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INTERNATIONAL Shordy after I returned from study leave last November, the news broke that Australian IS-year olds have amo ng the best reading/literacy levels in the member co un tries of the OECD. The OECD-funded Program fo r International Srudent Assessment (PISA) assessed the skills and knowledge of265,000 students from 32 co untri e in Mathematics, Reading and Science. The study was uniq ue in th at it measured the ability of IS-year olds to apply their knowledge and skills to solving real life pro blem s. The 10,000 Australian srudents tes ted were ranked in the top 10 countries in each category, coming 4th in Reading, 5th in Mathematics and 7th in Science. Clearly, this was a very credi table performance. The consistent leader in each of the three categories was, as it happens, Finland. Japan and Korea also scored exceptionally well in Mathematics and Science but while still rating in the tOp 10, were less im pressive in Reading. tudents from the United Kingdom were ro ughly on a par with young Australians overall. It is always very useful to look at comparable indicators of different education systems. Over the last decade, th e focus of the education community has shifted substantially fro m inputs (resources) to outcomes, reflecting a view that educational efforts should be j udged by what they achieve rather than by the amounts invested. The definition of success depends, of cour e, on what i being measured. The PISA study did no t test IS-year olds on pure knowledge or mastery of the school cur riculum. Irs focus was unequivocally on the appli cation of skills to solving real-life challenges. It is probably true to say that our education system has, for the past 30 or so years, placed less emphasis on imparting knowledge and mo re on develo ping ski lls, which has gone hand-in-hand with a ge neral shi ft fro m whole-class teaching to learning paced to more indiv id ual needs. However, as the excell ent Ko rea n and Japa nese res ul ts, which reflect who le-class instructio n, reveal with res pect to

mathem atic and scientific literacy skills, there is no simple explanation for academic attainment. While the conclusion we can extract from the PISA study is that Australian students are doing very well generally, several serious deficiencies within our educational sys tem were also identified : indigenous students, for instan ce, performed badly and Australia had one of the larges t gaps between top-performing and poorly-performing students. T here was also so me sobering news for Victoria insofar as it was ranked 4 th in M athematics and trailed all but Tasmanian and Northern Territory students in Reading and Science. As The Age editorial of 6 N ovember pointed out, "the reasons are no doubt complex but the Victorian education cutbacks in the 1990s surely had an impacr" . Professo r Brian Caldwell of Melbourne U n iversity sounded a further no te of disquiet about our n ational Year 12 com pletion rates, describin g them as 'a disas ter' given Ausrralia's aspi ra tions. As a nation , we are performing undeniably well in ce rtain educational respects but clearly owe it to all yo ung Australians to do even better. Val uable as it is to look at international indicators for the purposes of comparison, it is even mo re insrructive to have direct experience of educa tional processes in o ther co unrries. T hanks to the six weeks' study leave I spent fru itfully in England last year, I was able to gain many useful and co ncrete insights into a particularly coherent educa ti onal sys tem, which have helped to broaden and clarify my thinking in relation to local curriculum and assess menr matters. T he mos t striking feature of the English sch ool educa tion sys tem is its tight foc us on the national curriculum up to th e GCSE (Year 10) and o n key stage tes ting in primary and junior seco ndary years followed by public examin ations at each of Years 10 to 12. I detected litd e ev idence of an enquiry- based curriculum durin g the compulsory years of schooling or a co nce rn to tal<e into acco unt the vari o us ways

Educational Comparisons in which students learn, let alone their different aptitudes and interests. The emphasis eems to be on academic attainment levels throughout. In Australia, on the other hand, and particularly in independent schools such as The Geelong ollege, we have a real opportunity to be creative and inventive in the determination of our curricular directions, especially in the primary and middle years. Insofar as we need only respond in the broadest of terms to a national curriculum framework and are unconstrained by the prescriptive content and unrelenting assessment rituals that are the hallmarks of the Engl ish national curriculum, we can by and large determine what we wish to offer in the way of programs, and thus respond more flexibly to individual needs. Indeed, the College's current focus on specific middle school objectives, our systematic development of interesting environmental education pathways and practices across the school, our growing concern to cater well for students with special needs and interests, the various outdoor education initiatives we have tal<en and will continue to pursue, would be unthinkable in most schools in the United Kingdom, even in the independent sector which is (officially) unaffected by national key stage testing and theoretically has the latitude to create a diversity of opportunities in the primary and junior seco ndary years. T here is nonetheles much to be learnt from the E nglish example and its preoccupation with academic standa rds and attajnment. The po t-co m pulsory curriculum also struck me as generally more ri gorous than ours, wi th its

emphasis on fewer subjects and in-depth learning (altho ugh four subjects instead of three did become the norm in 2000/1). The absence of clearly defined national curricular standards here in Australia, co upled with the fact that our students are publicly examined usually only in the final year of their schooling, can lead to lower-than-des irable standards and probably makes it more difficult for our young people to acquire a degree of academic ubstance comparable to that of their English (and European) counterparts . On balance, however, while greater funding is clearly required to ensure that all categories of the student population are equipped to meet appropriate educational goals, I believe that Australia has a reasonably effective and flexible system of school education overall; and we are fortunate not to be plagued by examinations or obse sed by academic ranking (not'\;yith tanding the dubious pressure of the VCE league table ). o far as the College itself i concerned the broad, liberal and holistic approach we uphold is designed to set our students on a stimulating cour e of personal fulfilment within a chool which uives for excellence generally. While continuing co suess the imporcance of high academic standards, we have also been prepar d to adapt our curriculum to respond to a changing educational environment, as well a to initiate pecific programs which reflect both our core values and the evolving ne d of a wide range of rudenr . This purpo eful and re pon ive commitmenr to the progres of all our tudenr i , I beli ve, a reliable sign of th rei an e of a College education today.

Dr Pauline Turner, Principal

Dr Pauline Tuma with du Cnptnin ofgirls' rowing Phoebe Cole (left). tlnd Caplflin ofgirls' rmnis. School Co Capmin Tina Rerl~l

Dr Pauline Tumn hf'J' husband. Clifford. and sellior sftlfffi'om tl,e Triam Udon SUkSil school in Bangkok. Dr Tumer L·/Sired chis school ill February ro JomlOlise tln exchange relariollship Dr Tumer with some afoul' inte771tltional studnlfs ar che Boarders' Welcome Barbecue in january. From Left; rnd)' Chow (}~tlr 10 Hong Kong). Sarah Bae (Yt'llr 9 eOIlI, Kort'll), Annie Xin (letlr 1/ Shanghai, Chillll), Dr Turner. Tilla \\-'lzllg (le.lr /1 T,lIl1.',rn). Kat!! Ku'all (Year 11 HOllg f..iJllgJ, jl[irora Oyadon1flri (Year 10 japall)

The Geelong College congra tulates its VCE students on their fine achievements last year.

ENTER SCORES

3.1 % 1.9%

The pa s rate was 100% .

The Dux of the College was D avid Coghill, who achieved an E ITER sco re of99.95 with Jane H ayden (99.25) and Charles Roy (99.15) as the other two with ENTERs of 99. 00 or more. David's result places him in the tOp 20 students (approx.) in the State who achieved an E T ER of 99 .95 .

