THE FORTIAN 1992 Erika Tuktens Sally Buckingham Year 10 Year 11 Jennifer Alker Year 10

Luke Hall Year 7

Lat. Viet•Chan 'Fran, Theodora Tserdanis Angela Giannakopool Madeleine Lyons, Katrina Stiles, Corin Throsby Year 11 Year 11 The Fortian Committee Committee Karina Acton Sarah Beak Louise Buckingham James Cottee J.V. Douglas Catherine Dung Maya Gazzard David Lesslie Holly Lyons Shunanda Wallace

Ms Buckland Ms Davis Ms Page Mr Sorban

Editor's Note

As usual, there was a rush to finish the Fortian at the end of the year. There seemed a rush at this time for the contribution box too. Instead of the regular one poem per month, we received two poems and one story in a week ! Huge thanks to Ms Sarah Patterson, who did all our typing and typesetting, and Mr George Jaksic (Fortian 1966-71), who provided a lot of time and energy helping us to prepare the year book for publication and printing it so professionally. Sarah Beak Editor C 0 N T E N T S

Principal's Report 1 The Year in Review 20 Athletics Carnival 46 Credits 2 Latin Report 24 Zone & Grade Sports 50 Deputy Principal's Report 3 Peer Support Group 25 Tennis Report 51 Speech Day 1992 4 Students Alive 25 Gala Day Sport Comp. 51 Year 12 - 1992 6 Tournament of Minds 25 Rugby Report 52 Eifuku Visit 7 Science Report 27 Volleyball Report 52 Clarice Kennedy 8 Mathematics Report 28 Staff & Students 1992 54 Fortians Union News 9 German Report 29 P & C Report 9 History Report 29 Debating 10 Social Science Report 29 Student Council 11 Music Report 30 Front & Back Covers: "Friends" Girls' Discussion Group 12 Computing Report 31 Addy Cobcroft Year 12 Personal Development Comp 14 English Report 31 Geography Camp Report 15 Industrial Arts Report 31 THE FORTIAN 1992 Vol. 90 Commerce Excursions 16 Variety Night 32 Published by Golden Years of Movies 17 Open Day 32 Fort Street High School Guess the Desk ! 18 Junior Drama Night 36 Parramatta Road, Quotable Quotes 19 Year 12 Picture 40 Petersham 2049 This page is sponsored by Leichha rdt Video, 107 Marion Street, L eichhardt Tel. (02) 568 2303. 2 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Deputy Principal's Report the School Counsellor, the loss of three-quarter sized so that the two classrooms, and the orchestra and the band have to "Refurbishment" is such a establishment of two music rehearse elsewhere and the long- nice word. It is made up of rooms, a Music staffroom, a suffering Maths staff still have two parts, "Re" meaning music store room, a combined very cramped quarters. We now again, and "furbish" meaning maths staffroom, two classrooms have some rooms which are to cause a maximum of chaos to compensate for those taken, a painted and carpeted, and which over as long a time as new computer room and a have windows that open, and we possible at a minimum of Board of Studies office within cost - or so it would appear. now do have some areas for the a budget and by June 30th 1992 reception of parents and the 1992 at Fort Street has been a was unable to be achieved. public. The promise of cyclic year of refurbishment, the first Many were the interruptions maintenance to update the since 1974 (hence the use of the and the disturbances to both remainder of the school to term "Re"). Plans were created students and staff; many were similar standard will threaten at least two years ago which saw the hours spent in meetings and what remains of the sanity of an enlargement of the school's "discussions"; many were the some of us, but will eventually ancillary office, and bringing the alternative logistical plans provide an environment which I school closer to the established determined when completion hope will encourage everyone to code required for a modern high dates were not met; great was show a pride in belonging to a school in regard to buildings and the amount of patience and co- great school and develop the facilities. Unfortunately, in a operation shown by students and standard of co-operation so school whose original building staff; few were the moans and necessary to achieve potential. was established in 1916, these groans about any real problems, refurbishments created much and eventually work was Refurbishment is a nice more than the normal confusion. completed to the stage of word - but much nicer after it The movement of: the Principal's occupancy by September 18th. has been enacted. office, the Deputy-Principal's The situation is far from ideal, office, the clinic, the English but certainly much improved, Bruce Leonard staffroom, the Careers Adviser, even if the Music rooms are only Deputy Principal

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Nirmalan Sathiamoorth Year 10

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 3 Annual Speech Day and some never got over it. school with great traditions Sydney Town Hall In the seventies I was (which was and is true) and that 6 March 1992 travelling overseas as a member we should strive to uphold the of the Senate when I was traditions of the past and to It is a pleasure to be here today greeted at Bangkok Airport by a equal the record of those who to speak at this Fort Street man who proclaimed himself a had gone before us (which was Speech Day Ceremony almost Fortian. He had clearly been sound advice). However, there forty years after I left the school enjoying too much airline was always the implication that, to face the world. It is an hospitality. He told me he was even if we did these things, we honour to be asked to do so on a returning to his adopted home in would never quite emulate the day which marks the departure Asia from his annual trip to students of yesteryear, of a Principal as respected as Sydney to attend the Old Boy's particularly those of the Mrs. Preece who helped guide Dinner. In a very doleful and twenties, because they were in the school through times of incoherent way he proceeded to some way super-human. change and difficulty. Her tell me how he would probably Reference was always made to reception here today indicates never return to Sydney because a "miracle year" when the whole she is loved as well as respected the changes were such that of the final year went to and says more for her success civilisation as we knew it was university and did either and reputation than anything I doomed. I assumed his problem medicine or the law. I don't can say. was that the party of which I wish to take anything away from May I say immediately that was a member was in those fine teachers and times have certainly changed. government and he did not distinguished Fortians, but I ask In my day, speech days were approve of the changes. The the question: would we be very formal and dull affairs. I problem was, however, that Fort satisfied today with a school remember having to listen to the Street Boys and Girls Schools which gave to this country only procedures one year outside the were to be united and girls and doctors and lawyers? What hall because I was not wearing a women would walk the sacred would we think of teachers who, coat. A big difference is the corridors of the sacred buildings after six years of high school, orchestra and the music but the in Petersham. most marked change to me is produced a group of students the sense of happiness and I wonder if he is still there in whose vision and imagination informality which does not some foreign land mourning the was so narrow that they could detract from the importance of passing of the era he knew and only conceive of two possibilities the occasion. But that is just a imagining the terrible things he in life? Besides, I can imagine reflection of change. believed would happen. What nothing more boring or stuffy There is another indication of would he make of us here today than going to a class reunion change which is a little less saying farewell to not only a and finding everyone there a welcome to me. I used to attend female teacher, but a female doctor or a lawyer. speech days and special principal. He was not, and I The strength of Fort Street assemblies and, with my fellow daresay is not, the only old boy and schools like it and the worth students, listened to what to me or old girl who mourns the of their contribution to society, were old men making speeches passing of a bygone day but lies not in the number of doctors about the past. I am now one of times change and in twenty or lawyers or university those old men. Yet another era years time another group of graduates it produces. It lies in begins. students will look back at the the fact that from this school certainties of today and wonder Arriving at Fort Street Boys have gone forth a great diversity what you were all on about! High School in year eleven, as I of individuals into an equal did, was a bit of a shock. I had Too many people of my diversity of activities and most come from Albury High, a co- generation and of the have taken with them educational school where we had generations before look at what questioning minds with the dances several times each year, goes on, see that it is different, capacity to question the and entered a school without and equate difference with certainties of the past and females. The only women inferiority. Since the time of present and, as a result, make a teachers we saw came when Socrates and before, older men contribution to a better future. they could not find a man to do and women have decried what If people ask me who the the job. The only contact with they saw as the deterioration of successes of my year at Fort girls at our sister school was the young. If they were, and Street were it would be easy to when we competed against them are, to be believed, it has been mention the judges and in debating. Debating was downhill all the way since the professors and other considered an intellectual days of ancient Greece; an distinguished academics. activity and only the brightest absurd proposition! think of my friend who is now in students got the chance to be in Those old men I mentioned the United States in charge of the team. Hence, I never got to earlier, who used to talk to the the international operations of visit Fort Street Girls and meet students of my day about past one of the world's largest any of them. glories, used to go a little multinational corporations. He This segregated existence had further. They used to impress did not go to university. I think a profound effect on some people on us that we went to a great of another who heads Australia's

4 ♦ The Fortian 1992 premier cultural organisation. processes by which we maintain I wish you all well. Never Another, a skilled tradesman, our society and by assisting stop questioning, never be who with his wife gave up much those in the world who are satisfied with what you know, or in time and money to care for developing theirs, you can do think that things cannot be two friends who were dying. I much. improved, and you will find the think also of those who work in We are very privileged people. world an exciting place. In industry and the public service We live in a country which is twenty or thirty years time you who have enabled this country wealthy by any standards. can come back here and see to grow and who have enabled Though not perfect we have those in your places. I hope you those of us in the less productive tolerance, freedom, democracy will be as pleased with what you professions to make our and opportunity of a level see as I am today because you contributions. available in a minority of will have made them what they The reason I have spoken this countries and to a pitiful are. way can be found in the reported minority of individuals in this Thank you. remarks of a successful HSC world. You have been afforded Senator Don Grimes student earlier this year. He an education through the had attained a mark of 99% plus encouragement of your parents Speech Day 1992 and was going to do medicine. in a school in which the When asked why, he said he had tradition of active questioning Friday, 6th March, 1992, not intended to but when he got and participation in society is witnessed a spectacular return such good marks his friends and very strong and is maintained of Fort Street High to the relatives convinced him he by the teaching staff. beautifully refurbished Sydney should do medicine so as not to Do not expect this background Town Hall for Speech Day 1992. "waste his marks". I find this alone to carry you through. Contrary to popular rumour, sad. The thought that only the When you eventually leave this the Town Hall was not redone brightest should do medicine or school, and wherever you go, especially for us, but for some the law depresses me. The keep on questioning and other visitor, namely, Elizabeth thought that someone who does accepting challenges and take an R. However, our retiring Prin- extremely well should forget active part in society which is cipal, Carole Preece, had a other options because he or she yours to develop. Those who wonderful last day as the does well is also very sad. There decide to opt out or decide the students of Fort Street provided are all sorts of reasons why system is too entrenched or a "school spectacular" fully people should choose the law or stupid or corrupt to be bothered worthy of the name. medicine, but to do so merely with cannot complain if the There were accolades from the because you get a lot of points or world then seemingly lets them Board of School Studies to choose a course because the down or passes them by. (represented by the Assistant cut-off point is high and ignore I enjoyed my time at school Director General, Mr. Alex Scott) the myriad of other existing and have enjoyed life even more and the Port Jackson Cluster things to do is not sensible. By since. That I have been able to Director (Barbara Dobinson), all means enter the professions. do so is due, in part, to the while students past and present I did. But do so for the right efforts of some teachers of this also wished Mrs. Preece well in reasons; not for the prestige - it school who helped me raise my her retirement. is illusory, nor the social status - expectations and horizons. One Our Guest Speaker, Mr. Don it is ephemeral, nor the money - in particular used to impress on Grimes (class of 1954), as you may find it is not there. me that the most important entertained the audience with thing about looking back was to fascinating memories and asides, The things we treasure most learn something of use for the while the class of 1991 were in our civilisation, and I hope future. strongly represented as they you will treasure, - individual Mrs Preece will be one of the came forward to be freedom, democracy, the rule of privileged few who will be able acknowledged for their law, equality of opportunity etc. to look at the future as it outstanding achievements in the - are not concepts and ideas develops knowing you played a 1991 HSC , particularly the Dux which come naturally to human vital role in its development of 1991, Sunghe Lee, who is the beings. They are the results of because these students are that first girl to top Engineering the efforts of men and women future. Science. throughout the ages who had the intelligence to develop them and the courage to establish and retain them, frequently risking or losing their freedom or even their lives in the process. To maintain and develop our society it is necessary that the process goes on. Few if any of you will have to put your freedom at risk and I hope none of you would have to die but I would hope that, by participating in the

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 5 YEAR 12 - 1992

Front Row (L to R) S. Chu, H. Alexandrakis, M. Munzone, K. Spallas, A. Tjang, G. Yiannikas, S. Layton, D. Bountopoulos, M. Rodrigues, S. Olivera, J. D'Agostino, L. Park, M. Cuk, H. Song, D. Triantafyllo, A. Tranquilino. Second Row N. To, W. Ariyamethe, D. Pather, K. Van Barnevel, J. Choi, S. Macri, T. Rees, T. Malor, J. Gibb, E. Lee, S. Yiap, M. Prodigaladad, V. Said, L. Mulyadi, N. Fu, V. Giannopoulos, A. Benson, S. Whitlock, H. Ku, K. Mayne, C. Shepherd, L. Brotherton, T. Duong, Y. Clement, J. Park, R. Ioannidis, T. Tran. Third Row W. Wong, B. Rogan, N. Karamianakis, T. Gizariotis, L. Farry, N. Lane, L. Kuo, V. Jurkin, M. Sarbis, K. Soo, S. Nam, K. Kontkanen, S. Waterworth, C. Lund, C. Diesendorf, J. Bennett, H. Nguyen, F. O'Keefe, T. Hon, D. Dann, D. Natsis, H. Dawson, K. Eggleton, M. Hargous, M. Karagiannakis. Fourth Row J. Whelan, A. Das, P. Mac, K. Lee, C. Sotirias, K. Phu, C. Wong, D. To, S. Kwon, K. Melville, R. Nugent, E. Pyke, L. Stanley, W. Farrenc, S. Stanbridge, Z. Lee, K. Madgwick, J. Gribble, B. Delaney, A. Nguyen, C. Stewart, T. Huynh, A. Gao, C. Mai. Fifth Row E. MacCall, S. Courtis, K. Lam, S. Kathirgamana, B. Nguyen, M. Green, T. Tonkin, A. Cobcroft, S. Samuels, A. Butler, A. Gillies, B. Pfeil, K. Man, J. Walton, C. Harrington, T. Oetojo, T. Oats, S. Giannakakis, S. Giannakouras, B. Truong, S. Roy, M. Kanagaratnam, N. Rostom. Sixth Row R. Hassim, N. Sordon, N. Da Silva, D. Ngai, J. Schofield, M. Jodlovich, Y. Ngo, S. Etherington, T. Nockolds, V. Wheeler, J. Post, S. Bonanno, S. Wallace, D. Li, H. Nguyen, N. Curthoys, A. McLoughlin, E. Young, P. Melville, M. Doyle. Seventh Row B. Kwiatkowski, Y. Lee, D. Lai, P. Theodoris, M. Christou, G. Athanasopoulos, T. Nobrega, A. Lim, B. Ferguson, G. Tse, P. Naiboo, V. Nguyen, T. Lacek, S. Tadic, M. Marinos, M. Penny, P. Marie, J. Ku, B. Robertson, S. Bronk. Eighth Row M. Grant, J. Gorman, D. Bruce, B. Duke, J. Betts, R. Jennings, R. Wainwright, S. Mavay, J. Lees, J. Moore, A. Wolfson, G. McMahon, S. Gocanin, D. Gill, A. McDonald, S. Prunster, M. Cahill, D. Adams, F. Andrews, D. Antune s .

