CQ July 2005 - Issue 54

ISSUE

JULY 2005

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From the Principal

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As the Chaplain Sees It

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From the Chair of the Board of Management

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Students Support Needy Charities

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College Community Rallies

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The Swannell Family

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Meet Your Captains for 2005

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A Lesson in Leadership

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Year 7/8 Transition Programme

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Peer Support Programme

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Mothers and Special Friends Day

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College Production - Lord of the Flies

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Junior School Goes Japanese

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My GAP Year

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Trendeez Cafe

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Discovering the ANZAC Spirit

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Kids' Lit Success

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Junior School Art

Cam s, Tri sand EHchan es 22

Camp Week 2005

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Cape Venture

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Adventure Out

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Explorus Adventure Camp

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Margaret River Surfing Camp

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Lancelin Surfing Camp

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Year 9 Nanga Camp

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Year 7 Forest Edge Camp

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Year 5 Skill Development at New Norcia

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Italian Trip

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Japanese Trip

Sporl 32

Eagles Rock My School

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Ambassador Cup

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From the President of the FSA

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FSA Snippets

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5 Year Reunion

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Former Students vs. Current Students Sports Day

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Wrile ~ run Winner Sarah Acomb, in Year 5G, wrote a poem, as part of the extension English group with Mr Randall, for the Write 4 Fun national competition. 12,000 entries were received for the competition from schools all over Australia and Sarah was awarded a third prize for her entry. Well done Sarah!

mu ma9ica~ lUor~d oR Boobs Out of my book, The characters came, Coming to tell me about their adventures, Out of their magical world, My magical world of books.

After reading in my bed, My dreams come alive, With happy songs and dangerous adventures, Out of their magical world, My magical world of books.

In the future, I will write books, So more people will go into the magical world of books, Out of their world into, My magical world of books.

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T eSalvation Hr HDonul oH : (ls1 rrijSo1 in June) Donut Day was established in 1938 a eans to raise much-needed operating funds for The Salvation Army, and also as a tnbute to Army 'lassies' who made and served donuts to tho~ands of soldiers during World War I. While the spelling of doughnut has shortened to "donut" over the years, the popular donut has been the trademark of The Salvation Army ever since WWI. The Beginning,... ed by many days In August 19 , fighting raged in France, as soldiers huddled in camp - hungry, weary ~ ith oil. They made of rain. In a tent near the front lines, Salvation Army lassies made donuts by filling a refuge pin. With a baking dough with left over flour and other ingredients on hand d used a wine bottle as a powder tin for a cutter and a ca(llphor-ice suck tube for Ing the holes, donuts wer(t: d - seven at a time - in soldier's steel helmets on a st The 100 donuts made that firs y were an immediate success. Soon, as many as 500 soldiers stood outside the tent waiting for the sweet taste f donuts and, before long, 9,000 donuts were being made. The tent became the first 2 hour donut shop.

Word spread and - although the basic recipe for making the donuts greatly varied from unit to unit - before long, Salvation Army lassies were making donuts wherever the war was being fought. Donuts were taken to the front line ,and it was reported that some pilots even dropped notes asking for donuts for their troops.

Once back home, returning soldiers kept ng for donuts which, initially, were virtually unknown. One by one, bakeries responded and again, the donut became an instant success - only this time all over the world.

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This tenn, the Junior School raised funds to help The Swannell Foundation support their orphanage in Southern India. Luke Swannell is in Year 3 at All Saints' and his family funds Hebron Orphanage, which, over the past 40 years, has saved homeless orphans from dying of starvation on the streets of India.

Whilst on holidays abroad, the Swannells were touched by the plight of the orphaned children they saw in this poony run Indian orphanage and decided to make it their mission to help raise funds to suPPOrt. house and educate the children. They have been fortunate in being instrumental in doubling he number of children, building extra housing, purchasing beds, improving conditions and providing much-needed medicines.