58 of our tudents (36 .3% of th e Year 12 cohort) achieved E TER scores of90 .00 or more. (This co mpares with 33 .1 % and 34.7% for the pas t twO years.) T he number of students who obtained ENTERs of 80 or more is 101 (63 .1 %) and the tOtal ofE TERs of75 or more was 11 8 (73 .8%) . Of the 10 highest achieving students, there were 7 boys and 3 girls; of the tOp 20 students, there were 14 boys and 6 girls. Ten students achieved a 'perfect' Study Score of 50; 3 Year 11 acceleration srudents in Further Maths (Peter David, Belinda Holt and Katrina Petersen); D avid Coghill and Anna Fitzpatrick in English; James H assett (Year 11 ) and Charles Roy in Information Technology; Jane H ayden in Biology; Mathew Shiels in Literature and Louise Gore (Year 11 ) in Music Performance (Gro up). There were 229 study scoro~ in tO tal that were 40 or mo re; this represented 23.9% of all scores, and is a significant improvement upon the recent past. O f the Year 11 cohort who undertook a Unit 3 and 4 study last year, there ~ 81 who scored 40 or more (35% of all study scores of 40 or more); of these, 64 were in Mathematics (58 in 'Further' and 6 in 'Methods'), and there were 10 other VCE studies represented. T E RTIARY INSTITUTIONS

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1. 9% : 17.5%: 16.9% : 26.9% : 18.1%: 10.6% : 5.0% : 3. 1%:

>99 .00 (3 srudencs) 95 .00 - <99. 00 (28 srudencs) 90.00 - <95 .00 (27 srudenrs) 80.00 - <9 0.00 (43 scudem s) 70.00 - <8 0.00 (29 srudencs) 60. 00 - <70.00 (17 srudencs) 50 .00 - <60.00 (8 s[udents) <5 0.00 (5 srudencs)

F IRST- RO UN D OFFERS BASE D ON COURSE TYPE

Fim Round Offirs

Management and Commerce Society and C ulture Engineering and Related Technologies Natural and Phys ical Sciences H ealth Informati on Technology C reative Arts Other

30 20 10

Tertiary Institution •

Universiey of Melbourne .TAFE

Deakin Universiey

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Lacrobe Universiry

Privace [erciary insci cu [ions

Monash Universiey

Other (GAP scudencs, ere)

RMIT Un ivers iey

30.9% 29 .2% 14.6% 12.2% 11.1 % 8.7% 6.4% 8.2%

Total number of Year 12 Students

160

Applicants who applied to VTAC for tertiary courses

155

Applicants who received first-round offers

148

RESULTS by "Warren Harris, VCE Co-ordinator

2001 Dux of The GeeLong CoLLege, David CoghiLL

Not many students achieve an ENTER 0/99.95. In fa ct) only approximately 20 students each year in the State o/Victoria achieve this mark which represents a perfect score for the VCE. David Coghill was the D ux 0/ the College fo r 2 00I) leading the cohort with this outstanding result.

DAVID COG H ILL Dux of the College 200I David entered T he Geelong College Preparatory School in Year 7, arriving at th e Senior School in 1998 for Year 9. H e received Speech Day Merit Awards in Years 10 and 11 , and an award for General Academic Excellence in Year 12. At Year 11 he accelerated in three Year 12 subjects - French, Ma ths Meth ods an d Further Maths. He did another five Year 12 subj ects in 200 1 - English, Chinese, Latin, Painting and Vis ual Com m unica tion. He achieved a 50 for English and 49 fo r Chinese, which is th e highest mark a non-background student has received in this subject. O ther academic achievements include a prize for the French secti on of th e Language Essay Competition run by SB . His wo rk fo r Year 12 Visual Communication has bee n selected for this year's 'To p ArtS' Exhibition, where his Art Folio will be displayed as an example of h ow computer generated images are being explo red as one of th e new mediums in the art world.

This interes t in comp uters, displayed through hi artwork, ha been a prominent feature of David' world over the la t few year. H e assisted with the design of the tudent Intranet for the College. During Year 12 he aI 0 und rtook ca ual work, loading the de ign sites of companies OntO the'\ orld'\ i Web. This was a job which grew out of hi ork Experienc 111 Year 10, and which illustrate the OrtS of opporrunitie that can em erge from (hat work placement. David was aptain of Badminton in Year 12, and 1 t play r for the team in his final twO year, winning the l\ [0 t \ a1u d Player Award in hi final year. He is now enrolled in a comb in d Law/ rt D gre at Monash, on a University holar hip. H i rudying two languages - hinese and rman, with no d nnit futur directions in mind as yet. It ha certainly b en ur ~r at pleasure to hav Da id at the oil g ,1l1d wh rev r h go from her , we wi h him well. 3

by Helen Fitzpatrick, Head of fcArt/mr HOllse.

Prep classroom

Campbell House O ver the last 30 years our increased knowledge of individual children's biological clocks has seen a significant change in the way we teach. The brain doubles in size from birth to age eighr. Each child has a unique biological clock and this helps explain why some children walk at nine months while others may wait till they are eighteen months; all get there in the end with the right supporr. The change in teaching methods has been steady and well considered, and will continue to evolve. Interestingly, the same rate of change and thought has not occurred in the physical environments of many of our schools, which can be still locked into classroom environments that can work against young children learning.

The challenge for us at Campbell House has been how do we harness this knowledge of how children learn to create the best possible classroom environment for learning? In 2000, I presented Dr Turner with a plan for the future of Camp bell House, outlining ways of altering the classroom environment, including special furniture designed by Mary Featherston. Mary travelled to Reggio Emilia, Italy, with me in 1998. Her furniture design is inspired by the careful co nsideration that the Reggio Emilia pre-schools have put into the children's physical environmen r. Stage one was implemented at the starr of2001 with the refurbishment of the Prep room. This year we have refurbished the second Prep and Year 2 class room.

I am often dismayed as I walk th rough new schools and see classrooms that have changed little. T hey are often cluttered, displays bombard you with primary colo urs and too many stimuli as you duck and weave to avoid clotheslines hanging from the ceiling, laden with children's beautiful work hanging like limp pieces of washing. I ask myself, "What is this saying to the children about their work?"

Central to the changes has been the creation of spaces that are fl exible. The only fixed items of furniture are the store cupboards that house the items that do not need to be accessed by the children daily. This immediately helps to mal<e the rooms less cluttered. Flexibility is important to allow us to rearrange the rooms to suit the children's needs as they change.

Money is spent on desks that are made to wear abuse rather than be treated with respect and they are often arranged in rows or clusters that allow the childre n to be easily distracted. Storage is designed for the teachers, with little thought to how the children may interact with ir. Often the teacher's desk takes pride of place. We know how young children can learn; through discovery and hands on activities; through the sensitive support of an adult at the right moment of learning, and by constructing knowl edge through interaction with each other, mainly in small groups. We know too , that they can be easily distracted by what is around them, and at the same time they can be stimulated to explore new possibilities through the distraction.

