WI NTE R ISSUE 2 018
100th Anzac Day | Technology and Learning Volleyball Premiership | Prep NZ Tour GPS Centenary | International Baccalaureate
Key dates 7 Sep
8 Sep
8 Sep
19 Sep
12 Oct
‘the churchie’ Official Opening
Old Boys Day
20 Year Reunion
Mothers Spring Luncheon
OBA Cocktail Evening
19 Oct
20 Oct
20 Oct
25 Oct
26 Oct
CART Churchie Art
Senior School Orientation Morning
50 Year Reunion
CAM (Churchie Awards in Media)
OBA Melbourne Reunion
27 Oct
1 Nov
2 Nov
3 Nov
6 Nov
Tri-Service Cadets Graduation Parade
Prep School Arts Evening
GPS Track and Field Championships
Orientation Day (Years 2 to 6)
Orientation Day (Reception and Year 1)
9 Nov
9 Nov
16 Nov
21 Nov
25 Nov
Awards Assembly
Speech Night
Valedictory
Churchie Cricket Luncheon
Churchie Christmas Carols
Anglican Church Grammar School Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane 4169 Queensland Australia Tel +61 3896 2200 www.churchie.com.au Editorial enquiries: eagleswings@churchie.com.au Cover image: Churchie’s Anzac Day Ceremony
Statement of Commitment Anglican Church Grammar School supports the rights of children and young people and is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and wellbeing of students. Churchie is committed to responding to allegations of student harm resulting from the conduct or actions of any person, including that of employees. This commitment includes the provision of a safe and supportive living and learning environment for all students and requires all employees, volunteers and visitors to model and encourage behaviour that upholds the dignity and protection of students from harm. In support of this commitment, Churchie is dedicated to its Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy, which includes having relevant policies, procedures and training in place to effectively address the safety and wellbeing of students in their care.
Contents
02 04 06 11 12 HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE
VOLLEYBALL PREMIERSHIP
ANZAC DAY
INTERNATIONAL OFFERS
TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING
14 17 18 22 24 GPS CENTENARY
‘THE CHURCHIE’ FINALISTS
PREP NZ TOUR
IB REFLECTIONS
CHURCHIE SWIMMING
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RUGBY AND CRICKET LUNCHEONS
YALARI
SENIOR SCHOOL MUSICAL
CHURCHIE FOUNDATION
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
34 35 36 38 40 OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION
HONOURS LIST
IN MEMORIAM
OLD BOYS NEWS
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F ROM T H E H E A DM A S T E R
Seizing the future;
honouring the past A constant and engaging theme that permeates the life of our school is the need to uphold the wonderful traditions and rituals of the past.
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From the earliest days of the formation of the GPS, Churchie’s founder Canon Morris noted, ‘Although the boys could be taught, drilled, and trained, a buoyant school spirit also required an outlet for expression.’ Spirited competition and fellowship among the nine member schools have been key features of the GPS for 100 years. Today, the association provides excellent opportunities for students through 16 activities: an Academic Day of Excellence, a Music Day of Excellence and 14 sports and activities. Many thousands of students have developed essential personal attributes of teamwork, character, resilience and sportsmanship from their involvement in the GPS community. Any community that is entirely ‘stuck’ in the past is vulnerable to being swept into irrelevance. Similarly, a community that does not honour its past risks losing many of the learning opportunities provided by the observance of tradition. Young people readily engage in, and are often fascinated by, traditions and rituals. They sense that they are immersed in something that has shaped and informed many before them, and they demonstrate a readiness to preserve these rich traditions. One such tradition, of which we are proud, is Anzac Day. Alongside communities around Australia and New Zealand, Churchie has faithfully observed the honouring of the many thousands of men and women who have fallen in the service of their country. This year marks the hundredth year Anzac Day has been commemorated at Churchie. Our Anzac Day services become larger each year, as today’s boys, families and friends reflect on the incredible sacrifices made by the young men of Churchie. The Anzac Day tradition powerfully connects each generation of Churchie boys to those young men who, just like them, occupied the classrooms, playing fields and outdoor spaces before answering the call to serve their country. This year has also provided another great opportunity for us to reflect upon, and learn from, the past. The centenary of the Great Public Schools' (GPS) Association of Queensland has served to remind us of the shared traditions, aims and values among the nine member schools.
While our students benefit immeasurably from traditions, we are also focusing on preparing young men for the future. In this issue of Eagles' Wings, you will see how technology supports and advances learning, particularly in relation to the development of higher-order thinking skills. Preparation for future success means providing our students with the ability to learn new technologies and to apply them in a vast array of future employment settings. You will also read student reflections upon our newest academic programme, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, an academic pathway for Years 11 and 12 that offers students the opportunity to study a globally recognised, broad liberal education in our Churchie setting. I am delighted with, and thankful for, the progress made by our dedicated staff and enthusiastic students, all of whom have embraced the opportunities afforded as an IB World School. In our 107th year, we are very fortunate indeed to be able to offer our students learning opportunities and co-curricular experiences that feature the very best of longstanding, highly respected traditions while, at the same time, immersing them in high quality, contemporary programmes that prepare them for an exciting future. With good wishes Dr Alan Campbell Headmaster @ChurchieHM
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GPS Volleyball Premiers the Churchie First VI
Year of
firsts
Following last year’s historic achievement, Churchie Volleyball further secured its place in GPS history with a third consecutive undefeated GPS Volleyball Premiership.
In 2018, the GPS’s centenary year, Churchie secured its third consecutive undefeated GPS Volleyball Premiership. In addition to securing the premiership, a further eight teams won their respective divisions, with all but one remaining undefeated throughout the season. Overall, Churchie finished with 103 wins from 133 GPS games, with 18 of 22 teams placing in the top three. These results attest to the outstanding coaching team, dedicated players and supportive community.
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Reflecting on the 2018 season, Director of Volleyball Shaun McLean noted the reason why this year will be etched in history is beyond even the incredible number of first-placed teams. ‘This was the season of significant firsts, both on and off the court. We had record numbers of players and teams, more parents involved than ever before and greater spectator crowds for home game matches,’ Shaun said. This all points to a strong community of which Churchie can be very proud. The results show a strong and vibrant programme, with strength as well as depth.
And, given the growing popularity of the sport, we can look forward to many more achievements from Churchie Volleyball, both on and off the court. ‘The measure of success has always been connected to the process, separate from the result. Anyone can win a few games, anyone can win a few premierships, but not many communities can say they have achieved so many positive things in just one GPS season. Churchie Volleyball is thriving because each and every one of us value the experience, not just the outcome,’ Shaun said.