Mandy Swannefl spoke at our Junior School Assembly about her recent trip to India to help children who had lost their parents as a consequence of the tsunami disaster

and reminded us all that we need to remember to be grateful for what we have. The Swannells have taken on 150 orphans who need to be upported until they graduate from school, and have another 100 orphans waiting for accommodation. They need assistance to raise funds to extend the orphanage to house the children and to educate them. With funds already received new paths are beginning to be constructed, boundary walls are being built to stop the pigs and locals from wandering through the grounds and new showers, toilet blocks and bike shelters are being built.

These orphan children have been given love, life and a future, thanks to the generosity and love of the Swannell family. If you would like 0 show generosity to help this cause there are many ways to be involved. To discuss this with the Swannells, please email them at: support@swannellfoundation.org

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meet our Captains Kor 2005 Our Captains give us an insight into the ambitions, roles and responsibilities of a Student Executive member...

Rsh@eigh Canlalore -Co@@ege Caplain I "Anyone can smile through the easy times, but stepping out and smiling, even through the roughest of days, is what makes a leader remarkable."

The role of leadership depicts one who is willing to step out to raise their hand and give something challenging a go and, above all, to uphold this notion with nothing less than one hundred percent of their time and dedication, whilst remaining in high spirits... Sound tough? Welcome to the role of a student executive member!

Already in 2005, the position of College Captain has challenged me to new levels and led me to new motivations.

Heading the Student Executive, as well as undertaking five TEE subjects and many other extracurricular activities, has proven to be not such an easy thing. Where time management is crucial, motivation is equally imperative. Motivation in your senior years of high school is a must and I often get mine from my supportive friends and parents, chatting with teachers, listening to music, the word of God and a list of goals I wrote out at the start of the year. They have all helped me to reflect and focus on this year and what I hope to achieve by the end of it.

I view my role this year as an influential and representative one and also as a chance to grow and learn a few valuable things before hitting the big wide world next year.

Reete @e J ge de Segrais -Co@@ege Caplain 2 My position as College Captain for 2005 to date has brought many challenges and new opportunities and I am thoroughly enjoying the experience. It has given me the chance to meet and get to know a whole range of people from younger peers, to different teachers and even the Prime Minister. I believe that the position of College Captain is to act as a fine role model for other students in all areas and to be active in College life.

I have found that the most challenging aspect of my position is finding hours in the day to fit everything in.

It's not easy to find a balance between College Captain duties, academic studies, sporting commitments and leisure time, but it can be achieved.

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As a member of the Student Executive, I wish to improve and develop my leadership and public speaking skills.

The Student Executive as a body has worked cohesively and I look forward to us further achieving outcomes that will be beneficial to the College community.

Technology Committee

Student Leaders Committee

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Our vision is to provide IT support to our fellow peers and assist other committees in promoting their news and events on the College Intranet website. We aim to create a Year 6 website that is informative, interesting and keeps up to date with what's happening around the school.

Performance Commitee

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Everyone will have the opportunity to perform, entertain and share their talent at lunchtime performances. Our aim is that students will make more friends, respect each other's talents and build up courage to perform whilst having fun!

Sports Committee

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We feel it is our duty to help kids to have fun and make friends by organising lunchtime sporting matches and helping them to have the time of their life. Remember there is no 'I' in teamwork!

Recycling Committee

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A constant problem in our school is that we waste so much paper each day. The aim of our committee is to turn this practice around and begin a recycling programme in the Junior School.

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Photo: Mr Laycock & Stainsby Braille Writer

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Our Student Leaders chosen for Semester I will aim to provide leadership by being a great role model for all students and being worthy ambassadors of the College.

News Committee

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Our aim is for all students to be 'in the know' of what's going on in our School with the publication of a newsletter. By working as a team we hope to set a good example and bring joy to those who read it.

Photo Committee 7 Taking snapshots of life at All Saints' College is our aim. We will work closely with the Technology Committee, putting up posters in the school of special events to show parents and students the wonderful activities happening here.

