terms of management and student touch football games at morning notion of ‘student voice’, announced participation. It’s important that our Recess. These games were organised by Acting Head of Middle School, Mrs young people avail themselves of entirely by seniors: they were never Gill Downes. In line with my comments opportunities offered to them. By asked to give up their own break times. about the Round Square IDEALS and IB definition, Middle School students are Further, this touch activity lasted well union outlined above, this model has young and young people regularly have into the third term and our people been ‘a long time in the making’. Before energy to burn, though it’s not always were grateful for such healthy, genuine summarising its intended operation, ‘burnt’ in a fair and impartial manner. Senior School involvement in Middle it’s important to acknowledge its All this means that your children, School operations. Elsewhere in this beginnings: suggesting both excellent being our charges, are ‘normal’ and context also means the issue of service, synchronicity and timely change, they I’m heartened by this fact of life about specifically service to others: the 2019 were simultaneous, but from opposite implied adolescent inconsistency. trip to St Christopher’s (Children’s) ends of the leadership spectrum, The only way to effect some kind of Home in Fiji included students from actually. energetic balance in their academic lives is to ensure that said energies have further outlet elsewhere. Elsewhere here means sports, dramatic and musical activity. These people are best when busy their ‘busyness’ equates with the kinds of commitments that we adults need to manage, even juggle, in our own lives. Marking its landmark mode of operation, TAS has successfully completed its 125th year, and to celebrate this occasion the 2019 musical and dramatic production of Oliver has been a whole-school event in which our students acquitted themselves more than admirably: it is encouraging that all those in the cast Middle School Monitors L-R: Emily Buntine, Jasper O'Neil, Esther Lindeman, Benjamin Poole, Eliza Crawford 95 Head of Middle School (cont.)

At the same time that we staff, ably On your behalf and of all Middle School These people are ‘on the ground’ led by Head of White House, Mr Jamie staff and students, I want to thank Mrs and we communicate pretty much Brauer, were discussing the merits Downes for her management of the on a daily basis - this is the norm for of the next phase of Middle School Middle School during my Term 4 leave. us. Finally, following the loss of our planning, the 2019 Year 8 Student long-serving and wonderfully astute In a number of ways this year has been Leaders were talking about exactly Headmaster, Mr Murray Guest, the really difficult: we are fully aware that the same issue. Thanks to Mrs Downes’ equanimity with which the whole staff the continuing drought has caused instigation and Mrs Robyn Frost’s managed this challenging final term very tough times for so many families. organization, our 2020 elected leaders needs to be formally acknowledged Unsurprisingly, a number of your have specific portfolios and they’ve here: you are lucky and I am thankful children have ‘done it tough’ here on already experienced leadership training that our Middle School staff are such occasion as a result. In conjunction with sessions during the fourth term. strong people. Mr AJ Whalley and School Counsellor Specifically, there will be a head Girl Mrs Alix Goudge, the pastoral, medical, If the successful completion of a very and Boy Leader, and these two people boarding and chaplaincy teams, have busy year warrants one wish for the will provide support to and be capably been in regular communication, and future, then it would be rain. assisted by an Academic Leader, a we will continue to be during 2020. Service Leader, as well as Creative Arts, Mr Mark Harrison Importantly, our Homeroom staff Sports and Boarding Leaders from Head of Middle School and Middle School Administrative Dangar and White Houses. In short, Assistant Mrs Frost also deserve these young people will help us to acknowledgement and many thanks assist them: this is not their privilege in here, too. this century, and in our Round Square and IB school, it is their responsibility to help us to help them.

Middle School was well represented in the Trek 125 challenge event 96 The Armidalian Middle School Back row (l-r): Charlie Repin, Charles Carter, Esther Lindeman, Isobel Pengilley, Calin Simmonds, Toby Michell-Smith, Angus Ditchfield, Callan Lawrence, Jamie Burford O'Brien, Will Warton, Jack Hopkins, Alexis Langlois-Peters, William Nash, Tom Gellie, Oliver Morse, Holly Crawford, Isabella Stinson, Pierre Morcellet, Jack Hedges Seventh row: Henry Kirton, Charles McDouall, Jonathon Phelps, Jack Power, Lara Crosby, Samantha Price, Jack Lincoln, Harry Turnbull, Olivia Lockett, Sarskia Clark, Lochlan Gerdes, Wylie Wright, Anouska Byrne, Lilly-Beatrice Holmes-Bradshaw, Matthew Corderoy, Samuel Atkin, Charles Hunter, Tom Ball, Sarah Skipper, Ty Schalk-O’Brien Sixth row: Madeleine Nicholls, Eryn Benham, Henry McCorkle, Raphael Dunn, Emily Buntine, Jasper O’Neil, Isabella Crawford, Thomas Tizzard, Ethan Watson, Archibald Little, Hugh Taylor, Charlotte Tydd, Lachlan Thomas, Luisa Wilkinson, Harry Pennington, Alexandra Donoghue, Toby Inglis, Charlie Bailey, Eliza Crawford, Conal Nicoll Fifth row: Charlie Blanch, Peter Evans, Isabella Lucas, Bailey Miller, Lennox Neilson, Eve Johnstone, William Glover, Georgia White, Campbell Draney, Thomas Liew, Angus Goudge, Guy Hardin, Louis Ross, Mohammed Jezani, Benjamin Poole, Caleb Baumgartner, Sam Morris, Bella Fernance, Toby Ford, Oliver Smart, Latifa Nedianu, Angus Wallis Fourth row: Harrison Miller, Jack McCook, James Collum, Liam Blanchfield, Hezekiah Bird, Darby Lehman, Camilla Coupland, William Swain, Thomas Slack- Smith, Tom Leitch, Abbott White, Isaac Finlayson, Charlie Swain, Lachlan Hunt, Brody Michell, Frederick Muller, Jenna Hattingh, Stephen Griffiths, Luke Taylor, William Friend, Rourke Sharpe, Peter Maitz, Rowan Sullivan Third row: Charlie McGrath, Nicholas Thomas, Hugo Li, Iles Baker, Tempe Macarthur-Onslow, Thomas Young, Toby Moore, James White, Maggie Vanderwolf, Archibald Pengilley, Andrew Brennan, Harry Hopkins, Phoebe Ellis, Lachlan Sedon, Jacob Thorsen, Olivia Cannington, Thomas Vrkic, Joel Blackburn, Blair Eichorn, Matilda Cullen, Samuel Johnstone, Benjamin Hall, Olivia Macfarlane, Daniel Morgan, William Gilpin, Archie Douglas-Menzies Second row: Lachlan Litchfield, Dion Carruthers, Luca Williams, Jack Chappell, Ardie Curtis, Charles Ross, Nina Taylor, Alexandra Nivison, Daniel Smith, James Barton, Max Rogers, Harry Coleman, Brock Galvin, Banjo Lawrence, Theodore Munsie, Thomas Dundon, William Brett, Will Ledingham, Thomas Crowley, Felix Hruby, Nawaf Al-Qahatani, Bethan Palfreyman, Emily Benham, Miller Harwood, Salleh O’Dell, Flinders Ward, James Sevil, Nawaf Binmahfod, Matilda Morse Front row: Lachlan Anderson, Austin Pease, Mr Kevin Kamau (Gap Student), Mrs Alexandra Murray, Ms Belinda Macri, Mrs Kirsten Brunsdon, Mr James Brauer, Mrs Rachel Piddington, Mr Mark Harrison (Head of Middle School), Mrs Robyn Frost, Mrs Regina Pollard, Ms Colette Brus, Ms Rachel Holford, Mrs Elaine McKellar, Ms Philippa Malone (Gap Student), Leen Jezani, Ella Crosby Absent: Percival Carter, Bella Herd, Sam Hynes, Lilla Menzies, Jake Mitchell, Alistair Newton, Thomas Quilty, Sam Strelitz

97 Junior School

98 The Armidalian 99 Head of Junior School

Our choirs did us all very proud at the Year 5 commenced Term 4 by spending annual Armidale Eisteddfod. Junior two days at Newholme Station. The School was also well represented in students worked in Totem groups, the choral speaking section both in experiencing a smoking ceremony and class groups and individual items. It traditional welcome to country, Totem was wonderful to have the support of storytelling and a bush film night. Mrs Leasa Cleaver who helped us with Year 5 also participated in Landcare our preparation. We held our annual workshops including information about Mother’s Day celebration lunch with the Koala projects, wildlife talks, frogs special treats including massages, nail and seedball revegetation. painting and a photo booth. This was Once again, our annual Bike Day and our way of thanking our mothers or Triathlon was well supported by our special ladies in our lives for all they do. whole school community, with older It was wonderful to spend time with students running most of the activities Mr Ian Lloyd, Head of TAS Junior School our friends from Tezukayama Gaukin during the morning. Our students truly Elementary School in Osaka during appreciated having the older students Term 3. This year has been a productive and support them with Bike Day. Our enjoyable Year for Junior School. Everyone loves a dress up and the Triathlon was a great way to conclude students and staff are no exception as the day with wonderful sportsmanship In Term 1 our Year 2-5 classes was evident in our annual book parade being displayed in all year groups. participated in an excursion to Lake during Book Week. Our celebrations We were lucky to be able to host a Keepit, where we all enjoyed bonding concluded with a performance of number of visitors from the University with our classmates and teachers. ‘The Twits’. The culmination of Term of New England to immerse Junior Some of the activities we participated 3’s research resulted in Year 5 proudly School students in a variety of cultural in included rock climbing, archery, presenting their PYP Exhibition which activities. Students participated in canoeing and the giant swing. We all came under the Transdisciplinary dance, craft and cooking sessions and became risk-takers whilst exploring Theme, ‘Where we are in Place and gained an increased understanding of a unfamiliar territory such as camping Time’. What a wonderful evening this variety of cultures. under the stars. During our excursion was, showcasing our approaches to week our younger grades invited many learning and development of the Our Speech Day guest speaker Ms Tania special guests into the Junior School attributes of the learner profile. Our Ha reminded us of our responsibility as they became more knowledgeable marvelous men in our lives didn’t miss in caring for our planet. All of Junior exploring our local community. their opportunity to be appreciated School were able to meet with her and Both our Swimming and Athletics during our Father’s Day luncheon and discuss our roles and responsibilities in Carnivals saw true house spirit games afternoon. It was a wonderful caring for our planet. These discussions shine through with lots of cheering opportunity to have our special men in were insightful and engaging and a and records broken. We had many our lives share this time with us. very enjoyable way to finish the school year. representative swimmers at NCIS, CIS We also held our first school-wide and PSSA Carnivals. We commenced student led reflections which provided Term 2 with our Junior School an opportunity for our students to cross country course where we all share their learning with the wider participated in a variety of long school community. It was a very busy, distance events. It was great to see the informative afternoon in which ideas sportsmanship displayed across all were shared and goals set for future year groups. learning. 100 The Armidalian STAFFING Kindergarten – Ms Maartje Torij & da Vinci Decathlon (TAS) Mrs Lynn Secker 2nd Creative Producers, Year 5 Head of Junior School – Mr Ian Lloyd Year 1 – Mrs Kate Stephen & Mrs Susan 3rd English, Year 5 (LSL Term 4) Polson 3rd Science, Year 5 Acting Head of Junior School (Term 4) - Year 2 – Dr Melanie Fillios & Dr Suha 1st Science, Combined Year 5/6 team Mr Luke Polson Tazami 3rd English, Combined Year 5/6 team Transition – Mrs Tania Ball, Mrs Anne Year 3 – Mrs Lexi Glover & Ms Nicole Trenerry, Ms Jacinta Coates Team members: Katie Hynes, Shenko Kindergarten – Mrs Anna O’Connor Mosie Wright, Mila Downes, Archer Year 4 – Dr Siew Chong Year 1 – Mrs Tania Hardin Starr, Peyton Slade, Ani Anderson, Year 5 – Mrs Anita Hunter & Mrs Kath Year 2 – Mrs Christine Wright Mohammed Almokhtar Little Year 3 - Mrs Lana Hawksford da Vinci Decathlon (Knox Grammar) Year 4 – Mrs Veronica Waters Team members: Katie Hynes, Mosie (PYP Coordinator) HOUSE LEADERS Wright, Mila Downes, Archer Starr, Euan Year 5 – Mr Luke Polson, Mrs Gaye Piper Broughton House: Mosie Wright, Will Billingsley, Will Ogilvie, Angus Tydd, (Term 4) Ogilvie, Archer Starr Tom Rowe Extension & Enrichment – Mr Tim Scott, Green House: Oliver Goudge, Sonny Mrs Leasa Cleaver, Mr Ian Lloyd Chess Blanch, Sophia White Music – Dr Inga Brasche, Miss Arlene Sydney Chess Academy Inter-School Ross House: Mila Downes, Andy Hardin, Fletcher, Mrs Leanne Roobol Competition at PLC: Charlie Ward French – Mrs Victoria Perrin-Baker Peter Thompson (Year 4) – first in the Japanese - Mr Allan Moore junior competition PDHPE – Mr Jim Pennington, Miss SCHOOL CLUBS Arlene Fletcher, Mr Ben Cook Pottery Class – Mr Rick Hatch Christian Development - Mrs Jo FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY Chess Club – Mr Tim Scott Benham SERVICE Library – Mrs Lou-Anne Allan, Mrs Drama Club – Ms Leasa Cleaver Natalie Ramazani Dance Club – Mrs Colette Brazier Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea School Counsellor – Mrs Alix Goudge Martial Arts – Mr Anthony Kelly Jump Rope for Heart Junior School Administrative Assistant – STEM (Engineering & Coding) – Mr Tim Steptember Mrs Sandra Lasker Scott Earn and Learn French Language Assistant - Miss Elisabeth Nau COMPETITIONS AND ACTIVITIES DAYS INCLUDED: Practicum Students TOURNAMENTS Art – Armidale Show Mr Patrick O’Connor Armidale Eisteddfod Spirit of Internationalism Miss Maddison Eastcott Year 4 Class- Choral Speaking 'What Bike Safety and Triathlon Miss Ingrid Jansons a Performance' by Jeremy Green and Jump Rope for Heart ‘My Teacher Ate My Homework' by Ken Book Parade Nesbit. First place and winners of The LIAISON PARENTS Nevin Perpetual Shield Year 1 - first place – ‘Ning Nang Nong’. SPEECH DAY Coordinator: Mrs Sophia Wright Transition – Ms Emalene Gemmell & Guest Speaker: Dr Tanya Ha Mrs Amanda McDowell

101 Sunflowers growing at the Community Garden 102 The Armidalian Junior School Sport

SWIMMING Champion House Ross 499 Green 471 Swimming Championships Broughton 374 Age Champions 6 years girl champion: Eva Cook PSSA Swimming Championships 6 years girl runner up: Ruby Rice Team members: Miller Harwood, Iles Baker, Mitchell Evans, 6 years boy champion: Duncan Klabe Ted Chic, Minnie Chick, Joe Fenwicke, Hugo Broun, Sam Ford. 6 years boy runner up: Patrick Bourke Senior Boys relay 1st (convincingly) with an 7 years girl champion: Evelyn Brownlie outstanding performance by all boys. 7 years girl runner up: Lucie Stephen Junior Boys relay 2nd. 7 years boy champion: Baxter Carruthers 7 years boy runner up: Lachie Wood NCIS Swimming Championships 8 years girl champion: Mila Wright Team members: Oliver Robb, Charlie Ward, Joe Fenwicke, 8 years girl runner up: Jacqui DuBois Hugo Broun, Miller Harwood, Iles Baker. 8 years boy champion: Oliver Robb 8 years boy runner up: Micael O’dell TAS placed second in the Junior Boys relay. The efforts of 9 years girl champion: Edwina Newton the Primary School team resulted in TAS achieving fourth 9 years girl runner up: Minnie Chick place in the overall points score and first place in the Primary 9 years boy champion: Cameron Carruthers Percentage Points trophy. 9 years boy runner up: Arthur White ATHLETICS 10 years girl champion: Katie Hynes 10 years girl runner up: Chloe Dennison Athletics Championships 10 years boy champion: Joe Fenwicke Age Champions 10 years boy runner up: Hugo Broun 4 years girl champion: Alexa Wood 11 years girl champion: Charlie Ward 4 years girl runner up: Lily Hardman 11 years girl runner up: Mosie Wright 5 years girl champion: Elise McMahon 11 years boy champion: Mitchell Evans 5 years girl runner up: Philippa Ogilvie 11 years boy runner up: Ted Chick 5 years boy champion: Daniel Mo 5 years boy runner up: Evan Hunt Division Results 6 years girl champion: Raseel Alaziz Sub-Junior Girl: Evelyn Brownlie 6 years girl runner up: Eloise Leary Runner up: Lucie Stephen 6 years boy champion: Hunter Crane Sub-Junior Boy: Baxter Carruthers 6 years boy runner up: Toby Whysall/James Taylor Runner up: Lachie Wood 7 years girl champion: Lucie Stephen Junior Girl: Mila Wright 7 years girl runner up: Evelyn Brownlie Runner Up: Katie Hynes 7 years boy champion: Baxter Carruthers Junior Boy: Joe Fenwicke 7 years boy runner up: Azoz Alshammari Runner Up: Cameron Carruthers 8 years girl champion: Mila Wright Senior Girl: Charlie Ward 8 years girl runner up: Mila Nexo Runner up: Mosie Wright 8 years boy champion: Joshua Bourke Senior Boy: Mitchell Evans 8 years boy runner up: Oliver Robb Runner up: Ted Chick 9 years girl champion: Lucy Taylor Rofeta Cup Winner (Highest Pointscore girl): 9 years girl runner up: Edwina Newton Charlie Ward 9 years boy champion: Cameron Carruthers Macready Cup Winner (Highest Pointscore boy): 9 years boy runner up: Xavier Leary Joe Fenwicke 10 years girl champion: Chloe Dennison 10 years girl runner up: Katie Hynes 103 Junior School Sport (cont.)

10 years boy champion: Sam Ford 7 year old girls 10 years boy runner up: Hugo Broun 1 Arabella Hodges, 2 Lucy Stephen, 3 Evelyn Brownlie 11 years girl champion: Charlie Ward 7 year old boys 11 years girl runner up: Mila Downes 1 Baxter Carruthers, 2 Alexander Dell, 3 Will Dennison 11 years boy champion: Oliver Goudge 8 year old girls 11 years boy runner up: Blake Whitehill 1 Mila Nexo, 2 Rebecca Billingsley, 3 Layla Abu Assab 8 year old boys Division Results 1 Casper Cook, 2 Oliver Robb, 3 Joshua Bourke Sub Junior Girl: Raseel Alazia Runner up: Eloise Leary 9 year old girls Sub Junior Boy: Daniel Mo Runner up: Hunter Crane 1 Lucy Taylor, 2 Sophie Brett, 3 Minnie Chick Junior Girl: Mila Wright Runner up: Mila Nexo 9 year old boys Junior Boy: Joshua Bourke Runner up: Oliver Robb 1 Arthur White, 2 Xavier Stephen, 3 Seleh Alrdadi Intermediate Girl: Chloe Dennison Runner up: Katie Hynes 10 year old girls Intermediate Boy: Sam Ford Runner up: Hugo Broun 1 Chloe Dennison, 2 Katie Hynes, 3 Ani Anderson Senior Boy: Oliver Goudge Runner up: Blake Whitehill 10 year old boys Highest Point Score 1 Hugo Broun, 2 Harry Brownlie, 3 Peter Thompson Girl – Charlie Ward (90) 11year old girls Boy – Oliver Goudge (74) 1 Mila Downes, 2 Mosie Wright, 3 Peyton Slade Winning House – Green 11 year old boys 1 Oliver Goudge, 2 Blake Whitehill, 3 Ted Chick PSSA Athletics Championships Team members: Kaitlyn Baker, Joshua Bourke, Edwina TRIATHLON Newton, Mila Wright, Oliver Robb, Lucy Taylor, Minnie Chick, Team Events Cameron Carruthers, Sam Ford, Hugo Broun, Chloe Dennison, Kindergarten Xavier Leary, Harry Brownlie, Mohammed Almokhtar, Katie 1 Duncan Klabe, Daniel Mo and Neave Drain Hynes, Sophia White, Mila Downes, Charlie Ward, Oliver 2 Issy Law, Eva Cook and Hunter Crane 3 Boyd Rogers, Goudge, Blake Whitehill, Mosie Wright, Tom Rowe, Angus Freddie Post and Ruby Rice Tydd, Tempe Macarthur-Onslow, Millie Coupland, Matilda Year 1 Morse, Miller Harwood, Banjo Lawrence, Iles Baker, Theo 1 Lachie Wood, Baxter Carruthers and Humjot Sandu Munsie, Charlie Ross 2 Evelyn Brownlie, Daniel Bayne and Nancy Ma NCIS Athletics Championships 3 Lucie Stephen, Xander Dell, Levi Watts and Ethan Downes Team members: Joshua Bourke, Oliver Robb, Lucy Taylor, Year 2 Minnie Chick, Cameron Carruthers, Edwina Newton, Harry 1 Sophie Banister, Aamer Alazizi, Sahib Singh and Brownlie, Mohammed Almokhtar, Chloe Dennison, Hugo Mohammed Alrdadi, 2 Casper Cook, Mila Nexo and Arabella Broun, Sam Ford, Mila Downes, Charlie Ward, Oliver Goudge, Hodges, 3 Layla Abu Assab, William Cooper-Fillios and Mosie Wright, Angus Tydd, Andy Hardin George Drain Year 3 CROSS COUNTRY 1 Rhidima Das, Sophie Brett, Aziz Binmahfod, Micael O’dell 5 year old girls and Jack Shenko 1 Philippa Ogilvie Year 4 5 year old boys 1 Cormac Downes, Marcus Robb and Xavier Leary, 2 Lucas Hu, 1 Daniel Mo Andi Li and Richard Ma , 3 Ryne Wilkinson, Salam Alkhathami 6 year old girls and Saleh Alrdadi 1 Eva Cook, 2 Eloise Leary, 3 Neave Drain Year 5 6 year old boys 1– Tom Rowe, Angus Tydd and Oliver Goudge 1 James Taylor, 2 Hunter Crane, 3 Edward Drainey 104 The Armidalian Individual Events Year 2 Girls: 1 Sophie Banister, 2 Cecilia Price 3 Rebecca Billingsley Boys: 1 Joshua Bourke, 2 Casper Cook Year 3 Girls: 1 Minnie Chick 2 Libby Ditchfield ,3 Chelsea Miller Boys: 1 Arthur White, 2 Cameron Carruthers, 3 Xavier Stephens Year 4 Girls: 1 Chloe Dennison Boys: 1 Joe Fenwicke, 2 Hugo Broun, 3 Harry Brownlie Year 5 Girls: 1 Charlie Ward ,2 Mosie Wright, 3 Mila Downes Boys: 1 Ted Chick, 2 Mitchell Evans, 3 Blake Whitehill JS Athletics: PSSA & NCIS Team Sarah Heagney Memorial Trophy Back Row (L-R): Mohammed Almokhtar, Angus Tydd, Tempe Macarthur-Onslow, Mimosa Wright, (Fastest Year 5 Girl and Boy) Samuel Ford, Thomas Rowe, Charlie Ward, Iles Baker, Sophia White Second Row: Mrs Christine Wright, Minnie Chick, Oliver Goudge, Matilda Morse, Oliver Robb, Girl: Charlie Ward Boy: Ted Chick Hugo Broun, Mila Downes, Cameron Carruthers, Katie Hynes Front Row: Joshua Bourke, Kaitlyn Baker, Mila Wright, Andrew Hardin, Edwina Newton, Blake Whitehill, Chloe Dennison, Lucy Taylor, Xavier Leary EQUESTRIAN

Macintyre High School Horse Sports Charlie Ward: 11-13 years girl champion rider Joshua Bourke: 7-9 years boy champion rider

TAS placed first in the Small Schools Teams event (with just two of a possible five riders in a team).

Junior School Swimming Champions Back Row (L-R): Mrs Christine Wright, Oliver Robb, Charlie Ward, Joe Fenwicke, Mitchell Evans, Cameron Carruthers Front Row: Eva Cook, Duncan Klabe, Mila Wright, Edwina Newton, Baxter Carruthers, Evelyn Brownlie

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JS Speech Day Awards

CLASS AWARDS IB PYP ATTRIBUTES Transition Inquirers All Transition students received a book I am curious and ask thoughtful questions. I learn by myself and with others. commemorating starting their I have a love of learning with everything I do. education at TAS Knowledgeable Kindergarten I develop deep understandings and explore knowledge. I work with issues and Balanced: William Minter, James ideas that are important to me and others around the world. Taylor Caring: Hunter Crane, Isabelle Thinkers Law, Ruby Rice, Mehleen Sandhu I use imaginative thinking skills to discover and deal with difficult problems. Communicator: Raseel Alazizi, Neave I think for myself to make principled decisions. Drain Inquirer: Eva Cook, Ted Draney, Communicators Boyd Rogers Knowledgeable: Freddie I express myself confidently and creatively in many ways. I work with others, Post Open Minded: Hugh Blackwell, listening carefully to their ideas and points of view. Eloise Leary, Toby Whysall Principled Principled: Simon Hu, Cooper Lacey I am honest and fair. I respect everyone and take responsibility for my actions Risk Taker: Liam Hoad, Duncan Klabe and their consequences. Thinker: Oliver Maxwell, Daniel Mo, Open-minded Rory Secker Reflective: Patrick Bourke, I understand my own beliefs and those of others. I listen to and think about Thomas McKern other people's opinions and learn from them as well. Year 1 Caring Balanced: Lachlan Wood Caring: Maya I think about how people feel and show them respect. I care for and help others. Slade, Daniel Bayne Inquirer: I show kindness and try to make the lives of other people better. Evelyn Brownlie Knowledgeable: Ellen Risk-takers Adams, Ethan Downes, I work hard to learn what I don't understand and I am not afraid to make Matilda Polson Open Minded: William mistakes. I inquire about and explore new ideas and I find ways to overcome Dennison, Rudra Tandon challenges and change. Principled: Baxter Carruthers, Lucie Balanced Stephen Reflective: Humjot Sandhu, I am careful to consider what I think, what I feel and what I do. I take good care Levi Watts Risk Taker: Alexander Dell, of myself and others because we live in the same world together. Nancy Ma Thinker: Dominic Leary, Reflective Rupert Newton I think about my ideas and experiences and how they affect the world. I work to improve myself so I can be the best person I can be. Year 2 Balanced: Mila Nexo, Sahib Singh, Year 3 Encouragement: Chelsea Miller Andrian Zhang Caring: Aamer Alazizi, Commendation: Jack Wood, Lucy Taylor George Drain Communicator: Layla Merit: Arthur White, Mila Wright Abu Assab Inquirer: Casper Cook,

Jacqui DuBois Knowledgeable: William Year 4 Encouragement: Harry Brownlie Cooper-Fillios, Ruben Higgins Commendation: Chloe Dennison, Ryne Wilkinson Open Minded: Pippi Goudge Merit: Peter Thompson, Cormac Downes Principled: Sophie Banister, Rebecca

Billingsley, Bonnie Blanch Risk Taker: Year 5 Encouragement: Peyton Slade Mohammed Alrdadi Thinker: Kaitlyn Baker, Joshua Bourke, Edward Gillman, Commendation: Mohammed Almokhtar Arabella Hodges, Cecilia Price Merit: Archer Starr, Katie Hynes, Mila Downes, Ani Anderson 106 The Armidalian

English Prize Anabel Busby Memorial Prize Primary (for exceptional performance) (For outstanding effort leading to Year 3-5 Mila Downes achievement that exceeds expectations Gold Charilie Ward, in Years K - 5) Hugo Broun, Mathematics Prize Andy Hardin Chloe Dennison (for exceptional performance) Silver Cameron Carruthers,

Katie Hynes Mosie Wright, OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP Oliver Robb UOI Prize Kindergarten Patrick Bourke Bronze Oliver Goudge, (for exceptional performance) Year 1 Lucie Stephen Sam Ford, Archer Starr Year 2 Bonnie Blanch Joe Fenwicke Deidre Rickards Excellence in Music Year 3 Minnie Chick Year 4 Salam Alkhathami Prize Armidale Diocesan Junior School Year 5 Ted Chick (for excellent musicianship and an Award outstanding contribution to all areas of (to a Year 5 student for outstanding SPORTS AWARDS music) support and service) (For outstanding ability and Year T-2 Jacqui DuBois Angus Tydd sportsmanship in a variety of sports) Year 3-5 Peter Thompson Infants K-2 Leanne Roobol Choir Award Armidale Regional Council Annual Gold Baxter Carruthers (donated by Ms Leanne Roobol) Citizenship Award Silver Lucie Stephen Sophia White Oliver Goudge Bronze Joshua Bourke James White Art Prize Chloe Chick and Arlie Pilcher Senior (for excellence in Art, Years 3 - 5) Girl Leadership Award Mila Downes Mosie Wright

107 Junior School Mila Joe Fenwicke, Chick, Edmund Samuel Ford, Ward, Charlie Wright, Mimosa Sinclair Little, Rowe, Thomas Robb, Marcus Josiah Baumgartner, White, Sophia Slade, Blanch, Peyton Sonny Tydd, Angus R): James Leahy, (L to Back Row Hugo Wood, Michael Blanch, Jack Carruthers, Li, Cameron Andi Saleh Alrdadi, Westaway, Braith Billingsley, Euan Whitehill, Blake Ogilvie Sixth Lachlan Brett, Row: William Starr, Archer Mitchell Anderson, Evans, Anastasia Downes, Vrkic Samuel Mohammed Almokhtar, Goudge, Oliver Hardin, Hussain Majrashi, Andrew Lachlan Hunter, Hu, Lucas Stephen, Blanch, Xavier Thomas Downes, Cormac Robb, Oliver Jack Shenko, Broun, Dubois, Jacqueline Maitha Alshammari, Minnie Chick, Izabel Glover, Watts, Ava Thompson, Peter Alshammari, Ruben Higgins, Cook, Abdalazzez Casper Aamer Joshua Bourke, Alazizi, Duncan Mohammed Klabe, Row: Alrdadi, Fifth Rupert Harry Dell Alexander Newton, Brownlie, Taylor, Jack Maitz, Henry Baxter Carruthers, Leary, Xavier Werf, der van Lucas Al-Qatani, Chloe Dennison, Newton, Norah Edwina Wright, Mila Chelsea Miller, Ogilvie, Bonnie Blanch, Ruby Hodges, Arabella Stephen, Lucie Brownlie, Gillman, Evelyn Edward White, Arthur Humjot Sandhu, Nedianu, Hercules Singh, Micael Sahibpreet O’dell, Tandon, Rudra Watts, Levi Liam Hoad, Row: Fourth Wood Lachlan Downes, Ethan Andrian Zhang, Binmahfod, Abdulaziz Drain, George Cooper-Fillios, William Wilkinson, Alkhathami, Abdulsalam Ryne Taylor, Lucy Rhidima Das, Kaitlyn Baker, Billingsley, Rebecca Sophie Brett, Taylor, James Matilda Polson, Minter, William Alshammari, Abdullah Taylor, McKern,Thomas Jock Post, Frederick Simon Hu, Bourke, Patrick Drain, Neave Nedianu, Assunta Mehleen Rory Sandhu, Ogilvie, Philippa Row: Secker, Third Cook, Raseel Eva Alazizi, Rice, Ruby Crane, Hunter Hugh Blackwell, Lacey, Cooper Whysall, Tobias Draney, Dennison, Edward William Dominic Leary, Mila Nexo, Assab, Abu Layla Rogers, Boyd Slade, Maya Ellen Adams, Goudge, Pippi Hardin, Tania Mrs Waters, Veronica Mrs Miss Frost, Anna Mr Ian Lloyd, Wright, Mrs Christine Polson, Mr Luke Mrs Lana Hawksford, Trenerry, Eloise LearyMiss Mrs Miss Row: Second Elisabeth Nau, Jo Benham, Elle Eglington, Mrs Anne Polson, Bronte Hunt, Evan Kim, Mohammed Ivy Alazizi, Murray, Mishkah Patrick Elise McMahon, Rice, Sansa Rogers, Ranawake, Row: Edward Cade Alrdadi, Malone Miss Front Pip Woodhill, Miss Ball, Alice Tania Mrs Mrs Lasker, Sandra Daniel Mo Katie Alkhouri, Isabelle Law, Hynes, Andrew Daniel Bayne, Chloe Chen Absent: Lily Hardman, Lachlan Chiu, Elsie Nexo, Lachlan McDowell, Wang, Raymond Holland, Tobias 108 The Armidalian 109 Transition

Play is an essential part of the Transition Term 3 saw a new UOI, ‘Creativity allows Term 4 was focused on our UOI- classroom and it was through free us to make connections with our world.’ ‘Journeys can lead to new experiences playtime and structured games that A viewing of Year 11 artworks in the and opportunities’. We planned an the children got to know each other Hoskins foyer was followed later by excursion to Thalgarrah Environmental and their teachers while settling into an excursion to NERAM. We enjoyed Centre enjoying the outdoors, meeting the class routine. We welcomed Miss pottery lessons with local potter Rick creatures, playing games and having Elisabeth Nau our French assistant who Hatch, as well as looking at famous a teddy bears picnic. We followed would work along-side the teachers artist and paintings while trying journeys around Australia in various to further immerse the language into some of our own. Transition loved an books made our own passports for the classroom. During our first unit excuse to dress up participating in pretend visits to lots of different of inquiry (UOI) ‘Learning takes place book day ‘Reading is my Super Power’ countries around the world and even in different environments’ we went followed by seeing the creative visiting took part in an international afternoon. for visits to many different places of performance of ‘The Twits’. At the end We finished the UOI with a trip to Uralla learning at TAS. Transition loved seeing of the term parents and friends were on the train. all the animals when the ‘Taronga invited to a student led open afternoon Other favourites were bike day, Zoomobile’ came to visit and enjoyed to share the learning that happens in swimming and Madagascar. an excursion to the Armidale War our classroom and we even held our Memorial Library. Other highlights of OWN art show in the Hoskins Centre! What a busy and fun year of learning the term were a Teddy Bear’s Picnic, 2019 was! visiting Healthy Harold in the Life Education Van, participating in their first Athletics Carnival, performing at their Mrs Tania Ball first assembly and seeing ‘The Wiggles’. Class Teacher

During Term 2 we looked at our senses and how they help us learn about the world. We made our own garden and enjoyed caring for it and watching it grow some healthy food. We entered Armidale Regional Council’s Waste Art & Design’ competition making up our own slogan ’There’s more that one bin to put your rubbish in’ accompanied by our own cardboard designed bin full of all different sorts of rubbish. We then organised an excursion to Armidale Waste Management Facility, also visiting the mall to look at all the entries in the ‘Waste Art & Design’ competition followed by a hot chocolate and cookie at ‘The Paper Tiger’. All this with so much more learning happening everyday like practising scissor skills, how to hold our pencil properly, sharing and cooperating!!

