The Southport School Band of Brothers Issue 23 by The Southport School

ISSUE 23: August 2021

Editor

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In this issue 23 TSS IN FOCUS

TSS HISTORY

What’s New in ATD?

The Lost Sheep

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Homeward Stuck!

Annand Theatre From Humble Beginnings

Model United Nations

Bridging the Gap

TSS ARTS

TSS NEWS

Fundraising for Medical Research

2019/20 Financial Year

Designing Outdoor Learning

Teamwork. Scholarship. Service

Senior Drama – Columbinus

Playground Leaders

A Finale to Remember

8 Seconds in Warwick

Raising the Roof

New Arrivals for Preschool Families

T S S F E AT U R E S 26

Retirement is Not Really Goodbye

Celebrating the Life of Tom Atkinson

Queensland’s Top Student

Social Media Wall

Breathing Life Into the Summit

Spotlight on Greg Wain

TSS COMMUNITY 64

Working With St Hilda’s For Social Justice

P&F Report 2021

The Learning Journey at TSS

Student to Student Reading Program

A Little Bit Country. A Little Bit Opera

TSS OSA

TSS SPORTS 40

The Charter to Success

President’s Report

Cricket - Bowled Over

Calling the Country Home

Rowing Report 2021

Baptisms

Swimming Wrap Up 2021

Where Are They Now?

Football 2021

Catch Ups

Tennis Wrap Up 2021

Obituaries

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The First 99 Days as Number Mr Andrew Hawkins Headmaster

hen you are part of a school community for a long time you develop many connections to those inside and outside of the school. Former alumni and their families, the current extended community, as well as the prospective families of TSS become part, and remain part, of our school for life. I am constantly being asked “How are you finding the role?” or “What has been the greatest challenge?” or “What has surprised you the most?” by the various stakeholders I speak with daily. The care and support of the community has been so strong that I thought I might pen down my reflections of my first 99 days in the role as Headmaster for this combined issue of Band of Brothers and OSA Review you read today. I used the analogy of the TSS Cruise Ship when I talked to staff and new parents at the beginning of the year. This school is not a tug boat that can be turned or stopped at any time. TSS is a large cruise ship that requires a strong team of hard-working staff to care for its passengers and to keep the ship maintained and operating. The TSS Cruise Ship requires an enormous amount of energy to reach it’s cruising speed and any change of direction must be done with care and thoughtfulness before beginning the process – no matter how big or small that change of direction might be. The TSS Cruise Ship analogy also fits the school in the offerings we have for our ‘guests’ – our students. There is so much on offer here at TSS and since the resumption of activities post-COVID it has reminded me just how busy this school is when it is at cruising speed: arts and drama; sports and activities from cricket to chess; House Competitions from tug ‘o’ war to tennis; from learning THRASS at Prep to Dean’s Lists and Academic Firsts in the Senior School, tours,

excursions; and even fishing on the Nerang River on the weekends. Our ‘smorgasbord of subjects’ to choose from on a daily basis from Global Systems to Geography and Maths to Metal Work also supports the TSS Cruise Ship analogy. I am currently reading Barack Obama’s autobiography. The book reinforces how important the first 100 days are for the President of the United States. It would be rather presumptuous to compare my role with the US Presidency or myself to Barack Obama, but reading his book begged me to ask the question of what has driving this TSS Cruise Ship taught me in the first 100 days? I thought it was more fitting as the ninth Headmaster of TSS to talk about my first 99 days in the role. The first 99 days have taught me that you cannot prepare for the ‘unknown unknowns’ until they happen. With such a large community, with lots of boys from Preschool to adolescence, unpredictable things will always be happening. Some good, some not so good. I remind myself often that these schools exist for boys to make mistakes and we are all on a journey of learning – whether we are students, staff or parents. I have also learnt in my first 99 days how important your team around you is. My Executive Team is first class and any one of them could be leading any independent school in Australia. As many of you reading this will know, whether you run a cattle station, KPMG, a dental surgery, or a small family business, managing humans can be tough as you sometimes get it wrong. The advice from your leadership team and

the support of your family is crucial during challenging times or when managing staff and students. My first 99 days saw me get the ‘monkey off my back’ in my first term with both Cricket and Sailing winning the GPS Premiership. Some GPS Heads never win one premiership in their tenure – such is the standard of competition. I was lucky enough that the school won two in our first term. Both activities were wonderful examples to younger students of perseverance and performing under pressure when it matters. Ultimately performing academically when it matters is the very essence of the new external assessment system in Queensland. Most notably, in my first 99 days as Headmaster of TSS, was receiving a message from 2020 graduate Vishaak Gangasandra informing me that he had won the Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority’s Most Outstanding Student Award for 2020. Of the 35,000 Year 12 students the QCAA had to choose from, they chose Vishaak for the award. An ATAR of 99.95, one of very few Queensland students to do so, combined with his maturity, caring nature, compassion for those around him, and his unwavering desire to help others in times of need led to Vishaak being the recipient of this prestigious award. Of the first 99 days in the role, receiving the news of Vishaak winning this award was the best day, by far. Band of Brothers

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Dr Sarah Bond Head of Academic Talent Development

he Academic Talent Development program has had a busy year in 2021. Boys have explored the City of the Future, designed race cars, worked to solve world problems, tackled ethical issues and much more!

The World Science Festival (WSF) held in Brisbane, is a celebration and exploration of science, which brings together great minds to present the wonders of science and the drama of scientific discovery to a broad audience. The first event at WSF 2021 was the Science of Life, Change and Explosions, which included: live experiments onstage, myriad solutions changing colours; the chemistry of pyrotechnics, a demonstration of how nylon is created, and finally, an elephant’s toothpaste demonstration. Next, students watched baby turtles hatch and learned about the ocean environment and the impact of plastic on natural resources and wildlife. Students then explored the QLD Museum, prior to ending the day with the City of the Future program, where they explored concepts such as urban gardens and drone and robot delivery dogs. Finally, students created their own vision for their ideal City of the Future.

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The Future Problem Solving program is an international educational program for students of all ages, focusing on the development of critical, creative and futuristic thinking skills. Teams completed projects around the topics of Youth in Competitive Sports and Wearable Technologies. The middle years team (Years 8 and 9) had an outstanding result for Practice Problem One, with a near-perfect score for their booklet. The Year 7 Accelerated English class also participated in the program, completing a booklet about space colonisation on Mars. In Term Three, students will travel to Brisbane Girl’s Grammar School for a study day, which provides the opportunity for these students to share ideas and knowledge with other high-performing students throughout Queensland. The DaVinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Students compete in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics and chess, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy. TSS has two teams for 2021, with students competing at Nudgee College in both the Junior (Years 7 to 8) and Senior (Years 9 to 10) divisions. The Formula One STEM team, led by Captain Ryan Hebdon is creating a car design which will fly past the competition. Additionally, the team is in the process of creating a marketing portfolio with a team name, logo, team uniform and a trade booth. F1 STEM develops skills in problem solving, project management, communication, presentation, teamwork, innovation, self-promotion, collaboration, marketing and entrepreneurialism.

The Ethics Olympiad allows students an opportunity to explore ethical dilemmas using both logic and compassion. The competition places an emphasis on reasoning and explaining how the team arrived at their ethical conclusion. It is a unique opportunity for schools to engage their students in interesting ethical discussions with other students who come from different parts of the country and the world. Two teams, including last year’s Bronze Medal winning middle years team, participated in their first Senior Olympiad in May, with the veteran team placing in the top 50% of the competition. The ATD Centre has been a hive of activity in 2021, with students using the space to study, explore research, play games and prepare for competitions. We look forward to Tournament of Minds, Middle Years Ethics Olympiad and further competitions in Terms Three and Four.

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T H E DU K E OF E DI N BU RG H ’ S

International Award Mrs Kristen Bannister Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

s we commemorate the passing of HRH Prince Phillip, we celebrate his legacy – the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.

The program was founded in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh and Kurt Hahn, whose principles form the foundation for Outward Bound and Round Square; programs supported by TSS over many years. It is an internationally recognised leadership program which is currently offered worldwide in 130 countries. We currently have over 65 boys in Years 9 to 12 participating in our growing Duke of Edinburgh program, with new participants joining weekly.

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How is an Award Achieved? To earn an Award, each young person must learn a skill, participate in physical activity, volunteer in their community, and experience a team adventure in a new environment. This fits in well with the philosophy of the development of well-rounded young men at TSS and is easily achieved when you consider the opportunities offered at the school.

The Award Framework The Award is comprised of three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. Participants complete all four sections at each level in order to achieve their Award. Gold level participants also complete a Residential Project.

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Sections

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

Skills

3 months*

6 months*

12 months*

Voluntary Service

3 months*

6 months*

12 months*

Physical Recreation

3 months*

6 months*

12 months*

Participants who have not achieved Participants who have not achieved All participants must complete an a Bronze Award must complete an a Silver Award must complete an additional 3 months in either Skills, additional 6 months in either Skills, additional 6 months in either Skills, Voluntary Service or Physical Recreation Voluntary Service or Physical Recreation Voluntary Service or Physical Recreation

Major Section Adventurous Journey Includes: Preperation and Training; at least one Practice Journey; and a Qualifying Journey

2 days + 1 night

3 days + 1 night

4 days + 1 night

N/A

5 days + 4 nights

Minimum age to start

14 years*

15 years or after completing Bronze

16 years

Minimum duration to finish an Award

6 months

Bronze Awardees: 6 months Direct entrants: 12 months

Silver Awardees: 12 months Direct entrants: 18 months

Before 25th birthday

Gold Residential Project

Maximum age to finish

The Adventurous Journey is an opportunity to get out into nature doing an activity and camping overnight. The boys can choose to bushwalk, mountain bike or canoe through the TSS Dukes program, giving the boys the opportunity to develop teamwork, navigation, and endurance in their chosen environment.

What can this look like at TSS? Every award will be different as each participant chooses their own skill, physical activity and service. Here are some examples of activities that can be counted towards an Award:

Skill

Music lessons, Chess Club, Debating, Fishing Club, Speech & Variety Club

Service

Cadets, Round Square, Surf Lifesaving, volunteer umpiring/coaching

Physical Activity

GPS Sport, Martial Arts, Running group, Club sport

Adventurous Journey

Bushwalking in the Hinterland/ canoeing at Stradbroke Island/ Mountain bike riding on the Sunshine Coast

As the program is administered through the QLD Duke of Edinburgh office, there are registration fees for each level. There are also camp costs associated with the Adventurous Journeys – costs vary depending on the location and activity of the camp. Band of Brothers

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Going for Gold in 2021 Lachlan Free, Saxon Massey, Reyne Fennell and Herschel Aloysius, four outstanding Year 12s, have just completed their most challenging Adventurous Journey yet – a seven-day sailing trip with South Passage where they manned the watches to run the two masted 100ft gaff-rigged schooner the old-fashioned way (all by hand). They joined 26 other Gold Award participants from around the State to take charge at the helm, to tack and gybe, to raise the sails and navigate the coastal waters. It wasn’t all hard work though as the boys disembarked to snorkel with turtles at Lady Musgrave Island, explore the Tangalooma Wrecks and pay tribute to the WWII elite Z-Force at their secret training camp on Fraser Island. They are part of a group of 16 Year 11 and 12 boys who embarked on their Gold Award this year; the largest group of boys ever enrolled in the highest level of the Award at TSS. Most of these boys have been involved in the Duke of Edinburgh program for the last two to three years; having already finished their Bronze and Silver Awards through the School. It is possible however, to start at any level of the program depending on age.

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Find out more Over the past 35 years, there have only been 123 Gold Award recipients at TSS; the last being Max Murray in 2018. On completion of their Gold Award, the boys will be invited to Government House to receive their certificates and their names will be recorded for prosperity on the Honour Shield in the Hall of Fame. Achieving a Duke of Edinburgh Award is a significant accomplishment at any level, it is an internationally renowned program that will be sure to give an edge for interviews and the confidence to tackle any challenge in life. It shows any employer that the recipient has shown determination, commitment and a high level of selfmanagement; they are individuals worth noting. There is more information about the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award at www.dukes.qld.com.au. To join the program, please contact Kristen Bannister, the TSS Award Leader at kristen.bannister@tss.qld.edu.au

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Why Hang Around?

tudents and staff have called The Southport School home for over a century now. While the majority of students enter high school and stay for five to six years, for some staff, their time at TSS can last decades. With over 50 high schools on the Gold Coast and nine GPS schools in Queensland, one can’t help but wonder: why hang around? For Health and Physical Education teacher, Mr Greg Norman, who is now in his 43rd year at TSS, the answer is simple. “Great school, good location, I work with nice people – both students and staff. That’s why I’m still here.” After finishing a six week teaching practical at Churchie as part of his Physical Education course, Greg went on the hunt for teaching positions, and TSS was on his list. “I did two years as a Resident Master at Scots College in Sydney and so I was sort of GPS orientated – I wanted a good school. This was one of the very few schools I wanted to teach at.” Greg is joined by Dean of Studies, Mr Bryce Goldburg; Visual Art teacher, Mr Stephen Eardley; Rogers Housemaster and Business Studies teacher, Mr Ian Browne; Library staff member, Mrs Lyn Hanley; Printer Technician, Mr Gary Wilson; teacher Mr John Wallace and Year 2 teacher, Ms Ruth Stevens, who have each served TSS for over 25 years. For Ruth, who is in her 30th year as a staff member, the School has always been her safe haven in a very busy life.

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“I have been most fortunate to have worked with wonderful colleagues who have always supported me in my private, public and school life. As I near the end of my teaching career, I feel very proud and grateful for having experienced teaching at such a special school.” Now in transitioned retirement, ex-Biddle Housemaster and Humanities teacher Mr Wallace began his TSS career in 1985. Watching both students and Headmasters come and go over the past 36 years, for him one thing has stood out. “I believe the philosophy of the school, that education embraces the whole of life, is enacted – that it’s real. There are so many schools that have philosophies that are not practised… it’s just their slogan. At TSS, it’s meaningful. Academics is very important. I think in the past TSS was mistakenly regarded as just a sporting school.” The quality of the facilities was a recurring theme when interviewing the staff. “The facilities provided for the Prep boys are outstanding when compared to 30 years ago and I am particularly pleased to know that my grandson will hopefully attend TSS in a year or so” says Ruth.

environment. The sporting fields, classrooms and facilities are first class. This now is a place that is really up there as far as schools in Australia are concerned.” A lot has changed since the 1970s and 80s; Greg recalled the 10 metre .22’s pistol shooting range which was positioned where the current TSS Health Centre is located. John and Ruth both remarked on the changes in technology and the shift from whiteboards to smartboards. However, John also noted cultural changes. “When I first came here, things like bullying were quite frequent and verbal confrontations were quite common. I find that now bullying has really waned. I would say that boys in the school now feel far safer.” For Ruth, one thing that hasn’t changed is the rewards of helping young boys grow into confident young men. “Nothing gives me more pleasure than running into a delightful young man who says, “You taught me in Year 2 many years ago!” That makes me feel very proud that some of those long noisy days with little ones have been worthwhile and maybe made a positive influence in their lives.”

Coming to the Gold Coast all the way from Perth, originally for a surf lifesaving competition, John didn’t know what to expect. “When I first came to the school here and saw how magnificent it was, it was a bonus. Structurally, the school has evolved into a beautiful working Band of Brothers

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HOMEWARD BOUND

Stuck! Mr Andrew Berryman EAL Coordinator

Both boys have shown amazing resilience and determination to successfully navigate the last twelve months.

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hen COVID-19 struck in 2020, it created a dilemma for TSS students; stay in Australia and face the prospect of not seeing their families for an indefinite period, or rushing home before borders closed with no timeline for their return. Our two students from Hong Kong, Forest Wong and Hayden Au, both in Year 11, have been studying online for over 12 months while the wheels of government work out a way to allow them to return to TSS. They have similar stories to tell of their experience of studying online. Forest began at TSS in November 2019 but had to return to Hong Kong when the COVID-19 outbreak started shutting international borders in early 2020. He has been studying online since then. He finds the biggest challenge is waking up to be ready for period 1, which starts at 7am in Hong Kong. He has found that if he sleeps in and misses the class, having to catch up on the missed work can be difficult. The time difference has also meant that he must be creative with his breaks, often eating lunch while online during a class.

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As online lessons have dragged on, maintaining motivation has been problematic, as he is missing all the things that the other boys take for granted; friends, access to teachers, sport and hanging out with his Delpratt mates. He said that it has taught him a lot about himself, both strengths and weaknesses. He is looking forward to these aspects the most when he is able to return to TSS. But it has allowed him the freedom to do things he likes at home with his friends, going out and diving. Hayden Au started at TSS on 14 July 2020 and has done all his TSS schooling online. Despite the many challenges this causes, Hayden has made the Deans List in both semesters that he has completed, including straight A grades on his Semester One 2021 report. “The last year has been a long and challenging year for me personally. Having studied for almost a year remotely from Hong Kong, I am glad that I did not fall too far behind in my studies. Still, one could not help but lament the loss of the human interactions and group activities that forms a considerable part of school life.”

Lunch during class!

Diving

If there was one thing that I learned last year, it is the ability to appreciate the good things in life even in the worst of times. Since entering TSS in July last year, I had to learn to acclimatize myself to everything virtually. During this period of time, it is sometimes quite distressing and anxiety-provoking. Luckily, with the help of helpful teachers and new friends, I was able to find comfort and even joviality in this “new normality.” However as much as I am in love with the flexibility and freedom that the virtual school life provides, the challenges that it poses is still significant. Although the two-hour time difference between the two places might seem trivial, it is always easier said than done to get out of bed at precisely 6:50 am on every weekday to attend the first lesson. As a result, I sometimes struggle to keep up with the learning progress in class. After a year-long trial of my resilience and stress-resistance, I cannot wait to visit the TSS campus for the first time to meet new friends and teachers whom I have only communicated with on the screen of my laptop and most of all, to join the choir and to play and write music with fellow musicians!”

