All Saints'

CollegeQuarterly

ISSUE 0.27

JANUARY 1995

PAGE TWO PRINCIPAL'S N aTE S

FRONT AND BACK COVERS:

The artwork on the front and back covers has been

produced by Year 10 students in response to the

ongoing commission from the National Trust to design

their 1996 calendar. The charcoal drawing contained

on the front cover is by Melanie Herring and features

the Old Observatory in West Perth, the headquarters

of the ational Trust. This building is included again

on the back cover with a drawing by David Grace and

i accompanied by two interpretations of the Old Mill

in South Perth by Katie Read and Mark Alderson.

The calendar, when completed, will al 0 include

drawings of Woodbridge House, the Governor's

Residence and the East Perth cemeterie .

Editors:

W DV GRATWICK

PATRI lA TYRRELL

Word Proces ing:

MEGA LEWlS

Photography:

WE DV GRATWICK

KEITH BREWl

De ign Printing:

M R A TILE PRESS

ALL SAl TS' COLLEGE

BULL REEK, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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It might have surprised some of thosewho attended Speech Night inDecember to hear me speak on theubject of teaching and learning and for

me to have indicated that there aremany new concepts coming to light inthis vital area of human activity. I madereference at the time to some of the newelements in research that have begun tobe developed, which suggest that aneven greater understanding i neededinto the area of individuali ed learning,group proces es and about the waydifferent people respond to differentstimuli a part of their learningproce se . This will be one of our areasfor pecial focus for 1995 and beyond.

Part of the teaching and learningproce s i the need for teacher tocontinue to learn and to develop theirunder tanding of their own learning aswell as the learning processes of theirstudents. Parents will be aware of theoccasional 'pupil-free' days and teacherprofessional development. One of theadditions to this process at All Saints'during 1994 and into 1995 ha been theexistence of Staff Fellowship. Thesehave been created for teacher to pursueextended professional development overand above that which is packaged forthem through the variou subjectassociations and other related bodies.The funds available enable staffmembers to travel interstate, possiblyoverseas and to pursue an area of short­term study or research that will

co CONTENTS

PRINCIPAL'S NOTES PAGE TWO

I

EDUCATION PAGE THREE

COLLEGE NEWS PAGE SEVEN

FORMER STUDENTS' ASSCN PAGE ELEVEN

JUNIOR SCHOOl PAGE THIRTEEN

CAMPS PA<.E SIXTEEN

SPORT PAGE SEVENTEEN

benefit them personally and also thestudent of the College in the longerterm. Part of the proce involve awritten report and a pre entation to theBoard of Management Thi has oftenbeen preceded by a selection proceswith a panel that represents the staffand the Board.

The 1994 Staff Fellowships wereawarded to Mr Robert Plumb, MrKeith Brewin and Mrs Patricia Tyrrell.Mr Plumb attended a pecial work hopin Sydney with Edward de Bono. Theworkshop had thinking kills and theSix Thinking Hats a it focu . Manyparent and taff are familiar with theoutcome of Mr Plumb' additionalexpertise in this area and his work willcontinue with additional focus in thesecondary section in 1995. Mr Brewinand Mrs Tyrrell visited chools inVictoria and Queensland whilst theyworked on a joint project whichcontinued already existing research atthe College into the feasibility of anextended camp experience for thestudents of Year 9 or Year 10. Thiswould be loo ely based around theconcept pioneered by GeelongGrammar School's Timbertop, withwhich many parent would be familiar.Further reference wa made to thi inthe 1994 Annual Report andinformation will be di seminated duringthe year.

(Continued page three)

PAGE THREE EDUCATION

(Conlinued from page 111'0) The 1994 TEE Results

As with most years, the majority of thestudents in Year 12 have been justlyrewarded through their recent TEEResults. It was very encouraging forNina Snowden and Cameron Fletcherto achieve the distinction of being inthe Top 100 students in the state andfor the College to be noted in TheWest Australian newspaper, as one ofthe small number of schools (20) tohave the honour of having suchstudents in their number. What waseven more satisfying for those twostudents, was the fact that they hadboth shared the position of dux of theCollege 1994, for their academicachievements during the year.

It was pleasing to note thatCertificates of Distinction wereawarded to Nina Snowden (Biology),Rebecca Coombs (History) and LukeTassell (Human Biology). This meansthat these students were in the top0.05% in their respective subjects. Thefollowing students were awardedCertificates of Excellence, recognisingthat they achieved A's in at least 10 oftheir 12 subjects, with nothing less thanB in the other two, during 1993 and1994: Rebecca Coombs, DarcelleDixon, Cameron Fletcher, NavidHasheminia, Katie Priest, NinaSnowden, Andrew Shugg, InaSudjana, Luke Tassel!. These are veryfine individual achievements and it is acredit to those students who made thecommitment to work hard for bothYears 11 and 12 and for the wholeduration, not just the times whichrequired peak effort.