110 The Armidalian Kindergarten

What a fun and caring group We saw that there are forces all around The centre piece of our desert display Kindergarten 2019 proved themselves us and they effect how objects move. was Uluru and it was surrounded by to be! Our Term 1 learning was centred It was our pleasure to demonstrate plants and animals that do not need around the idea that ‘Everyday we different forces we use while playing very much water to survive and the learn more about ourselves and our with our favourite toys and also how coral reef was bursting with bright fish families’. This gave everyone wonderful our bodies use push and pull when and coral! opportunities to get to know each other we are on the Junior School play We learnt about what living things do and their new learning environment equipment! when their environment changes. and teachers. We talked about the Our classroom was transformed different places we belong and how we Term 4 brought on the opportunity into different environments in Term can look after for the people and things for creativity and imagination! We 3 as we examined how changes in that we care about. As part of Activities read many traditional and fairy tale environments impact humans and Week, we visited the Community stories and had a lot of fun bringing other living things. The rainforest Garden and saw how people give them to life through plays and Visual display saw many green ferns and vines back to our local community. We were Art. We loved dressing up as animals growing beside a beautiful waterfall treated to hot chocolates at the NERAM for Madagascar Jnr and singing the that provided plenty of shade and fresh café and made some beautiful art to song ‘Together Forever’ which really water for the many insects, felines and contribute to the Armidale Show! highlighted how we felt about the monkeys that love this humid, wet strong bonds of friendship we built over In Term 2 Bey Blades were all the rage! environment. The tundra was cold and our year together in Kindergarten! Lucky for us, they tied in well to our dry and featured both penguins and unit about forces which meant we got polar bears (even though they have to bring our favourite toys into the never met in real life!). Mrs Anna O’Connor classroom to examine their spinning Class Teacher success on different surfaces and with varying force applied.

'Together Forever' in Madagascar Jnr

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What another fabulous year in the Year What happens when we add water to • Communities provide services 1 classroom. We dived straight into paint? Do mixtures have to have liquid? designed to meet people’s needs our first PYP transdisciplinary theme of Do water and electricity mix? Can you • The present is different or similar to ‘Where we are in place and time’ and mix fire and water? the past … the TAS pool for the Junior School These were just a few of Year 1’s burning swimming carnival. It was not long • To survive, living things depend on questions that guided the learning and before I knew we were headed for a their features and the preservation teaching of the ‘How the world works’ year of fantastic inquiry-based learning. of their natural environment unit. As Mr Scott worked tirelessly to The Armidale Eisteddfod was the help the children discover the answers 2019 was a year that focussed on next big excitement for Year 1. The to each of their questions our room developing student agency and a class rehearsed (and rehearsed and began to look more like a science lab learning environment where children rehearsed) Spike Milligan’s ‘Ning Nang than a Year 1 classroom. Watching are encouraged to have a voice and Nong’ and nervously headed off to the faces of the children as they guide their own learning. As the NERAM to perform in front of a panel unknowingly tasted citric acid as they children began to read and write with of judges. I don’t think any of us ever made their very own Wizz Fizz mixture greater independence, they were able expected to come home with a first was certainly a highlight of the year. As to express themselves more confidently place!! was the culminating excursion the steel through personal reflection, writing, works, bakery and goat farm! mathematical inquiries and so much Our Term 1 Activities Day was a mixture more. It is certainly an exciting time to of creative arts, global connections and As we launched into Semester 2 our be a teacher and was magical to see sport as we prepared works to enter transdisciplinary units continued each member of our class find their into the Armidale Show, learnt all about to expand the children’s thinking, own voice as they performed with the Indian culture and tested our risk- attributes of the learner profile, enthusiasm and gusto at the end of taking skills out at the UNE bootcamp approaches to learning and year performance of Madagascar Jnr. and rock-climbing wall. transdisciplinary skills. Our central ideas looked at how: Mrs Tania Hardin Class Teacher

Artwork inspired by Murray Guest Memorial Flowers by Rupert Newton 112 The Armidalian Year 2

What a wonderful year we have The children have been involved in The growth in confidence amongst the shared together in Year 2. The children many extra-curricular activities this year year group has been tremendous from that made up this years’ cohort are including TAS trebles, Junior bands, in class individual presentations, group respectful, intelligent, caring, open- Coding and Engineering clubs. We are and individual assembly performances, minded and balanced. We have had a also a very sporty bunch, enjoying both to our final Madagascar musical in wonderful year supporting each other, summer and winter sports on offer and which every child played a part. learning and growing together. embracing every outdoor activity. It has been a wonderful year of growth The year has been one of adventure, We also enjoyed sharing our learning for us all. new learning opportunities and growth with our TEZ buddies in Term 3, while Class Teacher for each individual child. Embracing also having Ms Jansons join the Mrs Christine Wright our IB PYP programme, the children teaching team with Mrs Wright for thrived on the inquiry approach to four weeks during her prac teaching learning this year, embracing every appointment. opportunity thrown their way. We became more confident inquirers, more knowledgeable and more reflective when looking at our own and others work. We were able to reflect on our learning journey through posts on SeeSaw and developed our investigation skills, culminating in individual research tasks at the end of the year. Locating, selecting and presenting their own work from a chosen topic to their peers was a highlight of our ‘Sharing the Planet’ unit.

The outdoor adventures proved popular throughout the year with our excursion to Lake Keepit in Term 1. The challenging activities were enjoyed by all along with the experience of living away from home. Highlights during this excursion included canoeing, archery, orienteering, low ropes and the chance to be resilient when tasks were challenging.

Mr Scott joined our weekly program with his STEM lessons which we just loved. We learnt to code, discovered amazing things about sound, made musical instruments, performed in our Year 2 assemblies and became designers when using ‘Sketch Up’. 113 Year 3

Have you ever wondered where you How did they evolve, pass down their how 3D scanners were being used in evolved from? Were humans exactly the history and ultimately keep their cattle crushes and electronic weighing same in the past? In our unit ‘Sharing culture alive? We were able to find out, and feeding troughs for cattle. Not to The Planet’ we investigated how living cross culturally, ways that each culture mention a machine that is trying to things need to adapt in order to survive. evolved and how they kept their history track methane emission from cattle to We looked at behavioural and physical alive. In groups, students studied learn how different feed regimes can adaptations and went to the UNE specific indigenous cultures then reduce the impact on our climate. Natural History Museum. Class projects created various traditional artworks, to We explored how the Armidale explored lots of things: extinction, gain an understanding the culture and community was established in ‘Where endangered and unusual or exotic how community was formed. We Are in Place and Time’ This unit animals to name a few. Our final unit ‘How We Are Going to reflected on our community, what has Our second unit ‘Who We Are’ looked Organise Ourselves‘ began with looking changed or remained the same, and the at the similarities and differences of at farming processes and practices. impact of multiculturalism. We enjoyed neighbouring countries. It led us to We went to the UNE SMART farm and learning about our school history and believe the old saying, ‘Same, same, experienced first-hand innovative the impact of our TAS community. In but different!’. Technology was used to farming practices, learning from Dr this unit we made Fidget Blankets for investigate the geographical position Lee and Dr Marini about new farming dementia patients in our community. of neighbouring countries in relation methods including virtual fencing and It was a great pleasure to teach such a to where we live and to zoom in on drones. happy, motivated and engaged class. specific features of those places. Mr Saurez visited the class to show Mrs Lana Hawksford In ‘How the World Works’ we explored us two locally invented farming apps Class Teacher how technology is used to cater for called Desirebull and Ramselect and our needs and wants in society. This unit opened up relevant discussion on climate change, the impact of materials we are using now and how the world is working towards better solutions. We explored sustainability and made bees wax wraps for the students to investigate ways to reduce plastic packaging. Students became proactive and designed their own environmentally friendly packaging and even made our own edible lolly wrappers. Big questions were asked about the effects of what we are doing now, climate change and our growing population. Do we believe that someone else is going to fix this or should we all start making small steps now?

Another exciting unit called ‘How We Express Ourselves’ explored past indigenous cultures.

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Year 4 has been a delightful class of Throughout our English lessons, we Mathematics has had a problem students who have functioned well have enjoyed reading a variety of solving-based approach where all were as an energised group. All have been novels and have worked hard to build encouraged to read questions carefully eager to learn and build on their on our comprehension skills. A focus and use a range of problem-solving knowledge and social skills. The class on public speaking skills saw many strategies. All have enjoyed completing welcomed many new students and Year 4 students enter the Armidale the mathematical timetable challenges sadly, due to relocation, we farewelled Eisteddfod and our class came first and setting goals to improve the speed some class members. place in our section and were also the of automatic recall. proud recipients of The Nevin Perpetual The year commenced with an We concluded the year by growing Shield. We performed two poems: ‘What adventurous excursion to Lake Keepit, beaks and flippers, which enabled a Performance’ and ‘My Teacher Ate My where our risk-taking skills were us to be the adventurous penguins Homework’. certainly put to the test. One night was of Madagascar who are all now back spent camping out under the stars, and where we belong! we learnt how to set up tents in teams, cook on a campfire and the importance Mrs Veronica Waters of collaboration. Great fun was had Class Teacher completing a challenging commando crawl through an extremely muddy obstacle course. This was a wonderful way to commence the school year as we all got to know each other well and came to value our similarities and differences.

As part of our Units of Inquiry, Year 4 focussed on our Approaches to Learning. This was especially relevant as we embarked on co-constructing learning intentions and marking criteria. This opportunity provided a platform for all to demonstrate their understanding of the essential elements of the Primary Years Programme. Throughout units, we engaged in in- depth, independent and collaborative inquiries where multiple perspectives were explored and action taken as a result of learning.

Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed our STEM lessons with Mr Scott where, just to name a few, we made batteries, motors and learnt all about cyber safety when we completed the Common Sense Media program.

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Year 5 had a very successful final year of The class were well supported by and a bush film night. Year 5 also Junior School, collectively working well mentors from across the TAS staff. Year participated in Landcare workshops and making wonderful improvements 5 explored the Central Idea, ‘Migration including information about the as individuals. The year commenced is a response to risks, challenges Koala projects, wildlife talks, frogs and with the annual week-long Lake Keepit and opportunities’ through the seedball revegetation. The impressive excursion. The class were challenged Transdisciplinary Theme of ‘Where We creative arts talents of students was in a variety of ways, pushed out of Are in Place and Time’. The process and on show in Madagascar Jnr from the their comfort zones and became risk opening evening were a big success Lemurs to the Foosa, from Servers and takers as they took on the Giant Swing, and the students should be proud of Dancing Steak to a variety of lead roles, abseiling and overnight camping what they achieved throughout this all of Year 5 had the opportunity to experiences. Our Units of Inquiry process. shine on stage. The year culminated in focused on Sharing the Planet and How a celebration evening, reflecting on the Term 4 (with Mrs Gaye Piper at the helm We Express Ourselves. achievements and contributions made while I filled in as Acting Head of Junior by the Year 5 class both in 2019 and Throughout Term 2, Year 5, with the School) was a busy end to a busy year. throughout their time in Junior School. assistance of Mr Tim Scott, undertook Year 5 attended ‘Frog Dreaming’ held a STEM windmill building project. at Newholme Station. The students Inspired by ‘The Boy Who Harnessed worked in Totem groups, experiencing Mr Luke Polson the Wind’ by William Kamkawamba, this a smoking ceremony and traditional Classroom Teacher required the students to produce their welcome to country, Totem storytelling own windmill out of recycled materials capable of generating a small amount of electricity to power a small set of LED lights. This was a very exciting and engaging project for the class and was a good stepping stone into the Exhibition project that was to take place during Term 3. This STEM project linked well with our third UOI, ‘How the World Works’ exploring how scientific knowledge is constantly evolving and impacting people’s lives.

As part of our Units of Inquiry, Year 5 focussed on our Approaches to Learning. This was particularly relevant as the class undertook their Junior School Exhibition. The Exhibition is a platform for all students to demonstrate their understanding of the essential elements of the PYP. It allowed all of the class to engage in an in-depth, collaborative inquiry where they could explore multiple perspectives and take action as a result of their learning.

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Leadership, Service & Adventure

Round Square

For our seniors the highlight of their Round Square Board Member and INTERNATIONALISM DEMOCRACY involvement in Round Square is often Regional Trustee for Australasia and ENVIRONMENT selection in the delegation for the East Asia. Also to be acknowledged is ADVENTURE LEADERSHIP International Round Square Conference. the many years of service of out-going SERVICE This year was no exception, with an Round Square Representative Mrs incredible trip to India in September/ Barnier whose countless contributions The year began with a changing of the October where our delegation of Jack have make Round Square such a rich guard as Mr Andrew O’Connell took on Nivison, Sancia Ridgeway, Bronte and cherished aspect of our school. the Round Square Co-representative Garcia, Ramona Nedianu and Riley role at TAS alongside Mrs Anna Barnier. Simmons spent two weeks exploring INCOMING EXCHANGES Mr Murray Guest continued in his role a fascinating culture and emerging as Round Square Board Member and economic powerhourse with group • Ricardo de Blanc and Arjav Poudel Regional Trustee for Australasia and East leaders Mr O’Connell and Mrs Barnier. (Gordonstoun School, Scotland) Asia. The trip began with a pre-conference • Shirley Nolas (Markham College, Peru) tour through northern India that • Isabella Alfanador (Colegio Anglo A delegation of Middle School students included Mussourie, Rishakesh, Delhi Colombiano, Colombia) attended the RS Australasian and East and the Taj Mahal. Then it was off to the • Jennifer Canoni (Hackley School, USA) Asian Conference for 13-15 years at Emerald Heights International School in • Liam Sampson (Woodridge College, Woodleigh School in Victoria in April. Indore where the theme was ‘Sarvodaya’ South Africa) Led by Ms Colette Brus and Mrs Regina – meaning “the world we wish to see”. • Warrick Melville (Stanford Lake Pollard, the delegation consisted of Mr Guest joined the delegation for the College, South Africa) Peter Evans, Alexis Langlois-Peters, conference and watched on with pride, • Ntsako Silinda (Penryn College, Harrison Miller, Jonathon Phelps, Ben particularly when the TAS students South Africa) Poole and Angus Wallis. The theme was led a cultural performance with other • Maria-Teresa Calva-Xolalpa (Stanstead ‘Gen Z Mind Shifters’ and throughout Australian schools. It was a conference College, Canada) the conference they were challenged epic in proportion with all Round to see their role in a sustainable, just Square member schools in attendance future and were inspired to look for the and every day was packed from sunup opportunities for positive impacts that to sundown with incredible activities, they can make for a better world. speakers, service projects and tours. The RS Australasian and East Asian But, as always, it was the connections Conference for 10-12 years was held forged with other students from around at the British School in Jakarta, also the world that really made the most in April. This trip was an eye-opening significant impact and I know the and challenging experience for our memories of this trip will be defining delegation made up of William Brett, ones for those students. Isabella Crawford, Ali Nivison, Tom The tragic death of Mr Guest in October Rowe, Charlie Ward and Sinclair Little. and his incredible Round Square legacy But they were in the capable hands of was recognised internationally, with an leaders Mr Luke Polson and Ms Emma outpouring of grief and support from Channon, and together the TAS group across the globe. His involvement in experienced a whole new perspective Round Square had been extensive over on life and got exposed to so many new many years as the Headmaster of our experiences and ideas that drove home active and committed Global Member a truly global awareness of humanity. School, as well as his leadership as Above: Mr Jones with Isabella Alfanador from Columbia 120 The Armidalian 121 Round Square (cont.)

OUTGOING EXCHANGES

• Tom Forsythe and Hayley Whitehill (Gordonstoun School, Scotland) • Lachie Carter (Woodridge College, South Africa) • Sam Skipper (Stanford Lake College, South Africa) • Archie McDonald (Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Colombia) • Edward Boydell (Stanstead College, Canada) • Hannah Neilson (Marvelwood School, USA) • Keeley O’Connor (Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Colombia) • Samantha Price (Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Bunbury)

Mr Andrew O’Connell Round Sqaure Representative

Ready to Kayak in India

Sam Skipper (and friend) competed in the South Africian Fly FIshing Ntsako Silinda from Penryn College, South Africa competition 122 The Armidalian Life in India for our Round Square delegation: Mr Andrew O’Connell, Ramona Nedianu, Sancia Ridgeway, Bronte Garcia, Riley Simmonds, Jack Nivison and Mrs Anna Barnier

123 Cadets

Cadet Unit Staff

Commanding Officer Major Angus Murray Training Officer Lieutenant David Lawrence Quartermaster Sergeant Simon Ball Signals Second Lieutenant Tim Scott A Coy Commander Lieutenant Will Caldwell B Coy Commander Lieutenant Emma Channon C Coy Commander Lieutenant David Toakley Officers of Cadets Second Captain Mike Hill, Second Lieutenant Alasdair Hey Training Staff Sr J Murray, Mr D Drain, Mr A Jones, Miss H Symons, Mr R Newton, Mr A O’Connell, Mr M Taylor, Mr B Corbett, Mr T Currell, Mr A Whalley, Miss C Curtin, Mr A Moore, Mr C Nexo, Mr W Mazzei, Mr M Keenan, Mr H Graham, Mr J Brauer, Ms E Mackellar, Mr C Butcher, Mr R Butcher, Mrs J Benham, Miss S Clayton, Mr B Cook, Mr C Cook, Miss R Holford, Miss C Mack, Miss B Macri, Miss C Prado Catering Ms Gail Rogers

A COY

OIC A Coy CUO L Atkin 2IC A Coy CUO L Oates

1 Platoon 2 Platoon 3 Platoon Platoon Commander CUO J Moore CUO L Reiss-Wears WO2 L Neilson Platoon Sergeant SGT O Cook SGT N O’Neil SGT L Etheridge 1 Section Leader CPL F Lambeth CPL H Pearse SGT H Neilson 2 Section Leader CPL T Younghusband SGT J Nivison 3 Section Leader CPL L Cannington

B COY

OIC B Coy CUO W Swales 2IC B Coy CUO E Hempel

4 Platoon 5 Platoon 6 Platoon 7 Platoon Platoon Commander CUO M Braham CUO W Braham CUO H Pitman CPL K Allen Platoon Sergeant SGT R Louis SGT J Alcorn CPL R Lawrence SGT P Ekanayake 1 Section Leader CPL O Ledingham CPL A Zuber CPL H Moore CPL H Sharpe 2 Section Leader CPL H Ditchfield CPL H Catterall CPL J Phelps

124 The Armidalian C COY

OIC C Coy CUO J Jones 2IC C Coy CUO N Ward

8 Platoon 9 Platoon 10 Platoon 11 Platoon Platoon Commander CUO J Sewell CUO C Mills SGT W Young CPl S Crossle Platoon Sergeant SGT L Nicoll SGT L Hey SGT J van Roy CPL C Vanderwolf 1 Section Leader CPL A Wilson-Spillane CPL W Jackson CPL A Hall CPL R Straker 2 Section Leader CPL J Miron CPL M Guppy CPL C Le Surf LCPL H Perrottet (2IC) LCPL R Hey (2

SIGNALS PLATOON COMMAND HQ

SGT J Carroll, SGT R Nutt, CDT L Benham SGT P Hunt (OC Sigs), CDT S Clarkson (2IC Sigs) RQMS – CPL N Flannery

Q-STORE

SGT A Rogers-Ellis

TAS Cadet Officers and NCO’s Back row (l-r): CPL Colby Hanes, CPL Eliza Ward, CPL Patrick Brennan, SGT Jaden Carroll, SGT Oliver Cook, SGT Nicholas O’Neil, CPL Nicholas Flannery, SGT Frederick Nutt, SGT Jack van Roy, CPL Tom Younghusband, SGT Lachlan Hey, SGT Hede Sharpe, CPL Joshua Miron, CPL Stewart Williams Third row: CPL Ruby Straker, SGT Louis Cannington, CPL Phebe Hunt, SGT Samantha Crossle, SGT Lily Etheridge, SGT Hamish Pearce, CPL Dylan Morris, SGT Matthew Wark, SGT Rohan Lawrence, SGT Angus Wilson Spillane, CPL Finlay Lambeth, SGT Thomas Forsythe, SGT Lochlan Nicoll, SGT Jack Nivison, SGT Piyumi Ekanayake, SGT Rocco Louis, SGT Alexander Hall Second row: CPL Thomas Wu, CUO William Young, CUO Stuart Epworth, CUO Marcus Braham, CUO Lucas Atkin, CUO John Moore, CUO Henry Pitman, CUO Archer Howard, CUO Aiden Rogers-Ellis, CUO Lachlan Oates, CUO Lachlan Reiss-Wears, CUO Joshua Jones, CUO Jack Sewell, CUO Nicholas Ward, CUO Thomas Deshon, WO2 Lily Neilson, CPL William Jackson Front row: CUO Emily Hempel, CUO William Benham, CUO William Swales, CAPT Mike Hill, LT Emma Channon, CUO Henry O’Neil, LT David Lawrence, MAJ Angus Murray, CUO Jack Waters, SGT Simon Ball, LT David Toakley, 2LT Tim Scott, CUO Liam Smith, CUO William Braham, CUO Kathryn Allen

125 Cadets (cont.)

ANZAC DAY CEREMONIAL AWARDS FOR 2019 memorial service and devastating bushfires impacting the Nymboida and In 2019 ANZAC Day was during John Green Shield for the most Grafton areas the week before camp school holidays and was marked by a outstanding Junior Guardsman – CPL was to be conducted. ceremony in Week 1 of Term 2 attended Joshua Miron and CDT Jeremy Carter by all members of the student body on During 2019 cadets were trained in Catafalque Shield for service in the Adamsfield. Old Armidalian and current abseiling, navigation, fieldcraft & drill, most Catafalque Parties - CUO Jack serving member of the Australian canoeing & kayaking, mountain biking Waters and CDT Clancy Roberts Army CAPT Lewis Crothers (OA 2008) and first aid. attended as guest of honour, and spoke An addition to the 2019 training with fondness of his years at TAS and his program was the opportunity for senior experiences as an officer in the Royal LEADERSHIP COURSES cadet leaders to travel to Singleton Australian Armoured Corps. Leadership courses at three levels were Army Barracks to participate in a live- The TAS ceremonial guard mounted offered to cadets in 2019 Cadet Under fire exercise. This exercise enabled catafalque parties at the town and Officer, Senior Non-Commissioned cadets to operate the F88 Austeyr rifle, Dangarsleigh war memorials, a Officer and Junior Non-Commissioned participate in a session using the Army community service for which the Officer. Fifty-two cadets of varying WTSS simulation system and stay a School has become renowned over the levels of experience nominated for the night in the barracks, complete with a years. courses. As in previous years, the theory meal in the Singleton ‘other ranks’ mess. phase of the course was conducted at A great time was had by all. Thalgarrah Environmental Education Members of the TASCU Guard: Centre in a barracks-style setting. Good support for the course was provided by CUO Jack Waters (Guard Commander), PASSING OUT PARADE Senior Year 12 cadets, Officers of Cadets CUO Marcus Braham, CUO John Moore, and Army Reserve support staff from The annual TASCU Passing Out Parade CUO Jack Sewell, CUO Lachlan Reiss- various units, including 12/16 Hunter took place on Friday afternoon 13 Wears, CUO William Braham, SGT River Lancers. Field leadership training September, followed by the formal William Benham, SGT Archer Howard, was conducted at Jeogla Station cadet Dining In Night. The parade CPL Rohan Lawrence, CPL Joshua with candidates being instructed marked the culmination of training for Miron, CDT Erin Page, CDT Jeremy and assessed in field leadership skills, fourteen Year 12 cadets who passed Carter, CDT Clancy Roberts fieldcraft, drill, navigation, problem out of the unit. This year’s parade was solving and teamwork whilst building attended by Senator the Honourable teamwork and mental fortitude in Marise Payne, former Minister for REMEMBRANCE DAY demanding scenarios over the five-day Defence and current Australian Foreign To commemorate Remembrance Day course. Minister. Senator Payne’s attendance on 11 September, the school gathered was a wonderful opportunity for at McConville Centre, adjacent to the cadets and students to show their high War Memorial Cricket Oval, for a short HOME TRAINING standards of drill, dress and bearing on service. This included the Last Post, the parade. The TASCU training program in 2019 Ode of Remembrance and the laying of involved various overnight and whole- The parade was conducted to the high a wreath. day training exercises. The standard standard of drill for which the unit training program with the conduct of has become known, with all cadets Bivouac and Annual Camp at the end of including the TAS Cadet band and flag the year was not completed in 2019 due party demonstrating the discipline to a combination of the Headmaster’s reflective of many hours of practice and

126 The Armidalian preparation during the term. The senior kind enough to present the awards for Consequently, the area was deemed cadets were farewelled by the rest of the year and delivered praise for the unsuitable for the safe conduct of camp the unit in the traditional fashion by efforts of the student leaders within and other areas were reconnoitred for slow-marching past the unit on parade TASCU during the year. alternative locations for 2019 Annual and saluting the unit colours for the Camp. Further fire events meant that At the dinner Senator Payne presented final time. these were also deemed unsafe, and the inaugural Mathew Dunbar TASCU’s Annual Camp was cancelled for Senior cadets were recognised for the Memorial Award, an initiative of a the first time in recent memory. commitment and attention to duty they benefactor to the School keen to have demonstrated to the TAS Cadet champion the Australian Army Cadet Students in Years 8-11 conducted Unit. All of the cadets passing out in values of courage, initiative, respect activities in the Armidale area that 2019 have conducted various rigourous “that guide The Armidale School’s Cadet focused on community service and life levels of leadership training, carried Unit and that Mathew Dunbar lived by.” skills. out their duties in a range of leadership Mr Dunbar was an active member of Consequently, awards normally positions, proving to be fine role the unit during his time at TAS where he awarded at the culmination of Annual models for their younger cadets. was a student from 1987-1992. Camp each year were not awarded in 2019. A number of senior cadets in Year 11 were able to travel to Sawtell FORMAL DINNER ANNUAL CAMP with TAS Surf Lifesaving to complete The formal Dining-In Night following Traditionally, the annual cadet training their Bronze Medallions or to complete Passing-Out Parade this year was a calendar culminates with the Annual community service at the Sawtell Surf chance to celebrate the efforts of our Camp held at Nymboida. In the weeks Lifesaving Club. cadet leaders, and see off the Year 12 leading up to the week of camp, The advantages of outdoor education senior members of the TAS Cadet Unit. devastating bush fires impacted the are plentiful and extraordinarily The guest of honour for the dinner was Nymboida Valley and resulted in dozens valuable for TAS cadets. With these Senator the Honourable Marise Payne, of lost homes and properties in the benefits of outdoor education come former Minister for Defence and current area. the costs of operating in the Australian Australian Foreign Minister, who was bush, and the bush fire season of 2019- 20 was a demonstration of this. Evident during these events was the ability for

THE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2019 TAS cadets to improvise, adapt and overcome the various and significant Lee Enfield Awards for the Most Efficient Platoons: A Coy 3 Platoon – challenges that presented themselves WO2 Lily Neilson, SGT Hannah Neilson and SGT Lily Etheridge in 2019. B Coy 4 Platoon – CUO Marcus Braham and SGT Rocco Louis C Coy 8 Platoon – CUO Jack Sewell and SGT Lochlan Nicoll MAJ (AAC) A D Murray Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards: Officer Commanding TASCU CUO Jack Waters and SGT Hannah Nielson Quota Shield for Best Shot: CUO Jack Waters Mathew Dunbar Memorial Award: CUO Marcus Braham Wears Sam Browne for Service to A Company: CUO Lucas Atkin Reed Sam Browne for Service to B Company: CUO William Swales Cash San Browne for Service to C Company: CUO Joshua Jones McConville Sword – Unit 2IC: CUO Henry O’Neil Sword of Honour – Unit SUO: CUO Jack Waters

127 Anzac Day Address

It has been reaffirmed in the muddy what it means to be an Australian today. trenches of the Western Front during I know that I first felt the ANZAC spirit the First World War, proven on the here as a school boy at TAS. In 2008, rugged Kokoda mountain ranges playing with the First XV in the grand during the Second World War, reborn in final against Farrer, we were six points the plantations of Phuoc Toy province down with two minutes to go. Our throughout the Vietnam conflict, captain Samo Coulton from Boggabilla, displayed throughout the bloody battle formed us into a huddle and we looked of Kapyong during the Korean War, around into the eyes of the men confirmed again under the harsh desert standing beside us. Not a word was said conditions during the Iraq campaigns, but an aura of tenacity, comradeship, and cemented in history throughout selflessness and determination came the dash of Urozgan province, over all of us. That was the ANZAC spirit. Afghanistan. One hundred and four years of cultural reverence, ingrained In an unbelievable display of athletic and revered through every conflict ability our open side flanker Sandy zone, on every peace keeping operation Cameron from Walcha linked up with and every training activity since 1915. our inside centre Tim Williams from CAPT. Lewis Crothers (OA 03-08) Armidale and our outside centre Charlie My name is Captain Lewis Crothers Lockyer from Guyra and we scored an and I’m an Australian soldier. Through 80m try right on the corner post. Again this uniform I share an affinity with the Address by Captain Lewis Crothers those 15 men huddled in jubilation. The ANZAC legend. I’ve been privileged to laughter, the pride, the mateship. That witness first hand the powers of the was the ANZAC legend. Acting Headmaster, special dignitaries, ANZAC spirit comradeship, selflessness, staff and School. courage, tenacity, mateship, humour, With bated breath we looked on to One hundred and four years ago, on fighting prowess and determination. watch our kicker Jack Garrad from the 25th of April the ANZAC legend These values now form the foundation Walcha strike the ball from the sideline. was born. It was forged on the sands of Australian society. We watched it shape to the left, missing the goal posts. We lost the grand final of Gallipoli as brave young Australians We hear the ANZAC legend and by one point right on full time. But faced an intense and ferocious feat. generally associate it with military again those 15 loyal men, humble, What the world saw on that day was service, something that’s somewhat gathering with humility held their the birth of an iconic culture not just distant only attributed to heroes heads high for they knew that they had through the reputation of a fierce fighting wars far away. Certainly, this left everything on the field for each fighting force, not just through a is where the legend was forged, but other. That was the ANZAC spirit. reputation for being brave, industrious now it means so much more. Heroes and cunning soldiers, and not just today are our teachers, doctors, farmers, It’s the ANZAC spirit that keeps you through the iconic virtues of loyalty, police officers, ambulance drivers and paddling at 2am during the gruelling mateship and larrikinism … but it firefighters – they are all significant Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, the ANZAC was the birth of a legacy, a legend, contributors to this great nation, and legacy on display when your whole an integral part of who we are as the foundation of their service is born boarding dormitory pitch in to make Australians today. through the ANZAC legend. In fact, the beds on sheets night, it’s the ANZAC Since this ferocious campaign in Turkey all of us are custodians of the ANZAC spirit that makes you chant louder at the ANZAC legacy has been tried and legend and all of us leverage this the swimming carnival war cry night, tested time and time again. incredible piece of history to uphold when we cheer on our sports teams

128 The Armidalian and sing our school song. When we Forged by the mothers and sisters, We must grasp the ANZAC spirit and offer encouragement to friends doing daughters and wives who both served uphold what makes us who we are it tough, when we offer congratulations and held the fort at home. By my great today. Reflect on our past with pride to those achieving tremendous grandfather RS Mulligan whose name is and build on the achievements of our things, and when we offer support to on the honour board in Memorial Hall. predecessors. a homesick friend. The ANZAC legend By LT Mike Fussell, TAS Old Boy killed in We are all custodians of the ANZAC can be attributed to all of the important Afghanistan in 2008. Lest we forget the spirit it lives in each of us and it is things that make us who we are. sacrifices made by these men, women behoved upon us all to champion the and their families. We must build on the You see, the ANZAC spirit is all around legacy. We will remember them. legacy these heroes have left for us. us. This legacy was forged by the three Lest we forget. Sandilands brothers from Dangarsleigh, along with the 100 other slain Old Boys and staff whose names I heard read out at ANZAC Day services throughout my time at TAS.

129 Passing Out Parade

Address by Senator the Hon Marise Payne You will graduate from here to a world Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women that is not getting simpler, or less demanding. But there is great cause for confidence. As you pass out from this Mr Murray Guest, Headmaster of The and the values we share and seek school in coming weeks, remember this: Armidale School Major Angus Murray, to preserve – from the Boer War to you are supremely well prepared for life Commanding Officer of the Cadet Unit a conflict we are still living through: outside these grounds. Distinguished Guests exceptionally Afghanistan. I would like to address proud family members, School staff, my remarks directly to those cadets on Your Round Square IDEALS of fellow students and friends; and most parade in front of us. Internationalism, Democracy, importantly Cadets of The Armidale Environment, Adventure, Leadership This week marks the eighteenth School, thank you for the honour of and Service are the sorts of things I ask anniversary of the terrorist attacks of reviewing your parade today. And may of of my own staff in Parliament House 2001 the attacks we call ‘9/11’. I say what an exceptional parade it is. that I require of the women and men in Congratulations to all of you for the fine Those terrorist attacks were directed at the diplomatic corps that I lead as they way in which you have turned out and the United States, and at all like-minded serve Australia in our embassies around congratulations also to the band for an countries, solely because of our shared the world that Australia expects of exceptional performance. principles and values: our freedom of the women and men in the Australian religious expression, of personal liberty, Defence Force and that our society For tens of thousands of years the of democracy, of gender equality, prizes so highly in all the many walks of Anaiwan people, living on the ancestral personal choice, and many other life that make everyday Australia what land of the Ngawanya formed a bond freedoms we all enjoy and perhaps it is. with this Country. I pay my sincere inevitably, take some for granted. respects to their elders past, present It doesn’t matter what path you choose and emerging. By the end of 2001, the first Australian to follow in your lives: the IDEALS troops were engaged in combat you have learned to appreciate and I know, ladies and gentlemen, that I am operations in Afghanistan, and we are interpret at The Armidale School, and here this afternoon at this School at a still there. Here at The Armidale School the Australian Army Cadet values very difficult time for the New England you have lost one of your own in that of courage, initiative, respect and community. A time of drought, and engagement, Lieutenant Michael teamwork, will give you the precise now, a time of fire. I only wish I could Fussell, and I acknowledge his service, grounding you need to adapt, grow and bring flooding rains. So I understand his sacrifice and his memory here this excel in the decades ahead of you. commitment to service means an afternoon. enormous amount. I understand that In all my travels I see young women maintaining commitment to service As Australia’s Minister for Foreign and young men just like you who in a time of great challenge, is even Affairs and Minister for Women, and as make extraordinary use of their talents, harder. So I acknowledge and respect a former Minister for Defence, I can tell their skills, their determination, their the contribution that you make in this all of you that I am exceptionally aware enthusiasm, and their love of life. service. that the young women and the young I say with absolute certainty that the men of Australia, just like you, who now For the last 123 years, students have future of the world is in safe hands with choose to join Australia’s diplomatic passed out from this much loved and young Australians like you. corps and to join our military, find very impressive place into life as an themselves dealing with a conflict in adult. I therefore also pay my respects Afghanistan that is as old as the Year 12 to the past members of The Armidale students in front of us today, and older School, especially to those 99 graduates than the rest of you. and four staff members who died on military service defending Australia 130 The Armidalian To all of you, make the most of everything life has to offer. You will make a difference to the world no matter how small you think the difference is, and never forget the values you have learned here at The Armidale School. Thank you again for the honour of reviewing your parade here today.