Tim Lee Year 11 Peter Brennan Year 11

6 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Eifuku Visit 1992 launched into one and a half Consultant, Ms. Ishikawa and hours of fun-filled the staff and students of Fort Shrieks of delight echoed around entertainment. That night at Street High and the parents who the International Terminal on the International Airport, took Eifuku students into their Sunday, 26 July, 1992, as the Fortians farewelled their Eifuku homes for, without such contingent from Eifuku High guests in a chaotic scene of tears enthusiastic co-operation, such a emerged from customs into the and laughter, camera flashes, magnificent cultural exchange waiting arms of Fortians. Chaos hugs and kisses, much back- would not be possible. Everyone reigned supreme as Fortians slapping and handshaking. is eagerly looking forward to gathered up their guests and My thanks to Mr. Yalichev, visiting Japan in 1993. headed out into the crisp Miss Wark, Mr. Mashiba, Mr. morning air. It was the Abe, Mr. Ikegami and Travel Terry Glebe Co-ordinator beginning of twelve exciting days of school excursions and never-to-be-forgotten experiences. Monday morning began with a harbour cruise on the "Bounty" and, you guessed it, a Fortian of 1981 vintage, Mathew Bolton, was a member of the crew (they are everywhere!). A good time was had by all, although one Fortian was later to moan about having to pay for the privilege of hauling up sails. After docking (Back Row) Jessica Murty, Nik Williamson, Emi Mukai, Ilona at Campbell's Cove, the group Zebrowski, William Hird were absorbed by "The Rocks". (Front Row) Yusuke Kikuchi, Manami Kurata, Chiaki Takahashi The following Wednesday morning was the formal Eifuku Visit 1992 *A unanimous agreement occasion of the Visit as that Chiaki was definitely greetings were exchanged in Once again, the koala mad the cutest English and Japanese by students of our sister school, *Mitsuaki stagediving Principals and students of both Eifuku High in Tokyo, made the at the Farewell Assembly schools. This was followed by a long-awaited pilgrimage to *Kohei playing Smells "sausage sizzle" put on by the Sydney. Like Teen Spirit Student Council as part of the 8.30 a.m. on a freezing Sunday *Yuseke going into fits on-going welcome to Fort Street. morning we waited at Sydney of hysteria at Centrepoint Thursday morning saw a very Airport. Our hopes raised every *Mitsuaki and his early start for the two-day tour time a person approached us. Rinda Rinda rendition to Canberra which included a "It's them, it's them," as a *Kohei playing stop at the Pelican Sheep blonde American couple walked Smells Like Teen Spirit Station outside Goulburn where through the Arrivals Gate. * Ryuuji makes out in Japanese students cuddled lambs, watched What followed was two weeks of *Discussing the likeness sheep dogs mustering sheep and enlightening, non-stop between a sheep being shorn. The winter touristing, shopping and singing. Tom & Macauley Culkin. weather was kind to us and the *Liz and Ilona doing Memorable Moments usual touristy things were done, aerobics at 3 a.m. including Cockington Green, *Kohei learning Higher Ground. *Learning Ilona's true calling. Parliament, the War Memorial Fort St.rejoices. *Kohei playing Smells Like Teen and Telecom Tower by night. Spirit Goodbye, Sayonara, Adios The second week began with a *Yuseke going into fits Mata auhi made. HEY! day excursion to Featherdale *Shitsurei Shimashita with Jessica Murty, Park (very cuddly koalas) and Katoki & Chiaki Tamsin Calder Year 11 the Blue Mountains, but the weather was to turn sour for the Assembling in the school courtyard. Thursday morning tour of Port Denison. However, the day ended on a very pleasant note with the Farewell Dinner in the revolving restaurant of Centrepoint Tower. A wonderful way of rounding off eleven days of intensive excitement. The farewell assembly on Friday 7 August rapidly lost any sense of being a formal occasion as Eifuku students and Fortians

♦ 7 This page is sponsored by the Cottee Family. The Fortian 1992 CLARICE KENNEDY At the annual athletics she won Australian Champion Athlete championships. It was not only as a runner In a simple ceremony, archivist that Clarice excelled. In the students of the University of New C.H.S. Swimming Carnival of South Wales presented to the 1926, she lost the first place of the School on 16 November 1992, championship by only two-fifths their report on the Fort Street of a second. The Boys' prize for archives. For a number of years Sport was won by her. She scored now, members of The Fortians 70 points, almost twice the Union have been working on the number of her nearest rich collection in order to bring challenger. the archives to an efficient operational status. It was opportune at this gathering, that the complete set of Dr Clarice Kennedy's trophies and medals could be passed to the safe custody of the School, an official function being Cinnamon Lee Year 10 foreshadowed for next year when Clarice herself can be in attendance. Theological Studies at Moore College prevented an Lovers' Leap 84-year-old Clarice from being Standing on a cliff with us just at present. A young girl looks at her surrounds "Lovers' Leap" Shane says The valley is full of trees There is a punctuation of bare soil Integrated logging, ten years ago The wattle trees (violent yellow contrasting with the cool green of eucalypts) The Fort Street archives now come suddenly from nowhere She pushes the man beside her include the entire collection of (her lover) towards the edge trophies and medals won by Playfully Clarice Kennedy, an "Dive!" extraordinary Fortian and Her eyes are sparkling champion athlete. Louise Kuo Year 12 At the 1927 Combined High Schools Swimming Carnival, Clarice Kennedy took out the Clarice Kennedy's athletic Championship of All High prowess would bring her the Schools in the record time Australian title or the of 1 minute 15 1/2 seconds. At Australian record for every the Combined Schools Sports, distance from 75 yards to 2 Clarice Kennedy was the miles, also for the 60 yards and, Champion of All High Schools 90 yards hurdles, shot put and (100 yards) and she also took out javelin. the 16 Years Championship. She is indeed a Fortian of Upon the C.H.S. Council's whom all Fort Street students can Clarice Kennedy, Australian be proud - both as a sportswoman Champion Athlete, wearing her deciding to present a small and as a university scholar. The richly decorated sports blazer. china cup and saucer as the trophy for championship events, School is most appreciative of the Even in First Year at Fort the successful design was the enrichment of its archives by the Street Girls High School, Clarice work of Clarice. She was not bequest she has made. Kennedy gave more than long in collecting a complete set indication of what was to come. herself. Mr R.S. Horan

8 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Fortians Union News The Union is also working on present students at the school. developing a better relationship Associate Membership is also 1992 was another great year for with the School community open to all who have a genuine the Fortians Union, the ex- through increased involvement commitment to the type of students association for all with the School body and the education provided by Fort former students of the Fort P&C, additional assistance with Street High. We hope to Street High Schools, the Girls' the School's archives, the re- increase our involvement with High at Observatory Hill, the gilding of the School Honour the School, but active Petersham Annex, the Boys' Boards, assistance with fund- involvement depends on having School at Taverners Hill. raising for School projects and an active membership. If you The Union's Annual General by providing work experience are about to leave Fort Street Meeting in March saw many opportunities for School High, or care about the School, new faces on the Committee, students. think about becoming a member including two Associate An invitation is extended to of the Fortians' Union. Members, Carol Preece and all former students who would Terry Glebe. The following like to join, many are parents of Denice Hurst Committee was elected: Denice Hurst (President), Don Newby (Secretary), Vice Presidents: Robyn Dyer and George Jaksic. Other Committee Members are Olive and Bryan Coutts, Ron Horan and two new members Peter Dixon and Warren Selle. The Annual Church Service was held at St. Philip's Church Hill, York Street, Sydney, in March. The Church Service is very popular with former students of Fort Street Girls' High, but all Fortians and o . MI-TEC friends are welcome. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the 1992 Annual Dinner held on 16 October 1992 at the Golden Gate Hotel, George Clemens Year 7 Sydney. Over 90 Fortians from 1919 to 1992 attended. This year saw yet another first for Fort Street P&C Building Fund. The first project the Union with two present President's Report was to assist in raising funds for School students attending. Beth the new computer room and in Delaney proposed the 'Toast to This year the P&C has excess of $20,000 was donated, a concentrated on providing a the School' and had with her, for substantial sum but well below forum for discussion of moral support, another current the target of $53,000. The educational and other issues of year twelve student, Victoria generosity of those who made interest to parents. Topics have Wheeler. donations was somewhat included the new Personal tempered by the surprisingly Fortians listened intently to Development syllabus; School small proportion of parents who the Guest Speaker, Sophia councils; Dr. Lesley Lynch, DSE responded. Beckett from 1984, who told of Director of Curriculum on the The P&C has decided to her involvement in law and her Mayer and Finn reports; incorporate under the studies in America. Amongst problems of lateness and the arrangements provided by the those enthralled by Sophia's new Language curriculum Federation of P&C Associations. speech was Sir Garfield Barwick, requirements. The necessary standard the former Chief Justice of the The P&C's fundraising has constitution was adopted at the High Court and our oldest largely been shouldered once October meeting. Under the Fortian on the evening, 1919 again by the canteen, so ably arrangements the P&C will also Vintage. The success of our managed by Helen Saad, which become a registered charity. Annual Dinners is evident by this year has expanded to cater The P&C's role as a social the large numbers of class for students of the Petersham organiser has taken a back seat reunions being held at our TAFE who attend at the School. this year, presenting a challenge Fortians' Union Dinner. This It was decided not to conduct an for the future to arrange social year was no exception with Art Show this year, preferring to activities to suit an increasingly reunions for the boys of '52 and participate in the Open Day. geographically diverse parent '58, the girls of '52 and '71 However, a new fundraising group. forming a large component of mechanism was introduced - the those present. tax-deductible donation to the John Corney President P&C

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 9 Commonwealth Bank Debating Year 10 - Damon Young, Senior Debating Interschool Debating has ended Claire Dawson, Alice Dallow and Competition Anna Lunsmann in their first for another year and our year of inter-school competition The Fort Street Team for this debaters have performed well showed all the signs of competition was drawn from yet again. Special development into an excellent Year 11 students, Nancy Ford, congratulations to the Year 12 - Platon Theodoris, Sarah team - in fact we loaned Damon David Roach-Turner and to Year 11 for their debate with Catherine Dung with Nancy Stanbridge, Steve Tadic, who were Zone winners. Sydney Boys. being replaced by Felix Ho when All competitors were she left for America in July. Year 11 - Corin Throsby, commendable representatives of The team developed strong Louise Buckingham, Felix Ho, their school and it was pleasing techniques early in the Katherine Mercer (and Damon to see their development as a competition ending up as clear Young, Year 10!) - performed team as well as individuals, over zone winners by defeating creditably but were finally the year. International Grammar School, knocked out by the Sydney Boys J.J. Cahill and St. Scholastica. Team. M.Hosking Inter-zone debates provided stronger competition and in this Symphony Under The She was among the clouds knockout round of three debates Stars Fort Street defeated Canterbury and they parted for her, Girls and Woolaware before Revealing the twinkling stars losing to Sydney High in a very The music began, atmospheric to assure her, that this closely contested Regional Final. and strange. was the symphony Fort Street were perhaps The grey view of the city began under the stars, unlucky to have been eliminated to change. drowning the sound of city cars. by Sydney High in our region, In the place of tall skyscrapers both teams debated with high extinct, The finale was grand, standards of manner and stood ancient monoliths linked. and full of mirth. technique, but the experience of They harmonised like the The symphony played for all the Sydney High Yr 12 team orchestra playing. they were worth, In quiet moments you could hear and as the overture drew showed the standard of people saying: champions. My congratulations to a close, go to all four debaters for their "This is the symphony under cannons boomed and fireworks the stars, rose. effort, commitment and drowning the sound of city cars". determination. In mid-air they exploded, sending showers so bright, Ken Ambler A lark ascended in the midst and faded with the last chord of all. of the night. Congratulations A single violin was the sound This was the symphony To two year 10 students for their of her call. under the stars, recent achievements: Up high, into the sky, she flew, drowning the sound of city cars. Peter Kim: Peter was ranked on light wings of feathers 5th in Australia at the recent and dew. Gabriel Hingley Year 9 Australian Junior Table Tennis Championships held in Mackay, Qld. Alexander Outhred: Alex won the A.F.I. Award for Young Actor of the Year for his performance in Hammers over the Anvil. To Maria Kwiatkowski who was selected in the zone tennis team to represent at the Regional Carnival. Thank you to all those students who tried out for Regional Hockey and just missed selection. To Alistair Frey 9-0 who passed with high distinction the University of NSW bridging course in HSC level chemistry. In the future, such standing will make him eligible to enter Year 1 Chemistry at University level. A wonderful effort and a terrific experience. Suzanne Stankovic Year 11

10 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Student Council Aletha McWallick Year 8 Michelle Bland Year 8 Vice President's Report (1991-92) My term in the Fort Street High School Student Council has been an experience I would not trade for anything. It was a busy year and I certainly regret it not being longer, but it was nevertheless a rewarding, though sometimes annoying and frustrating year. Mr. Browne might tell you that you ought to vote for students who would be active Student Councillors, who would not sit in meetings like vegetables, nodding their heads and refusing to participate ... but let's face it, how many people actually nominated people for this reason? Isn't popularity the consensual reason? Thankfully though, Fort wirma11111110U\ Street's Student Council is a Beatrice Marett Year 8 Anasuya Claft Year 8 vibrant and enthusiastic group Helen Al exandrakis, Justin of students who really do want The Student Council is a group of students; as such, it Lees, Emma Pyke and Kylie to change the school and 'uplift Eggleton. On behalf of the its image'. needs the support and participation of everyone. The Student Council, I thank you for My first couple of weeks ... OK Year 8s, although relatively new giving up your time to involve months ... were spent 'feeling my yourselves with the on-going way' - getting to know how it all to the school, form an integral part of the S.C. for they activities - yeah, when you works. Being thrust into a could've been studying for 3-unit council after only being in Fort represent the senior S.C. of later German, 3-unit maths, 2-unit Street for one and a half years is years. My thanks to them for music etc. you helped out, and pretty tough - being elected Vice their responsiveness and though you may not have done a President was even tougher! In commitment to the many lot in comparison to 'certain many ways, I am thankful that projects over the year. Year 9s, other students', you did sacrifice there was already established a well, here's a group of, again, a lot and that deserves a warm group of highly self-motivated highly motivated students ... yes, gratitude. and dedicated 'seniors'. These we all know they have put in The Student Council is always students, namely, Beth Delaney, more than their fair share and I improving itself and from the Caine Stewart and Platon can only hope that this passion, look of the current S.C., this Theodoris, are certainly well- this fire, is not doused out in certainly won't change. known and have been praised by later years. Year lOs slackos already know of certain changes Mr.M.Browne for their ... everyone knows that the which will maximise their outstanding efforts. However, reason why you are so dedicated efficiency and lead towards a there are other people, many is simply because you want to Student Council fit for the other people, who deserve the `jig class' ... only kidding! Thank 1990s. I know that they will credit that so many have failed you for your support too - in the perform to the standards that to recognise. numerous barbeques, the Open were set by their predecessors - Day, the Athletics Carnival. although no-one will ever match Year lls ... what do you do the efforts of the previous S.C. - about the most opinionated mass and will make the school proud. of loud-mouths? Well, how else I know, too, that when I do come did we get so many ideas? back to visit Fort Street, the Indeed, although I had to yell at School will have changed a great them to 'SHUT UP!' on many, deal, with a lot of the gratitude many occasions, their input to owing to the Student Council. the Student Council has been I wish every Student Council invaluable. This includes the Member the very best and hope `bridge over Parramatta Road' that they will continue to live in project, the Open Day, Fort Street's great tradition with etc.etc.etc. Lastly, but perhaps pride and honour. most of all, I would like to thank Alex Chern Lim Platon Theodoris Year 12 the 'other' Year 12 students: Vice President (1991-1992)

The Fortian 1992 • 11 Girls' Discussion Group Lucy's Wyong house was taken The Girls' Discussion Group has over by the group for intensive really taken off this year. Its poster-making, food eating and membership has expanded, discussion. including all years, and it has For Open Day this year, the started to organise and influence Girls' Discussion Group made t- things within the school. The shirts, tea-towels and postcards Girls' Discussion Group posters to sell. The t-shirts, which were which appear regularly outside hand-printed by members of the the staff common room, display group, displayed logos such as a multitude of ideas to challenge "Boys will be boys, girls will be sexism and inequality. women" and "People call me a This year saw the first Girls' feminist whenever I express Discussion Group Seminar. It feelings that differentiate me was held in August, on "Women from a door mat" and sold and the Law". Ms. Draper extremely well. The Girls' stall delivered the seminar whilst made over three hundred those who attended (both males dollars. The Girls' Discussion Group is and females) ate, drank, and Maya Gazzard Year 11 discussed the issues which arose. about women's issues. It is The second seminar, held in about gaining social, political November, was given by Margot and economic equality for Oliver, who showed a section of women. It is a group of girls her film "For Love or Money?" which gather every Thursday about working women in lunchtime in 1(21 in a relaxed Australia and lively discussion atmosphere to discuss issues followed. Many seminars are relevant to them. The Girls' planned for next year, and all Discussion Group is working are open forum. within the school to try and Another first was the Girls' change attitudes. Discussion Group Weekend Away. On a weekend in April, Maya Gazard Yearll

