forwardThe official journal of Guildford Grammar School December 2011

midsummer night’s dream

Senior School Community Crafting guitars Masterclass at Guildford Preparatory School Old Guildfordians Rather Beastly Remembering Roy Schuler FROM THE HEADMASTER

A School will never rise above the Congratulations also to Mrs Leah Truscott, quality of its Common Room who has been appointed Head of Society and Environment from January 2012. Mrs One of the most important focus areas Truscott will replace Mrs Natalie Shaw, for me as Headmaster is the appointment who has been appointed Associate Deputy and development of outstanding staff Principal at Peter Moyes Anglican Community at Guildford Grammar School. We are in School. Mrs Truscott is highly regarded as a fortunate position with the quality of an exceptional teacher and curriculum leader our staff, who are highly committed and in her subject area of Geography and as the dedicated, and this position has been Catalyst Curriculum Project Leader. further strengthened this year as we continue to attract exceptional people In reviewing our strategic priorities in to join our community. Inspirational and the area of Information and Learning positive people inspire students to achieve Technologies (ILT), we decided that to their best and aim for personal excellence. further develop the integration of ILT in The Strategic Leadership Team have the curriculum it was important that we undertaken to provide increasing add the position of Head of e-Learning to opportunities for staff to develop their the staff. Mr Rod Manson, who is currently practice through shared and professional Headmaster Stephen Webber the Information and Learning Technologies learning, and in working to continue the Coordinator at Wesley College, has been development of a Professional Learning appointed to this position from the start of gives incredibly without counting the cost, Community at the School. As a stage in 2012. He has an outstanding reputation and we will certainly have time next year to this process, all members of the Strategic as an innovative educator and will be a express our sincere appreciation for all he Leadership Team are participating in a 360 wonderful addition to our team. has done at Guildford Grammar School. degree review through Human Synergistics Mr Andrew Beck has been appointed as the (Leadership Impact), followed by an Following an extensive recruitment Indigenous Program Coordinator from the Investment in Leadership Excellence course process, Mr Clayton Massey has been start of 2012, replacing Mr Frank Bobongie, provided by The Pacific Institute. The next appointed as Head of Senior School to who retires from the role after 5 years of stage will provide further development replace Mr Lange. Mr Massey is currently wonderful service. Mr Beck has extensive programs to wider groups of staff and the Deputy Headmaster: Curriculum and experience in Indigenous education having students. Earlier this year a group of Year has an outstanding reputation as a highly worked as the AISWA Future Footprints 11 students took part in a trial of the PX2 respected educational leader both within Coordinator and recently for Madalah as a student development program run by The the School and well beyond. He has been project officer, and will be an exceptional Pacific Institute, and provided positive and the driving force behind the research addition to our staff. most valuable feedback on its benefits. and initial implementation of the Junior Mr Mal Green, currently one of our Senior School Marshals, has announced his retirement at the end of the year. Mr Green has given exceptional service to the Mr Lange is someone who gives incredibly School over 37 years, which is a wonderful without counting the cost, and we will achievement. He is held in the highest regard by staff, students and parents, certainly have time next year to express and I would like to express our sincere our sincere appreciation for all he has done appreciation for all he has done at Guildford Grammar School. I know he will be dearly at Guildford Grammar School. missed by the entire School community. Mrs Diana Griffiths will also be retiring at the end of the year. Diana commenced at the School in 2000 and was promoted Staff Announcements Secondary Catalyst Program and has to Acting Deputy Head for Term One in As many people in the community will played a lead role in building the academic 2003. In this era, this was a significant know, Mr Kevin Lange has announced his culture in the Senior School. Mr Massey is appointment, being the first female member retirement from the position of Deputy currently working toward his Doctorate of of staff who in the 107 year history of the Headmaster / Head of Senior School as Education, having completed a Master of School held this position at this level. After at the end of Term 2, 2012. Mr Lange Education Degree in 2007. I am confident this appointment Diana was temporarily has provided exceptional service to the that Mr Massey will thrive in this new appointed to the position of Acting Senior School in this position, and previously as position and that the Senior School will Master in Semester 2, 2006. In 2010 she Dean of Studies, for over 14 years. I have benefit from his wider influence and overall was granted Long Service Leave to pursue greatly appreciated his professionalism, strategic leadership. It is an exciting time interests as a Lecturer at TAFE, and to the commitment, wonderful support and care of growth and development in the School School’s delight returned again in 2011. for all in the community during my time and we are most fortunate to be able to fill During Diana’s career at Guildford she has here at Guildford and know that he will be the large shoes of Mr Lange with someone been actively involved in many co-curricular sorely missed. Mr Lange is someone who of Mr Massey’s calibre. activities including; Debating, TOMS, Year

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10 Leadership program, TIC Rowing and has been an outstanding English teacher.

Mr Roland Warren (He 97-03) has made the personal decision to resign from the School at the end of 2011 to pursue travel interests. Roland is an Old Boy of the School who returned to teach in 2010 following completion of his Bachelor of Arts/Education at UWA. Roland will continue with his commitment to the Rowing program until the end of Term 1, 2012. His passion, energy and enthusiasm will be missed.

Congratulations to Mr Paul Brown who has been appointed Head of Boarding at St Peter’s College in Adelaide commencing in 2012. Paul has provided strong leadership in the Graham Malcolm Junior Hall of Residence and we wish Paul, Sarah and Oscar the very best with their move to Adelaide. Academic Culture The Year 12 students have again led the School with distinction and have continued to build on the Academic Culture of the School, through setting a fine example for other students. Eighteen students were inducted into the Senior Academic Honours Society, along with 21 students in the Intermediate section, 15 in the Junior section, and 22 in the Year 7 division. It is wonderful to see students supporting each other in their academic pursuits and that there exists a feeling that it is positive to aim for your personal best. The Arts Guildford Grammar School has an excellent reputation for providing high quality Arts programs and there have been many fine events this semester that I wish to highlight. Giving new meaning to skeleton staff! The Senior Drama Production of A During September, Mr Krause, Head of the Preparatory School, invited Mr Webber to Midsummer Night’s Dream was memorable. attend the Friday morning assembly. Imagine his surprise when Mr Webber rocked up The performance from the students was with a very bony guest, borrowed from the science department! To add to the story, exceptional and incredibly entertaining, Mr Webber had driven the skeleton all the way from the Senior School to the Preparatory with the audience often in fits of laughter School, along the footpath on Great Eastern Highway, in the School’s golf buggy! at their on-stage antics. The cast was highly There was however an important message behind the fun. The skeleton was a professional and committed throughout visual representation to the students that all the bones that make up our body are and obviously enjoyed the experience and fundamentally important and essential in complimenting each other, just like the students challenge of such a major production. Other of our school. Together, we all contribute to a truly wonderful and remarkable school. highlights included the Year 11, Year 10 and The skeleton, now known as ‘Skelly’, has since returned to his position in the science lab! Junior Drama productions in Term 4.

The Preparatory School students performed at the Perth Concert Hall for the annual The Guildford Arts Supporters rose to the pieces, And the Lark Sung in the Laurel IPSHA event in a creative, entertaining challenge of holding this year’s Art Exhibition Tree, for our collection. Mr Derums is a and fun production created by Dr Anita off campus at the Midland Junction Arts renowned artist and well known nationally Fuhrmann. Centre, which provided a wonderful for his mature paintings that continue to Several Music concerts have highlighted the showcase for our students’ work, alongside present unmitigated beauty in the hope range and depth of talent in the School, that of professional artists. Art teacher Mr of them giving pleasure and the space for with personal highlights being the vocal Adam Derums held his own exhibition this contemplation. He is on leave during the performances and breadth of contemporary year at Goddard de Fiddes Gallery and the end of 2011 attending a residency in New performances. School purchased one of his outstanding York, which is a testament to his talent.

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Sport professionalism of the staff who conduct the by a wide age range of Old Guildfordians Comments from students this year have events. These events bring people into the and their partners. consistently referred to the increasing School and provide an opportunity to link Our very own Major Richard Moore (Prep competitiveness of our sporting teams into the wider community. 42-45), Military Knight of Windsor, and his across a range of sports and improvement OGA wife Jennifer, provided the logistical support in the attitude of the students towards their in organising the event and even hosted a commitment. Highlights from our sporting I have thoroughly enjoyed attending a small group for lunch in their residence inside competitions this year have included; number of Old Guildfordian functions this the Castle! I extend my sincere appreciation year and in particular meeting so many Old to the Guildford Grammar School Foundation • 2nd place in the Hamer Cup in Rowing Boys who have great memories and colourful and the Old Guildfordians Association for with the 9A, B and E quads all victorious stories of their time at the School. I attended their support and promotion of the event. at the Head of the River, with 2nd places two Chapter functions down South; the first The fact that the President of the Foundation to the 2nd VIII and 10A VIII. and the President of the Old Guildfordians • The Boat Shed claiming the Michael Association both attended the event, along Patton trophy for the best overall school with several other committee members from in the Guildford on Swan Regatta. Perth, is a strong sign of their incredible support of the School. • The 8A Cricket team going undefeated. The common thread at all of the functions • The increased numbers involved and was the strong connection to the community competitiveness of our Cross Country that remains long after graduation. Those team. who pass through the School will always • 2nd place in 1st XV Rugby, the 10A have a tap-root that links them back to this Rugby team losing only one game and special community we share. the mighty Preparatory School 1st Rugby team who were undefeated for the Chapel season. The Chapel of St Mary and St George continues to be a focal point for the life • Finishing 6th place in the PSA Inters of the School and recent services have Athletics competition, ahead of Christ illuminated the highs and lows of life. We Massimo Berneri (12Sc) Church Grammar School. Our students have mourned and celebrated the lives of competed with passion and commitment past staff members Roy Schuler (Sc 41-50) and I was proud of the exceptional dinner was held in Kojonup and the second and Rev Andrew Jackson, whilst also behaviour displayed by all students at in Busselton. The 50+ Reunion was a great celebrating the baptism, first communion the event. Congratulations to Daniel success, with 137 former students returning and confirmation of a number of community Monaco (12Ha) for being awarded to the School for this significant day, and the members. Our Chaplain, Rev Philip Raymont, the Open Age Group Champion on Annual Dinner was a wonderful night with imbues warmth, generosity of spirit and the day, an outstanding award for our our special guest being the Deputy Premier sensitivity in all services, creating a feeling most talented athlete. I would like to of Western Australia, The Hon. Dr Kim where all are welcome and valued. make special mention of our U13 team, Hames MLA (OG Fr/St 66-70). ranking first in their age group, and of Leadership the individual performance of Matthew I also attended the Old Guildfordians’ The Year 12 cohort of 2011 have led with Boddington (7Be) setting a new PSA UK Reunion event with the Bursar, Mr Kent distinction and leave Guildford Grammar 100m record, running the event in Peters. We spent the first two days visiting School a better place following their 12.6 seconds and backing it up with a schools; Christ’s Hospital (attended by our contributions across the life of the School. record in the 200m, running the race in previous Headmaster Revd Percy Henn), The Prefect group in particular have been our namesake, the Royal Grammar School 26 seconds. Another highlight was that wonderful role models and have challenged in Guildford (which celebrated its 500th both Reece Taffurelli (7He) and Samuel the students with many thought provoking anniversary last year), and Millfield. These Scrimshaw (7Wb) shared a new record speeches at assemblies. Massimo Berneri’s visits provided a wealth of information, in Discus with a distance of 25.76m. (12Sc) address was no exception. He spoke connection and sharing of practice, with one with passion and conviction about our The PSA Golf team competed at the Royal of the personal highlights for me being the School’s value of compassion for others, Perth Golf Club playing exceptionally well opportunity to read through the original copy highlighting the stark reality that there are under the windy and turbulent weather of Sir Isaac Newton’s famous publication, The many in our community who are suffering conditions and won the competition Principia, held in the Headmaster’s library at and much that we can do, every day, to help. convincingly by 5 strokes. the Royal Grammar School. I conclude with a quote from Massimo’s It has been wonderful to showcase our The UK Reunion took place on Saturday, presentation, by Thomas Fuller, a churchman impressive facilities through community 24 September beginning with a tour of and 17th century historian: based sporting events such as the WACA Windsor Castle followed by Evensong in “Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but Zones Cricket Carnival tournament, Burnley St George’s Chapel and then dinner at the ingratitude is the worst of vices.” Football Club Soccer camp and the Guildford Windsor Castle Hotel. This was followed by Sevens Rugby tournament. Visitors comment a boat cruise on the Thames on Sunday. The Stephen Webber on the warm welcome they receive and the whole event was a great success and enjoyed Headmaster

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Mind mapping a walk in the park with iPads

In our Year 7 Geography class, instead of writing in a boring old First we visited all of the parks in the local area and took photos, note book, we are having fun using our iPads! writing notes on our iPads. Secondly, we wrote up our final descriptions of the parks and added the pictures to our text. In our Geography X class, we are using our iPads to write out work, make mind maps and use Google Earth to help with our assignment. In some Geography X classes, we don’t even use our pens for the whole lesson! When someone has completed their work and others are lagging behind, we hook Brayden Meuleman (7St) and our iPad up to the smart board so that we Christian Martin (7SG) can share our information. For our recent geographical investigation on parks, we used our iPads to create mind maps, which helped us make a checklist to rate local parks around the School. In fieldwork situations, we used the iPads to take photographs of the parks we were investigating.

A new virtual tour The virtual tour was developed over several months by local The School recently launched an exciting new panoramic photographer, Morten Boe, from True View Virtual virtual tour, showcasing the School’s magnificent Tours. Morten was recently awarded second place in the grounds, facilities and programs. The virtual tour Epson International Photographic Pano Awards; you can see is made up of a series of panoramic 360 degree more of his work at www.trueview.com.au. photos, allowing the viewer to scroll around entire The virtual tour can be accessed scenes. Some of the feature photos on our virtual from the School’s website at tour include the Chapel, Rowing Sheds, Music www.ggs.wa.edu.au Room and Roberts Oval, and the Catalyst building has been super-imposed on site, as if it was already there! The entire tour is overlayed on a magnificent aerial photo of the school and surrounding area.

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Offering the word

It would appear that there was a little Dr Smith suggested to the congregations Not all preachers have come from outside the concern amongst the students when at that truth could not be revealed in this School, and during National Homeless Week, the House Service on the morning of passage by any simplistic literal interpretation Year 12 student Elijah Lim (12Sc) called his Tuesday 20 September, the Sanctuary Party but by deeper understanding and decoding. fellow students to account for their inactivity processed into the Chapel without the In coming to inform as well as exhort in the face of the difficult lives many people School Chaplain. Was he running late? the students of the School for the need live who are much less well off than most When would Father Philip arrive? Filled of missionary activity, Archdeacon Lionel Guildford Grammar School students. William with confidence that the members of the Snell, Archdeacon of Perth and Chair, Wordsworth of whom it is said “waxed Guild of Servers under the leadership of Anglican Board of Missions (ABM) in the lyrical” as to the French Revolution and School Sacristan, Ryan Blackburn (12Fr), Diocese of Perth, received the fruits of the being the young radical, but grew up to be would be able to conduct the Service, and Holy Spirit working in the students, as the a good conservative, would have delighted in the knowledge that the Headmaster was School Captain and the House Captain in the provocative if not at times polemical preaching, the Chaplain was able to steal of St George’s House presented him with address Elijah gave. Not content to speak away and join three Preparatory School cheques in excess of $1,800. St George’s only of his ideas, Elijah delighted his fellow Year 3 classes as they and their teachers, House supports ABM as its charity and the students with an outstanding performance Ms Cooper, Ms Coker and Ms Heald, went School support came from the giving of of Oliver Messiaen’s “Transport de joie” from on a special outing to St George’s Cathedral students on Lady Day. Claire Barrett-Lennard, L’Ascension as the alternative to an address. and the Supreme Court gardens opposite. Project Officer for both the Eco-Care and It was a powerful rendition of a piece of Not only did his non-attendance reflect Social Responsibilities Commissions of the outstanding contemporary music. In the last the Chaplain’s faith in the ability of the Diocese, encouraged students to think week of the Third Term, Elijah accompanied, School’s servers, of which there are presently deeply and widely as to issues of lifestyle on the piano, five young men of the School, thirty-four, to lead and direct worship it also choices, stewardship of the environment and Harrison Elliott (12Wb), Chris Ratcliffe provided another opportunity for students sustainability as she joined the School (12Be), Sean Guastavino (11Sc), Ben Todd to experience the word of God proclaimed in commemorating “Sustainable September” (10Wb) and Jack Littlefair (10Sc), as they in different ways, by different means, and in a liturgy upholding “faith and food”. interpreted in contemporary dance form through listening to different voices. As the Chaplain assured Ms Barrett-Lennard Romans 8 : 18-30. Their dance exhibited a she was likely to have considerable impact; depth of theological understanding which Be it services at the Senior School or the for first her arguments were compelling was as stunning as the grace, physicality and Preparatory School, opportunities for other and secondly, unlike the usual preacher quality of their performance. Elijah arranged people to preach has been a feature of at School services she was young, female the Third Bagatelle from Old Guildfordian services during 2011. Dr Elizabeth Smith, a and very attractive! In speaking to the Carl Vine’s (Wb 67-71) “Five Bagatelles” particularly well-known hymn writer, and the Preparatory School students of Years 4 to for solo piano. If this merging of music, Diocese of Perth Mission Plan Co-ordinator, 6 at one of their termly Eucharists, Canon movement and joyful expression was a made her presence felt both in song and Ross Jones, Rector, Parish of the Ascension, splendid end to Term Three Senior School sermon. Students were greatly struck by Midland, spoke glowingly of the example of services then the performance by the Jazz her powerful and joyous singing and by her discipleship and love displayed in the life and Choir, Justin Barwick (9He), Thomas Clark introduction to an alternate code to that of witness of Hildegard of Bingen who amongst (12SG), Trent Curtis (8St), Jack Dawson the Da Vinci Code, “The Theology Code”. many extraordinary achievements was able to (12He), Matthew Healy (7SG), Andrew In analysing the story of Jesus and the make for lasting moments of joy and beauty Healy (12SG), Lachlann Lawton (12St), Samaritan woman at the well (John 4 :5-15) from her bouts of regular ill health. Mitchell Robinson (8St) and

