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Touring thoughts In the position of Director of public Relations, one of my key

Principal's note

roles is to market the College as an educational community which

Regular readers of CQ will

offers young people countless

already have an idea of the range

opportunities to excel in a wide

of extracurricular activities that

range of fields.

are available for the students of All Saints' College. In all of these activities, the accent is on

We have students with a very

voluntary, rather than

diverse range of interests, and it

compulsory, participation. The

is our aim to be able to offer

emphasis is on opportunity, and it

something which is of particular

is pleasing to note that large

interest to each one of them over

numbers of students take up the

the course of the year.

Mark Stapleton

The next two issues of College

students to 'take it easy' in

Quarterly will pay particular

Term 1 and refrain from over-

attention to these extracurricular

enrolling, and occasionally an

activities. Perhaps, as you read

older student may find it

about the interests of our current

coming because it i important for

students, you will cast your mind

decisions about their children's education based on reality and not some sanitised view of schooling. Invariably parents comment on the positive and friendly atmosphere, the quiet and

back to your own school days.

tranquil nature of the interactions

Students are seen as nluch more

Am I correct in thinking that the

between all members of the

than 'heads on sticks' at All

first picture to come to mind was

College community, and the way

Saints' College. Certainly, their

not of the classroom, but rather

in which learning is obviously

Helen Renwick

Proofing

and informally. I do not contact staff and tell them that I'm

really is, so that they can make

although we advise Year 8

necessary to pull back as well.

around the College, both formally

parents to see the College as it

opportunities offered to them -

Editor.

Part of my role involves showing prospective parents and students

academic achievement is of great

of the part you had in the school

occurring in a myriad of different

importance in the school setting,

drama production, the winning

ways.

but academic achievement can be

run you scored, or the solo you

enhanced when students feel

performed at the College

In a recent parent newsletter,

happy in what they are doing and

concert?

Marilyn Knox wrote: 'While we

secure in belonging. Meeting other students with similar interests and talents and engaging

continue to enjoy and recognise

Marilyn Knox Acting Principal

outstanding team and individual achievements in the academic,

in common pursuits encourages

cultural and sporting areas

that sense of belonging and

Postscript

achievement and enables self-

Many of you will already have heard that

publications, we also want to

expression and creativity to be

Marilyn Knox will be retiring from the

recognise here the countless

expressed.

through our assemblies and

College at the end 0/ 1997.

we will be

running a special article about Marilyn in the next issue of College Quarterly and would be delighted to hear /rom former colleagues/students with stories to tell and memories

0/ Manlyn,

who has

played a sigmficant role in the College

achievements of the majority who, through their repetitive acts of thoughtful behaviour, make this College a pleasant place'. We hope that the articles and photographs in this issue of College Quarterly

for many years.

convey something of the breadth

Eels.

of educational experience on offer at the College but, perhaps more importantly, we hope that we have captured something of the

Cover illuatrationll by Logan, Year

12 (front)

Chrietopher Gray (after

everyday warmth, energy and enthusiasm that staff and students bring to College life.

Jacque.-LouiB David'. Napoleon at

St.Bemard, painted m1800), Ye

12 (hac ).

Mark Stapleton Director 0/ Public Relations

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Extracurricular life

Some elements of College life al

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quietly and

eu~i\7ely that e fail to realise unusual they are. Chance comment - trom parent, friends and visitors - oee by u

ionally tal~e us

.se and prompt us to loob

again.

So it is with the College's Extracurricular Programme, whicl1. swings into action before school, at lunchtime and when the 'official' school day ends, and offers an enormous range of opportunities to students: from

There are unsung activities

beebeeping to the Di.i.yfl~en Group

that never find their way onto

to touch football, it's all there for

film, some that we can't do justice

the tabing. The programme is an

to in a photograph, and many

established part of College life:

others that have had special

the extracurricular activities we

articl s written about them in

offer are designed to complement

different parts of this issue and

students' formal education and

therefore aren't featured on these

are a vital part of our com-

pages.

mitment to the education of the whole person. Over and above

We hope you'll enjoy this

that, however, they are a source of

photographic gallery of some of

fun and enjoyment to everyone

our extracurricular activities as

who joins in and enable staff to

much as the students and staff

share some of the sblls and

enjoy tabing part in them. And

talents they most enjoy with a

next time you're driving along

lil~e-minded group of students.

Leach Highway early in the morning and see All Saints'

Over the next three pages - and

students on the playing fields -

in the next issue of College

yes, that's the Extracurricular

Quarterly - we will share with you

Programme in action as well!

Music

photograpl1.s of some of the College's extracurricular activities. This is only the merest glimps of wl1.at happens at the College.

For every activity you see

11.ere, tl1.ere will be two or three that you don't see: students worbng on Calumba, for example, or at the Double Helix Club.

EXTRACURRICULAR

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ACTIVITIES

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Athletics training Badminton Beebeeping Brass Ensemble College Band ollege Choir ollege Chorale College Swing Band

Calumba Committee Computing Creative Writing Competition ricket skills coachi ng Cross-country training Debating Double Helix Club Duke or Edinburgh Award Scheme Diiyfl<en Group Flute Ensemble Football 'Channel 7 Cup' HauuTlersjbJld Trophy Competition Interhouse Chess Interhouse Debating Interhouse Sport Interschool Chess Jazz Ensemble Maths Challenge Maths Olympiad Programme Mod" Trials Netball Orcllestras Photography Club Problem-solving skills Production Ribbons or Blue Rocl~ Climbing Club l~ugby training

ailing - Teams Racing ~cience Olympiad

Senior String Ensemble SO\X70TLJLIKE (Sew What You Lil<e) - basic to ball gowns ~peech and Drama

Speech Night Dance ~tlldy skills ~wimming

training

Swing Band Theatre visits Totlcb football Tournament of Minds \XTeigbt training & fitness programme - First XV Rugby & others Woodworl< Writing sL~ills Youth Club

EXTRACURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES

Top 14t: Year 8 - The infamous pamper pole.

Middle left: Year 12 Retreat Background: Year 10/11 Whitewater Kayaking Camp Bottom left: Year 8 - raft-building.

Right: Year 10/11 Sur! Camp.

CAMP

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_ . "'-elp students lly with the unique emands of Year 12. ot without its lighter moments, the Retreat is often list d as one of the best experiences on offer at the College.

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Jel~y11 and Ride

Seventh Asian Chemical Congress I recently had the good fortune to attend the Sev nth Asian Chemical Congress, where I presented a paper on the use of eucalyptus oil as a degreasing solvent. CALM is using eucalyptus trees to recover degraded farmland, and studies on the use and properties of eucalyptus oil should result in a larger market for the oil and enable farmers to harvest an economically viable crop from the trees that are improving their land.

Bob Simpson - All Saints'

in th lush surroundings of the

College geography teacher

College in Bull Cr l~, to imagine

extraordinaire - already unnerves

riding a tandem across the

A number of important themes

the 'caraholics' among us by

Gibson Desert to Meekatharra,

seemed to emerge from the

bicycling to and from his home in

then ploughing on to Ayre Rock

conference, but perhaps the most

Darlington... every day. On 6

and

important to me is that many of

July, Bob unnerved us even more

up with a jaunt across the

by riding out of Halls Creek in an

Simpson Desert before r aching

attempt to becom.e the first

Charleville and Byron Bay. But

person to cycle the entire len th

they have the photographs to

of the Canning

prove they did it! In 1996,

the major challenges that humanl~ind will face in the next Allan Knight - taken in

century relate to our ability to

the gardens at Kyoto.

live sustainably and to remedy many of the

~nvironmental

problems we have created this

tock Route - all

2,000 km of it.

lice Springs and finishing

obviously unable to tay away from their namesake desert, the

century.

The

anning Stock Route

tandeming duo once mor pitt d

stretches from the Kimberley to

themselves against the Simpson

the Eastern Goldfields and was

Desert and triumphed in true

first opened in 1906. Although

'Simpson' style. Bob's enterprises

it hasn't been used for driving

have even won him a place on the

cattle since 1958, it has

pages of The U7est Australian,

continued to draw 4WD vehicles

which ran a major article on his

and motorbikes seeking that final

adventures on Wednesday 9 July.

frontier and has even been We'd like to wish Bob the very best of luck for this latest challenge and look forward to hearing the 'inside story' on his return to College.

COLLEGE

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College

Quarterly

Anthony Radich: the Auctioneer to Beat all Auctioneers at the

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Twelve students were admitted to

Sweet charity

full membership of the Church by confirmation on 27 June.