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Both boys have shown amazing resilience and determination to successfully navigate the last 12 months. This will serve them well when they are eventually allowed to return to TSS, hopefully in the not too distant future.

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M O D E L U N I T E D N A T I O N S

Dr Sarah Bond

Mrs Natasha Rosky

Head of Academic Talent Development

Head of Humanities

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n Sunday 16 May, the Humanities and Academic Talent Development (ATD) departments co-hosted a student-run TSS Model United Nations (MUN), with participants from TSS, St Hilda’s and Miami State High School. A Model UN, or MUN, is a simulation-based learning exercise in which student delegates adopt the persona of an allocated country and subsequently represent that country during a simulation of UN proceedings. The themes for the TSS MUN were: Combating Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing and Transparency and Reduction in Military Budgets. Students represented a wide variety of countries and positions and they worked together to pass resolutions which outlined plans to address these essential problems. Chairman Max Dewhurst and Secretary General Ryac de Barros facilitated the day’s events. At the conclusion of the event, TSS boys took home the awards below:

Best Junior (Y9-10) Delegate – Rohan Sheppard, Belgium Best Senior (Y11-12) Delegate – Oliver Dunn, Ireland Best Position Paper – Arthur O’Keefe, North Korea

In his Chairman’s Report, Max Dewhurst applauded all TSS boys who showed a high level of diplomacy throughout the event, noting that for some delegates, it was their first experience debating in the MUN format; however, that did not stop them putting their incredible diplomacy skills on display. We look forward to next year’s conferences where delegates will be able to further expand their knowledge of the ever-changing climate of international relations.

Bond University High School Model United Nations (BUHMUN) is Australia’s first University run High School Model UN conference. TSS was proud to enter eight students into the competition, after winning Best School Delegation in 2020. Participants were: Lucas Dell, Saxon Gemeri, Joe Maurice, Max Dewhurst, Rohan Sheppard, Cormack Anning and Ryac de Barros. The 2021 BUHMUN was centred around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5 – Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women and Girls. Ensuring the full participation of women in leadership and decisionmaking will improve women’s social, economic and political status is considered essential for sustainable development in all areas of life. In her message to the delegates, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said, “The Bond University High School Model United Nations is an opportunity to turn empathy into action, by learning more about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and working with peers to address critical issues impacting people and the planet.” The TSS delegations did an outstanding job, achieving an Honourable Mention (second place) overall for the School Delegation, and with Joe Maurice achieving an individual award for Best Position Paper in his committee. Band of Brothers

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bridging Mr Russell Ayres ICT and Robotics Teacher

erm Two brought a new energy to Prep Robotics with an engineering problem to be solved by the STEAM Teams of Year 2.

Integrating the Arts and Engineering, the boys used their teamwork and technical skills to build a structurally sound bridge for the characters of the Billy Goats Gruff fairytale. Needing very little encouragement, the boys jumped straight into a term long program focused on bridge design while getting hands on with the class LEGO sets. They learned the differences and similarities between beam bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges and truss bridges. Along the way, the Year 2 boys built life skills, as well as models of the various bridge types and tested them for strengths and weaknesses. The authentic task called for students to take note of build times, amount of materials used and more. After watching a comical version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, they were issued with a challenge. The bridge that had kept the goats safe for so long had been destroyed!

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the gap The boys were assigned as engineers to design a new bridge, one that would keep the goats safe for years to come. Weighing up the goats’ environment, the requirements of the project, and the features of the various bridges, the boys of Year 2 selected the bridge type they thought would suit the needs of the goats best. Some boys decided to build a suspension bridge because it may be too unsafe for the troll’s weight. Some chose a truss bridge for its strength and frame. Others opted for a beam bridge for the speed of the build. A popular choice was an arch bridge for its strength and ability to put a large distance between the troll in the valley and the goats on the deck of the bridge. A few boys possibly just liked the look of certain bridge designs and argued for their favourite, which was okay too. As long as they thought about their reasons and could justify their decisions. The unit was a great success and the boys loved mixing theory with the opportunity to build. Who knows? Perhaps a few little engineers were inspired along the way. Band of Brothers

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Fundraising for Medical Research Ms Kerrie Anderson Head of Prep Art

scar Eckersley Year 5, was recently asked by the Queensland Eye Institute to create an artwork to fundraise for medical research.

Enduring over 15 operations by the age of five to control his congenital glaucoma, Oscar's painting on canvas: 'Christmas Poinsettias' will go to raise funds for a variety of conditions including his own. Oscar worked for a week in the Art Centre with assistance from his mate Mac to produce this stunning artwork. Queensland Eye Institute Foundation shared his story of endurance at such a tender age. When diagnosed, Oscar was given two options from his ophthalmologist Dr Chiang. One was a trabeculectomy – which would have meant that Oscar would never swim or he'd be unable to enjoy contact sports and would live with a life-long risk of infection in the eye, or he could receive a Baerveldt tube implant. When Dr Chiang talked through the two options, Oscar's parents instantly agreed to go with the implant and asked if he could do it tomorrow. Dr Chiang was surprised and a little shocked by how quickly they responded and said to them both, “You know I am cutting your son's eye open?” Within a year, Oscar had undergone two glaucoma implant surgeries and a four-hour emergency surgery to save his eye using donated corneal tissue. In 2016 Oscar finally started school and has loved it ever since. “I cried tears of joy on the first day as he was so excited to start school after spending a lot of time at home with me as he wasn't allowed to go to Kindergarten and Preschool due to his eye surgeries,” says Oscar’s Mum,

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Melissa. When Oscar has to go for an eye appointment from the Gold Coast to Brisbane during school time, he always reminds Dr Chiang that he is, “interrupting his education”! To the family's delight Oscar has recently started playing soccer, a sport he had previously been too worried to play in case he caused damage to his eye. Unfortunately, there is still a long road ahead. In 2018 Dr Chiang told Oscar and Melissa that Oscar has sadly developed a cataract in his glaucoma affected eye and surgery will only take place if the cataract worsens. “We are stuck in limbo,” says Melissa. Due to the complexity of the surgery, it is likely to affect Oscar's eye pressure levels. The vision in his left eye has dramatically reduced from the cataract. Oscar is currently having to patch his good eye for two hours each day to keep the connectors between his bad eye and the brain open, in the hope that when the cataract is removed, Dr Chiang will be able to claw back some vision. Oscar will likely need high doses of steroids as his eye has become inflamed post-surgery, however, the steroids increase the pressure in his glaucoma affected eye. “It's a doubleedged sword now,” says Melissa. As part of his recovery process, Oscar has developed extraordinary skill and creativity when painting and drawing. His artwork is admired by all his peers and is at a standard to rival secondary school student artists. He is a regular visitor to the art studio in lunch hours and his eye hand coordination is second to none.

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Designing Outdoor Learning

ast year the Year 12 Design students completed a project focused on students designing a school outdoor learning environment. As field research for this project, two excursions to schools flying the ‘outdoor learning flag’ were organised: the first to Bond University, followed a week later by a tour of TSS Prep School. Once safely inside Bond campus, we were all awed by its grand architecture. To encourage the class to survey Bond students on their experiences of outdoor learning, I offered up Minties to any student who was able to successfully conduct interviews. This resulted in the TSS boys eagerly chasing after the few Bond students to be found outside, some perhaps motivated more by the possibility of finding romance than their Mintie rewards. Expertly guiding our tour was Dr Sarah Long, the Director of Learning and Teaching at Bond. Commencing from their outdoor amphitheatre, Dr Long was a wealth of information on the process of researching, designing and implementing outdoor learning facilities and programs at Bond. The boys were impressed by the grand facilities, although the scorching sun soon had some missing the creature comforts of their airconditioned classrooms. This provided our class with an important reminder of the potential discomforts of learning outside, and the necessity for them to design comfortable spaces that provide shelter from the elements and enhance, rather than detract from learning opportunities. Bond certainly looked after our merry band of brothers, generously providing us with morning tea, followed by a tour of Bond’s prestigious Abedian School of Architecture building. Associate Professor Dr Magi Sarvimaki led us through design nirvana, with countless awe inspiring intricate architectural models on display in the strikingly designed building, along with their world class workshops and 3D printing facilities.

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In sharp contrast to the organisation and formal setting of Bond, was our excursion to the rainforest at TSS Prep. Mrs Wallace helped arrange the excursion and as we arrived across the road and entered the Prep rainforest, Mrs Nixon was busily overseeing a class full of young boys excitedly interacting with all the space had to offer. Some were flinging objects from a makeshift catapult, others were digging for buried treasure or working on various building projects. The atmosphere in the Rainforest was busy, creative and slightly chaotic. I attempted to facilitate my Design students learning more about the space through having them interview Mrs Nixon. This proved challenging with all the noisy distractions around us. I decided if you can’t beat them join them and encouraged my students to get amongst it and have fun chasing chickens, building and chatting with the Prep boys. Our time was soon up, and my students who had attended TSS Prep made a few spontaneous sentimental visits to their old classrooms and teachers as we left. On our brisk walk back, I had worried that we hadn’t engaged in any obvious learning during our brief visit to Prep, with none of the guided tours or Q and A’s that we engaged in at Bond. In discussing the excursion with some of my students, any doubts were soon cast aside, as they felt inspired and reenergised by their time “playing” in the Prep Rainforest. “Why can’t we have spaces like that in the Senior School?” “Why does it have to become so serious once we are in high school?” were some of the comments made. In the end I felt that the two excursions complemented each other well, with Bond providing an ideal example of mature outdoor learning, with its amphitheatres, benches, and landscaped environments. TSS Prep on the other hand was informal, chaotic and creative– a paradise for curious young boys. I encouraged Year 12 Design to take inspiration from both worlds, and not to be limited by any preconceived notions they may have on what outdoor education should look like, and instead to choose their own adventure!

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Mr Alex Fowler Drama Teacher

f 2020 has allowed us anything, it has hopefully allowed us to rediscover truths about our life – both individually and in society, to appreciate the present, understand the power of connection, and that ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘you’ are fragile, yet, so resilient.

The 2020 Senior Co-Curricular drama production of Columbinus - a critical examination of the events surrounding the Columbine High School shootings - offers us, the audience, similar learnings. Columbinus is energy-infused drama that is less angst ridden and more soul searching in its approach –a meeting of fact and fiction that illuminates the realities of adolescent culture and the events that impact our culture. The shootings are incidental to the greater cultural aspects the students represent. In the words of German theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht “Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” If we have learned anything this year, it is often that the force of the hammer is exactly what it takes to create change, and that art is sometimes the best - or only - way to achieve that.

Like art and through Columbinus, the challenges of COVID has the potential to inspire great change. For thousands of years, theatre has attempted to shape and reflect our own human experiences, and help us see them all the clearer. Now more than ever, the world needs art. COVID has had a crippling affected on the art industry - but theatre as a live art form, especially. Generations of audiences and artists potentially lost. When doors finally reopen, and a new normal is found, I encourage you to to engage or buy a ticket and support the Arts culture. You too can be a part of the change.

Year 12 Harry Gates Joel Harrison Wilson Spisich Cameron Vele Year 11 Cody Wood Saxon Gemeri Patrick Mercer Billy Waker Dane Lehndorf Charlie Chandler

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have always looked back with extremely fond memories of my time at TSS. Over my years spent at the Junior/Senior campuses (2000-2012) I saw a lot of changes happen to the physical landscape of the School, and was also lucky enough to be a small part of some landmark events for the school community. I can confidently say that the newly renovated Annand Theatre is the single most exciting development I have seen at TSS. When asked to be a special guest for the Performing Arts festival I was ecstatic at the thought of the School wanting to celebrate the wonderful music and drama students that TSS produces. The renovations that the Theatre and classrooms have undergone are world class and are deserving of the immensely talented, dedicated, and inspiring performing arts staff present in both the Music and Drama departments.

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I have been fortunate enough to have performed in some incredible venues around the world but performing at the Finale Concert at the Annand Theatre is a memory I will cherish for the rest of my career. Aside from singing alongside the current music students, Old Boys, and the community choir for the Phantom of the Opera medley, I was also approached by Mr Alex Fowler and Mrs Rachael Fennell to run multiple workshops for the Performing Arts festival under my studio banner. Earlier this year I relocated my business from Victoria and have been inundated with studio work and incursion programs for schools. In preparation for the TSS musical next year, Mr Fowler asked me to assemble a group of professional performers to give the TSS students an insight into the skills required to be a professional performer. Chelsea Dawson (SIX, Shrek: The Musical) put the boys

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through a rigorous physical warm up, taught basic dance components and choreographed a routine for Oliver. Elliot Baker (Friends: The Musical, Pirates of Penzance) explained the difference in male voices and demonstrated technique and vocal maintenance skills. I also ran a workshop for Mrs Fennell’s music students on performance, preparation and persistence in the industry. We were all extremely impressed with the boys’ enthusiasm, attitude and skill level. I felt incredibly lucky to be asked to return to TSS in the capacity of an instructor and an Old Boy. Regardless of new renovations, staff, and developments to the School the fundamentals of TSS stand tall and everyone in the community wear these proudly as a badge of honour, myself included. Congratulations to everyone involved in an incredibly successful Performing Arts festival!"

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Ms Trisha Matthias Prep Music Master

here is something about the Howard Smith Cup that ignites passion in the Prep boys. This is the ultimate goal in our Interhouse competition which embraces sport and culture. House Music is one of the highlights of this and includes all boys from Years 3 to 6 working together to present two songs in front of our adjudicators and audience. In 2020, we welcomed Ms Jo Inglis and Mrs Rachael Fennell to judge this highlight in our school calendar. The competition was presented with a difference in this COVID-19 year. As there were strict guidelines with regards to singing, the competition was held across two venues with a live feed for the Houses to be able to hear the performing choir which was in the tiered Pearce Theatre, appropriately distanced. With careful planning, the excitement of the event was not lost. There was colour, House spirit, fabulous singing and the outstanding effort of each of the Housemasters to bring together a performance that embraced the hard work that their boys had put in for this day.

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Now in its 43rd year, the Tabrett Prize for House Music is awarded to the winner of the competition. Each House is required to sing a set song, which is chosen by the Music staff, and then a free choice song which reflects the themes of Bounce Back. Bounce Back is our preventative whole-school social and emotional learning curriculum program which promotes positive mental health, wellbeing and resilience for students and teachers. In 2020 the set song for each House was the uplifting and positive song by Uncle Kracker, “Smile”. Each House put their own ideas into this song so that their performance would stand out to the adjudicators. This was a close competition with the adjudicators asking could they award a tie. With no as the answer, and further deliberation, the following places were announced. After what was a wonderful afternoon of entertainment, the adjudicators announced the following:

First Place Dixon House singing “This is Me” directed by Mr Mark Hoppe Second Place Shepherd House singing “We are the World” directed by Mr Corey Tones Third Place Musgrave House singing “Keep Your Head Up” directed by Mr Josh Beecher Fourth Place Mitre House singing “Don’t Give Up On Me” directed by Mr Joseph Fumar Congratulations to Mr Hoppe and The Dixon Dragons on winning in 2020. Well done to all boys and the Housemasters for working with the boys to make this such a successful and memorable competition. We look forward to the House Music Competition this year to see who takes out the title!

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fter a 35-year tenure at The Southport School, 2020 marked the end of an era with the retirement of Mr John Wallace. During his lengthy career at the School, Mr Wallace made a significant impact not only to the School but to many students who were influenced by his passion for education. This beloved teacher found out that you don’t really retire from a school such as TSS. This year John has been back nearly every day either substituting for staff or coordinating his fantastic Speech Variety Club… and of course officiating the Tug ‘o’ War Cluster. In this edition of Band of Brothers, we pay tribute to an amazing teacher, colleague and friend.

Mr Wallace’s first eight years at TSS was in the Prep School as a predominantly Year 7 teacher. At that time, Mr Peter Rogers was Master In Charge of TSS Prep. John speaks highly of Mr Roger’s leadership and as an educator of boys. During his time in the Prep School he was Director of Swimming and a CIC Rugby coach. He also ran the Sharks Swimming Club. In his time in the Prep School he was heavily involved in the Southport Surf Lifesaving Club being Club Captain in 1987-88. Mr Wallace was happy to begin his teaching profession as a primary school teacher because it was here that he learnt the foundational years of a child’ learning. It helped his understanding of boys and their educational development when he entered the Senior School in 1992.

Mr Wallace was born in Tasmania and completed his post graduate teacher training at the University of Tasmania in 1974. After teaching for two years in Tasmania, he decided to take some time off and moved to explore the Australian continent. In Western Australia Mr Wallace applied for a teaching position at Scotch College in Perth and was successful. For eight years he taught in the upper primary area and was heavily involved in co-curricular activities: swimming, cricket, rugby and surf lifesaving. It was in WA that he developed a passion for Surf Lifesaving, taking many senior positions in the North Cottesloe Club. A major highlight was in 1983 when he was asked to be an escort to Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their first Royal Tour of Australia after their wedding. Prince Charles was very fond of Australia’s surf and beaches. When Mr Wallace represented his club at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Titles at Kurrawa in 1984 he enjoyed his time on the Gold Coast and thought that it would not be a bad place to live. In late 1984 a position was advertised in the Australian newspaper for the TSS Preparatory School which he applied for and thankfully was successful in his application. During his time at Scotch College, Mr Wallace worked with Mr Greg Wain as a Resident Master in Keys House. Little did he know that their paths would cross 20 years later.