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Alex Tibbitt (12He), of Savage Garden’s St Bartholomew’s Day, boarders were invited “You raise me up” at the last service to support the work and ministry amongst of Second Term created a standard of homeless people undertaken by the Anglican excellence as to how the God of All should Church’s St Bartholomew’s House, while be worshipped and glorified. Such a mixture at the Senior School Termly Eucharists all of liturgy and the arts is a reminder that God students were given an opportunity to speaks to us in so many different ways; it is support the work of another Anglican also a reminder that irrespective of the quality agency, Parkerville Children and Youth Care, of the performances, if they do not point us as it supports those affected by child abuse. to a deeper and greater understanding of the The meetings of the Theological Society Divine, then we are left with emptiness. In continue to offer a place and forum for these artistic expressions we were left with discussions of issues and ideas, and while a full sense of both the immanence and the Society is probably not the largest club transcendence of God. or society in the School, its membership is House Services in which students and their faithful and values conversation, analysis and families, along with Old Guildfordians, debate. During the Third Term, the Society celebrate the joy of their life together sponsored an address by Professor David continued and were well attended, save it Ravine, Professor of Medical Genetics at the is useful not to try and compete with the University of Western Australia. His insights Sanctuary Party leaving the Chapel. opening round of AFL or be planned at the into the range and complexity of practical end of a PSA Athletics Carnival. Nonetheless and ethical issues in this field was particularly such services provide so many people with illuminating and at times, disturbing. opportunities for conviviality, celebration and (11SG), Jason MacPherson-Karipa (8Ha), As the School looks to the 100th anniversary thanksgiving to God for all those blessings and Skalk van der Walt (11SG) confirmed. of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the he grants each of us. The Chapel hosted a These were a delightful group of young men Chapel on 2 July 1912 by the Lieutenant service for all Old Guildfordians who had left with which to work and talk. As many of Governor, and its Consecration on 25 the School over fifty years ago and for the these students are acknowledged leaders in March 1914, there are hopes that the Dean, Old Guildfordians’ Annual Dinner Service. the School, their very special and personal Emmanuel College, at the University of These are certainly occasions of men coming decision to be confirmed speaks greatly of Cambridge will join us as a Scholar in to worship in a place of which they are fond themselves but also of their willingness to Residence for two weeks in late June and and proud. The St John Ambulance returned be an influence upon others. To that end it early July of 2012. Jeremy Caddick is one to the Chapel on Sunday 31 July to celebrate is always gratifying when members of staff of the United Kingdom’s and the Anglican their Feast Day, St John the Baptist. Once offer to preach, especially if one is the Head Church’s leading ethicists. again the School was able to offer hospitality of the Preparatory School and the other the and refreshments for a group which does so Headmaster. This affirmation of faithfulness It is pleasing to report that Mrs Selinna much to help everyone in the community. and commitment to God and Jesus Christ by Forward, our newly appointed Religion, such senior staff cannot but make students, Philosophy & Ethics teacher for 2011, has To commemorate the Feast of the Holy Cross be they commencing in the Preparatory had a big impact on students, and for the and allow local residents and organisations School or leaving the Senior School, take first time the WACE Philosophy & Ethics to enjoy the beauty and awe of the Chapel note and ponder a little more as to the subject will be offered in Year 11, while Year of St Mary and St George, invitations mysteries and certainties of life. 10 students will be able to study Philosophy were extended to the local community to The trip to the Cathedral was a real delight. through Film. She will be joined in 2012 by join the School at a Service of readings, How I enjoyed watching the students of another specialist teacher, Matthew Weston. hymnody, choral and organ works. While Year 3 participate in bell ringing, dressing It is hoped that this procurement of duly numbers would have been larger if we had up in vestments, move gingerly around qualified teachers of Religion, Philosophy not clashed with the annual conference of the crypt, and hear of the bravery of men & Ethics, along with a Year 10 elective and local Historical Associations in York, it was winning Victoria Crosses; all the time gaining the WACE subjects of Philosophy & Ethics a delight to have our brothers and sisters a sense of the wonder, joy and serenity and Religion in Life, will provide a foundation in Christ from St Charles’ Roman Catholic that is the Cathedral of St George. Other by which this subject area will enjoy real Seminary among us, and we are further Preparatory School classes, most particularly respect and be accepted as a subject worthy encouraged by their invitation to work with Pre-Primary and Years 2 and 5 made special of intelligent and thoughtful study. them in organising a joint Palm Sunday trips to learn more about the Chapel of activity and Service in 2012. It was a delight There is always much to do when granted St Mary & St George. to have so many fine choral offerings from the privilege of proclaiming the life the Chapel Choir under the direction of the During Second and Third Term all students transforming and affirming Gospel of Jesus Director of Music, Mrs Maureen Hampele; in Year 4 have been studying the Welcome Christ. Schools are an important instrument Palestrina, Franck, Schubert amongst others. to Holy Communion course. A number of the Church’s work of evangelisation and of their parents have decided they would nurture; it is to be hoped that it is done with On Sunday, 25 September at a Eucharist to like their children to be baptised and/or love and sensitivity and out of mutual love celebrate the Feast of St Michael and All formally welcomed to Holy Communion. and respect for those who are placed in Angels (transferred), the School welcomed That service took place on Sunday our academical, pastoral and spiritual care. Bishop Tom Wilmot to preside, preach, 6 November at 9.00am. Ours is an invitation to offer; others have a baptise and confirm. Sean Guastavino decision to make. (11Sc), Hamish Robertson (11Be) and A custom of inviting students to give through Dylan Ugle (12Be) were baptised and then retiring collections to worthy causes has been Rev’d Dr Philip Raymont with Mason Anspach (11Ha), Eduard Ellis introduced. During Third Term on Chaplain

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New Inductees into Academic Honour Society

Throughout the year, we warmly Andrew Evans (12Fr) Benjamin Adcock (10Sc) welcomed the following inductees to the Callum Fitzpatrick (12He) Iain Baker (10St) Academic Honour Society. Aaron Goldsworthy (12Ha) Campbell Beck (10Sc) Patrick Kenworthy (12He) Justin Chong (10Sc) Achieving entry into the Senior Division were: Lewis Piper (12He) Aaron Coates (10Be) Massimo Berneri (12Sc) Alex Tibbitt (12He) Alastair Cockman (10Ha) Fraser Bower (12SG) William Tomlinson (12Sc) Tristan Dale (10St) Jack Dawson (12He) Alexander Duthie (10He) Achieving the accomplishment of entry into Andrew Evans (12Fr) Jaxon Eastabrook (10Be) the Junior Academic Honour Society were: Jarrad Falconer (12Wb) Zakary Langtry (10He) Callum Fitzpatrick (12He) Jonathan Armstrong (9Sc) Jack Littlefair (10Sc) Aaron Goldsworthy (12Ha) Robin Bottrell (9He) Ryan Mabee (10SG) Joel Gratte (12Fr) Henry Cassell (9SG) Christopher Martin (10Ha) Benjamin Holman (12Ha) David Gregory (9St) Mitchell Papas (10Sc) Patrick Kenworthy (12He) Hayden Henning (9He) Brandon Parr (10Sc) Jason Krieger (12SG) William Hunt (9St) Jackson Passeri (10St) Thomas Millar (12Be) Jack Kalotas (9Sc) Aaron Porter (10St) Jeygopi Panisilvam (12Be) Griffin Karra (9St) Alex Regnaud (10SG) Lewis Piper (12He) Jadon Nicholas (9Ha) John Ridley (10Be) Danyal Rasheed (12Sc) Kieren Park (9Wb) Austin Robinson (10He) Aarin Ryan (12Wb) Fraser Pensini (9He) Nathan Wytkin (10Be) Alex Tibbitt (12He) Gavin Pensini (9He) Achieving the accomplishment of entry into William Tomlinson (12Sc) Liam Purslowe (9Sc) the Year 7 Division were: Aaron Quiskamp (9St) Achieving the accomplishment of entry into Matthew Stacey (9St) Alex Ambrosi (7St) all three Divisions of the Academic Honour Steele Anderson (7Fr) Society, and earning the right to wear a Achieving accomplishment of entry into the Brayden Beckwith (7SG) coloured blazer were: Intermediate Academic Honour Society were: Matthew Carter (7He) Zachariah Chisholm (7He) Kane Clarke (7Ha) Oliver Crofts (7St) Matthew Durnthaler (7Sc) Congratulations, Jack Grant (7Sc) Nikhil Hammond (7SG) Matthew Healy (7SG) Captains Cassius Hynam (7Be) Christian Martin (7SG) Congratulations to Hamish Thomas McCormack (7Wb) Robertson (11Be) on being Hudson Pennells (7SG) appointed Captain of School Joshua Pinelli (7SG) 2011, and Richard Dewar RJ Pollard (7Wb) (11He) on being appointed Michael Thorne (7Fr) Vice-Captain of School 2012. Bradley Timms (7Ha) Tristan Van Herk (7Be) Dylan Walsh (7Wb) James Wilkinson (7Be)

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Curtin Race Car aXxx Hit at Careers Expo

On 27 July, the School hosted a Careers give people a chance to experience what life post-school. TAFE and Group Training Expo showcasing a range of career options it’s like to be in the cockpit of a race car. members were available to give advice and and technology to help students with their Dubbed the ‘stimulator’, the car comes options for students, and the RAC brought post-school career path. complete with simulation software to give along a special pair of ‘beer goggles’ to illustrate the level of impairment people The Western Power electric car and Curtin students an idea of the capabilities of a real experience after drinking alcohol. race car were very popular with the boys. race car. Beth Gratte The Curtin race car was developed by the As always, the Defence Force stands were Careers Advisor Department of Mechanical Engineering to very popular, and gave a great insight into Build a Bridge On 2 August, I attended a bridge building competition at Sci-tech in West Perth. One of my friends told me about this competition, and encouraged me to join in this year. Eight schools competed at the event, with a panel of three judging the bridges. I accepted my friend’s advice and went along to the planning meetings. At these meetings we discussed different designs for our bridges and were given a booklet outlining the rules and regulations. We then formed a team of three, which was comprised of Julian Liedel (8Sc), Trent Reeves (8Wb) and I. When we arrived at Sci-tech, we were placed in the order that the bridges would be tested in. We had to give the judges a brief description of our bridge, after which it entered the breaking stage. In the end our bridge held 23.2kg, coming third place overall. This achievement won the School $500 and an additional $50 for our group. This was a very encouraging event, and I advise anyone who is interested in engineering or bridge building to enter the competition in the future. The bridge-building team with Mr Deon Moss. Bruhym Mokhayber (8Sc)

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Run and Bike Ride for a Good Cause

Freeth House students have supported Muscular Dystrophy Western Australia (MDWA) as their House charity for the past six years, raising money and awareness on the important work MDWA does to support those living with or caring for someone with muscular dystrophy. This year, Freeth House raised over $5900 through collections and the students’ participation in two major events; the City to Surf and the Dwellingup 100 MTB mountain bike event.

On 28 August, 20 Freeth House students competed in the City to Surf. Through their efforts, students and their families raised in excess of $4500, surpassing all expectations. House Vice-Captain, Mason Zappavigna (12Fr), Ryan Blackburn (12Fr) and Matt Duke (11Fr) all played a major role in raising awareness amongst the school community on muscular dystrophy. The Freeth House City to Surf team. Mason did exceptionally well in the City to Surf, crossing the line in 35th place, in a time of 44.10 minutes. About MDWA Mason also competed in the Dwellingup MDWA is focused on improving the and funding research into treatments 100 MTB Classic on 17 September, as part quality of life for Western Australians with and ultimately a cure, for this devastating of the MDWA’s Ride for Someone who muscular dystrophy, supporting those who disease. Further information is available at Can’t, raising a further $1396. care for people with muscular dystrophy http://mdwa.org.au.

Boys of the School join forces with Men of the Trees On Friday 5 August, a group of Year 10 boys spent the day in Chittering, completing the final stage of a tree conservation project run by Men of the Trees in Hazelmere. This day was the culmination of previous sessions on the school foreshore, where the boys had carefully sown the seeds and nurtured the development of the trees over the past two terms.

The work took place under the watchful eye and direction of Mr Chris Durrant, former Housemaster for many years at Guildford Grammar. The School has developed strong links with Chris and the Million Trees project at Hazelmere which aims to do exactly what it says ... plant a million trees!

I am delighted, as Director of Co-Curricular My thanks again to Chris and the following boys for all their efforts in 2011: Activities, to have the School associated with such a valuable and global conservation project in our ever- Luke Button (10SG) Robert Tapscott (10He) changing world. For our boys to be part of creating Brandon Parr (10Sc) Jack Cripps (10He) Lucas Harwood (10Sc) William Riley (10He) a sustainable natural environment for the benefit of Malcolm McLennan (10Fr) Iain Baker (10St) humanity is a rewarding and educational experience Trent Collins (10He) outside of the classroom. With many of our boys coming from country and rural areas, the wisdom Mr Ralph Heyes gained from the nature of this project is priceless. Director Co-Curricular Activities

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Robotics team – kicking goals and saving cans

On 26 and 27 August, the School entered two teams into the annual Robocup Junior competition, held at Scitech in West Perth. Team 1, comprised of Lawrence Bagg (11St), James Gillespie (11 He) and David Constable (11Ha), entered the open robotics soccer competition. Each team was required to design and construct two robots that could detect a ball that emitted pulsed IR (infra-red radiation) and kick or flick it into their goals, all without leaving the confines of a small multi-coloured soccer pitch, and avoiding interference from opposition robots. This is an extremely difficult and challenging task in both construction and programming, and the boys built on their experience from two previous years in the competition. In this particular category, the boys are not limited to using only Lego robotics products, the robots can be constructed using any other hardware and electronics components, making the standard of Nathan Wytkin, John Ridley and Ben Adcock with their robot. competition very high. Guildford’s team chose to use a combination competition. In this competition students John, Nathan and Ben chose to use Lego NXT of Lego RCX controllers or “bricks”, with a were required to design and construct a bricks and sensors, and programmed their chassis designed and constructed of laser cut robot, using the Lego NXT or Lego RCX robot using Robot “C” language software. acrylic. Disappointingly, after a lot of planning products, that could follow a line around a The boys did very well on the first day of and hard work, the boys’ efforts were range of obstacles into a green unmarked competition, gaining a seventh place, and thwarted on the day by their technology, area to “rescue” a drink can, by moving it were invited back the next day for the finals. which prevented them from modifying or out of the green area or lifting it onto a wall. On the Saturday, the competition was even downloading programs from the computer more fierce and the boys were delighted to Over the course of the competition, the to the robots. Luckily, as they say in the achieve a second place overall in the State challenge is modified by rearranging the classics, “there’s always next year!” finals. Congratulations and well done! tiles on which the lines are marked, Team 2, comprised of John Ridley (10Be), and introducing a range of different Mr Sam Davy Nathan Wytkin (10Be) and Ben Adcock problems to be solved by the robot and Technology and Enterprise Teacher (10Sc), entered the Rescue Premier the programmers. Starry, Starry Night

On a cold, cold June night, under a beautiful clear sky, students and staff from the School ventured out to the Gingin Gravity Centre, one hour away from the bright city lights, to enjoy a night of star gazing.

Despite the bitterly cold conditions, it was an exciting and informative night, with students using some fantastic high- powered telescopes to view some terrific Astronomical sights. The image of Saturn through the large Newtonian telescope was a real highlight and experience for me.

Gary Foster Head of Science

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NAIDOC Week 2011

A week of activities took place over 4-8 July, to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2011. Monday Twelve Senior School Indigenous students, with Indigenous students from the other independent schools, attended an educational and vocational opportunities exposition at the University of Western Australia, with the School’s Indigenous Mentor, Mr Frank Bobongie, and faculty liaison Mr Richard McLain. Students listened to a panel discussion hosted by Noongar Radio personality Karla Hart, in which a number of last year’s PSA graduates spoke informally about their vocational and educational journeys since leaving school. Later on, students had a chance to speak to university and vocational representatives about opportunities in their fields. Former student, Dennis Kickett (SG 94-95), was there as a representative for the mining industry. On the way back to school, Dylan Ugle (12Be) kept the entire bus rolling with laughter as he commandeered the bus microphone and played the latest hits through his iPod, ala Noongar Radio. He was ‘deadly’! Tuesday A special flag raising ceremony was held on the Chapel Lawn on Tuesday morning. The whole school gathered as Kendal Budd (12He) introduced Noongar elder, Dr. Noel Nannup, who welcomed everyone to country. Dr. Nannup, of the Wadjuk clan and a direct descendent of Yagan, delivered a short speech in which he recounted the Aboriginal history of the Guildford Grammar campus, which stretches back well over two-hundred generations. He praised the continuing contribution that Guildford Grammar has made to Indigenous education and was optimistic about the future. As a sign listened as Kendal Budd (11He) and Dylan Ugle (12He) read from of respect, Kieran Turner (11He) and his brother Jayden Turner the scriptures, and Father Philip Raymont delivered a homily about the (8He) raised the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. importance of Aboriginal Spirituality as a guide for all Australia. Wednesday Thursday At the Wednesday morning assembly, Kearyn Cox (9Be) presented a On Thursday morning, 14 Senior School Indigenous students brief history of NAIDOC Week celebrations, and later in the day, Dylan attended the NAIDOC Celebration at Ashfield Oval. Highlights of Ugle (12Be) welcomed the upper school and returning 50 Year or the morning included traditional dancing, a meeting with famous more Reunion Graduates to country. At the Senior School Assembly, singer Archie Roach, and a demonstration of how Aboriginal people the Wesley Indigenous Dancers also performed traditional dances. invented the hammer and the axe using wood sticks, stones, and a mixture of grass-tree sap and kangaroo poo. Students had a chance During lunch on Wednesday, traditional bush tucker of kangaroo and to see many displays highlighting Aboriginal services and educational damper, cooked throughout the morning by the Indigenous students opportunities. Old Guildfordian, Dylan Collard (Ha 07-09), was in the dining hall kitchen, was served. After lunch, an informal there to represent the University of Western Australia, where he is basketball competition was held in the gymnasium and a kick-to-kick currently completing his law degree. was organised by former AFL star, Des Hedland. Tommy Charles At the close of the day, the Indigenous students, represented by Kendal (7SG) had the basketball play of the day; a behind-the-back bounce Budd (11He) and Dylan Ugle (12He) formally thanked mentor Frank pass that went through the legs of two guarding players and into the Bobongie for his hard work and organisation of these events. waiting hands of a teammate. Kieran Turner (11He) made the mark of the day, with an over the shoulder backward kick that caught a ball I, too, wish to thank Frank for all his efforts in this regard, and for in-flight, on the full, and dropped it neatly into his outstretched arms. establishing the NAIDOC Week celebrations as a proud tradition at Guildford. On Wednesday evening, a special Indigenous Chapel Service was held for family, students, staff and friends. The small but sincere crowd Mr Richard McLain Johnny wins Outstanding Culture Warrior award Two indigenous students, Matthew Johnny was announced as the winner of Cultural Dance within his community, and Boddington (7Be) and Johnny Divilli the Outstanding Cultural Warrior in the as a person who shows great leadership and (9SG) were nominated in the 2011 Yabini Secondary School category, for his role as a pride in being an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Indigenous Student Awards. musician and as an outstanding exponent of Islander student at a secondary level.