Friendly Schools Committee

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Our goal is to promote the Friendly Schools Policy in our school with the help of Mrs Wiren and Mrs Pascoe. We are training to become mediators in the playground so that recess and lunch will be safe and happy for all students at All Saints'.

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Lord oK the r~ies When the students waiting to audition for Production 2005 were told that there was going to be a guest director this year, a buzz of anticipation filled the air. We were then introduced to Igor Sas, a man known to many as an actor in the recent theatre production Zastrozzi. We were later informed that he had in fact performed for most of the major theatre companies around Australia, acted in several TV shows and had even appeared in Motion Pictures with the likes of Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe and Toni Collete. It was fair to say we were impressed.

A small cast was chosen and rehearsals began. Twice a week we met with Igor for intense rehearsals which required huge amounts of energy, one hundred percent of the time. As performance dates came closer, rehearsals were extended and nerves began to fray.

Igor Sas's adaptation of Lord of the Flies was performed with great success. William Golding's The Lord of The Flies tells the story of a group of school children crash landing on a deserted tropical island during a post WW2 nuclear conflict and having to fend for themselves. This provided an ideal narrative for a drama adaptation.

Igor achieved his goal of highlighting the power struggle in the text admirably and all the cast put everything into their performances to create a dynamic and energetic performance. The play was reviewed magnificently by all and the director, cast and crew were relieved that their hard work had produced such an enjoyable and entertaining play.

Production provides a medium within which senior and junior students can combine in close proximity to produce experiences and friendships that will last the rest of their schooling years. We may have complained bitterly about the hours and the pressures placed on us but really, at the end of it all, we all say it was worth it and everyone concluded that the 2005 Production was an experience we would never forget.

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Hids' lil Success The Magic was Unleashed!

The magic of books was unleashed on students from more than 40 public and private Western Australian schools, teachers and interested members of the general community during Kids' Lit 2005 - 'Unleash the Magic', which took place from Wednesday, 30 March to Friday, 1 April 2005.

Kids' Lit 2005 was the fourth Festival of Children's Literature to be conducted

by All Saints' College, and once again it was a very powerful event for the promotion of young people's literacy.

This year's festival saw another band of enthusiastic local and interstate presenters who inspired school children and adults alike.

Some of the many artists featured in this year's event included Perth journalist and author of the TEE text Broken Lives, Estelle Blackburn, who spoke about her book and conducted informative sessions on journalism.

Jan Ramage, author of Eyes in the Night, told the tale of a young boy's attempts to rescue a barking owl from a feral cat. Jan was accompanied

by Stuart Payne, a volunteer wildlife carer specialising in Raptors (birds of prey), and Scruffy, a hand reared barking owl. The children enjoyed

listening to the exciting tale whilst seeing an owl up close.

Scot Gardner, author and youth worker, engaged and entertained students from Years 8 - 12 in his Meet the Author sessions as he spoke about his books which centre on the theme of growing up.

Other presenters included artist and author Frane Lessac, Bush Poet Rusty Christensen, writer and comedian John Larkin, indigenous storyteller and musician Josie Boyle and Brigid Lowry, author of Guitar Highway Rose.

Students had the opportunity to enter the Young Writers' Competition, sponsored by UWA Press and Vanguard Press. The Young Writers' Competition allows students to express themselves in a creative way through poetry, prose and illustration and we congratulate all of the 2005 winners.

Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support of the Festival and Literacy in WA, and to our Festival Coordinator, Mrs Marie Bennett, who made the 2005 Festival possible.

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During Term 1, f n tudents from Years 5/6 took part in an e ra rri lar activity where they were encouraged to take photographs of the world around them usi 'fferent films and interesting compositions. St came and film cameras, a some of the n images.

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The following pages present you with terrific tales of daring, adventure and the challenges faced by our students during Camp Week 2005.