2018 SEASON STATISTICS
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TO P T H REE FI N I S H ES
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FINISHES
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WI N R ATE
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PL AYERS SELEC TED FO R Q U EENSL AN D TE A MS
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PL AYERS
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G PS PRE M I ERS H I PS
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100 years honouring
the fallen
The Churchie community assembled for a memorable 100th Anzac Day commemoration, which saw the event return to The Flat, its traditional venue.
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Churchie’s first ceremony for Anzac Day was held in the School House dining room in 1919, the same year the ACGS Army Cadets was formed.
Although a small school at the time, 11 men connected to Churchie enlisted to serve in The Great War. Tragically, three were killed in action. Churchie’s founding headmaster, Canon Morris, sought to embed in the consciousness of students a recognition of those who had served and those who had lost their lives. Since then, Anzac Day has been commemorated at Churchie, growing to become an outdoor service on The Flat, featuring the Army, Air Force and Navy Cadets, supported by Churchie’s music ensembles and members of the Churchie Stage Crew. While growing in size, the ceremony remains a moving, solemn service to honour the bravery, dedication and sacrifice of many who have gone before. As is tradition, a Churchie Old Boy is invited to be the Reviewing Officer. This year, Brigadier Michael Bond CSC and Bar (1983) spoke captivatingly to the students, parents and community members gathered, asking us to reflect on the Anzac question that has continually challenged him: ‘What is it that is worth living and dying for?’ The answer, Brigadier Bond shared, rests in doing great things for people in need.
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C H U RC H I E N E WS
James Dyer
Liam Burne-Johnston, William Ridgway, Nicholas Hughes, Cameron Patrick, Aidan Campbell and Lucas Taylor
Distinguished academic achiever
Score IT! success
James Dyer, 2017 Dux of the School and third generation Churchie Old Boy, has been recognised as one of Queensland’s leading scholars by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
An impressive number of Churchie students were selected as finalists in this year’s Score IT! film composing competition. In a state-wide competition as part of the Queensland Music Festival, five young composers from Churchie were selected as finalists, making up almost half of the 12 state finalists in the competition.
At the annual QCE Awards in February, James received a Distinguished Academic Achiever Award for demonstrating exceptionally high achievement across a diverse range of learning areas. This is a prestigious and highly selective award category, with only 27 other Queensland school students receiving the award. The annual QCE Awards recognise and reward Queensland’s highest-performing Year 12 students for their outstanding academic achievement in their senior school studies. Being a recipient of the Distinguished Academic Achiever Award places James ahead of more than 50,000 of his peers across the state. Further recognising his academic achievement, James was a finalist in the USA's National Merit Scholarship Programme. This is a highly competitive process, with applications received from around 1.6 million students. James is currently studying a Bachelor of Science (majoring in computing and software systems) at The University of Melbourne. He is a recipient of a Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is awarded to students with outstanding academic achievement in their Year 12 studies.
William Ridgway was a finalist in the Score IT! Plus category, while Nicholas Hughes, Aidan Campbell, Liam Burne-Johnston and Lucas Taylor were finalists in the Score IT! Senior category. Congratulations to all boys for their selection, particularly Nicholas, who was announced as winner of Score IT! Senior. Submissions to Score IT! require students to compose and produce the soundtrack to accompany an original film created by Griffith Film School students. The challenge brings together knowledge of music genres, compositional techniques and music production. Head of Music Paul Kriesch encourages the senior music students to be involved in Score IT! because it gives them a rewarding experience to test their musicianship. ‘Having so many finalists selected this year is an illustration of a composition culture that is thriving at Churchie. We endeavour to provide the boys with a range of activities that extend them musically and technically,’ Paul said. An added inspiration was the presence of award-winning composer and Churchie Old Boy Cameron Patrick (1982), who was one of the Score IT! judges.
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Tian Qin
Sean Riksen
London bound
Ivy League scholar
Tian Qin (2017) has been accepted into one of the world’s top art and design universities, the University of Arts London (UAL). He will commence his studies in a foundation course followed by a Bachelor of Fashion in September 2018.
Sean Riksen (2017) has been accepted into the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). He will commence in August 2018 to study a Bachelor of Science (majoring in biomedical engineering) at UPenn’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Tian applied to UAL because of its global reputation and to experience international study.
Receiving an offer from one of the world’s leading universities is an incredible accomplishment. Sean said that he applied to overseas universities for a world-class education, the thrill of living somewhere new, access to an international network and the opportunity to learn from world-renowned professors.
‘Studying at UAL will be an extremely tough road. On the other hand, I am sure it will be a fun and worthwhile journey,’ Tian said. Tian was an exemplary student throughout his time at Churchie, involved in music, debating, tennis and Churchie’s Aquila gifted and talented programme. He was also one of 23 Churchie students to receive an OP1 in 2017. In recognition of his proficiency in art, Tian was a finalist in the Wool4School design competition in both 2016 and 2017, and he received the Churchie Old Boys’ Association Prize for Piece Most Reflective of Churchie Values at CART, Churchie’s annual art exhibition. Reflecting on his years at Churchie, Tian said, ’Churchie surrounds students with a positive study and sports environment, which I appreciate a lot. It motivates students to push boundaries and reach their potential.’
During his time at Churchie, Sean was an active participant in swimming, track and field, and water polo. He was one of 23 Churchie students to receive an OP1 in 2017, and he achieved a gold Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. As House Vice-Captain of Service, Sean participated in, and helped lead, a range of service activities, such as the Sony Foundation Children’s Holiday Camp, Red Shield Appeal, MacGregor State School Special Education Programme, Narbethong State Special School, The Pyjama Foundation and Operation Smile Australia. Sean said, ‘Coming out of Year 9, I was not an A student,’ but, with determination and strong mentorship throughout his school years, he has not only achieved success at Churchie but now opened doors overseas. With a view to become a paediatric surgeon, Sean chose UPenn for its affiliation with one of America’s leading paediatric hospitals, the Perelman School of Medicine. ‘I am also very passionate about forming a universal standard of healthcare which will require a comprehensive understanding of economics and the law.’
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Pen
power This year sees all our young men in the Senior School equipped with the latest tablet and stylus (digital pen) technology, supported by the latest research on technology and learning.
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In a world of ubiquitous technology, the aim of Churchie's 1:1 tablet programme is for our students to embrace the full spectrum of teaching practices, including those enabled by a combination of pen and paper and digital technologies. If we are to best prepare students for life beyond school, they need to be able to engage with a diversity of learning experiences and situations. Churchie’s teaching of technology in the classroom seeks to use technology as a learning tool to unleash the transformative skills of creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and collaboration, and to enrich those experiences that are linked to enhanced student engagement in learning.