Emily Walton Year 11 Anna Pertierra Year 11

Karin Darcy Year 11

Antonella Emmi Year 11 Nicky Curthoys Year 7 Lucy Jones Year 11

12 ♦ The Fortian 1992 This page is sponsored by Anna Phillips. My School Day: point which the teacher didn't characterised by the macho- or Several Good Reasons fail to point out - hmmm! Forty competitive world of patriarchy. to Blow Up The School minutes certainly goes by On this subject though, I am quickly when you're having fun, still yet to ask Mr.Morgan The monotony of failing to arise especially when you have to put exactly how a traditional male with my alarm clock at seven up with bigots, who in their cannot be sexist? I told you the a.m., spending too long in the quest to sound learned, attempt school had an exciting shower and suffering nauseous to patronise the class. subculture! Girls' Discussion on bouts as I tumbled out the door Thursdays, though provides the to be blinded by the morning Yet first period does go by - only exciting interlude to the sun, and to miss my bus, were eventually. In the scramble to lunch-time saga. After Mr. beginning to bother me as I get to an exciting maths period I Moynam shooed us up to P6, in questioned the purpose of this most pleasantly met up on the seemingly insincere concern that indeed primitive ritual of school. way with another teacher. He we should get there on time, I Refusing to conform to an welcomed me with a 'Sheila' trundled up the endless stairs of impractical and uncomfortable comment, and typical `airheads the old building. I am sure uniform, I had a taxing time in in space' commentary cn The peeling paint must have an deciding what to wear on such a Girls' Discussion Group. adverse effect on one's health. It hot day - would I dare wear a managed to make it to P2 on is also interesting to note that singlet top and risk being time, a miracle if it weren't for the windows in the stairwell are branded 'immoral' by the post- the fact that it is just around the never open on hot days, yet on fifty executive or dare to bare corner from P1. cold days they most willingly unashamedly unshaven legs subject us to tempestuous under a pair of shorts and risk After the excruciating pain of antarctic winds. the same response, as well as three consecutive periods, we ribald comments from immature students were then most In the afternoon, it is period 8 Year 11 'boys' unable to considerately blessed with a BIG "15 minutes" for recess. which is always interesting - comprehend the idea of an why? I hear you ask. Because independently-minded female? This is just enough time to wade through the sea of handball neither the students nor If only it would all end - teachers want to do anything including the 438 bus trip to players, (another breed of people who should be banned), a large except leave, especially on school, plagued with obnoxious Fridays. Yet, interestingly junior Christian Brothers who proportion of which are annoying enough, the end of school rarely ought to be banned from public Year 7s (except of course for Nicky and Heidi who attend puts an end to the annoyances transport for being both rude related to school life. Firstly, and loud at such an unsocial Girls' Discussion!), and back one must again negotiate the hour in the morning. again. swarms of Year 7s, most of Despite this unwelcome Once this incredibly short which eagerly are running for commotion, I was finally sojourn ended, I slowly made my the 445 special which they insist delivered to school - or rather way to another two exciting will leave without them unless two hundred metres away so periods, characterised by jocks they are first on. Then there are that I would have to climb up and/or Greeks who refuse to the Norton Street cafes. Either endless hills, only to just miss speak the national tongue, your favourite cafe, which the lights. and/or female bubbleheads who attracts the least amount of have the most irritating giggles. students, has closed early, or in As you can see so far, I Bar Via Venuto you are served First period is undoubtedly by a woman who hates you. She the worst period of the day - absolutely adore the sub-culture which is regrettable when an of our revered school! does! Then, since having coffee 'acceptable' subject is on - note keeps you later, I once again that none can be enjoyable if Lunch. Lunch wouldn't be so have to put up with the hordes only for the neo-nazis, young bad if it weren't for the grid-iron of snivelling, obnoxious liberals and cadets in the class. games played with frisbees, and Christian Brothers, all of whom Although Year 7 is apparently the fact that it is too short! 35 have small mental ages yet big the smallest year in numbers in minutes must be extended to one bodies. the school, they seem to come in hour unless the senior school is droves much like sheep. Trying to die off! Back to the grid-iron However, I do finally get to negotiate your way through games though, I must express home, even if to get off the bus I the otherwise obsequious my extreme delight at coming had to trek through rows of children can be a handful, within inches of decapitation, a gigantic school bags! To me, especially when you can actually state I'm sure I would revel in. school is directly responsible for see your destination since they Of course I shouldn't really all these traumas. But I have are all still shorter than you are, complain as it would most only one thing to say to the rest but you don't seem to be gaining benevolently put an end to my of the school below me - not long any ground. school life - a life which is now. interspersed with many Once I had reached room 13, I exhilarating moments, and some found that I was late anyway, a particularly depressing ones Antonella Emmi Year 11

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 13 Year 11 Personal Development Camp In June, Year 11 students went to Otford for a two day P.D. Camp. The aim of the camp was to provide opportunities for students to discuss social health issues, in particular, drugs and decision-making. Workshops and small groups provided some stimulating discussion opportunities. The bush setting of the camp allowed ample opportunity for Louise Buckingham Roberta Cooley Shunanda Wallace bushwalking and communing with nature. However, a highlight of the camp was the Bush Dance held on the first night. It was a fun, although exhausting, night enjoyed by both students and staff. Mr. Millwood's Tunnel Walk certainly added drama to the proceedings. A one-hour hike turned into a last minute dash for the train! Many thanks to Jenny O'Dea, Tony Carmody and all the staff who worked so hard to make the camp a success.

Trish Bresnahan James Cottee, Gavin Tung, Ben Phillips

Erika Tuktens, Claire Edwardes, Maeve Richardson, Tinny Hon

Ms. Bresnahan Mr. Millwood, Mr. Browne

14 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Mt.Kosciusko night we had noodle-shaped glue Ran Sung, Mia Prodigaladad, Geography Camp Report for dinner, and did our Maria Rodriquez and Jason workbooks for about an hour. Betts, instructed by Economics One encounters an interesting The next day we went to the Co-ordinator, Anne Draper. fact when travelling in a large Yarrangobilly Caves, by which The team competed against group. Get this: it took the time a few people had gotten over 50 other schools at the average child 1.68 seconds to get into deep trouble (which had University of Technology, onto the Cooma Coaches coach actually started in Canberra on Sydney, in an attempt to which we travelled in. So, if the way down). The teachers determine which school could we're going to be mathematical told us we'd all be able to swim successfully manage a about it, one could conclude that in a beautiful natural lagoon hypothetical economy. The it should take 53 average with naturally warm mineral competition is based on a children about 1 minutes and water bubbling up from a hole complex computer simulation, 29.04 seconds to get onto the 760 metres below the earth in whereby students are required Cooma Coaches coach which we an untouched patch of mountain to manipulate 4 economic policy travelled in. paradise, but when we arrived variables (Government spending, It didn't. It took 13 minutes we saw a public swimming pool income tax, sales tax, and and 58.93 seconds. with a toilet block next to it. interest rates), in an attempt to Similarly with dinner, They were right about the improve the overall welfare of brushing teeth, having natural water bit, though, and their economy throughout a breakfast, going to the toilet, we had a good swim. That night period of 10 "years". playing soccer, getting lunch, I watched Ghost, which Mr. climbing mountains, going for The students have 10-15 Griffith had so nicely hired after minutes to complete their policy swims, playing cricket and everyone had poo-pood Indiana getting off the coach, each changes for the next theoretical Jones and the Temple of Doom. "year", and in each round a new exercise took around about The next day we cleaned out our 9.4219452 times longer than it and unexpected variable is rooms, vacuumed the floors and added to the simulation such as needed to, due to the fact that hopped on the bus once again. every one of the average a sudden leadership challenge or On the way back we did watch a dramatic increase in world oil children were trying to get there Indiana Jones, and we arrived first. prices. After a slow start, Fort back at school at about 4.20. Street was well in contention for We (the kids, Mr. Griffith, Mr. If the average time taken for a top three placing with only 2 Baker, Ms. Katsiaris & 'Daryll', 53 average children to get off a years remaining, but a spiralling the driver) boarded the coach at bus is 2 minutes and 31 seconds, rate of inflation (14%) in the last 9.00 on Tuesday morning and why did it take us half an hour? year put the team out of the drove. And we drove and drove running for the top 3 places. and drove. And then we drove. Josh Szeps And guess what we did then? Over 50 schools competed with each other on the day, and the Yep. We drove! At about 1.00 Managing the Australian we all got out of the coach, limbs Fort Street team performed a-cracking and bones a-snapping Economy Competition creditably under pressure to to stretch our poor deformed On 30 July, a group of Year 12 finish in sixth position with bodies back into shape at economics students represented 7511 points. All involved McDonalds, Goulburn. That was Fort Street High School at the enjoyed the experience and it the nicest, freshest, heartiest, annual inter-school "Managing proved to be of great educational healthiest, most natural meal we the Australian Economy" value. would have for a while! Competition. The Fort Street That night, after being handed contingent was comprised of Hae Jason Betts a Lord of the Rings-size George Byrne Year 10 "workbook" that we were to complete on the camp, we went for a night walk. It was good, but Jenny got sick and went back to the camp with Ms. Katsiaris and a few other people. The next day we went to Thredbo and from there walked up Kosciusko, which is pretty steep and hard and cold. It was fun, nonetheless, and everyone had their photo taken at the top. There was a little patch of mushy ice from which people made snowballs as hard as baseballs to throw at each other, and then we started the 9km walk down to the bus. That

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 15 Commerce Excursions answered. With each in which he described how his progressing footstep our anxiety Government had picked up on a The signs were all there ... yet grew and then, as we took the lot of things that Chifley had we ignored it. Had we known last and final step of the begun. And he also suggested how the commerce excursion journey, our work was parts of The Whitlam would have turned out earlier, ultimately rewarded. Government 1972-1975 by, we would have been better There it stood ... Parliament ahem, ahem, Gough Whitlam. prepared. As the Year 10 House, the building where many Further to this chance commerce students of Fort well-known politicians have encounter, Stephen received the Street High School silently walked and now, the building following letter from The Hon. trotted out of the school gates where we, Fort Street High E.G.Whitlam, AC, QC. that sunny day, we expected the School, will sit and witness the worse. After all isn't it only first speech from our brand new tradition that every single Premier, John Fahey. commerce excursion is Mr. Stephen Wallace People began to move into the completely and utterly boring? Granville NSW 2142 Wrong! This time we were Legislative Assembly and, pretty proved incorrect by our very own soon, we too accompanied them. A guard then ushered us to our commerce teacher, Mr. Millward, 14 October 1992 with a trip to the "Downing specially "reserved seats" - at Centre", headquarters of the very back of the room. Sydney's district and local Nevertheless, we still were able courts. The moment we arrived, to catch glimpses of various Dear Stephen, we were greeted by an elegant familiar faces in the sea of foyer which immediately showed politicians below. Bob Carr was This afternoon I am leaving for off its marble floors, chandeliers, there but we especially reserved Willy Brandt's funeral in Berlin. spiral staircase and gold plated our fanaticism for the new I regret I have not been able to handles. It is only very rare, at Premier. As the Premier stood attend to your questions. times like this, that we had up to give his first speech, we I take your point that the wished to be in school uniform. held our breath. This was the history curriculum is much Yet there we were, dressed in a moment we were all waiting for, concerned with "authoritative style of multicolourism, where the moment of temporary opinions of events". My opinions our "trendy" bold shirts now, excitement as we opened our on many of the things which we under the spell of the Imperial ears and laid our eyes upon the discussed at the State Library Room, seemed more like the new Premier. Camera men were are to be found in The Whitlam after effects of our baby sister's there to witness the event as Government 1972-1975. My "failed" serving attempt. well as many other well-known opinions on some of the matters Nevertheless, we managed to politicians. The most important in your letter are to be found in enjoy ourselves, witnessing thing though was the fact that The Truth of the Matter (1979, nearly every type of case we were there. It was a moment second edition 1983); it is out of imaginable - from sexual we will hopefully never forget. print but presumably would be assault, drug dealings, to foreign available in many libraries or matters and, most remembered, Van Huynh secondhand bookshops. the case with a man who was One matter you raised was arrested because he "relieved" overseas indebtedness; to put himself in the corner of someone `Gough Still Has Time' this in historic perspective one else's car. Fort Street HSC student should reflect that at the time of the 1975 coup Australia's A few weeks later we lucky Stephen Wallace should be students were off again. The putting in a great modern overseas debt was under $3 history assignment. billion while today it is over only difference this time was He and fellow student, Emma Pyke, $150 billion. Another matter that we were all pretty you raised was electoral prepared. From above we looked were working in the general standing; to put this in historic like maroon marbles which had reference room of the State perspective I attach a table of been scattered carelessly along Library, his assignment being a the percentages of votes cast for the road. Yes, all were in full comparison of the policies of the the ALP at elections of the school uniform - thanks to the Chifley and Whitlam House of Representatives and constant reminding of Mr. Governments. Stephen was having difficulty until he and the Senate in the last 20 years. Millward of course. Emma saw who had just sat To indicate my difficulty in The walk along Maquarie down at their table: and it coping with requests I enclose Street was engulfed in a cloud of wasn't Ben Chifley! an address I made last enthusiasm. Talk and laughter Gough Whitlam, there to do November. suppressed our nervousness as some historical research of his With all good wishes for your we prepared for the afternoon own, happily discussed the studies, ahead of us. Would it bring Chifley topic with Stephen. He excitement and action as we also sent his assistant back to Yours sincerely, hoped, or just pure boredom? his office to get a copy of his The question would soon be 1991 Chifley Speech at Bathurst, E.G.Whitlam

16 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Golden Years of Movies The Fort Street Film Group was the result of a flash of inspiration experienced by Mr. N. Burrell about one year ago. Suddenly, without prior warning, he uttered the immortal words "Why don't we form a film group?" I couldn't think of a reason why we shouldn't form one and , thus, the group was born. Since that fateful day, the F.S.F.G. has shown a variety of films which initially ranged from science fiction to ... science fiction, but gradually came to include other types of film. The main offering this year was the Russian version of War & Peace (as opposed to the cartoon version starring Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda) - all nine hours of it! The most popular film shown were Alien and Aliens in which hundreds of Hollywood extras put on elongated-skull-with- extendable-mouth-suits and terrorised Sigourney Weaver, a bunch of space marines with Antonella Emmi Year 11 bulging biceps but not much up top and the old lady next door. Jennifer Olgivie Year 11 One student with a fondness for Rambo and other films not universally recognised as masterpieces, at first reacted negatively and offered a considered judgement on War and Peace as a load of ... (there followed a number of four-letter words not normally associated with a speech by the Queen or the Pope). However, as time passed, this same discerning critic gradually modified his views, became enthusiastic and sat through the entire film episode by episode. Other students with a historical bent were, needless to say, immediately engrossed by the depth and grandeur of the film.

In coming months there will be a treat for real film buffs - a festival of the world's worst or most boring films, including Plan Nine from Outer Space and that ghastliest movie of them all - Sound of Music.

Serge Yalichev Film Co-ordinator & PopcornVendor

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"Little Peeks of Humour Quoted from The King of Comedy Himself! "A kilojoule is a thousand joules. So a killer shark is a thousand sharks!" "Energy is measured in joules, like those things that ladies wear!" "So, when your friends say 'Go' - actually that sounds like a cereal, doesn't it? 'Sago'?" "A wedge is used for splitting things. Have you seen the new wedge-shaped panadols? They're for splitting headaches!" "It's a bit ironic that we're doing the Principle of Moments, since at the moment we have no Principal!" "What do you call a cat on the beach at Xmas? 'Sandy Claus'!"

"A bloke came off the beach to find that his car had a flat tyre. 'Cool', he said, 'just what I've always wanted. A flat at Bondi!"

00 MORE PoTLNI 'Ai_ "It's like that fella who kept stealing gates." pause of the ERCIY MR .9. class..."Well, they couldn't do anything to him because he would take offence (a fence)."

Mr.Higgins: 'Maybe I'm not human.' Ms.Gunsberger: 'This is not a living room and I am not a television set.' K.McDonald (English) 'Excuse me for interrupting' 19.6.92. (PA). M.Browne (History) 'I'm not as stupid as I look.' 18.9.92. L.Joslyn (Science) 'You teach in the same room as a fish for a year and see how you feel about it.' 29.6.92. Gaskin (Science) 'The best thing that could happen to this school would be for it to burn down.'24.7.92. Jesse McNicoll (Yr.11) 'Why can't we study something useful, like 4-unit tax evasion?' 'Put your balls between your legs, and do not touch them with your hands.' Mr.Mazerkavich. 'I'm not egotistical, I'm just a little bit better than everyone Michelle Parker Year 11 else.' Robert Kennedy - Yr.11.