CUO Jack Waters, CUO Liam Smith and CUO Henry O’Neil at Passing out Parade

Dining In Night

Above: Senator the Hon Marise Payne presents the Mathew Dunbar Memorial Award to CUO Marcus Braham Top right: with MAJ Angus Murray Right: Year 12 cadets

131 Bush Skills

Bush Skills is the Activities program for but probably the noise of Year 6 was With bushfires cancelling the usual Year 6 and once again students grew enough to ensure they didn't come out! Activities Week scenarios including in confidence and resilience along the After lunch and a look at the falls from overnight expeditions, students were way. Introducing them to concepts and the newly constructed main Lookout, confined to day-only events, closer skills they will fully use during Cadets the group split into two. One group to home. These included, on campus, from Year 8, the first two Activities days stayed with Ms Xeros and constructed music and dance composition, pilates, were spent learning to tie different some bush shelters whilst a handful of a session on African drumming and knots and the basics of navigation. They intrepid hikers (including Dr Brasche watching the Junior School production also had what was for many, the first and Mrs Brunsdon) decided to tackle Madagascar Jnr. Locally they were attempt at putting up a tent, and also Chandlers Walk, a tricky Stage 4 walk. able to play laser tag at Echidna Gully, playing initiative games in the gym, Whilst not completing the entire walk canoed and built shelters at Dumaresq wrapping up with a fun session in the due to time constraints they did enjoy Dam, enjoyed ten-pin bowling and pool. the opportunity to use their vocal skills visited the PCYC where students rotated and experience hearing cooees up the through a fitness circuit, archery, boxfit Due to maintenance work on walking gorge. and soccer orb! The students also tracks at Dorrigo Falls, in Term 2 the developed their cooking skills – baking students instead headed to Dangar In August Activities Day was spent at reindeer biscuits and constructing Falls to walk McDirtys Track. Whilst it New England National Park where the gingerbread houses under the tuition was foggy and drizzly at the start, we students completed two hikes. The first of parents Mrs Anna Simmons (who were delighted to see the sun at the was out to Wrights Lookout which is a we thank very much), and also baking end of the trek. One of the highlights 3.4 km walk including Grade 4 sections biscuits for the Blazeaid volunteers was a chain of caterpillars crawling of the track. The lookout has panoramic based at Ebor and Dorrigo, repairing across the path. Our next outing was views that are amazing to witness. The fences and other infrastructure to Wollomombi Falls, where students second walk was from Point Lookout damaged by bushfires. This wonderful completed the 4km Wollomombi Walk, carpark and included the Eagles act of community service was greatly enjoying the views at the Wollomombi Nest walk which is a Grade 3, 2.2km appreciated by the volunteers and gave and Chandler Lookouts. They looked walk through a variety of changing our students another insight into the for platypus as they crossed the river environments to astonishing views. sense of community.

Year 6 at Wrights Lookout, New England National Park Playing Lastertag at Echidna Gully 132 The Armidalian Rangers

The Year 7 Rangers program is a After breakfast, and students had tidied Term 4 is usually a busy one for highlight for many Year 7 students, up their camping areas, then more skills activities which normally invovles a who find the outdoors an exciting and were developed navigation – compass two-day bivouac out at Jeogla Station, challenging environment to learn in. bearings, first aid – breaks/sprains, field and a five-day camp at Barrington Tops The program sees many students be craft – camouflage, cooking – making – however, due to the bushfires, our pushed outside of their comfort zones damper, RATEL and knot tying/ team program took an alternative pathway! to overcome fears and challenges, but building exercises. Activities week for Rangers for 2019 was also sees many students thrive in such Subsequent activities days took the based from school, and involved many environments. The aim of Rangers Rangers to Dumaresq Dam to learn rigourous activities. Students were is to prepare students with the skills some canoeing skills and some rafting involved in service as well as physical needed for the cadet program in building skills. As well as a navigation activities, ranging from archery, boxfit, which they participate in through Year walk from Kirby Station to the dam – swimming, scavenger hunt to working 8-10. This year’s program was a little in which students had to draw field with students at Minimbah Primary, different than previous years, due to sketches to signify the importance of visiting the elderly at BUPA Aged Care the unprecedented bushfires in our their surroundings compared to what Home, and the highlight of the week – surrounding areas. is shown on a map. One day was spent baking for BlazeAid volunteers at Ebor The first Activities Day, held at TAS, was at school on the climbing wall, and in (who are helping clean up after the held in Term 1. Their Rangers gear was the pool learning further swim survival fires). issued (green hat and green shirt), as skills, as well as water first aid scenarios. Mrs Rachel Piddington well as working on basic navigation Later in the year we spent a day at Blue Rangers Coordinator skills, first aid skills, teamwork, swim Hole, where students experienced survival skills and pitching tents. These abseiling, Burma bridge building over skills were crucial ones to have before a river plus further developing skills in our first overnighter of the year to take first aid and navigation. place on the second Activities Day!

Activities Day 2 started at 4pm straight after a full day of school, heading out to Kirby Station on a bus for the night. Here the students put their skills learned from Day 1 to test and had to set up their tents in sections, as well as build and light a camp fire and set up a latrine (a bush toilet). Once camp was set up, a barbecue dinner was cooked by some volunteer students, before participating in night activities, including stalk-the-lantern, marshmallows over the fire, looking for constellations and hot-chocolate making and drinking! The following morning was an early start, and some students had experienced their first ever night camping in a tent – and to their surprise, survived it! Year 7 working with Minimbah students during Activities Week 133 Rural Fire Service

This year 20 students, comprising four A special mention must be given to It was also heartening to hear the girls and 16 boys, undertook the Year 11 Cooper Gerdes, who put in a huge positive reaction from a number of Rural Fire Service program. effort by giving diligent service during local landholders upon seeing a new the remainder of the school holiday generation of firefighters in action. The group completed their training break at a number of fires around the during the year and gained the Our TAS crew should be proud of their Armidale area. qualification of Bush Firefighter, which efforts, maturity and professionalism, gave them the skills and the fire All the students worked extremely hard which was greatly appreciated by other knowledge to allow them to operate on and well as a team, with very long hours NSWRFS Volunteers and Staff in a time the fire-line as full members of the NSW in the field with their volunteer Crew of great need in the community. Rural Fire Service. Leaders, who each commended them Mr Bevan Michel highly. This training was finalised before the RFS Coordinator start to the worst fire season NSW has seen in many years and allowed the students to form a strike team to operate during the enduring Section 44 emergency that was declared in September for in the New England and Northern Tablelands and which eventually ran through to January. Activities Week came at a time where local crews were stretched thin and exhausted and formed a full Strike Team, working on the ‘El Dorado’ fire near Kingstown. By the end of a week of attack and back-burning we got the fire down to Patrol status and had given a much needed break for local crews, TAS students help set a containment line on the fire ground at El Dorado whilst also chasing down some fresh lightning strikes in the area.

A special mention to Bridie Ryan, Molly Northam and April Johnson who crewed a truck together and made a brilliant crew that was very reliable and effective.

Reiley Oates will be using the training he gained during the program as a part of his planned career as a helicopter pilot, one that he hopes will include firefighting operations.

Many of the students have gone on Staff and staff in Strike Force TAS included (back row, l-r) Mr Angus Murray (Devils Pinch), with their RFS duties and transferred Mr Pat Bradley (Dumaresq), Reiley Oates, Alistair Le Surf, William Ellis, Cooper Gerdes, to their home brigades, to continue Molly Northam, Bridie Ryan, Liam McIntyre, Josh Armstrong, Thomas Stinson, Mr Bevan Michel (Diggings), (front) Cotter Litchfield, Toby Smith, Luke Velcich, Hilton Jackson, Rorie Chambers, to assist with the fires this season. Niall Moore, John Macdonald, William Koraba 134 The Armidalian Surf Lifesaving

Robust conditions throughout Activities Days are long, starting with a run/swim In 2019 we also had a contingent of Week help to set a high standard of at 6am every morning and not finishing Year 11 students who participated in a performance for Surf Lifesaving in theory until 8pm each night. The Service Program at Sawtell SLSC due 2019. With an unrelenting southerly students were outstanding throughout to bushfires in the region preventing wind providing a rigorous surf, coupled the course, demonstrating their ability both annual cadet camp and Pioneers with ever present rips, students to work very hard in difficult conditions from going ahead. These students learnt in arguably the best possible well outside of their comfort zone. Year sanded, painted, repaired fences, environment. 11 Students to participate this year cleaned windows and gutters and filled were: Lucinda Ball, Angus Bell, Edward 450 sandbags in a beach rejuvenation With Mr Dennis Meagher and Mr Bell, Benjamin Carter, Lucas Cotterell, effort. Their time and commitment was Steve Rayson leading the course, TAS Ellie De Gunst, Harry Deshon, Stuart warmly acknowledged by all members has two of the most experienced and Epworth, Yann Garcia, Samuel Jones, of Sawtell SLSC. highly qualified instructors in the Oliver Kearney, Charles Kerr, John country. Add to this10 other members I would also like to thank Mrs Gen Moore, Toby Newcombe, James O’Brien, of Sawtell SLSC also volunteering their Chick and Mr Michael Ball for all of Clancy Roberts, Megan Schmitt, Jack time and knowledge, and everything their efforts throughout the year. Their Sewell and Remy Taylor. is covered. Activities ranging from enthusiasm and professionalism was a open water swimming, tube rescues, This year the TAS Surf Award was hugely motivating factor in supporting IRB awareness, rescue boards (a very awarded to John Moore in recognition the students, both with the practical important component of SLS), first aid, of his outstanding achievements both and theory elements of the course. CPR, defibrillation, radio, carries, spinal in and out of the water. Mr Jim Pennington boards - the list is truly endless. MIC Surf Lifesaving

135 Expeditions

This year our Expeditions program For our Activities Week we were blessed bathrooms, and sanded and painted evolved somewhat, it started with our to be invited down to Sawtell to join the weight racks in the Club’s gym as well five Activities Days in Terms 1, 2 & 3 Surf Life Saving crew with a focus on as filling and carrying four hundred packed with exercise sessions, rock community service, completing jobs for sandbags to help slow down erosion climbing at UNE, bike riding to, around the Surf Lifesaving Club. We had nine on the beach. Students completed and from the Pine Forest. We enjoyed Expeditions students and seventeen these jobs with determination and a a day out at Dumaresq Dam, kayaking Year 11 cadets who joined with us given sense of pride knowing that they were and ‘trust’ games led by Mr Alan Jones that the cadet program was unable to contributing to and making a difference as well as a cooking session, producing go out to Nymboida this year due to the to a well deserving community. a delicious spaghetti bolognaise and bushfires. We look forward to seeing the program scrumptious desserts that the students The members of the Surf Life Saving next year continue with a focus on thoroughly enjoyed eating. Club and the community were Service and witnessing the satisfaction Across the activities days we also spent extremely impressed and touched of students working together to give time in the Junior School and with Year with the work that our students did for back to the community. 7, assisting students and teachers, it was the club. They painted a number of delightful for the younger students to different areas around the club, washed Ms Alice Hudson have the guidance and wisdom of the windows, cleaned out spaces, installed older years to help them in their work. gutter guards, cleaned walls and

136 The Armidalian Kokoda

Every morning at 5am Peter, one of the war and our country from the One of the biggest parts of Kokoda of the trek leaders would read a enemy was inspiring. No matter how was the personal growth we all went poem relevant to the area in which difficult things were for us from the through. we were in. These poems often blisters on our heels, to the occasional On an everyday basis here in Australia represented the four pillars at the fall we had, we all powered through we spend our time in our comfort zones Isurava Memorial: Courage, Endurance, under the repeating line in our heads: where there is no opportunity for a Mateship, Sacrifice. These were the key “could be worse, we could be getting person to learn and change. Kokoda fundamental ideas that Aidan our tour shot at”. was all about finding ourselves outside guide drummed into us over the course Once we had completed the track and of that comfort zone where we were of nine days out on the Kokoda Track. all the fun and excitement of finishing able to realise there are things in this From 28 September to 7 October a was over we took a trip to the Bomana world that are so much bigger than group of TAS students led by Mr Currell War Cemetery to pay our respects to us - and when we realised this, we were and Mrs Lawrence had the honour the fallen, whose footsteps we had just able to really appreciate who we were of completing the historically critical been walking in for the previous nine and where we came from, because “if Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. The days. we don't know where we come from, trek involved 96km in distance as the how do we know where we’re going?” This is where we met over 3,500 of ‘the crow flies but in the end, we trekked real heroes of Australia’ this was the Kokoda was a once in a lifetime around 130km. It was tough, for most final resting place for many Australian opportunity, we followed in the the hardest thing they've ever done in men and women that fought up on footsteps of our real heroes and no their lives, but the lessons we learnt and the Kokoda Track. People often talk of matter how tough it was, everyone the people we met along the way made the harsh realities related to war and made it through the final gate with it all worthwhile and overall turned it this was never a topic we had thought a smile and a skip, and that was the into a life-changing experience none of about much. Now after walking the Australian Spirit we had finally truly us will ever forget. track and then visiting the cemetery discovered. The sacrifice of the Australian and the we often think about the sacrifice that

Papuan soldiers that contributed to these men and women made to their Henry Pitman, Rick Nutt what ultimately led to the security country.

137 St Christopher’s Orphanage

It’s hard to describe the emotion as we It was heart-warming to think the The New Zealand High Commissioner reached St Christopher’s Orphanage in sisters were giving their whole lives to kindly invited us to a dance dress Fiji during the October holidays. Excited care for these children. rehearsal for a large fundraiser which and happy, but very humbled and was raising funds for a boy’s home to be The highlight of the trip for most of us, sort of sad as well, with the realisation built in St Christopher’s because at the was meeting and spending time with we were in a place surrounded by moment the boys at St Christopher’s our buddies. poverty and children who were way less must leave the Orphanage and go fortunate than all of us. The Orphans at St Christopher’s ranged somewhere else once they reach the from as young as two months of age up age of 12. The dance rehearsal was You could feel the impact this had on to 16 year old girls. We were buddied up great, it consisted of traditional dances the 23 Year 8 students standing with with children as young as four years of from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. me from TAS, as well as a number of age, up to 16 years of age. students and staff from PLC, which Before we left Fiji the community of St made us all immediately focus on why We found them very friendly and Christopher’s put on a farewell lunch for we were there. excited to meet us. Some were a little us. For as little as they have, the people shy to start with but by the end of our of St Christopher’s are so overwhelming Our goal was to serve St Christopher’s, visit beautiful connections had been generous. They cooked us a traditional which consisted of cleaning the church, made. They loved the outdoors, singing meal of chicken wrapped in coconut painting railings within the home and dancing. All the children in the leaves, cooked in the ground, similar to and building vegie garden beds for home were so grateful for what they a hungie. the orphanage to use. This took us had at St Christopher’s. approximately four days, working in The farewell from St Christopher’s was small groups together. During our time in Suva we were emotional for everyone. They sang us a fortunate enough to learn how to husk traditional goodbye song and we were A strong component of the Orphanage coconuts, swam in the town pool with on our way. It was really sad leaving St is its Christian faith. We’d attend prayers our buddies, learnt traditional Fijian Christopher’s but an experience of a and singing each evening. The Nuns dances and visited the New Zealand life time. On behalf of all the students, at St Christopher’s were so kind and High Commissioner’s house. thank you to Mr Moore, Miss Hunt, generous with their time. Mrs Benham and in particular to Ms Taber for providing such an amazing experience.

Toby Inglis (Year 8)

138 The Armidalian Thailand Service Trip

The opportunity to assist those less Students built their own special bonds While we set over there to help them, fortunate than oneself was warmly with the children and for Alexander Hall they evidently helped us. We quickly embraced by 15 students and five staff that extended to making a billy kart. realised how blessed and fortunate from TAS and PLC who took part in this we are the children showed joy in the Other experiences included taking year’s Thailand Christian service trip smallest of things. out the children to a local restaurant, at Chiang Mai, during the September/ attending an international church and This Thailand service trip was so much October holidays. visiting a local waterfall. more than doing a service. It taught Students were allocated into groups, us an example of the act of love The spirit of the home lived up to its for daily physical service which was and sacrifice as well as how to find name, a Greek word for unconditional divided two fold: in the mornings at happiness in the smallest of gestures. love. the McKean Rehabilitation Centre for

Leprosy survivors and in the afternoons The children are shown abundant Angela Black and April Draney (Year 10) at Agape Home for HIV Orphans. At love and not discriminated or taken McKean this involved gardening and pity on due to their illness, but they maintenance work, and at Agape, are embraced. These children, who in concreting and construction work society’s eyes are seen to have nothing on one of the new accommodation and are empty, were some of the most buildings, before playing with the spiritually wealthy we have ever been young residents and exploring sights exposed to. such as the night markets.

139 City to Surf

Their finishing times were a bit more than an hour apart, but the efforts of Year 9 The Armidale School student Mac Orr and TAS Old Boy Richard Tombs said much about the spirit of the largest school team in this year’s City to Surf foot race, held in cool conditions on 10 August.

More than 280 students, staff, parents and friends made up Team TAS, which this year united behind Tombs, a former Lily Neilson was one of nine TAS students who pushed Richard Tombs during the City 2 Surf Wallaby who suffered a debilitating injury in a soccer game last year that Meanwhile a group of runners including Despite so many families suffering has confined him to a wheelchair. students, staff and Old Boys took cruelly under the hardship of drought, turns to push one of the school’s best the students and our community chose First across the line for the school team known alumni along the 14km course, to give back to one of their own. was teacher Mr Andrew O’Connell in a breaking into applause when they time of 55.25, bettering his sub-hour Their enthusiasm to push Richard and crossed the finish line in 1:57:01. effort last year. Just over a minute introduce themselves to him was not behind in 56:41 was15 year old Mac Orr It showed that teenagers do care, they just supportive of him and his family from Moree. are not all dominated by technology but says much about the growth in and that challenge, empathy and character that such opportunities compassion remain at the core of their enable. values. Mr Jim Pennington

Led by wheelchair-bound Wallaby Richard Tombs, the TAS team shows its muscle before the race 140 The Armidalian Coffs Ocean Swim

Perfect conditions and two busloads The first TAS girl home was Isabella of enthusiasm propelled a TAS team of Gooch, who hit the sand in 71st place more than 100 to complete the 2km overall and eighth in her age group, in Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim on 7 April. 37.10. One of the youngest in the team Sunny and calm, clear 24 degree water was 12 year old Matilda Cullen, who and a minimal swell presented an ideal completed the swim in 39:51. course for competitors. TAS students made up almost a third Leading the pack from TAS was the of all competitors in the event, having School’s Captain of Swimming Jesse grown its contingent from a handful Streeting who was the first competitor of students and one staff member 15 around the first buoy, eventually years ago. finishing fifth overall and the first male Mr Jim Pennington 16-19, in a time of 29.43. Fourteen year old Oliver Griffiths was next across the line for TAS in 33.34, fourth boy in the 12-15 male category.

The TAS team of swimmers made up almost a third of entrants in the 2km Coffs Ocean Swim on 7 April. Tour de Rocks

Two sets of brothers, two mothers and team of six, as they made their way Edinburgh Award. This year the ride sons, four fathers and sons, one mother along a 255km route from Armidale to attracted around 380 riders and raised and daughter and a full family of five... South West Rocks in the ninth annual almost $60,000 for regional cancer the TAS team in this year's Tour de Rocks event from 11-13 April. TAS has a long projects. For the second year it was also was larger than ever. Thirty four student connection with the event, which was included as one of the challenge events and 11 adult riders (including two staff founded by TAS student Jonathon eligible for the Triple Crown award. members) were assisted by a support Wheeler in 2010 as part of his Duke of

141 Trek 125

An adventure event initially conceived Day 1 was the toughest, with westerly Parents Andrew and Sarah Carruthers to celebrate the 125th anniversary winds, steep uphill gravel roads and provided the second nightlock at their of The Armidale School turned into the regular aroma of roadkill a feature. property ‘Claremont’ before the riders something so much more, not just After a welcome lunch at Bald Blair wrapped up the final day with a 26km a part of the Triple Crown but in Station, kindly hosted by TAS parents ride back to Armidale, the distance recognition of a Headmaster for whom Sam and Kirsty White, riders braced the truncated due to extreme weather no challenge was insurmountable, for headwind to Black Mountain village, conditions including smoke from whom being uncomfortable made the nightlock being provided by bushfires. you stronger and that education could parents Marty Inglis and Teesh Wright. The event was a truly extraordinary never be limited to the classroom. The sky was clear as a bell the next display of the grit and spirit of the day when a 36km cycle bookended a On 10 November, just a week after Mr TAS community and the vision, drive Remembrance Day service at 11am and Guest’s memorial service, a peloton of and organisation of Coordinator of a 10km return hike to the summit of Mt 127 students and 20 adults, supported Challenge and Service Duval. by a dozen staff, and students Mr Jim Pennington. undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh Award, set off from TAS for the three- day event.

Cyclists gathered for a group photo after the completion of Trek 125

142 The Armidalian Triple Crown

The Triple Crown exploded in 2019 The City2Surf is the big one, involving the HCC. Conditions are never easy – it’s with a massive surge of interest across the most students. This year the focus just not possible, but that’s why it’s the all four events, with registration from was on Old Armidalian Richard Tombs Triple Crown. Special thanks to Mrs and students in Year 6 and up. (OA 85) and his charity, ‘Guns Out for Mr Guest for their support at Wisemans Tombsy’. There were 274 entries from Ferry, 67km into the paddle. Commencing with the Coffs Harbour TAS, with 240 being students. I must Ocean Swim, TAS sent down 100 The one-off Trek 125, in celebration acknowledge ‘the legends’, Remy Taylor, students, five staff and six parents of the School’s 125th anniversary, was Lily Neilson, Jack Sewell, James O’Brien, for the annual 2km race. To witness also included in the Triple Crown. Over Clancy Roberts, Lucas Cotterell, Oliver so many students from the bush three days 132 students and 21 parents/ Kearney, Isabella Gooch, April Draney, undertaking their first open water staff cycled and trekked in some very Mr Michael Forsythe (OA and Richard’s swim with such courage, is an amazing tough conditions, but participants were Halfback In 1985), Mr Tim Hughes (OA experience. Tour de Rocks (a bike undaunted. In all 55 Gold Triple Crowns and Staff) and Mr Pat McMillan who all ride covering 268km from Armidale (three of the five legs), 22 Awesome took turns in pushing Richard the 14km to South West Rocks over three Foursomes (four events) and three to Bondi. The look on Richard’s face said days) was the next event, with an Fabulous Fives (Jack Sewell, Hamish it all! incredible 34 students and 15 parents/ Pearce and Archi Lawrence) were staff cycling their way to the coast, The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic is one awarded – a testament to courage, all in aid of cancer research. Despite tough event. 111km paddling overnight tenacity and school spirit. tough conditions, nothing could stop is not for the faint hearted. In 2019, 18 Mr Jim Pennington TEAMTAS. students and six parents/staff contested

Triple Crown awardees: Back row L-R): Joe Kermode, Lachlan Galbraith, Clancy Roberts, Remy Taylor, Patrick Brennan, Oliver Cook, Louis Cannington Front row: Samuel Coombes, Archi Chick, Oliver Griffiths, Ben Rowe, Rocco Louis, Jordyn Melville, Dylan Morris, Ellie de Gunst, Kate Allen, Jack Sewell, Hamish Pearce, Archi Lawrence 143 Lions Youth of the Year

Broad participation across school life, Ultimately Will was announced as Lucy tackled the dearth of constructive community volunteering with the winner of both the public speaking engagement with the drought, while Rural Fire Service and a speech about and overall competitions and praised Jack reflected on the power of fiction the importance of community and by the judges for his achievements and to portray a diversity of truths. It was a connection contributed to Year 12 involvement – including in activities close competition with judges taking student Will Forsyth (below left) being such as the TAS musical Oliver which, more than half an hour to come to named the Lions Youth of the Year ironically, prevented him from taking a decision. While neither Lucy or Quest Region 4 winner at the regional up the opportunity to be part of the Jack went on to the next level, their titles hosted by Guyra Lions Club zone judging at Port Macquarie on 30 engaging, intelligent and confident on 2 March. Representing Armidale March. deliveries were a great credit to Dumaresq Lions Club, Will was one of themselves and their School. In Term 4, Year 11 students Lucy Ball five finalists from Armidale, Inverell and and Jack Nivison (below right) were The quest continues to provide an Glen Innes who had each won at club strong ambassadors for TAS in this opportunity for young Australians to level last year. year’s local titles, which culminated in develop leadership and communication During the afternoon contestants the public speaking component at a skills that can set them apart for life. were interviewed by judges on their dinner at Armidale Bowling Club on Mr Tim Hughes academic, leadership, co-curricular 6 November. The seven contestants and community service records and were given two impromptu topics ('Age asked a range of questions on social before beauty' and 'Which world leader, and community issues. That night past or present, would you like to at Guyra Sports Club they delivered spend 30 minutes with and why?') and two impromptu speeches ('Everyone also presented a five minute prepared should be a volunteer' and 'Music is speech. good for the soul') and a five minute prepared speech, Will's being titled 'No man is an island' which focussed on the importance of connection and community.

144 The Armidalian Hawkesbury Canoe Classic

Arriving at Windsor for the start of the Sadly, later, due to other complications, I offer my hearty thanks to Tim Scott 43rd Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, wind they too were forced to withdraw. for being the designated bus driver – threatened to tear our marquees loose bringing down and returning students Two time hopeful Bronte Garcia and send them into the river. This was and staff to the race. Mr Scott offered was also taken ill the day before the our 39th year of involvement in the to drive the bus before I had even Hawkesbury. We are most grateful event and we weren’t about to let the organised the training schedule this to Jack Sewell who stepped in at a elements spoil our day. Competitor year and I am most appreciative of moment’s notice and paired with Ellie numbers were down this year with his early and unwavering pledge of de Gunst to complete the 111 km approximately 195 boats registered in support. paddle. total, so our 17 TAS team kayaks made I also thank my wife Kirsten Hey for up nearly 10 percent of the fleet. Before sunrise on Sunday morning being such a strong supporter this our first kayak came in to be rewarded Landcrew and supporters pulled year. Kirsten was one of our servers at with cheers and clapping from early together, prepping kayaks, having Sackville, ably helped by Jarrod, one onlookers - Jack van Roy and his father them scrutineered, making lunches of the UNE students. Paddlers arrive Peter with a time of just over 12 hours. and literally holding onto the marquees at Sackville from about 8:30 pm until We had four student-parent kayaks to prevent them becoming parasails. about 10:00 pm. She also travelled with and one teacher-parent kayak among In the excitement, time marches on me through the night retrieving the our 17. Our last kayak to arrive at the rapidly and before we knew it the kayaks of our team members who were Brooklyn finish line was the pair of 2:30pm safety briefing had come and unable to finish and slept on an esky Rocco Louis and Oliver Cook, who gone. With little time to lose, we carry lid in true TAS style in the back of the persevered on the water for just over 15 the kayaks down to the waters edge, minibus. and a half hours. paddle out and the horn sounds – go! Finally, I want to offer my thanks to Cheers from the well-wishers and family The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic is an Murray and Joanne Guest who set fade into the distance as the kayaks enormous event and not just in terms up and manned the Wiseman’s Ferry start down the Hawkesbury river on of logistics. It is a great opportunity to checkpoint. They were outstanding their 111 km marathon paddle. see the best in people and to work with – departing just before race start at so many towards a common goal. To all The conditions must have played a Windsor to set up in anticipation of my parent helpers and land crew, thank part to add to the difficulty of the race. paddlers who normally arrive from you. By the first major checkpoint a large before midnight until 2:30am. The proportion of the competitors had I wish to also thank Dr Charlotte Mack confluence of wind and tides this year already pulled out and TAS had its first for her support at Malpas Dam during pushed some paddlers to a much later withdrawal. Later we were to learn that our training sessions. You need two departure from Windsor so they didn’t only 135 of the starting kayaks finished. pairs of hands to shift a kayak and your get to set head to pillow until after time given was much appreciated. 4:00am. When I spoke to Murray and One thing that draws us to the Joanne later, after return to school, I Hawkesbury Classic are stories of team I’d also like to offer a huge vote of reiterated my sincere thanks. I want spirit. At the first major checkpoint, thanks to parent Lisa Rogers-Ellis to reinforce what a positive impact Sackville, we had two paddlers take who went over and above to support they, and all our supporters had on our ill – but from separate boats. Rather our students during the Malpas Dam paddlers, providing that which we so than have both boats withdraw and training with her generous supplies often ask of our students, service to immediately dash the hopes of the of additional food which, post paddle, others. remaining paddlers, Hilton Jackson were rapidly and gratefully scoffed offered to combine with Angela Blackie down by hungry paddlers. Mr Alasdair Hey and continue the race. HCC Coordinator

145 146 The Armidalian HCC Results

Kayak number Paddlers Registered Event Time

293 Jack van Roy and Peter van Roy Brooklyn or Bust 2 12.00:18 292 Archie McDonald and Duncan McDonald Brooklyn or Bust 2 12.58:16 294 Lily Neilson and Scott Neilson Brooklyn or Bust 2 13:09:27 280 Ben and David Rowe Brooklyn or Bust 2 13:27:27 170 Todd Currell and Jeremy Jones Brooklyn or Bust 2 13:58:53 291 William Benham and Thomas Stinson Brooklyn or Bust 2 16:56:58

286 Hamish Pearce and Archie Chick Mens Junior LRec2 14:05:55 281 Henry Mitchell and Archi Lawrence Mens Junior LRec2 14:34:29 283 Harry Litchfield and Louis Cannington Mens Junior LRec2 15:40:57 285 Rocco Louis and Oliver Cook Mens Junior LRec2 17:34:00

290 Jack Sewell and Ellie de Gunst Mixed Junior - LRec2 14:25:53 279 Molly Northam and Edward Bell Mixed Junior - LRec2 16:13:41

Will Benham and Tom Stinson prepare their kayak ‘Grant Harris’ for the race. Will’s grandmother Lois Warden worked with Grant Harris, a former Deputy Headmaster at TAS

147 House Reports

148 The Armidalian 149 Abbott

Head of House: Mr Benjamin Cook SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT for the majority of the season. Abbott Deputy Head of House: Ms Dominique House continued to represent TAS with Throughout 2019, Abbott House Riddell Augustus White competing at a national recorded achievements made both House Mother: Mrs Nanette Spanswick level for equestrian. individually and as a team across Residential Staff: Miss Jamie Curran, various fields. Various events have Off the sporting field, the Abbott boys Mr Will Ciesiolka, Mr Ben Spence allowed both girls and boys to unite also showed clear skill and enthusiasm Housekeeping Staff: Mr Joe Vasinova and bond both on and off the sporting through the TAS Round Square school and Ms Marybeth Hall field, allowing playful competition exchange program with Tom Forsythe House Captains: Lachlan Oates and between the different houses. Many going overseas to Gordonstoun in Milli Krishnan individual achievements however Scotland, Sam Skipper in South Africa, Vice-House Captains: William Forsyth have been considered as stand out Eddie Boydell in Vancouver Canada and Tom Hamilton among the TAS community with Will and Archie McDonald attended Forsyth taking a lead role in this year’s school in Columbia. Their courage and joint Middle School and Senior School independence through their endeavour, RESIDENTIAL musical production Oliver! The creative going overseas is to be commended. 2019 was a great year to be a part of arts achievements however are not Jack Nivison attended the Round Abbott House. Mr Benjamin Cook did limited to Will’s effort in the musical, Square International Conference to a fantastic job filling the large shoes but also extend to Harrison Lyons, India, as one of five Year 11s who were left by our beloved Mr AJ Whalley, Milli Krishnan, Belle Perrottet and Will given the amazing opportunity to continually improving day to day Forsyth’s HSC OnSTAGE nomination for explore the diverse culture. Will Forsyth operation and overall culture. We saw their group performance containing was also awarded for his achievements very few issues within the house this predominantly Abbott House members. in his winning of the New England public speaking competition, being year, with all the boys getting along and The TAS Firsts sporting teams also named Lions Youth of the Year, as a friendly welcoming vibe filling the showed outstanding achievements regional final winner. hallways. This year we welcomed the as the Abbott boys and girls excelled. introduction of Mrs Nanette Spanswick Joseph Smyth and Clayton Southwell As Abbott displayed great school as Housemother, who provided a not only were part of the TAS Firsts achievements, the efforts of the rest happy, friendly presence and some Basketball team, they also captained of the members of the house cannot delicious afternoon teas. Thanks must the TAS basketballers of 2019. Patrick go unnoticed as every Abbott House go to all the residential staff: Miss Foster and Joseph Smyth played in member showed outstanding efforts in Jamie Curran, Mr Will Ciesiolka, Mr Ben TAS’ First XI football, Nick Corderoy their participation and perseverance in Spence and to our cleaners Joe and and Sam Skipper in the cricket First XI terms of school involvement. Beth. Without these people Abbott as well as April Johnson, Hattie Oates wouldn’t run nearly as smoothly as it and Harriet Wickman in the TAS Firsts does. Ms Riddell must also be thanked Netball team and Angus Earle, Tom INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION for being the rock of the staff, providing Hamilton and Tom Deshon in the TAS unwaivering support to all the boys First VIII Shooting team. There was Interhouse events began in Term 4 and Mr Cook. Overall Abbott enjoyed strong representation from the Abbott of 2018 with the annual Cash Cup, a successful year in all facets and I look House boys as Harry Deshon, Will Ellis, as Abbott House members decided forward to seeing it continue to grow Will Koraba, Tom Hamilton, Leon Kelly, on their group musical performance into the future. Lachlan Oates and James Pointing being dedicated to Mr Whalley, singing played in the First XV in the significant Aerosmith’s, ‘Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing’, TAS 125th Anniversary Rugby game in appreciation of his time as Head Of against The Scots College, as well as House in Abbott for a number of years. maintaining a position in the team 150 The Armidalian Special mention must go to Will Forsyth up in third place overall. Jack Nivson’s in every event.Overall due to the and the members who were filmed achievements must also be recognised massive effort and participation, in Abbott’s lip-sync of Katy Perry’s, through his insightful Public Speaking as well as great achievement seen ‘California Girls’. with an immaculate speech that landed through house and individual efforts, Abbott in second place. tying with our friendly rival Green Although we did not win the Cash House, we were awarded the overall Through the friendly competition Cup, in consideration of the amazing Interhouse Cup. The house members with our fellow houses, the year art piece coordinated by Harriet must be commended for every was wrapped up with Abbott House Wickman and Tom Deshon, as well as person’s outstanding participation and winning the Hickson Cup, achieving the House Skit performed by a number achievements through representing the trifecta, placing first in Netball, of our Middle School house members, their house with pride, passion and Basketball and Touch. Massive Abbott’s team effort is to be recognised most importantly, teamwork. As house congratulations goes to all the for a strong result that meant many captains the results are a bonus, the members who participated in all events students were pushed outside their real win for us is seeing the growth in allowing us to be awarded the Hickson comfort zones. pride and unity from the members of Cup, not only from our wins but strong our house. To kick off 2019, Abbott took out first performances place in one of the most exciting nights Milli Krishnan and Lachlan Oates of the year at the swimming carnivals’ Warcries Night, where Abbott’s team house-spirit filled the school with its enthusiasm and original war cries. The swimming carnival itself was also a great success with mass participation from the whole house, with everyone showing great efforts in house representation, Abbott house finishing in fourth place.

The athletics carnival was also a mass participation event to which through each house members eagerness and positive attitude allowed everyone to get involved on the extremely enjoyable day. As Abbott finished in fourth place, special mention must go to Eryn Benham who achieved the 13s Girls championship, and Phoebe Ellis who was awarded runner up. As well as this Sarah Skipper achieved 14s Girls runner up.

For the Clemson Cup, the debating participants must be congratulated on their achievements with Abbott House only just missing out on making it to the finals, the senior team finishing

151 Broughton

Head of Day Houses: Mr AJ Whalley High levels of participation along advantage over the other houses and House Captains: Lucas Atkin and with an outstanding swimming pride Broughton finished in third place in Miah Lupica within the house proved to bring many the inter-house debating, through an Vice Captain: Nick Flannery and podium finishes for Broughton. Special exhilarating speech by Phebe backed Emily Hempel mentions of congratulation must go up by Lily Neilson and vice captains to Matilda Cullen, Ruby Straker, Karen Emily Hempel and Nick Flannery. Broughton House 2019. What an Baker and Eliza Ward for taking out first As our time is now up, the Year 12 eventful and enjoyable year it was. place in their respective age groups. Unfamiliar roles being filled and shortly members of Broughton would like to after the Cash Cup had come upon As the athletics carnival approached, truly thank all students within house us. A creative-arts display full of fun, many students in Broughton were who allowed our time as the leaders, laughter and enjoyable moments for preparing for their respective events. to run so smoothly. We would also like the entire house to relish upon. With The Cloisters Run allowed Broughton’s to thank all staff members who went minimal time to prepare, Broughton talented girls squad to shine bright out of their way to make our final year House had discovered an inner artistic and continue their winning streak, an enjoyable one. Thank you for the and creative side. Many ideas were setting the competitive tone for the memories made, and good luck to thrown towards the Captains and this events to come. The Year 12 students the upcoming 2020 Broughton house year the house decided to create a live were extremely proud of the many leaders for next year. You’ll do a great artwork which was to be performed yellow shirts that glared throughout the job. whilst the artworks from other houses carnival day. were on showcase. This intriguing Debating and public speaking remained piece of artwork combined with a full Lucas Atkin and Miah Lupica a strength for the academic masters of house song, drama performance and Broughton House. Debating and Public humorous lip sync to High School Speaking captain Phebe Hunt used Musical’s ‘Gotta go my own way’ her vast knowledge as a competitive provided an entertaining show which was awarded with second place on the podium.