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On Friday morning we had an ‘all you can eat’ breakfast buffet. Our Journey to Uluru Everyone ate a lot, especially Kendal, he really liked the breakfasts and dinners! After breakfast, we took part in a ‘survivor’ series, A group of Indigenous students recently enjoyed a leadership where we worked in teams to answer questions and be the camp in beautiful Uluru. Kieran Turner (11He) gives his personal survivors. The Green Machine team was successful in using perspective below. today’s technology to cheat in the questions, with the aid of Personal Perspectives Google on an iPhone. While we were in Uluru, we took part in team building activities On Saturday we had some talks on teamwork and a discussion and met new people who will be our friends for a very long time. about what makes a good leader. We also went to Kata Tjita; We were able to talk openly and freely to each other, whilst the massive rocks were amazing and had a nice red tinge to respecting and acknowledging everyone’s differences. them. On Sunday morning we got up at 4.15am to watch the sun rise on Uluru, it looked amazing. On the first day, we had a barbecue at the camel farm and got to experience a unique camel ride, which was great fun! On the first The trip was a great experience, where we met new people and night, everyone had a bit of trouble talking to each other and I was learned how to become a better person to help others. I would the only person in my dorm who was talking, but people opened like to thank everyone involved who gave me the opportunity to up as we all got to know each other. go and experience Uluru. Kieran Turner (11He) How Miss Capponi ‘rolled into Guildford’

Mr McLain’s Year 10 English students were The Travelling Camel given the opportunity of earning an ‘A’, Miss Capponi started to think that skating if their articles were published in a school might not be in her best interests after her publication. The article below, ‘Miss encounters with the Travelling Camel. The Capponi’s Hidden Secret’ written by Jarrod Travelling Camel is a trick where the skater Pennells (10SG), was definitely worthy of spins backwards in a circle on one skate an ‘A’, and publication! with the other leg horizontal at a 90˚ angle. Sequins, Speed and the The End of the Rink Travelling Camel After many attempts at mastering the Sarah Capponi, 1996 WA Roller Skating Travelling Camel, Miss Capponi had a champion, looks back at the costumes she bad fall. Following her fall, Miss Capponi wore in competition and asks, “Did I really thought about the amount of time skating wear that?” This is Miss Capponi’s story. at competition level required and decided to Humble Beginnings Miss Capponi and her skates. give it up. She could no longer put in the time and comfortably meet the demands Get your skates on! Miss Sarah Capponi of her school obligations. But a big reason discovered her passion for skating while Capponi found that it became progressively was that her heart was no longer in it, she attending a friend’s birthday party. The party, harder as the competition increased. But just wasn’t enjoying it as much as before. held at a roller skating rink, marked the according to Miss Capponi, it was worth the beginning of a journey that culminated in Miss effort when she pulled off fancy tricks like The Aftermath the Axle, and of course, the title. Capponi winning the title of Roller Skating The skates are gone! Champion in the 13-14 year age category. The Cost Miss Sarah Capponi sold her championship The road to champion status was not Miss Sarah Capponi revealed that the training winning skates for the pair she has now, easy. Miss Capponi’s training involved and equipment does not come cheaply. Her and admits she occasionally gets frustrated a combination of private classes with skates were surprisingly expensive at the with herself for not being able to skate at her coach and public classes five days a incredible cost of $1000, and remember the same standard. Even so, she still believes week. She maintained this intense training that was in 1996. Miss Capponi states that that there are many benefits in roller skating, schedule for five years, and it paid off. Miss competition level was an expensive arena, such as improving your balance and muscle Capponi achieved the WA Championship costing at least a few thousand dollars a year tone, and it’s a fun way to get fit and make title in 1996 at the age of 13. for costumes, lessons and travelling to events friends. For anyone trying to perform well at and competitions. school and sport, she recommends finding a As Miss Capponi recounts her story she planner to help with managing commitments states that working towards championship It Rolls in the Family and time. Looking back at her time in this level involved a lot of effort and Miss Capponi is not the only one in her female dominated sport, Miss Capponi commitment, but it was worth it for the family that has taken up roller skating. Her reflects fondly of her days in competition. friendships, the sequinned costumes, and father skated for a time and her brother, an She is proud of her accomplishments. the personal challenge. Even though in-line skater, recently competed in the world it seemed easy when she began, Miss championships in speed skating. Jarrod Pennells

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The 2011 Senior Drama Production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare was a great success, with audiences entertained by the outstanding performances, wonderful characters, colourful costumes and an enchanting set. Under the direction of Head of Drama, Ms Jane Diamond, the cast, made up of students from Guildford Grammar School and Perth College, worked tirelessly throughout Term 2 to bring the script to dramatic and comical life. Rehearsals were hard work and fun, with much laughter, as we developed the comedy of the Mechanicals, the physicality of the lovers fleeing into the forest, and the chaos caused by the hobgoblin Puck. All students performed to a very high standard, demonstrating an excellent understanding of theatrical performance and technical skill. Notable stand out performances were Chris Ratcliffe (12Be) as the hilarious Bottom the Weaver, resplendent with fake nose and fat suit, James Hall (11St) as Peter Quince, the ever suffering writer of the play Thisbe and Pyramus, Ethan Acott (11Sc) as Tom Snout, who also plays Wall in the rendition of Thisbe and Pyramus and who squeezed into a cardboard box costume, and Ben Adcock (10Sc) as Starveling, the Tailor, limping and lumping a toy dog around the performance space. Special mentions also to Nick Harle (10Fr) as the fierce Lion and delightfully slow study, and Hamish Robertson (11Be) brought the house down with his elegant rendering of Thisbe; we will all remember his leaping entrance and extended death scene! Lovers Sean Guastavino (11Sc) and Adrienne Coombs, Tim Wingfield (12Sc) and Jacqueline Baker were sensational, as was the balding Matt Kean (12He) who played a nutty Theseus, and Acacia Daken who played his ice queen, Hipploytta. Lachlan Robinson (12He) played the grumpy father of Hermia and Jack Dawson (12He), the regal Oberon who had to reverse the actions of the chaos-causing Puck, played energetically by Alex Tibbitt (12He), and win back his love, the beautiful Titania, performed by Tess Wilkinson. The production was also supported by a group of dedicated performers who kept the space alive as the sprites and palace attendants. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a delight to direct and a sensational performance season. Jane Diamond Head of Drama

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Art Exhibition a GAS!

The 11th Annual Guildford Grammar School and Guildford Art Supporters (GAS) Art Exhibition was held from 13-16 October in the Midland Junction Arts Centre.

As well as our talented student work from the Preparatory and Senior Schools, the exhibition featured a range of work by contemporary, established, and emerging artists.

The official launch was held on the evening of Thursday 13 October. The evening was a great success, attended by our special guest, Dr Robert Cook, Director of Design and Photography from the Art Gallery of WA, state and local members of Parliament, Fellows of Council, and many other VIPs, parents and staff.

Year 12 Art Captain, Joel Gratte (12Fr), did the School proud with his outstanding speech; no mean feat in front of such a prestigious crowd.

Congratulations to the Guildford Art Supporters, particularly retiring President, Stacey Lange, and curator Adam Derums, on another successful exhibition.

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It’s all in the jeans at Guildford Grammar

Students from across the School donned jeans on Friday 5 August to participate in Jeans for Genes Day, raising funds for the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI).

Students from the Preparatory and Senior schools joined more than 2 million Australians by replacing their school trousers or skirt with their favourite pair of casual jeans for a gold coin donation.

Senior students from Henn’s House have a long-standing commitment to CMRI, supporting them as the official House charity for the past 10 years and making a concerted effort to raise awareness amongst fellow students on the work that CMRI does in the area of medical research and the prevention and treatment of childhood disease in Australia. Four students from Henn’s House made a presentation to their fellow students at a School Assembly, encouraging support across the School for the fundraising effort. About CMRI Children’s Medical Research Institute is an independent organisation committed to unlocking the mysteries of disease. Scientists investigate conditions such as birth defects, cancer and epilepsy. For further Five Henn’s House students supporting the day. information, visit www.cmri.org.au.

Families give generously to help Cambodia Twelve students will embark on a journey to Cambodia in January 2012 to partner with local aid organisation, Awareness Cambodia Inc. During the tour, the boys will travel to the province of Kampong Speu to live at the Sunshine House Orphanage for six nights. Kampong Speu is the poorest region in Cambodia and Awareness Cambodia Inc. has decided to make this region the focus of their outreach to the Cambodian people. The touring party have been fundraising for the trip, with all funds raised going to Awareness Cambodia Inc., who will use some of the funds to renovate a small music classroom in Sunshine House. In late September, the touring party held the Can4Cambodia barbeque lunch as one of their fundraising events. Richard Dewar (11He) hatched the idea, with generous families contributing items towards the barbeque. The Barron family (Ryan Barron 11Sc) 5-course degustation dinner, which was held on 17 November at generously donated 150 fresh bread rolls and Mrs Beth Baker the 1907 Restaurant and Bar. The end result of the fundraising (Iain Baker 10St) sought support from her local butcher and activities was a donation of $28,000 towards the cause, an delivered 150 sausages to match the buns. Mrs Pier Martel outstanding result. (Shannon Lislois 10Sc) provided sauces, sausages, buns and soft drink and Mrs Nanette Watson (Robert Watson 10St) donated Please give generously and support the boys’ efforts as they 700 lollipops for the group to sell over the remainder of the year. fundraise for Awareness Cambodia Inc. Should you wish to donate to help the boys, please contact the Bursar’s Office and All of the produce sold well, with the boys raising $500. make a contribution to the 2012 Cambodia Tour. Should you wish The touring party have been brainstorming ideas for fundraising to find out more about the work in Cambodia, you can logon to since early in Term 3. The Watson family coordinated a fundraising www.awarecam.org.au.

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Year 7 perspectives on cyber bullying

7-10% of students aged Year 4-9 reported being cyber bullied * 50% were in 10-14 age group, 32% in 15-18 age group *

Cyber-bullying is a topical issue, and You may want to talk to your mum, dad, I would firstly tell my friend to tell a guardian one that was recently addressed in a Year 7 brother or sister. You can also contact the of some sort, like a teacher, parent, uncle, English class. Cyber Smart Online Helpline Service, call aunt, nan or pop, or just a friend’s parents. the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or These people are a great source of help Students were asked to log onto the School’s visit their website. because they want to help and stop the library page and open the Internet Safety problem occurring in your life. Soon enough Tab at the top of the page. Upon reading • Keep the evidence. This can be useful the problem will be resolved and you can through the articles and websites listed, in tracking the bully down. Save continue your time on the internet. students were to provide advice to a friend texts, emails, online and voicemail who was being bullied online. conversations as evidence. – Jye Renfree (8Wb) • Report it to: I would tell him to tell his parents what is To help address cyber bullying at the happening. While this is happening don’t – Your school – they should have policies School, all students and parents sign a safe access the network you are being bullied in place about bullying and cyber use agreement for use of the computers on. If it gets worse I would ask my parents if bullying. and networks, agreeing to use them they could go and speak to the Headmaster – Your ISP and/or phone provider, or appropriately. All computers have a cyber- (if he goes to your school), or if they were the website administrator – there are safety help button that students can press if at another school I would go and speak to actions they can take to help. they are being bullied online. All computers them. If you do go on the network, tell your – The Police – if there is a threat to your are also installed with esafe software that parents if he/she continues to bully you. safety the Police will help. Call 000 or picks up any bullying language being used – Brad Fullgrabe (8Be) Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. on School computers. Any such activity is followed up by the Senior Master, with a – Joshua Cipro (8Wb) The advice that I would give my friend if discussion about appropriate use of the they were a victim of cyber bullying is to I would tell them to tell their parents straight technology and a short ban from using tell a parent or teacher if the boy goes to away so that their parents can talk to the computers for anyone found breaching the your school. But before doing that I would bully’s parents and it can be sorted out civilly. School’s policy. Guildford Grammar School first ask him to please stop and then if he I would also tell them to block the bully if has reduced access to social networking continues, tell on him. Here are some useful they are on a social networking site, or I sites, but recognises that educating students tips from http://www.cybersmart.gov.au would tell them to delete their number and on the use of these sites is more important • Ignore it. Don’t respond to the bully. If block their number or get a new SIM card. If than banning them. they don’t get a response they may get it started getting really bad and it started to Lots of useful advice on cyber bullying is bored and go away. affect their work in class I would suggest that available at www.kidshelp.com.au/grownups/ he tell the teachers and the school therapist • Block the person. This will stop you news-research/hot-topics/cyber-bullying.php. so that they can sort out their differences seeing the messages or texts from a Help and support is also available from the face to face. particular person. Parent Help Centre on (08) 9272 1466 or • Tell someone. Tell an adult you can trust. – Aaron Evans (8Sc) 1800 654 432.

* Taken from http://www.kidshelp.com.au/grownups/news-research/hot-topics/cyber-bullying.php

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Guitar making course strikes a chord

Over 18 weeks in Term 3, a group of eight students embarked on an exciting project to design and manufacture their very own custom guitar.

The students were fully involved in the process, selecting their choice of guitar, from Fender Stratacaster, Fender Telecaster, Gibson SG, Gibson Les Paul, Maton Mastersound and a modified version of Ibanez RG, and selecting whether they preferred a natural wood finish or a coloured painted finish.

Once the designs were selected, four guitar bodies were drawn by the students, using CAD software, and cut out using the computer- controlled CNC machine. Another four bodies were traced from templates, cut out manually using the bandsaw, and then machined to an exact copy using a handheld router.

With the bodies ready, the students undertook the arduous task of machining out all of the cavities so that the electronic components, hardware and neck could be fitted.

Assembly completed, the focus was then on aesthetics, with sanding and the application of multiple coats of high-build primer paint, and a final colour coat for the painted guitars, or clear 2-pack finish for the woodgrain guitars.

The final result was eight excellent guitars, each individually designed and ready to play! the course opened my eyes to how I would highly recommend this course to guitars work and how to fix guitars if anyone who has an interest in guitars and I Year 11 student, Harrison Boog (11Be), anything goes wrong. It was an emotional would like to commend Mr Jordan for being really enjoyed the course. “Guitar making ride, with many mishaps along the way, but a great teacher who put in many extra hours has been one of the most fascinating I would do it all again any day, because the helping us to complete our guitars.” activities I have done. As a budding musician, end result was worth it!

From music student to recording artist in one day! This year, music students from Years 8-10 had the chance to visit a professional recording studio in Perth. I was lucky enough to be invited and observe the recording process in action. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to record my own work, which was fantastic! The recording engineer, Laurie McCallam, had built up a warehouse over a few years and bought equipment to transform it into a great recording studio. Many of us were able to record our own compositions or pieces of music we wanted, directly onto a CD. The whole experience was really cool and an awesome opportunity for any music student. I hope I have another opportunity to return to the studio again next year and would encourage anyone else who is interested in the recording process to head along as well!

Luke Olejnik (11He)

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The DNA of strawberries and other exciting experiments!

On Tuesday 5 July, a group of Year 8 and 9 Biology Y students attended the Primary Industry Centre of Science Education (PICSE) Science Investigation Awards at UWA. As part of the Biology Y course, the students conducted independent investigations based around Agricultural Science. The top 3 investigations from the Year 8 and 9 students were invited to compete in the PICSE Science Investigation Awards. Here, 80 Year 8, 9 and 10 students from around the State presented their investigation as presentation boards to staff and students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UWA. Aaron Hug (9He) and Robin Bottrell (9He) share their experience below. “On Tuesday 5 July, we attended the PICSE Science Investigation Awards at UWA. The day was enjoyed by everyone as it was very informative, fun and interesting. We took part in three activities during the day, starting with a briefing on what we were going to be doing throughout the day, and then we were split into year groups. As Year 9s, we went to a laboratory to conduct some exciting experiments. In our first experiment we used pipettes to put food colouring into agar jelly, extracting the DNA out of strawberries and having fun with food and science. Next was the judging of the presentation boards we made especially for the competition in the Biological Sciences Library. We were asked questions about our investigations by the judges, and we also had the opportunity to view other students’ boards and work on some Science activities. Next, we accompanied one of the prestigious students on a tour of the University. Seeing all the wondrous buildings and hearing all about the University’s programs and fun facts was very interesting. The Presentation Awards were held after lunch in Winthrop Hall. Sadly we did not win, but we still really enjoyed the day.” Aaron Hug (9He) and Robin Bottrell (9HE)

Doust returns to present award

Good friend of the School, author Jon reading, running, kicking and in his words, Doust, made a return visit to the School in “stuff”. October to present an award to the winner Father Philip Raymont was particularly of the inaugural 2011 Writing Prize. tickled by Jon’s presentation, bursting into In his usual comedic style, Jon kept the loud laughter on several occasions at Jon’s boys waiting for the announcement, as he quick and quirky humour. talked about Randolph Stow (Sc 50-52), Finally, after a nerve-wracking wait, Jamie a well-respected author and winner of the O’Connor (10SG) was announced as the Miles Franklin Award. winner. Jamie’s story on the subject of John Doust, Jamie O’Connor and Director Jon espoused being a well-rounded sport will be published in the 2011 Swan. of Library Services, Michelle Pritchard. student, who is equally good at writing,

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Forget Billy Elliott, We’ve Got Harrison Elliott!