In 1992 Mr Wallace was chosen as Morse Housemaster and Director of TSS Swimming. Morse House was the day boy House for Year 8 boys. For 10 years he filled this position and realised its significance as a boy’s platform to education in TSS. As Director of Swimming he remembers well the wonderful times he had with men of the calibre of Mr Ian Browne, Mr Stephen Eardley, Mr David King-Christopher, Mr Phil Ward, Mr Jason Cooper and Mr Alex Baumann. Mr Wallace also ran summer Swim Schools for TSS and St Hilda’s students and their families. During his time in Morse House he met and married his wife Rosie and his daughters Katie and Sophie were born. Many TSS day boys appreciated the care and attention they received in Morse House. He always said that Morse House was only successful if by the end of the year the boys were keen to leave and join their brothers in the Senior Houses.

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After 10 years in Morse House Mr Wallace applied and accepted the position of Biddle Housemaster in 2002 following the vacancy left by Mr Michael Halpin. For eight years he held his position as Housemaster of Biddle 2002-2009 and as Director of Boarding 2006-2009. During his time as Biddle Housemaster, Mr Wallace strengthened the number of country boys in Biddle and TSS by every year venturing out west with his family

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“I have had the privilege of teaching in the same History department with Mr Wallace. He is a person of immense knowledge, and every morning before school starts, he unearths this wealth of knowledge with quizzes and answers in our work area.”

and Matron, Mrs Teresa Manwaring, promoting TSS and Boarding. Many friendships developed at this time with wholesome country parents and Mr Wallace fully came to realise that boarders were very much the soul of TSS. They lived and breathed TSS. Mr Wallace considers one of his greatest achievements was the introduction of fully supervised Boarder Prep for Junior Boarders in 2006. With supervising teachers in control of Prep the number of boys on the Dean’s List escalated and parents were relieved that their sons were being supervised and completing set tasks in their absence. Biddle House for the Wallace family was a wonderful fulfilling experience and the many wonderful times with boys and their families never to be forgotten. It was when Mr Wallace realised why TSS is still referred to as a Boarding and Day School even though day boys outnumber boarders 3-1. Eight years in Boarding was a 24-hours a day responsibility and required enormous energy and commitment and as his daughters were getting into their teenage years Mr and Mrs Wallace moved back to their small property in Mudgeeraba in 2010. Mr Wallace would continue the next chapter of his teaching career as a senior Ancient History teacher.

In his time at TSS, he has managed rugby and football teams, but is possibly best remembered for his control of the annual Tug-of-War championships. With a loud bellow he would beckon the teams, with neck veins and muscles straining, white hair flapping over a reddened forehead he would let them take the strain... this spectacle belonged to Mr Wallace! He has been a professional in all senses of the word. With his easy out-going attitude, he was easy to communicate with and has been a wonderful tutor for staff and students alike. His presence around the school, in the classroom, on the sports fields and common room will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. John Wallace believes that the legacy he will leave behind is primarily a School Master who has taught with passion and who has endeared in the boys of this school a love of the history of the school through his many stories and personal experiences. For the Boarders a caring family and the introduction of changes to fulfil their needs academically and socially. In the Speech and Variety Club the stage and platform to develop confidence in public speaking and to acquire those skills necessary to enhance communication in life after TSS. John Wallace has lived and practiced those words so incumbent in our School prayer … “Education embraces the whole of life”.

In 2010 with the dedicated assistance of HaSS Head of Department, Mr Rob Ritchie, Mr Wallace developed a Senior Ancient History subject into the academic curriculum. This subject was well received by the boys and attracted high quality academic students who were totally enthused in the subject. He also became a member of the Ancient History panel a position he held for 10 years. In 2013 Mr Wallace and his dear friend, Mr Ward, were made inaugural members of Emeritus Housemaster of The Southport School. Instigated by then Deputy Headmaster, Mr Alan Parsons, this title was to be bestowed on retired Housemasters of more than 10 years of service in the role who continue to mentor both boys and staff in the School. In 2014 Mr Wallace was one of five short listed teachers in The Queensland Teacher of the Year awards in Brisbane. 2017-2018 in the absence of Mr Ritchie, he held the Acting Head of Humanities position in the School until the permanent appointment of Ms Natasha Rosky in 2019. In 2021 John will enter the status of transition to retirement which is made available to teachers in TSS who have taught for a significant period of time in the School. This is a two day a week relief teaching contract until the end of 2021. He will also continue as Master in Charge of the TSS Speech and Variety Club which he founded all those years ago. At the end of 2020 the Club had completed its 440th meeting, a milestone in itself. TSS is a school where teachers can reinvent themselves and grow in their professional careers. Mr Wallace has done this and has given considerable energy and passion to his respective roles. He is very thankful that the School has given him the opportunity to do this. It is ironic that two people Mr Wallace taught with and taught would cross paths with him in his time at TSS. Mr Greg Wain who John remembers as a Maths teacher and Resident Master of Keys House and Mr Cameron Herbert who John taught in the Prep School at Scotch College in Perth Western Australia. I have had the privilege of teaching in the same History department with Mr Wallace. He is a person of immense knowledge, and every morning before school starts, he unearths this wealth of knowledge with quizzes and answers in our work area. Band of Brothers

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Celebrating the Life of

Tom Atkinson Mr Charles Martin Old Boy MAU14

n February this year, the school community came together to mourn and celebrate the life of Thomas Atkinson, in particular the many roles he served during his time at The Southport School. Described by staff as a gentleman and a passionate sailor, his service to the School spanned the years 1959 to 1992. However, the years prior to his employment at TSS were anything but smooth sailing. Thomas (Tom) Capel Atkinson was born on 25 June 1927, at Glenelg, Adelaide. He was the son of Annie Atkinson née Clapperton and international butter judge, William Leslie Atkinson. While Tom was still very young, the family moved to Queensland and were among the first settlers in the South Burnett region. Tom attended Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie) until 1938, before the family moved to London where his father had been transferred for work. There, Atkinson was enrolled in Durston House, an independent preparatory school, where he remained for two years before moving to King’s College for secondary school during the time of the Blitz. By 1944, Tom was readying himself for tertiary education at London University, but the family was again forced to move upon his father being transferred back to Australia. Aboard a coal-burning steamer, the Atkinson family embarked on the treacherous

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journey home through German and Japanese submarine-infested waters, finally arriving safely back in Australia at Christmas the same year. In 1946, Atkinson moved to Queensland to complete two years of study at the Kelvin Grove Teachers’ College, which led to him being employed at a number of state schools. This included living on campus at several somewhat primitive school facilities, forcing him at times to complete his university studies at night by the light of a single candle. He then quickly jumped at the chance to move to the Slade School in Warwick in 1952, where he remained until 1957 before moving to the Cranbrook School in Sydney, where he ran the preparatory school boarding house. Following this, Tom joined The Southport School in 1959 as a Year 7 teacher. During these initial years, he served as Thorold Housemaster from 1961 to 1969, taught Senior Mathematics and was a Cadet Corps Captain. Atkinson temporarily departed the school in 1969 to complete his Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Queensland. Before his departure, in appreciation of his service and critical role in the success of Thorold House, the boys of Thorold developed the T.C. Atkinson’s Shield, to be awarded each year to the House’s top Junior Scholar. Tom was invited to return less than three years later and again took on the position of Thorold Housemaster (from 1971 to 1974). In 1977, following headmaster John Day’s division of the senior school into upper, middle and lower schools, he assumed the roles of Master of Middle School (Years 9 and 10) and School Counsellor and subsequently, Careers Guidance Officer. He was later appointed the School Registrar in 1983, requiring him to frequently travel across Queensland and interstate for

In response to significant school growth, Atkinson Day House was established in 1986 and named in Tom’s honour, acknowledging his extensive period of service to the School. school admissions. Aside from his numerous pastoral and leadership positions, his most notable contributions to the School include his role in establishing the Chauvel Media Centre as well as introducing sailing as a school sport, which eventually turned into a GPS sport. Here, he was able to channel his love for boats and the sea, serving as Master of Sailing for multiple years. In response to significant school growth, Atkinson Day House was established in 1986 and named in Tom’s honour, acknowledging his extensive period of service to the School. In line with the House motto: ‘Make Me Your Brother’, students in Years 9 to 12 were drawn from Surman, Turnock and Walker Houses to form Atkinson House’s starting student body, with John Hillier as House Captain and Mr Des Hastie as the first Housemaster. Fittingly, the Atkinson House colours are sea blue and orange, with seagulls on its emblem. In the same year, Tom was awarded the Palma Argentea in recognition of his 25 years of service to the School. Tom retired in 1992, understandably electing to spend his days on his motor vessel, Aquation. Thomas Capel Atkinson peacefully passed on April 14, 2020, aged 93. Vale Tom Atkinson. 1971 Thorold House Officials. Winners of the House Shield

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TSS Dux and School Vice-Captain Awarded

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e are so proud to congratulate 2020 School ViceCaptain Vishaak Gangasandra who has just been named 2020s Outstanding Academic Achiever.

Vishaak started his journey at TSS in Year 2 and through hard work and determination, he has earned straight As in seven subjects with an overall mark of 100% in English, Mathematics and Physics – the top score of more than 45,000 Year 12 Queensland students. In one of his speeches, the Headmaster acknowledged Vishaak as a ‘genuine TSS hero’. “Vishaak has one of the sharpest minds I have witnessed in my time at TSS but his work ethic is second to none. Hard workers get lucky and many young boys probably think Vishaak was lucky to be genetically predisposed with an extraordinary mind. In this case however, it is a combination of nature and nurture. He does his expected 30 plus hours per week of extra work and somehow balances that with everything else he does at TSS.” When awarded Prefect earlier in the year his bio read below: 2020 School Vice-captain 2020 Kaiser House Captain 2020 Round Square Executive Member Year 11 Dux Scholars’ Tie Year 11 Kit Mentor Cadet Sergeant

2020 First Debating Team Speech and Variety Club Senior Choir TSS Rowing, Soccer, Basketball, Chess Vishaak has attended TSS since Year 2 and is an organically developed young man with one of the kindest hearts one could wish for in their son. We cannot all be as bright as Vishaak and possess his intelligence, but we can all strive to emulate his work ethic and selfless nature. At the 2020 Speech Day Assembly Vishaak received the following prizes, a most notable achievement for any one person and a testament to Vishaak’s hard work ethic: The Lewis Cup for Dux of TSS The John Evans Award for Academic Leadership as Captain of the Academic 1st Team The Rev. Canon B. E. Maughan Prize for Ancient History The Edgerley-Johnson Prize for Chemistry The Venz Prize for English and Literature Extension The Betram Prize for Life and Faith The Flint Prize for Physics The Frank Surman Prize for best All Rounder in the Sciences After discussions with Ivy League Universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Stanford, Vishaak chose to study Biotechnology and a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Queensland, where he has received the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship. We look forward to following Vishaak’s journey, as this kind, thoughtful and generous young gentleman is destined for great things.

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Melbourne House took out the Term Two Cluster of Tug ‘o’ War, Touch Football and Basketball.

Perfect conditions at Limestone Park for the 2021 GPS Cross Country, congratulations gents on third place!

GPS Sailing Cadet Seals Last week the TSS Cadet Seals completed their Discover Scuba Program, a truly amazing experience with the boys confident in the water and excited about scuba diving.

Surfing Competition This morning TSS ran a surfing competition at @bmd_northcliffe as a part of the school’s dedication to improving boy’s mental health through our MENS REMAP program, promoting the key pillars of mindfulness, nutrition, relationships and exercise. Many thanks to @billabong_australia for supporting our wellbeing and boy’s mental health programs and parents Romolo and Caroline Bos and Tom and Megan Ray for providing the breakfast for the competitors.

Firsts Assembly At this special Assembly we celebrated the First Academic. Tennis and Football teams. These boys have worked extremely hard to earn their position in the top team. Congratulations!

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Prep Swimming Carnival The Prep boys had an outstanding day in the pool competing in the House Swimming Carnival, striving for every point. Congratulations to Shepherd House who took out the honour of having their name etched on the cup.

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Ninth Headmaster Commissioning We officially welcome the ninth Headmaster of the Southport School, Mr Andrew Hawkins. Mr Hawkins is the first Old Boy Headmaster of The Southport School. Mr Hawkins came to TSS as a boarder in McKinley House from Emerald, Queensland. After graduating from TSS in 1995 as School Vice-Captain, Mr Hawkins ventured off on a Gap Year to the UK and it was here that he fell in love with teaching.

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After returning to Australia he studied a combined Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement Studies) and Education degree at The University of Queensland with the sole purpose of becoming a PE Teacher. After a number of years teaching at state high schools in Brisbane and a Boarding Master at Brisbane Grammar School, Mr Hawkins took up a fulltime teaching position at TSS in 2004. While at TSS, Mr Hawkins has held the roles of Physical Education Head of Department, Dean of Students Years 8 & 9, Dean of Students Years 10-12, Biddle Housemaster and Deputy Headmaster – Head of Senior School.

ANZAC Day ANZAC commemorations were held at both the Prep and Senior Campuses on Friday in moving ceremonies. A cross for each fallen Old Boy was placed in the Clocktower lawn, honouring our soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Lest we forget.

Annual ‘Man Up’ Workshops Both Year 7 and Year 10 cohorts ‘Challenging the title of Man’, exploring topics such as empathy, honesty and how to live out the Band of Brothers theme.

Cadets Term Two The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. TSS Army cadets have been working all Term on their initiative, team work and respect for each other. Here is a snippet of the activities they have conducted this term.

Prefects, Wardens, Sacristans, First Debating and Cricket Assembly At a colossal Senior School assembly we celebrated the Prefects, Wardens, Sacristans, First Debating and Cricket Teams for 2021.

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Tommy Herschell is an educator (B.Ed) with 14 years experience in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom. He is a journalist who has worked in print, television, and radio over the last 21 years. For the past five years his interest has moved into the role of facilitation: running workshops that support the emotional and mental health of men and women across the country. His role is to assist people to challenge the stereotypes that hold us back when it comes to reaching our full potential. He is a proud ambassador for Raise Foundation, a mentoring organisation working with 1500 students annually Australia wide. MATT HAYDEN

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he Southport School hosted students and teachers from 26 public and private schools across Brisbane and the Gold Coast at a Youth Male Summit ‘Men of the Moment’. The Summit provided workshops, and explored current programs and ideas in various schools.

The saying, ‘You can take the boy out of the country but you can never take the country out of the boy’, is certainly applicable to Matt. Matt loved growing up in Kingaroy, country Queensland and to this day is still enjoying getting outside to adventure in Australia’s countryside or going home to his family property which is full of rich, wonderful memories. He is extremely proud of what he has personally achieved as a professional cricketer, but at the centre of his life is family. He is passionate about building a legacy beyond the famous sporting grounds of the world and replace his 20 year mantra of ‘watch the ball’ with ‘doing, sharing, being’. Focusing on projects which continue to inspire him as much as cricket but on different fields; thought leadership, media businesses, public speaking and humanitarian endeavours.

CURTIS MCGRATH Curtis McGrath OAM served in the Australian Army as a combat engineer for six years where he fought with honour in East Timor, Indonesia and Afghanistan. On 23 August 2012 Curtis stepped on an improvised explosive device which detonated, taking both his legs and severely injuring his hand. Since losing his legs Curtis has not looked back. Eighteen months after this fateful day, Curtis was crowned World Champion at the 2014 Paracanoe World Championships in Russia. In 2016 he made history in becoming the first Australian to win a Paralympic Gold medal in the Paracanoe event in Brazil. Curtis continues to strive for excellence in his pursuit to win gold and is equally as passionate about the healing power of sport. DARREN LEHMANN Darren Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer and former Australia Cricket Team Head Coach. He played 27 Tests for Australia and 117 One Day internationals. He rose to prominence in the ODI team in the year 1999. He even got the honour to hit the winning runs in the World Cup Final at Lord’s. He was the highest run scorer in Sheffield Shield/ Pura Cup history, with 13,635 runs at an average of 54.97. Lehmann declared his retirement from international cricket in 2007. Post retirement Lehmann commenced a successful coaching career. After coaching the Deccan Chargers to an IPL win in 2009, he then coached the Queensland Bulls to a Sheffield Shield title, One Day Championship and the Brisbane Heat won BBL 2. Lehmann then became the Australian Cricket team Head Coach in 2013 taking the team to a World Cup win in 2015, Ashes 5-0 series win, number one ranked Test team and number one ODI team in the world. Lehmann stepped down from the Australian team in 2018 and is now the Head Coach of the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.

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The Summit highlighted the need to learn from each other and share programs that have had a real ‘cut through’ at Senior Schools. Many of the schools that support a co-educational environment spoke about the necessity for listening and conversations where both males and females had an opportunity to explain their perspectives on behaviour, attitudes and modelling respectful habits towards each other. Our relationship with our sister school, St Hilda’s needs to be encouraged and fostered as we explore the seven characteristics that were highlighted in the summit. 1. COMPASSION 2. GRATITUDE 3. HONESTY 4. AUTHENTICITY 5. KINDNESS

A sincere thank you to all the emails and votes of support from our community in the wake of the Youth Male Summit. There were many highlights on the day but one stood out personally for me as the young men who represented the 26 schools listened to both Palm Beach Currumbin and St Hilda’s young women as they described, ‘what they currently see from our young men in society’ and ‘what they want to see’. The comments from these young women evoked compassion, honesty and courage and allowed a dialogue that was authentic and transparent. We are hoping to organise future workshops with St Hilda’s that promote the necessary dialogue and conversations that will encourage healthy and positive relationships between the young men and women of both schools. Furthermore, our annual Year 10 workshops will begin next term and we are trialing a Year 7 introductory program that will explore vulnerability and support around mental health and belonging. Both our Deans, Mr Oneto and Mr Stansbie are continuing to explore these concepts in other year level meetings where we explicitly teach consent, disclosure, student protection and healthy relationships.