We work on a model of whole class instr uction followed by small gro up instruction. T his allows us to differentiate to meet individual child ren's needs. An open space is left free for whole class instruction with a portable white board that can also act as a big bookstand. The walls are covered with pin board and fabric that are painted the same colour as the walls, allowing us to arrange displays at whatever height is needed. Chairs are rep laced with stools that children can move easily from one work station to another, that are impossible to swin g on and very difficult to tip. C hildren do not have individual desks or chairs; they move aro und the room to workstations. The tables are designed to fit two children co mfortably and can be arranged together to form a workstation dependin g on the number of children using it. A round tabl e is used for guided reading and smal l gro up discussion. It is often positioned near

a couch where the teacher can sit with a chil d to do a individual reading or for an intimate, small group sharing. High storage un its fit wi th the tables. T hey have adjustable shelves, with specially designed sides that enable other components of the sy tem to be added such as the bookshelves, magnetic boards, mirrors or a snack top - a semi circular shelf that can be used for display or for individual work. T he high storage units allow children to access easily the equipment they need, which is presented in an attractive way to take advantage of children's natural curiosity. T he uni ts fo rm enclosures for the children that help them focus on the task at hand, but still all ow clear vision for supervision. H elping children focus on the task at hand is central to how we arrange the tables and high storage units. The small storage units have a tray top, (known as the provocation pit) that can be used to place

obj ects that will provoke the children to look, play and discuss . The obj ects vary depending on the focus at the time. A special play screen, backed with pin board on one side and shelves on the other, is easily transform ed depending on the topic the children are working on. Las t year it formed the basis of an old fashioned kitchen, a cafe being renovated and a Rower shop . It is usually the focus of attention for the children first thing in the morning before formal lessons have begun. The rich conversation it stimulates helps develop the children's vocabulary and ab ili ty to communicate. T here is a 'nook' which is a high unit with a seat and curtain where children can read or retreat when they want some quiet time. T here is also a specially designed unit that stores building materials and a raised platform for construction work and play. Mirrors are used to add light, reRect and stimulate along with light tables. We keep refining the elements and designing new ways to use the furniture. The transformation of the rooms has been a great success with th e children, staff and pare nts. T hey are a delight to work in, and most importantly, they conti nue to improve and evolve.

by Libby Russell, Director of Campbell House

j flmes Fitzgerald flnd A Lexflndra Leller (Prep) l{lor/.:illg 01/ the sn Ie/"" top Tlhlp/eric bo.ml

NIE XIN

My name is Annie Xin. I'm 17. I come from hanghai - the second biggest city in China and also the commercial centre ofmy countiJ. I'm the only child in my family. My mother is a town director and my father is a city council inspectOJ~ Both of them are Communist Party members. In China, Communist Party members are high6' respected. I went to the best school in my area, which is also a key school in Shanghai. I met Dr Turner during her trip to China. Her presentation about education at The Geelong College left a deep impression on me. I realised at that time that this is what I wanted a free environment for learning, an opportunity to enhance my experience and knowledge and a challenge through which I can discover the potentialities inside of me.

With the help ofMrs Kate McLean, whose husband is an Old Collegian, I obtained my visa early this year, quit my half-finished Year 12 course in China and arrived in Geelong on 22 January. I am now in Year 11, and I intend to go to the University of Melbourne after graduation. Hopefully, lin going to do at least a double degree in the university. Then I'll go back to Shanghai and find a job there. I've been studying in Geelong College for two months. What I've harvested is a sense of content7nent. H ere I have a wide range of choices instead ofbeing compelled to study all the basic subjects (Chinese, Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Political History) as I did in China. On the other hand, however, I'm tI'uLy grateful for my eleven year education in Shanghai for it enabled me to lay a solid foundation in knowledge, and without it I couldn't have adapted myself to the subjects so easily.

Annie Xin (Year 11)

BOA R DIN G - International Students In recent years we have been pleased to see a significant increase in the numbers of international students who have come to study at the College. Among these studen ts are yo ung people from quite a wide variety of backgrounds and who have moved here into a range of circumstances. Some students have left other cow1tries and moved to the Geelong area where they live with their families, while others are exchange students from Asia, Europe and the Americas. We have a few students who have lived in home stay arrangements with local families, but the majority are those who have come to the College to board. Our current boarding students include young people from places as diverse as Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Germany.

ASWIN SUMAMPAUW

My name is Aswin Sumampauw. I come from Indonesia - Bogor is the city. There are five people in my family, my parents and two older brothers. The older one has graduated from Monash University and is working back home. My second older brother is also studying in Monash. He hasn't finished yet. My parents work as business people in Indonesia. It seems just yesterday I came, but I've been studying at Geelong College for four years. I came to College in Year 9, and now I am in Year 12. I Live at Mackie House, a boarding house of the College. Aswin Sumampauw (Year 12)

Each of them contributes to the breadth, diversity and cultural richness of the College. T hese students meet periodically for lunch with members of staff and have outings or picnics together at least once a term. T his program is co-ordinated by Mrs Judith Coghill who also co-ordinates the English as a Second Language support program. Of co urse each of these students would have an interesting story to tell abo ut their background and how they came to make the decision to come here. We have chosen twO students to profile. Both of them are boarders, but one arrived only this year while the other is in his final year in the College after starting here in Year 9.

by Mike Gallus, Residential Head

It's a very nice place. I've gained so many things such as how to speak English much better, how to play football, cricket and many more sports. I came to Geelong College because my parents have friends in Point LonsdaLe and they said that Geelong College is a very good schooL. I've enjoyed it. It is full ofuseful facilities such as a good swimming pool, many tennis courts, a big gymnasium, a big arts centre and a nice environment. Four years I've been here and the only difficulty I have had was my first year because of my English. Now I am a House Prefect in Mac/de House. It has been a good four years for me.

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Staff WELCOME JAMES EDWA R DS After leavi ng The Geelong ollege at the end of 1991, James com pl eted a Bachelor of Art (Performing Art) degree at the Universi ty of Ballarat. H e then worked as a freelance actOr, directOr, theatre technician and mechanist in Bendigo, Ballarat, Melbourne and Geelong. Jam es has al 0 taught at both tertiary and econdary levels, lecturing in Voice at The Gordon Institute of TAFE and teaching Drama at Christian ollege. In 2000, he was the Venue Techni cian at Geelong' Courthouse Youth Arts Centre, and most recently worked for the City of Wyndham as the Technical Manager of the newly- built Wyndham Community Cultural Centre. This year he has returned to the College as a emor School Drama teacher. ALT H EA A BRAHAMS Althea trained in Brisbane in early childhood and primary teaching after previous experience in banking, travel and administrative positions in Brisbane, Canberra, New York and London . Althea moved with her family to Geelong from Brisbane ten years ago in a career move for her husband, Gordon. Their sons, Mark and Ross , are now university students having anended Geelong Grammar chool. Althea has worked in junior primary and preschools in Brisbane and Geelong and most recently has enjoyed the experiences of teaching in the Early Learning Centre and working as the Reso urce Teacher at Campbell Hou e. This year she has taken up the position of Prep teacher at Can1pbell House. Her intere tS apart from work and family activities include being a member of Soroptimists International, attending concerts, theatre and opera and participating in church and community activities. ROS MOLY

EUX

Ros has been appointed as our 4-year-old group teacher at the Early Learning Centre. he wa educated at Ballarat Grammar chool and graduated from the In titute of Early Childhood D evelopment in 1985 with a Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood) and ompleted a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) at M lbourne nlver H)' in 1990. After completing her tertiary tudie, she worked in kindergartens in Gippsland for nine yea r, followed by an expatriate teaching appointment in ingapore in 199 On returning to Australia she work d a an Educational Adviser with Gateways upporr rvice in G long and then for tluee years as a Pre chool Fi ld ffi r a i ting children with pecial need in eelong kindetgarr n She i married to Craig and the hav three primary aged bo)'. he is [he daught r of Micha I olvin (50) and granddaughter of John olvin (17).

