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PEGASUS 1991

Editors:

Mr RJ.T. Cummins, Mrs J.A. Gainey,

Photographers:

Mr. M. Eastwood, Mrs S. Fisher, Mr R.K. Kumnick, Mr R.W. Lancaster, Mr MJ.H. Roland, Mr G.L. Millar, Mr G.J. Smith, Mark Elshout, James Griffiths.

Group Photograph Co-ordinator:

Mr PA. Cronk,

Typing:

Mrs J. Knight.

Cover Co-ordinator:

Mrs M. Sutton.

Outside Cover Design: Inside Cover Design:

Alyssa Turner. Milan Perkins.

The Editors wish to express their thanks to all who have contributed to this edition of Pegasus. 2

VOLUME LXXXIV

Contents Council and Staff

School Reports

House Reports

Sport

Original Contributions

College Life

Staff Farewells

Obituaries

100

Awards and Prizes

101

School Roll

106

Photographs

109

THE COUNCIL Chairman: Mr G.S. Fielding, LLB Vice-Chairman: Mr E.K. Doery, FCA Mr R.G. Ashby, BComm, NDA, ASM, CPA, AAAC Dr J.P. Ayerbe, BVSc, MRCVS Professor A.W. Bate, MA Dr M.K. Benjamin, MBBS, DPM, FRACP, FRANZCP, MRC Psych Mrs J.V. Cameron, DipPhysiotherapy Dr H.M. Connell, BA, Cert.Ed, MA, PhD Mr W.L. Dix, AO, ASSA(Senior), ACIS Mrs J. Everist, BA, Dip Ed Mr A.G.S. Gray The Rev J.M. Hagans, MA, BD, MTh

Mr G.A. Hope Mrs F.S. Maries, AM, MA, DipSocStuds Mrs C. Menzies, BAgSc Mrs B.G. Motteram, BA, DipEd Mr CJ.F. Smit, BSc, MAmIMM Mrs R. Smith Dr. H.N.B. Wettenhall, AM, MD, BS, FRCP, FRACP Mr A.H. Williamson, BJuris, LLB The Rev Professor NJ. Young, BA, BD, PhD Clerk: Mr J.R. Kaye, AASA, CPA, AAIM

SCHOOL STAFF PRINCIPAL Mr A.P. Sheahan, BSc, D i p E d Head of Preparatory School Mr P.J. Hughes, DipT, BA, GradDipEdAdmin Deputy Head of Preparatory School, (Middle School) Mr N.N. Rachinger, DipPrimTeach., Cert Art, AdvDipTeach. Deputy Head of Preparatory School (Campbell House) Mrs D. Bourke, TPTC, BA, BEd Coordinator of Curriculum and Staff Development Mrs M Lambert, BSpEd, TSpTC, TPTC

Vice-Principal MrJ.C. Gilson,BSc, BEd Director of Curriculum Mr G L . Millar, MSc, BSc(Hons), GradDipT V.C.E. Coordinator and Head of Science Mr W.J. Harris, BSc(Hons), DipEd Director of Staff Development Mrs M.H. Lethbridge, BSc, DipEd Chaplain Rev. I.V. Parton, BA

Mrs J.M. Baird, BA, TSTC Mrs M.L. Berney, CertEd.(ATTI), BA (Ed) Mrs V A . Bradford, TPTC, TSpTC, BEd(Spec) Mrs E. Brown, DipPrimTeach

Head of Physical Education Mr D A . Clifford, BEd

Head of Languages Mrs A.M. Butt, BA, GradDipEd, TEFL

Mr P.E. Conway, BScEd

Ms Barbara Carlson, DipPrimTeach, GradDipEd, AALIA (Teacher/ Librarian) Mrs F. Cheatley Miss J.M. Cheatley, BEd Mr M.D. Cheatley, BEd(PostPrimPE) (on leave) Head of McLean House Mr J. Claringbold, BEd

MrJ.S. Clark, BA(Hons) Mrs D A . Cleary, BSc, DipEd

Mrs CV. Edwards, BMus, DipEd Mr T A . Egan, Dip Art, TSTC

Head of Keith House Mr C A . Considine, BAppSc

Head of Sport Mr P A . Cronk, DipPhysEd, TPTC Desk Top Publishing Coordinator Mr R.J.T. Cummins, BA, TPTC, ACP, AdvCertEd Mr D A . Curnow, BA, DipEd, SpcSci Miss. CK. Davey, BA(Hons) Mr J.T. Dermott, BComm Mrs B.M. Dickie, BA, DipEd Mrs M. Driscoll, DipTeach, BEd Mrs M.T. Dwyer, DipMusEd Mr B.L. Edwards, DipPrimTeach, BEd (Music)MIMT

Mrs J. Ekkel, BA(Hons), DipEd Head of Fine & Applied Arts, Warden House of Guilds Mr F.W. Elliott, TTC(ManArts) Head of Mackie House Mr N.J.G. Fairbairn, BEd, DipResSchServ, CertBusStud (Law), AssocDipBusLegalPrac, GradDipEdAdmin Mr T A . Ferrier, BVSc, DipEd Careers Advisor Mrs S.D. Fisher, BA, DipEd, Grad DipCarEd Head of Geography Mrs T.J. Foley, BA, DipEd

Director of Austin Gray Centre Mr T.A. Egan, Dip Art, TSTC Mrs J. Ekkel, BA(Hons), Dip Ed Mrs J.R. Evans, BMus, Dip Ed Head of Mackie House Mr NJ. Fairbairn, BEd, DipResSchServ, CertBusStud (Law), AssocDipBusLegalPrac, GradDipEdAdmin, MEd Mr T.A.Ferrier, BVSc, DipEd Careers Advisor Mrs S.D. Fisher, BA, DipEd, GradDipCarEd

Mathematics Coordinator Mr W.F. Jennings, DipPrimTeach, Cert Art, BEd. Mrs U. Kamburowski Mrs I. Kavay (German Reader) Mr M.B. Keary, BA(Hons), MA Mrs J.M. Kittelty, BEd(Lib) (on leave) Mr R.W. Lancaster, ACTT, HDTSAC Mrs C.L. Lean, BA, DipEd, GradDipLib

Miss L.M. Ord, BEd Mr M.K.R. Panckridge, BA(Ed) Science Coordinator Mr D.C. Parker, BAppSc, DipEd Head of English Mr T.P. Parkes, BA, DipEd Mr I.G. Parr, MA, DipEd

Special Education Coordinator Mrs L.M. Lee, BA., DipEd., GradDipSpEd Mrs B. Lloyd (French Reader) Miss C.A. McAlister, BEd(Mus)

Head of Geography Mrs TJ. Foley, BA, DipEd

Health Education Coordinator Mr D.H. MacBryde, MA, CertEd

Mrs A.J. Fulton, BSc,BEd Mrs J.A. Gainey, BA, DipEd

Mr Glen McKeeman, DipPrimTeach Mr B. McLeod, DipElecEng, TTC, BEd Mrs M. McMullen (Integration Aide) Miss D.L. Macvean, BA, DipEd Ms. A.M. Mahoney (Terms 3, 4) BA,DipEd

Coordinator of Health Miss S.M. Peacock, BSc, DipEd Head of Australian Studies Mr G.W. Peel, BA, DipEd, BEd, MEd, DipResSchServ, GradCert Arts (SocSci) Mr J. Peron, FEEHC, (French Reader) Coordinator of Girls' Sport

Head of History, Head of Mossgiel House Mr A.N. Gibson, BEc, DipEd, MEd

Drama Coordinator Mrs C.G. Mallett, BA(Hons), MA, DipEd

Mrs D.A. Gill, DipPE Mr A. Gusbeth, BSc, DipEd Mr PJ. Hannah, AMusA Mr D.P. Happell, BA, DipEd, MA Mr S.R. Harrison, BA, DipEd Mr L.G. Hatton, BEd, DipPrimTeach, AdvCertEd

Mr E.A. Man waring, BSc(Hons), DipEd, MEnvSt, GradDipComp Mr S.D. McCallum, BSc, DipEd Miss K. McKay, BEd(Lib)

Foreign Language Coordinator Mrs C. Hazell, CertEd, BEdSt

Art Coordinator Mrs R.L. Millen, HigherDipTeach., BEd

Primary Coordinator Mrs M. Hearn, DipPrimTeach,TPTC

Head of Coles House Mr A.D.C. Miller, BSc(Hons), DipEd, MEd

Mrs J.F. Hendry, BA, DipEd, GradDipMusEd Mr D.I. Henricus, HigherDipT, DipPE Mrs C. Hildebrand, Head of Mathematics Mr D. Hibbard, Bsc, DipEd, MACE Social Science/History Coordinator Mrs J.M. Hobbs, TPTC, BEd

Mrs J.M. Mitchell, AssDipArt, TSTC Mr G.D. Montgomery,BEco, BEd Mrs C. Moore, BA, GradDipEd(Prim) Mrs C.A. Morris, DipPrimTeach., BEd Head of Business Studies, Head of Wettenhall House Mr R.M. Morris, BEc, DipEd Mrs B.R. Murrells, TPTC, BA(Ed)

Head of Music Mr H. Hood, BEd, DipMus, AMusA, TTTC Ms Barbara Hollander, BA, DipEd (part time)

Head of McArthur House Ms. J.M. Nelson, BA, BEd, BSc Computer Studies Coordinator Mr M.D. O'Donnell, BA, DipEd

Music Coordinator Mr M. Irwin, BMusEd

Miss C Ogston, Dip.T(Prim) Head of Shannon House Mrs M. O'Loughlin, BSc(Hons), DipEd

Mrs P. Porter, BEd Mr T.E. Price, BScEd Librarian, Head of Morrison House Mr L.J. Quail, BA, DipEd, ALA A, GradDipCurric Community & Religious Education Coordinator Rev. K.F. Ralph, BA, BD Dr. G. Ren, BA, GradDipEd, PhD Computer Studies Coordinator Mr A.W.J. Rickards, BA(Ed), MACE, ACS Secondary Coordinator (Years 7 & 8) Mr H.J. Roberts, DipArts, DipEd., GradDipMediaStud, BA, MEd, GradDipEdAdmin Director of Drama Mr M.J.H. Roland, BA(Hons), DipMediaStuds, DipPrimEd Mrs J.M. Rundell, BA, BEd Mr J.W. Ryan, Dip .Teach Audio-Visual Coordinator Mr R. Salen, AMIEE Mrs J.M. Schmidt, CertArt, TSTC, GradDipGCEd Ms S.E. Scott, BEd Mrs S.E. Scott, BSc, DipEd, GradDipSpecEd Mr M.W. Seeckts, BEd Mr M.A. Simpson, BEd Mrs J.E. Simpson, BSc, DipEd Mr G.J. Smith, BA, DipEd Mr R.D. Sullivan, BMusEd

Mrs M. Sutton, BA, DipEd English/Language Arts Coordinator Mrs A. Swaney, BA, BEd, DipTeach Warden of House of Guilds Mr P.C. Taylor, DipArt&Design, DipEd

Mrs C D . Turner, TPTC, BA(Ed) Mr D.A. Wade, DipTeach Mr D. Walker, DipPrimTeach Mr R.D. Wells, TTRIC Mrs D. West (French Reader) Mr C M . Whittle, BSc, DipEd, DipCompSci Mrs L.A. Wightman, DipTeach(Prim)

Library Coordinator Mrs B.M. Williams, AALIA Miss S.M. Wilson, BEd Head of Calvert House, APS Delegate Mr D.A. Young, BSc, TSTC

hysical Education Coordinator Mr M.L. Torpey, BEd(PE)

NON TEACHING STAFF BURSAR: Mr. J.R. Kaye, AASA, CPA, A A I M

Registrar/Director of Foundation Mr RJ. Grant, TSTC, Dip PE Archivist Rev EC McLean, BA Dip Ed Old Collegians' Office and Boarding Mr D. Whitcroft Accounting/Secretarial Mr T. Ficca, (Accounting Manager) Mr H.R. Stewart, BComm, C P A , (Accounting Manager, Term 4) Mrs J. A. Adams Mrs D. Barling (Assistant to Careers Advisor) Mrs J. Bath (Preparatory School Receptionist) Miss A. Battaglia (Secretary to Head of the Preparatory School) Mrs. J. Cameron (Senior School (Receptionist) Mrs J.M. Knight (Secretary to Vice-Principal) Mrs M. Miles Mr. H.G. Philips (Accounting) Miss J.A. Taylor (Secretary to Bursar) Miss D.K. Williams (Secretary to Principal) Mrs R. Wilkinson-Beards (Secretary to Director of Foundation)

Ancillary Staff Mr P. Barrow (Woodwork Machinist) Mr. D.A. Carroll (Laboratory Technician) Mrs. D. Connoley (Teacher Aide) Miss S. Ensley (After School Care) Mrs. K.M. Hackett, AssDipAppSocSci (Library Technician) Mrs. K. Jenkin (Laboratory Assistant) Mrs S. Kirk (After School Care) Mrs. P. McCallum (Library Technician) Mrs. J. McDonald, AssDipAppSocSci (Library Technician)

Mrs. M. McMullen (Integration Aide) Miss N. Melnyk (Laboratory) Miss H. Millard, DipNursing (School Nurse) Miss D. Vahl Meyer, BSc, (Boarding House Tutor, Laboratory Assistant) (Term 4) Mrs. R. Purcell (Library Technician) Mrs J. Thompson (Library Technician) Miss M. Wieland (Boarding House Tutor) Miss A. Wilde (Laboratory)

Miss R.A. Fletcher Miss M.P. Harris (Tuckshop) Mrs N.CMalone Mrs S.A. Marendaz Mrs A. McRae Ms G.E. Picken Mrs V.J. Richardson Mrs A.P. Sheelings (Tuckshop) Mrs L.D. Shore (Tuckshop) Mrs G.J. Vaughan

Driver Mr R.R. Mclnnes Medical Centre Sister M. Cartledge Sister H. Richardson Sister H. Mullard (Preparatory School) Mrs A. Vile (Matron, Mackie House) Boatman Mr R. Morse Caretaker Mr H. Blenke Cleaning Mrs M. Blenke Mrs B. Burke Mr M. Burke Mr A.G.P. Crabbe Mrs C M . Dunstan Mr A. Harris Mr M. Marendaz Mrs V.M. Phelps Mrs P. Povoas Mrs C Pratt Mrs J. Russell Mr M.C Simmons Mrs M.N. Stewart

Grounds Mr D.S. Quick (Grounds Curator) Mr N.T. Ash Mr N.J. Dearnley Mr D.S. Lunardelli (Leading Hand) Mr R. Mitchell Mr P.S. Nicol Mr M. Povey (Apprentice) Mr G. Ollis Mr D.A. Teasdale Maintenance Mr R.C Deans (Property Manager) Mr R.F. Dahlhaus Mr N.R. Deans Mr J. Foitzik (Plasterer) Mr A.W. Morgan (Leading Hand) Mr CT. Perrett (Foreman) Mr P.J. Welsh

Domestic Miss J. Sturzaker (Catering Manager) Mrs E. Boal (Tuckshop) Mrs. B.A. Burns Mrs. S.M. Cornwill Ms. G.J. Davis 6

At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 11 December 1991, the school community gathered once again on the lawn below the Principal's office for the annual speech day addresses and presentations. Traffic noise and wind song notwithstanding, we listened to four entertaining speakers and some delightful music from the College band.

Our guest speaker and prize giver, Dr Ellyard, then mesmerised us with his forceful, erudite, and energetic speech empowering us to face the future. Dr Ellyard comes with a formidable list of credentials: Director of the Commission For the Future; senior consultant to the UNDP, UNEP, and UNESCO;Director, Ministery of Technology, SA (1983-87); Director-General, Department of Environment and Planning, SA (1979-83); Foundation Director of Environment and Conservation, Papua New Guinea (1976-79); Principal Private secretary of

Mercifully, perhaps even miraculously, rain held off. (Mr Fielding suggested the Principal may, like King Canute, have power over natural forces.) The light wind provided the audience with a backdrop of dancing ivy and trees. Mr Garnet Fielding spoke with his customary aplomb and showed his concern for and understanding of all sectors of the school. He spoke of the school's gratitude toward and debt to Dr Norman Wettenhall's thirty-one years of service to the College Council (nine as Chairman) outlining the vigour and loyalty with which Dr Wettenhall had devoted himself to the interests of the school. Mr Fielding mentioned the dedicated work of the College foundation, headed by Mr Geoff Neilson, to ensure the future of the school, especially in the stringent times faced by all at present. Mr Fielding thanked staff and students for their valued contributions to the school and wished exit students fulfilling and purposeful lives. He also wished Mr Sheahan and Mrs Sheahan the best for a richly deserved sabbatical leave in 1992. Mr Sheahan delivered his address reported in its entirety on the next fewpages.

the Minister For Environment in Canberra (1972-75); and he is currently on the Board of the Australian Network for Art and Technology; and also Chair of the South Australian Council on Technological Change. He spoke of the emergence of visionaries in the last decade of any century referring to the papers of the 1890s for support. Dr Ellyard then outlined his theory of probable and preferred futures, convincing us that it was in our hands to shape the preferred rather than give in to the despondency of the probable. He illustrated thus by snowing how the federal movement and the new Australian constitution of 1901 had emerged from the visions amidst the depression of the 1890s. He even went so far as to suggest he and his confreres such as Thomas Keneally may be able to convince Australians that they should live in a republic by the year 2001, though he conceded not all in his audience would share his view. We were presented with a dazzling array of scenarios for the beginning of the third millenium from a "comfort in Asia packet" where we would feel as easy taking tea in a Japanese home in

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1997 as we would in a New Zealand home in 1982, to a vision of former armaments manufacturers uniting to build "the General Dynamics and Lockhead solar electric car." Dr Ellyard spoke of the Common European Homeland movement and of the need for world leaders to embrace such visions as this one instigated by President Gorbachev. He illustrated the ills of the "probable futures" mode of thinking by referring to "Health Care" as an Orwellian use of language and one initiator of the western world's largest debt problems. Instead he suggested we embrace a vision of preventative health promotion. He spoke feelingly of the grief of being a Fitzroy supporter and suggested a good coach in whatever field of sport needed to be as effective in motivation and inspiration as he was in strategy. Dr Ellyard invited us all to choose five problems to solve, five missions to pursue and five aspects of our valued heritage to preserve. He ended with the inspiring words of both the U.N.E.S.C.O. charter: "We cannot work towards a future we cannot imagine" and Proverbs, Chapter 29, verse 18: "Where there is no vision the people perish." It is difficult in any report of a speech to capture the sparkle, humour and warmth of the original. Dr Ellyard captivated, stimulated and challenged his mixed audience and most importantly made us feel we had some choice about the direction in which our world is headed - a vital message for young and old. He also invited as to use our creative and analytical forces jointly in implementing this choice. Conrad Pearson, School Captain 1991, then thanked Dr Ellyard and made a presentation to him on behalf of the school before delivering his own address that chronicled the year's events and wished the returning students well, as reported on page PRINCIPAL'S SPEECH Mr Chairman, Dr Ellyard, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, and students: It gives me great pleasure to present my sixth annual report at the end of the school's one hundred and thirty first year of operation. Before I do so, however, I would like to add my very sincere welcome to that of the Chairman to our Guest Speaker, Dr Peter Ellyard. Dr Ellyard has had an illustrious academic career himself, having graduated in Agricultural Science at Sydney University, and subsequently graduated with his Masters Degree and a Doctorate from Cornell University in the U.S.A. Having held a number of posts

in Government agencies of one sort or another, he rose to particular prominence as Executive Director for Victoria's Commission for the Future. It is in that position that he became one of Australia's most prominent spokesmen on issues related to the global, national and regional future. My first contact with him came at the 1989 Conference of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia in Sydney, at which he gave one of the keynote addresses directed towards the agenda for education with respect to the perceived friction between economic development and ecological conservation. I, along with most others, was captivated by not just the content of his address but by his presentation as well and I made a mental note then that the students of the College should hear this man. I am delighted to say that he will speak along the same lines today and I feel sure that we are going to hear an address that will create a great deal of discussion. Dr Ellyard, welcome to the College today; thank you for agreeing to speak to us; and we look forward to what you have to say with a great deal of interest and anticipation. As I mentioned a moment ago, this has been the one hundred and thirty first year since the College opened its doors in the then Knowle House in Skene Street. It was with a great sense of vision and no small sense of courage that the founding Principal, Mr George Morrison, as he then was, and his two masters welcomed the College's first forty pupils, thirteen as resident boarders, seven as day boarders, and twenty as day boys. The Reverend A.J. Campbell, the con-

venor of the committee that founded the College, conducted a service of praise, prayer and scripture reading, followed by a brief sermon. He concluded by saying: "Now, in the name of God, I declare our new school, which is to be called "The Geelong College", fully established, and may God bless it with all possible success." Despite the obvious vision of those early founders of the school, I wonder whether they ever imagined that it would grow to the size of the great enterprise that it has become. Now, with a student complement well in excess of 1100, with girls also being "prepared for university entry and mercantile pursuits", as the founders stated the aim, and with boarders perhaps playing not quite such a prominent role in the school (though it is difficult to convince them of that), there is little in the way of visible things that are similar between that tiny institution that the Principal himself was forced to buy after two or three years of precarious existence and the one that exists today. There are many similarities, however: those enduring qualities that are not necessarily transmitted through a clearly defined curriculum in the classroom are still paramount; our concern to produce young people who think clearly about options that lie ahead of them; and our fervent hope of cultivating in them a care and concern for each other and for things around them remain as focal points of an education that we think is first-class. Those who are leaving us this year will have heard me talk about the values that we think are worth imparting and the sort of education that will sustain them through their adult lives. Of course it depends on what happens in

the classroom, in that private discussion place between teacher and taught but, more importantly, rather than depending solely on what the student chooses to study, the success of the process is judged, in my view, on whether we have inculcated attitudes: the willingness to respond to challenges; the learning to bring the mind to bear on the problem at hand, enthusiastically, confidently and effectively; accepting the need to interact positively with others having different ideas; and the experience of the satisfaction of understanding for its own sake. Our job here is not to teach students to tolerate boredom but rather to initiate them into the joys of the life of the mind, even though there are imperatives, even government ones, that emphasise other more "practical" aims in these pragmatic times. So education goes far beyond what may be learned in an academic sense in the classroom. As much as anything our aim is to give our students sure and stable mooring points on which to anchor their lives, to make meaningful structures of lasting spiritual values that will sustain them throughout the journey. If we have given a superlative classroom education but failed in that mission of transmitting a moral framework; if we have taught but have not educated in the broadest sense then we have failed. If, as the writer of the letter to the Corinthians says you "speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love", then indeed you will be "a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal". A recent survey in New South Wales of parent expectations of independent schooling yielded some interesting and not altogether predictable results. The survey itself was not necessarily a reliable one and one that could be trans-

lated to other areas in Australia but its results are worthy of scrutiny, nevertheless. It involved interviewing just over 1100 sets of parents of students in a sample of Catholic schools in Sydney, spanning an area that encompassed the relatively deprived Western suburbs through to the very exclusive residential areas on the North Shore. What the survey produced was the fact that parents were looking more for the development of personal characteristics than they were for the refining of the basic processes of communication and of adding up. Of course the acquisition of the three "RsM is enormously important but essentially what the parents were saying was that these skills could be taught in a number of different environments; what attracted them to send their children to an independent school was the thought that there was a systematic transmission of a set of values that might be of more use in sustaining their children and allowing them to flourish throughout the adult years. So, although we have these

passing phases in education which swing the focus around from one emphasis to another, the enduring values that prompted people like the Reverend A.J. Campbell and Mr George Morrison to establish The Geelong College one hundred and thirty one years ago are still the ones that provided the basic driving force for what we do today. Fashions may come and fashions may go but the basic belief that an important component of a truly liberating education is that of uplifting the soul and caring for each other is just as true today as it was then and I am sure that that theme will be present in what our Guest Speaker says today. In this regard, too, the Chapel has begun to play a central role in life at the College. If there is a spiritual component to life - and those of us who work in these schools find it impossible not to accept that proposition - then it is understandable that the activities of Chapel and the Chaplain stand at the heart of what we do. It has been gratifying to me that students approach their

contact with the Chaplain and their time in the Chapel with a reverence that befits the nature of the experience and a willingness to explore not just the element of our humanity that makes us care for others but also the part of our souls that niggles away with questions of our origins and our destiny. That the Chaplain has been able to make weekday and Sunday services so meaningful in that way bears great testimony to his skill as a person and a pastor, and it came as no great surprise that the Uniting Church Synod Chaplaincy Review Committee came to the conclusion that they ought strongly recommend to Synod that they support the continuation of Ian Parton's ministry at the College. As I have said in other places before, a need to answer the great questions about life and a need for spiritual ministry is not a preserve of the underprivileged. If there are some amongst our youngsters who do not see the relevance or importance of the message of the Gospels, then at least they find the quietude of the morning's twenty minutes in the Chapel a refreshing experience before facing the clamour and the noise of the day that awaits them. And, if their feeling is that the message is not for them, then it is simply a case that their time has not yet come. The seed has been sown and it will bear fruit later. One cannot live in this state without at least a passing knowledge of the Victorian Certificate of Education. Apart from anything else, and even if it does not cause the problem itself, it lies at the heart of the current dispute between the Victorian Ministry and the teacher unions in the Ministry schools which has only just settled into an uneasy truce. Each one of us associated with this school, as well as those within it, will have his or her own view, and collectively there will be a broad range of opinions about the appropriateness of V.C.E. and about its capacity to deliver what our students need. You will notice that I use the expression "what our students need" rather than "what our country needs" because I have never been one who believes that education should be driven by the economic imperative. If our education system is truly liberating for the student and if the effects are truly ennobling, in contrast to some of the tattiness that exists in some quarters, then, as a matter of course, that education system will serve the country's needs but it will have as its central emphasis the desire to draw from each and all students their full potential. It seems to me, however, and I have held this view for quite some time, that the full impact of V.C.E. would not be felt until there was some clearer picture

of what the process of assessment held. It now seems evident that this thorny mechanism of the evaluation of student work will cause more headaches than was previously imagined. As we see the seemingly endless negotiations involved in verification that are necessary to validate assessments given internally, we are seeing a process develop which in my view accords a disproportionate amount of time and energy to the assessment process at the expense of the teaching process. Tertiary institutions have applied great pressure at this point, too. Professor David Penington, Melbourne University's Vice-Chancellor, for some time a lone voice in his opposition to various aspects of V.C.E., is now being joined by the Vice-Chancellors of other institutions in highlighting the difficulties that many students who have gone through the pilot programmes are having when their time comes to study at the tertiary level. There are many aspects of V.C.E. that are worthy; many new styles of teaching have developed and are enjoyed by both student and teacher; much of great worth is being done at the present but we need to be careful that we do not do our students a disservice in the wider context nor pitch them into the new processes of discovery learning before they have the building blocks on which to make some sense of these new processes. So the role of the teacher remains central and continues to be, in my view, the most efficient means of transmitting both knowledge and method. Needless to say there will be those who do not have similar reservations to mine and, in fact, it would not be difficult to form totally different views about V.C.E.'s efficacy depending on whether you taught Humanities or Physical Sciences. But the whole process is precariously balanced at the moment: the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board is beleaguered by resignations and departures and the anti-V.C.E. forces have gathered momentum to such a point that it would not be difficult to see V.C.E. collapse altogether unless some wise heads prevail. As I said a moment ago some elements of V.C.E. are well worth preserving but there are other matters that need modification, and at this very moment are being modified. We must be careful, therefore at this delicately balanced stage when both political parties have renewed the debate about V.C.E., of not backing ourselves into ideological corners from which there is no sensible escape and in which the process comes a poor second in the battle for political victory.

You may have read in the newspapers of the continuing debate surrounding the controversial nature of the Mathematics Field of Study, of the doubts about the time-consuming nature of the process of Verification, of the thoughts that Australian Studies may lose its status as a compulsory study, and of the possibility of a return to a system of assessment that is less reliant on the internal component; all of these issues continue to be tossed around in the education sector but it is to be hoped that some sensible long-term decisions are taken in the near future so that schools can go about their forward planning and the implementation of that planning with a measure of assurance and security in what the future will hold. One of the great difficulties at present, irrespective of any advantages and shortcomings in the present structure, is the air of uncertainty that surrounds the whole provision of postcompulsory schooling. In this climate, it is patently obvious that rumours will abound and expectations will be unnecessarily raised. As I have said on many occasions, though, despite all the uncertainty, I have immense confidence in our capacity to deliver the product in a meaningful and constructive way. There is one other issue that concerns me, too: time management. When I look at the calendar for the submission of next years' Work Requirements and non-test Common Assessment Tasks, I am just a little apprehensive about whether our students will think they have time to be involved in the broad and enriching range of activities that occurs outside the classroom. The management of time will be the essence of the contract and I strongly encourage parents to ensure that their children do not become so obsessed by Work Requirements that they bypass

opportunities to be involved in many of these other things that they enjoy so much: sport, music, drama, debating and so on. That brings me to a group of people that I wish to spend a moment talking about: the teaching staff. In my six years as Principal at the College, I have been continually amazed by the positive and energetic way in which staff have approached the issue of curriculum development.. From Prep. Grade through to V.C.E., there has been continual refining, and in some areas major reconstruction, of courses of study that our children undertake. For all of the energy invested in this process and in the teaching of our students, I congratulate staff unreservedly and thank them most sincerely for a unique and co-operative enterprise. The fact that there will be at least five members of the Senior School staff acting as panel chairpersons on the Regional Verification Panels bears testimony to their skill and our commitment to education; but not only do we serve and lead in this capacity, quite a number of other staff both primary and secondary, are involved in various consulting roles to educational groups within Victoria, too. In keeping this great venture operating, there are a great many other people who contribute to its well-being, also: each and all of the non-teaching staffs, catering, grounds, maintenance, security and administrative staffs have contributed handsomely in what has been at times a difficult year. My thanks go to them. In not wishing to individualise, I run the risk of downgrading the roles played by some individuals within the school, and that would be grossly unfair. Heads of Departments, subject Coordinators, Home Room Teachers, Heads of Houses, and all in administrative positions are indispensable to the operation of the school, and continue to be so; but I must make make special mention of the Head of the Preparatory School, Mr Peter Hughes, and his administrative team consisting of Mrs Diane Bourke, Mr Norman Rachinger and Mrs Marion Lambert, and the Vice-Principal, Mr John Gilson, and the other members of the management team at the Senior School, Mr Warren Harris and Mr Geoff Millar, for their monumental contributions throughout 1991. The fact that education can be provided to your children in such a professional and unflustered way is due in very large part to their skills. In addition, the Bursar, Mr John Kaye, has managed the financial and non-teaching side of the school with a keen eye and a sharpened pencil and the fact that the school is such a healthy institution is not

the product of mere chance. I make special mention of three people for their outstanding service over a long period of time: Norman Rachinger, Leslie Hatton and Michael Keary have all just completed thirty years of service with the College; they deserve our congratulations. Six members of staff leave us at the end of this year, some of their own volition, the others not. The College community will know that prospective enrolments have been deferred at certain levels in the school over the last couple of years to the point where it was necessary to prune staff at the Preparatory School. I am happy to say, though, that three of the four staff involved have further employment, with two having been appointed to positions in schools elsewhere. Mrs Catherine Moore the other member of staff leaving from the Preparatory School, returns to South Australia after her one year with us teaching French at the primary level; her departure renders one of the other retrenchments unnecessary. In the Senior School, Mr Ray Lancaster, who joined the staff in 1977, takes a well-earned retirement after fifteen years of unremitting and loyal service to the school. Ray has given a great deal to the College in his time here but, in large part, has been repaid by the quite outstanding achievements of many of the highly talented students that have passed through his hands in the Graphic Communication area. We wish him well in his retirement and thank him deeply for what he has given to the school. Mr Nigel Fairbairn, who joined the staff as Head of Mackie in 1986, and since his time here has nurtured the return of Legal Studies to the postcompulsory curriculum, leaves us to take an appointment as Senior Boarding Master at Wesley College in Perth. Nigel's contributions across a large range of

activities at the school have been unstinting and we wish Chris and him and their family the very best of good fortune as they cross the Nullabor. We also wish Mr John Claringbold and his family well as they head to England for a twelve-month exchange teaching appointment at Aldenham School. One other long-serving and extremely faithful servant of the school retires at the end of this year, too: Reverend Ewen McLean. E wen's first contact with the school was in 1930 so his knowledge of the College and its community spans the succeeding sixty-one years. As Archivist, he has brought an encyclopaedic knowledge, if not an elephantine memory, to that position and he will be extraordinarily difficult to replace. The fact that our College treasures, both tangible and intangible, are in such good order is due almost single-handedly to the affection and care that he brought to this final position that he has held at the College. Our thanks on Speech Day are quite insufficient but heartfelt nevertheless. Student activity has been as frenetic as ever and I must say that the range and quality of performance have been outstanding. Plays and camps at the Preparatory School, plays, debating, music, sport in all areas of the school have exhibited the same high level of performance that one expects when our young people are extended to their limits. Perhaps one of the highlights in an outstanding year was the staging of "The Crucible", a play of such intensity and at times spine-chilling realism. The first placing of our Symphony Orchestra in the Royal South Street competitions was another. Last night's Carol Service scaled new heights, too. If ever there were better examples of the levels of excellence to which students could aspire, I have yet to see them. They were but a few of a host of activities of that standard, though. The school leaders in their varied roles as Captains, House Prefects and organisers of many things deserve our thanks and praise, too. They have been an object lesson in commitment and enthusiasm but none more so than the School Captain, Conrad Pearson, and the two Vice-Captains, Caitlin Jolly and Greg Lochhead. I thank them all. Next year I am delighted to say that Fioran Bourke has accepted my invitation to be School Captain, and Peter McCann and Anna Spurring will be the Vice-Captains, chosen from a very talented group of year l i s . I thank the parents for their continued keen interest in, and support of, the school. They give in a host of ways that enhance the school, especially, to name one only, the extraordinarily handsome

tapestry that hangs in Morrison Hall and was woven by noted Geelong weaver, Mrs Joan Korn. I invite you to view it at the conclusion of Speech Day. For the Parents' and Friends' Associations at the various parts of the school, Saturday, 28 November, 1992, looms as a significant date, too, as that marks the day on which the monster College Carnival takes place, an event that will unify the endeavours of the three associations and the school in a way that has not happened before. The Foundation under the Presidence of Mr Geoff Neilson, and the OGCA, under the the Presidency of Mr Ross Hepburn and now Mrs Debra Holding, deserve special praise for their strong support of the school. The College Council has earned its keep this year! Their voluntary contributions to the College are immense and are most gratefully accepted. In thanking them, I make particular mention of the Chairman, Mr Garnet Fielding, and the Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr Keith Doery, who have never been found wanting when their counsel has been sought or when tough decisions have had to be made. We rely on the support, the enthusiastic contribution, and the constancy of Council members of this quality and we are most fortunate in having that. Three of them retire this year, as you have heard the Chairman mention; I add my sincere word of thanks for the very superior contributions of Mr Bill Dix, Professor Weston Bate and, particularly because of his length of service and generosity to the College, Dr Norman Wettenhall. We look forward to 1992 with an air of expectation and uplifting anticipation; we can feel that we have done the job well but, equally and in all humility, we can hope, in the biblical sense rather than the sense of wishful thinking, that our future will be as promising as our past has been fruitful. Mr Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to present this report; let me conclude by saying that I am grateful for the opportunity afforded me by the Council to take some Study Leave in Term II of 1992 in which I hope, amongst other things, to be able to look closely at educational developments in other parts of the world. I wish the College community a happy, safe and holy Christmas.

