College Quarterly July 1992 - Issue 17

ALL SAINTS'

COLLEGE QUARTERLY Issue No. 17 JULY 1992

JUNIOR SCHOOL PROGRESS Extensions to the Junior School are rapidly nearing completion. The buildings, which will accommodate Years I to 4, are proving to be an attractive addition to the campus. Most of the structural work has been completed and the builders are now engaged in the fitting out of the interiors.

The covered amphitheatre has been an unexpected bonus, which will provide a wonderful venue for a range of outdoor and indoor activities.

The Head of the Junior School has pointed out a number of features of the new complex which makes it such an exciting extension to the College's existing facilities namely: • The scale of the buildings is so appropriate for young students, the Architects have created a low grouping of small clusters rather than overpowering large masses of buildings: The teaching areas will offer flexibility. Classrooms open onto courtyards or into central withd rawal rooms, thus allowing each teacher to have at least three spaces to utilise for group activities.

The excellent configuration of Pre-Primary and Year I and the clo eness of the Year 2 room will allow for great flexibility in creating developmental programmes for the early years of schooling. This will allow for greater interaction between grades.

All rooms are of an excellent size.

The undercover area has the potential for conversion, at minimal cost, to a multipurpose hall to uit the needs of 250 students.

• The layout of the site which incorporates amphitheatre, courtyards, nooks and crannies,

Colours 1992 The following students were awarded College Colours for their participation in and services to extra-curricular activities in semester one 19.92.

as well as larger play area, means children can play in small or large groups.

• The final cost of construction is expected to come in at below budget, an indication of the competitive nature of the construction industry at present.

• The complex was originally due for completion by October 1992, however, is now expected to be complete and available for inspection by "Open Day" - Tuesday, 11th August 1992.

A detailed landscaping plan is being prepared to complete the project.

Members of the Board of Management, together with staff of the Junior School, recently met with the Landscape Architects

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and the Head of the Grounds Staff to discuss the layout of the gardens. It is planned to incorporate close to the buildings, a series of feature gardens which will be used as part of the teaching programme. Young pupils are expected to enjoy exploring the areas set aside for "The Texture Garden", "The Aromatic Garden" and "The Flavour Garden". The Colour Garden will be a feature of the central area where students will congregate at lunch time.

The Architects have also taken care to provide a perimeter planting which will give a distinctive character to the extended complex while forming a visual link with the existing Junior School.

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The proposed landscape design with Jeature gardens.

BRE T Timothy Football BREWI Louise Debating CHA Felix Chess CUN INGHAM Paige Netball FERGUSON Peter Cricket GIMBLETT Genevieve Cultural Activities DU GUESCLIN Elizabeth Debating HORN Cecelia Softball IRVI E John Swimming

JOYCE Rebecca Swimming McCOOL Darren Swimming PA YNE Jason Music PEARSON Elaine Debating PRESSLEY Mark Cross-Country Running SMITH Kristy Hockey WISHA W Tamara Swimming WOODS Rowena Netball WRIGHT Grant Swimming

EVERYBODY OUT CAMP WEEK 1992

Camp Week 1992 was blessed with ideal weather which made camping ajoy; memories of leaking tents and muddy groundsheets of 1991 were forgotten.

Overall, this week was our best yet, but we still look to refining and improving our offerings each year.

For the first time, the Year 8 Camp was run on a House basis with all Heads of H ouse present. A good mix of activities within Houses and with the whole year group proved to be a successful formula. Staff and students came home knowing a much wider range of students.

Our aim to have each student challenged physically and socially while providing different opportunitie to show initiative, resourcefulness and develop teamwork was successfully achieved through the camp offerings for Year 9, 10 and 1I students. Nanga Bush Camp provide many opportunities to sample such experiences as hiking, canoeing, abseiling and camping under canvas, all in the delightful jarrah forest surrounding the Murray River. It is a favourite haunt of Year 9 students.

The smorgasbord of camp choices for Year 10 and 11 students had an increased emphasis on skills training and included experiences varying from a bike hike through karri forest along the Bibbulmen Track, white water rafting, canoeing on the Blackwood River, scuba diving, backpacking through the Murchison Gorges at Kalbarri, caving at Margaret River and bush navigation to testing experiences with Outward Bound in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park. In all these camps, tudents were responsible for their own gear, food and cooking.

Once agai n, the Year 12 Retreats provided surprises for many students who came back with a better understanding of themselves and their peers.

Planning for 1993 Camp Week has begun and at this stage it seems likely that some Year 10 and II student will experience an adventure of a lifetime on the "Leeuwin". Numbers nominating to take up this offer make it fea ible. We are proud of our camp programme. With the total involvement of every teacher and student in the College, we believe it is unique.