Director of Innovation in Learning Dr Terry Byers conducted a three-year longitudinal observational study that compared teacher and student pedagogical use of a traditional laptop compared with a tablet (Microsoft Surface). This involved a comparative statistical analysis of more than 100 observations of Churchie’s teachers, which yielded some telling trends in technology use. Such analysis presents evidence of how a device interface (keyboard, touch and stylus) can influence how the technology is used by both teachers and students. The analysis indicated that when teachers and students used a traditional laptop device, the technology was largely substituting existing practices with little functional change. When typing, students do not engage the key generative thinking processors (summarising, paraphrasing and concept mapping) that encode external storage cognitive processes and that are linked to improved learning through the retention of new knowledge and the creation of schemas with existing understanding (Mueller and Oppenheimer, 2014). When we rapidly type, we are not thinking or retaining knowledge. When the traditional laptop was compared with the tablet device, it became apparent that adding the stylus interface had tangible impacts on teacher and student learning. For example, there was a greater incidence of the use of the tablet device to either augment or modify teacher practice. The analysis indicated a greater number of those learning experiences that required students to engage in higher-order thinking (understand, apply, analyse, evaluate and create).
Interestingly, this also correlated to greater student use of pen and paper and the use of the stylus. A possible link between the increased usage of pen, paper and stylus is found in the work of Oviatt et al (2012). Their research suggests that the creation of more diagrams, symbols and numbers when using pen (stylus) interfaces has the potential to stimulate ideation, problem solving and inferential reasoning when compared to keyboard-based interfaces. These are the key skills that we are seeking to elicit from our learners because they lead to deeper understandings. When teachers and students use a tablet and stylus, there are more learning opportunities created for higher-order thinking. This greater incidence of exposure to these learning experiences has been shown to correlate with the increased academic performance of all students. Building from this, Churchie’s teachers are seeking opportunities to lead our young men in the greater use of higher-order thinking skills that encourage using the stylus and pen and paper. Read the full article on the Churchie Research Centre website (www.churchie.com.au/ research-centre). References Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. M. (2014). The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Advantages of longhand over laptop note taking. Psychological Science, 25(6), 1159-1168. Oviatt, S., Cohen, A., Miller, A., Hodge, K., & Mann, A. (2012). The impact of interface affordances on human ideation, problem solving, and inferential reasoning. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), 19(3), 1-22. doi:10.1145/2362364.2362370
Image: Spencer Harrys and Nathan Lim using a stylus-enabled device
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G P S C E N T E N A RY
GPS school heads Richard Morrison (IGS), Anthony Micallef (BGS), Dr Michael Carroll (GT), Peter Hauser (TGS), Peter Fullagar (NC), Greg Wain (TSS), Paul Brown (BBC), Dr Alan Campbell (ACGS), Wade Haynes (BSHS)
100 years
strong
This year marks the centenary of the Great Public Schools’ (GPS) Association of Queensland, a membership of which we are very proud. The various GPS competitions and events provide the framework for a large part of each school's co-curricular sports and activities.
For 100 years, GPS has represented a spirit of fellowship, competition and creativity that has enriched the GPS community through interaction between the nine member schools.
Churchie Old Boy and current Director of Music Jeffrey Black performed alongside musicians from all schools. Also in production is a special video project, which was reviewed at the launch event in March.
Throughout 2018, the GPS centenary is being celebrated. Each school is holding special events and marking the milestone with designated ‘centenary rounds’ at home games. The first major event of the centenary year was the GPS Music Showcase, hosted by Churchie, at which acclaimed opera singer,
The GPS competition started with rugby, rowing, swimming, track and field, tennis, cricket and gymnastics. However it wasn’t until 1922 that Churchie won its first ever GPS title with a win in the Head of the River, a four-oar coxed race.
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These foundation sports remained the extent of the GPS competition for over 50 years. Beginning with cross country in 1971 the sports and activities of the GPS grew significantly, including basketball (1986), football (1991), volleyball (1994), chess (1995), debating (2002) and the GPS Music Showcase. The GPS centenary has provided an opportunity to reflect on shared values and experiences, and we look forward to many more years of this association.
Dr Alan Campbell and Churchie students at the GPS centenary launch event
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C H U RC H I E N E WS
Tamara Miller
Sanctuary of spiritual life
Leading personalised learning
The Canon Jones Memorial Chapel sits on the highest point along Oaklands Parade and is Churchie's spiritual heart. This year marks 100 years since the death of Canon Jones, a man of significant presence in Churchie’s early history.
Churchie welcomed Personalised Learning Team Leader Tamara Miller to the Prep School in Term 2. Tamara will support the individual learning of boys with specific needs, including the development and implementation of gifted education provisions.
Arriving from England in 1860, Canon Thomas Jones was one of Queensland’s pioneering figures in the development of the Anglican Church in Queensland. From 1912 to his passing in 1918, Canon Jones took an active interest in Churchie’s formation. He provided support and encouragement to Churchie’s founding headmaster, Canon Morris, during the foundation years.
After developing an interest in gifted education, Tamara was instrumental in establishing gifted education programmes in two independent schools on the Sunshine Coast. She then spent several years focused on guidance and counselling of students from early childhood to secondary school age. Tamara is a registered psychologist and holds a Masters of Education in gifted and talented education and in special education.
After his death in 1918, a proposal was brought forth for a chapel to be built as a memorial for the late Canon Jones. Fundraising began, with the completed Canon Jones Memorial Chapel consecrated in 1924. The chapel is a reminder of the high regard for Canon Jones and his role in Brisbane’s colonial history through 58 years of service to the Anglican Church in Queensland. With his name memorialised on one of our early buildings, his mentorship of Canon Morris and support of Churchie will be forever remembered.
Tamara is looking forward to building further ‘tiered’ learning into classrooms so that extension provisions consistently occur in authentic learning situations. This will ensure Churchie continues to support the needs of students who require a personalised approach to their learning. Tamara said, ‘I find my role immensely rewarding in that I am able to utilise my diverse interests and experiences. As well as the challenge of planning and facilitating extension learning provisions, I can also collaborate with teaching staff to make educational recommendations for boys with particular needs, so that all of our students are able to work towards their potential. ‘I’d like to work in partnership with other staff members to continue to develop Churchie’s reputation as a leading school not only for the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate, but also in catering for exceptional learners,’ Tamara said.
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Sophie Penkethman-Young’s Burn Out 2018
William Hood working with Year 2 students at the Year 6 animation exhibition
Emerging artists on show
Animation creations
Churchie continues to provide a national platform for Australia’s emerging visual artists through the churchie national emerging art prize.