The Fortian 1992 • 19 The Year in Review February its homely spot, but still included • Nirvana, one of the biggest all the usuals with the Cure success stories this century, (and bringing in 9 songs (surprise !). January one of a host of bands from • The Big Day Out. The biggest • This year's Seattle) finally toured Australia. Speech Day was a Musicfest ever held in Sydney, at sad and sentimental one, seeing Kurt had purple/pink hair, they the Hordern Pavilion and the departure of Carol Preece, the played, smashed their surrounding grounds, featuring instruments and left. addition of Lachlan in the band The Violent Femmes, Nirvana, and Mr Sorban in a very nice and a host of brilliant • The annual JJJ Hot 100 saw suit. Australian talent. As well as newcomers Nirvana with their skate action and other smash single "Smells Like Teen • The Gay Mardi Gras attractions ... and grossly over- Spirit" knock "Love Will Tear happened once again, seeing rated food. Us Apart" by Joy Division out of nearly as many straights as

Career Education Fortians have participated in a 1992 wide variety of career / experiences in 1992. Guest speakers at the school have included Mr.John Hopman from the Neighbourhood Engineers' Program, the Co-op Scholarship's representative from NSW University and a spokesman from the Armed Forces. Year 12 students received career counselling assistance in University and TAFE applications and information about open days and scholarships available. A group of these students attended the Tertiary Awareness Symposium at the University of Technology. Year 11 students have participated in the Young Achievement Program, the Enterprise Australia workshops, the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Program and optional work experience. Year 10 had an extremely successful work experience program which I have detailed below. It is good to notice the lack of gender bias in this program. Students also attended the Oatley Careers market, a medical research excursion, and the Girls in Technology Days at Petersham TAFE. A number of these students will attend Petersham and Sydney TAFE Colleges for Joint Secondary School TAFE I .. courses in 1993. Danny Vieira Year 7 Year 10 Work Experience Professionals Clerical Administrative Administrative & Managers Female 69 Male 69 Female 4 Male 4 Female 1 Male 1 Para-Professionals Salespersons Student Totals: Female 9 Male 7 Female 2 Male 7 Female 92 Male 96 Tradespersons Personal service workers Female 3 Male 6 Female 4 Male 2 Phil Canty Careers Adviser

20 ♦ The Fortian 1992 gays attending the parade and found guilty of corruption and over 72 hours, a Year 11 FSHS the Sleaze Ball Party. tries to deny it, but is chuckedout. student breaks in and molests Meanwhile, Justin's still getting Robert Smith, the lead singer of March drunk. The Cure. • International Womens' Day was celebrated all around the • Brett Whitely, one of • DIFFERENT COLOURS, country and the world. Australia's most prominent ONE PEOPLE WEEK - a week artists, dies in a hotel in for youths against racism, • The Concert for Life Wollongong, of a drug overdose. supported by musicians, dj's and supposedly a collection of Australia, and the World, personalities alike. Australian artists in support of mourn the loss of a great artist. heart research, but billed as an • Once again we had a visit INXS concert, was held in • Junior Drama Night. A from the Eifuku students, Centennial Park, raising over brilliant performance of Hating bringing back the infamous 1.5 million dollars, $600,000 Alison Ashley and the debut of Mitsuake, affectionately known went to St. Vincent's Hospital. Mama Funk and The Soul as Hedgehog. Brothers. • Hiroshima Day reminds us April all once again to give peace a • The return of HAIR. The Age July chance. of Aquarius came around again • More than 60 whales beached bringing back free love and at Crowdy Head, NSW. Rescue • African National Congress hippies, and a psychaedelic time workers worked around the general strike. for all. In order to cash in on the clock, saving most of the whales. (hip) Hippy Revival, Godspell September • Paul Keating, on a trip to • The school held an Open Day, was also brought back from the Queensland, and after being dead (groan!). with various stalls, games and advised against talking to attractions (not to mention a day members of the public, was off school). The day ended with • Walk Against Want, a very mistaken for Bob Hawke. worthy cause, was once again a spectacular Variety Night, held, beginning and ending in • REDD KROSS TOUR sees the where, once again, we showed off some park in Darling Harbour. return of the Prince Valiant the enormous talents of Fort haircut with these hipsters from Street in the areas of music, art May L.A. and drama. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, • • The Olympic Games and the • 27th saw thousands of people after much heartache over losing Australians do better than they throughout the country Walking their beloved guitarist John have for 30 years. The golden for Wilderness. In Sydney those Fusciante, are forced to cancel boy and Brisbane fish, Kierin willing to walk 15 km or more their Australian tour and are Perkins, wins the gold which were treated to a free ferry ride subsequently cited as 'doing a would have prevented him from and the oversized talking koalas Janis Addiction'. returning to Australia had he not kept everyone amused for the day. • 30th - Anti-Fur Day. Satay won. Other notable golds - the equestrian team, Clint Tofoo leads a march around October Sydney's inner city fur shops Robinson, Kathy Watt, the Awesome Foursome ... • Annual Reclaim the Night which leads to the closing of one. was held on 30th. Over 6,000 A triumph and no red paint was • The Fort Street Musicale sees women marched to Kings Cross thrown either ! the emergence of some great and denouncing sexual violence. talented musicians. Everyone is June stunned by the amazing voice of • Red Hot Chilli Peppers tour • 5th - World Environment Day Lucy Jones, and awestruck by the with new guitarist Arik comes and passes without much mass of talent which Fort Street Marshall. recognition. Not even a march. carries. November • The Black Crowes lead • National Aboriginal Week • US Presidential Elections. singer, Chris Robinson, makes a passed with not so much as 5 Bill Clinton wins. Americans sexist comment to Suze de minutes on the news. finally prove they have some Marchi of the Baby Animals intelligence. August (about not being able to sing like The Village People turn a man without having balls) and • After 8 years and 40,000 • Suze de Marchi punches him. signatures on an "I need a cure twelve. tour" petition, the Cure Tour • Nick Greiner, the world's and Australia! After waiting in Catherine Dung/Maya Gazzard Australia's slimiest Premier, is Darling Harbour carpark for Year 11

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 21 of people in my class last year. Then of course there's her hobbies. Normally I wouldn't object to a hobby of any sort (anything to get her off my back). Anyway, my sister has three. She collects mice, trolls and breaks my things. Do you notice where the objection stems from? Luckily I made her give up on the latter hobby. (It took a while and she still resumes it once in a while, but it is still an improvement). She took up a new hobby instead: breaking me. Which leads me to the next complaint. Maybe it's only in my house, but has anyone else noticed how little kids get away with anything? - swearing (as long as they don't do it in front of mum and dad), stealing my stuff, hitting, pinching, kicking, murder ... But woe betide you if you return the merest of these crimes, or threaten to. It doesn't help that my sister could quite easily qualify for an Oscar for her performances. You tap her on the shoulder. On with the waterworks. "Dad!" she appeals to the nearest and most sympathetic of her parents "Lisa hit me! Waaaahhh" I can almost see people off-stage Michelle Sourbis Year 12 vomiting. He falls for it. "Lisa, did you hit your sister?" My Darling Little Sister Barbies, to giving her a make- "It was only a tap, Daddy" A presentation in class. over. My sister is the kind that (the "Daddy" sometimes lightens For my talk I considered many most of you people must have the sentence) nightmares about. topics, water lilies (I had an She and 'No excuses, did you or didn't Craig gang up on me. excess of information left over you hit your sister? To your from my geography project), a One minute she and I are room" book, or maybe a song. Then I playing Barbies (I have to, I've To his credit he doesn't always had an idea, it was pure been told to get on with her, fall for it, bu t... inspiration, I swear. I expanded besides, she pulls such a long To worsen the case, my sister from the water lily idea. How face ...) and the next, she and has this oh-so-innocent air about about a pest? I thought to Craig are sitting on me, and her. Nobody can understand myself "what's the biggest pest a telling me to give up my lollies. why I almost hate her. teenager has to put up with?" I (Their exact words are "your Seeing this report is supposed quickly dismissed my parents lollies or your life!") If it's just to be reasonably unbiased, there (after all, what if Ms. Levi been Easter I've been known to are some good points to being a comments on it in my report?) blithely say: "my life and will big sister. You can blame things Ditto my elder brother (he is you bury the lollies with me? on them. Especially when you bigger than me.) So what was Well, maybe I'm exaggerating have to share a room with them. left? just a teeny weeny bit, but not When mum demands, "Who put The answer hit me hard (well much, mind you. On a more that mess on the floor" you can actually it was a ball that hit serious note, little sisters always answer "Helen did mum" and me, but.... ) My sister! Almost have a knack of picking up the sometimes Helen helps me pick everyone has a little sibling phone quietly enough so you on Craig, and read his diary. they'd love to murder. don't hear them and listening in When you weigh up the balance, Mine is no exception to the on a private conversation, then I'd rather have a younger sibling rule. She takes my things, nags spreading this around the school than be an only child, but not by me for everything from going to like wild-fire. I still know some much. the park (which we are not people who go to that school. allowed to do) to playing Some of them are little siblings Lisa Foley Year 7

22 ♦ The Portion 1992 An Eye For An Eye go unnoticed by a certain talent when Tom McKay from 'Days of scout and Jake was asked if it Our Lives' finally proposed to After Jake's accident, he decided was all the same to him to Gena, producing the engagement to make the most of his glass appear on a quite well known ring from his "openable Eye". Fortunately, his friends eye. television talent programme This was considered stood by him and organised a called "Look What's New". unanimously by the nation to be home-coming party for him after The show went well, one thing the most romantic act ever in his long weeks in hospital. led to another and in a few the history of the world. "Let's have a big welcome back months Jake had his own T.V. Now that everyone was for our very own "Bionic Man". show just before the 6 o'clock missing an eye, there was Applause from everyone news. The show's name was nothing special about Jake. sprinkled with a few light- "For Your Eye Only" and Jake Other more talented comedians hearted comments from his signed his contract for two years. who had had one of their eyes closer friends. By the second ratings season, removed were writing more Thankyou all. "Thankyou. Jake's show had reached No.1. amusing jokes. It didn't matter It's great to be back." Jake Jake had become a celebrity. that Jake was the original one- casually removed his eye. People paid him to go to parties eyed comedian, he couldn't "Anyone for a game of marbles?" now. He moved into a new, compete. The television A good reaction, the party was more expensive suburb, away network, who had made relaxed and everybody was from his friends and familiar enormous profits out of Jake, Jake enjoying themselves. surroundings, into a small now reminded him that his continued to jest and remained water-front mansion. Things contract was due to expire in the life of the party, which were certainly looking up for two weeks time and told him lasted well into the early hours Jake. that if he didn't shape up he'd be of the morning. out of a job. Everyone helped clean up It was becoming a new fad afterwards, and by the time they among th public to have one eye Jake sat up all night had all gone home, he had been surgically removed and replaced desperately searching his brain invited to five parties in the next with a glass eye. Soon the for a new idea which would save week, and having nothing better growing eye market produced his career. Just before dawn he cheaper plastic orbs in different to do, he accepted them all. hit upon an idea which he was colours with advertising logos or sure would make him no.1 That night Jake slept some of Jake's one-liners printed comedian once again.. That contentedly, pleased with how in gold letters on their surface. morning he made the phone call well things had worked out. He You could buy fluorescent 'eyes', to his old eye surgeon. had never been this popular psychedelic eyes - some even had The next week as he made his before his accident. moving parts, such as "the way into the hospital, he was As the social security financed openable eye" which had a small thinking up blind jokes he could everything, weeks and months door which opened a miniature use on his new show after a few passed, Jake found his social compartment where one could short weeks in hospital. calender to always be full. keep a small object. "The There wasn't a party in the area Openable Eye" first appeared Nicholas Williamson Year 11A that went down without him. People re-scheduled their Alex Ermoll Year 11 arrangements to fit in with his plans. Soon he met the owner of a certain drinking establishment, who offered Jake an evenings work as a stand-up comedian. "Whenever you're ready and available" said the owner. It was arranged that Jake would give a one hour show in six weeks time at the Watering Hole', a small but respectable local pub which, being situated on the corner of a main road, was invariably crowded. The show was a huge success and Jake found himself faced with a short-term contract. He agreed, because his sickness pension was wearing rather thin with his hectic social life. Jake's comedy routine with his glass eye was tremendously amusing and the humour did not

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Latin What did happen to Metella and Quintus when Vesuvius exploded? Who was King Cogidubnus and was he really poisoned? Why did Haterus's party end in violence? What is the latin word for a crane? * These are just some of the questions that Latin students find the answers to. We discuss archaeology, religion, ethics, the building industry, politics and much more as well as learning a language which has been going for over 2000 years. Aspects of the death of Latin have been grossly exaggerated. It is still alive and thriving at Fort Street even if the Latin clue in the Treasure Hunt on Open Day was a little too cryptic for most students.

*The Latin word for a crane is in fact borrowed from the Greek `polyspaston'. Jane Etherington Year 11

24 • The Fortian 1992 Peer Support Tournament of Minds quick, creative and logical at Fort Street thinking. Fort Street once again The long-term problem that The Peer Support program for participated in the Tournament was presented on the same day 1992 worked well, fulfilling its of Minds Competition. Although involved the creation of a variety aim of developing we didn't get a place in the State show, set in heaven and communication, self-esteem and this year, we had lots of fun. comprising the following leadership skills in Year 11 and The people participating were characters: Kristy Wellfare and Daniel Year 7 students, through small Queen Victoria, Jimmy Archibald from Year 7, Nick peer support groups in a friendly Hendrix, William Shakespeare, Tesoriero and Ben Spies-Butcher environment. Marilyn Monroe and Sir Robert from Year 8 and Amara Jarratt, Gordon Menzies. In November last year, over Kriss Heimanis and Gareth sixty students from Year 10 Kemp from Year 9. The teams had to write a went on an enjoyable three day On the competition day at the script indicating how, once dead, Peer Support/RD. Leadership University of New South Wales, the above people would interact. Training Camp to Richmond, the team were presented with a Amara was a stunning Marilyn ably assisted by a number of short- term problem requiring Monroe! Year 11 Peer Support Leaders who had successfully led Year 7 groups previously, and not forgetting six intrepid staff members. The Peer Support Program for Year 7 was integrated, and had a definite lesson allocation on the timetable during Terms I and II, and covered such topics as Working Together, Communication, Listening to Others and Peer Pressure, to name a few. Both Year 7 and Year 11 benefited from the program, with Year 11 leaders developing their leadership and organisational skills and Year 7 learning to work together and make new friends.

R.Gunsberger Head Teacher Student Welfare

Students Alive Students Alive is a group of people who really believe in Jesus and God's Word. We have all met Jesus personally and He has completely changed our lives. We know that Jesus is alive, he's our reason for living and our whole lives are based on the Living Word of God. If you're interested, don't feel intimidated, it doesn't matter whether you're a Christian or not, everyone's welcome!

Wednesday Lunchtime R4.

Mau Nghi, Catherine, Mi He, Hae Jin Cinnamon Lee Year 10

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 25 Adin Pilcer Year 11 Alex Ermol Year 11

Arlon McNicoll Year 11 Elwin Lian Year 10

26 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Science Report In July, 55 students from encouraged to enter their work As part of the Talented Student Years 8 to 12 took part in the in the Sydney Morning policy of the Science Department Annual National Chemistry Herald/NSW Chamber of Mines Plans, students have been Quiz. The National Chemistry 1992 Science Awards. Two Year encouraged during the year to Quiz is run by the Royal 8 students received awards at a participate in the Esso Science Australian Chemical Institute ceremony at the Powerhouse Competition, the Science and received entries this year Museum on 22nd October; Teachers' Association/Sydney from 63,923 students in 840 James Sturgess, for his original Morning Herald Science Awards, schools, including 22 schools research, and Linden Ying for the CRA National Science from Fiji, New Guinea and New his photographic essay on Summer School, the Royal Zealand. volcanic eruptions. Australian Institute National Chemistry Quiz, and the Patricia Yam of Year 10 We will be looking forward Australian Chemistry Olympiad. achieved a perfect score (100%) with some interest to this year's and received a Certificate of HSC results as our first group of During June a total of 447 Excellence and a special Plaque 4-Unit Science students are students from Fort Street High from the R.A.C.I. for her sitting for the HSC. This group School entered the Australian achievement. These awards contains some extremely Schools Science Competition this were presented at a school talented students and we have year. 72% of our entrants assembly by Dr. Doreen Clark, high expectations for them this earned certificates. 3.6% of Senior Vice-President of the year. Fortians were awarded High R.A.C.I. Distinctions (top 1% in the State) and 35% were awarded It is disappointing each year Distinctions (next 10% in the 28 High Distinctions were to see that of the great number State). awarded to students ranked in of talented Science students who the top 10% of entrants. Alistair pass through Fort Street, only a Michael Cahill achieved the Frey (Year 9) and Felix Ho (Year few pursue Science-related highest mark for a Year 12 boy 11) sat for papers both in their careers. Too often students are in the State, receiving an year and a higher year and attracted towards the "trendy" inscribed silver medallion and a achieved high scores in both. professions where there may be cash prize of $100. a perception that the financial Alistair was awarded a High returns are high. Look towards Distinction in both the Year 9 a career that is related to the and Year 11 exam. subjects you enjoy and excel at and follow your heart. As a result of their excellent Remember, your working life results in the National may be a long time, so it is Chemistry Quiz, Felix Ho and important to enjoy what you do. Theresa Lam of Year 11 have been invited to sit for the entrance examination for the Your Friendly Australian Chemistry Olympiad. Science Teacher

Felix Ho has also been chosen Emily Walton Year 11 by a rigorous Rotary Club selection process to attend the CRA National Science Summer School for students entering Michael Cahill Year 12 Year 12 in 1993. The Summer School is a prestigious event conducted each January for a Adam Zebrowski (Year 8) and small number of elite Year 11 Andelys Allen (Year 9) received Science students from around an Award of Excellence at a Australia. Felix has received special award ceremony at the support from the school and Powerhouse Museum. been awarded a scholarship from the Australian Nutrition Over 270,000 students in Foundation to assist in covering Australia and New Zealand his considerable expenses for the participated in the competition, Summer School. 125,000 from New South Wales. On June 24th, all Year 10 Students in Years 7 and 8 are spent the morning at the required to complete a Science University of NSW Science and Major Work as part of the Technology Exposition. Science assessment and are also