L. M. Kirke Assistant Principal (Administration)

ARBOR DAY Arbor Day was a big event at the College this year. It was enjoyed by Junior and Secondary students.

The lead-up for the Junior School started on the Tuesday following the Foundation Day long weekend. Each student was issued with a Casuarina Fruit and a mall paper envelope.

It was explained to students that they should heat the fruit and that this would allow the seeds to be collected. Seeds were then placed into the envelope. This was carried out over the following three days.

Junior School students started their "green dress" Arbor Day with an assembly. Jane Brandenburg spoke to the students about Arbor Day and the importance of trees.

A major focus of the day was the tree planting. Pairs of students had been asked to bring to the College a spade and a holeless bucket. These were dutifully carried to the oval as the class went to make their contribution.

Junior School students were assisted with their tree planting by two members of the Grounds Staff - Dan Kendrick and Stephen Bright. By the end of their hour, each person had planted and watered at least two seedlings.

More than 350 trees were planted around the perimeter of the oval.

At 12.25pm all member of the Junior School, plus some Secondary teachers and students from the Environmental Group, assembled at the oval to participate in a balloon release. It was a beautiful sight as the balloons floated up to the We t (carrying their little packets of seeds) only to later be caught in a high level Easterly!

Secondary students, particularly the Year Eights, were also active on Arbor Day. One hundred and eighty five trees were planted in the Botanic Gardens below the Science block. Thanks are extended to the participating teachers - Mr. Williams, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Short, Mrs. Knox and Rev'd Curtis. All were ably assisted by Steve Worley of the Grounds staff.

On the completion of the wall between All Saints' College and Brockman Park Estate, another 84 trees are to be planted. This will be carried out by Year ine Ecology students as a component of their Science practical work.

It is very pleasing for staff and students to be involved in the establishment of the College grounds. More trees and their associated wildlife will be a real asset to the grounds.

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LIBRARY HOSTS STUDENTS' VISIT a professionally trained Teacher Librarian, Librarian and Media oisy and Ever Pro Active; Colourful; Friendly; Sometime Technician and two Library Assistants who also work nearly full Changing. time. We have nearly 800 clients including staff, almost 21,000 These are the keywords which be t describe today's Libraries. resource items and we have the capacity to produce budget updates Some fifty or so visiting Curtin University Library Studies in minutes with our Dynix students of varying Acquisitions Software. ages, who visited our Stocktaking with a bar College recently with wand and a book security the aim of investisystem makes life easier. gating at first hand a Next year our Junior functioning school Library will open and the Library, must have College will cater for received quite a jolt if students from Year I they hadn't entered a upwards, increasing our similar institution for total student and staff client some time. population by some 135.

Just a few years During this period of ago, the picture in expansion rapid changes in many such libraries technology, curriculum tended to be grim. development, educational Remember the dark, methods and the explosion cramped, musty, of information have made it dusty, boring, silent necessary for the library places where poker team to adapt quickly; in faced Librarians, clad fact we have tried to be one in dingy browns and Mr Neil Greeve from Curtin University with Visiting Students step ahead. The emphasis on sensible laced shoe re earch and inquiry kills is seen as not only desirable but a ruled the roost over cringing clients, staff and students alike? necessity for today's students and co-operative teaching between Those day are over! the Teacher Librarian and classroom teachers is essential.

After tripping over "Bugsy" and "Puffball" a couple of cuddly Libraries, more than ever, need to have a pleasant, caring climate rabbits who were adverti ing an imminent Easter, Curtin students to encourage client usage and to promote a love of reading and ettled down to talks given by the Teacher Librarian and the Librarian. The theme of a school library being a living thing, effective research skills. As if to highlight the more natural Library constantly growing, changing and adapting to its' surrounding environment nowaday , "Bugsy" proceeded to shred newspaper with gay abandon on several occasions, disrupting discussions environment was illustrated by the history of our own Library. and illustrating that this was indeed a place for children. The In just ten years, this hive of industry has blossomed from practical example of a working library presented to our visitors a tiny corridor in "c" Block with less than 125 clients, no catalogue system and a Library Aide presiding over limited resources to from Curtin University will help our future librarians to a very modern, well equipped, up to date, fully automated resource understand the special role of the school library in our community. centre. Our Library building, although not large by some Mrs S. Potter tandard and certainly needing extensions, is fully staffed with Teacher Librarian

THE WORLD IN FOCUS This Year 10 Unit in Social Studies Mrs. Sutner also spoke about the history provided the opportunity for a guest speaker of South Africa from white settlement in 1652 to the present. Some interesting to come to the College on June 23rd. Mrs. information, which provided food for Sheila Sutner, a white South African, spoke thought for the students and staff present, to Ms Cleghorn's Social Studies class and included the fact that only sixteen percent Father Terry's Year 9 Religious Education of black children can expect to have twelve cia s about the system of apartheid in her years of education. Eighty-two percent of native country.