SCHOOL CAPTAIN'S SPEECH Mr Fielding, Dr Ellyard, Mr Sheahan, ladies and gentlemen, fellow students. 1991 - a year of war, recession, global and local change. I started this year thinking, "Well, this is great! What type of year is this going to be? Here I am just about to begin my important final year at school and there is the threat of World War Three centered in the Gulf, the Soviets are no longer our 'enemies' due to the massive political reforms taking place in the U.S.S.R., and the recession 'we had to have' is bringing the country down around my ears." It was difficult for me to think positively about the coming year, a year that, as it turned out, will go down in history as one that significantly changed the world. Although it was an amazing year as far as national and international happenings were concerned, the school continued to function confidently and progressively. Academically the school suffered some of the traumas of the introduction of the VCE. Students are not required to learn more, although the students in Year 11 who have done CATs for all their subjects may argue this point. Teachers are not required to teach more, although they do have a lot of correcting. Instead, all have had to become familiar with what seems a totally new language with words such as CATs, Work Requirements, Verification, Authentication, multiple drafts, and so on. The sporting fields of the College were given a thorough working over by the students this year. The summer sports of rowing, cricket, tennis, swimming and softball all had competitive seasons. The rowers had only one A division final win, that coming from the

4th VIII. The lsts, despite rowing the race of their lives and beating the long standing record, came second to Geelong Grammar. The cricketers played APS matches over the long summer and recorded mixed results in the official rounds. Although the school had a small contingent of swimmers, they performed admirably, as did the softballers. Winter came on quickly and the hockey, football, netball, cross country and athletics teams were out training hard. The success of these sports was also mixed but overall generally pleasing. The hockey and football teams finished the season with results that were similar, with a win loss record that was fairly even. The netballers took part in the inaugural APS competition and had mixed results against some very strong opposition. The cross country runners toiled hard throughout the season and the athletes worked hard towards the combined APS sports. The boys results for the meet were not as good as hoped but the girls performed above expectations. All of these teams competed at the APS level while the basketballers and fencers competed outside this competition. The fencing team, which until recently had a very low profile, was hurled into recognition when it won the Australian Schoolboys' title in Adelaide. Arthur Miller's play The Crucible was performed by the school and the standard of the performance was very high. The performance rivalled anything that has been previously produced at the school. Numerous Drama Evenings were also held by the different year levels and the Year 12s performed the play Black Comedy with great skill. The music department and its many bands, orchestras, ensembles and other groups performed admirably in the competitions that were held throughout the state. A top performance came from the symphony orchestra with a win at the South Street Eisteddfod against bigger and more established orchestras. Earlier in the year at the rowing dinner, I suggested that rowing as a sport is much like school. You often can't see where you are going but you try your hardest and trust in the guidance and direction of others. At the end of each race and at the conclusion of the season you look back and

see where you have been and how you arrived there. It's then that you appreciate the direction provided by others and the effort you have put in to get there. School is like rowing, though others may prefer to use netball, cricket or even maths as a comparison. Often students cannot see the point or direction in which the coach or teacher directs them. However, if you are prepared to put your trust in your coaches or teachers you will become aware of the direction and purpose of your education and appreciate the effort that these teachers and coaches provide. During the year I had the opportunity to visit some of the APS schools in Melbourne and to tour their buildings and grounds. I also had the opportunity to talk to the Captains of these schools. One thing that was clear about their opinions of College, apart from the jokes about sleepy hollow and of us all being farmers, was that this place was their favourite school to visit. They say that the grounds are lovely, the people are friendly and competitive, and the overall atmosphere is relaxed, yet positive. They are right - The Geelong College is a great school. Despite my original misgivings about the world situation, this year has been particularly rewarding for me. I hope the same applies for all the prefects. I would like to thank them for their effort and contribution to the College community, and particularly Greg and Caitlin for their support as vice-captains. I would like to offer my congratulations and encouragement to the incoming prefects for 1992 and to next year's School Captain, Fioran Bourke. My year as School Captain now draws to a close and I would like to end it by sincerely thanking all the staff for their commitment and dedication, wishing all Year 12 students the best for their future beyond College, encouraging all remaining students to achieve their full potential for both themselves and the school, and wishing everyone a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. CONRAD PEARSON

PREFECTS 1991 Back Row: Jane Colls, Kimberly Wheeler, Peter Wilson, Mark Robson, Duncan Ashby,Travis O'Brien, Brett Anderson, Kirsten Abbott, Front Row: Tabitha Lowden,, Annalise Moser, Conrad Pearson, Mr A.P. Sheahan, Caitlin Jolly, Gregory Lochhead, Katie Stokes, Mark Sears

YEAR 12 1991 Front RowrCatherine Lea, Claire Fisher, Annalise Moser, Caitlin Jolly, Alison Wilson, Lisa Wood, Jane Colls, Karly Day, Cate Polhemus, Elizabeth Hunter, Nicole Brown, Kate Hanley, Reur Dickie, Kellie Olsen, Suzanne Whittaker, Leanne Dewaard, Meredith Rowan, Megan Pascoe, Alicia Chong, Karen Perkins, Emma Campbell, Kirsten Green, Katie Stokes, Sheena Dougherty, Nerissa Dokos 2nd Row:Rene Chu, Kelly Thomson, Kate Walker, Nerida Gill, Kristie Henderson, Nicole Armstrong, Alison Hatton, Sally Wood, Anthea Christoe, Natalie Walker, Joanna McKaige, Martine Sykes, Mary Henderson, Connie Tee, Michelle Visser, Kristy Axelrad, Sarah Thomson, Melanie Williamson, Kirsten Abbott, Kimberley Wheeler, Alexandra McEwen, Megan Greaves, Katherine Stinchcombe, Sally Cook, Nicole Wallace, Amelia Matlock, Tabitha Lowdon, Katie Cook 3rd RowrMichael Thornton, Simon McCallum, Aaron Richardson, Addison Chan, Scott Shirlow, Alastair Thomson, Barry Nygaard, Mark Sears, Jamie Bourdamis, Amy Langbein, Evette Wenlock, Kate Wiggs, Sarah Mansfield, Elizabeth Carter, Monique Holmes, Catherine Harris, Kristine Purcell, Jacki Davis, Timothy Newson, Nigel Salajan, Colin Gow, Gregory Mills, Paul Colless, Macgregor Haines, Dino Stranieri, David Jeffrey, Rory Tonkin 4th Rowjustin Zumpe, Adrian Grant, Suresh Sivanesan, Keith Calvert, Scott Thorley, Alan Rushworth, Hamish Dennis, Brent Enticott, Nicholas Murphy, Jason O'Loughlin, Andrew Billing, Cameron Grebe, James Edwards, Andrew Day, Peter Wilson, Michael Drew, Karl Waddell, Anthony Siketa, Gwyn Moore, Stewart French, Samuel Gason, Rohan Christmas, Simon Walsh, Andrew Hudson, Carl Jennings, Simon Jarman, Steven Richardson, Lauchlan Ward 5th RowBenjamin Gartland, Julian Cardinal, Nicholas Gilson, David Cairns, Trent Neagle, Lachlan Sutherland, Alastair Wills, Benjamin Fleay, Daniel Salter, Hugh Hearn, Simon Haebich, David Lennox, Christopher Sharkey, Stephen Black, Rohan Johnston, Ashley McHarry, Hamish Blievers, Ryan Stevenson, Dale Urquhart, Mark O'Callaghan, Zachary Toyne, Brett Anderson, Mark Giles, Bradley Seller, Paul Rosenberg, Charles DuBourg, Dale MacFarlane 6th Row.James Rankine, Matthew Rudolph, Jason McDonald, Harry Fallaw, Conrad Pearson, Stewart Venters, Simon Payne, Duncan Ashby, Travis O'Brien, David Lang, Andrew Greville, Christopher Wills,

HOUSE REPORTS CALVERT Head of House: Mr. D.A. Young Tutors: Mr. D.A. Carroll, Miss J.M. Cheatley, Mrs. J.M. Mitchell, Mr. G.W. Peel, Mrs. R. Purcell, Mr. M. Whittle, Mrs. J. Ekkel

Prefects: Nicole Brown, Keith Calvert, James Edwards, Simon Jarman, Annalise Moser (Co-Captain), Ashley McHarry, Travis O'Brien (Co-Captain), Daniel Salter, Sarah Thomson

It is not often that one house excels in both sporting and academic matters, while at the same time fostering tremendous enthusiasm and that longforgotten quality - "house spirit". 1991 hhas seen Calvert attain all of these sought after successes and has thus been a year to be proud of for all house members. The year began with a splash for Calvert, as we enthusiastically hit the swimming pool, and promptly sank to the bottom. Our overall place of seventh did not reflect the excellent individual

Back Row:Geoffrey Pratt, Julian Cardinal, Hugh Hearn, Charles Calvert, Romney Nelson 6th Row:Matthew Pigdon, Scott Dennis, Ashley McHarry, Tyronne Casboult, Martin Whitehead, Jeffrey Gordon, Benjamin McAllister, Matthew Bates 5th RowAngus Hill, Samuel Casboult, Matthew Pettig, Michael Drew, Andrew French, Dominic O'Bnon, Andrew Lambart, Craig Leslie, Stewart French, Nicholas Jarman, Ashley Salter 4th Row:Matthew Thomson, Mark Woolnough, J.Stuart Blyton, Timothy Robinson, James Grant, Nicholas Kaye, David Lang, Toby Sutton, Fletcher Hamilton, Peter McCann, Stewart Venters, Daniel Salter, Timothy MacLeod, James Goode, Danila Mcintosh, Marcus Herrick 3rd Row:Simon Thomas, SJohnny Man, Francine Gumina, Belinda Cardinal, Lucy Idle, Rachel Seeckts, Kristie Henderson, Kate Nelson, Rebecca Brown, Kim Faulkner, Jane Barrett, Tara Eaton, Claire Hart, Sally-Ann Eagles, Graham Lethbridge, Jonas Lea 2nd Rovv:Louise Mitchell, Sarah McDonald, Jeanette Harkin, Melinda Hobbs, Sally Hutchins, Samantha Armitage, Sally Haydon, Sheryl Griffiths, Rhona MacLean, Rachael Higgs, Sophie Weddell, Kirsten Green, Julie-Anne Munyard, Jacki Davis, Catherine Edwards, Catherine Lea Sitting:Mr. DA. Carroll, Mrs. R. Purcell, Mr. CM. Whittle, Mrs. J. Ekkel, Simon Jarman, Nicole Brown, Travis O'Brien, Mr. D.A. Young, Annalise Moser, James Edwards, Sarah Thomson, Keith Calvert, Miss J.M. Cheatley, Mr. G.W. Peel, Mrs. J.M. Mitchell AbsentGraham Lockhart, Sarah Rizvi, Annabel Fleay, Lisa McHarry, Benjamin Reay

achievements from Scott Dennis and Daniel Salter, who finished second and third respectively in the Under 16 and Open ChampionshipsSoon after, the boys donned their cricketing gear and predictably impressed the school with their sporting prowess in a performance which can only be described as awesome. We beat our rival Wettenhall for the third year running, deservedly taking out first place, the best players being Ashley McHarry, David Lang and Romney Nelson. Calvert's high standard of performance unfortunately deteriorated temporarily as our softballers, although possessing good skills with bat and ball, managed only one win in the face of heavy competition. The whole team put in a great effort, with Sarah Thomson once again proving herself as a great sportswoman. The debating competition gave Calvert the chance to prove how versatile we were, with the year nines winning their competition, and the year elevens and twelves coming second. Noticeably articulate and eloquent performances came from Tara Eaton, Louise Mitchell and Rebecca Brown in year nine, Martin Whitehead, Marcus Herrick and Andrew Lambart in year eleven and from the formidable combination of James Edwards, Jacki Davis and Julian Cardinal in year twelve. The "thwack" of tennis balls could be heard from Talbot Street frequently during the senior house tennis competition. Rhona MacLean and Nicole Brown came out victors in their section and Simon Jarman and Daniel Salter finished a creditable third. However, the mixed team only managed to come first from the wrong end of the ladder. Next came the competition which casts a dark shadow over the lives of many fearful students and which never fails to produce a multitude of mysterious illnesses - the cross-country. Needless to say, the Calvert house spirit all but disappeared for one week this winter. Our notable lack of confidence, however, did not stop us from achieving some outstanding places. Sensational performances came from Cate Lea and

Jane Barrett who came second in their age groups, from Travis O'Brien who came third, and from Andrew Lambart who won the under 17 boys' event! As usual, the netball was very entertaining, although few spectators braved the freezing conditions. Despite showing much enthusiasm, the senior girls only gained fifth position. The junior girls had more success, coming third, with much help from Kim Faulkner, Sally Haydon and Sophie Weddell. The footballers suffered a disappointing loss to McLean in the final, after being "red-hot" favourites. It seems that this was a case of over-confidence, however, admirable performances came from Daniel Salter, David Lang, Romney Nelson and Andrew Lambart. Calvert's basketballers hit the court eager for success. However, after one win and two losses, the boys had to settle for fifth place, with Ty Casboult and Stewart Venters starring once again.

The girls recorded a better result, coming third overall, with Rhona MacLean, Jane Barrett and Kirsten Green leading the way. The 28th of June saw Calvert's piece de resistance in the house competitions. Despite the fact that many of us lacked what could be called a "natural aptitude" for music, our melodic voices and instrumental skills hit the right note for the adjudicator as, somewhat stunned, we found ourselves in the top position! The house sang Joe Jackson's "Is she really going out with him?" brilliantly, and the small group's rendition of "Patience" brought tears to the eyes of many. The instrumental group, having overcome last year's teething problems, admirably played "My Baby". James Edwards is to be congratulated for his exceptional singing and conducting skills. While the hockey players hit the field with high hopes, and although they showed great determination, they only managed a place which was less than brilliant. Their two losses and one draw did not reflect their high level of effort.

The inter-house athletics - traditionally Calvert's forte - was studded with the outstanding successes of various Calverteers. Romney Nelson and Jane Barrett both came second in their age groups, and Andrew Lambart secured number one position as the open boys' champion. Fantastic participation and effort were seen throughout the house, leading ultimately to a welldeserved second place. Finally, we would like to congratulate every Calvert house member on a very successful year. Apart from obvious personal achievements, congratulations must go to everyone who helped the house, or who competed, no matter whether they came first or last: we thank you for your willingness to participate. It can honestly be said that enthusiasm and spirit have been running high in 1991, and this has made the year so successful for Calvert. Thanks must go to the tutors - Mr. Carroll, Mrs. Ekkel, Miss Cheatley, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Purcell, Mr. Peel and Mr. Whittle - for their support and guidance, and also to the house prefects for their help throughout the year. We offer congratulations and thanks to Mr. Young for his dedication, encouragement, care and hard work for Calvert and its members. We are confident that Calvert's success and enthusiasm will continue in the years to come, and we wish the best of luck to those whom we leave behind. ANNIE MOSER TRAVIS O'BRIEN

COLES HOUSE H e a d of H o u s e : Mr. A.D.C. Miller. Tutors: Mrs. D.A. C l e a r y (1st t e r m ) , Mr. D.A. Clifford, M r s . C. H i l d e b r a n d , Mr. T.A. Ferrier, Mr. E.A. M a n w a r i n g , Mr. R.D. Wells.

H o u s e Co-captains: Kirsten Abbott, Dale MacFarlane. H o u s e Prefects: Kristy Axelrad, J a m i e B o u r d a m i s , Elizabeth Carter, Tabsie L o w d o n , Simon P a y n e , Aaron Richardson, C h r i s t o p h e r Sharkey, K a t h e r i n e Stinchcombe.

1991 b r o u g h t m a n y c h a n g e s for Coles. Mr. M a n w a r i n g , o u r former H e a d of H o u s e w a s subjected to the l a w of Mr. Miller as w e r e t h e rest of u s . Mr. Miller i n s p i r e d t h e H o u s e w i t h m o d e r n i d e a s such t h e s t u d e n t s r u n n i n g the H o u s e m e e t i n g s . H e c o p e d gallantly w i t h all t h e perils of b e i n g a H e a d of H o u s e , s u c h as s t u d e n t s not m a r k i n g their n a m e s off every m o r n i n g a n d not t u r n i n g up for h o u s e events. If we h a v e

Back Row: Ewan Kellett, Edward M. Siddall, Charles D. DuBourg, Cameron M. Duff, Adam J. Beck worth. 6th Row: Andrew D. Pooley, Hamish A. Blievers, David C Cairns, Cameron C Grebe, Prefect), Rodney Wayth.

Paul J. Roth, Ian W. Keleher, Jamie Bourdamis (House

5th Row: Matthew S. Hook, Mark I. Willie-mson, Rohan G. Christmas, Steven Hedley, Anthony T. Middleton, Malcolm J. Sharkey, Timothy L. Matthews, Tim O'Donnell, Mark W. Britton, Fletcher L. Green, Carlo J. Lowdon. 4th Row: William S. Gordon, Cameron D. Burgess, Alexander W. Hoskin, Scott Abrahmsen, Christopher E. Stinchcombe, Christopher P. O'Shea, R. Roland Coutts, Paul J. Rosenberg, Warren R. Henderson, Harvey W. Stephenson, Dougall R. McConnell, Christian A. Thiele, Bret J. Grace, Nicholas R. Yee. 3rd Row: Richard C. Carter, Claude E. Mocellin, Bradley Wayth, Jodie P. Griffiths, Katie A. Munro, Amber Brooke, Linda A. Cohn, Jo-Anne E. Dawson, Rebecca B. Wright, Emma M. Pear don, Victoria A. Rippon, Georgina C. Crick, John S. Robertson, Daniel W. Thomson,Warren P. Parker. 2nd Row: Jane L. Selman, Kristy J. McDonald, Alicia K.P. Chong, Joanna K. Langton, Andrea M. McCurdy, M. Cate Polhemus, Emma j. Salt, Christine A. Hood, Carla M. Yee, Nerida L. Grebe, Rebecca A. Langton, Emma E. Bail, Rowena J. McCallum, Megan C. Pascoe, Anita L.Ciach, Connie S.Y. Tee. Front Row: Mr. T. A. Ferrier, Mr. D. A. Clifford, Kristy M. Axelrad (House Prefect) Christopher J. Sharkey (House Prefect), Katherine J. Stinchcombe, (House Prefect), Simon C Payne (House Prefect), Kirsten E. Abbott (House Captain), Mr. A. D. C Miller (Head of House), Dale S. MacFarlane (House Captain), Tabitha J. Lowdon (House Prefect), Aaron M. Richardson (House Prefect), Elizabeth J. Carter (House Prefect), Mrs. C Hildebrand, Mr. E. A. Manwaring, Mr. R. D. Wells. Absent: Nigel C. Christmas, Nathan R. Emselle, Richard A. Goater, Mrs. M. Sutton, Caitlin B. Spragg.

not exhausted him beyond recovery we wish him the very best in future years as Head of House, a position to which he brings great enthusiasm and sound judgement. Once again the Tutors provided marvellous support for Coles House members. Mrs. Cleary sacrificed her honourable office to take up the more demanding role of motherhood. We welcomed Mrs. Hildebrand who did wonders for House debating. Unfortunately she has been called on to higher duties as the Head of Keith next year, and we wish her well in that position. Mr. Clifford, Mr. Ferrier, Mr. Manwaring, Mrs. Sutton, and Mr. Wells are all to be thanked for their contribution to House life. The results of house activities this year were generally better that in the recent past. Our greatest success was with the girls' softball team who showed that Coles could win something other than House Music! Representation in softball was strong from all year groups, so Coles can hope to make a strong defence of their title in 1992. The swimming sports were upon us before we had settled intothe routine of school. Mr. Miller was determined that all events should be filled and after coaxing, begging and threatening, most were. Good performances were registered by Tabsie Lowdon, Adam Beckworth and Fletcher Green. The house finished one point off third position, our best result in years. With a wealth of talent on the cricket field, Tim Matthews and Harvey Stephenson expected a Coles House victory. Unfortunately, performances did not live up to the promise, although we placed higher than last year. Fine performances were registered by Harvey, Chris Stinchcombe and with some of the younger contingent of Andrew Fooley and Ed Siddall putting in good performances, perhaps 1992 may see a Coles House victory in cricket. Tennis this year was a considerable challenge with no real senior tennis players in the House; results reflected this limited talent, with the girls' doubles winning about four games. At the junior level, the likes of John Robertson, Ed Siddall, Rod Wayth, Cam Duff, Emma Bail and Kirsty McDonald made up for the seniors' terrible performance. Perhaps finishing sixth wasn't too bad! Second term saw many students return from hoidays with curious maladies which was most unfortunate as cross country took place in the first week. Tabsie Lowdon brought fame to Coles by winning the Open Girls' race with Kathy Stinchcombe running a very creditable race. Adam Bechworth also won the U/15 Boys' event, with other

notable perfomances from Kirsten Abbott, Christine Hood, Anthony Middleton, Mai Sharkey and Nigel Christmas. With winter upon us the netballers , footballers and hockey players geared up to show their stuff. Kathy Stinchcombe' s expert coaching saw the netballers easily defeat Keith, but after our initial good form McArthur and Wettenhall proved too strong. With the expertise of Jamie Bourdamis behind us, how could we lose in the football? Well, we did, but this year's performance was characterised by some excellent work from Harvey Stephenson, Steven Hedley, and good work round the packs from Aaron Richardson and Mark Williamson. We won two games and lost one, which we'll blame on some dodgy decisions from the goal umpires. Hopefully greater success next year! Hockey was led by Dale MacFarlane and Chris Stinchcombe, but it appeared that these were about the only team members who had ever wielded a stick. Chris showed his 1st XI form, and Matthew Hook and Daniel Thomson added some strength and dash to the team. Mr. Miller despaired as he watched, not without rancour, the hockey players do many of those things not in his training routines. After some controversy over who might actually be allowed to play in house basketball, the Coles team got their act together and won a match. Credit must be given to Bref Grace, Hamish Blievers, Nick Yee, and Cam Duff, who ofter played in contitions which most would think twice about. The girls did only marginally better than the boys, with some good performances form Kristy Axelrad, Carla Yee, Christine Hood and Jane Selman. The House Music competition had Coles blasting the audience with "I get by with a little help from my friends", but that day we neded more than a little help as we relinquished our champion singer status to Calvert. By the attendances at practice, it was obvious that everyone in Coles loves to sing; at one practice students were almost outnumbered by Tutors. Mr. Wells set an example with his gentle bass voice which adapted well to this year's modern repertoire. Mr. Miller once again attracted many to rehearsals not by his threat of points but by his ability to sing higher, and louder than any of the girls. It is a feature of House music which is now legendary. Liz Carter headed the debating team in all year levels with her fantastic organisational skills. Members of the debating teams were grateful to Liz who seemed to have time, patience and kind words for everyone, while the other year

twelves barely had time to write their own debates amidst their work loads. The debaters seemed to win all their preliminary - pratice ?- rounds but when it came to the time for the debates which counted, we seemed to go down in close encounters. Postponement of the Athletics until fourth term gave students a chance to train over the holidays, or to think up some exotic illness. Mr. Miller showed the same determination as with the swimming, and most events were filled although much to their chagrin, some students got their starting times mixed up and so they missed them. Despite this, there were some excellent performances on the day. Mai Sharkey once again was part of the backbone of the team, and Rowena McCalum blitzed in the hurdles, setting a new school record. Steven Hedley broke down in the line of duty, but Mark Williamson filled his shoes admirably as the mainstay of the U/16 team. Carla Yee and Adam Beckworth also performed very well. The final result of equal fifth was our best for years. This year Coles has enjoyed considerably more success than before, which has bound us more closely together. Whilst the ultimate of "winning" in most activities was beyond us, the participation has broadened many of our horizons and we have savoured our times of success. This has engendered a much greater House spirit - one of confidence - and one upon which we know more can be built. Participation is the key to success, not only in the House but in life in general. On the House level it ensures team spirit but on a broader level it gives rise to experience, enjoyment and most importantly good friends. As a general rule you get out of life only what you put in, and from our time at school one of the greatest things we have gained is friends. "Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends." DALE M A C F A R L A N E KIRSTEN ABBOTT

KEITH Mr C A . Considine (Head of House) Tutors: Mr J.T. Dermott, Mr W.J. Harris, Mrs C.L Lean, Mrs M.H. Lethbridge, Mr M.W. Seeckts Prefects: Trent Neagle (Captain), Andrew Billing, Leanne Dewaard, Kellie Olsen, Mark Robson, Suresh Sivanesan

In 1991, Keith continued to build on the success established in recent years. Due to some extremely talented house members, a willingness to participate and most importantly, enthusiasm, Keith has consistently finished in the top half of the inter-house competitions. As usual, the first event on the sporting calendar was the swimming carnival. Like last year, we started with style with Nathan and Damien Niewman displaying their diving skills. This was followed by good performances by

Anthea Christoe, Jason McDonald and Marley Huxley, who finished second in the individual championship. These efforts, along with many others, saw Keith finish in second position - a great start to the year. We surprised everyone in cricket, including ourselves! We managed to win the first game comfortably, and then in controversial circumstances, we drew the second game thanks to some brilliant bowling and fielding. In the third game we lost in a close game to the

Back Row:Timothy Buskens, Alan Rush worth, Richard Gudykunst, Andrew Lennox, Nicholas Edgerton, Scott Pearce 6th Row:Charles Ross, Andrew McDonald, Carl Finlay, Benjamin Hole, Timothy McCue, Zachary Toyne, Alister Robson, Matthew Waugh, Marley Huxley 5th RowAlexander Doran, Barry Nygaard, Liam Jerinic, Vincent DeStefano, David Lennox, Lachlan Sutherland, James Griffiths, Matthew Lyons, Nicholas Qark, Matthew Buckis, Malcolm Davey 4th RowiDamien Niewman, Samuel Cole, David Knight, Paul Hosie, Jared Toyne, Jason Connell, Mark Elshout, Paul Crowe, Terence Reidy, Hamish Hobday, Samuel Gason, Joe Statton, Adam W. Campbell, Sean Charleston 3rd Row:Nathan Niewman, Jennifer Gason, Skye Glover, Abbie Huxley, Kylee Toyne, Gail Rush worth, Yvette Dominikovich, Kristine Whitnall, Tamara Dominikovich, Catriona Carswell, Georgina Dennis, Fiona Williamson, Jane Armstrong, Rachel Caldwell, Jackson Wilson 2nd Row:Mr. GJ. Smith, Mr. WJ. Harris, Mrs. C.L. Lean, Belinda Hayes, Verity Mason, Heidi Tucker, Shannon O'Brien, Michelle Challis, Natalie Mol, Simone Olsen, Natalie Carswell, Nicole Leary, Sally Smith, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Mrs. M.H. Lethbridge, Mr. J.T. Dermott, Mr. M.W. Seeckts Front Alexandra McEwan, Kate Wiggs, Jason McDonald, Sally Cook, Andrew Billing, Leanne Dewaard, Trent Neagle, Mr. CA. Considine (Head of House), Kellie Olsen, Mark Robson, Anthea Christoe, Suresh Sivanesan, Nicole Armstrong, Scott Westhorpe, Michelle Visser AbsentDavid Hanna, Ryan Van Laar, Deidre Price, Troy Groves, Alison Wilson

members' enthusiasm and participation. The house would not have functioned nearly as well though if it were not for the tireless work of the tutors, the house prefects and the dedication of the Head of House, Mr. Considine. On behalf of all of Keith I would like to thank you all - your time and effort was greatly appreciated. Finally, on behalf of all those leaving Keith this year, I would like to wish all returning members the best of luck for 1992 and beyond. TRENT NEAGLE

eventual champions, thus narrowly missing out on the final. This was quite an achievement by the whole team, but special mention must be made of Mark Robson, Andrew Billing and Jason McDonald who were the backbone of the team. The softball and netball teams proved to be not so successful. All members of both teams showed a lot of Keith spirit but unfortunately, they were unable to make an impact on the tough opposition. Leanne Dewaard and Kellie Olsen played well in both competitions, while Natalie Carswell showed great ability in softball.

Following this, we swapped our hockey sticks and netball skirts for tennis racquets. Although the boys were a little disappointing, the girls (Leanne Dewaard, Anthea Christoe and Ali Wilson) along with the mixed team (Barry Nygaard and Sally Cook) saved some face for Keith, being extremely competitive. Keith had varied success in debating this year, but the performance of the younger teams augurs well for the future. Our greatest success came from our Year 10 team, consisting of Natalie

Mol, Andrew Lennox and Nick Edgerton, which made the final. The much loved cross-country was soon to follow and it was pleasing to see that Keith probably had fewer mystery illnesses than other houses, and this was reflected in our overall third position. There were also many fine individual achievements: Andrew Billing came first and Scott Westhorpe fourth in the Open Boys, and Jared Toyne finished fourth in the under 17 boys' section. Unfortunately, our football team found the going tough against more skilful opposition, however they played in good spirit. The hockey players were in a similar position as well, although Sam Gason, Barry Nygaard and Suresh Sivanesan showed great determination and endeavour. After a few early problems, the whole house managed to fine-tune their vocal cords for house music. Even though the adjudicator did not believe our "lullaby" from Three Men and A Baby would send too many babies to sleep, we did do well enough to record a creditable fourth. Keith's greatest success most definitely came with house basketball. For the first time there was both a boys and a girls competition. The girls' team, led by Leanne Dewaard, Kellie Olsen and Michelle Visser showed amazing ability in outclassing everyone other than the eventual champions. The boys team went one step further, claiming our only trophy for the year by winning the final by more than thirty points. This was mainly thanks to players like Scott Westhorpe and Jason McDonald. On a more disappointing note, members of Keith found athletics much more difficult, and it seemed, less appealing It was good to see that all the house pulled together though, in the final inter-house competition, tug-o-war. We managed to end the year on a high note with our second place behind Morrison. Keith has obviously been quite successful this year thanks to most house

McARTHUR Head of House: Ms. J.M. Nelson Tutors: Mr. R.T. Cummins, Mr. D. Curnow, Mr. T.A. Egan, Mr. M.B. Keary, Mr. D. MacBryde, Dr. G. Ren, Miss S.M. Wilson Prefects: Caitlin Jolly (Co-Captain), Rory Tonkin (Co-Captain), Brett Anderson, Duncan Ashby, Andrew Day, Matthew Magarey, Meredith Rowan, Katie Stokes

We began the year of 1991 with McArthur's usual flair and enthusiasm and with our strong contingent of Year 9s through to Year 12s success was inevitable. Under the guidance of Mrs. Nelson we eagerly began what would result in an enjoyable, yet extremely hectic year. Only five days into the first term, and eager to improve on last year's performance, we did not shame ourselves at the Kardinia Park Swimming Pool. Sarah, Andrews, Sally Farrow and Sarah Gill once again won their relay and

some commendable performances were displayed by Brett Anderson, Matthew Magarey, Stuart Peat and Laura Bridges. Our House Softball results were nothing to brag about, but with Melanie Williamson as our pitcher and Meredith Rowan on first base, we looked the part if nothing else. McArthur's cricket team didn't enjoy much success this year losing all three games, although this doesn't reflect the way we played as two of the three games were lost by only one run. Better performances came from Matthew Ru-

Back Row:Beau Carroll, Timothy Nicholls, Mitchell Anderson, Miles Paterson, Leigh McCorkell, David Jones, Cameron Sutherland 6th Row:Hugh O'Donnell, Ryan Gill, Matthew McGillivray, Alastair Wills, Michael Thornton, Cameron Rudolph, Andrew Jenner, Benjamin Roberts 5th Row: Benjamin Williamson, Miles Hobson, Daniel Irvin, M. Benjamin Spinks, Nathan Byrne, Simon Lewis, Stuart Peat, Joshua Walter, Nicholas Walker, Mark Jackson 4th Row:Jarrod Witcombe, Michael Jones, Nigel Thomson, Simon Basselot-Hall, Andrew Peeters, Jonathan Heard, AJock Dobie, James Rankine, Bradley Seller, Nicholas Uebergang, Brent Darby, Adam George, Anthony Thornton, Troy Wild, Patrick van Prooyen, Nathan Wood 3rd Row:Sarah Gill, Kerrie Sowerby, Laura Bridges, Megan Walter, Emma Rowan, Naomi Burns, Jodie Koch, Georgina Ashby, Jennifer O'Donnell, Sally Farrow, Susan Andrews, Emily Magarey, Kellie McCorkell, Belinda Gillespie, K.J. Bell, R.J. Smith, S.E. Bryant 2nd Row:Mr. D.A. Curnow, Mr. M.B. Keary, Dr. G. Ren, Miss S.M. Wilson, Lisa Downey, Sally Morris, Brooke Jolly, Suzanne Whittaker, Nicole Hambling, Sarah O'Brien, Michelle Day, Prudence Johnstone, Kristen Fagg, Andrea Darker, Claire Hanson, Mr. R.T. Cummins, Mr. D.H. MacBryde, Mr. T.A. Egan Front Row:Melanie Williamson, Nerida Gill, Andrew Greville, Duncan Ashby (Prefect), Meredith Rowan (Prefect), Andrew Day (Prefect), Rory Tonkin (House Captain), Ms. J.M. Nelson (Head of House), Caitlin Jolly (House Captain), Matthew Magarey (Prefect), Katie Stokes (Prefect), Brett Anderson (Prefect), Jonathan Bell, Alistair Thomson, Matthew Rudolph Absent: Matthew Bridges, Stephen Parker, Robert Spinks

dolph as opening bowler, with Leigh McCorkell, Beau Carroll and Tim Nicholls who all batted well on occasions. Over the years McArthur has established itself as the Cross Country champions and we once again managed to retain our well deserved trophy, making our tally five wins in the last six years. Brilliant performances were given by Leigh McCorkell, David Jones, Tony Thornton and Ben Spinks, as well as Sally Farrow, Row Smith and Laura Bridges. During the second term the girls dominated the netball court. The seniors found themselves in a difficult draw but were not disgraced, narrowly missing out on a finals berth. Nerida Gill shot extremely well and Katie Stokes showed great versatility playing in a range of positions. The juniors were a force to reckon with and sailed into the finals where they lost narrowly (one goal) in an excellent game. Laura Bridges, Brooke Jolly and Row Smith all contributed greatly. After winning the House Hockey competition last year, the McArthur team was very keen to continue our great results and with Brett Anderson and Alastair Thomson, from the School Hockey First XI, leading various other talented players our chances looked good. Unfortunately things didn't come together as well as expected, and we failed to make the final, destroying our hopes of back to back victories. The football team had a reasonably successful year winning two of our three games. In the first round we defeated Keith after being down at half

time. We then defeated Shannon but in the last round we faced Calvert and were handed a fifteen goal hiding. Leigh McCorkell played well as did Matt Rudolph at centre half forward and Ryan Gill who played very well in all three matches. The McArthur House members, as in previous years, all waited with excited anticipation before entering Morrison Hall where we shocked our fellow peers with a great rendition of Down on the Corner, ably conducted by Meredith Rowan, followed by the small group's version of You Can't Hurry Love. We completed our performance with our instrumental group consisting of Matthew Magarey, Andrew Day, Jono Bell and Ben Williamson belting out Heartbreak Hotel. It was definitely going to be our year on the music front. As you can imagine our sixth position was not taken too lightly. The decision to divide boys and girls basketball left McArthur with one strong and one not so strong team. Being last year's victors the boys entered the competition as favourites. We easily won our first two games with strong performances from Nick Uebergang and Brad Seller. In our last game we faced Keith, one of the more competitive houses. Unfortunately, Nick couldn't play and without him we couldn't match our opponents. This ended our run as Keith took what would have been our place in the final,. The girls, more accustomed to netball, played an interesting, if not amusing couple of games with Sally Farrow and Jen O'Donnell showing prowess on the court. Although we only won two games the future of McArthur girls' basketball looks ... promising. The inter-house tennis competition was held throughout the year and unfortunately we missed out on being overall victors by only one point. In the senior division Rory Tonkin and Sarah Gill played well, and in the juniors Row Smith and Ben Williamson were prominent players.

Although our performance as a house didn't merit a ranking, some individual performances in the house athletics were outstanding. Matthew Rudolph once again won Open Javelin. Stephen Parker earned a third and fourth position in his long distance events, Sarah Andrews won one event and Mitch Anderson, to name a few, put in commendable performances. Not only do we have the brawn, we also have the brain as illustrated by our debaters this year, where Al Thomson, Naomi Burns and Nathan Byrne all used their linguistic skills to full advantage.

Due to bad weather conditions the Tug o' War competition was held at the very end of fourth term. Unfortunately our new and improved tactics (boys up the front, girls at the back) and muscle strength failed to ensure us a place in the final. The rowing competition was held at the end of last year and with three of the First boys' VIII we put in a great performance. Hopefully this success will be repeated at the end of this year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our ever helpful tutors for their endless support and dedication throughout the year. We would also like to wish Jen O'Donnell and Matthew Bridges the best of luck next year in captaining the house. McArthur is not a house that excels in all areas but it is a house where there is much support and companionship, and we wish Mrs. Nelson and all McArthur members the best of luck in the future and thank them for making the year so successful and enjoyable. CAITLIN JOLLY RORY TONKIN

MACKIE Head of House: Mr N. Fairbairn Tutors: Mr D. Curnow, Mr I. Parr, Mr G. Peel, Mr D. Whitcroft Matron: Mrs A. Vile Prefects: K. Calvert, B. Fleay, S. French, H. Hearn, M. Rob son, M. Sears (Captain), S. Sivanesan, L. Ward (Vice-Captain) This year in Mackie has been a very fulfilling and also a rewarding one for all the boys who have been fortunate enough to live in Mackie House. Many strong friendships have been forged that will last for years to come. Numbers were slightly down on last year but this did not stop all in Mackie having a fun but hard working year. At the beginning of the first term the

annual excursion to Lome took place under very pleasant conditions. This trip being organised to help the new boys in Mackie get to know each other, and also help the older members of the House to catch up with each other. Double wicket cricket, a Mackie tradition, was played during the middle of the term. This year's event being organised by Mark Robson. It is a bit of a coincidence that he also won the event along with partner, Roland Coutts. Mackie palyed an important role in school sport in first term with many Mackie boys playing in first teams or featuring in teams above their age groups. Chris Wills was a member of the 1st VIII rowing squad, also many Mackie boys featured in senior crews. Lauchie Ward played a full season of 1st tennis with other Mackie boys unlucky not to make the team. Chris Stinch-

combe and Tim McCue played in one of the best 1st XI cricket teams The Geelong College has ever seen. Most Mackie boys made a great contribution to the sporting teams in which they played. Second term was the term for the academics in Mackie to come out from behind their desks. Year nine and ten had the comprehensive test for maths and science. The year eleven and twelves had mid-year exams which most completed with pleasing marks. The year eleven star students such as Tim McCue, Stuart Cosgriff and Robert Menzies all had excellent results. Suresh Sivanesan and Ben Fleay had marks that compared with those of the top students in the school. The annual Urbans vs Rurals football match was played a few weeks into term. The Urbans looking the better on paper were strong favourites to take out

Back Row.Jackson Wilson, Barry Nygaard, Hamish Hobday, Andrew French, Jonathan Heard, Rory Tonkin, Christopher Gibson, Benn Smythe 4th Row:David Jeffrey, Alistair Miller, Charles Calvert, Lachlan Sutherland, Stuart Peat, Edward Richardson, Charles DuBourg, Alister Robson, Danila Mcintosh, Sam Dennis 3rd Row:S.K. Johnny Man, Benjamin Roberts, Stuart Cosgriff, Timothy McCue, Marcus Cowley, R. Roland Coutts, Murray Keeble, Christopher Stinchcombe, James Finlay, Alexander Hoskin, Matthew McGillivray, Simon Redford, Charles Baulch 2nd Row.James Taylor, Christopher Varley, Robert Menzies, Hugh Leishman, Alastair Wills, Stephen Parker, Christopher Wills, David Lang, Benjamin Fleay, Hamish Blievers, Thomas Paton, Joel Hitt, Gregory Mills, Scott Rochford, Joel Hitt Front Row:Suresh Sivanesan, Hugh Hearn, Mr. I.G. Parr, Mr. D.L. Whitcroft, Mrs. A. Vile (Matron), Mark Sears (House Captain), Mr. N.J.G. Fairbairn (Housemaster), Lauchlan Ward (Vice-Captain), Mr. G.W. Peel, Mr. D.A. Curnow, Mark Robson, Keith Calvert, Stewart French

the match. This was not so with the pure skill and strength of the Rurals being the main factors as to why they took out their fifth title in a row. Hamilton College came down to have a rematch of both the football and hockey. The football was a more friendly match than last year - the Mackie boys were able to keep themselves under control. Third term was a term in which the year twelves had to knuckle down and so some serious work towards their VCE. Tensions ran high when our year twelves had to put younger members of the house in line when they were making too much noise. There was time for

more recreation in the house when Saturday morning was devoted to sport. Lauchie Ward and Rory Tonkin were regular players in the 1st XVIII football with Mark Sears, Mark Robson, Robert Menzies and a year ten boy, Hugh Leishman, playing the occasional game. Chris Stinchcombe and Hamish Hobday were a permanent fixture in the first XI hockey along with Hugh Hearn. Many younger members of the house will make their contribution to first teams in years to come. In fourth term we saw the end of the year twelves with them completing their final exams. It was a hard term with everyone supportive of the year twelves and concentrating on their own studies. Mackie students completed the year on a high. It was the end of an era with the announcement that our Housemaster since 1986 would be leaving us. This was a great surprise to most people in Mackie and throughout the school. All of the Mackie boys thank Mr. Fairbairn for his contribution to Mackie House and we wish him and the family the best of luck in Western Australia in his new job at Wesley College. The Duty Masters must also be thanked for all the time and effort they put into the house. The put in countless numbers of hours organising trips and looking after the welfare of the boys. Matron is also a great contributor to Mackie as she is around all day and night and is very caring to all Mackie boys. Our resident "Mad Dog" Mr. Curnow must be thanked for his contribution to Mackie. He has been responsible for most beach trips and has un-

doubtedly earned the respect of every boy in Mackie House. I hope the spirit that has been in Mackie this year lasts so that 1992 can be as enjoyable as 1991. HAMISH HOBDAY

McLEAN HOUSE Head of House:Mr. J. Claringbold Tutors:Mrs. A.M. Mahoney, Mr. D. Hibbard, Mrs. A-M. Butt, Mr. J.S. Clark, Mrs. J.M. Schmidt, Mrs. J.E. Simpson, Mr. MJ. Roland Prefects:Nicholas Murphy (Captain), Evette Wenlock, Catherine Harris, Mark O'Callaghan, Lauchlan Ward, Mark Sears, Amelia Matlock

It was not only the new year nines who had to adapt to the new surroundings as the 1991 school year began. A freshly-painted room containing new extra size lockers was brought to life as house members enthusiastically claimed possession. It was like a new beginning with the year ahead offering many challenges to conquer. Kardinia swimming pool was the venue for the first inter-house competition for the year. After a rather brief period to organise the house team we made our assault. Our final placing at the back of

the field really did not reflect the tenacious efforts put in by Daniel Muhor, Amelia Matlock, Sarah Giles and Steven Richardson. We made our way back to school collecting our thoughts and preparing ourselves for our next fixture. We turned our attention to the tennis courts as we confronted several more highly rated combinations. Ably led by Lauchie Ward, the senior boys fought their way to the final where we were beaten by Morrison. The mixed doubles pairs managed to find their way into fourth position, while the girls' pair fin-

Back Row:Rhys Jones, Nathan Wileman, Michael Briggs, Aaron Stokes, Charles Chirnside, Cain Sarah, Benjamin Arnott 6th Row:Nicolas Ingarsia, Stewart McCallum, Angus McKaige, Mark Giles, Kristian Stapley, Marko Marenk, Jayson Ward, Yannick Colombies, David Johnston, Jason Arklay 5th Row:Simon O'Brien, H. Addison Chan, James Briggs, C.David Whittle, Simon Aspinall, Robert Van Der Wilk, Daniel Muhor, Paul Cuttler, Carl Smith, Gary Chan, Shaun OCallaghan, Matthew Cirillo, John Lean, Thomas Chirnside 4th RowAndrew Caple, David Doak, Alistair Smith, Robert Menzies, Stuart Richardson, Adrian Givoye, Cameron Barnes, Christopher Wills, Paul Mishura, Peter Dethridge, Matthew Harris, Hamish Whitehead, Paul Colless, Stewart Harris, Jamiel Muhor, Andrew Cirillo 3rd RowiH.Y. Rene Chu, Sarah Caple, Rachel Johnston, Kimberley Tierney, Naomi Mitchell, Natalie Bell, Joanna McKaige, Amanda Notini, Tamara Robb, Paige Irwin, Catherine Gordon, Amber Stokes, Sarah Giles, Melanie Lo 2nd Row:Kathryn Boysen, Kirsty Messinger, Sally Wood, Lisa Wood, Christine Colless, Shanelle Jones, Jasmina Mijajlovic, Belinda Smith, Stephanie Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Natalie Walker, Kate Walker, Katherine Dethridge, Nisha Menzies, Sarah Ward, Justine Kelly Front Row:Evette Wenlock, Steven Richardson, Mrs. J.E. Simpson, Mr. M.J.H. Roland, Mr. D. Hibbard, Catherine Harris, Amelia Matlock, Mr. J. Claringbold (Head of House), Nicholas Murphy (House Captain), Mark Sears, Lauchlan Ward, Mrs. A.M. Butt, Mr. J.S. Clark, Mrs. J.M. Schmidt, Mark O'Callaghan AbsentiOlivia Connelly, Sam Dennis, Adam Forbes

ished seventh. Commendable performances were turned in by Lauchie Ward, Paul Cuttler, Hamish Whitehead, Jo McKaige and Evette Wenlock in their respective divisions. The junior team had a chance to take on the best from the other houses in fourth term. Stewart McCallum was a consistent performer, leading the team through'several tough matches. The softball team, capably led by Amelia Matlock, took to Rankin Field with enthusiasm. Melanie Lo, Sarah Ward and Jo McKaige all performed well; however, the final placings failed to show their courageous performances. First term also saw the house cricket team take to the turf. Mark O'Callaghan led the team containing a large number of non-cricketers. However, a core of younger talent was discovered with Daniel Muhor and Matthew Cirillo turning in valuable performances with both the bat and ball to get the team out of some tight situations. Stewart Harris and other younger members helped the team off the bottom of the table as we managed to tame Mr. Quail's beloved Morrison combination. The arrival back to school was not a pleasant one for many as they realised that it was that time of year again. The excuses began to flood in and many developed mystery illnesses as the house confronted the dreaded cross-country. After many hours of complaining, the house members took to the banks of the Barwon to see just how fit they were. Our final position was at the wrong end of the field but, as Mr. Claringbold was quick to point out, no other house had managed to field over eighty runners. Dedication was shown by all, particularly the under seventeen boys' age group, who had six top twenty-five finishers. Chris Wills, Cain Sarah, Amelia Matlock, Christine Colless and Olivia Connelly all managed to finish in top ten positions for their respective age groups. Within days of the beginning of second term the McLean House hockey players found themselves taking on the best other houses could offer during the lunchtime competition. It ended up being quite a successful campaign as the team made its way to a well-deserved fourth position. The skills of Matt Cirillo and Aaron Stokes were invaluable and the presence of some younger players showed that the future of the house hockey team looks promising. McLean House has developed a name for itself over the past few years in the house music competition. Our style is unique and not once has another house managed to master the art as we have. This year was no exception as our small contingent of musicians tried to tame the tone-deaf masses. After much

debate the house choir ended up singing "The Wall" by Pink Floyd followed by "I heard it on the grape vine" and finally an instrumental group. Charles Chirnside, Kate Walker and Mark O'Callaghan must all be thanked for their contributions. The netballers ventured onto the courts to try and establish themselves as a strong combination. Amelia Matlock played an instrumental role along with Sarah Ward and Jo McKaige. With many other keen contributors the team managed to find its way to a position in the top half of the field. It was the house netballers who soon found themselves turning to the basketball court to try and adapt to a new game. The skills of Kate Dethridge shone through as she and many others produced their best during the games. It was then the boys' turn to strut their stuff on the basketball court. Boasting names such as Barnes, Muhor and Sarah, the McLean team was not to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, we just missed out on the final but we were by far the most entertaining team to watch as Cameron Barnes brought the team out of tight games with his skill and slam dunks. Jamiel Muhor and Simon O'Brien showed that the future for the house basketball looks promising. Following the conclusion of the school football season, it was time for the football team to contest the final for the second year running. As the reigning champions, we entered the game with confidence. Mark Sears and Lauchie Ward led the team along with a large number of players from the 1st XVIII. Cain Sarah, Rob Menzies and Yannick Colombies all performed admirably while a large number of eager year nines including Stewart Harris, Tom Chirnside and Jamie Muhor all played well. The depth in this team shone through as we proudly walked from the ground victorious for the first time in the year. The house debating was held at various stages of the year. The teams from each year level were all strong as the academic side of the McLean House members was exposed. Peter Dethridge, Evette Wenlock and Catherine Harris performed well in the year twelve section, while Gary Chan and Amanda Notini contested their respective divisions with distinction. The revival of the house rowing brought a smile to the faces of the year twelve rowers; for the first time they would have a chance to get their rowing colours. This was to be the first house competition held at the end of 1990. After several training sessions the crews took to the course keen to do well. Our final position was to be admired as we

did not boast a large number of rowers. The house tug o' war competition marked the time when all of the stronger people in the house had a chance to flex their muscle. All of this was to no avail as we bowed out to Keith, an eventual finalist, in the first round. After being postponed, the grand finale of all inter-house sports, the athletics carnival, was held in the first week of fourth term. By this time all of those who were to compete were finely turned and ready to go. We missed the start, however, allowing the other houses to gain too much of an advantage over us. Despite the house's position of eighth, Cain Sarah, Jayson Ward, Charles Chirnside and Christine Colless, along with many other keen participants, displayed McLean House's unique competitive spirit. In conclusion, on behalf of the student body, thanks must go to each of the tutors for their efforts throughout the year. The Head of House, Mr. Claringbold is also to be thanked for his tireless efforts in running the house, and it has been a pleasure to be able to work under his guidance. We wish him well for his Teaching Exchange in England in 1992. On behalf of all those leaving the house, thanks must go to all members who have helped to make 1991 a most memorable year and the best of luck to all present and future members in whatever they may have to confront in 1992 and beyond. NICHOLAS MURPHY

MORRISON Head of House: Mr. L.J. Quail Tutors: Mr. P.A. Cronk, Mrs. M.T. Dwyer, Mrs. A.J. Fulton, Mr. A. Gusbeth, Mr. B. McLeod, Miss D. Macvean, Mr. G.D. Montgomery Prefects: Peter Wilson (Captain), Jane Colls (Co Vice-Captain), Hamish Dennis (Co Vice-Captain), Nerissa Dokos, Emma Campbell,

Claire Fisher, Macgregor Haines, Karl Waddell, Greg Mills, Anthony Hallebone This year has seen Morrison House become a force in all inter-house competition improving on the promising performances of last year. The potential shown by our junior members last year was lived up to and with the assistance of most of the year twelves, Morrison experienced many memorable victories. The first event on the busy Morrison schedule was the House Swimming.