On present indications, but withoutthe details of offers from tertiaryinstitutes which are currently beingmade to the 1994 Leavers,approximately 70% of the studentsshould be offered one of their choicesfor one of the Universities and manyothers would surely have a goodchance of a place in one of the localcolleges of T AFE. Some students weknow have already securedapprenticeships and we also know ofone who has been offered a position in

LUKETASSELL

KATIE A DREWPRIEST SHUGG

REBECCA DARCELLECOOMBS DIXON

NINA INASNOWDEN SUDJANA

CAMERON NAVlDFLETCHER HASHEMI lA

For 1995 the successful staffrecipients are: Mr Gerry Schirinzi, whowill be visiting schools in Sydney withspecialised facilities in TechnologyEducation and attending an advancedlevel workshop in wood turning; MrsSandy Potter, who will be attending anational conference of librarians inAdelaide, which will have as its focustechnology, information networks andthe effects of new communications onlibraries of the future; Mr Peter Whippwho will be visiting the AustralianInstitute of Sport as a part of hisstudies into training methods, fitnesslevels and the effects of trainingsimultaneously for different sportingactivities. A brief consideration ofthese three avenue of study willsuggest that they will all help theindividual teachers and that they willlikely have a significant impact on theCollege in its future years.

The Staff Fellowships are unique tothis College and they are a symbol ofour commitment to teaching andlearning and a part of our overall planto become more and more of alearning organisation. I hope, like me,that you will watch the outcomes withinterest.Mr A H London

Principal

PAGE FOUR EDUCATION

Quest for Excellence A wards

THE WINNER OF THE 1994 ALL SAINTS' WRITING COMPETITION (YEARS 8 TO 10) BRYCERIDGEWAY, ACCEPTS HIS PRIZE FROM THE HON. N. F MOORE, MINISTER FOR' DUCATION.

- Photo courtesy of Fourth Estate Freelance

- Photo courtesy of Fourth Estate Freelance

THE HON. N. F. MOORE, MINISTER FOREDUCATION, PRESENTS STUART lAMESWITH HIS PRIZE FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTAWARD IN MUSIC.

Two students from All Saints' Collegerecently received Quest for ExcellenceAWf\.rds from the Minister forEducation, the Hon. Norman Moore,MLC.

These Awards recognise personalachievement and excellence as well asinnovation and originality. Schoolsmay submit outstanding work innominated categories in specified areasof learning in visual and manual arts,environmental education, writtenexpression and performing arts.

Stuart James (Year Twelve) receivedhis Award for a musical compositionfor solo piano. Stuart hopes to attendthe Conservatorium of Music tocontinue his music studies next year.Bryce Ridgeway (Year Ten), also awinner of the 1994 All Saints' CreativeWriting Competition section for YearsEight to Ten, won his Award for theWritten Expression - Short Storycategory.The Editor

the Army. According to the TertiaryInstitutions Service Centre, theproportion of students in the state whoscore more than 300/510 is 50%. Forthe 1994 All Saints' cohort, this figurewas in excess of 60%. The proportionwho score more than 400/510 isjustmore than 6%, at All Saints' this figureaverages 12% with variations from yearto year. It needs to be rememberedwhen people mistakenly talk aboutfailing or passing the TEE, that anaggregate of approximately 300 is anaverage set of marks of 60%, whilst anaggregate of approximately 400 is anaverage set of marks in the 80% range.A student who achieved scaledcombined scores of: 52.8%, 54.8%,52.6% and 54.3% would likely score afinal aggregate in the low 270's.

There is much misunderstandingbased around the interpretation of theaggregates when the results come outand sometimes there is heartache forstudents who realise that it is too lateto turn back the clock. What isimportant for those students is to takeup the call of the guest speaker at theYear 12 Dinner, Mr John Annear, tokeep their target in their sights and tobe all the more determined. Failure toperform to one's potential in 1994 doesnot mean that one cannot perform forthe rest of one's life.

I am pleased that most students did'seize the day' and that most have beenvery successful during 1994 and thatthe TEE wa only a part of many finepersonal contributions. For most ofthe young people, it is only thebeginning of even better and brighterachievements.MrA HLond,.."

Principal

PAGE FIVE EDUCATION

Prizes 1994

YEAR 8 YEAR 9 YEAR 10

.)'fflj

YEAR 8 STUDENTS (LEFT TO RIGHT):MATTHEW SARGEANT, STUART MUNROAND MARYAM AVINI.

YEAR 9 STUDENTS (LEFT TO RIGHT):MARK HEWITT AND CLAIREANDREWARTHA.

YEAR 10 STUDENTS (LEFT TO RIGHT):RYAN BROGDEN, JASON ROSE, BREEGOFF AND TRENT PASSMORE.