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 27 The Mathematics Faculty I was able to solve a majority of contain my eager anticipation of Report these problems using the Year 9 Talented Students Let me introduce myself. My transformational geometry to Computer Camp. The four name is Addy Lovelace and I am everyone's surprise. My best students who attended the camp a student in Year 9. I came to friends, Hilbert Space and completed a mind-blowing Fort Street High School this Mobius Strip from 9M6 helped computer presentation on plant year after replying to a Sydney me in the preparation of my and animal species found in the Morning Herald advertisement solutions. I spent many hours at Royal National Park. As a last year advising of possible their places working out these prospective Year 12 Four Unit vacancies that may occur in solutions while they had a great maths student in 1996 I enjoyed 1992. My parents spent all time working on their linear many riveting conversations Christmas holidays programming assignments. with Mr. Hayes on some of the accumulating the correct My most exhausting day was more esoteric aspects of the four uniform and equipment. Can spent at Australia's Wonderland. unit syllabus such as the you imagine my surprise on day I dragged Mr. Solomons onto cylindrical shells technique of 1 when I lined up in roll call! Bounty's Revenge. My ulterior calculating volumes and the Yes, that's right, I was the only motive was to gain extra mechanics of the banked curve. one in uniform. I was so assistance in solving five I also appreciated the continual embarrassed. I fixed the simultaneous equations in six encouragement of Mrs. Spry, problem immediately. My unknowns. I could not Mrs. Stamoulos and Mr. parents always insisted that I understand why Mr. Solomons Hagerman, without whose left home in the morning in could not concentrate while assistance I would not be the complete school uniform. What inverted 90 metres vertically person I am today. would you expect from a family suspended. It only made me I suppose you are wondering headed by a returned think more clearly with the rush why I am writing this report. servicewoman from Vietnam? of blood to the memory banks When Mr. Solomons called for Yes, I carried a change of and CPU. While inverted I volunteers to write this report, I clothing in my bag. chanced a rare glimpse of Miss fractured my left tibia after The highlight of my first year McInnes doing the solutions to tripping over my mathematical at Fort Street was to meet the the senior Maths Competition on tool box racing out to offer my maths faculty. I immediately the Demon, while beside her services. Mr. Solomons thought established a wonderful rapport Sharmila had a terrified look on it would be good therapy to with each member of the faculty, her face. I rode the Snowy River write this article while taking all of whom are dedicated and Rampage rapids with Mrs. breaks from problem solving in hard-working professionals. I Beevers and Ms. Paice. Mr. my hospital bed. was lucky enough to be placed in Jurd was spun-out by the Mr. Solomons' class, 9M2, who Tasmanian Devil. Mr. Solomons Addy* 9M2, 1992 like myself was new to the asked us all to bring our own * Ada Byron Lovelace 1815-1852 school this year. He spent a few refreshments. This was very - daughter of Lord Byron minutes each lesson in the first wise, as it would have been -first person to detail the process week relating stories about his terribly difficult to find a cream- known as computer adventures at his previous filled tortus or my favourite programming school in the frontier town of drink from Klein's Bottle. -worked extensively with Griffith, the hub of the M.I.A. Mr. Fraser could barely Charles Babbage who was the With glee I dived into a inventor of the first computer. fascinating range of stimulating ART REPORT Students displayed and sold their work at the Fort Street Open Day. en Master Printmakers mathematical and computer Express. the Sev ilia— .411-111 Excursions were made to N.S.W. Art Gallery to sec Art or s Exhibition. activities. I, along with 650 of nd xhibition,e Australian_ Pain Year II found objects Ilenry Moore E 7,7 s .-47111211.11COMIn my fellow students, participated from their urban in the Australian Mathematics roundings Competition superbly organised by Mrs. McGown and Mrs. and made them Johnson. I was grief-stricken when Mr. Solomons sadly told me that I had just missed out on a prize by 1/4 mark. I would have come first in the competition if I had answered fewer questions! I hassled Mrs. McGown in the first weeks of the year to be one of her select a few who had the unbelievable 1114,,_. privilege of competing in the Year 10 studied "artist as social critic" Mathematics Challenge Competition. Mrs. McGown's first bundle of joyous problems concerned Euclidean geometry.

28 • The Fortian 1992 German Students: Year 10 students attended a Economics students had an Eating Again! three day Canberra excursion opportunity to challenge and and Year 9 students went to apply economic theory when German students from Years 8 Bathurst/Hill End also for three they participated in the and 9 have paid their yearly days. Both excursions were "Managing the Australian homage to the Lowenbraukeller enjoyed by both teachers and Economy" computer competition. in Term 3. The food was of the students alike. Senior geography students usual high standard - a fine saw Total Catchment selection of German dishes, Peter Lee presented his "Looking Management in practice during including the ever-popular Back" show with emphasis on their field study trip to the sauerkraut, as well as the more World War I (Year 10 & Year 11 Shoalhaven Region, where they usual European dishes. students) and Medieval Times had discussions with Many students enjoyed several (Year 8 students) which were representatives of the Forestry large servings from the buffet informative, entertaining and Commission, the Shoalhaven table. Needless to say, many enjoyed by all who attended. Council, the National Parks and left the restaurant feeling Students have also visited Wildlife Service and the Water bloated and required a few days various pertinent exhibits at Board. to recover. Some were sick, it is places such as: The Powerhouse Legal Studies students learnt said, but no names will be Museum, National Maritime more about the practical side of reported here. No doubt about Museum, Art Gallery of NSW, the law with their courtroom it, the Lowenbraukeller turns on and seen germane historical arguments in the Mock Trial a good lunch - particularly films which add an important Competition. when they know Fort Street is dimension in understanding Geography and commerce coming. Wheelbarrows and historical events and one students saw our politicians at carpetbags will be made highlight being "1942: Conquest work and the national capital available at the next visit! of Paradise". functioning as a city when they visited Canberra. The Lowenbraukeller is a The New History Syllabus Asian studies students wonderful and authentic (Years 7-10) was finalised this atmosphere in which to enjoy year and all staff are appreciated China far more when they saw its ancient German food. Our German transferring their experience, sculptures, bronze statues and assistant teacher, Frau Astrid knowledge and skills into porcelain at the Imperial Living Patzelt, was again impressed by implementing the new history China Exhibition. Some the quality of the food and was syllabus. seen returning for a second students spent time in helping of sauerkraut, though The History Staff is fully contemplation and relaxation in discretely! involved in a diversity of school the Chinese Friendship Gardens, activities. Mr. Glebe co- while others gained an This year three very pleasant ordinated the Eifuku Visit, appreciation of aspects of exchange students from Speech Day and the School Hinduism by practising yogo and Germany spent some time at Archives. Mr. Browne is meditation. Fort Street : Silke, Katja and Student Council Co-ordinator. Junior geography students Birgit. At the end of this year Mrs. Jago co-ordinates S.C. and saw plant succession in reality two of our students, Francine H.S.C. Exams and liaises with as they tramped through the Ioannou and Erika Tuktens will the Board of Studies. Mrs. sand dunes at Gerroa. be going to Germany for an Trevini and Ms. Bresnahan are Commerce students had an eight week stay. Year Advisers. Mr. Sorban co- opportunity to test Dr. Baker's ordinates charities particularly thesis when they surveyed Year 10 saw the movie Legacy and liaised with Lion shoppers in Market Town. "Europa, Europa", as well as lots Graphics, the printers of "The All of these activities of Derrik in the course of the Fortian". Mrs. Trevini and Mrs. complement classroom work just year. Jago also deserve special as when small business practices A first for Year 12 in 1993 : mention for their enthusiastic were applied to the Asian Food we will be studying the Film involvement in the Gifted and Stall on Open Day or when the Option which involves an in- Talented Student Program. commerce students applied investment skills participating depth study of Das Schreckliche We trust 1993 will be a in the Stock Exchange Game. Madchen, a move that had a productive and enthusiastic year Needless to say, we all enjoy long run at the Dendy a couple for all historians at The Fort. of years ago. these additional activities and appreciate the level of interest and involvement shown by Social Science students, parents and teachers. History 1992 has been another busy All of this makes the Social 1992 has been an active year for year, with all of us venturing far Science Department a dynamic, the History Department. and wide in our educational active, busy and exciting place Excursions are a vital part of pursuits involving student in which to work. our programs and an important learning within and beyond the Thanks to all those who gave learning and social experience. classroom. their time so willingly.

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 29 Music Report Music at Fort Street has flourished in 1992. The instrumental music program includes orchestra, string ensemble, concert band, intermediate band, training band and stage band. Other ensembles include rock bands, flute choir, recorder consort, vocal ensemble, musical group, soul group, and the fortet. It is the policy of the Music Department to encourage initiative and leadership in the students and each of the small ensembles has a student leader. Students are encouraged to compose and/or arrange music for the ensembles. Two students who have shown amazing leadership and composition skills are Kevin Man of Year 12 and Nick Hempton of Year 11. Sandro Bonnano, Lynda Reid Year 10 Kevin Man's original setting of a few more. Musicale was such Efforts have been made to the school motto "Faber suae a revelation. So many students share the musical talents of Fort quisque fortunae" was performed showed outstanding talent that I Street students with the wider at Speech Day in March in the believe the future of music in community. A group of Year 11 Sydney Town Hall. His Australia could be assured from students presented a concert to composition, for an orchestra of Fort Street alone. I have no the infants children at eighty players, a choir of two doubt that in the coming years Taverners Hill Public School on hundred singers and the Town there will be concert programs in 14th August. The little children Hall organ, was a splendid world venues featuring some of were fascinated by the music Introit to "Gaudeamus Igitur". the names that appeared in the and by Anna Pertierra's Nick Hempton leads several Musicale program..." introduction of each item. Anna ensembles and arranges music has been an excellent compere at for them. His ensembles Music students have the Annual Musicale and at the performed on several occasions participated with great success Open Day concert. The Open this year including assemblies in Eisteddfods and Festivals this Day concert featured ensembles and the Annual Musicale. year. Fort Street orchestra was and soloists in addition to dance The programme for the highly commended in the August and drama items. The concert Annual Musicale included items Eisteddfod. The Department of was the 'grand finale' to an from each elective music class School Education, Metropolitan exciting day. and every music ensemble that East Region Festival of Music rehearses on a regular basis. was held on 13th August at the The choice of music covered a Concert Hall of the Sydney Education Week featured a wide range from the Baroque Opera House and Fort Street concert by Fort Street students period to the latest popular students participated in the at Pitt Street Mall on 18th music. Combined Secondary Schools September. Four music Choir, Combined Secondary ensembles will performed and The Annual Musicale was held Orchestra and the Advanced the Minister for Education in the school hall on 29th July. Band. spoke. The performers played to a packed house. The audience was most appreciative. The Principal, Mr.Carroll, in the August edition of Mercurius, commented:

"We have...held a most successful Musicale. In my first year at Fort Street, I am continually impressed by the high standards of student achievement and just when I think I am aware of all the 'stars' and their talents, up pop

30 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Computing Report English Report Industrial Arts Department Report Computing is a growing area of For the English Department, study at Fort Street High 1992 has been a very good year: In 1992 the Industrial Arts School. Forty-two students we returned to stunning 1991 Department saw the first of made up two Year 11 Other HSC results -- always a fillip to many changes to come for the Approved Studies Classes, for teachers whose hearts are still Technology Curriculum with the three periods each week. These on the South Coast; we have introduction of the new Design students worked on trusty Apple changed location from the and Technology syllabus for all Ile computers in the old basement to the penthouse suite; Year 7 students. The emphasis computer room. They used our normal extra activities such in this new syllabus is on Appleworks to wordprocess and as debating, drama and writing designing solutions to identified prepare databases and competitions have been human needs, making, spreadsheets. Students also undertaken with even increased evaluating, communicating, learnt BASIC programming enthusiasm. I'll summarise marketing and managing. including a large graphics some of these activities briefly. Year 12 Drawing Technology component. Students also learnt The inter-class debating visited Marrickville Council's about computers and computers competition was much enjoyed drawing and design offices as systems as well as the rapid at the end of 1991, and will be part of their industry study social changes which have come held again in 1992. where they were shown CAD about due to computer As usual, our inter-school (Computer Aided Design) and technology. Year 7 students do debating teams brought credit were given a lecture on the role computing as part of their on themselves and the school: of the unions within the council. technology course. In September, Year 12 Year 12 won their zone; Senior students Michael completed their drawing & Cahill, James Cottee and Two Year 11 teams competed design major works for the HSC, Geoffrey Dunn competed in the successfully in separate which were of a very high Australian Computer competitions; standard. Competition organised by the Year 10 made an excellent start The Technical Drawing University of Southern to their debating careers. students have produced work Queensland in Toowoomba. that is of an extremely high These students had two hours in Drama featured significantly in standard in mechanical which to write programmes to 1992. Highlights were excellent engineering, product drawing, solve five problems. Jane Van productions of Hating Alison architectural designs & Vliet, Melanie Bishop, Chris Ashley at Drama Night and of drawings, and the graphics Makris, Kriss Heimanis, Murder in the Classroom for areas. accompanied by Mr. H. Fraser Open Day. Hating Alison Ashley The Technics students attended the Metropolitan East was produced using the continued to develop their skills Talented Student Computer expertise of Ms. McDonald and with some fine examples of Camp at Rathane Conference with outside assistance under design and construction Centre, Royal National Park the Talented Child Programme. exhibited in their practical from Friday 7th August to Murder in the Classroom was projects. Sunday 9th August. The created in its entirety (writing, students collected information direction, production, Year 10 Technical Drawing about various plant and animal performance...) by a group of students visited an exhibition at species found in the National enthusiastic Year 11 students. the Earth Exchange on 'Energy Park and had to display this Both groups earn our full Efficient Housing' to gain some information in a hypercard stack appreciation. insight into housing design as on Macintosh computers. The part of their architectural Highlights of our excursion drawing lobe. They have also camp exposed students to year include: hardware and software not been on a guided tour of the currently available in schools. Hyde Park Barracks and the Year 12: Anthony and Cleopatra surrounding area to identify Fort Street students presented a and Away at The Wharf; various architectural styles. high standard of work. The Crucible at the Opera Other syllabuses that will be House. 1993 promises to be an Year 11: John Bell's group introduced in the next two years exciting year for Computing. "workshopping" Shakespeare are Design and Technology for (November 1991); Years 11 and 12, and Graphics Two new Year 9 Elective Classes "Shakespeare Day" via the for Years 7 to 10 and Years 11 will be formed. The balcony medium of video. and 12. Through these and area adjacent to the library has Year 10: The Winslow Boy at the other developments, Industrial been converted to a new Opera House; Julius Caesar at Arts is looking forward to computer room, this room will be school. promoting practical and creative supplied with IBM-Compatible experiences for students and computers in a network. Year 9: The Merchant of Venice at school. encouraging both girls and boys Year 8: A Midsummer Night's to develop self esteem and H.G.Fraser Mat hematicsFaculty Dream at school. confidence in technology.

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 31 Variety Night top it all off, Platon just couldn't play either. find the right pair of shoes to Art on Parade displayed the 1992 heralded the first Fort match his dress! As always, wide and unusual talent of Year Street Variety Night (in unimaginable stress and chaos 10 Art students. The surrealist association with the School Open could be recognised a mile away backdrop, painted by Tuyet Ho Day), showcasing various and the hall became a no-go (and artistic sidekicks) set the musical acts, two dramatic area for anyone with sensitive mood for the surreal and pieces and art on parade. The feelings. outright weird costumes of Year night, hosted by Anna Pertierra The Applicant followed - a 10, made from recycled garbage. and Peter Brennan (of Year 11), short, strange play by Harold As with the Musicale, Fort featured the more artistic side of Pinter, starring Robert Kennedy Street music students once again Fort Street students. Murder in and Erika Tuktens. Robert and displayed great talent, in the Class room impressed Erika stole a few hours in the performances by musicians from everyone as it was a totally hall for their skit (which nobody all years and differing musical student-run production, headed understood) and worked with a backgrounds. calm professionalism (which by Holly Lyons and Shununda Variety Night drew a large nobody understood either). Wallace (of Year 11). crowd and the whole night s Last minute organisation was The night was applauded as a entertainment impressed all who even more chaotic than the great achievement for drama at attended. Everyone involved previous production of Hating Fort Street High. Holly, finally felt able to give each Alison Ashley), as there were Shunanda and the Murder cast other the congratulations they also various orchestras and admitted that the stress deserved, including all those ensembles wandering about who throughout the preceding weeks who worked behind the scenes, just couldn't understand an had been great experience, not which of course includes the actor's temperament, and science to mention fame. Robert was teachers. teachers running about with delighted because no-one in the ladders and microphones. To audience had understood his Anna Pertierra Year 11

Calm before the storm ! Shunanda Wallace Year 11

Darcy O'Doherty Year 7 Raph Stevens Year 7 Fun and games !

