College Quarterly April 1990 - Issue 8

ALL SAINTS

COLLEGE QUARTERLY Issue No. 8 April 1990

Class of '89 achieves strong results FOUR 1989 graduating All Saints' College students achieved outstanding results in the 1989 Tertiary Entrance Examinations.

Michael Camarri became the second All Saints' College student to win an exhibition in T.E.E. examinations when he received the subject prize for Mathematics n. Three other tudents, Julia Ellen, Vanessa Lok and Johanne Thomas were all awarded Certificates of Excellence by the Secondary Education Authority for maintaining high standards through- Top class: Michael Camarri receives a medal and certificate from Dr Carmen Lawrence, the former Minister for Education. out Years 11 and 12.

To qualify for the award a student must and Chemistry. This is an outstanding achieveof Western Australian students in the particular receive at least ten "A" grades and not less than ment, as it is rare for a student to be selected for subjects of English Literature, Italian, Mathea "B" in the remaining two subjects. Both Julia matics I, Chemistry, Physics and Art. No spemore than one training team. and Vanessa achieved a straight "A" record During his free time, Michael enjoys the cial prizes are awarded to these students but this over the two years. outdoor life and sports, and was a memberofthe in no way diminishes these very fine results. In Michael had a brilliant scholastic career at addition, an English Literature student who sat College's First XVIII football team. He also All Saints and also achieved 100% in Mathethe English examination as a private candidate enjoys windsurfing and tennis. matics In and an aggregate of 484.5 - a mark Michael will be studying at the University received a scaled score of 100%. Over all, 11 % any student would be proud of. of Western Australia this year, with Science of tudents received aggregates of 400 or Michael was presented with a certificate and and Mathematics as his majors. He is undecided above. a medal for his achievement at Government on his future profession, but will have several Not all success is measured by a high tertiary House by Or Carmen Lawrence, in her capacity score. For some students, completing two years options open to him. as Minister for Education.

Johanne has enrolled in the new Law/Comof study satisfactorily at Year 11 and 12 level, Some of Michael's achievements at the and achieving sufficient credit points to gradumerce course at Murdoch University, Julia in College included topping the State in the IBM ate is the accomplishment of a personal goal. the Science/Engineering Course at the UniverMathematics competition and being a sity of Western Australia and Vanessa in the Teachers too are particularly pleased to have member of the All Saints' Titration Stakes helped such students achieve their goals.

Science Faculty at the University of Western team, which won the Western Australian State Australia.

Over all, 75 -80% of the 1989 graduating All finals. Michael was also selected for the In addition to these high achievers, six other Saints students are expected to continue studyOlympiad training squads in Maths, Physics All Saints students finished among the top 2% ing in 1990. Congratulations to you all.

GRAB A TASTE OF THIS RACY RED IF you have images of driving yourself in the superb luxury of a beautiful, BMW 318i, then this is the raffle for you. The All Saints' Parents' and Friends' Society will be holding a raffle for a beautiful, racy red BMW from March 1 until May 31 st 1990. The raffle has been sponsored by Auto Classic, the leading BMW distributor in Western Australia.

So, if you can help by selling tickets, or wish to buy one (or as many as you like!) contact the College's Executive Officer, Mr Kelvin Bartholomeusz, on 3325458.

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NOW that we have installed the College Captain, Daniel Fick and the elected Student Executive, and now that the Student Council has been elected by the various tutor groups, the student body has its elected representatives ready for action.

There 'are of course many other opportunities for student leadership within the College. Leadership is most obvious in the sporting field, in the role of College Captain and other prominent positions. It is, however, just as important in the position of House Captain in the Primary Section or in any position of captaincy such as leader of the Year 5 Chess team.

It is our plan this year to look at all aspects of

Foundation office moves to 'D' block THE Foundation office, which was previously located in the Administration building, has now been relocated in what used to be the school counsellor's office in the College's "D" block.

The relocation has been made necessary due to the expansion of the administration area and to create extra room and greater efficiency.

The school counsellor, Mr Moshe Price, will have his new office in the Performing Arts Centre building, alongside the College Chaplain and Heads of House. These staff members have all been located in one area so that this part of the College can become a centre for pastoral caring, instead of having these staff members in segmented areas around the campus.

The Foundation's phone number has not changed and the Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mr Kelvin Bartholomeusz, can be contacted on 3325458.

Letter from Margaret Healy DEAR All Saints' College friends - students, staff and parents. Not a single day passes without my thoughts turning to ASC. You are all very much in my heart, always.

Last year in fourth term I replaced a teacher in Mildura and now am teaching English and Indonesian on the junior campus of over 1, 100 students at Catholic College, Bendigo. Bendigo is in a unique educational position in that it is the only city in Australia where the primary, secondary and tertiary institute all offer Indonesian.

Bendigo now has a population of70,000 and is about a two hour drive from Melbourne. Now you all know where I am, I do hope to hear from you during 1990.

With love, Margaret Healy.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

student leadership. We are considering the democratic model whenever possible and the model of leadership given to us by Jesus, the Christian model of leader and servant. In addition to the model on which we base leadership in the College, we will also be considering the on-going development of our leaders. We will be considering the training that we give to our leaders in both the preparatory stages and during their period of office.

It all seems to be potentially stimulating, and given the context of the current elections, an opportune time to embark on such activities.

Mr A.H. LONDON

Growing in the right direction beyond 1990 IN my address at Speech Night last year I alluded to the need to look beyond 1990 towards the next century and at the same time to make sure we continue to develop and grow in the right direction. But how do we make sure we are heading the right way? There is no simple or perfect solution to this question but a good starting point is to look at Synod's expectations of an Anglican school which, among other things, state that: "A Church school must be frankly Christian ... practises the Christian belief, through its concern for each individual member of the total school community, for the wider community, and through the development and implementation of its educational policy." Excellent sentiments, but easier written than done.

It is important for any organisation to take stock at intervals whether its products are still meeting market needs. So at All Saints we have been aware of the need to appraise the quality of our final product - our students -against the needs and expectations of our parent body and the wider community. But it is always difficult to find sufficient time to review aims and strategies when many other matters are pressing for more immediate attention. In order to give this time, the Board of Management has shown great devotion to duty by allotting several Saturday mornings during 1989 to reviewing our current aims and working on the production of a master plan to guide the College's development through the nineties and beyond. We see this as an ongoing process which will continue during 1990 (goodbye to some more Saturday mornings) but it seems a good idea to report progress to date.

Firstly, we now have a Mission Statementthis 'buzz' word is the flavour of the month in some quarters, but it has the advantage of attracting attention and expressing succinctly the ultimate outcome of the fundamental aims of the College. Our Mission Statement reads: All Saints' College aims to enable each student to achieve his/her full potential and to develop as a caring individual capable ofmaking worthwhile contributions to society, In order to achieve this desired result we have reviewed the fundamental aims of the

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College and although these have been published previously, it's worth stating them again: 1. To provide and maintain an independent educational programme which: a. caters for the broad spectrum of abilities, needs and interests of students in accordance within Christian principles, b. attempts to be free of artificial segregation based upon gender, ethnic origin, religious belief, ability, level of education, etc.

2. To be a Christian community wherein individuals have the opportunity to develop and grow as disciples of Jesus Christ daily.

3. To develop and maintain an interactive mode of operation with the local community, particularly the local parish, with which it seeks to share resources.

Both the mission statement and the fundamental aims have sets of specific strategies forming the basis for action on the part of the staff and the Board of Management, and to make continuing evaluation of strong and weak points possible.

In addition to these aims, we have also been considering the physical facilities needed by the College in the near and distant future trying to reconcile the desirable with the practicable, and all the time holding them up against the aims of the College. During 1990 we shall be sharing these strategies with the wider College community and continuing to revise and strengthen the master plan. This will require a mixture of leadership, inspiration and perspiration from many groups in the College community, but will lead ultimately to a heightened sense of purpose.

When John Winthrop was leading his puritan followers to Massachusetts in 1630 he said: "We must consider that we shall be a City Upon A Hill, the eyes of all the people are upon us."

In our way, All Saints is a community on a hill, physically more eye-catching now that the chapel spire rises above the neighbourhood, and with the attendant benefits and potential dangers of a raised profile. Thus it is all the more necessary that we should be aware of where we are heading and why.

Dr I M Gibson

Student Leadership Camp Bush tea: Gemma Carter, Kim Seott, Bindi Fenn and Jonelle Mullings enjoy a bush afternoon tea of watermelon at Waroona Dam.

THE Student Leader hip Course wa introduced in 1987 a a means of developing in the tudent the ability to work more productively a a group - for example, as the Student ,Council Executive.

The course for the 1990 Student Council Executive provided opportunities for the students to develop individual and group skills, allowing the students to:

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• Di cover more about themselve and their ocial relationships with other.

• Gain in ight into their individual strengths and weaknes e .

• Develop self-reliance, resourcefulne sand the determination to suceed.

• Enhance self motivation and to raise personal tandards of achievements.

• Develop a far greater ability to handle stre ful ituations and overcome problem .

• Enhance communication skills and teamwork.

• Build confidence and overcome a lack of initiative.

• Enhance concern, tolerance and undertanding of oth rs in a supportive and co-operative environment.

The Course Programme

OK" and "Shark infested Vegemite".

The course was orientated towards camping and bushwaLking. The group worked in the Dwellingup area where accessibility was good.

No absolute standards were set on the course, nor was competition encouraged.

Instead, each student was encouraged in a supportive and challenging way to set newer and higher standard of expectation and achievement for him or herself. The challenge and effort required increased teadily throughout the course.

Highlights of the camp

Activities On the camp the tudent were pre ented with a range of activities. During the first couple of days the students hiked a gruelling 60 kilometres. Thankfully (he weather was mild and there was a chance to et up camp and have a swim in a very pleasant bush setting.

Evenings were occupied with discussions (leadership styles), menu planning, star gazing and constructing a capsule to protect an egg from a drop of two metres, using 20 straws and a one metre length of masking tape.

Several other problems which required initiative to solve them were presented to the group, each soon being given a special name: "Tarzan and lane", ''I'm a lumberjack and I'm

ASC Student Council Executive at Scarp Lookout pretending to be happy about hiking the next 20 kilometres.

The general consensu rated the following very highly: • The 6.30am beach swim at Preston Beach.

• The Rash Gang (ask Todd or Daniel for an explanation!)

• The BBQ with parent upon returning to College.

Student Quotes The tudent kept a diary while on the camp and below you will ee some of the quote that encompass the spirit and value of the camp.

"This helped me curve (sic) my leadership style into a balance between task and people."

"I have found all the activities worthwhile ... even walking..." " we were trusting and co-operative as a group we worked towards a common and pecific goal."

"I felt thi trong sense of security..." " we appreciated each other more." " after winning the bet with Mr Hanson, we slept in until 7am!"

Thanks to all staff who participated - Mr Han on, Father Dean Griffiths and Ms Cleghorn.

Which way do we go? Who has the map? Which road? Why are we here?

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ARTS DEPARTMENT

Art vital for a balanced curriculum DURI G the past two year, the Art Department has undergone a programme of expansion, reflecting the firm belief that art has a vital role to play in the context of a balanced curriculum.

The proce s of drawing, painting or contructing is a complex one in which the tudents bring together diverse elements of their environment to make a new meaningful whole.

In the proce of selecting, interpreting and reforming these elements, tudents produce more than a picture or sculpture. They give a part of themselve ; how they think, how they feel and how they see.

As society becomes increasingly more aware of the problems resulting from rapid technological change, growing populations, international undertakings and human relations, it is imperative that the development of creativity and the ability to adapt, re-evaluate and change, become one of the important consideration of our education system.

With these concerns in mind, one of the prime objective of our art programmes is the development of individuals as creative thinker .

Therefore, when planning the yllabus, we give a much emphasi to the emotional side of

Upper school art students Aiden Wallis and Terence Tay discuss their work with Keith Brewin and Christine Laidman. an individual's development a the intellectual content of their work.

We endeavour to provide tudent with the opportunity to involve themselve in activities rewarding in terms of personal development, whi 1st enabling them to make sense of the world we live in.

The responsibility for implementing these programmes rests with our two Art teachers, Keith Brewin and Christine Laidman.

Keith came to All Saints two years ago after emigrating to Australia with his family in 1987.

Hi decision to emigrate came after a uccessful and enlightening year on a teacher exchange to Perth in 1985.

Keith taught as the Head of a large Design Department in Leicester hire for many years.

He and his wife Julie, al 0 an art teacher, have recently built a studio at home, enabling them to continue their own art work at home.

Julie's keen intere t is in textile design while Keith prefer the design and con truction of jewellery.

Their two children, Ros and Louise, both attend the College in years 8 and la re pectively.

Chri tine has taught on a part-time basis at the College sinceJuly 1987. Her special artistic interest is on-glaze painting, a field she has taught for many years in the Technical Division.

Christine has exhibited her work in a number of group exhibitions and has conducted china painting demonstration and work hops in Sydney, Canberra and ew Orlean .

Her hu band, Bill (a self-confe ed art ignoramus!) lectures in computing. Chri tine also has a teenage daughter, Jane and three adult on , Mark, Paul and Jeremy.

New gallery in the Sambell Centre A new vi ual arts gallery ha been established in the foyer of the Sambell Centre.

The gallery i presently showing an exhibition of works purchased by the Arts' Foundation from final year student.

Thi i the first of a eries of exhibition to run concurrently during the year, providing ample opportunity for member of the All Saint community to share individual achievements in the visual arts' field.

The College intend to invite local artist and craftspeople to exhibit in the gallery alongside the work of tudents.

Parents and friends of the College may visit the gallery during normal school hours.

Diptych - Kent Watson. This work was purchased by the Arts Foundation in 1988.

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Information on new exhibitions will always be placed in the newsletters and CQ.

ARTS DEPARTMENT

Industrial Arts I DUSTRIAL Arts offers much to student who can look past the dust and dirt of the industrial area to see the creativity that is really behind all we do.

Misconceptions seem to exist about the field. True, there is a potential for danger, but at All Saints safety is our primary concern and the students are well instructed on safe working condition and practices.

In Industrial Arts we don 'tjust talk about the element of design or show the students how to create omething, they actually craft things them elves.

The students learn skill that they may use in ordinary life and there is a certain therapeutic value in creating which will always relieve the stres of modern living.

Each year new concepts are trialled and implemented in our cour es. This dynamic approach has culminated in such products of use around the school as scrum machines, grandfather clocks, spinning wheels and mobile library torage furniture.

Our teaching staff in Stan Balding, Gerry Schirinzi and Braden Short, have thirty years' teaching experience between them offering a great wealth of knowledge to All Saints student.

Industrial Arts IS the practical choice and at the College we offer four specific courses: Photography, Metalwork, Woodwork and Technical Drawing.

Woodwork Gerry and Braden have worked together to produce a range of new models on the Symtec Copy Lathe, a new innovation which is proving very popular with Year 9 and 10 students.

The more able students are offered the opportunity to learn wood carving but every cour e till offers the basic hand/machine kill element.

Woodwork is not just restricted to working

the practical choice

ABOVE: Mr Schirinzi working with the new symtec lathe.

LEFT: Glenn Crankshaw and Kristen Lofts burnish brass and stainless steel candlestick holders on the buffing machine as part of a jewellery theme.

with wood. Plastics are also u ed where the students blow acrylic sheets into bowls and fi breglass skateboards.

aluminium castings.

We believe any budding engineer or model enthusiast will be well served in our comprehensive workshop.

Metalwork Thi discipline teaches students handskills as well a the use of power tools. While the students are always attracted to machines as the quick olution we prove that this is not always the case and encourage students to look beyond the ea y solution.

Such an example is in the creation of jewellery which we hope to offer as a course in 1991.

A welcome addition to the metal work hop has been a milling machine which will enable the tudents to create even more professional models.

Likewise, the furnace donated by the P&F ha proved invaluable in con tructing

Technical Drawing This area is expanding into computer aided drafting and air brushing as exten ion studies for Year 11 and 12 students. Both these areas are still in their infancy, but Stan, who takes all the Technical Drawing c1asse , anticipates strong evidence of their value will soon be forthcoming.

Howeverthe traditional aspect of technical drawing - orthogonal, pictorial and geometric drawing - are till the core of thi discipline.

An emphasis on graphics was introduced last year and proved very popular with the tudents, so graphics is expected to become one of our major themes in the future.

Photography

ABOVE: Nicholas Kelly in the foreground using a metal lathe.

LEFT: Brayden Short working with photography equipment.

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Anyone can take a snapshot but taking a good photograph is not so easy.

The aim of photography at All Saints is to allow students to explore a variety of camera techniques to produce work which demonstrates their ability to control what the final picture will actually look like.

Students are encouraged to be creative and imaginative in their work and are given con iderable freedom to develop an indi idual approach.

There i a great cope in photograph for experimentation and problem olving which help to develop logical thinking, initiative and resourcefulness.

For mo t students the photography course wi II provide a possi ble future leisure time activity which is interesting and challenging. Others will use their photographic skill in tertiary studies or perhaps pave the way for a career in the photography industry.

The Industrial Arts' Department would like to take this opportunity to wish all students well in their studies at the College thi year and invites those interested to vi it the workshops.

HOME ECONOMICS

CREATIVITY is the power to bring something new and useful into existence. With interdisciplinary and applied themes in the Home Economics curriculum, classes demand creative thought and action. Added to this is the necessity of preparing today's students for an adult life well into the twenty first century, and we find clear cut motivation for instilling creativity, whether preparing food, considering parenting, using textiles, problem solving, focusing on child development, or planning comfortable living environments.

In the Upper School, Home Economics examines family related issues which include the students' personal The Home Economics team: (from back) Anne Greville, development Pauline Zani and Cheryl Bentley within the family context and beyond. This is particularly important during these times of rapid change, where so that those doing the subject can have a families are bombarded with influences threat"hands on" experience with the young ones and ening their status and social group. these occasions prove to be most pleasurable Human development, family relationships, mornings for all concerned. home management, consumer decision makThe early childhood studies places a great ing, nutrition, textiles, food, clothing and condeal of emphasis on the practical side of learntemporary housing are some of the areas studing and also the importance of teaching the ied as issues of family concern. students life skills, which will be invaluable in Within the Home Economics Department, the future. The classes are kept small and range there are also a number of more specific areas. between eleven and fourteen students and this provides and excellent working atmosphere for the teacher.

Early Childhood Studies This is a non TEE ubject, which is an option for Clothing boys and girls in Years 11 and 12. In this subject the students take a look at life of children from This subject is taught to all Year 8 students, the new born baby to the puberty stage, includwhile forming part of the curriculum from ing talking to pregnant mothers who visit the Years 8 to 10. Students are taught to use the school. The students are also fortunate that College's 15 modem sewing machines using a mother bring their young children to the school variety of construction techniques.

Nicoli Bronwasser, Glenda Foster,

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It is important for students to be familiar with many appliances for their own efficient utilisation of time, and al 0 with cleaning up procedures!

The integrated approach to Home Ecomics contributes to the subject's strength and uniqueness and to the value of students in preparing their role for society.

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Jon Carson - new Board member JONATHON (Jon) Carson was born in Kalgoorlie in 1956. His father was a lawyer although the family was traditionally in the wool industry. Winchcombe Carson was a well known woolbroking firm during the first half of this century in New South Wales and Queensland.

Jon went to Kalgoorlie Central School for his primary education and to Guildford Grammar School for the years 1969-73 inclusive.

Sport was his major interest during his Guildford days and he represented the School in cricket, swimming, lifesaving, football and athletics.

After matriculating in 1973, Jon studied first year Arts at the University of Western Australia, gaining admission to the Law School in 1975. In 1977 he was awarded a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and in 1978 a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. He also won the 1977 David De Baron Cullen Prize for Mercantile Law and the

1978 Butterworth Prize for Taxation.

During his University days, Jon gained some exposure to the real world (and some money!) by working in the summer recess, on the wheat bins, on mine sites and in factories in Perth.

Jon was articled at Jackson McDonald in 1979 and in December of that year was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court ofWA. He married Tracey Bradshaw, a primary school teacher, in 1982. Tracey taught at Riverton Primary School and some of her former students are now at All Saints.

In 1983 Tracey and Jon travelled to England where Jon worked for a large firm of solicitors in London. Their eldest son, Jeremy, was born in London in November 1983.

After returning to Perth and Jackson McDonald in 1984, Jon was asked to be a partner of the firm. He now practices in the

What our '85 leavers are doing Jamie Lyford JAMIE enjoyed a break from studies after his T.E.E. and spent four months travelling around Europe, prior to commencing a course in Commerce at Murdoch University in 1986. Jamie hopes to pursue a career in Accounting, which will lead to specialising in the Commercial area. Jamie was also a member of the Former Students' Executive Committee in 1989.

Sonia Reed SONIA has also spent some time travelling since leaving the College and has visited both Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory and Alice Springs. Sonia has just completed her Degree in Applied Science in Nursing and is commencing her career in a new position at Fremantle Hospital.

Peter Shipman PETER had just returned from an eight week trip through Europe, which included a stopover at the Maldives, where he went Scuba

Diving, which is one of his favourite pursuits, due to an intense interest in marine biology.

Peter is now in his fifth year of medicine at the University of Western Australia and is looking forward to graduating next year.

Elizabeth Jones YES, another one bites the dust - Elizabeth has joined an exclusive club of three other married former All Saints students, when she married lan Bussey in September. Elizabeth is in her final year of law at the Univsersity of Western Australia, after qualifying for her Bachelor of Jurisprudence in 1989.

Mark Snooks MARK has just finished an apprenticeship in Marine Mechanics with Whiteside Marine and will be spending at least six months on a prawn trawler to gain practical experience.

Mark has competed in the Avon Descent over the last four years in the power boat section, having won his section in 1988, while also being second overall.

All Saints joins forces with Auto Classic for BMW Raffle From page 1 THE College Parents' and Friends' Society is holding a raffle for a BMW 318i from March 1 until May 31, 1990.

During these three months 50,000 tickets will be sold, not only through the College family, but in shopping centres from Midland Gate to Fremantle, helped by advertisements on radio 6PM. The raffle, sponsored by Auto Classic, the leading distributor for BMWs in WA, aims to raise funds for two main purposes.

There is an urgent need to update the computer facilities for students and the Society hopes to donate proceeds from the raffle to the College to enable the upgrading as early as

possible in the school year.

The P & F Society are also supporting the College Concert Band in its endeavours to tour New Zealand in April. Although parents and students in the band will pay their own air fares, the cost of travelling within New Zealand is considerable and proceeds from the raffle will help meet this expense.

In return for this support, the College Concert Band will be organising the raffle and selling the tickets in the shopping centres.

Tickets, at the mere cost of $2, may be purchased through the College's Executive Officer, Kelvin Bartholomeusz, on 332 5458.

The lucky winner will be drawn at a College Assembly on June 6.

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On the team: Jonathon (ion) Carson. commercial area of the law, mainly in corporate and financial law. Jon is a regular contributor to legal education programmes in WA and several of his articles, particularly on stamp duty, have been published.

Tracey and Jon have three children; Jeremy (6), Annabel (3) and Brittany (1), who take up a large amount of their time.

Apart from work and family commitments, Jon's passion is Australian Rules Football. He has played amateur football with the University Club since his University days, and will play his 16th season in 1990 "if he gets a game". He is a post president of the Club and a life member.

Learning to speak Japanese YEAR 5, 6 and 7 students at All Saints have had their rooms filled with the Japanese language twice a week since the beginning of the year.

Each half hour lesson the students are learning more and more Japanese and at every opportunity, hear about their culture first-hand through Japanese teacher, Mrs Whittle.

Mrs Whittle is well versed in the Japanese way of life having spent a couple of years there teaching English to the Japanese.

We have already welcomed our first Japanese visitor, Mr Mikuriya, a Principal from Nakano Girls' High School, who was greeted with "Hajimemashite".

Students can look forward to more opportunities to use their Japanese later in the year when students from Nakano will visit All Saints.

T'hink' of their future IN a life of constant demands against your time and pocket, it is often difficult to think reflectively about your children's future when you are no longer there to guide them.

It is also sometimes considered a risk to give financially as much as you would like now, as life's circumstances may change.

However, there is a worry free way of making a commitment to your children's and their children's future.

This is through a bequest.

Leaving a financial memorial to your children's and grandchildren's educational needs is a perpetual gift for when you are no longer there to care.

Think about it.

SPORT AND RECREATION

Grant picked for state surf lifesaving squad GRA T Wright, a year nine All Saints student, has been chosen in the State SurfLifesaving squad to take part in the National Titles in Surfers Paradise in April.

His achievement is made even more credible when you consider he only joined the Cotte loe Club at the beginning of this year and has only taken part in three carnivals - a credit to his endeavour in the field.

Grant first became interested in surf lifesaving after watching carnival and Iron Man event on television and with a desire toemulate the e performances, became involved in the port. aturally Grant is very excited about a trip to urfer Paradise and i looking forward to being coached by Trevor Hendy and other well known iron men.

Grant's older brother, Jason, a former student at the College, is al 0 a member of the Cotte loe Club and will be a member of the surfboat crew which will compete in the Senior State Title.

Top shots at Spalding Golf Classic SPALDI G (Australia) was again the ole sponsor of the College's Golf Classic following the success of the inaugural Cia sic in 1989.

Last year 136 competitors took part and this year students from High School throughout the State were again invited to participate on Sunday March 18.

The course, which ha been upgraded to increa e it difficulty and make it more interesting, i a real credit to the ground staff.

The re ults were: Boys' Open Gross - I David Church, All Saints' College (64); 2 Alan Enni , Kelmscott SHS (65).

Striding out: Grant Wright shows the form that got him into the State team.

Girls' Open Gross - I Jodi White, John Wilcock (85); 2 Alanha Raine, Swanleigh (92).

Open Nett - 1 athan Bloomer, Kelmscott SHS (44); 2 Darren Pesich, Seton College (47).

15 and over Nett -

1 athan Bloomer, Kelmscott SHS (44); 2 Darren Pesich, Seton College (47).

Under 15 ett - Ben Ridgers, St Mark College (48); 2 John Berecz, Wanneroo SHS (49).

Best Country Player - Andr w Steele, Gin Gin SH (53).

Best Team - 1 Applecro : M, Croager, G. Beachamp, J. Dixon; 2 Kelmscott: G, Taylor, T. Vulfiu ,A. Ennis. ovelty, earest Pin - Cameron Burbridge, Warwick; Brendon Augu t, Hamilton Hill SHS; Garry Taylor, Kelm cott HS; Brendon Elstone, Armadale SHS. Longest Drive - Steven Fullager (302 metres), John Forrest SHS.

Carnival a big success THE interhouse swimming carnival was a huge success thanks to all the staff and tudent that were involved in the efficient administration of the carnival.

Coupled with the fanta tic upport from parents, and participation from student and past student, it was de tined to be a great day.

The final re ults were: I st Stirling; 2nd O'Connor; 3rd Murdoch; 4th Forrest.

College swimmers cap off top season THE All Saints' College wimming team capped off an outstanding season when they convincingly won the Associated Catholic Colleges' (ACC) "B" Division swimming carnival, held at Beatty Park.

The win also included trophies in all seven of the divisional events, where the College dominated in all areas.

The success of the swimming team was a suitable reward for the squad of eighty-five Year 812 students, who undertook an intensive training programme two afternoons a week.

Congratulations to all the competitors and supporters for an impressive team effort.

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Great start for First XI cricketers THE Fir t XI cricket team have made an outstanding tart to the ea on, both in the Interschool A.C.C. competition and the Coca Cola Cup. The team, which is captained by Todd Lavender, has won every game in both competitions.

The Coca Cola Cup is a state-wide competition which involves a high tandard of cricket, so this is an excellent achievement by the team.

Performance to date have been very much a team effort, with some first-clas batting and bowling, capped off by out tanding fielding.