ACADEMIC PRIZE (AEQ) Stuart MunroMatthew Sargeant

GENERAL MERIT Maryam AviniAdela Laurenson

ACADEMIC PRIZE

GENERAL MERIT

Katherine PotterClaire Andrewartha

Mark Hewitt

ACADEMIC PRIZE (AEQ) Bree GoffJason Rose

GENERAL MERIT Ryan BrogdenTrent Passmore

ACADEMIC PRIZE

GENERAL MERIT

YEAR 11

Christopher TaylorSally Browne

Sarah Chisholm

YEAR 12

DUX OF COLLEGE (AEQ) Cameron FletcherNina Snowden

GENERAL MERIT Raymond CheungAlex Halliday

Board ofManagement Scholarshipsfor 1995

LOWER SECONDARY

Victoria Barnett, Rohan Mahendran, Peter Ward,Cameron Webb.

MARTIN FLUX SCHOLARSHIP

Kate Loveday

UPPER SECONDARY

Monica Barratt, Shourik Chatterjee, Amy Gates,Bree Goff.

ANGLICAN DEPOSIT FUND SCHOLARSHIP

Sarah Linton

THORBURN SCHOLARSHIPS

Andrew Barnett, Sally Coombs, Robert Dixon,Elizabeth Eaton.

A-1usic Scholarship Results 1995

YEAR 6

Cynthia Cassidy, Felicity Sargeant.YEAR 8

Serena Blackney, Verena De Brey,Janna Ford, James Holt,

Jasmine Leong.

YEAR 11

Anna Toussaint (David SouthwellMemorial Scholarship).

PAGE IX

Science SummerSchools

A number of All Saints' Collegestudents have attended Science Schoolsduring the January vacation this year.

Daniel Abbott, Andrew Chan, AlexLarson, Claire Andrewartha,Katherine Potter and Rodney Limerick(Year ine, 1994 students) attendedthe Seimens Science Summer School atthe University of Western Australiafrom 17 to 19 January.

Two Year Eleven (1994) tudents,Michael Docking and Bradley Hogan­Smith were selected to attend the CRA

cience Summer School in Canberra.They were among 276 students selectedfrom 2,000 applicants throughoutAustralia. Students who appliedneeded to be in the top of their yeargroup in Science and must intend topursue further studies in science or arelated field. Their summer school ranfor two weeks from mid-January.The Editor

EDUCATION

SEIMENS SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS (REAR - LEFT TO RIGHT) DANIEL

ABBOTT AND RODNEY LIMERICK. FRONT: ANDREW CH AN, CLAIRE ANDREWARTHA AND

KATHERINE POTTER.

Science Talent Search 1994

YEAR 11 STUDENTS, BRADLEY HOGAN­

SMITH (LEFT) A D MICHAEL DOCKING

ATTE DED THE CRA SCIENCE SUMMER

SCHOOL.

The Science Talent Search is anannual competition run by the ScienceTeachers' Association of WA. Themain aim of the search is to stimulatestudents to extend their talents inscience in a number of fields includingresearch, invention, photography,creative writing and design of postersor games. The 1994 competitionattracted over 1800 entries fromthroughout Western Australia.

All Saints' College students involvedin the Year Ten Science EnrichmentUnit and the Year Four-Five ScienceEnrichment Group were encouraged toenter their work. Some students alsoworked independently on an extra­curricular activity and submittedentries.

The judges stated that the standardof entries in this year's competition wasvery high. Students from All Saints'College were very successful and theirentries were a credit to themselves andthe College.

In the Lower Secondary group, BreeGoff received equal first in Biology and

was awarded the"Zonta Prize forEncouragement of Girls in Science".Sally Coombs and Kim Hands wereawarded equal second for their eparateprojects in the Human Biology sections.

For Primary Science Board Games,second prize in Middle Primary wasreceived by Glenn Angel and DanielBlackney and a "Highly Commended"was awarded to Lesley Stephens andTimothy Heavens in the JuniorPrimary Group. A special WAMuseum Dinosaur Club prize was wonby Mitchell Manning (Year Five) forhis work on fossils. Fifteen otherstudents received Merit awards.

All Science Talent Search entrants,and a selected group of Year inestudents from the College, were giventhe opportunity to view the exhibitionof project works of the State merit andprize winners, which was displayed inForrest Place, Perth as part of the"WA Science and EngineeringTechnology Week" in September.Mrs E Harrison

Science Department

PAGE SEVEN

By the time this magazine goes toprint, the first of the chapel bannerswill have been completed or at least bein the closing stages of completion.Those of you who attended the AnnualArt and Technology Exibition at theend of October will have seen thefinished designs for each of thebanners. These finished drawings,together with the full scale templatesmeasuring 3 metres by I metre, wereexhibited alongside the original studentart work.