Year 12 student, Harrison Elliott (12Wb), is making a name for helped him secure a professional role with the Barking Gecko himself in the world of dance and choreography, heading off to Theatre Company, as part of the 2012 International Arts a round of auditions at WAAPA and the New Zealand School of Festival. Dance, hoping to secure a place in one of the prestigious dance Being a professional dancer takes a great deal of discipline schools. Harrison has to maintain a high level of fitness and flexibility. To keep fit, also applied for funding Harrison attends regular contemporary and ballet classes, through the Department enjoys yoga and plays Rugby, being careful to avoid injury. of Culture and the Arts to undertake Head of Art, and accomplished professional dancer, Jane a traineeship with Diamond, has high hopes for Harrison’s future in dance. renowned London “Harrison is a unique and powerful performer of dance company, contemporary dance, his technical prowess and expression Hofesh Shechter. is of the highest standard, and is unusual in a person of his Whatever the outcome, we age. He has a deep understanding of the inherent metaphor are sure we will be hearing more of the moving body, the power of physical expression that about Harrison in the future. communicates the sublime, and the need for ongoing Having been thrown into dance by his parents explorative arts practice. He is a champion of young people, in Year 5, Harrison started taking a serious having the opportunity to question, create and express interest in Year 10, performing with several through the arts. Harrison will undoubtedly pursue a highly established dance companies by the time successful career in contemporary performance, both on the he was in Year 12. Starting off in ballet national and international arenas.” and jazz, Harrison soon added hip-hop and Wise beyond his years, Harrison has some final words of contemporary dance, and now specialises in wisdom for other boys interested in dance and choreography. ballet and contemporary. “Be fearless and don’t worry about what others think. Be Harrison’s experiences dancing with the Steps Youth Dance open, suspend judgement, but above all else, be fearless.” Company, and in a local production called Driving into Walls,

Editor’s note: Since this article was written, Harrison has been accepted at both WAAPA and NZ School of Dance, and has some big decisions ahead of him! Elijah’s talent showcased

Year 12 student, Elijah Lim (12Sc), has always impressed with his exceptional organ playing. Over August and September, Elijah featured in two chapel performances; his final performances before he leaves the School at the end of the year.

On 2 August, a special lunchtime concert was held in the Chapel of St Mary & St George for students and staff. Elijah expertly performed two complex organ pieces; Suite Gothique by Leon Boellmann and Carillon de Westminster by Louis Vierne.

In early September, Elijah represented the School with distinction at St George’s Cathedral. Elijah’s performance was an appointment that has furthered his skills The present organ was built in 1972 by F J outstanding, as he played with great and provided new learning and performing Larner & Co and is a seminal early example maturity and control, well beyond his years. experiences. of the work of the Australian organ reform Elijah began learning the piano at the age movement, with the pipework encased About the Chapel Organ of six, kicking off his passion for music within reflecting boxes without pipeshades. and performance. Through a 2007 music The School Organ is a historic part of the In 1995, a new Gothic-style case, more scholarship, Elijah had the opportunity Chapel, with the original organ built by Norman in keeping with the architecture of the to learn the pipe organ, which fostered & Beard. The Organ consisted of two manuals building, was designed by Lynn Kirkham and an ongoing and strong interest in the and seven speaking stops, and was divided on constructed and installed by Ridge Furniture. “Queen of Instruments”. Elijah is also the either side of the large west window behind In 1996, Lynn Kirkham designed and built a organ scholar for St George’s Cathedral, cases designed by the architect. new mechanical key action.

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Writing on the Wall Rings True for Freeth House

A mural, recently painted on the wall of Freeth House, has originate from uncertain sources; but what makes it notable is that provided a focus for our students, consistent with the School’s values it has been esteemed by many and recognised through intelligent and Christian ethos. comment as being an exceptional and acceptable picture of what we would all like to say success really constitutes. The words on the wall in our House represent more than just words. They represent what we as a House believe in. They represent what By adopting these words, Freeth House is stating that it is prepared we aspire to and what we as a house dedicate to and have been to be judged by this definition and that it will define itself by these prepared to demonstrate in our efforts to support our House charity. values.

Success is what we all aspire to in one form or another but most Bob Higgins are unsure of what success really is. Freeth House has decided to Freeth House Mentor define this more precisely by adopting a quote which seems to

St George’s House Charity Success

St George’s House has continued its association with The Anglican Board of Mission – Australia (ABM) in 2011 and again was able to support the association as its House Charity. Reverend Lionel Snell attended a recent Chapel Service to receive a $1000 donation from the House, which will go towards the ongoing work that ABM performs both here in Australia and overseas.

The money was the combined effort of the current boys in the House, who held a Sausage Sizzle in May, and the families and Old Boys of the House who attended our Annual House Service in April and kindly donated at the conclusion of the Service.

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Bold bid Woodwork brings students for Basil out of the woods

Matthew Howell, Mathew Ferguson and Daniel Kiff.

Over the weekend of the 9 September, Year 12 furniture category, with Joshua 11 Materials Design and Technology Bartholomeusz (11SG) and Justin Mettam students entered their Year 11 or Year 12 (11Ha) both receiving Highly Commended woodwork projects into the Out of the certificates in the Year 11 artistic category for Woods competition, held at the Claremont their clocks. Other students who exhibited Show grounds. work were Wesley Powell (12SG), Mitchell Smit (12Ha), Selwyn Clapp (12Sc), Bradley The Out of the Woods Competition is Archer (11Be), Fraser Jones (11He), and held every year in conjunction with the Harrison Boog (11Be). Wood Show and is organised by the Fine Woodworking Association of WA. This Leanne Pauls, organiser and curator of the Teacher Roberta Notte year there were 132 student entries from exhibition, was impressed by the standard of and Basil Zempilas. 21 private and public schools, as well the work, emailing some great feedback. as 76 adult entries from woodworking Popular radio and television “Some of the judges involved have judged all professionals and enthusiasts. presenter, Basil Zempilas, visited the over Australia and made a point to comment School on Friday 26 August, after the Daniel Kiff (12Ha) achieved second place that the pieces we had in the competition School successfully bid for his MC in the Year 12 furniture category, for his were right up there among the best they services through the 92.9 Kids Appeal imaginative coffee table with timber inlay and have seen in any student competition, so for with Telethon, for Princess Margaret resin top, and Chris Daniel (11SG) received the boys to achieve the results they did is an Hospital. second place in the Year 11 artistic category, absolute credit to yourself and the students. One of Lisa, Baz and Sam’s fundraisers for his clock in the shape of a surfboard. Another thing you might be interested in is involved auctioning Basil as a speaker Mathew Ferguson (12SG) received a Highly the number of patrons and FWWA members or MC for an event. Teacher, Roberta Commended in the who came specifically to comment to me Notte, who happened to be seeking that the quality of the student out a guest speaker for a staff work was such that it was development day, contacted the station impossible to distinguish in and a bidding war ensued. Roberta’s many cases which were student main competition was a girl who and which were adult category wanted Basil to MC her 18th birthday. pieces.” As the bids reached $3800, Basil Congratulations to these generously offered his services at both boys and to all of the functions! students who entered Basil presented a lively, humorous work of a very high and energetic talk on his school life, standard into the how he got his start in media and his competition. football thoughts and predictions, before meeting with a group of media Joshua Bartholomeusz, students to discuss his life in the media. Chris Daniel and Justin Mettam. 22 SENIOR SCHOOL

Engineering students sprocketing ahead!

Year 11 Engineering students are nearing completion of a project they have been working on since the beginning of the year, modifying some of the Design and Technology department’s go karts to change the overall drive ratio to enable greater acceleration and reduce top speed.

The drive sprocket on the engine output shaft was already very small and the drive sprocket on the axle was as large as could be accommodated by the wheel diameter, so the only way to change overall ratio significantly was to introduce an auxiliary or “lay shaft”. The brief did not allow modification, welding to, or drilling of the go kart chassis, so the students had to design and fabricate a mounting bracket that could be bolted in to existing holes and removed if necessary. The design also Matthew MacLennan and had to allow independent tensioning of Nicholas Plunkett. two drive chains. Students had to design and manufacture the bracket, lay shaft and So far, students have completed the Stay tuned for the next instalment, when bearing carrier and calculate sprocket sizes fabrication of their design and are now trial students will drive the go karts to test and to accommodate a range of different ratios. fitting the parts to their go karts. Once the graph the results of their designs! Plans and sprockets were drawn using trial fitting has been completed and checked, Sam Davy Guildford’s Solidworks CAD package, and the drives will be removed so that the Engineering Teacher prototype sprockets cut out of MDF on the tack welds can be completed and finished School’s CNC Denford router. sprockets can be laser cut from steel plate.

Recipe writing makes literacy students hungry! Students in the Year 7 Literacy course have been working hard this term, returning to the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre to work with another author, famous Western Australian author Dianne Wolfer.

The students enjoyed listening to Ms Wolfer read stories from her novels for adolescent readers. The group also worked hard in workshops, learning about strategies to help them get Dianne Wolfer and Mitchell Clark. started with their own writing.

Boys apparently get hungry when they’re learning, so I included some other activities in the program to keep them focused. While in Fremantle, the group simply had to stop off at the café strip for a soft drink and famous Sandrino’s pizza, delicious!

Back in class, the boys have been learning about written instructions – that means procedures and recipes. They have learned about herbs and healthy and tasty food and have been cooking up French toast, pancakes and tandoori chicken wraps.

The group will continue the Master Chef class next term, as they will probably still be hungry after all their hard work!

Gabriel Beck. Ms Colleen Reed Literacy Teacher

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David Enjoys his Time in the Brine

David Gething is a multi-talented man who College as Organist, Choir Master and Head of holds a number of roles within the School. As Performing Arts from 1998-2000. the School Organist, Assistant Head of the Senior Boarding House, Teacher-in-Charge of With music clearly in his blood, David started Cricket and a Teacher of History, Geography playing the piano at the age of five, moving and English, David certainly has a handle on on to the organ when he reached high school. multi-tasking! With the time he spent playing the piano, David was an accomplished pianist by the time he David started at the School in 2004 as Organist, left primary school, playing challenging and Choir Master and Teacher of Music. Prior interesting music. to 2004, David spent seven years at Wesley David leads Congo, or congregational hymn singing, every Thursday and Friday morning, enjoying the regular interaction with the a Faculty with many passionate and dedicated students. “Hymn-singing can be seen as a little teachers. I think that is why so many boys enjoy old-fashioned, but like many old-fashioned their time in the Brine building. things in life, it can have lasting value if “I believe that teaching History is mostly pursued in the right context and in the right concerned with encouraging and developing way. Classical music and hymn-singing has critical thinking and most boys are naturally been going for many hundreds of years so they receptive and interested in challenging an are definitely not going away, but they both accepted version of events.” need to be nurtured. I believe that Schools like Guildford Grammar need to maintain the Outside of School, David has been a Lay Clerk tradition of teaching fine art, drama, literature, (singer) in the St George’s Cathedral Choir since dance and classical music as well as foreign 1991, and many of his friends are singers or languages. Personally, I have gained an musicians. He also conducts a semi-professional enormous amount out of these disciplines and Choir called Giovanni Consort and has sung I want to see 21st Century students have the many seasons with the WA Opera Chorus. The same experiences.” rest of his spare time is taken up reading and keeping fit. On teaching at Guildford Grammar, David believes that students can tell if their teachers Despite his busy schedule, David coordinated are passionate about their subject. “A teacher’s a Cricket tour of New Zealand in January passion helps the students become engaged and is organising a History tour to Europe in and believe that what they are studying is December. After that, he is hoping for a quieter important to them. I am lucky that I work in 2012!

Reuben keeps an eye on road safety

Year 10 student Reuben Fox (10Wb) has placed second in the state-wide RAC Fame billboard advertising competition, designing a dramatic billboard promoting roadside awareness amongst WA youth. The Fame competition is now in its fourth year and is a platform for WA students in Years 10-12 to exhibit their creative ideas while promoting the importance of road safety to people of their own age. Reuben’s entry was one of over 70 submitted by students from across the state. As runner-up, Reuben received a $200 JB Hi-Fi voucher and a Nintendo Wii console. “Coming second in this competition has really The prize has shown me my potential in motivated Reuben the area of graphic design, towards a career in an area which I hope to graphic design. one day have a career in.”

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Matt Naysmith and Symon Still from PBF. Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF) and Preventing Alcohol and Road Related Trauma in Youth (PARTY)

In early August, Year 11 and 12 students Matt was a simple country boy from Collie, period with greater perspective than what I attended a presentation by Matt Naysmith who followed his dreams to become a heavy had before. from the Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF). Matt duty mechanic, and was saving up to fulfil The Preventing Alcohol and Road Related is an engaging speaker who presents his his dream of travelling. Matt also recited Trauma in Youth (PARTY) experience situation in real terms. Two students present stories of fellow paraplegia sufferers who all program, run at Royal Perth Hospital, is one their personal perspectives below. attributed their accidents to poor decisions. that changes your outlook on risk taking Personal Perspectives Matt’s involvement with PBF came about within the first hour. The hardest-hitting On Wednesday 10 August, I was one of when he lost a childhood friend in a car part of the day, which highlighted the many lucky Year 11 students who listened accident, which he felt he could have seriousness of the experience program, was to a life changing speech by Mr Matt prevented, if only he had spoken up and visiting the patients in ICU. not let his friend drive. He reinforced to us Naysmith from the Paraplegic Benefit Seeing someone who could have been a that the biggest thing we can do to prevent Fund (PBF), a member based organisation star footballer lying in a bed, with hoses similar situations, was to use our voices and that aims to provide financial support for and tubes allowing him to do the everyday not be afraid to be the responsible one. members who sustain a spinal cord injury. things we take for granted, such as Matt’s message to us was that these sorts Matt provided us with information about breathing, eating and even going to the PBF, and told us his life-changing story, of accidents can happen to anyone. We, as toilet, was confronting to say the least. which resulted in him being confined to a young people, are not immune from spinal wheelchair for the rest of his life. cord injuries. He believed at the time that We thank the staff at RPH for giving us he was immune, which made the shock for this insight into the impacts of risk related Matt’s accident happened in a remote area him all the worse. behaviour, the consequences of which of Karijini National Park. Knowing this can be devastating not only for us, but for area well myself, I winced as I pictured him I would like to thank Matt for coming to everyone around us. We also extend our slipping of a rocky ledge and falling 6-8 our school to educate us about this seldom gratitude towards the people who continue metres onto the rocks. Matt told us how talked about issue. I would also like to thank to push for the PARTY experience program the incident was completely avoidable, and the Australian Paraplegic Benefit Fund for to continue, and the numerous people at came down to poor decisions he had made their generosity in offering a 12 month RPH that save lives every day. that day, causing him to lead a life that membership to every Guildford Grammar requires people to help him with everyday School student. I believe I was one of many Luke Wright (11WB) and tasks such as washing and cleaning himself. students who walked away from this GAP Kaegan Summers (11HE)

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Betts betters writing skills

Perth based writer, teacher, speaker, lecturer and cyclist, AJ Betts, visited the School in September, to talk to boys from all year groups about her books and her motivations.

AJ’s visit was made possible by the HeARTlines Festival, coordinated by the Mundaring Arts Centre.

AJ’s presentation to a Year 7 group focused on the everyday things that had influenced her writing, from a muffin to photography, through to people watching.

AJ’s first novel, Shutter Speed, was published in 2008 and based around the central themes of photography and a Ducati motorcycle. Her second novel, Wavelength, was shortlisted in the WA Premier’s Book Awards in 2010. AJ Betts with a group of Year 7 students.

Year 7 Students Liam Cowie, Alex Burns, Kane Clark and Nick McKenzie with Ms Remie Paulik. Medieval focus on Book Week Check any library’s calendar around the and reading excerpts at lunchtime to featured quotes about books and authors country and you are bound to see a week small groups of captivated students from in a multitude of languages and students in August always highlighted. Children’s the short-list of books nominated for the were invited to translate the quotes and Book Week is the longest running children’s prestigious Children’s Book of the Year offer their own witty translation. All entries festival in Australia and it celebrated its Award. Who said teenage boys don’t like went into the draw to win a book voucher 66th birthday this year, during the week to be read to?! Remie also represented and the lucky winner was Year 12 student 20-26 August. This year, the library joined Guildford Grammar School at the annual Aaron Liew (12Sc). forces with the languages faculty to CBW Dinner where authors, illustrators and celebrate the week, combining Book Week other interested parties came together to In August 2012, the Senior Library will with International Languages Week. Given celebrate children’s literature. Remie said celebrate the Children’s Book Week theme this year’s Book Week theme of ‘one world, the experience of attending the dinner really of “Champions Read!” This will be extremely many stories’, the link made perfect sense! re-enforced her commitment to promoting fitting as CBW commences just after children’s and young adult’s literature. the conclusion of the Games of the XXX Keeping this year’s event ‘cool’ and Olympiad, which I imagine many of our staff interesting for senior students, one of the Library and Languages staff set up a and students will avidly follow. Bring it on! Library Technicians in our Senior Library, colourful and informative display in the Ms Remie Paulik, got into the spirit of the library, using photographs of our many Michelle Pritchard week by donning a medieval costume multi-lingual staff in the Senior School. It Director of Library Services

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Fun fete helps fund disabled sports

Early in June, we started researching charities for our community focused project, eventually selecting the Western Australian Disabled Sports Association (WADSA) as our chosen charity. WADSA help people with disabilities to be empowered to participate in sport and recreation.

After researching WADSA closely as part of the project, we decided to organise a lunchtime fete to raise some funds.

The fete was held on 8 September on Chapel Close and was very well supported, with long lines forming for the sausages, hot chips, soft drinks and home-made milkshakes on sale. By the end of lunchtime, we had raised $900.

As part of our project we also visited the Wheelchair Sports Facility of WA, to see what it was like to be active in a wheelchair sport. There we met an inspirational man named Brett Nicholson, who has spent his entire life in a wheelchair. Brett taught us how to play wheelchair basketball, which we all found very exciting and challenging.

We really enjoyed Ms Goforth’s class this term; it has been a fun, enjoyable and educational experience.

RJ Pollard (7Wb), Tristan van Herk (7Be) and Nik Hammond (7SG).

Kian awarded best documentary

Congratulations to Year 11 student Kian Esmaili (11SG) for winning the Best Documentary in the Queensland Bond University BUFTA Awards, for his film Why I Ride.

Kian’s film competed against five other films shortlisted from over 100 documentaries from students across Australia.

Kian is heading to Canada over the holidays and is hoping to film a documentary on snowboarding with the team he is competing with.

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Year 10 students a shining example in community service program

The Friday afternoon community service program has proven beneficial for the local community and Year 10 students, with several partnerships showing students the true value of community work.

One group of students enjoy their community service at the Midland Public Library, teaching the elderly about today’s technology – computing and internet. This is a popular choice for many, as most teenagers are avid users of computers and the internet. The elderly participants provided some positive comments on the students’ willingness to help, and we have been advised that our students did the School proud. Our partnership with the Library has allowed our students to develop an ethos of service and a commitment to involvement in the community.

Internet training at Midland Library.

Another community partner where we have student placements is Amana Living in Bayswater. Our students have learnt to appreciate the importance of service to others and demonstrating compassion for the needs of others, by being a companion for the elderly. Often friendships are forged between the residents and our students as they spend the afternoon playing lawn bowls or having a fun time together. It was especially touching, three years ago, when a resident identified himself as an ex-Captain of St George’s House!