With the absence of any Duncan Armstrongs and Linley Frames, we relied on participation and maximum effort to see us to a third place finish. Good performances were recorded by the junior boys relay teams and the Fishers showed their opposition a clean pair of fins. Morrison may have gained a second placing if it weren't for a certain Nish Dokos diving in the pool early and head-butting her team mate halfway down the pool. The House cricket team representing Morrison could be compared to the cur-

Back Row:Scott Thorley, Anthony Santospirito, Hugh Leishman, Alistair Miller, Stuart Day, Joel Gladman, Jonathan Spear, Jamie McConachy, Timothy Glenister 6th Row:Simon McCallum, James Finlay, Milan Perkins, Julian Quail, Murray Keeble, Paul Leigh, Simon Haebich, Brook Ratcliff, Peter McCann, Luke Coulson, Scott Shirlow 5th Row:Sean Saxton, Darius Sarkis, J. Benjamin Fitzgerald, Bennet Coad, Robert Wilson, Adam Cooper, David Santospirito, Simon Williams, Revel Cooper, Stephen Bennett, Lincoln Thomson, Adam Campbell, Justin Langbein 4th Row:Benjamin Collins, Simon Redford, Tamas Wells, Andrew May, James Slack, James Gerrard, Fletcher Pearson, Ross Quail, Stephen Black, Edward Dickinson, Adrian Grant, David Spear, Simon Templeton, Nicholas Ayerbe, Luke Barr 3rd RowiNicholas Barr, Ainslie Tamplin, Suzanne Campbell, Sophie Fisher, Anna Richardson, Nicole Wallace, Hollie Goodall, Ruth Stoneman, Elizabeth Haines, Kelly Thomson, Charne Rowers, Amy Laker, Mark McConachy, Doji Singer 2nd Row:Mr P.A. Cronk, Mr A. Gusbeth, Rachel Day, Mary Dokos, Michelle Clark, Penelope Campbell, Tara Eason, Kylie Rogers, Sarah Hallebone, Johanna Fitzgerald, Jane Messenger, Zoe Simms, Baltija Sarkis, Rebecca Benjamin, Mr B. McLeod, Mr G.D. Montgomery Front Row:Mrs M.T. Dwyer, Macgregor Haines, Amy Langbein, Karl Waddell, E. Claire Fisher, Hamish Dennis (House Vice-Captain), Peter Wilson (House Captain), Mr L.J. Quail (Head of House), Jane Colls (House Vice-Captain), Anthony Hallebone, Nerissa Dokos, Gregory Mills, Emma Campbell, Mrs AJ. Fulton, Miss D.L. Macvean

rent touring West Indian team with its handful of old hands such as Anthony Hallebone, Stuart Day and James Gerrard and the remainder being young blood. Our juniors performed admirably against some fast bowlers and top batsmen showing nerves of steel. Morrison didn't manage to win a match but we pushed the eventual winners, Wettenhall, to the absolute limit going down by the small margin of eleven runs. As usual the House Tennis proved to be a non-event for Morrison because of the ease with which the competition was won. The Open boys were relentless against the opposition, not dropping a set as was the case with the Open Mixed. Brilliant performances came from Paul Leigh, Simon Haebich, Tamas Wells, Karl Waddell and Kelly Thomson. If all goes well with the junior competition we should see Morrison finish in a very respectable position. The highlight of the year for Morrison was the victory in the House Hockey. This was the first competition won outright by the house for quite some

time. With the assistance of our coach, Mr. Quail, and fine leadership from Hamish and Jane, we overcame the heavily favoured Shannon House. Good performances came from Adrian Grant, goalkeeper Stephen Black, Julian Quail, Brook Ratcliff, James Gerrard and Fletcher Pearson. House music was very pleasing with an overall second placing. This was due mainly to the efforts of our musical maestro, Macgregor Haines, and our songbird, Emma Campbell. The house showed its musical depth with its rendition of the famous U2 song "I still haven'f found what I'm looking for" which was unsurpassed in its brilliance. The instrumental piece changed the mood with a lovely performance of "The love theme from St. Elmo's fire" leaving the audience breathless. The finale was the small group vocal ensemble and its harmonious version of "From a distance" by Bette Midler convincing the judge that we meant business. Calvert won the competition this year but they best be wary because Morrison has well and truly arrived on the musical scene. Winter commenced and with it the hottly contested house football competition. Led by "Halla", Peter McCann, "Wadza" and the " in form" Stewy "Plugger" Day, Morrison teamed up against some talented opposition. What we lacked in skills we made up for in determination and aggression and because we didn't have Jim and Fhil we had to be content with the Nick and Luke Barr combination which performed tirelessly around the packs. The final results saw Morrison finish a respectable fifth which is something that will be improved upon next year. From the hallowed turf on Mackie and Main ovals the focus turned to the house basketball competition. With a few guns in our line-up such as Fletcher "gimme the ball" Pearson and Simon

"take a shot from anywhere" Haebich we had every reason to be confident. Our confidence may have turned into complacency or maybe it was the large unforgiving crowds but we didn't perform up to expectation finishing an eventual fourth overall. Younger players who performed well were Jamie Slack and Julian and Ross Quail. It was in the house tug o' war that Morrison excelled. This competition was truly the best indication that Morrison has the best team spirit of all the houses in the school. The mere fact that we were undefeated over nine tugs is testimony to that. I cannot mention individual performances in this case because I couldn't tell who pulled more than anyone else. There is one thing I can mention which future participants should note: it's all in the rhythm! The final event on the calendar was the house athletics. Morrison, powered by barley sugar, performed very well placing third overall. The athletes in the house were many and more importantly varied with strong representation in both track and field events. Individual performances worthy of note came from Julain Quail, Luke Barr, Karl Waddell, Tara Eason and Jane Messenger. The future for athletics looks brighter than ever for Morrison and hopefully they can build on the solid groundwork put down this year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the house prefects for their assistance with organising teams, the tutors for their encouragement and support and especially Mr. Quail who was the driving force behind the Morrison Machine during the year. I wish the students of the future every success and hope they enjoy the years they spend in the house as much as I have. PETER WILSON

MOSSGIEL -1991 For all involved with Mossgiel, 1991 was an eventful year. It seems like yesterday that we all arrived to begin the school year in late January and amongst all the old friends there were some new faces. The new year nines, whom Bianca Hitt gladly welcomed, were Jeanette Harkin, Prue Johnstone, Sarah O'Brien and Sarah Bryant. To enter year ten there were Belinda Gillespie ("Gil")

and Emma Rowan, and the year elevens also welcomed Sarah Richards ("Richo"). Former day student Amelia Matlock known as "Meils" was also a newcomer. Danni Barr made a return visit and decided to stay. Everyone, whether new or old, fell quickly into the boarding house and school routines. Over the first term the year elevens and twleves managed to cope (just!) with the massive VCE workload. Many consumed incredible amounts of caffeine to keep themselves going right into the early hours of the monring. Sarah Richards and Danni Barr made regular

trips over to Mackie to check homework (amongst other things). Meredith Rowan and Kathy Stinchcombe escaped the stresses of Year twelve during term time when one would often hear their uncrontrollable laughter after one of their jokes. Another method of stress relief often employed by year twelves was throwing year nines in the fish pond - much to their delight. Trying to keep the students under control was, as always, Mr. Gibson, Mossgiel Housemaster, along with Monica Wieland and Mr. Clifford. They

Back Row:Claire Hart, Penelope Campbell, Sarah Richardson, Jodie Koch, Georgina Dennis 4th Row: Miss C McAlister, Miss H.I. Vahlmeyer, Sister M. Cartledge, Megan Greaves, Katherine Stinchcombe, Kristine Purcell, Meredith Rowan, Alicia Chong, Rene Chu, Catherine Lea 3rd Row: Mr. D.A. Clifford, Jeanette Harkin, Anna Richardson, Emma Peardon, Kirsty Douglas, Belinda Hayes, Emma Rowan, Hazel Lau 2nd Row:Mr. A.N. Gibson, Ruth Stoneman, Sarah Bryant, Jane Selman,

were joined this year by Miss McAlister and Helen Vahl-Meyer. The friendly atmosphere all the dutymasters and mistresses provide makes Mossgiel a great place in which to live. If there is nowhere to go on a Saturday night you can be sure there will be someone there to make you a hot milo or hot chocolate, or popcorn to eat while watching a video. Sister Cartledge and Sister Richardson are not only there for when we are sick. Saturday nights often see Sister Cartledge offering around some of her famous chocolate cake. Some of the more memorable events this year included a day at Lome and a sporting trip to play various sports

against Hamilton College. (On the way back we had a great barbeque at the Selman's.) There were several formal meals during the year to which all boarders responded by decking themselves out in all their splendour. We picniced at Hanging Rock and we attacked McDonalds. The Mossgiel Review in term four reached new entertainment depths, relieved by Meredith's singing of "The Story of Love". The year elevens, predictably enough, gave a rendition of several Jimmy Barnes numbers during the evening, and during the year - in fact at every waking minute! Life in Mossgiel is, if nothing else,

busy. What with the phone, traumas of VCE, the phone, boyfriends, the phone, "deep and meaningfuls" and the phone, things are rarely at a standstill. We look forward to a happy, rewarding year again in 1991. JODIE KOCH

MOSSGIEL YEAR 12 Back: Rene d m , Megan Greaves, Katherine Stinchcombe Front: Kate Lea, Kristine Purcell, Meredith Rowan, Alicia Chong

SHANNON Head of House: Mrs. M. O'Loughlin Tutors: Mr. P.J. Hannah, Mr. I.G. Parr, Mr. P.E. Conway, Mrs. T.J. Foley, Mr. P.C. Taylor, Mrs. P. Porter Prefects: Alison Hatton (Captain), Conrad Pearson (Vice-Captain), Gregory Lochhead (Vice-Captain), Katie Cook, Kate Hanley, Carl Jennings, Sheena Dougherty

With much talent and ability in our midst, Shannon experienced a great deal of success in both academic and sporting life throughout 1992. From early on in the year Shannon proved it was going to be a strong and competitive house with which to contend. Our first encounter with the opposition was in the swimming sports. Shannon had many capable swimmers; some who were prepared to show their talent, and others who denied any claims that they could swim as Speedos were involved. Despite most boys' dislike of the

swimming attire, Simon Lynch wasn't discouraged. Simon, Kirsty Douglas, Kellie Newman and Clare Dowling swam well, helping Shannon record a fourth placing. Karen Perkins, Judi Wilsher, Kate Hanley, Carl Jennings, James Wilson, Ben Von Einem and Justin Taylor met with some success in senior tennis. With the girls achieving third, the boys fourth and the mixed team fifth, we began to show our ability in various areas on the sporting field. Cricket was third on the agenda and

Back Row:Paul Di Stefano, David Neal, Ryan Stevenson, Timothy Bone, David Wynn, James Alexander, Wesley Phillips 6th Row:Matt Hildebrand, Stephen Wood, Simon Lynch, Mark Connell, Jonathon King, Guy Le Grew, Shaun Brooks, David Henderson, Ben Von Einem, Michael Bekker 5th RowAnthony Snow, Joshua Millen, Randall McDonald, Christopher Sullivan, Andrew Watts, Jonathon Senior, Adam Von Einem, Cameron Mercer, Martin Robert, Timothy Noonan, Clinton Peake, Benn Smythe 4th Row:Luke Mercer, Christopher Varley, Mark Wise, Christopher Gibson, Simon Walsh, James Wilson, Justin Taylor, Matthew Elder, Rohan Johnston, Luke Considine, Joel Hitt, Jason O'Loughlin, Andrew McKie, David Peake 3rd Row:Seaton Daw, Edwina Collins, Bianca Hitt, Ruth Dougherty, Belinda Synot, Kristine Purcell, Karen Perkins, Alison Collins, Kirsty Douglas, Karly Day, Yvette Le Grew, Jane Henderson, Clare Dowling, Sarah Richards, Darren Stendt 2nd RowAmanda Synot, Miranda Nation, Kellie Newman, Juleia Nilson, Kate Hall, Mary Henderson, Samantha Yorke, Cassandra Wilson, Kirsten Ellis, Judi Wilsher, Mandy Wilsher, Sarah Walter, Katrina Hosie, Dannielle Barr, Rachel Wynn, Amanda Tsang Front Row:Mr. I.G Parr, Mr. P.E. Conway, Mrs. T.J. Foley, K.EHanley, C.W. Jennings, S.R. Dougherty, C.T. Pearson, Mrs. M.C O'Loughlin (Head of House), A.J. Hatton (House Captain), G A. Lochhead, KA. Cook, A.D. Hudson, Mrs. P. Porter, Mr. P.J. Hannah, Mr. P.C Taylor Absent:F.E. Dickie, H.J. Fallaw

under the guidance of Greg Lochhead, Shannon notched up another good result. James Wilson, Ryan Stevenson, Simon Walsh and Greg Lochhead were most valuable players in our creditable third placing. As the boys took to the cricket field, the girls took to the Softball field. Shannon reached the final and unfortunately lost to Coles House. Excellent performances came from Kellie Newman, Karly Day, Katie Cook, Kate Hanley and Fleur Dickie. As we continued our sporting pursuit, it was time for cross-country. While other house members dreaded the oncoming event, many Shannon members regarded it with much enthusiasm. Jane Henderson, Clinton Peake, Justin Taylor, Katie Cook and Edwina Collins completed the course with ease and success. These runners led Shannon to an excellent second in overall placings. The Shannon netballers also performed excellently, recording good results. The junior team consisted of talented players, Ali Collins, Kellie Newman and Juleia Nilson. This team proved its strength and ability, winning the final. Katie Cook, Karen Perkins, Karly Day and Sam Yorke led the senior team to the final. Here we met the majority of the first VII, in the form of Wettenhall. Performing admirably against this strong team, we lost the final, ending up in second place. With many sporting events completed, the debaters finally had an opportunity to take on the other houses. Our year nine team: David Neal, Jane Henderson and Clare Dowling, made their way through to the final, losing it by only one point to Calvert. The year tens: David Henderson, Josh Millen and Guy Le Grew, performed extremely well, gaining a well-earned victory in the final. This team set the standard for year elevens: Matt Hildebrand, Katrina Hosie and Michael Bekker and Year twelves: Jason O'Loughlin, Mary Henderson and Fleur Dickie. Both the year

eleven and twelve teams won their debating finals, with some extraordinary talent being displayed. Much credit must go to Mary Henderson who organised and 'coached' the four teams to success. As the debating wound up, sport began again. Conrad Pearson, Ryan Stevenson, Carl Jennings, Jason O'Loughlin, Kirsty Douglas, Seaton Daw and goalie, Simon Lynch, were dominant players in Shannon's onslaught on the hockey field. It was Morrison who caused us our only loss in a very close final, despite the desperation shown by several players. The footballers were also dominant on the football field, with Greg Lochhead, James Wilson, Simon Lynch and Mark Wise being four of the excellent senior footballers in our team. Junior members David Peake, Jono Senior, Adam von Einem and Clinton Peake also contributed largely to our third placing. Shannon proved most successful in both girls' and boys' basketball competitions. Yet again our girls faced the Wettenhall first VII in the final. After our best player, Judi Wilsher, was wiped out of the game, the match was left up to the skills of Mandy Tsang, Sam Yorke and Kellie Newman. Performing well against strong opposition, the Shannon girls ended in second position. The boys met Keith house in the final and also ended in second position. Benn Smythe was inspirational, while Harry Fallaw, Joel Hitt, Jack King, Justin Taylor and Greg Lochhead were most dominant players. Our next competition was the only one which involved the whole house together. Sure enough, it was time for house music. With strains of "The Long and Winding Road", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Muppet Theme" being reproduced, we obtained a fourth placing. Special mention must be made of Paul DiStefano who played our house song. The final event for inter-house competition was the athletics. With many fine athletes in Shannon it was surprising we didn't gain a higher placing than fourth. Although this was the case, we had a great deal of success in various events. Kate Hanley, Jane Henderson, Kellie Newman, Greg Lochhead, David Henderson, Luke Considine and Clinton Peake were all very impressive in their respective events. Obviously Shannon has had a successful year, with many members of the house playing a large role in this satisfying outcome. I would like to thank all Shannon members for their contributions to house life, the year twelves for organising the various activities and the

tutors for the time and effort they've put into Shannon house. Finally, a warm thank you must be extended to Mrs. O'Loughlin who successfully survived her first year as Shannon Head of House. Best wishes to all Shannon members for 1992 and beyond. ALISON HATTON

WETTENHALL Head of House: Mr. R.M. Morris Tutors: Mrs. J.A. Gainey, Mr. T.P. Parkes, Miss C. Scott, Miss C. McAlister, Mr. R.W. Lancaster, Mr. R. Salen, Mr. S.R. Harrison Prefects: Sarah Mansfield (Captain), Monique Holmes (Co Vice-Captain), Nigel Salajan (Co Vice-Captain), Kim Wheeler, Justin Zumpe, Colin Gow

Wettenhall House once again proved a force to be reckoned with in 1991, as we stormed into events full of determination and spirit. Guided by our "ambitious reputation", we almost never failed to intimidate, bluff or outclass our opposition. Our results were admirable, and reflect the immense talent and dedication of our house members. We began the year with a big splash, as the Wettenhall swimmers combined to make this year our fourth consecutive victory in the inter-house swimming carnival - another first in the history books.

Shem Fitzgerald swam with brilliance, smashing two records as he took out the boys' open championship. Others who successfully made a dive for championship positions included David Collins, Brydie Lear, Simon Mitchell, Alyssa Turner and Fioran Bourke. Under the guidance of Kim Wheeler and the watchful eye of Miss Scott, softball was next on the agenda. Despite Kim's mighty hits, Sarah Pritchard's powerful pitches and good performances from Anna Chisholm, Heather Cosgriff, Heidi Zumpe, Alyssa Turn-

Back RowiMichael Towart, Simon Pettig, James Nelson, Michael Hicks, Marcus Cowley, Nicholas Gilson, Benjamin Gartland, David Jeffrey, Robert Davis 6th Row:Stuart Greaves, Stuart Cosgriff, Simon Mitchell, Jason Nevins, Benjamin Kent, Stuart Olsen, Dale Urquhart, Shem Fitzgerald, Tobias Smith, Steven Reid 5th Row:Scott Rochford, James Frost, Brett Salajan, Timothy Newson, Gwyn Moore, Andrew Lee, Timothy Reichl, Christopher Gilson, Anthony Siketa, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Wheeler, Andrew Graham 4th RowrDavid Collins, Brent Enticott, Christopher Taylor, Edward Richardson, Geoffrey Cooper, Brent Yttrup, Simon McCracken, Robert Studniczky, Benjamin Miller, Nicholas Grace, Daniel Smedley, Stuart Morris, Jonathon Reichl, Luke Perry, Stuart Fletcher, Benjamin O'Regan 3rd Rowjames Taylor, Robin Bayley, Jacques Kint, Emma Smedley, Kate Moore, Alyssa Turner, Rhiannon Bourke, Catharine Turner, Emily Lamont, Megan Greaves, Megan Ryan, Hazel Lau, Dino Stranieri, Charles Baulch, Lee Deacon-Stock 2nd Row:Natalie Siketa, Sarah Prit chard, Anna Chisholm, Heidi Zumpe, Sian Hazell, Martine Sykes, Anna Spur ling, Rachael S win ton, Karina Wieland, Brydie Lear, Angela O'Hara, Fioran Bourke, Kirsten Hovey, Claire Gorman, Heather Cosgriff, Allison Taylor Front:Richard Costa, Mr. R.W. Lancaster, Ms. C.A. McAlister, Mr. T.P. Parkes, Mrs.J A. Gainey, Nigel Salajan (Co Vice-Capt.), Monique Holmes (Co Vice-Cap tain), Mr. R.M. Morris, Sarah Mansfield (Captain), Mr. R. Salen, Justin Zumpe (Prefect), Miss C Scott, Kimberley Wheeler (Prefect), Mr. S.R. Harrison, Colin Gow (Prefect)

er, Rachael Swinton, Karina Wieland and Anna Spurling, we managed to gain a creditable third position on the ladder. The fact that our softball team scored the greatest number of runs and had the highest percentage in the competition, counted for little in the final analysis. The senior round of house tennis was played early in the year. Nigel Salajan, David Jeffrey, Rachael Swinton and Kirsten Hovey took on the challenge. Unfortunately our talents did not lie on the tennis courts. Tim Newson captained the cricketers on the field, but did not succeed in leading them to overall victory. Special performances came from Tim, James Nelson, Toby and Sam Smith. Once again, some of Wettenhall's cricketing skills have remained hidden. The footballers ventured out in winter to fight their way to fourth place. Commendable performances came from Colin Gow, Tim Newson, Brent Enticott, Nick Gilson, David Jeffrey, Nigel Salajan, Justin Zumpe, Chris Taylor, Simon Mitchell, Nick Grace, Toby Smith, Edward Richardson and Ben Miller. The academics took the floor in terms two and three during the inter-house debating with outstanding performances coming from Gwyn Moore, Daniel Smedley, Robin Bayley, Heather Cosgriff, Emma Smedley, Charles Baulch, James Taylor and Lee Deacon Stock, with memorable theatrics from Luke Perry, Simon Mitchell and Shem Fitzgerald. As in the sporting arena our competition was strong. We argued on everything, from the neglect of rural Australia, to the pruning of tall poppies and the existence of Santa Claus. The debates were inspiring, extremely well fought and at times spirited, although none of the four teams managed to speak in their respective year level finals. Our "eloquent" conductor, Colin Gow, made the house music competition an extremely original experience, as we juggled with containing our amusement while concentrating on making near perfect our version of "The Game of Love". No doubt Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders would have been most impressed. Unfortunately, the judge wasn't... even Mr. Morris's offer of a $100 bribe did not see us "go platinum". Monique's time and effort with the music finally paid off, and she deserves immense credit for our house music this year. Ben Gartland, Brent Enticott, Gwyn Moore, Justin Zumpe, Megan Greaves, Martine Sykes and Kim Wheeler made up the select year twelve small vocal group, singing "When will I be Loved?" And it was (according to Mr. Morris), deep down within the bowels of Wettenhall's jazz collection, that we

found "The 12 Bar Blues" and someone to play it - well done to Robert Studniczky, Tim Reichl, Dino Stranieri, Stuart Greaves and especially our piano man, Ben Miller. Hockey has not, in the past few years, been our forte. In 1992, however, for the first time in two years, we managed to score at least one goal in our victory over Coles. Despite gallant performances from our star players, Steven Reid, James Nelson, Shelley Johnston and Heidi Zumpe, we went down to the might of McArthur and Shannon. Yet the whole team deserves praise for its valiant efforts, as we climbed to an encouraging final fifth position in the competition. Graced with a significant proportion of the first netball team, our senior netballers flew to the top of the inter-house netball competition, turning more than a few heads on the way. Their excellent performances were mirrored in the junior team, who were unfortunately defeated only in the final. Fioran Bourke, Rachael Swinton, Karina Wieland, Anna Spurling, Alyssa Turner, Martine Sykes, Sarah Pritchard and Rhiannon Bourke produced some stunning play. On the basketball court, under the leadership of Justin Zumpe, it was fortunate for the opposition that the Wettenhall boys did not reveal their full potential. They nevertheless put in a skilful effort. Jason Nevins lecl the shooting tally. Wettenhall, however, was not to go down in basketball. The girls took their netball skills onto the court with an 'adapted' game plan which followed on from their still smouldering triumph on the netball court. They came first in the competition with a ladder percentage of 700%, Anna Spurling recording the greatest number of shots. Athletics meant another important triumph for Wettenhall. We walked away with the trophy for the fourth year in a row - yet another record. The big sporting event on the calendar, despite being initially cancelled because of poor weather conditions, did not stop us from running, jumping, throwing and shooting our way to victory. Blessed with a few top athletes and many keen, participating amateurs, the house scored brilliantly, winning by the largest margin for years. We won a number of the relays, with Rhiannon and Fioran Bourke, Steven Reid, Karina Wieland and Kim Wheeler collecting either championships, or second or third placings. In addition the following people cannot go unmentioned for their fantastic contributions - Ben Gartland, Jason Nevins, Tim Newson, Brett Salajan, Allison Taylor, Catharine Turner, Ben Wheeler, Chris Gilson, Ben Miller, Sarah Pritchard, Emma Smedley, Heidi Zumpe,

Alyssa Turner, Chris Taylor, Anna Spurling, James Nelson, Angela O'Hara and Shelley Johnston. With all its power and might, the Wettenhall team "tugged" its way to the second round of the tug-o-war, hopeful of a victory over Keith who had narrowly overpowered us last year. However, the roaring tail wind favouring Keith meant that we were forced to retire, but only by another slight margin. While the final successes and performances come from the student body, the organisation ad support behind our activities lies with our Head of House, our prefects and tutors. Monique Holmes, Kim Wheeler, Nigel Salajan, Justin Zumpe and Colin Gow, deserve some credit for Wettenhall's fine achievements this year. The enthusiasm, support and contributions from Mrs. Gainey, Miss Scott, Miss McAlister, Mr. Parkes, Mr. Salen, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Lancaster cannot go unrecognised. We also farewell Mr. Lancaster who retires this year after fifteen years of committed service to the house. Mr. Morris's loyalty, efficiency and extreme dedication are vital components to the strength of Wettenhall House, and he requires an honourable mention and thanks. The coming years should see Wettenhall's strength build; this is evident from the tremendous performances witnessed this year. I wish the members of the house satisfaction and success in the future. I hope they will continue to contribute to, and benefit from, the success of the house, in all facets of College life. Good luck to the prefects, leaders and students in 1992, as the year twelves enter into a new era, I hope that the coming years are prosperous and fulfilling. SARAH MANSFIELD

HOUSE COLOURS * Denotes re-award

CALVERT Athletics Julie-Ann Munyard, Melinda Hobbs, Jane Barrett, Rhona MacLean, Andrew Lambart, Geoff Pratt, Nick Kaye, Ashley McHarry, Stuart Blyton, Simon Jarman Basketball Melinda Hobbs, Jane Barrett, Rhona MacLean, Kirsten Green, Nicole Brown, Francine Gumina, Ashley McHarry, Toby Sutton, David Lang Cricket Dani Mcintosh, Daniel Salter Cross Country Jane Barrett Nick Kaye, Simon Jarman, Andrew Lambart Debating Jacki Davis, Martin Whitehead, Marcus Herrick, Andrew Lambart Football Scott Dennis, Toby Sutton Ashley McHarry, Andrew Lambart General James Edwards Hockey Lucy Idle, Claire Hart, Nick Kaye, Martin Whitehead, Keith Calvert, Dani Mcintosh, Geoff Pratt Junior Sam Casboult, Kim Faulkner, Nick Jarman, Graham Lockhart, Romney Nelson, Matthew Pettig, Ashley Salter, Matthew Thomson, Tim Robinson, Rebecca Brown, Tara Eaton, Louise Mitchell, Angus Hill, Jeanette Harkin, Jonas Lea Music Ashley McHarry, Andrew Lambart, Martin Whitehead, Jeff Gordon, Fletcher Hamilton, Marcus Herrick Netball Kristie Henderson, Nicole Brown, Kirsten Green, Jane Barrett, Annie Moser Softball Rhona MacLean, Kristie Henderson, Nicole Brown, Jane Barrett, Cate Lea Swimming Rhona MacLean, Kristie Henderson, Scott Dennis Tennis Rhona MacLean, Stewart Venters

COLES Athletics Anthony Middleton, Paul Roth, Malcolm Sharkey, Carla Yee, Kirsten Abbott, Kristy Axelrad, David Cairns, Dale MacFarlane, Simon Payne, Aaron Richardson*, Christopher Sharkey, Katherine Stinchcombe

Basketball Christine Hood, Carla Yee, Kristy Axelrad, Hamish Blievers, Alicia Chong Cricket Anthony Middleton, Jamie Bourdamis, Charles DuBourg, Simon Payne, Aaron Richardson Cross Country Christine Hood, Anthony Middleton, Malcolm Sharkey, Harvey Stephenson, Kirsten Abbott, Tabsie Lowdon, Katherine Stinchcombe Debating Cameron Burgess, Matthew Hook, Victoria Rippon, Kirsten Abbott, Elizabeth Carter, Aaron Richardson Football Anthony Middleton, Harvey Stephenson, Hamish Blievers, Jamie Bourdamis, Aaron Richardson, Christopher Sharkey General Jamie Bourdamis, David Cairns, Elizabeth Carter* Hockey Matthew Hook, Emma Peardon, Christopher Stinchcombe, Rohan Christmas, Charles DuBourg, Dale MacFarlane, Katherine Stinchcombe Junior Adam Beckworth, Cameron Duff, Nerida Grebe, Joanna Langton, Rowena McCallum, Edward Siddall, Richard Carter, Nigel Christmas, Linda Cohn, Georgina Crick, Fletcher Green, Kirsty McDonald, Tim O'Donnell, Jane Selman, Rebecca Wright, Nicholas Yee Music Bret Grace, Christine Hood, Warren Parker, Victoria Rippon, Paul Roth, Carla Yee, Kirsten Abbott, Kristy Axelrad, Elizabeth Carter, Alicia Chong, Netball Emma Peardon, Carla Yee, Kirsten Abbott, Kristy Axelrad, Alicia Chong, Megan Pascoe, Caitlin Spragg Rowing Christine Hood, Malcolm Sharkey, Carla Yee, Dale MacFarlane, Christopher Sharkey Softball Emma Peardon, Caitlin Spragg, Kirsten Abbott, Kristy Axelrad, Megan Pascoe, Katherine Stinchcombe Swimming Carlo Lowdon, Anthony Middleton, Warren Parker, Harvey Stephenson, David Cairns, Tabsie Lowdon, Megan Pascoe, Katherine Stinchcombe Tennis Bret Grace, Carla Yee, Kirsten Abbott, Hamish Blievers, Jamie Bourdamis, Warren Henderson, Katherine Stinchcombe

KEITH Athletics Jared Toyne, Paul Crowe, Mark Rob son Basketball Leanne Dewaard, Anthea Christoe Cricket Trent Neagle Cross Country Jared Toyne Football Paul Crowe, Liam Jerinic, Andrew Billing General Suresh Sivanesan, Mark Robson, Anthea Christoe, Alexandra McEwan, Alison Wilson, Sam Gason Hockey Hamish Hobday, Mark Robson Junior Jackson Wilson, Alister Robson, Tim Buskens, Joe Statton, Yvette Dominikovich, Jenny Gason, Nick Edgerton, Matthew Waugh, Andrew Lennox, Kris Whitnall, Abbie Huxley, Rachel Caldwall, Paul Hosie, Matthew Buckis, Malcolm Davey, Tammy Dominikovich, Alex Doran, Skye Glover, Richard Gudykunst, David Knight, Gail Rushworth Music Terence Reidy, Alexandra McEwen, Nicole Armstrong, Leanne Dewaard Netball Michelle Visser, Kellie Olsen, Leanne Dewaard Rowing Lachlan Sutherland, Kellie Olsen, Zachary Toyne, Suresh Sivanesan Swimming Kellie Olsen, Shannon O'Brien, Tim McCue, Andrew Billing, Mark Robson Tennis Sally Cook, Marley Huxley, Leanne Dewaard, Alison Wilson McArthur Athletics Sarah Andrews, Sally Farrow, Leigh McCorkell, Stephen Parker, Rory Tonkin Basketball Duncan Ashby*, Sally Farrow, Nerida Gill, Andrew Greville, Caitlin Jolly, David Jones, Leigh McCorkell, Jen O'Donnell, Bradley Seller*, Katie Stokes, Meredith Rowan, Rory Tonkin*, Nicholas Uebergang Cricket Matthew Rudolph*, Alastair Thomson, Michael Thornton Cross-Country Brett Anderson*, Sarah Andrews, Sally Farrow, Andrew Greville, Claire Hanson, David Jones, Leigh McCorkell, Stephen Parker, Robert Spinks, Rory Tonkin*, Alastair Wills Debating Matthew Bridges, Sally Farrow, Caitlin Jolly, Jen O'Donnell, Robert Spinks, Alastair Thomson*

Football Duncan Ashby, Andrew Day, Andrew Greville, David Jones, Matthew Magarey, Rory Tonkin*, Nicholas Uebergang, Troy Wild, Alastair Wills General Brett Anderson, Duncan Ashby, Nerida Gill, Andrew Greville, Caitiin Jolly, Matthew Magarey, Matthew McGillivray, Jen O'Donnell, Meredith Rowan*, Katie Stokes, Alastair Thomson, Suzanne Whittaker Hockey Sarah Gill, Simon Lewis, Meredith Rowan*, Alastair Wills Junior Mitch Anderson*, Georgina Ashby*, Laura Bridges, Naomi Burns*, Nathan Byrne, Beau Carroll, Michelle Day, Kristen Faggf, Adam George, Ryan Gill, Belinda Gillespie, Nicole Hambling, Jonathan heard, Miles Hobson, Daniel Irvin, Mark Jackson, Andrew Jenner, Prudence Johnstone, Brooke Jolly, Sally Morris, Kellie McCorkell, Tim Nicholls, Ben Roberts, Emma Rowan, Rowena Smith*, Kerrie Sowerby*, Ben Spinks, Nigel Thomson, Anthony Thornton*, Patrick van Prooyen, Nicholas Walker, Ben Williamson Music Brett Anderson, Duncan Ashby, Jonathan Bell*, Matthew Bridges, Andrew Day, Jock Dobie, Sally Farrow, Nerida Gill, Andrew Greville, Caitiin Jolly*, Matthew Magarey*, Jen O'Donnell, Katie Stokes*, Michael Thornton, Alastair Thomson, Rory Tonkin, Meredith Rowan*, Suzanne Whittaker, Melanie Williamson, Alastair Wills Netball Sarah Andrews, Jen O'Donnell, Katie Stokes* Rowing Duncan Ashby, Andrew Day, Sally Farrow, Matthew Magarey, Robert Spinks, Alastair Wills Softball Sarah Gill, Jodie Koch, Meredith Rowan, Katie Stokes, Melanie Williamson Swimming Brett Anderson*, Sarah Andrews, Sally Farrow, Sarah Gill, Matthew Magarey* Tennis Brett Anderson, Jonathan Bell*, Matthew Bridges, Sarah Gill, Meredith Rowan

McLEAN Athletics Charles Chirnside, Robert Menzies, Cain Sarah, Hamish Whitehead, Nathan Wileman, Catherine Harris, Amelia Matlock, Evette Wenlock Basketball Katherine Dethridge, Shanelle Jones, Cain Sarah, Mark Giles, Amelia