The year progressed quickly and soon the swimming carnival was upon us. House pride and spirit must be shown in full to engage and inspire the audience and judges on war cry night. As preparations begun, this enthusiasm was shown immensely by the Middle School members of Broughton House. Chants grew stronger and louder, as each year group tried to outcompete each other within the house. This practice paid off with a loud and exciting performance displayed on the night.

Broughton’s past reputation within the pool is held highly among the house and in 2019 this was exemplified again. 152 The Armidalian 153 Croft

Head of House: Mr David Drain SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT age champion in athletics, Nick Barnier Deputy Head of House: Mr Michael and Toby Michell-Smith achieving Croft’s numerous sporting Keenan runner up age champions in athletics, achievements include Cameron Frear Housemother: Ms Karyn Herbert in opens and in under 14s respectively. competing for Australia in polocrosse, Residential Staff: Mr Patrick O’Connor, James O’Brien and Toby Michell- Edward Bell playing rugby for GPS and Mr Nick Murphy, Mr William Waterson. Smith both became age champions in Nicholas Barnier also qualifying for Cleaning Staff: Ms Megan Walters, swimming for under 17s and under 14s. the GPS tennis team. Toby Newcombe, Mr Nick Eichorn With Georgie Orman and Hilton Jackson James O’Brien, Nick Barnier, Emerson Captains: Tim Cimino, Georgie Orman as runner up champions for opens and Browning and John Moore all Vice Captains: Nicholas Barnier, under 17s swimming. represented TAS in GPS athletics. Croft’s Wallace Bremner representation in school sport has been Although Croft’s success in these

unrivalled in 2019. House members in competitions is undeniable and the Firsts teams were Oscar Rogers (First IV, aforementioned students deserve RESIDENTIAL LIFE First XV), Edward Bell (First XV), Toby huge congratulations, arguably more Newcombe (First XV) Keanu Rhoades, important than that is the house spirit Croft House has been very lively and Isaiah Rumming, Jai Farrell and Mac Orr during these events which for Croft well natured in 2019. With numerous (First XI football) Toby Smith (First XI was the aspect of the house that set us opportunities for the boys to participate cricket and First XI boys hockey) Dahlia apart from the others this year. A perfect in activities. For example, a high Glennie (First XI cricket and First XI girls example of this is our participation in intensity and hotly anticipated table hockey) Lachlan Reiss- Wears (First VIII events, which saw every Croft boy and tennis tournament that had every boy basketball), Emerson Browning (First XI girl from all year groups participate in in the house take part. The 2019 Croft football and waterpolo), Wally Bremner the 3000m run at athletics. Year 12s were exceptional examples (First XI cricket), Ben McElroy and Dylan of leaders with Wally Bremner being Not only was Croft successful in sport, Morris (First VIII shooting) and Georgie chosen for prefect, Riley Stewart and but also in public speaking where an Orman (waterpolo). Alex Ng being captain and vice-captain enthralling speech from Lachlan Reiss- of music, Emerson Browning and Keanu A number of Croft boys and girls all Wears provided insight and laughter Rhoades leading TAS football as captain completed their Triple Crown this year. to the audience and delivered Croft and vice captain and Nick Barnier as House the win. Our strong debating captain of tennis. senior team of Keanu Rhoades, Lachlan INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION Reiss Wears, Rick Nutt and Jaden Carroll Croft House also showed its colours narrowly missed out on the final round in the creative arts, where students Croft’s overall performance in Inter- while our junior debaters Jock Smith, Keanu Rhoades, Riley Stewart and house competitions in 2019 have Jamie Burford, Bella Fernance and Will Colby Hanes all had major roles in been less successful than previous Swain were very similar. the TAS production of Oliver. Boom years, however some huge stand out Tangpoolcharoen entered his film into performances have kept Croft as the Croft’s Inter-house competition success the Shakespeare Carnival and came first house to beat. consists of individual achievement that in NSW. is celebrated by all, through the Croft Such performances include: Winning spirit. Croft was very fortunate to host two the senior relay in the swimming exchange students Ricardo deBlank and carnival, the senior 4 x 100m relay in Liam Sampson this year. Both fitted in athletics and junior 4 x 100m relay in Tim Cimino and Georgie Orman to the house and its culture with ease. athletics and the prestigious Cloisters Run relay. Individual performances include Emerson Browning as opens

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Head of House: Mrs Rebekkah Senior and Junior players competed in The creative talents were showcased Baumgartner the NCIS netball championships placing on the Hoskins stage throughout Deputy Head of House: Ms Catey Curtin well with many selected for the NSIC the year. Eliza Crawford in Middle (T1-2), Miss Arlene Fletcher (T3-4). Netball trials including Hattie Oates, School was a member of the cast of Housemother: Mrs Julie Crozier Harriet Wickman, Macey Michell, April Oliver!. Milli Krishnan’s HSC group Residential Staff: Miss Jane Chivers, Johnson and Bridie Ryan. drama performance was shortlisted Miss Freya Bartlett, Ms Bonita Sampson, for the state-wide 2020 OnSTAGE HSC The success didn’t stop here! Sancia Miss Dakota Scott, Miss Tamara showcase. Year 12 boarding house girls Ridgeway and Sammie Crossle Milojkovic, Miss Annabelle Mackey, Mrs also gave exceptional showcases in the competed in the regional NSW Anne Corrigan, Miss Eliza Pitt, Miss Josie HSC showcases for Textiles, Visual Arts Shakespeare Festival, winning their Waters, Miss Lauren Bullen, Miss Molly and Music, while younger boarders division! The two went to compete in Aveyard, Miss Rachael Moran shared their talents in Twilight Concerts, the State finals placing third. Housekeeping Staff: Ms Leeane Doyle Eisteddfods and other musical events. and Mrs Leanne Wright Dahlia Glennie played cricket in the Further, our girls’ impressive talents and House Captain: Georgie Orman School’s First XI during the 2018/19 dedication saw many participate in the Vice-Captain: Milli Krishnan season, placing second in the local 2km Coffs Ocean Swim, the City 2 Surf Second Grade competition and making and the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. Girl boarders have now had two years the grand final for the Douglas Shield. in the new girls’ boarding house. Georgie Orman and Angela Blackie “Every accomplishment starts with the During the year, Middle School girl were a part of the TAS Water Polo team, decision to try it.” It has been an honour boarders moved over to Dangar splashing around in the University and a treat being Girls Boarding House House, to replicate the Middle School Water Polo competition, in which Captain. The laughter, the happiness, model in boys boarding. Although TAS placed first. Emma Benham also the fun on Coast Weekends, the house in different houses, girls boarding at saw great success in tennis this year games, the dancing competitions and TAS has never been closer together representing TAS at NCIS. even down to marking the roll, it has since its beginnings in Dangar House been a privilege. The First XI Women’s hockey team has four years ago. Mrs Baumgartner has another successful year with Hannah completed her first year as Head of Weston, Lily Ethridge and Dahlia House and Ms Crozier as House mother, Georgie Orman Glennie winning the local competition transforming the girls boarding house the highest achievement for girls into a vibrant and warm home for all hockey at TAS since the introduction of us. Girls Boarding has blossomed, of co-education in 2016. Lily Ethridge collectively and individually, in various went on to represent the NSWCIS accomplishments and successes. team and also playing in the U18 New Girl boarders, whether on the field, England Hockey team. In rowing, Tayla musically or academically have been Frahm, Kim Bange and Hattie Oates setting goals and completely smashing (cox) competed in the Schoolgirls them with their continuous motivation Head of the River achieving their and spirit to seize every opportunity personal best times. Molly Northam offered at TAS. Hard work and furthered our athletic streak with her dedication in Netball this year saw the participation in the Coonabarabran girls from TAS 1, TAS 2, TAS 4 and TAS 5 Horse Expo. teams all make it to the semi-finals.

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Head of Day Houses: Mr AJ Whalley carnival and won the trophy for winning Henry O’Neil, Hudson McAllister and House Captains: Joe Sewell and the most relays which is reflective of our Lachlan Hey, made it to the finals Georgina Draney House members efforts when working against Ross House and both teams House Vice Captains: Henry O’Neil and together as a team. were successful in winning. Elli McRae Similarly in inter-house public speaking, Following a commendable 2018 a cheeky yet well-crafted argument performance, 2019 was bound to be from Jesse Streeting in the Inter-house enjoyable and eventful for Green House, public speaking competition and a win ultimately resulting in placing equal by Jasper O’Neil in the Middle School first in the 2019 House Cup. This was competition, enabled Green to win the a wonderful achievement and a great Clemson Cup. testament to the spirit and commitment of the boys and girls of the House. As the year rolled on, Green achieved good placements in various other The first event on the calendar was competitions, with the house spirit and The Cash Cup. The Cash Cup blends commitment from all house members creative-arts based challenges in resulting in Green House sharing the which each house competes against Hickson Cup with Abbott House. As the one another. An incredible drama Year 12s conclude their time in Green performance written by Jesse Streeting, House, we would like to truly thank a hilarious lip sync to Queen’s “I Rev Newton and the dedicated and Want to Break Free” by Year 12 and The athletics carnival was another motivated individuals that allowed such a breathtaking artwork by April great success for green house. Whilst a smooth and successful year. We hope Draney, all combined to produce an collectively we did not place first the traditions and success within the entertaining presentation. Whilst we overall, some notable achievements house can continue for years to come. did not attain a podium finish, the were made by Green House members teamwork and cooperation displayed include Rosa Coady who won the Georgina Draney and Joe Sewell was a testament to the nature of Green 15 years Girls champion and Isabel House. Newton, the 15 years runner up champion, Liam Hunt who won the The swimming carnival started off 15 years boys champion, William Nash 2019 and with national swimmer and who won the 14 years boys champion. Captain of swimming Jesse Streeting Additionally, the female records for wearing the Green House colours, both shotput and discuss were broken attitudes towards the carnival were by April Draney. high. War cry night saw one of highest levels of participation for Green House Debating and public speaking remained in recent years and this translated a strength for the academic masters into huge volume and house spirit. of Green House, and with Captain Following on from the success of war of Debating Henry O’Neil, attitudes cry night, the actual swimming carnival towards the competition were high. In again saw huge levels of involvement inter-house debating both our junior and notable achievements, including representatives being Jasper O’Neil, Jesse Streeting winning senior boys Emily Buntine, Will Nash and Lily-Bea champion. Green also achieved the Holmes-Bradshaw and our senior total points scored for the swimming representatives being Jesse Streeting,

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Head of Day Houses: Mr AJ Whalley However, special mentions must be students Harry Mason and Disa Smart, House Captains: Liam Smith and made to Miller Harwood, Toby Inglis, while finishing in third place in both Disa Smart Charlie Bailey, Oliver Griffiths, Samuel public speaking competitions after Vice Captains: Harry Mason and Chloe Ball, Georgia White, Tempe Macarthur- strong speeches from Lucy Ball in the Lawson Onslow and Lucy Ball who were named senior competition and William Gilpin in age champions or runner-up. Similarly, the Middle School competition. On the back of a successful year in 2018, Ross House managed to take out the 2019 saw a range of both collective and As a Year 12 group we would like to ‘Tooth-n-Nail’ trophy after stellar efforts individual achievements for Ross House. thank all the dedicated and motivated from our swimmers. Our year started on a high in Term house members for allowing this past 4, 2018 with Ross coming first in the The athletics carnival saw a range year to be as smooth and successful Cash Cup (a competition in which Ross of individual successes for several of as it was. It was the efforts of all house House has typically not fared too well) our students, with Tempe Macarthur- members that allowed us to finish the due to the outstanding contributions Onslow, Miller Harwood and Lochlan year third in the total interhouse points, made by all house members. Although Gerdes all receiving age champions only being bettered by Abbott and this achievement was a group effort, we as well as Georgia White, Isaac Gerdes Green who finished tied, with a mere would not have achieved this without and Disa Smart as runner-up in their three points more than we did. the strong contribution of a number age groups. Despite these valiant Overall, Ross House had a very of individuals, from Michael Harrell’s efforts and contribution from all house successful year in 2019 as we were leadership in our drama performance members we placed fifth in this event. able to showcase our talents in all to Amelia Bonnici’s tireless efforts in Ross House performed outstandingly co-curricular aspects of the school. creating our artwork. in the Clemson Cup, finishing in The 2019 Year 12 cohort feel very As the year progressed we continued to third place after being beaten by the comfortable in leaving Ross House in uphold a strong standard in all sporting narrow margin of half a point after the capable hands of the 2020 year 12 and creative areas. The next interhouse both debating and public speaking group and would like to wish them luck competition on the 2019 schedule was competitions for Middle and Senior with all of their endeavours over the the cricket. With a relatively young team School. We finished in second place in next year. we managed to place third, narrowly both debating competitions thanks Liam Smith and Disa Smart edging out Abbott house in our first to the leadership and aid of year 12 and only match of the competition.

Next were the two of the biggest events of the interhouse competition Warcries night and the swimming carnival. The pressure was on in the first of these events, the all-important warcries night. After astounding successes in this event in 2017 and 2018 the whole house new that we had to live up to high expectations. This saw us yell, shout and scream our way to second place in this event. The next day was the swimming carnival, in which we placed fourth after determined efforts from all students involved.

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Head of House: Mr Chris Cook SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT Lucas Atkin also participated in the Deputy Head of House: Mr Rami season playing all games. As with previous years, our perennial Bahnas involvement, contribution and Regarding swimming, a sport renowned House Mother: Mrs Belle Close leadership on the sporting field cannot within Tyrrell, we regained the Highest Residential Staff: Mr Lewis Wilde, Mr be overlooked. The house was very Points Per Person Shield to comply Sandy Butterworth, Mr Janszen Cook, proud that Josh Jones was this year’s with our outstanding ability in the Mr Lachlan Mills, Mr Lachlan Pontefract boy Senior Prefect. On the sporting pool and as a collective displaying our Housekeeping Staff: Mr Michael field, Tyrrell was very well represented dominance as a house. Bishop, Mrs Katrina Bishop in Firsts teams. In rugby, we had House Captains: William Swales and It must be also be recognised that Sam many boys playing full seasons and Kim Bange Jones, one of Tyrrell’s finest athletes, multiple games in the First XV, notably House Vice Captains: Hamish came 10th at the nationals in the Joe Baker, Josh Jones, Will Swales, Cannington and Joe Baker 2000m steeplechase, placing him Hamish Cannington, Lucas Atkin, Rory amongst some of the finest runners his Chambers, Josh Armstrong and Samuel age in Australia. Jones. Furthermore, the leadership on RESIDENTIAL the field was exceptional, as two Tyrrell Perhaps the most outstanding The Tyrrell House community has House Year 12s were selected to lead achievement of the house was the overall had another very successful the squad with honour and pride: Josh sense of courage and commitment year. As a boarding house, the positive Jones being Captain of Rugby and Will reflected in the large number of culture of the house has enabled Swales being Vice Captain. To further students who competed in the Triple students to feel comfortable and safe at exemplify the talents of Tyrrell boys on Crown, one of the school’s most all times. The house has been well led the rugby field, Joe Baker was selected prestigious awards, for completing in the house by all senior members of in the Combined AAGPS Third XV. the Coffs 2km Ocean Swim, the City to the Year 12 cohort and has encouraged Surf (14km run), and the Hawkesbury Elsewhere, Louis Cannington (Year 10) the following years to pick up from Canoe Classic (111km). These students was in the First XI football team, while where this year has finished. With the included, from Year 12 Lucas Atkin, this year’s boy Captain of Hockey was house in a strong and dominant area Hamish Cannington, Josh Jones and Sebastian Etheridge, who played in the across all areas of academics as well as Will Swales. boys’ First XI team as did Will Goodwin, co-curricular activities, it is expected whilst Lily Etheridge was a member of that this standard will be maintained the First XI girls’ team. and lifted. The year of 2019 welcomed our new Head Of House - Mr Chris Moreover, in the First XIII netball, Cook, Deputy Head – Mr Rami Bahnas, Captain of Netball Kim Bange and Bridie Housemother – Mrs Belle Close and Ryan completed a successful season. multiple new duty staff, providing Kim was also the girl Captain of Boats ongoing support and guidance through and was joined in the Girls First IV by our endeavours and achievements. Tayla Frahm, whilst Lily Etheridge was These particular staff members have coxswain of the Boys Second IV. Tyrrell ensured that the future of the house is had three boys in the First IV, being well met and that the smooth transition Josh Jones, Sebastian Etheridge and of Head and Deputy House staff has not coxswain Henry Pitman. affected the culture of the house and On the cricket pitch, Hamish the mateship shown by all within the Cannington was Vice Captain Of Cricket house. and aided the First XI to a premiership victory. 160 The Armidalian Tyrrell

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION Within the other inter-house sporting Overall, it was a highly successful year competitions Tyrrell was highly for the house and all the best to Tyrrell As reflected in the previous years, competitive in all and came second in for 2020. the house upheld its potential ability both netball and touch football. to succeed and as a result, 2018 has William Swales been no different. Starting the inter- house competitions with a strong performance in the Cash Cup, Tyrrell’s performance focused on mass- participation was nothing short of an entertaining piece, reflecting upon our culture, mannerisms, unity and passion.

Following this, the annual warcries in Term 1 was also a powerful performance from Tyrrell, remixes of ‘This Afternoon’ by Nickelback and the Greatest Showman’s ‘The Greatest Show’ exhibited a healthy sense of camaraderie and passion evident in our House. The next day was the swimming carnival, a sport renowned within Tyrrell, in which we regained The Champion House Shield. Individually, swimming champions and runners up included Hamish Cannington (Opens boy runner up), Emma Ward (18s girl champion), Lily Ethridge (16s girls runner up) and Olivia Cannington (14 years girl champion).

The competitiveness continued on the athletics oval, enabling the house to come home with multiple age champions and runners up. Students included Emma Ward (18 year girls champion), Remy Taylor (17s boy champion), Sam Jones (17s runners up), Joe Kermode (16s champion) and Lily Ethridge (16s girls runner up). One of the highlights of the day must surely be the achievements of Sam Jones who won his 3000m,1500m, 800m and 400m events.

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Head of House: Mr James Brauer Recreational activities in Middle School A high level of residential care was Deputy Head of House: Miss Belinda boarding kept the boys entertained always evident, be it transporting Macri during term time. Trips to the movies, boarders to and from train stations Housemother: Mrs Manuela Jones touch footy competition, Easter egg and airports, involving themselves in Residential Staff: Ms Charlotte Hunt, hunt, ten pin bowling and the Coast recreational activities with the boys, Mr Matthew Rankmore, Mr William Weekend were just a few events which to being a person to talk to when Burke, Mr Jack Mullany, Mr Russell were enjoyed by all. Many thanks needed. White House staff in 2019 Holland must go to Mr Mike Baumgartner were committed and impressive. I must Housekeeping staff: Mrs Jenny Postle, for managing all the Middle School mention that all White House staff were Mr Don Moloney recreational activities. available when the house needed them. For example, during Term 4 the White A highlight for 2019 was the re- House boys required extra care due to Once again life in White House for 2019 development of the White House the tragic death of Mr Guest. began at a cracking pace! We welcomed barbecue area. Over a short All staff stepped up by being in the new boys and families as well as period of time, TAS maintenance house ready to help if required. This was reconnecting with current boarders. staff transformed the space into an extremely proud and overwhelming The house was full of excitement mixed a magnificent outdoor living area experience. The boys are very lucky to with uncertainty for the new group for students and families to enjoy have Ms Hunt, Ms Macri, Mrs Jones, Mr of students. All White House boarders functions, meal times and other Burke, Mr Rankmore, Mr Holland and and families were met by the friendly recreational activities. Many thanks Mr Mullany as part of the White House boarding staff and the first day back goes to the P&F for pushing the project community. began positively for all. forward past parents and families for raising funds for it, as well as TAS Mrs Manuela Jones must also be This year was incredibly busy for maintenance staff who helped turn the recognised for all her work. Manuela’s our Year 6, 7 and 8 boys. They whole vision into reality. presence within the house is one of heartedly immersed themselves in warmth, compassion and care. Her everything that TAS has to offer, from White House must recognise the hard support towards the boys when they the Inverell Toughen Up Challenge, City work of our House cleaners and TAS leave for school and return to the house to Surf, NCIS Swimming and Athletics, medical staff. From Monday to Friday, during the week is amazing. Not only Oliver, Fiji service trip, local sport and Jenny Postle and Don Moloney ensure the boys, but parents feel at great ease GPS sport, making many trips as far as the boys walk into a spotless house when they see, and hear Manuela, Sydney on a regular basis. when finishing school for the day. Sister playing the housemother role in Middle Jenny Murray’s medical care of our boys Providing a strong academic culture School boarding. is second to none. She and her staff are was a continued goal for the White always on hand to assist boys if needed. In 2020 we will welcome a new bunch House team to achieve in 2019. With of fine young men as boarders in White this assistance of boarding staff, and Leadership form the student group was House. I wish all White House boys especially Mrs Regina Pollard, the at high standard with Angus Wallis and moving to senior houses all the best boarders were given academic support Ben Poole showing the way. Both boys and look forward to working with Year four nights a week. Study skills was a lead by example in a variety of ways. 8 and all the new boys beginning TAS key element of learning which we all Under their leadership the Year 8 cohort next school year. wanted the boys to focus on. This was continued to be a friendly and resilient important as the boarders would find group throughout the school year. preparing for assessment periods more Mr James Brauer Twenty nineteen would not have run manageable and less stressful. Head of White House smoothly without the cooperation and professionalism of White House duty staff. 162 The Armidalian 163 C0-curricular Life

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Cash Cup: Ross It was also encouraging to see the 12 year olds from NSW, Queensland Clemson Cup: Green Under 13 Rugby team abandon their and WA, played 130 games over two Hickson Cup: Abbott game when TAS were well ahead and days. Our special guest, Old Armidalian Interhouse Cup: Abbott & Green blend teams to provide a positive and former wallaby, James Holbeck, (joint winners) experience for all. captivated the audience young and old Swimming: Tyrrell with his honest and personal views on Approximately half of the Senior/ War Cries: Abbott rugby. He recognised the purity of grass Middle School student population Athletics: Tyrrell roots rugby and the importance of put their hands up to travel to Sydney Cloisters Run: Boys - Croft the volunteers and supporters, whose to run the City2Surf, on top of their Girls - Broughton selfless contribution sustain all junior regular weekend sport in Armidale Basketball: Abbott sport. and Sydney. All of them got their ‘Guns Cricket: Green out for Tombsy’ to support the Spinal Whilst time and distance makes Futsal: Green Injury Foundation, including a core it difficult to commit fully to any Netball: Abbott group who proudly assisted Richard in one Association, students continue Touch Football: Abbott covering the 14km to Bondi. to take advantage of the variety Senior School Public Speaking: Croft of opportunities available. A The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Middle School Public Speaking: Green continued commitment to GPS and the Tour de Rocks continue to Senior School Debating: Green Rugby, Rowing, Rifle Shooting and attract good numbers of students, Middle School Debating: Green Athletics is complimented with providing both physical challenge strong involvement in local sporting Recently, when Year 8 students were and raising vital funds for cancer competition and participation in North asked why they participated in co- research. Added to this, students Coast Independent Schools (NCIS) curricular activities, their responses had the opportunity to participate in competition. Each of these provide were predictable yet reaffirming the 125 Trek – a 125 km cycle/walk pathways for students to compete at enjoyment, a sense of purpose, being loop to celebrate the School’s 125th NSW Combined Independent Schools with your mates, developing skills, Anniversary. One hundred and seventy (NSWCIS) competition and at State and achieving goals and building character. students, parents and staff, managed National level. Many of the students These are attributes that are not to overcome the threat of smoke from entering these pathways are recognised explicitly taught, but are developed the devastating bushfires in the region in the following reports for both their through experiences and interactions to accomplish this historic milestone. achievements and their example to with others. As staff and parents we Such experiences are testament to the other students. often pause and smile a combination fact that smooth seas do not make of pride and fulfilment. Perhaps it is skilful sailors and TAS students are A healthy rivalry with Farrer continues because “Your child’s success or lack conditioned to take-up and overcome to flourish with the introduction of of success in sports does not indicate challenges that others would not even new sports and the inclusion of TAS what kind of parent you are. But having attempt. girls competing. The afternoon of an athlete that is coachable, respectful, competition included basketball, chess, During the April holidays an army of a great teammate, mentally tough, debating, football, table tennis, tennis, students, staff and parents, many of resilient and tries their best IS a direct clay target shooting and mountain them having no direct association with reflection of your parenting.” biking. At the end of the day the fixture rugby, worked tirelessly before, during was drawn at 11 wins apiece Farrer When Sydney Boys’ High visited for and after the TAS Rugby Carnival. retaining the Dick Hodgson Shield but the annual ‘High Weekend’ one of the They volunteered their time to create TAS coming away with the Guy Levy highlights was seeing Year 12 students something that we are all immensely Challenge Shield after a well-deserved playing across sports, purely for the proud of. Throughout the weekend victory in the First XV clash. enjoyment of playing with their mates. TAS was buzzing as 51 teams of 11 and

166 The Armidalian These events rest within a of them for their first time. The standard TAS Netball is flourishing with four of comprehensive sporting and creative of the inter-house debating continues the five teams making it through to arts program the foundation of which is to improve on the back of both this the semi-finals. The TAS 1 Netball team, an inter-house competition that focuses and the Senior School success in the who stepped up to play in Division 1 on mass participation. The Swimming National Virtual Debating Competition. this year, were defeated by one point in and Athletics carnivals provide a level of In 2019 a Year 9/10 team was added the semi-final. It was not uncommon to inclusivity and spirit that is a hallmark to the existing Year 11 and 12 teams, see the netball girls facing off against of TAS sport. It was gratifying to see setting a strong foundation for the members of the First XV at training – this same spirit grow in the inter-house future. perhaps the secret to their success. creative arts competition, the Cash Cup, Three students were awarded with Our First XI cricket team were victorious where all houses showed their creative Honours in their sport. over Easts in the Second Grade grand flair and talent in music, theatre and final. This, on the back of making it visual arts. Cameron Frear was selected, as one of to final of the Douglas Shield cricket four players, in the Australian Junior On a smaller scale, but with equal levels competition in Orange, where they Polocrosse Team who defeated New of spirit, houses fought for supremacy were defeated by a strong Kinross Zealand this year. in Basketball, Cricket, Debating, Futsal, Wolaroi School team. As runners-up, Netball, Public Speaking and Touch Samuel Jones placed 10th at the they qualified to play The King’s School Footy. The success of these events Australian Athletics Championships in the semi-final of the NSW Schools is testament to the motivation and in the U/17 2000m Steeplechase Cricket Championships. These are commitment from house leaders and the representing NSW. valuable experiences for our students support and dedication from TAS staff who cherish the opportunity to play and the wider TAS community. Lily Neilson was selected in the U/18 other school teams. Australian Indoor Hockey squad and The classic musical Oliver! showcased represented NSW at the National Making a grand-final is a measure the talent and passion of our creative Championships in Field Hockey. of a team’s success. However, it is students and staff – combining Middle not the sole measure. Throughout and Senior School students as a special the year students were tested. They 125 celebration. The superbly cast demonstrated resilience and grit, production had audiences entertained cultivated throughout the challenges from beginning to end. This is a huge they faced. They were gracious in commitment for all involved and the fact victory and defeat showing both that Sydney manage it on top of a full sportsmanship and character. academic and co-curricular program is They supported their mates in an testament to their dedication and time enthusiastic yet dignified manner and, management. Equally professional – most importantly, they developed and arguably under more challenging relationships that will last a lifetime. All conditions – the Junior School this says a lot about the culture at TAS. production of Madagascar Jnr was loads It is a culture that prepares students of fun. To see the joy on young faces and for the real world one that is filled with Joseph Sewell (Green) and Lachlan Oates the effect it has on their self esteem is (Abbott) share the Interhouse Cup highs and lows. Many of the highs are inspiring. mentioned in the ensuing reports and I Hockey continues to grow at TAS, commend them to you. This same confidence is evident in the boasting the largest club within the debating program, where six TAS Middle New England competition. The Senior Mr Will Caldwell School debating teams competed in the Girls played the game of their season in Director of Co-curricular Tri-Schools (TAS, PLC ) Debating – many the Grand final against Guyra and were crowned Premiers. 167 Co-Curricular Captains

Co-Curricular Captains Back row (l-r): Jesse Streeting, Henry O’Neil, Clayton Southwell, Jack Waters, Tom Hamilton, Hamish Cannington, Riley Stewart Third row: Thomas Deshon, Emerson Browning, Sebastian Etheridge, William Forsyth, Keanu Rhoades, Joseph Sewell, Joshua Jones, Duncan Chalmers Second row: Angus Earle, Kieran Dennis, Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov, Alexander Kirk, Henry Mason, Tsz (Alex) Ng, Joseph Smyth, William Swales Front row: Erin Page, Isabelle Perrottet, Kim Bange, Mr William Caldwell (Director of Co-Curricular), Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Emma Ward, Disa Smart, Emily Hempel, Phebe Hunt

CO-CURRICULAR CAPTAIN VICE CAPTAIN

Athletics Disa Smart & Hamish Cannington Harry Mason Basketball Clayton Southwell Joseph Smyth Cricket Kieran Dennis Hamish Cannington Equestrian Thomas Hamilton Football Keanu Rhoades Hockey Emily Hempel & Sebastian Etheridge Mountain Biking Duncan Chalmers Music Disa Smart & Riley Stewart Isabelle Perrottet & Alex Ng Netball Kim Bange Rowing Kim Bange & Joseph Sewell Rugby Joshua Jones Shooting Jack Waters Thomas Deshon & Angus Earle Debating & Public Speaking Henry O’Neil & Phebe Hunt Swimming Jesse Streeting Tennis Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov Theatre Erin Page & William Forsyth Triathlon Alexander Kirk & Emma Ward

168 The Armidalian Co-Curricular Creative Arts

Our year began with the incredible TAS Taylor went to Sydney for the State Under the expert leadership of Mr Production Oliver! that saw our Middle final of the Carnival but it was Boom Michael Cornford our Middle School School and Senior School students Tangpoolcharoen whose short film and Senior School Technical Production sharing the stage to create a dazzling Macbeth: A Servant’s Story won the short Clubs have grown in strength and spectacle to celebrate 125 years of film category and took home the crown. continued to allow students to explore The Armidale School and 10 years of their interest in theatrical design and Junior School’s Madagascar the Musical the Hoskins Centre. With an enormous lighting and sound operation. They Jr. was another triumph for our young cast, more performances than any have been an instrumental part of all performers, with Mrs Cleaver leading other show, and a stage design on an our major productions and events that team to stage another delightful unrivalled scale, we had set ourselves an and the skills they have learnt and show. Our students proved they are ambitious goal but managed to deliver the friendships they have forged is indeed a pack of wild animals, though a performance that left audiences inspiring. animals with some amazing acting awestruck. With students involved in chops, superb voices and jazzy dance The Co-curricular Music program the construction, lighting and design moves. Thanks again to the staff and continues to be an integral part of and operation, stage management parent volunteers the set and costumes our operation and the scope of that and crew, makeup, performing in looked incredible as always and our offering this year has allowed all TAS the orchestra and, of course, doing Senior student volunteers helped students to explore their passions and an absolutely professional job on to run it as a smooth machine. The share their gifts with the world under the stage it was a truly magnificent Junior School Musical is a highlight the eye of our Director of Music, Ms student-driven show. To add even of our program and this year was no Leanne Roobol. Our classic choirs and greater prestige to the event Michael exception, they definitely showed that ensembles were joined by new groups Hoskins himself was in attendance can move it! like the Acapella singers, inspired in for the final performance, and it was no small part by the incredible Deke wonderful to have him there to share Sharon workshop and concert hosted at in the passion, the dedication and the TAS in the middle of the year. talent of all involved. Congratulations to the students, the incredible parents and staff who supported the show Below: Macbeth Dancers Samantha Crossle, Sancia Ridgeway and Lydie Taylor throughout many working bees and for the production run, and to the amazing production team of Ms Leanne Roobol, Mr Warwick Dunham, Mrs Joanne Wysel, Mr Michael Cornford, Stephanie Clarkson, and Mrs Leasa Cleaver.