At the end of Term 2, Year 6 Visual Arts students presented an exhibition for their younger peers. With the central idea that evolution has had an impact on the way that we communicate, the boys completed an inquiry on animation. They explored the origins of the moving image, from prehistoric paintings to Victorian technology, making replicas of early animation devices, such as the thaumatrope, flipbooks and the spinning zoetrope, to discover how to make a still image come to life.
This year, 35 artists will be featured as finalists, selected from over 500 entries, to exhibit in one of Australia’s most anticipated emerging art exhibitions. In addition to the winning prize, a non-acquisitive $15,000 cash prize donated by long-term sponsors BSPN Architecture (formerly Brand and Slater), this year’s exhibition includes a new People’s Choice Award of $3000, donated by Madison Cleaning Services. One highly commended prize of $5000 and two commendation prizes worth $1000 will also be awarded. The prize winners will be determined and awarded by guest judge Lisa Havilah, Director of Carriageworks, Sydney. The Official Opening + Prize Announcement will be held at QUT Art Museum on Friday 7 September from 6 to 8 pm. We are proud to be showcasing the next generation of Australia’s contemporary visual artists and welcome all to visit the exhibition, which is free to the public until 4 November.
The budding animators then planned and directed their own stop motion mini movies. They created sets and characters, filming and editing as they went to bring their animation concepts to life. The resulting animations were displayed at an exhibition, with the younger ‘buddy’ classes invited to explore the Year 6 students' creations. It was an interactive exhibition, with the older students giving their buddies tutorials on how to make their own animations. This sharing of knowledge ignited a great enthusiasm in the boys and helped them to consolidate their own learning while inspiring the younger students.
The work featured above is by 2018 finalist Sophie Penkethman-Young, Burn Out 2018, video animation, 16.9, colour, stereo, 4.30 mins. Ed. 5 + 1A/P.
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I N T E R N AT I O N A L T O U R S
Unforgettable
experiences From sporting matches and cultural experiences to meeting new friends from New Zealand schools, this year’s Prep School international sporting and cultural tour was a memorable experience for all.
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The Year 6 sporting and cultural tour to New Zealand is a popular annual event. In addition to being an unforgettable sporting experience, opportunities abound in the social connections forged with host families and the experiences learning about New Zealand’s heritage and culture. This year, 36 boys from Year 6 travelled to Auckland for matches against teams from King’s School and Saint Kentigern in basketball, football and rugby. The group departed Brisbane on Saturday 23 June for Auckland, arriving at King’s School in the afternoon. After a day with host families and a spirited morning of competition, the Churchie teams left Auckland for Rotorua. They enjoyed a few days of cultural and adventure experiences, including a Tamaki Maori Village experience, a tour of Hobbiton and a visit to Hells Gate geothermal reserve. It was then back to Auckland on Wednesday, hosted by families from Saint Kentigern with one more day of matches on Thursday before returning home.
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I N T E R N AT I O N A L B AC C A L AU R E AT E
Noah Duval presenting to fellow IB students in a Philosophy class
IB
reflections Churchie’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is now well underway, with the first cohort in the Senior School completing their second semester.
Churchie’s current Year 11 students were the first cohort to choose either the IB or the QCE for their senior years of study. With one semester completed, we asked two students, James Laube and Noah Duval, to reflect on their IB experiences so far. Both the QCE and the IB provide students with outstanding, rigorous academic pathways, broadening students' horizons in an increasingly globalised world. This resonates with the philosophy of the IB, which seeks to develop active, compassionate lifelong learners who are inquiring, knowledgeable and caring.
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James Laube's reflection on his IB experience: 'The first semester of the IB Diploma Programme saw our cohort embrace collaborative learning. The chance to do the creativity, activity and service core element (known as CAS) has allowed fellow students to lead new initiatives for Churchie, helping and improving the community within and beyond the school. These initiatives include assisting students from all years (including the Prep School) with tutoring and introducing new charity opportunities.
IB Visual Art students James Laube, Theo Milbourne and Calvin Tan collaborating on their CAS project for Remembrance Day
Noah Duval's reflection on his IB experience:
Pin Wheel Poppy Project
'In one word, the IB is empowering, and it does this in two ways. Firstly, it feels empowering through opportunity. The wide range of subjects and an integration between all parts of school life give students the means to pursue the path that appeals to them. The Diploma Programme is also empowering to the self. It gives students the self-direction and freedom to explore what interests them. Even in the classroom, the self-directed approach to learning promotes empowerment.
Keep an eye on Kangaroo Point this November for a stunning large-scale art installation led by Suzanne Bosanquet with contributions from Churchie's IB students and Prep School students.
'I have enjoyed the challenge of the IB and found the workload to be very manageable. Given the many similarities between our Year 10 work and this year, I felt well prepared for this course of study. The experience has been highly rewarding, and it is definitely something I encourage all students at Churchie to consider.'
'In a broader school context, students being able to choose IB or QCE is also empowering to all students, who have the choice to do what suits them. While still being able to bond during lunchtimes, pastoral learning and co-curricular activities, IB students have the opportunity to pursue a broad, independent education that is highly regarded by Australian and international universities.'
Suzanne is an architect, artist and current Churchie parent, whose Pin Wheel Poppy Project aims to raise awareness and pay homage to Australia’s Anzac heritage and Remembrance Day. With this year marking the centenary of Remembrance Day, the Pin Wheel Poppy Project will adorn Kangaroo Point cliffs with thousands of pin wheel poppies made by Brisbane schoolchildren. Churchie’s IB Visual Art students are project managing Churchie’s contribution as part of their CAS (creativity, action, service) project for the IB Diploma Programme. This requires the boys to plan, manage and supervise the Churchie production aspects for their CAS project. 23
C H U RC H I E S W I M M I N G
Future
currents For Churchie’s Director of Swimming Michael Lucas, the mantra for Churchie Swimming this year was ‘every swim counts'. At every training session and every carnival, boys were challenged to improve their performance, both in and out of the pool. This is just one of the ways that swimming at Churchie is growing stronger every year.
Recognising that a strong, connected community is the foundation of a successful sports programme, Churchie Swimming introduced teams to the squad in 2018. Building on the team culture fostered at the pre-season camp, this framework provided a structure for the team culture to grow and develop. ‘The team framework ensured boys mixed across age groups, providing younger swimmers with role models while giving senior swimmers fantastic leadership opportunities,’ Michael said. With a stronger sense of community, the swimming season saw each boy seek continual improvement, supported by his peers. This extended beyond the swimming community into the broader school.
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‘The boys this year ensured that the time they had together was felt around Churchie and the support of the school community was fantastic in driving our boys to great performances,’ Michael said. Improved individual performances across the board were a standout feature this year, with all boys motivated to secure spots in each competition. Notable performances were new Churchie records set by James Yu in butterfly and backstroke, eight boys selected to represent Met East, two first places for James Yu and Elliot Weber and a credible fourth overall place for Churchie at the GPS Swimming Championships.
