Introduction .................................................................... 2 Principal’s Message ....................................................... 3 1943 - 2018 War Cry .......................................................................... 4 School Hymn ................................................................. 5 Whyalla High School School Construction ....................................................... 6 Seventyfive The New Hall 1953 ........................................................ 8 The Library .................................................................. 10 Foreword ...................................................................... 11 The first years of Whyalla Technical High School ......................................... 12 Early days of the Apprentices/Trainee Graduate ............................. 17 Principals ...................................................................... 19 Musicals ....................................................................... 20 Hartley Searle ............................................................... 22 Evelyn Brougham (nee Greenhalgh) ........................... 28 Howard Havelberg ....................................................... 32 Graham Galpin ............................................................. 34 Graham Heinjus .......................................................... 36 Tony Hughes ................................................................ 39 Joan Knight .................................................................. 41 Bronwyn Colegate (nee Hughes) ................................ 42 Maxwell Smith ............................................................. 45 Barrie Robran ............................................................... 46 Kym Clayton ................................................................ 48 Jennifer Havelberg ....................................................... 50 Wendy Trimper (nee Havelberg) ................................. 50 Gary Gray ..................................................................... 51 Linda Feetham ............................................................. 52 Jodie Tozer (nee Custance) .......................................... 53 Kerri Morgan (nee Pollock) ......................................... 54 Jeff Spry ...................................................................... 55 John Hisco .................................................................... 57 Anthony Grundel ......................................................... 57 Shane Wissell ............................................................... 58 Katie Edwards .............................................................. 60 Laura Desmond ............................................................ 60 David Fargher .............................................................. 62 Ben Rogers ................................................................... 63 Emily Gloede ............................................................... 64 Harry Leverington ........................................................ 65 Olympians .................................................................... 66 Sports ........................................................................... 67 Debutantes .................................................................... 78 Prefects ......................................................................... 80 Music............................................................................ 96 2010 - 2018 .................................................................. 98 Celebrating 75 Years of Public 2018 Leaders .............................................................. 100 Secondary Education in Whyalla 1 Introduction Principal ’s Message The Whyalla High School 75th Anniversary Celebrations It has been our pleasure to look back over It is also a celebration of the current school Committee and I extend a welcome to you all and trust you will the past 75 years of education at the Whyalla culture. Many of the strengths of Whyalla enjoy the time of reminiscing and renewing acquaintances with Technical High School/Whyalla High School today are as a result of the energy, enthusiasm former classmates and teachers. site. The events, photographs and people and vision of those who have contributed to included are a snapshot of each unique era. its past. A lot has changed over the past 75 years, but the school motto (“Una The content and selection of photographs, The production of this book has been an Omnibus Schola - One School for all”) has remained a constant and to some extent, has been determined by amalgam of three committees working is as relevant today as it was when the school opened. The school the quality of photographs and materials independently of each other at different times values: respect, relationships, inclusion and learning achievement available to us, and the usual constraints of in the school’s history. The 50th Committee continue to be the foundation of the school culture shared by staff time and space available. If we have omitted and students alike. Tricia Richman created the original publication known as Principal 2016 - current to include a person or event of importance “A Celebration of Fifty Years 1943-1993”. Planning for this weekend’s celebration began in the middle of 2018. we apologise. This encompassed the history of the school The committee members are Christine Rehn, Jennifer Custance, Archival materials at the school, including from establishment to the early 1990s and also Sue Norman, Emily Macdonald, Mandy Quinn, Leanne Cole, Kaye school magazines have been invaluable to the Golden Jubilee Committee who created Rogers, Dave Searle, Bailey Noble, Liz Barnard-Brown, Belinda us. The Celebration of Fifty Years 1943 - “A Celebration of Sixty Years of Education Harvey and myself. My thanks, too, to the planning committee 1993 magazine, A Celebration of 60 years 1943-2003” which focused on the students for providing an opportunity to organise and The committee extends its thanks to Christine Rehn and Jenny release this book which endeavours to create of Education 1943 - 2003 magazine, History and teachers who were part of the school’s Custance who have spent many hours sorting through old photos, of Whyalla Technical High School book 60 year history. It has been determined that a trip down memory lane for many past staff teaching staff and students for their work in planning the Twilight and students. and Voices of Vocational Education in the the 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book, Fair and our Governing Council. We would also like to extend a big Twentieth Century South Australia written by “Seventy Five” will be a book of history thank you to the Whyalla City Council for sponsoring our weekend Tricia Richman Erica Jolly have all been very useful sources and memories. of celebrations. Principal of information. We hope that you enjoy this book which Special thanks to Belinda Harvey for her time, effort and dedication In capturing and valuing the rich history of celebrates 75 years of a very special and to compile this book. Which highlights special memories and events the school, we hope that it will invoke in history rich school. of Whyalla High School. readers special memories of the past, as well 75th Anniversary Celebrations as an appreciation of the complex yet rich Committee history of the school to this point. School Site in 1935 Celebrating 75 Years of Public Secondary Education inWhyalla Celebrating 75 Years of Public Secondary Education inWhyalla 2 3 HOUSE WAR CRIES MONARCH Bookaracka, Boomaracka, Bish, Boom, Bah! WHYALLA HIGH SCHOOL Monarch! Monarch! Roo roo rah! In again! Win Again! Every on the ball! WAR CRY Monarch! Monarch! We can lick ‘em all! Iron Ore, Iron Ore, furnace of the blast, PRINCE Za-bi! Za-bi! Zippi, Zippi Zi! Princes, Princes, Never never die! WHYALLA HIGH Whyalla, Whyalla, the finest in the cast We’re on top and there we’ll stop. Yippi! Yippi! Yirraway! Princes Shipyard, Basin, launch the fray, Hi! SCHOOL HYMN BARON Bara’coota, bara-coota, booma- School of our youth, our love our pride We can work and we can play, lunga baron, Ching-a-lay and ching-a-chay, May fortune, truth and friendship abide Hummocky, Hummocky, Bin-d-i On your toes, and win the day! We can take, we can give it, Baron House: Hi-hip Hooray! Win we in life obscurity, fame Whyalla, Whyalla, High, High, High! DUKE Hic-a-mille, hic-a-mille E.O.G. Come peace or strife we honour your name Duke’s the house for you and me. When we win it’s not a fluke, Three loud cheers for good old Duke! School of renown beyond compare Hip-hip Hooray! Hip-hip Hooray! Hip-Hip Hooray! May fortune crown thy promise so fair Each passing year, bring honour to thee School without peer thou ever shalt be 1943 5 Celebrating 75 Years of 4Public Secondary Education inWhyalla Celebrating 75 Years of Public Secondary Education inWhyalla School Construction 1943 1942 Whyalla Technical School during building rear view 1952 Overview of School from F linders Lookout Whyalla Techical High School during building view from Roberts Tce 1962 with the new 1942 Triple Storey Block Celebrating 75 Years of Public Secondary Education inWhyalla Celebrating 75 Years of Public Secondary Education inWhyalla 6 7 The Trade School Building 1953 Article New Trade School Block known in the as the ‘Commonwealth’ Building B.H.P review September 1943 ‘Commonwealth’ building being built 1952 Completed 1953 The new assembly hall upgrade in 1972 Celebrating