Meliora Sequamur Summer 2013/2014

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BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL | COMMUNITY MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2013

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Front cover: The new Headmaster of Brighton Grammar School, Ross Featherston, commenced 1 January 2014.

Editor and Feature writer: Natalie van Wetering Key Contributors: Pauline Anthony, Amelia Barrow, Andrew Biggin, Sally Clapp, Tim Marshall, John Phillips, Peter Toms, Ross Featherston, Raelene Plozza, David Willcock and Michelle Wilson.

Photography: Andrew Biggin, Mark Chew, Maggie Lynch, John Phillips, Natalie van Wetering, Michelle Wilson and the BGS archives.

Designed by: Michelle Wilson Printed by: Adams Print Registered by Australia Post: 100001167

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New Headmaster begins There was great excitement and positive feedback in July with the announcement Ross Featherston had been appointed the new Headmaster of Brighton Grammar School from 2014.

Ross came to Brighton Grammar at the beginning of 2012 to be Head of Senior School with strong educational credentials and with endorsement as a leader of the future from the Principals of the APS schools where he had worked.

Ross was at Geelong Grammar School immediately before joining us and, while at Geelong he had a wide range of leadership roles in teaching and learning and pastoral care, including Director of the International Baccalaureate Program, Head of Humanities and Head of History, as well as senior rowing coach and assistant coach of the First XVIII. Ross also excelled in leadership and teaching and learning roles before then at Carey Grammar School.

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As Ian Paroissien, BGS Chairman wrote in his letter of announcement to parents: “Ross has demonstrated in his current role, an understanding of and ability to relate to boys, strong communication skills and engagement with parents and staff and a clear strategy for enhancing the cultural and academic performance of the Senior School. He has the skills that we need to deliver our vision and strategy for the boys of Brighton Grammar.”

Since his appointment, Ross has led significant work on refining and refocussing the School’s strategic plan as illustrated to the right.

Going forward, Brighton Grammar School is about just two things: • Teaching our boys to become successful men.

• Equipping our boys with the skills necessary to flourish in the 21st Century.

The core difference is that within three years, research into how boys learn will underpin everything we do. It will influence the direction of teacher professional development and teaching practice, and it will help to shape facility development which will lead to better outcomes for boys.

Introducing The Crowther@BGS The work of The Crowther has been going on for a long time – without many in the community even realising it. The Crowther is powered by the combined intellectual property of 133 years of teaching boys. Through The Crowther, we are formalising what has gone

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The knowledge of The Crowther@BGS will be known as Crowther Th!nking.

The Crowther will access current research on teaching boys and put it in the hands of our teachers. Staff will be expected to generate and share their own research and work collaboratively with other leaders in boys’ education worldwide.

Such a single focus allows the opportunity to start 2014 with significant momentum.

The Crowther is bigger than just a few staff; it is dynamic, it is timeless, it is evolving; it is the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of what we do at BGS. In essence, The Crowther is all about the art and science of teaching boys.

More regarding the implementation of this new strategy will emerge throughout 2014 and there can be no doubt that with record enrolments, a new Middle School, a new Headmaster and a clear vision for the future, Brighton Grammar School is ready to work toward being a global authority on teaching boys.

Three Cornered Partnership

Enablement The environment we create and the technology we harness, especially to meet the learning needs of boys.

Understanding the role and expectations of each partner – boys, teachers, parents – in ensuring each boy is the best he can be.

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Innovation & Learning Our focus is to understand how boys learn best in the 21st century and to deliver an innovative and relevant curriculum to meet those needs.

The Crowther@BGS will provide the underlying authority in support of our School’s strategy by generating and publishing knowledge regarding the art and science of teaching boys.

We welcome a new Head of Senior School Ray Swann B.A., Dip. Ed., M. Ed., has been appointed Head of Senior School starting in January 2014. Ray was the Teaching and Learning Coordinator and Chair of the Data Performance Team at Yarra Valley Grammar School. Prior to Yarra Valley, Ray was Director of Community Connections at Toorak College, and before that the Performing Arts Coordinator at Xavier College.

Ray teaches Drama, Theatre Studies and English. He has completed a Masters of Arts and is currently undertaking his PhD.

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Ray is married with two children, one boy and one girl.

Personal growth and wellbeing programs and experiences designed to develop the social and emotional intelligence aspect of boys.

Growth & Wellbeing

He has a broad range of experience in student and staff leadership, and will be a great addition to our leadership team.

When asked if he had any quirky interests Ray shared “when time permits, I enjoy replaying famous old chess games!” No doubt Ray will be pleased to learn that BGS is big on chess!

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Community: how does service enhance learning?

As an Anglican school, service to others is in the DNA of BGS. It is part and parcel of what we do. Service is essential to BGS because it leads to growth. Service invites us to redirect our gaze away from ourselves, even if only briefly, away from our own interests and desires. This in turn helps us expand our world view.

That is why there are multiple opportunities for boys from Prep to Year 12 to be involved with serving others.

Sea Change is making a difference As part of their ‘community’ experience, some Year 9 Sea Change boys visited Queenscliff Primary School to offer their support.

Lachlan Collie Year 9, with his graduate, Margaret Fillmore.

Students become the teachers Teaching Senior Citizens at Mayflower how to use an iPad has been a great community service activity enjoyed by some boys from Years 8 and 9.

Over several weeks, our patient boys have gently and sensitively worked with the seniors gradually building confidence and expertise culminating with a ‘graduation’ celebration.

Maybe the boys will have some new ‘friends’ to add to their Facebook!

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te: “We are writing to thank you for the service work we rec community en by a group of Year tly had done at our school 9 boys who were on Queenscliff. camp at The work consisted of two solid hours work in our grou of manual nds, mulch, moving bra shovelling and spreading nches, weeding an cleaning. d pressure We have beautifu l grounds overlook ing Swan Bay but as a very sm all school, with on ly 6 students (not an error!), it was a wonderful boost to have so many extra ha nds to help and the results were amazing!”

Getting their ‘Fareshare’ Last week, after finishing their end of year exams, a bunch of Year 10 boys spent two days at Fareshare in Abbotsford cooking for the disadvantaged of Melbourne.

The ingredients came from surplus food that would otherwise go to landfill which was donated by supermarkets, growers and other businesses.

The boys made about 1200 quiches and 1100 sausage rolls over two mornings having a great time in the process!

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Relay for Life On Saturday 12 October, a group of nine Year 6 boys entered a BGS team into the Murrumbeena Relay for Life. The Relay for Life raises money for Cancer Research and involves teams running or walking around a track for 24 hours.

The team of 13 boys set themselves the goal of running the entire time with no walking breaks at all and they did an amazing job of meeting their target. Running a total of 649 laps, 260 kilometres in total, the boys ran with determination throughout the night and were particularly challenged by the rain that arrived early on Sunday morning.

The boys were well supported by their parents and Junior School staff who assisted the boys throughout the night. The Bramley family, in particular, helped their son Laine in coordinating the event and spent the entire 24 hours supporting the boys.

Boys make toys for play therapy Boys in the Middle School undertook an interesting and practical unit of work in the arts subject, Creative Design and Technology. It started when Paula Matthews, a play therapist at the Monash Children’s Hospital addressed assembly, discussing her work and what was required.

Having heard the ‘brief’ of what the ill children in hospital needed, the boys then made toys while at the same time learning basic woodcraft skills – cutting, gluing and assembly.

Their goal to raise $1,000 in sponsorship was well exceeded with a total of over $3,000.

Raelene Plozza with Oscar Lewis, Oscar O’Brien & Charlie Moore.

“Sitting through the night with these amazingly motivated boys and watching them fight through fatigue, sore legs and tired muscles to achieve such a worthwhile goal has to be one of my all time teacher highlights.”

Raelene Plozza, Year 6 Teacher

Play Therapy is used to normalise a child’s stay at the hospital, and distract them from medical procedures. It is a ‘sanctuary’ for children during their stay at the hospital.

In November, a representative group from BGS visited Monash Children’s Hospital to deliver toys. To make the experience even more relevant and meaningful, the boys learned even more about Play Therapy and actually shared their emotions on calico dolls, just as many children in the hospital would do during their stay. They toured the facilities with Paula, who shared some personal stories about her experiences with patients.

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Let them work it out on their own!

Overall winner, Alex Adams, being presented the trophy by Warren Zhang, iDesign winner 2011.

Raelene Plozza, Year 6 Teacher.

Junior School Professional Learning Team Coordinator – Delivery of Curriculum In many obvious ways, boys develop independence naturally, as they step out of the family environment to attend school and move onwards towards adulthood. As teachers, we attempt to foster this growth in independence in many ways, however, with so much to fit into the curriculum and so many time constraints, I’m sure at times we all fall into the trap of helping the boys along their way a little too much!

Psychologist Jim Taylor describes boys who are independent as intrinsically motivated, having had the opportunity to explore achievement activities of their own choosing.

Their relationships are collaborative, where their ideas and wishes are solicited and considered, rather than controlled. They are good decision makers because they have been allowed to consider options and make their own decisions, with the support and guidance of their parents or teachers.

On the other hand, he describes boys who have not learnt to be independent as being dependent on others to provide them with incentive to achieve; dependent on others for happiness; and poor decision makers because their parents or teachers hold the belief that they always know what is best, and make decisions without soliciting their child’s wishes.

With this research in mind, I have observed with interest the learning that occurs when we step back from the boys’ learning and allow them to make mistakes, solve problems and collaborate. The Year 6 Billycart Unit is one where we as teachers know that the best learning will occur when boys make mistakes.

Armed with crucial knowledge such as Isaac Newton’s Law of Motion and extensive safety training regarding the use of timber and tools,

the boys set about building a billycart from the planning stage through to the big race - all with very little interference from their teachers.

I recently asked the boys in my class to write reflections on their Billycart Journey and there was a common theme in their reflections.

Generally they loved being left to work things out on their own.

“The best thing about the Billycart unit is working things out on your own, the teachers don’t help by telling you what to do.”