Term 2 was an incredibly busy one with the Hoskins Centre playing host to the inaugural Armidale Theatresports Competition and the Regional NSW Shakespeare Carnival. Our Senior team ‘Scoony Tunes’ made up of Will Braham, Lucas Cotterell, Colby Hanes and Rick Nutt took out the Theatresports trophy and our Macbeth Dancers Samantha Crossle, Sancia Ridgeway and Lydie

169 Co-Curricular Creative Arts (cont.)

We again had a tremendous We have seen the growing interest in Congratulations to our winners Josiah involvement in the Eisteddfod, where Dance at TAS start to take shape with Baumgartner with 125 Movie (Junior the TAS focus on fun and the joy of the formation of a Middle and Senior School), Harry Turnbull with A Rough performing was once more what School afternoon dance group. Building Ride (Middle School), and Broughton distinguished our entrants. Our on the success of our dancers at the House with 125 Dreaming (House Cup). Twilight Concerts have become so NSW Shakespeare Carnival, this group It is important to recognise the hard in-demand for students wishing to has slowly grown in numbers and work of the P&F and other TAS groups perform, that this year almost all had hopefully we see even more from them who sponsored the event and inspired to be doubled to squeeze everyone in 2020. our young filmmakers. in, a great affirmation of the passion While the 125 TAS Fest celebration Mr Andrew O’Connell for performance at the school. And was cancelled, we still held a TAS Fest Creative Arts Co-ordinator this is to say nothing of the weekly Short Film Competition, which invited performances at assemblies that allow students from Junior School all the way all students to share their talents with up to our House Leaders to get creative the school community and, thanks with a camera and create a short film to digital platforms, an ever-growing inspired by ‘125’. We received some broader audience. We recognise the creative submissions from Junior School contributions of all Music staff to and Middle School and the Houses did ensuring the program flourishes, and a great job bringing all their different extend that recognition to the huge members together to produce some number of peripatetic tutors who assist impressive works. in our ensembles and bands alongside individual music tuition. Right: Vocal maestro Deke Sharon; below, with soloist Hattie Oates

170 The Armidalian TAS Big Band Back Row (L-R): Joshua Miron, Alistair Le Surf, Frederick Nutt, Benjamin Simmonds, Haoyu Zhuang Second Row: Mrs Rebekkah Baumgartner, Lara Benham, Kelvin Kamau Nganga, Jenna Macleod, Harry Pennington, Mitchell Evans, Jeremy Carter Front Row: Andrew Brennan, Thomas Tizzard, Bethan Palfreyman, Eryn Benham, Caleb Baumgartner Absent: Miss Arlene Fletcher, Mr Patrick O'Connor, Mr Paul Marshall, Hannah Neilson

TAS Camerata Back Row (L-R): Olivia Lockett, Lachlan Hey, Maxwell Guppy, Ruby Straker, Isobel Pengilley Front Row: Emily Buntine, Luke Pasfield, Esther Lindeman, Rowan Hey, Eliza Crawford Absent: Mr Robert Jackson

TAS Trebles Back Row (L-R): Mr Kees Grenyer, Sophia White, Thomas Rowe, Marcus Robb Second Row: Oliver Robb, Mohammed Almokhtar, Izabel Glover, Anastasia Anderson, Mila Wright Front Row: William Fillios, Rebecca Billingsley, Bonnie Blanch, Kaitlyn Baker, Pippi Goudge, Micael O’dell

171 Chess

Age is no impediment to battle on the Having a bye in Round 5 meant TAS This meant we qualified for the semi- checked board, with a younger TAS progressed to the regional final, playing finals of the Challenge, at Calrossy team than in previous years taking up St Mary’s School, Gunnedah on 17 Anglican School, Tamworth, on 11 the mantle in competition this year. In September. What would be the final September. Across the boards the the first round of the NSW Junior Chess chess event of the 2019 calendar was players had some wins, draws and League North West competition on a very close affair. Samuel Coady on losses including against a national 20 March, they met O'Connor Catholic Board 1 and Rowan Hey on Board 4 ranked young player. It was great College and of the four boards played were both victorious and even though experience for our relatively young TAS won two - but they were the right that meant it was a draw as two boards First IV. boards to win, giving TAS the points on each, on a count back, St Mary’s were In other events, TAS narrowly secured the day. awarded the win and progressed to the the boards against Farrer at the annual state final. Round 2 was held at PLC on 23 May, inter-school fixture this year held in with TAS taking three of the four Twenty three TAS students took part Tamworth on 6 June. TAS fielded both boards in play. Then on 4 June the team in the Sydney Chess Academy Inter- a Senior and Junior IV on the day. The travelled to Inverell to play Holy Trinity School Competition at PLC on 9 April. School was also successful against the School in Round 3. TAS came away with The students competed amongst 74 Old Armidalians’ Union at Reunion the win, taking three boards with the teams from many regional schools. Weekend on 3 August, winning both fourth a draw. They also came away well Peter Thompson (Year 4) was first in boards played. nourished, thanks to the toasties kindly the junior competition, Samuel Coady Well done to to the Chess team of 2019 provided by Holy Trinity for morning tea was second in the senior division and who have played well all year: Samuel on what was a bitterly cold morning! overall, TAS came third. Coady (Year 10), Henry Moore (Year 10), Lachlan Hey (Year 10), Rowan Hey (Year 9) and Stewart Williams (Year 10).

Sam Coady’s board still in play against Holy Trinity, with teammates Lachlan Hey, Rohan Hey and Stewart Williams watching on 172 The Armidalian Debating & Public Speaking

Coordinator: Mr Tim Hughes too serious a security risk and should one point. TAS would soon join CGGS Assistant: Miss Hannah Lo be abolished’. The TAS team were in the ‘bottom’ draw of the competition Captains: Phebe Hunt, Henry O’Neil performing admirably until technology after a loss to Essington International challenges intervened one and a half School Darwin, but stayed alive in the Silver Colours: Lucinda Ball, Phebe Hunt, minutes into our final speaker – and competition with subsequent wins Harry Mason, Jack Nivison, Frederick despite all best endeavours it could against St John’s Lutheran College Nutt, Henry O’Neil, Lachlan Reiss-Wears, not be rectified, forfeiting the debate Kingaroy, Mamre Anglican School Jesse Streeting to NGS. Unfortunately the team Sydney and St Luke’s Bundaberg, before Winner of the Clemson Cup – Green then lost its second debate against the tide turned with a loss to CGGS House Scotch College, and thus exited the in round 8. Hudson McAllister, Hugo SS Public Speaking – Croft House competition. Catterall, Will Jubb, Frank Perrottet, MS Public Speaking – Green House Henry Moore, Alexander Gibson and The Year 11 team kicked off their SS Debating – Green House Georgia Donoghue between them kept campaign in the second round after MS Debating – Green House TAS well-placed in this lengthy national a forfeit to them in the first when All competition, only two wins shy of a Saints Grammar School was unable to The growing momentum in Debating grand final berth. and Public Speaking continued during muster a team. Jack Nivison, Lucy Ball, 2019. Perhaps the most notable Lachlan Reis-Wears and Rick Nutt were Elsewhere, a senior and junior team initiative was the regular attendance by unfortunate to come up against last defeated Farrer Memorial Agricultural a group of students at a reinvigorated year’s winners Canberra Girls’ Grammar High School in Tamworth the annual Speakers Club on Tuesday mornings so early, but stayed alive in the Old Armidalians’ Union v School debate at 8am, where a range of activities competition, going on to defeat Trinity fixture did not take place this year, held through the year helped develop Catholic College before being knocked while a planned senior debating gala debating and public speaking skills out by Scotch Oakburn College, day hosted by Armidale Secondary and tackling some ‘big issues’ in Tasmania, in Round 4. College, had to be postponed to early a stimulating way – including the 2020. The Year 9/10 team had a more Socratic method, as preparation for the successful run, making it all the way Northern NSW Philosothon. to the national quarter finals. Having MIDDLE SCHOOL TRI SCHOOLS surprised themselves with a win over SHIELD Scotch College, Melbourne in round SENIOR DEBATING 1, they then went on to face Canberra Middle School inter-school debating For the third year TAS took part in the Girls Grammar in round 2, arguing, as had a truncated start, with PLC unable National Virtual Debating Competition, the Negative, against the topic 'That to host the first round of the Tri-Schools this year being run by the Association the date of Australia Day should not Shield in Term 1 due to a clash of of Independent Schools NSW and once be changed'. Rather than narrowing commitments so TAS did the honours in again involving schools from every their argument to simply saying it Term 2. The topics were all connected state and territory debating by video- should (and why), the team said there in some way to policies or ideas linked conferencing in a double-elimination at least needed to be a discussion to the Federal Election, giving students format, so each team gets at least two that included all parties and that the the opportunity to engage in bigger debates. values of any country worth celebrating issues – from the minimum age of on a national day should reflect the voting, the diverting of water inland, First out of the blocks was the Year 12 way it treats its minorities. It was an sustainable energy and quotas for team (Phebe Hunt, Henry O’Neil, Harry extraordinarily close debate between women in parliament. In the end each Mason, Henry O’Neil), negating the TAS and the school that last year won school won two debates. proposition of Newcastle Grammar three of the national grand finals - with School ‘That the My Health system is the result being awarded to TAS by just 173 Debating & Public Speaking (cont.)

The second round was hosted by PLC ‘No-one told you when to run, you ROTARY PUBLIC SPEAKING in Term 3, with the Year 6 and 7 TAS missed the starting gun’ ‘There’s COMPETITION teams both securing wins and the Year nothing good or bad but thinking Advancing Australia and the fine 8 team, their first loss that anyone could makes it so’ and ‘Same As It Ever Was’. line of genetic engineering - such remember. NEGS was unable to host Phebe selected the third choice to were the topics of erudite speeches the final round in Term 4 so again, a speak passionately about the need for delivered by Hudson McAllister and postponement until early next year. society to adopt gender blindness to Georgia Donoghue at the Rotary Club overcome gender inequality. Phebe was of Armidale North's Public Speaking commended by one of the judges for competition on 19 August. Hudson and INTER-HOUSE DEBATING the way she applied her strong content Georgia, both in Year 10, were praised Do cliques exclude students and force to the chosen topic. The clear winner by the judges for their content and them to conform to stereotype, or are was Sebastian Braham from Riverview Georgia was named runner up. they really just interest groups that who placed second last year and was

give young people the self-confidence one of three competitors backing up LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR and support to be themselves? Such again. were the alternate worlds offered by, Lucy Ball and Jack Nivison represented respectively, Green and Ross houses in TAS at the public speaking component the Senior School inter-house debating of the Armidale Dumaresq Lions final as they tackled the topic ‘That Youth of the Year competition in early clique culture has a damaging effect on November. The seven contestants were the wellbeing of students.’ given two impromptu topics ('Age before beauty' and 'Which world leader, Held during the last Assembly of past or present, would you like to Term 2 the final brought together the spend 30 minutes with and why?') and winners of two pools and the broader also presented a five minute prepared participation was reflected in the final speech. Lucy tackled the dearth of which involved students from Years constructive engagement with the 9-12 speaking in confidence for up to drought, while Jack reflected on the seven minutes in front of their peers. power of fiction to portray a diversity of Green were declared the winners – a truths. It was a close competition with result repeated a few days later in the judges taking more than half an hour to Middle School final when the same two come to a decision. While neither Lucy teams met to debate ‘That smokers or Jack were selected to go on to the should be denied access to Medicare.’ next level, their engaging, intelligent and confident deliveries were a great credit to themselves and their school. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL ORATORY

Phebe Hunt represented TAS in the Lawrence Campbell Oratory

Competition on 10 May, this year Phebe Hunt represented TAS in the hosted by Sydney Boys' High School. Lawrence Campbell Oratory The 15 speakers from each GPS and CAS school were given 15 minutes to prepare an eight minute speech on one of three provided topics: 174 The Armidalian INTER-HOUSE PUBLIC SPEAKING ‘Oh brave new world that has such Two days later it was the turn of six people in it’. In the end only four points confident and courageous Middle “Wise, witty, inspiring, humble, separated first and sixth place – and the School students to take to the podium passionate and engaging": Mr Guest winner, by just one point, was Lachlan in the Hoskins Centre. Each spoke on attributed a single adjective to each of Reiss-Wears from Croft House who image that had been given to them, the six speeches when he adjudicated engaged the audience with a plea to to interpret as they wished. Head the Senior School inter-house public not let the little ‘eureka’ moments of of Middle School gave the points to speaking competition on 3 September. the minutiae of life get in the way of Jasper O'Neil of Green House who Each speaker selected one of three focussing on the truly important big philosophised about life with his image phrases for their speech: ‘Eureka’, ‘By issues faced by the world. of a meteor close to Earth. hook or by crook’ or the literary quote Mr Tim Hughes Coordinator

Senior Debating/Public Speaking Back Row (L-R): Mr Tim Hughes, Henry Moore, Frederick Nutt, Hudson McAllister, Lachlan Reiss- Wears, Georgia Donoghue, Ms Hannah Lo Front Row: Jack Nivison, Hugo Catterall, Phebe Hunt (Captain), Henry O’Neil (Captain), Lucinda Ball, William Jubb, Henry Mason Absent: Jesse Streeting

Middle School Debating Back Row (L-R): Bailey Miller, Louis Ross, Wylie Wright, Charles Carter, Jasper O’Neil, Henry Kirton, Emily Buntine Second Row: Mr Tim Hughes, Jack McCook, Bella Fernance, Rowan Sullivan, Angus Wallis, Latifa Nedianu, Hugo Li Front Row: Dion Carruthers, Matilda Morse, Thomas Crowley, Alexandra Nivison, William Gilpin,Tempe Macarthur-Onslow, Charles Ross Absent: Iles Baker, Jack Chappell, Camilla Coupland, Felix Hruby, Lennox Neilson, Jock Smith

18 years Champion Thomas Goodfellow lands in the long jump pit 175 Athletics

MIC: Mr Jim Pennington HOUSE POINTS Coach: Mr Michael Keenan Captain: Hamish Cannington The Archdale Cup for Total Athletics Championships points score:

AWARDS Place House Points

Honours: Samuel Jones 1st Tyrrell 4683 Silver Colours: Hamish Cannington, Remy Taylor, James O’Brien 2nd Broughton 4183.55 Gold Medallion: Samuel Jones 3rd Abbott 3992.65 Silver Medallion: April Draney, Piyumi Ekanayake, Isaac Gerdes, Joe Kermode 4th Croft 3867.75 Contribution to Athletics: Hamish Cannington 5th Ross 3378.30 Most Inspirational Performance at GPS: Samuel Jones 6th Green 3331.75

TAS MIDDLE /SENIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Champion House (ie, the House which scored the most number of points per Boys student enrolled in that House):

Age Champion Runner-up Place House Points 12yrs & under Miller Harwood William Brett 1st Tyrrell 63.28 13 yrs Lochlan Gerdes Max Rogers 2nd Broughton 50.40 14 yrs William Nash Toby Michell-Smith 3rd Croft 48.35 15 yrs Liam Hunt Isaac Gerdes 4th Abbott 48.10 16 yrs Joe Kermode Albertus Hattingh 5th Ross 42.23 17 yrs Remy Taylor Samuel Jones 6th Green 34.71 18 yrs & over Emerson Browning Nicholas Barnier-Merkliakov

CLOISTERS RELAY Senior 100m (Warren Pengilley Cup): Hamish Cannington Open 1500m (Swinton Cup): Samuel Jones Girls: Broughton House 3000m (J C Bucknell Trophy): Samuel Jones Boys: Croft House

Girls AAGPS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Age Champion Runner-up Team members: Hamish Cannington, 12yrs & under Tempe Macarthur-Onslow Georgia White Emerson Browning, Nicholas Barnier- 13 yrs Eryn Benham Phoebe Ellis Merkliakov, Samuel Jones, Harry Mason, 14 yrs Olivia Cannington Sarah Skipper James O’Brien, Ben Burwell, Isaac 15 yrs Rosa Coady Isabel Newton Gerdes, Remy Taylor, Joe Kermode, Toby 16 yrs Eliza Ward Lily Etheridge Inglis, Lochlan Gerdes, Tobias Hall, Liam 17 yrs Lily Neilson Disa Smart Hunt, Callan Lawrence, John Moore, 18 yrs & over Emma Ward Tayla Frahm Toby Newcombe, Alastair Newton.

176 The Armidalian Highlighted results from the AAGPS NSW COMBINED INDEPENDENT Championships: SCHOOLS SECONDARY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Samuel Jones 3rd 17 years 1500m Joe Kermode 5th 16 years 400m The following students represented the NCIS at the NSW CIS Secondary Cross

Country Championships: Samuel Jones, AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS John Moore, Karen Baker, Andrew CHAMPIONSHIPS Brennan, Rosa Coady, Isabella Crawford, Samuel Jones 18 years 2000m Matilda Cullen, April Draney, Hudson Steeplechase Eichorn, Isabella Gooch, Maxwell Guppy, Tobias Hall, Albertus Hattingh, Will Ledingham, William Nash, Eliza NSW ALL SCHOOLS SECONDARY Ward, Georgia White ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team members: Piyumi Ekanayake, Samuel Jones, Isaac Gerdes, Lochlan Gerdes

177 Athletics (cont.)

GPS/CIS Athletics Back Row (L-R): Joe Kermode, John Moore, Liam Hunt, Remy Taylor, Emerson Browning, Nicholas O’Neil, Toby Newcombe, Toby Hall, Nicholas Barnier- Merzliakov, April Draney Second Row: Camilla Coupland, Alistair Newton, Ben Burwell, Samuel Jones, Isaac Gerdes, Hudson Eichorn, James O’Brien, Lochlan Gerdes, Toby Inglis, Thomas Dundon Front Row: Max Rogers, Isabella Crawford, Eryn Benham, Mr Jim Pennington (MIC Athletics), Hamish Cannington (Captain), Mr Michael Keenan, Piyumi Ekanayake, Matilda Cullen, Oliver Goudge

NCIS/CIS Cross Country Back Row (L-R): John Moore, Eliza Ward, Albertus Hattingh, Remy Taylor, Patrick Brennan, Toby Hall, Maxwell Guppy, April Draney Second Row: Georgia White, Harry Pennington, Isabella Gooch, Oliver Griffiths, Samuel Jones, Hudson Eichorn, Maclan Orr, Karen Baker, Andrew Brennan Front Row: Will Ledingham, Matilda Cullen, James White, Isabella Crawford, Hamish Cannington (Captain), Mr Jim Pennington (MIC Athletics), Eryn Benham, Thomas Dundon, Nina Taylor, Oliver Goudge 178 The Armidalian Basketball

MIC: Miss Harriet Symons There was also a staff versus student’s TAS Gold Firsts Coach: Mr Ken Secker basketball match that was met with Coach: Mr Thomas Powell Captain: Clayton Southwell much anticipation, until of course, the Team members: Emily Hempel, Patrick Vice Captain: Joseph Smyth first whistle was blown and the staff Foster, Chloe Lawson, Jasper Leoni, knew what was to come. The staff Thomas Price, Riley Stewart, Nicholas morale was high but definitely could AWARDS Ward, Hamish Whibley not be met with ability. Despite the Silver Colours: Jackson Clark, Henry ‘Lakers’ singlet worn by Mr Chris Cook, O’Neil, Joseph Smyth, Clayton the staff still finished on the bottom of UNDER 16S Southwell, Silver Medallions: Josiah the table. Congratulations to the Year Alcorn, Oliver Cook, Nicholas O’Neil 12s, who were gracious winners. TAS Rockets DCC Commendation for Contribution to A big thank you to all the coaches Basketball: Charlotte Brunyee and parents for their continued Coach: Miss Michelle Jackson Team members: Josiah Alcorn, The start of the 2018/19 season kept commitment to travel, games and Lachlan Carter, Caitlin Harrison, Toby delivering the basketball goods as TAS trainings. Newcombe, Molly Northam, Sam were able to submit 14 teams across Osborne, Bridie Ryan Middle School and Senior School. The competition run by Armidale District Miss Harriet Symons TAS Missiles Basketball Association allowed us to MIC Basketball participate against other local schools Coach: Mr Norm Cowan and for some, in teams against adults. Team members: Patryce Brosnan, Alexander Gibson, Thomas Forsythe, The continuation of the fortnightly TEAMS FOR SUMMER TERM 4, 2018 inter-house basketball fixtures meant Archer McDonald, Sophie McRae, Niall that students were able to play outside Firsts Moore, Keeley O’Connor, Jude Piper of their normal teams and instead, with Coach: Mr Ken Secker TAS Torpedoes those in their houses. Looking forward Team members: Josiah Alcorn, Jackson Coach: Mr Kaya Myeki to a bacon and egg roll, student’s Clark, Henry O’Neil, Nicholas O’Neil, Team members: Patrick Baldock, attendance at these fixtures on a Tristan Rozendaal, Joseph Smyth, Jackson Clark, Kimberley Glasson, Delta Saturday morning was pleasing. Clayton Southwell, Jesse Streeting Hawkins-Richardson, Finlay Lambeth, The tradition of travelling to Coffs TAS Blue Lliam Lawson, Nicola Simmons Harbour for the NCIS tournament was a highlight. This gave our Firsts team the Coach: Mr Christian Gill TAS Jets opportunity to showcase their talents Team members: Gordon Huen, Angus Coach: Mrs Elaine McKellar on a bigger scale. They were able to Martel, Elliana McRae, Mac Metcalf, Tsz Team members: Oliver Clark, Oliver secure a spot in the finals against (Alex) Ng, Keanu Rhoades, Ambrose Cook, Todd McDouall, Nicholas O’Neil, Bishop Druitt College and just went Tam, Nicholas Ward, Georgian Watson Luke Velcich, Thomas Wu down in the second half. The home TAS White game against Sydney Boys’ High School was a close encounter with some Coach: Mr Patrick O’Connor enjoyable banter on the sidelines, as Team members: Christian Blewett, always. Unfortunately, TAS went down Timothy Cimino, Heath Chandler, Flynn in those games, however morale was Charley-Briggs, Nicholas Flannery, kept high with a supportive crowd. Ethan Jones, Miah Lupica, Disa Smart

179 Basketball (Cont.)

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS FOR SUMMER TERM 1, 2019 TAS Torpedoes

TAS Thunder TAS Firsts Coach: Miss Ellie Eglington Team members: Patrick Baldock, Delta Coach: Mrs Alexandra Murray Coach: Mr Ken Secker Hawkins-Richardson, Marcus Hempel, Team members: Jamie Burford-O’Brien, Team members: Josiah Alcorn, Jackson Finlay Lambeth, Lliam Lawson, Cameron Archie Grieve, Marcus Hempel, Bella Clark, Henry O’Neil, Nicholas O’Neil, Le Surf, Flynn Newbery, Nicola Simmons Herd, William Jarrett, Eli Lohse, Oscar Tristan Rozendaal, Joseph Smyth, Ryan-Naylor, Calin Simmonds Clayton Southwell, Jesse Streeting TAS Trebuchets

TAS Lightning Coach: Mrs Elaine McKellar Team members: Charlotte Brunyee, Coach: Miss Pip Malone Oliver Clark, Toby Clegg, Oliver Cook, Team members: Ardie Curtis, Phoebe Colby Hanes, Todd McDouall, Hannah Ellis, Charles Hunter, Bailey Miller, Toby Neilson, Nicholas O’Neil, Hannah Quilty, Moore, Louis Ross, Bella Stinson, Kieran Isaiah Ruming Sutton, Lucian Tsang MIDDLE SCHOOL TAS Typhoons TAS Thunder Coach: Mr Jamie Curran Team members: Thomas Dundon, Coach: Mrs Alexandra Murray Toby Ford, Harry Hopkins, Felix Hruby, Team members: Liam Blanchfield, Cameron Le Surf, Flynn Newbery, Jasper Percival Carter, Jamie Burford-O’Brien, O’Neil Bella Herd, Frederick Muller, Calin Simmonds, William Warton, Wylie TAS Tornadoes Wright Joseph Smyth takes a basket Coach: Mr Matt Rankmore TAS Lightning Team members: Ashley Collins, Raphael Dunn, Lilly-Beatrice Holmes-Bradshaw, YEAR 9/10 Coach: Miss Pip Malone Jack Hopkins, Byron McCann, Latifa TAS Rockets Team members: Charlie Carter, Ardie Nedianu, Conal Nicoll, William Sharpe, Curtis, Phoebe Ellis, Bailey Miller, Toby Oliver Smart Coach: Dr Charlotte Mack Moore, Tom Quilty, Louis Ross, Luisa Team members: Josiah Alcorn, Cooper Wilkinson TAS Storm Blewett, Lachlan Carter, Archie Grieve, TAS Typhoons Coach: Miss Alex Pollitt William Jarrett, Sam Osborne, Oscar Coach: Mr Mitch Evans Team members: Charles Carter, Percival Ryan-Naylor, Vincent Tongia Team members: Lachlan Anderson, Carter, Peter Evans, Frederick Muller, TAS Missiles Hezekiah Bird, Peter Evans, Toby Ford, Cameron Peddle, William Swain, Vincent Felix Hruby, Jack Power, Charlie Swain, Tongia, William Warton, Wylie Wright Coach: Mr James Brauer Thomas Tizzard, Thomas Young Team members: Claudia Chaffey, Alexander Gibson, Thomas Forsythe, TAS Tornadoes JUNIOR SCHOOL Byron McCann, Archer McDonald, Matisse McDonald, Sophie McRae, Coach: Miss Immy Syrett Andrew Alkhouri, Cormac Downes, Keeley O’Connor Team members: Holly Crawford, Joe Fenwicke, Sam Ford, Andi Li, Mila Raphael Dunn, Lilly-Beatrice Holmes- Downes, Paige Sutton Bradshaw, Harry Hopkins, Jack Hopkins, Mohammad Jezani, Latifa Nedianu, Conal Nicoll, Oliver Smart. 180 The Armidalian Basketball First VIII Back Row (L-R): Mr Ken Secker (Head Coach), Nicholas O’Neil, Henry O’Neil, Josiah Alcorn, Mr Christian Gill (Assistant Coach) Front Row: Jackson Clark, Joseph Smyth, Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Clayton Southwell, Jesse Streeting, Oliver Cook

Canoeing

MIC: Miss Emma Channon This event was the first for some, and all This was more of an open day, where Coaches: Mr Michael Taylor, Mr John students showed enthusiasm and learnt students got to practice multiple Forsyth new skills on the water. It was a great runs on the slalom course. We were opportunity for them to meet paddlers fortunate to have Old Armidalians and Kayakers: Hugo Catterall, Pierre from other schools and get an idea of talented kayakers Michael Taylor and Morcellet, Casey Smith, Kade Stanley, the events that occur on Whitewater. John Forsyth on both of these trips, Remy Taylor, Harry Turnbull, Cassidy They all competed in downriver, slalom supporting and teaching our kayaking Williams. K1 and C1 events, placing in most students about the sport. This year TAS Kayaking participated in events. All students have shown great multiple trips away to the Mann River Term 1 saw water levels extremely commitment this year and our efforts for some Whitewater experience. All low around Armidale. This made pool have been to ensure all paddlers can trips gave students more confidence on sessions a vital part of our program. roll back up in their kayaks to allow the water and an opportunity to watch We use this time to practice techniques us to improve and gain confidence in and interact with some great paddlers such as rolling in a kayak. With a small the water. Canoe Polo has also been from around the region. group of students this year, it was a a regular event in the TAS pool to Pierre Morcellet, Harry Turnbull, Hugo very collaborative and supportive improve paddler confidence and skills. Catterall and Nina, Lydie and Remy space for each student to practice these Taylor all participated in the Regional techniques. Championships at the Mann River in Miss Emma Channon Another trip to the Mann River November 2018 run by the Big River MIC Kayaking Whitewater course took place in Canoe Club. February.

181 Cricket

MIC: Mark Taylor The team fielded a number of younger Whilst runs and wickets show one side Cricket Administrator: Mrs Rachel players throughout the year which was of the season, the enjoyment of playing Piddington certainly a valuable experience for them in the First XI this season is sure to be Captain: Kieran Dennis and will surely benefit the quality of one of the most memorable aspects of opens cricket at TAS for years to come. the season for all the players. Thanks AWARDS must go to all coaches, supporters, The First XI enjoyed one of their Gold Colours: Kieran Dennis scorers, umpires and players for most successful seasons in years. Silver Colours: Lucas Atkin, Wallace contributing to a truly enjoyable season The side competed in the Douglas Bremner, Hamish Cannington, Nicholas for all involved. Shield knockout competition and Corderoy, Benjamin Friend, Dahlia won five matches in their journey to Kieran Dennis Glennie, Andrew Kirk, Cotter Litchfield, make the final against Kinross Waloroi Liam Smith, Toby Smith School from Orange. Whilst it was Armidale District Cricket Association disappointing to lose this match, the MIC REPORT Competition Second Grade Winners: team did exceptionally well to make it 2018-19 season has been a very long First XI this far, the first TAS team to make the and fulfilling season for our cricketers. Consett Stephen Cup for Best Batting final in over 15 years. It started with lots of promise and Average: Kieran Dennis During the summer holidays, the Firsts enthusiasm for the upcoming season. Uther Cup for Best Bowling Average: travelled to Riverview in Sydney for the Numbers were slightly up on previous Cotter Litchfield annual Independent Schools’ Cricket years although we had to merge with Geoffrey Bigg Bat for Best Allrounder: Festival. The highlights from this trip CSC in the under 12s in order to supply Cotter Litchfield were certainly Sam Skipper’s century a team. Mottershead Cup for Most Improved and Cotter Litchfield’s 12 wickets, the Player: Sam Skipper most of the festival. Sam Skipper, Toby Under 16s this year went back to Junior Player of the Year: Hudson Smith, Andrew Kirk, Cotter Litchfield playing on Friday evenings, as was the Eichorn and Hamish Cannington were named in case previously. This was hotly debated the Merit Team of the Festival, selected at the association level, but giving from all competing teams, exemplifying the upcoming younger players the CAPTAIN’S REPORT the quality of the First XI. chance to play Friday and senior cricket on Saturday was one of the deciding Another season of cricket has come Throughout the season the Firsts also factors. It went a 20/20 competition to an end, but not without various competed in the local Second grade which was generally well accepted. We successes. The U16s ‘White’ team won competition and, after only losing three fielded two teams in this division, with a tightly fought final and the team matches, finished the regular season the older cohort forming the TAS White boasted the competition’s highest as minor premiers. After a close win team and the younger members of the batting average with Cotter Litchfield against City, the team reached the group forming TAS Blue. averaging 157. Whilst they didn’t make final, comprehensively beating Easts by the finals, the U14s and U16s were sure nine wickets, with the standout being Under the guidance and tutelage of to learn a lot from their seasons all while Andrew Kirk with his first five-wicket Mr Toakley the White team was able to utterly enjoying themselves. The TAS haul. A testament to the quality of the form a cohesive group who came away Seconds once again competed in the team throughout the season was the with the grand final win, by one run in Armidale third-grade competition only Firsts having four batsmen in the top 10 a rain affected match. Special mention narrowly missing the finals by 5 points. run scorers, and four bowlers in the top should also go to Mr Andrew Starr for 10 wicket takers. his coaching of the TAS Blue team who were ably supported by Mrs Bernadette Phelps on the scorebook.

182 The Armidalian The contributions of parents to the program is much appreciated and needed. Whilst the Blue team had a tough year, they showed definite signs of improvement both as a team and on the individual level.

In the under 14s we formed two teams and again, remarkably, they were named White and Blue. In this division, we split the teams evenly between the older and younger age groups as we decided that it was better for the development of the younger players to be supported by the older, throughout the season. Both teams had good seasons with some strong wins but in the end neither made the grand final. Thanks are again extended to Mr Craig Norrie and Mr Jordan Lucas for starting the season as coaches and Luka Grace and Mr Michael Baumgartner for the finishing job in the new year.

Under 12s had an interesting season. Due to numbers we combined with the CSC club who had an excess of players to form a TAS/CSC team. There were some younger players amongst the group who accepted and responded very well to the challenge offered them. Whilst the team did not have a high win/loss ratio they did play well and seemed to enjoy their cricket. Thanks go to Mr Jacob Hunt for starting the season with the team and Angus Smith (Year 12 2018) for taking over in the new year. I would also like to make special mention of Mr John Finlayson who was a father of one of the CSC boys who ably assisted the team during Monday night training and on Saturdays.

183 Cricket (cont.)

Under 10s had a hardy band of ex and They were ably led by Kieran Dennis It is a great game with long standing current cricketing fathers who faithfully who set the standard in terms of both traditions that foster young people into attended each Saturday’s game at on and off field behaviour and attitude becoming good young adults, when Rologas fields. The emphasis in this to the game. His four centuries in played correctly. This year’s cohort will division is to have fun and enjoy the succession, whilst difficult to confirm, be very good young adults who I hope cricketing experience. This was more would mostly likely be the bench they go onto to play cricket for a very than achieved. The support that this mark for cricket performances at TAS long time. team received each week was very for a long time, past and still to come. Mr Mark Taylor pleasing to see. Their coaches included: His management and captaincy of MIC Cricket skills training–Mr Alan Moore, Term 4 the team were excellent and it was 2018 – Mr Liam Treavors and Term 1 pleasing to witness the response of the 2019 – Mr Will Waterson. other players to his leadership. Other strong performances, amongst many, First XI Senior cricket had a very successful throughout the year include Toby Smith year as well. The Second XI had their Douglas Shield Runners Up and Sam Skipper, with the batting and moments both good and tough in Coach: Mr Cameron Patrick Cotter Litchfield, Andrew Kirk, Hamish terms of on field performances, but are Team members (including the Cricket Cannington and Liam Smith who to be congratulated on the spirit with Festival team): Lucas Atkin, Wallace formed a solid and formidable bowling which they played the game. Some Bremner, Hamish Cannington, Nicholas attack. strong performances throughout the Corderoy, Kieran Dennis, Benjamin year would indicate a bright future for The thank you list is long and Friend, Dahlia Glennie, Andrew Kirk, the senior team next year. A big thank distinguished. Mr Cameron Patrick who Cotter Litchfield, Harry Litchfield, you must go to Mr Anthony Piddington abandoned the team at the end of Siddhartha Nalliah, Sam Skipper, Liam who assisted the team throughout the 2018, for his preparation and early work Smith, Christen Taylor (exchange) year as well as Miss Amanda Robins for with the team in previous seasons. Mr Independent Schools Cricket Festival an outstanding job as team manager/ Ben Cook and Mr Clarrie Moran for their Merit Team: Hamish Cannington, scorer. assistance in coaching the senior teams. Andrew Kirk, Cotter Litchfield, Sam Mrs Helen Dennis who has established The measure of any successful team is Skipper, Toby Smith. her own reputation for her amazing not necessarily the performances on scorebook keeping and dedication to Second XI field but their contribution and support the team and the school. Mrs Rachael of each other and the cricket squad Coach: Mr Liam Treavors/Mr Anthony Edmonds (and husband Michael) for her in general. Using these measures, the Piddington/Ms Amanda Robins wonderful sense of humour, support First XI of 2018-19 was one of the best and organisation for the team during Team members: Harry Ackling, performing teams TAS has produced for the Douglas Shield, Cricket Festival and William Benham, Eddie Boydell, Rorie a number of years. the local games. Mrs Rachel Piddington Chambers, Stuart Epworth, Nick Some of the on-field performances for her back-room organisation of Flannery, Patrick Foster, Harry Litchfield, included, coming runner up in the the cricket squad and her meticulous Noah McCann, Henry Mitchell, state-wide Douglas Shield competition attention to detail. The support of the Siddhartha Nalliah, Jack Nivison, Mr winning the second division ADCA hardy band of parents who attended Anthony Piddington, Mr Liam Treavors, premiership with a convincing win over games both near and far. They too, are Jack Van Roy Xavier Walsh, William the East team and having five players to be commended on their dedication Young. selected for the Independent Schools’ to the team. Lastly to the players Cricket Festival Merit team. themselves for the spirit in which they played the game.

184 The Armidalian U16 White TAS U14 White TAS U12

ADCA U16 Competition Winners Coach: Mr Michael Baumgartner Coach: Mr Angus Smith Team members: Caleb Baumgartner, Team members: Thomas Crowley, Coach: Mr David Toakley Harry Coleman, Campbell Draney, Sinclair Little, Thomas Rowe, Ty Schalk- Team members: Mehdi Ahsan, Eddie Lachlan Gerdes, William Glover, Guy O’Brien, Archer Starr, Nicholas Thomas. Boydell, Louis Cannington, Dominic Hardin, Lachlan Hunt, Will Ledingham, Ferguson, Lachlan Galbraith, Andrew TAS U10 Sam Morris, Sorena Nafari, Alistair Kirk, Lachlan Lawson, Lliam Lawson, Newton, Jonathan Phelps, Aiden Taylor. Coach: Mr Will Waterson/ Mr Allan Cotter Litchfield, Harry Litchfield, Henry Moore Mitchell, Sam Skipper, Jack Van Roy, TAS U14 Blue Team members: Josiah Baumgartner, Tom Younghusband. Coach: Mr Luka Grace Lachlan Brett, Hugo Broun, Lachlan TAS U16 Blue Team members: Matthew Corderoy, Hunter, Will Ogilvie, Xavier Stephen, Blair Eichorn, Hudson Eichorn, William Braith Westaway, Jack Wood Coach: Mr Andrew Starr Friend, Ben Hall, Jack Hedges, Ben Team members: Hudson Eichorn, Poole, Charlie Repin, Lachlan Sedon, Ben Hall, Marcus Hempel, Liam Hunt, Jock Smith, Rowan Sullivan, James William Jackson, Zaiden Kennedy, Oliver White. Ledingham, Maclan Orr, James Phelps, Jonathan Phelps, Henry Starr, Augustus White.