Student Leadership at THE GEELONG COLLEGE

2002 Prefects: Back row, from Left: Peter David, Hugh Lockie, Tom Paton and Charlotte OLoughlin 3rd row: Elliot Brennan, Tom Pasco, James Hope-Johnstone, Giselle Campanaro and Georgina Emselle 2nd row: Lisa Gra)\ Stephan ie Guyett, Phoebe Cole, James Calder, ;ophie Whittakers, Lisa DeStefano and Philippa Hayden Front row: j . an O'Brien, School Co Vice-Captain, Tina Reilly, School Co Captain, Dr Pauline Turner, Principal, Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, Joint Head of Senior School (Welfore), Nicholas Betts, School Co Captain and Veronica Milsom, School Co Vice-Captain

SRC members cook sausages for their fellow Preparatory School studen ts Left to right; Ben Dimovski, Drew Lawson, Matt Dimovski, Alex Stanley, back; PhiLlipa Hyatt

STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL Over recent years the opponunities for senior srudents to panicipar· leaningfully in the decision making of the ~o llege have increased. School Captains and Prefects are no longer merely the custodians of school tradition and exemplars of desired role models. T hey have become less "law enforcers" - a role more properly carried out by staff - and more of a staff support group in the area of pastoral care.

This is not to minimise the pan that our Prefects play in the enco uragement of the correct wearing of the College uniform, and are beginning to play in the care of the environment, however, there sho uld surely be the challenge for our srudent leaders to be concerned with broader issues related to the College, the wider comm uni ty, moral obligation and service. Continues on page 19

PREPARATORY SCHOOL SRC Were you on the SRC when you were at the Preparatory School? Either way, you probably wouldn't recognise it now. T he SRC re-invented itself in 2001 and is looking at bigge r and more exciting plans in 2002. Srudents are elected to the SRC by their Year 7 an d 8 Homerooms. Candidates are immediately challenged to stand up and make their case to the res t of the class. The presentations are of an excellent standard and the competition is quite exciting. T he elected srudents go on to represent their Homerooms group at SRC meetings. It is here they raise concerns, issues, complaints and needs of the sruden t body. All matters are discussed and settled. Experienced Year 8 srudenrs, who are in their second year on the SRC, take on senio r roles and meetings proceed very smartly. T his year, Year 8 srudenrs, Amanda May and Alexander Stanley, are Joint Presidents of the RC. If the SRC feels an issue is important, they

begin a campaign. The students are taught formal letter writing skills and they co ntact to all relevant and necessary people. Sometimes this is done by telephone, and Year 8 Internet skills have become useful. Sometimes they win, many times they lose, but it is the journey that counts. This in itself is an excellent lesson for our young leaders. T he most exci ting innovation is the SRC's organ isation of Friday lu nchtime activities. A barbecue provides a fes tive atmosphere with the smell of coo ked food and music in the air. While so me SRC members are cooking, others offer an activity for the student body to enjoy. T his has ranged from disco dancing to karaoke, paper planes and hula-hoops. Sausages and drinks are sold to make a small profit and the money benefits the scho ol. In 2001, the SRC purchased a set of sports tops for each of the Houses

by Jan Henric~ts, Teacher-in-Charge of the SRC

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In February 2002) John and Sue Philip's eldest daughter Melanie Louise Philip commenced at The Geelong College in Year 9 as a fifth generation Philip to board at the school. The Philip Family and THE GEELONG COLL E G E

Captain John Philip

WiLLiam Philip

Emest John Philip

David WilLiam Philip

John HaroLd Philip

(1873)

(1908)

(1938)

(1972)

Captain John Philip and his wife Margaret (nee RobertSon) arrived in Melbourne on the 20th January 1847 with their twO children Elizabeth and Thomas . They had left London on the 2nd September 1846, the journey lasting 139 days. Like his father before him Captain John had had a seafaring career. The calling was known at the time as a Shipmaster. John and Margaret's second son James Rob ertson Philip was born in Australia and was the first of the Philip boys to attend The Geelong College way back in 1864 when the school was JUSt three years yo ung. Their third, fourth and fifth so ns John, William and Alexander were all sent down to the College together as a group in 1873 . This presumably was for convenience, as their property 'Miga Lake' at Harrow must have been considered remote and a long distance to Geelong by horse and gig in those early days . Willian1 Philip attended the school for two years from 1873 to 1875 . H e was awarded prizes for Geography, History, Latin and Scripture. He married Amelia Jane Hamilton after whose family the town of Han1ilton is named. Together they had seven children, four sons and three daughters. All of their fo ur sons attended T he Geelong College between1900 to 1927. They were William, Gordon, Ernest and Norman Philip. Ernest John Philip attended the College from 1903 to 1908. In Ernest's final year of 1908, The Geelong College joined the Associated Public Schools of Victoria. This was the first year the College competed in the APS Head of the River on the Upper Yarra Henley course. Ernest was in the School's first Head of the River crew in 1908. In those days there were only SL,( APS schools participati ng in the Head of the River; Melbourne Grammar School, Scotch College, Geelong Grammar, \XTesley College, Xavier College and The Geelong College. Scotch College, having won in 1907, went on to win th e Head of th e River again in 1908

Melanie Louise Philip

with The Geelong College in their first attempt coming a creditable Sf' ..d and Xavier College in third place. The winning time was 4 minutes and 59 seconds. In 1908 , Erne t was also in the College's first AP Athletics or Running team , as it was referred to in those days. Ernest John Philip's only son, David William Philip, attended The Geelong College from 1935 to 1940. On leaving the school he joined the Navy, doing his training at Ru hcutter Bay and Bribie Island before serving on the HMA .' epal during the 2nd World War. David wa tragically killed in 1963 aged only 39 year . D avid Philip's four son John, Michael, Andrew and Robert, all attended The Geelong College between the year 196 and 1978 . John started at the Preparatory choo! a a boarder aged ten. At that time there were over eventy boarder at the Preparato ry chool. Andrew Philip was the out tanding portSman of the family. In 1978 Andrew was aptain of Boat. He and hi young r brother Robert were both in the 1978 Head of th Riv r rew. Whilst it is not common for brother to be in H ad of th River 1st VIII crews at the arne rime, it ha oc urred on quite a number of occa ions at The Geelong olleg. Andrew was also a fine footballer and arhlere. In February 2002, John and ue Philip' ld t daught r, Melanie Louise Philip, ommenced at The Ge Ion b oil bcy in Year 9 a a fifth generarion Philip to board ar th hool. John and Margaret Philip could n ver have ima)n d all tho years ago that they would hav a great, great, grear grand daughter at the ollege, arrying th am famil: mm for flv continuou and unbroken generation, fr m rh Llmilv of rh lr fourth on William.

b)' John Philip (72)

FINE AND APPLIED y ond all question ofold and new) the human hand is the ever present tool of human feeling) whereas the machine) however new) is soon found out ofdate. ) .L

Soetsu Yanagi, The Unknown Craftsman, 1354

Selected works by The Geelong College students

David Coghill with his VCE Visual Communication folio to be shown in 2001 VCE 'Top Arts' at the National Gallery of Victoria (Russell Street) between 8 May and 30 june

3 Skirt using silk sCTeened fobrics by textiles student Merryn Allen also on display in 2001 VCE 'Top Am' 4 Detail ofMel7)l/1 Allen's silk skirt