“We get to solve problems in our groups and we are allowed to make mistakes. We problem solve to find a better solution.”

“It’s like the teachers don’t mind if we get it all wrong.”

Some Year 6 boys approached me earlier this semester with the idea to enter a team into the Relay for Life, a fundraising event for cancer research. Peter Tellefson was supportive but keen for the boys to really own their idea. Instead of this being a teacher led, school event, the boys were encouraged to coordinate their involvement themselves.

I must admit, I was tempted to step in and ‘help’ when I found the boys wanting reassurance and ideas but by forcing them to work through things as a group independently, the rewards were far greater for the boys. This dependence on our feedback is a learned behaviour, and it was amazing to see the growth in independence when we gently denied them this crutch.

The success of the event was overwhelming.

As staff, we supported the boys by attending the relay and encouraging their participation.

The boys raised a significant amount of money for charity and pushed themselves to their

limits to complete the 24 hour relay with only 13 boys running the entire time.

I would suggest that activities such as these play a more significant role in preparing the boys in their journey to manhood than we realise. As Jim Taylor suggests, it is our fear that the boys will fail, and their reliance on the fact that we always know best that takes away their independence.

To help you with ideas I have put together a list of independence building activities that your son might like to choose to do on the weekend or in the holidays.

• Visit places like Scienceworks where boys can direct their tour according to their own interests.

• Pull apart an old computer, an old camera, an old television.

• Plan a family outing, a meal, a night’s entertainment on their own.

• Choose their own clothes to wear each day.

• Rearrange their bedroom.

• Complete a transaction to purchase items when shopping.

• Choose gifts for siblings for birthdays.

• Bake a cake.

• Plant their own veggies.

• Take photos at a family event.

• Choose your own adventure.

iDesign Last October, Year 8 boys once again left everyone in awe with the quality and diversity of their projects at the iDesign presentation night.

In just three short years, iDesign has become a signature activity of the BGS experience.

Each of the 150 boys developed over several months, under the guidance of a mentor, a project under one of three categories sustainability, innovation, or creativity. Mentors included family members, adult friends and people with professional expertise in a particular area.

“The ingenuity and calibre of the projects, as well as the presentation skills of the boys, defies belief coming from Year 8 students. I woke up this morning even more inspired to do something great today.”

Christopher Ride, Managing Director Interactive and Competition Judge.

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How donors are making a difference BGS has enjoyed a record year of philanthropic support with more than $960,000 donated to the School by the community.

These gifts were donated by various means including parents who support the voluntary contribution to the Building fund with each fee instalment, major gifts, donations made in the Headmaster’s honour in the 2013 annual giving campaign, sponsorship and bequests.

community during recent years. This generosity will mean BGS will be able to move on to major works creating some innovative flexible learning spaces in the Senior School in 2014.

100% of donations made to BGS are directed to funds kept separate from the operational accounts of the School meaning no dollar is wasted.

Two generous gifts have allowed us to include a couple of very special features in the new Middle School, namely an impressive video wall in the Nexus and a massive marine tank in the science area replicating marine life in Port Phillip Bay.

We are delighted that a significant amount of the total cost of the new Middle School has been donated by benefactors in our

Other donors have preferred to support various scholarship funds. This is important because such funds support both boys who

have exceptional academic talent and other talented boys who wouldn’t normally afford a Brighton Grammar education.

Teachers have also benefited from donor support with grants allocated for interstate and overseas professional learning. This directly benefits all boys in the School by enhancing teacher practice.

Our sponsor program is the envy of schools all around Australia. Currently we have 20 companies who are major sponsors of BGS, adding not only valuable funds and in-kind support, but also hands-on learning

experiences for the boys – experiences they simply wouldn’t have otherwise.

We recognise, some donors give $25, some $100 and others $100,000. Every gift is important to us, no matter how large or small.

It all helps with advancing BGS forward. Many thanks to the hundreds of donors listed on the following pages.

If you would like to learn more about how you can make a difference, then please contact John Phillips in the Development Office on (03) 8591 2280.

The interior of the new Middle School.

Old Boys, Peter and John Hay, standing on the tennis court that will be named in honour of their mother, Pamela Hay.

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The exterior of the new Middle School.

M E L I O R A S E QUA M U R | BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Jack Belcher, competition winner.

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The rules of the competition were quite simple. All that was required to enter was for interested boys to submit drawings of their favourite Lexus vehicle. The Lexus of Brighton staff had quite a time picking the final five winners from an amazing array of entries, but after much deliberation the winners were announced.

Congratulations to Cade Segar, Lachlan Molloy, Jack Belcher. Louis Butler and Jenson Galvin.

These boys won some great prizes including the opportunity to feature in a professional photo shoot for Lexus of Brighton!

A strength of the BGS sponsor program is the way in which so many sponsors actively create educational opportunities for the boys – particular thanks, on this occasion, to Lexus of Brighton.

Our recently established Chairman’s Circle celebrates those very special benefactors who, in recent times, have donated $50,000 or more to the BGS Building Fund.

As membership of the Chairman’s Circle has grown, the Chairman of School Council, Ian Paroissien (OB 69), decided to host his first Chairman’s Circle Dinner. This was held in October and gave Ian the opportunity to personally thank those who have joined him in supporting the School at a significant level.

Nuline celebrates a decade of giving

The School is particularly grateful to the members of our Chairman’s Circle for their advocacy and financial support of Brighton Grammar School. Donations at this level certainly accelerate the pace at which our visionary plans can be realised.

The 2013 donation of $10,000 from our School bus provider, Nuline Charter, marks a decade of giving – adding up to an amazing $87,000!

Further information regarding the Chairman’s Circle can be obtained by contacting John Phillips, Director of Special Projects and Community Engagement, on (03) 8591 2280.

The company owners, Old Boy Andrew Czarnecki, who left school in 1985 with the sole ambition of wanting to drive a bus, and Geoff Vickers, met with the Headmaster for morning tea earlier in the year to present the donation. Nuline Charter was established in 1998 by Andrew and Geoff and has grown to be one of Melbourne’s largest and most respected charter only bus companies.

Ian Paroissien, Chairman of Council.

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Recognising our donors in 2013 Our current students benefit from the generosity of past generations of Old Boys, Past Parents, Staff and members of the wider School Community, as students of the future will benefit from the philanthropic support of today’s BGS Community.

Thank you also to our donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Donors Abramovich, Mark & Adele Acheson, Peter & Cherie Adams, Gareth & Jo Adams, Geoffrey & Amanda Adams, Roger & Lorraine Agarwal, Dinesh & Manju Ager, Stephen Ahn, Bong & Hee Sook Ahrbeck, Gregory Ahrbeck, Joanne Ahrens, Hauke & Susanne Akinci, Ismail & Christiana Alesi, Joseph & Angela Andrews, Christopher Annal, Darren & Maria Graetsch Antal, Sandor & Gina Apak, Stephen & Sue Armstrong, Michael Ashman, David & Vanessa Athanasakos, Proko & Amanda Augustini, Julian & Kristine (‘87) Austin, Craig & Fiona Avis, Mark & Lisa Ayers, Kenneth & Leanne Azzaro, Luciano & Jane Ballis, Scott (‘83) Balmer, Tim & Anita Banfield, Kevin & Amanda Barden, Geoffrey & Fiona (‘84) Barnes, Jeffrey & Jane Barreto, Alex & Maura Barry, John & Kimberly (‘78) Barry, Richard Barry, Russell & Janelle Bartlett, Dick & Katrina Bartlett, Sam & Katy Bassat, Andrew (‘83) Baylis, Andrew Beck, Andrew (‘78) Beck, Nicholas & Jo-ann (‘91) Begg, Jim (‘58)

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Belcher, James & Tracy

Chen, Yan & Hao Sun

Dickson, Ian & Lisa Dwyer

Freeman, David & Alix Mikesell

Harland, Sarah

James, Forbes & Margaret

Langan, Kate

Bellmaine, Drewe (‘72)

Chen, Yifeng & Jinqing Ma

Dickson, John & Fiona

Freeman, Jamie

Harris, Jodi

James, Tim & Susan

Langan, Peter & Kate

Bennett, Mark & Natalie

Chen, Yuqiang & Hua Li

Dijlistra, Peter & Margaretha Themmen

Fujiwara, Akihito & Keiko

Harris, Phillip (‘60)

Janisiow, Adam & Anna

Langdon, Timothy

Betts, Leigh & Di

Cheng, Jay & Shelley Zhang

Disney, Graeme OAM (‘51)

Fukuaka, Kane & Mikoko

Harrison, Peter (‘72)

Jarick, Brett & Rachel

Lawson, Guy & Janine Hannaford

Beycher, Yakov & Oksana

Cheng, Ming & Ngan Heng

Donaldson, Noel

Furey, Peter & Jenny

Heath, Ian & Jacqueline

Jeffery, Mark & Elizabeth

Le Couteur, Paul & Monica

Bhatnagar, Saurabh & Sheetal

Chien, Shieh-Yi & Yi-Hung Lei

Dong, Zheng Lu & Qiao Pi

Galinas, John & Dianne Noulikas

Heeney, Andrew & Angela

Ji, Kevin & Bonny Yang

Le Grand, Shaun & Kathryn Hart-Smith

Binks, Peter (‘88)

Chilcott, Glenn & Michelle

Downs, Jamie & Jo

Galvin, Richard & Michelle

Henley, Paul & Jessica Greenwell (‘87)

Jiang, Liming & Grace & Guan

Le Grice, Tom & Louise

Bird, Stephen & Christin

Childs, Brendan & Stacie Childs

Draheim, Matthew & Lisa

Gedge, Geoff & Sarah Adam-Gedge

Hickey, Chris & Mandy Bird-Hickey

Jiang, Lin & Hong Qian

Lee, Chul-Wo & Julie Shin

Bishop, Jonathan & Dianne

Chiodo, John

Drake, Martin & Julie

Gehrig, Fraser & Tayna Neville

Higginson, Stephen & Alison

Jiang, Peter & Liya Guan

Lee, Jim & Olivia

Bladen, David & Sharon Heath

Christeas, Jim & Tina Strebas

Du, John & Cindy Yu

Gerrard, Gerry & Dimy

Hill, Alistair & Margaret

Jiang, Youyi & Weifang Chen

Lee, Tony & Irene

Blatt, Steve (‘72)