185 Equestrian

MIC: Ms Genevieve Geyle-Chick Jack Armstrong: 3rd Team of 4 riders The TAS Equestrian team has performed Captain: Tom Hamilton Josh Armstrong: 3rd Pentathlon, 4th better than ever in 2019, with North West Equestrian Expo Captain: team penning, 3rd Team of 4 riders international success at the Australian Michael Paull Harry Davidson: 4th 80cm Show Polocrosse Championships against Team Leader: Mrs Rachel Northam jumping New Zealand by Cameron Frear, and Jack Davidson: 10th 95cm one day nationally with new student Bronte event 5th in pairs Dagg winning the national champion Colours Zac Finlayson: 4th Division 1 Polocrosse show horse secondary title at Marcus 5th time trials Oldham Interschool Championship. Honours: Cameron Frear Mary Flannery: 5th pairs Charlotte Pease was invited to Gold Medallion: Bronte Dagg Chloe Garcia: 7th 95cm Combined participate at the Australian Jumping Silver Colours: Darcy Heffernan, Michael Training Championships in Victoria and our Paull Darcy Heffernan: sporting champion young Junior School rider Charlie Ward Silver Medallion: Charlotte Pease 16 years, 2nd One Day Event 60cm, experienced great success at multiple 7th overall dressage, 1st Division 2 events throughout the year. Polocrosse, 3rd Team of 4 riders, 2nd The largest event for the TAS equestrian RESULTS flag, 4th barrels, 3rd bend, 2nd keyhole team is the North West Equestrian Expo Oliver Ledingham: 3rd 115cm show Narrabri Junior Polocrosse Challenge which was held at Coonabarabran jumping, 4th Combined training 95cm, 12-14 July from Friday 31 May to Tuesday 4 June. 5th pairs Australia v New Zealand U18s test Hundreds of students from all over Sam Osborne: 1st Division 2 polocrosse Australia travel to Coonabarabran for Cameron Frear – member of winning Michael Paull: age champion boy 17 this competition and this year 13 riders Australian Junior Team years, 17 years & over reserve sporting from TAS participated with the best champion, 1st Division 2 polocrosse, Marcus Oldham Australian results yet. Of the many disciplines on 1st flag race, 3rd keyhole, 3rd Team of 4 Interschool Championships, Sydney offer the TAS team competed in the riders, 5th bending International Equestrian Centre, 28 following: One Day Event Dressage Charlotte Pease 7th 80cm Combined September – 2 October Show jumping Combined Training Training Hacking Penning Horse Ball Working Bronte Dagg: National Champion Show Liverpool Plains Equestrian Horse Challenge Warrumbungle Way Horse (Secondary). Interschool, Quirindi, NSW Pentathlon and Polocrosse. Australian Jumping Championships, 18-20 October All students that participated Boneo Victoria, 6-10 November Darcy Hefferenan: 2nd overall in the performed incredibly well. Michael Charlotte Pease: 6th in Pearl series senior Preliminary Dressage, Champion Paull, Year 12 (our team Captain at (95cm) Year 10-12 Sporting Coona) took out the age champion boy Charlie Ward: Liverpool Plains 17 years and the 17 years & over reserve North West Equestrian Expo, Interschool Champion, Primary sporting champion. Darcy Heffernan Coonabarabran, NSW 31 May-4 June Champion One Day Event, Primary (Year 11) was awarded the sporting Team: Jack Armstrong, Josh Armstrong, Champion Dressage, Primary champion 16 years. Another great result Bronte Dagg, Harry Davidson, Jack Champion Show Jumping, Primary was that in the Polocrosse where Isaac Davidson, Isaac Finlayson, Mary Reserve Champion Hack, Primary Most Finlayson (Year 7) played in Division 1A Flannery, Chloe Garcia, Darcy Heffernan, Successful School and came 4th, whilst Darcy Heffernan, Oliver Ledingham, Molly Northam, Sam Michael Paull and Sam Osborne came Osborne, Michael Paull, Charlotte Pease, first in Division 2. Charlie Ward

186 The Armidalian The game was nerve wracking to watch as the players were playing late in the night in a ferocious thunder and lightning storm.

Each member of the equestrian team should be recognised for their commitment to preparing their horses for the events. Training, feeding, grooming and long hours of travel to many more events than have been listed above, has been demonstrated by each of these students and supported by their families.

Overall the students have represented TAS with great spirit and humility. All events cannot run without the involvement of the parents and a team leader. Mrs Rachel Northam Equestrian Team worked tirelessly as our team leader at Back Row (L-R): Darcy Heffernan, Josh Armstrong, Tom Hamilton (Captain), Jack Davidson, Molly Northam Coona and her efforts in keeping the Front Row: Charlotte Pease, Oliver Ledingham, Harry Davidson, Jack Armstrong, Mary Flannery, team spirits high and ensure that the Chloe Garcia students were ready to ride during wild Absent: Isaac Finlayson, Bronte Garcia, Michael Paull, Sam Osborne weather was greatly appreciated.

MS Genevieve Geyle-Chick MIC Equestrian

187 Football

MIC: Rev Richard Newton The Girls team stands out as one of the Second XI Captain: Emerson Browning most impressive teams for the season. Jaden Carroll, Keiran Dennis, Jai Farrell, Vice-Captain: Keanu Rhoades It is fair to say they didn’t have a lot of Ben Friend, Lachlan Gailbraith, Colby success, if success is measured only by AWARDS Hanes, John Mcgregor-Thew, Flynn games won. However, if it measured Newbery, Jack van Roy, Hamish Whibley, Colours & Medallions by growth and development, sheer Kelvin Kamau (Gap). Silver Colours: Mehdi Ahsan, Emerson enjoyment or even positive attitudes Browning, Stuart Epworth, Patrick – this team was made up of absolute Girls Foster, Benjamin Friend, Harry Mason, champions. One person needs special Coach: Bronte Garcia Keanu Rhoades, Benjamin Simmonds, mention, Bronte Garcia. She was injured Anouska Byrne, Emma Benham, Rosa Joseph Smyth and was unable to take the field, yet Coady, Ellie De Gunst , Delta Hawkins, Silver Medallions: Louis Cannington, she gave her time, energy and insight Chloe Garcia, Lettie Kerr, Philippa Moss, Maclan Orr, Isaiah Ruming throughout the whole season. I am sure much of the girls’ success can be Latifa Nedianu, Keeley O'Connor, Isabel The season of 2019 began in our attributed to Bronte. Newton, Sancia Ridgeway, Isabella usual whirlwind. The First XI and a Stinson, Aeukan (Wad) Udompitisup, development squad of 11-15 year Also worthy of mention is the 14As. Annette Whysall olds set off to Brisbane and the Gold But which one? Both! We split the two 16s Coast for a pre-season tour. The trip teams down the middle dividing them included games against Bishop Druitt into Year 7 and Year 8 players. They Mehdi Ahsan, Louis Cannington, Samuel College, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar played with their friends and peers, Carlon, Oliver Clark, Toby Clegg, Lachlan School and Gold Coast Magic Football not necessarily with the players of the Gailbraith, Oliver Griffiths, Tobias Hall, Academy. In addition, we had training same standard. The Year 7 team only Marcus Hempel, Jack Hoppe, William sessions with Paul Wade (ex Socceroos lost one game all season – it was to Jackson, Timothy Lindeman,Todd captain) and Real Madrid coaches. While the Year 8 team. Both teams made it to McDouall, John McGregor-Thew, Flynn it was awe inspiring to be instructed by the finals, and it very nearly became a Newbery, Maclan Orr, Isaiah Ruming, Real Madrid coaches, the highlight for grand final between two TAS teams, if Joseph Smyth, Jack van Roy, Kade many was the two-hour long talk from not for a defeat in penalties for the Year Stanley, Aiden Swick, Haoyu Zhuang Paul Wade, after he had delivered a two- 8s. An excellent season, some great hour long training session and joined football, and young men enjoying every 14As moment, culminating in the Year 7 14As us for dinner. He shared the history of Year 8: Charles Carter, Matt Corderoy, winning the grand final. his career and gave helpful advice for Peter Evans, Tom Gellie, Stephen young players, and young humans. First XI Griffiths, Max Guppy, Darby Lehman, As the season began in our regular Jake Mitchell, Oliver Morse, Calin Coach/Player: Christian Nexo Armidale and District Football Simmonds, Oliver Smart, Angus Wallis, Mehdi Ahsan, Emerson Browning, Louis Association competition there was Ethan Watson Cannington, Stuart Epworth, Patrick much to be excited about. The First XI Foster, Benjamin Friend, Henry (Harry) Year 7: Nawaf Al-Qahtani, James was coming off five straight wins in Mason, Maclan Orr, Keanu Rhoades, Barton, Caleb Baumgartner, Jack the First Division, we had entered two Isaiah Ruming, Benjamin Simmonds, Chappell, William Gilpin, Guy Hardin, teams in the 14As (an unprecedented Joseph Smyth Rafe McAuley, Harrison Miller, Alistair number in the As), and, topping all the Newton, Ben Poole, Jock Smith, Jacob anticipation we entered our first ever Thorsen, Harry Turnbull, Thomas Vrkic, girls-only team into the regular 16Bs James White competition.

188 The Armidalian Football: First XI Back Row (L-R): Stuart Epworth, Oliver Burchnall, Keanu Rhoades (Vice Captain), Edmund Bryant, Isaiah Ruming, Louis Cannington, Joseph Smyth, Henry Mason Front Row: Maclan Orr, Patrick Foster, Mitchell Evans, Emerson Browning (Captain), Mr Murray Guest, Mr Christian Nexo, Benjamin Simmonds, Benjamin Friend Absent: Mehdi Ahsan

Football: Second XI Back Row (L-R): Oliver Griffiths, Jaden Carroll, Jack Van Roy, Lachlan Galbraith, John McGregor-Thew, Benjamin Simmonds Front Row: Kelvin Kamau Nganga, Colby Hanes, Mitchell Evans, Benjamin Friend (Captain), Jai Farrell, Hamish Whibley, Maclan Orr

189 Hockey

MIC: Mrs Tania Ball, Mr Michael Ball The Boys’ First XI had an amazing MICS REPORT Captains: Emily Hempel, Sebastian season, and I was very impressed by The 2019 hockey season has again Etheridge how much effort and dedication each been an historic one for the TAS Hockey player put in throughout the season, AWARDS Club. With another year of growth, we our games were enjoyable and our final fielded over 160 registered players Honours: Lily Neilson game was a testament to how much making TAS the strongest club in the Gold Medallions: Miller Harwood, the team has grown and improved Hockey New England competition. Rohan Lawrence throughout the year. Fifteen teams including the under 9 Silver Colours: Katie Allen, Lucinda Ball, It has been encouraging to watch development squad were involved in Sam Behrend Sebastian Etheridge, the Girls’ First XI success as their hard hockey this year. Again TAS fielded six Dahlia Glennie, Emily Hempel, Andrew work and determination saw them win teams in the HNE senior competitions Kirk, John McDonald, Isabelle Perrottet, their grand finals, defeating Guyra 4-0! with Men’s A, two Men’s B, Men’s C, Toby Smith, Georgina Watson, Hannah This is the furthest an Open girls team Women’s Second Division and Women’s Weston has made it since the introduction Third Division. In the juniors we fielded Silver Medallions: Josiah Alcorn, Tom of co-education in 2016 and shows a an Under 15s mixed teams in the new Ball, Lily Etheridge, Callan Lawrence, promising future for the TAS Hockey boys competition, Under 15s girls, two Hannah Neilson, Nicola Simmons. Club. Under 13s mixed teams, an Under 13s Club Awards: Lily Neilson awarded girls team, two Under 11s boys and an Simmons Family Trophy for Senior The B grade men’s teams - TAS White Under 11s girls and two Under 9s. Player of the Year. and TAS Blue - a dynamic mix of young Lochlan Nicoll awarded Wright Family and old, all played this year for their This year our teams were student Shield for Junior Club Person of the love of hockey, with the hope to better focussed. Our Men’s A was made up Year. their skills. Both teams had an enjoyable entirely of students in a strong adult and successful season, especially TAS dominated competition. Staff and dads Blue making it to the semi-finals. formed a fun and competitive Men’s CAPTAINS REPORTS B grade team and had a blast playing It was also a great year for the Girls’ together. The B White and C Grade Second XI, which, although, were Wow! What a season for TAS hockey teams were student centered and also unsuccessful in reaching the semi-finals in 2019. This season saw the Girls First just enjoyed the camaraderie of playing saw major improvements rarely without XI and 13s boys' teams successful with mates. Despite being a challenge a smile on their faces, always willing to in winning their grand finals, with TAS hockey fielded full teams each fill in for other teams and encouraging congratulations also going to the First and every week and many, many late younger players. XI Boys, Second Grade men, 13s Girls’, weeknights. 11s Boys’ and 15s Boys, all of which The C Grade Men's team have seen a made it into the finals a record number Of the 15 teams entered across the massive transformation from being of teams. TAS’ 125th year has seen competition seven teams made it to the convincingly beaten 11-0, to drawing participation at an all-time high (with semi-finals and four teams made it to with the undefeated Guyra, a pleasure no signs of slowing down). It is safe the grand finals with the TAS Women’s to watch. It has been impressive to to say the season has ended on a true Second Division, TAS Under 13s boys see the leadership shown by Year 12 high, with the Year 12 leavers defeat TAS White, TAS Under 13s Girls, TAS players, both returning to the sport over the Old Armidalians cementing Under 11 White (mixed). In their second and new. the success of the TAS Hockey Club. year in the Women’s competition our The growth over the past five years, Sebastian Etheridge and Emily Hempel Second Division Women’s team played especially within the women’s an outstanding grand final to win over competition, has been absolutely a very strong Guyra side that had been astounding. dominant all year.

190 The Armidalian What was a very clinical display of thoughtful hockey in hot conditions coach Mrs Kim Taylor found an exceptional game play that never saw the girls under and pressure dominating the final.

The U13 boys team had played outstanding hockey all season. They went into the grand final undefeated and their skills did not disappoint in the final game. A dominating win saw them crowned champions for 2019. Unluckily the U13 Girls and U11 Boys both took home the silver medals in great games. What was most impressive was the sportsmanship, comradery and improvement displayed be each and every team during the Hockey: First XI Girls season and the finals. Back Row (L-R): Mary Flannery, Lucinda Ball, Nicola Simmons, Lily Neilson, Dahlia Glennie, Alexandra Reed, Lily Etheridge The annual Moffatt Family Shield match Front Row: Georgina Watson, Isabelle Perrottet, Emily Hempel (Captain), Mr Murray Guest, Emily Buntine, Kathryn Allen, Hannah Weston between the TAS Firsts and TAS OAU was Absent: Kim Taylor (Coach), Judith Brownlie, Tarnie Hillard, Dianne Wood changed to an OAU v Year 12 leavers game at the request of the OAU team. In what was the last game for our Year 12 boys and girls, an amazing game was played in such great spirit with a huge support for the entire student body. In end to end hockey the Year 12 leavers were victorious.

Celebrations of the season were held at both the senior presentation evening and the junior presentation where many players were acknowledged for their skill and dedication to their teams. Lily Neilson received the Simmons Family Trophy for senior player of the year and Lochlan Nicoll received the Wright Family Shield for junior player of the year. A large contingent of departing Year 12 students were recognised for their Hockey: First XI Boys contributions to TAS Hockey over the Back row (L-R): Tom Ball, Rohan Lawrence, Josiah Alcorn, Callan Lawrence, Miles Hollington years. A big thank you was also made to Front row: Toby Smith, Samuel Behrend, Mr Murray Guest, Sebastian Etheridge (Captain), our junior umpires, coaches and helpers. John Macdonald, Andrew Kirk

191 Hockey (Cont.)

Many players from TAS were selected in Club president and parent), Mr Paul TAS Division 2 Women’s representative teams with Lily Neilson, Ford (parent), Mr Sebastian Hempel Coach: Mrs Kim Taylor Rohan Lawrence and Miller Harwood all (parent and Chairman of TAS Board), Manager: Mrs Jo Neilson gaining State selection honours. Miller Mr Dave Lawson (parent), Mr Darren Achievements: Winners of 2019 HNE was the first ever primary student from Maxwell (parent), Mr Peter Macleod Women’s Second Division competition TAS to make a State hockey team. (parent), Mr Angus Murray (staff), Mr Campbell Nicoll (parent), Mr Matt Pine, Players: Kathryn Allen, Lucinda Ball, Mrs As always TAS hockey cannot survive Mr Luke Polson (staff), Mr Alex Portell Judith Brownlie (parent), Emily Buntine, without the tremendous support of (staff), Mr AJ Whalley (staff), Mr Simon Miss Elli Ellington (gap), Lily Etheridge, its parents, supporters and committee Wood (parent). Emily Hempel (captain), Tarnie Hillard, members who take on managers Miss Pip Malone (gap), Lily Neilson, roles, control room duties, umpire and TAS B Men’s White Hannah Neilson, Isabelle Perrottet (GK), organise presentation evenings for Coach: Mr David Williams Nicola Simmons, Georgina Watson, the students. We take this opportunity Manager: Mrs Rachael Nicoll Hannah Weston, Mrs Dianne Wood to thank them immensely for their (parent), Miss Phoebe Wood (staff), Miss commitment each season and look Achievements: 2019 Competitors in Pip Malone (gap) forward to working with them next Hockey New England Men’s B Grade year. competition TAS Division 3 Women’s

Mrs Tania Ball and Mr Mike Ball Players: Sam Ball, Tom Ball, Nick Coach: Miss Pip Malone, Miss Ellie MICs Hockey Flannery (GK), William Forsythe, Ellington, Mrs Fiona Porter William Jarrett, Miles Hollington (gap), Manager: Mrs Tania Ball Callan Lawrence, Cameron Le Surf, Achievements: Competitors 2019 TEAM REPORTS Hugh McDouall, Lochlan Nicoll, Frank Hockey New England Women’s Division Perrottet, Aiden Rogers-Ellis, Jock 3 competition TAS A Mens Smith, Mr David Williams (coach), Stuart Players: Lucinda Ball, Holly Crawford, Coach: Mr Greg Doolan Williams. Bronte Dagg, Alex Donoughue, Mary Achievements: 2019 Finalists in TAS C Men’s Flannery, Georgia Kaynes, Jenna Hockey New England Men’s A Grade Macleod, Sophie McRae, Isabelle competition. Coach: Mr David Simmons Perrottet, Kara Porter, Alex Reed, Nicola Achievements: 2019 Competitors in Players: Josiah Alcorn, Tom Ball, Samuel Simmons. Hockey New England Men’s C Grade Behrend, Sebastian Etheridge (Captain), competition Miles Hollington (gap), Andrew Kirk, Rohan Lawrence, Callan Lawrence, Players: Wally Bremner, Heath Chandler, John Macdonald (GK) Liam Smith, Toby Kieran Dennis, Patrick Foster, Tom Gellie, Smith, Kieran Wicks. Mr Sebastian Hempel (parent, Chairman of TAS Board), Marcus Hempel, Alistair TAS B Men’s Blue Le Surf, Cameron Le Surf, Harry Mason, Coach: Mr Michael Ball (staff) Sid Nalliah, Lochlan Nicoll (GK), Conal Achievements: 2019 Finalists of Nicoll, Henry O'Neil, Joseph Sewell, Hockey New England Men’s B Grade Mr Dave Simmons (coach), Clayton competition. Southwell.

Players: Mr Michael Ball (staff), Samuel Ball, Tom Ball, Mr Mike Baumgartner (parent), Mr Rob Etheridge (Hockey

192 The Armidalian U15S TAS White TAS White:

TAS U15 Boys Coach: Miss Elaine McKellar Coaches: Mrs Tania Ball, Miles Achievements: Winners of 2019 HNE U13 Hollington (gap) Coaches: Miss Catey Curtin, Sam Boys competition. Undefeated. Behrend Achievements: Runners Up 2019 Achievements: Finalists 2019 Hockey Players: Tom Ball, Charlie Blanch, James Hockey New England U11 Boys New England U15 Boys competition Collum, Thomas Dundon, Toby Ford, Ryan competition Hewitt, Sam Hynes, Henry Kirton, Thomas Players: Sam Ball, Tom Ball, Hugo Players: Mohammed Almokhtar, Lachie Liew, Lennox Neilson, Thomas Tizzard, Catterall, Thomas Dundon, Marcus Brett, Sophie Brett, Mitchell Evans, Abbott White (extra players for the final Hempel, Callan Lawrence, Cameron Jack Maitz, Ruby Ogilvie, William series included Joe Fenwicke and Sam Le Surf, Lennox Neilson, Conal Nicoll, Ogilvie, Archer Starr, Arthur White, Ford). Jasper O’Neil, Frank Perrottet, Hugh Mila Wright (extra players for the final Shipman, William Swain, Lachlan series included Hugo Broun and Harry Thomas. Brownlie) U13s Girls TAS U15 Girls Coach: Mrs Kirsty Brunsdon Coach: Mrs Fiona Porter Achievements: Runners Up 2019 Hockey U11s Girls Achievements: Competitors 2019 New England U13 Girls competition Coaches: Mr Luke Polson, Mrs Sophie Hockey New England U15 Girls Players: Alice Bourne, Millie Coupland, Wright competition Isabella Crawford, Matilda Cullen, Achievements: Competitors 2019 Players: Emily Buntine, Eliza Crawford, Jenna Hattingh, Eve Johnstone, Tempe Hockey New England U11 Girls Holly Crawford, Isabella Crawford, Macarthur-Onslow, Olivia Macfarlane, competition Matilda Cullen, Alex Donoghue, Esther Maddy Nicholls, Ali Nivison, Nina Taylor, Lindeman, Sophie McRae, Ali Nivison, Charlotte Tydd, Georgia White, Mosie Players: Maitha Alshammari (Term 2), Isobel Pengilley, Kara Porter, Alex Reed, Wright. Arabella Blanchard, Sophie Brett, Minnie Sarah Skipper. Chick, Chloe Dennison, Libby Ditchfield, Izzie Glover, Sidney Harvey-Grace, Zara

U11S Harvey-Grace, Ava Watts, Mila Wright, U13S Mosie Wright. TAS Navy TAS Navy Coach: Mrs Lana Hawksford Coach: Mrs Alex Murray U9s Achievements: Competitors 2019 Achievements: Competitors 2019 Hockey Hockey New England U13 Boys New England U11 Boys competition Coach: Miss Samantha Clayton competition Players: Andrew Alkhouri, Hugo Broun, Players: Ellen Adams, Abud Alshammari Players: Nawaf Binmahfod, Thomas Harry Brownlie, Joe Fenwicke, Sam Ford, (Term 2), Azoz Alshammari (Term 2), Eva Crowley, Archie Douglas-Menzies, Xavier Leary, Ryne Wilkinson, Jack Wood. Cook, Dominic Leary, Oliver Maxwell, Mitchell Evans, Miller Harwood, Lachlan Ruby Rice, Lucie Stephen, Levi Watts, Litchfield, Peter Maitz, Bailey Miller, Lachlan Wood. Archie Pengilley, Charlie Ross, Archer Starr, Flinders Ward.

193 Mountain Biking

MIC: Mrs Joanne Benham Competition for Term 1 included Year 11 students Riley Simmons and Coaches: Mrs Joanne Benham, Mr the New England Mountain Bikers Toby McMaster. While TAS students Richard Newton, Mrs Genevieve Chick, (NEMTB) Summer Series. TAS was well showed that were very capable at all Mrs Donella Tutt, Mr Michael Harris, represented throughout all junior age three disciplines, it was the enduro Mr Angus Apps groups in this series, and TAS students gravity race that most of our students Captain: Duncan Chalmers achieved podium positions in all these performed their best. It demonstrated age categories. As a result of their that they are able to combine their consistent high performance Emily exceptional bike handling skills with AWARDS Benham, Toby Inglis and Archie Chick the right mix of fearlessness and good Silver Colours: Duncan Chalmers achieved the NEMTB club champion judgement. TAS’ best results in this Gold Medallion: Archie Chick award in their respective divisions. event were from Hamish Chalmers who Silver Medallion: Toby Inglis placed 12th out of 63 Year 10 boys, Riley Along with this local competition, Simmons who placed 9th out of 39 Year some of our more experienced riders The Team: Mr Angus Apps, Jack 11 boys and Brody Michell who placed competed in the National Cup Series Armstrong, Josh Armstrong, Emily 11th out of 61 Year 8 boys. In the other and the National Mountain Bike Benham, Charlie Blanch, William Brett, events Bethan Palfreyman placed 4th in Championships over Term 1. In one Duncan Chalmers, Hamish Chalmers, the Year 7 girls cross country criterium, of the national cup races, Toby Inglis Archibald Chick, Samuel Coombes, while Toby Inglis was TAS’ best placed finished eighth, while at the end of Blair Eichorn, Thomas Dundon, student over the event. Out of 63 Year the National Cup Series Archie Chick William Gilpin, Mr Harry Graham, 8 boys, Toby (who is young for his year) was ranked 14th in the under 17 mens’ Angus Goudge, Charles Hunter, Toby placed 5th on Day 1, 16th on Day 2 division. In addition to this, Archie Inglis, Fletcher Jackson, Joe Kermode, and 5th on Day 3 to earn 7th place placed 23rd in this division in the Henry Kirton, Archi Lawrence, Banjo overall in the Year 8 boys. TAS placed Oceania Championships. Lawrence, Jack Lincoln, Jack McCook, eighth overall out of the 79 schools in Toby McMaster, Brody Michell, Daniel Outside of the summer season, 14 attendance. Morgan, Lachlan Morgan, Philippa students from TAS’ mountain bike Moss, Bethan Palfreyman, Jack Power, team attended the Schools’ National William Nash, Isabel Newton, Hamish Mountain Bike Championships at Mrs Joanne Benham Pearce, Archie Pengilley, Max Rogers, Nerang, QLD from 2-4 August 2019. MIC Mountain Biking Thomas Scifleet, Riley Simmons, Daniel There were 79 schools from around Smith, William Swain, Hugh Taylor, Australia represented at this event by Abbott White approximately 300 students. This event

consisted of three days of competition, Team Achievements: The TAS Mountain with each day hosting a different race - Bike team finished eighth out of a short fast criterium, an enduro gravity 79 schools in the National Schools race and a longer cross-country event Mountain Bike Championships. held on the Commonwealth Games The 2018 Term 4 schedule allowed the track. The TAS team consisted of Year team to ease into the season, with two 7 students Abbott White, Thomas weekly training sessions and a weekend Dundon, Bethan Palfreyman, and ride, usually at the Armidale Pineforest Emily Benham, Year 8 students Brody or the SportUNE mountain bike trails. Michell, Will Swain, Angus Goudge and The biggest event during this term was Toby Inglis, Year 10 students Hamish the UNE 12 Hours in the Piney, with a Chalmers, Archi Lawrence, Fletcher strong team from TAS in attendance. Jackson and Jack Armstrong and

194 The Armidalian Mountain Biking Team Back Row:(L-R): Angus Ditchfield, Archibald Chick, Toby McMaster, Fletcher Jackson, Duncan Chalmers (Captain), Riley Simmons, Joe Kermode, Josh Armstrong Third Row: Mrs Genevieve Chick, Jack Lincoln, Isabel Newton, Samuel Coombes, Hamish Chalmers, Jack Armstrong, Archi Lawrence, Hamish Pearce, Thomas Scifleet, Philippa Moss Second Row: Mrs Joanne Benham (Mountain Biking MIC), Brody Michell, Jack McCook, Angus Goudge, Hugh Taylor, Henry Kirton, Jack Power, Jonathon Phelps, Toby Inglis, Abbott White, William Swain, Mr Richard Newton Front Row: Emily Benham, William Brett, Thomas Dundon, Daniel Morgan, Archibald Pengilley, Rourke Sharpe, Blair Eichorn, William Gilpin, Banjo Lawrence, Max Rogers, Bethan Palfreyman Absent: Charlie Blanch, Charles Hunter, William Nash, Daniel Smith

195 Netball

MIC: Mrs Rachel Piddington Overall commitment of the girls Our top senior team, TAS 1, and our top Netball Administrator: Ms Alice Hudson throughout the season was junior team, TAS 4, both attended the Captain: Kim Bange outstanding, resulting in a successful NCIS netball competition in Grafton season. again this year, with our TAS 1 team

fighting hard to come first in their pool, AWARDS Kim Bange win their semi-final, however lost the Captain of Netball Silver Colours: Kim Bange, April final and ending up runners up overall Johnson, Chloe Lawson, Bridie Ryan, in the Open Girls’ competition. From Harriet Wickman TAS Netball is growing from strength to these games a number of our girls were Silver Medallion: Isabella Gooch, Macey strength and continues to be blessed selected to represent the region in the Michell, Harriet Oates with an incredible team of players and CIS team competing in Sydney. coaches to help make our sport the Armidale District Netball Association We have been blessed with our best it can be. Competition, Division 1 Semi-finalists: group, (led by our amazing captain TAS 1 We witnessed a number of Kim Bange), of very positive and Senior Netballer of the year: Kim Bange achievements this year including enthusiastic girls, who are always Junior Netballer of the year: Charlotte cheering on four out of our five netball looking to improve their netball skills Pease teams in the semi-finals this year. whilst showing great sportsmanship and we are proud of each and every Most notable of these achievements one of them. CAPTAIN’S REPORT was our TAS 1 team who were playing in the highest division of the Armidale As always, the success of this season The 2019 TAS netball season was a District Netball Association competition would not have been possible without challenging yet successful season for the first time ever, they placed the tireless hours of our fantastic overall. The culture of netball has grown fourth overall in Division 1 and played coaches and staff behind netball, many significantly since girls started at TAS a hard and extremely close game in thanks to all of you and the passion you and will continue to grow throughout the semi-finals, they fought right up inject into our sport. We were lucky the coming years. until the last second and ended up only enough to enjoy seeing a TAS Old Girl Five teams were put together at the down by one goal. come back to coach one of our teams as start of Term 2 and four of those made well as play in the TAS Tabbies team. TAS 2 placed fourth in Division 2 and it all the way to the semi-finals which they also played a very tight game in We are also ever appreciative of the is a huge improvement for TAS. The the semi-final, however, once again, parents who brave the weather each skills and sportsmanship of the girls they unfortunately lost by only one weekend on the sidelines to cheer and this season has strongly reflected their goal. TAS 3 placed sixth in Division 3, support our girls. determination towards the sport. TAS 4 placed fourth in Division 4 and Special thanks go to our Netball went down in the semi-final and TAS 5 Throughout the season the girls played MIC Mrs Rachel Piddington, we are placed fourth in Division 5 and lost their in many competitions that helped build incredibly lucky to have her passion, semi-final. their team spirit and skill level. They strength and determination paving the were challenged by opposing teams Congratulations to our TAS Tabbies, the way forward for netball at TAS. that would push them to their limits. mums and friends team and for the first Teams competing in local Armidale Ms Alice Hudson time with ex-students also, who were competitions, Tweed Heads for the NCIS Netball Administrator playing in the social ladies competition. carnival and even further to Sydney for They won their semi-final, however, the next level, as part of the NCIS team unfortunately went down in their at CIS. preliminary final placing them third overall. 196 The Armidalian NCIS NETBALL TAS 3 TAS 5

Open Girls: Kim Bange, Isabella Gooch, Coach: Miss Molly McLachlan Coach: Miss Hannah Lo April Johnson, Chloe Lawson, Macey Team awards: Player of the Year – Eliza Team awards: Player of the Year – Michell, Molly Northam, Harriet Oates, Ward, Coach’s Player – Ellie de Gunst, Bethan Palfreyman, Coach’s Player – Bridie Ryan, Eliza Ward, Harriet Wickman Most improved – April Draney Sarskia Clark, Most improved – Luisa Team members: Ellie de Gunst, April Wilkinson 15 & Under Girls: Isabella Banister, Draney, Georgina Draney, Michelle Team members: Emily Benham, Sarskia Eryn Benham, Charlotte Brunyee, Olivia Krishnan, Elliana McRae, Ramona Clark, Bella Fernance, Lilly-Beatrice Cannington, Georgia Day-Caldecott, Nedianu, Grace Pennington, Eliza Ward, Holmes-Bradshaw, Olivia Lockett, Phoebe Ellis, Matisse McDonald, Isabel Hayley Whitehill Isabella Lucas, Bethan Palfreyman, Newton, Emily Palfreyman, Charlotte Samantha Price, Maggie Vanderwolf, Pease, Casey Smith TAS 4 Luisa Wilkinson Coach: Miss Rachel Holford CIS NETBALL Team awards: Player of the Year – Charlotte Pease, Coach’s Player –Emily Isabella Gooch, April Johnson, Macey Palfreyman, Most Improved – Phoebe Michell, Harriet Oates, Bridie Ryan (all Ellis selected and played). Also selected but Team members: Isabella Banister, Eryn didn’t play: Isabel Newton, Charlotte Benham, Charlotte Brunyee, Olivia Pease, Eliza Ward, Harriet Wickman Cannington, Sarskia Clark, Georgia TAS 1 Day-Caldecott, Phoebe Ellis, Matisse McDonald, Isabel Newton, Emily Coach: Mr Mark Taylor Palfreyman, Charlotte Pease, Casey Team awards: Player of the Year – Smith Harriet Wickman, Coach’s Player – Chloe Lawson, Most improved – Harriet Oates Team members: Kim Bange, Molly Dooner, Isabella Gooch, April Johnson, Chloe Lawson, Macey Michell, Molly Northam, Harriet Oates, Bridie Ryan, Eliza Ward, Harriet Wickman

TAS 2

Coach: Miss Emma Channon Team awards: Player of the Year – Molly Northam, Coach’s Player – Georgie Orman, Most Improved – Amelia Bonnici and Megan Schmitt Team members: Lara Benham, Amelia Bonnici, Samantha Crossle, Piyumi Ekanayake, Molly Northam, Georgie Orman, Megan Schmitt, Hede Sharpe, Chloe Vanderwolf Netball TAS 1 Back Row (L-R): Mrs Rachel Piddington, Chloe Lawson, Harriet Oates, Harriet Wickman, Mr Mark Taylor Front Row: April Johnson, Macey Michell, Kim Bange (Captain), Mr Murray Guest, Isabella Gooch, Bridie Ryan 197 Rowing

MIC: Mr Will Caldwell Boys Second Four: John Moore, James However, with half the squad in their Captains of Boats: Kim Bange, Joseph O’Brien, Jack Sewell, Remy Taylor, Cox: first season of rowing we continue to Sewell Lily Etheridge add to healthy competition in the Boys Coach: Mr Ben MacDougall Fours. The girls crew showed great AWARDS aptitude for sweep oar rowing and the Boys Third Four: Joe Baker, Lucas Silver Colours: Kim Bange, Molly decision was made to boat our first Cotterell, Oliver Kearney, Lachlan Oates, Dooner, Sebastian Etheridge,Tayla ever girls Four. All these decisions were Cox: Bronte Garcia Frahm, Joshua Jones, Lily Neilson, Henry successful in both challenging and Coach: Mr John Butterworth Pitman, Oscar Rogers, Joseph Sewell providing opportunities for the growth Silver Medallion: Harriet Oates Camps: Grafton (4 days), Taree (7 days) of individuals and crews.

Crews Regattas: Head of the Clarence, Grafton Nothing worth doing is easy and the Regatta, Taree Regatta, NSW Rowing long hours of training and competition Boys’ First Four: Sebastian Etheridge, Championships, Sydney Rowing Club are testament to this. Endless trips to Joshua Jones, Oscar Rogers, Joseph Regatta, NSW Schoolgirl Head of the Malpas Dam supplemented by camps Sewell, Cox: Henry Pitman River, AAGPS Head of the River. at Grafton and Taree. While most Coach: Mr Will Caldwell students were enjoying their summer 2019 saw unprecedented competition Girls First Four: Kim Bange, Molly holidays the TAS rowers headed off to for selection which contributed to the Dooner, Tayla Frahm, Lily Neilson, Cox: camp on the shores of Oxley Island - success of the season. With mounting Harriet Oates once again, appreciating the generous pressure for TAS to boat a Boys Eight at Coach: Ms Catherine Curtin hospitality of the Croker family. the AAGPS at the Head of the River it Girls Single: Ramona Nedianu has been important to continually lift Coach: Ms Catherine Curtin the bar.

