College Quarterly March 1992 - Issue 15

ALL SAINTS

COLLEGE QUARTERLY Issue No. 15 MARCH 1992

YEAR T\VELVE, 1991 Brian Murphy capped a successful five years of secondary ed ucation with an impressive tertiary entrance score of 503.7, out of a possible 510 points. His score placed him third amongst all Western Australian students sitting tAe Tertiary Entrance Examinations and he was awarded a General Exhibition for his fine results.

Brian goes into the All Saints' College records too as achieving the highest TEE score seen in the College's seven years of fielding tertiary entrance candidates.

His accomplishments ensure that his name has been added to the burgeoning list of ASC tudents who have been awarded either a General or a Subject Exhibition; he is the fourth ASC student over five years to be a recipient of one of these top awards.

Brian's was not the only familiar name to appear in The West Australian when the 1991 results were published. In fact, as Brian generously noted when interviewed by a reporter from the local newspaper, The Times "It sounds like the school has done really well with a lot of students having cores above 400."

Yes, the College was fortunate to have in the 1991 cla s many students of excellent academic ability. For example, Elizabeth Dillon and Paul Flowerdew scored 470.6

Clare Anthony

Dawnia Chiu

and 470.2 respectively, while David Church's score of 442.9 gave him fourth ranking amongst the ASC students. In total, fourteen of the ninety-seven students who sat the examinations scored over 400.

Certificates of Distinction are awarded to students whose results place them amongst the top .5% of the population sitting each examination. Six students received a total of nine certificates: Clare Anthony - Geography, Dawnia Chiu - Human Biology, Elizabeth Dillon - English Literature, Joanna Guy - Biology, Gerard Mitchell - English Literature, Brian Murphy - Economics, English Literature, Mathematics IJ and Mathematics IIJ Nine Certificates of Distinction, the largest number ever to be awarded to ASC students and an increase from the five awarded in 1990, is another indication of the strong academic achievements of this group of students. In the subject of English Literature, three out of the total of seventeen certificates awarded went to ASC students! (Their teacher, Simon Gipson, showed characteristic modesty when praise was ent in his direction).

A Certificate of Excellence is awarded to

Elizabeth Dillon

Joanna Guy

a student who completes Year 11 and Year 12 course work with at least ten out of twelve grades being As and the remainder being no less than B. Five students received Certificates of Excellence for their consistent work over the two years: Clare Anthony, Dawnia Chiu, Elizabeth Dillon, Paul Flowerdew, Brian Murphy Every student, not only those who have earned special awards, deserves congratulations when he or she completes the requirements for secondary graduation firstly and secondly, receives a TEE score which allows entry to the tertiary course of their choice. Each year larger numbers of students attempt upper-school study. The courses remain as demanding as ever, while entry level requirements for many tertiary courses go up by a few points each year, at least in the case of the most popular courses.

So, to every student who completed the long process of choosing subjects wisely, of keeping up the hours of study over two years and of graduating, whether or not tertiary education was a goal, we extend our congratulations and our best wishes for the future. To the winners of Exhibitions or Certificates, we add a special "Well Done!"

Mrs M. Knox, Assistant Principal (Curriculum).

Gerard Mitchell

Brian Murphy

"YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR" A WARD

Rebecca Coombs

Rebecca Coombs (Year 9) has recently returned from Sydney where she was announced the National winner of the Category Two (Years 9 and 10) Award in the Canon "Young Writers of the Year" Competition. In addition to winning a Canon computer and

printer for the College, Rebecca and a parent receive an all expenses paid trip to Japan for one week during the Easter Holidays 1992.

To enter the competition students were required to write a 2000 word essay on "The Kind of Australia I Would Like to See" giving consideration to social, economic, political, environmental and geographical factors. Of the 1500 entries nationally, 20% were submitted from Western Australia. All State winners were eligible to win the

national competition, the judging panel for which was chaired by the Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer.

Canon Australia met costs for all State winners to attend a function held at the Hotel Nikko in Darling Harbour, Sydney, where prizes were presented and first, second and third national places in each category announced. Cannon also made a donation of $50,000 to the Multiple Sclerosis Society in conjunction with the competition which will be run again in 1992.

DR PETER SIMPSON Doc, the mad Professor, a legend in his own lifetime are all terms of endearment for Dr. Peter Simpson, M.Se., Ph.D. (ydney). Peter has just left All Saints' College after seven and a half memorable years on the teaching staff Dr P. Simpson memorable for the College because of his impact in so many spheres of College life, particularly his unique and effective way of teaching Chemistry but, I believe, memorable for him too.

It was certainly a new direction for Peter arriving as a "fill in" on 3rd July 1984 to teach Science and Chemistry to Years 9, 10 and 11. Previously his professional life had been spent in the tertiary ector at the Universities of Sydney and Western Australia.

Nevertheless he had always been interested in the secondary/tertiary interface and had co-authored a highly successful secondary school chemistry textbook used throughout Australia.

Fortunately for us he stayed on because he enjoyed what he was doing. He has, as he claims, had a chance to learn new skills even at his age and in so doing has had a big impact on College life - whether he was working with his Year 11 or 12 Chemistry cla es, training the Junior Sale of the Century team, preparing "whizz kids" for the University High Schools' Challenge, singing in the Staff Choir, giving a consummate performance as the Modern Major General in "Pirates" or devoting one of countless hundreds of hours to his Chemi try Olympiad students in their accelerated learning programme on Saturday mornings. In the last five years this highly successful programme (which now extends down to Year 9's) has prod uced seven students selected in the top twenty senior Chemistry students in Australia each year and three in the top forty at the inaugural Junior Chemistry Olympiad

Training Camp last year. To cap this one of his students, Brian Murphy was one of four to represent Australia at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Poland last year, bringing home a Bronze Medal.

It is not just luck that has produced these highly successful students. Peter has a unique and distinctive style of teaching and he is thoroughly prepared for every lesson. I have never been game to interrupt the Doc while in "full flight" doing one of his many chemistry demonstrations or giving an elaborate and lucid explanation of a difficult chemistry concept, even if the message was urgent! His classic demonstration to show students the difference between an element and its ion certainly makes its point. Peter devours part of a Hungry Jack's Whopper with salt sprinkled on it (the sodium ion) while offering the remainder with a piece of sodium metal to his students. When the latter portion bursts into flames before their amazed gaze, the students understand the concept!

Peter's success lies in his philosophy of teaching. He is concerned with the intellectual development of the whole child and determines to train each individual to think, a skill not only of benefit at school or university but for life itself. Even back in his early days as a junior member of the Chemistry Department at Sydney University, Peter's fame as a brilliant lecturer spread quickly. His scheduled two hundred students swelled to more than double this number leaving his colleagues with only a handful in their lecture theatres.

Always ready to learn, Peter's lessons never stayed the same from one year to the next.

He was very innovative, always rethinking and refining his presentations and practical assessment procedures. So successful has he been he has been invited to produce a book on his practical mini-tests for the Science Teachers' Association of Western Australia.

This is indeed a tribute.

The Chemistry Olympiad programme at All Saints' has two major premises to which Peter attributes its success. Firstly it must be voluntary with students attending in their own

A COUNTRY WITH A BIT OF CLASS Undulating pastureland is not what one would expect to find in a classroom. However, when the students in Mr Chappell's class constructed three dimensional model farms, the classroom took on a distinctly rural

flavour. The project (part of the "W.A. Farming" unit) was displayed in the library and the children are to be commended on a fine effort.

time and secondly it must not form part of the normal science assessment procedures.

There must be few if any Australian schools where 20% of Science students voluntarily attend school on a Saturday morning. I have been surprised by the sense of camaraderie that exists while real learning is taking place in an atmosphere of fun.