Cinque, Tony & Lisa

Duan, Kevin & Melody Liang

Gibney, Bill & Triecia (‘74)

Hipwell, Gregory & Trina

Jin, Li & LianHong Chen

Lees, Richard & Annette

Bourke, Colin & Imelda

Clapp, Chris & Sally

Durham, Geoffrey & Selena

Gibson, Charles & Genevieve

Hirasedo, Motoi & Victoria Ding

Jing, Renfu & Any Tang

Lewis, Elliott & Nicole

Braddon, John & Kathy

Clark, Geoffrey & Maki

Durkin, Stephen & Deborah Rattray

Gibson, Marc & Elizabeth West

Hiscock, Damien

Johnson, David & Sandy (‘79)

Lewis, Preston & Cari

Brighton, Kate

Clements, David

Eden, Wells & Marjorie (‘47)

Gill, Brendan & Jacquie

Hoar, Tony & Sharon (‘83)

Johnson, Don & Margo

Li, Peter & Jin Cai

Brooks, George & Julie-Ann

Colaci, Pino & Karen

Edgecombe, Timothy

Gillies, Rowan & Katy

Hodges, Rohan & Anna

Johnson, Sandy (‘63)

Li, Yan & Lilian Ye

Broome, Jonathon (‘81)

Cole, Peter & Bronwyn

Ellich, Stephen & Sandra

Gilligan, George & Mitzi

Hollis, Craig & Georgia

Jones, Adrian & Karine

Li, Yo Yo

Brown, Nathan & Emma

Cole, Rowan & Janine Mitchell

Ellis, Phil (‘60)

Gilmour, David & Sue

Hooy, Mark & Karen

Jones, Belinda

Liang, Huang & Cathy He

Bryan, Dean & Jackie

Coleman, Darren & Virginia

Emery, Adrian & Jane

Glasson, Michael (‘69)

Hor, Mun Bong & Ai-Peng

Jones, Gary & Jennifer (‘72)

Liang, Wei & Hui Wang

Bryant, Ines

Collie, Robert & Jenny

England, Sandra

Gnauck, Derek & Alison Terry

Horsey, Greg (‘83)

Jones, Simon (‘83)

Liddell, Andrew & Maryanne (‘88)

Brydon, Carolyn

Comport, Brian (‘59)

Evans, Ben & Paula

Goddard, Colin

Horth, Geoff

Jones, Stephen & Georgina Grigoriou (‘71)

Liddle, David & Kathryn Murdoch

Bunn, David & Simone

Cook, Gina

Evans, Cheryl

Gong, Greg & Omega Pott

Horton, Noelene

Judah, Mark & Debora

Liddle, David & Kim Jachno

Burchill, Margaret

Cooray, Ralph & Samantha

Evans, Tony (‘71)

Goodger, Darran & Terry

Horvat, George & Teri

Kalitzki, Nicole

Lineham, Julian & Irene

Burnell, Andrew

Costin, Pam

Evans-Greenwood, Peter & Amanda

Goss, Nathan & Kate

Horwood, Peter (‘62)

Kauiers, Lee & Madeline Philip

Link, John (‘53)

Burt, Roland

Court, Tessa

Exler, Leon

Gotze, David & Evi

Howe, Tony & Amanda

Keats, Steven & Leanne

Lipovetsky, Max & Rho

Burvill, Stuart & Jacqueline

Coverdale, Brian

Fabri, Noel & Colleen

Graham, Andrew & Jenny

Howell, Mark (‘93)

Kellaway, Peter (‘55)

Liu, Shelly & Shelly Yu

Buscombe, Rick & Emma

Crennan, Daniel & Laura

Fairchild, Stephen & Sandra

Graham, Angus (‘08)

Howie, Ian

Kelly, Phillip & Tricia

Liu, Sze Wai & Jess Chan

Butler, Jennifer

Crewdson, David & Christine (‘95)

Farrell, Jed & Amanda

Graves, Jonathan & Claire (‘84)

Hua, Tao & Jane Zhou

Kelly, Tim & Lindy

Liu, Wei & Ping Yu

Calcatjicos, Arthur & Kim

Crocker, Darren & Marcia

Farrell, Sean & Ana

Gray, Jason & Caroline

Hudghton, Max & Anya

Kennelly, Brendan & Dot

Lohan, Paul & Susanna

Cameron, Don (‘51)

Dai, Qiang & Wei Wen Sheng

Farrow, Ian & Annie

Gray, Roger & Kerrie Haughton

Hughes, Christopher & Louise

Kerr, Andrew (‘68)

Long, Michael (‘93)

Cantwell, Peter & Joanna

Dalal, Gillad & Tara Stewart

Felicetti, Peter & Anita

Gregory, Cameron & Susie

Humphreys, Huw & Miranda

Khan, Saleem

Longmire, David & Fiona

Carli, Marcus & Gaye

Dang, Dan & Sue Tran

Fernald, Rodney (‘53)

Grummitt, Neil & Mavis (‘54)

Hurd, Tony & Jodi

King, John (‘52)

Lorenz, Michael & Rose

Carne, Ignasi & Carmen De Godo

Dang, Ton & Yumeng Liu

Fernando, Sarath & Devika

Guillot, Luca & Ilaria

Hutchins, Wayne & Jane

Konidaris, Stan & Mary

Lu, Wei & Cindy Shen

Cassidy, Colin & Jan

Darby, Peter (‘51) ^

Fernando, Shyama & Rohith

Guo, Yunlei & Yumei Chen

Hutchison, Adam & Caroline (‘95)

Kononchuk, Andrey & Olga

Lu, Zhentong & Quiping Chen

Catalano, Shara

D’Arcy, Brian & Kim

Kurukulasuriya

Haddon, Matt & Rachael

Hutson, Malcolm

Konstas, George

Luxton, Barry (‘53)

Catt, Matthew & Vanessa

Davies, Peter & Carolyn

Fieidling, Rohan & Tania

Haikerwal, Deepak & Ansali (‘82)

Ianuali, Pat & Emily

Kosenda, Ruben & Maya Santoso

Lynch, Frank

Chand, Kelvin & Julia

Dawes, Scott & Liz

Field, David & Vanessa

Hamilton, Eammon & Flora

Ilhan, Patricia

Kouskouris, Con & Riki

Lynch, Simon (‘93)

Chang, Liang & Wenmei Zhu

De Worsop, James & Karen

Finlayson, Jake & Tania

Hamilton, Ian & Margaret

Inagaki, Toshihiro & Kyoko

Krayz, Garry & Irina

Ma, Jun & Yize Man

Chantzos, Tony & Patty

Delagnes, Serge & Marina

Fisher, Michael & Tracy

Hancox, Scott & Monique

Ingram, Terry & Susan

Krok, Eugene & Melissa

MacGregor, Dawn

Chapman, Ian & Michelle

Delic, Simon & Suzi Bilosh

Fitzgerald, Andrew & Penelope

Hankinson, Roger (‘50)

Irwin, Robert & Debbi

Kulesza, Aleksander & Anette

MacSweeney, Donal & Megan

Charlton, Jamie & Kath

Deller, Simon & Christiane

Fitzgerald, Andrew & Rhonda

Hanna, Mil & Megan

Isaacson, Peter AM DFC AFC DFM (‘37)

Kuzilny, Michael & Aleta

Maher, Steve & Carly

Chen, Shi Wei & Sui Sheng Lao

Demaine, Peter (‘40)

Flavell, Mark & Susan (‘79)

Hansen, David & Penelope (‘76)

Jackson, Morgan (‘93)

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Sea Change sees change!

The Year 9 Sea Change program saw the addition of a new experience enabling 13 boys and three staff to head to Cape York spending a week with the indigenous community of Kowanyama.

After flying into Cairns it was straight onto the 16 seater bus with Pete, our guide for the week for the three hour drive to Emu Creek Cattle Station for an overnight stay. Here the boys had their only swim for the week because any water further west was ‘freshwater croc territory’.

After another eight hours’ driving the next day, we arrived in Kowanyama and were introduced to one of the High School teachers ‘Sir Nate’ who gave us an understanding of what life in Kowanyama was like, and what to expect.

This is a remote community of about 1,000 people, where alcohol is forbidden and one of the greatest challenges is getting the kids to attend school – as many don’t see the value of a formal education. Most of the time there were 15 students from Years 8, 9 and 10 at school but really there should have been 30.

introduced to many local plants by guides Viv and Priscilla, who showed us how the indigenous people use them for cooking and hunting and in artistic and medicinal ways.

It seemed one plant could be used for 100 purposes! Even ‘lollies’ came from nature with the boys being shown how the locals bruise a tree, which then oozes sap and a couple of weeks later they return to collect the sweet sap for eating.

The trip was a great insight into the vastness of our country, the enormous contrast in the way people live and yet at the same time, the similarities.

The following morning we were introduced to the school community at their whole school assembly, which was followed by some ‘ice breaker’ games with the Year 8 -10 students.

Before too long our boys joined in touch rugby with the local boys and girls.

Lots of time was spent with the school students during the week. Activities ranged from playing basketball, dodge ball and touch rugby, to spending time in class and the bush, helping with maths and making traditional spears. We also assisted the primary students for one afternoon with reading, writing and Physical Education classes. It was quite confronting for some of our boys to see firsthand just how low the literacy levels were of children their own age.

We spent one night at Topsy Creek and were

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Year 6 boys with their Milikapiti friends.

John Paterson being face painted.

Cultural exchange grows from strength to strength Now in its fourth year, the Year 6 exchange with Milikapiti, a remote indigenous community on the northern coast of Melville Island, 100km by air from Darwin, continues to grow.