All Saints' College is serious about tabng responsibility and helping

Students confirll'led on

27 June 1997

Speabng about the service, the

those charitable organisations which are only able to survive through the

College Cl'laplain pointed out that

generous contributions made by the public. With this in rnind, during a

confirmation is a 'significant and

Cameron Deague

school year there are many opportunities for students and staff to give

brave step' in which young people

Alexander Larson

their tin'le and money to help worthy causes.

commit th mselves to the

Year 12

Year 11

concepts of Christian faith in The Junior School of the College organises fundraising on a House basis,

their lives.

Laith Tapper

with each of the four Junior Scl'lool Houses tabng responsibility for one term. Tl'lis means that students are constantly being made aware of the

The day before the service,

Year 10

need to support fundraising activities. The activities held are often fun,

Bishop David Murray had lunch

but they also encourage students to be generous in supporting those who

with all the candidates as part of a

need help of any bnd. In Term I, Bussell House organised a raffle, a free

strategy to mal~e the service a

dress day and a bal~e stall which raised $353 for the Parberville

more personal occasion.

Children's Home. Drummond House was responsible for fundraising in

service, the newly confirmed

Term 2, and its events included a free dress day, a mabe and bal~e stall and a fun food fair. The money raised

by Drummond House will

go to

Princess Margaret Hospital. The other Junior School Houses will have

Talei Longbottom Kimberley Angel KymAbbott

fter th

shared in the cutting of a cabe

Year 9 Kristen Brown Charlotte Deague

and were photographed with the Bishop.

Year 8

tl'leir cl'lance to raise funds for worthy causes in Terms 3 and 4.

Taryn Tapper Parents were able to meet Bishop

Duncan Brown

Within the Senior School, it is the role of the Social Concern

David over supper, which rounded

Keely T unnicliffe

Subcommittee of the Student Council to organise fundraising events.

off a very happy occasion.

Deanne Chiu, the Chairperson of this committee, has put into operation a well-organised and l'lighly successful fundraising campaign. In Semester I, the events held included a free dress day (Go Casual for a

Year 7 Glenn Angel

The Revd Canon Terry Curtis College Chaplain

Cause) which raised more than $450 for the Cerebral Palsy Association; the Red Cross Door Knock which raised more than $900; a free dress day for Arbor Day, with more than $450 going to the Men of the Trees; and the Auction to Beat all Auctions, which raised more than

Top: Father Terry and Bishop David rounding off a very happy occasion with the

800 for a

long-term project - possibly involving a school in a third-world country.

In Semester Il, the committee will be fundraising for a range of causes

celebratory 'Confirmation Cake.'

including tl'le Salvation Army, the National Medical Research Board, Amnesty International, the Princess Margaret Hospital, the Cancer

Left:

Foundation and Perth City Mission.

The top bidders' reward: Georgia C/ark and Taryn Jones enjoy a hampel' of food from Sue Pa/mer.

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Cathedral pilgriIllage The Year 8 students recently enjoyed a full-day visit to St George's Cathedral. On the agenda were such topics as architecture, history, art (stained glass and sculpture), Christian traditions, worship and researching the past.

Seeing the stained glass windows not only as decoration but also as teaching aids used in the past to help educate the illiterate proved quite an interest.

During the day, the verger brought out the Cathedral's

Friday 4 April saw eleven Year 10

We would like to thank the

and 11 students and one

coordinators and principals -

assistant, Ms Sherren Ethering-

Professoressa A Rebecchi,

embroidered vestments.

ton Gray, leave Perth on the sixth

Professor F Signoretti, Ms

Four 'fortunate' students got to

All Saints' College Study Tour

Valerie Authers and Ingegner G

model some of the bright

of Italy.

Innocenti - for giving our

ecclesiastical robes.

treasures: chalices, plates, cruets and flagons, as well as beautifully

students the chance to attend Is this what passes for a

In Burt Hall, adjoining the

As with previous tours, we visited

their schools, not to mention all

Florence, Pisa, Siena, Bologna,

the host families who looked after

Cathedral, the students worked at

our students so well.

making models of the building

romantic moment on an

Venice, Verona, Rome and the

Italian Study Tour?

island of Capri. The surprise destination was a three-day side

and sorting out a puzzle bas d on Needless to say the students had a

trip to Bressanone - the oldest

fabulous time, and for

town in the South Tyrol, situated

the first time in Study

in the Dolomites near the

Tour history actually

Austrian border. Here we ate

spoke Italian to one

apfel strudel, speck wiirstel and

another from the

sauerkraut, went for a hike in the

minute we took off

mountains and tried to under-

from Perth Airport.

stand the locals - with little luck,

This was very exciting

as they speak mainly German in

for me. Something

this part of Italy.

that remains constant on each trip, however,

the Stations of the Cross.

Fine robes on young shoulders.

Our homestay in Bologna was a

is the amount of ice cream

little different this time. The

consumed. One student kept the

Religious Education Coordinator

school that hosted us last year was

spoon from each ice cream and

Jill Angel did a wonderful job

unable to find families for all our

returned home with fifty-seven

students, so they were split into

spoons! 'Mamma mia!'

Cathedral Verger, Stephen Day,

two groups: six students attended Istituto Magistrale Laura Bassi

Luisa Maio

and the other five attended

Heado/LOTE Study Tour Leader

Istituto Enrico Mattei.

organising this excursion for the students. Our thanks to the and to Dean John Shepherd for allowing 130 students to 'invade' the sacred spaces for a day.

The Revd Canon Terry Curb's College Chaplain

COLLEGE

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College

Mrs Janet Brown Following a life-saving and sight-

Quarterly

Youth Challenge Australia - selection weel~end

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Citizens of the Year Janelle Booth and David Dicb

saving operation late last term,

made tl1.e College community very

Mrs Janet Brown, Head of

proud recently when they were

Murdoch House, returned to

botl1. awarded honours in the

College recently.

Citizen of the Year

Diagnosed with a tun1.our on the

Janelle, our College Captain, was

optic nerve, Janet underwent

wards.

awarded the Western Australian

d licate and dangerous surgery

Citizen of the Year Award in the

for tl1.e second time on 20 March.

Youtl1. category. The Governor, Major-General Michael Jeffery, said Janelle had achieved more in

;-1 all fo v hreJ Bro in

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a few short years than most

Mountains in Sydney for a

people achieve in a lifetime, and

selection weel~end held by Youth

described her as a 'great

Challenge Australia, which

community-minded young lady'.

provides opportunities for

Janelle not only worl~s tirel ssly

eighteen- to twenty-five-year-

for the youth arm of World

.surgeon and nurses

olds to help with projects chosen

Vision Australia - she was one of

her safef~

by local communities. This

eight students selected to tour

weel~end we were being selected to

Vietnam in 1995 - but also

work in Guyana or Costa Rica,

teaches self-preservation and first

lanelle and David with

and a group of forty-five selectees

aid to St John Ambulance

their awards.

was to be put tluougl1. a series of

cadets. As we at the

'" the skill and Care of ~r 'V

On 2 April I flew to the Blue

her rapid rewverJ 'V her re/urn to Colle3e-

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To support Janet, students and

activities representing the con-

College Imow from first-

ditions that may occur overseas.

hand experience, Janelle

College Chapel on the day of her

contributes enormously to

operation. A special candle of

When I was bacl~ in Perth I had

everything she undertal~es,

intercession was set up and lit by

to ring Youth Challenge Australia

be it sport, academic

Fath r Terry. It burned through

to find out if I was selected - and

affairs or community

tl1.e day of the operation and while

I was.

staff mounted a prayer vigil in the

Janet was in intensive care.

ow I must fundraise

$4,600 by December, for

service, and this is a wonderful reward.

airfares, project expenses and The skill of her surgeon and the

David, a former ASC

support.

prayers of all who wished her a rapid recovery have now brought Janet bacl~ to school, with sufficient vision to carry on with

student, was awarded the Natalie Davey

in recognition of his

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incredible solo voyage

her usual dedication and commitment to the welfare of Murdoch students.

Thanks to all who prayed and kept Janet in their thoughts. She was deeply touched

Epic Achievement Award

If there are members of the College

around the world in his

community who would like to

yacht, Seaf~ght. We

suppod Natalie in this most wodh-

followed David's trip with

while endeavour, please contact

mounting admiration, recognising

Mark Stapleton at the College.

the sl~ills and personal qualities required to undertake and

by the

complete such a gargantuan

support, flowers and cards received, which helped her

project. This award aclmowledges

through a very difficult emotional

the enormity of David's achieve-

time, and asked us to convey a

ment and is a reminder of tl1.e

special 'thank you' to the All

heights to which young people

Saints' College family.

can rIse.