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n reflection from the Youth Male Summit in Term One we made it a priority to include more female voices and perspectives this term when we plan our Healthy Masculinity Workshops. Last week we invited 20 senior girls from St Hilda’s to share their insight on:

“What they currently see from their relationships with young men” “What they want to see from their relationships with young men” The shared workshop allowed both school students to share and be honest in a safe environment. The students discussed the pressure they face at school, online and on weekends and it was encouraging to see the support and empathy from both brother and sister schools. There was a commitment and dialogue that embraced change in areas and this initial step gave staff involved an insight into how we should approach and plan for further workshops and socials in the future.

Further to this shared space, last weeks focus for our assemblies and morning program themes explored the special women in our lives and healthy relationships through our annual ‘Man Up’ workshops. Led by TSS staff and Mr Tom Herschell from the ‘Find your Feet’ program, our Year 7 and Year 10 cohorts explored the vital components of healthy masculinity and relationships. Please see some of the responses from Year 10 and 7 students below: “I think if the same energy that was applied in the workshop today was transferred to everyday life we could be our true selves.” “I really enjoyed it. Very different and was good to see others sharing.” “It was good to see others going through same issues I have.” “Wearing the masks is real and I don’t want to anymore.” “The workshop today allowed me to see vulnerability from my mates and realise they are going through the same stuff.” Band of Brothers

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pon his commissioning and installation at The Southport School on 6 February 2004 Mr Greg Wain became the eighth Headmaster. Standing on the shoulders of giants is never easy. Throughout the School’s history it is clear that Headmasters have had to balance the desire to implement their own educational vision with existing strong traditions and respect for the past. Despite this, Headmasters are chosen for their vision to preserve the core of the School while continuing to keep TSS at the forefront of educational innovation. The School Council chose a leader with great empathy for the boys he leads. Then Chairman of the School Council Professor Michael Irving said “The School Council believes Mr Wain is a visionary leader who will continue to enhance the quality education of boys at The Southport School … he will work well with the whole school community as we seek to provide the best possible Christian-based education for the boys who attend this school.” It could be suggested that Greg was uniquely well equipped for this role as is his understanding of both the city and country elements that make up TSS. His own time spent as a jackeroo on sheep stations in north-western Australia, and his time spent in different areas of Australia, first Perth, then Sydney, before moving to the Sunshine State meant he was well placed to appreciate both backgrounds. Within his past is also a suggestion of the renaissance man, something TSS boys aspire to. The ability to work with his hands, engage in physical activity, but also a scholar, possessing degrees in Education, Psychology and Business Administration. This provided a great example for the boys, and the staff to look up to. Current Headmaster Andrew Hawkins remembers: “The first time I met Greg officially was in my new staff orientation day back in 2004. It struck me that he was actually one of the staff that was also sitting in the new staff orientation session as it was his first day also. We heard from the Human Resource Manager, the IT Department and the usual induction information. Greg then hopped up out of the group and began to deliver his Headmaster’s address. As a new member of the staff, as well as the Headmaster, his head must have been spinning. If I am honest, he looked like a dear in the headlights that day.

he introduced a new means of dealing with drugs on campus. After reviewing many of the programs that were on offer both nationally and internationally, he observed that they simply didn’t work. ‘Many drug education programs and scare tactics actually pique the boys’ interest because many of them think they’re ten feet tall and bulletproof and are natural risktakers’. Initially opposed to the policy of drug testing students, concerned about the erosion of trust, he has found it has the opposite effect. The program gives boys a reason to say no, and also helps to identify those who are struggling. The restorative approach that wraps around the program demonstrates Greg’s understanding of the psychology of young men, and his desire to help them get back on the right path when they make unwise decisions. Beyond this, Greg developed the hiring policy of the school actively supporting the career development of women at TSS by promoting female staff to leadership positions, historically and notionally more appropriate for males (and which are still rarely held by women in boys’ schools) including Housemaster, Assistant Boarding Housemaster, Dean of Students and Deputy Headmaster. Jo Inglis notes that ‘In Australia and indeed internationally, it is rare for Headmasters of boys’ schools to appoint women to executive roles. Greg sought to address gender bias by actively seeking out female leaders, mentoring, coaching and supporting their career development both on an individual level and as a group. Jo comments “Greg encouraged all staff to develop as collaborative team members and leaders; he was critical to my development and promotion to Deputy Headmaster of TSS.” Despite these changes to the school physically and to policy, perhaps Greg’s biggest legacy is the way he has reframed the way the community understands how boys think and behave. Former OSA Coordinator and Sports Administrator Kris Hailey remembers … “Back in 2004 I read an article about the new Headmaster at TSS, and his views on ‘boys’ brains’. As a mother of two boys, I immediately felt a connection through my 12 years of association as both a parent and a staff member at TSS…” “… During my time on staff, I found Greg Wain to be undeniably steadfast in both his dedication and his loyalty to the boys and to his staff. Above all, during my close association with him, particularly in my position working for the Old Boys' Association, I found him to be considered and steady. Always steady. Looking back, we had periods where we had robust conversations about various

I watched Greg grow in to the role and saw the school transform from a good school, to an outstanding school for boys. I really bought in to Greg’s vision to be ‘world-class’ and that motivated me to study for my Masters so that I could be a national level educator. It was this buy-in to the vision that I think got Greg’s attention when I interviewed for Dean of Students back in 2009. I put my hat in the ring purely to get Greg’s attention in order for him to know that I wanted to develop as a leader. I got an interview and could not believe my luck. There were some high quality candidates with a lot more experience than me at the time. I ended up sharing the role with none other than Ms Jo Inglis. Some high quality staff missed out. That was very unpopular at the time but I tell this story as that decision made my career. For that, I will always be grateful for Greg for taking a risk and showing the confidence in me to be a leader in this great school.” In reflecting on Greg’s legacy at TSS there are some key areas that must be mentioned. Firstly, there are the physical changes that have occurred at TSS during his time. Overseeing massive building projects in a school is never easy, but this didn’t stop during Greg’s time. From upgrades to the boarding houses, to new staffrooms and improvements in sporting facilities. More recently he has overseen the opening of a new lecture theatre, refurbishment of the library and brought the new Annand Theatre almost to its conclusion. In short, the school would have looked physically very different without Greg’s vision. Greg has also brought about important changes to school policy. One of the most notable elicited significant media attention to TSS when in 2012

Greg and Kate Wain - 2005

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issues and at times we did not see eye to eye however he was always 'there', approachable and fair. He was, is, a good man and I thank him (as do my boys) for his patience and steadfastness and his innate ability to lead.” Greg’s passion for helping the community understand how boys are different would later morph into information sessions where parents could come and learn about what made their sons different from their daughters. Or in some cases why their husbands behave so differently to the way their wives expect! It also helped staff to understand tweaks in their teaching practice that could help them to be more effective in reaching the boys in their classrooms, whether it was increasing the amount of movement in their practice, talking more loudly and slowly, or building relationships first. All of these things helped staff to become more efficient in their practice. All of this information was drawn from research, and Greg’s desire to implement best practice can be found as early as his first Headmaster’s Report in the 2004 edition of The Southportonian where he talked about the importance of hands-on learning and the differences between male and female brains. Greg travelled regularly to international conferences, and the results of these can be found in the many programs now on offer at TSS, with staff receiving a crash course in the new ideas Greg had been exposed to via one of his famous blue backgrounded PowerPoint presentations.

Southportian Report - Greg's first edition 2004

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When considering Greg’s impact on the school more broadly, Fraser Perrin (board member at the time Greg was selected and later Chairman of the School Council) reflected … “Greg’s tenure at our great school has left a mark on many of us. From a Council perspective he was always accepting, available, honest and humble. His time at TSS was never about him. It was about building on those aspects of the school that make it special. Building on the tradition and helping each boy see why that was important to both them and those who were to follow. He was empathetic and very capable of dealing with all stakeholders with clarity. To me personally he became a good friend. Our discussions were always very clear. I was never in any doubt as to what his intentions were. He had a capacity to see and deal with issues very comfortably. That was a skill he possessed which enabled Greg to manage multiple issues at once with ease, including crisis issues which sadly fall upon us throughout a school year. He also took great pride in mentoring those around him. He enjoyed and cherished that role. He continues to fulfill that role for our school to this day. As a school we were blessed to have Greg with us for his many years. Our whole community is grateful for his presence, and we will see and sense his presence in many aspects of our school as we move forward. He has left his footprint on our school and all of us fortunate enough to have worked with him. We are better people for knowing him.” It wasn’t just those who were important in the chain of command that Greg wanted to hear from, he was interested in the voices of lots of people, from students to teachers in the classrooms. Prep Teacher Sharon Joss observed … “Hmm… ‘The Headmaster’ wants to come and talk to me… a Reception teacher! Why? What have I done wrong?” “… Greg did come into my classroom for a chat, it was my opinion and thoughts that he wanted to hear and not something that I had done wrong. From that day and throughout his time as Headmaster he made me feel that I did have an important role at the school and that my thoughts and opinion as a Prep School teacher did matter. He introduced the term ‘emotional intelligence’ to me, and this certainly caused a paradigm shift in my thinking. ‘Goals and vision’ were words that became a common language, and this gave me the opportunity to question what I wanted to focus on not only in my career, but in my personal life as well. I am grateful for the opportunity to go to Perth on a teacher exchange, and for the four years I spent as an Assistant Housemaster in Rogers Boarding House, where I learnt a lot about human relationships. I learnt a lot about myself and other people.”

Greg’s passion for helping the community understand how boys are different would later morph into information sessions where parents could come and learn about what made their sons different from their daughters.

“… Greg introduced and promoted our ‘Ideal Teacher’ program and as a result he has visited my classroom many times over the years and he always impressed me with his willingness to get involved with what the little guys were doing, getting hands dirty or dancing and singing with the boys. His concern and support for us as teachers during online teaching was comforting and the boys certainly knew who Mr Wain was with his visits to see how we were all doing. I have learnt from Greg that having open and honest conversations and identifying and admitting your weaknesses is okay, but stand by what you believe in. I appreciate Greg acknowledging not only me, but six others that were already teaching at the Prep School when he started in 2004. We have certainly been the lucky ones.” “… My sons Dylan and Connor were very fortunate to have Greg as their Headmaster while at TSS, they remember relevant topics being openly discussed at school, life and faith were important and not just religion. As a result, we as a family had a common language and we could talk openly about things, especially the development of a boy’s brain and this helped me to be a better mum and understand why my sons were doing certain things and were such risk takers!” In the Christian community the image of the shepherd and his flock is one of the most widely recognised metaphors for leadership and it is an image that appears at TSS too. In fact, 2012 Vice-Captain Thaddeus McFarlane reflected “Mr Wain always lead from the front during his time as Headmaster of the school. He clearly valued the learning and growth of the students above all else, giving himself to the school in a way most could not understand. He is a great leader and I’m sure he will continue to contribute to the community.” As our shepherd, Greg has fully embodied the way that Nelson Madella interpreted a good shepherd leading his flock in this autobiography A Long Walk to Freedom: “A leader... is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realising that all along they are being directed from behind.” In Greg’s initial years at TSS, he set a path for the school to follow, and once set, he was able to move to the back of the flock, allowing his own leaders to move out in front while he kept a watchful protective eye. In this way Greg has been a proactive, protective shepherd for the community at TSS. While it will no longer be his hand on the crook (or perhaps in the image of a jackeroo, the reins) moving forward we know that he will continue to have a keen eye for the protection and wellbeing of the community.

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Mr Robert Egan Prep Sportsmaster

’d like to take a moment to reflect on 2020 and what has been an exciting year of sport.

Sport here at TSS has witnessed an abundance of boys with what could be called natural athleticism, which they apply across a range of activities. Over the past few years we have had numerous individuals and teams show tremendous talent, drive and work ethic across the board. It is wonderful to see the combination of nature and nurture at work, with our boys proving that hard work and talent are a powerful combination. Speaking to a number of our young athletes over the past few seasons it was clear to see that their interest and passion in all sports areas have a unique link. That link is the fostering of positive experiences from an early age, in healthy competitive events like our Inter House Sport, clubs and co-curricular programs. These positive experiences in an inclusive, competitive environment, stoke the fire and become the catalyst for success in their sporting journey.

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Each year it is a pleasure of mine to receive requests from boys wanting to trial for School District, Regional or National teams, as well as reports of boys attending club trials outside of school. This is one of many avenues our sportsmen pursue to challenge and improve in their chosen field. Although the 2020 sporting calendar was heavily disrupted, numerous representing honours have continued to emerge from Prep. A representative selection is a feather in any boys cap, but for me as a Sportsmaster the most important part of the trial process is taking that bold step to attend. Displaying talent (nature) in their own right, the names attending this year’s rep trials are no surprise to me. Each of the boys have demonstrated a high level of focus, some level of sacrifice, but a tonne of hard work is required to nurture their performance on to the next level. These are boy’s taking time out of their week for individual practice, attending extra sessions, playing another sport during their off season, attending online fitness session, submitting skill video practice during online learning and more.

Our Prep sportsmen are prime examples of love, labour and longevity in their craft being a precursor to success. They have shown how taking responsibility for their own learning, positive thoughts and practice, takes care of business. You may have heard the saying that “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” Whilst true, today’s take home messages are, be persistent in pursuit of your passion and we go looking for hard work to make the most of our talent here at TSS Prep. Congratulations to all of our boys on a wonderful year, a special mention to those who attended a representative trial, we look forward to seeing you journey continue in 2021.

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4 High Performer Tips We Can All Follow

Create a clear picture - set a goal (who do you want to be); surround yourself with good people (your passionate teammates); know your strengths and areas to improve (what do you need to develop); service (how can you help others achieve as well). Thinking good/positive thoughts - in order to get the most out of yourself and others it's been proven that thinking on the brighter side of life helps raise both your game and others around you quicker Be productive - narrow your focus and avoid distractions. Create focussed goals, which can be big and may need to be broken down into milestones over time. Set deadlines for your goals... that you stick to.

Be a risk taker - get out of your comfort zone. Be bold, be courageous, learn from your mistakes and adapt. Be a pioneer and embrace challenge.

“Leaders are made... not born” Vince Lombardi

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he GPS Cricket season saw TSS wrap up 240 games played in Term One in 2021. This is 60 overall games more than any season in the last decade and is a tribute to our ground staff, coaches and TSS cricketers’ enthusiasm to compete, as well as some luck with weather! Congratulations to all teams on the positive involvement, many successes and how you played this season. Our cricket players prepare well, look the part and play the part. This is a saying you have heard before from TSS Cricketers of which we are proud. We play a game that is based largely on failure, and you need to be resilient to be able to weather these bumps. The key is your attitude. When you look at the qualities of the young men in successful cricket teams, when you spend time with the coaches and captains and when you “feel” the culture of the school - attitude matters. …and resilience is what you get. Congratulations to Cameron Sinfield who deservedly wins the 'John Glenn Trophy' for most outstanding Years 7 to 10 non First XI Player during the 2021 season. His performances in Captaining the Year 8A Team and his performances at the crease and on the field are testament to these efforts. The Year 11C and First XI teams are the winners of the 'Most Successful Team' trophy for an undefeated and dominant season. Well done, gents! Our coaches deserve a massive pat on the back. Your reliability, care for the boys, enthusiasm and knowledge of the game has shone through. We are a small school compared to some but we compete so well. Thank you and well done. Congratulations to all award winners of Player’s Player awards now voted on by team members as this is a recognition of outstanding performance and teamwork to your team. The full acknowledgement follows.

TSS Cricket Senior Awards 2021 Player’s Player WINNERS Year 7A Jonty Philp

Year 7B James Artley

Year 7C Tom Robertson

Year 7D William Stevenson

Year 7E Leonardo Hughes

Year 7F Fletcher Saville

Year 8A Cameron Sinfield

Year 8B Raam Pema-Chawhan

Year 8C Aidan Massey

Year 9A Riley Johnson

Year 9B Jack Parkinson

Year 9C Maverick Dennis

Year 10A Daniel Statham

Year 10B Ben Brinsmead

Year 10C Ned Cowan

Year 11A George Powell & Cooper Veivers

Year 11B Asaad Vahidy

Year 11C Zach Dart

Open Second XI Stirling Smith Open Third XI “Col Hawtin Service Trophy” Jack Biddle The John Glenn Trophy - Best Junior Cricketer Cameron Sinfield

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eld Jack Sinfi aptain First XI C

ummarising what was the most dominant First XI Cricket season in recent times proves an elusive task, for there is no true way to encapsulate the stress, hard work, effort and focus that not just the First XI, but entire cricket family endured through words on a page. However, as it is my task to do just that, summarise the prolific 2021 TSS undefeated Premiership First XI, I will begin with an analogy. Cricket is the perfect analogy for life itself. You could prepare all week, hit 1,000 balls in the nets, take a wicket with every ball in the warm up, and still get out first ball and go 0/100. There is no escaping the inevitability of the humility in cricket, for everyone gets ducks and everyone gets hit for runs. But every game there is a hero, someone who scores runs, someone who takes the winning wicket, catch or stumping, and it is necessary that you celebrate their achievements for without them you wouldn’t win. These (while sometimes unforgiving) sporting lessons lend themselves perfectly to entering somewhat blindly into the world outside of the comforting walls of The Southport School. This game reinforces resilience, adaptability, courage, hard work, celebration of others, collaboration and goal setting all within an eight hour game of a Saturday. To say that each and every one of the First XI representatives for 2021 befitted those key life (and cricket) traits would be an understatement, for the way they carried themselves on and off the field played a pivotal role in the successful outcome of the season. Each man working for the one beside them, a true Band of Brothers.