The College's Camp Week Programme is an experiential, adventurous learning programme which offers the opportunity for students to develop a range of life skills not readily accessible in the classroom. Each camp is chaUenging (physically, emotionally and educationally), different and engaging. Whether it be abseiling over a cliff with the waves of the Indian Ocean crashing below, or cheering on your peers as they accomplish a feat, each activity encourages students to develop interests, skills and personal qualities that will enrich their lives now and in the future.

We hope you enjoy the stories that follow as the students paint a picture of Camp Week.

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Cape Venlure From day one, the 20 students on the Cape Venture Camp were a team. We didn't know it then but we would soon find out. From the moment we stepped off the bus we knew we were in for a challenging and exciting adventure.

Our adventure started with a 15 kilometre mountain bike ride, which was fun at first, a leisurely cruise through the bush. The "leisurely" cruise through the bush later became a never-ending walk through a sandy dirt track, pushing and carrying our bikes. Not only were we exhausted and irritated from the sand and dirt, the situation was made worse when a large group of us got lost several kilometres away from the camp site and separated from the others. That day we got lost taught every one of us a valuable lesson in teamwork and leadership. If we had stayed together as a group we would probably not have been lost, or alternatively, been lost as a group.

Our second day was filled with as much adventure as the first. We were up early and packed everything we needed for a night out on the beach. It was a 15 kilometre hike along the Cape to Cape Trail and along the beach to our next camp site. We headed out; however, it soon became a 19 kilometre hike due to misreading our map. Apparently some of us did not learn from the day before as we did not work as a team and got lost again. Hiking those few extra kilometres was a small price to pay for the valuable lesson in teamwork and leadership we learnt that day.

The rest of the camp was much more fun and relaxing than the tiring first two days and we participated in more enjoyable and easier activities including abseiling, caving and surfing. Each one of us survived a 15 kilometre mountain bike ride, a 15 kilometre hike, a 20 metre abseil and five days without a shower! We had a ball and each one of us took home valuable life lessons and memories that we would remember forever.

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£Hp~orus Rdvenlure Camp The Explorus Adventure Camp started early Monday morning with 19 Year 10 students jamming bags into the trailer and themselves into the bus, Upon arrival at Warncliffe Mill in Margaret River we were introduced to our Explorus instructors and began to pitch our tents.

Our daytime activities challenged everybody. The high ropes course consisted of a set of obstacles placed ten metres high up in trees, where we put our trust in the people on the ground operating the safety ropes. Surfing was one of the more popular activities and we spent a day at a beach doing a beginner's surf course.

Our surfing instructors helped us to surf the small waves and by the end of the lesson everyone had managed to stand up on their boards. Canoeing was one of the most tiring of activities. There were a few small rapids along the very long river and afterwards we went to the beach. Rock climbing and abseiling tested our courage as we climbed up cliffs with varying degrees of difficulty and abseiled down cliffs of eight metres to forty metres high.

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Other nights we roasted marshmallows and talked in our tents.

I would recommend the Explorus Adventure Camp for those people wanting to do a wide range of different activities. On behalf of all the students on this year's camp thank you to our camp organisers for such a great camp.

Rebecca Jones Year 10

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Surfing is a sport that involves arduous individual effort, skill and determination. This of course, is because standing up on a board at the perfect moment to ride a wave is not exactly as easy as Kelly Slater makes it look. However, the beautiful weather at Lancelin encouraged our group to make it to the beach every day and so we practised hard. By night we would all be, in the words of our instructor, surfed our, which not only meant tired and sore but also hungry, relaxed and content with whatever progress we had made that day. Indeed, at some point during that week we all began to make the transition in becoming real surfers.

While we were surfing we noticed that our surf coaches would loudly cheer for us all the time. We learned that they were cheering for us to let us know we were doing well so we all started cheering for one another to help boost each other's confidence.

Some of us were finally perfecting standing up, with a few of us going out the back, catching magnificent unbroken waves.