Though it is the School’s requirement for the Year 10 cohort to go through a four to six-week rotation of this program, it is my hope that our students will gain a positive sense of what community service is about. We hope this program and these positive experiences will encourage our students to be proactive in taking on a civic role in the future.

I would like to acknowledge other partners – the Salvation Army in Midland and Bassendean, Anglicare in Midland and People Who Care in Guildford, for giving our students this valuable experience and guidance.

Lina Morien Co-ordinator Lending a hand at the Salvation Army Store in Midland. Year 10 Friday Afternoon Community Service Program

Golden oldies enjoy some golden oldies!

A group of music students visited the Pines Retirement Village in September, to perform a special concert just for the residents.

Thirty students attended the concert, with performances by G-Jazz, the Saxaphone Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Concert Choir and Jazz Choir.

Residents enjoyed listening to music and songs, including Aint Misbehavin, Way Over Yonder, Tears in Heaven and You Raise Me Up.

The residents thoroughly enjoyed the concert and the interaction with the students.

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Boys just want to have fun

Our boarders are extremely busy, with be ballroom dancing on show but any year and is currently studying Engineering at study schedules, sports and training, but misgivings were soon blown away by the Curtin University. He is a qualified lifeguard they still find time to have some fun through frenetic action onstage. and is involved in the Guildford Grammar a comprehensive recreation schedule. While I would like to take this opportunity to School swimming program. the varied activities on offer certainly allow thank Mr Christophe Pasquier for his for plenty of enjoyment, they also afford The Recreation Schedule can be found on the work in the role of Recreation Officer opportunities for the boys to develop some Boarding page of the School website and it is and welcome Mr Matthew Garrett, who social skills and practise them in different updated at the beginning of each term. commenced in the position at the beginning settings. of this term. Mr Garrett has been a member Michael Holland This term there have been the usual socials, of the boarding staff since January of last Head of Boarding or dances, which are always very well attended. The boys particularly enjoyed the Perth College Dance with the theme of ‘The Forces’. Everybody got into the spirit of the theme, even staff. There were plenty of soldiers, some boys dressed in Western Force garb, with Drill Sergeant Holland overseeing proceedings.

Apart from dances, there were visits to Scitech and the Perth Zoo, barbecues, ice skating, rock climbing and a host of other activities where the boys could mix with friends from other schools and hone their conversation skills.

This term, we have introduced the boys to more cultural events. A handful of boys visited the theatre to see Julius Caesar and shared lunch at a nearby restaurant with some girls from St Brigid’s College. A larger number of boys were impressed with the spectacle of Burn the Floor. There was some trepidation when they realised there would

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Bon Appétit if you Want to Eat!

Year 7 French language students were able to use their language skills in the most rewarding way possible during Term 3 – to negotiate the purchase of a delicious French breakfast! This was a perfect example of task-based language learning, a strategy where students are challenged to complete a task incorporating a real-life scenario. From the beginning of the task, students clearly understood the purpose of learning the necessary language, and were enthused by the reward of completing the task.

Monsieur Warren and Monsieur Pasquier (with help from the ever-obliging dining hall staff) had painstakingly set up the dining hall as a French café, complete with wall posters, French flag, exquisitely laid tables and a mouthwatering display of café fare – croissants, pain aux raisins, baguettes, crème caramel, jus d’orange et chocolat chaud. Students had to be able Year 7 boys practicing their French language skills. to use appropriate greetings, respond to questions from the café “staff”, enquire impressed by their confidence and authentic wise at least in France! about cost and pay for their meal. pronunciation. Judging by the fact that they Sue Cooper all successfully obtained their breakfast, As an observer, I can confirm that the Head of Languages boys performed excellently and I was there is no doubt they would survive food-

Magic tricks and acrobats make languages fun!

On 30 August, 20 residents of the Chung Wah Association Aged Care facility joined 150 Chinese Language students from Years 5 to 11, to enjoy a Chinese acrobatic performance in the Kyle Auditorium.

The Chung Wah residents had been invited to share a morning with us, and saw a great opportunity to help our students practise their Mandarin. Before the performance, the guests were invited to a morning tea in the DLD, assisted by Declan White (9SG) and Jack Nathan (9St).

The acrobatic show was a colourful combination of impressive feats of balancing and plate-whirling, dancing and good old-fashioned magic tricks, which still have the power to bamboozle students. No cultural performance is complete without the interactive part, of course, and students of all ages jumped at the opportunity to join in on stage. Sue White, the Chung Wah Aged Care Manager, commented on how impressed she was at the enthusiasm and confidence of the Guildford students. We obviously have a lot of budding entertainers.

After the show, the Year 10 Chinese language students escorted our visitors to the dining hall, where they enjoyed a Chinese meal together with lots of conversation. The Chung Wah Association had ensured that at least one Mandarin and one English speaker sat at each table with the boys, and many guests were very complimentary about our boys’ speaking skills. It was evident that the two generations greatly enjoyed their contact, and a promise was made to meet up again for more interaction in the future.

Sue Cooper Head of Languages

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Julian Giustiniano, Matthew Munroe and Nathaniel Harris in Shore to Shore.

Drama month October was a month of drama at Guildford Grammar The rehearsal process for Cagebirds was very rewarding, helping students School, with three drama productions staged over three to develop focused and believable characters to engage and intrigue the weeks! audience. Summer of the Aliens Lucy Felstead Year 11 Drama students were privileged to work with Drama and Art Teacher professional actor/theatre director, Igor Sas, in their end of year production, Summer of the Aliens, by Louis Nowra.

Accompanied by Drama students from Perth College, the performers brought to life the gritty realism of Nowra’s writing and stark characters. Shore to Shore The Junior Drama production, Shore to Shore, was a devised theatre work, based on the investigation into the performers’ ancestral past. Ancestral histories dated back to the early 1800s and one student had ancestors who came to Australia before Captain Cook, but were shipwrecked off the coast and never seen again.

The Year 7-9 performers briefly walked in the shoes of their ancestors, resulting in a powerful yet poignant performance.

Jane Diamond Head of Arts and Drama Faculty Cagebirds The Year 10 Drama production, Cagebirds, by David Campton, featured eight Year 10 Drama students in this James Hall and Luke Olejnik. difficult absurdist piece.

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Valedictory Day 26 October 2011

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It’s gold, silver, gold for the Bartons!

Three Guildford Grammar School students recently took out two gold and one silver medal in the WA State Junior Singles Championships, in French game, Pétanque.

The Championships were held at the Maison De France Pétanque Club in Wembley, on Sunday 21 August.

Year 11 student, Jarrod Barton (11Be), won the gold medal and State singles Junior Champion under 18 years, with his younger sister, 11 year old Amelia, winning the silver medal in the same category.

Not to be outdone, their 7-year-old sister Eleanor won the gold medal for Under 11s.

The three Barton siblings are members of the Subiaco Pétanque Club. They learned to play the game at their former primary school in Adelaide, as part of their French Amelia, Jarrod and Eleanor Barton. language studies.

Pétanque is a form of boules where the with both feet on the ground. The game is There are five Pétanque clubs in Perth goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but including one in Guildford; details of all clubs as possible to a small wooden ball called can also be played on grass, sand or other can be found at www.petanquewa.org.au. a cochonnet, while standing in a circle surfaces.

Guildford Blues making a splash!

Guildford Blues Swimming Club squad training commenced in August with a bang, under new Head Coach Kim MacCarthy, following a smooth transition from outgoing coach Liza Ranelli. The pool has quickly filled up with the onset of warmer weather, and the swimmers are a tight, professional unit churning up and down the pool each afternoon. Morning training sessions have also had a steady turnout, with the children enjoying breakfast together after the training sessions.

Kim MacCarthy brings eleven years of extensive experience and success coaching squads up to Age National levels. Kim is a Bronze licence accredited coach who established the Ranges Swim Club in Victoria and has worked with a number of Victorian and Western Australian clubs, most recently West Coast Swim Club.

The first official swimming meet under the new training schedule produced some spectacular results, and congratulations must go to all of the swimmers and the Head Coach for their outstanding efforts. Twelve squad swimmers entered fifty four individual events at the Swimming WA Long Course Qualifying meet in early October. All swimmers placed in the top 30 rankings in the State in each of the events entered and eleven swimmers achieved a top 20 ranking, with nine swimmers placing in the top 10 in the state. There were respectively. The squad is looking forward to competing in future outstanding efforts from George Henderson (9St), Brooke Rego meets and improving those personal best times! (Yr 5), James Gregory (Yr 3), Declan Brandwood (Yr 3) and Tori Cronje (Yr 3), all of whom placed in the top 5 in the state in various For further information or to join the Club as a competitive member, individual events. Brooke and James both achieved a number one please contact the Club Registrar via email enquiries@guildfordblues. state ranking, in 50m Freestyle (age 9) and 100m Freestyle (age 8) com.au or visit our website www.guildfordblues.com.au.

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Promising young Rugby player in Australian team

Year 12 student Corey Thomas (12SG) was strength cause headaches for the opposition. recently selected to represent the Australian Corey Thomas. Corey is an excellent lineout exponent, Schools ‘A’ team in Rugby Union, rapidly winning his own ball easily and troubling moving up the ranks and being reselected opponents. A highlight of the National in the Australian Squad, the top side in Championships was watching Corey soar the under 18s Schoolboys competition. In above the opposition to take spectacular the past few months, Corey has played catches from kick restarts; skills that would competitive matches against England and have AFL scouts ruing his defection to rugby! New Zealand. The experience has set the Corey was certainly noticed last year and wheels in motion for a possible career in professional Rugby and has placed Corey Australian Schoolboys Selectors watched his in the top five players in this country for his efforts with interest this year. His consistently position. strong performances saw him selected to represent the Australian Schools ‘A’ team. With his father, Phil, a promising Rugby League player in his school days and his To put Corey’s achievement into mother, Nicky, hailing from New Zealand, perspective, the selection process saw it should come as no surprise that Corey WA play fixtures against NSW I, NSW II, ended up playing Rugby! Corey initially tried Combined States (the best players in NSW his hand at AFL but it ‘didn’t feel right’, so, or QLD were not selected in one of their in 2003, he signed up to play at Palmyra state’s two teams) and QLD II. Rugby Club and has never looked back. Corey said it was nerve wracking as Not surprisingly, his parents supported the the selectors read out the teams at the switch and Corey is grateful for the time he conclusion of the Championships because spent with his dad in the backyard working they were read alphabetically so he had to on his skills. As the youngest member of the WA Division wait until almost the last name was read! He Corey demonstrated an aptitude for the 1 team last year, Corey’s goal was to play was both relieved and excited because it was game from an early age, achieving a lot for well and be noticed and learn as much as a fitting reward for all of his hard work; but someone so young. He represented WA at he possibly could. He responded well to he is not patting himself on the back just yet. under 15, under 16 and under 18 levels. feedback from Dwayne Nestor, Junior Elite There is always pressure on elite Rugby This was his second year representing WA at Coach with Rugby WA, and brought more players from WA to move east but Corey the National Schoolboys Championships in aggression to his ball carries and defence this will most likely stay in Perth so he can Brisbane, against players who were mostly season, which complimented his athleticism. continue to develop under the guidance of 17 and 18 years old. He is also a Level 1 He also worked hard in the gym to increase the Rugby WA Academy. His aim is to play member of the Rugby WA Academy, which his bulk. Corey is a very athletic and skilful first grade next year for a club in Perth. develops talented rugby players and is a player whose exact execution of technical pathway to playing professionally. aspects of the game and considerable A club above the rest The School’s Golf team was victorious in the PSA competition, taking out second place at the competition held in September at the Royal Perth Golf Club.

Amid falling branches and turbulent, windy conditions, the team won convincingly by five strokes, with Wesley and Hale drawing for second place.

The Guildford team was proudly represented by Ross Wilson (12Wb), Matthew Doeser (12Wb), Aarin Ryan (12Wb), Alex Weston (12St), Liam Purslowe (9Sc), Yanni Keenan (8Sc), David Hyman (8Be) and Callum Lawton (8St).

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Athletics Carnivals

Three significant athletics events were held in Term 3.

The House Athletics Carnival was held at Ern Clarke Stadium on a warm, sunny August day. Congratulations to St George’s House for their hard-fought win.

The Triangular Athletics Carnival was held on 9 September, with the School competing against Wesley College and Christ Church Grammar School, finishing the day in second place.

The following week, 100 boys headed off on the bus one last time for the Interschool Athletics Carnival. The School finished in 6th position for the third year in a row, with the Year 7 team the Champion School for their year group on the day. On the third ring of the bell ... run! The School was abuzz at lunchtime on Tuesday 16 August, as the historic Chapel Gift took place to mark the commencement of the Athletics season. The Chapel Gift race is a 435m sprint by the fastest runner in each House, around the Senior School, starting in front of the Chapel, on the third ring of the Chapel bell.

This year, state runner Daniel Monaco (12Ha) was the 2011 Chapel Gift champion.

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Radley rolls us in Rugby!

In July this year, twenty-eight boys and their coaches from Radley College travelled from Oxfordshire UK for the trip of a lifetime. The squad played four fixtures in the eastern states against some strong Rugby schools, including Riverview and Joeys in Sydney, before arriving in Perth to the hospitality of generous Guildford Grammar School host families.

With the first two days of the stay being student free days, the tourists were shown around the city by their host families, with activities including swimming at Cottlesloe Beach, feeding kangaroos in Caversham Park, walks through Kings Park, motorbike riding on farms, and sampling fine WA food outlets like fish and chips in Fremantle and chocolate and sweets in the Swan Valley.

The final game of the tour was played on a Tuesday afternoon on Guildford Grammar’s beautifully prepared Foundation Pavilion Field. The tourists took an early lead, which had the local boys gasping for breath after an almost three week break. At half time the score just favoured Radley, but there was a strong chance that Guildford would for the tourists, finishing their tour with a entertaining speeches from the Heads find their top of the PSA table form and strong victory 34-7. of Rugby and Rugby Captains from both mount a comeback. In the second half, schools and the exchanging of ties and gifts. Radley opened the scoring with some The tour culminated in a dinner to celebrate spirited running and support play, and the Rugby and new friendships, in the Guildford Mr Deon Moss scoreboard was soon ticking over steadily Grammar dining hall. The evening included Teacher in Charge, Rugby

Bids open on signed Western Force jersey

Old Guildfordian and Western Force player, Cruz Ah Nau (St 04-07), donated a signed jersey to the School for auction by the GGS Rugby Supporters.

A silent auction for the jersey is currently underway, with all profits going towards the 2012 Rugby program.

Bids can be made by emailing Old Guildfordian, Steve Pearson (Wb81-85), at [email protected], before the closing date of Friday 27 January 2012. For further information on the auction or jersey, please contact Teacher in Charge of Rugby, Mr Deon Moss at [email protected].

Cruz recently toured Samoa with the Western Force for the final World Cup preparations. A powerful and technically sound front rover, Cruz is set to join the Melbourne Rebels in 2012 as a run-on player. We wish him all the best and look forward to seeing Rugby Captain Ben Reed (12Wb) and Mr Deon Moss. him in the Super Rugby competition.

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They have the AFL in their sights

Laurence Grescos (11Wb) and Jack Cripps (10He) have been selected to represent Western Australia in the National Football carnivals. Jack was chosen to represent the WA State School Boys Team, which competed at the National School Boys Championships in Canberra. Selection to the State School Boys team is a stepping stone to the State 16’s and 18’s Academy in future years. Laurence was selected to be a part of the State 16’s Academy and went on to represent WA at the NAB AFL 16’s Carnival in Sydney. As a result of Laurence’s performance at the National Carnival, he was selected as a member of an expanded AIS/AFL Academy. The aim of the Academy is to expose players to the preparation required both physically and in skill development, for elite athletes, as well as provide a range of programs to assist their development as individuals. Recent graduates from the AIS/AFL Academy are Jack Darling (WCE), Andrew Gaff (WCE), Mitch Duncan (Geelong) and David Swallow (GC). A number of students have also been selected for various AFL Development Squads. Congratulations to: • Sean Van de Velde (8Fr) • Mitchell Price (8St) • Ashley Bartlett (8St) • Kieren Park (9Wb) • Jed McMahon (9Wb) • Jacob Haywood (8Wb) • Travis Radoccia (8Ha) • Joshua Cipro (8Wb) Laurence Grescos and Jack Cripps. • Peter Farmer (9Sc) Happy feet dance the night away

Once again, the School hosted the annual these events, and what was particularly with the Stars’ had come to Perth! Dance Sport program with Perth College evident was the keen anticipation that the Prizes were awarded on the night for the in Term 2. For five weeks, the boys and boys displayed for each session. best dancers and couples and the level of girls were instructed in dances such as the The program culminated in a social event, enjoyment and satisfaction was evident. Foxtrot, Salsa, Hip Hop and Progressive which was held on 17 June at the Italian Jive, through the professional instruction I look forward to 2012 bringing another Club on Fitzgerald Street. A highlight of Pamela Humphreys and her team. successful Dance Sport event into our of the evening was a performance community to develop and enhance the This year’s cohort was the largest for by professional dancers, who dazzled social skills of our boys. the past four years and the students and delighted the boys and girls with performed admirably in all sessions. I was their wonderful, physical and artistic Mr Ralph Heyes delighted at the way our boys approached performances. It was just like ‘Dancing Director of Co-Curricular Activities Sandcastle competition helps strengthen swim team Forty-six students from the Preparatory and Senior Schools During the camp, the students participated in team building attended a swim camp in September, to hone their fitness and activities, one of which resulted in some great sandcastles. strength in preparation for the swimming season. Another swim camp was held recently as a day trip to Rottnest. The 44 boys and 2 brave girls thoroughly enjoyed the beach Liza Ranelli activities, discovering in the process how different ocean swimming Head Swim Coach is to pool swimming.