Each year eight boys and two staff spend a week in the Milikapiti School and later in the year six children from Milikapiti spend a week at BGS and Firbank Grammar School.

The aim of the program is to foster a greater awareness and empathy for different cultures; to share our passion for life-long learning; and to provide a service to the teachers and wider community of Milikapiti School. This year, Junior School Librarian, Pauline Anthony and Junior School Director of Music, Jared Furtado accompanied the group. Pauline and Jarred worked with staff from the school taking lessons and working on the schools’ resources.

In their roles as ‘teacher aides’, assisting the class teachers of Milikapiti School, the BGS boys viewed the learning process from a very different perspective. Their communication skills were greatly enhanced as they worked alongside the Milikapiti students. They were surprised at the low literacy and numeracy levels of similarly-aged children.

At other times the Milikapiti students were able to ‘teach’ our boys about the Tiwi culture, how to fish and crab and the BGS boys were treated to water hole swims, fishing expeditions, crabbing and all about eating many of the local delicacies.

Soccer APS Premiership!

After an eight year drought, our First XI Soccer boys, Captained by John Maclean, did us proud bringing home the APS Premiership Cup after an amazing undefeated season.

Congratulations to the boys, coach Jaroslav Dedic, the Team Manager Gary McPhee and our Director of Sport (who was also Teacher in Charge of Soccer) Luke Stewart.

BGS United - Friends of Soccer If you are interested in becoming a member of the newly launched ‘Friends of Soccer’, please contact Luke Stewart, Director of Sport on (03) 8591 2259 for membership details.

All welcome!

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Boys, Bugs and Birds The inaugural ELC Art Show, “Boys, Bugs and Birds”, explored both 2D and 3D artwork from all the ELC classes.

To help the boys understand the concept of a gallery, the 4 Year Old boys took a trip to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). The high level of excitement in the bus was overtaken by a sense of awe and wonder when the boys stepped inside the NGV. The enormity of building, the sights and sounds they encountered, all contributed to an incredible learning experience. We were so proud when so many of the NGV staff commented on how well-behaved, polite, creative and insightful our boys were.

Every learning opportunity in the ELC allows for discussion, hands-on research, questioning and lots of experimentation. We are continually engaged in active learning and aim to teach the boys that creating, evaluating, modifying or just starting again, are all valuable parts of the artistic process.

“Our ‘Feedback Wall’ allowed for comments and we received many words of praise. One that particularly moved us was from the brother of one of our ELC boys who simply wrote: I am in awe of you.”

Claire Clarke, Specialist Teacher ELC

The ELC Art Show included small and intricate pieces as well as collaborative installations that promote teamwork, problem solving and a strong sense of shared achievement. It was only when all the work came together to create the ELC Art Show that we were all able to fully appreciate how incredible the artwork truly was.

Over two nights in September, the ELC boys escorted their families around the centre, proudly exhibiting their work. Parents, grandparents and siblings were speechless as they admired the artwork produced by our youngest BGS boys.

SOLD OUT!!!

‘Una Festa di Musica’, the combined Brighton Grammar and Firbank Grammar Schools’ Concert, held at the internationally renowned Melbourne Recital Centre in August, was a triumph!

Such was the anticipation for this event, not only was it a sell out, but we had a waiting list with ‘standing room only’ in the foyer as many people watched on the in-house screens.

Not many of us will ever have the opportunity to perform on stage at a venue such as this, but our boys can say that they have. Some might not fully appreciate what a privilege it was, but surely one day they will.

The 400 plus performers ranged from 8 to 18, demonstrating the enormous talent and real sense of team spirit – everyone playing their part to make beautiful music.

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No one in attendance will forget the wonderful combination of our Combined Senior Orchestra and the three voice soloists: Annabel Ellis, Olivia Fildes and Jessica Yates as they showcased ‘Chicago’. The program included accomplished Choirs, Bands and String Orchestras as well as the Junior Ensembles who are at the beginning of their musical journey performing a wonderful array of classical, jazz and modern renditions.

A combined event such as this generates real enthusiasm amongst the boys – even rehearsals take on a new light as they work with the Firbank girls to “bring it all together” in pursuit of cooperation and fun!

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road…

The Year 6 BGS and Firbank Grammar production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ was really outstanding!

It was a wonderful night’s entertainment.

The strong singing, enthusiastic dancing, colourful costumes, delightful sets and props were enjoyed by full-house audiences on both nights.

The lead roles (pictured below from left), were played by Mitchell Cole, Ben Warrell, Sarah Bowers, Charlie Moore and Samuel Wilson.

Bugsy Malone Gangsters, dancing girls and great songs!

These were all part of the 2013 Middle School production staged at BGS in August and directed by BGS teacher, Ross Vernon. The male lead roles were beautifully played by Mattieu Speirs, Steven Alesi, Alex Adams and Michael Gotze.

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“Ciaran and I had a great time and felt it was a big success. A real credit to the whole BGS team and just another example of what, in my opinion, makes it such a special place.”

Steve, BGS Father

Year 8 Father/Son Getaway Following two years of inclement weather, it was a case of third time lucky, as brilliant Peninsula sunshine greeted all 155 fathers and sons upon arriving at Portsea.

The gamble to organise a Saturday program heavily reliant on outdoor activities paid off as fathers and sons revelled in canoeing on Port Phillip Bay or cycling around the picturesque Point Nepean National Park and the old Army barracks. The physicality of these activities was balanced with the ever-popular ‘Me & You’ theory session and a light-hearted rendition of ‘Portsea Amazing Race’.

The final session of the afternoon, known as ‘Boys’ Choice’, was organised on behalf of the fathers and designed to have each son enjoying an activity with their father that they may not always get time to do during their ever-busy weekends.

“I’ve just spent 30 mins listening to 2 rather excited boys (one big, one small, actually both big!) recounting the weekend’s events. A huge thank you to all those involved in organising it. It is something that they will both remember.”

Nicole, BGS Mother

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While some headed to Sorrento to use the tennis courts, footy oval and even lawn bowls facilities, others stayed in Portsea to enjoy a large game of soccer, a hit of cricket or just simply some time-out down the street enjoying a hot chocolate after the busy day’s program.

The Big Stick Production Company took over the Portsea Camp after dinner as minds of young and old were tested by way of trivia and other competitive games.

This competitive spirit flowed over into Sunday morning with some team building (and at times team shattering!) activities on the oval prior to a follow-up theory session that enabled fathers and sons to set some specific goals and outcomes from the weekend prior to departing back to Melbourne.

“Many thanks for your time and effort over the weekend, a very worthwhile experience getting outside the everyday environment of home, sport and homework (my biggest challenge with him!!) to spend some time with Henry.

It’s definitely made me more conscious of spending more quality 1:1 time with him.”

Andrew, BGS Father

M E L I O R A S E QUA M U R | BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL Josh Kelly, pick 2, will join Greater Western Sydney, Christian Salem, pick 9, will join Old Boys Chris Dawes (OB 06) and Jack Watts (OB 09) at Melbourne as well as Jayden Hunt, pick 57 who will also go to Melbourne. It will be great to see them both continue to don the red and blue.

AFL picks three BGS boys! WOW! Celebrations all round as not one, not two, but three Year 12 boys were picked in the AFL Draft - two in the top 10!

Clair Marshall with Year 6 students, Charlie Moore and Edmund Burt.

What is particularly exciting is that these boys are homegrown talent. Christian joined BGS in the ELC and, as well as playing for School, has played for the Hampton Rovers and Sandringham Dragons. Josh joined BGS in Year 6 and has played for East Brighton Vampires and Sandringham Dragons as well as several state representative teams. Jayden joined BGS in Year 7 and is widely regarded as a fast mid-fielder who can kick both sides.

To have two boys from one school in the top 10 is AMAZING! There are 1,500 boys from across Australia in the mix, and less than 100 picked, so these three boys should be really proud!

Change through action research Junior School Coordinator of Teaching and Learning, Clair Marshall, was one of a number of teachers to undertake an action research project in 2014.

Clair researched why boys in Prep were reluctant readers. Research from the UK had shown that if children were exposed to more letters and their corresponding sounds earlier, then they became more confident to record their thoughts and ideas on paper.

With this is mind, Clair trialled a new program using a powerful phonic teaching tool, ‘Letters and Sounds’. After just a few weeks, boys following the program had made such significant progress that the program was immediately expanded across the whole year level. As the year ended, Clair and the two prep teachers, Alison Main and Laura Hall, were so impressed with the achievements of the boys that the program will expand across the whole of lower primary in 2014.

Call for

2014

Nominations

The BGS Hall of Fame is our way to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Old Brighton Grammarians and to inspire current and future boys.

The BGS Hall of Fame was established in 2008, the centenary year of the Old Brighton Grammarians’ Society. The first induction included 27 outstanding old boys from all fields of endeavour, many of whom were deceased.

The charter of the Hall of Fame demands that further inductions occur every three years, with a maximum of 10 additional inductees Consequently in 2011, an additional 10 members were inducted at a very memorable dinner. The achievements of all of these men have been captured at the recently installed Hall of Fame exhibition in the under croft entry into the Senior School from St Andrews Street.

We are now calling for nominations for the 2014 induction that will occur in later in the year. Already a Selection Committee have been working diligently researching the achievements of various Old Boys. If you would like to self nominate, or nominate another Old Boy, please go to the BGS website and complete the online form located in the Old Boys’ section.

Please note, the nominee’s achievements must be related to life after leaving BGS. The nominee has to have achieved at the highest level in their field, be widely recognised for their achievements or demonstrated outstanding leadership in their field.

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Post-it note project Year 7 students completed another Post-it note artwork on the windows of the Graeme Simon Gallery at Rosstrevor campus.

This was a farewell piece for the Headmaster featuring his portrait along with a farewell message and the School crest.

Fiona Hardgrave and Barbara Walsh.

Anita Balmer, Brendan Savage and Andrea Hamilton.