The photograph shows BarbaraRastrick, the craftsperson responsiblefor the making of the silk banners,piecing together the individualcoloured sections and attaching themto a backing cloth. The next stageinvolves hand sewing a thin strip ofblack silk binding between the separatecolours to produce an effect similar toa stained glass window. This processhas taken, and will continue to take,many painstaking hours.

Even in an unfinished state, thework looks spectacular. Those of uswho have seen the banner in its presentform remain confident that thecompleted banners will make asignificant impact when they are finallyhung in the chapel. This occasion is along way ahead but in the interim wewill keep you up to date with theirprogress and share with you ourincreasing excitement as the projectprogresses forward step by step.MrK Brewin

Head of Design Technology

FAREWELL

COLLEGE NEWS

Japanese Speech Contest - ASC Wins 2nd PrizeAs I will be leaving the College at theend of January to take up anadministrative appointment with theRoyal Australian College of GeneralPractitioners, this will be the last issueof College Quarterly which I willproduce as Editor.

I sincerely thank members of theCollege community and staff membersfor the support which they have givento the Foundation Office over the lastfive years.

I wish you well for your futureendeavours.Wendy Gratwick

The 25th Annual Japanese Language Speech Contest tookplace in August at Murdoch University. With about thirtyentrants from various schools the level of competition wasvery high. All Saints' College entered several participantsfrom Years 8-10. Evey Mulyadi from the Year 10 Japaneseclass was awarded the prize for 2nd place. As the first placewinner's parents both speak Japanese, this was an outstand­ing achievement for Evey for whom this is a second language.

Miss K Kilcullen

Teacher ofJapanese

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PAGE EIGHT COLLEGE NEWS

PARENTS' & FRIENDS' SOCIETY

Seize the Day

In five years at All Saint ' College mypeers and I were given manyopportunities. Through takingadvantage of some, and seeing otherspass us by, we learnt of both the valueand the transient nature ofopportunity. In my final year at AllSaints' College, two opportunitieswhich I pursued stand out aparticularly valuable.

In June I found time to enter theLiberal Party's fiftieth anniversarye ay competition, the topic beingWhat it means to me to be anAustralian. Despite my pas ion forwriting, taking the time to enter thecompetition while on holiday from mystudies, seemed burdensome. However,as the State winner of the competitionI was rewarded with many new andexciting opportunities.

I wa able to visit Canberra for thefir t time, experience a mall lice ofthe lifestyle of a Federal politician andhi family, meet some 'important'people including Alexander Downerand Richard Court, and glance behindthe public arena at Parliament House.In all, though short, my weekend inCanberra was a very rewardingexperience.

A second opportunity open to mewa to apply for a Rotary Exchange ­a year spent abroad attending schooland living with host families. Onceagain, taking up this opportunity oftenproved quite taxing, with numerousinterviews and piles of paper work tocomplete, yet as the recipient of anexchange to Belgium in 1995, I knowthere will be countless opportunities.

I am one of three exchange studentsfrom All Saints' College who will, in1995, experience a different culture,learn another language, meet new andinteresting friends, see famous sites anddi cover hidden treasures overseas.

It is not possible to take up everyopportunity offered to you as a youngAustralian, nor can you be certain thatthose opportunities you pursue willalways result in a rewardingexperience. In some ways, this sense of

REBECCA COOMBS WITH THE PREMIER OF

WESTER AUSTRALIA, THE HON. RICHARD

COURT.

uncertainty adds to the excitement andchallenge of taking up an opportunity.As the old saying goes, "You'll neverknow until you've tried it". Your yearsat All Saints' will pass more quicklythan you expect - don't letopportunities pass you by!Rebecca Coombs

Year Twelve (1994)

ANDREW FORSTER

A incere apology is made to AndrewForster, whose name was incorrectlyprinted above the photograph of himreceiving the PhotographyDepartment's 1994 EncouragementAward in the October issue of CollegeQuarterly (page eleven).

The Annual General Meeting of theP & F Society will be held onFriday February 17 at 7.00 pm inthe Senior School Library.

Nominations for the election ofoffice bearers should be made on

STUDY TOUR OF ITALY

The fourth All Saints' College tudyTour of Italy departed on unday 4December 1994. This is the largest tourgroup to date, consisting of sixteenstudent of Italian from Years Ten andEleven, as well as one former student.

The group will be away for sevenweeks spending four of those with hostfamilies in Bologna and the other threevi iting Rome, Florence, Venice andsurrounding towns and citie , and ifthe la t three tours are any indication,this one should be a most enjoyableand rewarding experience for everyone.MrsLMaio

Teacher of Italian

JOY ORMSBY (1987 LEA VER)

During 1994 the Tree Planters'Group reconvened with a new group ofkeen students from Years Eight to Ten.This group has become involved ingrowing trees for planting alongsideBull Creek - a Melville City Councilproject. The aim of thi project i toenhance the Bull Creek re erveadjacent to the creek line.