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From the Head of the Preparatory School

It is often difficult to reflect on the events catering for our major sports events such as Crothers and Mrs Sweeny, who after years of a semester when so many positive events cross country and athletics, and serving at of faithful service have moved to pursue have occurred, and so many tremendous the Dad’s Big Breakfast. The largest of these other challenges. I know that Guildford will contributions have been made by the school undertakings would by far have been the long remain in their blood. We have also community. There are some consistent Guildford Sevens Tournament, feeding up to seen Mrs Tupling and Mrs Beal leave us highlights which continually reappear and I a thousand people. The health of bodies like temporarily on maternity leave. We have take delight in highlighting and celebrating FOPS is a good indicator of the health of the welcomed Miss Vance, Mr Cook, Mrs Mann, these. FOPS, is an acronym that is bandied community at large and by all accounts ours Mrs Liggett and Mrs Maclachlan. Each of about our school more frequently than any is fighting fit. these wonderful people has made an impact other. On the surface it is easy to see, enjoy in their own right. and appreciate the great work that is done “...A community needs a soul if it is to in a variety of areas and I will make mention become a true home for human beings. Highlights of this semester have been many. of some of these, but at a deeper level this You, the people must git it this soul.” Our JPSSA students had the opportunity to compete for the first time at the new body represents a deeper underlying spirit – Pope John Paul II and ethic that underpins our Guildford Western Australian Athletics Stadium. It was Grammar Preparatory School community. My thanks go to FOPS, parents and all the a spectacular opportunity for the students other vital stakeholders who contribute so and saw the breaking of a number of To put it philosophically, FOPS represents one generously to our community. records. The Guildford Sevens Tournament aspect of that much talked about tangible saw 21 teams compete this year and it sense of community. There is an exceptionally A community is also strengthened and showed that it had truly cemented itself as high level of support that is driven by a love fed by those who continually join it from the premier Rugby tournament. We do not for the School, a sense of belonging amongst outside. We have continued to grow forget the Poetry Day, Music Evening and students and parents and a desire to assist strongly in new enrolments and it has been the Art Exhibition. All wonderful events as the School strives to greater heights. a pleasure to welcome new families to that celebrate the talent and diversity of the Volunteering takes on a whole new meaning Guildford. We also celebrate the injection of offerings of the school. with this group, as they have risen to the new staff into the school in both temporary challenge over the past terms, arranging the and permanent roles. This year we have Justin Krause Mother’s Day Luncheon earlier in the year, said farewell to Mrs Noonan, Mrs Beck, Mrs Head of Preparatory School

Beastly performance a real lark!

The Lark Chamber Opera troupe visited the Out of School Care Centre in August, to perform their Rather Beastly opera. The Opera was written by Emma Jayakumav (soprano) and Tommaso Pollio (piano) especially for school aged children. Emma and Tommaso were accompanied by Robert Hofmann who sang baritone, and two sopranos, Nonie Trainor (sister of our very own Laura Trainor) and Shabhadra Young. The beautiful marimba was played by Josh Webber.

The children were mesmerised by the performance, in part due to the fabulous, bright masks created specifically for this Opera by the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.

Children of all ages enjoyed Rather Beastly, with some parents even coming along and staying to the very end!

Although most children had never been exposed to opera before, such a successful performance almost guarantees a repeat performance in the near future!

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2011 Quarter Athletics Carnival

During Week 7 of Term 3 the Preparatory School hosted its annual Quarter Athletics Carnival. Split over two days, students competed in an array of field events (jumps and throws), track events and team games. For many students the carnival presented an opportunity to show off their newly acquired, or developing athletic skills to friends, family and their peers. For others, it was the chance to thrive in some healthy competition with class mates of similar age and ability. Outcomes aside, the day proved an outstanding success with parents, students and staff enjoying the festivities and spectacles of the day. Well done to all those who competed and in particular to East Quarter who took overall bragging rights for 2011. Thank you also to all the staff who assisted with the organisation, set up and running of the day, to FOPS for their once again outstanding support of the Preparatory School, to the parents who supported and cheered from the side line and of course the students, who gave their best on the day.

Thomas Brooks.

Tia MacKenzie. Hamish Lyford.

Jay Versari.

Come ‘n’ Try day a great success including Swan View Cricket Club, Darling Range Fencing Club and Midland Lawn On Wednesday 13 July, more than 140 a chance to try out different sports in a fun, Tennis Club. children from Guildford, Stratton and Kids safe and friendly environment with trained Inn Out of School Care centres took part community coaches. AASC regional coordinator, Mark Sanders, in a summer sports Come ‘n’ Try day at the said the event not only provided a great The event was run by the Australian Prep School. opportunity for the kids to get active, Government’s Active After-School but provided essential links with local Athletics, cricket, fencing and tennis Communities (AASC) program, with support community activity providers and sporting activities were on offer, giving the children from a number of community organisations, clubs.

“The event was about encouraging kids of all levels and abilities to try a range of different sports and activities. It is also about having fun, making friends, learning new skills and importantly, getting active.”

Magda Heijmans from Out of School Care enjoyed the day and the chance to work in partnership with AASC. “We are really pleased to be working collaboratively with the AASC program to provide opportunities for our children to join local sporting clubs.”

The AASC program is an Australian Government program managed by the Australian Sports Commission in up to 3270 schools and out of school hour care services across Australia. For further information please visit www.ausport.gov.au/aasc.

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Puppets bring home safety message

“We all have the right to feel safe,” was the message presented at a recent Constable Care Incursion at the Preparatory School.

Through a colourful puppet presentation, the children were told a story about a little girl called Teagan and her robot friend Andrea. The children thoroughly enjoyed the story and related to the messages. They were able to participate, and some were lucky enough to receive prizes at the end by answering a quiz.

The puppet show discussed some of the early warning signs of fear, for example butterflies in the tummy, and Dad’s Big Wet Breakfast what we can do about those feelings. The children were encouraged to seek help from people they trust “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom...” famous lines of ancient and can talk to if they are feeling unsafe. origin from Herodotus were quite applicable to our Dad’s Big Breakfast. We were all grateful for the wetter conditions that brought relief to our parched The Constable Care Presentation provided a fun way city, but it did have some impact on our plans. However, we improvised, to reinforce our Protective Behaviours within the spreading ourselves between Priestley Hall and the Foundation Pavilion. Over health curriculum for students in Year 2 and 3. 700 breakfasts were served, and those in Priestley Hall were treated to a live, rhythmic performance by G-Jazz. It was a great opportunity for conversation and community. Many classes had arranged for Dads to visit the classrooms and complete activities with the students. I did note the look of sadness on many of the Dads’ faces when we were forced to call off the Tug-o-war, a much anticipated competitive highlight of the breakfast. It was clear however that suits, rain and mud were not going to make a good combination; there is always next year. We were very fortunate to have two of our students, Hamish Warden and Amelia Barton share their insightful thoughts on what fathers mean to them. It was an event that again brought together the talents and willingness of members from across our school community. We were very grateful for the assistance from the parents and FOPS. The 700 eggs were ably cooked by the master chefs among our Senior School prefect group. Naturally grounds, kitchen, and our Prep staff played a significant role as they always do. Mrs Dimond-Sutherland and her team again outdid themselves. To all who contributed across our community, we are all grateful. It was a wonderful lead in to Father’s Day. “Father! – to God himself we cannot give a holier name.” ~ William Wordsworth Justin Krause Head of Preparatory School

Prep students’ kangaroo dance with Moorditj Mob

Prep School students enjoyed an opportunity to learn the ‘kangaroo dance’, when the Wesley College Moorditj Mob visited the school during NAIDOC Week.

The NAIDOC Week celebrations were held near the rowing sheds, overlooking the Swan River, on land traditionally owned by the Wadjuk people.

Year 5 student, Rhani Valentine, MC’d the morning, and Year 1 student, Darcy Lambert, raised the Aboriginal flag with a member of the Moorditj Mob.

After the formalities, the Moorditj Mob enjoyed lunch with Year 6 students.

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Magic pages show One World, Many Stories

Prep Schools students jumped aboard some magic pages and took a trip around the world to celebrate Book Week 2011. This year’s theme was One World, Many Stories.

Book Week was packed full of adventure and fun, with guest readings and exciting story telling sessions at lunchtimes. In the lead up to the week, Mr Pasquier’s Year 10 students visited the library and read shortlisted books to a group of enthralled Year 2 students. Lunch time story telling guests included Mr Webber, Mr Krause, Father Philip and Heather Zubek.

No Book Week is complete without a visiting author, and Ken Spillman, author of the Jake series, visited the library during the week to share his passion for writing. Students from Years 1-4 also enjoyed a Cady Harris and Lewis Craggs reading to Year 2 students. special sneak preview of Ken’s new book, which will hit the book shelves soon! At the end of his session, Ken happily autographed went to Year 2 who created a world of hot books for students who brought along their air balloons across their foyer based on the own copy, or purchased one on the day. book Why I love Australia.

Throughout the week, teachers and classes The week concluded with a dress up parade worked steadily to create amazing displays on the top oval. There were costumes on their classroom doors using either the from all parts of the globe and even an Book Week theme or one of the short appearance by Santa! Each class paraded listed Book Week titles for the ‘Decorate their colourful costumes to music in front the Door Competition’. The winning Year of parents, teachers and students. A special 5 class used the world-wide theme with a mention must go to Mr Budler who looked focus on beautiful France. They created an especially beautiful in his Spanish outfit, incredible French café scene, complete with complete with wig, stockings and lipstick! art work from the Louvre, accompanied by Brooke Vance French music. Second place went to Year Teacher Librarian 3 for their display on China and third prize

The Finesse of Ness

Paralympic Gold medallist, Brad Ness, visited the Prep School in August, to share his inspirational story and encourage students to dream, and live their dreams.

Brad is a below-the-knee amputee, suffering a serious injury in a boating accident shortly after his 18th birthday. Far from abandoning his sporting dreams, Brad threw himself into disabled sports, starting in the Shenton Park Wheelchair Basketball Team.

Brad has competed in three Paralympics, and was Captain of the Gold medal winning team in Beijing. He was also part of the team that won the 2010 World Cup and is part of the professional league in Italy, spending six months a year there with his wife and two dogs.

According to Brad, such success comes about through following your dreams. In his own words, “if you follow your dreams, you never know where they will take you. If you strive for your dreams and have goals, you never know where you’ll end up. Remember to re-assess your goals, take small steps and work towards your dreams.” Brad Ness talks with the students.

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Passion, Pace and Skill: 2011 Guildford Sevens

On Sunday 11 September, Guildford Grammar School hosted the annual Rugby Sevens tournament, celebrating the passion, pace and skills of the game. This very popular format produces quick, skilful and free-flowing Rugby, in which tries are scored with great regularity.

A record number of 21 of the strongest Under 12 teams across the state participated in this year’s tournament. A day of exciting, yet fiercely competitive Rugby 7s saw these 21 teams battle it out for supremacy. The Grand Final was played between Cottesloe Seagulls and Wanneroo Roos. A powerful Cottesloe team proved too strong in the

Flynn Daffen makes a dash!

the Bowl division, but more impressively, beating a highly rated Joondalup Brothers team, and an Under 12 team from the Kwinana Rugby Club in the 1st Round Robin section. We ended up playing 8 games across the day, winning 6 of the 8 games end and they were deserving winners of the – an impressive performance from a largely Guildford Sevens Championship Cup – with Under 11 team. Perth Bayswater Rugby Club winning the We thank, and congratulate all clubs that Plate event, after a sudden death play-off participated and look forward to welcoming against Associates. Once again, Guildford all clubs back again in 2012. Grammar Preparatory School won the Bowl event, with the Prep 1st team playing Roger Budler exceptionally well, winning all 4 games in Guildford Sevens Coordinator

James Gregory and Guildford students excel at Western Australia Brooke Rego. State Short Course Championship Over the July holidays, Brooke Rego and James Gregory participated in the Western Australia State Short Course Championships at Challenge Stadium. Both swimmers swam under the banner of Guildford Blues. Brooke Rego qualified for four finals and James qualified for one final. Both swimmers performed outstandingly in their chosen events. James achieved Bronze in the 8 and under, 50 metres Freestyle, swimming a two second Personal Best to achieve this result. Brooke swam in the 9 and under age division winning Bronze in the 100 metre Freestyle and Gold in the 50 metre Freestyle, claiming the State Title for this event. She also swam the fastest time this year for her age, an amazing achievement. A thank you to their coach, Liza Ranelli, for all the hard work she put into Brooke and James in order for them to achieve as well as they did.

Full Results: Brooke Rego James Gregory – 100 metre IM 4th – 50 metre Freestyle – 50 metre Butterfly 4th 3rd (Bronze) – 100 metre Freestyle 3rd (Bronze) – 50 metre Freestyle 1st (Gold and State Champion)

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They’re all poets, and they know it!

Poetry was infectious in September, when Prep School students took part in Poetry Week. Over the week, limericks, haikus and free verse were explored, resulting in some delightful original work!

Determined to share the poetry, brave 4N students trekked to the Senior School assembly where they confidently recited a poem entitled Success by M F Cowan, to a rapturous applause.

Returning the favour later in the day, two Year 12 students, Jack Dawson (12He) and Christopher Ratcliffe (12Be), entertained students on their lunchbreak with roving poetry readings.

The class-based poetry competition uncovered some wonderful talent, with some students so enthusiastic they actually wrote pieces in their own time! Please enjoy some of the wonderful poetry created during Poetry Week.

Mr Simon Edgar Deputy Head – Curriculum Green Healthy grass Light and peppy Calm greenery and leaves Insects on shrubs What is as pretty as butterfly wings? Lime coloured carpet A beautiful baby or Seaweed and bushes A diamond ring. The Little Rascals Go signs and cars It’s hard to work out because butterfly wings My dog’s names are Jasmine and Amba Twigs are one of the most prettiest things. Every night they chew up their bed Trees You don’t see butterflies a lot It wouldn’t happen if I had a panda Green monsters Because they can get very, very hot Maybe I’ll get one of them instead. Olive poster They go under the shade to throw a parade Strong – Bailey McLaughlin Are butterfly wings as pretty as a Spring day Light Or a lady bird that flies away Dark Butterfly wings are the prettiest things Green

– Jemima – Tane Malcolm

I’ve got Granda Mary’s smile And Uncle David’s toes I’ve got cousin Jo’s hair And daddy’s erky nose. There’s a dimple in my cheek I think its Auntie Nicola’s And blinking in the mirror Are mummy’s baby blues. But no matter how I try I simply cannot see If all those parts belong to them Then what belongs to me?

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Stop Raining on Me – IPSHA Performing Arts Festival, June 2011

The audience waited expectantly, the “My favourite part of our production in lights were dimmed and 60 excited and my personal opinion was our imitation nervous Year 6 students waited to take of a rain storm because it sounded the stage of the Perth Convention and frightening and very realistic. I was Exhibition Centre Auditorium. It was the scared and I was one of the students third night of the IPSHA Performing Arts who was making the sounds!” Festival and it was time for Guildford – Lachlan Robertson Grammar Preparatory School to shine! Dressed in bright shirts, with colourful Through this song, the students told umbrellas and rain ponchos, our students the story of someone who was walking performed a song entitled “Stop Raining The item began with an introduction that home and got caught in the rain. on Me”, composed by Dr Anita Fuhrmann. used body percussion performed in ‘waves’ At first the character is annoyed but soon For many, this was the first time they had to imitate the sound of rain with thunder he/she decides to enjoy it by dancing in performed in front of a large audience. and lightning. Here is what a few of the the rain. The creative technicians at PCEC students had to say about this part of the really enhanced the performance with the In preparation for the performance, the performance. sound and lighting effects. It was a great Year 6 students learned the words and experience for the students to perform in “I think the start was my favourite melody, studied musical conventions of such a venue. the song and contributed original ideas for part because the sound effects really the choreography. Rehearsals began with sounded like rain and it was one of the Though singing and dancing may not individual classes, before all 60 students parts where the group really had to be their forte, the Year 6 students’ came together in Priestley Hall to prepare work as a team.” performance was to be commended and for the big stage. – Amelia Barton the sense of achievement made all the hard work and rehearsals worthwhile.

Dr Anita Fuhrmann Music counted us in! On Thursday 1 September, Year 1 – 6 students of GGPS joined the privilege of working with professional songwriters to create a over 500,000 students across Australia, to sing the song We’ve song for the event. This year’s song was written by students Dylan Got the Music. When music is performed on such a large scale, Confaloniere (St Columban’s College, QLD), Courtney Loxton people stand up and take notice! (Woonona High School, NSW) and Josh Prichard (St Aloysius Catholic College, TAS) with their mentor Rai Thistlethwayte. Music Count Us In is an initiative of the Music Council of Australia, which advocates the importance of Music Education in GGPS students met in Priestley Hall to watch the countdown, Schools. Each year, students from across Australia are nominated before singing a rousing rendition of the song with body to participate in the song-writing process. These students have percussion and djembe drums.

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FOPS 2011 Bush Dance – an afternoon of festivities and fireworks!

Friday, October 28 2011 It was a picture perfect October afternoon, with a slight spring breeze and soft white clouds shading the sun. The white marquees set in a row stocked with chocolate coated strawberries, fairy floss, donuts and snow cones galore were ready to go; and as the gates were opened for the 2011 FOPS Bush Dance and Fireworks Finale, families and friends quickly filled Roberts Oval pitching their blankets and chairs.

The FOPS committee, lead by Vice President Adrian Clarke, had worked tirelessly for weeks leading up to the big event, with the generous support of Guildford Grammar staff Graeme Plummer, Ric Palmer and Nigel Cook. The Bush Dance was always set to be a crowd pleaser but no one on the FOPS committee could have estimated the numbers swelling to well over 700! achievement. Gracious in being felled, Mr which was breathtaking, as if the sky was Budler climbed back on waiting for the next filled with thousands of tiny buds of baby’s Preparatory School teachers and staff instalment – tickets sales went berserk! breath. What a wonderful way to finish contributed significantly to the Bush Dance off what was truly a fantastic Guildford The afternoon also provided many activities festivities. Their involvement drew the Grammar School FOPS community event. crowds to see Mr Day win the Kiss-A-Pig, for children and parents to share; the animal and the almost ceremonial dunking of Mr farm, stick lotto, chook raffle, gum boot Recognition and thank you to: the FOPS Krause and Mr Budler in Dunk-the-Teacher. throwing, bouncy castles, face painting, 2011 Committee, Selina Mason, Adrian The highlight however was Mr Budler as he craft activities and tug-of-war; as well as the Clarke, Denise Harding, Carey Harris, Ingrid perched himself on the little white seat of live entertainment of the School’s G Jazz Lambourne, Georgina Clarke, Kirsty Bates, the dunking machine. The crowd began to and The Mucky Duck Bush Band. And as the Steph Butler, Rachel Adams, Erica Officer chant Budler, Budler, Budler and as the first and Danielle Norrish; all the volunteers; the child delivered a strong arm pitch which just Guildford Grammar School teachers and missed, the excitement grew along with staff; and the generous support of Bush the crowd. When the ball and target finally Dance Corporate Sponsors, HA Plumbing, connected and that little white seat beneath Triple C Consulting, Smith Broughton Mr Budler collapsed - the cheer from the Industrial Auctioneers, Westside Surveys, crowd was deafening. It was brilliant to see Shedcsc.com Advertising and Design, AOS such excitement as students celebrated the Swags & Bags, Hon. Donna Faragher MLC, Spice Digital Imaging and families Harding, Edwards, Flint & Butler.