What made it particularly special was everyone at BGS (staff and students) from the ELC to Senior School had written a message on one of the Post-it notes. The Year 7 Extension Studies students, visited all areas of the School over a number of weeks to get this massive job completed. The finished piece was a culmination of several months of planning and construction and in the process they managed to use over 6,300 Post-it notes.

Many thanks to Charlie Holmes, Assistant Brand Manager at 3M Consumer Business Group, who helped supply BGS with the bulk of Post-it notes required.

Urwin Community Farewell Michael Urwin enjoyed a number of farewell functions both within and outside the School marking his time as the seventh Headmaster of BGS. These culminated in November with a wonderful Community Farewell Function held in the Atrium and attended by more than 450 past and present Staff, Parents and Old Boys.

Three highlights really stood out – the presentation of Honorary Life Membership to the Old Brighton Grammarians’ Society, in recognition of his unwavering support of the Old Boys, the unveiling of the official portrait painted by renowned artist Robert Hannaford and the singing of ‘To Sir with Love’ by celebrity guest vocalist, Sylvie Paladino, who you may know from her regular appearances at Carols By Candlelight, and in many musical theatre productions here and overseas.

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Special Gift A gift that will be cherished by the retiring Headmaster forever.

Sylvie Paladino with the Michael Urwin.

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This special gift was a handcrafted pen turned by BGS parent, Serge Delagnes, from a branch of the Brighton Grammar oak tree!

As many in our community would know, the Headmaster looked at the oak tree from his office every day for the past 18 years.

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Maggie Lynch with Shinpel Fukagai

Tokyo reunion lunch Maggie Lynch, Coordinator of the International Parents’ Support Group, travelled to Tokyo in November for the third BGS Past Mothers’ Reunion Lunch.

This was a wonderful function which was kindly organised by Aki Iwata and Setsu Kumagai, BGS Past Mothers, and was held at the New Otani Inn located in central Tokyo.

During her visit, Maggie reconnected with over 40 families, all of whom have very fond memories of Brighton Grammar and treasure the time their sons spent at the School.

A surprise dinner, with a group of Maggie’s former students who are now studying or working in Japan, was organised by Old Boy Shinpei Fukagai (OB 05). Shinpei has agreed to be the inaugural International President of the BGS Past Students. This is an exciting development for the School which is fortunate to have an opportunity and be part of the education of so many boys from Japan.

The Court of Companions is a coterie of 137 BGS Staff, past and present, who have worked at the School for 15 years and more.

In 2013, three new members were welcomed.

Of the 137 Court of Companions members, 27 are presently on the Staff at BGS.

involvement with cross country and swimming and the family spirit of the School.

After seven years at BGS and getting married to Andrew, we took leave to teach at the Australian International School in Malaysia.

After coming back to Melbourne and having our second child, teaching beckoned again.

I began doing some part-time ESL teaching at BGS. This has since grown into teaching in the Learning Support Department in the Junior School, (including ESL) as well as ESL and English in the Middle School.

Dwi Ariantono, BGS Maintenance Team I love Brighton Grammar School: the boys, the parents and the teachers have been so welcoming. I often see Old Boys and they are always friendly and come up to me to ask about the School and the teachers. Just recently, I was pulled over by a policeman who approached me to give me a big hug – he was one of our Old Boys!

Nick Tsiavos, Double Bass Teacher

Cat Rossiter, English and ESL Teacher

There have been many highlights for me at BGS, but none more so than the many times I have seen students ‘go click!’, as they become cognisant to the elation and depth of meaning musical performance has created within them.

When I first came to BGS I taught in the Junior School. It was a great time. The boys were wonderful, I loved the teaching and I worked with some fabulous people. I loved my

This is no small thing; being able to inhabit and become adept in articulating ideas in a language as abstract as music is a truly wonderful, human achievement.

BGS is like a family to me and I hope to continue to be a part of this family for many years to come.

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OBGS contribution to the Headmaster’s portrait

My initial seven months as OBGS President have seen many highlights including serving on the School Council along with Peter Scott (OB 76), the OBGS nominee.

Premiership. The coach was Simon Williams (OB 92) who incidentally, played in the School’s last football premiership.

This great win, after a tough tussle with Old Trinity, will take OBGFC Seniors into Premier “A” Grade in 2014. This will be a new proposition for the Brighton Beach boys and I hope that many Old Boys and their families will get right behind the OBGFC in the 2014 season.

OBGS President, Roger Wilson OAM, hands a cheque for $20,000 to the School Council Chairman, Ian Paroissien (OB 69). This cheque represents the Old Brighton Grammarians’ Society contribution to the portrait of the School’s seventh Headmaster, Michael Spencer Urwin. The portrait now hangs in the Robert Sanderson Centenary Hall with the portraits of the six Headmasters who preceded him. These seven men have guided Brighton Grammar School over the past 131 years.

On behalf of all Old Boys we wish our eighth Headmaster, Ross Featherston, every success in his leadership following on from the successful 18 years under Michael Urwin.

The Class Reunions have been terrific with each being very well attended. It was a pleasure to attend the interstate reunions in Sydney and Brisbane with the Headmaster, Bequest Manager Peter Toms, Director of Community Engagement John Phillips and our Alumni Relations Manager, Andrew Biggin who has been outstanding in his organisation of the reunion program.

On the sporting field, the OBGS participate in a range of sports including cricket, athletics, soccer, rugby, rowing, lawn bowls, golf and of course, Aussie Rules football. A real highlight was the OBGFC Premier “B” Grand Final win.

Our football club, the largest of the OBGS Affiliates, has been well led by Rob Jakobi for the last four years and it is a fitting testament to his leadership that the team won the

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Old Boys who wish to receive the weekly news of the School (during term time) can receive the School’s newsletter by email. Just let Andrew Biggin know your email details: abiggin@brightongrammar.vic.edu.au.

The new Middle School opening in 2014 is an innovative fantastic facility for Year 7 and 8 boys which together with the magnificent Peter Toms Early Learning Centre and state-of-the-art Junior School, provides facilities that are second to none in any boys’ school.

The BGS “Hall of Fame” is now in place in the breezeway off St Andrews Street through the Wallman Gates and is certainly something to be proud of.

In August, there will be the third induction of Old Boys into the BGS Hall of Fame and nomination forms are available via the OBGS website – www.obgs.org.au.

Roger B Wilson OAM (OB 61) OBGS President

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✟ Vale It is with sadness that we advise the names of Old Brighton Grammarians who have passed away.

Our sincere condolences to their families.

Allen, Peter...............(OB 78)

Hall, Chris..................(OB 63)

Reilley, Brian.............(OB 56)

Cleaver, Geoff...........(OB 63)

Peirs, Hartley............(OB 59)

Rose, Graham...........(OB 50)

Collins, Edmund.......(OB 44)

Leech, Malcolm........(OB 73)

Tilton, John...............(OB 56)

Darby, Peter..............(OB 51)

Lorback, Keith..........(OB 56)

Trauer, Thomas.........(OB 62)

Entwisle DFC, Frank...(OB 34)

Marriott, Bruce..........(OB 44)

Turner, Roger............(OB 60)

Georges, James.......(OB 91)

Pattinson, Scott........(OB 74)

Zindler, Robert..........(OB 46)

Greig, Peter...............(OB 55)

Paul, Julian...............(OB 77)

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OBGS Athletics/Running Club Old Brighton has participated in the APS Old Collegians Amateur Athletic Association winter running competition in and around Melbourne for over 25 years.

Pictured: Andrew Down

Rugby Club relaunched In 1983, a group of Old Boys came together and dreamt of a club that could act as a custodian of the traditions and culture of BGS rugby which would become a mechanism for marshalling support for rugby among the Old Boy community.

Like most Old Boy groups, the OBGS Rugby Club has had its periods of strength and weakness. Without the ability to participate in a local competition, it is challenging to maintain regular contact with members.

2013, the 30th anniversary of the founding of the club, provided a wonderful opportunity for us to “rekindle the flame” and to regenerate the enthusiasm that drove those original founders.

The Club was relaunched as the Boykett, Gascoigne Scott Club, commemorating the founder of rugby at BGS, David Boykett and two of the most influential BGS rugby masters, Paddy Gascoigne and Doug Scott.

Our purpose: • to provide a forum for Old Boy rugby players to gather as a community; and

• to nurture and support rugby at Brighton Grammar School.

Our purpose is built around three simple principles: engage, empower and sustain.

• To engage the Old Boy rugby community in the activities of BGS Rugby and involve themselves as a vital and dynamic part of the OBGS community; • To empower BGS rugby through targeted support of School rugby activities; • To sustain the culture and traditions of BGS Rugby for past and future rugby players.

We will provide an annual program of events open to all interested in BGS Rugby. We encourage supporters to gather together, enjoy themselves, support the School, and at times, maybe pull on their boots!

The winter running season provides a vibrant, exciting competition for both elite runners and “weekend joggers” alike.

There are twelve runs during the season, normally Saturday afternoon. Run locations include Brighton Beach, The Tan, Albert Park, Scotch College, Yarra Bend, St Kevin’s College, Xavier’s Burke Hall, etc. Run distances vary from 4km to10kms.

The first run of the season is held early April and the last run is in September. Runners of all ages and abilities are welcome. Usually the field includes runners from under 10 to over 70. Female runners comprise up to 30% of all competitors and there are team premierships and individual awards for both men and women.

The OBGS running team welcomes anyone who is keen to run.

If you are interested, please contact: Paul Barton on paul.barton@monash.edu or Andrew Down on andrew@plastool.com.au Or go to the website: www.apsoc.net.au

Thanks to our OBGS sponsor Take a closer look at Michael’s, specialist supplier of kitchen and laundry appliances. Ask for Old Boys, Simon Williams or Michael Wood.

Call us on (03) 9592 6400 or visit our showroom 24 hours a day michaelappliancecentre.com.au

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• If money is the driver, success will be limited.

Ace Body Corporate Management today manages over 45,000 units across Australia and is responsible for managing property and assets worth over $14 billion.

• Knowledge is vital.

• Forgive and forget – allows you to move on effectively.

• Make your own luck – it’s never too late!