The Melville City Councilrepre entative working on the projectwith our students is Joy Orm by, aformer student of the College. Joy isworking in the Parks and ervicesdepartment of the City Council.

forms available from the ecretary,Mrs D Edwards (tel. 457 2505).

The P & F Sundowner will beheld on the same evening,commencing at 7.30 pm in the areaadjacent to the College Canteen.

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DAVID DICKS PHOTOGRAPHED WITH SKIPPER JON SANDERS.(Photo courtesy of The West Australian)

College Guides

COLLEGE NEWS

SYDNEY TO HOBART

All Saints' College student, DavidDicks experienced the thrill of long­distance ocean racing when he tookpart in the recent Sydney to Hobartyacht race. He joined round-the-worldyachtsman J on Sanders on the yachtArina 2000 and was the youngestnavigator in the competition. Davidwas a member of the crew of six whichcompleted the voyage in 4 days, 22hours and 50 minutes.

Over recent years students have playedan important part in the developmentof a programme to provide CollegeGuides for the campus. College Guidesplay a special role in the College asthey welcome guests on occasions suchas Open Day, Orientation Days andSpecial Tour Days. In order that theymay show visitors around the campusstudents are required to develop acomprehensive knowledge of theCollege facilities and their trainingextends over a number of weeks.

In Term Two a group of fifteenstudents from Years Eight to Ten

THE COLLEGE TOUR GUIDES

volunteered to be part of the CollegeActivity Programme to train as CollegeGuides. Their first task was to learn adetailed history of All Saints' under theguidance of the Assistant Principal(Administration), Mrs Kirke. This wasfollowed by tours of the Collegecampus with the Registrar (Mrs Payne)and myself, to "learn the ropes".

Staff of the College receive manyfavourable comments from those whohave been escorted by our TourGuides. Their enthusiasm and

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courteous manners have made themexcellent ambassadors for All Saints'.Their work was particularlyappreciated on Open Day and anafternoon tea was held in their honourin the Board Room in recognition oftheir contribution.

We thank all of those students whohelped on the day and also thosepreviously trained guides who offeredtheir services.Mrs Jean Jones

Assistant Registrar

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A country full of nature - kangaroos,koalas and rich underground resources- that' all I knew about Au tralia.Eight months have passed since I camehere, and now I can say Perth is myecond home town.It was hard, especially at the begin­

ning, to live alone in an unfamiliarcountry. And how bold I was to teachin English, though the subject wasJapanese, my mother tongue. But nowI feel no matter how difficult it mightbe, living in a foreign country is aunique and unforgettable experience tobroaden your view. The purpose of mystay wa to improve my Engli h but itwa more than that. I could never havean experience like thi again.

The big difference between Australiaand Japan, I've noticed 0 far, is theway of thinking of leisure. It seems tome that a leisurely lifestyle iscon idered to be a matter ofimportance in Australia.

In Japan it is rare to have dinnertogether as a family because of longworking hours. Many companyemployees want to postpone theirretirement, because they do not knowanything other than working and alsoit is difficult to live on only a pensionin Japan.

Perth is mySecond Home

MICHIKO NAKAGAWA

COLLEGE NEWS

Here, in Australia, in a paciouhouse you get together at dinner timeand enjoy the rest of the day. I thinkyou can do this becau e you have avast country and short work hour .What is more, I under tand that manyAustralians tend to take earlyretirement. What amazes me is thatyou can still afford to have fun, forexample going out on weekends andhaving long holidays. Compared to theway of life in Japan you have ahealthier and more enjoyable life tyle.I have learned lots from you.

But it is true as well that I ometimesmissed bu y, noi y Tokyo. In Japan Ioften had to run to get things done.Here I have not seen people runningexcept those who are jogging!

For me Tokyo is lively and fa tmoving, whereas Perth eem calm andpeaceful. I love both citie .

I have met lots of wonderful peoplehere, and enjoyed being included in thefun and social activities. I have goodmemories to take back with me.

Thank you very much for yourhospitality and kindness.

Sa yo na ra (good-bye)Michiko Nakagawa

All Saints' Revisited

Two former students, Katherine Kentand Stacey Fraser recently returned toAll Saints' to undertake teachingpractice in the Junior School as part oftheir degree programme. They are bothenrolled at Curtin University andexpect to graduate as primary teachers.

They are photographed with theHead of the Junior School, Mrs JillWilliams, who spoke warmly of theircontribution to class activities duringthe time that they spent at the College.The Editor

(L TO R) KATHERI E KENT, MRS J.

WILLIAMS AND STACEY FRASER.

PAGE ELEVEN FORMER STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

1994 A nnual Dinner

SCOTT WATTERS

Since leaving All Saints' at the endof 1986, my football career hastaken me to many places and I havehad the opportunity to travelwidely. I have played footballmatches in London and America,lived in Sydney for a couple ofyears, and visited remote corners ofAu tralia. Travel has provided mewith the opportunity to meet manypeople from different walks of lifeand I consider myself to be a veryfortunate person indeed.