Having shared a laboratory wall with Peter for several years, there was many a time when his voice penetrated through to my room with a seemingly ferocious portent of impending disaster. My Year 8 and 9 students froze in horror, my senior students merely smiled and went on with their work - Dr Simpson was at it again! His students dreaded hearing that word "DOOM" (or DOUBLE DOOM or TRIPLE DOOM for gross mistakes).

However laughter permeated many of his lessons. Peter's idiosyncratic laugh, once heard is never forgotten.

However much he loves his subject and teaching, it is the individual student who is of most interest to Peter. He loves people and has a genuine interest in getting to know his students whether or not they are brilliant Chemistry students. Students see him as a friend and mentor, not merely as an outstanding Chemistry teacher.

When asked to reflect on his time at All Saints', Peter claimed that the Year 12 Retreats were not only enormously beneficial to the students but that they had helped to revitalise him and keep him dynamic and thinking. He attributed this to their "brilliant planning" by the Chaplain and Guidance Counsellor. Peter is a very positive person readily finding good in all types of people.

His support as a colleague has been invaluable while his contributions to the life of All Saints' College in its developing years are hard to measure, even though being able to quantify things is a mark of a good scientist. We do know that the enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic and eccentric Dr Simpson will be remembered fondly by staff and students alike.

Mrs L. Kirke, Assistant Principal (Administration)

ALL SAINTS COLLEGE

Music Recital Programme 1992 Each year the Arts Foundation of the College presents a series of concerts which are open to the public.

Professional musicians have been invited to perform at the College as part of the "Music on the South Bank" programme for 1992.

SUNDAY, 22nd MARCH 1992 SUNDAY, 10th MAY 1992 SUNDAY, 28th JUNE 1992 SUNDAY, 9th AUGUST 1992 For reservations telephone 332 5458 Tickets: $6.00

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Remembrance Day, November 11th 1991 Our Primary Library Programme this year ha involved looking at important days and fe tivals. Each month we have selected an event and focused on it for a couple of lessons. aturally, Remembrance Day wa con idered a priority and we carefully planned a full scale effort over a three week period.

During Library periods prior to the big day we invited guest speakers from amongst our grand parents to share with us their personal experiences during wartime. What an in piration that proved to be!

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Mr Barny Richards, one ofthe guest speakers On Wednesday 6th, Mr Barny Richards (Adela Laurenson' grandfather) held us spellbound with his recollections about life on board a troop carrier, guerrilla attacks on our army men in Labuan Island the disappearance of the Sultan of Brunei's priceless jewels. Also on the day, Mr Charles Robertson (Shona's grandfather) had us all imaging what it would be liked to be a choolaged child during war conditions with gas ma k and evacuation problems.

Friday brought u Je ica Burton's grandfather, who was an Interpreter with the British Occupational forces in Japan during the months following the bombing of that country. He shared actual war documents written in Japanese that had been used to train men for that job. Keen Japanese students had a field day eagerly scanning them trying to extract secret information, but were foiled in their attempts.

Ms Burn's class were doubly lucky in having Mr Alien Gittos (Catherine Riley's grandfather). Mr Gittos who was in Intelligence in ew Guinea and Palestine had exciting tales to tell of the Kokada Trail, and the Brisbane Line and brought home to us the sadness of war when mates are lost. Mrs MelIor was a VAD - a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment group who performed Red Cross type work in nursing and a member of the Pleiades Club, a group formed from old scholar from the seven Independent Colleges in the Perth area - which helped entertain the troops during World War 11. She brought in medals from both World Wars and told u about blackouts, rationing and how Australians at home coped with the war.

Mr Richards was much in demand especially at question time and seemed to have enjoyed himself so much that we invited him in for a econd gruelling session. He was magnificent and excelled himself with scary tales about fear in the jungle during the night a well a his other exciting exploit .

By the time this goes to print we will have heard what Mr Williams (David Shugg's grandfather) has to say on the war topic. He was a gunnery Lieutenant in the army in North Africa so should have a different angle to share with us.

On Remembrance Day each student was encouraged to bring a flower. The Library

area was filled with their perfume. Three very artistic mums led by another wonderful grandparent, Mrs Elaine Porter made beautiful wreaths. Our visitors listened to background music recorded by the Fifth Military Band conducted by Captain Colin Harper while all the primaries set up around the flag.

After a brief introduction Je sica Burton read "In Flanders Field" movingly and the wreaths were laid by a representative of each class. Monica Barratt on keyboard, led us in Advance Australia Fair. Our Flag Party, very capably led by Nicholas Albanis lowered the flag while the scouts, cubs, sea scouts, guides and brownies saluted. During the flag lowering Page Lewis played her trumpet for the two minute silence and the haunting notes evoked the solemnity of the occasion.

Father Dean performed the closing prayer and the hort but effective ceremony concluded on a quiet tone.

During the following weeks student will explored "Dunkirk", the Raid on Filton, Blitz on Bri tol, diary extracts from an eighteen year old member of the army forces, kindly loaned to us by Mrs Sue Cooper and war souvenirs brought in by students.

Our students should fully appreciate the tragedy of war and the serious consequences to family and country in the aftermath.

Sandra Potter

Part of the wreath laying ceremony

THE FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT All Saints' Day is alway a special day in the College. ot only do we remind ourselve of our origins as a College and celebrate that with All Saint ' College bi cuit (thank you Mrs Greville and associates), but we also celebrate it with a Eucharist, this is a special event in itself.

Thi year the day was even made more special because it was the la t day for Year Twelves 1991 in the College as tudents. They held a special assembly and in the evening we held the Year Twelve Dinner and Worship Service in their honour. If thi wasn't enough to make the day special, we also had as our special guest at the Eucharist, Bishop David Murray who was making hi first official visit as the Bishop of the southern region.

We were pleased to welcome him into our midst in his new role and especially grateful for his presence and the thoughtful words of his sermon.

We have had Bishop David as a special guest since then, he came to the Junior School Final Assembly. We hope to see Bishop David as a regular visitor.

The Principal Mr A. H. London

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The Principal, Mr London with Bishop David Murray, Father Dean Griffiths and Emma Harris.

Mathematical WORK EXPERIENCE 1991 Olympiads For Primary Schools (MOPS) MOPS which began in Australia in 1987 aims to stimulate children's interest and enthusiasm for problem solving in mathematics. MOPS is affiliated with the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary Schools (MOES) ew York (1979).

Each year MOPS offers five Mathematical Olympiads, each of five questions, in May, June, July, August and September.

All Saints' College entered a team of twenty eight Year Seven students in the 1991 competition, competing against 551 other schools throughout Australia. This year there were 13,538 students in the MOPS competition.

All Saints' College gained 19th place out of all competing schools in Australia and was the third highest in W.A. Two of our students did exceptionally well. Monica Barratt scored 23 out of a possible 25 points and Scott Payne 20 out of 25. Eighteen students were in the top 10% of scores in Australia.

The MOPS team have worked very hard, meeting regularly on a Wednesday morning at 7.45am under the guidance of Mr Robert Plumb who has motivated them to this excellent standard. fill Williams

Career Education is said to be the involvement in learning experiences designed to help individuals develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to make and implement realistic career decisions and plans.

With this definition in mind Work Experience for ALL Year 10 and Year II students was arranged during August and October 1991.