Matlock, Jo McKaige Cricket Charles Chirnside, Matthew Cirillo, Daniel Muhor, Nicholas Murphy, Mark O'Callaghan, Lauchlan Ward, Cain Sarah Cross Country Christine Colless, Yannick Colombies, Robert Menzies, Cain Sarah, Kimberley Tierney, Hamish Whitehead, Nathan Wileman, Paul Colless, Amelia Matlock, Jo McKaige, Catherine Harris Debating Katherine Dethridge, Shanelle Jones, Kristian Stapley Hockey Matthew Cirillo, Catherine Harris, Aaron Stokes Football Charles Chirnside, Yannick Colombies, Matthew Harris, Robert Menzies, Daniel Muhor, Cain Sarah, Hamish Whitehead, Nathan Wileman, Cameron Barnes, Mark Giles, Mark O'Callaghan, Steven Richardson, Michael Briggs General Cameron Barnes, Peter Dethridge, Catherine Harris, Mark Giles, Amelia Matlock, Nicholas Murphy, Mark O'Callaghan, Steven Richardson, Mark Sears, Lauchlan Ward, Evette Wenlock, Christopher Wills, Jo McKaige Junior James Briggs, Tom Chirnside, Andrew Cirillo, Sarah Giles, Catherine Gordon, Stewart Harris, Justine Kelly, Jamiel Muhor, Amanda Notini, Simon O'Brien, Jayson Ward, Benjamin Arnott, Kathryn Boysen, Gary Chan, Stephanie Hunter, Shaun O'Callaghan Music Charles Chirnside, Melanie Lo, Catherine Harris, Mark O'Callaghan Netball Christine Colless, Melanie Lo, Softball Christine Colless, Melanie Lo, Evette Wenlock, Amelia Matlock Swimming Kimberley Tierrney, Nathan Wileman, Nicholas Murphy, Lauchlan Ward, Kate Walker Tennis Cain Sarah, Paul Cuttler, Nicholas Murphy, Hamish Whitehead, Lauchie Ward

MORRISON Athletics Claire Fisher, Nerissa Dokos, Simon Haebich, Amy Langbein, Kelly Thomson, Peter McCann, Sophie Fisher, Tara Eason, Peter Wilson, Stephen Black, Anthony Hallebone, Greg Mills, Alistair Miller, Elizabeth Haines, Joel Gladman Basketball Fletcher Pearson, Simon Haebich

Cricket James Gerrard, Stuart Day Cross Country Peter Wilson, Luke Barr, Jane Colls, Claire Fisher, Tara Eason, Anthony Hallebone, Fletcher Pearson, Alistair Miller, Adrian Grant, Simon Haebich Debating Stephen Black, Amy Langbein, Macgregor Haines Football Simon Haebich, Greg Mills, Karl Waddell, Stuart Day, Peter McCann, Paul Leigh, Scott Shirlow, Peter Wilson, Joel Gladman Hockey Fletcher Pearson, Jane Colls, Stephen Black, James Gerrard, Adrian Grant Junior Hugh Leishman, Brook Ratcliff, Simon Templeton, Ruth Stoneman,Jamie McConachy, Anthony Santospirito, Ben Fitzgerald, Ross Quail, Lincoln Thomson, Luke Coulson, Mark McConachy, Zoe Simms, Murray Keeble, Nicholas Barr, Rebecca Benjamin, Stephen Bennett, Rachel Day, Charne Flowers, Hollie Goodall, James Slack, Adam Campbell, Justin Langbein, Darius Sarkis, Ainslie Tamplin Music Sophie Collins, Tara Eason, Jane Colls, Joel Gladman, Karl Waddell, Jonathan Spear Rowing Scott Shirlow, Jane Colls, Tara Eason, Peter McCann, Alistair Miller, Claire Fisher, Hamish Dennis Softball Nerissa Dokos, Emma Campbell, Amy Laker Swimming Simon Haebich, Hamish Dennis, Kelly Thomson, Peter Wilson, Karl Waddell Tennis Anna Richardson, Sophie Collins, Tamas Wells

SHANNON Athletics Kate Hanley, Mary Henderson*, Greg Lochhead*, Conrad Pearson*, Ryan Stevenson, Karly Day, Karen Perkins, Judi Wilsher, Amanda Tsang, Simon Lynch, Michael Bekker Basketball Karen Perkins, Judi Wilsher, Amanda Tsang, Samantha Yorke, Dannielle Barr, Harry Fallaw*, Greg Lochhead, Carl Jennings, Joel Hitt, Jack King Cricket Simon Walsh*, James Wilson, Ryan Stevenson, Greg Lochhead, Joel Hitt, Mark Wise Cross Country Katie Cook*, Mary Henderson, Karen Perkins, Andrew Hudson, Conrad Pearson, Simon Lynch

Debating Fleur Dickie*, Mary Henderson*, Jason O'Loughlin, Katrina Hosie, Matt Hildebrand, Michael Bekker, Football Greg Lochhead*, Simon Walsh, Ryan Stevenson, Rohan Johnston, Matthew Elder, Joel Hitt, Simon Lynch, Wes Phillips, Ben von Einem, Mark Wise, Matt Hildebrand, Chris Varley General Andrew Hudson, Rohan Johnston, Simon Walsh, Alison Hatton, Mary Henderson, Karen Perkins Hockey Carl Jennings*, Conrad Pearson*, Ryan Stevenson, Jason O'Loughlin, Kirsty Douglas, Simon Lynch Junior David Henderson*, Justin Taylor*, Edwina Collins, Sarah Walter, Jane Henderson,Alison Collins*, Kellie Newman*,Joshua Millen, Clare Dowling, Amanda Synot, Kirsten Ellis, Adam von Einem, Clinton Peake, David Neal, Benn Smythe, Guy Le Grew*, Jono Senior*, James Alexander, Anthony Snow, Andrew Watts, Yvette Le Grew, Seaton Daw, Ruth Dougherty, Luke Considine, Paul DiStefano, Miranda Nation, Belinda Synot, Rachel Wynn, Mandy Wilsher, Music Alison Hatton*, Fleur Dickie*, Greg Lochhead*, Carl Jennings*, Sheena Dougherty, Conrad Pearson, Karly Day, Andrew McKie, Mary Henderson, Netball Karen Perkins*, Katie Cook*, Karly Day, Mary Henderson, Samantha Yorke, Judi Wilsher Rowing Michael Bekker, Kirsty Douglas, Matthew Elder, Simon Lynch, Stephen Wood Softball Katie Cook*, Karly Day, Fleur Dickie, Sheena Dougherty, Kate Hanley, Mary Henderson Swimming Alison Hatton*, Conrad Pearson, Mary Henderson, Kirsty Douglas, Simon Lynch, Karen Perkins Tennis Kate Hanley*, Judi Wilsher, Karen Perkins, Carl Jennings*, James Wilson

WETTENHALL Athletics Fioran Bourke, Shelley Johnston, James Nelson, Anna Spurling, Christopher Taylor, Alyssa Turner, Karina Wieland, Ben Gartland, Jason Nevins, Timothy Newson, Kimberley Wheeler

Basketball Fioran Bourke, Anna Spurling, Rachael Swinton, Alyssa Turner, Karina Wieland, Brent Enticott*, David Jeffrey, Jason Nevins, Timothy Newson, Nigel Salajan*, Kimberley Wheeler, Justin Zumpe* Cricket James Nelson, Nicholas Gilson, Colin Gow, Timothy Newson Cross Country Fioran Bourke, Shem Fitzgerald, Shelley Johnston, Simon Mitchell, James Nelson, Timothy Reichl, Anna Spurling, Alyssa Turner, Karina Wieland, Megan Greaves, Jason Nevins*, Timothy Newson*, Martine Sykes, Kimberley Wheeler Football Shem Fitzgerald, Nicholas Grace, Simon Mitchell, Christopher Taylor, Brent Enticott*, Colin Gow*, David Jeffrey*, Timothy Newson, Nigel Salajan*, Justin Zumpe General Robert Studniczky, Shem Fitzgerald, Simon Mitchell, Angela O'Hara Hockey Shelley Johnston, James Nelson, Timothy Reichl, Megan Greaves, David Jeffrey, Sarah Mansfield, Justin Zumpe Junior Charles Baulch, Rhiannon Bourke, Kate Moore, David Collins,Stuart Greaves,Ben Kent, Simon Pettig, Jono Reichl, Steven Reid, Brett Salajan, Natalie Siketa, Sam Smith, Allison Taylor, James Taylor, Catharine Turner, Heather Cosgriff, Anna Chisholm*, Stuart Fletcher, Christopher Gilson*, Brydie Lear*, Benjamin Miller*, Stuart Morris*, Ben O'Regan, Sarah Pritchard*, Megan Ryan, Emma Smedley, Toby Smith*, Heidi Zumpe*, Lee Deacon Stock Music Timothy Reichl, Brent Enticott, Ben Gartland, Colin Gow, Megan Greaves*, Monique Holmes*, Sarah Mansfield*, Gwyn Moore, Dino Stranieri*, Kimberley Wheeler, Justin Zumpe Netball Fioran Bourke, Kirsten Hovey, Anna Spurling, Rachael Swinton, Alyssa Turner, Karina Wieland, Monique Holmes, Martine Sykes, Kimberley Wheeler* Softball Rachael Swinton, Alyssa Turner, Monique Holmes, Sarah Mansfield, Martine Sykes, Kimberley Wheeler* Swimming Fioran Bourke, Shem Fitzgerald, Simon Mitchell, Anna Spurling, Megan Greaves, Christopher Taylor, Alyssa Turner, Brent Enticott, Nicholas Gilson Tennis Rachael Swinton, Michael Towart, Alyssa Turner

SPORT

A.P.S. GIRLS' SWIMMING Swimming began early in 1991. Girls from both the Preparatory School and the Senior School met at the Prep. School pool for many vigorous training sessions. Under the expert guidance of Mr. Peter Doak, we trained our hearts out, to get in tip-top shape for the up-andcoming A.P.S. season. We had several time trials at Wesley College and had a taste of what sort of competition was to come. We fared pretty well, but Wesley proved to be a very strong and fit team, offering ex-

Breastroke, 2nd Butterfly U.15 -Jane Barrett, 4th Backstroke, 5th Freestyle, Butterfly Sarah Andrews, 2nd Breastroke, 5th Freestyle Open - Alyssa Turner, 2nd Backstroke, 4th Butterfly, Freestyle Tabsie Lowdon, 4th Freestyle, 5th 100M Freestyle I would like to congratulate Brydie Lear on breaking the APS U.15 Breastroke record in 40.52 seconds. Finally, I would like to thank Mrs. Porter, Miss Cheatley and all the parents for their en-

cellent competition. Our next meet was the Girls' Invitational Inter-School Competition at Geelong Grammar. All girls swam very well with the highlight being Michelle Collins achieving four first placings in the U.13 events. On the 8th of March we travelled excitedly up to the State Swimming Centre for this was the most important meet, being the one for which we had been exerting ourselves at training, the A.P.S. Girls' Competition. As soon as we stepped into the complex we felt the excitement and pressure. Every school had a cheer squad, but our following consisted of about 25 swimmers, a couple of teachers, and a few parents. Nevertheless we made ourselves heard after the senior swimmers hurriedly copied out the words of the war-cry for everyone else, and Ro Smith along with Meredith Rowan led us into many loud and gallant war cries. All girls swam well, but due to stiff competition we only managed to be placed fifth overall with 202 points. Some highlights include: U.13 - Michelle Collins, 3rd Backstroke, Butterfly U.14 - Suzie Barrett, 3rd Butterfly, Freestyle U.15 - Brydie Lear, 1st Freestyle,

couragement and support during the season. Also, thanks to all the girls for swimming so well. SARAH ANDREWS

SWIMMING INTER-HOUSE A N D CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING CARNIVAL 1991 The Inter-House Swimming Sports were held on the morning of 7th February at the Memorial Pool at Kardinia Park. Proceedings again this year started with the diving, and again the Niewman brothers showed us how it should be done with Nathan doing somewhat better than brother Damien. Tabsie Lowdon finished third. The programme this year was expanded by some new events, and the Girls' U.15 Division was introduced for the first time, so an attempt was made to streamline the marshalling. This proved only partially successful and the morning finished fifteen minutes late, though a lot more swimming was squeezed into the extra time. During the meeting, there were some quite outstanding performances. "Shem" Fitzgerald broke two records and Sarah Andrews one. These two, together with the following championship winners, are to be congratulated for their successes, as indeed are all participants. Championship Winners: Girls U15 : Brydie Lear Boys U14 : David Collins Girls U16 : Sarah Andrews Boys U15 : Adam Beckworth Girls Open: Alyssa Turner Boys U16 : Simon Mitchell Boys Open : "Shem" Fitzgerald House Championship 1 Wettenhall 648 5 Coles 526 2 Keith 596 6 Mc Arthur 511 3 Morrison 548 7 Calvert 504 4 Shannon 527 8 McLean 437 MR. P.A. CRONK

See page 110 for team photo.

CRICKET

FIRST XI For The Geelong College First XI, the 1991 season could best be described as disappointing. After performing well in our early practice matches we were confident of becoming the first College team in many years to win the premiership. Our season started poorly though, when we were beaten by Brighton Grammar after dropping seven catches which enabled Brighton to score 8/265 dec. In reply we could only manage 152. The second round saw us travel to Melbourne to confront Wesley College. Making 215 we were in a reasonable position and then due to some good bowling we managed to dismiss the Wesley top order cheaply. But their lower order

batsmen responded and their gallant effort was only thwarted by a matchwinning catch by Chris Stinchcombe. This saw us scramble to a two run victory. Matt Rudolph bowled with pace to get 3/43 and Greg Lochhead took 4/60. Our next match was against Xavier in what was an important game for both teams. We batted first and recorded the highest score by a College team in many years making 9/302 dec. Simon Payne top scored when he became the first College cricketer to make a century in the First XI in six years (making 107 not out). Xavier could only manage 153 with Toby Smith having a good first game taking 2/11. Our fourth APS match against Caulfield Grammar was one where we needed to secure an outright victory. After losing the toss our bowlers struggled early on in the hot conditions. We fought back after tea though, to capture 6/30, to have Caulfield 8/153 at stumps on the Friday. Any chance of an outright victory on the Saturday was lost due to rain and, after dismissing Caulfield for 165, we had three hours to score the runs. We got the runs easily to be 8/ 185 at stumps. Greg Lochhead took 4/ 26. In our next match against Scotch we were eager to win as this would move us to top position on the ladder. After being in trouble early with the bat, Harvey Stephenson and Greg Lochhead took

our score to 9/252 dec. We then ripped through the Scotch top order to have them 7/90 at tea but in the following two hours we were unable to capture the three remaining wickets and we had to settle for a disappointing draw with Scotch making 9/155. Greg Lochhead made the second century of the season when he made 103 not out in an excellent innings of patience and determination under pressure. Our second loss of the season came against Carey the following week. In a disappointing display we made 74 and 4/130 to lose to Carey 5/110 dec. Chris Stinchcombe took 3/19 and Tim McCue made 50 not out in the second innings. Our final match was against arch rivals Haileybury College. Batting first, we were in trouble early with the score at 8/34 but due to a determined partnership of 72 between Matt Rudolph and Harvey Stephenson, we managed to score 112. Needing to bowl extremely well to have any chance of a win, Matt Rudolph and Greg Lochhead bowled superbly to return the figures of 5/6 and 4/12 respectively to dismiss Haileybury for the meagre total of 21. Our recordbreaking effort did not stop there when in our second innings we managed 3/ 252 dec. with the second wicket partnership being 217, of which Tim Newson made a brilliant 90. We finished a very enjoyable season with undoubtedly our best performance.

FIRST XI Backjames Nelson, Christopher Stinchcombe, Ashley McHarry, Simon Payne, Harvey Stephenson, Timothy McCue Front:Timothy Newson, Matthew Rudolph, Travis O'Brien (Capt.), Mr. M.W. Seeckts (Coach), Gregory Lochhead, Jason McDonald, Timothy Matthews

although we did not achieve the goals we set ourselves, 1991 proved to be a successful year. Three centuries were scored and there were several outstanding bowling performances. I would personally like to thank Mr Seeckts for his time and effort this year with the First XI. Thanks must also go to the other coaches including Mr Claringbold, Mr Peel, Mr Fairbairn, Mr Clark, Mr Parr and Mr Gilson. Finally I would like to thank all my team members for their support throughout the season and wish the best of luck to all players returning next season. TRAVIS O'BRIEN S E C O N D XI The Second XI had a mixed season with some closely contested matches from a total of five official APS matches. We were successful in defeating Brighton Grammar and we tied with Xavier College. At all times the Second XI played in the best possible manner producing a determined attitude to succeed. Mark Robson and Alastair Thomson bowled well while Ashley McHarry, Troy Wild and David Lang were among

the better batsmen. Thanks to Mr Claringbold for his coaching throughout the season. ANDREW BILLING

THIRD XI The Third XI cricket team had a very successful year, losing only one of its games and thus becoming the most successful Geelong College side for the 1990-91 season. Captains Anthony Hallebone and Liam Jerinic led the team extremely well. Peter McCann developed into a competent wicket-keeper as the season progressed, while good battling performances were seen from Sam Gason, Cam Rudolph and James Gerrard. Joel Hitt was the most successful of our bowlers. The highlight of the season was a very tight match at Scotch College where we recorded a thrilling win over the Scotch team which had previously defeated our Second XI. All players are to be commended on their disciplined approach to the sport. The team spirit and enthusiasm was another factor contributing to the successful year. MR. G.W. PEEL Coach U.16A Captain: Luke Barr Players: Toby Smith, Tim Matthews, Tim Reichl (Vice-Capt.), Cam Mercer, Matthew Cirillo, Chris Varley, Matt Hildebrand, Mark Britton, Beau Carroll, Andrew May, David Peake, James McConachy, Edward Richardson, Ryan Gill, Hugh Leishman, Alister Rob son, Dominic O'Brien, Chris Gilson The season started well in November with players keen to succeed. Although we suffered two narrow losses a settled team for 1991 emerged. Three wins and three losses was the ledger score after Christmas - with a little more application from the top order batsmen, wins could have been achieved against Scotch and Carey. The pick of the batsmen were Smith, Britton, Matthews and Rob son. Mercer, Cirillo, Varley and Hildebrand all bowled well. Luke Barr captained the team well. Mr. N.J. Fairbairn Coach U.16B The U.16Bs had quite a successful year, with four wins and two losses. The season was a most enjoyable one, with competitive jostling for places.

Good batting performances came from Adam Von Einem, Alister Robson, Chris Gilson and Eddy Richardson, while the extensive list of bowlers shows that Stuart Cosgriff, Ryan Gill, Chris Gilson, Tim Glenister, Stuart Greaves, Steven Hedley, Scott Lewis, Alister Robson and Adam Von Einem all rolled the arm over at one stage or another. Our fielding improved dramatically over the season thanks to the competent knowledge of our coach, Mr. Gilson. Ben O'Regan's keeping also lifted through the season as he gained experience. Thanks to everyone who played in and supported the team this season. TIM REICHL U.15.A Players: Sam Smith, Romney Nelson, Mark McConachy, Andrew Pooley, Sam Casboult, Miles Hobson, Stewart Harris, Ben Fitzgerald, Lincoln Thompson, Clinton Peake, Stephen Bennett, Tim Nicholls, Edward Siddell, Nick Barr For our first game we played at home against Brighton Grammar. After a good bowling performance, restricting them to 132 we batted terribly. We were 1/66 after 20 overs and managed to be bowled out for a dismal 122 with the last eight wickets falling for 40 runs. Our next game was against Wesley. We made 145 and then bowled superbly to bowl them out for 42 with wickets spread amongst all bowlers.Then we played our third home game in a row against Xavier. We made 152 thanks largely to Sam Smith, 66. We bowled Xavier out for 146 to win a thriller. Next game we travelled to St. Kevin's. Andrew Pooley made 56 out of a score of 145. They batted well and at the end of the match the scores were a tie, the best bowler was Andrew Pooley with 4/10. We played Scotch at Scotch for our final game. We made a disappointing 122 with the last seven wickets falling for 42 runs. Scotch batted soundly for their 164. Thanks must go to Mr Clark, our coach. CLINTON PEAKE U.15B The U.15Bs of 1991 proved to be one of the strongest for some time. They were always competitive in their matches, and enjoyed success against Haileybury and St. Kevin's. They showed strong team spirit, under Captain, Hugh O'Donnell, and a greater depth of individual skills. There were some fine bowling performances by Luke Thomson, "Tank" Lockhart and Hugh O'Donnell. Special mention should be made of Matthew Pettig's skilful and successful 'leggies'. Good contributions with the bat included Andrew Cirillo, Hugh O'Donnell, Mark McConachy and

Ross Quail. Bennet Coad ably kept wicket. In the annual "tour of Melbourne schools" that is the U.15B's season, the boys were always keen, competitive and entertaining cricketers. MR. I.G. PARR Coach

TENNIS

BOYS' FIRST VIII T E N N I S Although the boys' first VIII tennis team wasn't quite as successful as previous years, it still remained a competitive force in the 1991 APS competition. After completely outclassing Brighton Grammar in our first official match we suffered two extremely close losses against Wesley and Xavier. However to the team's credit we came back with devastating performances against Caulfield and Scotch but unfortunately suffered out third and final loss for the season to Haileybury, where injury unbalanced the side, giving College an overall performance of three wins, three losses and a draw to Carey. The most consistent player for the season was Jono Bell playing at number six in the singles and winning the majority of his matches. With fine performances against Wesley and Xavier he outclassed tough opponents with his consistent base-line play and was also a steadying player in the third doubles pair. Paul Cuttler who played at number five in the singles and a member of the third doubles pair was reputed as having "the biggest serve in the APS." However, he did not quite use this weapon to great effect. Throughout the season

Paul only knew one pace of tennis and that was "full bore". With his devastating serve (when it went in) and attacking net play Paul had another solid season with creditable performances against Brighton and Xavier. He must also be congratulated for his efforts in receiving "tube of the year" against Haileybury, but as you can see, unfortunately, he forgot his clothes for the photo. Peter Wilson playing at number one singles and doubles displayed some glorious stroke making in his third APS season. However, he had a tough assignment in his singles coming up against some of the best players in the State. He however put in solid performances against Brighton and Caulfield. Teaming up with -Peter in his second APS season and playing at number four in the singles was Paul Leigh. Paul played with great maturity outclassing many tough opponents with his competent base-line and net play. But it was against Caulfield and Scotch where he produced some champagne tennis to overcome solid opponents. Justin Taylor was the youngest member of the first VIII as well as one of the most experienced. In his second APS season he played singles at number

BOYS' A.P.S. TENNIS TEAM BackiNigel Salajan, Daniel Salter, Stewart Venters, Jonathan Bell, Simon Haebich, Lauchlan Ward Front:Paul Leigh, Simon Jarman (Capt.), Mr. T.A. Ferrier (Coach), Peter Wilson (Vice-Capt), Justin Taylor Absent:Paul Cuttler

three and was a member of the second doubles pair. The "Beatle" produced some delicate stroke play and with his consistent base line game, frustrated his opponents, with fine performances coming from him each Friday afternoon. With two more years of schoolboy tennis ahead of him, I'm sure he will be a great asset for College tennis in the future and I wish him all the best in the coming seasons. Daniel Salter, the team's number seven in singles and a consistent member of the fourth pair enjoyed a solid first season to record commendable performances against Brighton and Wesley and played a leading role in "creaming" after away matches. Nigel Salajan and Lauchie Ward fought over the number eight position and the fourth doubles pair for most of the season giving their utmost each Friday afternoon. The remainder of the first VIII was made up of Stewart Venters and Simon Haebich who chipped in for a devastating singles performance against Xavier and Haileybury respectively. Finally I would like to thank all of the staff involved with the College tennis teams during 1991. Especially Mr. Ferrier for his time and effort he put into the team at training nights and on Friday afternoon. I would also like to wish Justin and all future College tennis players the very best of luck in the coming seasons. SIMONJARMAN Captain

SECONDS H. Blievers, J. Bourdamis, B. Enticott, C. Gibson, S. Haebich, H. Hearn, W. Henderson (Captain), T. Knight, N. Murphy, N. Salajan, S. Venters, B. Von Einem, L. Ward, T. Wells, J. Wilson

The Seconds had a good season this year with a stronger team than last year, winning all but our final two matches. Five members of the team played some matches in the Firsts, and competition for places was very strong. At times it was evident that our doubles play was by far inferior to that of the opposition: when in one case we lost all four doubles to Xavier, but then fought back courageously to win six of the eight singles sets to earn a well-deserved victory. We encountered some very fine opponents, especially in the higher order and Ben Von Einem, Stewart Venters and Nigel Salajan often had the responsibility of tackling them. Tamas Wells and Simon Haebich achieved good results in singles and doubles respectively, with James Wilson, Warren Henderson and Jamie Bourdamis providing additional support in the lower ranks. Other students participated in some of the matches, as the right to play in the Seconds had to be proved at every practice. Thanks are extended to Mr. Keary who had the daunting task of organising a squad of thirty-odd students into two tennis teams. WARREN HENDERSON Captain THIRDS B. Anderson, H. Blievers, J. Bourdamis, J. Edwards, H. Fallaw, C. Gibson, B. Grace, H. Hearn, C. Jennings, T. Knight, R. Menzies, N. Murphy, T. Neagle, G. Pratt, A. Richardson, S. Westhorpe Thirds tennis for season 1991 was a mixed affair with the composition of the team varying dramatically from week to week. This situation was brought about by the large number of students vying for positions in the team. Competition for places was cut-throat, and made se-

lected players strive harder on Saturdays for a win to hold down their place in the team. This led to the Thirds team being the strongest fielded by the College for many years. The entire tennis season saw the Thirds play in only four matches with a scheduled fifth being washed out by rain. The brevity of the season was extremely disappointing. The team started the season well with two straight wins against Brighton and Xavier. Then, after a three week break, our form dropped and we lost narrowly to both Carey and Scotch. Both of these matches were played to a high standard and the College team came close to destroying Scotch's unbeaten record. Although brief the season did have its highlights. None was more memorable than the tie-breaker fought by James Edwards and Carl Jennings in their last doubles match of the season. After being 1-6 down in the tie-break the pair fought back sensationally to record a 13-11 victory over a stunned Scotch pair. Thanks must go to Mr. Keary and Mrs. Sutton for their organisation and supervision throughout the season. Mr. Keary in particular must be thanked for his organisation and Wednesday night training sessions. These often coincided with House cricket matches, and the number of players turning up varied dramatically from week to week. Thanks must also go to all those playing in the team for what was a most enjoyable season. BRETT ANDERSON Captain BOYS* U.16A In a shortened season, due to the vagaries of both the fixture list and the weather, the U.16A Boys' team performed well. We recorded three wins, a draw and a single loss to Xavier. Easy wins were recorded over Brighton and Carey to start and end the season on a satisfactory note. In between, we were washed out against a strong Wesley outfit, with the scores locked at two sets all, and lost at Xavier, failing until the singles to come to terms with the home team's secret weapon - a mown strip of the football oval euphemistically referred to as grass tennis courts! Our best performance of the season came at Scotch, where we won both of the last two singles on court to pitch victory. This being the second year running that College had defeated Scotch at the U.16 level to prevent them going through the season undefeated. Individually, we had some talented players in Ben Roberts, Andrew French and Mat McGillivray filling the top

rankings in the teams, but our major strength in terms of results often came because of our depth. Scott Dennis played consistently all season. David Henderson proved a determined competitor. Guy Le Grew, Tim Buskens, Nick Yee and Mat Bridges made important contributions at times. However, the final mention must go to Hamish Whitehead, who after playing the

opening round in the Bs made a stead rise up the playing order, in the process remaining undefeated in singles and losing only one of the doubles. MR. J.T. DERMOTT Coach U.16B Our match against Caulfield had to be cancelled owing to a lack of somewhere to play our tennis. After that, we entered into the rest of the season in a 'tad' more organised manner. Our practices became hard fought sessions of endless eight games sets ... and no, it doesn't matter that you're four all after the eight games ... go and play someone else, and get the result recorded ... And the results were good. Memories of the year include admiration for the continued effort and good humour of Warren Parker, who never quite got enough points in practice matches to force someone out of the team who played the previous week ... but who despite what must have been frustrating disappointment, never showed resentment, and who never gave up trying. That individual pattern of giving every session the very best, win or lose, was the theme of this season with this team. It produced improvement in all areas. Seldom in the history of College tennis teams, have there been very many gains by very many players within the short season allowed by term one ... yet we had a new serve from Fletcher Pearson, and better tactics from David Johnston, and more consistency from Steven Wood ... the list goes on. Perhaps more important than even

the good results and the improvement in the general standard of play was the level of sportsmanship, and general good humour shown by every member of the squad, throughout the entire season. It was a pleasure to travel with this team to the other schools, having complete confidence in the behaviour of each member of the team that there would be no incidents, comments or decisions on the court that did not reflect well on the College. Team members: Matthew Bridges, Stuart Fletcher, Matthew Harris, Marley Huxley, David Johnston, Jonathon King, Fletcher Pearson, Malcolm Sharkey, Chris Taylor, David Whittle, Jackson Wilson, Mark Woolnough, David Wynn, Nick Yee. Results: The team won against Wesley College, Xavier College, St Kevin's College, and against Carey Grammar and lost to Scotch College. In all but the case of Scotch where the team was even on sets with the opposition but lost on games, the Under 16Bs had no match in which the opposition scored more than half of the number of sets that College did. Well done. Mr. M. WHITTLE Coach U.15A S. Charleston, L. Considine, P. Di Stefano, A. McDonald, T. Paton, S. Reid, J. Robertson, C. Ross, A. Santospirito, D. Santospirito, A. Smith, J. Statton In a short season of six matches, our "points on the board" results - two wins do not reflect the closeness of some of the other four contests; tie breakers abounded, and in our last match at Carey, a margin of only three games separated the two teams. With a large squad to choose from, the team varied from week to week with the aim of finding the right combination of style and substance. The formula really only fired once or twice in the season, but when it did the results were always pleasing. When Luke Considine's strong, consistent and even-tempered play brought out the best in John Robertson's slightly more reckless, but stylish, attacking game, they became a formidable doubles combination. Anthony Santospirito, Alistair Smith and Charles Ross were mainstays whose even and consistent play provided a safety net for some of the team's more fitful talents. Highlights of the season were the good-natured competitiveness amongst the squad members, their sporting approach to the game and mutual supportiveness, and our post match gastronomic encounters at "McDonald's". MR. G.J. SMITH

U.15B TENNIS N. Byrne, S. Charleston, S. Cole, S. Daw, A. Doran, C. Duff, J. Goode, A. McDonald, T. Paton, C. Ross, A. Smith, R. Wayth, B. Williamson The season began with a nail-biting contest against Brighton Grammar, from which, thanks to strong performances by players like Tom Paton and Andrew McDonald, we emerged the victors by one game. From here on wins were more elusive, the team securing two more for the six match season. When it is taken into account that two of the three losses were to larger all-boys schools, which traditionally field very strong sides, our record for the season can be seen for the creditable effort it actually represents. Other "best players" were Sean Charleston, Seaton Daw, Alex Doran, Cameron Duff, James Goode and Ben Williamson. The team approached the competition with sportsmanship and good humour, making the season an enjoyable experience for all concerned. MRS. D.T. CLEARY

GIRLS' FIRSTS What a sensational year this has been! Fine weather and a wonderful rapport between team members meant the 1991 girls' tennis team met success wherever we went, regardless of whether we won or lost. The opposition were always of a high standard and sociable, making the ungodly hours of Saturday morning a little more heavenly. By way of results, College fared very well beginning the season by convincingly beating Geelong Grammar School in a spirit of friendly rivalry. The seconds however lost due to inexperience, certainly not lack of talent. Such prosperity continued with College sweeping formidable opponents Morongo, Caulfield and Westbourne, off the court. The scores were 4 sets to 2, 7 sets to 5, and 4 sets 41 games to 4 sets 40 games, respectively. The match against Westbourne proved to be very

GIRLS' A.P.S. TENNIS Back:Sarah Gill, Karen Perkins, Nicole Brown, Rhona MacLean, Alison Wilson, Kelly Thomson Front:Sally Cook, Kate Hanley (Capt), Mr. D.A. Young (Coach), Meredith Rowan, Anthea Christoe

exciting as they had some very skilled players. Rhona MacLean and Sarah Gill, our number one pair, led the team to victory in a match fought until the last string broke, by a margin of just one game. Carey Grammar managed to defeat us both times we played them, proving above all, too consistent. We certainly had the talent, but our concentration and composure could not be sustained at the essential times. In retrospect, the 1991 tennis season was a lot of fun with Meredith Rowan's laughter and excuses for not playing her utmost (which was Sabotini standard) ranging from a bad ankle to a sore throat; Rhona MacLean was not only a skilled tennis player but a great tactician usually talking to her opponents so much they'd forget they were playing a game. Sarah Gill was our most valued member, being able to match any player we faced from the wide-ranging Melbourne schools. New recruit Sally Cook, who casually decided to play after a break of two years, much to my disgust, was playing above me at number three, contributing greatly to the

team's success. Finally, but certainly not least, Anthea Christoe, Karen Perkins and Nicole Brown were consistent and contested each point as if it was their last. We often had to leave and go and have lunch and pick them up later. Overall, each girl who played tennis this season would agree that the mixture of sun, sandwiches, social activity and tennis (note the order) sometimes led one to forget the physical work required on the court. Mr. Young should be commended for his easy-going yet dedicated demeanour, helping us to reach our full potential as representatives of the School tennis team. KATE HANLEY Ten girls from Years 9 and 10 elected to play tennis after school in Term 1. Being very social people the actual tennis practice did interfere with their conversations and the games were lacking in effectiveness and concentration. Then came the first match against Morongo's girls. As we established pairs and ranking, strokes became sharper, balls stayed in courts and the lollipop serves gave way to a more aggressive

serving style. The ensuing victory transformed every player into a tennis star and the next challenge at Westbourne Grammar was eagerly awaited. Alas! The Westbourne girls could play a mean game and had no scruples in defeating the College girls. Our last match was at the Geelong Grammar Highton campus. As we turned into the driveway the rain began to pour but that was not all, the opposition was all male, worse, they were Years 7 and 8. To make things even more worse, they could play and they loved playing in the rain. In their eagerness to show how they could thrash the girls these little fellows totally forgot their court manners! "What's yours like?" "Can they hit the ball?" and so the conversations went from one court to the other during the match. The girls were so annoyed that they beat two of the Grammar pairs! The others just shivered in the rain. The girls did learn during the term that training is about practising shots and trying to win even in a friendly game, and that on court chatter is rather detrimental to concentration.

Sheryl Griffiths and Mandy Wilsher were strong players for the team. Amanda Synot and Charne Flowers played to win, Katie Munro and Belinda Gillespie never gave up. Jasmina Mijajlovic developed a mean serve whilst Georgina Ashby had trouble with the height of the net. Lisa McHarry became more confident and played some very good games for College. Justine Kelly hit some powerful shots as long as she did not have to run for them and Rachel Seeckts and Charne Rowers got the prize for the most talkative on court players. MRS. A.M. BUTT Coach

ROWING CAPTAIN'S REPORT - BOYS. The 1991 rowing season was eagerly anticipated by all members of the boat club. Anxious to build upon the previous year's performances, the club exhibited an air of excitement and optimism. For many this transferred into reality with the commencement of serious training at the end of year training camp. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd VIII's attended the annual Nelson "Hell Camp" and all participated with enthusiasm - difficult and challenging as it was. Many pre season rowing sessions meant that seats in the various crews were open to competition. After three days spent rowing distances that would test even international crews, the fitness and skills of all crews increased dramatically. Large amounts of energy were expended during the camp but these energies were by no means wasted, as the camp proved to be very fruitful. In January, with crews becoming settled, the 1st VIII commenced the season with a win against all competitors in their inaugural appearance in the 8.6 km Head of the Yarra. This paved the way for other successes throughout the sea-

son for other crews. The next regatta of the season was at Carrum which all crews attended. Lack of competition and unfavourable weather conditions saw the regatta as almost useless as race training. Because of the conditions at the National Water Sports Centre, some coaches vowed never to return with their crews. The season continued with regattas on the Yarra's Henley course and on the Barwon. The final regatta was held at Carrum, but due to the long travelling time and possibility of bad weather it was decided that the boatclub would not attend. There were some notable performances at the various regattas but basically all the training had been done in preparation for the Head of the River. The 1st an id VIII's had a final camp at Nelson over the Easter break. By early April Head of the River enthusiasm was gaining momentum as the crews made their final preparations for the weekend. The success of last years 1st VIII was reflected in the colour of the programme green! - and this gave all crews a lift. Crews were eager to try and match or improve on last years results. Many records were broken in the heats and semis and with excellent conditions it became clear that there were going to be some 'HOT' races in the finals. All schools showed vas'; improvement in comparison to last year's efforts - fortunately so had College. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th VIII's all made it into 'A' finals with the most successful being the 4ths with a magnificent win For some people the placings may have been disappointing but the 1991 results and times show that this years crews were the fastest the College has ever produced on the waters of the Barwon. The boatclub cannot hope to be successful without a team of dedicated and enthusiastic leaders. Thanks are extended to all of those involved in the successful 1991 season; all coaches for their time and effort, Mr. Harrison for his direction as Master in Charge of Rowing and Mr. Whitcroft as coordinator of junior boys rowing. Also thanks to Mr. Bob Morse for the care and attention in repairing the damage that occurred to boats during the season. The parents support group gave financial and moral support all season and for this they are thanked. I would like to wish all returning rowers and coaches the best of luck in the future and I hope they can keep the club at the top where it belongs. CONRAD PEARSON Boys' Captain of Boats -1991

1st VIII. Simon Mitchell (Bow), Robert Spinks (2), Chris Wills (3), Paul Crowe (4), Conrad Pearson (5), Duncan Ashby (6), Matthew Magarey (7), Jason Nevins (Stroke), Scott Shirlow (Cox), Mr. David Ramage (Coach). The 1st VIII this year was undoubtedly the fastest crew to hit the water in College history. Reliving the 1976 77 scenario, the 1991 crew was only a boat length away from the doubleheader. This year's race was won by a formidable Geelong Grammar crew, one which some classified as the "best schoolboy crew ever". With four crew members returning, selections this year were always going to be difficult. The crew was only to be finalised a few weeks before the Head of the River. It consisted of six year 12's and three year IPs. As part of our aerobic build-up, the crew took part in the 8.6 km Head of the Yarra. Starting in the second half of the field, wev managed to force our way through, encountering only one major problem - Carey Grammar. Every attempt to pass them was in vain, as they continually cut us off. We eventually did manage to pass them and went on to not only win our section, but the entire event, taking out the Fosters Cup. Our performances in the build up to this years Head of the River were somewhat mixed, with the only other win we recorded being at the Scotch-Mercantile regatta. The Easter camp at Nelson proved very beneficial, with the crew beginning to work together and feel comfortable as an eight for the first time. Success now depended on how far the other schools had progressed during this time. The Head of the River was upon us before we had the chance to reflect on the season's results. The pressure on us this year was extremely high but the crew was able to accept the challenge ahead of them. Our heat on Friday was relatively easy when compared to the rest of the draw. Our start was unsettled and at the 500m mark we were surprised to see two other crews beside us. The tempo was lifted coming into the last 500m and we drew away to win by 3/4 of a length from Caulfield, Melbourne and Wesley. This win placed us directly into the semi-finals, where we met Scotch, Xavier and Carey. Xavier were the best off the start but as our strength began to dominate we pulled through to lead after 500m. Coming into the concluding

1st VIII Simon Mitchell (Bow), Robert Spinks (2), Chris Wills (3), Paul Crowe (4), Conrad Pearson (5), Duncan Ashby (6), Matthew Magarey (7), Jason Nevins (Stroke), Scott Shirlow (Cox) stages of the race, being well clear of the 3rd and 4th placed crews and needing only 2nd place to make the final, we dropped our rating to 32 strokes per minute to row over the line comfortably leaving Scotch to row themselves out. We had now achieved our goal of making the final, all that was left was to 'win'. The standard of competition this year was far superior to that of 1990, and if we were to have any chance we would need to try to get an early lead and 'hang on' over the last 500m. In a race such as the Head of the River, the technique strived for during the season can often be thrown to the wind, with guts and determination pulling many crews through. This year, with very strong tail winds on the course, technique was all important. As the Grammar crew were more technically advanced than ourselves, exhibiting much cleaner and efficient bladework, they were able to gain control of the race from the 500m mark and maintain this to the finish. When the gun signalled the finish, Geelong Grammar had won in the record time of 4 min. 15 secs, leaving College to take out second place in the time of 4:17.5. This was by far the fastest time ever recorded by a Geelong College crew. The third and fourth placed Brighton and Scotch also went inside the old race record.