32 ♦ The Fortian 1992 OPEN DAY

On Friday, September 4th, Fort Street students, staff and parents enjoyed a highly successful Open Day at the school. Lunch was prepared by students and staff and a variety of stalls catered to the hungry hordes. Almost $3,000 worth of food was consumed and afterwards a variety of games and competitions kept students involved whiled parents viewed a spectacular display of students' work in the library. A highlight was the Art Display featuring Year 12's HSC major works. T-shirts and T-towels Bird's eye view ! screen-printed by students and Art staff sold very well. Many parents expressed their appreciation of the fine work on display. Students' Art works sold well. In the evening an exciting concert entertained a full housed of parents and students. Drama, dance and music followed a futuristic Art Fashion Parade. The costumes in this spectacular Ms. Katsiaris, Stella Galas, parade were a tribute to the students and the teachers Angela Kazonis, Year 11 responsible, Ms. Buckland and Ms. Page. The evening was a great success and the students' talent was evident to all. Much thanks must go to the staff who guided the students through the day and night. In particular the producers of the concert, Mr. Ken Ms. Johanssen Ambler and Anna Pertiera of Ms. Ireland Year 11., Almost $6,000 was taken on the day and, after expernses, a very healthy profit will go to improving the school for students. There is every possibility that 1993 will see an even bigger and better Open Day. Finally, sincere thanks to all staff, students and parents for their enthusiasm, talent and hard work in making 1992 Open Day such a success !

Michael Browne, Co-ordinator Mr. Browne Open Day Committee

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 33 Beyond ... been pretty shaken (but then so and tripped on the bottom was I). crossbar. Then I was sick. I There's a garden, where I live. Grasping what felt like a retched horribly into the short- It's neat and green and short. branch, I pulled myself to my pile lawn. The puke looked like My father mows it as short as feet. Something moved in the Pluto's fur. Everything was my sister shaves her legs. I distance, and I followed. Pulling whirling around. Then I blacked think we should sell it as a myself through a myriad of out. bowling green. Anyway, I have unseen horrors, I fought to keep Ouch! Something was lived here for five years with my going. My arms were cut and banging my shoulder. Was IT mum and dad and my cat, Pluto, my jeans were wet up to my eating me? When the banging and that is how it has always knees. Then I stopped. would not stop, I was forced to been, neat and green and short. Thrashing through this place, I open one eye. It was Mum. There's a garden next door to hadn't noticed that whatever I "I thought I should tell you," where I live. It's so tall that it thought I was following had she said, "Pluto has had blocks out the light in the stopped. I felt its fur only kittens." afternoon. I think it has its own centimetres from my hand. I "Mum" I said muzzily, "Pluto microclimate. I don't know who wanted to scream. Just then a was eaten by the thing next owns it but if it were me, I beam of light shone through the door. I saw. She's gone." would leave the country. trees and I saw something Something furry was on my Anyone who lived there would protruding from its mouth. A lap. It was Pluto. So it was all have to have boosters for tail. Pluto! a dream? I shivered. Then I malaria. I ran. Suddenly there were turned pale when I saw why. I had never been next door, footholds where before I had My jeans were muddy and wet, even though there was ample fallen. I didn't know where I and my arms were covered in opportunity through the missing was. There was a flash of pale band-aids. Am I still dreaming? pickets. But yesterday, while I green ahead. It was the hole in was hanging out the washing, I the fence. I fell through the hole Claire Wallace saw eyes. They glinted and blinked and then closed. I heard something big but slow moving through the garden. And I followed. I slipped through the fence. I didn't notice the sludge on my shoes, or the wasps congregating around a large mound on the ground. I heard a faint swishing in the distance and I ran to catch up, stepping deftly over what could have been either a Janie Sometimes we'd climb round snake or a vine (I didn't wait to the rocks, she'd point out each find out which). The sky was brilliant blue and natural delight with rising the water green and calm. I excitement. She began in me a Running as far as I found I remember how strongly the sun could; I was reduced to walking, love for unspoiled beauty. shone down on us as we ran Besides the obvious plump clambering and eventually to along the sands, skirts flying - crawling as the undergrowth anemones, their section tentacles two giggling girls. Me, clumsily waving for a finger to cling onto, became thicker and thicker. trying to catch up to her long, Suddenly my foot became and the rough, five-pointed graceful steps. I loved to watch starfish, she'd show me things I tangled in a vine. Without her brown skin glistening, her thinking I wrenched it free, but had no previous knowledge of. curly hair tumbling. Her total Tracks of shelled animals, cracks seconds later I glanced forward - lack of respect for anything where the ground nearly in pools where crabs scuttle, man-made or structured. When petrified tree stumps, and coral, disappeared from underneath we'd get to the water she'd strip me. The pit was at least ten hidden so far under weed, her off her clothes in a frenzy as if hand would break the smooth metres deep - and twice as wide she'd been trapped inside them. as I could jump: a canyon surface of the water reaching for She was unrestricted then - I'd it. springing from an untended gaze in awe as she set her wild burst water main, bringing life spirit free. We'd laugh and sing in to this oasis. I didn't have the courage, celebration of the perfect days, I felt the whoosh of air behind perhaps even the want, to be as and run and shout during the Me. There were claws in the free as her, but I tried, over and stormy ones. It was on these back of my neck. I screamed. over again, to gain just a portion days that our souls would Dracula! A fruit bat. In the of the joy she felt in just being completely blend with the place darkness there was no alive. Covering myself and my we lived in and any tension difference. I tore it off and pale skin, I'd clamber in the would be released. threw it. I wonder what water after her. And, we were happened to it. It must have alone on the beach. Louise Buckinghaffi Year 11

34 ♦ The Fortian 1992 A Walk In the Rainforest the trunks of many of the forest visible and it is apparent to you trees. You then give your that this tiny creature is a ring- Rainforests, pure beauty. attention to some leaves which tailed possum. The sun is You have entered a dreamlike are rustling frantically in a beginning to set and a beautiful world of peace and tranquillity. nearby tree. Two small brown pink and orange light is being The fairy-like nature of this eyes gaze passively into yours. filtered through the canopy. world fulfils your childhood A tiny pastel nose twitches Alas, you must leave this dreams of enchanted forests, slightly and, after the fairyland playground, the soft deserted castles and hidden reassurance of its safety, the mist, the gentle breeze, the cities beneath the sea. You no small creature ambles peaceful surroundings and longer feel like a separate being. effortlessly out across a return once more to the hustle You are part of the rainforest defoliated branch. Its small and bustle of city life. and thus the rainforest is a part white velvety ears and ring- of you. shaped tail are now clearly Julitha Harsas Year 7 You hear water bubbling softly in a small creek as it passes gently over mossy rocks and cascades down in a mist of tiny droplets to reach the shimmering pool below. Lofty trees stand like pillars in the soft green light and create a canopy over the pool as if to protect its beauty from the outside world. Life and vitality echoes all around you. Even the mulch on which you tread is vitally important to this complex eco-system. This earthly scented carpet of fallen leaves and branches recycles all the rich nutrients back into the vegetation and supports many tiny organisms that are essential for the survival of this landscape. A Bridled Honeyeater sits patiently watching you from a tree. Its noble eyes gazing directly into yours. (It is curious as to the reason behind this stranger in its homeland). Presently, its mate sings to it and beckons it away. It raises its head in a departing gesture and flies briskly away thru the treetops. Despite its beauty, the rainforest can be lethal to those without knowledge. Brightly coloured berries entice you to taste them, but many are poisonous to man and can be eaten only by the forest animals and so you must resist the temptation. A Birdwing Butterfly lands on a nearby tree fern and gently flutters its wings to and fro. A ray of sunlight permeates through the treetops reflecting on its wings and makes an outstanding splash of colour amongst the leafy greenery and shadows. You turn around and on close examination notice the brilliantly coloured toadstools and rich green moss that adorn Van Thuyn Year 10

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 35 Junior Drama Night `Hating Alison Ashley' Mihe Lee Year 8 After numerous metamorphoses, which began with a group of very hopeful Year Eleven students, 1992 featured two productions - the Junior Drama Night and Murder in the Classroom, a student written, directed and produced play featuring actors from Years 9-12. Ms.McDonald was blackmailed into becoming the "staff representative" and, from March onwards, she scuttled around in that apparently chaotic way of hers and, with the help of a few (now slightly less hopeful) senior students, Hating Alison Ashley came into fruitfulness. A 'professional', Leo Sorbello, was hired to direct the junior production, and it was decided Year 8 by the now-a-little-discouraged Jacob Ruhl senior students that Hating Alison Ashley would assume its own night. Finding actors is never hard in the junior years and Leo managed to assemble a most enthusiastic cast. Rehearsals were underway! The Junior Drama Night was officially announced and we all had a deadline to meet. In between Leo's visits, Ms.MacDonald tomiim started taking whole day Year 10 rehearsals (always a sign of Andrew Lane panic) and the tension increased. The set was ready, the Backstage Crew was now a high- precision team of the utmost technology, the "classroom students" patiently waited for Jemima the next trip to McDonalds (the Mowbray Year 8 restaurant, that is) and Anasuya Claff and Georgina Braham wondered what they were doing agreed that it was worth the ensured that their roles as arch- at a Junior Drama Night), trouble. Many thanks must go enemies were perfected, even immediately followed by the now (as always) not only to when they weren't rehearsing. famous Year Seven Dance Ms.MacDonald, Mr.Hagerman Group. Assembled in only 2 and Mr.Ambler, for their But the night had arrived and days, the girls and Robbie assistance, but also to the nothing more could be done. Morris did a great job; as a multitudes of people who helped With the cast on amphetamines consequence, the group has now with everything from and valium slipped into tripled in size (it seems to have programmes to lighting to Ms.MacDonald's coffee, dawned upon the youngsters curtains to sets to prompting Catherine Chang had quietly that extra-curricular activities and just plain helping - done a great lot whilst Anna really means getting out of especially to Rani Ramjan who Choy felt confidence in her now class!). was the unsung hero and perfected skill of screaming in a The centrepiece of the night organiser of drama night (All whisper; the thousands (well, a arrived and, needless to say, Hail). Who knows, perhaps next couple of hundred) of parents Hating Alison Ashley was a year a newly optimistic group of poured into the hall, and the great success. A primary senior students will have the opening acts began. The schools' matinee followed the same vision ... audience was welcomed by the next week and, although there fabulous Mama Funk and the was not an enormous amount of Soul Brothers (who, no doubt, money made, it was generally Anna Pertierra Year 11

36 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Georgina Brown Anasuya Claff, Denim Francis, Fleur Beaupert, Year 8 Georgina Brown, Nick Tesoriero Year 8

Jemirna Mowbray, Anna Clark Year 8 Georgina Brown,

Jacob Ruhl Year 8

Anna Pertierra Year 11

Helen Papadapoulos Year 11

The Fortian 1992 • 37 Ms. Buckland's Art Room I walk in there twice a week, Ms.Bucklands' dreaded art room. Boy - what a pigsty, it almost looks as bad as my bedroom! But then again, her room has a certain 'something' to it. When you first walk in there, you think "wow, what a mess", but if you take the time to look, you notice that the 'mess' on the walls is actually nice. The colours splashed on the walls make it look like you are on the inside of a massive spectrum. You are dazed by the sight of it, until you sit down and jump up in agony. Sharp agony - caused by some selfish pig that has put staples in your stool. When you find a stool that doesn't have staples in it, you sit down, and relax on the Art Students' Performance Piece desk for the entire period. At the end of period, the bell rings harshly in your ear. As you go to stand up, you realise that you can't because some egotistical maniac has forgotten to clean up A poem in the style some spilt paint, and you find which is regarded as yourself stuck to the desk. wonderful and meaningful and is winning children's Donovan Stone Year 10A awards all the time but only actually takes a few seconds to whip up.

Catherine Chang Year 10 Sleep

Sleep. Dreaming. I close my eyes. Darkness. I dream. I sleep. Ms Buckland I close my eyes again. I darkness. Me snooze. Honk. Schplonk. Dream. Flonkety-donk. Sounds Weeweeweewee. Big. Brown. Honkety-honk. Plonk. Kerplunk, Flip. And I wake again. Bright. Squint. Ker-plonkety-donkety-donk.

Josh Szeps Year 9

38 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Birth and the Jones' little baby was Julie grabbed the baby and about to be born, the doctor was Mr. and Mrs. Jones waiting for started bouncing it on the bed, called and the happy process higher and higher until, quite by their bouncing baby to be slam was soon on the way. The birth accident, Julie bounced the baby dunked through the goal hoop of didn't take long and soon the too high and out of her reach life and into their arms. baby shot out of its mother to be onto the other side of the bed. After nine roly poly months of confronted with the world. Julie stretched and managed to pregnancy it was finally time for Julie, being very tired after the grab the baby by the crotch of Julie's baby to arrive. The experience, was tossed the baby, couple were going for a drive the jump suit and smartly wrapped in a towel, for the planted it against her bloated around the local area, with Julie renowned photo of mother and dressed in her tracksuit for the bosoms, laughing and mumbling child. The baby, after the photo, something at the same time exercise on the occasion. With was immediately taken away for the bumping of the car along the about "the little tyke', who sat a check. After this was done, there bewildered at the road, she didn't notice the and the baby was classed as beginning of her contractions. terrifying experience, and this being well, it was popped into a new terrible place it had Suddenly she yelped with joy as bright orange jump-suit, after encountered. she realised her waters had just being washed and was bounced broken and were flowing over across the bed to its mother's the seat. She excitedly told her itching arms. Bronwyn Englaro Year 11 husband the news, and Mr.Jones turned the car around, and Julie put on the radio and the pair bopped home to the latest jazz. At home Julie joyously hopped into the shower, still singing songs from the radio and emerged a while later in her best clothes, with rollers still setting in her hair and gracefully painting her fingernails. After she was ready, her husband, dressed in his best suit, escorted her down the front path, now covered by a red carpet, which was a part of the service, to where a white chauffeur- driven limo waited their arrival. As the limo left for the hospital, you could see, Sasha Stelzer Year 10 painted on the back of the limo a picture of the stork carrying a Food for Thought violent', but violence is only part of the problem. It is only the baby. The limo was a new Ever wondered how to prevent service, provided to the area by result of a long process. It is poverty, ecological disaster, hard to believe so few people can the local mothers' meeting club suicide, murder, bullies, and "for all new mothers to be". see this process. Then why is almost every problem of our there so little discussion of the As they arrived at the world? Well, I have some ideas. end effects of unkindness? hospital, Julie's doctor was Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the world is supposed to be this way, Perhaps it's that not many can waiting, he had been notified of see how bad we are until we do their coming. He was smiling but I don't see any lines defining change. Most people accept the from ear to ear, as he had been the way the world should be, and I certainly don't think this status quo. Many are afraid of eagerly waiting another birth change, no matter how under his belt. Julie was slid is the best possible world. promising the change may be. I into a wheel chair and was The best way of putting it is am not expecting miracles, wheeled by her doctor, who was "Be nice to one another". I know almost no-one changes continuously trying to crack it's not a new idea. We've all overnight, but just keep pushing giving-birth jokes all the way to seen it everywhere from The Bible to He-man cartoons. and eventually you will be the delivering room, where she rewarded. It's easy to start, and was heaved onto a lavender Perhaps it's time to sit up and take notice. How can a world be the rest I hope you have the sheet- covered bed, spotted with ability to do yourself. Just step the history of many other births. healthy where friendly is the exception not the rule, where back have an in-depth think On the walls surrounding the about the way people really bed were detailed pictures of millions of dollars are spent designing ways to blow people relate to each other in this world mothers and their newborn and try not to scream too loudly. naked babies, with all the gore up, and when we have to fear for included in the picture. losing our lives at the hands of so-called sentients? Andrew Alexander McHattie As Julie's contractions increased You may argue "I'm not that Year 8

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42 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Descriptive Writing "Fort Street" Nothing is really divisible by one Although patterns and plain shapes form easily in the mind's eye. You talk as if the Universe Could break down at your command Into an infinity or maybe only several billions of tiny pieces That fit together Like a giant jig-saw puzzle To form a second more easily understood world. But in reality, as well as dreams Our thoughts go on and on Proving in themselves, That all is one And one is all.

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The Fierce Night When the moon awakes and the dark night falls On this windy night when the strong wind roars The tall, standing trees dance and sway A break from the sunny and peaceful day The stars glittter brightly and look over the plains And the soil on the ground soaks all the rain I look from the warm and heated house Will the day come soon? I begin to doubt.