Charles Gordon's Executive Chair made from two timbers and chromed steel on show in 2001 'Top Designs' at The Melbourne Museum until 26May

Yanagi would have been relying on cenruries of wisdom, handed down from one generation to the next, and whilst our world has changed, particularly since 1954, our basic functions have remained the same. It is a combination of the hand, the mind, the eye and the heart that are the essenrial ingredienrs to the Fine and Applied Arts at The Geelong College. In ovember 2001, the College's Fine and Applied ArtS Departmenr was recognized by The Australian newspaper as an area of excellence in the 'Australia's Best Schools series. T his award is shared by all currenr Collegians and staff, and also by those who nurtured the creative spirit over many years. Three of our Year 12 studenrs from last year, Charles Gordon (Wood Technology), David Coghill (Visual Communication - computer generated images) and Merryn Allen (Textiles), were recognised at state level for outstanding creativiry in their respective mediums by having their work included in the ' Top Designs' and 'Top ArtS' exhib itions. This is a fine achievemenr against very stro ng competltlon. A suc. ~ ssful program at the Senior School wo uld be impossible without a strong arts program at Campbell House and Middle School. Even in the early years at the College, the Fine and App lied Arts are an inregral part of the curriculum and life of the schoo!. In addition to the inspiring Art CeJ1 tre, built at the edge of the escarpmenr overlooking the Barwon River Valley, there is

las ting evidence of creativiry in the grounds with many artist-in-residence-inspired art works. The essence of the program at both campuses is to enrich the educational offering of our students so that they gain an appreciation of their inherent val ue and worth as individuals whilst at the same time developing an understanding of their own cultural conrext and personal perspective through creativiry. Students are taught a range of disci plines, which include Studio Art, Wood Technology, Photography, Visual Communication, Textiles and Ceramics . Add to these areas curriculum with specific computer technologies and yo u have a very busy program. It co uld be argued that the Co llege's Fine and App lied ArtS curriculum has evolved fro m the productive spirit of the original House of Guilds and conrinued in the presenr day Austin Gray Centre. The House of Guilds conrinues to be the physical and philoso phical nucleus of creative activities, with its range of offerings availab le not only to studenrs but to memb ers of the public, who are charged a small fee to use the facilities. One member, who should be acknowledged for his achievements, is Mr Joe Jeans who turns 100 years of age later in the year. For the past twenry year his skills and knowledge have been an inspiration to everyone with whom he has come inro contact. H e continues to make daily visits to the House of Guilds.

by Phil Taylor, Head ofFine and Applied Arts

ART S at The Geelong College

Student ACT I V I TIE S 3

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Start ofRock to Ramp - Anglesea 2002

james Hope-johnstone, (centre, wearing College cap), at the start of the Flags Race, School Sill! Leaglle Nick Jl;fawson and Stephanie Guyett, in the Year 12 productiou ofTwelfih Night

41st VIIf; bow: Harle), Beaumont, Ben Doak. David Crittenden, james Suther/and, Stephen Ryan, Hug/; Lockie, Tim Hope-johnstone, Thomas Paton, Cox: Stuart AI/en, Coach: jejJWat( From left: Veronica Milsom, Erin Cooke, Alichael

Agosta, Meg Gingell. Georgina Emselle, Shae White and Stephanie \'(Ialker in Twelfth Night

From left: jllmes Sinclair. j.mm ,\ld';'I). C'hri.; \\"iI501l. RiC/hII'd fJl·rry. jl'rml) !'.rlmt!'ro,\[orglln Greg mith (Coach. ,\'ick GoMslI'ort!" midI.' Byrnes. Rhys Berlllerr. Nic~' Bnrs. ,/lid Aft/rrlm/' Toml')'

6 Andrew Nelson. Limn Appelbe and Timothy Jl;faltby; Year 7 camp fit the Grampians

7 Giselle Campal/aro pnfimning at the lellr 9 Parents' Dinner 8 From Left: Elyse Grem and Amelia Hickman

at Year 7 camp 9

ummer Sporr Dinner 1l1embers ofthe 1st Bo),s' Tenllis Tellm

,\fembl'rs oft"" SWlmmilig Te,lIfl, S.I,·k rol •• from left: HtlI.'/0 Collrll.' .m'/ j. mil t' Rich.mL. (bays' 1I'lmming Clft.lin FiV/ll 1'0/,: from ldi· Casl')' lomNns (grrls'Su In/II/U/, Clf', 1!1 • 'of/'il.' U"'/.ircllkt'1'S .111,1 '.rI(l A.( "f> 411 iear L

HERE COLIN BECKETT (61 ) relocated his business from Rockhampton to Brisbane in October 2001. He is looking forward to catching up with OGCA activities in the south-east corner of Queensland. NICHOLAS BRADEN (89) currently manages the Cape Orway Light House with his partner Kellie Robson. The lightllou e is the oldest on mainland Australia. BILL BRAMALL (56) was awarded the Southern Grampians Shire's Citizen of the Year award in conjwlction with the 2002 Australia Day Awards. JOHN EMBLING (66) has been awarded a John Curtin Medal. John Curtin Medals are awarded by C urtin Universiry of Technology to people who have made 'a significant contribution and shown 'Curtin' qualities of vision, leadership and comm uni ry service in their chosen field in Australia or internationally' . John, who is co founder of the Familie in Distres Foundation, has devoted 25 years to helping yo ung people who are victims of homelessness, drugs, racism, ab use and violence. NEIL EVERIST (42) received an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) in the Australia Day honours list for service to the Architecture profession and to the communiry mrough the Geelong Art Gallery and Lifeline. RICHARD FYFFE (78) is currently employed by Hydro Tasmania as a Project Manager, leading the feasibiliry study for the re-development of the Patina and Trevallyn Hydro Power stations. He can be con tacted at Richard.fyffe@hydro.com.au. PETER GADOR-WHYTE (70) has been the Parish Minister for the Wesley Church, Melbourne for the past three years. He was Convenor of Melbourne Ciry Churches in Action, and established a walk in the ciry marked by 14 bronze sculptures known as 'The Way of the Cross'. ADAM HARVEY (92) was awarded the Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year awards at Tamworth's prestigious Golden Guitar Awards.

MICHAEL HENDERSON (96) has accepted a seco ndment to work in Barcelona, Spain for an international organisation called Metropolis. He will be living in Barcelona until September 2002. Contact him by email mikebarcelona@hotmail.com

GRAEME MCKENZIE (54) and his wife, Jann, have relocated from Brisbane to Pelican Waters at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast. Graeme is still consulting for BHP Billiton at their Blackwater coal mine in central Queensland.

MATTHEW HOOK (92) completed an MSc in Chemistry at Melbourne Universiry, before working for BHP World Minerals in Reno, Nevada. H e has moved to the United Kingdom, where he is in the final year of a PhD (Aerospace Materials) at the Rolls-Royce Universiry Technology Centre, Cambridge Universiry. He can be contacted by email via the Cambridge Universiry website (www.cam.ac.uk) or matthewhook@hotmail.com

KRISTINE MELLENS (79) has been living, studying and working in Latvia for the past six years, with frequent visits to Australia. She and her husband,Viktor Brenners, were thrilled with the arrival of their son, Martin Atis Mellens Brenners, on 14 July 2000.