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Speech and Dratna Students talzing Speech and

Almost all teen-

Drama at

agers will come

reading of poetry and prose,

SC worlz on the

into contact with

the presentation of a tall<, and

illi it drugs at some

the performance of drama.

stage in their lives.

The benefits to be gained

How well they deal

from an oral approach to language and literature are numerous for the

with this experience may depend

student - none more significant, as a life slzill, than the development of

Above:

on how prepared and informed

confidence and the ability to communicate effectively.

Neil Collins and Melanie

they are on the subject. With this

Bozic/1, 'Drugs in

in mind, All Saints' College (in

Students entering English Speahing Board assessments are abl to cl1.oose

Perspective' Course

conjunction with the Western

which programme they would libe to prepare for. Some opt to present

Coordinators, pictured in

Australian Health Department

pieces individually and others choose a theme and worlz as a group. The

and the Alcohol and Drug

individual xams encourage students to develop public sp alzing slzills and

front

0/ some of the

anti-drug posters produced during the :Year 9 'Drugs' unit.

uthority) offered the 'Drugs in

also require the memorisation of a piece of literary worb followed by a

Perspective' course for Year 9

prepared prose reading. Those choosing the group presentation prepare a

parents this term. The aim was to

variety of piec s (involving mime, movement, improvisation, dance,

giv parents information on drug

music, sound effects and lighting) whicl1. develop a chosen theme.

us and -Lypes, help them to Top right: rear

6 students

Taryn

Preedy and Kate Ward working on their Speech and Drama presentation.

recognise the factors that can lead

In Speech and Drama lessons, students are encouraged to develop tl1.eir

to their use, and provide an

literary tastes and interests so they are able to discuss selections, talb and

opportunity to practise methods

favourite authors with ease. The development of sp ech clarity and vocal

of communication between

projection and dexterity is given emphasis, not only in the classroom and

different parties.

the theatre, but also in the radio room, where students performing radio

The course, which ran over two

plays use a microphone in a live broad ast situation.

nights, was aimed at Year 9 parents, to complen1.ent the Year

With a large number of students now talzing the subject, we can see the

9 Health 'Drugs' unit which ran

benefits of Speech and Drama in students' everyday lives, whi his

simultaneously.

encouraging and gratifying for the staff, students and families involved.

The course was enthusiastically

Jane Cale, Speech & Drama Teacher

received and feedback from the parents who attended was positive

Agricultural Science Catnp

and valuable.

Malcolm Nicl1.ols (left) and ~"'I'.!

It is expected that the course will

Logan Barber (rigl1.t) (both Year

become a regular event.

10) were selected to tabe part in

Melanie Bozich

l1.eld in the July holidays.

the Agricultural Science

amp

Physical Education Teacher Health Education Coordinator

This inaugural camp was jointly sponsored

by

Curtin University

and th University of Western Australia and was designed to giv students attending exposure to the study areas associated with agriculture, including animal science, soil science, horticulture, agricultural business and marbeting. The programme ran at the Curtin Institute of at Muresl<, just outside Northam.

Kent Williams, Head

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griculture

College

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Probletn-solvers do it again for ASC

tudents from All Saint

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ssociation of West rn

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ustralia. The team of six students

iden Kessell, Kristen Brown, Breony All n, Priya

Mahendran, Sean T yers and Peter Ward, from Years 8, 9 and 10 - won against the stiff competition provided by thiri:y-eight other teams from government and independ nt school

outh of th river.

This is the second year in a row that an

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ollege team has

won the competition, highlighting the trength of the problem-solving programme that is offered to all students studying mathematics at the College.

David Hayter Head of JvIatl'lematics Department

Year 12 Literature and English Conference The Year 12 Family Studies students recently spent the morning preparing a meal for College staff, wbo paid a princely

3 a bead for tbe

sumptuous banquet. 'The meal was served at On 2 July, Year 12 Literat.ure and interested Year 12 English tudents

luncbtime in the taff

attended the

room and tbe stud nts

nnual

urtin

Conference hosted by tbe

niversity Literature and English

cbool of

mmuni ation and

ultural

Studies. Year 12 students bad their fir t taste of wbat life as a first-year

joined staff members for a most enjoyable occasion.

university student would be libe: running around campus trying to find lecture theatres (and pret nding to lmow wh r tb y were going), tabing copious notes during lectures, enjoying the 'Coffee Sbop 120' unit (socialising at breab in tbe cafeteria or around v nding machines) and

And this is what happened If

feeling utterly exbau ted from con tantly and intensely concentrating for

you didn't pay up:

the majority of tbe day. I tbinb it is safe to assume that students enjoyed

Keith Brewin contemplates his

the experience and found most of tbe lectures useful for their pre-TEE

meagre rations.

preparations.

Dawn elements

Above: A C students - avoiding the limelight

Head of English Department

or closely studying their lecture notes?

COLLEGE

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mathematics problem-solving competition which is run annually Mathematical

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Hallllllarslzjold Trophy 1997 The Hammarsl~joldT ropby

ompetition is an innovative and

exciting way for young people to develop their lmowl dge on present world issues. The competition i a mocl~ meeting of th branch of the

nited

ations

ecurity

ion of a

ouncil, wbich is the

dealing witb curr nt int rnational issue .

There were three heats beld in Perth, involving eventy-two teams from across the

tate. Each teaIII consist d f three

members and our representatives were ( peaker), Joanna Phillips (

dam l~

shleigh

gotiator) and Marl~ Bertinshaw

(Researcher) .

Durin Round 1 we r pre ented

weden and

thoroughly d bat d developing a ch mical weapon ban, the

Science OIYIllpiad

Israeli-Lebanon conflict and th expan ion of NATO - all aturday

from our country's point of VIew.

day of non-stop

d bat resulted in our All Saints' team gaining one of tw lve spots in the 1997 finals, which wer held in th Le i lative

ssembly Meeting

Ro m of Parliament Hou e.

cience Olympiad class s off r an additional av nue for

students to explore and expand their lmowledge. The small group extension classes involve students in science activities tbat pusb beyond normal boundaries and introduce tb.em to activities which extend their lw.owledge of the natural and physical world. Our brighte t student are encouraged to test their understanding of science concepts against th best in the country

by sitting tbe

qualifying examination for the nati nal

team which competes in the International

cience

269 students across Australia sat the Biology This time we represented Kenya and debat d th adding a U

lbanian crisis,

standing army and what to do about the Papua

New Guinea mercenaries.

ltbough

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place, a high level of debating sl~ill wa

aint' did not win a

cience

lympiad

Examination, including Paul Dickinson and Dani I Abb tt from Both had attended the Olympiad classes on

aturday m rning (Dani I

for three years, Paul for two). Daniel took first place (and a gold m dal) in Western

learly llOwn.

lympics. Last year,

ustralia and Paul followed clo

behind with

cond pIa e (and

a silver medal).

ur involvement provided a fascinatind I arning experience a we enriched our lmowledge on present world issu s and gained an understanding of the operation of a

body.

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experiences not only re ulted in new and insightfullmowledg but also brougbt new friendships and fun.

The

Cl nce

lyrnpiad class members and teacher would like to

congratulate Daniel and Paul on their achievement - and participant should also congratulate eacb other on completing anotller fulfilling and fascinating series of Saturday morning worl~ hops and contributing to the positive atmosphere in these classes.

We strongly en ourage interested tud nt in Year 10 throudh nwards and upwards, Saturday

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It will be an experience you will never forget.

BI

thank you

Clence

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... and don't

forget a new semester offers students a new opportunity to join us.

to Mrs Dale for giving us the chanc to participate in the

Paul McMahon

competition.

Science Teacher

Ashleigh Adamek, Mark Bertinshaw and]oanna Phi/lips

Science Olympiad Coordinator

Year 11 Hammarskjold Tropl'lY Team

Above left: Toni Dale with Ashleigh Adamek, Mark Bertinshaw and ]oanna Phi/lips.

Above right: All the challenge you can take - and more - for a Saturday morning. Anthony Martinson and Andrew Chiang (both .Year 9) hard at work.

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student and world champion yachtsman Paul Eldrid and the Extracurricular Sailing Group led to an impr ssive second place in the

champion yachtsman) sharing tactical secrets

tat 't ams Racing

with the Extracurricular Sailing Group.