A special thanks must firstly go to Mr. David Ramage as our coach who is leaving the boatclub in which he has found a great deal of success. He was a man who went about his business in such a fashion that he gained the respect of his rowers. I would also like to thank the year 12's who rowed in the second VIII for two consecutive years. Their efforts this year did not go unnoticed and they are to be commended for their achievements and for maintaining the pressure on the 1st VIII. JASON NEVINS. 2nd VIII 46Mark Sears (Bow), Zac Toyne (2), Steven Richardson (3), Dale MacFarlane (4), Toby Sutton (5), Chris Sharkey (6), Alistair Wills (7), Simon Lynch (Stroke), Michael Bekker (Cox), Mr. David Olliff (Coach). The 1991 season, although not overly successful, was an enjoyable and rewarding one for the members of the 2nd VIII. Unfortunately for us, we were up against very stiff competition throughout the season particularly from Geelong Grammar and Scotch College, and the majority of regattas saw us finish behind one or both of these crews. 46

Our best result for the season came on our home course, at the Barwon regatta when we won the Schoolboy VIII Division 2, and came second to an older and more experienced Mercantile crew in the Youth VIIFs event. The Head of the River saw the 2nd VIII reach the 'A' final after some very tough racing and we were able to record a very creditable third place, once again behind Geelong Grammar and Scotch. Thanks must go to our coach Mr. David Olliff for his efforts throughout the season and to the rest of the boatclub for their support. SIMON LYNCH. 3rd VIII. David Jones (Bow), Alistair Miller (2), Stewart French (3), Lachlan Sutherland (4), Ben Miller (5), Matthew Pigdon (6), Brent Yttrup (7), Jason Connell (Stroke), Graham Lethbridge (Cox), Mr. David Curnow (Coach). The third VIII achieved some very pleasing results throughout the 1991 season. Our main rivals were always to be Geelong Grammar, Scotch College and Xavier College. One of the best performances of the crew came very early in the season when we recorded a

victory at the Victorian Universities regatta in the Schoolboy VIII Division 3. Apart from reaching the finals in one of our events at the Scotch-Mercantile regatta, the remainder of the regattas were quite disappointing from our point of view as we did not make it past the heats. At the Head of the River, there were only eight entries in the third eights which resulted in only two heats, as opposed to three in most other divisions. In our heat we drew Caulfield Grammar, Xavier College and Haileybury College. We finished second to Xavier in this race which meant we now proceeded to the repechage later in the day. A win in the repechage saw us placed into the easier of the two semi-finals, against Scotch and Haileybury. After finishing second to Scotch in this race we had secured a place in the Division A final. The Division A final was between Geelong Grammar, Scotch College, Xavier College and ourselves. In very trying conditions, we were no match for the technical proficiency of either Scotch or Grammar and were left to battle for third place with Xavier. The final result saw Geelong Grammar across the line first, followed by Scotch, Geelong College and Xavier. On behalf of the crew, I would like to thank Mr. David Curnow for all the time and effort he put into the coaching of the crew and Mr. Simon Harrison for his contribution through the provision of technical advice when it was most needed. JASON CONNELL. 4th VIII. Stuart Olsen (Bow), Greg Mills (2), Brook Ratcliff (3), Hamish Hobday (4), Matthew Elder (5), Ben Fleay (6), Justin Zumpe (7), Stephen Parker (Stroke), Josh Walter (Cox), Mr. Richard Morris (Coach). The 4th VIII had a very enjoyable and successful season. We had some prom-

ising rows at regattas leading up to the Head of the River, and also many memorable training rows, like the journey to the West Gate Bridge and back. We knew we had a good chance of reaching the Division A final at the Head of the River after drawing Wesley, Xavier and Carey Grammar in our heat. Rowing well we had a comfortable win over Carey and so progressed into the semi-finals the next day. We had to come 1st or 2nd in the semi-final to advance to the Division A final. This we did comfortably, finishing second to Scotch. This meant we had to race Scotch, Geelong Grammar and Brighton Grammar in the final. After the first 500m we held the narrow margin of 1 canvas over both Scotch and Brighton. At the 1000m mark, Brighton on the North Station were still equal with us, with Scotch still very close behind. The race went right to the line, where we managed to hold on to win by 1 /3 of a metre. On behalf of the crew, I would like to thank Mr. Morris for the time and effort he put in to coach us to our win, and provide us with a memory none of us will ever forget. STEPHEN PARKER.

5th VIII. Robert Davis (Bow), Tim O'Donnell (2), Andrew Hudson (3), Yannick Colombies (4), Ben Kent (5), Murray Keeble (6), Adrian Givoye (7), Stuart Richardson (Stroke), Rhys Jones (Cox), Mr. Simon Tol (Coach). The 1991 5th VIII had an eventful season with many crew members being swapped and moved in order to find the best possible combination. We obtained some good results during the season, with our best performances being round-robin wins at Carrum. By midway through the season it looked like the 5th VIII was making some headway. After much needed hard work in the boat and improved discipline in training the crew was consolidated in readiness for the Head of the River. In the Head of the River heats we gained third position behind Scotch College and Caulfield Grammar - not quite the result we had been after. A much better performance from the crew during the repechage resulted in a win even after a huge 'crab'. This qualified us for

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the crews came a close second. Even though all of the junior crews performed well throughout the season, one crew in particular must be commended for their efforts, the 4th IV. The 4ths won four out of five races that they competed in, and only lost the other race by half a length. This showed them to be the most successful junior crew in the boatclub. Unfortunately the three senior IV's in the club were unable to gain the much sought after first placing as often as was hoped, with the 1st IV winning four out of thirteen finals, the 2nd IV winning two out of twelve finals, and the 3rd IV winning two out of seven finals. Even

and words of wisdom. I would also like to thank Mrs. Margaret Lethbridge, as co-ordinator of girls rowing, and Mr. Simon Harrison as Master-in-Charge for their efforts and outstanding organisational skills. Thanks also to Alison Hatton for her assistance as vice-captain throughout the season. Like all class athletes under pressure rowers sometimes complain. We all do. Some could be a bit abrasive, even arrogant, and sometimes difficult. A few of them thought they knew it all, but in the end they all felt that they had learned much from the experience and went home with a healthy respect for the event. Without exception they were

Rowing: a means of unmerciful torture for every part of the body. Rowing coach: the disobliging, unpitying, malevolent, cold - blooded, inhumane, sadistic, unrelenting and remorseless creatures that inflict this pain. Rowers subject themselves to this suffering willingly and with pride, as it is an extremely powerful sport of both the mind and the body. The reward of self - respect felt at the end of the season, whether you win or lose, is well worth the trials endured to get there. The 1991 rowing season officially began with the first regatta, yet for the rowers, the pain emerged during the last term of 1990 with excessive amounts of land training. There are even some that train right through the year in the hope of gaining that elusive seat in the firsts. The agony of the five days spent at Nelson is such that it cannot be comprehended by any who have not experienced it. I know that many others will talk of both the horrors and the pleasures of this camp, and so as not to bore you I will mention it only in passing. It was hell. The holidays which followed were for some a time of recuperation, others employed spasmodic training, whilst others had their whole family obsessively thrashing themselves on ergometers in their own homes. The last week of the holidays finished with the Barwon rowing camp, leading up to our first regatta: The Head of the Yarra. The Head of the Yarra, being 8.6 km in length, is the longest race in Victoria. The 1st and 2nd IV's combined to compete in this regatta, and after a gruelling 30.76 minute race The Geelong College was announced the victor of the schoolgirls' section with a time that shamed many of the schoolboys' crews. The junior rowers of the boatclub opened their competitive season in similar style two weeks later, in a schools junior regatta on the Yarra. Although there was only one crew that won their round robin, the 9th IV, the majority of

though not every race was won, it was nearly always College coming a close second behind Grammar. With all three crews finishing second at the Head of the River, the overall results gained, whilst not being terribly inspiring on paper, were in fact a substantial improvement on the previous season. The increase in standard is perhaps not adequately reflected by the placings, yet when we consider that all three crews broke the previous records for their events by a substantial margin, the regatta proved to be both successful and rewarding for all involved. The aggression and determination displayed by the rowers was commendable, as were their fine performances and sportsmanship shown throughout the season. We were led to the high standards we reached by our coaches (whether it was done kindly or not could well be debated), yet they must be thanked for the mammoth amount of time and effort they gave to their crews: Mr. Alan Darker and Mr. Peter Philp as coaches of the 1st IV, Mr. Simon Harrison as coach of the 2nd IV, Mrs. Joy Simpson as coach of the 3rd IV, and all of the junior coaches for their persistence

people of character and self - confidence, who knew their purpose, who knew that in rowing we all pull together. They saw the need for mutual cooperation, and they lived by that unspoken sacred trust among oarsmen that we fight side by side, that no one gives up, ever, and that we are bound together for as long as it takes. Good luck to all those that are undertaking the challenge in the future, I am certain that every one of us will remember these few brief months of competition as being both successful and rewarding for some time to come. JANE COLLS Girls Captain of Boats -1991.

the best semi-final in which we came a disappointing third, missing out on the Division A final. In the Division B final, we took third place behind Wesley College and the winners Geelong Grammar. The crew's thanks go to Mr. Simon Tol, our coach, for sharing with us his rowing knowledge and guiding us through the season. The crew also extends special thanks to Mr. David Whitcroft for his added support and encouragement towards the end of the season. ADRIAN GIVOYE

1st IV. Anna Spurling (Bow), Kellie Olsen (2), Karma Wieland (3), Sally Farrow(Stroke), Alison Hatton (Cox), Mr. Alan Darker and Mr. Peter Philp (Coaches). During the course of the 1991 season both the dedication of the crew and that

of our coaches paid off time and time again. We competed at seven regattas, and were a force to be reckoned with at each. We convincingly won the Universities, Henley and Scotch-Mercantile regattas, and were equally as successful at the Head of the Yarra where the 1st and 2nd IVs joined forces to row in an VIII. What was perhaps disappoint ing,was that we were unable to be victorious on our home ground ,the Barwon River. The Barwon Regatta was just 'one of those days' that all crews have, when they just don't come together as a unit. Geelong Grammar beat us by one sixth of a metre, something we decided would never happen again, however the Head of the Schoolgirls' regatta had similar results with us coming a close second behind Grammar, in their new Kevlar shell. Much to our regret we were also unable to defeat the girls in pale blue on Head of the River day, where conditions ideally suited to breaking course records, saw us second across the line by 3/4 of a length. The Grammar crew smashed the existing record by some 27 seconds, with College less than a second

behind. In breaking the Head of the River record by 26 seconds and still finishing second, there was little we could do except be content with the fact that all our efforts had paid off and with the self satisfaction and unity we gained within the crew throughout the season. We take with us from the 1991 season, a few medals and many wonderful memories. I would like to thank all involved in the boatclub for helping to make the 1991 season run smoothly, especially our coaches and parents, whose efforts we appreciated enormously. With one season behind us, three members of the crew will be back in 1992, and I would like to wish the entire boatclub the best of luck for what should be another successful season. SALLY FARROW.

2nd IV. Jane Colls (Bow), Christine Hood (2), Tara Eason (3), Fioran Bourke (Stroke), Sheena Dougherty (Cox), Mr. Simon Harrison (Coach).

The second IV returned from Nelson fired up and ready to put in a big holiday program to ensure a successful regatta season. The Head of the Yarra started off our campaign when we rowed with the 1st IV as an VIII. History shows that the boys won the event, but not only did we win the schoolgirls section, we also featured on the television news. Unfortunately , it was when we were half way up the bank after being cut off by another crew at one of the many bends on the 8.6 km course. On the way back down the river, a disaster was narrowly averted after a certain cox, who can remain nameless, lost her bearings when the Mercantile crew rowed past stark naked. Maybe after losing to the schoolboys they needed to show that they were men after all! Jane was the only member of our crew who had been to Carrum before but even she could not prepare us for our first visit. Arriving about 8.30 a.m. we found that we wouldn't row until about 2.30 p.m. following several scratchings from our events. Instead we had a lovely day huddled under rugs, alternatively trying to sleep or finish

GIRLS' VIII - Winners of Schoolgirls' Division of The Head of the Yarra Jane Colls (Bow), Christine Hood (2), Karina Wieland (3), Sally Farrow (4), Anna Spurling (5), Kellie Olsen (6) Tara Eason (7), Fioran Bourke (Stroke), Sheena Dougherty (Cox)

homework. The Henley regatta contained a number of highlights, including the fact that the officials incorrectly let our semi-final go with us waiting to be called. Realising their mistake, we were allowed to proceed to the final which we won; beating Grammar seconds for the first and , as it turned out, only time. The Barwon regatta saw the unveiling of the new "Ellis Colls" green and white creations and few would dispute that the College seconds and thirds were the best dressed crews on the river that day. The Schoolgirls' Regatta saw the firsts and seconds again compete as an eight. It was a pity that the race was the last event on a very busy program. Nevertheless we thank the firsts for taking us 'for a ride' that day. We owe a great deal of thanks to our coach, Mr. Harrison. We felt very honoured to have had such a knowledgable person as coach. His counselling skills were often in demand but he was always equal to the task. He was very patient and considerate and we really appreciated the many hours he spent getting us to the stage where we were able to produce our best ever row in the Head of the River final where we broke the race record by about 14 seconds. It was a great shame that it wasn't good enough to beat Geelong Grammar. FIORAN BOURKE 3rd IV Shelley Johnston (Bow), Kirsty Douglas (2), Kim Tierney (3), Angela O'Hara (Stroke), Catherine Harris (Cox), Mrs. Joy Simpson (Coach). With all of the crew new to the senior ranks, the 3rd IV began the 1991 season

enthusiastically, with the desire to improve while enjoying ourselves at the same time. We managed to do both, and our improvement could be noticed not only in our races, but also in our new found ability to concentrate on our own rowing instead of that of the boys. After an unexpectedly embarassing result in our first regatta, we were jolted into action, and recorded successes at the Henley and Barwon regattas. With a series of mishaps preventing us from rowing in the finals at the next two regattas, it seemed that the end of the season - marked by the Head of the River had arrived far too quickly. At the Head of the River we won our heat easily and anxiously awaited the final. As we rowed to the start of the race our nerves and anticipation were intensified by the roar from the spectators, and for one of the few times for the season there was complete silence in the boat. After a good start we finished the race in second place and achieved our best time for the season. It was, overall, a very rewarding an enjoyable season. This was made so not only by our performance on the water, but also by the friendships we formed, and of course by the patience, skill and sense of humour (frequently required) of our coach, Mrs. Simpson, to whom we are sincerely grateful. Thanks also to Mr. Harrison for his organisation, to our parents for their support and to the College boatclub for providing us with a new boat, the " Neil Everist". ANGELA O'HARA.

JUNIOR GIRLS' R O W I N G The 1990-91 season saw a capacity Boat Club membership of junior girls. The enthusiasm for the sport at the senior levels flowed down to the juniors

and they trained hard and were rewarded by success. The highest junior crew, the 4th IV, once again won the APS Junior "Head of the River" Regatta, rowed on the Yarra, and then followed this the next day by winning their heat and then the final of the Head of the School girls' Regatta on the Barwon. This latter win was against the strongest competition for the season and it was an exciting finish, by a bowball, from Geelong Grammar School 4th IV. All other crews improved in fitness and ability during the season, most gaining places in finals and many winning round robin heats. In particular the 14th and 6th IVs were successful at the Junior "Head of the River", and nine of the twelve crews reached the semifinals, with five progressing to the finals of the Head of the Schoolgirls' Regatta. The 15th IV also are to be congratulated on improving their performance from failing to finish their first race of the season to gaining a place in the final of the Head of the Schoolgirls'. We are, as usual, indebted to our coaches. As well as experienced staff and enthusiastic student coaches the tireless efforts of John O'Hara, Paul van Prooyen, John Fisher and Freya Fitzgerald are particularly appreciated, and without their generous gift of time we should have been unable to meet the requests of so many girls to be able to row. MRS. M.H. LETHBRIDGE Co-ordinator, Girls' Rowing

SOFTBALL The Geelong College had four Softball teams in this, its fifth year of Girls' Softball. Its popularity as a sport appears to be increasing, particularly with the participation flowing from the interHouse competition, and with the abundance of talent in the lower levels of the school, our performances should continue to improve and we should soon

begin to make our presence felt within the A.P.S. competition. The 1st IX had a number of 'characters' playing which ensured that the season was anything but dull. Alyssa Turner mastered the grunt whenever she exerted herself, but that didn't occur very frequently; the three invalids of the team, Amelia Matlock, the Coach (Mr. Harris) and myself, found it difficult to keep up with the speedy Katie Cook, who ran around with great enthusiasm at leftfield; Jen O'Donnell made a valiant attempt to acquire a world record number of bruises in one short season; Amy Laker lived up to her name as a catcher; Melanie Lo was a constant source of inspiration as she indulged in a (largely unsuccessful) self-psyching routine to improve the accuracy of her pitching; Megan Pascoe, Sarah Thomson and Melanie Williamson developed enormous reserves of patience owing to the many hours spent in the outfield, although the latter two served time as relief pitchers; Kristy Axelrad managed to catch most of the balls that went somewhere near to first base, and Emma Peardon contributed well as a substitute outfielder, and

the apprentice watchmaker of Rankine Field. We began as a very inexperienced side, and although many of us were evidently never meant to make great Softball players, we compensated with enthusiasm and a fine team spirit. We came to understand that the game is all about not making errors, but the errors continued at a depressing rate, and the coach developed a few more grey hairs; rumour has it that his nickname was once "Darkie". However, we did improve our skills noticeably as the season progressed, and our appreciation of tactics developed as a result of meeting with some experienced and accomplished players within the A.P.S. competition. One highlight was an after school Baseball game against Morongo, where a 24-4 win put us in high spirits, only to be brought back to earth in our games against Wesley, Caulfield and Westbourne. The 'traditional' game against the staff resulted in a loss, made much worse by the home run hit by Mr. Sheahan, wearing shorts instead of the now-famous track suit pants, and some rather mediocre fielding on our part.

The Seconds team, coached by Miss Scott, had a most enjoyable and successful season and recorded wins against Morongo, Westbourne and Carey Grammar. Enthusiastic participation resulted in great improvement of skill and game plays. Excellent team spirit was displayed. Katrina Hosie, Jane Barrett, Katie Stokes, Caitlin Jolly and Christine Colless all put in solid performances. The Thirds team was coached by Mrs. Fulton and consisted mainly of girls from Years 9 and 10; they too had an enjoyable season and played games against Westbourne Grammar School, Geelong Grammar School and Morongo. The best player was Megan Walter. An Under 16 team participated in the Geelong Saturday competition. They were coached by former student, Anissa Yttrup and performed extremely well, only just missing the final four. It is to the members of this team that we shall be looking for support in the next two years of inter-school competition, and I wish them every success. Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all coaches for their

1st XI SOFTBALL BackAmy Laker, Alyssa Turner, Sarah Thomson, Jennifer O'Donnell, Kristy Axelrad, Amelia Matlock, Emma Peardon Front:Melanie Lo, Katie Cook, Kimberley Wheeler (Capt), Mr. W.J. Harris (Coach), Melanie Williamson, Katherine Stinchcombe, Megan Pascoe

help and support this year, and to the players who contributed to the development of team spirit, enabling the season to be a learning experience, yet lots of fun for all participants. KIM WHEELER Captain of Softball

lose one contest in the competition (seven tugs in a row) and must be commended for their fine performance. Peter Wilson and his Prefects had a fit and highly tuned unit. (Drug testing proved negative). MR. M.W. SEECKTS

TUG o' WAR The sport that stopped a little area of south-western Victoria in October 1991. It has taken time but Tug o' War has finally arrived as a sport to challenge the traditional sports such as rowing, cricket, football, hockey and netball, and maybe even aerobics. More than 320 students took part in the gripping preliminary rounds of the competition on the Main Oval. Controversy surrounded the knockout rounds when every House on the eastern end of the rope won their tugs. A wind advantage and gravitational pull were given as logical reasons for this fact! McArthur adopting their "nowfamous" piston-style of pull-release-pull forged into the semis. Coles tried to sit Wettenhall on their seats by letting go when they looked beaten in Round One. The final was held in bright, sunny and dry conditions - perfect for Tug o' War - just as the purists would want. Morrison proved to be worthy winners of the 1991 Championship. Keith, the 1990 winners, though beaten 3-0 were humble and gave praise to their opponents (aagh!). Morrison did not

season momentum was lost as went went down 1 goal to 2 in an exceptionally close tussle. This loss lead to a mid season slump and our performance in the following weeks was lacklustre. However to all the players' credit they managed to lift in the latter half of the season recording three victories out of the last five games. The highlight of the season was indubitably our five-one drubbing of Scotch College. In this game the entire team combined superbly and showed we had the talent to beat any team in the competition.

HOCKEY BOYS* 1st XI The 1991 hockey season began early in term II, with all players having an optimistic view of our chances to place well in the A.P.S. competition. Positions in the First's squad were very difficult to gain because of the large number of players available with exceptionally good skills. Because of this depth of talent all College hockey teams were very competitive in their respective divisions. After recording excellent pre-season results, including a satisfying 3-0 defeat of our traditional rivals, Geelong Grammar, we headed into our first offical A.P.S. match against Brighton Grammar full of confidence. However our early

At various points in the season individual team members put in exceptional performances. Conrad Pearson was outstanding wherever he was placed and thoroughly deserved this year's "Best and Fairest" award. Hamish Hobday in goals was virtually impassable throughout the season, and his coordination of our defence superb. Our right side attack consisted of the inseparable trio of Nick Murphy, Carl Jennings and James Nelson. Their performance against Scotch College in particular was an inspirational display of teamwork and stick skills.

on was a valuable squad member lifting the whole team with his enthusiasm and determination on and off the field. A number of young players also found places in the team at various stages in the season. They include Chris Stinchcombe, David Henderson, Nick Kaye, Tim Reichl and Fletcher Pearson. In future years I'm sure all these players will become the backbone of the team. Finally on behalf of all the team I would like to sincerely thank all the parents, students and teachers who came to support the team throughout the year. Parental support in particular was exceptional and greatly appreciated by the whole team. I would also like to thank Conrad Pearson for his support throughout the season as Vice Captain. Special thanks must go to Mr A.D. Miller whose commitment to all the hockey teams was extraordinary. His coaching ability is largely under-rated and he is an invaluable asset to College hockey. I would also like to wish all the players the best of luck wherever they play in future years and hope that they continue to enjoy their hockey. BRETT ANDERSON Captain

Hugh Hearn and Dale MacFarlane were solid in defence as was Ryan Stevenson wherever he played. Al Thom-

BOYS'1ST XI HOCKEY Back Row:Timothy Reichl, Dale MacFarlane, Hugh Hearn, Christopher Stinchcombe, Hetcher Pearson, Nicholas Kaye, David Henderson, Hamish Hobday, Alastair Thomson Front Row:Carl Jennings, James Nelson, Brett Anderson (Capt), Mr. A.D.C. Miller (Coach), Conrad Pearson (Vice-Capt), Ryan Stevenson, Nicholas Murphy

Boys' 1st XI Hockey Results 1991 v Geelong Grammar School 11/5/91 Won: 3-0 Goals: C.Pearson, Jennings, Anderson. v Wanganui College (N.Z.) 12/5/91 Lost: 1-2 Goal: Dennis. v Caufield Grammar School 18/5/91 Won: 3-1 Goals: Jennings, Nelson, F.Pearson. v Brighton Grammar School 25/5/91 Lost: 1-2 Goal: Jennings. v Geelong Grammar School 1/6/91 Drew: 0-0 v Melbourne Grammar School 15/6/91 Lost: 1-3 Goal: C.Pearson. v Carey Grammar School 22/6/91 Won: 4-3 Goals: C.Pearson (2), Jennings, F.Pearson. v Wesley College 27/7/91 Won: 5-3 Goals: F.Pearson (2), C.Pearson, Henderson, Anderson. v Xavier College 3/8/91 Lost: 2-5 Goals: C.Pearson, Stinchcombe. v Scotch College 10/8/91 Won: 5-1 Goals: Murphy (3), Jennings (2). v Haileybury College 17/8/91 Lost: 0-1 Totals: C.Pearson 6 F.Pearson 4 Henderson 1 Stinchcombe 1 For

Jennings 6 Murphy 3 Anderson 2 Nelson 1 Dennis 1

Against

BOYS* 2nd XI H. Dennis, D. Ashby, S. Black, B. Nygaard, J. Cardinal, J. Bell, J. O'Loughlin, S. Gason, N. Kaye, A. Stokes, M. Cirillo, J. Gerrard, S. Lewis, Coach: Mr. LJ. Quail Inspired by the defeats of previous years, the team performance right throughout the year was consistent. Strong in defense, the persistence of the forwards unfortunately was not shown in the year's results - with five wins, two draws and two losses. Outstanding performances were shown by all members of the team and these performances

helped in the overall success of the year. Thanks must be given to Mr. L.J. Quail for this highly successful year of the Seconds. HAMISH DENNIS Captain

BOYS' 3rd XI The Third XI caused the 1st and 2nds to take a look at their game plan by taking out the trophy for most successful team of the year. The players combined well to produce a great team effort in all games. Our record remained unscathed throughout the season by our defeating each term that was pitted against us, apart from one drawn game. Memorable performances came consistently from Geoff Pratt (right wing), Adrian Grant (half forward), Robert Spinks (right half) and Martin Whitehead (left wing). I must take this opportunity to thank Mr. Hibbard for his enthusiastic coaching and putting up with our rowdy behaviour at training nights. DANI McINTOSH Captain P.S. Dani has failed to mention his enthusiastic contribution to the team, scoring many goals - not to mention looking after the drinks!! He took over as capt-

ain of the team after Adrian Grant was unfortunately lost to us due to illness. MR. D. HIBBARD

BOYS' U.16 The Geelong College U.16 hockey team had a season of mixed success. With most of the U.15 team and a few additions we launched into the season. It started off with an encouraging win against Brighton Grammar, and in the next two weeks the team notched up another two wins with the highlight of the season still to follow. This took place when the team confronted Scotch College at Lloyd Reserve. Scotch had previously scored 58 goals in just six APS matches. With the return of David Henderson the team combined well, keeping Scotch to only three goals in the game while College managed to score twice. Although we did not win the game, the team spirit and the combination between players was excellent. During the course of the season there were no players who stood out from the team, however, consistent performances came from Daniel Thomson, Tim Robinson, David Whittle and Carl Smith (while he was still with us). The new players Beau Carroll and Roland Coutts also contributed to our team's success. It was due to the enthusiasm of all the

players in the U.16 hockey team that we finished the season near the top of the APS ladder and it was only by the coaching of Mr. Dermott, loud though it was, that we performed at the level at which we did. I would like to thank all the U.16 hockey players for a commendable season that was made possible only by our coach, Mr. Dermott, and his relentless persistence for success from the sidelines. JULIAN A. QUAIL Captain

GIRLS 1 1st XI On record, 1991 was not an outstanding season as we lost three games (one of which I have conveniently forgotten the results), drew three and won three. Yet off the record the team generally showed adaptability and perseverance; consquently our game was much improved by the end of the season. Although both the 2nd and 3rd XI lost more matches than they won, their determination and team work over-rode their lack of experience, and thus made them both into winning squads. This at-

GIRLS'1st HOCKEY Front Row:Emma Rowan, Shelley Johnston, Jane Colls (Capt.), Mrs. C Lean (Coach), Kirsty Douglas (Vice-Capt.), Sarah Gill (Vice-Capt.), Verity Mason Back Row:Catherine Lea, Shannon O'Brien, Natalie Carswell, Meredith Rowan, Heidi Zumpe, Megan Greaves

tribute along with the knowledge, time and effort that Miss Scott and Mr. Parr gave them improved their skills and made them a valuable asset to girls' hockey. Thanks, therefore must go to Miss Scott and Mr. Parr for their efforts, as they did a commendable job. In the 1st XI there were several excellent individual performances which must be mentioned. The most noticeable of these coming from Sarah Gill who, around her commitments to the State Hockey Team, played exceptionally well and consistently scoring a total of ten goals for The Geelong College this year. A phenomonal effort. Another player whose presence is always felt is Emma Rowan. Her aggression and determination which eventually spread throughout the team was an important part of our game. Emma had one major highlight of the season and that was scoring a goal in the form of a flick during the last five seconds of a match. Apart from these there were the quiet achievers who always put in a solid performance without complaint or reservations, i.e. Heidi Zumpe, Natalie Carswell, Kirsty Douglas and Megan Greaves. Another that must be mentioned is Verity Mason. At the beginning of the season our goalie was Kate Hanley who unfortunately was not only adept in the gaols but also on the field. For this reason she wanted to score some goals, not deflect them. Here is where Verity stepped in and took over as goalie. Considering it was her first time in goals she did remarkably well, not letting us down once. Verity's only downfall to her formidable appearance was, and is, her barely sufferable singing. Throughout the season, with the exception of one best forgotten match, the attitude, skill, team work and determination was of a very high standard. I would like to thank the team and the vice-captains, Kirsty Douglas and Sarah Gill, for the much appreciated support and co-operation they gave. Finally I would like to thank Mrs Lean for her coaching during the year. She has shown incredible patience and concern where it was needed, and has competently led us to the success that we have experienced this year. I would also like to wish all future players the best of luck and hope that their season of hockey is as enjoyable as this one was. JANE COLLS Captain of Girls' Hockey

Girls' 1 s t XI Hockey Results 1991 v Geelong Grammar School 11/5/91 lost 3-1 Goal: Gill v Wesley College 25/5/91 won 7-0 Goals: Gill (6), Carswell

ton, Skye Glover, Jeanette Harkin and Belinda Synot played well. Ruth Stoneman was a capable goalie. Naomi Burns successfully captained the team, providing experience and skill in a variety of key positions. MR. I.G. PARR Coach

v Geelong Grammar School 2/6/91 drew 1-1 Goal: Rowan v Caufield Grammar School 20/6/91 drew 1-1 Goal: Gill v P L C 30/6/91 lost _-_ Goal(s): v Morongo 24/7/91 won 4-2 Goals: Carswell, Zumpe, Gill, Colls v Wesley College 27/7/91 lost 3-2 Goals: Zumpe, Rowan v Caufield Grammar School 15/8/91 won 2-0 Goals: Gill Total: Gill 10, Rowan 3, Carswell 2, Zumpe 2, Colls 1. 2 n d s GIRLS' HOCKEY The seconds improved a lot during the '91 season with many of its players showing a lot of promise for the future. Other than our small problem with goal scoring the seconds had a successful season, showing consistent team efforts and enthusiasm, and having a lot of fun. We would like to thank Miss Scott for the time and energy she gave the seconds. It was appreciated a lot. We would also like to wish the best of luck to all the girls who will be playing hockey, either in or out of the school in the future. KATE WIGGS, Captain LUCY IDLE, Vice Captain 3 r d s GIRLS' HOCKEY The 1991 season contained few matches, as the team was not entered in a competition. But many of the girls were new to the game, and the season was spent valuably learning basic skills and teamwork. During the winter months, a number of girls improved quickly, some gaining match experience with the seconds. Best among the backs were Nerida Grebe, Sally Farrow, Kate Hall, Rachael Higgs. Up front Tara Ea-

FOOTBALL 1ST XVIII The 1991 APS football season was one of moderate success for the 1st XVIII winning four matches and losing three. For the first time a football camp was held designed to enhance the players' physical preparation and develop camaraderie. The camp proved to be extremely beneficial as our preseason practice matches showed the potential we had for a successful season. With two good wins against a physical Old Geelong Collegians' team and a lacklustre St. Joseph's team our APS season was full of promise. But perhaps the most successful weekend of football for the year was to follow. In perfect conditions we accounted for Scotch at Scotch in a nail-biting game and then fronted up the next day to put in a good performance in the Phoenix Cup (schoolboy football championship). A win against St. Bernard's being the highlight of the competition. The last practice match before the official APS competition was against Carey in front of a vocal home crowd. We had a disappointing loss due to inconsistent play. The APS season got off to a perfect start with a massive 108 point victory over St. Kevin's. This proved to be an excellent lead up match against our traditional rivals, Geelong Grammar. In a hard fought match we eventually secured a 38 point victory. The 1st XVIII kept up its winning form with another win over Melbourne Grammar in wet, muddy conditions. However all good things must come to

1ST XVIII FOOTBALL Back Row:Mark Wise, Steven Hedley, Simon Lynch, Hugh Leishman, Joel Gladman, Peter McCann, Andrew Lambart, David Jones, Nathan Wileman Middle Row:David Cairns (Manager), Leigh McCorkell, Cain Sarah, Daniel Muhor, Paul Crowe, Jason McDonald, Harvey Stephenson, Robert Menzies, Luke Barr, Colin Gow Front Row:Daniel Salter, Rory Tonkin, Travis O'Brien, Simon Payne, Gregory Lochhead, Mr. C.A. Considine (Coach), Timothy Newson, Jason Nevins, James Wilson, Lauchlan Ward, Simon Jarman an end and it was Brighton who outplayed us in our first loss for the season. After a two hour delay on the Melbourne Road we arrived at Haileybury for our practice match determined to get back into winning form. However it may have been best if we had never arrived, losing the match on an oval that resembled a quagmire rather than a football ground. Our next match was against Wesley noted as one of the stronger teams in 1991. For three quarters we played consistent football only to let the game slip from our grasp in the last quarter. Our match against Xavier was much the same, the game being lost in just one quarter of football. It was promising however that we matched Xavier in most aspects of the game. Our last game of the season was against Caulfield. A determined and committed College side broke away from the tenacious opposition in the last quarter to record a satisfying victory. The success of the 1st Eighteen and the smooth running of the matches can be attributed to the hard work and dedication of many people. As always the parents and friends of the players were outstanding in their support throughout the year at both home and away matches. Thanks must also be extended to the two runners, David Cairns and Karl

Waddell, boundary umpire James Griffiths and the umpires of all the games in general. A special thanks must be given to Mr. Clifford for his help with training and pre-match warm-ups. I would like also to thank Mr. Considine, coach of the 1st XVIII, whose enormous knowledge of the game became more and more evident over the season. He used this to great effect at both training and in the matches and

must be highly attributed to our success. Finally I would like to thank my two vice-captains, Timothy Newson and Jason Nevins, for their advice and support throughout the season. Congratulations must also be extended to Leigh McCorkell who was this year's 1st XVIII Best and Fairest. I would like to wish all those returning to the College football ground next year the best of luck. I feel confident that with this year's success the

1st XVIII can maintain and build on its competitiveness in the APS competition. GREGORY LOCHHEAD Captain

1st XVIII Results defeated Old Collegians (no score avail.) defeated St. Joseph's (no score avail.) 14.10:94 defeated Scotch 12.17:89 9.10:64 lost to Carey 18.9:117 4.1:25 drew with Melbourne 3. 7:25 3. 3:21 defeated St. Bernard's 2. 6.:18 1.0:6 lost to St. Patrick's 3.6:18 3. 2:20 lost to Trinity 5. 4:34 23.11:149 defeated St. Kevin's 6. 5:41 12.13:85 defeated GGS 6.11:47 10.14:74 lost to Brighton 20.14:134 10.5:65 defeated Melbourne 4.8:32 6.4:40 lost to Haileybury 11.10:76 10.5:65 lost to Wesley 17.10:112 9. 8:62 lost to Xavier 15.10:100 3. 4:22 lost to Ivanhoe 6. 8:44 15.10:100

defeated Caulfield

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2nd XVIII J. Bourdamis (Capt.), A. Hallebone (Vice-Capt.), M. Sears, N. Salajan, J. Edwards, T. Casboult, M. Wise, C. Rudolph, A. Richardson, D. Lang, Y. Colombies, S. Day, T. Matthews, I. Keleher, B. Enticott, D. Jones, P. Crowe, M. Bridges, T. McCue, J. Gladman, T. Wild, L. Jerinic, M. Robson, D. Salter, C. Gow, N. Uebergang, A. Wills, N. Wileman, C. Taylor, M. Hildebrand, C. Chirnside, A. Middleton, S. Fitzgerald, S. Mitchell, S. Walsh, C. Varley, Coach: Mr. D. Clifford. Runners: David Cairns, Tess. Supporter of the year: Mr. Fitzgerald.

The Seconds experienced a rather competitive year with limited success. We often found ourselves against much more skilled and larger opponents. To the boys' credit, they fought on and provided a contest in every one of their encounters. Best contributors throughout the year were Mark Wise (Best), David Lang, Joel Gladman, David Jones and Mark Sears. David Cairns accompanied by Tess "Commando Dog" provided unlimited support as well as being helpful sidekicks to supercoach, Mr. Clifford. Mr. Clifford often offered support and advice on improving our game even though he became a 'bit wild' sometimes. New found talent arose from the "God Squad" with valuable inclusions being David Lang, Cameron Rudolph and Stuart Day. Memorable highlights include Mr. Clifford's famous rendition of a ticker-tape parade on the Aphrasia Street wing, when he proceeded to throw his clipboard full of notes across the field spanning an area of about 50 metres. Friday nights and subsequent hangovers were not the best preparation for a game as Anthony Hallebone found one week. Mark Robson found out the power of the "All Blacks" when he had a run in with one during the College/ Grammar derby. Mark of the year goes to Tyronne Casboult, even though the 'white man' didn't agree. JAMIE BOURDAMIS Captain The Seconds' year was very frustrating for all concerned. The team had potential but in the first half of the season failed to play team football for four quarters. We relied too much on individuals to keep us competitive and they were overwhelmed by opponents prepared to work all game. Our backlines were our biggest asset early on with Colombies and Gladman being fine contributors. The first part of the season was epitomised by our game against Grammar, in which we had the superior team skill but lacked discipline and teamwork and lost by two points. This was most disappointing but perhaps understandable as it was very difficult to settle a team with players moving between the lsts, 2nds, and 3rds. It wasn't until the Xavier game that the boys finally realized that by playing hard-running aggressive football they could match it with the best. Xavier 2nds were undefeated and although we lost convincingly in the second half we kicked 3 goals to their 4. Also the infusion into the game of players of the likes of David Lang, Stuart Day, Ian Keleher and Cameron Rudolph helped lift our standard.