It has been argued that there are sound educational, economic and equity reasons for the inclusion of work experience in the curriculum. Work Experience has the potential: • to provide a relevant focus for student learning • to establish and maintain a balance between theory and practice; • to develop a sense of coherence for student learning • to exercise informed choices regarding post-school options; • to develop a broad range of competencies to earn a living; • to achieve the goal of life-long learning (eg: through continuous education and training); • to increase productivity; • to produce a more effective workforce; • to increase standards of living To achieve the aims of the above, each of our students was required to find their own work placement with some guidance from myself and parents. With few exceptions, this was achieved without too much trauma. In searching for work sites students were encouraged to seek experiences in occupations which they might like to choose as a careerpath. This necessitated the use of telephone directories, street directories, telephone calls, writing letters and being

Care Croatia Thanks ASC! Over a two week period, students and staff at All Saints' contributed much to the Care Croatia Campaign. A truck load of foodstuffs, blankets and clothes was donated by members of the College community - from the junior school through to the secondary school.

This humanitarian gesture was greatly appreciated by Mr Radich who, on behalf of the Care Croatia Cockburn Committee,

thanked members of the College community for their wonderful support.

The much needed generous donations was, along with other materials collected in W.A., shipped in containers to Europe and on to Croatia through Austria.

All gifts and donations most certainly helped us to bring a little joy to a rather bleak and sad time for the Croations during the Christmas season.

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interviewed by prospective employers. Some or all of these experiences put a lot of students into a new learning curve which in most cases they traversed undaunted. Students were required to experience all of these things without too much help from parents and using myself as a last resort.

For some students their proposed programmes were affected by depressed economic conditions. Some students had placements cancelled at the last minute and the College then helped them to find new ones.

All students went to their place of employment with a Work Experience Journal which allowed them to record their experiences. Part of the directions given to students was to get them to research one of several topics in their Journal such as "Women in the Workplace" "What is Workers Compensation" "Industrial Relations" etc. In addition students were advised to collect and collate as many materials as they could from the work site which may help them in (a) choosing subjects for Years 11 and 12, (b) building up knowledge and understanding of career paths that may be open to them post-Year 12.

Students from both years worked not only in the Metropolitan areas but as far away as Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Dandaragan, Busselton, Narrogin. Most students were either visited by staff from All Saints' College or, where this was not possible, at least telephoned.

As a result of our programme some of the students have been offered summertime jobs, offered employment post-Year 12 and encouraged to visit work sites again. In fact, some students are using their own holidays to return for further work experience.

Prior to going on Work Experience, students were given advice about dress, punctuality, courtesy, interview techniques and employer expectations.

A database of prospective employers is now being established which will help with the programme for 1992 and beyond. In this regard, any input from parents who are able to assist with this successful programme would be appreciated. The help of parents this year has been much appreciated.

All of our students conducted themselves in an exemplary manner and comments from employers like "the best Work Experience student we have every had" I would offer him/ her a Cadetship after Year 12" were not uncommon. At one work site a student was showing a Computer Technician how to install a computer - because the Technician could not get it to function. ot only did this student perform tasks to the satisfaction of his employer, but also he managed to repair to working order other computer equipment that had been in a store room idle.

I believe that this programme is useful in assisting all students academic and nonacademic to exercise informed choices regarding school subjects and post-College options.

Well done Year 10 and Year 11 students of 1991.

Mr R. Glasheen, Work Experience CoOrdinator

THE PRINCIPAL'S ANNUAL REPORT This year's Annual Report is written in the context of economic and political uncertainty, and yet the year has been a very po itive one for the College.

The media, especially the print and television arms, has been dominated by stories of gloom and doom related to that concept or word that many people knew and no-one wanted to verbalise. Even the replacement Treasurer was not sure about how seriou our economic times were, in a relative sen e, and debate till ensues about whether we had to have uch times as these at all.

I mention these points because our operation and our outlook need to be both tempered by economic realities and yet we need to be able to measure and recognise the genuine reality, a opposed to the commonly perceived picture, it is a difficult ta k for u all. How much harder for our children, especially those who are older and therefore closer to the cutting edge of such things as employment and unemployment prospects?

We have now completed the first year of our second decade and in terms of stability, development and growth, it has been encouraging. The decision to proceed with the Junior School was made in principle last year and it was encouraging then that with our refined enrolment procedures we were able to enrol an extra Year 5 class in approximately one month. It has been reassuring that during the year we have received a positive response to our application for a low interest loan for the Junior School, and that it has been encouraging to see the Junior School concept, as devised by Summerhaye and Way, begin to take shape before u . At the time of the writing of thi report the College i at the point of considering the various tenders, at the time of your reading of this report the work on the building site will be underway. So time moves on.

This year we see the culmination of twelve years of membership of the Board of Management by Dr Ian Gibson, his last three as Chairman. He of all people has seen all of the changes about which I write. He of all people has a better feel for the overall context in which we operate and for the progress we have made as a College. For hi marvellou contribution, for the energy he has devoted, for the interest he has shown and for the humility and love he has lived out for u in Christian witness we are grateful. Dr Gibson has made an unparalleled contribution to All Saints' College and for this we heartily thank and praise him.

As a developing Christian community we look to the future with hope and expectation, we consider the struggles of the present in the context of that hope and we offer prayers and thanks for the previous life of the College.

THE GENERAL SCENE Last year I wrote, "In recent months there has been much public debate about Education, the focal point for much of the debate has been government funding, whilst this concept of a national curriculum and

the decline in standard have been other strands that have attracted much heated debate." In many respects not much has changed, in some other re pects there has been a clear movement, e pecially in the area of post-compulsory education. The area of funding, always a vital point of concern for independent schools like our own, has become more of a concern for the independent sector and has been more carefully crutinised by bodies such as NCISA (The ational Council of Independent Schools' Associations) and AISW A (The Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia). The inclusion of the CISA response to the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the recent Parent Notice is an ind ication of the keen attention this area needs to be given by the independent sector. We are grateful that the executive officers of these two important bodies are ever vigilant and have good access to Mr Dawkins and Mrs Hallahan. The area of funding has dropped out of the public debate, all the more reason for the independent sector to remain ever vigilant. AISW A and NCISA are bodies which are important to all of us involved in the independent sector of education. In a recent copy of College Quarterly I made specific reference to some of the realities of the economic and financial scene and how it has impact on independent school in general and on All Saints' College in particular.

In 1992 the Federal Government recurrent funds which are paid on a per capita basis to the College are being held at the 1991 cash figure. In 1992 the State Government recurrent funds which are being paid to the College are being held at the 1991 ca h figure. Together the e two recurrent grants to the College, while being held at the 1991 figures, will represent a drop in real terms of nearly 2% in the income of the College. In addition, the concept of Senior Teacher has been introduced in the Independent Teachers' Award. This is a very good concept and it ha been supported by both the Federal and State Governments in principle, but the extra cost has attracted only part funding from the Federal Government and no funding at all from the State Government. As I mentioned in last year's report the Training Guarantee Legislation requires after June of this coming year, 1.5% of the wages and salaries bills of the College to be spent on training.

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This is an excellent concept and the College has always had a strong commitment to profe ional development. However, in a difficult year one might look for economies in such an area, this cannot be contemplated. The net result of these elements of government policy is to simply place further strictures on our activities and to reduce the flexibility of our operations.

If I added to this list the fact that funding for Special Education has been further cut for 1992 then our usual receipt of between $5-6,000 will probably be reduced or be nonexistent.

I can quite easily accept the argument that in "tough times" some important reevaluation and cost cutting might take place, but we are still a developing College and a I aid in my CQ article, we do not want to compromise in any way on the quality of our established high standards. This is a challenge that we will have to brace ourselves for this year, and I suggest, for many years to come. It is however a challenge which should find commitment from us all.

