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A I I S a n t s ' College

Sketching in Croatia (see article on page 18).

CIPAL'S

Editors

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Helen Renwick

Proofing

Bruce Groves

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Design

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Front cover pi ture by

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Winkless, Emma Lambert,

Andrew Miller and Jonatl,an

Ham (all Year 6).

All Saints' College

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Western Australia 6149

PO Box 165, Willetton

Western Auslralia 6955

Telep[,one (08) 9332 5344

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Email [email protected]

Principal's notes

Since my return from. New

Hampshire, where I occupied the

role of 'independent-participant

observer' at Brewster Academy, I

have had the chance to talk to the

Ladies' Forum, the P&F

Executive, the senior staff at our

Fremantle workshop and

informally - to a wide number of

parents at a range of College

functions. Tb.eir interest has

continued to stirnulate my

thinking about the relevance of

Brewster Academy to All Saints'

College and the flow-on effects

of my internship on the

management of the College and

the curriculum developments of

which we are all now a pari.

It was a special privilege to be

attached to another school for

two months and whilst there to be

a teacher, an appraiser of teachers

and a contributing member of

their various committees. I was in

P R I

effect given an insight into the

machinations of the Academy,

warts and all. There was no

sanitising of my experience and

the opportunity to interview staff

and students in depth and to be

able to participate in some 'sticky'

situations was all part of the

experience. It was a brave thing

for Brewster to do, and I believe

that this openness contributed to

the value of the experience. As

well as these experiences I was

able to meet with their Board of

Governors and address one of

their meetings; talk to prospective

parents at a luncheon; conduct a

seminar on the British war poets

for the 12th grade class; and to

be one of three presenters from

Brewster at a seminar on the

School Design Model held for

independent teachers at the

University of New York. These

were all rich and fruitful

expenences.

All Saints', like the other schools

in WA, is now moving to embrace

the Curriculum Framework, with

all its challenges and oppor

tunities. Concurrent with that

process is the development of the

final phase of the Board's

strategic plan. We are well placed

NOTES

to consider the implications of

the synthesis of thes drivers as

we consider the following

elements of the ollege: policy;

our teaching and I arning model;

curriculum d sign; professional

development; our personnel

model; the role of technology;

and the evaluation of all the

above elements.

These are exciting and chall

enging time , but we are well

equipped to deal with the issues

facing us. We have already been

taking the initiative in these areas

for some two r three years and,

in a sense, the emergence of the

Curriculum Framework will only

serve to bring all thes elements

of change tog th r.

Postscript:

One of the benefits of having some

long-service leave attached to my

sabbatical was the opportunity to

pursue two of my serious interests,

sketclzing and drawing.

The landscapes of eastern Canada,

Devon, Italy and Croatia offered a

new range of challenges which I

relished, and which realised many

drawings.

With Compliments...The 1998 All Saints'

College Calendar comes

to you with this issue of

CQ. Additional calendars

may be purchased from

the College, price $10.

College Quarterly M a g a z n e

Senior Staff Workshop Future School Institute

A 7 a.m. start at the Trade Winds

Hotel was quite a challenge on a

Saturday but the collegiality of

breakfast at our Senior Staff

Workshop, held on 30 August, soon

had everyone awake and ready for

the first session on leadership and

change. Senior staff were able to

reflect on personal challenges in

changing times and to identify the

responsibilities of senior staff at the

College. In a session on 'Brewster

Sp ak', Tony London and I

described our experiences at

Brewster through diary extracts and

a web-site of a fictitious school

called Sandgroper College

developed by the Australian group

at the Future School Institute.

After lunch, Marilyn Knox led a

session on celebrating difference,

which looked at learning styles and

different types of learners, and the

final session of the day looked to

the future plans of the College.

Throughout the day there were

various 'show and tell' opportunities

prompted by small bags of goodies

which participants had brought to

represent things that were special, or

reflected their contribution to the

College, or showed something that

they had found difficult to learn.

We left knowing each other a little

better as well as feeling privileged to

be part of a professional team.

Gail Costello

Dean of Students

Gail Costello recently joined other

educational administrators from

around the world on a two-week

course at Brewster AcademysFuture School Institute. Parents may

find her comments on that

experience an interesting complement

to the Principals reflections on his

recent visit to the Academy.

Too often, a professional

development experience leaves the

participant with a disappointing

feeling of anticlimax: it is not the

catalyst we expected it to be. Not

so at the Future School Institute

where, to use the Principal's

words, 'Education well done is

education well done: His

challenge - that a 'One size fits

all' education is no longer

acceptable - has implications for

school design and teaching which

- viewed as a vocation, not a job

- includes the challenge of

accepting new practices. It is

exciting to be involved in such a

calling at what is surely a unique

time, when to move forward is

adventurous.

The School Design Model, with

its focus on teaching/learning as

the core function of the school,

recognises that schools need to

grow, evolve and change in ways

that reflect advances in the

understanding of the learning

process. On this course, the

school was see

coupled, inten

otgani

1 h ~ds teaclftn~

learning, professional

development, curriculum and best

practice.

The course provided an

opp£lrlunity to reflect on our own

organisation and to hear other

stories from around the world.

Working with Australians from

Hale and Christ Church

Grammar, we grappled with

organisational issues through the

invention of a composite school

called Sandgroper College. Each

group worked on a major

presentation which included a

mission statement, drivers and

policies, a career path and plans

for technology, evaluation,

professional development and

implementation. Our group chose

to present a web page whic

be found at

edu.au/fsi/ho

Gail Costello

Dean 0/ students

Background and below:&enu from BrtlWBter

AcaJamy.

S T F D L 11

Music at the College

M U SIC

The music tudents of the

College must be cOlTlmended for

their nthusiasm and their

willingness to give time to all

l~inds of different ollege

activities. Tlteir efforts ltave

certainly borne fruit.

John Beaverstock

Head of Music Department

counterpoint to the power of th

All Saints' Singers. The College

Orchestra brought the evening's

proceedings to a fine conclusion

.th the theme from 'Star Wars:

Tlte College Concert on

19 September proved to be an

impressive showcase for the

College's musical life. A

particular feature was tlte fine

perform of two vocal

e Voices is

ondary

entleness of

College

of term, and an important part of

reparation for this is tlte

Ben Yap

Ben lap (}ear 12)

was recently awarded

the Licentiate

Diploma of the

Australian Music

College

Claire Booker

Sheryn Cheah

Bradley Channer

Above and right:

Jazz aints performing at the annual College oncert.

NEWS

Marilyn's husband John has now

been retired for two years and

Marilyn, who i oon to b a

grandmother, feels that the time

is right for ber to gi ve more time

to l1.er husband and ber growing

family. We will miss Marilyn's

considered counsel and her

willingness to mbrac n w ideas.

She bas been an important part of

th Executive of the oUe e for

some fifteen year and her

contribution ba been a most

important one. ~ e wi h h r a

happy and healthy r tir ment in

which she can pur ue 11.er per nal

int rests, and thanl< her sincerely

for her most imp rtant

contribution to th life of

this College.

Tony London

Principal

Rosemary aughton (currently Head

of English at Presbyterian Ladies'

College) will take over the position of

Dean of Studies in 1998. We look

forward to Rosemary joining the

College and will introduce her to the

College community 1n00"e formally in

dze first issue of ollege Quarterly

for next year.

In ber

witness to our

support

minority

eJl..'tracurricular

activities bave

been impressive.

prominent role,

Marilyn bas

been able to give

College

It has been Marilyn's personal

goal to see tbat tbe arts bave been

supported in tbe College and she

has often been

their spokes

person. In

addition, ber

efforts to

policy of

ensuring tbat

individuals can

retain tbeir dignity, irrespective of

the level of emotion being

generated. Tbis I believe bas been

a major contributor to tbe level of

self-respect of tlle young people

at the College. In ber quiet

purposefulness tl1.ere is an energy

of quiet determination.

sbe has always tried to ensure

that we offer a balanced

curriculum and was one of tbe

prime movers in ensuring tbat we

offer quality subjects for all

students. Her recent efforts in

ensuring tbat tbe College is a

member of an I JSTEP Cluster is

just anotber example of ber

energies and ber intuition in

belping to ensure tbat we offer a

balanced curriculum.

n t s '

Marilyn bas been

guardians of the culture of the

College, and in a s nse she bas

also been one of its key cr ators.

lTIOre recently,

in. She has

also acted. as tbe

Principal of tbe

College wben I

was on sabbatical

leave in 1992and 1997. Mar·

out all these t:a«Ii..~th

dedication a

and careful ....ti

we have come to expect and

respect over the years.


Japanese HOfllestay 1997

Jan at I?er leaving 'do' with colleagues old and new.

Above, and below: memories 0/another happy Japanese Homestay

at ASC.