198 The Armidalian The Taree rowing camp is seen as one rates, all crews managed to achieve PBs At the AAGPS Head of the River The TAS of the most pivotal moments in the in their final races at their respective First IV placed 7th in a time of 7.00, the rowing seasons as it is encompasses Heads of the River. Second IV placed 6th in a time of 7.11 every element of what rowing is: The and the Third IV placed 6th in a time of The Head of The River is the major event harsh training sessions in and out of 7.19. on the calendar. This was the event that the water to boost every rower’s fitness all crews had worked toward over their Each crew had their unique strengths. level, the technique sessions on the six months of training. Entering the The Boys First IV were focussed and water to enhance efficiency in the gates of the Sydney Olympic Regatta goal driven the Second IV possessed stroke, the feeling of mateship in and Centre, rowers followed in the footsteps an incredible sense of team and out of the boat. The camp spans over of mighty TAS crews before them. All of synchronicity, the Third IV the ability to one week with the annual Taree rowing the training throughout the season had laugh and remain calm in a crisis and regatta on the concluding two days. proved successful and all crews finished the Girls displayed a wonderful balance This regatta was where the TAS rowers their race knowing they had done their of purpose and enjoyment. It was these could showcase their newfound skills best. strengths that carried them through and fitness. With plenty of podium the season and will place them in good finishes from all crews the regatta At the Schoolgirl Head of the River stead well beyond their time in the proved to be successful as it was the TAS Schoolgirl IV placed 8th in the boat. extremely fun and rewarding. A final in a time of 8.16 and Ramona Nedianu, in the Schoolgirl Single Scull, Mr Will Caldwell (MIC) The 2019 squad were an eclectic rowed strongly to place 7th in her heat Kim Bange & Joseph Sewell (Captains) group. At times they pulled in different in a time of 10.26. directions but it was ultimately their hardships that pulled them together. Whilst individuals developed at varying

Rowing Back Row (L-R): Remy Taylor, Lachlan Oates, Oliver Kearney, Sebastian Etheridge Third Row: John Moore, Oscar Rogers, Lucas Cotterell, Molly Dooner, Joshua Jones Second Row: Mr Ben MacDougall, Tayla Frahm, James O’Brien, Joe Baker, Jack Sewell, Henry Pitman, Lily Neilson, Mr John Butterworth Front Row: Bronte Garcia, Harriet Oates, Mr William Caldwell (Rowing MIC), Kim Bange, Mr Murray Guest (Headmaster), Joseph Sewell, Ms Catherine Curtin, Lily Etheridge, Ramona Nedianu

199 Rugby

Director of Rugby: Mr AJ Whalley in defence. After Round 1, there was an interested in trying rugby as a sport and Captain: Josh Jones obvious shift in the defensive mindset we anticipate interest will continue to Vice-Captain: Will Swales and technique of both teams, which grow, particularly now there are state, proved to be a valuable weapon and a national and international pathways for 2019 has been another successful source of strength. Congratulations to women in the sport. Congratulations season for TAS rugby, characterised Edward Bell and Joe Baker who were to Charlotte Brunyee who was selected by commitment, team work, courage selected to represent the AAGPS White in the U15s and Caitlin Harrison in and sacrifice. The season started with team, a huge honour and a just reward the U17s Rugby Sevens teams to some tough trial matches against for a fine year. represent New England at the State Ambrose Treacy College from Brisbane, Championships in Forster. This is a Kinross Wolaroi School from Orange, 2019 was yet another strong year for wonderful achievement and they are St Gregory’s Campbelltown and the younger age groups and it was the first two TAS girls to play at this Cranbrook School, with some very very pleasing to see rugby played level. Thank you to Angus Roxborough entertaining rugby played across all age with great enthusiasm and courage. (OA) and Mrs Alix Goudge who coached groups. Whether it be on Wakefield or Backfield, and managed the team. Girls Rugby Sydney or at Coona, the character of The start of the GPS season saw St would not have seen such growth the under 13s to under 16s players is Joseph’s College travel to TAS for the without your ongoing support. Our contagious. They never complain, they first time in several years. It was great players would also like to recognise Mr support their mates through good to see not only a high standard of Peter Le Surf from PLC for partnering and poor performances, and they rugby being played, but the level of with TAS and enabling everyone a keep turning up with a smile on their sportsmanship and respect shown valuable opportunity to play rugby face. There is something to be said by both schools was fitting, given the together. about the resilience rugby develops proud rugby history between TAS and and constantly challenges in our Finally, I would like to thank all coaches Joeys dates back 100 years. young players, and the gains they take and managers who gave up their time After a successful away trips to Shore, from every small battle impacts their to work with all our rugby players. Farrer, Grammar and Kings, TAS was approach to challenges in all areas of TAS rugby would not exist without pleased to play host to Sydney Boys school life. the extensive support of our coaches, High School and The Scots College. staff and parents. The sacrifice of time Congratulations to Ben Rowe and These home games drew huge from work and family is immensely Stirling Munsie on their selection in crowds and was another fantastic appreciated by all players and is yet the NSW Country U15s side. This was a opportunity for TAS students to play another example of the TAS community fantastic achievement and a just reward in front of friends and family. The having a positive impact on the life of for all the hard work they have put into generous support from TAS parents and our students. developing their games. supporters at home and away games is overwhelming, and is a strong example 2019 also saw the continuation of TEAMS of the sense of community that rugby Girls Rugby at TAS in a Sevens format. generates. TAS players competed in the Armidale Opens Friday night competition and this The season concluded with away games Coaches: Mr Alan Jones, Mr AJ Whalley, year partnered with PLC to make a to Riverview and Downlands, which saw Mr Ben Cook, Mr Michael Barry, combined team in under 15s. The the First XV runners up in the GPS Third Mr Clarrie Moran Friday night competition had a very XV competition. It was amazing to see Manager: Mrs Rachael Edmonds positive feel about it and girls from all the level of development from the First Armidale schools and Inverell were and Second XV throughout the season, able to enjoy great competition. It is especially with the level of commitment encouraging to see TAS girls who are

200 The Armidalian First XV Coaches: Mr Jim Pennington, Mr Sandy Glover, Angus Goudge, Toby Inglis, Butterworth, Mr Michael Campbell, Mr Banjo Lawrence, Will Ledingham, Tom Team members: Lucas Atkin, Joe Baker Chris Hunt Leitch, Jack Lincoln, Jack McCook, (GPS representative), Edward Bell (GPS Manager: Ms Harriet Symons Charlie McGrath, Harry Pennington, representative), Hamish Cannington, Team members: Cooper Blewitt, Eugene Jack Power, Thomas Quilty, Max Rogers, Nick Corderoy, Harry Deshon, Charles Campbell, Harrison Ditchfield, Hudson Lachlan Sedon, Rourke Sharpe, Daniel Kerr, Alexander Kirk, William Koraba, Eichorn, Archie Grieve, Liam Hunt, Smith, Rowan Sullivan, Charlie Swain, Toby Newcombe, Lachlan Oates, James William Jarrett, Oliver Ledingham, Luke Taylor, Wylie Wright Pointing, Oscar Rogers, Liam Smith, Hunter Moore, Lachlan Morgan, Stirling William Swales Munsie (NSW Country representative), Reserves: William Ellis, Oliver Kearney, Rugby Captain’s Report Xavier Munsie, James Phelps, Harrison Leon Kelly, Tom Hamilton Price, Benjamin Rowe (NSW Country Second XV Representative), Jee Russell, Oscar Ryan- Countless injuries and setbacks that Naylor, William Sharpe, Henry Starr, the men in The Armidale School rugby Team members: Angus Bell, Ben Carter, Vincenti Tongia, Will Warton, Augustus program have suffered, from Scots Rorie Chambers, Lucas Cotterell, Angus White, Alexander Zuber sevens in March through to the gutsy Earle, Edward Fogarty, Samuel Howes, performance against Toowoomba Samuel Jones, James O'Brien, John Under 14s Grammar have affected our program Moore, Jack Nivison, Michael Paull, Jack Coaches: Mr Michael Baumgartner, Mr week in week out and yet every Sewell, Thomas Stinson, William Young Angus Cudmore, Mr James Hunt, Saturday TAS would field strong teams Reserves: Josh Armstrong, William Mr Jaimie Short no matter the circumstance. This never Benham, Marcus Braham, William Manager: Ms Chloe Prado give up, never lay down attitude is one Braham, Yann Garrivet Team members: Samuel Atkin, Jamie that has been credited to TAS rugby for countless generations before us and Under 16s Burford O'Brien, Jeremy Carter, Raphael Dunn, Benjamin Hall, Jack Hedges, Jack based on this year’s performances is still Coaches: Mr Matt Crosby, Mr Will Hopkins, Charles Hunter, Lachlan Hunt, healthy and present in TAS rugby. Ciesiolka, Mr Ben MacDougall Samuel Johnstone, Charles McDouall, Immediately to the public eye it seems Manager: Dr Charlotte Mack Toby Michell-Smith, Brody Michell, that we are disadvantaged by having Team members: Jack Armstrong, Toby Moore, Pierre Morcellet, Daniel to make trip after trip to the big smoke Patrick Baldock, Edward Boydell, Ben Morgan, Frederick Muller, William Nash, with limited numbers and not much Burwell, Archibald Chick, Oliver Cook, Jonathon Phelps, Louis Ross, Thomas sleep. To some we may seem far less Samuel Coombes, Ethan Crosby, Slack-Smith, Hugh Taylor, Thomas likely to be competitive in a game Harry Davidson, Dominic Ferguson, Young situation, however throughout the Thomas Forsythe, Cameron Frear, year and all I have experienced, I have Albertus Hattingh, Fletcher Jackson, Under 13s realised that life and any situation is Joe Kermode, Finlay Lambeth, Archi Coaches: Mr Jamie Brauer, Mr Will Burke, about perspective. A situation is only Lawrence, Lachlan Lawson, Lliam Mr Jason Lincoln as bad as you make it out to be and by Lawson, Harry Litchfield, Rocco Louis, Manager: Mr Todd Currell taking a step back and reassessing your Oscar Metcalf, Henry Mitchell, Nicholas Team members: Lachlan Anderson, view you can soon turn a seemingly O'Neil, Sam Osborne, Hamish Pearce, Charlie Bailey, Hezekiah Bird, Joel rough situation into a good one. Thomas Scifleet, Sam Skipper, Angus Blackburn, Andrew Brennan, William Wilson Spillane, Tom Younghusband Brett, Percival Carter, Harry Coleman, From the very beginning I wanted to place a key emphasis on a squad Under 15s Ardie Curtis, Angus Ditchfield, Campbell Draney, Blair Eichorn, Isaac Finlayson, mentality across all age groups in our TAS award - BP Shield (Best Performance Brock Galvin, Lochlan Gerdes, William program. in Rugby by a TAS team) 201 Rugby (cont.)

The squad mentality to the players There was a special brotherhood about bashed on the scoreboard was the most meant that there was no real talk of this group of men that emphasised the special and powerful moment at this an A and B or First and Second team focus on the group not the individual point of the year and re-emphasised throughout the week, there was just and an attitude that no one man was to that my goal set out at the start of the hard work and dedicated training every be left behind. After countless injuries year was being achieved. day so that each player could feel as throughout the first trial games of the The 2019 season has been long and yet though they were pushing for a spot in year and getting beaten, battered and incredibly rewarding for each individual the top teams. The only way that this bruised we entered our first GPS game whom pulled on the blue and white could be accomplished was for junior of the season against Joeys. Having jersey this year. The wins and losses teams to witness the senior teams just named Nick Corderoy as our fourth throughout the year will stay with the embracing this mentality and I believe captain of the year after Lucas got his boys that have played and will have this was successful. ear ripped off, Swales blew his knee out taught them lessons in improving their and I had put my shoulder out again, a For the Opens, to be doing pre-season rugby talent. Next year will always be team that had the most rookie Year 11s team runs to the Railway Station and a better season as everyone learns in the starting First XV took to Backfield. playing barefoot touch on Backfield, I and grows, so good luck everyone. To This team trooped through all 50 soon realised how tight knit this unit everyone that played a role in all the minutes of that game without dropping could become. With many aspiring successes of this year, I would like to their heads and walked away proud of leaders in the team stepping up and extend my sincerest thanks for your the efforts they put forward - for me taking ownership of what we were efforts and endless support. Your to see the spirit and courage shown out to achieve, a strong focus on team contribution does not go unnoticed, by each player, not only in Opens but culture began to form. thank you all. across TAS rugby as a whole after being Joshua Jones Captain of Rugby

Rugby: First XV Back Row (L-R) James Pointing, William Koraba, Hamish Cannington, Tom Hamilton, Lachlan Oates, Oliver Kearney, Toby Newcombe, Charles Kerr, Nicholas Corderoy Second Row: Alexander Kirk, Lucas Atkin, Rorie Chambers, Edward Bell, Oscar Rogers, William Ellis, Liam Smith, Josh Armstrong Front Row: Harry Deshon, Joe Baker, Mr Adam Whalley (Director of Rugby), Joshua Jones (Captain of Rugby), Mr Murray Guest, William Swales (1st XV Captain), Mr Alan Jones, Angus Earle, Leon Kelly 202 The Armidalian Results

TAS KINROSS TAS ST GREGS TAS CRANBROOK 1XV 0 26 1XV 1XV 17 59 1XV 1XV 0 54 1XV 2XV 12 15 2XV 2XV 12 15 2XV 2XV 28 14 3XV 3XV 17 5 3XV 3XV 27 7 3XV

16A 5 39 16A 16A 50 12 16A 16A 43 0 16A 16B 24 10 16B 16B 36 5 16B 16B 17 38 16B 15A 0 49 15A 15A 29 5 15A 14A 10 43 14A 14A 0 38 14A 14A 5 70 14A 14B 29 14 14B 14B 19 5 14C 13A 0 20 13A 13A 10 27 13A 13A 0 58 13A 13B 25 10 13B 13B 20 22 13B 13B 12 38 13B

TAS ST JOSEPH’S TAS SHORE TAS FARRER 1XV 0 40 3XV 1XV 7 5 3XV 1XV 31 5 1XV 2XV 14 37 6XV 2XV 17 19 5XV 2XV 10 27 2XV 3XV 5 19 8XV 3XV 24 0 3XV

16A 7 46 16B 16A 12 45 16B 16A 19 34 16A 16B 0 41 16D 16B 24 29 16D 16B 15 26 16B 15A 29 22 NE 15S 15A 12 10 15B 15A 17 7 15A 14A 10 48 14B 14A 22 22 14B 14A 0 29 14A 14B 21 27 14D 14B 34 0 14D 14B 0 12 14B 13A 12 40 13B 13A 5 51 13B 13A 17 24 13A 13B 5 55 13D 13B 5 41 13D 13B 22 17 13B

TAS GRAMMAR TAS KINGS TAS SBHS 1XV 28 14 1XV 1XV 33 0 3XV 1XV 25 10 1XV 2XV 7 24 2XV 2XV 14 10 5XV 2XV 21 11 2XV 3XV 12 10 3XV

16A 14 10 16A 16A 43 7 16B 16A 65 0 16A 16B 10 29 16B 16B 26 10 16C 15A 42 7 15A 15A 34 5 15B 15A 55 17 15A 14A 0 44 14A 14A 10 40 14C 14A 14 52 14A 14B 20 34 14B 14B 14 35 14D 13A 7 66 13A 13A 26 10 13C 13A 48 0 13A 13B 5 30 13B 13B 24 40 13D

203 TAS SCOTS TAS RIVERVIEW TAS DOWNLANDS 1XV 17 14 3XV 1XV 0 10 3XV 1XVD 5 71 1XV 2XV 24 15 5XV 2XV 17 29 5XV

16A 7 21 16B 16A 14 7 16A 16A 0 24 16A 16B 7 24 16D 16B 17 28 SHORE 16B 24 38 16B 15A 38 5 15B 15A 10 5 15B 15A 14 21 15A 14A 12 33 14C 14A 14 38 14B 14A 0 60 14A 14B 17 47 14D 13A 15 7 13C 13A 10 43 13B 13A 0 58 13A 13B 12 14 13D 13B 17 29 13D 13B 14 39 13B

Rugby: Second XV Back Row (L-R): Michael Paull, Thomas Stinson, Angus Bell, Benjamin Carter, Lucas Cotterell, Jack Sewell Second Row: Josh Armstrong, William Young, John Moore, Rorie Chambers, William Ellis, Samuel Jones, Edward Fogarty Front Row: Niall Moore, William Benham, James O’Brien, Angus Earle (Captain), Mr Michael Barry, Yann Garrivet, Samuel Howes, Jack Nivison

204 The Armidalian TAS Rugby Carnival

The top division may have been taken out by a Sydney representative team for the fourth year but a Canberra school making its first appearance won the most prestigious award of the nation’s largest primary aged rugby carnival, hosted by TAS on 13-14 April.

At the official presentation following 127 games of junior rugby at the 15th TAS Rugby Carnival over the weekend, Canberra Grammar School were presented with the Team of the Carnival, for performance and sportsmanship TAS Headmaster Murray Guest, coaches David Ross, Mike Baumgartner, Matt Crosby and Peter on and off the field. Canberra Grammar Strelitz with James Holbeck and TAS players were one of two new teams at the largest ever carnival, contested by a record 51 schools, clubs and rep teams from as far as Perth, Dalby, the Sunshine Coast and the ACT.

Special guest at this year’s carnival was former Wallaby and TAS Old Boy James Holbeck.

Teams played four games each on Saturday and a final on Sunday, in five divisions. Two Sydney teams battled it out in the top division, with Southern Districts defeating Waverley College Blue.

Surfers Paradise JRC defeated St Pius X College Sydney in the second division, Caboolture Snakes took out Division 3 over Nudgee College White (Brisbane), the Moree Junior Bulls were runners up to Gordon Tartans in Division 4, while Pacific Lutheran College (Caloundra) defeated Wollongbar Alstonville JRC in Division 5. Nudgee College won the Spirit of Rugby relay, a footrace that brings together players from every team in the carnival.

205 Shooting

FULLBORE TEAMS MIC: Mr David Lawrence Manager and Caterer: Mr Alasdair Hey, Mr Angus Murray First VIII

Coaches: Mr Rob Bondfield, Mr Mark Morton, Mr Hugh Morton Jack Waters (c), Angus Earle, Thomas Captain: Jack Waters Deshon, Luke Rorke, Lachlan Hey, Vice-Captains: Tom Deshon, Angus Earle Ben McElroy, Tom Hamilton, Dylan Achievements: Fullbore –Selection in Combined AAGPS team: Luke Rorke Morris,Cooper Mills

AWARDS Second VIII

J. Bell-Allen Cup Top Score at GPS 1st VIII Luke Rorke Augustus White, Alex Hall, Rowan The Abbott Shield Top Score at GPS 2nd VIII Rowan Hey Hey, Georgia Donoghue, Alexandra Holmes Trophy Most Improved Shooter Dylan Morris Donoghue, Ben McElroy, Will Friend, Snap Shooting Trophy Best Snap Score at GPS Jack Waters James Pointing W A Ward Trophy Best Performance at GPS TAS Rifle Club continued to develop Shooting Camp Georgia Donoghue students in target rifle shooting during Cox Memorial Challenge 2019. Cup Club Champion Luke Rorke Max Tavener Award Junior Champion Lachlan Hey Our smallbore shooting at TAS Stening Shield Wind Coach of Top Score at Meadowfield Range focussed on GPS Jack Waters training and preparing boys for D W Willis Award Outstanding Service to participation in the fullbore discipline. TAS Rifle Club Tom Deshon Midweek practices comprised shot at the 50 yard deliberate with grouping practice and informal matches. The annual smallbore match between TAS, Sydney Boys’ High and NEGS was not contested this year. We hope to host High and NEGS for the Tanks Shell Match in 2020.

Fullbore shooting practice was undertaken at Wollomombi rifle range. TAS Rifle Club was able to acquire three Silver Mountain electronic targets to use in practice this year. Two were purchased by the School and one was kindly loaned from Mr Andrew Earle. After target frames were made these target systems were put to good use in our practices at Wollomombi and at training camp at Spring Ridge. Shooting: First VIII Back Row (L-R): Mr Alasdair Hey, Mr David Lawrence (MIC), Luke Rorke, Tom Hamilton, Lachlan Hey, Mr A camp was held in the April Holidays Angus Murray and our shooters had the benefit of Front Row: Dylan Morris, Thomas Deshon (Vice Captain), Mr Murray Guest, Jack Waters (Captain), Angus expert guidance from Mr Mark Morton, Earle (Vice Captain), Benjamin McElroy Absent: Cooper Mills Mr Rob Bondfield and Mr Andrew Sims.

206 The Armidalian Thank you to these coaches for kindly GPS SHOOTING PREMIERSHIP giving their time and expertise to On day 1 the Rawson Cup was shot at improve our shooting techniques. a 500m and 600m stage. The TAS team GPS SHOOTING CAMP was very competitive in this match. TAS shooters amassed a score of 516.27 out The GPS shooting camp was held at of a possible 560 points. Tom Deshon Spring Ridge Rifle Range. Students was our top performer at this match and staff were accommodated at scoring 67.7. the Spring Ridge Country Club and were supported by a very dedicated In the afternoon the NRA Shield match and appreciated group of parents was contested. This was the best and friends. Access to the range was match for TAS of the GPS competition, great with long days training and finishing in second place. Angus Earle many rounds being fired each day. shot very well scoring a possible (50.5). Mr Rob Bondfield, Mr Mark Morton, The Buchanan Shield match was Mr Hugh Morton and former Captain conducted on day two. This match of Shooting Mr Luke Vagg expertly consists of two stages, a deliberate and coached students. It was fantastic to see snap both of which are held at 300m. Old Boys returning to lend a hand and The sun was shining directly in to the support current shooters with coaching eyes of our shooters making accurate and advice. Accommodation was a shots very difficult. challenge this year with renovations being completed at Spring Ridge Luke Rorke (top right) performed very Country Club. well and very consistently throughout the GPS competition and was selected The Club Champion was decided on for the Combined AAGPS team with a the last day of practice at Spring Ridge. score of 192.10. Congratulations to Luke After three days of solid and focused for his outstanding performance. training it was time to head to Sydney. The Second VIII match was conducted ALL SCHOOLS COMPETITION on the second of the competition. TAS shooters performed well finishing TAS entered three teams in the Fiona middle of the field. Congratulations Reynolds All Schools Match this year. to Rowan Hey scoring 66.2 out of a All three teams competed well in this possible 70 points. Sisters Georgia match. Our top team finishing fourth and Alexandra Donoghue also made overall. positive contributions to the team. A new match of U21s Country Vs City The Bisley Bullet trophy was won by was held this year. Teams were selected Sydney Boys’ High. Luke Rorke was from the All Schools match and TAS unlucky not to win the Bisley Bullet shooters featured heavily in the Country missing out by one point and four team. centres. The City team were victorious over Mr David Lawrence Country in a closely contested match. MIC Shooting

207 Swimming

MIC: Mr Jim Pennington ‘Tooth-n-Nail’ Trophy (7 x 50m relay with Coach: Mr James Harwood one swimmer from each year group Captain: Jesse Streeting 7-12): Ross House

TAS AWARDS: NORTH COAST INDEPENDENT Honours*: Jesse Streeting SCHOOLS SWIMMING TAS MIDDLE/SENIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS TAS swimmers who competed at the Boys NCIS Swimming Championships: Age Champion Runner-up Charlie Bailey, Iles Baker, Samuel Ball, 12yrs & under Miller Harwod Iles Baker Louis Cannington, Olivia Cannington, 13 yrs Charlie Bailey Toby Inglis Rosa Coady, James Collum, Isabella 14 yrs Toby Michel-Smith Louis Ross Crawford, Matilda Cullen, Brock Galvin, 15 yrs Samuel Ball Oliver Griffiths Miller Harwood, Rowan Hey, Toby Inglis, 16 yrs John McGregor-Thew Lucas Cotterell John McGregor-Thew, Fergus Menzies, 17 yrs James O’Brien John Moore Sophie McRae, Louis Ross, Ruby Straker, 18 yrs & over Jesse Streeting Hamish Cannington Jesse Streeting, Charlotte Tydd, Eliza Girls Ward, Abbott White, Georgia White Age Champion Runner-up 12yrs & under Tempe Macarthur-Onslow Georgia White 13 yrs Matilda Cullen Isabella Crawford NSW COMBINED INDEPENDENT 14 yrs Ruby Straker Olivia Cannington SCHOOLS SWIMMING 15 yrs Karen Baker Rosa Coady TAS swimmers who competed at the 16 yrs Eliza Ward Lily Etheridge NSW CIS Swimming Championships: 17 yrs Lucy Ball Lily Neilson Charlie Bailey, Sam Ball, Matilda Cullen, 18 yrs & over Emma Ward Georgie Orman Fergus Menzies, Abbott White House Points (for total swimming championships points score):

Place House Points *Honours in Swimming: 1st Green 15163 2nd Broughton 15044 Jesse Streeting was awarded 3rd Abbott 13448 Honours in Swimming in 2018 and as 4th Tyrrell 13325 Honours can only be awarded once 5th Ross 12460 to a student during their time at TAS, 6th Croft 11485 Jesse was presented with a Director of Co-Curricular Commmendation Champion House (the House which scored the most number of points per student for competing at the Australian Age enrolled in that House): Swimming Championships in 2019. Place House Points 1st Tyrrell 187.7 2nd Broughton 172.9 3rd Abbott 160.1 4th Ross 153.8 5th Green 153.2 6th Croft 145.4 208 The Armidalian Swimming: Middle & Senior School Age Champions Back Row (L-R): Emma Ward, James O’Brien, Samuel Ball, Eliza Ward, John McGregor-Thew, Lucinda Ball Front Row: Miller Harwood, Matilda Cullen, Karen Baker, Jesse Streeting, Ruby Straker, Charlie Bailey, Tempe Macarthur-Onslow

Swimming: NCIS, PSSA Back Row (L-R): Toby Inglis, Ruby Straker, Samuel Ball, Jesse Streeting, Fergus Menzies, Eliza Ward, John McGregor-Thew, Louis Ross Third Row: Matilda Cullen, Charlie Ward, Charlotte Tydd, Charlie Bailey, Rowan Hey, Georgia White, Isabella Crawford, Abbott White, Mimosa Wright Second Row: Mrs Christine Wright, Hugo Broun, Mitchell Evans, Iles Baker, Joe Fenwicke, Brock Galvin, Tempe Macarthur-Onslow, Samuel Ford, Edmund Chick, Miller Harwood, Sophia White Front Row: Chloe Dennison, Baxter Carruthers, Mila Wright, Oliver Robb, Izabel Glover, Cameron Carruthers, Minnie Chick, Arthur White, Edwina Newton

209 Tennis

MIC: Mrs Gill Downes our oldest students at TAS down on the One of the highlights of the 2019 Staff: Ms Hannah Lo, Ms Belinda Macri, tennis courts. The Year 6-10 students Tennis season was the community spirit Ms Chloe Prado, Mr Kelvin Kamau, once again worked well and balanced witnessed when our young TAS tennis Mr Christian Nexo their singles and doubles matches with players participated in a sunny morning Captain: Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov targeted skill development from the of games against some of our Old Boys. (2018-2019 Season) local Armidale coach, Mr Justin Sherriff While Nick Barnier comfortably held we are grateful to Justin for the work he his own in all of his matches, the Old Gold Colours: Nicholas Barnier- does with our young tennis players. Boys at Reunion Weekend absolutely Merzliakov wiped the court with the rest of our There were also a number of other current students. It was an enjoyable highlights for TAS tennis this season. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM MEMBERS (and humbling) experience for the TAS Several of our tennis players took part students who were excellent sports in school fixtures against Sydney Boys’ Senior Squad: Nicholas Barnier- and enjoyed the camaraderie and High (in the offseason) and Farrer MAHS Merzliakov, Patrick Brennan, Nicholas conversation as much as the game with TAS having some strong success in Flannery, Henry Mason, Dylan Morris itself. several of these matches. Junior Squad: Emma Benham, Oliver Thank you to the TAS staff who Our Tennis Captain, Nick Barnier worked Morse, Jacob Thorsen worked alongside our tennis students as hard as possible to continue his this season your time and energy is The summer season of Tennis has personal tennis success while also appreciated. once again been a successful one with balancing the many responsibilities of a strong start in Term 4 of 2018. Led the HSC year. Nick was rewarded for Mrs Gill Downes by the very capable Nick Barnier the his talent and commitment by a GPS MIC Tennis senior students competed on a Tuesday selection which involved playing at the afternoon and some excellent skill CIS level. Unfortunately, this was rained development - as well as some really out and due to injury, Nick’s season was enjoyable recreation - took place for interrupted.

Tennis First IV Left to Right: Henry Mason, Nicholas Flannery, Mr Murray Guest, Nicholas Barnier-Merzliakov (Captain), Patrick Brennan, Dylan Morris 210 The Armidalian Triathlon

MIC: Mr Jim Pennington TAS had some terrific results. The team TAS has developed a partnership with Captains: Emma Ward and consisted of Samuel Jones, Clancy Triathlon NSW which allows our better Alexander Kirk Roberts, James O’Brien, Isabella Gooch, Triathletes to attend training camps and Albertus Hattingh, Emily Palfreyman, participate in ‘draft legal’ events. This AWARDS Oliver Griffiths, Alexandra Reed, is the stepping stone to racing in the Silver Colours: Kathryn Allen, Samuel Karen Baker, Eryn Benham and Harry Junior Elite Series. Jones, Clancy Roberts Pennington.

Silver Medallion: Isabella Gooch, Oliver A strong influx of Year 7 students who Mr Jim Pennington Griffiths, Albertus Hattingh have displayed fantastic athleticism MIC Triathlon 2019 proved to be another strong has allowed a solid base to build this year for Triathlon at TAS. With over 75 year. The Armidale Triathlon series saw students choosing the sport, the depth over 40 students regularly participating of talent is vast and enthusiasm, high. in the individual events, with the same number making the regular trek The usual events on offer from the to Coffs Harbour for the sprint race. Armidale Triathlon Series, Inverell Record entries past 100 for both the ‘Toughen Up Challenge’, Coffs Harbour Inverell Toughen Up and Coffs Harbour Triathlon, Glen Innes Fun Run, Sydney Ocean Swim continue to highlight the City to Surf and the Armidale Fun Run adventurous nature of our students. were well supported as always. Our benchmark race remains the NSW All Schools Championships and in 2019 Water Polo

Coach: Mr Todd Currell The year 2019 was a great one for water Competitive in nature and driven by a Assistant Coach: Mr Nicholas Murphy polo, with TAS fielding two all-TAS never-give-up attitude the two teams Manager: Mr Todd Currell mixed sex teams. This was run and led were able to grow and develop the Team members: Isabella Banister, predominantly by our seniors James skills and maturity to compete in such a Eryn Benham, Angela Blackie, Cooper O’Brien, Georgie Orman, Sebastian competition. Blewitt, Sophia Brooks, Emerson Etheridge, Emerson Browning, Luke Each week came as a surprise with Browning, Isabella Crawford, Dan Smith, Rorke and Hamish Whibley, who games primarily against young Sebastian Etheridge, Brock Galvin, developed and supported both of the adults from the University of New Will Goodwin, Heza Bird, Lachlan TAS teams. Throughout the season both England, however as with the great Anderson, Lachlan Carter, Jack Lincoln, teams had an overlap of players which sportsmanship of any TAS team, Toby Michell-Smith, John Moore, allowed for a wonderful combination relations were soon built with elements Toby Newcombe, Madeleine Nicholls, of Middle School and senior students of advice and friendly competition. James O'Brien, Georgie Orman, Clancy in each team. The leadership and Roberts, Luke Rorke, Remy Taylor, sportsmanship exhibited by the seniors Hamish Whibley had an osmotic effect on the Middle Mr Todd Currell School students – instilling the qualities that TAS fosters in each student.

211 School Community

212 The Armidalian 213 Foundation Report

FOUNDATION PRESIDENT’S also a chance for promotion of the The project management of these REPORT 2019 Foundation’s major fundraising activity 125 Anniversary projects fell largely for this very special year raising money to two people who deserve mention, The year 2019 will not be forgotten for two new building projects – the TAS Business Manager and Director by the TAS community. It will be restoration of the TAS Dining Hall and of the Foundation, Pat Bradley and remembered as a year where we reflect supporting the OAU’s plan to build the President of the OAU, TAS Parent upon history, loss and sadness yet decorative gates at the Chapel Street and Project Manager, Stewart McRae. amongst it all, The Armidale School entry to the TAS campus. Between them they managed the entire did not falter in its stride nor struggle process for both projects of design, with its burden. In all the years where The first half of the year was spent construction, furniture ordering and the Foundation President’s report to promoting these projects and the work building, painting and restoring, new its Members matters most in recalling of the Foundation at the numerous lighting and sound for the Dining Hall the past 12 months, it is this one. celebratory events. The regional events and new guttering and road for the 2019 reminded us all about why we were followed with events in eastern Chapel Street Gates. Unlike fundraising contribute and stand behind this school metropolitan capitals and special for scholarships, fundraising for that means so much to us all. Whether dinners in Hong Kong and London. building projects is more pressured as an alumnus, a past or present parent, Naturally the focus was centred on because these projects must be a long-time friend of the school or a TAS with each event providing the completed in order to be opened. And staff member, this was a year where the perfect opportunity to raise the profile the events for their respective grand words unity, strength and support were of the school and at the same time openings were well and truly planned. tangible and real. encouraging positive word of mouth about the activities of the school. There The OAU Reunion Weekend of 2019 The year began in full celebration of was fundraising merchandise on offer was another big event filling the school the school’s 125th anniversary with the through the website from special 125 with alumni of all ages bringing energy first event being the school’s annual Anniversary jerseys and ties, to socks and enthusiasm to the school for the Founders Day where the whole school and stickers. whole weekend. As is the case every joined together on the front field with a year with OAU Reunion Weekend, there pageant of TAS through the ages from The Foundation’s Investment were formal welcome drinks, an all-day the first students, through two world Committee was busy ensuring the sports program, a brunch for the Bell wars, right through to the introduction management of the investment Tower Society, pre-dinner drinks and of co-education. Founders Day occurs portfolio over this period as the dinner for reunion groups at night. every year and is an initiative of the concerns about drought and the And in the middle of the day was the Foundation as simply a moment where number of families seeking financial formal opening of the Chapel Street the whole school reflects on some assistance rose steadily. As the graph Gates by TAS VIPs, Robert Busby (OA, aspect of TAS history. on the next page shows, the value Deputy Chair of the Board, Director of of the portfolio increased over the As first term progressed, the crucial the Foundation) and Paddy Flower (OA, course of the year which was pleasing. ‘friendraising’ and fundraising events TAS GPS Representative, Donor to the At the same time, the Foundation’s occurred where parents - past and Foundation). Membership and Planning Committee present - and alumni from the school’s was planning the major fundraising The Term 3 events around state capitals regional heartland could get together, event at the end of the year to open also deserves mention because it was hear from the Headmaster and the newly refurbished and renovated the first time in many years that reunion celebrate 125 years of TAS history. These Dining Hall. As the major donor to the events were held in Sydney, Brisbane, events were held in Moree, Gunnedah, Dining Hall project, Mike Hoskins had Canberra and Melbourne in the same Narrabri, Tamworth, Inverell and Glen generously committed to come from year. The Sydney event was organised Innes bringing the TAS community the US to formally open the event as the by the Sydney branch of the OAU and together in each location. It was guest of honour. Paddy Flower in particular and drew a 214 The Armidalian crowd of several hundred to a venue Then, on 29 October, at the The focus and tone of Term 4 was in the middle of the city where a long commencement of the final term of changed by Murray’s death. For the lunch of devoted TAS community filled the year, TAS Headmaster Murray Guest Foundation, the end of year opening the room to hear speeches by TAS first died in a tragic car accident throwing of the Dining Hall moved from being girl Senior Prefect, Treenie Osbourne, the whole community into grief and a fundraising dinner to be a tribute Headmaster Murray Guest and special sadness. After 21 years of extraordinary dinner in honour of Murray and his VIP Richard Tombs. The events in other leadership, Murray Guest’s legacy to TAS legacy for TAS. The Dining Hall looked cities were smaller but carried the same is to have left behind a successful and magnificent with its renovation now intent of reunion and community. growing co-educational school which is befitting a room with such architectural one of the leading academic performers splendour and history. Mike Hoskins At the height of the celebrations in the north of NSW. It is a school filled still came from the US for the formal however were the shadows of natural with loyal and hard-working staff united opening and delivered a very powerful forces beyond human control that were behind his educational vision for the and moving speech on education. exerting themselves on the planning young people in its care and a broader The crowd of supporters and TAS and attention of many at TAS. The New community bereft without his towering community were united in grief but England was in the midst another figure. there for each other. punishing blow from the worst drought in recorded history and Armidale, The Foundation’s launch therefore of It has indeed been an incredible year already on severe water restrictions, the Murray Guest Scholarship was an and one that we will never forget. I started planning for ‘Day 0’ when its obvious move to make. This will be a would like to thank all the Foundation’s town water supply would end and scholarship that we will promote in the Directors for their generosity of time TAS would be faced with a boarding coming years as we build the funds to and commitment to the school and population and no water. As families ensure it becomes and in-perpetuity for believing in the purpose of the struggled with payment of fees and the scholarship for a well-rounded TAS Foundation to secure the financial warm winds dried the already parched student who will make the most of the stability of TAS. I would also like to landscape, the bushfires began. The opportunities a TAS education can offer. thank all our donors, large and small, skies were ominously filled with smoke for their financial gifts that ensure our and the sun obscured. community will only grow stronger in adversity and humbled in success.