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This page is sponsored by Rendu Youth Resource Centre, 80 Norton Street, Leichhardt Tel. (02) 560 8498. The Fortian 1992 ♦ 49 Zone Sport The Zone Cross Country 14yrs Anna Clarke, Ben Day Athletics Carnival Carnival saw a bleak day with Roach some rain but our runners did 15yrs Pippa Travers, Angus Fort Street High hosted this Cameron, Tony Masters well to endure these conditions year's Zone Athletics Carnival at 16yrs Claire Dawson, Andrew and come fourth overall in the Sydney Athletic Field on Murray Tuesday, 30th June and zone. A great improvement on 17yrs Barbara Kwiatkowski, Wednesday, 1st July. last year's 6th position. There Chris Ison A special thanks to the were some excellent individual It was great to see some following students who assisted results: parents there for support. at the Carnival: 12yrs: Lane Godier (9th), Anna Lee, Tony Masters, Jeremy Emily Swift (12th) Mr.Docking Green, Ashley Steven, Veronica 13yrs: Maria Kwiatkowski Zec, Nina Carrel, Thomas (2nd), Mauch, Hugh Myers, David Hannah Wolfson (4th), Grade Sport Coleville, Jeurgen Petzold, Kylie Holly Fisher (11th) Burnell Jones. Fort Street High performed There were some outstanding 14yrs: Angela Kontominas (3rd), Anna Clarke (4th), quite well overall coming 4th in individual performances with both Summer and Winter Lisa Goudie and Neil Pradhan Amy Leanfore (5th), Rosemary Malcolm Competitions out of 8 competing winning the 15 Yrs Age schools with Malvina High (12th) Championships. running both competitions. This David Chakarouski broke the 15yrs: Lisa Goudie (1st), new Zone has proved to be very 16yrs 100m record, equalled the Denise Leanfore (8th), challenging and competitive for 200m record and Katie Goodwin Pippa Travers (9th), our students. equalled the 14 yrs high jump Angus Cameron (7th) Many of our teams made the record. 16yrs: Clair Dawson (4th) finals. Fort Street came first in the 17yrs Barbara Kwiatkowski Summer 14yrs/15yrs boys and girls and a (1st), Kylie Eggleton (10th) Senior Girls Softball very close fifth in the overall Coach Ms. Draper point scores. The total number of competitors Senior Boys Volleyball Hunters Hill High won the Coach Mr. Jurd (Zone in each age group was 80. Well Carnival with Malvina and Champions) Concord High coming in close done to these people. Boys Tennis Open B's behind them. Coach Mr. Millward Congratulations to the Kim Anderson Boys Tennis 15's Coach Mr. Sturm following students who Sport represented the Zone at The Regional Carnival held at Cross Country Narrabeen Sports Centre Fort Street was very fortunate to Winter have very fine, pleasant Nicola Patterson, Maria Rugby Opens weather for our annual school Coach Mr. Docking Kwiatkowski, Aillie Davidson, Cross Country Carnival. The Soccer Opens Eliza Mackintosh, Emma Keogh, course for the run starts at King Coach Mr. Mazurkiewicz Anna Clark, Anna Lee, Katie George's Oval, Rozelle, and Basketball Open Boys B Goodwin, Angela Kontominas, weaves its way through the Coach Mr. Hagerman Neil Pradhan, Lisa Goudie, grounds of Rozelle Hospital - the Basketball Boys 15's Smirithi Siva, Alex Barrets, same route as the zone carnival. Coach Mr. Brace Daniel Chakarouski, Ivan Attendance and participation Baseball Open Mantelli, Oscar Park, Claire from our junior years was very Coach Mr. Millward Dawson, Kylie Burnell Jones encouraging. Not everyone is a Tennis Girls Opens runner and most students ran to and Peter Lukoudis. Coach Ms. Ireland their level of fitness. Tennis Girls 15's Thank you Team Selections: Year 7 showed some very Coach Mr. Griffith (Zone to all those students who tried promising runners for the Champions) out for selection in Zone teams. future. We had a very good response The day ran smoothly thanks It was very encouraging to see this year. to the co-operation of students so many students trying out for Congratulations to the and efficiency of staff. Grade Teams this year. The following students who were Congratulations to the new uniforms certainly gave a selected: following who were age lift to our teams. champions: Thank you also to the staff Rugby: Tim Tonkin, Malcolm 12yrs Sarah Lyford, Lance who spent a great deal of their Green, Jeremy Green, Rod Goodier time coaching our teams. Jenning. 13yrs Maria Kwiatkowski, Tennis: Maria Kwiatkowski. Hugh O'Neil Ms. Anderson

50 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Open Boys Tennis Report sports in our sport afternoons 15's Girls Tennis Report and were ready for competition. This year saw Fort Street Fort Street had two teams In the last Zone Competition, competing in their first full competing in hockey. During our team of the 15's Girls Tennis season of Boys Open Tennis the competition our mixed teams won the competition with a after entering the highly had to be separated into a girls thrashing 6 sets to 2 win in the competitive Northern Zone last and a boys team because final over Concord High. year. The comp started last Concord complained that the The team consisted of Maria year and from the outset "The boys were too skilled at the sport Kwiatkowski, Smrithi Siva, Thu Dream Team" (Kuveshen (even though most of the boys Din, Amy Lawson. With our "Agassi" Pother, skilful Eric had never played hockey before). supportive and enthusiastic "Samprass" Paul, tenacious Jem In the end, (after many reserves, Amanda Yee, Francoise "Simon Youl" Richardson and complaints from Concord) our Hong, Aurelli Saavedra and Alys Hyun "Chang" Choi) seemed girls team came first and our Martin. Oh yeah - not forgetting destined for a final showdown boys team were not allowed into our coach who substituted as a with the highly fancied Concord the finals, after a complaint that taxi driver, Mr. Griffith. team which had held the title of the boys team should be In all honesty and modesty, Zone Champions for the last four disqualified because all the other we didn't have any competition years. teams were composed completely throughout the season. Our of girls. The boys team would toughest match was a win of 6 Unfortunately, the final at receive their ribbons for coming sets to 2 against Burwood Girls Cintra Park was a disaster, but first (without playing in the who had an Australian ranked don't worry, we'll win the title in finals). player in their team. '93. Altogether the Fortians had We hope to see the same team plenty of fun, a few accidents and happy coach next year to and a lot of playing time... blast the competition away Gala Day We were Champions in the continuing our winning streak. Early last term, year 7 students girls hockey and boys softball - participated in a Gala Day Sport an excellent effort! Amy Lawson Competition. Maria Kwiatkowski We participated in netball, Robbie Morris soccer, softball, hockey and Courtney Siepen rugby against Balmain, Hunters Hill and Concord High schools. We had been training for these

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The Fortian 1992 • 51 Rugby First XV Report

1992 was a rebuilding year for the Open Rugby team. The remnants of the 1991 world tour party were the backbone of a new and relatively inexperienced new team. The season began with the West Rugby Schools Competition. Although not ultimately successful, much valuable experience was Peter Brennan Year 11 obtained from participation in the competition. The side was a little more successful in the which took part in the Regional Boys State Knock-Out Special Sevens Competition winning the Carnival at Nowra. Volleyball Report mention to Tim Tonkin for being plate competitions in the The Fort Street team once again Grenfell and Drummoyne Rugby awarded the Zone's Most Valuable Player Award at the showed that our school produces Competitions. some of the best school-age carnival and being selected to Performances at the Zone level Volleyballers in Australia. The compete at the CHS trials. Ross were erratic with excellent team was ably captained by Sae Wainwright won the team Best performances one week followed -Jin Kwon and consisted of Wing and Fairest Award despite being by poor form the next week. Farrenc, Stephen Mavay, Gareth injured for half the season, Ben This was evident in the semi McMahon, Yong-Tae Lee, Peter Robertson was the Top Try final against eventual Zone Meric, Chung Wong and Felix Scorer and Nick Allen and Premiers, Malvina, when we Ho.. squandered a 3 point lead with a George Byrne tied for the Rookie howling second half gale at our of the Year title. On the way to the quarter- backs. This was a disappointing Thanks to captain Ross final we took 6 'scalps' - Ashfield end to the season when the Wainwright for his efforts and Boys, Hunters Hill, Woy Woy, game was there for the taking. assistance during the year. Homebush Boys, Kelso Congratulations to Malcolm With more commitment and (Bathurst) and Port Hacking. Green, Jeremy Green, Ross dedication to training, we can Unfortunately we lost the Wainwright, Rodney Jennings look forward to further success quarter-final to our nemesis, and Tim Tonkin on their during the coming year. Cumberland High. selection in the Northern Coach Suburbs Representative Team Mr. Docking Mr. Tim Jurd

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52 ♦ The Fortian 1992 A Diary Of A Singlet board with the iron thing coming two dogs, he barked at my body Sunday 8 September 1992 towards me. I fainted to let them have a walk. My This morning at 6.00 a.m. I body, who would do anything for was woken up and put on by my these dogs, said yes. Then the Tuesday 10 September 1992 body and we went jogging. My dog that was helping me, put on friends - shorts, socks and an act of shivering so my body sneakers - came along for the Found myself in a dark picked me up and put me on top ride too. When we got back at drawer. I was not taken out all of the dog once again. As soon 7.00 a.m. all my lovely day or night. as we were in the park, the dogs whiteness had disappeared into begged to be taken off their a disgusting yellow that my body leads. Of course my body said had given to me during the jog. Wednesday 11 September yes and, as soon as my dog was I was then thrown on the floor of 1992 off his lead, he ran straight into my body's room and replaced by a forest with a winding river a new shiny T-Shirt. My body In the morning my body through it. He took me off and then picked me up and dropped opened the drawer. He reached then dunked me into the river so me into the dreaded Dirty underneath me and pulled out a I could be clean. We then found Clothes Basket!!!! How I hate T-shirt. He then closed the a plastic bag, the dog put me in the Dirty Clothes Basket! It is drawer. Rats! it and we ran off, out of the so smelly and uncomfortable forest, into the town again. with smelly socks all over the place. I know that tomorrow Thursday 12 September 1992 We ran around and around will be a VERY bad day. and around so I would be able to get dry more quickly. When we Today was very cold. I was came to a clothes bin, the dog pulled out of the drawer and my When I woke up there was a pulled me out of the plastic bag body put me on. It then pulled sharp pain in my shoulders. I and then, with an almighty opened my eyes and found I was on a really old T-shirt and an throw, he threw me straight into hanging on the second part of old jumper. I think there were the bin. He barked a goodbye this nightmare - The washing jeans and shoes as well. The T- and ran off. I am free! I wonder line!! I looked around and saw shirt and jumper had lots of who I will be given to . Someone the other 30 pieces of clothing holes in them so I could see without a washing machine all groaning and looking sick. I through to the world. My body preferably Hooraaayy!! was 99% dry when I woke, so I was going to walk the 3 sausage must've been unconscious for dogs it owned. It then noticed that one of the dogs was quite a long time. When the Saturday 14 September 1992 pain in my shoulders was almost shivering. Then my Stupid unbearable I saw my body body ran back into the house, took me off, put back on the T- coming towards me. I have been given to an old He shirt and jumper and, then, he removed the pegs sticking into man with no washing wrapped me around the my shoulders and dropped me machine!!! He washes me in shivering body of the dog!! Can into a basket. Now was the the sink. I am so happy!! I you imagine?!!! Boy, did that think I'm going to live happily worst part of the nightmare. I had to dog stink!! and then, I ever after. was going to be squashed into walk for half an hour on the looking neat by some iron thing. smelly body of the dog! When Jamie Cibej Year 7F we got home, I had bits of fur all over me. I was in the Dirty Monday 9 September 1992 Clothes Basket for the rest of (Washing Day) the day - how I hated my body! While I was there I worked out an escape plan The dreaded day has come. At 9.00 a.m. I was picked up with about 30 other pieces of clothing Friday 13 September 1992 and dumped into the washing (Washing Day and escape machine. The door then closed, day) and we were in the dark. We all waited breathless, for the twist of the on button. Creeack! Today I put my plan together. went the On button. I can Before it was time to be washed, vaguely remember being tossed the dog that I had been covering around and smashing into the yesterday poked his head into sides of the washing machine. the basket and pulled me out. On the 8th hit of the side of the The dog was doing this because washing machine I must've been it was grateful for what I did knocked unconscious yesterday. So far, so good. Before I knew it, I was on a Then with the help of the other

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 53 STAFF 1992

Front Row (L to R) S. Scheding, N.Jennings, G. Osland, S. Smith, J. Buckingham, B. Jago, B. Leonard, C. Preece, T. Glebe, D. Solomons, M. Johanson, R. Higgins, R. Gunsberger, R. Smith. Second Row S. Smyth, A. Draper, M Gamble, L. Wells, M. Stamoulos, S. Stark, M. Watts, C. Hill, E. Jamble, V. Chiplin, S. Allen. Third Row M. Katsiaris, K. Johnson, K. Anderson, P. Donohoe, J. O'Keefe, Z. Neurath, M. Hosking, L. Kelley, P. Bresnahan, L. Beevers, G. Salmon. Fourth Row S. Yalichev, K. MacDonald, S. Page, J. McMaster, M. Ireland, H. Sturm, L. Sorban, D. Brace, T. Leondios, H. Fraser, C. Moynham. Fifth Row R. Morgan, C. Gaskin, B. Fraser, K. Ambler, R. Hayes, M. Anderson, L. Davis, T. Jurd, M. Browne. Sixth Row A. Millward, M. Docking, L. Gilbert, N. Burrel, R. Baker, B. Gedge, B. Hagerman, W. Griffith, P. Canty. Absent J. Levi, G. McInnes, R. Paice, K. McGown, S. Spry, L. Joslyn, L. Trevini, P. Grecki, A. Patzelt, F. Buckland, S. Mazurkiewicz. Principal Mrs. C. Preece (to 6/3/92) (Inset) Principal Mr. L. Carroll (from 16/3/92)

STUDENTS 1992

Year 7 - 7F Front Row (L to R) Nikki Curthoys, Alexandra Clark, Arani Chandrapavan, Belinda Conway, Rebecca Edwards, Katie Bird, Bree Chisholm, Tessa Boer-Mah, Vythehi Elango. Second Row Dylan Behan, Sherman Cheung, Daniel Archibald, Salvatore Barbagallo, Lucy Buchanan, Simon Chan, Jamie Cibjby, Warren Chan, Gareth Edwards. Third Row Nathen Gee, David Bishop, Sam Bowring, Paul Garret, Erin Dixon, Tae-Ho Choi, Seamus Geraghty, Tom Brandon, Thomas Fung. Absentees George Clemens, Mayet Costello, Lani Cummins.

54 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Year 7 - 70 Front Row (L to R) Alicia Koh, Holly Fisher, Lisa Foley, Denim Francis, Bianca Jeffrey, Heidi Hunt, Keely Fitzgerald, Shiyo Hayashi, Julia Kang. Second Row Lance Godier, Ben Lachs, Michael Hottinger, Chris Hayward Jenkins, Jason Hitoun-Riepe, Tony Kerle, Kenneth Lai, Luke Hall. Third Row Liam Hagen, Alex Gray, Brooke Harrison, Emma Keogh, Julitha Harsas, Nicholus Heffernan, Daniel Iwata. Fourth Row Luke Ismay, Max Gibbeson, Stephen Harvey, Joshua Hey-Cunningh, Darren Ho, John Hwang.

Year 7 - 7R Front Row (L to R) Sarah Lyford, Sythany Leang, Monica Ng, Kate Matarese, Eliza Mackintosh, Kate Michie, Annie Liao, Nicolle Lane, Alyana Lee. Second Row Daniel Montoya, Robbie Morris, Thanh-Loi Ngo, Finn McCall, Andrew Monk, Minh Ngo, Jack Moore, Asher Livingston. Third Row Long Nguyen, Kane Lunn, Matthew Lau, Ned Molesworth, Gaurav Mathar, Azhar Munas, Dale Leong. Fourth Row Andrew Lovett, Leon Moran, James D.Mitchell, Chris Low, Gabriel Morphett.

Year 7 - 7T Front Row (L to R) Nicola Patterson, Alex Roberts, Kathy Rae, Zoe Pyke, Brooke Richards, Fiona Parsons, Lucy Quinn, Bridie Rushton, Sonia Ramden. Second Row Patrick Stanton, Frank Sainsbury, Michael Slavin, Darcy O'Dougherty, Tom O'Neill, Simon Paterson, Christian Stefani, Raphael Stephens, James Russell; Wills. Third Row Matthew Peat, Hugh O'Neill, David Sebastion, James Ryan, Jim Sherringham, K,ORt SIAM' WON SCII00i

Sean Read-Thompson. Fourth Row PETOS1,444M Courtney Siepen, Peter Stewart, 11092 Phillip O'Sullivan, Daryl Singh, YEAR YY Martin Smith.

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Year 7 - 71 Front Row (L to R) Hannah Wolfsan, Nicole Seeto, Lisa Wong, Emily Swift, Beth Steven, Kylie Whiting, Heidi Wenden, Sarah Wood, Yohana Setiono. Second Row Jacob Stone, Alex Yuen, Jeremy Yuen, Sarah Tran, Kristy Wellfare, Ryan Thompson, Nicholas Whiting, B re n do n Willa nbe rg. Third Row Adi Sudarshan, John Watson, Aarron Willett, Andrew Watson, Justin Wehner,Peter von Konigsmark. Fourth Row Juliano Youn, Danny Vieira, Alexander Tomlinson, George Wang, Nicholas Wilcox.