RICHARD JEFFERY (49) and BRIAN DRENNAN (49) met up with each other for the first time in approximately 50 years whilst participating in the Great Victorian Bike Ride. Richard has retired and resides in Traralgon. Brian has partially retired and lives in Ballarat. If other Old Collegians are taking part in future Great Victorian Bike Rides, please look out for Richard and Brian. WARREN KEEBLE (96) is still rowing and was a member of the last Australian Under 23 team. H e also rowed in the King's Cup consecutive winning crew at the National Rowing championships in Nagambie in March 2002. FLEUR LETCHER (nee Weber 94) completed a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne in 1999. In 2001 she completed a Diploma of Education (Secondary) and a Graduate Certificate of Religious Education at the Australian Catholic Universiry, in addition to her Associate of Theology from the Australian College of Theology. She commenced teaching at Donvale Christian College this year. PHILIP MARSHALL (60) is currently the Secretary of the Geelong Cricket Club and sits on the Pennant Committee of the Victorian Cricket Association. H e is also Club Manager of the Geelong RSL Sub Branch.

JULIE MORRIS (82 nee McFarlane) has three boys, Benjamin, Liam and Kyle. She presently lives in Canberra and spent six months in Majorca, Spain last year. ANDREW NELSON (85) and his wife, Lana were married three years ago. They are happy and proud parents of a daughter, one year old Jaime. Andrew is keeping fit playing basketball and netball, and enjoying the occasional surf. JENNY NELSON (81) has moved to Northcote and has been working at the Arthur Rylah Institute in Heidelberg for many years. She is now studying full time to complete her PhD. Her thesis is on spotted tailed quolls an endangered species. ANDREW POOLEY (94) works for Computershare which has sent him on an assignment to Canada where he will stay for rwo years. SEAN SAXTON (93) was admitted as a barrister and solicitor to the Supreme Court of Victoria on 7 November 2001. BRUCE WALKER (58) has worked with the National Australia Bank since 1963 in Sale, Ballarat, Dubbo, Wangaratta, Horsham, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula. LAWRENCE WRIGHT (51) has retired after 20 years of teaching violin at the Bielefeld Music School in Germany. He still lives in Bielefeld, enjoys occasional orchestral playing and would be pleased to hear from any Old Collegians of his era living or travelling in Europe.

and THE Births ROCHELLE ANDERSON (86) and Greg Bugno are proud to anno unce the arrival of their second son, Thomas Edward, on 18 September 2001. LUCIA BONGIORNO (9 0) and husband, Alistair McIn tyre, proudly announce the birth of Sophie Eliza on 28 D ecember 2001. A sister to H arry and Edward. HAMISH (86) and LEAH CARR (8 6 nee Davis) are proud to announce the arrival of Elliot Wilfred on 10 August 2001. A brother for Tabitha and Harrison. MATTHEW DONALDSON (88) and his wife Angela have pleasure in announcing the birth of their second child, Emma Grace, on 8 February 2002. A baby sister for Angus. Mark and KATRINA FINNIGAN (84 nee Moore) are pleased to announce the birth of their ninth child, William John, on 2 August 2001. Brother for Matthew, Chloe, Sean, Erin, Ben, Taylah, Georgia and Lian1. DAVID HAY (88) and wife, Courtney, are delighted to anno unce the birth of their first child, Thomas Hurtle, on 2 January 2002. CHRISTOPHER JACKMAN (82) and his wife, Amanda, (current staff) , are pleased to announce the birth of Angus on 20 December 2001. A brother for Matthew. CARL JENNINGS (91) and wife, Tamara, are delighted to announce th e birth of their daughter, Alysia May, on 7 January 2001. MICHAEL JONES (89) and his wife Rosslyn, have pleasure in announcing' the bIrth of their first child, Lauren Emily, on 21 December 2001 . CRAIG LESLIE (93) and his wife Nardia, are tl1rilled to announce d~e arrival of Jack Craig on 3 January 2002. FIONA LOMAS (83) gave birth to Margaret Ellul (Katie) on 23 Jan uary 2002. A little sis ter to Samuel and Timothy.

DAVID MARSHMAN (90) and wife, Kathy, are pleased to announce the birth of Matthew Thomas on 14 November 2001. LUKE MCWILLIAM (86) and Sophie Brunsdon are pleased to announ ce the birth of their daughter, Mia Ro e, on 24 ovember 2001. SUE MULLIGAN (82) and hu band, Sam orth, are delighted to anno unce the birth of their first child, Benjamin Edward Bleakley, on 24 October 2001 . MONIQUE RICHARDSO (91 nee Holmes) and husband, Steven, welcome with love, Nina Adara on 20 June 2001. A sister for Chloe. TABITHA ROBORTELLA (91 nee Lowdon) and husband, Andrew, are pleased to announce the birth of Andre Brian John Robortella. Kerrie, wife to SIMON ROYAL (82) gave birth to twin girls Nellie and Sophie (both stillborn) on 22 January 2002 . Sisters to Thoma, Meg and Connie. HEATHER STEPHENS (85) and her husband, Andrew Vivian, are proud to announce the birth of their son, H arry Andrew, on 15 November 2001. A brother for Lachlan Benjamin. Louise and MICHAEL THACKER (84) are thrilled to announce the arrival of their second son, Matthew James, on 7 January 2002. A brother for William. TANIA TYRRELL (nee Givoye 87) and husband, Chris, are delighted to announce the birth of their first child Claire Olivia, on 21 September 2001.' Helen and CRAIG TUCKER (84) are pleased to announce the arrival of Sophie Kate on 17 eptember 2001. A sister for Damon and Bradley.

BRONWYN EGAN (86) married Andrew Edge on 30 arch 2002 at t John' , Too rak. Brides maid \ a Kry ten Pawsey (nee T homp o n 86) and Master of eremo nie wa Lindon Egan ( 4). G ues t included Angu ampbell ( 6) and Rochelle Bugn o (nee Ander on 6). GREG ERWI (89) married Robvn Fyfe on 15 February 2002 at All ;int , ewtown.

MARK HAMBLI G (9 ) and Amanda Fechner ann ounced their engagement on 7 January 2002. KARE JO ES (81 ) and IAN ROYCE (83) were m arried on 29 eptember 2001 at T he Geelong College hapel. MICHAEL JO ES (89) married Rosslyn Mustow on 23 Octo ber 1999 . TERRI-ANN O 'BRIE (86) was marri ed to Michael Cro ther at T he Geelong College Chapel in eptember 2001. DAVID MORTIMER (7 ) married KrisLine Beattie on 26 May 2001 in the Romsey U niting C hurch . SEAN SAXTON (93) mar ried Kathryn Hardey on 19 Jan uary 2002. CAIN SARAH (92) and Matilda Johnson were married at t Mark' Anglican Church in D arling Point on 19 February 2002. IGEL THOMSO (92) became engaged to Moira C ullen in eville in O ctob er 2001. T hey plan to marry in April 2002.

Deaths We regret the pas inab of the followin ua Old ollegians and expre incere sympaLhy to their fam ilie .

Engagement & Marriages MELISSA BELL (89) married Mathew Hoare on 30 eptember 2001 at The Geelong College Chapel. CATHERI E COUSEN (87) married Chris McNei ll on 8 D ecember 2001 at the QueenscliffUnitin ab Church ' followed by a reception at the Vue Grand Hotel.