We went on to win the next two games against Caulfield and Xavier 3rds. Highlights: S. Day - 50 goals for season in 3rds and 2nds. D. Lang - only played a few games but was close to the best and fairest. M. Wise - excellent worker throughout the year and our best player. T. Wild, D. Jones, A. Wills and N. Salajan tried hard and Mark Sears played very well in the last few games and was acting captain. MR. D.A. CLIFFORD Coach 3rd XVIII It took three captains - Lang, O'Callaghan, Wills - and 50 players for the Thirds to complete their most successful season in living memory. However nine wins and two losses was not good enough to win the coveted Profitt Cup. Congratulations to the U.15Bs and we look forward to the time when they become thirds' players. Other highlights for the year included Hamish Whitehead being the only player to play in every match; Stuart Day's record 36 goals in only five matches (Average 7.2); David Lang who achieved more knockouts than Jeff Fenech, coupled with the coach's skill at hiding these two from the seconds for half the season; the establishing this year of a Fourth XVIII. Training was never overdone and players were always fresh for Saturday, although our most disappointing effort was against Wesley after a three week break. We had another great win against GGS and the team beat Melbourne Grammar for the first time in years. Overall a most enjoyable season with a group of guys who were tremendous both on and off the field and a credit to the College they admirably represented. The coach has now officially retired from the game and has given his allegiance to Cricket, a game at which he has performed at a slightly higher level than Australian Rules yet never with more pleasure than five years of coaching The Geelong College Third XVIII. REV. I.V. PARTON 4th XVIII The addition of a fourth XVIII this year provided a team, full of enthusiasm and sometimes questionable ball skills, with the opportunity to test themselves against the other APS schools. The team completed the season with a 5-3 win loss ratio, a good result considering that some weeks it was necessary to rely on the generosity of some hockey players to make up our numbers. Highlights of the season were pro-

vided via the abilities (or lack of) of Ben Gartland, Vinnie De Stefano, Fletcher Hamilton, Toby Sutton, Steve Parker, Nick Grace, Alex Hoskin, Joel Hitt, Chris Gibson, Matt McGillivray, Jared Toyne and Matthew Harris, all of whom were regular contributors. Thanks must go to our coach, Mr. Harrison, for coaching this enthusiastic team as well as those other players not mentioned, who also contributed to a memorable season. NICK GILSON Captain

U.16A 1991 was the most successful season for a Geelong College U.16A team for many years, with only four losses recorded from the eleven games played. The players quickly developed a strong team spirit, both on and off the field, which laid the foundation for an enjoyable, if often cold and windy, winter. Toby Smith (captain) and Luke Barr (vice-captain) led the side extremely well, and their input into team selections and planning was much appreciated. Hugh Leishman was promoted to the First XVIII midway through the season and was later joined by other U.16 performers. All U.16A players showed that they possess the necessary skills and dedication to be regular First representatives over the next two years. Winner of the team's Best and Fairest Award was Stuart Richardson, who had an outstanding season at full-back. Luke Barr was runner-up, while in third place was ruckman Ben Miller who also took out the trophy for Most Consistent Player. Jason Connell was named Most Improved Player while Jono Senior was awarded the Best Team Man trophy. MR. G.W. PEEL Coach U.16B Played 11 : Won 8; Lost 3 The U.16Bs developed into a strong and positive team who worked hard in their games and supported each other well. Despite a rotating line-up (an average of seven changes each week) the improvement in running and cooperation was evident in a number of fine wins. The most impressive victories were against Carey, Geelong Grammar, Caulfield and Melbourne Grammar, but it was also pleasing to see the determination and persistence in the closer games. Only Xavier and Scotch (twice) were able to lower the Bs' colours. Forty-five players were part of the team this season: ruckman Murray Keeble, back pocket Jackson Wilson, CHF

Tim O'Donnell, Centreman Adam Von Einem, defender Michael Thornton, winger James Grant, CHB Stuart Greaves, rover Mark Jackson, winger/ HF David Peake, winger Ben Williamson, full back Alistair Robson, rover/ winger Josh Millen, rover Ben Collins, FF Stuart Fletcher, forward Ben McAllister, wingman Ben O'Regan, backman Anthony Santospirito, defender/rover Chris Gilson, Mitchell Anderson, Nick Ayerbe, Mark Britton, Fletcher Green, Andrew Jenner, David Johnston, Matt Pigdon, Matthew Thomson, Ben Kent, James Alexander, Rhys Jones, Andrew May, Cam Mercer, Rob Davis, Damien Niewman, Mark O'Callaghan, Nick Walker, Andrew French, Andrew Lennox, Ben Roberts, Nick Yee, Tim Bone, Jason Connell, James Finlay, Jonathon Heard, Simon Aspinall, Stuart Olsen. MR. T.P. PARKES Coach U..15A The 1991 football season was a very successful one for the U.lSAs. We played ten matches in which we won 8 and lost two. The season got off to a good start with a convincing win over Carey Grammar by 11 goals. The week later we were out-classed by St.Kevin's but only lost by 7 points. With a lot of skill and teamwork in the next five matches we convincingly defeated Carey Grammar again by 122 points, Melbourne Grammar by 71 points, Brighton by 55 points, Scotch by 36 points and Wesley by 83 points. We had to then travel to Xavier who hadn't won a game by fewer than 40 points. 59

Thanks to the ground, which was in a shocking condition, neither teams could display any skill. It was a hard and courageous game played by Geelong College and we failed by only 13 points. We then played St. Kevin's at home and this time we showed who was a better side, defeating them by 49 points. Our final game for the season was played at Haileybury (whose oval was under water) and we eventually defeated them by 12 goals. The players that stood out during the season were Clinton Peake and Adam Beckworth for their performances around the ground and Romney Nelson on the forward line. I would like to thank Mr. P. Conway for the time and effort he gave to the team, Mr. W. Salter who assisted in the skills department, and the large contingent of parents and friends who supported us each week. Finally I would like to congratulate the team on a successful season both on and off the field. It was a season of great friendship and enjoyment. NICHOLAS JARMAN Captain U.15B Our season got off to a good start with wins in the region of 120 points against Carey and St. Kevins and 200 points against Melbourne and Brighton (Byrne: 14,15 goals respectively) and we were undefeated in the six matches held in Term 2. As a result of our high winning margins our draw for Term 3 games was changed so that we would only play the strongest APS teams. A very determined team combined well to defeat Wesley by 61 points but we came down to earth with a 60 point loss to Xavier on their mudpatch. In the return match the following week, every player gave 110% and we achieved the "impossible", a 30 point win, much to the delight of our coach, Mr. Gusbeth. We completed a most successful season with a win over Haileybury to ensure that we would win the Profitt Cup. Although the team's success was due in large part to team work and dedicated effort by all team members, the following players distinguished themselves with some outstanding performances: Jayson Ward, Alex Doran, Nathan Byrne (52 goals in seven matches at full forward), Matthew Pettig, Angus McKaige, Edward Siddall, Stuart Harris, Anthony Snow, Lincoln Thomson, Stuart McCallum, Graham Lockhart, Adam Campbell, Adam George, Tim MacLeod, Simon O'Brien, Patrick Van Prooyen, William Gordon, Brent Darby, Tom Chirnside, Matthew Buckis, Angus Hill. NATHAN BYRNE, MATTHEW PETTIG

U.15C During the early part of the football season it became evident that we had too many keen footballers for two teams in each of the U.16 and U.15 levels. Consequently, in the second half of the season we formed an U.15C team which was supported by a few U.16s each week. The U.15Cs played four games, with wins against Xavier and Melbourne Grammar and losses to Wesley and Haileybury. Thirty five boys played in this team during their four games with the best players being promoted back into the U.15Bs and U.16Bs each week. A feature of their games and practice was the rapid improvement in skills exhibited by all boys. MR.J.C.GILSON Coach

by the families and friends of the players. I'm sure that I speak for all the players when I thank all of those supporters, particularly those who assist in officiating at the matches each week. I would like to thank all other coaches for their efforts and wish all our Year 12 basketballers all the best in their basketball future. DALE CARROLL Basketball Co-ordinator DIVISION T W O M E N ' S BASKETBALL The 1991 basketball season saw the Division Two Mens' team continue the success of recent years. Entered in a local competition consisting of more physical and experienced teams, we hoped to be able to match our opposition's guile with a more exciting and enthusiastic brand of basketball. On many occasions, we managed to do this successfully, but unfortunately, due to some inconsistency, we were unable to seal a finals berth until the last regular season game. Once in the finals, we proceeded further than any College team in the past, eventually losing in a close Preliminary Final. Throughout the year there were many fine performances. Harry Fallaw and Fletcher Pearson proved to be a powerful force under the ring, grabbing many rebounds and blocking shots, while the opposition found Brad Seller's aerial manoeuvres and Joel Hitt's deadly shooting difficult to handle. Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Carroll for all the time and effort he put into

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oth playing and coaching throughout the long season. I would also like to wish all future College teams the best of luck, and hopefully College basketball will continue to progress. TRENT NEAGLE Captain See page 111 for team photo.

During 1991 the College had seven basketball teams entered into local competitions. Two girls' teams played at the Life Be In It Centre, while five boys' teams (two from the Preparatory School) were entered in the GABA competitions at the Corio Leisuretime Centre. The results obtained by the teams varied from team to team but it is pleasing to see some common factors through all the teams: that is the level of improvement, enjoyment and enthusiasm showed by all basketballers in what is a fairly long and at times frustrating season. This season we introduced three new coaches to our panel: Miss S. Wilson for the junior girls' team, Mr. P. Taylor for the U.16 boys and a Deakin student, Stewart Barclay, for the U.18 boys. All three adapted well and hopefully will be able to provide more valuable assistance in the coming years. The basketball season would become far more arduous if not for the support and encouragement given to the teams

U.18 The beginning of the 1991 season saw many of the players unfit from little practice over summer. Slowly as the team got to know each other our game improved. To qualify for the finals only seven games are needed to be won and we thought that it would be easy. As the season drew to a close we realised that due to a lack of concentration for just a few minutes in games we could not reach the finals. Even though finals were out of reach the team never failed to give its best. During the season there were many fine performances. Jonathon King never led the scoring but always played with 110% effort which showed in his desperation to get the ball. Nicholas Yee started the season slowly but after a few weeks he became a deadly outside shooter. Justin Taylor was never afraid to try a shot and was always taking rebounds. Guy Le Grew proved himself as a three point shooter in the second half of the season while Michael Bekker showed he could also shoot and Bret Grace proved he had great ball handling skills. Thanks must go to Stewart Barclay for his time and effort put into coaching us this year. Thanks must also go to all the parents who supported us throughout the year. With all the U.18 players available next year, hopefully the future will bring more success.

U.16BOYS This year for the U.16s has been what many would call a learning experience. We had about 15 players who were rostered weekly for the season for our Thursday night games at the Corio Leisuretime Centre. Our Coach, Mr. Taylor, managed to weld us into a formidable force as the season went on. The year began rather dismally for us as we had to play the top side the first night we played. It was a good lesson as we were forced to learn to play as a team from the start. As a result our general

play began to improve dramatically from that match. By the end of the first round we were beginning to be a threat for the finals, however, tragically, midway through the season, because of a technical error, we lost most of our points. This put us close to the bottom of the ladder. We didn't lose heart though and in the second half of the season we were much more successful than in the previous round. In fact the top team which beat us 58-12 in that first match only beat us 53-42 in a close match where the lead changed hands often and they only broke away in the last few minutes. Best performances for the season came from the elusive Ben Spinks and also the reliable (well most of the time) Sam Casboult who produced some inspiring plays throughout the season. Finally a big thank you to all our players, supporters and their families but especially our coach, Mr. Taylor, for his perseverance and encouragement all season. ROSS QUAIL Captain SENIOR GIRLS' For the first time this year the Pegasus girls' basketball team played some APS matches as well as those within our womens' competition at the Life Be In It Centre. We had a close victory over Geelong Grammar School but unfortunately were not good enough to overcome the Wesley team. Our fort-

GIRLS' BASKETBALL Back RowAmanda Tsang, Linda Kenins, Nicole Hambling, Samantha Yorke, Judi Wilsher, Jasmina Mijajlovic, Alison Wilson, Anthea Christoe, Melinda Hobbs

unes in the local competition were mixed. Many of the teams were older and far more experienced than ours but some matches were close and we produced good team work in some of the closer matches. I would like tothank Miss Macvean and Miss Wilson for the time and effort they spent in coaching and would like to wish next year's team all the best in their endeavour to make it to the finals. LEANNE DEWAARD Captain

would like to wish all girl basketballers well next year and with improvements as seen this season, College girl basketballers will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. MICHELLE VISSER Captain

GIRLS' 2nds The beginning of the 1991 basketball season saw the College team entered in an open women's competition. With a number of our players new and inexperienced we found the opposition much more skilled with years of experience behind them. At the end of Term 2 the College team changed to a schools' competition in which we found ourselves up against teams with relatively the same skill level. We played games against Geelong Grammar 1 and 2 and Sacred Heart. Some great games were played with College basketballers improving every match. Wins were recorded over Grammar 2, a draw with Sacred Heart while Grammar 1 proved too strong for us. The season ended in October when we lost the semi-final to Sacred Heart. Overall the season was highly successful and enjoyable and thanks must go to our dedicated and enthusiastic coach, Miss Wilson. Finally I

NETBALL This year College had a total of 14 teams playing netball. The 3rds to the 14ths played at Kardinia Park while the lsts and 2nds played in the APS competition. It is fair to say that all girls greatly improved their game skills, as well as team spirit as the season progressed and this development would not have occurred without the coaches whose time and effort was greatly appreciated. Thanks

must be extended to Mrs. O Loughlm, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Fulton, Miss Cheatley, Mrs. Foley, Anissa Yttrup, Amelia Matlock, Kim Wheeler and Merrin Lancaster. The Best and Fairest results for each team were: Best and Fairest Runner-Up College 1 Karina Wieland Fioran Bourke College 2 Sheryl Griffiths Caitlin Jolly College 3 Martine Sykes Monique Holmes College 4 Simone Olsen Carla Yee College 5 Christine Colless Jodie Koch College 6 Sarah Hallebone Sarah Ward College 7 Anna Chisholm Sarah Andrews College 8 Sally Haydon Anna Richardson College 9 Shanelle Jones Belinda Gillespie College 10 Jane Armstrong Kirsty McDonald College 11 Kerrie Bell Michelle Day College 12 Catherine Gordon Tammy Dominikovich College 13 Brooke Jolly Rhiannon Bourke College 14 Hollie Goodall Allison Taylor Of the 12 teams playing at Kardinia Park, 8 teams made it through to the

COLLEGE 1 NETBALL Back Row:Emma Bail, Karina Wieland, Anna Spurling, Alison Collins Front Row:Alyssa Turner, Rachael Swinton, Mrs. M. O'Loughlin (Coach), Fioran Bourke, Kellie Newman

semi-finals. Unfortunately this number dwindled down to 3 College teams who managed to reach the Grand Final which was held on the first Saturday of the Term 3 School holidays: those teams being the 3rds, 6ths and 13ths. The 3rds were defeated by Geelong Grammar 5 in a close scoring match 27-31, College 6 were forced to give a walkover to the Dudes because of illness and the holidays leaving their team with too few players. College 13, the highest graded College team (comprised solely of Year 9 students) managed to convincingly defeat the Widows by 8 goals. The GNA also runs their own Best and Fairest Awards and congratulations are extended to Martine Sykes (RunnerUp in A5), Christine Colless (Runner-Up in B2) and Sally Haydon (Winner of the Best and Fairest in B2). The lsts and 2nds this year played in the APS division only and the transition from Kardinia Park was most successful, although I might add that all netballers did miss playing in the Saturday afternoon competition. Consisting of two Year 12 students, eight Year 11 students and six Year 10 students the two teams were dedicated and determined to win each match. Our competition included our traditional rivals Geelong Grammar, Wesley, Carey and Caulfield Grammar from the APS, as well as several games against Westbourne Grammar, Morongo and even one match against Ormond College. Of the 12 matches played against other schools, the 2nds won 9 games and the lsts won 8 games making the season most successful. I would like to thank Mrs. Porter for her commitment to netball throughout the year and 1 would also like to thank the APS squad for their support and endless enthusiasm throughout the season. With so many highly skilled netballers from Years 9 through to 11 the future of College netball is most encouraging. I wish all netballers for next year the best of luck and I hope that the 1992 season is as enjoyable and rewarding as 1991. CAITLIN JOLLY

CROSS COUNTRY The year 1991 proved to be relatively successful for all members of The Geelong College Cross Country squad. Our high level of enthusiasm was reflected both at training and at Saturday competitions, with most members of the squad achieving creditable results as the season progressed. Whilst braving the cool temperatures in Melbourne during competition on Saturday mornings, many College competitors performed at a consistently high level for the entire season. In the boys' divisions, Scott Westhorpe, David Wynn, Nigel Christmas and Robert .van der Wilk all ran strong races throughout the season. Mary Henderson and Tabsie Lowdon proved College's most successful female competitors, placing respectably at each of the six meets we attended. Although not featuring amongst the higher placings, the high standard of dedication at training was recognisable in Kirsten Abbott, David Hanna, Andrew Hudson and Simon Williams, to mention only a few. If this tradition follows in future years, I'm sure The Geelong College will become recognised as a formidable force in Cross Country running. The success and level of enthusiasm that flowed through the squad this season would not have been made possible without the level of encouragement, expert advice and co-operation of our coach, Mr. Cronk. We have completed a most enjoyable season and cross country squads of the future are wished the best of luck. KARL WADDELL Captain Modesty has precluded Karl from mentioning himself. He was the team's most consistent and successful performer with a best place of fifth and never lower than fifteenth in the tough Open division. MR. P.A. CRONK

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS The Inter-House and Championship Athletic Sports were due to be held on the last day of Term III. The preceding two weeks were very wet indeed and on the day before the sports were to be held the decision was made to postpone till early in Term IV. The sports were therefore held on the afternoons of Wednesday and Friday of the first week of Term IV with the 3000 m being held at lunchtime on Thursday. Competition was, as usual, very keen and the large programme taxed the human 'resources' of the Houses to the limit. The scoring system introduced last year again did much to keep the InterHouse Competition very even. Final results of Individual Championships and the Inter-House Competition are as follows:

BOYS' ATHLETICS REPORT Athletics at The Geelong College has improved dramatically over the past ten years. Points achieved by the team have risen from less than 100 to a high of 221 last year. It is therefore a little disappointing to report that the athletics team finished in eleventh place with a total of only 192.5 points in 1991. Despite our overall poor showing, there were some outstanding individual performances. Greg Lochhead won the Open high jump with a fantastic leap of 2.05m; Julian Quail was third in the U.17 event, clearing 1.85m; and Nathan Niewman finished fourth in the U.16 event, with a leap of 1.80m. Mr. Curnow should be congratulated for his coaching, which led to the outstanding success of the College jumpers. Andrew Lambart continued his wonderful record at the Combined Sports by finishing second in the Open 800m in 1:53.43 min. and fourth in the 400m in 50.10secs. I hope that Andrew can complete his A.P.S. career with a victory in 1992. There were a number of other good performances on the track. In the U.17 1500m David Henderson finished third in 4:19.43 mins; Mark Williamson ran extremely well to finish fourth in the U.16 hurdles in 14.75 sees; the U.16 4x100m and 4x400m teams finished fourth and

Individual Championships Girls Open = Fioran Bourke and Kate Hanley Under 17 Kellie Newman Under 16 Rhiannon Bourke Under 15 Jane Henderson Boys Open Andrew Lambart Under 17 Julian Quail Under 16 Mark Williamson Under 15 = Clinton Peake and Steven Reid

Inter-House Championship 1 Wettenhall 1618 points 2 Calvert 1407 " 3 Morrison 1388 " 4 Shannon 1382 " = 5 McArthur 1336 " Coles 1336 " 7 Keith 1170 " 8 McLean 1089 "

sixth respectively; and Clinton Peake ran courageously to finish sixth in the U.15 800m in 2:12.31 mins. In the field events, College athletes performed reasonably well. Ben Gartland finished second in the Open triple jump (12.88m); Nathan Wileman was second in the U.17 long jump (6.35m) and Paul Roth was fifth in the trip jump (12.38m). Mark Robson and Paul Crowe

performed well in the Open and U.17 shot puts respectively. A significant amount of time was given up by staff members to assist students with their training during the term and the holidays. I would like to thank Messrs. Curnow, Clifford, Harrison, Harris, Grant, Gusbeth, Parkes, Montgomery, Conway and Cronk for their time, effort and expertise. I hope that 1992 will be a more successful season - this will be achieved with a more committed approach from all in the athletics team. MR. C.A. CONSIDINE M.I.C. Athletics GIRLS' ATHLETICS REPORT The number of female athletes seemed to increase exponentially with each competition leading up to "The A.P.S.". From a small contingent of nine girls at the first practice meet, we ended up with the most successful girls' team to represent The Geelong College at the A.P.S. Athletics competition at Olympic Park.

After training throughout Term III and twice confronting our traditional rivals, Geelong Grammar, on our beloved home-town track, Landy Field, most of us were too weak to resist the seduction of Queensland's sun. A few Aborigines from Up North joined the ranks and the training schedule became more rigorous as we counted down the number of weeks remaining to reach peak fitness. The final meet before the Big Event was most encouraging with P.B's for the season recorded by many competitors. I'm proud to announce that the girls' team came third out of the five Associated Public Schools competing, which is the best placing ever attained, despite the most atrocious weather on record! Warm congratulations to all the girls for making Saturday 26 October a successful day, especially the following outstanding individual performances: Our Open sprinter, Kate Hanley, obtained second placings in both the 100

and 200M events; Kirsten Abbott came third in the individual 400m and ran an especially strong leg in the 4x400m relay; Kim Wheeler hurdled her way to second place and put the shot far enough to reach third; Karina Wieland high jumped and long jumped to third placings and Fioran Bourke came third in the 800m and second in shot put and Kellie Newman high jumped to victory with a school record. For the under sixteen section, Annabel Fleay sprinted home to third in the 100m; Jane Henderson jumped an age group to place second in the 200m; Katherine Davis also competed in the higher age group in the long jump to reach second place; and Heidi Zumpe came third in the shot put. The under fifteen contingent was exceptionally successful with Katherine Davis sprinting to victory in both the 100 and 200m events; Rhiannon Bourke put the shot the furthest to break the APS record; Danielle Beckworth ran a courageous 1500m through the rain to come, first and Jane Henderson obtained first place in the 800m, and the long jump, both school records, and broke the APS record for the 400m. Athletics at College is not an individual sport - success and enjoyment depend on the team work and spirit of both the coaches and fellow competitors. On behalf of the girls' team, I would like to thank the many coaches for all their help, support, encouragement and patience - or perhaps lack of it at times that enabled the Team of '91 to be so successful. I also wish to commend personally all the athletes who have shown dedication throughout the season and have so encouraged the team spirit. Finally, all my best wishes go to next year's team. Coming third this year was not just a precedent, it was a pattern. I believe that the extraordinary dedication and talent among the athletes will enable them to be even more successful in 1992. hos successus alit: possunt, quia posse videntur. (These success encourages: they can because they think they can.) (Virgil v.231.) MARY HENDERSON Captain of Girls' Athletics

BOYS' A.P.S. ATHLETICS TEAM BackMichael Henderson, Nathan Wileman, Tim Nicholls, Justin Langbein, Malcolm Sharkey, J.Stuart Blyton, Vince De Stefano Cain Sarah David Knight, Nick Barr Centre:Mr G.D. Montgomery (Coach), Mr. D.A. Curnow (Coach), Mr. P.E. Conway (Coach) Cameron Duff, Adam Beckworth, Harvey Stephenson Matthew Pigdon, Paul Crowe, Nick Grace, Romney Nelson, Charles.Chirnside, Luke Barr, Mr. J. Ryan (Coach), Mr S R Harrison (Coach) Mr. T.P. Parkes (Coach) f l ^ ^ ? W i U i a m s o n ' S i m o n L y n c h > J a m e s Nelson, Karl Waddell, Mark Robson, Jason Nevins (Captain), Mr. CA. Considine (Master in Charge) Mr. WJ. Harris (Coach), Greg Lochhead (Vice-Captain), Ben Gartland, Andrew Lambart, Julian Quail, David Henderson, Peter McCann '

GIRLS' APS ATHLETICS TEAM Back Row:Damelle Beckworth, Annabel Fleay, Megan Jones, Rene Wright, Jane Selman, Rhiannon Bourke, Jane Barrett Sarah Cole Paula Stephenson, Kelly Pritchard, Caitlin Spragg, Suzie Barrett, Alison Gusbeth ^ H J ^ ' C ° r I ! S i d i n A e <*£*** * C * a r S e ) ' M r c J ' R ^ n < C o a c h >' M r - D ' A - Clifford (Coach), Jane Henderson, Jane Messenger, Fioran Bourke, Nicole Hamblmg, Qaire Ashby, Kelhe Newman, Sarah Andrews, Heidi Zumpe, Bianca Clark, Mr. A. Gusbeth (Coach), Mr T.P. Parkes (Coach) Mr. D.A. Curnow (Coach) ! £ I Z ^ Z ? v T Z ( C r C ^ M w . C ' fCOt{ ( C O a e h X ? r l a Y e e ' S a r a h P r i t G h a r d ^ C a t h a r i n e D a v i s ' P r u e Johnstone, Kirsten Abbott, Mary Henderson, Kate Hanley, Kim Wheeler, Anna Spurling, Karina Wieland, Mrs. C. Hildebrand (Coach), Miss J.M. Cheatley (Coach)

HIGH Balloons In the sky They are pretty too

Pop! WADE BYRNES, Yr. 1

RIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

SEASONS Autumn is a time for leaves on the ground, Some are red, some are yellow but most of them are brown. Winter is a time of snow and cold, Everyone enjoys it, it's on for young and old. Spring is when babies start hatching, the good feeling in the air is very, very catching! Summer's a good time for swimming and surfing, It's also when my Uncle goes fishing. Yes, I like the seasons I think they're the BEST! Thank heavens I've never seen any of the rest. ROBERT HODGSON, 5G

RED

Japan Kimono Paper folding White NICK BETTS, Yr. 1

DYLAN THOMAS PORTRAIT Did you ever see a giraffe? Leaf-eating, long-necked, talllegged SHANNON LEACH, 8L

DYLAN THOMAS PORTRAIT Did you ever see a baby? Loudly-crying, ear-deafening, tearyeyed, hungry SHANNON LEACH, 8L

CUT Scissors Scissors Cut I cut with them Snip! GEORGINA EMSELLE, Yr. 1

CARP Are Brave They are strong Swim in water Good JARROD CAMPBELL, Yr. 1

MOTHER This poem is written from two points of view. One person is Struan, the other his mother. What's for tea, Mother? Not pumpkin again, Mother? Can't we have pizza, Mother? (On a cruise in Fiji With no Struan annoying me Living in the sun happily) Give me some money, Mother About 15 dollars, Mother To go to the pictures, Mother (On a junk in Beijing Reading a book by S. King For whom I've taken a liking) I want some new footy boots, Mother Can I get some Pumas, Mother I don't want Dunlops, Mother Where are you taking me, Mother? Not the children's home, Mother Please don't, Mother I hate you, Mother! (I'm glad I'm getting rid of him!) STRUAN PEARCE, 8J

TALL AND SMALL THINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL The tip of a skyscraper, The flowing of trees, A basketball player, A giraffe eating leaves. The balcony of a room, The tip of a cathedral wall The Pyramid tomb And a giant waterfall. and small things are beautiful An insect with a flea, A baby that has just been born A fish that lives in the sea A kernal off a cob of corn, A little mushroom, A pet mouse A baby baboon, and a doll's house CATRIONA MacLEAN, 8L

THE RISING SUN Dawn golden clouds with pink peeping, rising, the start of a day clear, bright, blue sky crisp and fresh waking sun. KIM DENNIS, 8L

THINGS THAT SCARE ME!!! Going out of my depth in the sea People that go BOO! and scare me Teachers when they're mad Mum arguing with Dad. Black hairy spiders when the toilet's cold and dark Two o'clock in the morning when my dog starts to bark. Strong winds blowing Me, scared knowing, That our roof will blow off any minute The hard ball hitting me when we're playing cricket. Me being killed when I'm home alone A midnight thriller being shown. Snakes in the long grass when I've got bare feet The smell and sight of rotten meat! GEORGIE LEE, 70

IT WAITS TO POUNCE... It waits to pounce, In the night, It drains all goodness, No chance of a fight. It dwells on loneliness, When you're by yourself, It gets you so, You can't yell "Help!" The pulse starts racing, Break out in sweat, It pulls you in, With a type of net. It's a thing that drains, From the night, any cheer This thing is terror, This thing is fear. EMILY KAYE, 8H

THE SEAL I like seals: Watch how he dives, watch how he zooms See how he darts through his watery rooms Past green seaweed and crabs and eels The clear blue water, and his fishy meals Down again he plunges past the stingray and shark Then he quite distinctly hears a dog's bark Then he swerves, then he twists Before you can think he's off like the flick of a wrist. NICOLE CARE, 8L

THE ONOMATOPOEIA HORSES Walking, peaceful, cool, calm lazy, plodding, supple easy-going trotting ... pacing ... warm. Cantering, anxiety, pacing, bright-eyed loping, anxious, yearning, rhythm gambol, gallop, hot restraining Gallop, Angry! Anxiety! Hot! Bolting! Running! Spirit running free, restraining. Cantering, Slower ... Trotting ... Warm Gambol... Pacing ... Calm ... Plodding Slowly... home ... CHELSEA HUTCHINS, 8L

BETHAN HAZELL, 6A

BRUSH D R A W I N G S , YEAR 10

Georgina Ashby

Robert Davis

Jenny Gason (The Pinyin version) JIU YUE JIU RI YI S H A N D O N G X I O N G D I Wang Wei

Kellie McCorkell

Du zai yixiang wei yike, Mei feng jiajie bei siqin. Yaozhi xiongdi denggao chu, Biancha zhuyu shao yi ren (The English version) MISSING MY BROTHERS ON THE 9 T H OF SEPTEMBER [1] By WANG Wei [2]

Jasmina Mijajlovic

Being alone and far away from home I miss my family Especially during the festival day [3] I predict my brothers are climbing up the hill While covering themselves with cornels [4] They feel sad that I am not with them that day. Translated by Rene Chu (Yr 12, McLean)

Stuart Olsen

Notes: [1] According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the 9th day of the 9th month is a festival day called Chongyang Jie (the Double Ninth Festival). This is the day of family reunion and outing together. [2]WANG Wei (701-761), a prominent poet living in the Tang Dynasty (618-917). [3]The Double Ninth Festival. [4]It is an ancient custom that people cover their bodies with cornels in the belief that they could be protected from any evil spirit. Cornels are the fruits from a small tree with very hard wood.

THE ROSE A golden orange yellow With a dyed pink trim Masses of damp silky petals Bees getting lost in a perfumed delicate maze CAMERON McDONALD, 6A

THE FLOCK We drink, we smoke, we fool around We all dress smart and snappy, Why don't you join our flock of sheep? Look at us, we're happy! We group together in our herd And laugh at those who won't We all conform to petty rules "Cause there's trouble for those who don't". The authorities tell us how to behave But we know better than them School to us is a waste of time After all, we're young women.

THE COMPUTER'S ATTEMPT AT POETRY There once was a laptop, weighed a kilogram With a 40 meg. hard disk and 8 meg. RAM It was a 486SX with a VGA screen And it had an owner, nasty and mean. This owner was a financial adviser called Bob And the poor computer was a part of his job. He used it at night, he used it at day And at the weekend, computer games he'd play. One day Bob arrived home in a bad mood, And slammed the keyboard ever so rude. "Computer," he said, "if you don't have a flaw Tell me why my wife won't love me any more!" "Mmmm", pondered the laptop, "this could be hard," I'll need an optical sensor and new graphics card!" For hour on hour it beeped and whirred And deep in its memory an answer stirred. It calculated the exact debt of Quebec And it ran all through a very complex spell check And arrived at an answer to change his life "Spend less time with the computer and more time with your wife!" NATHAN LAMBERT, 8S

We used to listen to all the facts Even thought about tomorrow, Then one young sheep jumped through the gate And the rest were quick to follow. Away from rules, life seemed so good Who needs to go to school? We said that we could get on fine But every sheep's a fool. So we messed around and we were tough Not doing things we "oughta" And now the flock is leaving school Like lambs unto the slaughter. KIRSTY LAW, 8L

ASH WEDNESDAY School ended early that Wednesday afternoon, the oppressive heat making it impossible for either staff or students to undertake any meaningful activity. Stepping outside, the numbing warmth struck us an almost physical blow, the intensity of the blazing sun in the cloudless azure sky about driving the breath from our lungs and sucking the moisture from every pore of our bodies. Hot, gusty winds tore at our clothes, whipping leaves, bark and litter into a swirling frenzy. My class moved outside quickly, fearing that the teachers may suddenly recall us to class on some strange and sadistic whim. My friends and I ran across the parched area of lawn in front of our classroom, grinding the browned grass into powdery oblivion, each step circled by tiny plumes of dust. Dust. My mind turned to the huge cloud that had descended upon the countryside only days earlier, fanned onwards by a wild and restless wind. Darkening the sky it had struck terror into the hearts of many of my school mates, petrified by the sudden appearance of this rolling mass of topsoil. It had seemed almost like an omen, a premonition of something even worse to come. It had filled me with a sense of foreboding, the memory combining with the intense heat to stir my fears yet again. I arrived home shortly after three o'clock, drenched with sweat after a long and unpleasant bus ride, imprisoned in the oven-like vehicle with twenty or so other students for more than half an hour. Despite the lethargy induced by the deadening heat, there was still a glimmer of excitement to the day that stopped me succumbing com-

pletely to its call and falling into the trance-like state that tends to overwhelm people in extremes of temperature. My father was returning from Sydney that evening, and we were going into Geelong to meet him. Entering the house I found that the all-pervading heat had exerted its influence here too, fraying temper and bringing out extremes of emotion. My two younger sisters were stubbornly refusing to allow my mother to dress them, wriggling away as she attempted to put on their light summer dresses, whining that it was too hot for clothes. Their small faces were glowing redly from the combination of the heat and their exertions, a thin patina of sweat giving a slight sheen to their complexions. Their eyes reflected restlessness and frustration, their infant minds confused by the excessive temperature for which they could find no explanation. My mother was also suffering from the weather, and this, combined with my sisters' irritating yet largely unintentional misbehaviour, was straining her self-control to its outermost limits. Her face too was coloured by the heat, her brown hair dampened by sweat. Her expression was that of a person struggling not to lose their temper, but who knew that eventually their efforts would meet with failure. The outburst was sudden and direct, my sisters' complaints giving way to sniffles while they stood meekly as they were dressed. Some few minutes later we were ready and our mother strapped us into the car safely for the trip into Geelong. The thirty minute car ride seemed to stretch on interminably, the normally inconsequential trip seeming to take hours. The sun beat down mercilessly

upon the road, creating glistening mirages that promised watery relief until the car's approach dispelled the illusion and replaced it with unforgiving black asphalt that offered little solace from the heat. Desperately I wound down my window and lay my head against the sill, hoping for a cool, southing breeze. I was confronted, however, with blustery, superheated gusts of wind that only added to my discomfort. I closed the window dejectedly, and suffered the remainder of the trip in the still, stuffy atmosphere of the car's back seat. Upon arriving at the Gull depot at Geelong we were happy to find that my father's bus had arrived early, sparing us an uncomfortable wait. Greeting him, it appeared that he too was suffering from the heat, his face flushed and soaked in sweat. Given the extreme weather, my father offered to buy us dinner to spare my mother the task of cooking the evening meal. His suggestion was met with overwhelming cries for McDonalds from myself and my sisters which my parents reluctantly gave in to, unwilling to argue with three hot, grumpy children. Ten minutes later we were happily waiting in a queue in the Belmont McDonalds, our minds filled with the terrible decision of choosing what to eat from the diverse and imaginative menu. Then suddenly without a hint of warning, the sky turned black. Surprise rippled through the packed restaurant in a visible wave, people turning to view the strange phenomena. The smell of smoke began to fill the air, and a further examination of the dense black curtain that had swept the sky saw ashes, burnt bark and other debris twisting through the air, propelled onwards by roaring gale force winds. Murmurs of surprise quickly gave way to fear and panic. Listening to my parents' conversation, I learnt that fire had broken out near Lome earlier in the day, and now appeared to be sweeping down the coastline wreaking a swathe of destruction. A patron in the queue in front of us forced his way through the crowd towards the doorway, shouting something about his home at Airleys Inlet. Other people were responding in a similar manner, and soon a steady flow of patrons was making their way to the doorway, their faces filled with fear as they pondered the fate of their homes. Although uneasy, my parents did not follow suit, as our home was several kilometres inland from the coast. It was not until a few minutes later when we were eating our dinner that a neighbour in the restaurant approached us and said that the fire was already making its way towards Anglesea that real concern began to show on my parents' faces. After

some discussion, however, they came to the decision that if the fire were approaching at such a devastating pace there would be little chance of trying to return home that evening, and we would be best to try and find a motel room for the night instead. As we made our way to the car park, the stark reality of the situation struck me for the first time. Our home could actually be destroyed, if it had not been already, and when we finally returned to our property all that would remain of some of my dearest memories would be a pile of warm ash. The implications of these thoughts came crashing down around my ears in a hail of emotional energy, and a feeling of pure, gutwrenching fear began to suffuse my body, a fear that I would never see my home again. Then new concerns filled my mind. I remembered that I had left our dog, Lassie, inside our house because I felt sorry for her staying in the heat outside. Now all I could think of was that she was locked inside, unable to escape if fire consumed the building. If she died, I thought, it would be all my fault. Suddenly I broke into hysterical tears, screaming that my dog was going to die. My sobs continued for over an hour, well over the time it took my father to find a motel in which we could stay despite the mass exodus of people making their way towards the city from the coast. After we had settled in he called a neighbour that was still near our home who, much to my relief, agreed to let Lassie out of the house, which had not yet fallen victim to the flames. My cries then subsided, but the cruel, nagging fear that I may never see my house again remained. My memories of the next night and day are somewhat vague, my worries clouding my recollections of the terrible experience. We spent the evening watching the television, eager for any knowledge of how the fire was progressing and if our home were in danger. As luck would have it, our motel was located only a short distance away from the Geelong Fire Station, so any attempts at sleep on our part were constantly interrupted by the steady stream of water tankers making their way to and from the fire. The following morning my parents decided to make the trip to our home in order to see if our home remained, and if so salvage as many of our belongings as possible. Throughout the rest of that day my sisters and I stayed at the newly completed child care centre at Deakin University that had not yet been officially opened. As my parents knew the people who worked there, they were more than happy to take care of us, and the piles upon piles of brand new toys provided a tem-

porary distraction from our fears of the fire. That afternoon my father returned with the good news that our home had survived and was no longer in danger. My mother had stayed behind to help with the relief operations. On our way home we passed through some of the areas that had been ravaged by fire, and I was shocked at the scale of the destruction. Houses had been obliterated, and landscapes that had once been familiar now seemed totally foreign, as if the flames had altered the earth itself. We simply looked on in awed silence, unable to comprehend the extent of the catastrophe. Later we made a stop at the Bellbrae hall to collect my mother, who had been helping to tend to the various minor injuries that had been incurred by a number of the firefighters. The relief station was an experience in itself, a place of contrasts between dirty, bedraggled firemen, the looks of fear and depression of those who had lost their homes or had not yet made contact with family members and the expressions of somewhat guilty relief on the faces of those whose homes had been spared despite the devastation around them. We returned home about an hour later to the ecstatic welcome of Lassie, who seemed none the worse for fear despite the events of the last few days. As we got out of the car we turned to the west and watched the sun set, the sky a deep orange that mimicked the terrible flames that had swept across the countryside, united in a brief moment of relief that we at least had been spared sorrow and destruction. The Ash Wednesday fires were over. GWYN MOORE, Year 12

THE BUFFALO They stood, majestic in the eerie light, from the obscured moon, throwing strange shadows. They stood, carved horns glinting, sleek hides tautened over muscle, eyes striking sparks of fire. They stood the barricade angered them, it separated them from the open plains they knew. They stood, in the darkness of the unknown, brought on by man, they did not comprehend. BINDI CARDINAL, Year 10

CAT FLU Cat Flu! Yes it's that ghastly disease that throughout the final years of one's secondary schooling we all hope to avoid. It is the new "Yuppie" disease of V.C.E. students throughout Victoria and it is a virtually incureable epidemic. Whilst all students try desperately to avoid such a disease it is one that manages successfully to familiarise itself with so many of us in our final year or even years. Cats, thanks to Joan Kirner, no longer represent loving, warm and cuddly pets but in educational lingo insult such a creature by representing sleepless nights, constant stress, and strained relations with all. No, Cat now stands for Common Assessment Task. "Cat Flu" as it has become known in student lingo is a very interesting new illness as it has the ability to strike in either of two ways. Firstly it may be a prolonged illness, early symptoms of this are most noteable when colleagues arrive for

school with large dark rings under their eyes and doze off in the middle of classes for no apparent reason. Other early symptoms are that you will find your colleagues suffering from temperamental fits and also they may have increased their daily caffeine intake from cups of coffee up from one to six. As the flu progresses one will acquire abnormal new habits. These may be typified by the victim no longer wishing to chat during spares or take the regular trip down to the corner shop with you. If the case is quite severe the victim may actually - God Forbid, spend a lunchtime in the library. However in spite of all this abnormal behaviour colleagues are warned not to panic or despair about their seemingly lost companion. Usually it is found the victim will suffer from the flu for around one week and may then arrive at school the day after handing in their Common Assessment Task looking fresh, smiling and having again reduced their daily caffeine intake of cups of coffee from six back to the regular one. The second way in which the flu may strike is for your colleague to suffer from all of the above symptoms in the time period leading up to the due date of the Common Assessment Task, and then for some strange reason all these symptoms seem to escalate rapidly, causing the absence of your colleague on the day the Common Assessment Task is due. There is no doubt that on this day it is likely you the friend of the victim will be questioned continually by concerned teachers. Throughout the day you will be constantly questioned about the whereabouts of your friend and by the middle of the day will be driven so mad by this you will find it necessary to take refuge in the library. Again it is important not to worry about the health of your friend as you will find they will turn up to school the next day still looking tired, however, a remarkable improvement in their health will have occurred. There is unfortunately no known cure for the disease, however, there are preventative measures that may be taken in order to safeguard yourself as much as possible from its clutches. Firstly the surest way to protect yourself is to ensure you plan your work. Instead of leaving your CAT until the last four nights before it is due, surprise yourself and attempt to begin it at least a week before it is due. Also another good pointer is to try and get to bed by at least 12 o'clock each night and then you are at least still managing to get approximately seven hours of sleep. Another good idea is to forget television in the week prior to your CAT being due. Make full use of the video and record

your well loved favourites such as "Home and Away" and "Neighbours". Finally with this advice all I can do is wish each long suffering year eleven or twelve student luck in coping with their CATs and hope that this article has provided them with some knowledge of how to avoid the dreaded CAT flu we have all come to know only too well. MEREDITH ROWAN, Year 12