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It would be remiss of me not to highlight the great time and effort spent developing our team this year by our magnificent coaches, Mr Wallace, Mr Sperling and Mr Baker. Mr Sperling and Mr Baker, I have complete confidence in knowing that you will continue to grow and harness the seemingly endless talent pool of future TSS cricketers and I cannot thank you enough for being there over my cricketing journey here. Lastly, from all the boys in the First XI we give thanks and celebrate the finest cricketing coach TSS has ever seen – Mr Wallace, your infinite wisdom, care and tough but fair approach to the game has made us all not just better sportspeople, but better men. Additionally, one coach in particular is due thanks, Mr Wilson who hangs up the boots on a fine 18 year coaching stint of teams such as the First XI, Year 11As and most recently the Second XI here at TSS. Thank you for all you have devoted to TSS Cricket over the years and I’m sure you’ll continue to find use for those famous Oakley sunglasses on Saturdays in the future, thank you Mr Wilson for your commitment to TSS Cricket. So, from myself and on behalf of not just the First XI boys, but all the boys associated with cricket here at TSS, we thank the parents, coaches, umpires, groundsmen and staff for an excellent season of cricket. A perfect way to begin the year for the school, an undefeated premiership from the mighty First XI Cricket team.

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SS Gymnastics has made a transition this year to the new venue at the Super Performance Centre (SPC) across the road from school. This venue is a state-of-the-art facility that has given us more space and new equipment to enable our gymnasts to reach their potential. Congratulations to all our boys who competed at the GPS Championship. 2021 saw the introduction of GPS Gymnastics as a Foundation Cup. Essentially the format and competitors remained the same with the name change reflecting the fact that there are only five of the nine GPS schools competing. TSS finished a very credible third to BGS with BBC second. This is an amazing result when we consider the small number of gymnasts we have compared to our competitors.

The day started with Division 3 where we took second place again this year. Our team was polished and presented extremely well throughout the morning. TSS top performance went to Nick Graham who placed an incredible third overall only 1.40 points off first place. Nick’s results included a second on the pommel horse and a third on the high bar. Nick was strongly supported by Zack Marland sixth (with a first place on the high bar), John Cleverly 13th and debutante Jasper Power in 16th. Jasper has had a long wait to be eligible to compete at GPS and it was great to see him line up with his older peers to take his spot on the team. Next up for competition was a combined Division 1 and 2 session. In Division 2 our sole competitor was Jayden Niddrie. Overall Jayden improved two places from last year taking seventh spot. This included a third on the rings and top 10 placings on all his other events.

Mr Brett Newton Director of Gymnastics

This year our Division 1 team consisted of Kane Rodway, Cy Dacey and debutante for the division Dan Maurice. Strong performances from all three gymnasts gave TSS another second place behind BGS with BBC third. Just a week after winning two silver medals at the National Championships for Queensland, Kane was our best placed finisher in fifth place only 0.05 of a point in front of Cy in sixth place. Kane’s day included a second on the floor exercise. In his last year at TSS and coming back from 18 months out of competition with a back injury, Cy exceeded expectations to take third placings on floor, pommel horse and parallel bars. Newcomer to Division 1 Dan Maurice showed he was more than up to the task with strong routines and big moves across all apparatus. His double front on the floor exercise and handspring front on vault gaining a lot of attention from both his competitors and crowd. Thank you, Matt Stevens (ATK14), Kaimana Barry (RAD17) and Cody Corbett (WAL18) to our coaches for your support and guidance in the TSS 2021 GPS campaign. It is always special having Old Boys involved in any sport with their passion and experience. Finally, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate every boy who competed on the day. Most of whom were also doing a season in another sport parallel to their gymnastics’ commitment. Thanks to you, the mums and dads who have also given your sons the opportunity to be involved in this great sport.

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Mr Cameron Kennedy Head Coach of Rowing

SS Rowing had a good season with a number of crews performing well at the Head of the River. The First VIII just missed the dais on the day, finishing fourth ahead of Nudgee College and last year’s winners Brisbane Grammar. BBC were the victors this year with a very strong crew. Our Year 11s dominated their age group with close wins in the top two divisions and a second place in the Third VIII. This was a solid performance for the School, but there will be no room for complacency to sustain that success next year as Opens, no school has done so in 10 years, and the boys aim to buck that trend in 2022. The TSS Rowing program had 230 rowers signed on for the 2021 season. Using this large squad, the school was easily able to field all GPS point scoring events available with extra crews to improve our depth. We had a solid day at Wyaralong Dam achieving third place in the Old Boys Cup, only a few points separating us from second placed Nudgee, the closest we have come in many years reflecting the continued depth across our GPS squads. One of the many highlights was finishing in the top three in six of the 12 available races on the day. We will continue to work hard with the focus of

keeping all TSS crews competitive and getting all boats into the top three at the Head of the River. The Year 9 Quads raced at Head of the River again, and while not contributing to the School’s overall points in the Old Boys Cup, they placed in eight of their 10 events with the highlight being a strong win in the Year 9 First Quad, not matched since 2013. This age group should be a force to be reckoned with over the coming seasons. Our Year 8 ‘Learn to Row’ continued to successfully introduce new rowers and coxes to the sport with their performances reflecting this with seven of the eight divisions placing in their race, coming second in the Year 8 First Quad. Introducing our Year 7 and 8 students to coxing has been a great way for students to learn the sport and make a huge impact on older crews. This year’s example being Year 8 student Tom Mactaggart, following in his brother’s footsteps (Rowing Captain and three time First VIII cox, Lockie Mactaggart) to cox the Year 11 Second VIII to victory this year, while still rowing in a Year 8 crew. The Year 10 program performed solidly improving on last year, filling all points crews plus another and this continues to be a highly competitive division in GPS.

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Mr David Thomas Director of Swimming

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big performance on the day saw the boys from TSS claim a wonderful third place at the 2021 GPS Swimming Championships. Unfancied and ranked lower going into the competition, the team revelled in the underdog title and performed well above predicted levels for a brilliant finish to get back on the podium. Captain Jack Coffey, calmly led by example all season and set the tone on race day claiming a win in the Opens 200 Medley. The team improved their ranking in over 75% of swims on the day. This was due to a fantastic season of training and following in the example of Captain Jack – humble, hard-working and unrelenting. Special mention to winners on the day – Jack Coffey (Opens 200m Medley); Flynn McGregor (Opens 100m Breaststroke); Hudson Sheehan (U13s 50m and 100m Freestyle) and to Year 9 Matthew Lowe tackling the All Age 400m Freestyle with calm and confidence – securing fourth place. Special thank you to the staff and coaches who always think of the boys first – Mr Nesbit, Mr Marshall, Mr du Feu, Ms Cole, Mr Eardley, Mrs Redler, Mr Stalling and Mr Wilkins. Special thank you also to Australian Dolphin and former GPS Winner Grayson Bell (WAL15) who spoke very candidly about his GPS experiences and over coming nerves. He helped instill a sense of calm and confidence in the team. Massive congratulations to the Years 5 to 7 team on their seventh place finish. In 2020 they finished 77 points behind sixth place, in 2021 we were only 4.5 points behind sixth place. This is a monster improvement – amazing job boys.

Tokyo Bound A historic week was had recently for TSS Aquatic in Adelaide at Olympic trials. Five TSS Aquatic swimmers qualified to represent Australia at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. David Morgan

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Cameron McEvoy

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Kiah Melverton

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Maddy Gough

1500m Freestyle (New Australian record)

In the small hours Monday morning Kai Edwards became the fifth swimmer from the TSS Aquatic Program to qualify for the Olympics. Finishing in fifth place in a 10km Open Water Qualifier Swim in Portugal, Kai has secured his spot in the race in Tokyo. Kai has trained at TSS for over 10 years and is a fantastic character, great mentor and role model for the boys. Coach Chris Nesbit has also been selected on the Team for Tokyo – taking our contingent to six!

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erm Two saw GPS Football back to normal following our Term Three COVID season in 2020 with a full program of 35 teams and over 500 Southport boys participating from Years 5 to 12.

Our Prep School Football Club is clearly bearing fruit with three teams in Year 5 and three teams in Year 6 which is our biggest numbers for some time. The level of play at Years 5 and 6 has consistently improved and our boys were competitive in every game. Many boys from other GPS Schools were also playing club football so it is a credit to our Prep Football Club that they are preparing our boys appropriately for the challenge of GPS in their early years. 2020 presented us with a small group of Year 7 boys that were totally committed to their school and more specifically their football team. This has prompted us to begin our Junior Academy for Years 7 to 9 boys where we will provide more training and playing opportunities throughout the rest of the school year as well as holiday tournaments that do not clash with other GPS sports.

Mr Joe Dolan Director of Football

The First XI began the season as they finished the last, with impressive wins over Brisbane Grammar, Churchie and Ipswich Grammar before their first defeat away to State High. This defeat was followed by a convincing win against Brisbane Boys’ College that got them back into Premiership contention. However, two draws followed with Toowoomba and Nudgee College meaning Gregory Terrace won the Premiership for the first time in the Schools’ history. Many thanks to the following boys who have represented TSS since Year 9 in the First XI – Josh Dimarco, Charlie Blok (2021 Captain) and Lochie Johnston who will all graduate this year. A huge contribution from these boys with the obvious highlight being the undefeated Premiership in 2020.

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021 saw TSS Tennis continue to grow in both depth of the program and in the support of the program by players and the wider community. A combination of grit, resilience and strength of character saw feats across the program that have not been seen in many years.

Awards for 2021

The GPS season was the culmination of months of hard work for many of the TSS Tennis players, who committed to early morning development sessions and a new focus on strength development in the state-of-the-art gym. This passion and culture carried through the season despite multiple wet weather sessions and washed-out weekend fixtures. While not necessarily getting the result on the weekend, the TSS players can hold their heads high knowing that each have seen huge improvements in technique, decision-making, and character.

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Each of our players in the program have had the benefit of learning from our own Jack McCarthy. Holding the record for longest undefeated stint in the First IV in GPS, Jack helped instil a passion for learning so that each player might experience their own successes. The newly offered Friday Fixtures was a platform for many boys to continue their development journey and put their skills into practice. The 2021 First IV had a season of both highs and lows. From missing out on the win to ACGS due to the rain, to getting their first win against BBC since 2002, the season has given a group of players memories for years to come. Not to be outdone by the 2020 First IV team, our current players have again qualified for the State Championship and now undertake a campaign to become the first back-to-back State Champions in TSS history. The Juniors have also seen amazing results from our Year 6A, B and C teams going undefeated in their 2021 season, promising great things as they continue to develop their respective games. Additionally, Alec Braund has led the way for TSS Tennis, going undefeated for the second year in a row in singles.

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Alec Braund

Buddy Holley

Ned Hanrahan

Jack Parkinson

Hugh Payne

Ryan Zhang

Ari Hunt

Heath Leinster

Senior School Tennis Champion Alec Braund Junior School Tennis Champion Lennox Boles Hewitt Family Shield

6B – Lachlan Cleverly, John Cleverly, Buster Douglas, Rio Frenklah

GPS Most Valuable

Ari Hunt

Thank you to all who support our program in the pursuit of providing the best possible tennis experience to all TSS boys.

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Indeed, every TSS student proudly wears the Good Shepherd on their chest as part of the school uniform

Mr Charles Martin Old Boy MAU14

ituated on the south side of the St Alban’s Chapel, The Lost Sheep is one of the more recognisable sculptures students will pass by on their way around the Senior campus. Cast in bronze, it strikingly depicts the renowned Parable of the Lost Sheep, who was separated from its flock and eventually carried home by the Good Shepherd. As it reads in the Gospel of Luke (15:3-7): Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” Jesus originally told the story in response to criticism from other religious leaders for “eating with sinners”. His intent was to remind them that God loves us all equally, no matter who we are or what we have done. Indeed, God rejoices when a lost soul is found. The origins of The Lost Sheep’s construction, however, are less known. In 1982, The Southport School held a section on sculpture, inviting local artists to compete to have their works selected and purchased by the St Alban’s Art Festival Committee. The model that won was The Lost Sheep, submitted by Queensland artists Kath and Len Shillam, who later went on to earn an Order of Australia in 1986 for their contribution to sculpting. Due to financial limitations, there was much debate over whether The Sheep should be cast in the cheaper black concrete or the more expensive bronze. The issue was soon resolved, however, when the Committee instead chose to purchase another competition entry, The Boy and the Dove, which now stands proudly in the Chapel Close. Even so, the impact left by The Lost Sheep on some members of staff meant the sculpture was not forgotten. As the Reverend Stonier admitted, the original model of The Lost Sheep “…haunted us; it has always been in the school and every now and then we would look at it and I think everybody wished that we

could possibly go ahead with it.” Consequently, it was eventually purchased by the School and unveiled in May 1990 by the Reverend, much to the delight of the school community. Interestingly, despite its name, it is believed that the (now deceased) Shillam pair’s original intention was for it to depict the story of ‘the ram in the thicket’ found within the Old Testament: “And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.” (Genesis 22:13) The Lost Sheep, therefore, represents a misappropriation on behalf of the school. Whether deliberate or unintended, it could be argued that the existing interpretation is far more fitting. Indeed, every TSS student proudly wears the Good Shepherd on their chest as part of the school uniform. The same story was also the inspiration behind the tradition of our Year 7 boys walking through the Arch of the Good Shepherd on their first day of Senior School and the Year 12 boys returning back through the Arch on the day of their final School Assembly. Historically, The Lost Sheep provided the perfect setting for former Deputy Headmaster (2006-2015), Mr Alan Parsons, to meet with students serving a lunchtime detention: “I would arrange to meet with boys who may have strayed a little from the straight and narrow at The Lost Sheep because it symbolises that they are valued and we are wanting to bring them back into the flock. There might be things we need to do, consequences we need to face, but we still value them and welcome them back.”

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A NNAND THE AT R E

From Humble Beginnings Mr Ross Cardiff

Chief Financial Officer

he initial school theatre was borne from very humble beginnings. The gathering place of the school was originally a truck maintenance depot, built in World War II by the visiting American Army when they established a military base on the school grounds. From time to time over the forthcoming years, the ‘depot’ was added to, so the school’s needs were met for House plays, parents’ meetings, new student and parent orientation and the school’s drama performances. In February 1991 it was officially decided to design and construct a new theatre which would include all the modern facilities needed for The Southport School. The Annand Theatre was opened in August 1993. Following a tradition of the Southport School, the theatre was named after Rhodes Scholar Peter Geoffrey Grant Annand, who attended the school from 1959-1966. The School’s history records, aptly named ‘Bearing the Palm’ states of Annand: ‘He was a remarkable student. As a member of the Preparatory School in 1962 he won the Halse Medal for the top student in the state scholarship examination in Anglican schools. He won the school’s McNeile Memorial Medal in 1964. In 1966 he won the Lewis Cup as dux of the school and the Chelmsford Cup and was senior prefect. During the senior public examination he won an open scholarship to Queensland University and entered St John’s College at that university the following year. He graduated BA with first class honours in 1970 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship

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in 1971. He attended Magdalen College at Oxford University where he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law with second class honours in 1973. He later became a director of Schroders Australia, merchant bankers, being the Queensland manager for that bank.’ Over the last decade, the 744-seat building struggled with the population of the Senior Campus at assemblies, Speech Day and especially Graduation. This was particularly apparent when Year 7 classes moved from the Primary campus to join the Senior School in 2013. The consultation process of building on campus is an extensive and lengthy one. Many avenues were explored such as renovating the existing building by adding on ‘wings’ to incorporate more seating, utilising an existing structure on campus for events such as the Centenary Centre and then ultimately demolition and rebuilding a purpose-built structure.. As the project gained momentum it was the vision of then Headmaster, Mr Greg Wain, who “wanted the ability to see everyone in the audience while on stage”. This statement dictated the scale and design of the final building, incorporating seating tiers that swept up from the stage allowing each seat to be ‘seen’. Another key driver of the theatre project was the underlying need to have this area as a gathering space, a dedicated zone of the school for events and meetings. After much discussion Music was brought into the ground floor of the new building, as this space was large enough to accommodate the department’s needs now and far into the future.

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The architecture of the Senior Campus is distinctive with elements that incorporate the original Clocktower building and Chapel along with the Centenary Centre. It was important that this new building sits well within the current architecture of The Southport School.

With the internal design concepts continuing over the next 12 to 18 months, the project team addressed the rather unique requirement of designing TSS buildings to ‘look like TSS’. The architecture of the Senior Campus is distinctive with elements that incorporate the original Clocktower building and Chapel along with the Centenary Centre. It was important that this new building sits well within the current architecture of The Southport School. The final element of the journey was affordability. During the School’s tender process, the new Annand Theatre was separated into three components; 1. To build the theatre section 2. To build the music section 3. To build both theatre and music combined at the same time. It was this combined price that made the build the most cost-effective way to undertake the project and thus the School Council approved the project in 2019. Five years in planning and 20 months to build with COVID-19 thrown in for good measure, the Annand Theatre is now the gathering space of TSS.

The entrance foyer gallery is an events room in its own right, wrapping around to join an indoor amphitheatre and the expansive floor to ceiling glass walled River Room. The architecture certainly takes advantage of the sloping site and downstairs within the Music Centre, each classroom is flooded with sunshine overlooking the River Ovals. Incorporating two rehearsal rooms, three recording studios, control room, a dedicated Music reception and multiple staff, meeting and breakout rooms, this area cannot be considered a basement by anyone’s standards. The theatre itself is a 1157 seat multi-purpose space divided into six tiered sections, performance stage and infrastructure with full mechanical services and audio-visual automation. For its inaugural concert, the Annand Theatre played host to our sisterschool St Hilda’s for their performance of Matilda. Since then, we have been excited to host many different events for our community, the Queensland Opera performance of ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’ being the most recent. We look forward to many more events, concerts and guest speakers in this incredible space, bringing the TSS community together like never before.

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Of our parents view the tuition they pay as good to high value for money.