With strong team spirit and community support, the future for Churchie Swimming is looking bright. ‘With the quality of swimmers we have at Churchie, the next few years are going to be exciting,’ Michael said.
C H U RC H I E N E WS
English teacher Tony Rowan with the Dads Read! group
Riley Trouchet, Angus Hughes, Rohan McCartney and Christopher Mathew
Reading role models
Big school science
As boys enter adolescence and their lives become increasingly busy, reading for pleasure often decreases. At the same time, their schooling requires them to comprehend increasingly complex and challenging texts.
During Term 2, Years 4 and 5 classes visited the Stanley and May Smith Science Centre in the Senior School for lessons and demonstrations in physics, chemistry and earth science.
Research shows there is a positive correlation between strong academic performance and regular reading for pleasure. One way to help this along is the presence of a reading role model, which positions reading as an everyday leisure activity that is rewarding and enjoyable. This thinking informed the Dads Read! initiative, a reading programme in Term 2 that brought boys and their dads together to read and discuss a particular book. A group of Year 8 boys and their dads concurrently read Don’t Call Me Ishmael by local author Michael Gerard Bauer. As they read the book, dads were encouraged to discuss the book with their sons. At the end of the programme, boys and their fathers met the author, who revealed the ‘story behind the story’ of Ishmael and discussed the decisions he made around plotting and characterisations. It was an entertaining and enlightening way to conclude the Dads Read! programme.
This was a fantastic chance for Prep School students to experience a range of engaging demonstrations in a high school setting. The boys were impressed by gravity-defying physics demonstrations, wondrous chemical reactions and ancient rock specimens during interactive sessions hosted by Senior School science teachers. Each session took place in one of the science centre’s specialist learning laboratories, opening the boys’ eyes to the exciting world ahead of them in the Senior School. For the students, the sessions had a great impact. Noting the inquisitiveness inspired by the earth science session, Year 4 teacher Symond Russell said, ‘During the session, the boys had so many questions that we ran out of time. We had to continue the Q&A via email the next day.’ Reflecting on the chemistry demonstration, Year 5 teacher Kim Irvine said, ‘The boys thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were captivated throughout, as evidenced by their cheers, gasps and claps. The experiments were a great introduction to the unit of inquiry "How the world works", exploring how scientific inquiry influences our lives.’ Year 5 student Luca Nicolini said, ‘I loved visiting the Senior School! I liked getting to experience chemicals being used that we wouldn’t normally see and learning about the science behind it.’
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Luncheon
legacy
Peter FitzSimons
For over 12 years, Churchie’s Cricket and Rugby Luncheons have been the landmark events for Brisbane’s sporting and business communities.
With a three-course meal, a bowling/ passing competition, a raffle and an auction it is understandable that these luncheons have been very successful. The man behind the event, Churchie’s Ian Greig has been the driving force behind the establishment and ongoing success of the Cricket and Rugby Luncheons.
With upwards of 1000 people in attendance, held in Brisbane’s best event venues and featuring the biggest names in sport, there are few people in the wider cricket and rugby communities who have not attended one (or more) of Churchie’s Cricket and Rugby Luncheons.
On the origins of the events, Ian reflected, ‘In early 2006, I proposed to the Cricket Support Group that we have a corporate luncheon to coincide with the first Ashes test in Brisbane. Initially the group was hesitant. However, with the support of Vern Wills, Andrew Cranstoun and Andrew Molloy, we attracted an incredible 1250 guests in the first year.
Each event coincides with a major sporting match, with panel discussions featuring sporting identities (past and present) and an engaging keynote presentation from a legend of the game. Significantly, each luncheon includes a fundraising component, supporting Churchie’s co-curricular programmes as well as a charity partner.
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‘Entertainment was a key component, and we sought (and continue to seek) the best speakers. With the help of my late brother Tony, we started with a bang and had Michael Atherton, Michael Holding and Tony on the panel with Ian Healy as MC and Bill Lawry as main speaker. We also introduced a bowling competition, which was an instant hit and, 12 years later, is still one of the highlights of our luncheons,’ Ian said.
The big names continued through subsequent Cricket Luncheons, including Greg Ritchie, Kerry O’Keeffe, Mark Nicholas, the Chappell brothers, Mike Whitney, Damian Fleming, Mark Taylor AO, Mike Proctor, Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir Ian Botham, Dean Jones AM, Craig McDermott, Joel Garner, Rodney Hogg, Danny Morrison, Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden AM and Phillip Tufnell. The Rugby Luncheon began in 2013, which coincided with the touring British and Irish Lions. ‘It was the perfect opportunity to see if the community could support two functions in a year, and the rest is history as the Rugby Luncheons continue to flourish,’ Ian said. The Rugby Luncheons have also seen some incredible speakers, including Alan Jones AO, Peter FitzSimons AM, Eric Rush, Warren Gatland, Rod Kafer, Ian Robertson, Nathan Sharpe, Tim Horan AM, Phil Kearns AM and Lionel Rossigneux, with MC Greg Clark. Perhaps the strongest legacy of the luncheons goes beyond the events themselves. The legacy is embodied in the positive impact on Churchie’s co-curricular programmes and charity partners.
Alan Jones
Eric Rush
Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Phil Tufnell
Around the school, the impact is seen in infrastructure, equipment and building projects, while in communities around the world, funds raised for charity partners are supporting worthy causes. Luncheon charity partners include Youngcare, ManUp! Yalari, Eightytwenty Vision, Stand Tall 4 PTS, Sony Foundation, Impendulo Primary School in South Africa and the Queensland Brain Institute.
Tony Greig
Dean Jones, Ian Botham, Ian Healy
Ian Greig
The famous bowling competition
Ashes Lunch 2010
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YA L A R I
Badu to
Brisbane Each Churchie Rugby and Cricket Luncheon raises money for an Australian charity. At this year’s Rugby Luncheon, the charity partner was Yalari, an education scholarship programme for Indigenous Australian children.
Churchie is one of 25 schools across Australia who, through the Yalari programme, provide a home away from home for young Indigenous Australians at boarding school. Churchie Year 8 student Moigida Loban shared his story as a Yalari scholar, which has seen him attend Churchie as a boarder. As guest of honour at the Rugby Luncheon, Moi spoke to the thousand-strong audience with confidence and humour, recounting his journey from Badu to Brisbane. ‘Hello, my name is Moigida Loban, and I am in Year 8 at Churchie. I am from the Torres Strait on a Yalari scholarship for six years of boarding school. I am a part of the Argun tribe, but I am connected by blood to other Torres Strait tribes. ‘Primary school in the Torres Strait was very different. There wasn’t a dress code, so I never wore shoes to school. All the rugby games were away games, which meant my team would try to squish into the school boat with extras in a dinghy to get to Thursday Island, which could take roughly two hours in choppy weather.