June is a very special month in South the white children have twelve years of Africa because it is a month of ed ucation. Within the confines of one nation there is a First World country and a Third remembrance. It wa in June 1953 that Freedom Charter Day was declared. It was World country - the former consisting of when the majority black population made ome basic demand of the government in their country. They wanted a nonracist, democratic South Africa and these requests formed the basis of the Freedom Charter. It was on June 16, 1976 that the Soweto uprising took place and that day i one of solemn remembrance and in June 1985, the state of emergency was declared by the South African government. Since then, 35,000-50,000 people have been detained by the authorities and it is thought that about twenty-five percent of the detainees are children between the ages of seven and eighteen years. It is little wonder that June is a month of remembrance in that country.

Rachael Dodd presents flowers to Mrs Sutner

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five million whites and the latter consisting of more than twenty million black people.

Change can be quite a slow process and this seems to be the case in South Africa where apartheid is breaking down very gradually. Some critics say that little has changed. Others indicate that the rest of the world should be more active in its support of the black people there. One of the questions that the students at All Saints' should be asking themselves is: "What can 1 do?"

With speaker of the quality of Mrs. Sutner coming into the College, we can only expect that our young people will be forced to really think about the kind of world they would like for themselves as well as their children. This indeed helps to put THE WORLD I FOCUS. The staff and tudents involved in the talk thanked Mrs. Potter for her in piration and for inviting Mrs. Sutner to the College.

Rachael Dodd (Y r. 10) presented Mrs. Sutner with a bouquet of flowers (which included some proteas from South Africa) to thank her for her time and her valuable talk.

Ms G. Cleghorn Social Studies Department

OVERSEASEXCHANGESTUDENTS AMERICA

A.F.S. EXCHANGE

Hi! My name is Helen Booth and I am in Australia for one year on a tudent exchange programme. ] li e in a small town in Maine called Wayne (when I first arrived everyone wanted me to ay "The rain from Spain He/en Booth falls mainly on the p I a in").

Most of you don't know where Maine 1 , but it's the very orth-Eastern state In America. Stephen King lives there.

Maine is on the Atlantic Ocean, so it gets pretty chilly on the coa t. During ummer the temperature reaches between 25-35 degree celsius and in the winter minus 2535 degree celsiu (if we're lucky), so obviously we get snow (between 2-3 metre ).

Wayne ha a very mall population - only 985 people, so everyone knows everyone.

It's quite difficult for me to go out at night (to the movies, mall etc) becau e all the entertainment is half an hour away and without a driver' license or public tran portation, it' hard to get out.

Main i known for it lob ter industry.

Many people are fi hermen or lobster fishermen 0 there' always plenty of lobster to go around.

To become an Exchange Student was a long and difficult process, but well earned.

I asked my school how I could apply.

Happily and quickly, they gave me plenty of form to fill out and essay topic to write about my elf. ] had to it two interviews with my family to ee if I wa a good candidate to go over ea for one year. After a long four months wait, I heard news that I had been accepted to go to Australia (I was ready and waiting!!)

I left the Portland Airport at 7.20am and flew four hours to Chicago where some other exchange students and I nearly missed our three hour flight to Los Angeles. We got to L. . in the afternoon of January 16th (my 16th birthday) and spent our day there talking about what to, and what not to, expect of our coming year.

On January 17th at 9.45am, our plane departed from L.A. and flew traight to Sydney (14hrs. 57min). Our eight hour wait in the Sydney airport was quite an experience. ot allowed to leave the airport, we spent lot of time going in and out of the two gift hop, admiring the Aussie money and chatting to our new friends.

Finally our plane arrived and we hopped on, pending another four hour flying to Melbourne and then to Perth. On that la t tretch, many thing rushed through my head. (Would Ilike my family? Would they like me? How will] greet them? What will I say?) Fortunately, everything worked out and I'm enjoying every second of my year here in A u tralia.

Hi! I am atalie Wamsley. I come from the United States where I live at Lake Forest, Illinois which is in the mid-west, right on Lake Michigan. I am here on the A.F.S. Student Summer Exchange Programme. I will be in Perth for six weeks and then I will fly to Sydney for a two week Outdoor Adventure.

I love Perth and have met lot of people here at All Saints' College - everybody has been terrific.

