OLD BRIGHTON GRAMMARIANS’ SOCIETY | COMMUNITY
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A word from the President
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
BGS: POWERED by CROWTHER TH!NKiNG
✟ 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)