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‘Everything up north is based around the ocean, and it wasn’t out of the ordinary when my Year 5 teacher gave me a spear gun for my eleventh birthday. My dad is a ranger and lets me spear food that we will eat, like crabs and most fish on the reef, but not stingrays, sharks and other large creatures that some people hunt for sport. ‘Some of the things that really surprised me at Churchie was the uniform with dress shoes and the size of the school. I didn’t really get homesick because I was always busy. The boarding staff got me involved in all the recreational activities, along with Saturday sport, so there was always stuff to do. ‘This Yalari scholarship has been a great educational opportunity, as there are very limited options back home. Through the kindness and generosity of a Churchie donor, I’ve got a bright future ahead of me at school and beyond,' Moi said.
Through the Churchie Foundation, the Churchie community proudly supports Yalari scholarships. There are currently 11 Yalari scholars at Churchie. With his address, Moi helped raise awareness of Yalari’s work and supported the fundraising efforts for Yalari as charity partner of the Rugby Luncheon. He was an exemplary ambassador for both Yalari and Churchie.
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Strictly
Stunning Churchie’s 2018 Senior School musical was Strictly Ballroom. Produced in association with Somerville House, this was the Australasian school premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s classic movie-turned stage production.
The 2018 Senior School musical involved over 100 students from Churchie and Somerville house in on-stage and production support roles. Originally brought to theatre stages in 2011, this was the first school production in Australasia to undertake the challenging choreography that is the feature of the show. The production enlisted professional assistance from West End’s River City Ballroom dancers Sue Gillingham and Dane Berry, who taught the cast the challenging dance routines. Audiences were wowed by the precision and professionalism of the production, which was full of flamboyant energy and colour. It was also an enriching opportunity for the boys and girls of Churchie and Somerville to collaborate with each other and also with professional dance instructors.
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C H U RC H I E F O U N DAT I O N
From the Chairman of the
Churchie Foundation I am delighted to be taking the reins at the Churchie Foundation, and I sincerely thank my predecessor, Bill Chatterton (1972), who took the Foundation such a long way over his 10 years as chairman.
While the Churchie Foundation was formed in 1989, only 29 years ago, Churchie has a proud history of generosity received from many benefactors since its inception in 1912. In this way, the Churchie Foundation is the formalisation and custodian of over 100 years of giving. Churchie is a great school, reflected in the young men who graduate from Oaklands Parade. I believe it has the best facilities and buildings of any school, anywhere. For this we will be forever indebted to the generations of parents and Old Boys who have contributed in so many ways to the wonderful campus we see today. They are people who understood that such a great institution needs continuing support to offer our boys the best opportunity we can afford them.
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This is a constant challenge, and great educational institutions the world over need to have financially strong donor bodies to keep them at the top in a changing world. Our aim is to make the Churchie Foundation ever stronger and assist Churchie financially in realising the ambitious goals of our school’s mission. Russell McCart (1974) Chairman, Churchie Foundation
Calling past parents The Foundation is making it easier for past parents to reconnect with Churchie. All past parents are welcome to send their latest contact details to pastparents@churchie.com.au to receive their own copy of Eagles' Wings.
S T U D E N T AC H I E V E M E N T S
Congratulations Audrich Allen performed in the orchestra at the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Daniel Hansen was inducted into Queensland Academy of Sport for water polo, was awarded Most Valuable Player at the U18 State Water Polo Championship, and represented Queensland at the Pan Pacific tournament. Tom Culleton, Max Culleton, Joshua Hill, Liam Swift and Hayden Swift represented Queensland in the Pan Pacific Water Polo tournament. Jackson Abeya, Luke Brackenrig, Thomas Carrick, Elijah Croxford, Charlie O’Connell, Lachlan Sheffield, Charlie Smith and Elliot Weber competed at the State Swimming Championships. Jackson and Elliot competed at the Australian Schools Swimming Championships. Austin Macfarlane placed second at the Tropfest Junior short film competition (Under 15s). Khoa Tu-Nguyen achieved AMusA in piano. Andrew Davies won silver in the Under 17 National Junior Track Cycling Championships. Kevin Wang, Jason Sia, Joshua Scott, Tavish Illingworth and Samuel Welsh finished third at the All Hallows’ Maths Competition. Michael Ostapenko, Henry Slater-Jones, Alex Au and Jason Wang won the Somerville House 2018 Summer Chess Carnival. Nicholas Hughes, Zac Coxon, Gray Matheson and Scott Dyer received a gold medal distinction in the OzCLO computational linguistics competition.
Alexavier Ly-Liu, Allan Li, Aaron Huang and Raymond Zhaung won the Open B division chess competition at the Somerville House 2018 Summer Carnival. Samuel Tasker was selected for the GPS Combined First XI Cricket team. Cameron Havas, Fred Fewtrell, Isaac Game and Jack Edwards were selected in the Queensland Schoolboys Rowing Team (Schools Pathway). Sam Hurwood and Archie Ridgway were selected for the Queensland Athletics Team and competed at the Australian Junior Nationals in March. Zachary Dunn showed his short film Viking Treasure at the announcement of the shortlist for Australia’s premier children’s book award, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. Jamie Robbins achieved fifth place in the senior division, an honours medal in the Scholar’s Challenge and second overall in the senior division at the World Scholar’s Cup. James Debnam, Matthew Langfield, William Patapan, Harrison Scott, Harrison Seaborn, Henry Trimmer and Tristan Williams made the Volleyball Queensland Under 19 State Squad. William, Henry and Tristan were selected in the Volleyball Queensland Under 19 (White) State Team to compete at the National Championships. Jeremy Chia, Matthew Eisentrager, Christian Hii and Zac Russell made the Volleyball Under 17 State Squad. Christian was selected in the Volleyball Queensland Under 17 (White) State Team to compete at the National Championships.