Mr Mizusawa, tbe teacber

accompanying the group,

reminded us that tl'1is was tbe

Earlier tbis year, sixteen

students arrived at tbe allege

from tsuma abano Girls

Higb Scbool for a bomestay

witb bost families.

eigbtb year All Saints' bad

basted students from Otsuma

akano, and tbat in tbis time

more than 250 students bad

tayed witb College families. Mr

Mizusawa also related bow

pleased Otsuma akano had

be n to host a party of our

students in April thi year. Mr

Mizusawa's experience and good

ompany ensured a happy and trouble-free fortnigbt.

Dean of taH

Bruce Groves

For the visiting students, tbe two-weeb programme at tbe

College involved a mix of Englisl'1 conversation classes, visiting

Japanese language classes (K-12), new activities/subjects

(including art, woodworb and pbysical recreation) and special

interest excursions (including a trip to Fremantle and a danc

excursion). The bost students joined tbe visitin studenL for an

xcursion to T umblegum Farm and Cobuna Koala Parb.

Tbe visiting students

forged new friendsbips and

tl'1orougbly enjoyed tbe

freedom afforded by ur

Australian lif style, and

tears flow d freely at the

farewell dinner.

Tl'1anbs Jan.

As Jan departs for Brisbane, sbe

will leave bebind more than tbe

artefacts sbe managed: sbe will

leave bebind fond memories and

positive relationships, all of whicb

are part of tbe growing human

tradition that contribute to tbe

culture of tl'1i allege. Tbese are

memories tbat ar beld not in

good pbotograpbic records and

reports on acid-fr e paper,

but in our bearts.

Tony London

Principal

fan 5 position at the College has been

taken by Kath ryn Mon'ison, a

fom?er student and highly-qualified

records administrator. "We'd like to

welcome Katllryn onto tl?e staH of

the College and hope sl?e will find

her time witl'! us enjoyable and

rewarding. For details of what she

l'!as been up to since leaving the

College in 1986. .. turn to page 39

(Fanner Students section).

returned was the Arcbivist for

botb All aints' and Pertb

College. In tbese two roles sbe

acbieved some pioneering work in

tbe Pertb scbool scene.

One of the questions most

frequently asbed of Jan in her

latt r years at the College wa

'Jan, b uld this go in the bin or

in tl'1e archives?: The questioner

would probably have been a

In mber of staff wbo was un ure

of bow to dispose of a file or an

artefact that had been generat d

by their activity in the allege:

Jan, a our rchivist, was th

person wl'1o helped us to keep our

history and establish our policy

for th disposal of artefa t and

re ord .

Jan b gan ber career at the

lIege as a librarian and well

remembers the 'desert setting' of

tbose early days and tbe

pioneering work tbat took plac

a emerged from tb d rt

and tl'1 bu b. Foundati n

Prin ipal Eric Speed and Jan

togetber laid down a good basic

set of archives, but with time Jan

felt tbe need for a mar

formalis d collection and

sy t matic recording of our 'bits

and pie es: SI'1e went on to study

arcbiving in ber Mast rs d gr e at

Monash niversii-y, and wben sbe

Jan Ril y 1ft All Saints' allege

in eptember, just befor sh had

completed fourteen years of loyal,

dedicated and assiduous service to

us all.

COLLEGE E W S

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S a

Mock Trial

n t S 1 College

Interschool Debating

College Quarterly Magaz ne


FSA Saturday NetballLeft: Year n SCl team w;th CoachKate Bev;laqua.

Below: Year 8 jC2 team w;th CoachKay W;n;amson.

Wbat a great season 11 aints' bad tbis year! of the five senior teams, tbree made it to the first round

of the finals - a splendid effort by all.

ongratulations go t th Year 8 J 2 team, coached by Kay Williamson, W110 defeated Bateman 48-26

in tbe Grand Final, anct to our Year 11 SC 1 team., coaclled by former student Kate Bevilaqua, who

defeated Bateman 49- 8.

Saturday etball

1997Tbe end-of- eason barbecue

and pre entation venin wa

som what mor ignificant thi

year since it also marl<ed the

retirement of Jill Green as

Netball Coordinator and the

end of the College'

involvement in aturday

tball at Gib n Par1< in Ea t

Fremantle.

Tbe College's involvement in

extracurricular weel<end netball

originat d in th arly y ars of

it development. It was one of

the oridinal e:x.rtracurricular

sportin opp rtuniti availabl

for girl at the Colle e and

pr ceded the AC and oth r

interschool competitions and

our Hou sports pr ramme.

Jil/ Green

aturday etball Coordinator

Instructors in action at tl?e tae

kwon do demonstration.

Tae l~won doYear 12 Physical Education Studies students recently

presented a taekwon do demonstration involving self

defence, traditional movements and sparring (free fighting)

to a selection of Junior School and Year 8 students in the

L w r Tl1.eatre.

The presentation gave the students a tremendous

opportunity to showcase the sl<ills learned in a one-term

unit run by Rodney Lockyer, who has represented Australia

and hopes to compete at the 2000 Sydney Iympics.

Rodney is currently running two tae kwon do sessions at the

College as part of his club, and we are hoping that from

1998 there will be further opportunities for the ASC

community to b come involved in a College-based club operating in tbe

Lower Theatre. Judging by the Junior School and Year 8 students' positive

respon e to the demonstration, thi will be a popular proposition.

All Rodney's stud nts are clearly instructed about the safety aspects of tae

1<won do and the appropriate use of such self-defence sl<ills.

Peter Whipp

P11ysical Education Teacher

SPORT

Durin tbe end-of- ea on

pr sentation evening, tribute

was paid to Jill for ber superb

contribution to Saturday

Netball - an exten ive and

impressive record cov ring

seven uccessive y ars of

involvement. Peopl who have

met and l<11oW Jill will attest to

ber wholehearted, dedicated and

energetic approach and to the

genuine sense of fair play, care

and good humour that she

brings to netball and to all

College activities. Although Jill

is leaving netball behind her,

students and parents will

continue to enjoy her company

through her ongoing

involvement in the Camp Week

programme and the annual S1<i

Trip.

Bruce Groves

Dean of taD


ASC and Schotsche Kloo/ School Rugby Union Teams.

Le/t:

Duncan Brown with the

coveted Intercollege Rugby

Competition trophy.

Top:

Bruce Hancy oHering words

0/ wisdom to an attentive

team at half time.

Having won all their preliminary games, tb.e boys earned the

right to play in the Grand Final and won a hard-fought game

against Corpus Christi College ten points to five.

fear 8

Tb.e Year 8 Rugby TeaI'n, coached by Mr Hancy with assistants

Andrew Mills (Year 10) and James Gibson (Year 12), won tl1.e

inaugural Year 8 Intercollege Competition Grand Final held on

11 September 1997 at Associates Playing Field, Swanbourne.

It was a great season and all tbe hard worb at our 7 a.m. Friday

training sessions contributed to the final strong team effort.

Duncan Brown

Year 8 Rugby TealTI - Grand Final winners!

capacity.

the State

Schoolboys' Team

All Saints'

College's

contribution to

Ralph Chandler

State Schoolboys' Rugby Union

Team Manager

staff and the mature way he

approacb.ed everytb.ing associated

witb. tbe preparation of tb.e team.

Wade will be

missed as a player

but may involve

b.imself next year

in a coaching

was significant

tl1.is year: Wade

and Geoffrey Patching, a current

student, were botb. in the squad,

and I acted as Manager. The

squad of twenty-two came very

close to winning tb.e champion

ship, just missing out to a late

Victorian try in a tense and

exciting final game. Wade was the

head of the scrum in that final

matcb., while Geoffrey thrilled

everyone witb. his speed and touch

down tl1.e wing.

A party of Year 7, 8 and 9 boys

from Scb.otscbe Kloof School in

Cape Town made

history as tl1.e first

mixed-race Rugby

State Schoolboys' Team

South African challenge

Union junior

school team to

leave the shores

of South Africa.

They were hosted

by families in

Pertb. and played ASC State Schoolboys' Teammpresentatives Wade Machar and

an exciting and Geo/j,'ey Patching Oe/t and right}

ntertaining fonn with Ralph. Chandler {middle}.

of rugby in the match against tb.e

All Saints' Invitation Team. All

tl1.e boys enjoyed the barbecue at

the end of the match.

Former student Wacle Machar, in

his final year as a State

Schoolboys' Rugby Union

Representative, was recently

honoured with tb.e syd Sugerman

ward for the 'Best Team Man:

Wade, one of tb.e senior members

of the squad, was notable for his

wonderful attitude to younger

squad members and coacl1.ing

Rugby Union update

s P 0 R T ID


Coral Bay Dive Trip Marine Science

Above:

Kent Williams... the

biggest fish the camera

could find.

Below:

The intrepid divers

caug/7i - briefly

above the water line.

This year for the first time,

students, parents and staff were

offered a warm alternative to the

S1<i Trip. While the rest of you

were freezing in a 2°C Perth

winter, seven students, one parent

and a staff member travelled

1,500 l~ms north to dive on the

second-lo11gest barrier reef in

tl"le world.

~rre spent seven fantastic days

diving on tIle most glorious coral

bommies you ould find in WA

waters. We saw everything,

including sharlo>s, turtles, giant blue

gropers, rn tre-long north-west

blowies, live cuttlefish, octopus and

every species of fish feasting in

huge coral outcrops.