Despite this, nothing has givenme as much pleasure as returninghome to play for the inaugural

Matthew Lyford (1985 leaver), JamieLyford (1985 leaver), Sarah Bee (1986leaver), Rebecca Gulvin (1987 leaver),Zohair Motiwalla (1993 leaver),Thomas Robertson (1988 leaver),

Fremantle Football side (theDockers). The thrill of being namedVice-Captain of a club in its firstyear was quite an honour and beinga Fremantle person, it had extrasignificance.

Since coming home and settlinginto the eleven-session-plus trainingregime, I have once again foundthat the quality of living here is stillsecond to none. The challenge ofbeing part of an untested youngAFL team is making this pre-seasonone of excitement and anticipation.

I am looking forward to the yearahead and hoping that it will be asuccessful start to the long historyof what should be a great club.

Suzanne Maley (1989 leaver), AmandaChaytor (1991 leaver) and Tim Brent(1992 leaver) were amongst those whoattended this year's Former Students'Annual Dinner.

ALISON ANDREW

Former student Alison Andrew (1989leaver) was mentioned in the printmedia recently. She has joinedImpressions Corporate PublicRelations as a Consultant, havingworked on a casual basis for the firmsince February 1994.

PAGE TWELVE FORMER STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Vale Penny Trinder(Foundation Student, Class of 1985)

Important NoticeThe Annual General Meeting of theFormer Students' Association willbe held on Tuesday 21 February1995, commencing at 7.00pm in theTheatre at the College (next to theP A Centre for those 'older' formerstudent ). Please come along andupport your associates. At thi

meeting some committee positionswill be declared vacant.

The All Saints' College communitypauses and remembers with greataffection our dear friend PennyTrinder, who died of Leukaemia on 4October 1994.

Penny was a foundation student atAll Saints' College and she thoroughlyenjoyed her five years at the Collegefrom 1981 to 1985. For Penny schoolwas always a wonderful social eventand lifelong friendships were formedduring this time with Barbara Wood,Kylie Harris, Sonia Reed, CathyElphick and Elizabeth Dodd.

For those of us who had theprivilege to know Penny, this is a timeof mixed emotions. On the one handthere is the joy of reflecting on aninspirational young life lived to thefull, and on the other hand we share inthe sadness with Cath, Robert andSandy in the loss of their loved one.

Penny impressed all of us with herspecial gifts. Her integrity, honesty andforthrightness were witness to a younglady who knew what she wanted andwho was quietly determined to fulfilher goals and aspirations. As a friendPenny was without peer. She wasloyal, a lover of life and cheerful giverof her time and talents. In talking toher friends and colleagues, there is notone person who can recall even one

in tance when Penny expre edconcerns for her own welfare, or whenthe medical treatment which she oftenreceived caused her to complain. Hercourage was an inspiration to us all.

At the age of four, Penny wadiagnosed with LymphobasticLeukaemia and after treatment and aperiod of remission she had a relapsein Year Eight, which meant that shemissed a great deal of school.

Penny was an active member of theCollege Choir and a keen participantin the College's first theatricalproduction The Perils of MaryManvers. She also captained one of theCollege's netball teams in 1982.

After leaving school Penny attendedFremantle TAFE from 1986 to 1988and she successfully completed herstudies and obtained her Diploma inAccounting. From TAFE Penny joinedthe workforce at Brooking Mazda andlater sat the Public ServiceExamination and was accepted into theposition of Trust Officer with thePublic Trustee.

In 1990, Penny lost her ight and atthat time she received increasedradiotherapy and chemotherapy forher Leukaemia. Despite this hecontinued work with the aid of acomputer having transferred to part­time duties.

During her spare time at home,Penny developed her love of craft workand he developed considerable skillsin doll-making, pottery and in makingher own clothes. Her cake-makingskills were not quite so succe ful, andthere are memories of a burnt offeringor two from the oven! Penny' love forher mother Cath and for Robert andSandy was enormous, and it wareinforced by her continual concernthat they hould not worry about her.

Penny died peacefully urrounded byher family and close friend . Her loveof life and her courage in conqueringadversity were examples to us all. Weare grateful for the time which Pennyspent with us and for the influencewhich she had on our lives.Mark Stapleton

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Junior School Prize Winners

YEAR 7

REAR (I to r): HERI MINCHER­

TON, ENDRIKO WI ATA, LISA

DOWLING. MIDDLE: VICTORIA

PAUL, KYM ABBOTT.

FRONT: CLAIRE 10NES, VERENA

DE BREY, SERENA BLACKNEY,

lACQUELINE LA!.

YEAR 6T

AMA DA BAGGOTT (LEFT)

(ACADEMIC PRIZE) AND NIKKI

LAMBERT (GENERAL MERIT).