Danielle Norrish Secretary FOPS 2011 Committee

sun began to set and the sugar rush had begun to subside, the smell of the roasting lamb, sizzling sausages and baked potatoes swelled - they were way too hard to resist.

By this time it was however the black of the evening sky everyone was waiting for, delivering the fireworks finale. There is something magical about fireworks, which we normally share with thousands on Australia Day – so there was a special sense of intimacy in sharing this magic with family and friends in our school grounds. A crowd favourite was the shattered glass firework

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FOPS Melbourne Cup 2011 Tuesday, November 1 2011 Big hats, fantastic fascinators, flowing frocks and a Milan grade fashion parade including male models were some of the highlights of this year’s FOPS Melbourne Cup Luncheon at Caversham House. Oh and of course the horse-race, the one that stops a nation – we watched that too!

What fun we all had dressing up and dazzling - it was a treat and well worth the efforts of FOPS organisers Erica Officer and Rachel Adams.

Caversham House was a truly fitting venue, starting the morning with canapés and champagne in the garden, moving inside to the very elegant formal dining room to enjoy the race, followed by a delightful lunch – and possibly another glass or two of the bubbly stuff!

After lunch Guildford mums, dads, grandparents and friends were entertained with a very professional fashion parade choreographed by Hayley Parry with fashions supplied by Stash. Guildford mums pranced like Milan models, accompanied at the tail-end by a number of young and enthusiastic Guildford male teacher models, which was totally hysterical. More of that – please!

It was a wonderful event, one that I hope to see on the 2012 social calendar for FOPS.

Erica and Rachel would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions on the day – MC for the day Roger Budler, Graeme Plummer and his team for assisting with the AV, Louise Rattray for photography, Cosmetic Images Sheri-Lee Knoop-Bender for prizes in excess of $2000 for the day’s raffle, Carey Harris for the floral arrangements and the wonderfully talented mum models and those brave, well limbered male teacher models (you know who you are)!

Danielle Norrish Secretary FOPS 2011

MOGS Spring Lunch

It was a beautiful sunny day for the recent MOGS Spring Lunch at the Boat Shed. Everyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed the company and the lunch. A successful raffle was held and funds will go towards buying a few “household” items for future functions and the purchasing of petunias for the Memorial Rose Garden for next year.

We would like to see more members attend the next function in late autumn to renew friendships.

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Guildford’s Master Chef plates up a feast!

On Friday 1 July, the Ladies Auxiliary was delighted to host our very own Masterchef class in the Guildford Grammar dining hall kitchen. The night was a huge success with all of the guests amazed at the food presented and served by our own Chef, Geoff Howell, and his team. The evening began with guests enjoying a pre-dinner drink in the dining hall. We then moved into the kitchen where Chef showcased his amazing talents, preparing and presenting a range of food from entrees through to desserts. The first delicacy to embrace our senses was egg fried snapper served on a bed of julienne vegetables finished with a white wine dill sauce. This was followed by salmon salad nicoise, scallop and prawn mornay and a smoked salmon stack; the entrees were tantalizing. The Chef prepared these dishes while giving us wonderful tips on how to prepare in advance for a dinner party and showing us the desserts, the names will leave your taste buds tingling! Turkish delight tricks associated with beautiful presentation. We were then given the cheesecake, classic lemon tart, chocolate mousse torte and vanilla opportunity to taste each dish; well it was more than a taste, and we bean and chocolate pancetta. Rest assured, they did not disappoint! were all beginning to wonder how we would pace ourselves to fit in all the beautiful food Chef was preparing! To top the evening off, each guest was presented with a goodie bag full of recipes, samples and cooking utensils. The cooking frenzy continued, as Chef prepared and presented our main meals. Herb crusted roasted lamb rack, pan fried prime fillet The Masterclass was a really enjoyable evening. We already have a steak, chicken breast filled with brie cheese wrapped in proscuitto long list of names interested in our next class. For those of you with a and crispy skinned salmon served with hollandaise sauce (pictured). sweet tooth, you will be pleased to know we are looking at a pastry The presentation and taste of these dishes was again amazing and we class. With only 20 places available keep your eye out for our notice in were all delighted with the different flavours, aromas and textures. the Bulletin. There is no better way to end an evening than with dessert served Amanda Slee with coffee and tea in the dining hall. We need say no more about the Ladies Auxiliary

Laughter and fun in the bush Although it was a wet winter, we were lucky when the sun came out just in time for the Ladies Auxiliary Bush Walk in September! Yet again, Beth and Ross Baker were gracious enough to host morning tea in their beautiful Glen Forrest home. Standing on their balcony with a cup of tea in one hand and a muffin in the other, admiring the scenery, was indeed a wonderful beginning to the day. After the relaxing cuppa, as we all got to know each other, the 15 Guildford mums and dads set off on our walk. The hero of the day was of course the scenery, and with the wet weather we have had, the bush was lush and green, with plenty of water running in the creeks and birds flying overhead. Joining us on the day was Jackie Hooper from Zanthorrea Nursery, who was a fountain of knowledge. Weir Hotel, where we enjoyed a much through the bush that day! The Ladies Of course, we can’t forget ‘Zoey’, Beth and needed cold drink or two. Everyone enjoyed Auxiliary Bush Walk is definitely a highlight Ross’ beautiful border collie, who enjoyed a relaxing afternoon lunch, chatting and of the social calendar and one that I would the company and walk as much as we did! enjoying the sunshine, until the bus arrived thoroughly recommend. to take us back to the School at 3.00pm. We took off along the trail until we reached I hope to see you next year. the base of the Mundaring Weir Dam, and It was a great day, and I’m sure everyone Carol Mirco with some navigation around and across, slept well that night, not just from the walk, Ladies Auxiliary Committee Member we all eventually made it to the Mundaring but from all the laughter that permeated

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Remembering

mostly in recognition of his amazing athletic abilities. He played for the 1st XVIII Football Roy side for a staggering four years from 1947- 1950 and represented the 1st XI Cricket side Passing of “The Big Fella” in 1949 and 1950. Other sporting teams he Mr Roy Schuler represented included the Swimming side (9 July 1932 – 16 October 2011) of 1949, and the Athletics team of 1949 and 1950. For all this representation, Roy Of those Old Guildfordians that are received full colours for Cricket, Football, no longer with us, many were passionate Athletics and Swimming. It is interesting about Guildford Grammar School. A lesser that Roy was famous at the School for number, including the late Roy Schuler his physical strength in contact sports, (Prep 41-42, Sc 46-50, Staff 82-94) had especially considering he asked his mother, so much adoration for the School that as a Prep student in 1942, if he could be you could read the emotion on their removed from boxing. Yes he did receive a faces as they regaled you with a tale or General Merit Prize in 1948, but prizes for two. Roy Schuler was so interwoven with physical sports and athletics dominated his the fabric of Guildford that his love for later years. He won the award for Fairest the School cannot be questioned. His and Best Footballer in 1949 as a ruckman, support for the community was evident when he was well on his way to his mature with his representation as a member of Vale 6ft 4 inches, the Bink Davies Trophy in 1949, staff, membership or leadership of various Roy Schuler also for Football, the Gen Sir Talbot Hobbs community groups, and his attendance at Prize in 1950 for Best Instructor of Physical countless events over the years. His service (Sc 41-50) Training, and set a record for the shot put to the School and The Old Guildfordians at the 1950 inter-school athletics. As a Association was so exceptional, Roy was result of the litany of awards, Roy was the elected to the prodigious position of an School’s Victor Ludorum (Champion Athlete) Honorary Life Member at the Association’s in his final year. His ability to connect with AGM on 19 October. his fellow pupils saw Roy chosen as the Roy was born in Batu Gaja Hospital in the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant for state of Perack, Malaya, in 1932. His long Cadets, House Captain of School House and standing connection with the School started School Prefect in 1950. In his Testimonial in 1941, when Roy enrolled as a boarder in Letter from the Headmaster, Roy was the Preparatory School at the tender age described as “a thoroughly honest, pleasant of eight. One can only imagine the sight of and conscientious young man”. such a young boy sailing home to Malaya After a brief respite from athletics, Roy on his holidays. While eight might seem a was encouraged to return to the track and young starting age for a boarder, Roy was represented the State as a sprinter and already a three-year veteran of the boarding hurdler from 1953 to 1955. It was in 1953 system, having come from Pensionnat that John Edgecombe (St 53-55) in his first Notre Dame in Malaya. In way of a letter year at Guildford, recalls seeing Roy return of introduction, Roy was curtly described to the the Inter-School Sports Carnival as by the Lady Superior as an “intelligent an Old Guildfordian. The WACA ground pupil, very keen at games, and his conduct was packed out for the event and the main is satisfactory”. While hardly a description excitement for John was seeing the Old Boys glowing with warmth, in retrospect it did 4 x 110 yards relay race in which Guildford highlight a talent of Roy’s that would later was represented by Roy Schuler, Graham best define his student years, and that was Gipson (St 45-50), Gordon Peter (He 48-49) his athletic prowess. His time at the School and Hubert Stables (He 45-52). Aquinas would sadly be cut short with his departure was the big threat, with a team made up in 1942 to the state school system, a move of W De Gruchy, G Ward, G Price and P necessitated by the capture of his father Johnson. Apparently in 1953 the State Relay when a Malaysian mine he managed was Team for the Australian Championships was seized by the Japanese. Luckily, his father Gipson, Ward, W De Gruchy and Schuler. was released from a concentration camp in John recalls the race and the excitement it Singapore and Roy returned to Guildford as generated vividly, but it was all over at the a Senior School student in 1946. third change, when Roy took over the baton Roy’s Senior School years were peppered and the “big bugger flew around the bend with numerous awards and accolades, and handed over to Gipson,” who “moved

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Roy Schuler was so interwoven with the The distinctive Honorary Life fabric of Guildford that his love for the Membership Badge. School cannot be questioned.

into overdrive and won in record time for attended. Roy was a stalwart of the Old the event on a grass track”. It would have Guildfordians’ Winter and Summer Sports Honorary Life Members been a formidable team with Gipson a silver Days, events designed to help strengthen medallist at the Melbourne Olympics along the connection between former and current Hugh A Brown (Staff 18-27) † with Kevin Gosper in the 4 x 440 yards. students through social competition, events Percy U Henn (Headmaster 10-24) † that are still held today. Roy attended the In 1982, about 32 years after Roy left John L Wickham (SG 29-36) inaugural convening of OGA Past Presidents GGS as a student, he returned to the fold Frank W Meagher (Boarder 15-18) † Advisory Board Committee meeting and as the Secretary to School Council and continued to advise the OGA Committee Robert E Freeth the Bursar. He joined the School at an (Headmaster 28-49) † on fiduciary matters regarding School exciting time, when Council had decided Governance. Donald M Collisson (Staff 12-53) † to allow controlled growth of the School Robert H Holmes (SC 24-33) † to a combined enrolment of 1000 under Roy’s extensive list of community Robert C Crowther (ST 25-34) † then Headmaster John Moody. To support involvement doesn’t stop there. He was this growth, the period was deemed the Treasurer to the Guildford Grammar School Graham Malcolm (SC 30-32) † “decade of development” as the School Foundation, a foundation member of Harold E Gladstones embarked on significant infrastructural the Guildford Rowing Association, and ((Boarder 13-17) † improvement and expansion supported was involved with the Old Guildfordians John F Burt (SG 19-29) † largely by a building and development Lodge, within which he held the position of Harry C Pope (SG 26-32) † appeal. Roy worked diligently at the School Worshipful Master. Hubert T Stables (Boarder 09-15) † until his resignation in 1994. During this time Roy was President of the Bursars’ Loved by so many of his friends and Alexander R Williams Association of WA 1989-1990 and the colleagues, it is understandable that he was (Boarder 18-21) † Policy and Finance Committee of the adored by his family. He leaves behind his John L Longson (ST 40-41) † Association of Independent Schools of children Michael, Helen, Jane and Peter, Gerald R Newson (Staff 53-74) † and their respective families. In addition, Western Australia. Roger L Day (HE/HA 54-59) his cherished wife and former secretary to Barry J Evans (ST 49-53) Roy continued his long relationship with the Head of Preparatory School, Jeanette the School through The Old Guildfordians Schuler (Staff 80-94), now shoulders the David A Lawe Davies Association and was President in 1995- burden of this tragic loss. A true love story, (Headmaster 57-78) † 1996, a vital time in the School’s history, Roy and Jeanette’s relationship blossomed Allan R Terry (ST 38-40) † with the very successful Centenary festivities while they were both on staff at the School. David K Malcolm (SC 50-55) in 1996. During his tenure Roy presided Laurence J Kiernan (ST/SC 37-45) † over the OGA’s involvement with the With his election to Honorary Life Member Centenary Dinner, a celebration still referred of The Old Guildfordians Association, Roy Francis T Burt (SG 31-35) † to today, the donation of the beautiful now joins a select group of luminaries. Arnold Green (SC 55-63) OGA Chapel Window above the Chapel’s His elevation seems a small reward for Robert J Meadows (ST 54-59) entrance, the Centenary Fair and the OG a man who had so much love for his Michael L Kiernan (SC 63-66) Sportsmans’ Lunch as part of the activities former School. Roy was a man who wasn’t John A Harris (Ha 65-69) for the O’Halloran Foundation. Other roles ashamed to shed a tear when immersing Roy F Schuler Roy held with the OGA included Secretary himself in his memories of Guildford, (Prep 41-42, Sc 46-50, Staff 82-94) † and Committee member. During his time allowing himself to display his pride in such with the Association, Roy was also involved an open way. Well Roy, we are proud of you † Deceased in organising a tour to Malaysia which he too and we will miss you.

Accomplished Old Guildfordians We continue to receive nominations for Old Guildfordians we can be proud of and their many successes in life. Help us recognise these achievements, whether they be occupational, sporting, cultural or personal, and send us information about yourself or other Old Guildfordians. To see those nominated so far, go to www.oldguildfordians.com.au/accomplished.html and if you think someone’s missing send your nomination to David Williams at [email protected] or 11 Terrace Road, Guildford WA 6935.

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A life tragically cut short – Craig Oliver (Fr 74-81)

Craig Oliver started in the Preparatory School in 1974 after transferring from Christ Church Grammar School due to his family’s move to a rural property. A keen swimmer since early childhood, Craig held swimming records at both Christ Church and at Guildford Grammar. In Senior School, Craig was part of Freeth House and was an occasional boarder. In his final year at the School, he held the positions of Captain of Freeth House, Captain of Swimming and Senior Cadet Under Officer in the Guildford Grammar School Cadet Unit. Craig achieved colours for swimming, lifesaving and hockey as well as awards for swimming (Open Individual Champion and 100m Open Freestyle Champion in 1981) and cadets (the Cadet Unit CUO-CO’s Award). He also achieved the Gold Award in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Craig’s outside interests included horse riding (cross country and eventing), scuba diving and snow skiing. Craig, the family man, with his daughters (clock-wise from left) Hannah, Georgia and Sascha.

his family and knew no bounds when it came after working in the accounting industry to adventure. Boating was also his passion (including as a partner) for nearly 10 years, and he became a keen fisherman, holding decided to enter the mining industry in 1993. several records amongst his friends and Craig initially worked on a mine site in the colleagues for catching the biggest fish. He gold industry as a Mine Accountant, then was a very generous and caring person, who quickly moved through the ranks becoming regularly door knocked for the Red Cross Company Secretary and Group Accountant. Appeal and constantly helped family and His mining career extended into nickel, friends in need. iron-ore, coal, platinum, diamonds and other minerals, and he successfully floated and Craig studied business at the University of Shanelle Oliver (Staff 89-97) with her managed several companies in a variety of Western Australia and became a Chartered husband Craig. roles including as Managing Director, Finance Accountant. He completed a master’s degree Director and Non-Executive Director. Craig in business administration (MBA) and, spent over two years running a platinum As soon as he left school, Craig joined the company out of Pretoria in South Africa, Army Reserve, serving with the University commuting regularly between Perth and Regiment of Western Australia. He Johannesburg. completed an officer course and was posted Craig‘s legacy was as an inspirational and to the 10th Light Horse Regiment as a Troop passionate champion for the mining industry. Leader. He was involved in all aspects of the industry, Craig met his wife, Shanelle Jones, when he including exploration, mining, financing was in Year 12 and visiting his friend Brendan and developing new projects, promoting Jones (Fr 75-81) at his sheep station in the companies and fighting political battles. He Goldfields. Craig and Shanelle were married was the key person behind the successful in the Chapel of St Mary and St George, Anti-Resources Tax rally held in Perth in mid- Guildford Grammar, in 1987. Further 2010. strengthening the Guildford connection, Craig was the Finance Director and an Shanelle taught at the Preparatory School Executive Officer of Western Areas NL when from 1989 to 1997. They have three he tragically passed away in a plane crash in daughters, Georgia, Hannah and Sascha. the Congo on 19 June 2010. He was one of Georgia (Prep 97-97) attended kindergarten six board members (he was a Non-Executive at the Preparatory School while Shanelle Director) of Sundance Resources Limited who taught at the School. Craig proudly displays the HA (Gob) Brown were tragically killed in the African jungle. He An excellent and accomplished snowskiier Memorial Trophy that he won as the U/16 was 46. and snowboarder, Craig loved travelling with Swimming Champion.