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BAIRD (45) EL G BI GI (24) R H BOB GEORGE (45) DR DO U G HO KIf (4 'l ) W H '\ BILL HOOPER (_0) P D PETER NALL (6 ) R A ROBERT RAM Y ( ) RJJ H REDP TH ( _) ] H JIM UT LI FFE (4 ) G ElL THE N J EFFREY \'(I K R ( 4) E FF \X B ' T R (_ )

HE E and THE R E continued ATTENT IO N! PAST MACKIE BOARDERS M r John Claringbold, Head of Mackie, ha reque ted a sistance in obtaining copie of me following Mackie House group phocos: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982. John will copy me photograph and rerurn the original co you. If yo u have any omer imeresting shots of life at Mackie mat you would be prepared to lend for copying, please comacc Mr John Claringbold, Head of Mackie, by phone (03) 5226 3111 or email jclaringbold@geelongcollege.vic.edu. au

OLD COLLEGIANS

PEGASUS ALPINE CLUB Pegasus Alpine Club at Mo um Hotham celebrated its 25m birmday last year, wim a black-tie dinner at me lodge. Plans were unveiled for a half million dollar expansion and upgrade of the ski lodge. Pegasu Alpine Club aims CO promote me SpOrt of skiing and provide affordable accommodation for its members. Members of The College communi ty are welcome at me lodge and can view current rates and vacancies, cogemer wim photos of me lodge at the Pegasus website: www.skipegasus.com Curremly Pegasus has two shareholdings for sale. Any member of The Geelong College community considering purchase of a share in the ski lodge may ob tain further information from the Club Presidem, Roger Nation (59 C P) on (03) 5248 2398 (business hours). EDITOR'S NOTE In the last edition we neglected co say that DR ROD CUMMI S (ex-staff) was awarded the 2001 aom i & lsi Leibler Prize for the best PhD thesis in the area of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University. His PhD thesis was emitled Australian Perceptions o/the Orient 1880-1910. Also in the last edition of Ad Astra ( o. 100), MR GARTH LITTLE (42) was referred co as a Former member of staff. He was in fact a pupil at The Geelong College between 1937 and 1946.

Obituary - Professor Stewart Fraser (43) A number of Old Collegians who obtain University D egrees graduate, in due course, co distinguished careers as academics around the wo rld. One such was Stewart E Fraser, 1944-7, who settled in the United States, following degrees in Melbourne, Oxford, Stanford and Colorado. Born in China, where his famer was a Mining Engineer, Stewart's arrival in Australia was prompted by wartime pressures. H e immediately became a boarder. Known as 'Yank', he made a unique impact on his fellows and began to demonstrate the personality for which he became well known. Stewart cook a robust part in the Cadets, the Glee Club and the PFA. H e was stroke of the 4 th then 2nd VIII and a member of the Swimming Committee. Following his studies in Co mmerce at Melbourne, he joined the staff of the Joim Imelligence Bureau, before moving co Oxford for a D egree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. After travelling in Europe with his wife, Barbara, and a short spell teaching in Canada, the Frasers moved co Stanford where they

both graduated with an MA in Education. With two yo ung children, meir next move was back to Australia where Stewart took a post in the Political Science Departmem and gained a furmer BEd. In 1960, he decided to work for his Doccorate in his strong area of imerest, namely Communist schools and Education. This he completed at Colorado. He cominued a strong involvemem in this area wim his appointment co the Imernational Office at Harvard and subsequently as Professor at the Peabody College for Teachers in Tennessee. Here, he became Direccor of the International Centre, which he founded . The family returned co Australia in 1976 where Stewart became Professor in the Co mparative Education Centre at Latrobe University, a post he held until his retirement in 1994 with the rank of Professor Emeritus . D iagnosed in 1999 with prostate cancer, Stewart died on September 16 2001. by Desmond D Davey (Former Vice PrincipaL)

At the aGCA historic 100th AGlVf last November were: From left: DOli Lall,ler ,15), Kristen Grant, Community Relations Secretary, Andreajames (-j AdlJlISJlol/S Afl1lltlger, Caroline Renick (96), Dr Pauline TimJel; Principal, jim ilfarendaz (-:2), Bill Phillips (68), Dan Simmonds (69) aGCA President, jim Fidge (54) and Richard Carr ("3)

Members ofthe Glee Club: Back row, fiwn left: Rodger Bodey (53), Colin Aber)' 50), Noel Thorn (53), jim Fidge (54). Fred Bellis (55), Bony Him (5-1), Malcolm Marqll'7rdt (-1), Peter Hirst (52), Robert fngpen (50). Front row. fiw7I left: Rob Logie-Smith (55), alld his parents George and Enid Logie- mith

1982 Cricket Reunion: Back row, ftom left: Gordon lvfcfVzy (Coach), Russell impson, Gril)' Bowden, Nfichaeljohns, Matthew Backwell. Gary Laidlaw. David Pearson, iifark ucktr (Couch) Front row, ftom left: Michael Hay. David Tarr. Simon Holloway (Captalll), Dtll'id RIchards, Cameron M cKenzie 4 Mr George Logie-Smith with Dr Pauline Till'ner during his I,isit to dJl! College in NOI'ember laSt

year, to preselJt material ftom his personal coLLection to the Archives. This wonderfi" gift ineluded original scores, production notes, scrapbooks and photos oflllallY Gilbert o~ Sullll'fln OPt'Tettas pe/formed by the Glee CLub under the direction of George Logie-Smith 4

Student Leadership at The Geelong College Progressively, over the last five years, Prefects have each taken on a portfolio related to an aspect of the school that interests them. Examples of previous portfolios are Community and Social Service, International Students, Preparatory School, port, Chapel, Music and Drama. Prefects are interviewed individually during Term 1 about their portfolio goals, and further interviews follow to suppOrt them and encourage them to assess how uccessful they have been. All Year 12 students, aside from the Prefects, are strongly enco uraged at the start of the year to offer themselves for a leadership role. Some leadership training is offered on Orientation Day. Exan1ples of opportunities open to them are SRC, House buddy to a younger studem, Year 12 Management Advisory Committee and sub-committees, Year 12 Common Room Committee, Uniform Committee Open Day guides and Peer Mediators. It must be acknowledged that not all stLldents have the desire to hold prominent leadership roles and, indeed, would not be suited to do so, onetheless it is important that these student are encouraged to consider what part they can play, JUSt by virtue of their being in Year 12.

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As we expect wise leadership from our Year 12 we ontinue the development of opportunities for our younger tudent , There are cwo a pects of leader hip. Firsdy, the leader hip of elf is fostered in Per onal Developmem and tutorial , exploring such issues as per onal organi ation, efficiem u e of th Record Book, personal responsibility, moral attitude, and appropriat communication with od1er studem and taff. Thi I ad into the second area; the respon ibility for the \V lfare of other and the maintenance of communication channel b tW n tud nt an d student and st ud nt and Staff. Lead rship op ning belo\\' Year 12 include captains of sporting team , parti ipation in R , buddies ro younger tudent, Op n Day guid niform Commirtee and Years 9 and 10 Managem nt dvi ry Our leaders ar being moved further along th ontinuum from merely tatu bearer to individual who noti ar ,1 of College life that need to b chang d and propo \\'a;' of doing 0, And, whilst a knowledoing that not all tud nt. ek to lead, ther ar increa ing opportunitic for ,lLlth ntic leadership ro le. We Ii ten t [he u,...,~ (ion Four srud '11(- , and seek (Q encourag [hem to [h i nk f \Va~'- in \\ hi -h (h 'y can demonsrra( ocial on rn and r spon, ibilir;',

by lVlargaret Lethbridge, Joint Helld t'JIior ~ chool (\r;'Ij.'m»