Stephen realised because franchising could bring in more capital, and that franchisees could be within 15 minutes travel of the properties they were managing, that this was the future.

Consequently Ace now has more than 100 franchises in Australia and 100 in Singapore.

New Zealand and Canada are being considered as future expansion areas.

Stephen’s guiding principles are: • Always put people first and success will follow.

Old Boy shares story at BGS Corporate Connections When Stephen Raff (OB 73) left BGS in Year 10, he knew school was not the place for him.

Yet he has had such an interesting and successful journey in his career which has made for an inspiring speaker at the September BGS Corporate Breakfast.

Stephen went to Echuca and worked as a farm hand where he could have easily taken the easy road simply doing his job, but it was here that Stephen’s flair as a “people person” first came to the fore. He became involved in the Young Farmers’ Organisation and then went on to set up eight youth groups to meet the obvious need for young people to have this sort of structured connection.

Stephen moved to New Zealand where he studied whilst working on a farm.

On his return to Australia, Stephen decided to complete Year 12 which he did at Melbourne

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High School and Taylors College and while studying, he supported himself by doing odd jobs, working for a fishing tackle company as a sales rep where he became aware of his innate ability as a salesman.

Stephen set his sights on the pharmaceutical industry and after many rejections, he secured a position with Sigma and within two years became the top medical rep in the company.

By working on the principle of ensuring he had the best knowledge of the products he was selling, he actually began lecturing to medical staff about the drugs his company offered.

After 20 years with Sigma Pharmaceuticals, the politics, staff turnover and lack of a ‘put people first culture’, led Stephen to setting up his own business in Body Corporate

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Leader in psychiatric research Tom Trauer (OB 62) was a passionate researcher, teacher, mentor and clinician in the fields of psychology and psychiatry.

After leaving BGS in 1962, Tom completed a psychology degree at the University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD in Group Therapy at King’s College, London and played rugby for Harlequins and cricket at London University.

From 1989, Tom worked as a senior psychologist at Mont Park and Larundel Hospital, before increasing his focus on research in the 1990s. Tom rose to become

Professorial Fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne University), and also held professional appointments with Monash and Wollongong Universities.

Tom published widely: 200 peer-reviewed articles and two books, ‘Coping with Stress’ and ‘Outcome Measurement in Mental Health, Theory and Practice’. This later became a definitive text in the field.

Sadly, Tom passed away last July after only a short illness.

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Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya

By David Willcock (OB 09)

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In late October 2013, my family and I were able to pay a visit to the slums of Kibera. It was a harrowing, yet humbling experience which I will carry with me for a long time.

We were escorted to the middle of the slums by two well-known locals from the community to ensure our safe passage. The streets were roughly two and a half metres wide and ridden with open sewage pipes and bordered by decrepit housing.

Upon our arrival at Baraka School, we were greeted by a harshly built high cement wall wreathed with rusted wire running along the top.

We learned later that the wall and thick metal door which opened into the School were built to keep the students safe from the volatile community.

There are currently 340 students enrolled in the Baraka School and there is only room for 27 students to actually live within the walls of the school.

The four Willcock brothers Nigel (‘02), Dylan (‘05), Simon (‘07) and David (‘09), and their father, Greg, with students from the Baraka School.

FACT: The Junior School boys have raised in excess of $70,000 for the Baraka School over the last nine years.

Lake Baikal, Siberia.

We were greeted enthusiastically by the Headmistress, Masila, who founded the school from its very humble beginning. She invited us into her office and Masila wasted no time proudly showing us her treasured trinkets from Brighton Grammar School which included a battered and dog-eared 2007 edition of the Grammarian. She insisted I sign it next to the photos which I featured in.

Masila’s intense excitement, derived purely from our presence, was hard to come to terms with

A fairly adventurous year!

as the guilt of how little we had bought with us (a few soccer balls and sets of skipping ropes) set in. We should have brought more.

Masila eagerly passed us over to a teacher, Julius, who gave us a tour of the classrooms and introduced us to many students and teachers, all of whom greeted us with an excitement equal to that of Masila’s. It was heart-wrenching to see just how thankful and happy the children were to have a place in the school. Their depth of faith and dependence on Masila, the School, and most importantly, all of their sponsors whom they rely on for food, support and shelter was clearly evident. I was moved in a way that I hadn’t been prepared for.

When it came time for our departure at the end of the school day, the kids ran out of class in blissful naivety – grateful for the new toys we had brought and clearly oblivious of the cruel reality that existed around them.

Their beautiful and inspiring outlook and positivity about what the future holds pushed me to be a better, more grateful person and thankful for so many things I’d taken for granted in my life up to that moment.

There is still so much that needs to be done for the children and people of Kibera. I would urge anyone who wishes to donate and assist with this amazing project to contact Peter Toms on (03) 8591 2274 for more details.

You have the power to empower, don’t waste it.

The northern lights of Kirkenes.

Patch Clapp, School Captain 2012, has had what he describes as ‘a fairly adventurous year’.

During 2013, Patch has enjoyed a great gap year. Firstly working at Camp Augusta, a summer camp for children aged 8 to 16. He then travelled across the United States and then on to China and Europe via an 8 day journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

A highlight for him was a visit to the northern extremity of Norway to a town called Kirkenes where he chased the northern lights.

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Old Brighton Football team are 2013 Premiers

Award winner!

Old Boy, Sam Landsberger, has won a prestigious Australian Football Media Association (AFMA) Award.

OBG Football Club Seniors defeated Old Trinity by 8 points on Sunday 15 September, to claim the 2013 Premier B title.

“His work on the AFL draft was highlighted by his daily short feature series ‘Pick Me’ in the lead up to the 2012 national draft with his exclusive interview with the VFL’s, Wade Lees, whom Sam revealed had been banned for 18 months for importing performance-enhancing drugs.”

Photo courtesy of Media Gang.

Sam has enjoyed a stellar year, winning the 2012 Quill Award for best use of the Digital or Online Medium with News Corp’s AFL digital team. Earlier this year, he was also a finalist in the Walkley’s Innovation in Journalism category.

Sam’s ‘Pick Me’ series, which intensively profiles the best young footballers in Australia, was widely praised.

This is the Club’s fourth senior premiership and the first since 1997, when the Tonners triumphed over St Kevin’s.

big third quarter with the wind, but at the final break the Tonners had a meagre seven point lead with the final term against the wind.

The game was desperately fought, with only one point separating the teams at half-time.

But the Tonners, inspired by heroic co-captains, Jon Perrett (OB 01) and Andrew Edge (OB 00) led by 7 points at the final break.

The last term was an absolute nail-biter with neither team giving an inch and our Tonners emerging victorious by 8 points.

Having beaten Old Trinity in the first semifinal, OBGFC had the week preceding the Grand Final off, while Old Trinity had played a gruelling game against Old Melburnians’ which they won by a narrow one point margin!

The grand final was a brutal and bruising contest with both teams willing to give all they had to win the ultimate prize. The usual northerly favoured the Southern end at Sportscover Arena (Elsternwick Park) which we used well in the first quarter and defended well against in the second. The team needed a

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In his match report, Andrew Mullett (OB 68) a great stalwart of the club and the time keeper wrote, “I had sat in this box and seen us lose in 2000, 2006 and 2007. Now, at last, we had won one!”

Nick Walsh presented the Premiership Medallions to all the players. At 98 years young, Nick was the first President of the reformed OBG Football Club in 1957. The original Club was founded in the 1920s, but folded during World War 2. Nick, along with Keith Robinson (OB 45) and many other willing helpers, reformed the club and led the campaign to the Victorian Amateur Football Association for registration.

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Sam, a News Corp sports digital journalist based at the Herald Sun, was presented with the Clinton Grybas Rising Star Award at an MCG function in late September.

Veteran AFL journalist, Mike Sheahan, presented Sam with the award for the most outstanding young media performer of the season.

The Award’s judges included Mike Sheahan, Caroline Wilson, Gerard Whateley and Patrick Keane.

“Sam’s versatility as a young sports journalist on the rise was demonstrated in his ability to not only break news himself, but to capture the significance of unfolding breaking stories,” the judge said.

Sam, a gruduate of journalism at Monash University, trained in sports journalism in 2010, while writing VFL football for the Herald Sun. He has honed his ability to write breaking stories within minutes and is a competent producer of multimedia. At the time of writing this article, Sam had 6,300 Twitter followers!

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Health, HIV Medicine and Mental Health since completing his Fellowship.

He is enthusiastic about all aspects of healthy living, but especially interested in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Paediatrics, Mental Health, Sexual Health and Sports Medicine.

At BGS Brad was in the choir and involved with the School productions. This interest in the Arts continues. He has trained in Improvisational Theatre and has performed with Impro Melbourne. He connects with his audience through twitter @DrBradMcKay and spends his spare time writing for medical magazines, learning photography, creatively painting on canvas and playing with his cat, ‘Wookie’.

Dr Brad McKay Some of you may have watched ‘Embarrassing Bodies Down Under’ with popular UK doctor, Dr Christian Jessen from the original UK version of the show.

The show screens on Foxtel’s ‘LifeStyle YOU’ channel, and for this series Dr Christian teams up with three expert doctors from Australia including BGS Old Boy and passionate GP, Dr Brad McKay. Brad has a practice in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.

Brad (OB 95) finished his final year at BGS at age 16, was accepted into Medicine at Monash University and was qualified as a Doctor by the age of 21. He completed his Internship and Residency at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital and La Trobe Regional Hospital.

Ireland before returning to work in Australia with Aboriginal Communities on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

He regularly interviews students applying for Medicine at Monash University and has worked at the Medical Faculty as a Teacher of ‘Clinical and Communication Skills’.

He commenced General Practice training in 2005 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in 2008. He has trained in Sexual

“As a GP, you never know what will come through the door. I like that.”

Dr Brad McKay

Brad is delighted being part of ‘Embarrassig Bodies Down Under’. I was looking for a job where I could: • travel around Australia;

London calling!

BGS is wishing to schedule a London reunion in June 2014.