With respect to the ational Curriculum the moves continue. Through my membership of the AISW A Education Committee we are able to keep a watching brief on developments in this area. What is of concern to me is the number of reports and initiatives in the field of education to which either AISW A or All Saints' College is asked to respond, and usually in the next fortnight. Here i an incomplete list of some of the reports and initiative that have had an impact on the 1991 education year.

EDUCA TIONAL ISSUES AND REPORTS 1991 • Technology Education • NBEET - Career Education • Industry Education Forum: Declaration of Goals for Australian Schools • Compulsory Schooling: The Early Years BEET - Student Images of Teaching • • BEET: The Quality of Teaching • ational Statement on English ational Policy on the Education of Girls • • ACER: Effective Schools Project • Evaluation of New Upper School Mathematic Courses • ational Curriculum Development English; Mathematics • The Finn Report - Post Compulsory Schooling • Australia's Language - The Australian Language and Literacy Policy I mentioned the area of post-compulsory education. In recent months the State Government has launched a programme for post- compulsory education in Western Au tralian Schools. This programme has been initiated by the Ministry of Education and it is that b( . >,'s reaction to the "Finn Report" entitled Young People's Participation in Post-Compulsory Education and Training. The newspaper article of September 9th, 1991 made reference to new school choices and "pathways". The reason I mention this is because prior to the launch, and in the subsequent months, there has been no

consultation with this College and AISW A had to request documentation from the Ministry. This seems to be a significant shift involving changes in the requirements for graduation and the new concept of a "C" grade being a pass. It involve change with re pect to entrance to T AFE and this will have an impact on a sector of our students.

Yet to this point, the Ministry of Ed ucation has not really gone through the normal consultative process that it usually goes through with the independent sector. Time will tell whether this i the new paradigm or whether this has been an oversight. The fact that NCISA has developed a response which encompasses a wide variety of concern about the Finn Report and all this in the face of an already existing State Government response to Finn is indicative of the need for the independent sector to always be fully informed. On the surface I might be writing about something that is a mere oversight, on the other hand it might be a ca e for us needing to ring the alarm bells throughout the whole of the Western Australian independent sector.

On a more sombre note, we need to keep in our thought Canberra Grammar School, which as a result of an ACT Budget deci ion in September 1991, looks likely to have a reduction in government income of 50% or $385,000. There are ome other Canberra chools, which it seems, are similarly affected. They are suffering from what they feel is a lack of consultation, the defiance of commitment, the lack of considerations of equity and timing, and the related financial implications for the schools and the parent.

It imply serves to remind us that to be informed and alert and in meaningful contact with the policy makers is of paramount importance to us all.

B ILDI GS A D GRO DS La t year I was able to report that the new Sambell Centre was being fully utilised.

That trend continues and with the extra demands being made from extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, plus the normal round of College activities, there is a constant flow of bookings for all of the facilities. The gallery foyer came into its own this year with the highly successful print exhibition of the print works for Kazuhiro Yamamoto. Apart from this being a financial uccess with excess funds being put into future artist-in-residency programmes, the gallery foyer was on show as a most appo ite multi-functional area. What did we do before we had all of the e facilities? Those individual who were part of the planning, and those people who were part of the fundraising, should be mightily encouraged by their work.

The Chapel continues to be the focal point for much of the worship in the College and of cour e in the Parish. (Remembering that the weekly liturgy for the Senior School and College Eucharists take place in the P.A. Centre.) The bronze cross is now in the appropriate place in the anctuary. A kind donation from Miss Eleanor Brett, one of the Bull Creek parishioners, has enabled a fine electronic organ to be installed and the Chapel Management Committee has

overseen the development of a Memorial Garden behind the Chapel. Thi garden will be ble ed and commissioned in the near future. There is still some work to be done in developing candle- holders for the altar and for cupboards in the vestry and the choir, but the Chapel now has a wonderful feel about it. In anyone week one can attend an early morning worship service, a parish choir practice, a College Choir practice, a Junior School Worship Service or a House Wor hip Service. All of this is in addition to the gazetted Parish Eucharists and worship. The Chapel is well and truly becoming a more integral part of the life of both the College and the Parish and we should all give praise for the continuation of this unique conjoint Parish-College initiative.

Work on the Junior School plan continue . The demountable, the doublesized clas room for Year Six students in 1991, ha worked very well as a temporary mea ure and it has been well received by both staff and students. Its presence has given us all a foretaste of an expanded Junior School. We will all need to be flexible and adaptable during the next few month. I am sure that everyone connected with the Junior School project will be pleased with the final product. It will enhance the whole College to a high degree.

Site works for Junior School extensions With the growth of the demand for Science teaching in the College there has been an extra demand on the science laboratories.

The cience laboratories are currently used at the rate of 96%. When it was considered that the laboratory a sistants were unable to function effectively and that the rooms were being used well in excess of the 75% average, ome measures needed to be taken.

The Board of Management has approved of the conversion of D7, which is currently the typing room, into an extra science laboratory for 1992. Thi will lighten the load on the other rooms, but it indicate the need of further planning for accommodation in this vital area of study.

During the Board of Management's Annual Tour of Inspection of the College at the conclusion of Term Three they were apprised of the refurbishments that had taken place in the interim : new carpets in the P.A. Centre, C Block and D Block and the related painting in these area .

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They also noted the resurfaced Basketball Court. They were able to note the need for some future works neces ary in the Ad ministration Building, a build ing originally intended for a school of 500 pupils.

They were able to note the need for changes in the present golf course and the need for the relocation of one hole and they were able to notice more effective signage around the driveways.

On uch an in pection they all come to reali e how lucky we are to have uch wellkept and functional buildings in such pleasant grounds. For this we have to thank the Bursar, the Grounds Staff led by the new Head Groundsman: Mr Terry Sproule and the Maintenance ection headed by Mr Tom Rennick. These two member of staff head two very important teams on the staff and I thank them for another year of untiring efforts.

ENROLME T In the context of the pre ent economic conditions it is pleasing to note that interest in the College for new emolments continues apace and the retention of exi ting tudents i very good. The Registrar and the Assistant Regi trar : Mr Payne and Mr Jone continue to receive daily interest in emolments in at the College. In addition to this, there have been the extra emolments of Year One-Six 1993 in anticipation of the complete Junior School. The process of using individual parent interviews after the group interviews continues, and because of the extra 1993 emolments the Head of the Junior School, Mrs Williams, has been involved in the interview proce in addition to myself. It has indeed been a very busy year in this area.

Given the fact that there has been a net decrease in independent school tudent numbers in 1991, although this was mainly in the Eastern States and in the Boarding Schools, the Colleg~ must be ever cognisant of the economic constraint on existing and future parents. I am grateful for the work of the Registrar and her a si tant and for the way that they loyally represent the College.

The Emolment Working Party continues to review its policies, to avoid being supportive of a singularly academic approach and to make All Saints' College open to siblings, clergy children and those in the order of the waiting li t their order of priority. Efforts continue to be made to give consideration to former students returning from interstate and overseas and to students transferring from other independentschoo~.

The Board of Management acknowledge the wide support that the College receives and it regularly looks at the area of Scholarships, Bursaries and special award .

It is with pleasure that I announce for 1992 the fir t of the Principal's Scholarships, these exist to support the present Board of Management Scholarships and they are tenable for Years 11 and 12. I am pleased too to announce the inaugural Thorburn Scholarships for 1992. A full list of the scholarships and their recipients is available in the Speech Night Programme. The full list is indicative of the extra support that

activities. I have not detailed how the Music Department headed by Mrs Ruth Bailey has continued to grow in stature and range, how the FN A Netball Teams and the Rock Eistedfodd Dance Group and the Aerobics Groups have all either kept up their standards or have been added to our list of activities. Suffice it to say that I believe we offer a rich programme and that the students are very fortunate to have such a wide range of quality opportunities.

continues to grow in order to help worthy students in their studies.