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Winners of the Tipping Competitions

With great pleasure, The Old Guildfordians Association announces the winners of the AFL and Rugby World Cup Tipping Competitions which were run through the online community. These competitions are free for all members of the Association. If you haven’t already registered with the online community and wish to participate in the next competition, go to www.oldguildfordians.com.au to log in and you will be sent an invitation for future contests. AFL It was a tight finish, with two Old Guildfordians tied on 144 points and two tied on 143 points. To identify the winners of the gift vouchers, we had to go to the Round 24 tips which required participants to pick a winning margin acting as a tie-breaker. St Kilda defeated Carlton by 20 points in Round 24, therefore, based on margins selected by members for that game, we are pleased to announce that the top six are as follows, with prizes going to the top three:

Place/Prize Name Points Round 24 AFL Tipping Competition winner, Craig Foster (St 98-02) pictured Total Points Margin with his Movember moustache, won a $500 gift voucher. 1st Craig Foster $500 gift voucher (St 98-02) 144 Carlton by 8 2nd Aidan Lindsay-Smith $300 gift voucher (Be 82-87) 144 Carlton by 22 3rd Stevan Rodic $200 gift voucher (Ha 89-93) 143 Carlton by 0 4th Nik Daud (He 69-73) 143 Carlton by 6 5th Gavin Bowey (SG 80-84) 142 St Kilda by 9 6th Aaron Bonnaire-Sergeant (St 06-10) 142 Carlton by 27

A plasma TV was also up for grabs for the inter-school overall winner. Craig Foster was only 7 points shy of the overall winner. We congratulate all the winners and thank everyone that participated. AFL Knockout Competition Winner Rugby World Cup Tipping Competition winner, Trent Cooper (Wb 86-90) won a $150 gift voucher. Special mention must also be made of James Bisdee (St/Wb 59-63) for winning the Knockout Competition where he chose a team that won each week. To win, James couldn’t choose the same team Place/Prize Name Points Round 7 that he picked in the previous 2 rounds. Those that picked winning Total Points Margin teams stayed in the competition, and those that chose teams that 1st Trent Cooper drew or lost were knocked out. You might wonder, what amazing $150 gift voucher (Wb 86-90) 47 (+25) prize does James win for being the last person standing? James wins the coveted bragging rights of course! 2nd Anthony Davis $100 gift voucher (Fr 97-01) 47 Not selected Rugby World Cup 3rd Shared by Lourens Steytler As the great rugby nations battled it out on the pitch, our lads $50 gift voucher (SG 05-09) and competed for a number of prizes. In a competition for Old Jonathan Dixon (SG 84-86) 46 Not selected Guildfordian members only, a total of $300 in gift vouchers were 4th Angus McCormack up for grabs. The overall interschool winner had a chance to win (Wb 02-09) 45 (+14) the major prize of a new Apple iPad. 5th Nicholas Laidler It was a close contest and the tie-breaker system was again (Ha 94-06) 45 (+39) utilised to decide the final places. All contestants were able to 6th Michael (Chris) Cornish select the points margin in the final between France and New (Sc 87-91) 45 (+41) Zealand, with the winner decided by the closest selected margin.

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Champion of justice for minorities a national award finalist

In his altruistic pursuit of justice for University. In addition, Ben was a founding minorities, our very own Ben Bullock (SG member of the group called Murdoch 02-06) has been rewarded by being named Criminal Law Colloquium, where students one of six finalists nationally in the 2011 who share an interest in criminal law meet Lawyers Weekly Awards, College of Law to expand their knowledge. Award. The event, held in a marquee at the In explaining why he chose to pursue a iconic Sydney Opera House on 4 August, career in the legal profession, Ben described was attended by the who’s who of the legal wanting to make an impact with his life and profession. Nominees for the award were that there is nothing more influential than judged on their academic achievements, law in modern society. Ben wants to help work experience, extra-curricular activities, people, especially those who don’t have the participation in university life, and resources to help themselves or minorities contributions to the community. who battle to receive equal rights. Ben Bullock (SG 02-06) Ben was nominated by a colleague at In recognition of his passion and quality of the Midland Information, Debt and Legal work defending the rights of minorities, Advocacy Service (MIDLAS), where he works So what’s next for this fine young man? Ben was invited to speak at two national part-time as a paralegal. MIDLAS is a free Well Ben hasn’t decided that just yet. conferences. In May, Ben made the coveted community legal centre servicing vulnerable While he has just graduated from Murdoch keynote presentation at the National and disadvantaged members of the local University, he still needs to work through Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference, community. It was Ben’s impressive list of the process of being admitted to practice. at the Gold Coast, on his paper entitled extra-curricular activities that made him He is trying to decide whether to follow a “Interrelationship between criminal law, standout as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly career in criminal law or as an academic, stigma and popular culture”. Furthering the first pursuing his Masters or similar post Awards, which includes being an Officer cause of yet another minority, Ben spoke at graduate studies. One plan is taking shape, Cadet in the Australian Army Reserves and September’s National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and that is to travel next year to Canada his involvement with his local cricket and Transsexual, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) and then hopefully be in London in July and AFL teams. Domestic Violence Conference, in Sydney, in August for the Olympic Games. A certainty His academic ability and penchant for law a plenary session on his paper “Diverse and though is that whatever Ben finds himself has been evident, with Ben achieving high inclusive approaches to dispute resolution doing in the years ahead, the crede “justice academic results and topping his class in non-heterosexual domestic violence for all” will be guiding his life. in Advanced Criminal Law at Murdoch relationships”.

Help us to organise your reunion – Reunions & Events 2012 contact [email protected] or (+61 8) 9377 8522. Sunday 12 February Summer Sports Day School Saturday 25 February Young OG Event The Claremont Hotel Wednesday 14 March OG mentors sought for Careers Carousel School Friday 27 April Beverley & Districts Combined PSA Schools Old Boys Assoc Annual Dinner Beverley Sunday 29 April Winter Sports Day School Wednesday 4 July 50+ Reunion Day School Sunday 9 September Car Rally School Saturday 6 October Annual Dinner School Saturday 6 October Reunion for Classes of 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987 (At Annual Dinner) School Wednesday 24 October AGM Kiernan LT To be announced Reunions for Classes of 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 To be announced Reunions now every 5 years – Help us organise yours (1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)

With the aim of improving the frequency of contact for our members, The Old Guildfordians Association now holds a class reunion every 5 years as opposed to the traditional 10 years. We need help to plan your reunion and make it a celebration worthy of the occasion. If you would like to assist in organising your reunion, please contact David Williams on [email protected] or (+61 8) 9377 8522.

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Out and About Old Guildfordians’ Annual Dinner Saturday 1 October 2011, Guildford Grammar School

Clockwise from left the Deputy Premier the Hon. Dr Kim Hames MLA (Fr 66-70), William (Alec) Piper (St 45-50), then President Michael Jordan (Wb 98-02), Headmaster Stephen Webber, Head of Preparatory School Justin Krause.

The Class of 1971.

Above: Annual Dinner (Saturday 1 October 2011) – Members from the Class of 1976 and Denys Warren (St 71-75) in the middle of the top row. The Class of 1986.

UK Reunion 24 September 2011

Left: Anthony Davis (Fr 97-01) and Holly Dodd. Right: Peter Robinson (He 90-95), Elizabeth Monger, Paul Monger (SG 54-62) and Judy Acaster (Staff 81-06).

Login to www.oldguildfordians.com.au for more photos of reunions and events.

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in Melbourne Australia. Mark is a Fellow of the US Navy, where he has been working on a In year order News Engineers Australia and a Senior Member of the joint RAN/USN engineering project. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Justin Harris (He 88-91) has been married Gale Williams (St 43-48) is semi-retired. He Inc. Mark has been the founding director of 8 years, has three children, and is living in has re-cycled mine waste (tailings) as Mineral several companies that provide IT services, Mahogany Creek. He has owned and operated Fertilizer at the old Elvedaton Copper/Gold mine systems and software development. The IGA Nollamara for 7 years with his brother Craig (Ravensthorpe) since 1966. The business trades companies are Graphics Technologies, Pipercove Harris (88-89). as Matrix Mineral Fertilizer and Nature’s Bounty. Software, and Agama Solutions. Joel Cooper (Wb 86-93) jumped in the deep Peter Corney (St 48-51) moved to Melbourne David Austin (Wb/Be 75-81) is the manager of end and married his girl Saundra in Bali after in 1960 to study theology and has been there Down Under Cellars at the Hamilton Hill Tavern. only knowing each other for 2 months. It might ever since. He married a Melbourne girl and Reece Fendick (Be 81-84) is a family man with sound crazy, but when you know you just know. visited the school a few years ago with his son. three kids. He runs a business and has moved He has one boy, Atticus, who is his pride and joy. Peter is an Australian Anglican Minister. He is from Wembley to City Beach. Joel is currently working for Minara Resources as actively involved as a preacher, lecturer, and Jan Pittman (Staff 83 & 91-04) was Senior an Operator and working out of Murrin Murrin. writer and involved in training and mentoring Librarian and Stirling House Mentor from He recently represented Guildford Grammar young leaders and pastors. He acts as a 1991–2004, and is mother of Old Guildfordians School at the PSA Golf Day at Cottesloe. His leadership consultant to churches, schools and Gary Pittman (St 84–87) and Stuart Pittman brother Boyd Cooper (Wb 86-95) is living in Christian organisations. Peter is also involved in (St 88-92). Jan retired from teaching several Melbourne with his wife Veronica and teaching supporting refugees in Australia. years ago and is now a watercolour painter, at Bayside College. Geoffrey Paddick (St 50-55), and his wife concentrating on botanical art. She has had Christopher Turner (SG 91-96), after trucking Kay, went to Bali in October for a major family some success in her new pursuit, including a around the state for years, has taken a position get-together to mark their golden wedding request a year ago from Premier Colin Barnett to at Midland Brick doing local deliveries. He and anniversary. In all, 15 family members booked use one of her paintings for his Christmas cards, his wife Kristy recently moved into their new out two adjoining complexes, each with and she was happy to give permission for him to home in Scarborough. three individual units and each with its own do so (take a look at http://www.gidgegannup. Mark Williams (SG 92-96) married Verity swimming pool, dining area and kitchen info/directory/jan-pittman.htm). In her limited Barnard on 27 November 2011 at a beautiful complete with staff. Their actual anniversary spare time she does relief teaching and enjoys ceremony on the Iluka Beach foreshore, in was not until 2 December, but this opportunity, working at the Preparatory School and the Western Australia. Thunderstorms were forecast in school holidays, was the only opportunity to Senior School on request. She is an active for the day but luckily this weather passed by involve grandchildren. member of the West Gidgegannup Fire Brigade, in time for the ceremony and the conditions for Graham Bailey (Ha 68-70) moved to Busselton the Wildflower Society of Western Australia and the remainder of the day were perfect. Joining in 2001 and is enjoying life. He is building the Watercolour Society of Western Australia. the happy couple to celebrate the occasion an organised shed to display his collection of Jan is looking forward to her granddaughter were Mark’s brother David Williams (SG 90- memorabilia. Emma (Stuart’s daughter) attending the 93), Christopher Turner (SG 91-96), Fahmi Preparatory School in Pre-Primary in 2012. Gregory Rutherford (Ha 67-71) is farming Ahmad-Yussof (SG 91-96), Geoffrey Davis wheat and sheep in the Bruce Rock/Narembeen Pavle Rados (Ha 79-83), after 18 years in public (Ha 62-68), Nicholas Power (SG 89-93) and area, and he has just planted his 40th crop. education, has recently started his own company Alistair Power (SG 94-01). The reception was (NTY Property Group) specialising in strata He and his wife Glenis have a blended family held at the gorgeous home of Pam and Craig management, property management and sales. of five, now all adults. Greg is a Volunteer Power, parents of Nicholas and Alistair, at The Ambulance Officer with St John Ambulance, Anthony Drayton (Wb 80-84) recently Vines. For the honeymoon, Mark and Verity and a supporter and pilot with Angel Flight. He returned to Perth, after 18 years in Melbourne, headed to the stunning island Ko Samui located has been Secretary of the Narembeen Lions Club and is now working for RSM Bird Cameron. in the Gulf of Thailand. for the past four years. Greg has put retirement Jonathan Dixon (SG 84-86) has been living James Harold (St 92-98), since leaving school, on hold until he can climb out of the debt hole in Bunbury for the last 20 years. He operates has worked in the pub industry in the UK and created by attempting to farm and having to Garvan Financial Planning and Correct Finance currently works with his father and stepmother contend with drought and frosts. in Bunbury and also has a small vineyard in who are also his bosses. Over the years James Graham Butler (Fr 72-76) went to Thailand Cowaramup. Jonathan married in the Guildford has worked at various pubs across the UK and recently and caught up with Apiruk (Andrew) Chapel in 2008 and has a ‘Brady Bunch’ family is currently based in a pub called The North Star, Chutrakul (Fr 72-76) who was in Graham’s of three boys aged 11, 9 and 8. He still surfs, located just outside London near a town called year and was the Captain of the 1st XV Rugby. snow boards, plays a bit of social football and Welwyn. James now has a job as a waiter which Graham is now semi -retired, having given up participates in surf lifesaving to keep the beer he absolutely loves. He is also a member of a Dairying after deregulation, and has since then gut in check. locally based drama group called the Knebworth down-sized. He is now running beef cattle on Kenneth Maisey (Sc 82-86) transferred Players and recently appeared in his second the home farm having sold the other properties. within Yancoal Australia to Moolarben Coal as production, a comedy, called “They Came from Peter Lovelle (Wb 73-77) was recently relocated Commercial Manager. He is now settled in the Mars and Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue to Perth as Senior Signal Superintendent for Central North region of NSW. Church Hall in Time for the Townswomen’s WestNet Rail. He is married to Jane Lovelle. Dean Cassady (He 83-87) is an Airbus Captain Guild’s Coffee Morning”. James would love to Mark Gregory (Fr 75-79) after school went with Dragonair. He is based in Hong Kong and hear from any Old Guildfordians in the area. to the Royal Military College Duntroon as an has lived there since 2004 with his wife and two Cameron Dunne (Fr 97-01), after graduating officer candidate in the Australian Army. He children. He encourages any old class mates that from GGS, went to Germany in 2002 on Rotary graduated from the Royal Military College are in the area to give him a call. Exchange and still keeps in touch with his two Duntroon in 1983 as an officer in RAEME. He Robert Elphick (St 86-90), his wife Karen, host families. When he returned in 2003, he completed a BEng (Elec)(Hons) in 1984 at the and their children Timothy, Elizabeth, John went to the University of Western Australia and UNSW (Royal Military College), a MEng in 1992 and Matthew, have recently returned to their held a few part time jobs to support himself at RMIT University and a PhD in 2008 at RMIT home base in Washington DC after holidaying whilst studying for his Bachelor of Arts, majoring University. Mark is currently a Senior Lecturer in on The Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Robert in German, and a Commerce Degree. In 2009 Network Engineering in the School of Electrical is a Commander in the RAN and is nearing Cameron travelled through UK/Europe working and Computer Engineering at RMIT University completion of a three year secondment, with his way around. In 2010 he completed his

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masters in Marketing and achieved a number a First at Bachelor’s level, but he carries his professional football club and has been called up of high distinctions. Cameron now works as an First through to his Master’s at the University for County U21s cricket trials Area Sales Manager and was one of six chosen of Warwick. Warwick is in the top two for William Gasper (Ha 99-09) captained his from 3000 for the position. mathematics and top four for engineering in club side to the NatWest ECB County Cup Daniel Pearson (St 01-02) met Fiona Cummins the United Kingdom. Amongst Rob’s options Championship (Dorset U15s) and they moved not long after he went to London and they on completion of his Masters is for him to study on to the regional finals. William represents the became engaged on 16 July 2011. They both under Stephen Hawking as his particular interest County in his age group (all 6’6 and 105kgs of travelled to Australia in November and had is in astromathematics, especially dark energy. him). He came second in the regional (South of England) shot putt - the only one of 16 finalists a party with Perth based family and friends, Amongst his options for internship this year was who was not trained. Williams is expected including James Cameron (SG 96-02), Stefan to spend the summer at CERN but he is keen to Woodtli (Fr 98-02) and David Williams (SG to represent both the County and Region at develop his song writing with his brothers. Rob 90-93). The wedding will be in London on 14 rugby (and he was invited to attend Saracens also plays for the local cricket club Sunday first April 2012 with a South African safari for a RFC in September - the current English Premier team. He has been invited to train with the local honeymoon. Champions) and County at tennis. He has professional football club and has been called up already completed his GCSE in Maths and is Andrew Govus (Fr 00-04) has complete five for County U21s cricket trials. Rob has also been now studying a course that will earn UCAA years at the University of Western Australia asked to play County level tennis. points for university attendance and seems to be earning a Bachelor of Science, Sports and doing equally well in his 11 or so other GCSEs, Exercise, and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching. Ambrose Bonnaire-Sergeant (St 03-07) is a which he will complete next year. William also In other words, Andrew has spent 5 years at uni Computer Science Undergrad at the University plays for the local cricket club Sunday first team. collecting a sizeable HECS debt. He is currently of Western Australia. Ambrose has discovered completing an internship as a Sports Physiologist an interest in Function Programming, Logic Chad Abbot (Wb 97-10) is studying Neuroscience at the University of Western at the Australian Institute of Sport, testing Programming and Lisp. It is Logic Programming Australia. He recently held one of the lead roles athletes and doing lots of his own running. in particular that appears to have peaked his in St Georges College’s “The Importance of Kirk Kappelhoff (Prep 99-04) and Megan curiosity and Ambrose was invited to speak Being Earnest”. Kappelhoff (Prep 00-04) were at Billanook about Logic in November at Clojure Conj 2011, College in Victoria this year. In 2011, Kirk was in in Raleigh North Carolina, which is the annual Year 12 and School Captain, Megan was in Year gathering of Clojure users (a recent dialect of 10 and involved in the School production. Vale the Lisp programming language). Among other Our sympathies are extended Scott Squire (Sc 03-04) and Katie Duff are the interests, Ambrose sings with the university’s to the families and friends of the proud parents of Lucas Liam Andrew Squire, Winthrop Singers and plays clarinet in orchestras following Old Guildfordians: who arrived in the world on 18 August 2011, under the Western Australian Youth Orchestras weighing in at 7lbs 4oz. Scott is currently Association (formerly the Western Australian George (Bill) Brathwaite (Sc 29-34) working as a Heavy Duty Diesel Fitter. Youth Music Association). John Conway (St 46-48) Judy Acaster (Staff 81-06) recently spent 10 Donald Edwards (St 39-42) Emma Little (Staff 06-08) recently gave birth to days in Scotland catching up with family history. Archer, her second son. Wesley (Murray) Inkpen (St 30-36) She then headed to London for 10 days where John Law (SG 45-46) she enjoyed meeting up with Neil Williamson Alexander Gasper (Ha 96-09) has concluded Roy Schuler (Sc 41-50) (St 69-77 & Staff 83-07) and other OGs at his first year in Engineering and is an academic William (Brian) Sherwood (SG/St 48-52) September’s Guildford Grammar School reunion year younger than his cohorts. Alex’s results in Windsor. will mean that he is confirmed on the straight Allan Terry (St 38-40) Robert Gasper (Ha 96-06) is in his third Masters of Engineering degree. Alex also plays John Wearne (He 39-49) year of a straight Master’s in Mathematics. If for the local cricket club Sunday first team. He William Worcester (SG 43-50) Rob were to stop now he would finish with has been invited to train with the local

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