N I¡ LV I

He/en Booth

atate nams ey

Natalie Wamsley with Danielle Paterson

ITALY G'day . . . I'm Monica Bosetti from Reggio Emilia, a wonderful city tn the orth of Italy. I live in a town, about 10kms from Reggio Em ilia called Scandiano where my parent relatives and friend live.

I'm having a great time here in Australia and ] like Monica Boselli it very much. My host family Mr & Mr Jordans, helley and Joanne have welcomed me into their home and made me feel part of the family.

Perth i very different from Italy - the school, the way of life and the people but I'm enjoying it immen ely.

I'm sure that I'll have a very good time here, in your beautiful country. I thank you all for welcoming me to Australia and All Saints' College.

Thank.

Monica Boselli

PAIGE LEWIS VISITS ITALY . "Arrivederci Australia, iao Italia" is what was racing through my mind on the 1st December 1991 as I landed at Rome airport. After being left at the airport for two hours at 4.30 in the morning, twenty four other tired, but extremely excited Australians and I were taken by bu to Domu Pacis, our home in Rome for two days.

The next two days, which were filled with sightseeing and discu sions on our coming two months, flew by and oon we were aying farewell to our new friend and boarding our respective trains and planes. I was headed for Milan train ttation along with three tudent from ew Zealand; from here it was about 20km to the mall town of bbiategra 0 where I would be taying.

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The Rinetti family, with whom I tayed, was warm and friendly and immediately welcomed me into their home. My family was fairly well off, living in a large three storey house. The Rinetti's weren't the typical Italian family one comes to expect. There weren't hoards of kid and relative, just Gianpaolo and Annalisa, my brother and ister for the next two months.

I attended school with my brother who wa in hi third year of high chool. Some of my be t memorie are of my class and all my new friends at school. I had to tudy the subjects my "brother" did: these included Philosophy, History, Latin, Physics, Maths, Biology, English, Italian and Religion. I took part in my fir t interrogation in Philo ophy, I was questioned on what I knew, for marks, in front of the class and to this day, I still have no idea what I wa talking about.

During my two months ] did a lot of travelling, ] vi ited famou citie uch as Rome, Venice, Florence and Turin. 1 even managed to get my first taste of skiing.

Christmas was an event in itself. 1 spent from 7.00pm Christma Eve until 7.00am Christmas morning playing Christma carols outside people's houses with a small group from the local band.

At the end of January 1992, my two months were up, so with tears and great adness 1 left my new family and headed for Rome, where I met the other Australians for our return flight to Perth.

Italy is another world and if you have the opportunity to go then go! It is an experience you should not mis. Anyone tudying Year 11 Italian hould apply for thi exchange becau e not only does your Italian improve, but it broaden your horizon and let you meet wonderful and intere ting people.

Paige Lewi

Paige Lewis with her Italian host family.

ITALIAN

STUDY TOUR The 1992 tudy tour to Italy is fast approaching and we have had only one major fundrai ing event which wa the sweet drive held in ovember 1991.

We do, however, have an ongoing project; that is the collection of empty ice-cream containers for recycling. Thi is going lowly a not many people eat ice-cream during the winter month.

There will be two more events in third term.

One is a lamington drive and the other will be a French and Italian cafe on Open Day. Continental afternoon teas will be on ale in the Canteen undercover area and half the proceeds will go towards the students going on the study tour to Italy. The other half will be used to buy re ources for the French Department.

Mr L. Maio

Italian Studies

A REPORT FROM PARAGUAY G'day everyone, my name is Trenton Humphry , I don't know if many of you remember me or not, but I wa in Year 12 (Stirling) at All Saints' last year. I was asked to write you a letter and tell you about my new life, so here goes ...

Right now I'm in the middle of South America in a small country called Paraguay on an A.F.S. Student Exchange Programme for one year. Life here is so different from life at home in Bull Creek, that I can hardly believe that it's real.

I arrived here in February after flying over the South Pole and spending one night in Argentina before flying in to the capital of Paraguay, a city called Asuncion. I then spent two days in a camp receiving a crash course in Paraguayan culture and custom, as well a learning about what was expected of me as an A. F.S. Student and an Ambassador to my country.

I then met my host family, Senor and Senora Insfran Russo. In my case, I was lucky to go to such fine people, because he is the Governor of the State of ibucca in the South of Paraguay on the border of Argentina and Paraguay. I live in the city of Pilar (if you could call it a city).

Most of the roads are unsealed and cows, horses, dogs and chickens roam the treets.

My home is large and comfortable. We have servants to look after the family. My host parents have two sons, but they live at Asuncion, so most of the time it i just me and M ama and Papa, so I have had to make most of my friendships through choo!.