THE CURRICULUM I n mid-October the Senior Staff (Academic) took some time away to look at the curriculum offerings of the College.

Together we focussed on the curriculum in the light of the Mission Statement, "All Saints' College aims to enable each student to achieve his/ her full potential and to develop as a caring individual capable of making worthwhile contributions to society." The specific outcome of the time away was the development of a re-vamped approach to the Year 8 curriculum for 1993.

It is hoped that the outcomes will be as exciting as the process. A similar activity is planned for the Pastoral Care leaders, the Heads of Houses. The process is typical of the approach that we have developed in our continuing considerations of the curriculum offerings and how they reflect our Mission Statement. This process requires regular and planned reflection.

Some of the immediate changes that are planned are the continuation of Japanese into Year 9 for 1992 and the eq ual offering of Japanese, French and Italian to all Year 8 students. The development of all of the new Mathematics subjects introduced in Year 11 this year into Year 12 in 1992. This has required a lot of extra work in the Mathematics Department and for this I thank the Mathematics staff, especially Mr Percy Jordan and Mr Bruce Groves. In anticipation of curriculum changes in the National Curriculum and because of their natural inclination, Mr Keith Brewin (Art) and Messrs. Kent Williams and Colin Jenner (Science) have been working together on an exciting venture in the area of Technology. This fledgling initiative which crosse traditional subject barriers will, I am sure, be an important key to future curriculum development in the College.

With the growth of interest in the Sciences it is no surprise that an extra Chemistry class will be required for Year 11 next year.

The Religious Education programme under the leadership of Mrs Amanda Short is now soundly re-e tablished and the overall student response has been favourable.

Religious Education is formally taught to all students in Years 5-10.

In more general terms the College is ready for its official move away from the Unit Curriculum and students who leave the College at the conclusion of Year 10 will receive an All Saints' College Certificate of Exeat. The College has had a firm commitment to the promotion of environmental education and the appointment of Ms Jane Brandenburg to the position of Environmental Education Co-ordinator with the task of promoting environmental education through the College both within subjects and in the wholistic sense has begun to have a recognised benefit to the College. The student initiated programmes such as largescale tree planting and the re-cycling of high quality paper are a testament to her hard work in this pilot year. Ms Brandenburg will have the opportunity to continue her work in subsequent years.

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Students of the Earth In the areas of Co-Curricular and ExtraCurricular education, the Camp Programme continues to be refined and redefined. Next year the Year Eight Programme will be more carefully linked in with the House/Tutor System and the orientation programme for Year Eights. The remainder of the programme for Years Nine to Twelve will continue in its present form.

These camps are all closely linked with the overall Pastoral Care Programme. For his work as the Camp Co-ordinator 1990-1991 I would like to thank Mr Colin Jenner, and for her leadership of the Camp Policy Review Committee I would also thank Mrs Leonie Kirke. For their leadership of 1991 Camps my thanks go to: Father Dean Griffiths (Year 12), Mrs Carolyn Montgomery and Mr Keith Brewin (Year 10), Mr David Taylor (Year 9) and Mr Anthony Radich (Year 8) and all of the leaders of the Voluntary Year Eleven Camps. The Peer Support Programme will be more closely linked with the Pastoral Care programme activities through the Tutor Groups in 1992, this should be a useful and logical refinement. After four years of hosting Japanese Homestay visits we have decided to have a rest year in 1992. These have been exciting ventures. The introduction of a Year Eight and Nine ACC Sporting Competition has been a welcome addition to the College Programme. At a recent meeting of the ACC Sports Management Committee it was decided to offer Interschool Sport for Year Ten in 1992 on a limited basis in the Southern Area Schools (SAS). I would envisage in 1993 a good level of competition for Years EightTwelve in the ACC and the College is fully supportive of that principle. The quality of organisation and games in the ACC has improved measurably over the last few years and we are indeed fortunate to be in this Interschool Catholic Competition in our own right, even more interesting has been my membership of the ACC Executive.

Readers of this Report will marvel, I am sure, at the growth in the breadth and range of offerings that the College makes in activities outside of the classroom. We are blessed with a positive and hard working staff who are ever keen to encourage and train students in these many and varied 7

STUDENTS At the time of the writing of this report the seventh group of Year Twelve's will be sitting for the TEE. On that basis we are still a very young College and yet we have been able to develop a balanced programme that produces students who are usually wellequipped for the post-Year Twelve phase or Year Thirteen as I call it. It is a common activity for the public at large and parents in general to look at TEE results as the measure of success of the College. I would agree that it is a measure, but it needs to be only one of many measures. It is all too easy to fall into the trap of making a lot of sweeping generalisations on the basis of a small amount of information.

It is pleasing to report that in the 1990 TEE one of our students, Sarah Hedges, received a General Exhibition for being 19th in the State, 13% of the students received an aggregate in excess of 400, 5 students gained Certificates of Distinction and 5 students gained Certificates of Excellence.

Sarah Hedges, for being in the top 500 in Australia received $2,000 from the Federal Government. The College has received Subject or General Exhibitions in three of the last four years and the percentage of students who have qualified for tertiary entrance over the last six years is in excess of 75%. What is important is the fact that All Saints' College attempts to equip all of its students to find their niche in life and it is important to realise that it is not a universal aim for Year Twelve students to aspire to tertiary entrance. In fact much less than half of the Year Twelve students in the State could ever be accommodated in W.A. 's tertiary institutes. Successful graduation is much more of an important aim for the whole cohort than for tertiary entrance. In 1990,96% of our Year Twelve's achieved graduation. Parents should feel assured that most students do achieve their academic potential at the College, and as Mr Groves wrote in his report to the Board this year, "There is always a small number of students whose personal problems significantly affect their performance."

It is not possible in such a report to detail the many and varied achievements of the students in the College. I am happy to report that as a whole College we once again won the "B" Division ACC Swimming and improved from fourth to third place in the "B" Division of the ACC Athletics. We had an exceptional individual result in the ACC Cross Country with Mark Pressley winning the Under 15 race and when he competed nationally for the State he came second in the same race. In the ACC Interschool competitions the College won more games than it lost. What is more important is that

the students of the College always acquit them elve very well in terms of the Codes of Conduct of their re pective ports. It wa pleasing to note the performance of the netball girls in their membership of the ACC Representative Team in the Tran -Tasman Competition in Sydney in October. Mr Jennie Logan and Ms Melanie Bozich plan to take two ASC Netball Teams to New Zealand next year. The inaugural entry of College team in the Rock Eistedfodd and the Schools Aerobics Competition resulted in finalists. Quite clearly the role of the Phy ical Education Staff and of Former Student in all of the.:. activities is vital and we need to thank f1e Head of Physical Education: Mr Neil Collins, the Sports Coordinator : Mr Peter Whipp and Mr Sharon Wilson and • Melanie Bozich for their extra work in all of these multi-faceted activities.

The Art Programme encompa ing the College Concert, the Interhou e Concert, the College Production - "Pirates" the Annual Art Exhibition, the inaugural Dance Festival, the Mu ical Performance Evenings, the Theatre Arts Drama Evenings and the Arts Foundation Creative Writing A wards is all evidence of a very strong programme in the Arts. This is a programme which offer a wide range of students many opportunities for personal and group expression. This latter was trongly in evidence in the Mime Evening which was one of the many pleasing outcomes of the involvement of our Artist-in- Re idence for 1991 : Ms Kri ztina Bodonyi. It is important that we encourage all of the children to participate and to grow in these area offered for personal development.