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Mr Ross Cardiff Chief Financial Officer

hile you will be reading this in 2021 the details discussed relate to both the 2019 and 2020 financial years. 2019 was a sound year financially for the School and this put us in a good position leading into the challenges of 2020. We were extremely close in 2019 to being a $50 million business, with our income being $49.95 million for the financial year. Tuition and Boarding fees made up $33.2 million, government grants, both State and Commonwealth, were $13.9 million and our remaining income of $2.7 million included our commercial activities and ancillary income. In total we finished the year at $49.9 million. Expenditure was $46.46 million leaving a surplus of $3.4 million. Salaries continued to be our primary expense at $27.5 million followed by Boarding and Teaching direct expenses of $4.8 million. Central administration costs, which include a myriad of items including Rates, Electricity and Insurance, totalled $5.28 million. Maintenance and Grounds, including cleaning costs, sat at $2.45 million and Commercial activities were $1.72 million. Expenses were rounded off with Interest and Depreciation at $4.59 million. 2020 was very different for us financially, as it was for many of our parents. Given the extended lockdown in Terms One and Two, the discounts and concessions offered to our parents saw our tuition and boarding income reduced to $31.8 million. Government grants totalled $14.8 million and we received additional income from our commercial activities, Covid related government support and ancillary income of $6.7 million which helped alleviate the reduced income. The School also received Capital income support, primarily from the Foundation, with donations by our community along with the P&F, of $933,000. Overall, the income was $54.3 million.

Expenditure was curtailed during the year. Overall, $43.04 million was undertaken operationally. This operational surplus was then utilised in the Annand Capital program. The overall project cost approached $23 million which includes the building itself, internal fit out and landscaping and the various consultants required for a building of this scope. The building is funded by Reserves, Donations and substantial Borrowings. Our loans totalled $9.6 million outstanding at the end of 2019 and they increased to $15.5 million with the Annand project. In addition, we completed the Uniform Store during 2020 at a cost of approximately $1 million. Our enrolments have continued to grow over 2019 and we averaged 1633 students during the year with 309 boarders. In 2020 this increased to 1660 which is our capacity. This included 315 boarders. The demand for places at The Southport School remains strong. In our annual parent survey, the School rates very highly in value for money, around 90% of our parents view the tuition they pay as good to high value for money. This is because the School has an extensive offering and this is part of our ‘All-Inclusive fee structure’. With the exception of holiday sporting camps and tours and some after school activities outside of organised sport, all activities at the School which are part of our Academic, Sporting or Cultural programs are covered in our tuition fees. Our Capital program, which enhances our world class facilities, is an important part in the value proposition for our parents. Our financial position at the end of 2020 was sound having weathered the impacts of Covid while undertaking one of the largest Capital programs in the School’s history.

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Ms Sandy Gippel

Mr Corey Tones

Mr Joey Fumar

Mr Joshua Beecher

Dixon Housemaster

Shepherd Housemaster

Mitre Housemaster

Musgrave Housemaster

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he acronym for The Southport School (TSS) was the inspiration for the newly formed Preparatory School ‘Values’ of Teamwork, Scholarship and Service.

Since its introduction through our Pastoral Care System, many initiatives have followed, to point our growing young men in the right direction and develop strong values they can live by.

‘Teamwork’ comes naturally to the boys, as they participate in many team sports across the school week and during the weekends. Additionally, we are encouraging our boys to engage in being a team member in all areas of their schooling, by working together to complete group tasks during lessons, being more socially aware of situations, and working in unison, to ensure that everyone in their class benefits academically.

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‘Scholarship’ encompasses a good work ethic, settled mindful approach, and a diligent attitude toward individual academic growth. The VIVO point system encourages the boys to recognise that perseverance and personal goal setting, is the key to academic success. This targeted approach rewards boys with VIVO points for displaying behaviours such as productivity, independence, conflict resolution, purposeful engagement, and strategic direction.

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The boys have participated in many wonderful opportunities to demonstrate ‘Service’ within our own community. During lunch times, older boys from each House give up their own time to accompany their Housemaster on playground duty. The benefit is twofold. They learn how to teach and practise tolerance and teamwork whilst building strong relationships with younger students. School Playground Leaders offer mentoring to the younger students, some who need to be taught how to play cooperatively, as well as how to engage those boys who are a little shy. In addition to Playground duty, the duty House each week covers many of the day in, day out jobs across the School. The boys learn about service to others, as they give up their own lunchtimes to help tidy readers, assist the younger boys with their tuck shop deliveries, return lost property, assist in organised lunch time programs, and clean up the Art room.

It’s not hard to make decisions, once you know what your values are

Our Values and Bounceback themes are taught each week during Chapel, and further consolidated by class teachers. Recognition for boys who have lived these values, is acknowledged through our ‘Student of the Week’ awards presented during Friday’s Assembly. The boys are motivated by the extrinsic rewards but benefit immensely from the intrinsic reward, gained by doing meaningful work and performing it well.

Roy Disney

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Playground Leaders

Mr Cliff Powys Deputy Head of Preparatory

t TSS Prep, we often talk about leadership without a badge. The idea that boys demonstrate leadership and their capability to lead without having the formal title or recognition of a badge. This is a powerful message and one which leads to a lifelong commitment of service and achievement. As we have done throughout this year, strengthening and enhancing our behaviour approach has been a clear priority. We have implemented a new value system and ethos at TSS Prep around the acronym T.S.S. – Teamwork, Scholarship and Service . You can read more about this in the previous article in the magazine. Our Playground Leaders program is a direct result of developing mentors for our younger students who may model positive play and interaction as well as have someone as a buddy to help them facilitate games and develop strong friendship groups. Often we take for granted that all boys will be able to make friends easily or just learn how to play by ‘getting amongst it’. Experience and our behaviour data shows that yes, certainly that may be the case for most of our boys, but some do need that explicit and

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deliberate approach to engaging with peers and friends positively. Our Playground Leaders provide a solid example of how to play and engage but also a friendly face to help solve playground disputes and peer to peer disagreements which impact on playtime. They are distinctive anywhere in the playground and they wear High Visibility Vests with Playground Leaders marked clearly. Our Playground Leaders also carry game cards and when they see a group of boys who are not engaged in any play, facilitate a game and get those boys active. Our Housemasters have been instrumental in the choosing of our Playground Leaders and quite often will rotate this responsibility within their House so that many of their boys get the opportunity to demonstrate their leadership. Having a mentor can have a powerful and positive impact in a young person’s life and with our Playground Leader initiative, we are planning on providing more opportunities for our young boys to identify strong examples on which to model their own behaviour.

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in Warwick leads to 4 years in Texas for TSS Rodeo Champion Mrs Helen McCleary and Ms Katrina Martin U.S. Pathways Program

ear 12 2020 graduate Joey Wagner has certainly taken the rodeo fraternity by storm, recently securing a top 5 finish in the finals of the esteemed Australian Professional Rodeo Association held in Warwick. This effort as the youngest bull rider in the event did not go unnoticed in the international circuit either, with several Texas colleges offering Joey 100% scholarships to join their rodeo rosters to compete against other colleges in conference championships.

Of course, hanging onto a 700-900kg bucking bull by a piece of braided rope does not come without its challenges, something Joey experienced first-hand this year when he sustained significant injuries after being thrown, which saw him in ICU with a punctured lung, internal bleeding and broken ribs. After spending two weeks in hospital followed by having to sit still for three months, Joey gained the all-clear and was keen to get back into shape, hitting the gym and getting back onto bulls in practice pens after school.

The chance to hone his rodeo skills in the U.S. marks for Joey the culmination of many years training, riding and competing, with his interest in the sport first sparked as a Year 8 McKinley boarder when introduced to the craft by his Year 12 House brothers. Joey quickly became adept at riding steers, which saw him move to competitive bull riding in U/18 events at only age 14. Since then, with the support of mentor and TSS Old Boy Todd Wilshire (THO93), Joey has enjoyed much success as Tenterfield Novice Bull Riding Champion, Cherrabah Bull Ride Winner, Mulgowie Novice Champion, Cooyar Bull Ride Winner and Grass Roots Bull Ride Average Champion, all of which have him currently placed second in the National Rodeo Association standings.

Now, the Professional Bull Riders Australia ‘Rising Star’ invitee looks to the future with much enthusiasm, excited for his American chapter to start. Joey plans to make the most of the many opportunities for bull riders in the U.S., hoping consistent rides throughout collegiate rodeo will burgeon into a career on the professional rodeo circuit. With rodeo being the official state sport of Texas, it seems Joey might be in the right place to do exactly just that.

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Mrs Karen Humphreys Preschool Coordinator

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021 will see the arrival of seven new siblings for some of our Preschool boys. Whilst new arrivals to families can be a joyous occasion (and a little bit exhausting!), it can also be a cause of distress to siblings, especially Preschool age. Younger children are more likely to regress when a new baby arrives. For example, it is common for children who are newly toilet trained to wet their beds with the arrival of a new baby. They may exhibit signs of aggression, anger, and jealousy because their need for time and closeness is still great. Slightly older children, on the other hand, may understand things in a more sophisticated way but may have deep feelings of envy and jealousy. Their idyllic world has been disrupted. They are no longer the absolutely only object of their parents' love and attention. Eventually, with love and support from significant adults, they realise, that hope as they might, this new baby is here to stay and they adjust accordingly.

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How to prepare for a new arrival It is important to prepare a child for the arrival of a new sibling. Explaining that a new baby is on the way is the first step in preparation. Some parents will only tell their child about a new baby once Mum visibly shows their maternity. However, you certainly don’t want a child to find out about a new baby from their playmate’s mummy or from another relative, like a grandparent. Naturally, what you say to your child depends on the child’s age and developmental level. Some younger children may ask where the baby comes from. You may answer concretely, especially when they see Mummy’s tummy growing. With younger children, try to answer as directly as possible, “from Mummy’s tummy; when she comes home from the hospital,” but don’t offer too much information unless they ask. Children may get more confused with too much information that is difficult for them to understand. Sometimes, it is helpful when you show children pictures of when their Mummy was pregnant with them, and pictures of them as newborns and as babies or toddlers.

If the child is older, you can share their own birth story and you can read books about having a baby. Some younger children do not have a good sense of time, so telling them that the baby is coming in five months may not be meaningful. Rather, you can say that the new baby is coming in the summer or by a particular holiday. Including your child in the preparation for the new baby can also be a good transition. For example, choosing items for the nursery. When a new baby arrives, it may be helpful for the new baby to be referred to as “our baby.” This baby has entered into your special group, and you want the older sibling to embrace them as one of you. You also want the older sibling to feel that he/she is a participant in this new and exciting experience. Let them be involved with taking care of the baby; of course, the help that they provide depends on their age and ability. A younger child can be told that they now have a new playmate and that they are now the big brother or sister, while an older child may serve as more of a helper. You may choose a special gift for the older sibling; this can complement the gifts the new baby will be receiving. Perhaps most important, time must be set aside for the older sibling. Children can benefit from as little as 10-15 minutes a day of “special time just for them.” This sends a message that despite a new baby at home and all the excitement and all the time spent caring for this new baby, the older sibling is still very important and deserves some private time. It is important that if they express negative feelings, acknowledge them. Never deny or discount your child’s feelings. To support the transition of having a new sibling whilst in Preschool, we have purchased some books for the boys to give as a present to their new baby. Each book includes a book plate where the big brother can write his name and he can also choose to wrap the book. So far, we have had very positive feedback from the parents and the boys have loved “reading” the books to their new siblings.

Thank you for the kind wishes and congratulations we received from the preschool and class PS after our girls’ arrival. As this has been a big life change for Levi it has meant a lot that he’s felt so included and proud to be a big brother since they have arrived. He loves reading them their special book every night and showing me his name, he wrote on the card we received.

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Mr Nicholas Stansbie Dean of Students Years 7-9

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Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.”

Three hundred Year 9 students from TSS and St Hilda’s were challenged on Tuesday 15 June this year, when they came together to reflect on actions they could take to make the world a better place for those who are less fortunate. The Year 9 student leadership teams from both schools interviewed representatives from a diverse group of local charities and organisations, who are engaged in important social justice work. The interviewees were: Jim Chapman, who, together with fellow 2017 graduates Sandy Hickson and Nathaniel Poynting, has founded a social enterprise, the Nice Coffee Company, which supplies coffee both through mail order and via a mobile coffee van throughout Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The company has been established to raise funds for St John’s School in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, and has provided invaluable support to the school, particularly during the COVID crisis.

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Carly Fradgley from Baby Give Back, a local Gold Coast Charity that aims to support the babies and young children of families who are in crisis and have often had to move house at very short notice, by providing them with the essential items that they need. Madi Lucas from OzHarvest – a national charity that raises awareness of food waste, and then distributes unused and unwanted food to people in need. Vicky Kersey, from Friends with Dignity, a national charity, originating on the Gold Coast, that aims to support victims of domestic violence and their families. Sharlene Smith, a volunteer from Orange Sky Laundry, a Brisbane based charity that provides a mobile laundry service for homeless people, providing them with washed clothes, but also social connections and a range of other support services. Each of these organisations were founded by people who had encountered injustices or unequal situations as a result of their own life experience and resolved to do something practical to address the problem. Several of the founders were young people who had recently left school; Jim commented that his resolve to act for social justice had first been kindled as a TSS Year 9 student. The questions from the Year 9 interviewers sought to discover the different motivations and experiences of the guests which had led to them becoming involved in social action, and also the challenges they had faced along their journey, particularly over the past 12 months when managing the effects of COVID. After morning tea, the students then got busy with some practical activities to show their support for the organisations: boxes of donated food were packed for OzHarvest, and recipe cards for using up over-ripe fruit and veg were put together; donated books were packaged up for Baby Give Back together with hand-written messages in the inside cover and hand made bookmarks; a group of students also put together some ‘pamper packs’ for distribution by Friends with Dignity, to help make the transition into a new or temporary home a little bit easier for a family.

The boys and girls articulated that: “We are incredibly fortunate to be able to live the lifestyles that we do, and we should recognise that the world is not an equal place – the majority of people in the world are much more disadvantaged than us.” “We can take action to play our part in re-balancing the scales and helping those who do not have what we do.” “How we do this is up to us as individuals – there are so many different ways to get involved and organisations to support – all are worthy of our support.” It was a great day for all involved - we look forward to seeing the social impact that our Year 9s can have in the years to come. In Term Three, the two groups will be taking part in the dance classes together at St Hilda’s and they have decided that on the final night, they will hold a fashion parade, where they will be dressed in clothes from local Op Shops – a great fun way of supporting our local charities. This day was one of a number of events this year in which boys and girls from our two schools are working together. Early next Term, the Year 8 students will come together for a day which explores bullying, particularly cyber-bullying, and the issues of consent and social relationships. Our Year 10 students will be coming together for a trivia quiz afternoon and our Year 7 students will be meeting together in a number of locations on the Gold Coast, to look at issues of sustainability. In our Prep School St Hilda’s and TSS participate in many activities together including debating, Readers Cup, a Science Week celebration, problem solving, a swimming carnival between Years 4 and 5 students, and of course the much anticipated Prep Picnic. Whilst we value hugely the benefits of a single sex education, we also acknowledge how important it is to see the world from different eyes and these collaborative events between our two schools provide important learning opportunities which we are strongly committed to.

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Leonie Vincent, Callie Hewitt and Lisa Carrick (Friends of Tennis and P&F Committee)

Jack McCarthy, Dave Gemari, Nick Walton and Radji Gemeri (Friends of Tennis)

Matt Brown, Leonie Vincent, Katherine Dewhurst, Lisa Carrick and Anthony Wolfenden (P&F Committee members)

Rach McLeod, Bec Nelson, Ness Hewson, Elise Wallace (Friends of Gymnastics and P&F Committee)

P&F Report 2021 Mrs Katherine Dewhurst TSS P&F President

ur 2021 year began on a high with the P&F Welcome Cocktail Party with our, Headmaster, Mr Andrew Hawkins, along with Deputy Headmasters Karel Bos, Jo Inglis and Jeff Symms (Head of Preparatory School), all looking forward to the year ahead and welcoming TSS families and boys back to school. Gathering together to celebrate the return to School, drinks flowed as our first support group fundraiser of the year kicked off supported by the Tennis and Gymnastic Support Groups. It was a fun night with everyone catching up after a long hot summer holiday and new families welcomed and encouraged to join in the fun of what promised to be a great year ahead. Our Term One sports got off to a great start, with the TSS Cricket team winning the GPS Premiership. The Friends of Cricket have always been great supporters of Steven Baker (Director of Cricket) and the TSS Cricket program, funding amongst other things, new cricket nets and more recently, upgrading an area in the Centenary Centre for indoor cricket training. The Rowing Support group always do an amazing job to support the boys this year has been no exception. They continued with their commitment to feed the boys breakfast and undertake the massive task of catering at Lake Wyaralong, with many rowing parents volunteering to make this happen. The RSG is continuing to fundraise for boats and equipment to support the TSS Rowing program.