All of us, with no exception, were beginning to understand what surfing is really all about. Suddenly we looked at the ocean with enormous respect. We went in feeling comfortable, knowing that even if we received a big wipe-out nobody would put us down.

We'd laugh it off, try again, and find out that cheering our friends on as they "ripped" out in the surf was just as much fun as being complimented ourselves. lime flew by when we were out in the ocean and we certainly learnt some valuable skills. We were de ermined, supportive, cooperative and respectful of our group mates, our teachers and the beach. It was an experience we're not likely to forget.

Juliana De Azevedo & Ivy Ho Year 11

At 8am on the morning of Monday, 4 April 2005, n ariy 60 Year 9 students boarded the buses in the College car park, full of anticipation and excitement for the five day camp at anga ush Camp that was ahead of us. After a 2 hour bu drlÂĽ, finally arrived at our destination and prepared for our firs . ity.

We split into four differen groups to start e d' we would rotate through each day. Each a building which helped u to fonn new friend hi to have a go at rock climbing, abseiling, hi 09, low ropes course, ra '09, bush art, orientee favourite, the Super Splashdown, which was a river. We all loved the various activities and know other people ithin our group.

Our days were full of action-packed day activi'e had a great line-up of evening activities to keep u al We had games at night where we all played anum o-know-you games and competitions, a quiz, wh enjoyed, and on the la t night we all participat night, which definitely provided a few laugh .

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........e As the eager Year 7 students arrived at our destination, Forest Edge, the realisation of the challenging tasks ahead soon became apparent.

We were divided into camp groups. We would be spending a lot of time with these people who would become our biggest supporters to help us face our challengesl We would learn how to cooperate with people, make decisions, take responsibility for successes and failures and even how to lead our group.

Harnessed, we tackled our first major challenge, the Leap of Faith. This was by far the scariest activity and one by one we encouraged each other to scale the unsteady, ten metre pole. As we reached the top we psyched ourselves to make the leap off the platform to reach the trapeze dangling out of our reach. This activity really took us out of our comfort zones and many of us had to overcome a massive fear of heights. Our camp group yelled support and encouragement to us and helped us to believe we could achieve this task. If we could do this, we could do anythingl Navigating ourselves around the Incentive Course took leadership to the next level. In pairs, we led our group through unfamiliar territory using only a basic map and our wits. We found we had to observe the surroundings in order to get our bearings. Challenges were set for us along the course such as crossing a shallow flowing river on a flying fox and even a tarzan swing.

Other brilliant activities that involved leadership skills included the Big Fox, abseiling, raft building and archery. We learnt about safety measures, being responsible for equipment, teamwork and trust.

Year 7 Camp at Forest Edge was an exciting experience for us all. We learnt that we are more capable than we thought and that even the hardest challenge can be overcome.

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~ear 5Sbi22 Deve2opmen1 a1 new norcia On Monday, 4 April 2005 the Year 5 students went away to New Norcia on their first All Saints' College Camp. Upon their return from New Norcia the students were quizzed and they all agreed they had become closer to their peers and had learnt many new skills.

Here are some comments from the students on the skills they developed whilst on Camp:

We learned to work together to get the dishes washed and the floor cleaned so that we could have free time.

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We learnt how to throw a boomerang (kal0 and a spear (kidj0 to hunt animals taught by one of our guides Father Bernard.

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We were taught how to build a Mia Mia (humpies) by one of our guides. We collected materials from the bush to make the Mia Mias and some were actually ideal to sleep in.

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We heard all about the history of New Norcia and we learnt what it would have been like to be taken away from your parents at a young age and left to grow up in a boarding school with Nuns.

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Our toughest challenge While at New Norcia was learning to bear the cold water in the showers, but we looked upon this as a challenge, rather than a problem!

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Kendra Smith, Music Teacher, married Jim Nailen on March 12 2005 at John Creaney Park, ~ Bull Creek. Kudos, a band made up of former . . . . students Clara Alim (2003) and Hamish Burton (2003) and current students Kathryn McKay (Year 12) and Kevan Hendry (Year 13), played as they walked down the aisle.