Jeremy Chia, Matt Eisentrager, Christian Hii and Henry Trimmer accepted Queensland Academy of Sport scholarships for volleyball. Harrison Seaborn was selected in the Queensland School Sport 19 Years Boys Volleyball Merit Team. Lachlan Caporn, Joshua Scott and Joshua Sneesby made the Volleyball Queensland Under 15 State Squad. Lachlan and Joshua were selected as shadow players for the Volleyball Queensland Under 15 State Teams. Benjamin Duddy placed first and Thomas Duddy placed second in the Under 15 Meat Sheep Judging in the Sheep Young Handlers at the Rocklea Show. Angus Golden placed second and Jasper Dando won the Over 15 competition and will now compete in the Queensland State competition in Toowoomba. Thomas Duddy won the 12 and Under Commercial Beef Young Judges and the 12 and Under Young Paraders competition and was awarded the Junior Champion Parader. Charlie Chandler Mitchell received the Seventh Grade top-of-the-state AMEB award for Drama Performance. Jonathan Wearne finished fourth in the boys U16 3km Race Walk at the 52nd Annual Lake Burley Griffin Walk in Canberra. Zac Welsh competed in the GPS Gymnastics Championships, placing first in the vault and fourth overall in the individual all-around scores for Division 3. Tom Tasker was selected to represent Queensland in Australian Rules. Jordan Courtney-Perkins was selected to represent Queensland in Football.
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From the President of the
Old Boys’ Association The Churchie Old Boys’ Association congratulates all recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. In particular, we commend Professor Mark Smithers (1971), who not only received an AM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, but was also awarded the Sir Hugh Devine Medal by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the highest honour bestowed by the college, in recognition of his comprehensive excellence in all facets of surgical endeavour.
With the OBA’s centenary year behind us, we have started our second century with vigour. Already, we have much to celebrate.
The Anzac Day Ceremony, returning to The Flat after a few years, was another deeply moving event. We thank Reviewing Officer Old Boy Brigadier Michael Bond CSC and Bar (1983). Michael was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in 2012 for outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of 9th Battalion, the Royal Queensland Regiment. In 2017, he was awarded a bar to the Conspicuous Service Cross for outstanding achievement in enhancing the operational processes and outcomes of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The OBA Churchie Business Network (CBN) is our online platform that facilitates business listings, job search and Old Boy mentoring. Recently launched, it is growing strongly, with over 90 businesses listed and 1550 Old Boys registered. The CBN is now open to parents and will soon be open to staff. This may be of particular relevance to parents looking to find a tutor for their son. We encourage all Old Boys and parents to register themselves and their businesses to take advantage of all that the Churchie network has to offer. We are planning a launch event for the CBN later in the year.
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Reunion season is in full swing. The annual Vintage Vikings Lunch was held on Friday 18 May and was yet another memorable occasion. Churchie's Big Band 1 put on a stellar act, followed by a truly wonderful vocal performance by Churchie’s Director of Music and internationally acclaimed opera singer, Old Boy Jeffrey Black (1979). On Friday 11 May, over 80 Old Boys, along with spouses and partners, attended the Sydney Reunion. Thank you, Old Boy Michael Johnston (1996), for facilitating the reception venue at Morgans Financial. For Churchie Old Boys who will be in Melbourne on Friday 26 October, please join us for the annual Melbourne Reunion at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. Cohort reunions commenced in July. If this year is a milestone reunion for you, please check the calendar of events on the Churchie Old Boys website. The Old Boys Day and BBQ will take place on Saturday 8 September at the home rugby game against Nudgee College, so be sure to come along and enjoy a burger. This year our annual event will take the form of a cocktail evening. The 2018 OBA Cocktail Evening will be held at the Porsche Centre Brisbane. This more casual style (and reduced cost) is sure to appeal to Old Boys across all generations, so please set aside the evening of Friday 12 October and join us for what promises to be a fantastic event. Dr Daniel Pitt (2006) OBA President
Commonwealth Games Churchie congratulates our Old Boys who were involved in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
In April, the Commonwealth Games captured international attention, and we were proud to see Churchie Old Boys involved in various ways. Making his Commonwealth Games debut, Zac Stubblety-Cook (2017) represented Australia in the Men's 200m Breaststroke. Coach Tim Walsh (1996) guided the Australian Women's Sevens Rugby team to a silver medal. And five Churchie Old Boys were invited to be batonbearers in the Queen's Baton Relay: Chilla Porta (1954), Peter Smith (1959), Matthew Ames (1989), Craig Burns (2005) and Monty Summers (2006). We also acknowledge the involvement of 'future Churchie Old Boy' Audrich Allen (Year 8), who performed with the Queensland Youth Orchestra as part of the opening ceremony, and former staff member Krishna Stanton, who was a games relay batonbearer.
Honours recognition We are proud to acknowledge the Churchie Old Boys who received Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday Honours this year, recognising their contribution to their careers, their community and their country.
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia Professor Donald James Henry (1973) for significant service to wildlife preservation and to the environment through leadership and advocacy roles, and to education. Professor Dr Bernard Mark Smithers (1971) for significant service to medicine in the fields of gastrointestinal and melanoma surgery, to medical education and to professional organisations. Medal (OAM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia Constantine George Castrisos (1977) for service to the restaurant and catering industry. John Bruce Cuneo (1946) for service to sailing. Kenneth Wayne Fitzsimmons (1960) for service to information technology. Dr Gilbert Shearer (1955) for service to dentistry, particularly to endodontology. Barton John Sinclair (1960) for service to horse racing. Michael Joel Solomon (1956) for service to the community through a range of organisations.
Zac Stubblety-Cook
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I N M E MO R I A M
Rae Humphries (1948) Rae John Humphries (‘Skip’) was a Churchie boarder from 1941 to 1948, during which time he competed in rowing and rugby. After Churchie, he was apprenticed to a pattern-maker in South Brisbane. However, after attending his first Australian Jazz Convention in 1950, he decided to pursue a career in the music industry. With his parents as owners of the Story Bridge Hotel, his mother agreed to build an extension to the hotel, which became known as Storyville. Now known as Deery’s Restaurant, it was arguably Brisbane’s first jazz room. He formed the Skip Humphries Band and also played at many other venues around town, such as Cloudland. Skip also performed at Government House for the visit of Princess Alexandra in 1958. After spending four years working in Port Moresby for the ABC, Skip and his wife Di moved to London in 1964. Skip was employed in music administration and became a respected member of the London music scene. He and Di lived there for 26 years before retiring to Brisbane in 1990. Skip joined the Brisbane Golf Club in 1990, hitting a hole in one in 1992. He was a member of Tattersall’s Club, The Noosa Jazz Club and the Brisbane Jazz Club.
Vale We respectfully acknowledge the passing of the following Churchie Old Boys. To help ensure Old Boys are recognised appropriately, please send notifications to oba@churchie.com.au
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Garth Hughes (1952) Brigadier John Garth Hughes (Garth) died on 1 December 2017 after a short battle with a debilitating illness. He had lived in Canberra since 1970. Garth attended Churchie from 1949 to 1952. He was an outstanding sportsman and leader of men. In his senior year he was a prefect, captain of Kingsley House, a cadet lieutenant, a member of the First XI and the First XV. He was selected to attend the Royal Military College, Duntroon 1953 to 56, graduating to the corps of Artillery. He served in numerous unit, staff and instructional postings around the world, including operational service in Malaysia and South Vietnam. He was an advisor with the highly decorated Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV). He attended the British Army Royal Military College of Science, UK, first as a student in the late 1960s and then as an exchange instructor in the early 1970s. He also served as Commander Tasmania Command as a colonel. As a brigadier he served in senior postings in Army Headquarters, Canberra. For his outstanding service to the Australian Army, in 1982 he was recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Garth married Margaret in 1961, and they have four children.