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The Friends of Sailing also had a great season. Thank you to all the parents that have supported the boys this year. Friends of Sailing have also donated $5,000 towards the purchase of six Tacker boats for the younger boys to use to learn how to sail. The Friends of Prep also contributed $5,000 to this project, with the new boats due to arrive in August. The Friends of Prep also contributed $40,000 to air-conditioning the Pearce Theatre at the Prep School. This was an outstanding contribution and completed the transformation of this outdoor space into an enclosed useable area for the boys. A big thank you is extended to the Friends of Prep committee for their generosity and commitment to this very important project that will benefit generations of TSS boys to come. During Term One the P&F contributing over $20,000 to the restoration of the organ in the St Albans Chapel. This is a project that the committee was very passionate about to ensure the repairs were completed in readiness for the 100 year anniversary of the St Albans Chapel this year. The start of the new school year also saw the opening of the Uniform Store in its new location adjacent to the Ferry Road Car Park. I’m sure we can all agree that Perm-a-Pleat have done a wonderful job with the store fit out and the new store is a great addition to the School. In store you will also notice that there is a large range of TSS supporter wear that is now available. A big thank you goes to Leonie Vincent from the TSS P&F committee, who has worked hard to source this new range which includes supporter shirts, polos, umbrellas, drink bottles, cooler bags, picnic rugs, towels, rain jackets and chairs. And keep a look out for some other new items that are coming soon. Term 2 saw many of our Support Groups in action. The Friends of Music supported the Performing Arts Festival at the Senior School with committee members also forming part of the Community Choir at the fantastic

Phantom of the Opera performance. There were also two very successful Prep Music concerts at the Prep School with money raised going towards the Prep Music program. The Friends of Football also ran a very successful canteen during the Football season with many parents volunteering on the day to help out, which was wonderful to see. In Term Two each year, the P&F holds its Annual General Meeting where the President and Treasurer report on the previous years’ activities, successes, challenges and financial position. This year, I was voted in as President of the P&F again for a second year and welcomed Richard Melbourne as our new Treasurer and Joy Brown as our new Secretary. Joining us are the P&F committee members for 2021, who are Anthony Wolfenden, Leonie Vincent, Lisa Carrick, Sophie Tompkins and Elise Wallace. Many thanks go to Matthew Brown, our outgoing Treasurer, who guided the P&F for the past three years and made some important and meaningful changes in the way the P&F operates. Jen Hawkins and Yvone Faber (Friends of Cricket)

Matt and the previous committee identified areas that needing changing and as you will see from the list below, there were some great achievements. •

an efficient and transparent accounting system for the P&F and the 14 Support Groups which now provides a better reporting method to the School

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resolved urgent legacy P&F audit and risk matters

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the P&F became a registered charity under the Australian charities and not for profits commission (ACNC)

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a new P&F Constitution and Charter aligned with the P&F’s obligations under the ACNC rules and guidelines

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a new arrangement with Perm-a-Pleat for the supply of uniform, sports and supporter wear

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worked with Mr Greg Rix, the School, and Perm-a-Pleat to deliver an impressive new School Store, with ample storage and a dedicated meeting room for the P&F Executive Committee and Support Groups.

Thank you to Leonie Vincent for her year of service as the P&F Secretary and we are very grateful that she is continuing to be part of the P&F committee in her role as Supporter Wear coordinator.

Katherine Dewhurst ( P&F President) and Matt Wright (Past P&F President)

In previous years, our School Patron has been the Deputy Headmaster Mr Andrew Hawkins. We congratulate and extend best wishes to Mr Hawkins on his appointment as Headmaster and welcome Mr Karel Bos as our School Patron and congratulate and extend best wishes to him on his appointment as Deputy Headmaster of the Senior School. A function of the P&F is fundraising to support all the young men of TSS. It has been a challenging environment for fundraising, while being very aware of the economic hardships this year and last year have presented to many of us. The Support Group Presidents and Committees have worked tirelessly to make the experiences the young men and parents of the School have enjoyed over the years to continue wherever possible while always mindful of making the best of a challenging environment. The P&F Executive Committee thank the Support Group Presidents and Committees for their ongoing support.

Katherine Dewhurst ( P&F President) and Steve Dewhurst (Friends of Tennis)

Lennard and Leisa Blok (Friends of Football)

If you would like to be part of one of our 14 Support Groups, please visit the TSS Website and go to the P&F page. Each of our Support Groups have a section on this page where the contact details of the Support Group President, Secretary and Treasurer are listed. They will let you know how you can get involved and all volunteers are warmly welcomed. Each Support Group also has a Facebook group that you can join to keep up to date. We look forward to successful second half of the School year. Band of Brothers

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The Learning Journey at TSS Prep

n the words of Dr Seuss, “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted”, and in offering so many varied opportunities to our boys at TSS Prep, their learning journey engages and embraces at every step. Our annual Poetry Recitation Competition this year saw all boys from Reception to Year 6 learn and present a poem of choice. Now in its fourth year, it is amazing how far the boys have come in their ability to express the written word with such vigour and passion. From Paterson to Dahl, serious to humorous, the boys proudly capture their audience’s attention with expression and gesture, entertaining the crowd and growing in self-belief and confidence along the way. It is heartening to see how they embrace this opportunity and how this event has become such an integral part of our school’s culture. In a similar vein, our annual Public Speaking competition once again showcased the strength of our Years 3 to 6 boys in their ability to present a prepared speech to their class and, for the finalists, to their cohort. Learning the art of public speaking is a valuable tool for life and such occasions help in developing skills for the future and young men of confidence.

Star Lab brought together Year 3 students from both TSS Prep and St Hilda’s, where they immersed themselves in a night of star gazing and learning about our planets and the Solar System. Students entered a Sky Lab dome where the planets and stars came ‘alive’ for them to view and learn in a way that was far beyond the classroom. Telescopes allowed students to gaze at the night sky and art sessions gave another opportunity for students

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Ms Kerrie Aquilina Preparatory School Director of Learning and Teaching

to consider the world beyond Earth. This collaborative night has become an important event in our School calendar, where we can work in partnership with St Hilda’s, sharing the learning journey together. From a ‘Surfing Scientist’ to a visit by Uncle Boomerang, authors’ workshops to Multicultural Days and Science Fairs, our boys engage in a myriad of activities that challenge their thinking, entertain, and ignite a passion for learning.

Around here, we don’t look backwards for very long, we keep moving forwards, opening up new doors and do new things because we’re curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney

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S2S Student to Student Buddy Reading Program Ms Kerrie Aquilina Preparatory School Director of Learning and Teaching

hilst many would describe 2020 as a year of significant disruption, a group of enthusiastic Year 6 boys proved themselves to be undeterred by actively partaking in last year’s Student to Student (S2S) Buddy Reading program. For more than a decade, The Smith Family have been coordinating and promoting this program in the interests of supporting students identified as having reading difficulties. Typically, The Smith Family hopes to recruit 8-12 ‘Peer-Support Buddies’ from a given school. The Preparatory School had 14 boys volunteer their services this year. These students received some peer-support training before being matched with a junior reader, (typically two or three years younger than themselves). Over a proceeding 18-week period, our TSS Prep ‘PeerSupport Buddies’ made telephone contact with their junior readers, up to three times per week. During these sessions they would listen to their reader read, providing support and encouragement to assist them in strengthening their reading skills whilst boosting their confidence.

The junior readers, and their families, reported that their son’s reading skills, reading levels and confidence improved significantly as a direct result of their regular reading routine with their TSS Prep Buddy. In speaking with the TSS boys and their families directly, they made comment that involvement in the program had been very rewarding. Many boys expressed their gratitude for having been involved, declaring that above all else they felt they had made a positive difference to the reading confidence and competence of their junior reader. Consistently, I heard them comment that their favourite part was ‘connecting’ and making a new friend, as well as the pride that came with being of ‘service’ and seeing their reader’s reading improve. Certainly, TSS Prep hopes to remain involved in the Student to Student Buddy Reading Program. I will be seeking applications of interest from any Year 6 boys who would like to partake. I thank all 14 boys for their involvement and am grateful to their families for supporting them to do so.

As School Facilitator of the S2S program, I received feedback from the TSS Prep (Year 6 Buddies) and their families, and also from the junior readers and their families via The Smith Family. Whilst there were some technical difficulties experienced connecting buddies to readers, the vast majority of feedback was positive.

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A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT OPERA TSS PRESENTS OPERA QUEENSLAND Ms Olivia Dean Events Coordinator

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pera Queensland’s genre-crossing production, Are You Lonesome Tonight, graced the Annand Theatre stage on Sunday 20 June 2021 as part of a seven-week tour of regional and remote Queensland. As our first wider community event held at the theatre, the partnership between Opera Queensland and The Southport School was certainly something to behold with all the lights, camera and action one would expect from a world class performance within the walls of our new state of the art facility. Are You Lonesome Tonight wove a story about life on the road through the arias of composers such as Puccini and Verdi and songs by Slim Dusty and Dolly Parton. Directed by Laura Hansford alongside designer Penny Challen, the star-studded cast included Irena Lysiuk, Marcus Corowa and Jonathan Hickey. The cabaret-style production wowed our TSS community exploring the extraordinary qualities and surprising similarities of opera and country music. Prior to performing at TSS the cast and crew travelled more than 7000km’s across Queensland making it the most significant regional tour in the company’s history and a fitting centrepiece to Opera Queensland’s 40th birthday celebrations. Are You Lonesome Tonight Director Laura Hansford said the tour was equal parts a celebration of opera and country tunes, forming a creative and eclectic ensemble of iconic music. “There was something for everybody, we love that audiences witnessed a mix of both opera and country music and a bit of something in between,” Ms Hansford said.

“Our premise for Are You Lonesome Tonight was to just to play good music, no matter where that sits or where it comes from. Good music doesn’t belong to a genre, it belongs to the people and the landscapes that we embrace wholeheartedly when we perform to audiences across Queensland.” The state-wide tour was made possible through a strong partnership with TSS and continues Opera Queensland’s deep commitment to regional audiences, fitting with the ethos of the School’s strong relationships with our rural families and broader boarding communities. Headmaster Mr Andrew Hawkins said the company and TSS look forward to engaging with audiences in all our collective areas that we support long into the future. “Opera Queensland’s partnership with TSS sprang from our shared belief in delivering culture, entertainment and joy across regional Queensland, particularly following such a profound period of drought and uncertainty,” Mr Hawkins said. “Pairing opera and country music is a wonderful combination, especially to the diverse communities that TSS is so lucky to support; the two genres have a great deal in common. Artists, composers and librettists across both art forms understand the power of storytelling and share many common themes of profound love, heartache and triumph in the face of adversity.” We thank all Opera Queensland supporters and the TSS community for coming together to support this event.

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S AV E T H E DAT E

2021 OLD BOYS WEEKEND T HURS DAY 2 S EP TEMBE R Chapel, Honour Guard, Older Old Boys Assembly & Afternoon Tea (invitation only)

Generations Cocktail Reception (invitation only)

Annand Theatre Auditorium and River Room

Annand Theatre River Room and Music Foyer

F R I DAY 3 S EP TEMBER TSS Foundation Golf Day Lakelands Golf Course

The Southport Soiree presented by the TSS Boarder Support Group (Open to all day and Senior families across the School) Annand Theatre

SATU RDAY 4 S EP TEMBE R GPS Round 8 Rugby vs Nudgee College

Old Boys Reunion Cocktail Reception (Years ’11, ’10, ’01, ’00, ’91, ’90, ’81, ’80,’ 71, ’70) Annand Theatre

Basketball vs Nudgee College

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President’s Report Mr Christopher Johnstone 2020 Mulgowie Muster Left to right: Christopher Johnstone (BID90), Simon Scott (MCK89), Lawrence Sehmish-Lahey (MCK13)

elcome to the first edition of the OSA Review incorporated within this wonderful Band of Brothers publication.

To our members, I have for some time written about this impending change, driven by a variety of factors principle among them being the cost of postage. If we think back only a few years, it was almost inconceivable that the cost of sending a magazine might almost match the cost of producing it, yet this is what has happened. Coupled with that is the revolution in digital publishing which means that whilst portability of reading matter has increased exponentially, the flipside is the now rare pleasure to sit down with a physical publication. It is therefore a good thing that we and the School have combined our publications into this single magazine, hopefully preserving the best of both worlds. To those who will miss the grander biannual stand-alone OSA Review, I am sorry, but we need to be agile in this day and age so that we can all move with the times. And what an exciting time it is. Well, when I first wrote this that’s what I thought it was. At that time I had written that “It’s not long until our biggest Old Boys’ Weekend ever with 10 class reunions to be held in and around the Annand Theatre. It will also be wonderful to welcome for the first time in the theatre our Older Old Boys for their annual return to the School.”

Alas, since then, we, in the Southeast of Queensland have endured two further lockdowns due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Consequently, we, with the School, were forced to make the difficult decision to postpone all that we had planned for the Old Boys’ Weekend. There were a multitude of reasons for this but principal amongst them was the risk to the School should the mass migration of Old Boys to the school cause some form of COVID-related issue and the fact that it is becoming clearer by the day that as a matter of law, what was planned with the number of people who would attend, would not have been permitted in any event. But there are positives as well. We are continuing to work with the School towards a weekend in November where a series of exciting events might be held. And the other and perhaps most important news from both the OSA’s perspective and for the School community, we on the OSA Council with the support of the School Council, the Headmaster, the Foundation and the rugby, football and cricket support groups, believe that by the end of Term 3, we will be in a position to commence construction of the Old Southportonians’ Pavilion on the northern end of the Village Green.

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Even if we cannot celebrate our Old Boys this year, I think that the Old Southportonians’ Pavilion will fulfil its purpose from the start of 2022 and enable a rolling series of reunions and celebrations to be held there to ensure that no year group misses out on their reunion. Of course, just at the moment, the Pavilion is not quite a done deal. Apart from the support I mentioned above, this project has been brought close to fruition by the seed-funds committed by us the OSA derived from the initial donations of Old Boys and their families to Hidden Creek, and by the generosity of a number of our Old Boys who have committed significant monies to the project. All of these commitments recognise the inexorable link between the past and present within the life of TSS, and will be recognised for eternity within this building. Our push to raise the balance of the funds has just been launched, and we need a bit more from a lot of you our members - to see this project to completion. This is a chance to be a part of something truly special, and I look forward to thanking each of you for your support when we can all meet together in our own place.

This multi-purpose facility will provide the boys and visiting teams with proper facilities for use during all seasons, whilst upstairs the possibilities for use are endless - a place for Old Boys to come together and for the various interest groups at the school to meet in a spectacular position enjoying the vista southwards to the Clocktower and the Chapel. Band of Brothers

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Mr Charles Martin Old Boy MAU14

ith over 320 Boarders spread across five Houses, The Southport School is one of the largest boarding schools in the country. Hailing from all over Australia (and some international), TSS boarders will eat, sleep, study and engage in sport and recreation on the school grounds for 37 weeks of the year and therefore constitute a huge part of the culture that makes this school so special. In 1988, Headmaster Bruce Cook echoed this sentiment in his annual report: “I like to describe the School as being a boarding school to which day boys come rather than a day boy school to which boarders come. I am quite sure that many of our day boy parents send their boys to the School because of the boarding influence which permeates the very fabric of all that we do here.” The story of TSS Old Boy, William Rudland (RAD15), is an excellent illustration of this idea. Originally in Radcliffe House and commuting from Ashmore to school each day, Will was not unlike any other Day Boy. While playing rugby for the school, he quickly befriended Charlie Wells, a Biddle

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House boy and future School Captain, as well as other boarders, whose properties he would visit throughout his high school years. It appears these experiences had an impact on Will, as he now calls the country home, having moved out there to live and work on a cotton farm alongside Charlie and the rest of the Wells family. I recently had the pleasure of catching up with Will and hearing about his adventures since graduating. Where are you currently and what sort of work are you doing? I have been living in Moree, NSW, for the past six months working as a trainee agronomist for Delta Agribusiness.

In the majority, the folks out here are honest and hard-working, and genuinely care for their community and the people in it.

What and where did you study after finishing at TSS? I originally intended to study something in finance through the University of Queensland. After one semester I decided that it was not for me and that I had a keen interest in agriculture. At the start of the next year I commenced a Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture, majoring in agronomy, at the University of Queensland’s agriculture campus in Gatton.

It’s not often you hear of Day Boys moving out to the country after high school – how did boarding at TSS have an influence on you as a Day Boy? I have family that owned a small cattle property near Moonie in Queensland. Spending much of my school holidays as a child out there I developed a curiosity with agriculture. This, combined with travelling to the properties of boarding mates throughout high school enticed me to do a gap year in the agricultural industry. After tossing up heading north to work on a cattle station and staying (relatively) local, I ended up taking a job on a cotton farm outside Moree. This worked perfectly as I got to live and work with one of my best mates, Charlie Wells, and his welcoming family. Without the friendships and influences I gained from many boarders like Charlie during my high school years at TSS, I wouldn’t have found a career in agriculture which I’m so passionate about.

What initially attracted you to working out on a property? It was probably the sense of community that exists in the country. In the majority, the folks out here are honest and hard-working, and genuinely care for their community and the people in it.

What was it like trading living in a city for Moree? Honestly, I prefer the lifestyle here and therefore found the transition from the Gold Coast to Moree relatively easy and painless. I live out of town on a large cropping farm owned by a family closely tied to the School. The community out here is awesome, and I have met many great and likeminded people through the Moree Rugby Union Club. Any plans for the future? My immediate plans are to progress my agronomy career with Delta. I’m enjoying seeing this wonderful country of ours. And for now, I’m happy to see what opportunities may come my way.

Boarder-Day Boy friendships are in no way uncommon. Aside from bonding in the classroom and on the sporting field, several programs over the years have served to enhance the connection between Day Boys and Boarders and their families, as well as broaden students’ horizons upon leaving school. One more recent initiative is the Rogers House ‘Adopt a Boarder’ weekend, started in 2014 by Housemaster, Mr Ian Browne. Here, Day Boy families are encouraged to host a TSS Boarder for a weekend and have them experience what life is like living on the Gold Coast. A few years later, the ‘Adopt a Day Boy’ program was initiated, inviting boarding families to host a Day Boy during the school holidays and show them what life is like on their home/property. Both have been a success, quite often leading to families visiting or holidaying with each other following the initial weekend or holiday encounters.

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Baptisms

Thomas Paul Grazioli Born 31 August 2020 - Baptised on 21 March 2021

Kingston William Queitzsch Born 16 April 2020 - Baptised on 18 April 2021

Charlotte May Rix Born 31 March 2020 - Baptised on 8 November 2020

Child of Adrian Grazioli (MEL03) and Kate Grazioli.

Child of Kurt Queitzsch (MAU04) and Candice Kingston.

Child of Benjamin Rix (WAL06) and Tiarni Rix

Edward Thomas Usher Born 19 August 2020 - Baptised on 12 June 2021

Raphael John Scott Teixera Born 10 August 2019 - Baptised on 14 March 2021

Child of Thomas Usher (RAD06) and Katherine Usher

Child of Damien Teixera and Courtney Teixera

Mark Maley Waldron born 11 May 1978 was baptised on 16 May 2021 along with his fiancé Rene Pierrus.