Obviously we are graced with the talent and enthu ia m of the staff leadership from Mrs Ruth Bailey (Music), Ms Patricia Derrington (Drama), Mr Keith Brewin (Practical and Creative Arts), Mr Simon Gipson (English) and Mrs Sharon Wilson (Dance). It is also clear that there are many other staff who support and work in the e areas.

The cast of Pirates Another area that ha continued to grow, almost unabated is the Science Olympiad Programme. What in effect has happened is a genuine flourishing of the love of learning. Special mention needs to be made of Brian Murphy who wore the "Green Blazer" in Poland and won a Bronze Medallion at international level. The College has four students who have been awarded CSR Summer School Places in

Canberra for January 1992. To be awarded seven (7) places in the space of two years makes ours a singular achievement in Australian Schools.

We had a national winner in an Environmental competition, three students have been cho en for the Junior Australian Chemistry Olympiad, two students were awarded CSIRO Research places, four students were BHP State Finalists, three students have been awarded place at the Murdoch Summer School and four for the W.A. Science Summer School. In addition twenty one students were recognised in the Science Talent Search with one tudent winning a fir t prize. In the Junior School the students were seventeenth out of five hundred and fifty one Australian Schools in the Primary Mathematics Olympiad and third in the State.

The students have achieved outstanding results, even on an Au tralia-wide standard and the key staff, especially Dr Peter Simpson and Mrs Carolyn Montgomery and Ms Jane Brandenburg have developed a marvellous image for science in the College.

We have a record number of Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates this year, our thanks go to Mr Brian Hanson. The Parents' & Friends' Society sponsored places on STS Leeuwin have been well received and M Greta Cleghorn's work in this area i much appreciated.

It was an unusual situation to interview Simon London as the College Captain-elect after the Student Executive elections at the end of 1990. I would like to record that I have enjoyed working with him and his team during the year. Their development as a team wa helped in an important way through the Leadership Camp held at Christ Church Grammar School's Camp site, Kooringal, under the guidance of Mr Simon Gipson, Ms Jane Brandenburg and Mr Kent Williams. The Student Executive's contribution to the College of the Annual Sports Award i a welcome addition to our prize list. I believe that they have offered a good model for all tudents to aspire to and I thank them for their unique contribution.

What has been in effect a urvey of student achievements has highlighted a few individuals and a few achievements. We all know that noting such achievements does not record the large number of participants in our activities, the quiet achievers who go about their participation with dedication and purpose. I always find it stimulating to be in their company and to observe their energy and enthusia m. For that I thank and praise them.

STAFF Once again we are indebted to the hard work, the dedication and the enthusiasm of the whole staff of the College. It is important

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that as a College we should put our efforts into re- developing the ense of vocation amongst the teaching taff and for us to be always maintaining our efforts to develop formation programme for them. The existence of a Formative Appraisal Programme for the teaching staff is a major indicator of our thoughts in the positive development of the teachers. In addition to these changes, the creation of the Senior Teacher positions in the Independent Teachers' Award has allowed for a career pathway other than the Head of Department role.

The Board of Management ha engaged itself in the process of modifying the Long Service entitlements of the teaching taff and in developing an over-award payment for them as well. These are both part of a continuing recognition of the important contribution made by the e people and an attempt to develop suitable and relevant forms of recognition. The staff has also begun to add to these developments through its staff-based Professional Development Committee, a committee that will make a major contribution to the overall concept of teaching as a vocation.

STAFF CHA GES In my Report last year I indicated that the College had come of age becau e of the concept of Long Service Leave being a regular phenomenon after the end of 1990.

During the year Mr Bruce Groves continued to act in the stead of Mrs Marilyn Knox on leave. In addition Mr John Mills replaced Mr Mark Stapleton on leave and Ms Greta Cleghorn took on the position of Assistant Principal (acting) whil t Mrs Leonie Kirke was on Long Service Leave.

During that time Mr Percy Jordan acted as the Head of Mathematics and Mr David Taylor acted as the Head of Social Studies.

All of those staff members have reverted to their former status.

At the beginning of Term One, Mrs Christine Laidman (part-time Art) resigned and was replaced by Mr David Thomson.

At the end of Semester One Mr Jenny Pendlebury (Head of Physical Education) resigned to travel overseas and Mr eil Collins was appointed in her place. In addition Ms Melanie Bozich (Physical Education) became a full-time member of staff and Mrs Sharon Wilson (Physical Education Dance) replaced Mrs Pendlebury. Mrs Judith Kenny (part-time Social Studies) and Mrs Lyn Southam (parttime English) began in Term One. During the year Mr Dixie Joy (Head Ground man) resigned to become Head Ground man at Christ Church Grammar School and his position has been taken by Mr Terry Sproule. This sums up the major changes for 1991.

At the conclu ion of thi year Mrs Marian Kemp will leave to return to a new position at Murdoch University, Dr Peter Simpson will take up a newly created position at the University of Western Australia and Mr Chan will also complete his time at the College. In De..cember we will bid farewell to our acting Guidance Counsellor Ms Suri Kistan - she will return to Scotland and in January Mr Moshe Price will return from

his position in Scotland. Mr Braden Short will take a year's leave to study and to test his vocation, he will be replaced by a former member of staff Mr David Ashmore. Staff replacements are completed and we will welcome Mrs Jenny Bell, Mrs Patricia Chancellor and Mr Melville Fialho to these respective positions. In addition we have the resignation of Father Dean Griffiths who will almost certainly return to parish work in the Diocese, and the resignation of the Bursar Mr Allan Brown who will conclude his time here at the end of the year. I thank all of the staff for their individual and collective contributions. I believe that we have an excellent group of adults who work with our children and as I have said on many previous occasions we should never take them for granted. Like all of us they need positive reinforcement and not just in Annual Reports!

I would like to especially thank Father Dean Griffiths as he moves into a new and challenging area for his contribution to the religious life of the College during his years as Chaplain.

I would like to thank Mr Allan Brown for his enthusiastic five years contribution as the Bursar of the College. We will all miss Dr Peter Simpson who is one of the genuine characters in science education in We tern Australia and a part of the myths and legends of the College. The grounds are evidence of the heritage that Dixie Joy left us.

I am indebted to all of the members of the Senior Staff (Pastoral and Academic) and to the members of the 1991 Senior Administration Team especially this year Mrs Jill Williams, Mrs Leonie Kirke for her tireless and uncomplaining support, Mrs Knox hearty and refreshed in Term Four and Mr Groves for his thoroughness and his support. My thanks to them all.

I would also like to thank the Parents' and Friends' under the leadership of Dr Jeremy AlIen, the Ladies' Forum and the work of Mrs April Watkinson, Mrs Wendy evard, Mrs Trish Dicks and Mrs Cheryl Barr for "one more" Year 12 Dinner. We are always grateful to all of our voluntary workers and we recognise their essential role in our overall operations.

CONCLUSION This Annual Report suggests that once again the College has had a rich and varied year with many individuals having achieved great success and the College as a whole having affirmed its place as a lively and productive school. We have much to be grateful for and the future of the College seems to be assured.

The official recognition by the Board of Management of the need to establish College Archives now ratifies the work that has so far been carried out by Mrs Jan Riley and her two able and voluntary assistants, Mrs Bev Bee and Mrs Theony Pyle. The Archives of the College are in good hands and the careful and proper storage of our rich heritage is now well-developed. We have in effect begun at the beginning. For those with a sense of history this is a most exciting development.

Mrs Bev Bee and Mrs Theony Pyle The archives are only one of the areas that have been surveyed as part of the Information Systems Review that has been held this year. This is part of the overall process of review that the College has undertaken. The College Master Plan was referred to in my Report last year. It has progressed a stage further with my detailed discussion document presented to the Board of Management in September of this year.