Alumni Relations Manager, Andrew Biggin will host an OBGS London reunion in June 2014. The details are yet to be finalised, but we would encourage anyone currently living in the UK or Europe to let us know so we can forward an invitation.

Please email your interest to: abiggin@brightongrammar.vic.edu.au We urge parents to pass this on to any Old Boys or friends who might be interested.

• practise medicine but with an additional element; and • work in a team environment.

This job ticks all those boxes!

Brad’s training and experience as a Junior Doctor included General Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Coronary Care, Endocrinology, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Renal Medicine and Urology.

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Near and Far Andrew Bassat (OB 83), who co-founded SEEK, is the 2013 Australian Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Under Andrew’s leadership, SEEK has become a $4.13 billion listed employment giant and changed the media landscape forever. SEEK began as an internet startup, with the aim of stealing employment classifieds from metropolitan newspapers. The Melbourne-based company is now the world’s largest online employment agency.

Cameron Black (OB 87) is the owner and director of Green Rock, a 70s beach vintage inspired brand he developed while living in Bali, enjoying a surf cowboy lifestyle for more than 12 years. They specialise in high quality printed men’s shirts in a slim fit, using washes to create garments which will become modern collectibles. He currently lives and designs in Australia but regularly travels back to Bali.

The shirts are printed by hand at the Green Rock factory. Interestingly, Green Rock has developed their own eco-friendly print filtration system. Green Rock is concerned about the environment in Indonesia, where plastic and print ink stuffs clog up the rivers which all lead to the sea and surf. They are involved with another project called “Tas Pasar” which aims at educating the population to use locally made shopping bags. Green Rock is currently sold into 40 stores throughout Australia and 12 stores in Bali and Jakarta.

Adam Brown (OB 94) is the Head of Product Delivery at the National Australia Bank, leading a team that ensures quality delivery of all changes to new consumer banking products, including Mortgage, Deposit and Transaction Products, Credit Cards and Personal Loans.

Rohan Crawford (OB 89) left Australia in 2000, lived in various places in Asia and is now living in the UK. He currently works for Shell as a program manager.

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James Curtin (OB 97) was married last year and is now living in Queensland. He is currently the Australian Manager of ‘quicksales’, a wholly Australian owned version of eBay. Jamie Daou (OB 94) has been the Commercial Director at Duke Creative since last November and is responsible for identifying new commercial opportunities and driving growth across all aspects of the business. In the past year Duke Creative has grown dramatically having worked with a wide range of clients including Victoria Police, EPA Victoria and The World Bank based in Washington DC. Simon Davies (OB 92) studied at the University of Melbourne gaining a combined Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, (Accounting / Computer Science). He is currently the Asia Area Vice President for salesforce.com Simon describes himself as a Cloud Computing evangelist as well as a sales and business development leader with extensive experience in selling and implementing IT solutions in Asia Pacific. He is involved in all facets of the software industry such as consulting, client side implementation management and finally as a principal vendor and industry participant.

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Anthony Quon and Pippa Crombie

Bunewat Keo (OB 04) has spent most of his time in Tasmania since leaving School. He studied a Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Business, Law & International Business & Marketing at the University of Tasmania. Currently, Bune is working with the Hobart Community Legal Service. His area of work involves Civil and Criminal Litigation, Employment Law and Social Security Laws.

During 2013, Bune was registered on the High Court roll. Bune has represented the University of Tasmania on two occasions at the Australia Law Students Association (ALSA) Conference competing in Negotiation Competitions. During his early years at University, Bune founded and created a society for the Faculty of Business.

Called TUBS (Tasmanian University Business Society). Its purpose was to develop a social cohesion between the staff and students of the faculty. Currently TUBS is in its 6th successful year and Bune still provides assistance to the committee each year. Bune has also become an instructor with The Australian Army Cadets.

His brother Morikot Keo (OB 05) went to Deakin University after BGS and gained a Commerce degree majoring in accounting and a Law degree.

That was followed by a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting. He began as an Associate at Daniel Allison & Associates in August 2013.

Luke Marget with his groomsmen prior to ‘suiting up’.

Michael Longmuir (OB 11) has started his own company called JEM Internship Solutions which specialises in helping university students find placements as well as internships. He is Co-founder as well as CCO and heads up the client engagement team.

Luke Marget (OB 95) married Julia Fraser on Saturday, 14 December. The ceremony and reception was held at Luminare in South Melbourne. Luke’s groomsmen included Tim Marget, Roger Binks, Andrew Lewis, Brett Parnham, Matt Lorback and Matt Dennis.

Carl Maroney (OB 02) is currently living in Narita, Japan (just outside Tokyo) and working with Jetstar Japan as the Flight Operations Support Manager. His duties include management of the pilot base, recruitment of crew (worldwide) and key business improvement initiatives.

Ian Mitchell (OB 82) is back in Melbourne, after a few years travelling and working in London where he and partner Nicole discovered a love of Europe, in particular, Italy. They are now settling back, renovating a house and studying Italian. Tom’s current interests are fly-fishing, photography and European travel.

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The couple were forced to hurriedly change months of detailed planning and move the wedding to Strickland House in Sydney, just 4 days before the event! Fortunately the harbour backdrop was stunning! Five of Andrew’s six groomsmen were Old Boys.

Anthony Quon (OB 96) married Pippa Crombie at “The Gables” in East Malvern, February 2013.

Chris Reddin (OB 99) has worked at ‘Peoplebank’ since 2006 in various roles becoming State Manager in May 2012.

Peoplebank is Australia’s largest IT&T recruitment company working across all industry verticals, with a national network of offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Sydney placing over 4,000 candidates into permanent and contract roles every year. With offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, they also offer recruitment services across the Asia Pacific Region.

Guy Robbins (OB 76) is the Manager Client Relationships (SE Australia) for Drake WorkWise as well as a Consulting Psychologist. He has had extensive experience

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in managing statewide and national Employee Assistance Programs & Trauma Management Services for public, private and not-for-profit sector organisations.

Ken Robertson (OB 68) who has been on the BGS staff since 1977, took leave in Term 3 to travel with his wife and compete in the World Masters Games in Turin, Italy. Ken has been swimming for general fitness lately and in the Games competed in the 100m Freestyle coming 4th and winning silver in the 50m Freestyle.

With two young children and his wife, Jacqui running the store, Russell did a vast array of jobs including selling tractors (badly in his words), bar tending, carting hay, driving buses and driving a cab on Mt Buller.

Russell Bate OAM (OB 66) attended BGS from 1960-66.

After six years in Jamieson, a chance meeting in 1985 with an old friend, saw him return to the computer industry with Cullinet, the world’s largest software company at that time. By the end of 1986, Russell was Managing Director.

After leaving School, Russell worked some clerical positions for the AMP Society before moving to stationery suppliers ‘Twinlock’ who soon recognised his ability and appointed him to their Brisbane branch. He later transferred to Sydney branch.

While building his career, Russell played senior grade rugby for Manly, NSW and also tried out for the Wallabies.

It was while they were living in Sydney that the family visited the Victorian town of Jamieson where they had had a long family connection.

While driving back to Sydney, they decided to turn their backs on the corporate life in Sydney, buy the Jamieson General Store which they took over on 17 December 1979.

Zach Wilson (2008), completed Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting at RMIT and is now working as an analyst at Ferrier Hodgson.

Ken Robertson

James Ward (OB 05) left School to study a Bachelor of Planning and Design, followed

by Bachelor of Property and Construction, Construction Management and a Bachelor of Laws – all at the University of Melbourne. He

A man of many talents An enthusiastic sportsman, Russell rowed in the 1st VIII and played 1st XV rugby.

has recently secured a position as a Lawyer at Minter Ellison.

2002 to 2006 and again from 2012 to 2016 during which time he was Mayor for 2 years from 2012 to 2013.

Other positions Russell has held include: • Chairman of Field and Game Australia 2002 to 2012 • Chairman Musica Viva Australia 2004 - 2010 • Australian Broadcasting Commission board member 1995 - 2000

To say that Russell Bate was a high achiever in this field is an understatement. Several senior positions and many international awards in the industry made him hot property and in 1993, he was head-hunted to Sun Microsystems.

• Firearm Safety Foundation (Victoria) Inc 2008 – current.

The following year he was Managing Director and in 2000 was MD for Australasia, then Vice President, Product Sales, Asia Pacific with a $20 billion sales budget. Russell’s personal sales budget was $2 billion.

Russell also has a great love of the outdoors and is a very keen exponent of fly fishing and sport shooting.

In 2002, at 54 years of age, Russell retired from Sun Microsystems with the intention of leading a peaceful life back in Jamieson.

Russell is now, in his words, ‘failing retirement’ and living with his wife Jacqui in rural Victoria.

• Majitek Pty Ltd Chairman 2005 - 2013 • Founder and Chairman, ‘Country Alliance’ Political Party from 2005.

He and Jacqui have two children, Meghan (39) and Tim (36) as well as two grandchildren aged 7 and 4. Tim is an Old Brighton Grammarian, attending BGS from 1989 - 1994.

He is currently working for Victoria Police as a Forensic Scientist.

He has been a Mansfield Shire Councillor from BGS: POWERED by CROWTHER TH!NKiNG

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Reunions Sydney Reunion In September, The Headmaster, OBGS President, Roger Wilson OAM, Peter Toms, John Phillips and Andrew Biggin all travelled to Sydney for the OBGS Sydney Reunion at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Rushcutters Bay. Thanks to Garry Linacre (OB 70) who is Immediate Past Commodore of the CYCA – home of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Brisbane Reunion ABOVE (L to R): John Phillips (Director of Community Engagement), Lachie Thomson AM (OB 51), Rita Cowles, Peter Cowles (OB 48), Don Cameron (OB 51), Roger Wilson OAM OBGS President (OB 62), Dennis Rebbechi (OB 56), Peter Bunning (OB 58), The Headmaster, Andrea Dandie, Bill Dandie (OB 84), John Simpson (OB 53), Brenda Simpson, Simon Newcomb OAM (1st VII Coach 1966 to 1972), Rick Ralph (OB 73), Mike Brewer (OB 76), Allan McKenzie (OB 67), Russ Flack (OB 69), Doug Marriott (OB 51), Norris Goudy (OB 54), Jim Fountain (OB 52) and Peter Toms (Bequest Manager).