YEAR 6J

DAVID MILLER (ACADEMIC

PRIZE) AND ANGELA

RICHARDSON (GENERAL

MERIT).

YEAR 5

A DREW MILLER (ACADEMIC PRIZE) A D

TRACEY WONG (GE ERAL MERIT).

YEAR 3

LESLEY STEP HENS (ACADEMIC PRIZE) AND

BLAKE KAGI (GENERAL MERIT).

YEAR 4

ANDRIA TO WINATA (RIGHT) (ACADEMIC PRIZE)

A D 10 ATHA KOCH (GE ERAL MERIT).

YEAR 2

BIANCA MONACO (GENERAL MERIT) AND

JARRAD GARRICK (ACADEMIC PRIZE).

PAGE FOURTEE JUNIOR SCHOOL

The Nativity PlayPRE-PRIMARY AND YEAR ONE PRESENTATION NIGHT ON THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER.

HOLIDAYS MEAN NEWS

Holidays may mean a time to relaxfrom daily routines but Year Threestudents know that holidays alsomake news.

After each major holiday thestudents have acted as journalists andinterviewed a class partner to writeaccounts of their most excitingholiday adventures. These stories

have been carefully typed into acomputer and compiled into a clas&."Holiday Times" newspaper. Thanksto Ms Burns' word processing groupand to Mrs Joanna Doogue for theirassistance.

Other articles included letters tothe Editor: Miss Kennedy,responding to her topical editorial,Birth Notices, Real Estateadvertisements, Sports notices, Book,

Film and Video reviews as well aspuzzles. Cord Hansen was"underwhelmed" by the response tohis particular advertisement for helpwith homework. Next time he mayhave to increase the rate of pay!Miss J Kennedy

Year Three Class Teacher

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PETS 0 PARADE

On Thursday 27 October studentsfrom Year One were invited to bringtheir pets to school as part of theirEnvironment project for the Term.

At 9.00 am there was an assortmentof pets of all shapes and sizesassembled for the parade. Dogs andcats were carefully restrained on leads,with anxious parents watching fromthe sidelines. Furry cats were hugged,leaving the Head of the Junior School,Mrs Williams, with the task ofrestoring a dark-coloured jacket to itsformer pristine condition. Chickenswere produced from a carton, an antfarm was proudly displayed and a cavyducked for cover.

Ms Harrop had sensibly put a time .limit on proceedings with a requestthat animals be taken home as soon aspossible after the parade. Theexhibitors were reluctant to bidfarewell to their family pet after such asuccessful gathering and a plaintiveplea was heard on behalf of the antfarm for an extended stay!The Editor

YEAR THREE ENJOYSINTERNATIONAL WEEK

During International Week the YearThree students enjoyed visits:iromparents and friends of the College .who had experienced life in countriesoutside Australia.

Vasala Warren, who was born inSri Lanka, enjoyed being dressed in achild's sari and listening to MrsVarasighe and Mrs J ayasekra speakof their early experiences living in SriLanka. Miss Kennedy, the classteacher, was also draped in abeautiful sari. She gave the class thechallenge of composing suitablequestions for the guests so that thestudents could take notes on thefood, language, arts, literature,festivals and religions that make upSri Lankan culture.

Later in the week Samantha'smother, Mrs Marks, whose familyemigrated from Greece, talked aboutGreek culture, taught a traditionalGreek dance and gave everyone atraditional Greek treat of TurkishDelight. The children enjoyedresponding to several Greek legends.

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To add interest to the Rice DayClara's mother, Mrs Alim andCameron's mother, Mrs Jones, spokeof the importance of rice in the livesof the Indonesian people. Theyexplained how the hills are carefullyterraced to use the land and collectwater to grow precious rice. Thechildren were interested to learn ofthe importance of ducks that are usedto combat insect pests to ensure thatthe rice harvest thrives, thus avoidingthe use of chemicals.

Mrs J ones kindly lent the Collegethe family's three-wheeled Indonesianbicycle, once used to transporttourists around Jakarta.Mr Jenzen entered into the spirit ofInternational Week and improved hisfitness by pedalling many studentsaround the College gardens. Afterseveral circuits he managed toskilfully steer out of the path of oneof the gardeners with a barrow-loadof compost and return all passengerssafely to class.

It was an enjoyable and valuableweek of activities, which fosteredacceptance and understanding ofthose from other cultures.

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AdventureEducation

We were fortunate to welcome to theCollege Chris Loynes, a practitionerand writer in the field of adventureeducation, during a recent lecture tourto Western Australia. Chris came toour notice through our continuingresearch into extended campprogrammes as part of a jointFellowship Award at the beginning of1994.