Milton Armstrong Maitland Ross Barber Peter James Bills Sebastian Oliver Boe Herbert Charles Spencer Booth Timothy Andrew Borthwick Nevill Leonard Buckley Peter Trenwith Chancellor Neville George Coombs Alan Tristram Davidson Anthony Michael John Davis Jeffrey Grahame Dennis Ranald Mayne Ferrier Frederick Maidment Franklin Benjamin Thomas Greenland Edgar Henry Gurney Neville Roy Henry Ronald Roy Henzell Ian Woodford Heymer Patrick Vaughan Hinton
1947 – 1948 1943 – 1945 1950 – 1954 2008 – 2009 1944 – 1946 1981 – 1987 1943 – 1948 1948 – 1953 1954 – 1957 1964 – 1966 1963 – 1965 1968 – 1972 1945 – 1946 1934 – 1936 1937 – 1941 1954 – 1957 1945 – 1946 1945 – 1946 1951 – 1956 1953 – 1954
Peter Chancellor Patrick Hinton (1953) (1956) Peter Trenwith Chancellor attended Churchie from 1948 to his senior year in 1953. With his grandparents being close friends of Canon Morris and his father a Churchie Old Boy, Peter’s family has long and close ties to our school, which continues today with grandsons Oliver and Peter being fourth-generation Churchie students. Peter was married in the Canon Jones Memorial Chapel to Patricia (1938-2007), where he was also the first baby to be christened in the font. On 11 February 2018, aged 81, he succumbed to heart failure and was farewelled in the chapel by Father Bryan Gadd. Peter was a swimmer of note and also participated in lifesaving and cadets. In 1952 he achieved bronze in breaststroke at the state championships. His original cotton school swimming cap is on display with the Churchie Archives. After graduating from Churchie he became an accountant, going on to operate Chancellors Chartered Accountants, which was founded by his father, Willis. Peter was awarded for 50 years’ service as a chartered accountant in 2007. Currently, Nick is at the helm of the family firm, taking it well into its third generation. Many will remember Peter for his passion and eccentricity towards fishing, oystering and wine, and his love of a party.
John Garth Hughes Rae John Humphries David George Kidd Stuart Andrew Knowles John Peter Lambert Harry William Lee John Francis Lee Richard James Linkins Calvin John Lowney William Edward McArthur Mayo Brian John McCarrol Geoffrey Randall McCracken Lachlan Young McIntyre Howard Newton McLean Ronald Edward Messer John Houlton Ewing Mocatta Kenneth James Nash Malcolm Lindsay Nutt John Noel O’Brien Kevin Arthur Oswin
1949 – 1952 1941 – 1948 1948 – 1951 1972 – 1978 1940 – 1944 1941 – 1942 1939 – 1942 1945 – 1946 1940 – 1946 1934 – 1937 1947 – 1948 1961 – 1964 1951 – 1957 1948 – 1949 1952 – 1954* 1953 – 1956 1947 – 1951 1959 – 1963 1950 – 1951 1949 – 1952
Patrick Vaughan Hinton attended Churchie in the 1950s and was known to talk fondly and frequently about his beloved school. He went on to forge a very successful career in journalism and was widely acknowledged in his field. His first job was with The Chronicle in Toowoomba before he moved to The Courier-Mail in Brisbane. In 1967, Pat joined The Herald in Melbourne as subeditor and rose to be its chief subeditor. In 1971, he left to work with a share broking firm before returning to The Herald as news editor. In 1973, he was appointed deputy editor and became editor in December 1978. Pat later started his own business, Hinton & Associates, which grew to become one of Australia’s leading financial communications firms. As well as advising federal and state governments on privatisations and public share offerings, the firm was a trusted adviser to many of Australia’s leading companies. Pat became a member of The Metropolitan Golf Club in 1986, where he served as treasurer from 2002 to 2008 and as president from 2011 to 2013. In October 2017, Pat was diagnosed with cancer and passed away on 26 April 2018.
Edward Ernest Quinlan John Ritchie Quodling Paul William Quodling John Collins Richardson James Alexander Loxton Rohrsheim William Victor Roberts Jonathon Philip Ross Raymond George Singer James Edgar Slaughter Robert Charles Allingham Suffren James Mackenzie Talbot Stephen Edward Trotter Geoffrey Keith Webster Paul Victor Whitaker Keith Coombs White Johnathon James George Wormwell Clifford James Scobie Wren Roderick Christopher Young Michael Ian David Younger
1957 – 1960 1952 – 1954 1940 – 1941 1952 1985 – 1986 1949 – 1952 2000 – 2004 1946 – 1949 1936 – 1939 1971 – 1975 1953 – 1956 1945 – 1947 1957 – 1960 1957 – 1963 1956 – 1959 1953 – 1954 1950 1964 – 1966 1961 – 1965
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Sydney Reunion and
Vintage Vikings Lunch
Douglas Kirkham (1985), Chris Cotton (1999)
Simon Pattison (1984), Russell McCart (1974), former Headmaster Bill Hayward, Mike McAfee (1974)
Peter Molesworth (1995), Michael Johnston (1996)
John Miles (1958), Miles Farmer (1949)
Jim MacDonald (1952), Kenneth Smith (1950)
Kenneth Smith (1950), Cliff Ashdown (1950), Marjorie Stevens, Nigel Stevens (1950)
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Michael Yeates (1964), Canon Bruce Maughan OAM (1954)
David Nance (2010), dux of his class at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Old Boys in Churchie Volleyball: Darcy Cox (2014), Liam Norris (2012), Adam Sas (2015), Director of Volleyball Shaun McLean (1998), Will Mercer (2008), Oliver Crofts (2016), Ashton Murphy (2011) Prof Mark Smithers AM (1971), left, recipient of the Sir Hugh Devine Medal for meritorious service to the field of medicine
Rob Hurn (2012), third from left, member of Cambridge rowing team
Craig Burns (2005), batonbearer in the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay
Liam Wright (2014), Izaia Perese (2014), Angus Scott-Young (2014) and Aidan Toua (2007) at the Churchie Rugby Luncheon
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P L AT I N UM S P O N S O R
A message from
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