Championships this year.

lthough the

Paul Eldrid (1987leaver & world

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Team is relatively young, it has some very experienced and comp titiv sailors in its ranks.

One afternoon a week during

Year 12 Biology Calllp

Term 4 last year and Term 1 this year, Paul, who is the coach at

What exactly do biology students

South Perth Yacht Club, put ten

do? Apart from a lot of work during

l~e n sailors through their paces.

class time, Year 11 and 12 students

He has som great techniques for

also go on camps and have the

building confidence and skills -

opportunity to participate in

such as using the rescue boat to

extracurricular revision sessions.

create a wave on which the sailors are able to 'surf': very exciting ... or o it look from the rescue boat!

Tbe most r c nt Year 12 Biology Camp (26-28 June 1997) was

Paul is also extremely cunning on

based at Dryandra Woodland.

the tactical side, and came up to

Day 1 of tbis camp saw tbe students learning a lot about Dryandra and its

Kate l\lacauley lcitll one

the

special inbabitant and getting involved in mammal trapping exercises

of mallY perfect piglets.

ollege one lunchtime to

larify rul s and approaches to

and spotligbting.

ur second day was very rural!

fter a cold early start,

starting and rounding marks. This

we bad balf a day at a piggery - wbicb involved cuddling piglets, feeding

help wa readily picl~ed up

by the

pigs and learning some of tbe fine detail as ociated witb increasing tbe

fantastic and very fired-up young

productivity of tbe bed. Later, students carri d out field-based researcb

sailors who p rformed with great

to identify differences between agricultural land and undisturbed

determination under the

woodland.

captaincy of Nicholas Bryant.

The focus of tbe camp tben became land care. We bad an evening visit In 't rm 4, I plan to organise a

and tall~ by a local Landcare worker, tben the following day we took tbe

Beginners'

time to study degraded farmland sites and areas wbicb bave undergone

ailing Group and

continu training for the Teams

extensive rehabilitation. To round the camp off, students helped Steven

Racing

Lyneham (tbe owner of the piggery) in bis efforts to control salinity and

hampionship.

erosion on a cr Tbank to Paul Eldrid, Simone

klin in bis property. Tb group managed to plant 3,000

trees in a littl under two hours.

Jobnson and Ian Tbrelfo for tbeir great belp and support.

Jane Brandenburg Biology Teacher

David Thomson

Head

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Design Technology Teacher Extracurricular

ailing Coordinator

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Technology in action

Year 8 Science Technology

Recently a droup of Year 10

Year 8 Science tud nt hav

students xperienced the

'Science Te hnology' incorporated

Andrea Morris and baby Teniele.

Early Childhood Studies Early

11ildhood tudies is a course in which stud nt have the

opportunity to learn through practical activities. Throughout

't rms 1 and 2, a number of parents and their youn d children visit d th

lassrom to enable the students to study children's

physical, cognitive and social! motional developm ut. This was enjoyed not only by the Year 11 students but also by the children.

The students also enjoyed two visits from former ndrea Morri , who was pregnant at the time.

student

ndrea 11ar d

many a pects of her pregnancy with the class, one of the highli hts bein when students were able to hear the foetal heartbeat throudh a foetal monitor.

Term 2 aw the students absolutely delig11ted to meet

ndrea'

lwo-weel;?-old baby and hear the story of little Teniele Renae's birth. Thanb you to Andrea for providing the Early

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Studi s stud nts with this excellent 1 arning opportunity, and to

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shar d them with us: Mr and Mrs Fialho, who brou ht in Aiden and

aron, Mrs Davies and daughter Georgia, Mrs Gumina and

daught r Renae, and Mrs Browton and

laire.

dilemmas faced by environm ntal

into their studies for one f the

manager in the worl;?place as part

four terms of the year. During

of a unit ntitl d 'One Earth'.

Term 2, Mr Davie'

While som students used an

studied plants and animals: as

excellent

part of that cour ,the stud nts

D-ROM entitled

i nc class

Na rdo °, which tests the ability of

watched a bri f vid

students to manage an imaginary

showed how a l;?angaroo paw

river system, oth rs tool;? part in a

places a 'dob' of pollen on the

simulation exerci e on forestry

head of a small bird as it collects

0

which

during which mall groups

nectar from th flow r.

represented organi ations with a

were asbed to design and produce

tudents

wide range of int r st in our local

a model which could demon hate

forests. The heated debate gave

how an insect or bird might visit a

students a valuable in ig11t into

flower and collect pollen from it.

the complex i ues involved in managing a valuable natural

It was amazing to b erve the

resource, and th buzz generated

many different de ign whi h this

by t11es int rlinbed yet

simple brief generated. Mr

independent activiti s helped to

Thomson supervi ed t11e design

create a corporat atmosphere in

process, granting a 'patent' b fore

the classroom.

production began.

imple

materials were put together with Robert

Ellen Beemster

lmpson

Society and Environment Teacher

Design Technology Teacher

glue, nails, string and

r w to

mabe models which achieved the tasb simply or by mor complex means. The desi n wer all v ry clever, and all th 'flowers' were able to pollinate their test

Classroom or boardroom?

'insects'.

Students and teachers extending boundaries to

Steven Davies

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Science Teacher atmosphere at ASC.

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following a visit to the Perth Cultural Centre. The drawings form part of a compulsory unit of study in the Year 11 TEE Art course.

Students were encouraged to draw and tabe photographs of unusual views of the various styles of architecture found in the vicinity of the

rt Gallery and State Library. The

different viewpoints chosen focused on tl"le detail d fayades of the buildings, which have successfully integrated with both the colonial and modern forms of architecture in the complex. The drawings clearly capture these eclectic styles. A strong emphasis on negative space highlights the minimal yet highly detailed quality of the drawings.

Later this year (in October), the drawings will be exhibited in the annual Art, Design and Technology Exhibition. The exhibition is always well worth a visit and we strongly recommend that you checb the calendar and boob in a time and date. If past exhibitions are a guide to the quality to be

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Cross-country Team.

1997

Stirling triumphs!

This year tirling House produced a very even performance across all age groups and was victorious in the 1997 Interhouse

ross-country.

Once again the students of the

ollege represented us in

magnificent fashion at the rent ACC Interschool Cro country titles at Perry Lake . With up to 200 competitors per

It wa pleasing to see the extremely large number of competitors, from all Hous , who entered this event and gave of their very best. Students are generally becoming much fitter, du no doubt to th ir enthusiastic parti ipation in the many sporting activities offered at the College. On the cr s - ountry front, it was notable that nearly all the top five placegetters in every event had b

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cro -c untry training - surely a strong message for all aspiring 1998

rac , the College finished in third place overall. The following students excelled

by placing in the top twenty-five for their

ev nt: Bradley Channer, Gavin McL ish, Brody Loneragan

(U/14 Boys); Amy Bracl<en, Tegan Martyn, Melissa Bryant (U/15 Girls); Jason Avery, Stuart Callaghan, Matthew Anderson (U/15 Boys); Amy McQuade, Bracken ( /16 Girls); Bradley

ndrea McCrackan, very, Matthew

manda

lIen ( /16

Boy); Kiera Chorley, Kristy Davies ( /17 Girls); Travi Harris,

runner!

harles

treet, Julian OlD nn

11,

Iicholas Hollett ( /17

By); Felicity Fletcher, Meghan Grant ( pen Girl ); Al x Larson (Open Boys).

The following three stud nts are to be congratulated for

Above: Done it! The finish line for the Interhouse Cross-country approaches.

their particularly

Rig/1t: The start 0/ the Interschool U/16 Girls' event.

outstanding

Below: Kiera Chorley winning the Year 11 Interhouse Cross-country.

performances: Kiera

Bottom right: U/16 boys recovering at the end of their Interschool event.

Chorley (first place,

/17 Girls); Amy

Winners Alex Larson/Felicity Fletcher (Year 12) Travis Harris/Kiera Chorley (Year 11) Bradley AverylAmy McQuade (Year 10) Jason Avery/Amy Bracken (Year 9) Gavin McLeish/Holly Hands (Year 8)

Runners-up Michael Bevilaqua/Meghan Grant (Year 12)

Mc

uade (third

place, U/17 Girls); Travis Harris (fourth place,

117 Boys).

These three students were selected for the Honorary ACC Representative Cross-country Team.

Following the ACC titles, a small select group of runners competed in the All Schools State Titles, with superb results.

Kiera Chorley was winner and State Champion of the Girls' 16 Years event, and all the other thirteen All Saints' competitors finished in the top twenty-five placings overall in the State.