Chris Loynes has considerableexperience both in the UK andinternationally in outdoor educationand it has been extremely valuable forus to have been able to tap into hisextensive knowledge and background.He is currently the Director ofAdventure Education, a Britishcompany specialising in adventurebased training. He also lectures inoutdoor education at LancasterUniversity and has been editor of thepublication, The Journal of AdventureEducation and Outdoor Leadership,since 1981. Chris has a wealth ofexperience as a provider of corporateoutdoor training programmes and he isconsidered to be at the forefront of thisfield.

In view of his busy schedule oflectures around the State, we wereextremely pleased that he was able toaccept an invitation to an eveningbarbecue at the College attended bythe Principal, members of the Board,together with representatives fromAdventure Out and Mountain Designs,two companies with whom we haveclose association in our camp andoutdoor education programmes.

Further meetings with Chris enabledus to seek valued advice, assisting us inbringing to a conclusion a series ofrecommendations for a futureextended camp programme as anintegral component in the main schoolcurriculum at the College.

These recommendations, containedin a report now in the possession of theBoard of Management, are aculmination of research which has

MR KEITH BREWIN WITH MR CHRIS LOYNES.

taken us to various parts of Victoriaand Queensland to visit schools whichhave already ventured into this area ofeducation. Visits to Marshmead nearthe Malacoota Inlet, the residential siteof the Methodist Ladies College inMelbourne, Howqua Valley (LauristonGirls' School), Timbertop (GeelongGrammar School), Ironbark and MtBinga, the centres used by St Peter'sLutheran College in Brisbane, haveprovided a wealth of research material,enabling us to gain a fullunderstanding of the philosophiesembedded in long term residentialoutdoor education programmes.

It is difficult to summarize in a fewsentences the extent of this study andthe benefits we have observed inincorporating such a programme intothe normal curriculum. Perhaps it canbe best encapsulated in a sentencewritten in a letter from a parentfollowing their son's eight week visit toIronbark: "I gave you a boy and yougave me back a man." It is a statementthat was continually echoed at all theresidential centres we visited as atestimony to the success of theirprogrammes. The emphasis on thedevelopment of self-reliance,independence of thought, social

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interaction, co-operation andcompassion are all the commonqualities which underpin their curricula- the essential components necessaryin creating an independent learner whois able to make rational, maturejudgments concerning future directionsand who is able to determine his/herown educational potential.

Our present camp programme isunique amongst schools in Australiaand its success has been welldocumented on numerous occasions.What is envisaged in our study issimply an extension of this programmeso that the benefits gained over arelatively short period of time in termsof personal development can beenhanced even further, forming acloser and inseparable relationshipwith the overall educational objectivesof the College and its declared mission.Patricia Tyrrell

K eith Brewin

SEVENTEEN

Schoolgirls'SportsBreakfast

It was an early start, when at 7.00am agroup of girls representing All Saints'College boarded the bus which wouldtake them to the Perth Superdrome.This was the venue for the Schoolgirls'Sports Breakfast, which was sponsoredby the Women's Sport Foundation ofWestern Australia and Healthway. Thegirls represented a range of year levels,but shared a common enthusiasm andinterest in sport.

During the breakfast guest speakerMichelle, Timms from the WAISBreakers, gave an inspiring talk onhow to achieve sporting ambitions bysetting small goals, gradually buildingup to the main goal. She emphasisedthat wanting to do well for yourselfand enjoying your sport is also veryimportant. Michelle drew examplesfrom her Australian and Statebasketball representation to show howthis had worked for her. She spoke ofgiving a full effort to anything onewishes to achieve, whether it be sportor general tasks. She believes if youwant something - go for it!!

Following the talk a panel discussionwas held, where the girls attending thebreakfast could ask sports identitiesquestions about their particular sport.These people included runner LaurenPoetschka and Commonwealth goldmedallist and gymnast, Salli Wills.They spoke about their lifestyles,training schedules and commitment. Itis obvious that these women work hardto achieve but they enjoy themselves,are fit and healthy and also get a lotback from their sport. It was a greatinspiration for us to be reminded toalways do our best and have fun at thesame time.

When everyone had eaten the delici­ous breakfast, there was time for casualconversation with the athletes and manygirls were keen to get autographs.

We all appreciated the effort madeby Ms Bozich to arrange for us toattend the breakfast, as we enjoyed itand learnt a great deal.

Claire A ndrewartha

Year Nine

SPORT

ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES AT SCHOOLGIRLS' SPORTS BREAKFAST.

Sporting Achievements

Nathan lanes (Year Twelve, 1994) hascapped a successful sporting career atAll Saints' with his recent award of aCollege Baseball Scholarship at IowaFalls in the United States.

In 1anuary of this year herepresented Western Australia in theState Under-18 Baseball Team whichcompeted in Mt Gambier. He was alsoawarded a Youth Sport Scholarshipfrom the City of Melville.The Editor

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Scenes from the

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Summer Games 1994

SPORT