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Brooke Chivers, Kindergarten Teacher, married Brad McAuliffe on Easter Saturday, 26 March 2005, in The Secret Garden in Margaret River on the grounds of Brookland Valley Winery, followed by the reception at Flutes Restaurant. It was a Fairytale Wedding!

All past parents of the College are invited to a Sundowner to be held on

Sunday, 16 October 2005

5.00 -- 6.30pm Upper Theatre Foyer Light refreshments will be served as you socialise and enjoy the All Saints' Art, Design and Technology Exhibition.

For further details or to RSVP please contact Jill Green, Registrar, at the College on 9313 9333 or email jgr@allsaints.wa.edu.au

Ellen Beemster1 , Home Economics Teacher, and her husband Richard welcomed Charlotte, a sister to Isaac, on 6 March 2005.

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Monique Ellement2 , Maths Teacher, and husband David were delighted to welcome Alex on 15 February 2005.

Simone Fleay3, Japanese Teacher, and husband Scott welcomed their first child Chloe into the world on 18 February 2005.

Tom Stachewicz, Director of Swimming, and Amanda Brock married on their home verandah on 5 February 2005. Many friends and swimming club students shared the special occasion with them.

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Former Sludenl news News of the successes of our former students comes from many sources ranging from accolades in the news media to our extensive network, both nationally and internationally. The feats of the College's former students are diverse, as revealed in the following snippets.

We love hearing from you so please email or call Sarah Unton, Community Relations Officer, at the College on 9313 9333 or sli@allsaints.wa.edu.au.

The Former Students Association has been busy this year with preparations for our first twenty year reunion which promises to be a fitting celebration of this milestone for the College's first students.

We held a Former Students vs. Current Students Sports Day recently, with netball and touch football being played. A big thank you goes out to the FSA Committee, the College and all those involved with the success of the day.

Our online presence has been steadily growing as well, but the more former students we have accessing our site the better the information can flow, so please log on to www.allsaints.wa.edu.au and go to the "former students" section to log in if you haven't already - and tell your friends as well.

The committee hopes you are all enjoying 2005 and invites anyone who would like to attend our meetings to come along. Please check our website for meeting dates.

Selina Horrocks President

Up-coming Reunions 10 Year Reunion - Class of 1995 Saturday, 10 December 2005 The Vie, Subiaco - 8.00pm

15 Year Reunion - Class of 1990 Saturday, 13 August 2005 Rosie O'Grady's, Fremantle - 8.00pm

20 Year Reunion - Class of 1985.

Saturday, 17 September 2005 Details to be announced.

Mark your diary now!

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Please refer to the Former Students web site as further details are posted closer to the date of each event.

Sincere thanks are extended to all those who have contributed to this edition of CQ.

If you would like any information, please contact Kody Prater in the Community Relations Department by email at: kop@allsaints.wa.edu.au or by phone on (08) 9313 9333.

Sarah Unton Community Relations Officer

Taryn Jones, 1997, married Christer Hansen on Easter Sunday, 27 March 2005, in Kings Park and it was a fantastic day attended by lots of former All Saints' students. After graduating Taryn took a year off study to work in Perth and then moved to Queensland to start a commerce degree at Bond University on the Gold Coast. After graduating from Bond in 2001, she and Christer decided to move to Leeds in the UK so that he could study and she could travel.

They moved back to Perth in 2002 and for the past three years Taryn has worked in Human Resources at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, bought a house, travelled to Asia, Europe and the East Coast of Australia and planned a wedding!

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Amy McQuade, 1997. "Since graduating in '97 I have had the time of my life!" Amy currently works in the city for an Engineering company as a Document Controller and is looking to buy her second investment property. She continues to play Touch and has enjoyed the various state trips she has been on.