TOP RIGHT (L to R): Justin Scott-Rogers, Gisela McIntyre, Jason Veale (OB 84), Neil Hoar (OB 84), Garry McIntyre (OB 68), Rob Forsyth (OB 82), Garry Linacre (OB 70), George Proos (OB 73), Lauder Scott-Rogers (OB 56), Adam Stent (OB 82), John Papalitsas (OB 94), Kate Papalitsas, Roger Hankinson (1950), Helen Proos (obscured), Kishaan Wright (OB 93), Netta Hankinson, Roger Wilson (OB 62), Graeme White (OB 49), Judy White, John Phillips, Peter Toms and Michael Urwin.

BOTTOM RIGHT (L to R): Rob Forsyth (OB 82), Jason Veale (OB 84), Peter Toms (Bequest Manager) and Neil Hoar (OB 84).

40 Year Reunion Class of 1973 RIGHT (L to R): Ken Holmes, Malcolm Powys and Bill Cannon.

FAR RIGHT (L to R): Eugene Lustig, John Austin, Graham Pilkington and Peter Ewin.

ABOVE (L to R): Jim Poynter (OB 34), Robbie Poynter and Robert Carmichael (OB 74).

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APS Combined Hobart Reunion

15 Year Reunion Class of 1998

The Alumni Managers of all eleven APS Schools combined to arrange a reunion in Hobart on 21 August 2013. The Hutchins School was kind enough to host us all at their Senior School campus in beautiful Sandy Bay.

FAR LEFT (L to R): James Olliver, Peter Kritikides and Marcus Ward.

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LEFT (L to R): Marcus Ward, Ben Rogers, Steve Davies, Antony Bristow, David Hellyer and A J Paterson.

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50 Years On Reunion LEFT: The Class of 1962 awaiting their induction into the 50 Years On Club. L to R: Paul Stewart, Allan Zavod, Clive Bunn, David Ingham, Sandy Johnson, Peter Lewis, Roger Greenman, Glenn Martin, Leigh Lansdown, Alan Brown (at rear), Greg Stephens (front), Andrew Weight, Michael Wood, Paul Taylor, Andrew McIntyre, John Redhead, Peter Watling, David King, Richard Temby, James White and John Devine.

ABOVE (L to R): Rodney Fernald (OB 53), Clive Tadgell AO (OB 50), Bob McLellan (OB 54) and Laurence Pearl (OB 50).

ABOVE RIGHT (L to R): Retired and much loved teacher, Hector Walker, catching up with Allan Zavod (OB 63).

20 Year Reunion Class of 1993 LEFT (L to R): Cameron Demoy, Brad Watson, Peter Bowen, Nick Truelson and Michael Devine.

BELOW LEFT (L to R): Class of 1993 - all in attendance!

BELOW (L to R): Barnaby Alderson, Russell Davies, Chris Jones and Tim Ryan.

25 Year Reunion Class of 1988 ABOVE: The Class of 1988 gather under the branches of the mighty oak.

ABOVE LEFT (L to R): Sam Beck, Rob Barden, Rick Paterson, Matthew Talbot (who flew in from Singapore for the reunion) and James Davie.

LEFT (L to R): Chad Lemming, Cam Alderson, Trent Schmidt and Cameron Knight.

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| C E L E B R AT I N G O U R PA S T B Y C R E AT I N G O U R F U T U R E

Harrison Gee (centre)

Why a Bequest for BGS? Mary de Salis, Special Ed and Middle School Teacher 1970 - 2010 In 2008, I chose to become a Founding Member of the Sequamur Society as I have great faith in the ethos of Brighton Grammar School and the fine young men it produces.

Including BGS in your Will secures our future The facilities our boys enjoy today, reflects the generosity of our donors.

By including BGS in your Will, you embrace this same spirit of generosity ensuring our boys will always benefit from a first class education. Your support will be appreciated by all members of our BGS community for generations to come.

that has influenced my life in a way that words can’t describe.

Harrison Gee (Year 12, 2013) has attended BGS on an academic scholarship. As well as his elite performance academically, Harrison has embraced every aspect of what is on offer at BGS. He was a Prefect, Stage Manager of the 2012 and 2013 productions, an enthusiastic and talented hockey player, and a long serving cadet.

BGS is an amazing school; the vibe, the mateship and the community spirit are all great.

”My scholarship has been life-changing.

Through my scholarship I experienced the best BGS has to offer. It let me join an elite school

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My scholarship did not separate me from the rest of my year, but rather it increased my responsibility to them to try my hardest and help them in any way that I could.

Hopefully in the future I will join others in supporting our BGS Scholarship Fund so that boys like me will experience the extraordinary opportunities of a BGS education.”

Whether your bequest bolsters our Scholarship program, builds new facilities, or enhances our teachers’ skills, it strengthens our School to make a positive difference to the education of boys.

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Whenever I taught at BGS, I always felt that there was a strong sense of loyalty and camaraderie, unconsciously but somewhat surreptitiously, inculcated into our boys as they went about their everyday school tasks whether developing their reading skills, fiercely contesting general knowledge quizzes, or triumphing as members of an invincible soccer team.

Now in my retirement, ubiquitous past students often reacquaint themselves when our paths cross: the television cameraman, the waiter, the young doctor, the airline pilot, the

AFL football player, the wooden boat owner at the Hobart Docks.

I am very happy to know that in the future I will contribute to the continuance and well-being of BGS as a proud ‘Old Girl’.

Roger Wilson OAM, (OB 61) President OBGS I have been continuously associated with BGS since 1956 – well over 50 years. One of the most significant innovations in recent years has been the establishment of the Sequamur Society, under the leadership of Peter Toms.

I am proud to help ensure BGS remains a leading boys’ school in Australia.

To be able, when I pass on from this earthly life, in some small way contribute to the ongoing funding of the School, is my way of repaying BGS for a great start to my life, which has blossomed in many ways because of the wonderful all-round education I received in my secondary years.

I encourage all Old Boys to commit to the Sequamur Society.

Professor Emeritus William S C Hare AO Brighton Grammar School is saddened to note the passing of Professor Bill Hare.

Bill was a long serving member of the BGS School Council from 1976 to 1997, the final 11 as Deputy Chairman. He was also a generous benefactor and Founding Member of the Sequamur Society.

Many will also remember Bill as an enthusiastic supporter of rowing never missing attending the annual Meliora Club Dinner and the Head of the River Regatta.

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OBGS 2014 Reunions

Bequests funding our research

Please mark these dates in your diary for your class reunion to be held in 2014.

Our BGS Staff are actively undertaking research into how boys best learn.

Invitations are mailed approximately 6 weeks prior to each reunion.

The Crowther@BGS, our research arm, oversees this research and our Bequest program is an important means of funding this important work.

in co-educational environments. Research shows boys derive heightened academic and personal benefits from their involvement in the performing arts.

You can read below how the Jack Wehsack Bequest, which specifically supports teacher professional development, will enable two exciting research projects to be undertaken in 2014. It is hoped that further research will be able to be done with future bequest donations building on the momentum made possible by Old Boy, Jack Wehsack.

Project 2: Teaching Thinking

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A priority of a BGS education today is to teach boys how to think, rather than just what to think. This is essential given the proliferation of information available to our boys through the technological revolution. Boys must be skilled in organisational, analytical, critical and creative thinking strategies if they are to make best use of such information.

Top Enders

Cricket Lunch

Pritchard Room

7 Feb

12.30pm

60 Years On “Pendennis Chapter”

Morning Tea

Foyer of Memory

14 Feb

10.30am

First Reunion - Class 2013

Drinks & Nibbles

Marine Hotel

21 Feb

6.30pm

30 Year - Class of 1984

Dinner

RSC Hall

28 Feb

7.00pm

Meliora Club

Dinner

RSC Hall

18 Mar

7.00pm

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Lunch

Marine Hotel

24 Apr

12.30pm

10 Year - Class of 2004

Cocktail Party

RSC Hall

23 May

6.30pm

5 Year - Class of 2009

Happy 2 Hours

Marine Hotel

30 May

6.30pm

London Reunion

Cocktail Party

TBA

TBA June

TBA

Top Enders

Lunch

Marine Hotel

26 June

12.30pm

15 Year - Class of 1999

Dinner

RSC Hall

25 July

7.00pm

20 Year - Class of 1994

Dinner

RSC Hall

1 Aug

7.00pm

25 Year - Class of 1989

Dinner

RSC Hall

22 Aug

7.00pm

Top Enders

Lunch

Marine Hotel

28 Aug

12.30pm

40 Year - Class of 1974

Dinner

RSC Hall

10 Oct

7.00pm

Top Enders

Lunch

Marine Hotel

30 Oct

12.30pm

50 Years On

Luncheon

RSC Hall

28 Nov

12.30pm

Top Enders

Christmas Lunch

Marine Hotel

11 Dec

12.30pm

Project 1: Drama and Visual Arts A team of Junior School teachers, led by Clair Marshall, will research best practice for teaching boys in drama and visual arts.

One of the great strengths of an all boy school is it allows boys to embrace the performing arts without the inhibitions that can occur

Various schools, both national and international, have adopted thinking programs employing a variety of teaching practices. A team of Middle School teachers, led by Shelly Turek, will explore various approaches to discover what will best suit our Middle School boys.

Reunions held at the School will be preceded by an optional full School tour 1 hour before the reunion commences. Please meet at the Oak Tree if you wish to participate.

Notice of OBGS Annual General Meeting Shelly Turek with Middle School students

Notice is hereby given of the Old Brighton Grammarians’ Society Inc Annual General Meeting to be held at Brighton Grammar School on Tuesday, 25 March 2014 at 6.30pm.

Refreshments will be served.

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