Special thanl~s go to our dive group 'Dive In' run by Peter (a legend in his

own time) a11d Mr I oel Blandforcl (a parent and experienced diver). All

rnernbers of the College ommunity, and especially our new student

divers, are welcorne to joi11 u next year during tlle July llOlidays to l"lave

the clive of t11 ir lives.

Kent Williams

flead 0/ cience Department

Dive Trip Coordinator

What is a sea urchin? What

does the inside 0/ a /ish look

like? Why do sharks sink lthey stop swimming?

Why doesn't the clown/ish feel

the sting 0/ an anemone?

What is that disgusting smell,

Miss leo?

Ian Andrews and Luke Law taking a

closer look at fish eyeballs.

These are just a few of the i sue

that have been dealt with by the

Year 10 Marine Science students

this semest r. In its first year,

Marine Science has proven to b a

popular, intere ting and

occasionally somewhat odor

iferous subj ct that investigate a

range of maritime topics.

Marine Science loob set to

expand in 1998, when it will

include a Y; ar 9 course as well ...

good news!

Justine reoMarine Science Teacher

COLLEGE NEWS


Year 11 Outdoor Education: Whitewater Kayal~ing

Two weeks after tb.e annual von D scent, the Year

11 utdoor Education group embarked on a three

day expedition paddling the same waters. Tbe water

r mained unusually low for August, but the trip still

offered ome spectacular scenery, good rapids and an

experien e of camping in the Avon Valley.

A seven-week unit on l~ayaking preceded this

wbitewater adventure, whicb. saw students paddling

the notorious tea-tree section and the lower ar a of

'The Valley' from the loolwut to Bells Rapid.

Tbe group performed extr lTlely well on tbe water and

members developed tbe kills required for pacldling

the Avon Descent in future years (following in tbe

footsteps of Jason Wrigbt and Josbua Smitbson tbi

year).

Special comrnenclations dO to our two German

excbange students, nnette and Caroline, who made

a real effort in a port obviously very new to tbem.

Nlelanie Bozicl1

Pllysical Education Teacl1er

Above:

A photographic pause in

the camps itinerary.

Below left:

egotiating rapids on the

wan.

Below:

Camping on the shores

o/the Swan.

Bottom:

The Ancient Mariner

Year 12 Outdoor Education-Sea Trel~Year 12 Outdoor Education students learn sailing

ancl powerboating sblls for around tl1fee montbs

b fore heading off on an expedition along tbe local

coa tlin wbicb tests tbese skills 'in the wild:

Somewbat tbwarted by unrelenting rain and wind, tbis

year's ea Trek group nonetbeless floated around the

Indian cean, taking in Pelican Point, near

Nedlands, and Garden Island. Hypotberulia seemed

to featur fairly significantly in tbe reports received in

tbi office...as did the early-morning boat watcbes,

wbicb. - int rfering as tlley do witb (badly needed)

beauty leep -proved as popular as ever(!). Tlle camp

blew away tb Year 12 cobwebs and proved that you

can n ver be cOlTlplacent on tbe oc an. The return

trip from Garden Island, crasbing througb rougll

sea, took about tbreehours and rounded off a

cballenging camp.

OUTDOOR E D

All Saints' College

Cher Bonjour

An extract from F 1renClI lllagazine

Cher Bonjour...a letter written by ASC t d

s u ents.

In September 1996 I went to

Pari , Avignon and Ch b,

alU ery

wlt11 a combined hi'sc 00 tnp to

discover France . d 't 1an I. cu ture, I

stay d with 110me tay f '1' dc amI le an

6e ame a1mo t fluent' F hIn renc, I

saw all the idhts in Pari and

totally fell in love wit11 t1 F 1

11e r nc 1

anguage, French food, Fren h

peopl and especially my ho t

fa 'I'mI le - so much so that I

returned to hamb .1 ' ,ery t 11S pn1

for three wee1~s. In th' t1IS 1ree

wee1~ , my Frend1 dot three t'

b bIm

tter and I 11ad extrem probl m

readjustind to E I' h'" ng 15 .

Vive la France!

If anyon i 'd'. s ConSI enng goin

away to learn a language, do it a

oon as po sib1e, 1'; '11 1 Iou a so earn

11 ap about yourself t1, 0 1er

u!tures, how to be f .61'

h . com orta e In

a ug range of 'tu t' d1 a Ion an

110W to mal~e (and l~eep) great

fri nds,

Nous sommes neuf

eleves d 13·16 ans qui

habitent a Perth, dans

l'oue t de I'Australie.

Notle ecole s'appelle

HAll Saints' CollegeH

(Toussaint) et comme

vous le voyez sur la

photo, on porte un uniforme scolaire. Id, on peut apprendre le

franfais, l'itaUen ou le japona7s et notre closse etudie le

franfois depuis trois ans. Notre professeur, /rime Bradshaw, est

tres sympa. Nous protiquons la natation et le tennis en ete.

ous avons de belle plages et it fa; chaud. En hiver, on joue

au basket et au netball Comme les autres jeune , on aime

sortir, ftJ· e du shopping et ecouter de la musique rock. Nous

serons contents d'avolr des correspondants.

AmitiesCfasse de Mme Bradshaw, All Saint's College, PO Box 165,

Willetton, Western Australia 6155, Austrolie.

Deanne 'hiLt

.rear 12

EWS

And the family Came too

Ann tte Harlfing' "er IS a vIsIting R t Cl b

d .0 ary u e h d

an SI ter re ent1y travelled t P h f .xc ange siu ent. H r mother

o ert rom G

entertain d by An tt' h f ermany to see her and

ne e s ost ami1 th K' were

offer wond rful110spitalit d y, . aczmarczy1~s, All our host famiLe

w 'd Lk h y an ensure t11at stud nt . h

e I t em to l~now just h 1 . s enJoy t eir exchan es and

ow muc 1 we a· ' I 'ppreclate t 1eir effo .t

L [, A

r s,

efT: nnette pictured in th C If.

host brother (PauO, host mo;he:(~::roR~ndswith hker mother (Ie/t) and sister (rig'ht I

e aczmarczy' 1 dh' ;,'/, an ost s'ster IA ,I,. my/,

COLLEGE


Hi SilviaSilvia Scb.iavo r cently spent two months in Pertb as part of the WAATI

Intercultura Exchange Programme. Silvia, who turned seventeen during

her time at the College, stayed with Cathie Thomas and l1er family and

Kristy Davies and her family and enjoyed a whole range of College ancl

family activities b fore returning l10me to ber own family in Vicenza,

near Venice.

It was a pleasure and a delight to welcome you to the College family,

Silvia: write soon!

Top:

ilvia (le/t) with host Kristy

Davies (right) and friend

Danielle Kennerson (centre)

at the beach.

Le/t:

ilvia swelcome party, given

by the "Year 10 Italian class.

Scenes frOlll an Italian restaurant

The customers were wonderful and the service first class, even if the food

was a bit thin on the ground!

The students pictured here were performing a dialogue written by them

ntitled Al ristorante' (At a restaurant'), in w11ich t11ey had to order

something from every course using the menus they had made, comment on

their selected dishes, perhaps mal'?e a complaint or two and asl'? for th bill.

When studying a LOTE course, the oral component is very important. In

Years 8 and 9, students' lmowledge of Italian is just developing, and they are

unable to do a lot of oral worb. In Year 10, however, t11ey begin to have

small conversations and occasionally perform sbits.

Jennifer Edwards, Victoria Bamett and

Louise Cumins in training for the real thing. Next stop Rome?

Luisa Maio

Heado/LOTE

COLLEGE NEWS 11


Hayley Bennett (Year 11).

1997 Art, DesignOnce again visitors to our annual exhibition saw a huge collection of outstanding work.

If they could move past the colours and textures ofJunior School ad

and many people lingered for some time amongst these bright and joyous exhibits

they were treated to a positive feast of yet more talent and skill from Senior School students.

Lance Hyde, Education OHicer with the WA Art Gallery, opening the exhibition.

Ben Millar and Michael Bevilaqua (}'ear 12).

EXHIBITION

College Quarterly Magazine

&Technology Exhibition

]acqui O'Neil1 (Year 12).

Ch,.;s Gray (Year 12).

Sharon U70ng (Year 3).

Emma CahiO(Year 11).

EXHIBITION

A I I Sa n t s 1 College

Croatian interludeIn July this year, the allege granted me three weebs leave without

pay so tbat I could accompany Lado, my folbloric group, on a tour to

roatia. For tllOse wllo may not lmow, I am heavily involved in the

roatian community, with much f my worb f cusing on the

preservation of Croatian culture. I am the Pre ident/Artistic

Director of the Lado Croatian Folbloric Ensen'lble of Western

Australia, a group dedicated to the preservation of the roatian

culture through the p rforming art. Lado has been performing

too]< u to a small town on the coast called ril<veni a. 'I'his town

blends the architecture of Vienna with that of the surrounding

environment. Beautiful! We performed ther and then moved to

another quaint littl town called Selce. Our last day toob us to som

waterfalls near Sibenik Slapove Krbe, where we swam b neath the

falls. That evening we stayed in Vodice, another coastal town that

bore much of the brunt of the figl'lting a couple of years ago in the

war. The biggest hotel, still pockmarked and devastated by artillery

attacl< during the civil war, stands as a silent sentinel.