John Grant Chair TAS Foundation

215 Old Armidalians’ Union

For the record, Committee meetings Old Armidalians in Memoriam are were held on Saturday 17 November normally acknowledged at each AGM. 2018 coinciding with the TAS@Dusk However I joined with the Headmaster fete; Saturday 9 March 2019; and in October 2018 to pay tribute to one Wednesday 8 May 2019. I also issued particularly significant Old Boy, Ian a President’s Note in February 2019 as Kiernan AO (1952-58); “a larrikin and part of an OAU Newsletter. visionary who proved that one person can make a difference” in today’s world. Paddy Flower and Andrew Erratt have also carried the OAU banner in Sydney October 2018 was another busy month. standing in at various functions which I I was also fortunate to be able to attend am unable to attend. the Prefects Induction in mid-October. Then later that month I was land crew Will Winter and Andrew Erratt continue for a paddler in the storm shortened to represent the OAU on the School Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. My Board, while Dennis Martin, Robert daughter Elli and her partner paddled Perkins, Paul Barratt AO, Edward Wright in in last place allowing Murray and AM, Jack Abbott and Alistair Fenwicke Joanne Guest to glide to the shore just represent the OAU as the Category ahead of them. Mr Stewart McRae, OAU President O Members of The Armidale School Company. We thank them all for their It would be remiss of me not to mention valuable, voluntary contribution in the the spirit of renewed cooperation with governance of the School. the P&F that evolved during the year with the aid of David Lawson who has a PRESIDENT’S REPORT I continue to wear, or perhaps juggle position on both committees. AUGUST 2019 is a better word, a number of hats at School, including as an Old Boy or Old The recognition that we are all working This is my first report as President of the Armidalian, as a staff member reporting to support the School was perhaps best Old Armidalians’ Union (OAU). to Pat Bradley, and as the parent of a represented at the TAS@Dusk fete in It is an honour to have been elected Year 12 student. In this context, it is a November 2018 and beyond that at our to the position at the Annual General little challenging to separate my role at Reunion Weekend in 2019 but more of Meeting (AGM) held on 16 September events, although the wearing of a suit that in a minute. So thank you to the 2018. Thanks to members for entrusting and TAS tie tends to be something of a P&F President, Rachael Nicoll and to the me with this opportunity. giveaway. Committee.

Thanks again to Graham MacDougall for My first official duty as President was Speech Day in December 2018 was a his dedication and commitment to the to hand out gifts of membership to highlight of a very busy few months, role of President for the preceding three the 2018 (Year 12) School leavers at including the opportunity to hear Kurt years. He and Tim Hughes were good Valedictory Lunch in late September Fearnley AO’s inspirational message first enough to provide me with a detailed 2018. I enjoyed listening to Gareth hand. briefing a few days after the AGM. Rickards (1996-01) speak to the 2019 of course sees the School students about the challenge of staying Thanks also to all Committee members celebrating 125 years. A major relevant as an individual in an age of for their role in advancing OAU activities achievement with many events held far digital dictatorships. The OAU greatly over the last 12 months; in particular to and wide. appreciates the School providing Sebastian Hempel, Pat Bradley and Tim this opportunity to connect with our Hughes for their ongoing support and newest members. assistance here in Armidale.

216 The Armidalian I had the honour of laying a wreath From shooting with the victorious 1959 One should also mention the fact that of behalf of the OAU at the ANZAC Team on the Range, to tennis, to rugby the OAU won or perhaps retained ceremony in early May 2019 and in v The Scots College, to Chess in the the Croft Cup after splitting the attending a small Board function at the Archdall Room. competition results the previous year. new Reflection Space in July 2019. The upcoming issue of Binghi will carry From a burger at the Hoskins Happy further details of what has been a very I now write this on the eve of Reunion Hour on Friday night, to the Bell Tower successful Reunion Weekend. Weekend in early August 2019. Society Brunch on Saturday morning, to the Official Dinner on Saturday night Thanks again for the opportunity to I am looking forward to the events with our guest speaker Professor Snow represent the OAU and to give a little unfolding over the next few days and Barlow (1958-62). back to my old School. to welcoming Old Boys and Old Girls to the School. Thanks must go the School It was a privilege to be directly involved I am looking forward to travelling to and to the Headmaster Murray Guest, in a number of School projects, Sydney later this week to attend the for hosting the OAU. The School and including the construction of the School’s 125th celebration event there the Union continue to share a special Chapel Street Gates which was the but more of that next year. relationship. OAU’s official gift to the School to mark its’ 125th Anniversary. The gates are a As a last minute update, I have been significant project and are an important Mr Stewart D McRae able to attend almost all Reunion and practical statement at what is President OAU Weekend activities which I have now perhaps the busiest entrance to 4 August 2019 discovered is something of a logistical the school. It was most appropriate challenge … that the gates were officially opened by OAs Paddy Flower and Rob Busby recognising their significant contribution to the OAU and the School over many decades.

OAs Mr Paddy Flower (left) and Mr Rob Busby at the official opening of OAU President, Mr Stewart McRae pictured (front right) with the 1959 the Chapel Street Gates on Reunion Weekend shooting team at Meadowfield Rifle Range on Reunion Weekend

217 Parents & Friends

As I sat down to write my AGM the weights room, shotguns for TAS wonderful night of fun to allow people President’s report and review what the Shooting, a new bike trailer, upgrades to let their hair down as rural NSW (and P&F had been up to since May 2019 to Junior School’s playground, new Queensland) continued to reel from until now I didn’t really know where Chapel pew cushions, and helped the effects of the all-encompassing to start or even what to say. The past towards the Year 12 gift of new bench drought. Planning was well underway year has been tumultuous at best and seats around the statue of Mercury in when the entire TAS Community was horrible at worst. The 125th birthday the centre of the Lawrance Memorial dealt some dreadful news. The death of TAS was supposed to be a year of Quadrangle. Thanks to everyone who of our fabulous Headmaster of 21 years, celebration but with ongoing drought, helped, baked, donated time and effort, Mr Murray Guest. The party was put out bushfires, the death of our Headmaster prizes or gifts throughout the year. of the picture and the P&F went into full Mr Murray Guest and COVID-19 in 2020, Without you we wouldn’t be able to on catering mode as we were honoured it didn’t quite live up to expectations. fundraise this money and use it for the with being asked to cater his Memorial betterment of TAS and our students. Service on Friday 8 November. The We started off at our AGM in May last exceptional turnout of baking and year with a large Committee again. During late Term 2 and over the July offers of help that occurred in order For the third year in a row we had a holidays Stewart McRae, Chet Davies to bring catering for 3,000 people complete Executive with myself as and his team and many others also together in just over a week showed President, David Lawson the Vice completed the White House Courtyard. how appreciated Murray was. We have President, Fiona Nash as Treasurer This was a huge effort and something a great community and it’s times like and Sophia Wright as Secretary. All that the P&F committed money to in this when you feel it. the Executive were returnees from 2017. I gather the Courtyard and BBQ is 2018/19 which gave us a wonderfully well used by our younger boarders. Murray’s support for the P&F was stable platform to manage the year amazing and after this report I will We did not have many home rugby as it came to pass. Whilst we kept the propose a Vote of Thanks in Memoria to games in 2019 – they were mostly all core of the Executive we were sad to thank him for this. He gave us direction away in Sydney. However, my thanks lose three very capable and amazingly and updates on issues throughout to the P&F Rugby Sub-Committee for talented and hardworking people the school, threw his considerable the work they undertook in organising – Karen Morgan and Jo Neilson (as experience behind us when it came to year groups when they were on and in co-Secretaries) and Melissa Jubb as Vice organising fundraisers and was always running some great events. Treasurer/Treasurer. at the forefront helping – from being We had our annual Christmas Pudding dunked at TAS@Dusk, air guitaring AC/ Straight after the AGM we had the making at the start of Term 4. We made DC at trivia nights, cooking at the TAS pleasure of spending our hard-raised extra puddings for the Foundation to Rugby Carnivals and donating prizes for funds at our Annual Funding Meeting serve at their dinner to open the New pig races. We have been a lucky school in June. We allocated a large amount Dining Hall on 4 December which was to have such a leader with such a strong of money due to some spectacular lovely. My thanks to Heather Williams sense of community. Vale Murray and fundraising efforts in previous years. and her new Pudding Co-ordinator our continued sympathy to your family The TAS Foundation had decided to inductees Camilla Dubois and Melanie for their loss. May you rest in peace. upgrade the Dining Hall to celebrate Fillios. the 125th birthday and we were With Murray’s passing Alan Jones delighted to be able to donate $30,000 With 2019 being the celebration of TAS became Acting Headmaster and then towards new tables and chairs – they turning 125, TAS@Dusk was put on hold from 2020, Head of School, and has look great and complement the new so that we could have a big birthday most ably stepped into the role. ‘Hogwarts’ feel of the room very well. party instead. School has had some very difficult We also allocated another $25,000 We spent Term 3 planning fireworks, issues to deal with over the last several towards a new elliptical trainer for a film festival of TAS films and a months and I would like to also propose 218 The Armidalian a Vote of Thanks for how well Alan and stalls) and the Rugby Carnival was It is this social mandate that we exist the rest of the School Board, Executive cancelled. for. Whilst we may not have fundraised and staff have kept the TAS juggernaut much this year, what we have done is It was a difficult period for everyone rolling whilst dealing with their own provide a sense of fellowship, love and being in ‘lockdown’, staying home and grief and the uncertainty thrust upon community in the face of considerable socially distancing. Having children at them due to the drought, bushfires and adversity. This is worth so much more. home ‘learning remotely’ was a learning then COVID-19 as well. Thank you. We, I truly appreciate how lucky we as a curve for everyone and I give special as the P&F, truly appreciate how lucky community are to have such support thanks to the teachers for managing to our children are to have such incredibly and hope that we as a group have been ‘teach’ during this period. It is great that resilient, tenacious, caring, talented and able to take the time to ‘make time’ for school is back although I suspect we are amazing people leading them through everyone. all holding our breath and crossing our such difficult times. fingers that we don’t get any cases of Finally, I would like to extend my thanks Also in November we had a Plant coronavirus that affect TAS in the future. to all the students who have helped Drought Sale. Adrian Goddard, the TAS I am convinced however that school will as Community Service helpers during Gardener had done an amazing job of ably deal with any future eventualities the year, the rest of the Executive, coaxing life into some plants during the that this strain of coronavirus throws at Sebastian Hempel and the TAS Board, drought and we managed to sell the us. Mr Murray Guest, Mr Alan Jones, Ms bulk of them. Finally to round out 2019, Cressida Mort, Mr Will Caldwell, Mr Pat Being in lockdown and with everything on Speech Day we sold the rest of the Bradley and the rest of the TAS staff, for in turmoil the final P&F meeting of Christmas Puddings. As we went into the amazing support and help you have Term 1 was cancelled and our AGM the Christmas holiday break bushfires provided throughout the past year. We was moved from the scheduled date were raging near and far and the also greatly appreciate the help of the of 6 May until 24 June. To catch up drought was ongoing. However, finally OAU at our various functions – I hope on missed meetings we have also it rained. So we came back to school we can reciprocate whenever you need combined our Funding Meeting with at the start of 2020 with renewed us. The TAS community is made up our ordinary meeting. Because of our optimism. of staff, students, parents and friends limited activity, funds to spend for 2020 and knowing that we are all working We started 2020 with our annual are a little thin on the ground. Whilst together towards the common goal of welcome to Liaison Parents casual lunch we have the money from the 2019 making TAS a wonderful school for now which was rapidly followed by our War Rugby Carnival to spend, we have not and the future is heartwarming. Cries Welcome BBQ and the Junior and had any other significant income since. Senior Swimming Carnivals cake stalls. This will likely also impact on our ability The drought, bushfires, Murray’s death These were all very successful events to distribute funds in 2021 as well. and COVID-19 (along with everyone’s and my thanks to all the Liaison Parents own personal tribulations) made our As we look forward to the rest of 2020 for the wonderful work they do in 125th birthday year one that will long the P&F finds itself in a COVID-19 helping make these happen. be remembered as a time of tenacity, holding pattern. The biennial Art Show resilience, hard work and coming We were part way through Term 1 and is definitely cancelled. together in very difficult circumstances. into planning mode for the Athletics Whilst I have been speaking about Remember that family and friends Carnivals and the annual TAS Rugby fundraising, this is not the P&F’s primary are important and coming together Carnival when COVID-19 put Australia, role. We are here, first and foremost, however, and whenever, you can, is a NSW and TAS into ‘lockdown’. to provide a way for past, present and chance to reaffirm and celebrate all that The Athletics Carnivals were held future parents, friends, students, staff is still good in your world. without supporters just before students and other associates of TAS to feel a Mrs Rachael Nicoll were sent home (therefore no cake sense of place, wellbeing, friendship President and togetherness. 24 June 2020 219 School Roll

Transition Hu, Simon Tandon, Rudra

Alazizi, Mohammad (Modi) Klabe, Duncan Henry Taylor, Jock Ian Robert

Alrdadi, Mishkah Lacey, Samuel Cooper Watts, Levi Richard

Chen, Chloe Yuen Ching Law, Isabelle Maree Wood, Lachlan Robert

Chiu, Lachlan Yuk Hang Leary, Eloise Iris de las Heras Saldana, Ana Irene Maxwell, Oliver Oisin Richard Year 2

Hardman, Lily Ann McKern, Thomas Legh Abu Assab, Layla

Holland, Tobias Samuel Minter, William Qiao-Ang Clifford Alazizi, Aamer

Hunt, Evan John Mo, Daniel Keduo Alrdadi, Mohammed

Kim, Patrick Nedianu, Assunta Norah Alshammari, Abdalazzez (Azoz)

Lewis, Jack Oliver Ogilvie, Philippa Mary Baker, Kaitlyn Josephine

McDowell, Lachlan John Post, Frederick William Albert Banister, Sophie Jayne

McMahon, Elise Katie Rice, Ruby Helen Billingsley, Rebecca Grace

Murray, Edward Andrew William Rogers, Boyd William Blanch, Bonnie

Nexo, Elsie May Sandhu, Mehleen Kaur Bourke, Joshua Wallace Robert

Polson, Bronte Rae Secker, Rory Thomas Cook, Casper Robert Albertus

Price, Carla Da Costa Taylor, James Edward Lind Cooper-Fillios, William

Ranawake, Sansa Akeshi Whysall, Tobias James Drain, George John

Rice, Ivy Jane DuBois, Jacqueline Elizabeth

Rogers, Cade Liam Year 1 Gillman, Edward Lucas

Wang, Raymond Adams, Ellen Adelaide Goudge, Pippi Louise Lorimer

Wood, Alexa Cai Bayne, Daniel Benjamin Higgins, Ruben

Brownlie, Evelyn Zara Hodges, Arabella Alice

Kindergarten Carruthers, Baxter Charles Lewis, Samuel James

Alazizi, Raseel Dell, Alexander Jacob Nedianu, Hercules

Alshammari, Abdullah Radhi (Abud) Dennison, William Bruce Nexo, Mila Ivy

Blackwell, Hugh Edward Downes, Ethan William Price, Cecilia Da Costa

Bourke, Patrick James Leary, Dominic Oliver Singh, Sahibpreet

Cook, Eva Tory Ma, Chengqian (Nancy) Zhang, Andrian Qiang

Crane, Hunter Trevor Mark Newton, Rupert Frank

Drain, Neave Victoria Polson, Matilda Rae

Draney, Edward Stuart Sandhu, Humjot Singh

Hoad, Liam Edward Slade, Maya Grace

Stephen, Lucie 220 The Armidalian Year 3 Broun, Hugo Hercules Walter Slade, Peyton Olivia

Binmahfod, Abdulaziz Brownlie, Harry James Angus Starr, Archer Jim

Brett, Sophie Emily Dennison, Chloe Deirdre Tydd, Angus James

Carruthers, Cameron Andrew Downes, Cormac Marcus Vrkic, Samuel George

Chick, Minnie Eliza Geyle Fenwicke, Joe David Peter Ward, Charlie Sydney

Das, Rhidima Ford, Samuel Thomas Armstrong Westaway, Braith Aubrey John

Ditchfield, Libby Olive Hu, Lucas White, Sophia

Glover, Izabel May Watson Leary, Xavier Alexander Whitehill, Blake Anthony

Maitz, Jack Joseph Li, Andi Wright, Mimosa Mila (Mosie)

Miller, Chelsea Ma, Chengrui (Richard)

Newton, Edwina Kate Robb, Marcus Frederick Browning Year 6

O’dell, Micael Thompson, Peter Nicholas Baker, Iles Thomas

Ogilvie, Ruby Elaine Watts, Ava Jane Binmahfod, Nawaf

Robb, Oliver Samuel Browning Wilkinson, Ryne Carruthers, Dion

Shenko, Jack Peter Coupland, Camilla Jane

Stephen, Xavier Maroun Year 5 Crosby, Ella Grace Charlotte

Taylor, Henry Arthur Ross Almokhtar, Mohammed Crowley, Thomas

Taylor, Lucy Anne Lind Anderson, Anastasia Douglas-Menzies, Archie Robert van der Werf, Lucas Joseph Billingsley, Euan Matthew Harwood, Miller James

White, Arthur James Blanch, Sonny J Landos Jezani, Leen

Wood, Jack William James Brett, Lachlan Colin Li, Hugo Yuzhi

Wright, Mila Esther Chick, Edmund Broughton Geyle Litchfield, Lachlan Oliver

Downes, Mila Jantina Macarthur-Onslow, Tempe Emmeline

Year 4 Evans, Mitchell Bradley Maitz, Peter Joseph

Al-Qahtani, Norah Mohammed J Goudge, Oliver David Lorimer Miller, Bailey

Alkhathami, Abdulsalam Hardin, Andrew Morse, Matilda Rose

Alkhouri, Andrew Hunter, Lachlan Algernon Munsie, Theodore

Alrdadi, Saleh Hynes, Katie Ellie Elizabeth Pease, Austin Isaac

Alshammari, Maitha Radhi Leahy, James Francis Darragh Pengilley, Archibald Ian McLean

Baumgartner, Josiah Little, Sinclair William Ross, Charles Andrew

Blanch, Michael Jeremy (MJ) Majrashi, Hussain Schalk-O’Brien, Ty Jacob

Blanch, Thomas Jay Ogilvie, William Matthew Sevil, James Augustus (Gus)

Blanchard, Arabella Warenda Rowe, Thomas Jeremy Simmons, Madeline May

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Strelitz, Sam Peter Gilpin, William John Taylor, Luke Wayne Phillip

Thomas, Nicholas Frederick Glover, William Alec Taylor, Nina

Ward, Flinders Ian Valentine Hattingh, Jenna Thorsen, Jacob David

Williams, Luca David Hopkins, Harry Joseph Tizzard, Thomas Hawke

Hynes, Samuel Peter Tydd, Charlotte

Year 7 Johnstone, Eve Dutton Vrkic, Thomas Ivan

Al-Qahtani, Nawaf Mohammed J Kirton, Henry Nigel Weir, Connor Linden

Anderson, Lachlan George Lawrence, Banjo White, Abbott Henry

Bailey, Charlie Herbert Ledingham, Will Kelly White, Georgia Elisabeth May

Ball, Tom James Leitch, Tom Alistair Goldman White, James Edward

Baumgartner, Caleb Liew, Thomas Hwairen

Benham, Emily Alice Lincoln, Jack David Year 8

Benham, Eryn Simone Lockett, Olivia Felicity Atkin, Samuel Robert

Bird, Hezekiah Ian Lewis Thomas Gene Lucas, Isabella Evelyn Banister, Isabella May (Heza) Macfarlane, Olivia Grace Barton, James Lachlan William Blackburn, Joel Glenn McCook, Jack Blanchfield, Liam Alexander Blanch, Charlie Jade McGrath, Charlie Peter Buntine, Emily Lylie Bell Bourne, Alice Barbara Menzies, Lilla Croft Douglas Burford O’Brien, Jamie Brennan, Andrew James Nedianu, Latifa Byrne, Anouska Millicent Brett, William Angus Neilson, Lennox Barton Cannington, Olivia May Chappell, Jack Robert Newton, Alistair Noah Carter, Charles Blake Gaff Coleman, Harry David Nicholls, Madeleine Kirsten Carter, Percival James Matthew (PJ) Collum, James William Patrick Nivison, Alexandra McRae Clark, Sarskia Ann Crawford, Isabella Caroline O’dell, Salleh Michael Corderoy, Matthew Joshua Cullen, Matilda Jean Palfreyman, Bethan Joan Crawford, Eliza Phyllis Bell Ditchfield, Angus Benjamin Pennington, Harry David James Crawford, Holly Antilla Draney, Campbell Richard Power, Jack Mitchell Crosby, Lara Emily Olivia Dundon, Thomas James Quilty, Thomas John Curtis, Ardie Francis Eichorn, Blair Ellis Rogers, Max William Donoghue, Alexandra Katherine Fernance, Bella Rose Sedon, Lachlan James Dunn, Raphael Patrick Finlayson, Isaac William Sharpe, Rourke Danger Ellis, Phoebe Jean Ford, Toby James Smith, Daniel Christopher Evans, Peter Miles Galvin, Brock Anthony Sullivan, Rowan Renwick Friend, William Alan Gerdes, Lochlan David Swain, Charlie Oliver Gellie, Tom Allan 222 The Armidalian Goudge, Angus William Lorimer O’Neil, Jasper Sean Mort Blewitt, Cooper Robert

Griffiths, Stephen Warwick Pease, Charlotte Lee Brooks, Sophia Lucy

Hall, Benjamin James Pengilley, Isobel Georgina MacKinnon Brunyee, Charlotte Alexandra

Hardin, Guy William Phelps, Jonathon Nevell Campbell, Eugene William

Hedges, Jack Maxwell Silverhammer Poole, Benjamin John Carlon, Samuel Andrew Maxwell

Herd, Bella Louise Price, Samantha Jane Carter, Jeremy Stephen

Holmes-Bradshaw, Lilly-Beatrice Repin, Charlie Gavin Catterall, Hugo James

Hopkins, Jack Frances Ross, Louis Anthony Coady, Rosa Genevieve Mary Grace

Hruby, Felix DuBois Simmonds, Calin Joseph Day-Caldecott, Georgia Elisabeth

Hunt, Lachlan Allan Skipper, Sarah Clare Ditchfield, Harrison Oliver

Hunter, Charles Austin Belfield Slack-Smith, Thomas Graham Duarte, Benjamin Rossi

Inglis, Toby Frank Smart, Oliver Neil Eichorn, Hudson Ernest

Jezani, Mohmmed (Modi) Smith, Jock Thomas Flannery, Mary Louise

Johnstone, Samuel Dutton Stinson, Isabella Barbara Garcia, Chloe

Langlois-Peters, Alexis Frederic Swain, William Maxwell Gerdes, Isaac Albert Hathaway Taylor, Aidan Grieve, Archie Douglas Lawrence, Callan Henry Taylor, Hugh Scott Griffiths, Oliver William Lehman, Darby Jack Thomas, Lachlan Alexander Guppy, Maxwell William Lindeman, Esther Elizabeth Turnbull, Harry Blair Hempel, Marcus Caspar Thomas Little, Archibald Graeme Vanderwolf, Maggie Pearl Hey, Rowan Flynn McCorkle, Henry Mitchell Bass Wallis, Angus William Hoppe, Jack Patterson McDouall, Charles David Warton, Will Hunt, Liam Geoffrey Michell, Brody James Watson, Ethan Jackson, William Thomas Michell-Smith, Toby Charles Whysall, Annette Claire Ann Jarrett, William Edward Miller, Harrison William James Wilkinson, Luisa Jane Jubb, William David Mitchell, Jake Lowe Wright, Wylie Fergus Kennedy, Zaiden Alexander Moore, Toby William Henty Young, Thomas William Kerr, Lettie Rose Morcellet, Pierre George Le Surf, Cameron John Morgan, Daniel Jackson Year 9 Ledingham, Oliver Thomas Morris, Sam Andrew Ali, Muhammad Farhan Mackson, William Bernard Morse, Oliver Henry Baker, Karen Margaret McCann, Byron Muller, Frederick Peter Ball, Samuel Jacob McDonald, Matisse Joy Nash, William Robert Cribb Bellman, Ethan Flynn Melville, Jordyn Kaylor Nicoll, Conal Sinclair Benham, Emma Jane Warden Menzies, Fergus Wright Douglas 223 School Roll

Miron, Joshua David Baldock, Patrick Stanley Garcia, Jack

Moore, Hunter James L’Estrange Bauer, Toby Charles Gellie, Jack Paul

Morgan, Lachlan Elliot Benham, Lara Renaye Gibson, Alexander Phillip

Munsie, Stirling Horiatio Blackie, Angela Zoe Rain Gooch, Isabella Mae

Munsie, Xavier Stier Boydell, Edward Oliver Hall, Alexander

Newbery, Flynn Joseph Burwell, Ben Harvey Hall, Tobias William

Newton, Isabel Nina Cannington, Louis Benjamin Hattingh, Albertus Johannes Jacobus

Orr, Maclan Kent Carter, Lachlan Christopher Hawkins Richardson, Delta Reyne

Palfreyman, Emily Lyn Chaffey, Claudia Lauren Hey, Lachlan Alasdair

Pasfield, Luke Dudley Viana Chalmers, Hamish John Ilott, Jennifer Helen

Pennington, Grace Isabel Chandler, Harry Jackson, Fletcher James

Perrottet, Frank Rostron John Chick, Archibald Walter Geyle (Archie) Kermode, Joe Ross

Phelps, James Nevell Clark, Oliver Gordon Andrew Lam, Hok Ki (Rooney)

Price, Harrison Jack Clarke, Zachary John Lambeth, Finlay Jack

Reed, Alexandra Clarkson, Nichola Ellen Lawrence, Archi Jack

Rowe, Benjamin John Clegg, Toby James Lawrence, Rohan William

Russell, Jee Seong Coady, Samuel Lawson, Lachlan Alexander

Ryan-Naylor, Oscar William Cook, Oliver James Lawson, Lliam Colin

Sharpe, William Thomas Coombes, Samuel Lennon Lindeman, Timothy John Howell

Smith, Casey Lyn Croft, Archer John Litchfield, Harry Frederick

Starr, Henry Alexander Crosby, Ethan Matthew Fenwick Louis, Rocco Harry

Straker, Ruby Josephine Louise Dagg, Bronte McAllister, Hudson Price

Swick, Aiden Davidson, Harry Paul McDonald, Archer

Taylor, Lydie Marie Donoghue, Georgia Louise McDouall, Todd Robert

Tongia, Vincenti Andrew Draney, April Penelope McGregor-Thew, John William Douglas

White, Augustus Graham Parker Ekanayake, Piyumi Minsandi McRae, Sophie

Zuber, Alexander Charles Etheridge, Lily Melville, Warwick Brinley

Ferguson, Dominic Alexander Metcalf, Oscar Ellis Barton

Year 10 Ferraro, Calista Rose Michell, Macey Louise

Abbo, Jessica Forsythe, Thomas Jack Mitchell, Henry William

Ahsan, Mehdi Frear, Cameron Andrew Monckton, Nicholas Dre

Alcorn, Josiah Matthew Fulloon, Alexander James Moore, Henry Alastair Tamminga

Armstrong, Jack Albert Galbraith, Lachlan James Moss, Philippa Geyle

224 The Armidalian Nailand, Abby Clare Year 11 Jackson, Hilton Alexander

Neilson, Hannah Ackling, Harry James Jia, Yu (Harry)

Nicoll, Lochlan Jackson Allen, Kathryn Anne Johnson, April Rose

O’Connor, Keeley Alana Armstrong, Josh Heussler Jones, Samuel Peter

O’Neil, Nicholas James Mort Ball, Lucinda Josee Kearney, Oliver David

Oates, Harriet Lucy (Hattie) Behrend, Samuel Luke Kelly, Leon Clarence Alwyn

Osborne, Sam George Bell, Angus William Kerr, Charles Harley Hudson

Oschadleus, Ryan Bell, Edward James Kirk, Andrew

Pearce, Hamish Geoffrey Benham, William Frederick Warden Koraba, William Samson

Playfair, Harry Andrew Edward Braham, Marcus David Lam, Lok Kan (Adam)

Quilty, Clare Lesley Braham, William Peter Le Surf, Alistair William

Rodgers, Maddison Lea Brennan, Patrick Aubrey Liau, Elton Ti Ern

Ruming, Isaiah Samuel Carroll, Jaden Forrest Litchfield, Cotter William

Scifleet, Thomas Hilton Carter, Benjamin Harry Macdonald, John Scott

Sharpe, Hede Morgan Chambers, Rorie David MacLeod, Jenna Elyssa

Simmons, Nicola Margaret Clark, Jackson Blake McCann, Noah Payton

Skipper, Sam Everett Cotterell, Lucas Daniel McIntyre, Liam John

Stanley, Kade Matthew Crossle, Samantha Joan McMaster, Toby Owen

Sunderland, Danielle Jade Davidson, Jack Flint Mills, Cooper Carlson

Tangpoolcharoen, Switt (Boom) de Gunst, Ellie Rose Moore, John Paul van Roy, Jack William Deshon, Harry William Moore, Niall Gregory

Ward, Eliza Rose Dooner, Molly Morris, Dylan John Kenneth

White, Samuel James Ellis, William Webb Nedianu, Ramona Esperanza

Whitehill, Hayley Jade Epworth, Stuart John Neilson, Lily Jessica

Williams, Cassidy Bray Farrell, Jai Lesley Michael Newcombe, Toby Ellis

Williams, Stewart Scott Garcia, Bronte Nivison, John Munro (Jack)

Wilson Spillane, Angus Liam Garrivet, Yann Northam, Molly Elizabeth

Yeung, Ching (Zoe) Gerdes, Cooper Kingston Nutt, Frederick James (Rick)

Younghusband, Tom Hanes, Colby Lehman O’Brien, James Harrison

Zhuang, Haoyu (Eric) Harrison, Caitlin Ellen Oates, Reiley Xander

Heffernan, Darcy Madeline Pitman, Henry William Albert

Howard, Archer Charles Reiss-Wears, Lachlan Steven

Howes, Samuel James Ridgeway, Sancia

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Roberts, Clancy Simon Ridgway Charley-Briggs, Flynn Spencer Martel, Angus William

Robertson, Henry James Searle Cimino, Timothy Joseph Mason, Henry Herbert (Harry)

Rogers-Ellis, Aiden Phillip Clarkson, Stephanie Leigh McDouall, Hugh William

Ryan, Bridie Clare Corderoy, Nicholas James McElroy, Benjamin Hugh

Schmitt, Megan Rene Dennis, Kieran Michael McRae, Elliana Elizabeth

Sewell, Jack Stephen Deshon, Thomas Adam Metcalf, Mac Edmund Barton

Simmonds, Benjamin Alexander Draney, Georgina Nalliah, Siddhartha Siuakumaran

Simmons, Riley William Earle, Angus Lloyd Ng, Tsz To (Alex)

Smith, Toby Robert Etheridge, Sebastian O’Neil, Henry Maxwell Mort

Stinson, Thomas Bernard Flannery, Nicholas Oates, Lachlan Thomas

Sunderland, Jacob Mykel Fogarty, Edward Ben (Ben) Oates, Shayla Willow

Taylor, Remy Lind Forsyth, William John Orman, Georgie Grace

Tse, Long Hin (Sunny) Foster, Patrick Neilson Page, Erin Michelle

Udompitisup, Aeukan (Wad) Frahm, Tayla Anne Paull, Michael Robert

Vanderwolf, Chloe Paige Friend, Benjamin James Perrottet, Isabelle Kate (Belle)

Velcich, Luke Connor Glennie, Dahlia Pointing, James Terry

Walsh, Xavier Edward Morris Goodwin, Will Andrew Price, Thomas Gray

Wark, Matthew Alexander Hamilton, Tom Falkiner Rhoades, Keanu Gordon

Wu, Thomas Shiwei Harrell, Michael James Rogers, Oscar Nicholas

Young, William Lawrence Hempel, Emily Constance Eugenie Rorke, Luke Vincent Balthazar

Holmes-Bradshaw, Dante Rozendaal, Tristan Connor

Year 12 Huen, Kwok Tung (Gordon) Sewell, Joseph Brodie

Atkin, Lucas Joe Hunt, Phebe Elizabeth Margaret Smart, Disa Kerstin

Baker, Joe Peter Iji, Aaron Odigbo Smith, Liam Alexander

Bange, Kim Nicole Jones, Joshua Michael Smyth, Joseph Arthur

Barnier-Merzliakov, Nicholas Andrew Kang, Jiacheng (Stu) Southwell, Clayton John

Blewitt, Christian Jay (CJ) Kaynes, Georgia Ann Stewart, Riley

Bonnici, Amelia Kirk, Alexander James Streeting, Jesse Tyler

Bremner, Wallace Gaffney Krishnan, Michelle (Milli) Swales, William Henry Tremain

Browning, Emerson James Lenaghan Lawson, Chloe Margaret Udompitisup, Peeranut Pete

Cannington, Hamish John Leoni, Jasper James Francesco Ward, Emma

Chalmers, Duncan James Lupica, Miah Jing Ward, Nicholas Steven

Chandler, Heath James Lyons, Harrison Myles Waters, Jack William

226 The Armidalian Watson, Georgina Margaret

Weston, Hannah Grace

Whibley, Hamish William

Whibley, Matthew Ryan

Wickman, Harriet Eliza Braund

Woodburn, Patrick James Anthony (PJ)

Wright, Ruby

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