COLOUR POEM Green is the smashed bottle in the gutter, and the humid atmosphere of a rainforest. It's the sparkling brilliance of a faceted emerald, and the bottle-green waters of the ocean. It's Martians landing from outer-space, and overgrown algae-infested ponds. It's khaki army uniforms, and murky camouflage nets. And the colour of what lies forgotten in the fridge. Yellow is the shiny blonde hair of a television model, and the canary's vibrant song. It's the sticky colour of a newly hatched chicken, and the colour of the milk left out in the heat. It's the blinding summer light, and the freshness of a blooming daisy. It's the endless fields of wheat, and the golden autumn leaves. And not confronting what you know you must. KATE MOORE, Year 9

COVER GIRL At least once a week, if not more, she is unable to resist the lure of the newsagency. The overpowering smell of the print, the pens and pencils and the writing sets symbolise for her freedom of speech and the liberty of mankind. But she is a woman possessed and the moment she hits the magazine stand her heartbeat rapidly increases (to a level considered unhealthy by the medical

profession), her mouth dries up and her eyes begin to dart with anticipation. This is where the real decisions are made, Women's Day, TV Week, New Idea or Cleo? No ... maybe Dolly, New Woman and Woman's Weekly? The indecision creeps into her mind and she becomes panic stricken. After five deep, long breaths and a quick glance at the stationary section, she once again contemplates the glossy covers in an attempt to make a decision that will affect her entire life, at least for a couple of days anyway. All the covers and slogans entice her, as a lolly entices a child, how can she resist when Woman's Day shrieks "How SLY's New LOVE Saved His Life" and every woman's dream "Our EXCLUSIVE, SUGAR LOVER'S DIET". The temptation is too great, Woman's Day it is. Triumphantly she marches to the front counter and hands to the cashier $1.70 in ten and twenty cent pieces, she then refuses a bag (Woman's Weekly suggested buying a string bag in their "Be Environmentally Friendly" issue). With this battle won she 'power walks' home while chewing on Extra gum (Liz Smylie recommends both in her special column in New Idea). On arriving home her excitement makes her fumble with the keys and in

frustration she accidently throws it into the next door neighbour's backyard, the home of Butch the German Shepherd trained to attack all intruders. The strain begins to show on her face, as tiny sweat beads surface on her brow, the only rational alternative ... break in. After much deliberation, and a broken window, she finally makes the distance to her favourite lounge chair collapsing into its cosy brown cushions. Her adrenalin flow is immense and after staring at the cover for a couple of glorious minutes, so as to absorb all of the information which it conveys to her, she carefully turns to the front page. Nothing is comparable with this feeling of accomplishment, for her, starting a magazine is like beginning an exciting adventure and she feverishly begins to read the articles, one by one, absorbing every morsel of gossip, propaganda and "exclusive" revelations. She loves the complex language that enables her to extend her vocabulary. And the chance to meet the son of Bert Newton, and see the wedding dress for yet another Neighbours' wedding is seventh heaven. After reading the"mag" (as she affectionately calls it) religiously

from cover to cover she now has some more significant decisions to make. Should she quit her "30 Days to a Beautiful Bottom diet" in preference for the "Sugar Lover's diet"? Should she write into Problems, You Asked ****, Bill Collins or Your Views? Maybe she should ask Fiona McCallum, the clairvoyant, if she will ever complete one of the vicious crosswords printed weekly? Speaking of crosswords should she begin one before or after picking up the kids? With so many momentous decisions

to make she switches on the television to catch the last snippets of Bold and the Beautiful where ... Brooke tells Ridge that she is carrying his Dad's baby and that she is unable to decide whether to have an abortion or to make Terence believe that he made her pregnant, enabling her to sue for damages to her illustrious modelling career. For some uncanny reason our "mag" fan turns off the television more confused than before, but nevertheless she jots down in her diary that B and B tomorrow is a must. Before she knows it, the clock chimes 3.30 p.m., signifying that it is time to pick up the kids. She grabs an old magazine to read while she waits and then drives to the school gates, not forgetting her housekeeping money, mind you. After a brief yell at the kids for interrupting her while reading "Hot Gossip" she begins to drive home. Two blocks from the house she wildly swings the car around and begins driving erratically (much to the children's pleasure). Leaving the kids in the car, she kicks off her heels and runs bare footed through the mall. Deservedly receiving a great many dirty glances from

customers and cashiers alike. In the distance, through the haze, she sees the flashing neon letters spelling that magic, beautiful and poetic word ... NEWSAGENCY. At least once a week, if not more she is unable to resist the magnetic force of the newsagency ... but she is a woman possessed. CAITLIN JOLLY, Year 12

EXTERNAL ENERGY The automatic replay clicks and clungs. Vibrations press into my hand. Chemical energy turns the tape, pushes music into the wires. Up, up into my ears and their drums begin to play. Each beat rushes like a waterfall into the fuel tunnels of my body. They are pumped along with the corpuscles by a heart which starts keeping time with the beating of my brain. Slowly the pistons in my legs begin to move. Up and down, faster and faster, until their oscillations are mechanically perfect. With effortlessness I keep up the pounding along the sand. All my energy supplied by the two small batteries in my hand. I'm floating inside a box of music in my head. On one wall a huge postcard pictures the sea, sand and a setting sun. The sand beneath my feet I do not feel. All my senses are flooded by the music which suddenly seems stale. Robotically lifeless. Gone is the fleeting fascination with a pretty picture postcard. So I fling the music into the sea. I stand momentarily quivering at my nakedness until I'm wrapped up in the voluminous beauty of the sunset. I smell the salty air, feel the exhilarating splash of a wave and I'm filled again with external energy. Running free with the power of the sea. TABSIE LOWDON, Year 12 CHILD OF DARKNESS I slowly sipped the drink placed before me. The restaurant was a flowing parade of light and shade. Candles glittered in the breeze which played around the overturned tables, caressing the decaying silence. Glass crushed under my shoes as I crossed the dance floor. My concentration was focussed on the end of the bar. It was the centre of darkness in the room, a warm, rich darkness. I walked in slow motion. The damp soil was soft underfoot and from where my feet touched, green blades of new grass grew and then withered. My legs strained to push forward as I forced my way into the blackness. It assailed my senses, pulsing around me like a living creature. I stared for a long time at the epicentre of the shadows and an image began to form. It was a child; a young boy sitting immobile on the ground, long black silken hair hiding his bowed face. I sank to the damp soil and sat before him. His head slowly rose, hair flowing back to reveal a dark, elven face. His eyes met mine, and my heart was stopped. His mind grasped mind. A clear whisper, "Come, let me show you eternity." Images were thrust on me in swirling resonances of colour and emotion.

I watched, fascinated by the pictures. A dark young boy stood in the mob which surrounded a place in St. Petersberg, cheering as the body of the Tzar and his family were displayed. The same watched from behind a tree in the garden of Gethsemane as Judas Iscariot was given his silver, laughing childishly. The boy walked the battlefields of history, behind flags of genocide, wrestling the souls of dead soldiers from their bodies. His images passed before me in a steady stream; faster and faster, more evil and sinful; a dark and corrupted history of mankind. I began to scream and the pictures and my cry became interwoven in a tapestry of pain which grew and grew. The boy began laughing, a noise of insanity which cut my scream in half. He laughed softly and the images stopped. I sobbed quietly and rocked back and forth as the colours faded. The room was still there, light and shade flowing around our aura of darkness. He looked at me and smiled. "You have seen but a veiled shadow of evil, a mere glimpse of the pure darkness of man." His voice rang clear around the room. A voice which spoke of immorality, of wisdom and tolerance. It also spoke of insanity, of the uncomprehending fear of pain and suffering. My voice seemed weak and frail in comparison. "What are you?" I looked at his face, framed by his long, silken hair and he smiled. "I am merely the embodiment of your own evil; created from you many years ago when magic filled the air and gods played powerful games with worlds. My creation speaks of balance, of an equilibrium between life forces. While good exists, so too must evil. It is simply the way. There can be no other." His face relaxed, a young striking face, sharply cut and delicately proportioned. His eyes however were dark and ancient, the pods of dark, black water: old and solemn. His voice came into my thoughts, like a dark rose twisting and climbing. "Sleep now child of darkness, your end shall come, but not now. Sleep my son." His hand raised to my face, fingernails painted black. The hand brushed my forehead. I awoke in a field of rich, dark green. The sky was above me and I felt as though I was falling into its deep blue depths. Beneath my body, the living grass was scorched black, a yellow stain of turf spread out from me. Clenched in my fist was a wild rose, dark red and beautiful. Blood ran from the open wounds on my palm and down the short stem, dropping onto the grass. I

had faced the tiger, armed only with innocence. He had spared me. LUKE PERRY, Year 11

SURROUNDINGS The ivy descends upon the brick, fixated. A sprawl of leaves lie amidst the grass, congregated. The sprinkler depicts a cog of steel, in motion. My mind becomes turbulent with thoughts, an ocean. An oak hugs the autumn breeze, tender. Silence is put behind bars as the noise of man escapes, surrender. The dismal days of winter threaten to blanket the sky, unveil. Would that the languid days of autumn grace our sky forever, prevail. The steeple enhances the building and commands respect, exalt. The carpet of green is manicured by feet wearing a path, assault. A symphony of intimate clicks and clacks summons the bell, grief. The chorus of stampede and bell draws the days curtain to a close, relief. ROWENA SMITH, Year 10

MY JINXED FLUTE The car began to back out of the Austin Gray Centre driveway. I thought nothing of it as I stood nearby, talking to some friends and waiting to be picked up from school. But then the car stopped and the driver got out. "I think I've run over something." We wandered over to take a look - it was my schoolbag, and sitting on top of it was my brand new, professional model, solid silver, Yamaha flute, which had cost $1600. My heart began to pump twice as fast, and I could feel an indescribable panic fill me. But after we had managed to pull the bag and flute free from under the car (the wheels, luckily, had completely missed them) the flute's leather case appeared unharmed. Clinging to this faint glimmer of hope, and with shaking and sweaty hands, I quickly unzipped the outer soft case and undid the hard plastic inner case. For one brief moment my brain registered an undamaged flute. And then I began to take in the damage, and started to sob hysterically. The main joint was dinted, and all the keys forced so far out of place that they were unable to be pressed down. The end of the foot joint that connects to the main joint was dinted, but the head joint, through some incredible stroke of luck, had escaped damage. It being less than a week since I had bought it, and my family being quite slack in these matters, the flute had not yet been insured. It looked like we were up for an incredible bill just because I had been stupid enough to leave the instrument in the driveway. (I later protested that hardly anyone ever used the driveway - complete rubbish, of course). So we were very surprised when I got my flute back from the Yamaha people, completely fixed and as good as new, and they charged me nothing but postage for it. It turned out that this was their way of apologising for an earlier mix-up in delivering my flute. I had ordered a certain style of flute openholed and had been sent one with a closedhole key system. So the flute had to be sent back - hardly an inconvenience considering they lent me their $4000 demonstration model while they waited for my requested flute to be sent from Japan! Unless you have misplaced a $4000 flute which does not belong to you, you probably cannot even begin to imagine my anguish at discovering the precious article and the school bag which held it had been taken from the foyer of the library one afternoon after I had been working inside. Hoping it was an innocent mix-up, I took the one remaining school bag in the foyer, rang up the

owner (who wasn't home the first two times - perhaps he'd left the country?) and soon discovered that he had my bag - with flute - and I his, and the next morning both bags were returned to their rightful owners. Now, in band and orchestra, I have earned the reputation of being paranoid about the safety of my flute - which, under the circumstances, is quite justified, don't you think? FLEUR DICKIE, Year 12

THE DOG AND HIS BOY Our next door neighbours moved in about nine years ago. They were a young couple who bought the house to raise a family. So not surprisingly about twelve months later they had a son called David. He was a relatively quiet child and as I was about ten at the time L wasn't particularly interested in small babies who smelt and cried. After about twelve months David had learned to walk and he began the parent testing time of exploring. It was also about this time that we bought a young pure bred corgi puppy called Jasper. Jasper and David met first thanks to a loose paling in the adjoining fence. David was playing in his back garden when the inquisitive puppy slid under the fence into David's sand pit. When David's mother, Jenny, returned after answering a phone call she saw David and Jasper playing quite happily in the sand together. Jenny was worried at first but realised that they were just two children playing in the sand. From then on you couldn't keep them apart. David was always calling "Want play with Jappa" and Jasper became an insistent escape artist digging and scratching his way next door to David's back garden. But Jasper was no Pit-bull

terrier and was gentle as a lamb with David and David likewise loved the walking, barking teddy he had to play with. We eventually gave in and a section of fencing was removed between the now two year old David and Jasper. This gave them twice the back yard room to play their games. One of their favourite games was played at Jasper's food bowl. They would both sit next to it and David would take a piece of dried dog food, dip it into the bowl of drinking water and then give it to the obediently waiting Jasper, who chopped it up and wait-

ed for more. Another game I nicknamed "Come and see what I've got". This involved David taking Jasper by the collar and leading him to whatever he wanted to do. Jasper of course had his own ideas and when he wanted David to go somewhere he would gently put David's hand in his mouth and lead him to Jasper's preferred location. Games such as chasey and retrieve the ball were sometimes played but only for short spurts until one party got bored. Over the following years until David turned five, David's vocabulary increased dramatically and at the age of four he could speak quite well. Jasper's 'vocab' also improved with him recognising such words as David, NO, dinner, and an incredible elation was witnessed whenever the word "walk" was mentioned. This, along with Jasper's incredible empathy with David's emotions made them perfect friends. But it had to end tragically, as most youthful friendships do. One night when David was asleep he turned five and the next day he was taken off to school. Things were never the same again. Sure David (now nine) still takes Jasper for walks occasionally. But people change and today Jasper is just a dog and David prefers cricket. MARCUS HERRICK, Year 12

A FAVOURITE PLACE - THE OCEAN The grandeur of the ocean mesmerises yet intimidates me. I could sit for hours watching the splendour from my viewing place on the top of the unsheltered cliff. I let the full atmosphere engulf me in the wildness of the play. The seasprayed wind tickles my nose and excites my mind. The sharp sting of the crisp salt air is strong enough to taste as it tugs at my hair and gives me shivers of freedom. It touches me and struggles with me giving me a fresh shower of clean cool wind. The wildness is alive and free to run as it will. I look out on the ocean where the razor sharp horizon cut the sea from the sky. They are fighting one another turbulent and angry. The bitter sea rips at the god-forced wind in a powerful clash of strengths. The rocks and cliffs stand sternly watching over the play. The rocks resound in fury with a thunderous clap if the waves dare disturb or run into them. The seagulls screech in delight at the play below. I stand powerless and inferior. It will remain long after me but part of it is mine. MICHELLE CLARK, Year 11

A STORY FROM CHINA Once upon a time, there was a group of friends who found some wine. They decided to have a snake-drawing competition to see who would win it. One man finished his very quickly and was so boastful about it. He added feet to his snake. One of the others finished also, but did not draw feet on his snake. He grabbed the wine and said, "I have won the wine, because snakes don't have feet!" This story is based on the Chinese idiom "huashe tianzu" which is often used to refer to someone who has done something unnecessarily. MARY DOKOS, HAZEL LAU, ROBERT SPINKS Year 11

THE PERFECT NIGHT The moon's light shimmered playfully on the dark mysterious water, as the waves gently caressed the sand. The sky was full of specks of bright light. Everything was so peaceful - you couldn't imagine there was so much pain and heartache in the world. She silently slipped into the beckoning water. NATALIE MOL Year 10

THE OUTSIDER The old rickety hut was left swaying behind me, the only home I've known for eighteen years. The hut was out of vision quickly due to swirling, choking dust which swelled and rose behind my sturdy tin ute. Rattling across the dead dusty track, I spotted large black crows circling decaying sheep watching closely with their evil cat-like, yellow eyes. Eerie screeches are heard. Their enormous wings act as fans; frantically flapping away in the hot heat of the day. The scenery was anything but elegant. Plant life dropped drearily every few metres. The odd wild flower poked its head from the hard cracked earth. Visions rose constantly in front of my ute, of water ripples wiggling their presence to the sky. All this I took as normal. Living in one of the driest, hottest places in Australia, we were well adapted to it. Our track stretched endlessly for at least seventeen kilometres, ending finally at an old weather-worn gate. The drive to town was a long and tiring one, with nothing to see but the same stretch of rich red dirt covering the same landscape. Still no life is visible until we reach a few wooden huts perched beside the road. Each hut has

its own character beaming out from its walls. Still no people, until we drive closer towards Bunaloo. The first movement spotted is a skinny, scrawny hound making its way across the road. The dog's ribs are visible. Deep dry cracks bend their way across its large, dry black nose. From the hound on, people appear more often. The funny characters are happy doing their own thing. Friendliness is overwhelming with big waves and smiles at any passing vehicle. My heavy boot covered in red dust, which I brought along from home, hits the hard concrete footpath. As soon as my ute door is slammed shut a sudden pang of fear sweeps over me. The last thing from home had been shut off from me. I stood there on this hard grey substance which seemed to line the entire city. Cars were constantly revving their little motors loudly like the rattling of a drum keeping its constant beat. High pitched beeps were formed by angry, impatient motorists. It is as if the cars are talking to each other across the streets. My feet begin walking, not knowing to where. My eyes remove their gaze from the ground, up and up to the long stretching buildings. These buildings

would be higher than thirty of my huts together. Lights cover the city, flashing like the Christmas lights on my tree at home. Changing constantly, never boring. I get caught in the mad rush of people with tight, tense faces only thinking of themselves. The body heat is unbelievable. It is hard to keep steady. I sway, accidentally stepping on a woman's toe. As I turn to apologise a dagger look comes from a tight faced lady, reminding me of a scrawny rat. Before I had time to react the mass crowd gradually began to urge me forward. Before I knew it I was over the other side of the street with my ute out of sight. Panic hit me hard. Feeling like a lost boy in a big shopping centre, I pushed hard against the oncoming mob and crossed back over the street again. I found my ute, threw myself into the welcoming seats and quickly shut the door. Relief swept over me with a feeling of security there sitting in my ute, the mad world around me. I decided the city is not the place for me. It is a mysterious worldfrom which I would rather stay away. BELINDA GILLESPIE, Year 10

YEAR 12 FRENCH POEMS Having studied Theophile Gautier's poem "Premier sourire du printemps" the Year 12 students had to write a poem about their favorite season in eight verses, each verse being made of only one sentence. There was no rhyming requirement.

LE PRINTEMPS par Annalise Moser. Quand la nature se reprend apres l'hiver fro id les fleurs ouvrent leurs petales et sourient au soleil La rosee du matin sur les arbres et les fleurs brille comme un collier de perles scintillant au lever du soleil Dans leurs nids, les oiseaux pleins d'attente chantent des chansons d'amour qui se changent en berceuses. A midi, je me promene au jardin, en admirant les arbres, les champs verts et les fleurs hautes en couleurs. Les lilas blancs embaument jusqu'a ce que leurs parfums et l'air doux du printemps remplissent mes narines. Au crepuscule quand l'air est lourd avec le parfum des fleurs et le bourdonnement des insectes une brise fraiche caresse mes bras. Avec une tache de rose et d'orange a l'horizon, le soleil se couche les fleurs se ferment et les petits animaux s'enroulent pour la nuit

pleins de couleurs, pleins de vie, 1'atmosphere se prepare pour quelque chose de special. Le vent apprend aux herbes a danser, les arbres donnent leurs branches aux oiseaux, du noir de l'hiver au vert du printemps la nature presente un cadeau au monde. Vivez une vie extraordinaire, allez a l'exterieur, chantez avec les oiseaux, respirez l'air pro pre, musardez au jardin, faites le nettoyage, regardez, revez, rayonnez comme le soleil.

2- Nous avons mis nos sacs de sport par terre a cote de la grille.

Le soleil est chaud sur ma peau qui est blanche apres le froid piquant, la douceur d'un coucher de soleil me donne des pensees agreables. A l'aube des petites perles d'eau brillent Comme le soleil se leve en triomphe, et les cceurs sont pleins d'amour donne, en secret par le printemps. En regardant les rayons qui arrosent mon jardin, tout est beau dans la saison du renouveau, quand les oiseaux commencent a chanter.

3- Puis nous avons joue au tennis pendant une heure et demie.

Pendant les derniers jours de novembre la porte est ouverte pour l'ete epuisant Au revoir mon printemps Jusqu'a l'annee prochaine.

The Year 10 had to write a story to illustrate a picture sequence.

Les gens et la nature sont rafraichis et prets pour la vie dans la saison de la naissance et du renouveau.

4- Nous avons cherche nos sacs de sport et ils n'etaient pas la!

REGARDEZ LE PRINTEMPS AVEC LES YEUX BRILLANTS par Caitlin Jolly. Regardez le printemps avec les yeux brillants, le royaume des chenilles nous surprend avec des millions de papillons colores, c'est un eclat de rire apres l'hiver miserable. Les fleurs hochent leurs tetes sous la brise, les jardins sont comme des expositions florales

1- C'etait lundi et un beau jour. II faisait du soleil et c'etait l'apres-midi pendant les vacances. Sally et moi sommes arrivees a deux heures et quart au court de tennis. 5- Nous etions furieuses.

Je pense que le Francais est interessant Et je trouve que le theatre est amusant Toute l'annee je deteste les devoirs Sauf les devoirs d'Histoire. ATTENTION POLLUTION par Cameron Burgess, Year 11

6- Nous sommes allees au commissariat de police. Au commissariat de police nous avons dit: -Bonjour monsieur l'agent de police. -Bonjour mesdemoiselles. -Nous avons perdu nos sacs de sport. -Quel dommage! Ou? -Au court de tennis. -Quand? -Environ a une heure et demie. -OK. II est de quel couleur? -Nos sacs de sport sont bleu blanc et rouge. -D'accord. Voulez-vous bien remplir cette fiche. Par Simone Olsen.

The Year 9 wrote a class poem after the July holidays. Katie a fait de 1'equitation Ainslie est allee au cinema Sarah a beaucoup regarde la television Katie a mange des gateaux au chocolat Hugh a tres bien joue au basket et il est alle au cinema il a vu Robin Hood!

LES RIVIERES Beaucoup d'usines dechargent des produits chimiques dans nos rivieres. Ces produits tuent les poissons et empoisonnent l'eau. Ecrivez a ces usines et au gouvernement pour arreter cette polluiton. Si on ne fait rien, il n'y aura plus de poissons ou d'eau pure et claire. LES FORETS Les forets sont necessaires pour faire l'oxygene et donner aux animaux un habitat. Mais les hommes brulent ou detruisent beaucoup d'hectares d'arbres par jour. Re-utilisez votre papier! Achetez les produits recycles. L'AIR Notre air est necessaire pour la survie des hommes et des animaux. L'air sera tres sale parce que les usines font de la pollution tout le temps, nous pouvons reduire les emissions de ces usines si nous n'achetons pas les produits de ces usines; achetez les produits des usines qui ne polluent pas! LAMER La mer nous donne notre oxigene pour vivre et la nourriture pour manger. Mais la mer ne peut pas reduire a zero toutes nos ordures. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer a decharger nos ordures dans la mer. La mer sera toxique parce que tous les produits chimiques Tempoisonnent.

Clare est allee dans une ferme a Maffra Jason a encore mange du chocolat Malcolm est alle a la peche Mais le pauvre Simon n'a rien fait!

And Rebecca Brown wrote a poem about life at school! Mon college Au college j'apprends 1'Anglais Mais je prefere le Franqais Je deteste les classes de Latin Heureusement j'aime les classes de dessin Je trouve que les maths sont difficiles Mais je pense qu'ils sont utiles Je suis nulle en education physique Mais je suis forte en musique

"ON EXCHANGE"

COLLEGE LIFE DEAKIN MATHS COMPETITION Some day, some time in August, ten Year 10 maths students were crammed into several staff cars and taken to the Deakin University in Geelong for the "Deakin University Mathematics Contest." There were Iwo teams of five who were to be involved in a number of events throughout the day. The first was "The Round Table" where we were given ten questions to share among ourselves. We were allowed to confer, and swapped questions often before completing them. The "Snap Quiz" followed a "Sale of the Century" set-up where two teams had to be first to the buzzer to answer the question. There was a healthy lunch break and then "Solo Time" obviously an individual event. The most exciting event of the day was the "Maths Relay" where a runner had to get the questions, and run back to a table where two members of the team helped him answer them. One College team came first, and the other third. In the individual contest, Sean Saxton achieved first place, and Ben Miller second, pleasing results from a successful day. Geelong Grammar, our arch-rivals, were absent, but next year ... SCOTT ROCHFORD

I look back on my time as an exchange student in Sweden with great pleasure. All the good times I had learning and experiencing the way of life in a different country are innumerable. You learn to see things in a different light while being a part of another country rather than just an onlooker such as a tourist. There are so many things tourism never covers, even at the best of times. To just rush past some monument or through a natural phenomena barely even scratches the surface. For better or worse, there were also several bad things that came with being an exchange student. The hardest thing was learning Swedish, particularly when my class mates took great pleasure in translating Swedish words such as "bloodpudding" to mean meatloaf, when in fact it was coagulated pig's blood, boiled until tender. Unfortunately I had a mouthful of this "delicacy" before being told it was coagulated pigs' blood! As it turned out, Swedish cuisine in general was quite an experience and a close call with fermented herring (which was almost ready to walk off the plate) made me a touch wary of any Swedish "specialities" that followed. I picked up Swedish fairly quickly after that, which enabled me to steer clear of such things as a "caviar/mayonnaise mixture in a squeeze-tube", Sweden's answer to Vegemite. Perhaps the most frightening thing to happen during my six month exchange was when the telephone in my home began ringing erratically and the siren on the Nuclear Power Station (only 800 metres from the house) started wailing. Unfortunately my host sister was the only one home and she couldn't speak English so when she began closing all the windows and air-vents, I began hyperventilating. She turned on the radio and sat listening intently while I lost all control. After a while she breathed a sigh of relief and upon consulting a Swedish-English dictionary (my bible), I discovered that it was only a drill! As with any foreign language, speaking it was a great deal more difficult than understanding it, which always resulted in immense embarrassment. Once I confused the word "call" with "intercourse", an easy mistake in Swedish, and my friends were most amused to discover that I had booked a telephoneintercourse to home at Christmas. I had intended to say "call", but confused the words to make the extremely embarrassing and unintentional combination. Believe me, I learnt from my mistakes! Sweden is famous (infamous) around the world for many things such as the "Smorgasbord", SAABs and Volvos, The 84

Sauna (which incidentally is a Finnish invention), Abba (and more recently Roxette) and of course its scenery. The whole of Scandinavia is extremely beautiful with a wide range of land types. Although people tend to think of Sweden as being in the far north of Europe, the southern tip of Sweden where I lived, called "Skane", was the geographical centre of Europe, which meant many countries were an arm's reach away, trips to which I made many times. School life is vastly different in Sweden to that of Australia. There is no uniform and there is no real punishment system for things such as skipping classes, smoking (the students are allowed to smoke outside the school building) incomplete homework, etc. There is more of a spirit within the classes rather than in the school as a whole. This is probably because you have the same people in your class for every subject for the last three years of high-school, so everybody gets to know each other better. Class parties were a regular, well organised event which nobody needed to be encouraged to attend and were always a lot of fun. During my time overseas I saw many countries and took many trips. The most beneficial being a five day tour through Finland to Leningrad (St. Petersberg) in the USSR with 80 other fellow exchange students from around the world. It took quite a while

to get used to the black market in which anything could be obtained for a very small price, in any foreign currency. While in Leningrad I saw, among other things, the Hermitage Museum which has the largest and perhaps least seen Art Collections in the World. As an exchange student there are always times when you miss home and your country but when you compare the time spent as an exchange to the rest of your life ahead of you, you soon realise that there is no time to waste. The time to return home comes^all too soon and upon arriving home (where things haven't changed all that much) it all seems like a dream and you can't wait to get back to make sure it all happened. There's nothing you can do about it but plan a return trip! CAMERON GREBE Year 12

DEBATING "Madam chairperson, ladies and gentlemen, good evening" words that have been repeated numerous times over the duration of the 1991 debating season. Our first debate was one that gave less than a good start to the year, as after almost leaving without one debater we arrived at our host school, St. Michael's, to discover that both teams had prepared an affirmative argument. After much heated discussion we departed demoralised and depressed, but this was not to be the last of our trials, for fifteen kilometres from Geelong we were reprimanded by the dreaded Booze Bus. But from here we started on a magnificent year of debating which was to take us to the threshold of the State finals. The next debate was a great success with the team winning comfortably on the topic 'That our sports heroes are paid too much." But the following debate was to pit us against the creme de la creme of the debating world. The name of Mount Scopus is one that gains shrieks of horror from adjudicators and debaters alike, for they are renowned for their debating prowess. But they managed only to defeat us by the slender margin of one point on the topic "That teachers are justified in taking industrial action." As the negative we were pleased with such a close debate considering our opponent and the fact that it was only our second debate for the year. We again travelled to Melbourne to debate the topic 'That a casino has no place in Victoria" we were the affirmative and we recorded a win by six points. The next topic was one that was quite difficult to decipher, we were at a loss as to how to approach it, the topic was "That Goldilocks should have been spanked" we decided to interpret it as a literal statement that was talking about

the repercussions of the book on the innocent mind of the child. This approach seemed to be the correct one as we gained another win for the season. The final debate for the year was great fun as all team members had overcome the initial nerves associated with the first few debates. We were arguing "That our police force should be given wider powers" and for the second time we were against St. Michael's - a school with a long established debating history. The Geelong College managed to win by four points. The final event for the team in 1991 was a display debate at the Preparatory School against the year nine house debating winners - Calvert, the topic was that "It is harder for girls". The school debating team was the affirmative and with a team that was two thirds male and an opposition that was all female we had the makings of a very interesting debate which is exactly what the result turned out to be. Overall the year was a great success, with the College team coming within one solitary point of the State finals, the trips to Melbourne were indeed a learning experience and a great deal of fun, and so very special thanks must go to the following people: Nathan Byrne, Katie Munro, Prue Johnstone, James Briggs, Nerida Grebe and Charne Flowers, who all gave fine performances and showed consistent effort. And a very sincere thanks to Mrs. Hildebrand for her unfailing support and effort over the entire year. After the successes of this year, The Geelong College Debating Team is assured of great achievement in the future. DAVID NEAL

Back Row: David Neal, Nerida Grebe, Nathan Byrne, Prue Johnstone Front Row: Katie Munro, Tara Eaton, Charne Rowers, Mrs C Hildebrand Absent: James Briggs

AN EXPERIENCE OF WORK Each year, Work Experience produces a flurry of hopes: by parents, that this will be their child's chosen career, and all those uncertainties and confusions will have disappeared; by students, that they will be able to cope in such a new environment and that they will like the area to which they have been allocated. There are many risks associated with placing students in the workforce. Fortunately, the majority of students find their own placements. Job searching skills are best acquired through students making contact with prospective employers themselves rather than having their parents do it for them. Students taking up placements must be prepared to accept what often turns out to be a quite different occupation from the one they had in mind! Most of our students rise admirably to the occasion. However, there are risks in believing that a one or two week placement can offer sufficient insight into an occupation to provide the basis on which a career can be decided. More important, and valuable for students, is the experience of being a part of the workforce, in finding out how employees are expected to function through a working day. Perhaps, in the process of this experience of work, a student may also discover more about a particular career, and what people who work in this area may actually do. With Work Experience a part of Australian Studies, students are able to look at these aspects of work, and further understand what their own interest and priorities are, and what will be expected of them. Approximately 170 students completed their placements this year over some 78 different occupations ranging from Television Production, Advertising, Meteorology to Hospitality, Audio Engineering and Landscape Gar-

dening. We owe an enormous debt to the generosity and enthusiasm of businesses who guided our students through their week of Work Experience. Many placements involve observation but little real involvement (as for example in some of the professional areas). In others, depending upon the interest and nature of the individual, wonderful opportunities may arise to become an active participant. Some students are lucky enough to have completed some research work for a legal office, document designs for a printing office, part construction of a house addition, or a published article for a local newspaper. In the latter example, Katrina Hosie spent a week at The Geelong News, and amongst her publications in that week was the following article. Congratulations Katrina! By courtesy of "Geelong News", 2 3 / 4/91 "When it's so hard to hold back the tears Many people will be aware that last week was Alzheimer's Week. The community's awareness was heightened and new knowledge gained by those who took time to read the articles on this disease, which appeared as feature articles in many major newspapers. Alzheimer's Week is now over and the initial impact on reading these articles is almost forgotten. However, for those who have a family member suffering from Alzheimer's, their awareness, anguish and grief remain a vivid reality for 52 weeks of every year. My Nana suffers from Parkinsonism, and as a result, Alzheimer's Disease. This has had enormous repercussions on our family as the burden of care falls most often on one or more of the immediate family members, this being primarily my mum. The emotional, physical and financial hardships can be overwhelming, and our family has experienced much heartbreak since the onset of the disease, with mum bearing the brunt of this. I am very fortunate in being able to remember what my Nana was like before the onset of the disease, six years ago, unlike my five-year-old brother who once came running from my Nana's room in the nursing home, laughingly telling us that "Nana's pretending she can't remember who I am." He has known Nana only in this condition and therefore doesn't realise the cruelty of this disease. I treasure my memories of Nana and can still remember her as a very gentle and loving woman who always took an immense interest in whatever her grandchildren were involved in, which my Papa still does to this day.

They live up the road from us and I can remember sleeping the night at their house once a week. Nana and I would spend the following morning baking cakes and biscuits together and she's always let me lick the bowl! I always looked forward to Sunday lunch when our family would walk up to their house, drinking in the delicious aroma of roast meat - my favour part of the meal would be the jelly which we always had for dessert! My Nana is now living in a nursing home and in the past two years I have visited her four times. This may sound terrible, but whenever I see her, it's extremely hard to hold back the tears. She always looks so old and frail and has a blank expression in her eyes and when I'm talking to her, she will often stare off into space or start talking about something which makes no sense. For me, the most upsetting part of the disease is that there is no known cause or cure and that she's not going to get any better. At times I have wished my Nana would die; to put her out of her pain and suffering, to maintain what dignity she still has left, to lessen the burden of pain on mum's and the family's shoulders and most importantly for myself (and perhaps selfishly) to remember my Nana as a beautiful and healthy human being. Each time I see her, her deteriorated figure remains in my mind, and this is slowly taking over my beautiful image of her. I hope my Nana will sleep in peace soon, and I know that when she goes, she will know that she has led a very fulfilled life, and that she is leaving behind a family and many friends who care very deeply for her, and will always remember her. An estimated 30,000 Victorians have some form of dementia, Australia wide, the figure is about 140,000 people, with Alzheimer's Disease accounting for 60 per cent of all the dementias. Alzheimer's Disease has been called the "disease of the century" because, with the continuing growth of the population most prone to dementia - those aged 70 or more - the number of Alzheimer's patients will double within the next 10 years." MRS. S.D. FISHER Tareers Advisor and Work Experience Co-ordinator

Committee dated 26th September 1949, the first one which Don Webb was to attend. "Mr. Webb's message to the Council was as follows" Not to worry about the number of members but rather to make the H.O.G. run efficiently and cultivate an air of good will." This Mr. Don Webb certainly did and the H.O.G. and students that passed through his care will be forever grateful for his guidance and goodwill. MR. P.C. TAYLOR WWarden, House of Guilds

HOUSE OF GUILDS The House of Guilds in 1991 has continued to prove a popular place for both students of the school and members of the public. The H.O.G. has been accessed by many students at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends who have discovered the joys and frustrations of working with their hands and involving themselves in many varied creative pursuits. There has been a long history of leatherwork, woodwork, printing and metalwork taking place in the H.O.G. Some of these activities such as printing and electronics are rarely pursued by students these days. However, this year the areas of woodwork, metalwork and Planter Box making have certainly been popular. By the end of 1991 there would be few homes in Geelong that are not graced with a planter box made in the H.O.G. this year. It is understood that Messrs. Walker and Yee Pty. Ltd. will be soon listed on the Stock Exchange after the success of their commerce project this year! Other projects made include guitars, desks, tables and various turned objects. With the introduction of leadlighting facilities in 1991 it is hoped more members of the school community will venture to the Austin Gray Centre and find their way to the H.O.G.