Life here is very laid back. I go to school for four hours each morning, come home, eat (a huge lunch) and have a siesta. We eat dinner at six and another meal again at night.

Then everyone goes out till late at night. It i certainly very different from life in Au tralia.

The climate is very hot and humid, but it get cold at night. Most of the people are

On Monday 29th June, the Year 10 Italian class ventured into the Home Economics room to try their hand at cooking some authentic Italian dishes.

They had spent several week prior to this studying Italian food, menus, cultures and trad itions relating to the eating habits of the Italian people.

The two dishes which were prepared were "Spaghetti alla Carbonara" and "Penne con Sal iccia e Pomodoro". The first i "Spaghetti" prepared with a bacon, egg, cream and parmesan cheese sauce. The latter is "pen ne" (tube of pasta), with Italian sausages and bacon and tomatoes.

The class was divided into four groups and each group was responsible for setting its own table as authentically as pos ible. The

poor by our standards, but they are very relaxed and happy. Everyone dances and sings a lot. At the moment, we are battling floods from the Piranha River which runs through my town. We fill sand bags after school, and help evacuate those whose homes are being flooded as the river rises.

I have lots of friends, and even though my Spanish is weak, I can get around and make myself understood. It is getting better every day. Soccer is big here, and I play Volleyball as well as some kind of indoor football played on a basketball court which causes lots of injuries. I am always being sent off for too many fouls, as I keep touching the ball with my hands.

The young kids party hearty here, as at home. I have made friends from all around the world with the students who are in Paraguay under the A. F.S. Programme. We get together at Asuncion for camps every two months.

When I went up there for the last get together, I set off home in the bus and it rained. When I say "rain" in this country I

really mean rain! The unsealed road turned to mud and it took us two days to travel 100km. We all had to get off the bus and push it, knee deep in mud, nine times!

I was very scared when I first arrived here, not being able to speak a word of Spanish and actually seeing for the first time, what I had let myself in for. It's a big adventure travelling so far to a country I had hardly heard about and to a family I did not know, who spoke in a language I did not peak, but please don't let me put you off the thought of doing a student exchange.

1 have been here three months now, and 1 don't want to come home. it is the most fantastic thing 1 have ever done. At the moment I am fundraising, with my classmates, to attend a school camp in Brazil, which I am looking forward to seeing very much.

If you ever get the chance to apply for a student exchange, jump at it. It will be something you'll never regret.

"Dios Adio ! Hasta Luago!"

Trenton Humphrys

Trenton Humphrys and an A.F.S. student from Denmark represent their countries at a parade in PiLar.

ITALIAN LUNCH tables looked great! Some had red, white and green accessories, some had candles, there were bread baskets, Chianti bottles (empty of course), flags and even Baci chocolates.

Each group then proceeded to cook their as igned dish. Two groups cooked "Spaghetti" and two prepared the "Penne". The experienced "chefs" were most efficient and their auce was ready in no time. The not o experienced "chefs" however, took a little longer as they encountered some difficulty when trying to chop the bacon and ausages.

When all the sauces were ready, all the pasta wa cooked (one lot was cooked twice) and twelve minutes later everyone sat down to

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"lunch" (even though it was only ten o'clock in the morning).

The food must have been good, because there were no scraps left on any plates and the only noi e to be heard while everyone was eating, wa the background music sung

by Luca Carboni and Antonello Venditti.

Everyone was quite pleased to know that they had done a good job and that their pasta did ta te authentic. They knew this when Monica Bosetti our Italian exchange student, ta ted it, raised her eyebrows, gave a nod of approval and said 'Mmmm".

It wa a great les on which wa enjoyed by all, except maybe for the few people with "tummy" aches which resulted from a little over indulgence.

Mrs L. Maio

italian Studies

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION On Wednesday, 3rd June 1992 the Governor of Western Australia, Sir Francis Burt, presented certificates of recognition to a number of adult volunteers who have upported the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in Western Australia.

Mr. Brian Hanson of All Saint ' College was amongst nine volunteer who were pre ented with the scheme's pecial International Certificate in Recognition of Out tanding Service to the Scheme over at least ten years.

Adult volunteers provide support to award participants through guidance, in truction and assessment of progress in each section of the Award (Skills, Recreation, Community Service and Expedition).

ASC has been a registered operator of the Duke of Edinburgh Award since 1983 when it wa introduced by Mr. Hanson. Since that time, a number of students have taken the opportunity to complete their Bronze award.

The minimum age for enrolling in the award is 14 years. To date, an equal number of girls and boy have successfully completed the award.

To qualify for an award, student need to undertake four areas of activity. These are: 1. SKILL - Which could be the learning of a musical instrument, for example.

2. PHYSICALRECREATIO - Which can be participating in a team game or following an individual pastime such as aerobics.

3. COMMU ITY SERVICE - An act of doing omething for someone else (eg: helping out at the local frail aged home).

4. EXPEDITION - A commitment of two weekends doing uch things as bush walking or cycling.

This year, Mr. Han on has had a major breakthrough and has elicited the support of four staff to help run the scheme. These staff need to be given even more work! Messrs Brewin, Curtis, Gipson and Stapleton are keen to assist. Specific queries hould be addressed as follows: SKILLS - Mr. Brewin COMMU ITY SERVICE Father Terry EXPEDITIO - Mr. Gipson PHYSICAL RECREA TIO Mr. Stapleton CO-ORDI ATOR - Mr. Hanson It should be clear from the foregoing that many students are probably doing several areas of the award, but are mis ing out on gaining a prestigious benefit. Employer groups in particular, look very favourably on an applicant who has undertaken the Award, because it demonstrates commitment and a willingness to serve others.

I urge all who are over the age of fourteen to give this scheme serious consideration.

Students at the College wanting to know more about the scheme should collect a free handout from Student Enquiries.

PACIFIC RIM INTERNATIONAL CAMP

Pacific Rim delegate Peter McAppion Peter McAppion (Yr 11) ha been elected ational Council of Independent by the Schools of Au tralia to attend the Pacific Rim International Camp to be held in Japan in August. He was selected from applicant throughout Australia and is the sole Australian repre entative amongst the eleven participants from overseas countries. The group will join twenty Japanese student in a programme which includes camping and outdoor activities. Peter was nominated by All Saints' College and his selection was based on his school record, as well a the submission of a composition explaining his reasons for wanting to join the camp.

The purpose of the international project is to provide young people with a chance to get a better under tand ing of other countries and other people through per onal contact. Secondly, the programme i designed to allow student to get to know Japan, as it is. Peter will join other overseas students for a three day stay at the ational Olympics Memorial Centre before spending eight days camping at Takato at the foot of the Japanese Alps. A further five days sightseeing is planned post-camp before departure for home on August 20th.

AUSTRALIAN CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Mr Hanson receiviing the Awardfrom the Governor, Sir Frands Burt

ALL SAINTS' WINS UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE - AGAIN! A team of All Saints' College students were outright winners of the Murdoch Univer ity High Schools Challenge which wa held at the University's recent Open Day. The team - Joshua Hayes, Anthony Martin, Timothy Cordell, Jeffrey Docking and Jame Eldridge continued to uphold All Saints' winning tradition. This marks the third win for the College since the inception of the competition five years ago.

Quiz questions were provided by academics and campus staff for the competition which is run along similar lines to the University Challenge Series produced for national television.

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Four candidates from Western Australia were accepted as participants in the 1991 Junior Au tralian Chemi try Olympiad Summer Training School held from 4th-15th December. Three of the e tudent: Heath Lewis, Aaron Leunig and Peter McAppion are from All Saints' College. A total of 33 students were accepted from across Australia.

Our three tudents have been assigned an external tutor. They are currently completing regular tutorial problems ent from their Tutor, Dr. H.A. Hudson from Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria.

Participant at thi year's Junior Australian Chemi try Olympiad examination on March 10th, 1992 to test what had been learnt at the Summer School.

In October they will be asked to sit for the Australian Chemistry Olympiad qualifying examinations, used to select those students who progress to the 1992/93 summer training school. Their ultimate aim is to represent Au tralia at the 25th International Chemistry Olympiad in Italy in 1993.

The Easter Spirit Shines Brightly in the Junior School While the secondary students were away at the various camps during the final week of Term I , the Junior School organised a special programme based on the theme of Easter. The timetable was flexible and allowed total integration of this theme through many subject areas.

Central to the week's activities were two underlying questions - "Why Easter?" and "Why focus today on the life of Jesus Christ who lived so long ago?" The Easter story was presented in many formats and the students were able to discuss the meaning of Jesus' trial, crucifixion and resurrection. They were able to research biblical ideas, compile an Easter newspaper and write poetry, stories or cards based on the Easter message. There were many moving recounts of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ that were written by the students.

Easter words were used as the basis of

spelling lists for the week and most classes spent time in the library researching Easter traditions around the world.

Mathematics provided an avenue for some creative problem solving based on rabbits and eggs and the area of the cross. A wonderful Year 6 Easter egg hunt involved pairs of students hiding an egg and leaving very explicit instructions, based on orienteering, for another pair to follow. Needless to say, all students found their hidden treasure before it had melted.

Two classes made hot cross buns which involved the reading and following of cooking instructions. The results were quite delicious.

An Easter sports competition was run each day for the week and the winning team members received their Easter egg prizes, at the end of the week.

The Easter theme provided a wonderful

stimulus for art and craft activities including print making, Easter cards, Easter pictures depicting new life symbols. stained glass windows and Easter bunny weaving.

Friday saw the culmination of many of these activities and after Assembly all the students gathered for the Easter hat parade.

The photographs speak for themselves and the judges found it very hard to award a prize in each class, as so many of the entries were original and beautifully made.

Most students entered the "Decorate your own Easter egg" competition and again, the time and care lavished on many of the entries was exceptional.

The week was extremely happy, energetic and creative and full of many relevant learning opportunities for all the students in the Junior School.

Mrs 1. Williams Head of the Junior School

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FOUNDATION DAY Egg Rolling Competition - Junior School

Students in colonial dress for Foundation Day. As day dawned on Tuesday, 2nd June 1992 we all held our breath - Mr. Chappell, Mrs. Potter and all the Year 5s. It had to be fine.

It was a perfect, still, balmy day when the yellow light of late autumn bathed rather than burnt us down at the barbecue area. Even the sun smiled that day.

All decked out in gear appropriate for the late 1820's, we stood in a circle with our guests Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Kirke, Father Terry, Mrs. Payne and nine mothers of students around a bare tree which grew leaves during the ceremony, symbolic of the growth of our beautiful city of Perth. Each person read out a sentence which traced the early history of W.A. A each leaf was placed on the tree, we tried to imagine what it must have been like to be one of those early pioneers.

Thanks to our very supportive parents, we then tucked into a fabulous picnic lunch of cold meats and salads, hot damper, pikelets, scones, gingerbread, jam tarts, shortbread and little cakes followed by cordial.

Afterwards our visitors really entered into the spirit of the occasion. We skipped, played knucklebones, hopscotch and marbles, rolled a hoop and even ended up playing long fly.

It all brought back many happy memories and provided much laughter - in short, great fun.

To round off a very peaceful week without the Senior School on campus during Camp Week, and as part of the Easter theme, the Junior School held an egg rolling competition.

The gentle rolling slopes immediately behind C and S Block and in-front of the tennis courts, provided an ideal venue for the event.

Each class had their own marked course ... and each child was given the opportunity to roll their (hard boiled) egg. Teachers and student helpers measured the distance that the eggs were rolled.

It was quite entertaining to note the style of throws that some students used - anything from a bob, a hurl or loopy throw, right to a perfect roll. Unfortunately, many of the eggs came off the worst for wear - shedding their shells and contents over everyone and everything in their path! The event provided much hilarity and enjoyment.

The results were: Champion- Paul Ryan (Yr.6 - 40 metres) Runner Up- Daniel Abbott (Yr.? - 39.9 metres) Ms. 1. Burns

NEIGHBOURLY VISITS Students of the College have visited Lefroy Hostel to make presentations on two separate occasions during second term.

The members of the Netball Teams decided that they would donate surplus Easter eggs from their fund-raising drive. Presentations were made to residents of Lefroy Hostel and Norwich Hostel.

Later in Term Two, representatives from the Junior School presented a collection of hand-made quilts and knee rugs to the

residents of Lefroy Hostel. The knee rugs were made with wool donated by 1991 Year Seven students. Members of Ladies' Forum took on the task of assembling the knitted squares into rugs.

The administration of Lefroy Hostel has written to the College to say how much the donations have been appreciated by residents.

The quilts have been used as wall hangings and are already proving to be a timulating and pleasing feature for the Hostel.

Mrs R. Muller and Mrs 1. Reeves of Lefroy Hostel accepting the Colleges gift from Demelza Evans and Meghan Grant.

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SENIOR SCHOOL INTER-HOUSE

CROSS COUNTRY On Wednesday, 6th May 1992 students and staff braved the inclement weather and ensured the cross-country event went ahead.

There were many outstanding competitors during the afternoon, most notable being Mark Pressley (setting a College record), Philippa Goodman, Matthew Neal, Tenille Cooper and Nathan Jones. It was interesting to note that the first five finishers in all events for both girls and boys were students who had attended training (an obvious message for all students for 1993).