We concluded our tour the next day in Split and bade

farewell to the American friends with whom we had

travelled for ten days. I remained in the town of my

mother's birth, Solin. The town wa once a thriving

Roman colony with a population of over 60,000 people

and the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace

here. Understandably, it is a major tourist attraction

today.

Before I left Western Australia ad pe

and Tany London - who at this:...w.__".........,.,.•Y-

way bacl< to Perth a

Academy in the US - to c

We spent a really enjoyable s clays to

Landons visited some of my r l...tivw in Rogozni~a,

T gir, and Split. In Rogoznica, we attended the local

e t day of r Lady of the hapel. On thi ay, the painted image

Virgin Mary is placed'n a s all fisl'ling boat and she 'visits'

townfoll< who assemble around the bay to wat


Year 11Ancient HistoryDraIlla Festival

Out and about

Natalie Miller

Year 9 Student

After a lunch breab midway through the day, the groups swapped activities for the afternoon befor

returning to school. This was a highly enjoyabl and educational day.

Top and inset:

Mr Radich in observational

mode while the lear 9s make

the most 0/ a great excursion.

At Avondale w were tal<en on a guided tour f this specially set-up farm,

which teaches people how to care for and use land effectively. At each of

seven locations on the farm we saw a different aspect of land manag ment.

Some of tIle topics covered were crop rotation, wildlife preservation, use of

plants and care of the land. Tile farm was both beautiful and ducational.

We were divided into two groups for the x ursion: while my group toured Avondal Farm, the second

group visited Balladong Farm, where they were introduced to landcare and watched a short video on the

land surrounding Beverley and Yorb. From there it was off to tile oldest farm in WA to meet some

farmyard friends.

As part of the Year 9 Environmental Studies unit, all the Year 9s went on

an excursion to the Yorb district to visit Avonclale and Balladong Farms

and learn more about landcare and agriculture.

TournaIllent of Minds

Katrina and Sandy were lat

ibbi forgot her lines;

Emily forgot ller lines;

Katrina fell over;

Shona galloped at the wrong

times (any time!);

TIle Ancient History Soci ty

President forgot us in the

presentation! !

It turned out to be an extremely

funny night. Thin ·s went wrond

from the first minute we got

th r ! A few disasters were:

In eptember, the Year 11

ncient History das practi ed

and performed a short play for

th inaugural Greeb/Roman

drama festival. Our play was an

excerpt froIn ristophanes'

TI1e Frogs, and featur cl in the

comedy section.

The triumphant cast.

11 Saints' teams represented the College in the Tournament of

owan niversity. This very demanding competition is enormous fun

Everyone spent considerable time, effort and creative energy

preparing for and presenting wonderful solutions to their

problems, and it was delightful to view their fforts on the

day.

Through all of this Mrs Dale

laugh d and we had a fabulous

time, and we are loobind foward

to improving on it all next year.

Tllanlzs go to Mrs Dale, to PL

for hosting a good event, to the

Art Department and mainly, of

course, to the propmasters, who

made the whole event possible.

SllOna Robertson and Nikki Gray

Year 11 Pmpmasters

On Saturday 13 eptember, three

Minds competition held at Edith

for all students who participate.

Well done to all concerned!

Toni Dale

Head 0/ Society and Envimmnent Department

Tournament 0/ Minds Coordinator

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The language/literature team.

A I I a n t s 1 College

All aints' has been hard at work again raising money for a number of important

charities and thereby helping others in the community.

Hard work, good /un, community spirit: makes sense to us!

Charity, charity...

Julia M nis (of 'Melbourne

Tonidl"lt' and 'Full Frontal'

fame) congratulated th

Junior chool City to Llrf

runn r . While sh wa her ,

Julia al did a quicb

intervi w for the Junior

sel"lool radio station, Radio

103 A

City to Surf

ASC and AnglicareRed Nose Day

pl1il Angel

P&F Foundation

Fun Run Coordinator

nce again we had a very enjoyable day raisind

mon y for the bv Foundation.

Activ Fun Run

We did not expect to do well in the Largest

School Team catedory as a college in the hills

had issued a challenge very early in the

s ason...you can th refore imagin our elation at

being called to tile presentation stand at the end

of tl"l afternoon to be told that, for th second

year in suc essi n, All Saints' ollege was to be

awarded the Gatorade Trophy - for amassind an

enormous ninety-five-strong team! We were on

cloud nine all th way bacb to lleg, wh r the

Ladies' Forum had prepared a wonderful spr ad

for us.

Jump Rope for Heart

The Ang!icare Food Appeal.

total numbers were approaching 10,000, we

were very grateful for tl"le dshead' buses which

once again tool< us to Perry Labes for the 4 bm

start and coli cted u h m City Beach at the end

of the run.

All aints' running entl1l1siasts on e adain came

up trump in the ity to Surf Fun Run. We had

minimal tin"le in which to round up participant

tl"lis year, but our band of stalwarts came to the

re cue for another trelTlendous day with perfect

weather and a very been crowd.

., T H I K I G o F OTHERS


and lllore charity.Activ Fun Run Daffodil Day Sleep Out for Perth City Mission

Anglicare

In August, Student Councillors

from Years 7 and 8 went with

me t a meeting at Anglicare's

Head Office in West Perth. TI1.e

purpose of the visit was to brief

us about raising money for

nglicare's community projects.

We were presented with a

rafted wooden box which had

b en made by the students at St

Mark's nglican Community in

Hillary and were diven the task

of filling th box with five cent

pieces. We decided to do this bygiving chequered sheets to each

class in the Junior School and

a king the students to stick five

c nt pieces onto each square on

the sheet: each sheet would

contain $4.40 when filled.

s I write this article, almost

100 sheets have been filled, and

the plan is to use the same

system to collect funds from the

pper School during Term 4.

jill Angel

Religious Education Coordinator

T H I K I G o F OTHERS IFJI


Theatre Sports Variety Night Wildcats Dance Group

We are always l.~een to give students with a love of tb.e performing arts opportuniti s to sllOwcas their talents in a public forum. Tluee recent

events - the Interhouse Theatre Sports Competition, the Variety I ight C ncert and a performance by one of our dance groups as part of the

half-time entertainment at a Wildcat basketball game - sum up the entl1Usiasm that w lIs up from tb. student body when uch opportunities

are created. ometimes the ideas for these events come from the staff, while on other oc asions tbe shldents come forward witl1 requests and

suggestions. Both the Theatre Sport and Variety Jight oncert have become annual A C institutions as a result of requests by taff and

students: both events require a considerable commitment, inclu ling - for Theatre Sports entl1Usiasts - many Saturday mornings. The stud nts

are supported in t11eir efforts by talented professionals, including Michael and Angela Sanderson-Green and Sarah Richen , one of our Physical

Education teachers, who is always on tl1 loobout for performance opportunities for our talented dancers. Retaining the flexibility to re pond to

student requests and b ing able to grasp opportunities at short notice gives staff and students alibe a great deal of pI asure.

COLLEGE E W S


Year 11 Early

Childhood StudiesYear 12

Early Childhood Studies

Below:

Serious snail-raci'7g

enthusiasts from Pre-primary.

Above:

Pre-primary model-makers

led by Sarah Newman

Left:Pre-primary model-makers

led by Ben Bul1en.

are to be congratulated, each and

everyone of them, on the way in

whicl1. they conducted themselves

and their activities with such

excitement, empathy and

maturity.

Early Childhood Teacher

Nicole Bronwasser

I wish each one of you all the very

best in your chosen paths!

environment can have on

L L

Much of the learning in the new

course is student-based rather

than teacher-taught. The students

have been required to research

many different aspects of

children's lives, such as the effects

of immigration and clashes of

culture, childcare options, media

issues related to children, the

effects the home and

A very busy and successful year

has come to an end for the Year

12 Early Childhood Studies

students, who have been heavily

involved in the new Common

Assessment Frameworl~Course

Trial.

developing children as well as

children with special needs in our

society. All areas of child

development and the ways

cl1.ildren can be encouraged and

enriched by play experiences have

been explored, and the students

11.ave been required to plan,

prepare, trial and evaluate a wide

range of activities with the Pre

primary children. This is a 'big

asl/ of sixteen-year-olds, and they

During Term 3, the Year 11 Early

hildhood Studies students

d lved into the study of childr n s

nutrition and eating habits. To

consolidate their learning, they

planned a toddlers' lunch. The

students were joined by the

t ddlers tl1.emselves, who helped

the students prepare the lunch

and were more than happy to help

eat it too!