Charles Street/Robyn Cooper (Year 11) Daniel Willett/Andrea McCrackan (Year 10) Stuart Callaghan/Tegan Martyn (Year 9) Brody Loneragan/Katherine Low (Year 8)

Trinder PerpetuJ. Trophy Results Stirling House: 316 points Durack House: 278 points

I would like to thank the many staff, parents, students and the P&F for their help and support this year. Well done: the effort was worth it!

Neil Collins Head 0/ Physical Education Department

Forre t House: 257 points O'Connor House: 235 points Cowan House: 182 points Murdoch House: 169 points

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Tbes full-day events give students from Years 8 to 10 tbe opportunity to socialise with tudents from otber colleges in a competitive and friendly physical activity.

Chauvinists ahoy

Students select a sport tbey would like to play and, along with tbeir team-mates, spend

12 boys tabng on tbe Year 12 girls in a game of netball - and so

tbe age-old tradition of male vs female continues.

rules and tactics and baving fun. Girls choose horn

In the days leading up to tbe big event tbis y ar, tbe females were subject to endless riticism and taunting by the males, who considered it quite

netball, hockey and softball,

impossible tbat the females could win. However this slightly overloobed

while tbe boys can play

possibility proved to be their downfall wben, on Friday 6 June, both teams

hockey, football or soccer.

took to the court to prove to tbemselves and their fellow team m mb rs

Because the competition's

wbicb was tbe dominant sex.

focus is on participation, no

Surprisingly the males, wbo previously b lieved tbat netball wasn't a sport

scores are kept and no prizes

and hardly onstitut d pbysical activity, did manage to work up a sweat.

are awarded at the end of the

(It wasn't clear whether this sweat was due to their physical activity or the ever increasing deficit between the scores.) Th last quart r did, bowever,

day. Y; ar 10 and 11 students help throughout the day by

provide some sense of competition for th girls, who had decided to play in unfamiliar positions.

umpiring and managing team . The younger students

Tbe end r suit was a 10 to 9 victory to tbe females, whicb temporarily silenced many of the males. However tbey continue to question the

benefit from their older

validity of the sport' rules, even thougb no one could question the female

peers' experience and support

dominance!

and everyone involved has a Anne Onymous good time.

ensuring fair play and 170 favours in front of a large

The Chauvinist Shield Competition tal~ s place every year at AS , witl"l tbe Year

a day being active, learning

fill Green (referee)

.rear 12

Saral'l Richens Sports Coordinator

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and noisy audience as teams battle jor the Clwuvinist

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early 200

All Schools State Touch Football Titles

ear 8-12 stud nts running, jUIllping, catching or bicbng to teaIll-Illates on the

Recently the

playing fields every Thur day afternoon.

Touch Football Team was

Interhouse Sport in Tenn 2 saw Year 8-10

title for the fourth consecutive

students cOIllpeting in basbetball, soccer

year. TeaIll Captain Meghan

S

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successful in winning the State

and touch football in a five-round

Grant was also chosen as

cOIllpetition.

Player of the Final.

gain, the Year 11 and 12

students uIllpired and coach d tbeir younger p

rs. Th. TerIll 2

oIllpetition culIllinated witb tbe finals on 19 June. TeaIlls were ranbed

Results 1st

froIll first to sixth at tbe conclusion of the rounds and were playing for top finisbing position . All Houses were well represented on tbe field and

SIllitbson and Kristen Brown -

tb student sbowed a great deal of concentration, dedication and

have been selected for the

4th Forre t

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6th

nder 15 Provi ional tate quad, froIll whi b tbe teaIll

tirling and 0' onnor continued their battl warding both Houses witb

tbe points was a fair and fitting result for two such cOIllIllitted teaIllS.

Thanb go to tbe Heads of House and House Coordinators for organising t an1.S, and to

icb

All teaIll Illell1.bers - vicb Barnett, Kristen Brown, Janna

Katherine Nunn,

whipp and Melanie

Sian SIllithson,

Bozich for their as

will be chosen.

Lister, AIllY McQuad ,

ollins, Peter

rol

Gold Coast in Queen land

Ford, Megban Grant, Clair

Dundas, N eil

5th

lade, Sian

that will r present WA at tbe

in extra tiIlle only to achi ve anotller draw.

h

11 daIlles were bard

arah

foudbt, with tbree ending in a draw at full tiIlle. The IllOSt excitind finish was in toucb football, wh r

3rd Murdo

success, four students - AIllY McQuade,

entlmsiasIll in tbe wet and Illi erable conditions.

Duracl</ tiding

F llowing n froIll tbis

aral1. Slade, ara WaIler

and Carly Weston - deserve

port

our warIllest congratulations.

ontrollers.

'Connor

eil Collins arah Richens

Head of Physical Education

ports COO1 dinator

Department

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Table tennis chaIllp h ryn Ch ah (Y; ar 9) has ju t won the State

nder 14 title at

th Healthway Table 't nni haIllpion hips - for tl1.e second tiIlle. Sheryn, who be an playing table tennis four year ago, had h r first ta t of COIllp tition at th WA Table 't nni

s

0

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and l1.as been an entbu iast v r since. As this issue o¡f

Q goes to

pr ss, Sharon will b warIllind up to cOIllpete in the Under 17 Junior Graded TournaIllent, in which we wish h r the very best of lucb.

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enough to jump out of a plane not once but several times. He was

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also one of the first people to fly with Pete Downes, a very special

leaver

friend and, at the time, a very inexperienced pilot - and he did that

Neil Rowe lost a valiant battle against

without a parachute! He also sought the thrills of the ski slopes,

cancer in June of this year. At his funeral,

going to Fall's Creek for a week of skiing with school friends - a trip

j,.iends and relatives joined to say a final

he enjoyed immensely.

goodbye to a great friend, colleague, student, relative. At that service Neil's

Throughout school Neil was a keen golfer and very good at squash.

good friend Simon Harrison gave a

He was no slouch with a tennis racket and was probably the best pool

wonderful eulogy which we would like to

player I've ever played. Neil's love of sport didn't end when he had his

reproduce in part here for all Neil's friends

leg amputated, as not long after getting out of hospital he was out on

in the College community to share.

the driving range and amazingly scored a 48 over nine holes at Joondalup - a very difficult course.

During his twenty-four years,

eil

lived in two countries - Scotland and

After school

eil started university, but he quickly decided there

Australia. He was always very proud of his Scottish ancestry,

wasn't much they could teach him about computers that he didn't

frequently mentioning Scottish customs and derivations of phrases

already know, and that he'd rather get out and work than spend time

and, fortunately for his friends, translating Billy Connolly for us. He

in lectures.

travelled in Europe a number of times, he travelled to America to visit his friend Robbie, he went to Asia with his family and travelled

Neil had three main jobs and in all of them he formed close

within Australia - living in Bunbury for over a year. Perhaps it was all

friendships with his workmates. A few months ago Merv -

this travelling, together with Neil's natural inquisitiveness, which gave

friend and workmate - told me that Neil was a pleasure to work with

him such an impressive general knowledge. Neil would become

as he got on and did things and was always friendly with everyone.

eil's

interested in a topic and go all out to learn all he could about it. (I can remember being a test subject when Neil became interested in

It was with Merv's help that

eil, despite the fact that he was in the

hypnotism during school and read about half a dozen books on the

middle of a fight with anc r, started pursuing a business idea that

subject.)

he'd had: to produce pock t golf course guides to be known as the Pocket

addy. It was typical of

eil's fighting spirit and

Whilst Neil enjoyed watching and talking about sports, he enjoyed

determination: he'd had a good idea and nothing was going to stand

playing the games themselves far more. Before I knew him he became

in his way of pursuing it.

a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and then, early in the time we spent together at All Saints', Neil was a member of the Rugby Team,

Thinking back to the times I've spent with

despite the fact that he was then one of the smaller boys. His fearless

time we met he would always have a joke or some quip that he had

eil, it seems that every

efforts playing as a hooker quickly made him a popular member of

heard somewhere. For some reason, the advice he once gave me as we

the team. That popularity continued throughout his time at All

drove into Fremantle sticks with me: 'Never trust a man who, when

Saints': he was always on friendly terms with everyone and everyone

left alone in a room with a tea-cosy, doesn't try it on'.

always had nice things to say about him. Later he joined the College Soccer Team and persisted in giving his all week after week, despite

Today we're celebrating Neil's short, wonderful life, and yet inevitably

the fact that it took the team just under two years to win its first

there is sadness. We feel sad because we have all lost the company and

game.

friendship of someone that we loved. It's sad because

eil was not the sort of person to give up.

eil has finally

lost the fight to live the future that he so wanted and fought so hard Although Neil was generally a law-abiding citizen, he was responsible

to have - a future with lots of games f golf, drinks with friends, a

for the only ever hostage situation at All Saints' College. In Year 12

vibrant and creative job, good times with his family and the lifelong

he, along with other anonymou~ colleagues, kidnapped the English

love and companionship of Cristy. Today we say goodbye to Neil and

teacher's mascot - a Gumby doll - and then sent ransom notes,

we're sad because he will no longer be a living part of our future.

together with cut up pieces of a ,double that he'd bought earlier, demanding that he be given the extra few per cent he needed for an

Raymond Serway said that a person can measure the success of their

'A'. His plan didn't work and the doll was returned unharmed - but

own life by considering whether or not they have enriched the lives of

you certainly can't say Neil didn't try. He was always having a joke.

others. Well, there's no doubt about that with Neil. He has lived a life

Neil's sense of advenhlre led to him climbing up and plummeting

been a part of.

of which he can be truly proud, and which we can be thankful to have down cliffs when he took part in an abseiling and rock climbing camp, and then a parachuting camp during which he was crazy

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Snippets Angela Walmsley -

I have spent the last five months

1987 leaver - ITlarried

or so on exchange at the City

Matthew AlIen on 19

University of Hong Kong. My study there was part of my

April 1997, with Rev

politics degree, so I tool~ units

Dean Griffiths

such as Hong Kong Government

involved in the

and Politics, Modern China

ceremony. Ange and

Studies and Modern Japan

Matthew are soon

Studies. Apart from tabng these

h.eading off to England

units I also participated in the Learning Development

to live for the next two to three years.

Christine and Phillip on their wedding

Programme that City University

day in February 1996.

runs, tall~ing about the learning

Simone in the shadow of the Great Wall.

method and environment at Robert Sexstone 1986 leaver - joined the navy and attended

Christine Draper (nee SIllith) -1987leaver

UWA in 1989 before starting worl~ at

CR

in 1989. He's still at CR and is currently studying externally at

the Great Wall of China, I made lots of friends during my

Tiananmen Square and the

stay and found the Honglwngese

Emperor's Palace. It was

I finished an honours degree in

very generous and accepting.

interesting, too, to hear Malcolm

biochemistry at UWA in mid-

Most of our spare time was spent

Fraser's view of Australia's

1993 and then worl~ed in the

out in the city, as no one's

relationship with China, albeit

Biocl'lemistry Department as a

apartment was big enough to host

controversial.

part-time research assistant for

a party of more than two. Street

ADFA from 1987 to 1988. He attended

Murdoch University.

six months, on contract for the

drinbng is not illegal here, so

I have been given the opportunity

Department of Animal Science,

street parties were the most

to repay City University's

Murdoch. Robert

University of Sydney. For the

common form of night

hospitality by hosting one of my

travelled to England in

following year I worbed at Coles

entertainment - bar baraol~e.

closest Honglwngese friends in

in Claremont (where I had be n

Hopefully this atmosphere will

J uly/August this year. She says she

worbing since 1990). In 1995 I

not change after 1997.

is lool~ing forward to clearing out

1996, the year he was married.

her lungs here.

started at the University Department of Medicine, QEII

One of the highlights of my stay

Dallas Brennan -1991

Medical Centre, where I have a

was attending the Beijing 1997

leaver - headed to John

project loobing at the effect of

'Great Wall and Beyond'

at the Commissioner of

Conference. I was able to gain an

Worbplace Agreements Office

insight into Australian business

while I finish my degree. I am

Curtin High School

phytoestrogens on osteoporosis.

after leaving ASC in Year 10. He joined Jubilee Furniture as an apprentice cabinet maker in 1994. Dallas

I am currently worl~ing part-time

njoying this position very much

In February 1996 I married

involvement in China as well as

Phillip Draper. I am currently

Australian/Chinese political

as I get to meet a lot of people

continuing to worl~ at UDM,

relations. This trip to Beijing also

and travel to parts of WA I've

but am not sure of future plans

gave me the opportunity to visit

never been to before.

at this stage.

is currently working with Ferguson Corporation as a cabinet maker.

Elisa1eth JoneS -1985Ieaver, foundation student Elisabeth recently returned to England to commence a nine-month

He has six months to

pupilship in Chambers at London and Winchester Assizes. On the

go before finisl'ling his

completion of her pupilship, and after passing her exams, she will

apprenticeship.

become a barrister. This is a real honour for Elisabeth, and we wish her well in her worb and her studies.

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y ars at Curtin University doing nursing. January 1991 to ctober 1993 found m worl~ing

Bradley Hogan-Slllith -1 995 leaver

at R yal Perth Hospital wbich I really enjoyed, and where I ained loads of nursing experien . Then

pon leaving All Saints' I wa pr s nted with a choice: attend the

it was time to cut tie with Perth

ustralian Defence Force Academy as an RAAF pilot, or accept a Co-op

and go and see some of the bi

Scholarship to study mining engineering at the

niver ity of

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wide world. First stop wa

outh

frica, and I ended up sp nding

Wal .

four months travelling around I 1,0 e th latter and am now in my s cond year, after working for three m nth with RGC Ltd over th

frica. from

hristmas vacation. This led me to the

n an overland safari airobi to Johann sburg I

Renis n B 11 underground tin mine in north-west Tasmania, working as

met my boyfriend, Ian Dani Is.

an underground miner - a chara t r-building exp rienc , to say the least!

We went on to England tog th r

Many a ten-hour shift was spent operating a hand-held r cb drill: a

and sp nt twelve months living in

50 l~g, hydraulically-powered machine which travelled on my shoulder

London - a fantastic cit)' but

into plac s where larger quipment couldn't operate.

terrible weather! While in London

fter one hour on

hand-I, Id you are saturated witb. icy water and covered in dirt/mud:

I did nursing worb and a bit of

p opl recognise you as human only because your teeth ar r flected in

trav lling.

t the beginning of

1995, Ian and I decided it was

their headlights!

time to do the Aussie thin and The ituation on most day, after tarting at 7 a.m. or p.m. (depending on

bought a campervan to go

wh th r day or night shift was the order of the weeb), wa ...Light: the only

travelling around Europe. We pent nine months in this tiny

light is n your head; Food: twenty-minute breab at 12 a.m. or p.m.; Wat r: somewhere bacl~ there in the darb; Transport: Toyota Hilux... 'We'll

mobile home and went throu h western and parts of ea tern

be bacb to picb you up at 12, don't worry!'.

Europe, and through the Middle ltbough the worb is hard, I'm enjoying both my ours and living in

East around to Egypt - and th n

ydn y and can't wait to start worb again at the end of tl1.e year - this time

bacl~ again. It was a fantastic trip,

with

and we saw and did heap.

RA's Hamersley Iron in Paraburdoo, WA.

fter

nine months of constant travel and no worb (bliss), th mon y

nyone and everyone, feel free to contact me on

ituation was loobing very bleak

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now living in Manjimup and have

The "WaIler family would like to pass on their sincere thanks to the many members of the College community who supported them so much in their recent time of loss.

They have asked us to convey their gratitude to both current and former students and families who they are unable to contact personally.

been here just over twelve month .

I am currently studying midwifery a an xternal student thr ugh urtin University. Ian and I are stilll~een to do some mor

trav lling and I thinl~ 1998 will us leaving Manjimup in s arch f a new adventure.

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All Saints' College Archives why have archives in a new school?

developed database to record new ac

ssions and

provide access to information.

The archives are staffed two-and-a-half day a weeb Contrary to

by Jan Riley, who is assisted on Tuesday and

popular belief,

Wednesday mornings b Jan Prescott. (Jan will be

the records held

remembered by former tudents as a foundation

in archives are

member of the College teaching staff.)

not necessarily

What we have and ow it is used

1981 College Social for

old records. They are records which are created as a

}'ear 8s: fill W,/1iams,

result of the activities of a corporate body - such as a

Debbie Coombs, fan

sc11001 - or an individual - such as a student or staff

We receive the administ ative records of bey College

Prescott and Leonie and

member, or somebody's granny. They provide evidence

staff, including the photogra,phic rec rd. of College

Errol Kirke.

of that function or activity and are of continuing

events captured

by tl1.e

office of the Director of Public

value because they document bey events and

Relations and the photographs emanating from the

decisions.

production of Calumba and

allege Quarterly. We

continue to collect all publications.

marbeting and promoti community.

Records which ar of

tinuing value t the

ollege

All Saints' is a con1.paratively new school, but its

are identified and proce sed. Records of temporary

Catherine Goldsmith,

archives were established within tl1.e first ten years of

value are also identified and the disposa of these

Susan Leslie, Ellen

its existence. This means that as the College

records in accordance wqth legal require ents is

Hickman, Craig Larkin,

approaches its twentieth year of operation, we have

monitored

Mark Dominy (back row).

access to records of its development and corporate

procedure ensures that the College is not burdened

Penny Trinder, Helen

decision-mabing which provide an information base

with tl1.e storage of material that is needed for only a

for future planning. The College archives are now a

limited time.

Fell, Natasha Gould, fan Prescott (front row).

As the College moves to automate its procedures and

topics.

record-beeping is performed electronically, decisions

storage space for our archive material. Now, College

The view back from the

records are stored in a large compactus. The room in

centre of the bush court to

the library which hous s tl1.e archives has been

the administration building in 1980.

Archives Department. This

administration for information on a wide variety of

In the beginning, a Immbl filing cabinet provided the

Right:

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bey resource in answering the needs of the Collede

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enlarged to twice its original size; a plan cabinet has been added and the archives staff use a custom-

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will have to be taben as to the best means of preserving records in such a medium. If a school has already addressed the difficult question of 'what' to beep, the issue of 'how' will not be as daunting.

What we

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Background photo: The ASC stafllo/ 1087 - some familiar and not-so-familiar faces.

The 1987 College Production SabJ Days: Michael Usher, Rcbecca

Morgan, Roberl Shcarwood, Lucinda Oould, Elainc Gibson, John Manus and philip Eurton.

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The distance travelled: the 1997 College Production

The Tempest

Take ltea casts, fantastic costumes, inspirational direclioll, superlative makeup, vast quantities of dedicatioll, agony

hard {('ork,

Educationalists have long debated

volunteered to help backstage - to

the relative importance of

participate, and to be valued and

'process' versus 'product: I have

appreciated in their own right.

always believed that in teaching

Furthermore, I should not deem

drama (or arguably any subject), it

anyone to be a 'failure' because

is impossible to separate the way

they did not measure up to 'my

you do things from the final

standard' - or any other arbitrary

product. I would much rather talk

standard. There were many

about progress when describing

performers who found

about the whole project. My

students' acquisition of new

Shakespeare a huge challenge,

personal thanks go to John

understandings, skills and

and I feel particularly proud of

Beaverstock and

arah Richens,

techniques,

who understood my concepts for

and prefer to

the Production from the outset. I

evaluate the

will treasure their collaboration

medium

always. My thanks to Sarah

through which

Chescoe, whose imaginative

they learn in

designs were such an incentive for

terms of how

me to finish the work well.

effectively it

Special thanb also to the many

helps them to

parents who assisted Sarah in

progress.

creating the costum s, especially

L1Iul ecstasy - and

Julitha Barber, Doreen T yers, tller.:! you l1Ql'e it.

It is from this

Pam Patching and Linda Larsen.

perspective that I would like to

the fact that they never gave up.

review The Tempest. What new

In the end, 1 arning is nothing if

Thanks also to the other people

understandings did it enable

not a spiritual journey which

in the College who gave crucial

students to acquire? What sL~ills

teaches us about faith, hope and

assistance: the wonderful

did it teach them? What

love.

mern.bers of the Ladies' Forum;

I demanded a great deal from the

Technology Department; Dawn

techniques did it allow them to perfect? Answering these

Keith Brewin and the Design

questions is complex because

students, because I believed they

Clements and th English

every student enters and departs

were all well able to examine 'the

Department; Kaye Johns and

at their own leveL.hence the title

right use of political and personal

Information and Technology

of this article, which highlights

power', a central theme in the play

students;

the importance of valuing the

and a vital

distance travelled by each and

concern as we

every student who took part.

work towards an Australian society

As an educator, it was my duty to

based on justice

structure the best learning

and acceptance of

environment possible for this

cultural

Production. That meant allowing

differences.

all the students who wanted to 'learn' - i.e. everyone who

In retrospect, I

auditioned and everyone who

feel a sense of joy

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icole Bronwasser and

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Ellen Been"lster in Nutrition and

particular, to

Early

the many hours he gave during

hildl"lood; Gail Costello

for being a most wonderful

tag

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nclrew Barnett for

Production We 1<.

Mana er; Antl"lony Radich for front-of-house; publicity;

andy Potter f r

ue Cameron and

D irdr L bbon for doind the

I believe th Pr duction was truly a gift from u to the wider College community... an excursion

stag mal< -up; Mark Stapleton

into the publi arena of many

f r hi a i tance in promoting

possibilities filled with hope and a

the Production at all times and

sense of joy. I l"lop that you, the

for organisin o the poster,

audience, enj yed it a much as

Production sweatshirts and

we did.

photo rapl"ls; Brett Klucznik for vid oing the Production; Brett

Dr Josephine Fantasia

Roberts, who not only gave vital

Acting Dmma Coordinator

h Ip to the choreographer ,but als assisted with stage make-up; and to Kate Edgar, whose teachin practice at All

aints'

found h r in the middle of the allege Production.

Th Production involved over two hundr d people, includin many tud nt who worked bacbta e: a sp

ial thanb to each and every

one of them. It also includ d tl"le valuabl contributions of former student: mytl"lanb to Terri

TIle 1907 College Production,

Mullings, Tim Crowe and, in

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Junior School discos Friday 6 June provided another opportunity for the Junior School students to ki k up th ir heels, courtesy of the P&F

ociety and

the Year 8/9/10 Y; uth Group.

Preparations started early in the afternoon with the

enior School

students using their artistic abilities and a lot of llOt air to decorate the tl1. atre and foyer with balloons and tr amers.

Colin Moore was again cbosen to provide the mu i and entertainment for the evening.

And so we roll d tbrougb the night, greeting entbusiastic faces at one door and sending tired

Colonial days

b dies into their parent arms at 1

the other. When tbe lights finally

Pre-primary and Year 1 children have been studying the 'olden days' as part of their MAG Programme, and both classes recently visited the Museum of Childhood to have a general hands-on experience of life in the past. The children learned about the gam s that w re made and played in the pioneer days and wer also taught how famili survive and what chor

worked together to

wer expected of pioneer children. They rounded

off their visit with a very disciplined visit to the school house. There the boys waited for the girls to be seated before entering the room. They addressed the teacher as 'Master' and they were very quiet whilst working with their slates!

went up, the Youtb Group belpers proved tbeir worth a ain by assisting witb the clean up to return tbe pper Tbeatre to its normal state,

The children embraced the pioneer spirit by c 1 brating Foundation Day

ready for anotber day.

with a Pioneers' Afternoon on Thursday 5 June. Everyone wore pioneer

Big ll/ past improvements

dress and we even had a convict (see photo at 1 ft) - with ball and chain -

On bebalf of tb P&F Executive,

accompanied by a prison guard.

I would like to extend our sincere

on tl7Cir coloHial forebears.

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tbanks to tbe senior stud nts, Th two classes worked in mixed age-groups to complete a number of

teacbers and parents wbo belped -

tasks. Many children made soup and damper; others ground wheat to

both on the night and during tbe

make flour and some mad butter using cream, a jar and a button.

preceding weeks - to ensure tbe unquestionable success of the

(l're-prill1t1ry) - tIle sort of

Many pioneer games were played, including sack races, egg and spoon COfll'icL l1'C

all adore.

evening. Witbout doubt, a special

rac s, quoits and authentic knuckles. Some enthusiastic children made

commendation goes to Mrs Angel

mud bricks with a very dedicated parent - a labour-intensive task, and

and ber willing band of Youtl1.

unfortunately not enough for a cubby house!

Group and Senior

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students who displayed tbe ur Foundation Day celebration was truly an xp ri nce the children will

wonderful AS

spirit in tbe way

remember and build upon each year as they encounter further studies

tbey encouraged and b lp d tbe

about colonial life.

younger students to join in and enjoy themselves.

Jillian Dinsdale Junior School Teacher

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Students'flair and entllUsiasm making for yet another enjoyable afternoons publishing in the Junior School.' Bianca 1\10naco, Brooke Loxton, Sharon Ho, Jordan Holt/lam and Anusha Philips complete /inal illustrations.

Make a bool~

Mini compost bins

In Term 1 and part of Term 2, a

As part of their 'Science

number of children from Years 4 to

7 were invited to make picture

Investigations' course, the Year 5 class recently made mini compost

books. The children, who worked

bins to study soil. The children

with Mrs Andrewartha, Miss

helped to gather the materials for

Kennedy and myself on Tuesdays

a mini environment where micro-

aft r school, were shown and read

organisms could complete the

a number of award-winning books

composting process.

JIow come these plants are taking so long to grow? lear 3s lend support to a

which varied in style, presentation

rather scruffy member of t1zcir year group u¡hile u'aiting to see some action in

tile pcrmaculture garden.

and topic. Miss Kennedy

A clear panel was ins rted on the

organised a graphic artist to come

side of two-litre waxed cartons so

and talk to them and show them

children could examine the

In 1995, an ar a outsid the Year 3 classroom was turned into a

clever pop-up picture techniques.

changes that took place over a

class garden based on some of the principles of permaculture. At

The children were then guided

five-week period. Lay rs of soil,

that time, wet newspaper was laid over brickwork and small

through creating their own

grass clippings, vegetable scraps

garden plots to form a base on which the children placed layers

stories, illustrating, collating and

and shredded paper w re added,

of compost, manure and straw. In this rich mixture, herbs,

then binding their work.

and three earthworms were

flowers and vegetables w re grown. In its centr , an old tractor

introduced to aid decomposition.

tyre from the Harris family's farm was r cycled into ad lightful pond. Children are fascinated by the goldfish who now happily

This was a very hard-working

share th old tyre with th wat r lilies.

group and the children enjoyed a

During the five-week observation

much-deserved celebratory tea

period, the children recorded

when their publications were

changes using diagrams and brief

Early in Term 2 this year, Mrs Rhonda Kerr helped the Year 3

observational notes. At the end of

childr n to top up their rich soil base in order to plant peas,

the experiment, the cartons were

radishes, beetroots, calendulas, cauliflowers, lettuces, spinach,

A big thank you to Mrs Andr w-

emptied and the resulting soil was

nasturtiums and a variety of other treats. At the same time, the

artha and Miss Kennedy for their

examined. The students' learning

children constructed a wonderful scarecrow - to stop our

work with this busy group. Thanks

was enriched along with the soil

feath r d friends getting to the treats before they did!

also to Mrs Wood, for her help

through this interesting activity.

finished.

The growth of these plants has already delighted class members,

and advice on illustrating and binding some books, and Mrs

I'm pleased to say that one of the

Kelly, for her help in binding.

students took all the soil home

Jo Burns Junior School Teacher

who hope to enjoy their tasty success later in the year.

and added it to her vegetable

jill Kennedy

garden.

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ne Thursday afternoon sport ession turned into a particularly

Melville

special event for

Council again

ity

the Year 7

played a part in

Basbetball Squad

Arbor Day at All

when Perth

Saints' ColI g by

Wildcat phil

donating the trees

Doherty cam to

to be planted. The

the

species supplied

ollege to

conduct a clinic.

was Eucalyptus leucoxyIon rosea, a

Abol'c:

Phil ran the squad through a

floriferous

pIli} DO/lcrty surrounded

series of drills design d to develop

mediUIn- ized tree.

by some ['cry cl1t11Usiastic

passing, dribbling and shooting

lcar

7 baskctballers,

Top rig/lt: Year

7 students

fter a talb from their class tea hers on the history of

skills. He emphasised the

rbor Day and tl'le

importance of practice and fitness

importance of trees from an urban and global perspectiv, tudent from

in developing a top player.

Pre-primary to Year 7 participated in tree-planting ceremonies.

The student participation was

From a horticulturalist's perspective, it was refreshing to worb with peopl

watering

ill OIlC

01 t11C trees planted

during

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excellent and there is no doubt

(students) witl'l uch raw enthusiasm for trees and nature - libe worl<ing

that every player benefited fr m

with small David Bellamies (but with much better diction).

Day.

phil's coaching. We'd libe to thanb Phil for tabing the time to come

I hop that, in a time when land clearing is still escalating throughout the

and talb to us and for sharing his

world, our students will regard

expertise with the next eneration

to mabe a contribution to the

rbor Day as a way to show tl'ley care and ollege and the world environment.

of ba betball enthusia ts.

Terry

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Mike Taylor

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Junior chool Deputy Head

JSHAA Baslzetball Lightning Carnival Thursday 27 March saw the first JSHAA

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arnival tabe place at the will tton

Basbetball Stadium. All Saints' College was r pres nt d at this event by girls and boys from Year 7.

Both teams played a total of five games against team from

ewrnan,

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Bunbury

athedral Grammar,

Loreto and John Wollaston, and both won four out of their five games,

This was an outstanding effort and a testament to the high level of skill and teamworb displayed by each side. ur congratulation go to all the players wl'lo participated in this excellent carnival.

A very special thank you goes to Mr Jenzen for planning and running this inaugural event. It was a great success and one which all participating co ducational schools willloob forward to being involved in n xt year.

Mike Taylor Junior School Deputy Head

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Making sushi Earlier this year the two Year 7 classes, h.elped by Eleanor Papamatheos and Julianne McCabe, combined for a lesson in Japanese sushi making. After the initial cries of 'Ew, I'm not eating

Afrs Rick y Johnson bringing Parliament to ASC.

raw fish', 'This seaweed smells' and 'Do we have to eat this?', they

ParliaIllentary visitation

learnt that sushi is actually not raw fish but vinegared rice.

You've heard of Ricky Grace,

Mrs Williams giving Mr Taylor - the only participanlto display

you've heard of Ricky Lake - but

decent table manners - a glass of something interesting.

The students were shown how to

have you 11.eard of Ricl"y Johnson?

prepare the rice, what to put with

Well, the Year 6s certainly have!

At lunchtime on Thursday 5 June, Drummond House hosted a

omelette, ham and avocado) and

Mrs Ricky Johnson is the Federal

The main event was a pizza-eating competition between five

how to roll the sushi in seaweed

Minister far Canning and travels

staff members. The challenge was to eat as many slices of pizza

using the bamboo mats. They

to Canberra every wee];~ to sit in

as you could in ten minutes. The contestants were Mr Stapleton,

soon realised that sushi rice,

Parliament as a bacl"bencher. She

Mr Chappell, Mr McCumiskey, Mrs Gamble and Mrs Kelly.

although delicious, is very sticky!

is responsible for approximately

We also had two special guests: Mrs Williams, dressed in a full

80,000 people in her electorate,

maid's costume, and Mr Taylar in a tuxedo. Mr Taylor's special

which is soon to expand from

table was laid with a crisp white tablecloth, candelabra and a

Canning Vale down to Pinjarra.

wine glass. While the other contestants were frantically eating

it (we chose cucumber, egg

Fun Food Fair to raise money for Princess Margaret Hospital.

Mrs Johnson recently visited the

pizza with their hands, Mr Taylor ate with a knife and fork while

Junior School and, having greeted

Mrs Williams served him a glass of Maison wine.

us with the Australian flag, a tape of the national antl1.em and other Sushi rolled il1 seaweed - now a }-ear 7 specialty .

The 7 s did a fantastic job and

Mr Stapleton won the pizza-eating

gifts, proceeded to explain to us

competition with seven pieces

how Parliament House works and

eaten. Mr McCumiskey and Mr

what her job in the House of

Chappell ate six each, Mrs Gamble

Representatives involves. She

five and Mrs Kelly four. It was a

actually managed to produce sushi

shared some amazing facts with

hilarious event, and all the children

rolls which met the criteria for

us (did you know that Parliament

loved watching the staff. Mr

Japanese cooking, which is based

House contains 2,700 clocks?)

Stapleton was presented with the

on beautiful presentation, colour

and, following a fascinating talk,

Glutton Award.

and simplicity. They were very

the children were able to ask their

keen to show off their creations

own questions.

The children were also able to enter

This wonderful experience gave us

was an apple-bobbing competition

Adorn Hogg enjoying tIle dunking.

all a valuable insight into parlia-

where the children had to take an

(But wlleres tile apple?).

mentary life.

apple from a bucket of water with their hands tied behind their

to the Junior School staff and encourage taste testing.

Many thanb to Eleanor and

one of three fun food events. There

Julianne for a great effort.

back, a watermelon-eating competition and a competition for

Jeremy Chappell Simone Johnson LOTE Teacher

eating chocolate with a l"nife and fork.

Junior School Teacher I would like to thank the Year 7 Drummond House Captains and Drummond students - and a special thank you to Pizza Hut Willetton, for providing the pizza. It was a very successful event, and lots of fun.

Alison Oldershaw Head 0/ Drummond House

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