Final House placings:l. FORREST 333 points 2. O'CONNOR 321 points 3. MURDOCH 297 points 4. STIRLING 229 points Student Champions and Runners-Up:YEAR 8 Girls Runner-Up: Emma Gibson Champion:Emily Halliday Boys Runner-Up:Trent Passmore Champion: Garrick AlIen YEAR 9 Girls Runner-Up: Sarah Chisholm Champion: Philippa Goodman Boys Runner-Up: Christopher Richardson Champion: Matthew Neal YEAR 10 Girls Runner-Up: Sarah Peters Champion: Tenille Cooper Boys R nner-Up: lan Bond Champion: Nathan Jones YEAR 11 Girls Runner-Up: Emma Atkinson Champion: Jennifer Barker Boys Runner-Up: Nicholas Robinson Champion: Mark Pressley YEAR 12 Girls Runner-Up: Philippa Hatch Champion: Tamara Wishaw Boys Runner-Up: Grant Denton-Giles Champion: Adam Passmore

STATE CROSS COUNTRY RELAY TITLES (4 X 3kms) The team of Mark Pressley, Nicholas Robinson, Nathan Jones and Brent Barton won the U/17 event held on Sunday, 21st June 1992, with Nicholas Robinson recording the fastest leg time. This event completed an outstanding season for the All Saints' College Cross Country Team.

Mr N. Coffins Physical Education Department

SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The Secondary School's Sailing Championships held on 26th and 27th April 1992 at Nedlands Yacht Club, involved 127 boats from 43 schools.

The All Saints' College squad consisted of 11 boats and 21 sailors.

The sailing was divided into four divisions.

The team to represent the State at the Australian Secondary Sailing Championships is taken from a school with a team in Division 11 and III (these yachts are monohulls and are International or Australian class boats).

All Saints' College achieved third place in the overall school result with our Division 11 and III team consisting of John Riches, Grant Olsen, Lyndon Davis and Catherine and Jacqui Pozzari.

Outstanding individual class results were:John Riches & Grant Olsen 1st Mirror Lyndon Davis 2nd Moth Michelle & Lisa Rooke 3rd Pelican

Mrs G. Stone Administration

Members oJ the Sailing Squad: (back row) lohn Riches, Lyndon Davis. (Front row) Grant Olsen, Micheffe Rooke, Lisa Rooke.

ACC & ASS CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS Following the Senior School Inter-House Cross Country event, fifty students were selected for the inter-school squad to train for and compete in the Associated Catholic Colleges event against forty schools and the All Schools State Championships with over eighty high schools competing.

The results achieved by students in both of these events were simply outstanding.

ACC Student Results: Trent Passmore - 7th U/13 Boys; U/13 Boys Team; 4th combined aggregate Matthew Neal - 7th U/ 14 U/14 Boys Team; 3rd combined aggregate Nathan Jones - 6th U/15 Mark Pressley - 1st U/16 Nicholas Robinson - 9th U/16 Brent Barton - 10th U / 16; U / 16 Boys Team; 1st combined aggregate Adam Passmore - 12th Open Philippa Goodman - 14th U /14 Girls ASS Student Results: Boys Team (U /13 to Open) 4th combined aggregate

U/14 Boys Team 2nd combined aggregate Matthew Neal - 13th U/14 Ryan Constantine - 20th U/14 Heng Tan - 47th U/14 Tenille Cooper - 19th U/ 15 Kate Bevilaqua - 29th U/15 Sarah Peters - 32nd U /15 U /15 Girls Team 6th combined aggregate Nathan J ones - 12th U / IS 16yrs / Over Boys Team 2nd combined aggregate Mark Pressley - 1st 16yrs/ Over Nicholas Robinson -25th 16yrs/Over Brent Barton - 26th 16yrs/Over I would like to thank Jill Craigie (Canteen Manageress), Eleanor Denton-Giles, Joanne Peters, Anne Constantine, Jill Green, Margaret Hatch, Robin Heuchan and Mr Whipp for their assistance with breakfasts and training.

Finally, the kind support of the P & F Society was instrumental in allowing breakfasts to be provided for all runners.

Mr N. Collins, Phys. Ed. Department

JUNIOR INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY This event preceded the Senior School Cross Country race and the competitiveness and spirit shown by all runners was excellent.

The outstanding performance on the day was the effort of Kiera Chorley (Yr.6) who not only won her age group, but finished in 2nd position overall against all Junior School competitors.

Student Champions and Runners-Up: YEARS Girls Runner-Up: Kym Abbott Champion: Emma Pettemerides

State Cross Country Team: (l to r) Mark Pressley, Brent Barton, Nicholas Robinson, (inset) Nathan lones.

Boys Runner-Up: Tristan Aldrich Champion: Byron Evans YEAR 6 Girls Runner-Up: Nicola Grey Champion: Kiera Chorley Boys Runner-Up: Alexander Pooley Champion: Robert Maxwell YEAR 7 Girls Runner-Up: Katherine Potter Champion: Emma Law Boys Runner-Up: Luke Smith Champion: Kim Wishaw

Cross Country start.

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