Amy can't wait to go travelling in the near future to see what the other side of the world has to offer and in the meantime intends to keep having fun and working hard.

Claire Stone, 1993, married Gregory McManus at Falls Creek in the Victorian Alps on 4 September 2004. Many friends from WA made the trip to Victoria to help them celebrate in a beautiful outdoor setting, with snow gently falling at times and bright sunshine for the majority of the day. The reception was held at Summit Ridge Ski Lodge. Their attendants were Michaela Stone (1989), Claire McManus, Michael Johns and Anthony Digiacomo. After leaving ASC Claire gained a B.Sc (Materials Science) from Curtin University, then changed direction, as there were very few positions in this field, and did a Diploma in Fashion Design during which time she managed to reach the finals in the Western Australian Design Awards for two consecutive years. As the WA fashion industry was very hard to break into she then returned to Murdoch University and gained a Teaching Diploma majoring in Mathematics and Science. Claire and Greg live in Sale, Victoria where Claire is a high school teacher and Greg is an engineer working in the oil and gas industry.

Jason Backshall, 2001, works with iiNet who he's been with since leaving high school. He has performed a variety of roles and is currently a Product Definitions/ Project Manager. Jason spends one third of his time in Perth, and the other two thirds balanced between Melbourne and Sydney.

fter a year in Panama, Kim studied a Bachelor of Conservation Biolog~ at Murdoch University and soon after graduating set off to travel the orld and eventually ended up in London. After living there for almos o years, working in a boutique designer hotel as the Manager on Duty she returned to Australia after her visa expired and moved to Sydney.

od Limerick, 1997, completed a Bachelor of Commerce at UWA in 000 and then a Bachelor of Law at Murdoch University in 2004. He has moved to Canberra where he works at the Department of Finance and J\dministration as part of its Graduate Program.

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Jacqui Flottman, 2000, started competing in Martial Arts Tournaments with the Western Australian State Team when she finished school. She achieved the rank of WA State Champion within her club and excelled when she competed in the National All Styles and became the WA State Champion for every event in which she competed. She then went on to represent Western Australia in the All Styles Nationals where she competed with broken ribs. Due to her success within her club, Go Kan Ryu, and throughout Australia, she has been invited to compete in the GKR World Titles in Sydney this October.

Kim Hands, 1996. After graduating Kim spent a year in Panama, Central America. It was the best and most challenging year of her life. For the first three months she survived using hand language and smiles. but gradually learnt Spanish, had some amazing experiences, learnt Salsa dancing and fell in love with the Latin culture.

Chris Gray, (1997), married Melanie Beaugeard on Saturday, 19 March 2005 at St George's Cathedral.

Father Terry Curtis officiated at the service. The Reception was held at the Hyatt and Chris played the grand piano and sang to Melanie, accompanied by friends on the drums and electric base guitar.

Realising she missed WA and biology led her to where she is today... i he middle of the Kimberley in North West WA working in eco-tourism fo an organisation called the Australian Wildlife Conservancy; a non-profi organisation who try to save many of Australia's endangered species.

Kim works at the remote Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary, 90 kilometres 0 the Gibb River Road, and helps run the tourism side of the sanctuary. "I is a great job and an amazing experience. I get to spend my weekends exploring the rugged Kimberley and seeing beautiful wildlife. Besides he fact that I'm thousands of kilometres from a Salsa club, it couldn' be better!"

Robert Bone, 1995, is currently working full time as a Business Development Manager in an Engineering Firm. He has also completed master qualifications as a personal trainer still playing many sports including athletics and soccer.

Natasha Roza-Butler, 1996, completed a combined Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Commerce degree at UWA after graduating from ASC. While at university Natasha travelled as often as she had the chance and spent three months working in Canada in her penultimate year. In January 2002, she began working at the Water Corporation of WA where she worked for just over two years, until she began yearning for some sort of change. his desire for something different resulted in Natasha embarking on a volunteer position in Mongolia. Since pril 2004, Natasha has been in Mongolia, as part of the Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (AYAD) programme. Natasha is working as a Water Resources Engineer for the Geoecology Institute in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. Working in Mongolia has been both rewarding and challenging, both professionally and personally. For Natasha, it has been fascinating to gain insights into a culture which many people know very little about.