EXCURSIONS YEAR 11 G E O G R A P H Y FIELD TRIP - ALPINE AREAS OF VICTORIA On Sunday the 5th of May at 6.00 a.m. in the morning,the two Year 11 Geography classes left for the Alpine area in the North East of Victoria. After a couple of stops on the way we arrived at the bottom of Mt. Stirling. We started our ascent of the mountain under the control of Mr. Claringbold and Mrs. Fo-

Over the past eleven years the Geelong community has benefited greatly by having access to membership of the H.O.G. There have been many new members join this year to learn new skills or perhaps utilise ones they already have. There would be few schools in Australia where this unique arrangement is in operation. Finally it is with a great sense of sadness that the College community noted the death earlier this year of a past Warden of the House of Guilds, Mr. Don Webb. Mr. Webb was Warden between 1939 and 1943 and 1949 and 1972 - a total of 27 years. It was with interest that I recently read the minutes of the H.O.G.

ley. After hours of walking we arrived at the Geelong Grammar School cabin which was near the summit. Here we took a drink break and warmed ourselves by the beautiful open fire. We then continued on to the summit where we stopped and had lunch and admired the spectacular views. You could see forever in all directions and Mt. Buller looked very interesting from here because you could see the ski runs down the mountain and at that time there was no snow, so it looked completely different. We then walked around to Mt. Buller and although the walk was tough at times, everyone enjoyed the breathtaking views and the clean mountain air. When we got to Mt. Buller Village we all took a well deserved break and ate at one of the most popular cafes on the mountain. After we regained our energy we set off again and went to the top of the ski runs and examined their effects on the environment. We then walked to the top of The Summit and sat for an hour admiring the views and spectacular countryside below. After our descent we headed by bus to our lodge at Merrijig where we based ourselves for the three days. The lodge was extremely comfortable and warm and the hot meal that night was delicious. That night we relaxed, some people played table tennis, some thrill seekers went for a splash in the near frozen water of the pool while others jammed into the spa. After a tiring but enjoyable day everyone fell asleep soon after the lights went out at 11.00 p.m. Day 2 saw us off to yet another early

start. We went to Merimbula where we were supposedly meeting Sandy Jeffcoat from the Resorts Commission. Unfortunately he didn't turn up and as we were eager to begin our horseriding we climbed on the bus and left for Stockyard Flat. After some tricky driving from Terry the bus driver we arrived to be met by a very charming young man - Chris Stoney. He assigned us our horses that were to be our companions for the day. After having 'getting to know you' chats with our horses, we were off. As the day progressed and we became more confident, the horse riding became more exciting. After some spectacular riding from Nathan Wileman and a brilliant but unsuccessful jump from Cameron Rudolph we arrived dirty, happy and very bruised back at Stockyard Flat. Back at Merrijig lodge, we showered, ate a very tasty roast dinner, chatted with Chris Stoney and then slept our tiredness away. On the third day of our Alpine fieldtrip, we were told we could sleep in, so we were woken at the late hour of 7.00 a.m. After waking we had a fulfilling breakfast and ventured across to the Geelong Grammar School at Timbertop. We visited the chapel and were told about its design and creation. Before leaving, we climbed Bald Hill to see the views of the school and the surrounding areas. On the way home we stopped at Mansfield and walked up the main street seeing landsights etc. After this we ventured home, arriving at 3.15 p.m. A wonderful fieldtrip and great learning time was had by all. YEAR 11 GEOGRAPHY LITTLE DESERT TRIP, Year 12 Within a week of term two, all evidence of the holiday mood had disappeared amongst year twelve Biology students. The weekend at Little Desert was looming closer, as was the knowledge we could postpone the dreaded Biology option no longer. With the prospect of a sleepless weekend ahead, we left school on the 4th of May. For many, depression had sunk in, with the realisation that they would also be missing the long awaited INXS concert. (The depression was also reinforced by witnessing of 8 Express "rock" videos from approximately 1982, as we passed through Ballarat.) Upon arriving in the Little Desert, we wasted no time in getting to work. Whimpey, our host, was briefly introduced, and he began the first of his many lectures over the next few days. We learnt much about the bird tagging scheme he is involved in, as well as seeing our first close-up view of an echid-

na. The remainder of that day was spent viewing the cleared regions of the Little Desert National Park, the Mallee Fowl mounds, and a quick stroll down the Pops trail before dinner. Rooms one and two certainly learnt a new meaning for kitchen duty that evening, as they juggled waitressing with dishwashing under Maureen's watchful eye. That evening was occupied with Whimpey's famous slide show, which was helpful in introducing us to the flora and fauna we would be writing about in our assignments. Once this was over, we all commenced (or tried to) the option in the work room. For many, their caffeine addiction began, as numerous cups of coffee were swallowed in attempts to stay awake. However, that night was perhaps not as workorientated as the next, with the temptation to socialise often overcoming the need for serious work. Sleep also gave way to conversation and card games at 3.00 a.m., but largely the night was uneventful. It was with dark circles and tempers to match, that Biology students greeted the infuriatingly cheerful members of staff the next morning. The itinerary for the next day appeared daunting, and with cold toast the highlight of the meal it was no wonder. Students also learnt not to push their luck with Milo rations, being reprimanded for exceeding the one teaspoon limit! However, with breakfast settling in our stomachs, in groups of eight, we set out for the day in the Little Desert Jeeps, preparing ourselves for the furious notetaking which was to come. The beauty of the National Park was perhaps not fully realised, as many scrawled down information which could be helpful for their option. Whimpey provided us with extensive examples of adaptations, and demonstrated a clear understanding of, as well as interest in the Little Desert region. Most scenery, however, was observed from inside the jeeps. Lunch was well deserved, as the hike to the site was exhausting for many. It

was impossible to lose our way, because of the fluorescent pink t-shirt of a certain biologist standing out against the "Desert" greens! The bush cooking of the Hot Dogs was an interesting diversion, but eventually our hunger was relieved. Conrad Pearson was seen to consume four hot dogs, whilst countless others gorged themselves on cake and cordial. To our dismay, the walking for the day had not finished, as we found ourselves following yet another bush trail at the conclusion of lunch. During this walk, we discovered a sense of humour was a necessity, just to keep some sense of sanity. After three-quarters of an hour, Matthew Magarey and Nick Murphy staged a mutiny, refusing to walk another step. This was well received by Mrs. Lethbridge and Mr. Gilson, and so numerous individuals succumbed to aching feet and fatigue. The jeep's eventual arrival, saw the actual smiling of some year twelve students, who thought it heralded some sort of miracle. With a new lease of life, some students pursued sarcasm with a vengeance. Notes were pinned on the back of jeeps, and the insults were flying thick and fast. The quick wit of Kirsten Abbott, combined with the hysterical laughter of Megan Pascoe, was a clear victory over the cutting remarks of Ben Gartland, who resorted to personal criticism in the end. But talks on the wedge-tail eagle restored us to reality, as did the slow crawl back to Little Desert Lodge. The boys tried to stall the assignment by the kicking of footballs, probably hoping that a broken wrist or arm would befall them, and the option could not be completed. Some excellent kicking skills displayed by Jane Colls and Mr. Gilson perhaps overshadowed the undeniable fascination many girls had for the Boarder boys. However, once dinner was finished, the reality of the unfolding evening was obvious. The workroom on Saturday night was quite unlike that of the previous night. Students were subdued,

only pausing the pens on the paper to stifle a yawn, or drink the ever present cup of coffee. The record of staying up all night was broken by two students who went to bed with their assignments completed at 11.00, much to the envy of others. But most lived up to tradition, and were writing biological observations well into the next morning. The breakfast bell of Sunday morning, saw many not making it to the breakfast table. Most who arrived were half asleep and unenthusiastic. The words "Mallee fowl" and "adaptation" were met with insults, clearly two words we never wanted to hear again. But it was with a sense of triumph that assignments were submitted, and students boarded the bus for the two and a half to three hour sleep that lay ahead. On behalf of the year twelve Biology students, we would like to extend our thanks to Mr. Young, Mrs. Lethbridge, and Mr. Gilson, for their patience and dedication over the weekend. EVETTE WENLOCK CATHERINE HARRIS

YEAR 11 BIOLOGY C A M P LITTLE DESERT At 8.30 a.m. on a cold Sunday morning over forty bleary-eyed students clad in flannelette shirts and boots, departed on their pilgrimage to the Little Desert, located in Western Victoria. They were accompanied by four unfortunate teachers and an unsuspecting bus driver. The four hour journey went quickly, highlighted by a video of the 1990 VFL Grand Final supplied by Shem Fitzgerald! On arrival at the Little Desert we were greeted by Wimpey, our host for the next three days. Our first afternoon was spent visiting a mallee fowl mound, and later the aviary where Wimpey had a complicated conversation with Jack the mallee fowl. Dinner was an interesting experience followed by some educational slides about plant adaptations. We then settled down with our Walkmans and coffee to try and hack through the massive pile of work we had to complete before

returning home. We were sent to bed at 11.30 p.m. by some teachers who wanted to recover before an early start the next morning. After breakfast we split into groups and jumped into the back of our allotted 4-wheel drives. After a few stops and starts we were off. The rest of the day saw us learning from hands-on experience of practical work in the Little Desert. The break and sandwiches were greatly appreciated by all! That night saw us hitting the books once again in an attempt to get the work completed although it took some people all night! The next morning after an all-in match of soccer and invigorating walk led by Mrs. Lethbridge and Mrs. Fulton, we got on the bus and headed off home. As well as widening our biological knowledge, these few days were enjoyed by all, which is a credit to all staff involved. VERITY MASON THE GEELONG COLLEGE SKI TRIP 13 -18 September, 1991 This year's ski trip was the fourth for the College since they began in 1987. There was a record attendance with 127 students and 16 staff involved. It was the fourth year of staffing for Mr. Seeckts, Mr. Grant and myself and we were most appreciative this year for the extra administrative help from Mrs Knight and attendance by Mrs. Collins as a nurse and Dr. O'Loughlin as a non-staff member yet extremely beneficial participant. Our destination was Hoy's Bon Accord at Harrietville and their usual friendliness and effort were to accompany us for the remainder of the week. We began skiing on Saturday 14th September and experienced great conditions for the next three days. During that time of year it is difficult to en-

visage too much snow, however, cold wet and snowy conditions were common by the following Tuesday at Mt. Hotham and Wednesday at Falls Creek. The bus trips were a continual adventure as negotiating roads and traffic became quite an exercise. From the onset the College contingent hit Mt. Hotham with considerable gusto and I was pleasantly impressed by the quick learning and advancement by all students. Groups were venturing around the various slopes and developing techniques through lessons in over two and a half metres of snow. The highlights, through general observation, ranged from mountain expertise to enthusiastic attacks upon the mountain. Those who found time to take in the views of the surrounding Bogong Plateau and appreciate the incredible beauty of the area also experienced a further exhilaration within the sport itself. Mt. Hotham offers many challenging runs and on bright days it is an excellent venue as most runs end in close proximity to each other, enabling close contact between the large number of students. This year there was also a group of snowboarding enthusiasts, as well as an increasing number taking on the more difficult runs made available by the vast amounts of snow. We were fortunate with only minor injuries and flu, mostly resultant from another rigorous term. Some students have attended the trip for three or four years and I would like to personally thank them and the newcomers who always make the ski trip an enjoyable experience for the staff as well. It was obvious, as evidenced on the last day at Falls Creek, that there was no lack of imagination in overcoming poor weather to have a great day on a relatively unknown mountain. As the buses rolled back into Geelong around midnight on the Wednesday there was a definite lethargy in the legs and longing for a warm bed and home cooking. MR. D.A. CURNOW

MUSIC 1991 has been a busy and rewarding year for all music staff and students. In the last week of term two the annual music camp was held again at the Lady Northcote Camp in the hills some 15 kilometers from Bacchus Marsh. It was a week in which all musical groups did some intensive practice in a social atmosphere, preparing for the final night concert which was held in the Robertson Hall at the Preparatory School. Next on the agenda was the Geelong Eisteddfod held at Geelong East Technical School in August. There were some very pleasing results with the senior strings, symphony orchestra and stage band coming first in their sections, the senior concert band, preparatory school string orchestra and the senior brass ensemble coming second and the preparatory school concert band coming fourth. The vocal ensemble gained a well earned second in their section which was held at Morongo College. The following weekend was the Royal South Street competitions in Ballarat. Up against some of the best groups in Australia, Geelong College weathered the cold (it snowed on the Friday night) and put in some admirable performances, such as gaining an honourable mention in the school's stage band section on the Friday night and a second place for the senior strings in their section on the Sunday morning. However, our moment of glory came when the

Geelong College Symphony Orchestra took out first place on the Sunday afternoon, defeating Blackburn High (a music high school) who had won the coveted sheild for the past nine years (except one year when Brighton High from South Australia won). It certainly made the early start that morning worthwhile. The College Review, held in the Morrison Hall in August, again featured most groups as well as excerpts from works produced in the school's drama programme. The senior school concert band opened the show by accompanying Dr. Richardson, who played 'Amazing Grace' on the bagpipes. The vocal group, brass ensemble, senior strings, Collegians Jazz Band, prep string orchestra, Campbell House strings and last but .... least? the 'Chork'n Torkers' a staff vocal group, all added to a very evening. Our last major event was the Foundation Day Concert, held for the first time in the Ford Theatre of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 12th September. The larger music groups in the school from Campbell House, Middle School and Senior School provided the programme for this concert with the proceeds going to Education Fund. We thank 'Batman and Robyn' from the foundation office, and the foundation members for their support in making the evening a success. A fitting end to a rewarding year in the music department. MUSIC C A M P REPORT By popular demand, the school music camp was again at the Lady Northcote Camp on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh. The music teachers enthusiastically led the way with the music students hot on their heels (well almost). It was late afternoon when we reached the camp, with everyone anxious to begin their music making. After dinner, the instrumentalists and the vocal groups went off to their respective rooms for the first rehearsal. During the weeks leading up to the

Mr P. Hannah, Michelle Visser, Fleur Dickie

THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Back: Tim Nicholls, Marcus Herrick, Ben Miller, Mark Elshout, Rhys Jones, Warren Parker, Grahame Lethbridge. Fourth: Alicia Chong, Joel Gladman, Terence Reidy, Brett Grace, Andrew McKie, Paul Roth, Melinda Hobbs, Belinda Synot, Carl Jennings. Third: Mitchell Anderson, Scott Pearce, Andrew Jenner, Jonathon Spear, David Henderson, Stewart Venters, Christine Hood, Fleur Dickie, Michelle Visser, Amanda Notini. Second: Georgina Cameron, Nicole Ronald, Samantha Armitage, Laura Bridges, Amanda Synot, Yvette Jenner, Ruth Dougherty, Anita Ciach, Felicity Emselle. Mrs. U. Kamburowski. Front: James Griffiths, Mrs. M. Dwyer, Ruth Stoneman, Alison Hatton, Macgregor Haines, Chloe Collins, Jane Armstrong, Rebecca Brown Mr. H. Hood, Murray Keeble. Absent: Katrina Hosie, Ben Collins, Ben Roberts, William Mills, Amber Brooke, Emily Chappie, Michelle Collins.

camp, the members of the string orchestra had been holding their breath in anticipation of what to expect for our rehearsal room. Would it be a dormitory, an abandoned hut, or the dining room of one of the houses? No such luck (phew!!), we were allocated a small room (freshly painted) away from most of the other camp facilities. (Mrs Dwyer, was this a hint?!) Between our various coffee breaks and leisure activities, the string orchestra managed to conquer such challenging works as, Concerto for Oboe and Strings by Corello - Barbirolli; Concerto Grosso by Vivaldi and Jazz Suite by Leighton Tiffault. These were very ambitious peices to tackle, but under the capable baton and guidance of Mrs. Dwyer, we were soon able to play them at a very high standard. The string orchestra also had its own taxi service, (driven by various students on different nights) just joking, Mrs Dwyer did all the chauffering to and

from the rehearsal venue. After tea we'd load our instruments and ourselves onto the bus, and be taxied down to our rehearsal room. At the conclusion of our final rehearsal each night, any person who wasn't willing to tackle the muddy grounds with a torch could be taxied back to the dining room for supper. This year's camp gave an excellent opportunity for our Concert Band to get accustomed to its new co-conductor Mr Irwin. Hours of practising in the mornings and evenings enabled us to reach a high performance standard with various works which included; Jubilesta; Circus Suite; Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Weber and 'Little' Rhapsody in Blue a shortened work of the same name by George Gershwin. Not only were we under the experienced guidance of Mr. Hannah and Mr. Irwin, but we were also conducted by Terence Reidy when we rehearsed and performed a work of art entitled 'Flight' which he co-composed with old collegian Mathew Shelley.

The Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Hood also practised for many hours, making up for lost rehearsal time during second term when many students had clashes with sporting commitments on Tuesdays after school. Nevertheless, quite a number of works were practised and made ready for concerts and eisteddfods, some which included; The Dream of Scipioni by Mozart; En Bateau by Debussy; Procession of the Sardar by Ippolitov-Ivanov and Typewriter by Leroy Anderson. The Vocal Ensemble trained by Mrs. Todd, besides singing as a group, also performed in duets, trios and quartets which added variety to their programme for the week. Other activities enjoyed by the vocalists were daily discussion sessions held outside and led in turn by the year twelve students. Two videos were screened as well. In the afternoons, during our free time, most of us found something fun to do. Nearly every day, a group of stu-

dents went horseriding at a nearby property, while another group went on long hikes. The people who stayed in the camp, spent the hours kicking a football, playing basketball, participating in aerobics, jogging or sleeping. Some of the year senior students pretended to do homework. Also during our afternoon breaks, the Collegians Jazz Band practised for 'Star Search' which was held in Geelong on the Tuesday night of the camp. Before dinner each afternoon, all campers combined for a session of singing 'singing for our dinner'. We practiced two works during this time; 'Dies Irae' from Mozart's Requeim and 'The Lampton Worm' a North of England folksong, a request we weren't allowed to refuse from Mr. Hood who had to spend some time teaching us to pronounce the words and sing with a 'Geordie' accent. And lastly, thanks must go to the teachers already mentioned along with Mrs. Edwards, Miss McAllister, Mr.Jeffery and Mrs. Kambourowski for productive and fun week of music making. Without their dedication and organisation the music camp couldn't have gone ahead. MELINDA HOBBS

YEAR 10 ROCK GROUP Joshua Millen, Mr. B. Edwards, Ben Roberts, Simon Thomas, Marty Robert. (Band and Symphony Orchestra) KATRINA HOSIE (String Orchestra) JEN O'DONNELL (Singing and Leisure) The College Concert Series this year provided some excellent musical experiences through the presentation of a wide variety of performers and performances. The highlight of the year being the concert presented by the Prazak Quartet, a string quartet from Prague. They presented great works by Dvorak,

Janacek and Smetana. I would like to invite all our readers to subscribe to the concerts series in 1992 by contacting the Director of Music for information about subscription and single tickets. The string orchestra and concert band rehearsals after school on Mondays have been well attended except for the examination period for years 11 and 12. The symphony orchestra at their rehearsals on Tuesdays have had the misfortune (this year especially) of having many students committed to sport at the same time. This situation has made our

THE CONCERT BAND Back : Terence Reidy, Alicia Chong, Graeme Lethbridge, Scott Pearce, Mitchell Anderson, Ben Miller, Vincent De Stefano, Timothy Nicholls, Revel Cooper, David Spear, Bruno Siketa. Fourth: Paul Roth, Melinda Hobbs, Megan Walter, Mark Elshout, Geoff Cooper, Marcus Herrick, Claude Mocellin, Warren Parker, Andrew Graham, Patrick Van Prooyan. Third: Miss C Mc Allister, Paul Di Stefano, Tim Reichl, Andrew Mc Kie, Brett Grace, Martin Whitehead, Luke Coulson, Simon Aspinall, Rhys Jones, Joel Gladman. Second: Seaton Daw, Claire Hart, Stewart Venters, Victoria Rippon, Georgina Ashby, Kerry Sowerby, Christine Hood, Clare Dowling, Justine Kelly, Joanna Langton. Front: Carl Jennings, Belinda Synot, Kirsten Ellis, Sophie Weddell, Kate Dethridge, Mr. M. Erwin, Mr. P. Hannah, Michelle Visser, Elizabeth Carter, Satu Sahla, Amanda Notini, Fleur Dickie.

BRASS ENSEMBLE Back: Mark Elshout, Ben Miller, Scott Pearce, Terence Reidy. Front: Marcus Herrick, Rhys Jones, Melinda Hobbs, Paul Roth. Absent: Mr. R. Sullivan

THE COLLEGIANS JAZZBAND Back: Mark Elshout, Vincent de Stefano, Fleur Dickie. Front: Terence Reidy, Christine Hood, Brett Grace, Joel Gladman.

rehearsals rather disappointing considering the potential of its members and the level of performance that could be achieved with full rehearsals. It seems that most music organisations want to run their special events in August of each year, and this year has unfortunately turned out to be much the same. Entries were lodged for the Geelong and Ballarat Eisteddfods and, for the first time, the Melbourne Schools Music Festival, all of which took place in August. The College musicians performed very well in all sections.The Senior String Ensemble gained first place in two sections of the Geelong Eisteddfod and 3rd place in the Ballarat Eisteddfod; the Preparatory School String Orchestra gained 1st and 2nd in two sections of the Geelong Eiseddfod, Stage band gained first place in the Geelong Eisteddfod; Concert Band gained 2nd place in the Geelong Eisteddfod; Symphony Orchestra gained first place in both the Geelong Eisteddfod and the Ballarat Eisteddfod. The AMEB examinations commenced on 5th August and went through to the 6th September. Some 180 students from the College presented for both practical and theory of music examinations. The stage band, rehearsed and conducted by Mr B Edwards, which also incorporates a dixieland jazz group, along with Mr Sullivan's brass ensemble, started the year off well by playing at Queen's Park for the Geelong Central Rotary Club at their tree - planting day on Sunday 5th May. The dixieland group, now called "The

VOCAL ENSEMBLE Back: Peter Wilson, Murray Keeble, Harry Fallaw, Matthew Bates, James Edwards. Middle : Sophie Weddell, Emma Campbell, Melinda Hobbs, Mrs. H. Todd. Front: Sophie Collins, Cate Edwards

YEAR 9 WOODWIND ENSEMBLE Back : Luke Coulson, Kim Faulkner, Amanda Synot, Nicholas Clark. Front: Kirsten Ellis, Justine Kelly, Seaton Daw, Mr. P. Hannah.

Collegians Jazz Band" performed at the opening of a new wing at the William Angliss College in Melbourne on Friday 26th July, and on Sunday 11th August at the Corio Club in Geelong West. They also competed successfully in the instrumental group section of Highton Rotary's "Star Search" competition gaining second place. On Sunday 2nd June a small ensemble of string players rehearsed by Mrs M Dwyer provided the music for a special dinner at the Corio Club in Geelong West. They also performed at a recital for the opening of the extensions of St. Luke's Church, Highton. David Brennan, a member of the Australian and State Opera Companies, came to the school as 'Artist in Residence" during the second week of term. Besides imparting his knowledge and expertise to all our singing students by way of formal lessons and masterclasses, he performed magnificently to a full school assembly and was ably accompanied by Christy Roth who is in her first year at Melbourne University. On Tuesday 14th May, Napier Girls' High School Symphony Orchestra from New Zealand visited Geelong College as part of their Australian tour. They worked with the College Symphony Orchestra during the afternoon and our normal after school rehearsal time . Although their stay was very short, the experience gained during the workshop type rehearsal and the social interaction was a very worthwhile activity for both groups. May I take this opportunity to thank all those families who took one or more of the Napier girls as guests. The 'Symphony at Seven' series of concerts given by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne Concert Hall were very much appreciated by both students and staff who have subscribed to the series. Peter Sculthorpe's Sun Music, Dvorak's 9th Symphony and the Telemann Oboe Concerto were well received. A further group of students attended the Victorian State Opera production of Turandot on 8th May, Madame Butterfly on 31st July and Aida on the 8th August at the State Theatre in Melbourne. The Music Camp, being held from Saturday 29th June to Thursday 4 July at the Lady Northcote Camp near Bacchus Marsh, was well organised with a good representative number from the Concert Band, Senior String Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. Students rehearsed in the mornings and evenings on new and existing repertoire, and on Thursday evening, they presented a concert featuring highlights of the week's programme.

String Orchestra Back: Andrew Jenner, Jonathon Spear, David Henderson. Second: Samantha Armitage, Laura Bridges, Amanda Synot, Yvette Jenner, Ruth Dougherty, Anita Ciach. Front: Ruth Stoneman, Alison Hatton, Mrs. M. Dwyer, Macgregor Haines, Jane Armstrong. Absent: Katrina Hosie, Ben Collins, William Mills, Amber Brooke.

STAGE BAND Back: Rhys Jones, Mark Elshout, Marcus Herrick, Vincent de Stefano, Carl Jennings. Middle: Terence Reidy, Scott Pearce, Ben Miller, Paul Roth, Fleur Dickie, Mr. B. Edwards. Front: Andrew McKie, Christine Hood, Brett Grace, Marty Roberts , Simon Aspinall. Afternoon activities included: study time for other school subjects (work taken from school), football, tennis, table tennis, volley-ball, bush walking, and horse riding. On Thursday 20th June, a successful music evening was presented by students performing in a variety of solos and ensembles. The evening included works presented by the Year 11 VCE students for the grading of assessment tasks derived from solo and group performance work requirements. The evening was attended by a small but appreciative audience.

The music students and staff congratulate Fleur Dickie on being awarded the diploma of Associate of Music of Australia (A. Mus. A.). This diploma is not easy by any means, and students performing at this level during their secondary schooling are really achieving at an outstanding level in music. Fleur's involvement in the music program on flute and piano in both solo and ensemble performance is very much appreciated by all. The Annual Education Concert was held this year for the first time as the Foundation Concert at The Performing 94

Arts Centre. With the support of the Foundation members, this venture proved to be very worthwhile as it provided all Music groups from Campbell house through the Middle school to the Senior groups,the opportunity to give a public performance in a Community Venue. The College Music Students performed to a large audience. Proceeds from this Concert went to the Education fund. Finally, the greatest highlight of the year is the acceptance (by the World Projects committee) of the Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra to take part in the '92 International Music Festival to be held in Sydney early in July. Both groups were invited to audition by producing a taped recording demonstrating examples of their programs. Thirty-four groups from around the world have been selected as Festival participants utilizing a written application, together with an audio cassette audition. Fourteen of these spaces have been allotted to Australian groups, with the remainder international performing groups. H. HOOD Director of Music

DRAMA The Drama Programme for 1991 has been a very busy one throughout the year. The first major production was Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". The Principal's report in the Newsletter reflected on the quality of performance from all concerned. "On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 23rd, 24th and 25th May, "The Crucible" became the talking point of the school.

On each of the three nights, but especially the Friday night, the audiences were totally enthralled throughout and their applause at the end of each act reflected their genuine involvement in what was a stunning production of Arthur Miller's classic. Outstanding students in the production were James Edwards, Jane Colls, Sophie Collins, Tabsie Lowdon, Milan Perkins, Aaron Richardson, and James Wilson. But each member of the cast excelled themselves, creating levels

of performance which provided the foundation for the major characters to develop the dramatic tensions and conflicts of the play to the full. The dramatic maturity of the performances was way beyond the chronological ages of the actors and, at times, parts of the production were chillingly "real". In addition there was tremendous support from backstage crew and staff, particularly Mr. Philip Taylor with set design, and Mr. Roger Salen with sound and lighting. A production of this type has the capacity to draw together a cast of players and supporters in a team effort that is quite the equal of any sporting achievement and the excellence of this production bore more than eloquent testimony to the innate capacities of some very talented people within the school." James Edwards' "Sport Report" in Assembly noted the feedback from enthusiastic and responsive audiences complemented the sense of great achievement by all those involved. "Mr Sheahan, Members of staff, fellow students. The opening round of drama for 1991 was played here in Morrison Hall our home ground, last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and was another successful outing for the firsts. Using the well documented home ground advantage all players combined well to produce a team effort victory in the form of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". After overcoming the nerves and stage fright encountered by seeing great support from family, friends - and boarders, the adrenalin began to pump and the results were evident as the crowd and players became more vocal. The consistent Milan Perkins put in another fine effort in the first act to open

our account, this standard of play was then carried on into the act by which time we had established an insurmountable "lead" - Jane Colls. Giles Corey was dragged off in the third act with the stage hands and make-up artists at first believing him to have strained a "crucible" ligament. However Corey's injury was far more serious and our coach, Mr. Roland, directed him to spend the entire fourth act in the wing-s. The performance came to an emotional end at the turn of the page after all our goals had been achieved. Memorable performances were put in by James Wilson, Aaron Richardson, Sophie Collins and Tabsie Lowdon, however, no one performance should be ap-

plauded above any other as all players gave of their all. The combination of youth and experience served us well and therefore indicates a strong future for drama at the College. On behalf of the players I would like to thank all those involved in our victory including Mr. Roland, Miss Wilson, Mr. Salen, Hamish Dennis, and the many other people too numerous to mention in backstage, front of house, make-up, wardrobe, publicity, programs, photography, sets and properties. It was great to see so many people from so many areas of College life involved with 'The Crucible" in what can truly be described as the school play. Thank you." The College Review/Revue provided the school community and friends with an opportunity to enjoy some of the many music and drama activities from Campbell House through to Senior students and staff. For some two and a half hours a wide and entertaining variety of performances was thoroughly enjoyed

by enthusiastic audiences. One feature involved the introduction of "Theatre Sports" - competitive games of improvisation skills performed to capacity audiences each Thursday lunchtime during the winter terms. The Elliott Theatre has become a focal point too for Year group drama evenings. Each of three classes at Year 9 level had two very successful performances, as did the two Year 10 classes. Year 11 Assessment involved Direction and Production with a very interesting range of dramatic excerpts which reflected their work in developing skills in Stage Craft and Production processes and performance. Year 12 and Year 11 students combined to finish the year with the hilariously entertaining production of Peter Shaffer's "Black Comedy". For James Edwards, Aaron Richardson (Joint Drama Prize Winners for 1991), Kate Walker, Jacki Davis, Nicole Wallace and David Cairns, it was the happy finale to their College Drama experiences. For Milan Perkins, Marley Huxley and Dani Mcintosh their work should stand them in

good stead for next year's productions. As well as teacher involvement in the School Review, and behind the scenes in all the various productions, "Candlelight Theatre" provided another opportunity for staff and parents and friends to join together for two very entertaining and enjoyable evenings in the School Dining Hall - the last weekend of Term 1 should be marked in the Calendar for 1992. Auditions for the first major production for 1992 "The Sentimental Bloke" based on the poetry of C.J. Dennis and now musical score by contemporary Melbourne composer George Dreyfus, have been held and a first-class cast of principals and chorus is set to perform in the early weeks of Term 2. So with successful major productions and the exciting growth of the various year group performances, the increasing numbers involved with both the class room drama and theatre studies, and the extra-curricular programme, we have much to look forward to in 1992. MR. M.J. ROLAND Director of Drama

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for the creation of a better and more sustainable future. Undoubtedly his achievements are unlikely to be surpassed by many Australians, and we were indeed very privileged to have him with us for a short time. MR A.P. SHEAHAN

On Monday, May the twentieth, we were extremely honoured to host a visit by Old Geelong Grammarian Mountaineer, Tim McCartney Snape. Tim, whose love of climbing began during his year at Timbertop, was here ostensibly to speak at the College Foundation sponsored "J.H. Campbell Evening" but we also took the opportunity to have him speak to the whole of the Senior School, seeing that he arrived during the middle of the afternoon. Many will know of Tim's exploits as Australia's premier mountaineer. Twice he has conquered the world's highest mountain, Everest, the second time alone and without the assistance of sherpas or fellow climbers or bottled oxygen, having walked the thousand kilometres from the Bay of Bengal to Base Camp with his wife, Dr Ann Ward. This ascent in 1990 marked the culmination of twelve years of successful Himalayan ascents on ten major expeditions, all of them achieved without bottled oxygen in a daring, light-weight style, and some of them on previously unclimbed routes. Although mountaineering has occupied a good part of his life, Tim's main interest is not in mountaineering or filming: his interests are much broader and revolve around issues which are central to what he considers to be the long term wellbeing of our community, and this shone through very clearly when he spoke both to the students and, in the evening, to the guests at the dinner. In his quiet and unassuming way and with his background in biology from the Australian National University, his great love of, and care for, the environment shone through in what he said. Using the dramatic examples of his mountaineering achievements as a spectacular audio visual framework, he touched all with his message concerning the global environment and the efficient, more intelligent use of human resources

STUDENTS ABROAD Several College students were fortunate enough to travel abroad in 1991. Katrina Hosie travelled to Europe as part of the Chamber Strings of Melbourne. Nathan and Damien Nieuwman participated in the World Junior Diving Championships. Sally Morris waterskied for Australia in The U.S.A.. Simon Weymouth represented Australia as a fencer in Europe. Nicholas Clark, as part of the Scouting movement, traveled to The Netherlands to collect an award. Naomi Mitchell spent time in the U.S.A. as an exchange student. Kirsten Abbott and Fleur Dickie leave for a year in France. Macgregor Haines undertakes a similar exchange to Indonesia. Annie Moser is to travel to Switzerland and other parts of Europe. Jane Colls has accepted an appointment in the U.K. for 1992. The College also hosted three Scandinavian students this year: Fredrik Sjodin, Marko Marenk and Satu Sahla.

FAREWELL & THANKYOU NIGEL FAIRBAIRN

The College will find it hard to fill the shoes of Nigel Fairbairn, who leaves the staff at the end of 1991 after six years of valued and wide-ranging service. Nigel came to the school in 1986 primarily as House Master of Mackie, after holding boarding and teaching positions in Ballarat and Charters Towers. His commitment to boarding and youth can be clearly seen in the caring way he has nurtured the vital formative years of the Mackie Boys. He recently completed his M.Ed, at Melbourne University which focussed on an historical analysis of boarding at The Geelong College. Nigel was also the founding president of the Victorian Association of Boarding School Staff. He leaves Mackie as the second longest-serving House Master in its 53 year history. For many, the rigour of heading a boarding house would be more than sufficient to fill one's time; however Nigel's enthusiasm and input has spread into a multitude of other areas. Nigel was the driving force behind the introduction of Legal Studies at the senior levels of The Geelong College curriculum. In Australian Studies, he was co-editor of Australia: A Changing Culture, which has become the standard Victorian text for the Year 12 subject. In the classroom, he also taught Social Science, Commerce, English and History. For most of his time at the school Nigel has been the coach of the Under 16A Cricket team, and many of his charges have gone on to find success in the College First XI and beyond. He has coached football teams at the junior level, and in the athletics season was the school's shot-put coach. All will remember him, too, for maintaining more than a passing interest in the fortunes of

the Melbourne Football Chib. Between all these commitments, Nigel has also found time to complete studies in Residential School Services, in Legal Practice, in Educational Administration and in Business Studies. He has served two terms as President of the local chapter of the Australian College of Education, and was an executive member of the Council for Educational Administration. Staff and students alike will miss Nigel's enthusiasm, humour, dedication and professional classroom practice. We thank him for his outstanding contribution to The Geelong College, and we thank his family for their support. The Geelong College community wishes Nigel, Chris, Fiona, Claire and Peter all the best at Wesley College in Perth, where Nigel takes up the position of Senior Resident Master.

RAYMOND WILLIAM LANCASTER

passed through his hands was set for a possible vocation in the field of Graphics. Many were the returning Old Collegians who paid him thanks for ensuring their success in a life-long endeavour. * Often dubbed "Mr. Netball", Ray established netball - all fifteen teams within College history with a devotion and time-scale of coaching that may never be equalled. Many hundreds of girls have learned the skills and dedication required to achieve top levels of the sport whilst being trained by him. Everything Ray does is given one hundred per cent of effort and any person who came within his sphere of interest was expected to come up to his standards and this applied right across the board, old or young! In his photography, where he was possibly more enthusiastic than J.H.C., Ray was always to be seen with a brace of S.L.R.s over the shoulder. After any sporting event at school, a display of magnificent prints appeared in his classroom window for all to peruse. Ray was a founder of VIGEX, now an International Exposition in Geelong! Apart from his grandchildren, Ray's hobbies and relaxation include the restoration and display of very early G.M.H. automobiles, and he has founded the Western Victorian Holden Club along with its incorporation, letterheads, badges, T-Shirts and so on. His pride and joy is a beautifully restored duotoned 1963 EJ Holden Sedan. Raymond has not enjoyed the best of health over recent times and at sixtythree has called "barley" so that he may pursue his life beyond school. The wishes of hundreds of young and old Collegians and his staff friends go to him for a long, healthy and happy retirement with Joan and his family. MR. T.A. EGAN

Graphics Master, Netball Coach extrordinaire, retires from the staff of The Geelong College in December 1991 after an extremely busy fifteen years. Coming from the seaside town of Torquay, "Barber", the ex-plumber, has driven the thirty kilometres many thousands of times, and, as he does not have Telecom connected to his home, found that when able to leave the College boundaries, he was free to indulge his passion for photography and classic Holden restoration. Raymond contributed fully to College life, setting up a progressive and dynamic Graphic Communications department, taking it into the High Tech Nineties and making sure that every student who

DONALD WEBB

Generations of Collegians will acknowledge the influence Donald Webb exerted in the school during the many years he was a member of staff. In 1939 he was appointed Warden of the House of Guilds, which had been established with considerable publicity as a daring educational experiment in 1935. Donald's contribution was to give stability and stamina to the project so that it developed and achieved relevance which assured its survival to the present day. As well as providing a facility in which students could creatively and happily pass their spare time, the House of Guilds, under the Warden's direction, had a very important contribution to make to the many diverse activities of the school. Remember the construction of the air raid shelters during war time, the hours spent in designing and making the properties and scenery for the Glee Club performances, then working as property manager and, with a group of boys as stage hands, actually putting the scenery in place. Donald was motivated by a robust, uncomplicated Christian faith which led him to give unswerving commitment to serving his fellows whenever he could. He showed this with the Presbyterian Fellowship of Australia in which he shared the leadership and was active in the regular make-up, the weekend camps and the intensive social-service undertakings. Donald had administrative skills which he was asked to use for some years as Chairman of the Common Room Association, as the acting Headmaster of the Preparatory School for months during the absence of the Headmaster and, after he retired from the House of Guilds, as administrative assistant to the Principal.

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Donald Webb was a skilful and gifted artist himself and he inspired and trained several students who achieved high standards in the art world. The Encyclopedia of Australian Art states, "His achievements in education included service as a member of the Arts and Crafts Standing Committee for public examinations in Victoria and the initiation of a new art curriculum in arts and crafts for secondary schools. But his important contribution was to act as Secretary, then Chairman, of the Regional Galleries of Victoria for more than twenty years. His report to the Victorian Government on his return from a study tour of regional galleries in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe in 1967 formed the basis for subsequent regional gallery development in Victoria. He resigned as Chairman in 1976 to become the Association's first Executive Officer." Donald's influence and example can be summed up in the words of the prayer of Sir Francis Drake, "O Lord God, when thou givest to thy servants to endeavour any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning, but the continuing of the same until thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory."

MRS RAE OSWALD The Geelong College community was saddened to hear that Rae Oswald, the former matron of Mackie House died on 15th October, 1991. Rae, matron from 1973 to 1982, brought a wealth of management skills and compassion to Mackie. The boarders and their parents over this period will remember her for the warm homely atmosphere she created. Mrs O, as she was affectionately called, always made time to listen. Hot coffee at 1.00 a.m. on those first few homesick nights, advice on dress for the Morongo dances, fabulous Pavlova suppers and a shoulder to lean on through troubled times are but a few of the memories that Mackie boarders will cherish. Even after Rae retired she followed the careers of her "boys" with interest, and so it is pleasing to note that her links with the College are still being maintained through her grandsons Ben and Adam Von Einem. Efficiency, loyalty and good humour were features of Rae's relationship with the staff and students. As a colleague and friend she will be sorely missed.

PRIZES 1991 A C A D E M I C PRIZES 1991 Dux of the College, 1991, (donated by the President of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association, 1991, Mr R.G. Hepburn): BRETT ANDERSON Proxime Accessit Prize, for the Year 12 students who finished second to the Dux of the College: MATTHEW MAGAREY ANNALISE MOSER The Principal's Prize, for the Captain of the School: CONRAD PEARSON The T.W. Davies Prize for the ViceCaptains of the School: CAITLIN JOLLY GREGORY LOCHHEAD The Dr. Gus Kearney Memorial Prize for all-round ability and service to the College: BRETT ANDERSON The Hobday Prize for a student in Year 12, who has won no other prize, in recognition of overall service to the College community: MARY HENDERSON KATE HANLEY The Hermitage Old Girls' Association Prize for the student, other than the Captain or Vice-Captain of the College, who has distinguished him/herself in work, sport, leadership and general service to the College: TABITHA LOWDON JANE COLLS The James and Dolina Arbuckle Memorial Prize for a student who has given outstanding service to the College in work, sport and leadership: CONRAD PEARSON The Dr. A J. Campbell Perpetual Trophy Prize for all-round sporting contribution to the College: GREGORY LOCHHEAD The Fen and Roy Pillow Bursary, incorporating the A.K.H. Thompson Bursary for a Year 11 student returning next year who is of sound academic merit and a member of a First Team: FIORAN BOURKE ANDREW LAMBART The Alexander Coto and John Coto Memorial Prize for students not otherwise named on the Prize List who have worked consistently: ELIZABETH CARTER The James Fraser Sutherland Memorial Prize for outstanding work in Fine and Applied Arts: DALE MacFARLANE

SUBJECT PRIZES The Accounting Prize: ASHLEY McHARRY The Art Prize: STEPHEN BLACK The Australian Studies Prize: MELANIE WILLIAMSON The Biology Prize: MATTHEW MAGAREY ANNALISE MOSER The Chemistry Prize: SURESH SIVANESAN The Classics Prize: KIRSTEN ABBOTT The Computer Science Prize: DAVID LENNOX The Drama Prize: JAMES EDWARDS AARON RICHRADSON The Alec G. Stewart Prize for Economics: DANIEL SMEDLEY GWYN MOORE The C A . Bickford Prize for the top Year 12 English student (donated by the Senior School Parents' and Friends' Association): TABITHA LOWDON The Harry Hooper Environmental Science Prize: DUNCAN ASHBY The Geography Prize: KAREN PERKINS The Graphic Communication Prize: MICHAEL THORNTON The History Prize: ANNALISE MOSER GWYN MOORE The Legal Studies Prize: JULIAN CARDINAL The Literature Prize: EMMA CAMPBELL The A.T. Andrews Memorial Prize for Mathematics and Science in Year 12: TRENT NEAGLE The Brian Lester Prize for Mathematics for the top Year 12 Mathematics Student: BRETT ANDERSON The B.R. Keith Modern Language Prize: HO YEE (RENE) CHU MacGREGOR HAINES The Music Prize: MacGREGOR HAINES The Norman Atkins Memorial Choir Prize: JENNIFER O'DONNELL HARRY FALLAW The E.R. Scott Prize for best instrumentalist: FLEUR DICKIE The Physical Education Prize: CONRAD PEARSON The Physics Prize: BRETT ANDERSON The Politics Prize: MEREDITH ROWAN The Stanley Calvert Prize for Debating and Public Speaking: AARON RICHARDSON

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MERIT AWARDS YEAR 12 * Denotes Prize for 3 or more Merits KIRSTEN ABBOTT i French, Biology BRETT ANDERSON * Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics R&D, Mathematics Ext. C&A, English DUNCAN ASHBY Environmental Science ANDREW BILLING Mathematics R&D NICOLE BROWN * Biology, English, Economics EMMA CAMPBELL Literature JULIAN CARDINAL Legal Studies, English RENE CHU * Chinese, Mathematics R&D, Mathematics Ext. C&A PAUL CUTTLER Mathematics R&D HAMISH DENNIS Biology PETER DETHRIDGE English, Mathematics R&D LEANNE DEWAARD Biology FLEUR DICKIE English, Music JAMES EDWARDS Drama SAMUEL GASON * Chemistry, Mathematics R&D, Mathematics Ext. C&A MEGAN GREAVES Legal Studies KIRSTEN GREEN Geography MacGREGOR HAINES English, Music CATHERINE HARRIS * Australian History, Literature, English MARY HENDERSON Latin ANDREW HUDSON Accounting CAITLIN JOLLY English AMY LANGBEIN French, Mathematics R&D TABITHA LOWDON English

ATTHEW MAGAREY * Physics, