news@ #105 TERM 1 2015 pulteney CONTENTS One Ninety 4 Prep School 23 High Achievers 6 Middle School 28 Intercol 8 Rowing 32 SACE Art Show 10 Senior Drama 34 Swimming Carnival 12 The Pulteney Foundation 38 Senior Sports Day 14 Postscript 40 New Zealand Trip 16 Around The Traps 42 Cabaret 17 In Memoriam 46 German Project 18 CONTENTS & EVENTS Kurrajong 20 2015 EVENTS Winter Intercol – Saturday 22 August – Remembrance Day – Pulteney Hosting Wednesday 11 November – Service at Pulteney then Chifley for lunch Long Lunch – Sunday 30 August – Greek theme 12 for 12.30 $120 early bird Year 12 Farewell Dinner – Sunday 29 November – Pavilion on the Park Golf Day – Friday 16 October Kooyonga Golf Club 12 for 12.30 tee off Speech Night – Wednesday 2 December – Adelaide Convention Centre Valedictory – Friday 23 October REUNIONS Perth – Friday May 8 – Melbourne – Friday July 17 – Western Australian Club Bottega Restaurant – Bourke Street Melbourne Sydney – Friday 22 May – pub night Hobart – Sunday July 19 Sunday – 24 May - Lunch Founders Day – Friday 29 May – Chifley Hotel Old Masters Lunch – Friday 31 July – Seven Stars Hotel Canberra – Sunday June 14 Brisbane – Sunday September 13 Old Scholars Dinner – Saturday 20 June – Pavilion on the Park FRONT COVER: Dimity Dutch (‘14) (coach), Alannah Gilsmore, Sophie Rawson, Nour Mol, Sally McLoughlin, Alanah Croft, Phil Blesing (coach). Madeleine Sexton (‘11) (coach) is not in this photo. This is the Schoolgirls 1st IV holding the Diana Medlin Trophy. Additional photos provided by Joseph Ninio, Steve Hall, and Antonio Clemente 2 news@p LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome to 2015! This edition of news@pulteney focuses on learning innovation in all its forms. In the following pages you will read about the innovative and exciting developments in Pulteney Grammar School’s learning environments (especially the Centre for Senior Learning in one ninety), the developments in learning technologies, including the newly introduced iPad programme in Kurrajong and Prep, and the application of experiential approaches to learning LETTER PRINCIPAL’S in the arts, science, leadership development, outdoor education and sport. Developing learning skills for the future is a fundamental reason for such programmes. Being able to think creatively and critically will continue to be increasingly more critical requisites for success into the future. At Pulteney, we believe that students learn best through an education experience that is immersive. These approaches to learning build students’ ability to develop the skills needed to solve problems never encountered before, to develop a deep understanding of new knowledge and to collaborate with others to further build their individual and collective capacity. In addition, we support our students to be connected; with each other, with their School community and more broadly to the City of Adelaide, their State and the world. Our links with Old Scholars and parents, indeed all who contribute to the “fabric” of the Pulteney community, are invaluable and we aim to foster these at every opportunity. Responding to the challenges of our world – with its complex environmental, social and economic pressures – requires young people to be creative, innovative, enterprising and adaptable, with the motivation, confidence and skills to use critical and creative thinking purposefully. I am sure you will easily identify all of these attributes in action in the pages that follow and in the daily life of our School. Principal Grand Opening Centre for Senior Learning Friday 1 May, 5pm Since 1847 All invited. Book now. www.pulteney.sa.edu.au Inspire. Challenge. Empower. Editor’s Note: The aim of the magazine is to keep you informed of life at Pulteney. I value your input so if you have any articles or suggestions, please contact me on 8216 5504 or by emailing [email protected]. Advertising in news@pulteney is limited to members of the school community and many of those who advertise are generous sponsors of the School. I would encourage you to support their businesses if the opportunity arises. Mark Bourchier #105 TERM 1 2015 www.pulteney.sa.edu.au news@pulteney 3 “This is always a proud moment for the students and is typified by the presentation of their white blazer and badge” ONE NINETY 4 news@pulteney Georgia Zuill Matthew Gluyas & family Kym & Matthew Hume Once again, the year has started role within the Head of the Prefect and House Captain ONE NINETY very busily for all of those River competition. Other worthy Induction associated with one ninety. The excursions, both curricular- calendar began with formal based and community-minded, As with every year, the first major celebrations to induct the Forum were also undertaken such event on the school calendar was and House Representatives, as our students attending the induction of the Forum of followed by acknowledgements the International Women’s Prefects and House Captains at and accolades awarded at the Day Breakfast held at the a full school assembly attended High-Achievers Assembly. The Entertainment Centre. This by family and friends. This is annual competition undertaken was all sprinkled during a term always a proud moment for the at the annual Swimming and which saw Pulteney Grammar students and is typified by the Athletics Carnivals also headlined School unveil The Centre for presentation of their white blazer the early weeks of Term 1. These Senior Learning to students and and badge before taking the were coupled with Pulteney staff who all began using this pledge of office. Grammar students taking innovative and dynamic learning part in highly competitive and environment. A busy term entertaining rowing regattas indeed! and our increasingly successful 2015 House Leaders Bleby Howard Cawthorne Nicholls Kimberly Adkins Jake Nayler William Bourchier Sophie Ridgway Georgia Zuill Jessica Rule Kennion Miller Moore Sunter Emily Lewis Katherine Blunt Alex Redshaw James Cartwright Mia Valk James Rodda Adam Cameron, James Rodda, Matthew Hume, Tristram Fyfe, James Cartwright #105 TERM 1 2015 www.pulteney.sa.edu.au news@pulteney 5 HIGH ACHIEVER’S ASSEMBLY High-Achievers Assembly The T W Trott Prize is awarded accolades, but we at the school to the student who is the are sure that those who were On Wednesday 11 February, we Proxime Accessit to the Dux of acknowledged at the assembly had the opportunity to welcome the School. This year, the T.W. would note that the satisfaction back to school those students Trott Prize was shared between they attained from achieving from 2014 who achieved an Mitchell Brunker and Zoe Taylor their personal goals was just as ATAR of over 90. These students who both achieved ATAR scores rewarding. Consequently, all were then deservedly recognised of 99.55. students at Pulteney Grammar and honoured for not only School are encouraged to their results, but also for the Finally, the awarding of the Dux identify their goals and be brave dedication and commitment they of the School is a prestigious enough to set the bar high for applied throughout their final award and one that is not taken what it is that they want to year of study. lightly. Throughout 2014 the achieve and believe that they can closeness of results that existed fulfil this. As stated on the day, this group throughout the year continued represented a group of one into the final examination As Alfred Montapert said: “Your ninety Year 12 students who results. However, The W S Moore life will be no better than the were exceptional. The class Memorial Prize for Dux of the plans you make and the action of 2014 was marked by some School was ultimately awarded you take. You are the architect very determined individuals to Tim Porter (99.65) and builder of your own life, who applied themselves fortune and destiny”. wholeheartedly to their studies. At the closing of the assembly, it Moreover, they were a group was important to encourage the Nichols Brice who valued the relationships students in attendance to use head of one ninety they built with each other during the assembly and the success of their time at Pulteney Grammar our past scholars as inspiration. It School. is wonderful to receive prizes and The Academic Blues were also awarded on this day. The Academic Blue is a special award which is presented to students who receive an ATAR of over 99. Sam Thornton 99.25 Joseph Kneebone 99.35 6 news@pulteney “Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune and destiny” STUDENT ATAR STUDENT ATAR Surbhi Sehgal 98.45 Luis Wiltshire 95.45 Joshua Johnston 98.4 Freya Gao 95.2 Sophie Perkins 98.2 Alma Mallavarapu 94.8 Matthew van Der Sommen 98.15 Nghy Do 94.5 Izzy Madsen 98.05 Bradley Sipek 94.5 HIGH ACHIEVER’S ASSEMBLY Maxim Amey 97.85 Angelica Costi 93.2 Lucy Pittman 97.75 Timothy Allen 93.1 Sarah Tellis 97.6 Nicholas Winter 92.85 Dimity Dutch 97.5 Julia Sibly 92.55 Jackson Tierney 97.45 Dain Venning 91.85 Matthew Henry 96.95 Alicia Smith 91.8 Fiona Huynh 96.6 Imogen Loftes 91.4 Photi Karagiannis 96.6 Alexandra Van Gemert 91.35 Rebecca Randell 96.35 Jim Deadman 91.05 Vivian Nguyen 95.9 Nicholas Cross 90.85 What’s on your investment horizon? 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