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Boarder/ Welcome Barbecue 1

From left: Andrew Urquhart (65), Stuart Gray (62), Dr Paulille TUrlleI; Prillcipal rmd Jim Kilpatrick

.Frorn left: Kenneth Pang (Year 12) Prissilia Pang (Malaysia), Cynthia Wr,zng (Taiwan) and Bryan Ng (Year 9) and his mot!m; May Poon (Hong Kong) Boarders and their parents in the CloistelJ

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Senior School Welcome Evening

4 From left: Bruce and Liz Jessen and Jan and Stephen Roberts

5 From left: Hayden and Deb West and Helen Morris

Boarder/ Tennis Day

6 LUlich lime

7 Tim Garden with John Claringbold, Head 0/ Nrackie House

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8 From left: Sarah Partmon. Dal'Jd Coghill. Andrew ~'(fiucki, Anna Green and Fiona >jk,-s

9 Alison Clyne and Julia Torpty From left: Charles HilL. Ben Lannan. John Carmichael Lyndel Chidzry and Robb,e Harris

Year 9 Parent/ Dinner

Year 9 Parents gather outside the Dining Hall

From Left: Clyde Croft. Margie Hall. \r~nt{y Abiklwr

Middle School Welcome Evening

'3 From left: Jill \.'0I1s/', \.01)'ne Ratcliffe. Kaz Chisholm and Chris \'(Ialsh

'4 From left: Com I Timm; DfP/lfy Ht'dt!. f'r''F,/r,l{ory,'d.ool, {I.'.r elm, tI/I lIlId Purr O'Collllor

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ALbert BeLL CLub Dinner 1

Back rOll}/rOIll leJt: lincey Sjogrell (83), Tim CaitiJ/less (83), Robert Emmett (83), Richard Verrell (83), find Ursula Read (83) fj'o 17 t Jt'Oll1 left: Jodie Henderson (83), Louise Monotti (83) and Sue Mulligan (82)

Bob Aitkell (35), John Hill (78, Albert Bell Club President) alld Alex Benllett (40) Sean Sowerby (200}) and Tim Allen (2000) members of the winning 2000 and200} Head of the River crews

ELC/CampbeLL House WeLcome Evening 4

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From left: Rowtln Neerhuc, Chris Faulknet; Libby Russell, Director of Campbell HOlIse, Ken jlll'vis, Pamela Stevenson, Crace Neerhut tlnd Da'vid Eddey From left: Nicole Heury, NichoLa and Jeremy Hflrris with bflb), WiLliam Harris and Angus Dobie

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Year 7 Parent/ Dinner

6 From left: Helen Htlrtnell, Jenny Maltby and Kasia Quail

7 From left: Jeff Lllllgbam, Clms anderson, Debbu Imd

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The Geelong College Challenge 8

8 The winning team - IV{ontpldlier Primary School from left: Rhys \"hon, BrittallY Hudgell. Lauren Ellis. Carolyn Kmt-Huglm (-9. {(,zdler und

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GIRLS' SPORTING SUCCESS Our back cover celebrates the College girls' recent sporting success, particularly in rowing, tennis and water SpOrt . While we are proud of all students, both boys and girls, for their sportsmanship whilst representing the school in sport, it is always heartening when we experience some success. The girls' 1st VIII rowing crew had a wonderful season, finishing as Victorian State Champions, National Champions, and winners of both the Head of the Schoolgirls' Regatta and the APS Head of the River. The gi rls' 1st tennis team we re al 0 APS hampions and they rounded off the season by winning the Tennis Coaches Association of Victoria Senior G irls' hampionship, remaining undefeated throughout the season.

The girls' swimming quad demonstrated [he benefit of having their own swimm ing and d iving pool in which to train, by coming 3 rd at the AP G irls' Combined wimming and Diving Carnival in March; a "be t ever" re ult. Both the girls and boy team qual ified for the tate Final of the Victorian chool urf League in {arch. Fo llowing o me wonderful individual perfo rmances, the Co lleg girl came 4 th and the boys finished in 5th place. Finally, I must mention the Athletic Kno ko ut ompetltlon in which the ollege' se nior girl ' athletic team won the tate Knockout Final. T hey repr enred ictoria in the ational Final last December and 6ni hed 3rd behi nd Fairholme ollege, Quee n land and Westfi ld POrt High h 01, N \X'.

by Carol Barnard, Editor Captiolls for back cover 1 Girls' lst VTII Rowing crew celebrating their win ar the Head of the Scboolgirls' Regatra back fro III left: AI/gela Paton, P/)oebe Cole, Lucy Simms, Lisa Gray, AnnabeLle Cmwforc/, Centre: Pip W-'lzaym, Alexandm Pye (Cox) From: Char/om O'Loughlill, Phoebe Stflltley alld Rob Gardner (Coach) 2

Kirsten Ulmer (Yea r 10) winning rhe Iron WOlllan evelif at the Victorian Scbool, Sill! League comperition. One of ber mallY achievemelifs was seleCiion in rhe JUI/ior Victorian Sill! Lift Saving team

Haeley Collills and Sopbie Whittflkers (}-ear 12). at the APS girls' willlmil/g ChampiollSbip ill N{arcb. The College girls' Swimming team jil/isbed in 3rd place - rhe best resulr eller achielled. 4 2001 Victorian Schools Knockour

"afl/pionsSenior Girls. Back, jiwn left: Brydie Meek (Caprain), Tina Reilly. Clam DtlI,ies. Philip,[ Fllrr. Leah J\1cKenzie. From, from left: ophie Nelson. Sa16' Kemp. Alallna Lyon. Georgie ThOll/SOli

Froll/ left: Kirsten UIII/a. A/ex t:t{'(t"T n;'.tr 10 tllld Sal(y Kemp Oellr 12) IIfta rile' ClIlIl'rOIl R,·!./), III Il'hic/) /he.y Ctlme Isr (ll'ltt. .11111) }oung };'Ilr <) th,' fourrh Ifl"mba oJrll" mllll) <If rill' I i,ron.m Schools Surf Lellgllt' Compnifioll

6 T/Il' girls' Isr \ lU Tenltis fe,WI - /Tom 1ft: Philipp. I F-m·. D.ll'Ul IOl/llg ua.l,c'T III (1,.1,' , Sophie BtllIlch. Kllr,· frallcis. Emi() 71"1's;;:,·. [) 11 ClIneron (Co./d, . from left from: "-al<' \I I ~1l. T.wlle \\·'ifFII. Alex .I/deod. Till, Redl) .md Phi/if'F1i H.1),dt'll

E D I TO R: CnroIl3nrwml ASS 1ST ANT E. D I TO R: Deb Gm D E. I G N : Collillgs + Pidgroll P I-l OTO G RA P I-l \ : (.m,1 8,ln,,,r,l. O,b C. '. II. ~ r Sf.W!,..,. lIbby RII., Com/ Trmlel; Deb Fillillg. RicbmYl Klill/llick. I'bo(op/ny (,"d Nell'spbo(os. Tbe AlISlrtdi,lll P R I ;-oJ r INC: S,mris I'm" Cmll/, F R l Nit \..) \ E R I \ I l, r: Il" lIelf I/emmatr k

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