Tania Buries, 1991, married David Spencer on Tokoriki Island Fiji on 15 October 2004. "We had an absolutely fantastic day, with the wedding on the beach at sunset.

We were joined by 10 guests, two of them my best friends, 1991 leavers, Sarah North and Claire Pascoe (Harding), who are also pictured." ralg a mer, 1987, completed a degree in electrical engineering at UWA in 1991 and since then has been involved in the mining industry.

Work has taken him throughout Australia, South East Asia and even to Jamaica for a short time.

He is currently a Senior Electrical Engineer for BHP Billiton Iron Ore (Asset Development Projects), based in Perth. He married Clare in 1994 and they have three kids.

Natasha has faced many challenges working in a new culture, with a different language, and a different mentality. Although Mongolia has been a democratic nation since 1990, socialist ideals and ways of thinking continue today. In the workplace, people don't tend to question their superiors and do things simply because it is the way it has always been done or because that's what they've been told to do. This makes it quite difficult to implement or even suggest new ideas.

Outside of work, Natasha's Mongolia experience has included grappling with the extreme cold of winter, eating Mongolian delicacies comprised predominantly mutton fat, drinking salty milk tea while visiting Mongolian families in their gers (round felt tents), bouncing along the dirt tracks of the Mongolian steppe for hours on end and celebrating national festivities including the Naadam Festival and the Eagle Festival.

"My experience has been fascinating. Even if at times it has been difficult. Mongolia is a nation which is still trying to find its own two feet after years of Soviet dependency, but the strength and resilience of its people will ensure that in years to come Mongolia will be independent," Natasha said.

Shannon Davies, 1999, completed his LLB/BSc(Comp Sci) in 2004. He is currently in his articled clerkship year at Solomon Brothers (a commercial law firm) and will be admitted around March 2006. He's been playing cricket for Leeming for a number of years now, and is on both the club and South Metropolitan Cricket Association executive councils. He has a fantastic girlfriend, Christie-Lee, and they've been together for over four years.

Benjamin Pearcy, 2003, began studying psychology at Curtin University last year. Previously he studied Education and Psychology at Murdoch, but decided he wanted to go to Curtin and so far is really enjoying it.

Hammond Mason, 1986, is living in London and working at ABN AMRO where he has worked since emigrating from Australia seven years ago. He met Samantha, from the North of England, in the West End, and they were married last year. They currently live in Chelsea and have been back to Australia a couple of times to visit family.

Mark McKim, 2001, moved to Kalgoorlie in February to work for Downer Engineering and is being trained in electrical and communications for the mining sector.

After graduating, Bayan (Brian) Massoudi, 1995, completed a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at UWA, started his own small business, joined the Department of Defence, deployed with the Army, toured the world twice, bought a new house and is presently working fulltime in Government / Politics.

Kate Groves, 2001, graduated in February from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science in Podiatry.

Now with all that hard work finished, she plans to do some travelling.

Currently she is doing some locum work in private practices to fund this ambition and is enjoying a life free from studies and full of the good things.

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Former Students vs. Current Students Sports Day What a successl Our first Former Students vs. Current Students Sports Day, held at the College on 22 May 2005, saw a huge turnout of current and former students who came along to play mixed netball and touch football on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

For the first event of its kind held at the College it was a fantastic turnout and everyone had a lot of fun. Current All Saints' students from Years 8 -12 participated, along with former students from a variety of years, and it was great to see everyone intermingling and having a laugh. After the games everyone enjoyed a sausage sizzle which was kindly put on by the College.

The Former Students Association look forward to this being an annual event with a bigger crowd and more sports played each year and we look forward to seeing you at future events.