Year 8 - 8F Font Row (L to R) Natalie Chan, Karen Chiu, Sung-bok Cho, Anna Choy, Anasuya Claff, Amber Austin, Millicent Chu, Pooja Chowdhary, Natasha Blom. Second Row Graham Burnell- Jones, Simon Barbetti, Barney Beale, Taso Athanasakopoulos, Jeffrey Casto, Peter Bockos, Peter Bush, Wen-Shing Choi, Adam Badawy. Third Row Fleur Beaupert, Alice Carter, Nada Andric, Anna Clark, Simon Allen, Michelle Bland, Georgina Braham, Amy Baxter, Rebecca Burn.

Year 8 - 80 Front Row (L to R) Amy Cloran, Sarah Carney, Kate Edwards, Viet Duong, Kate Doutney, Sylvia Ellsmore, Lydia Natsis, Kathy Dao, Clara Fritchley. Second Row Stephen Graham, Jonathon Ehsani, William Feng, Scott Creelman, Luke Clifton, Alvaro Garcia, Dylan Connerton, Craig Conway. Third Row Paul Coe, Tim Hu, David Colville, Albert Lr., Ben Day-Roche, David De Nardi, Michael Correa. Fourth Row Ailie Davidson, Inara Gravitis, David Crofts, Katie Goodwin, Michelle Echt. Absentees Shaun Greenfield.

56 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Year 8 - 8R Front Row (L to R) Sharon Law, Mary Kirkness, Amy Lawson, Amy Leanfore, Thi Luc, Jemaine Hui, Sue Jun, Anna Lee, Francoise Hong. Second Row Lucas Kolenberg, Ewan McDonald, Timothy Li, Nathaniel Howse, Michael Holihan, David Lee, Fred Lunsmann, Robert McCarroll, Ben Hall. Third Row Rodney Hocking, Kate Lynch, Maria Kwiatkowski, Mary Kim, Bernadette Hehea, Wendy Hanna, Cindy Hu, Andrei Laptev. Fourth Row Raymond Kwok, Tharan Karunalayan, Jaime Lawrence, Simon Holding, Muz Karaoglu, Manu Holihan, Paul Harvey, John Hall.

Year 8 - 81 Front Row (L to R) Beatrice Marett, Shani Mandal, Michelle Sabatier, Jade Redfern, Aletha McHalick, Rebecca McIntyre, Kriszti Paszti, Katrina Morris, Megan Scott. Second Row Jonathon Leahy, Warin Nitipaisalkul, Yuri Schimke, Nathan McLachlan, Stewart McDonald, Oliver McDonnell, Bodog Olah, Dinesh Sanmuganatha. Third Row Cameron Paulinich, Hong Nguyen, Nathan Quinlan, Simon Rowe, Kirt Raun, Thomas Scott, Guy Moore, Anion McNicoll. Fourth Row Jemima Mowbray, Emma Quine, Rosemary Malcolm, Luana McFall. Absentees Andrew McHattie.

Year 8 - 81 Front Row (L to R) Yada Treesukosol, Claire Wallace, Corrine Uren, Belinda Selwood, Vanessa Tran, Tamara Talmacs, Belinda Tooher, Nina Vucetic, Rebecca Wu. Second Row Linden Ying, Michael Solomon, Vi Tran, Mingshan Sim, Hanna Torsh, Alex Schlensky, Ben Spies-Butcher, Matthew Want, Sat Siva. Third Row Jacob Ruhl, James Sterges, Boon Tan, Adam Zebrowski, Michael Zanardo, Nikolas Zelenjak, Timothy Sinclair, Nicholas Tesoriero.

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 57 Year 9 - 9F Front Row (L to R) Anna Chau, Michelle Boyle, Joanna Crawford, Sita Chopra, Laura Beale, Diane Anagnos, Andelys Allen, Christina Chang, Melanie Bishop. Second Row Sky. Churchhouse, Manfred Chiu, Mark Bulgin, Sarah Acton, Samantha Allen, Jodie Burnell- Jones, Sam Buchanan, King Chan, Bryan Allardice. Third Row Edmund Chung, Milan Cakic, Edward Cram, Charles Chou, Phillip Blackford, Angus Cameron, Andrew Colquhoun. Fourth Row Stuart Clark, James Brennan, Scott Buchanan, Rodrigio Cerda-Salas. Absentees Jye Calder.

Year 9 - 90 Front Row (L to R) Aileen De La Pena, Man Thu Dinh, Naomi Green, Olivia Dun, Lisa Goudie, Talia Gill, Amy Critchley, Biddy Doyle, Frances Cumming. Second Row Rafe Dickinson, Harold Fong, Calvin Ellis, Gabriel Hingley, James Hancock, Andrew Hall, Shannon Earley, Richie Duong, Aswin Harahap. Third Row Charles Feng, Maxim El Dik, Neville Fong, Michael Harvey, Joseph Dickson, Daniel Di Guisto. Fourth Row Kriss Heimanis, Ben Harrington, Sam Guy, Craig Foley. Absentees Alistair Frey.

Year 9 - 9R Front Row (L to R) Natalie Lammas, Jenny Ip, Tamara Howe, Amara Jarratt, Denise Leanfore, Cathy Kim, Adele Jones, Linn Linn Lee, Angela Kontominas. Second Row Jung Lee, Tim Jacobs, Prajayan Kathirgamanathan, Tristan Kemp, Gareth Kemp, Robert Karla, Michael Lawther, Patrick Kelly, Soruban Kan a p ath ipill ai . Third Row Djcynta Holden, Sylvia Kang, Eleanor Hobley, Felicity Kelly, Leonie Kowalenko, Anna Lee. Fourth Row Chris Kolias, Lam Huynh, Andrew Lacek, Andrew Hudson, Jeffrey Ho.

58 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Year 9 - 9T Front Row (L to R) Melinda Mui, Abi Mohan, Chris Makris, Alys Martin, Laura Murdoch, Louise Mayne, Alex McDonald, Judy Liao, Melissa Mui. Second Row Zavic Mishor, Craig Ovenden, Philip Mylecharane, Ozgur Ozluk, James Mayger, Ben Marx, Andres Olave, Nicholas Ooi, Richard Luong. Third Row Thomas Mauch, Kivanch Mehmet, Bao Nguyen, Bruce Naylor, Hugh Myers, Hun Kim, Marcus Maller, Daniel McCallum. Fourth Row Peta McLean, Carla Moore, Britt McManus, Alex Owens, Sophie Long, Kirstie Lowe, Mia Offord.

Year 9 - 91 Front Row (L to R) Ai-Linh Phu, Leonie Smallwood, Jennifer Podger, Smrithi Siva, Leanne %Rich, Kelly Pickwell, Naomi Roulston, Patrice Polyhron, Helen Sun. Second Row Aurali Saavedra, Annette Schneider, Si-Bin Lim, Emma Parsons, Ellen Quinn, Carolina Panczyna, Dougal Phillips, Joanne Pearce, Sharmila Peres da Costa. Third Row Christopher Sadler, Burt Sigsworth, Justin Roberts, Aryanto Setiona, Joshua Pyke, Simon Park, Ben Presland, Arpit Srivastava.

Year 9 - 9A Front Row (L to R) Eileen Vuong, Lisa Watson, Anosha Yazdabadi, Miriam Webb, Jane van Vliet, Pippa Travers, Melanie Tooher, Katrina Yiu, Alice Uribe. Second Row Jann Westermann, Jenny Vandyke, Brendan Turner, Michael Villis, Ratana Thunyin, Benny Wong, David Watson, Sean Torstensson, Amanda Yee. Third Row Yeoman Yu, James Suppel, Josh Szeps, Garry Wong, Daniel Whaite, Toby Vidler, Jeremy Tung, Daniel Wallbank. Absentees Cham Tang, Sean Torstensson.

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 59 Year 10 - 1OF Front Row (L to R) Catherine Chang, Rowena Blewitt, Alex Carter, Julie Baracz, Kylie Burnell- Jone, Sally Buckingham, Jennifer Alker, Nerida Brownlee, Lynette Baloglow. Second Row Adam Campano, Nathan Archibald, Neeraj Chawla, Ka-Ho Cheung, Paul Brown, Tim Chapman, Adam Brown, David Baxter. Third Row Feraz Azhar, Alex Barreto, Jason Chiu, James Bales, Leighton Aurelius, David Aurelius, Richard Banh.

Year 10 - 100 Front Row (L to R) Su De Mel, My Chan Do, Mary Chow, Sarah Clark, Ruth Corris, Chabriol Colebatch, Louise Ciciriello, Jayleen Diaz, Tara De Mel. Second Row Mauro Grassi, Simon Fitzpatrick, Sacha Groves, Jeremy Green, Julian Fine, Nathan Clark, Stephen Fountain, Ehab Dimitri, Glen Gibb. Third Row Gemma Davies, Natalie Clark, Alice Dallow, Emily Christian, Emma Coombes, Jessi Guy, Maria Getsios. Fourth Row Belinda Curby, Blake Elliott, Emma Finnerty, Esme Fisher, Claire Dawson, Kate Duke.

Year 10 - 10R Front Row (L to R) Sheila Karunalayan, Sung Mo In, Melissa Jackson, Margarita Karamitros, Serene Hong, Van Huynh, Van La, Thao Huynh. Second Row Maria Kotsiaris, Hai Khuat, Elizabeth Hood, Alexandra ,Durkin, Stephanie Holding, Helen Karoutzos, Steven Ha, Leman Huynh. Third Row Max Hobeck, Anthony Krithinakis, Calvin Hsieh, Brendan Haire, Daniel Ho, Etem Kumsuz, Andrew Lee. Fourth Row Peter Kim, Faris Kirmani, Andrew Lane, Mosaddeque Hossain. Absentees Anna Cate Hobley, Cathy Jones.

60 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Year 10 - 10T Front Row (L to R) Anna Lado, Keira Newton, Jenny Lyell, Cinnamon Lee, Eletine Hata, Mel Maxwell, Anna Lunsmann, Deana Mitchell, Alison Legg. Second Row Chris Lim, Jim Mitsou, Mathew Lee, Peter McKeown, Thomas Lin, Ivan MateIli, David Lesslie, Enguang Lee, Vincent Luong. Third Row Luke Lee, Joel Ma, Derek Mailer, Johnny Mihail, Cam Ly, Andrew Murray, Jason Lee. Fourth Row Chris Miller, Sanju Modi, Elwin Lian, Miranda McCallum, Tony Masters, Luke Metcalfe, Mark McLaren. Absentees Belinda MacDonald.

Year 10 - 101 Front Row (L to R) Sonya Sceats, Lynda Reid, Catherine Pruscino, Me-Lee Phang, Cinnamon Nippard, Amber Robinson, Elanor Pegum, Jessica O'Donnell, Anna Rigg. Second Row Kelly Ngai, Ivan Paredes, Long Nguyen, Kaneran Mudeliar, Maria Panopoulos, Ben Russell, Chris Rushton, Tai Phan, June Sartracom. Third Row David Rodriguez, Zacha Rosen, Oscar Park, Juergen Petzold, Leshek Pazdzior, Neil Pradhan, Carl Scneider, Alexander Outhred. Absentees Anna Rigg.

Year 10 - 10A Front Row (L to R) Bok-Kyung Yoon, Le-Binh Tu, Divya Sriram, Sacha Stelzer, Teresa Tam, Patricia Yam, Amanda Spilsbury, Rachel Welsh, Lara Vasarhelyi. Second Row David Tchou, Jin- Jin Woon, Eui-Suk Shin, Nirmalan Sathiamoorth, Kevin Soo, David Stanaway, Alex Young, Angelo Theodoratos. Third Row Sharon Walder, Simone Solomon, Helen Yee, Magnolia Sutcliffe, Margo Slaven, Maraka Zacka, Kate van Staveren, Anastasia Stathakis, Rebecca Yates. Fourth Row Anthony Terruso, Donovan Stone, Michael Wilkinson, Damon Young, Joseph Yoo.

The Fortian 1992 ♦ 61 Year 11 - 11F Front Row (L to R) Sharon Chu, Mina Carrel, Sarah Beak, Caroline Burke, Asja Binno, Adele Chalker, Elizabeth Chang, Rose Chong, Tamsin Calder. Second Row Luis Batalha, Nigel Bonney, Todd Brown, Hyun Choi, Edward Brookton, Daniel Chakarovski, Sung Anh, Evan Brereton. Third Row Danya Cameron, Simily Newman, Peita Blundell, Lisa Bones, Roberta Cooley, Louise Buckingham, Karina Acton, Ingrid Smith. Fourth Row Tim Colquhoun, Van Thao Chau, Joshua Christian, Morris Bonotto, Peter Brennan, James Cottee. Absentees Lisa Bone.

Year 11 - 110 Front Row (L to R) Angela Gia nnako pou los , Stella Galas, Ilinca Furdui, Nancy Ford, Clairre Edwardes, Sasha Curthoys, Jeanne- Vid Douglas, Bronwyn Englaro. Second Row Michael Frost, Tan Do, David Golan, Ryan Dare, William Hird, Daniel Dimich, Sam Fernando, Mark Greenway. Third Row Chany Gazzard, Lex Ermoll, Natalie Cumming, Karin Darcy, Antonella Emmi, Cae Dung, Janis Etherington. Fourth Row Geoffrey Dunn, 'Christian Ellis, Nick Hempton, Matthew Duffy, Karl Giese.

Year 11 - 11R Front Row (L to R) Vivian Lau, Marcia Gonidellis, Simone Kelly, Francine Ioannou, Claudine Lachs, Kerrie Gibbons, Tinny Hon, Angela Kazonis, Hanh Huynh. Second Row Tuyet Ho, Alex Konstantelos, Mary Lee, Waimei Lee, Giselle Jennaway, Sunny Kim, Theresa Lam, Mi-He Lee. Third Row Raymond Khoo, Adrian Kistan, Robert Kennedy, Lucy Jones, Erika Klimpsch, David Fernandez, William Ku, William Kwong. Fourth Row Chia Ching Lai, Chris Ison, Algis Lencus, Gough Kollias, Alexander Kurcubic, Lewin Jones, Felix Ho, Gary Johnson.

62 ♦ The Fortian 1992 Year 11 - 11T Front Row (L to R) Tue Quan Nguyen, Elizabeth Magarey, Kym Leong, Vanessa Mordaunt, Jennifer Ogilvie, Holly Lyons, Katharine Mercer, Effie Meloucas. Second Row Yuki Nakazawa, Jeffrey Lum, Julian Nikakis, Bennet Livingston, John Nguyen, Alex Lyberopoulos, Peter Nguy, Quang Nguyen. Third Row Tai Nguyen, Stephen Ong, Madeleine Lyons, Jessica Murty, Magdalena Mironowicz, Rodney Mann, Quoc Nguyen. Fourth Row James Manning, Tim Lee, Peter Likoudis, Anthony McDonnell, Con Logothetis, Jesse McNicoll, Dominic Olsson. Absentees Quang Nguyen, Nicholas Nittes.

Year 11 - 111 Front Row (L to R) Mimmette Roldan, Mau Nghi Phung, Liberty Rawson, Helen Papadopoulos, Kate Rowe, Rani Ramjan, Concettina Rocca, Hae-Jin Song, Ellen Quoy. Second Row Adin Pilcer, Eric Paul, Anna Pertierra, Michell Parker, Maeve Richardson, Suzanna Stankovic, Dannielle Petrie, Benjamin Phillips, Jem Richardson. Third Row Robert Setina, Lincoln Robinson, Tom Spence, Sanjay Sridher, David Fernande z ,D avid Roache-Turner,

MRI a,4Ek ` Luke Ryan. Fourth Row Kuveshen %COO, Pather, Andrew Parker, Leo 4' 0E4,444 Polojac, Andrew Sadler. Absentees Daniel Rodenburg, Jessica Schuman.

Year 11 - 11A Front Row (L to R) Sauting Wong, Katrina Stiles, Viet-Chau Tran, Ashley Steven, Ilona Zebrowski, Corin Throsby, Erika Tuktens, Natasha Yetton. Second Row Thuan Vo, Nicholas Williamson, Eddie Yeung, John Tawfik, Simon Wood, Michael Tsimnadis, Gavin Tung. Third Row Theodora Tserdanis, Veronika Zec, Christine Stowers, Taryn Woods, Shunanda Wallace, Emily Walton, Imogen Stewart. Fourth Row Adam Young, Siung Tan, John Tawadros, Dudi Sukendar. Absentees: Phillip Tang, Georgina Tarrant, Leon Tranter.

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Craig Conway Year 8 Lucy Brotherton Year 12

Mia Offord Year 9

Jamie Moore Year 12

TOP L-R Praven Naidoo & Simon Etherington Year 12 AI Quoc Nguyen Year 12 Ms Jocelyn, Bernard Pfeil Year 12