To develop tl1.is theme further, tl1.e

students decided to hold a

Toddler Fairy Party. The aim of

this was not only to provide

healthy party foods but also to run

a number of party games with the

little ones. The way the students

planned their face painting, pin

the-fairy-on-the-flower and

musical goblins, to name just a

few of the activities, was a real

credit to them. A lot of fun was

had by young and old alibe.

Ellen Beemster

Design Technology Teacher

Rebecca wragg and Kate Heinz

with toddler lames.

Thanl~s again to the parents who

so bndly volunteered the services

of their toddlers.


Below:

Human beings blending

perfectly with the bush

landscape - the essence of

the bush.-walking

experience. Top to bottom,

le/t: Laith Tapper,

Kimberley Angel, 'DD'

Delaney and Mathew

Collings. Top to bottom,

righ.t: Richard Maynier

and Adrian Bollig.

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

The intrepid walkers. Bringing up the rear is Rod Evans, world-class cyclist: Rod is currently walking the Nullarbor Plain (unsupported),

travelling along th.e track by the railway line. He joined the g1'OUp for Sunday swalk as part of his training.

What do cross-country running, car

maintenance, cave rescue and canoeing have

in common? The obvious answer is that they

all begin with c...but it is also true to say

that they are all activities that can be

pursued in order to achieve a bronze, silver

or gold award in the Dube of Edinburgh's

Award Scheme.

Recently six of the growing number of

students at the College who are actively

involved in the scheme tool< part in a 1wo

day bush-walbing expedition. The aim of the

expedition elen1.ent of the Award Scheme is

to give young people the opportunity to

extend and cl1.allenge themelves. This group

wall~ed 42 l~m from Mount Dale to

Mundaring Weir along the Bibbulmun

Tracl~. The tracb is ideal for Dube of

Edinburgh expeditions and the group made

use of the scenic Waalegh campsite for its

overnight stop. The students learned about

tl1.e importance of teamwork navigation,

camp craft, bush sblls and the satisfaction

of stepping outside the comfort zone.

There wasn't a gr at deal of wildlife to be seen on the

first day, but the stuclents' disappointment wa

alleviated when tl1.ey 11.ad a very lose encounter with a

two-metre-Iong dugite!

The Dube of Edinburgh Award Scheme offers young

people the chance to challenge themselves while

contributing in a positive way to their community.

There will be a new intal~e of students to the scheme

at the beginning of 1998, and any student aged

fourteen or over is welcome to join.

Eob Simpson

Society and Environment Teacher

Duke 0/ Edinburgh Award Scheme Coordinator

Moira Hogg, English teacher and O'Connor House

Tutor, has left the College after seven years 0/dedicated service. Moira plans to pursue other interests,

and we wish her all the best for tlle future. Moira sreplacement is El"ett Roberts, who has been teaclling at

tlle College during the past year and is them/ore

already well-known iD many students and parents.

-welcome again, Erett!

COLLEGE NEWS


Staff and students alibe enjoyed Maths Weeb, which loobs set to become a regular event.

Below:

Jamie Williamson proudly wearing

his Maths week stickers.

7r~3:\415926535All Saints' Matbs Weeb was

beld from 26 to 29 August,

during National Mathematics

Montll. Each day students

and staff were cballenged

with puzzles and problems to

solve, prompting an excellent

response from students from

Year 4 to Year 12. Many Pi-winners Amy McQuade and Kristen Brown.

classes suspended their normal lessons to tabe part in a range of fun

activities provided by teachers. Some students toob part in a 'Maths

Trail' around the College and otllers sl10wed how many decimal places

of pi tbey could recite from memory and how creative they could be

using the 'draw' function of their grapbic calculators during lunchtime

competitions.

Maths counts!

Parents also had an opportunity to 'get mathematical: Following the successful Algebra Parent Classes, a Year 8

Parent Maths Night was held to explore the areas of Worl~ing Mathematically' and 'Cbance and Data: A Family

Maths Night was lleld for the families of one of the Year 9 classes, where families had a cllance to loob for

patterns, solve problems and guess and test such tllings as 'How many different foods can you name in a minute?:

Gail Castella

Dean 0/ Students

Mathematics Teacher

Maths in action: Debbie Coombs and students take

to the College grounds during a graphing exercise.

Mathetnatics GatneS Catnp Success

The College has had

remarbable success in

mathematics

competitions this year.

Following our

tri umph in the Have

Sum Fun Comp

etition in first term,

our Year 10 team of

Aiden Kessell,

Endrilw Winata,

sllannon Davies and

Blabe Klyen

successfully defended the Matllematics

Games Camp Competition shield which was

won by an All Saints' team for the first time

last year. This is only the second time in the

history of the competition that a school has

been victorious in successive years.

For their efforts, the students each won a

24 carat gold watch, and the College was

presented witll four boxes of computer

disbs. The winning team presented the

perpetual shield to Mr London at a recent

College Assembly.

The College has now

won both the Have Sum

Fun and the

Mathematics Games

Camp Competition for

the past two years,

reflecting the

Mathematics

Department's excellent

problem-solving

programme. With the

addition of the highly

successful Mathematics

Laboratory this year, it seems libely that our

students will continue to perform at tbe

highest level in State-wide competitions.

David Hayter

Head 0/ Mathematics Department

COLLEGE NEWS

A I I S a n t s 1 College

It is a gr at honour to be sel cted to attend the NYSF, and w congratulate Raymond warmly on

his achievement.

Rio TintoNational Youth ScienceFormn

ev ning, a commendable

physics Quiz Night

unanimous in rating tl1.e

evening a great way to learn

som new pl1.ysic facts and all

students were l~een to try and

improve their place next year.

On Tuesday 26 August a

group of twelve Year 11 and

12 physic students from the

College attended the

Australian Institute of pl1.ysics

Annual Schools Quiz Night.

The format of the evening was

similar to that of a normal

quiz night except that all the

questions involved physic ! In

each round there was also a

question about an interesting

physics demonstration carried

out for the students by staff of

Murdoch University.

effort given the level of

questions. The group wa

Our highest-placed table came

sev nth out of approximately

forty tables present on theAt the NYSF, whicl1. lasts two weebs, students

Each year, nearly 2,000 students apply to

attend the National Youth Science Forum

( YSF) in Canberra: of those 2,000

students, only 276 are selected. To be

considered for selection, students must be in

Year 11, at the top of their year in science

and intending to pursue a career in science

or a science-related field. Nominated

students are interviewed by their Rotary

District, where communication sl~ills,

personal presentation, cOlnmunity awareness,

interpersonal sblls and many otller

cl1.aracteristics are sought in addition to

scientific aptitude. This year, Raymond Sheh

was nominated by the Rotary Club of

Kenwicl~ and will attend the forum in

January 1998.

Raymond Sheh, pictured with a few of his favourite tl'lings.

meet scientists in the discipline of science

whicl1. they wisl1. to pursue, worl~ in

laboratories, learn directly what a career in

science will be libe and meet students with similar abilities and ambitions - wl1.ich is not always possible

in their l1.ome towns.

Postscript: Raymond was one of twenty Australian students (including three from WA) mcently cllOsen to go to a

summer training school in Canberra, which will be lzeld in December. Following that, five students will be selected

to repmsent Australia in the Physics Olympiad.

Paul McMallOn

Physics Teacher

DebatingMany students tool~ the

opportunity to compete in the

Interhouse Debating

Competition which ran during

luncl1.times throughout Term 3.

The standard of debating was

excellent and the competition

between Houses was intense:

congratulations go to Forrest House, who

won the competition through the

outstanding efforts of he McCaffrey, Laura

Birt and Amy T yers.

Tl1.e numerous students who represented the

College at the Interschool AHISA debating

competition are also to b l1.ighly com

mended. We had our fair share of wins and

losses, but the fun and cl1.allenge of

Interschool Competition was

usually sufficient motivation for

our students to give up th u

Wednesday venings.

Tl1.anl<s to all students and staff

who help to mal~e debating a

special part of the All Saints'

College extracurricular programme.

Toni Dale

Head of Society and Environment Department

COLLEGE NEWS


Brendon

Wins Honour Staff v Students COD1petition

Indoor soccer Students won 5 to 4

Basketball Staff won 15 to 7

VOlleyball Staff won 3 sets to 2

Right:

Stan Balding positioning himselffor a skilful tackle (perhaps).

Below:

Justine leo and Luke Wightman h.ead to head.

Above:

James Gibson admires the play of an elderly staH member.

The Staff v Students Competition

brought the College community's

more competitive members out of

the woodworl< again this year.

The staff came out victorious this

time... just! For all of you interested

in the nitty gritty, the results were:

He is a fine ambassador for

l1.imself, his parents and

the College.

Year 12 Student Brendon

Dunlop was among fifteen top

West Australian students

awarded the Pierre d

Coubertin Award at a special

presentation in September in

the presence of Education

Minister Colin Barnett. This

award was pres nted to

Brendon in recognition of his

sporting prowess (he is a State

footballer and printer) ancl

his 'Olympic spirit: During

his time at tl1.e Call ge,

Brendon has inspired us all

with both of these attributes.

Mail, tnail and tnore tnailIn September, the Year 9 'You in the Marl<et Place' class went to the

Canning Vale Mail Delivery C ntre and learned about everything to

do with mail delivery, from. the way the mail is sorted to the type of

motorbibes tl1.at are used to deliver it. Thanb go to Steve Reed, the

Acting Manager of tl1.e centre, who tool< us step by step througl1. the

processes involved in sorting and posting the mail each day.

Max IegQ1~atllQn

Year 9 Student

COLLEGE NEWS

A I I S a n t s 1 College

Athletics round-up ...and here are

the results!

1156

1078

1056

1000

905

875

617

570

562

Stirling 3,336

Duracb 3,094

Forrest 3,046

Murdoch 2,866

Cowan 2,846

O'Connor 2,774

ACC 'A Division Interschool Carnival

aggmgate results

Under 15

Girls' CI~ampion: Kristen Brown

Girls' Runner-up: Cara WaIler

Boys' Champion: Jason Avery

Boys' Runner-up: Michael Senini

Champions

Under 16Girls' Champion: Sian Smithson

Girls' Runner-up: Victoria Barn tt

Boys' Cbam.pion: Alex Norcross

Boys' Runner-up: Bradley Avery.

Open

Girls' Cbampion: Megban Grant

Girls' Runner-up: Kelly T yrrell

Boys' Cbampion: Brendon Dunlop

Boys' Runner-up: Alex Larson.

Interbouse Carnival

Under 17

Girls' Cbampion: Kristy Davies

Girls' Runner-up: Sandie Crane

Boys' Cbampion: Adrian Bollig

Boys' Runner-up: Alex Pooley

Under 14

Girls' Champion: Holly Hands

Girls' Runner-up: Priya Mahendran

Boys' Champion: Charles Norcross

Boys' Runner-up: Tilnothy Newing

Sacred Heart College

Cbisholm College

All Saints' College

Corpus Cluisti College

Jolm XXIII College

Prendiville College

Mercedes College

Mazenod College

Iona College

Team spirit, support and

entbusiasm were traits most

evident througbout the season

and at the carnival. Once again,

I SaJints' College stood tall

and pL ud, anel very single

perso involved ill and with tl~e

o be con ratulated on

Tbe hard worl~ at training was

rewarded with many fine results.

TI~e senior girls were particularly

strong, the relays all finished in

the top tluee places (many

lunchtim.e training sessions) and

tl~ere were a multitude of ex

cellent individual perfonnances.

Mal~ing the grade and competing

in the 'A Division Interschool

Carnival against tbe best schools

tl~e ACC basto offer is an

acl~ievement it itself. It was a

bonus to finisb in tbird place tbis

year - a great result for our

scbool and its dedicated group of

atbletes.

students to further tl~eir sblls at

Perry Labes and reward d regular

attendances at training sessions.

The annual Quadrangular

Carnival, hosted by ASC, was an

informal yet cOlnpetitive meet

against Seton, Lumen Christi and

Corpus Christi Colleges, aimed at

preparing athletes for the ACC

Carnival tbe following weeb.

Tbere was a barbecue afterwards

for atl~letes and supporters.

Athletes were offered four days

tracl~ and field training each

weel~, coached by College staff,

athletics coaches (including two

Olympians: Vanessa Ward

(Australia) and Kieren Finn

(Ireland)) and present and past

students. This training prog-

ramme saw between eigl~ty and

ninety athletes attending daily.

The tealn was led most ably by

tl~e captains, Felicity Fletcher and

Brendon Dunlop, and Vice

Captains Meghan Grant, Taryn

Guerinoni and Drew Fisher, who,

helped by senior students, ran

Over thirty staff, six ex-students

and a multitude of parents

assisted 139 Athletics Team

members during this year's eight

weel~ athletics season.

Above and below:1997 Interhouse andInterschool Athletics.

S P 0 R T


As part of our Bachelor of

Education degree in Canada, we are

required to complete a practicum or

int rn hip. When the chance arose

for us to participate in an overs a

ex llange we jumped at the

opportunity and applied. After an

interview and selection process, th

three of us were chosen to represent

the University of Saskatchewan in

Perth. Since then, it has been one

adv nture after another!

The Canadian connection

Kristen, Kristie and Andrea with a deliriously happy Ross Brown on the

lear 12 River Cruise.

The staff have been exceptional in

terms of making us feel welcome

and providing guidance and

assistance. We were happy to

discover that we would not have to

teach Aussie Rules football,

ustralian history, or the unique

Aussie flora and fauna! The

students learned Canadian

vocabulary and culture in our

classes as well as their respective

subjects.

her thirty hours of flying, we arrived to a beautiful winter's day. We

w r a ily identified as forei ners since we were the only ones in

h rt-sleeved shirts. We soon discovered our new home had fleas, our

ar wa an unreliable piece of junk, and then....All Saints' College!

Our first visit to the College was rath r awe-inspiring. We arrived

prior to the end of Term 2 to m et our cooperating teachers and

have a grand tour. The size of the school and grounds was impressive

- it is hard to believe all the gardens and lawns are just part of the

cho 1 yard! The school grounds at home include a simple oval -

n nine-hole golf course, no tennis courts and no cricbet pitch: just a

imple multipurpose field. Canadian schools are generally just one

building to eliminate having to wear thermals, toques (beanies) and

glove while changing classes in winter.

The tutor groups provided a chance to get to bnow a few students

and th n picb them out of the sea of faces in class, but it was a

challenge to recognise students all wearing the same uniform. The

students have been wonderful, and we have concluded tbat students

are students regardless of where one goes.

Our time at All Saints' has gone very quickly and we will be sad to

go. We have met many wonderful people and are thanl~ful for the

hospitality everyone has shown us. Our best wishes to all for your

future endeavours! If you ever visit Canada, loob us up!

Kristie Armstrong, Kristen 8imonson and Andrea Pantella

Canadian exchange students

During 1998, the staff will

walkways and the Chapel, de

and will also ]j

around Bul

levels of th

edeveloped, t

COLLEGE E W S

A 11 S a nts' College

There1S hope for Year 12 yet!

rear 12, undoubtedly the most stressful year ofhigh school, has some lighter

moments both inside and outside the classroom. By the time this issue of College

Quarterly comes out, the stress will hopefully have faded from memory.

These are some of the memories we hope will be more enduring!

Peter Whipp as Conege Captain ]anene Boothat the Year 12 Final Day Staff Assembly.

Year 12 Final Day Graduation Dinner.

COLLEGE

Year 12 Final Day Chapel Service.

.Year 12 FOrl'est House Lunch.


Year 12 Pe:dorm.ance Evening

The Year 12 Drama students recently performed their original shows as a

'swansong' drama performance for the course's final assessment.

Kate Macauley:

'Victr'm 0/Pica6.o: .

Patricia Derrington

Drama Coordinator

I was particularly pleased with the detailed

research carried out by students this year,

and by the creative shaping of the material

to produce innovative theatre. Th.e

pllOtographs reproduced here give a

flavour of an evening which was enjoyed

by everyone concerned.

Carli Monteath and]usica Daniel...

'Screaming Demons Within:

The students were required to develop, draft, script and perform a fully realised

solo or duo drama production: they had to evolve, investigate and research the

subject, write a script, rehearse and refine the piece and design the appropriate

theatrical devices (such as set, lighting, sound and music) to create an original

piece of theatre for an audience - a challenging tasb, to say the least.

Undaunted, this year's students developed some wonderful theatre around

the lives of such diverse characters as Flora MacDonald, Myra Hindley,

the Marx Brothers and Dora Marr, immortalised by Picasso as the

Weeping Woman.

Susan Le May as Myra Hind/ey.

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Teddy bears' picnic

Top:

Higl~ spin'ts and teddy

bears, in equal proportions,

making for a highly (or

should that be beary)

successful day.

Above:

Brodie Dewar (Year 2) in

front with Andy Yallop

(also rear 2) behind him.

A mood of happiness descended

on the Junior Scl-lOol as the

cl-lildren from Pre-primary to

Year 3 sat in groups rnunching

their picnic lunches and sharing

Teddy Talb. Jonathon Koch (Riley

House Captain) and Joel Mouritz

dressed as clowns and entertained

the children with their jostling

and frolicbing. Years 6 and 7 and

students from the S nior School

joined in to mal~e it a fun time

for all.

A huge line formed behind the

Teddy Boards as the children

were blindfolded, turned around

and then given Teddy's leg to pin

on. Squeals of delight resounded

as Teddy's leg was pinned in the

funniest positions. Competitions

to guess the number of bears in

jars and the narne of one very

special teddy were very successful.

The name 'Bu ter' was not

guessed, but the runner-up who

guessed 'Ernie' was thoroughly

pleased with her prize.

JUNIOR

Tb.e Year 3s were eacll

blindfolded, then exchanged

teddies and drew their new teddy

by feeling its dimensions.

Concentration and care beamed

from the tiny faces of the

dedicated artists. The Pre

primary had a pass-the-parcel to

the tune of 'tl1.e Teddy Bears'

Picnic: Excited squeals met each

new piece of wrapping paper,

complete with a pasted-on

chocolate teddy. At last tl1.e end

came and the children were

delighted to find a beautiful

wombat donated by Eleanor from

Year 5.

Thanbs go to Riley House and all

the children for a very successful

fundraising time.

Kathy Choate

Head 0/Riley House

SCHOOL

Angel PuddingInga Mc Queen's Year 2 class

visited the Senior School

recently for a Religious

Education activity.

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The Red ea, the Egyptians and

Moses - delicious.

Th y had been learning about

Moses and the crossing of the

Red Sea by tl1.e Israelites, and

as an extra 'fun' activity, after a

story and boob-worlz in the

Senior Library, tl1.ey made a

'moclz-up' of the Egyptian

lmuying througl1. the Red Sea

after Moses. Instead of water,

they us d red jelly and

strawberry de sert, and the

Egyptians were smarties.

Needless to say, everyone

enjoyed the treat!

Jill Angel

Religious Education COOl-dinator


Tl"le Junior School students have

been very creative in the art room

all year, producing colourful and

exciting artwork. Their enth

usiasm and joy at being able to

express themselves artistically

make for a very lively classroom.

The art programme is designed so

that each year level experienc s as

wide a range of media as possible.

The students are able to build on

their skills and knowledge of these

media in areas such as drawing

with pencils, pastels and chalks,

painting with acrylic and

watercolour, threads and textiles,

sculpture, print-making, puppet-

and mask-making and ceramics.

Many of the pieces shown here

have also recently been on display

at the annual College Art

Exhibition, to the delight of

students, their parents and the

entire College community.

Pamela Wood

Junior Cl1001 Art Teacller

Front /ish: Tahnee de Mamiel;Back /ish: Marissa Dew & Kate ward.All Year 6.

Junior artists

Year 6.


Raptor retreat

tation.

Toho Tower and t1,.e Tol"yo

Aquarium, and 11.opping at very

opportunity! T1,.e tudents also

spent half a day at 1,.iztu

Elementary cl1.o01 w1,.ere they

play d variou traditi nal game

wit1,. tl1.e Japanese students,

learned alligrap1,.y and w re even

interviewed by tl1.e local television

I wa v ry proud of all of t1,.

tudent and congratulate t1,.em

n tl1.eir fine conduct wl1.ilst

representing botb Australia and

t1,.e 11 ge. I am sure tl1.at t11. y

will never forget t11.e tremendou

genero ity of t1,.eir 1,.ost famili.e .

1,.istorical museum, an ancient

samurai 1,.ome, A aku a Temple,

Simone Johnson

Japanese Teacher

Seenin]apan

annual cultural exc1,.ange

programme to Japan. T1,.e

students certainly made t1,.e most

of t1,.eir Japanes communication

skills as t1,.ey were billeted out in

pairs wit1,. bost families. Raw fis1,.,

rice and green tea soon became

second nature!

The week was jam-packed with

suc1,. activities as a day trip to

Tokyo Disneyland and visits to a

Tahnee De Mamie/, Clam Alim, Claire Bowden, Lam Holbeck, Matthew Hansen

pictured during a visit to a traditionalJapanese Samurai house.

During t1,.e mid-semester

1,.olidays, five students from All

Saints' College Junior Sc1,.ool

(Matt1,.ew Hansen, Claire

Bowden, Lara Holbeck Ta1,.nee

De Mamiel and Clara Alim),

together with students from

Leeming Primary, Bank ia Park

Primary and St Hilda's nglican

sc1,.ool for Girls, participated in a

weel,,'s exc1,.ange to Salwra it)',

C1,.iba Prefe ture, Japan as part of

t1,.e Little Ambassador Club's

visitors inc-

The feat1,.ered

luded a falcon,

a l1.awk and an

owl. Muc1,. to

t1,.e c1,.ildren's

delight, ten

students were

invited to

actually 1,.old

the birds.

Gingerly the

first c1,.ild

selected took

his place next

to Dave. To

protect 1,.is 1,.and and arm from

t1,.e talons of t1,.e 1,.awl." Dave

placed a large leather glove over

the c1,.ild's 1,.and. He then gave t1,.e

boy t1,.e bird's lead and passed t1,.e

bird across to 1,.im. Faces lit up as

t1,.e raptor spread its wings and

screeched loudly. Gasps from

spellbound c1,.ildren attested to

t1,.e enormous impact t1,.is visit

had on t1,.em.

Inga McQueen

real' 2 Teac/rwr

By t1,.e end of Dave's visit t1,.e

Junior Primary children could

quote a myriad of facts related to

raptors and tl1.e playground games

for t1,.e following week imitated

t1,.ese magnificent creatures.

The squawl"s of birds of prey

eel-wed through the Junior School

Theatre on Wednesday 2 7

August. Children and teachers

from Pre-primary, Year 1 and

Year 2 sat spellbound as Dave

McCreadie from Raptor Retreat

introduced them to 1,.is 'special

feat1,.ered friends: These birds of

prey had been injured in the wild

and nursed back to health by

Dave and 1,.is wife.

Dave with Simon Hughes

during the demonstmtio/7.

Drawings by Melanie

Winata, lear 2.

JUNIOR SCHOOL


Year 1 and 5 LBuddies1

Fun and laugbter, lool:<s of oncentration on tiny

fac s, special bonds, caring friendsbips and one-to

one learning: tbis is all part of tbe Year 1 and 5 Peer

Tutoring Programme.

Our introduction to tbis y ar's programme began witb

a sbared morning tea outside tl1.e Year 1 classroom,

wl1.icb was a lovely cbance for tl1.e cbildren to meet

informally. After tbis, tbe Year 5 students began

going to the Year 1 classroom once a weel:< to worl:<

individually witb tbe cbildren on matbematical

investigations. Tbese activities use bands-on concrete

m.ateriaJs to extend tbe Year 1 cbildren's problem

solving skills. Tbe Year 5 students also get to practise

tb R sponsibili-L)' Virtue by b cOIning bey facilitators

in the learning process. Later in tbe year, activities

will be planned around tbe 'Cbristm.as' them.e, linl:<ing

a range of learning areas.

Year 2visit Kaleeya Hospital

Left:Jessica Cumins

the perfect patient.

Drawing by Emily Hynes.

We went to Kaleeya Hospital on the bus.

Wben tl1.e lady arrived she talked to us about our teeth

then she toob us into the wards and I was the pretend patient.

When we came out of the wards we went straight to the kitchen, we saw them make

the food for the patients and when we went out we got some biscuits.

Our next stop was the operating theatre. \'\7e watched Jessica's beart beat and we

sn1.elled tbe grown-ups' gas masl:<s wbicl1. smelled like rubber boots.

Then it was time to go and I am sure everyone bad a good time.

Everyone thoroughly enjoys these sessions, which are

a valuable educational exp rience botl1. academically

and socially.

AlisOl? OldersJ,ww

lear 5 Teacher

Emily Hynes

:rear 2 Student

Drawing by Kristi Bradford.

Year 1 and Year 5 buddies in action in the Junior &1,00/.

JUNIOR SCHOOL


1997 Junior School Concert

A joyous feast of colour and talent is the only way to describe the

Junior Sch.ool Concert, held on the evening of Friday 5 Septernber.

Th ambell Centre was pack d with over 800 parents, relatives and

fri nds who came to support the students in their d lightful concert

item . The aim of the evening was to involve all tl1. students from

Pre-prirnary to Year 7: classroom teachers were mainly responsible

for tl1.e items and help was also given by specialist music, art, dance

and peech and drama teachers. Other staff and some students were

resp n ible for lighting, sound and backstage and the evening was

compered by two Year 7 students.

W; njoyed the beautiful fisl1.y creature of The 0 topu 's Garden'

and The Rainbow Fi h' and the enchanting 'Alexander Beetle' and

'Edwina and Edwin the Emus: The dance droup exc 11 d wid1. th ir

well-rehearsed movements and patterns, and we were able to

appreciate the beat and rhythm in some excellent raps and the

spectacular 'Greased Lightnin' : There was excellent mime in the

it m 'At the Vet's Surg ry' and great acting and inging in 'Charlie

and tl1.e CI1.ocolate Factory' and 'TI1.e Flying Pi man: Ther was

humour and a sense of fun and enjoyment throughout th vening,

e p cially in tl1.e item 'K ep Your Hair On:

Thanl"s go to th stud nts for

their exuberant performanc s, to

tl1.e hard-workind staff and to th

parent who helped with

costumes, sets, upper...and in

many other ways.

Jill Wil/iams

Head 0/Ju.nior cllOol

J I 0 R SCHOOL

College Quarterly J.\1agaz 17. e

Snippets

Jason Wri ht (1989 leaver)

was the wi nn r of the

single-kayak event in this

year's von Descent.

Jonelle Mullings (1990

leaver) is still worl~ing at

Freedom Films in London

with continual promotions

and pay ris s, l'laving lots of

wonderful visitors and

trying to keep up with life.

Robert los (1995 leaver)

was a member of the recent

gold-medal-winning Junior

ustralian softball Tarn.

Pippa Edwards (1995

leaver) l'las applied to do

veterinary science at th

University of Sydney and is

currently working in the

souvenir shop and on the

train at Perth Zoo, saving

up for tl'le move!

Omesh Motiwalla (1995

leaver) is in tl1e second year

f a commerce degree,

majoring in accounting and

finance and minoring in

business law. t the sam

time, he's also working part

time for an accounting firm

in the city and as the

accountant for Amn sty

International, Perth...and he

still found time to go up the

Himalayas in tl'le holidays.

Brad Johnson (1996 leaver)

is currently on a Rotary

Exchang in orway.

He has climbed orway s

highest mountain, seen the

midnight un in the rctic

Circle, swum in water sur

rounded by icebergs... and

still has six months to go!

1987 Leavers' 10 Year Reunion

On Saturday 25 October, at the Universal

Bar in orthbridge, accompanied by the

sights and sounds of tlle Gay Pride Parade,

seventy-five forme1" students, fonner staff

and current staff met to catch up on the

events of the last ten years. It was a great

evening of high-decibel reminiscing, good

food and company, as our pictures show.

Neil Goldsmith - 1987 leaverAfter leaving All aints', I drifted

wildly...two years of engineerind ...three

years of teaching ballroom at rtlmr

Murrays. I go-go danced in nigbt lubs,

instruct d at Mal olm Sue Kung Fu

Scbool, was a glassy/barman for four

different nigbtclubs and worked as a

sbop assistant selling paint. Eventually

I went bacl< to university and got a

degree in dance (\Xl: cademy of

Performing Arts). Sinc tben I l'lave performed across Australia and on TV and recently spent seven

months dancing in Japan. I l'lave danced in ballets, operas, Disney productions, Western Reds

matcbes...and was Hot Dog, tbe Perth Heat mascot.

After getting a degree in business (marketing), I'm now studying part-time for an 1B. at

Former student Peter biang and I formed a business in 1995, dealind in real estate and shares: \ e're

currently loobng at exporting to Cbina.

At present I work full time as a marl~eting officer for Decbcbair Tbeatre and am on th Board of

Directors for the Australian Dancers' Company. Next year, Deckcbair and All Saint' College are hoping

to work togetber to help develop students' tbeatrical skills, facilitate fundraising events and impl rnent

an artist in residence scheme.

FORMER S T DENTS


Karen Golding-1989 leaver Kristen Nowal~-19921eaver

This 1<ept me happy until the beginning of this year, when I

pacbed up my coloured pencils and moved to Haymarl~et - a

large pre-press bureau and print house with both graphic and

web site designers. My current projects include the recent

reValTlp of these College Quarterly magazines.

Kristen (right) working with Kimberley Angel

(rear 10) at the ANRI during Kimberley's

recent WOrk Experience week.

I decided that molecular biology intrigued me the most, and went on to

do my Honours in a project concerning diebacb. My thesis examined a

new molecular biological diagnostic procedure which provided sensitive,

rapid, accurate and quantitative identification of the fungus for use with

the testing of soil and plant matter. This test will hopefully aid in the

containment and treatment of this devastating pathogen.

chemistry, pl'1ysics, microbiology,

molecular biology and biochemistry,

as well as some which were closer to

my heart, including one explaining

the intricacies of cheese- and wine-mal~ing!

I have always been interested in venturing into medical science and my

present job at the Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute (the

ANRI) is fulfilling that desire. Situated at QEII, I am worl~ing as a

research assistant on a variety of human neuromuscular diseases, some of

which are fatal within the first few years of life.

After completing Year 12 in 1992,

I relaxed on the sl'1ores of Mauritius

and Reunion Island, practising my

French whilst enjoying a homestay

with a Parisian-based family. I then

began a Bachelor of Science in

Biotechnology at Murdoch

University. This involved a wide

array of science courses in

I left All Saints' at the end of 1989

and went straight to Curtin

University to study graphic design.

Three years later, diverting only to

travel Europe with Brenda Palmer, I

was unleashed on an unsuspecting

world. The Perth Mint had me for a

little while, until I came across my

first full-time job as a graphic

designer for the Real Estate

Institute of Western Australia.

I'm currently trying to buy an old house which I'd love to

renovate - that should l~eep n'1e out of trouble (and money) for

a wbile.

I'd love to hear from anyone, and can be reached bye-mail:

haren @ haymarbet.com.au.

Others from my year will recognise tl'1e faces in these photos

tal~en at the marriage of Brenda Palmer and Michael Gurr, with

myself and manda Third as bridesmaids. A miniature 1989

leavers' reunion!

I am most lil~ely to start my phD next year with the ANRI and would lib

to worl~ on a mutation in the Tropomysin gene causing Nemaline

Myothopy which was identified here at the A RI. The worb would

investigate the protein produced by this mutated gene and determine tbe

interactions or absence of usual interactions between this protein and

other muscle proteins which are causing the muscle degeneration

associated with this disease. Once this Imowledge is gained, it will

hopefully provide the information needed to develop drugs or other

treatments for lessening the damage caused by the disease. So it appears

tl'1at I still have a great deal of study ahead of me!

Stephen Bell-1992 leaver ~ The Pool PlaceStephen left All Saints' in 1992 and began studying journalism at Curtin University. Deciding that

tl'1is wasn't tIle ideal career for him, he spent the next three years worbing in the pool industry,

spending tim as both an assistant manager and a service technician before going on to acquire sales

experience. Following a number of short-term jobs, he began worl~ as a service technician for

Poolmart, then returned to Poolwise to manage their Padbury store. This eventually led to Stepben

opening l'1is own pool sl'1op (The Pool Place) in 1996, which provides the means for him to study

philosophy at Murdoch University in order to achieve a more balanced lifestyle. All those with pools

and spas are welcome to visit The Pool Place at Parry Ave shops in Bull Creel~: you will receive a

free gift witl'1 your initial purchase if you tell Stephen you saw this article in College Quarterly!

FORMER STUDENTS


Shawn Brogden1995 leaver

Kathryn Morrison-1986 leaver

Genevieve Broadfoot-1988 leaver

Kathryn in the Archives

Department with fan

Prescott andfan Riley

shortly be/ore fan left us

/01' Queensland.

Genevieve and her mother,

pictured during their

recent visit to the College.

a great deal more restrained wl1.en

we were students!!)

If anyone is interested in having a

look at the Archives Office and

discovering all the treats tl1.at lie

within it (photos, Columbas, etc.)

or catching up on some ASC

gossip, feel free to contact me.

Email address:

[email protected].

Work phone: 0417 951 725.

Genevieve Broadfoot, who left

ASC at tbe end of Year 10 to live

in Canada, recently returned to

Perth for a flying visit. While

here, Genevieve and her mother

visited tbe College and shared

many happy memories of school

days. Genevieve will be

remembered with fondness by

many of the 1990 leavers.

I got back to Pertb about four or

five months ago and had intended

to travel and take it easy for a

while. Then the job of Archivist

at ASC came up and I was

successful in obtaining the

position. It is only part time so

suits me perfectly as I can study

and relax as well. It has been a bit

bizarre being back at ASC and

not being a student any more, and

also discovering the full extent of

the Radich/Stapleton sense of

humour. (I can tell you, they were

Well, I have been quite busy since

my All Saints' College days ended

in 1986. First I went to Curtin,

where I completed a Bachelor of

Applied Science in Health

Information Management. With

that under my arm, I headed off

to Alice Springs and managed the

Medical Records Department of

the Alice Springs Hospital for

three years. Quite an experience

for a very green new graduate who

had always lived in the city. Then

I moved to Darwin to take up a

position with the Northern

Territory Health Department as

their Clinical Coding/Casemix

Advisor. After two years in

Darwin, having completed a

Graduate Diploma in Adult

Education at the Northern

Territory University, I headed off

for the significantly different

climes of New Zealand. I was

based in Hamilton in the North

Island and worl~ed as tbe Clinical

Coding Manager of the Waikato

region. I stayed there for two and

a half years and got to see almost

all of New Zealand. At the

beginning of this year I

commenced my Masters in Healtb

Administration.

Throughout the summer I've been

windsurfing, horseriding, sailing,

wal~e boarding, cliniliing, surfing

and partying with my new friends

here at Cottontail.

I'm in Malibu, California,

working as a counsellor/instructor

at Cottontail Ranch, an

independent private camp for

kids. I've been here for eleven

weeks and my second summer for

1997 ends tomorrow. At the

beginning of summer we have a

naming ceremony where you get a

camp name by which all tl1.e kids

know you: mine is Neandro.

I spent one year at UWA studying

Physical and Health Education,

then tool~ a year off...and that's

what I'm doing now.

Now camp is over I am going to

go travelling around the States

for the next five months then up

to Canada to try my luck at

snowboarding.

On the beach in Callornia...

FORMER STUDENTS

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