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Rowing National Champions Mr Cameron Kennedy Head Coach of Rowing

wo Old Southportonians Mackenzie Branch (RAD20) and Lachlan Wright (THO20) attended the Australian Rowing National Championships held at Lake Barrington in Tasmania in March. After graduating TSS last year, they became National Champions in both the Under 19 pair and Under 19 coxless four as well as coming third in the QLD Youth VIII. This incredible performance has had both boys selected for the 2021 Australian Junior Team as members as the Australian Junior Coxless Four. Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions, the team was unable to compete overseas, instead the Junior team competed alongside the Senior Australian Rowing Team in a World Cup 3 simulation racing in Adelaide, as the Senior team finishes up their Olympic preparations. ‘Macca’ and Lachy continue to be coached by our very own Old Southportonian, Duncan Free (ATK90). While performing well at school is an important goal for our program, we are proud to see our rowers continue to higher successes. We wish both boys (and coach) well.

TSS Aquatic Sweep the National Championships Mr David Thomas Director of Swimming

t the recent National Championships TSS Aquatic won the Mens 4 x 100m Medley Relay. This is the first time we have claimed the National Title in this event and to do so with three TSS Old Boys and our Olympian is very exciting for the whole program. David Morgan, Zach Maher (MAU18), Connor O’Neill (DEL18) and Grayson Bell (WAL15) have swum at TSS for over 30 years between them, training from the Hammerheads and Tiger Sharks through to the High Performance group. A real home grown team that highlights what can be achieved at TSS. Band of Brothers

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Arthur Fittock Thorold 1954-1957 Our retired General is now living in Queensland and attends OSA events and is a proud Beagle Boy.

Bert Cockerill McKinley 1946-1955 Retired and living on the Gold Coast, fishing, boating and still an active member of the OSA. A proud Beagle Boy and Mickie Lion, you will find him at every home rugby game cheering from the sideline.

Berrick Boyd McKinley 1953-1956 Keeping well and living in Queensland and still attending Musters and OSA events. A proud Beagle Boy and supporter of the OSA.

Bob Andrew Delpratt 1945-1951 Retired and living in Queensland. You will see Bob every year at the Mulgowie Muster and OSA functions, such as Old Boys’ Weekend.

Paul Perrin Thorold 1955-1956 This former Wallaby is retired and living on the Gold Coast. Paul, never far from the water, loves to go fishing with his old mate Bert Cockerill and attends as many OSA functions as he is able. Father to Fraser (1978-84 RAD, School Captain in 1984) and Matthew (1978-1989 RAD) and Grandfather to Cato (2006-2012 School Captain)

Matthew Meerkin Junior School, Shepherd House 1942-1947 Retired from Medicine and Pathology, Matthew lives in Sydney and tries to come to Queensland when he can to attend Old Boys’ functions. At age four and a half, Matthew was our youngest ever Boarding Boy at TSS and will forever hold that record; we do not accept Boarders at such a young age now.

Colin Oxenford Thorold 1954-1955 Keeping relatively well and living near the school. Still manages to come to most OSA functions, although a stroke a few years back makes things a bit harder these days.

Craig Missen Kaiser 1979-1983, House Captain 1983 Living and working in Las Vegas, Nevada as an Entertainment Consultant / Project Manager for the large casinos in Las Vegas for their dayclubs, nightclub, bar and restaurant designs and operations.

Canon Bruce Maughan 1959-1988, Staff member, Housemaster and Patron of Maughan House Living in Brisbane and still attending TSS events whenever possible. A staunch supporter of TSS and everything OSA. Visits TSS whenever there is an event and maybe conducts a tour or two around the grounds.

Bruce Wright Radcliffe 1976-1985 Managing Director at Primex and still an active member of the OSA and Old TSS Rowers. Winning Head of the River in 1985 was relived when his son Tyler (2006-2018 RAD) was part of the winning crew in the Head of the River, 2018.

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Joffre Bell McKinley 1932-1937 Joffre is our oldest Old Boy and living in Queensland. He attended the 2019 Old Boys’ weekend and walked through the Guard of Honour down to the Centenary Centre with his family. Not a dry eye in the crowd. Remarkable for his age, we hope to see him at Old Boys’ Weekend in the future.

Gary Ferguson McKinley 1956-1961 Living and still working in Brisbane when he is not attending OSA functions you will find him Emceeing Musters and Beagle Boys luncheons.

Where are they now? Peter Hodgson McKinley 1954-1964 Keeping well and living in Toowong, Brisbane since 1977. Semi-retired and working as a casual bus driver in Brisbane and planning to attend this year’s Muster in Mulgowie.

Peter Kerkenezov Delpratt 1957-1965 Living in Ballina and still running his horse stud and Vet Clinic and is an active member of the Light Horse, still attends Old Boys’ events whenever possible.

Edward Kernke Delpratt 1945-1949 Alive and well in Queensland and loves to get to the Musters and OSA events. Still has his sense of humour and a proud Southportonian.

Sandy Kemp Thorold 1956- 1963 Keeping busy with the farm in Laidley and still organising the OSA Mulgowie Muster each year with his wonderful wife Annelise.

Mark Westcott Thorold 1966-1974 Son of Richard Westcott-1938-1941 Thorold and father of Matthew Westcott (1991-2002) Thorold. These days you will find Mark up in the air, flying around in his plane, conducting his business visiting rural Queensland.

Lionel Meerkin Junior School, Shepherd House 1942-1947 Retired from trading in elite menswear in Melbourne and now living on the Gold Coast. Lionel is still an active member of the OSA and volunteers in the archives when COVID is not around, also a proud Beagle Boy. Lionel never misses a chance to mingle with his fellow Band of Brothers.

Tony Goodwin Thorold 1949-1954 Retired and living in Sydney when he is not competing in Swimming in the World Masters Games and breaking world records every year (15 world records to date).

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Catch Ups

Left to right: Lucy Lomax, Chris Lomax (MCK65), David Matthews (THO65), Anthony Fox (DEL65), John Anderson (MCK65), Geoff Carruth (THO65), Dennis Yates (THO65), Peter Graham (THO65), Roger Chandler (MCK66), Steve Hartmann (MCK65), Carol Hartmann

The Class of'65 Luncheon

he Class of ’65 is still a close-knit group, more than 50 years after graduating. Tony Thelander (THO65) said the group has been meeting for lunch in November for nearly 20 years, and they happily include partners and other guests to share their midyear get together.

Left to right: Terry Herbert (THO65), Horse Jackson (THO64), Ros Thelander, Jan Bradshaw, Peter Kerkenezov (DEL65), Debbie Turner, Sue Kerkenezov, Doug Bradshaw (THO65), Tony Thelander (THO65), Phillip Look (THO65), Peter Lockhart (THO65), (Photographer Bert Cockerill)

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Class of '74 Malcolm Elks (DEL74) reports that the Class of ’74 had a lovely catch up at their annual Long Lunch over the New Year in Mooloolaba.

The Beagle Boys Lunch

Left to right: Noel Wright (DEL74), Malcolm Elks (DEL74), Owen Johnston (DEL74), Ian Butler (DEL74), Hugh McKid (DEL74), Chris Blenkin (MCK74)

The Beagle Boys’ Lunch was happily held in March. Mr Hawkins was given a warm welcome and provided an update to the group on his time so far as Headmaster. Mr Bert Cockerill (MCK55) proposed the regular toast to the School.

Seated Row: John Hindmarsh (THO63), Bert Cockerill (MCK55), Colin Oxenford (THO57), Andrew Hawkins (MCK95) Headmaster, Gary Ferguson (MCK65), Lionel Meerkin(SHEP53) Standing: Greg Cornelsen (TSS Philanthropy), Brendan Egan(MCK59), Peter ‘Horse’ Jackson(THO64), Ken Mander-Jones (DEL55), David Miller (THO54), Peter Kerkenezov (DEL65) , Ian Cameron(MCK56), Tony Elliott (MCK59), Ben Tiplady (KAI03), John Geddes(DEL63), Murray Murdoch (THO63)

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Obituaries Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of those TSS Old Boys who have sadly passed

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Vern Linden

Stuart Hollindale

Russell Handyside

9 November 1932 – 18 October 2020

Passed away 19 February 2021

13 March 1947 – 16 April 2021

Verne Lindon late of Coolum Beach, Sunshine Coast, had a long career on the waterways as Seaman and Operator of Government dredges for over 46 years until his retirement. He then joined the Salvation Army and served as a volunteer in the Opportunity Shop for 18 years.

Passed away at 49 years, Stuart was the loving father of Thomas, Gabrielle and Jack, and loved son of Ian and Judith. Stuart grew up in Ashmore. He had a strong faith and it is recalled he loved learning about religion while at TSS.

Russell passed away peacefully in April, aged 74 years, dearly loved by his wife, Susan, and his family and friends. Russell’s daughter, Jennifer O’Neill, shared with the OSA that her dad had always spoken very fondly of his time at TSS and said it was a real cornerstone of his life.

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He dedicated much of his time to volunteering and was a Life Member of the Sunshine Coast National Service Men’s Association. He was an active member of many other community organisations in Coolum including the SES, the RSL, Neighbourhood Watch and the Coolum Bowls Club. He loved his cat and dogs and passed away peacefully, with his beloved wife of 32 years Estelle by his side.

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Stuart was the proprietor of Guanaba Valley Milk, and the son of Old Boy, Ian Hollindale (THO64). OSA President, Christopher Johnstone, commenced at TSS after Stuart had left, but recalls that Stuart’s family were very generous in making their property available for use by the TSS Cadets. It impressed upon Christopher, even at that early time, the significant connection Old Boys have with the ongoing life at the School.

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His later years had been at South Golden Beach, and formerly Brisbane and Toowoomba.

Stuart was a senior cricketer at the Coomera Hope Island Cricket Club in his adult years, and is remembered by the President there for being larger than life, blessed with a heart of gold, a dear friend, and a genuinely nice bloke’.

Alfred Max Harding-Smith

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Michael Douglas Brodie Stuart

10 December 1933 – 20 March 2020

22 December 1938 – 14 December 2020

27 December 1996 – 24 February 2021

Died peacefully at home in Tamborine Mountain, surrounded by his family.

King Milburn Minter Lethbridge passed away in December 2020. A farmer, he was given a farewell from the Toowoomba Anglican School on his 82nd Birthday.

Michael passed away suddenly in Taroom, Queensland, in February. He was the cherished son of Doug and Loretta Stuart, and loved brother of Ted and Ben.

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At TSS, Michael was extremely well liked, and received many accolades and awards including the Dean’s List; the Silver Palm; Gifted and Talented Study Day Conference Delegate; Cultural Captain; Cadet; Dormitory Captain; numerous House Drama awards; and was an enthusiastic and highly regarded team member in rugby, tennis, cricket, swimming, cross country, and track and field.

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Obituaries

Oliver Martin

The Ven. Clifford James (Jim) Nolan

The Honourable John Jerrard

6 December 2001 – 4 February 2021

9 June 1942 – 21 June 2021

22 February 1948 – 30 May 2021

Oliver passed away after a tragic accident in February. His funeral was held at St Albans Chapel.

The Ven. Jim Nolan was Honorary Priest at The Parish of Chermside, and had a special interest in ministering to older people. He only recently retired after 50 years of ministry. Reverend Jim Nolan was a devoted husband to Fay, and loving Father, Fatherin-Law and Grandfather to Amanda and Mark, Andrew, Jason and Debbie, Helen and Peter, and their families.

The Honourable John Alexander Jerrard passed away in May, aged 73 years.

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TSS Speech and Variety Club Coordinator, Mr John Wallace, remembers Oliver as a very keen member of the TSS Speech and Variety Club from Year 8 through to his graduation in Year 12. Oliver was active in many areas including speech and drama; cadets; cross country; track and field; and football. While at TSS, Oliver, as House Sacristan, wrote in the Thorold Boarding Bulletin (abridged): “Hello, my name is Oliver Martin and I have been at TSS since grade seven. I moved into Thorold in grade eight and have watched Thorold change a great deal over the years. Spirit and culture is the most important part of the House and this year we feel like Thorold House is leading all other Houses in spirit and culture by a mile. Walking into Thorold one can tell that all the boys are happy to be here and proud of our House. We currently sit fourth place in the House Shield and our next event is House Cross Country. All the boys have been waking up for running training on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Mr Fennell has been helping us refine our sessions and the boys are loving it. There are good things happening in our House as we try to set a positive standard for others to follow. I’m looking forward to seeing how good Thorold can be this year.”

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Family and friends attended Jim’s Funeral Service at All Saints Anglican Church in Chermside, and his family requested that instead of flowers, donations be made to their Parish pantry and for medication for those who cannot afford it.

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Renowned for his formidable legal intellect, John acted throughout his career to bring justice for Queenslanders and had a strong commitment to country people, thanks to his country upbringing. In his distinguished career, he was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in 1971 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1992. In 1998, he was appointed a Judge of the Family Court of Australia, based in Brisbane. In 2002, he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and a Judge Queensland Court of Appeal. John retired from the court in 2008. John leaves behind his wife Bronwyn and twin sons Alexander and Geoffrey, 18.

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6 November 1946 - 28 February 2021 Robert moved to Port Douglas in 2000 and commenced his own law firm, after building a legal practice in Brisbane.

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Daryl William Sherlock

Burnett Joyce

Brian Lars Jones

18 May 1937 – 16 November 2020

29 January 1947 – 18 May 2021

11 May 1932 – 24 March 2021

Daryl was a very proud Old Boy, as well as being an original Bondi lifeguard, experienced tuna poll fisherman, tugboat master and pre-eminent mariner.

Burnett boarded at The Southport School and, alongside his studies, enjoyed surfing, poetry, good mates and representing Queensland in gymnastics. He considered university but was called up for National Service, and spent 1967 to 1969 doing service in Singleton, Townsville and then Vietnam. These were formative years for discipline, tolerance and people management which were useful when he returned to Gyranda Santa Gertrudis Bulls Stud, Cracow, in Central Queensland.

Brian is remembered as a lifetime resident of Cairns and part of a family dynasty that dated back in FNQ to the 1880’s. He contributed a great deal to life, professionally, personally and on the sports field, including for his state. A humble gentleman who loved to see others happy and cared for. He will be missed by many and remembered for his example to all.

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Daryl’s love of all things maritime lead to him being quite the expert on Matthew Flinders and his charting of Australia. Daryl even named his beloved cat, Trim, after Flinders’ cat. Though unable to travel in his later years, Daryl always longed to come celebrate with The Old Boys and waited eagerly for the annual magazine. A celebration of Daryl’s life was held by the main jetty at Snug Cove in Eden, and was followed by a scattering of his ashes on Twofold Bay from the tug ‘Cooma’. Daryl was predeceased by his adored mother Isla, highly respected father Alwyn and beloved beautiful younger sister Gail. Sorely missed by all who knew him, including the Old Boy community.

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Research and innovation were a love of Burnett, and in 2006 he was awarded the RW Vincent Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Beef Industry of Australia. In 2017 Burnett and his wife Louise were jointly recognised as Modern Pioneers of the Banana Shire for their contribution to the Central Queensland beef industry and other outstanding community roles.

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Brian was husband to Avriell Jones and the son of the late Fred and Agnes Jones, also of Cairns. He was a loved older brother to Marcia and Alan and a great father to Ian, David and Alan and a grandfather.

Taking from his TSS years, Burnett held education in the highest regard, and encouraged his four children, Nikki, Hayley, Jo and Dan to step outside the agricultural industry and learn new skills.

Karl Scott ATK87

21 September 1970 – 21 June 2021 Karl entered TSS in 1978. Aside from his academics, he was Wrestling Australian Schoolboy Champion in 1983, was in the Rugby Third XV, GPS swimming team, Cadets (sergeant), Surf Lifesaving, and featured in school plays. In later life he was a member of the Northcliffe Surf Lifesaving Club. Karl was a lawyer and a well-loved and colourful character, passing away in July following a battle with cancer, with his three children Chelsea, Jude and D’Arcy by his side. Band of Brothers

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Gary Aldridge Gary Aldridge (MCK57), former Greenbank RSL sub-branch president, was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2021 Honours List for services to veterans and their families. He was presented with his medal on 5 May at Government House in Brisbane. Our warmest congratulations to Gary for his advocacy for veterans.

< Mark and Milly on their wedding day

Fiona Brett, wife of Charles Brett (MCK77) writes to update the OSA on her three proud McKinley Old Boys. Richard Brett (MCK06) is living and working in Brisbane and has just christened his beautiful daughter Elkie. Hamish Brett (MCK08) has two daughters and managers his dryland broadacre property west of Goondiwindi. Mark Brett (MCK10) is working in the livestock industry in Brisbane and was recently married in Apil.

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Update on the McKinley Bretts from Moree

Hamish and his two daughters in his crop of barley on his farm at Toobeah

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The Southport School Band of Brothers Issue 23

Articles inside

Obituaries

Catch Ups

Where Are They Now?

Calling the Country Home

President’s Report

Working With St Hilda’s For Social Justice

The Learning Journey at TSS

P&F Report 2021

New Arrivals for Preschool Families

Playground Leaders

Teamwork. Scholarship. Service

2019/20 Financial Year

Annand Theatre From Humble Beginnings

The Lost Sheep

Football 2021

Swimming Wrap Up 2021

Tennis Wrap Up 2021

Rowing Report 2021

Cricket - Bowled Over

The Charter to Success

Celebrating the Life of Tom Atkinson

Retirement is Not Really Goodbye

Spotlight on Greg Wain

Breathing Life Into the Summit

Social Media Wall

Raising the Roof

A Finale to Remember

Model United Nations

Senior Drama – Columbinus

Homeward Stuck

What’s New in ATD?

Designing Outdoor Learning

Fundraising for Medical Research

Bridging the Gap