The Board is now engaged in more detailed deliberation on the Plan and as the various sections come into focus the relevant sectors of the College community will be further involved. It is an evolutionary activity and one that will continue to keep us all looking

to the future with renewed vigour and clarified aims and objectives. As I said last year I believe that our young people do leave the College with an air of confidence based on their self-knowledge and that they have a good understanding of their strengths and their weaknesses. At some stage we have to let them go, confident in their ability to judge, discern and act.

The recent biennial AHISA (Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia) Conference held at Wesley College looked closely at the theme of Justice in our schools. We were wellchallenged by speakers such as Professor Geoffrey Blainey and Denham Grierson to look to ourselves and to our organisations to see whether we were really accepting the challenge to educate for a just society. Our Chairman, Father Greg O'Kelly reminded us that, "We attempt the wrong thing, if we ever attempt to make a school a direct agent of social change. A school's direct purpose is to be a place of learning and formation. Its impact on society will be indirect through the later lives of its pupils."

Let us hope that this year's group is able to reflect our mission statement and our hopes and prayers for them. If we are successful in this we should find comfort in our reflection on the year. This should also be a cause for prayers of praise.

I wish all the blessings of the season of Christ's birth on you and your family during this Christmas tide.

A. H. London.

Principal

COLLEGE APPOINTS NEW BURSAR

The College Bursar, Mr Mick Dunn The College welcomes Mr M. A. C. Dunn as our new Bursar. Mr Dunn, who prefers to be called Mick, was born in Bunbury and has worked for a number of years in the mining industry.

A qualified Accountant, Mick Dunn has been based in country centres with his previous employment and now lives

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on a ten acre property at Parkerville which he refers to as his rural retreat!

Mick's wife is a teacher and they have two children, a boy aged eight and a girl aged six.

Mick joined the staff of All Saints' College at the start of the new year.

Mrs W. Gratwick

Mark Stapleton's Overseas Trip It would be quite ea y in writing a brief report like this to spend the allocated space writing a ickeningly detailed list of wondrous experience; beautiful places visited, delightful people encountered, and the joy of continual serendipity. And that' exactly what I intend to do!

However, in order to limit thi article to my allocated one page, I would like to focus on ome of our experiences of the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, where we were fortunate enough to pend May and June this year.

Our ferry from mainland Greece arrived at the verdant island of Samo at 6.00am on a beautiful day in late May. There is something magical about the Greek Islands, especially early in the morning watching the un ri e and the mist over the i land slowly dissipate. Samos was a two week adventure for us - very much a case of if its good enough for Shirley Vallentine then it might ju t be acceptable to u . Although I was a touch worried that Pam might spot some bronzed, taut-bodied Costo and want to trade in the rather old, paunch, white model with whom she'd been travelling for eight months. ating at Greek Taverna, wimming in aquamarine water, motor bike riding all over the island, and compul ory siestas these are a few of my favourite things. The only problem we encountered on Samos was Pam rediscovering that she did n't know how to ride a motorcycle in and and corre pondingly redi covering that she did know how to patch up badly grazed knees, faces and egos.

From Samos we left for what was meant to be a day trip to the Turkish mainland and became three weeks of adventure through Turkey and Yugoslavia. One of the highlights of Turkey was the moving and inspiring six hour tour of the Gallipoli

peninsular. The Anzac legend, which was forged at Gallipoli, has shaped all of our lives to some degree, and the respect that Turkish people still feel for Au tralians is evidenced by incredible hospitality and friendliness. The spirit of Gallipoli is alive and well, and was focused for us by the moving irony of our Turkish guide standing on the edge of Anzac Cove and reading a letter from a seventeen year old digger, sent in July 1915, to his mother in Sydney.

Rereading what to me are some of the most beautiful and moving words ever writtenby Ataturk (The Turkish leader) about the Gallipoli campaign seems to urn up the Turkish-Australian relationship: "Those Heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country Therefore rest in peace There is no difference between the lohnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours You the Mothers who sent their sons from far away countries Wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace.

After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.

(A TA TURK 1934) From northern Turkey we headed down the coast by bus (Turkey has a very modern bus ervice) to Fethiye which is a beautiful resort with golden sands and crystal clear water. On our first evening at a local re taurant we met seven New Zealanders and an Au tralian with whom we ended up spending a fantastic week with aboard a yacht crui ing the island off the Turkish coast. Due to the Gulf cri i , tourism in the area was virtually dead and we negotiated six days on a very comfortable yacht with two crew and food and drink included for the princely sum of $20.00 per person per day.

After a wonderful week of sunbathing, reading, swimming, eating and playing backgammon it was back to the mainland where we set off with one of the ew Zealand couples, in their kombi van, to

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travel up the Turki h coa t, through northern Greece, up the coast of Yugoslavia and to Venice. As you can imagine, sleeping four in a kombi van when one of them i an eighteen stone rugby player (not my wife!) and when the kombi van is meant to sleep two not four, led to many night of hilarity rather than sleep.

Travelling up the beautiful Yugoslavian coast was an adventure where once again we were overwhelmed by the hospitality of the local people. Singing Yugo lavian folk ongs with a group of village fi herman, and eating mu cles and drinking local wine were just two examples of the type of experience that we so enjoyed. In many ways we were very fortunate to be able to enjoy the beauties of Yugoslavia, only a week before the tragic civil war broke out that has resulted in so many lost lives, and the deva tation of some truly beautiful and remarkable historical sights.

From Yugoslavia it was a short trip to Venice, a flight back to London, a flight back to Perth and a return to the "real world" of teaching at All Saints'. Twelve months away from teaching, and experiencing the delights of travel already seems as though it was years ago rather than months ago. However, the photograph and the videos will at least provide a reminder of a very happy year, particularly when the trivial aspects of College life seem all encompassing.

Should you wish copies of the video, lide pre entation, or accompanying soundtrack, they are available from Stapleton Enterprises at a very reasonable cost.

Mr M. Stapleton Head, Depart of Social Studies

French Trip Au revoir Australia and Bonjour France!

After 234 days of counting down, we finally left for France to spend four weeks touring the country and experiencing French life.

Our group included nineteen students from different schools all over Perth and two teachers. We were all very unfamiliar with each other, but after twenty-six hours of flying, we were all close friends.

We touched down at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 9.00am Paris time. After settling in at the youth hostel, we spent the day sightseeing and enjoying the customs.

Among the many striking differences between Paris and Perth is the amazing architecture, clothes and the size of the city.

During our stay in Paris we saw the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L'Arcde Triomphe, Sacre Coeur and Musee D'Orsay. We also went to a Mediaeval Chamber Music Concert, definitely the highlight of the trip.

We left for our first homestay, after four short days in Paris, on the TGV (second fastest train in the world) bound for Avignon.

Our families greeted us at the train station and took us home for our first real French lunch and to settle in with our family.

The Avignon visit included day trips to neighbouring towns such as Nimes, Arles, Aigue-Mortes and Marseille. Most of us enjoyed these, but for the visit to the Camarge. Our families also

treated us to many days of shopping, movies and days at school, with our host brother and sister, as well as lots of free time to basically catch up with the other Australians. The highlights of Avignon were definitely the Privilege Disco, our visit to Nimes and the gardens of Nimes and the shopping!

We all enjoyed the beautiful town of Avignon and the amazing hospitality of the people in this area. We were the most popular novelty the town had ever seen.

After ten days we had to leave Avignon for our next homestay in a little town call Annecy. Again the families were really nice, but we weren't such a novelty as we were the second group of Australians to visit.

During our stay, we went to Albertville,

Chamonix and the SNOW!!! Also some high schools in the town of Annecy. "The Froggle" organised some interesting things for us to do, like visiting a bell factory, a night in a mountain chalet, a tour of the lake of Annecy and we met the Mayor. We were extremely sad to leave Annecy and our families, but happy to return to Paris.

Our last night in Paris was certainly a wild one. A boat tour on the Seine, a drink in a cafe and back to the youth hostel (by IO.OOpm of course) but after breaking every rule of the hostel's and many "group gatherings" being broken up, we went to bed for a refreshing three hours sleep, ready to board the plane bound for Australia.

Another twenty-six hour flight and we were once again in Perth. The customs officers were a little bewildered that twenty-six young people could travel all the way to France and not one of them buy any wine, cheese or cigarettes.

Thanks go to Mrs Bradshaw, Nadine Fraize, Mrs Docherty and all the tour organisers. We all had a unforgettable four weeks and we're all planning to return. Cher and I speak for the whole group in saying that if you get the chance, do it because its worth the money.

Note: I did have the lightest suitcase!

Cher Gibellini, Genevieve Gimblett

STUDENTS AWARDED COLLEGE COLOURS Twenty-two students were awarded College Colours for their "participation in and services to" extra-curricular activities in 1991.

Susan Alexander - Dance Gemma Arnold - Hockey Philip Balding - Sport Katrina Brogden - Music Naomi Caple - Touch Football Christopher Chalk - Theatre Arts Craig Chester - Football Elizabeth Dillon - Concert Band leffrey Docking - Music Marcus Hodge - Concert Band Rachael Hogg - Dance Eloise Horn - Music Mark Littlewood - Soccer Bronwyn Llewellin - Netball Scott Loveday - Music Paul Marcos - Concert Band Gerard Mitchell - Concert Band Brian Murphy - Concert Band Megan Perks - Netball Catherine Pozzari - Swimming David Russell - Swimming Alicia Travaglione - Dance How can you identify a student who has received Colours? Look at the sleeves of his/ her blazer, just five cm from the cuff, and there you'll see a striped braid in the two College blues. Then, come along to one of the interschool matches or to a College

concert or a play and watch the students perform at a standard of which all members of the College community can feel proud.

The extra-curricular programme at All Saints' provides many choices for students.

Since 1985, when Colours were first awarded, students have received Colours in twenty-two different activities. Colours, therefore may be awarded for participation in sporting teams such as Athletics or Netball, for contributions made in musical groups such as Choir or Concert Band, or for involvement in more non-traditional activities such as Gymnastics or Debating.

Although there have been recipients of Colours for Drama in previous years, Christopher Chalk, in 1991 was the first student to be recognised for his overall contribution to Theatre Arts, particularly in regard to lighting and sound for College drama productions while Felix Ch an received the first Colours for Chess.

Recipients of College Colours are recognised for their high standards of behaviour in their activity. On the sporting field, for example, students adhere to the ASC Code of Behaviour for Sport, a copy of which can be found in the front section of the Homework Record Book. This Code of Behaviour stresses upholding the spirit of the game, working equally hard for self and team and co-operating with and 11

respecting everyone associated with the activity.

Each Colours recipient must of course, demonstrate a high level of proficiency in his/ her activity. Yet, the second criteria of "services to" is also very important in the deliberations made by the Colours subcommittee. Students who are nominated to receive Colours must demonstrate a commitment beyond participation only.

They may have coached other team members, particularly younger students, or they may have assisted staff with organisational details. Umpiring is regarded as a valuable service contribution, for example: to cite but three examples from amongst the 1991 Colours awardees, Philip Balding coached Year 8 and Year 9 Basketball teams and umpired Touch Football matches, Elizabeth Dillon helped to organise all Concert Band music and Rachael Hogg directed the Year 8/9 Dance Group.

The ultimate recognition of a student's participation and contribution is the award of Honours. So far, only one student has been awarded Honours - Michael Gurr, in 1989, for his outstanding contributions to the musical life of the College.

Mrs M. Knox Assistant Principal (Curriculum)

OUTDOOR EDUCATION CAMP On Wednesday, 13th ovember the Year Ten Outdoor Education students left for anga Bush Camping site. After the long drive, we finally arrived and managed to get our tents up in the cold, wet night.

Day 1: We woke early to find our tents wet from the rain, but we were soon prepared to start our first activity - canoeing, for group A, our so-called two hour canoe down the river somehow turned into the longest four and a half hours of our lives. Meanwhile, group B bravely took a plunge down the ab eiling tower. The groups swapped

activities and before we knew it, we were back at the campsite preparing what "some" people called dinner!

After dinner, night time activities were arranged by Miss Bozich and we all found ourselves hiding in the bushes playing "lszatu"!! We soon had to stop because we were told "we were not playing fair!!!"

Day 2: After being woken up by Mr London and Fr Griffiths at 6.00am we started on another set of activities. For some the mountain bike ride was most enjoyable, but a few people found it much easier to walk.

Next came the rafting. It took some a while to get the hang of it, but once we did, we were off.

As soon as we arrived back at the campsite, everything was packed up and we were on the road again - eager to arrive at Hungry Jack's for a late lunch.

We would like to thank Miss Bozich for organising the camp and Mr Collins for his "so called" entertainment - "1 am the Music Man".

The camp was most enjoyable and a good experience for everyone.

Michelle Baines, Nicola Fraser

1991 WINTER NETBALL SEASON This season All Saints' College entered one taff team, two ex-student teams, and seven student teams into the Fremantle etball As ociation competition. Of the seven student teams, two played at the senior level whil t the rest participated in various junior grades.

The season was a successful one with four of our ten teams reaching the final rounds.

Of these teams, the staff team and the Year 8/9 student team, were successful and came home grand final day with the Premiership Flag.

Congratulations must go to the Year 8/ 9 team, coached jointly by S. Came and J. Lehman, who played brilliantly all season culminating it in a spine tingling grand final wm. ot only were out teams successful but at the individual level there were some out tanding performances during the season which were recognised by the coaches at the end of the season in the form of various awards. The following list summarises the awards given: For most consi tent: D. Murray, D. Bell, E. Harris, C. Lever, R. Cooper.

For most versatile: J. Heuchan.

For most improved: C. Wood, V.

Two players who deserve special mention for their loyalty and support to netball are B. Llewellin and M. Perks who have both played for the school for six consecutive years.

Thanks must go to Mrs Jenny Pendlebury for initiating and organising the netball during her time at All Saints' College and raising the level of participation in netball at the College. 1 am sure her expertise and enthusiasm will be missed by all!

Thanks also must go to all the willing and very able coaches we have sen this season: J. Pendlebury, J. Green, S. Dvorak, K. Scott, B. Fenn, S. Came, J. Lehman, . Caple, L. Monson.

Thank you to all students for entering into the season with such enthusiasm and taking part both on and off the court with such vigour. 1 look forward to seeing the continued success of All Saints' College on the netball court.

Mrs J. Wedding

Thompson, Z. Brand.

Coaches awards: M. Perks, M. Faulkner, M. PillS, K. Bevilaqua, M. Powys.

GIFTS TO RED CROSS At the final assembly of the Junior School on Wednesday 4th December 1991 students pre ented a donation of Christmas food to the Red Cross Society.

The donations from College families helped to provide parcels of food for needy families and a representative of Red Cro s expre d his appreciation for the efforts of the Junior School students.

Mrs Williams with students preparing the parcels for presentation to Red Cross 12 Printed by Mercantile Press Pfy. Ltd" Keegan Street, O'Connor 6163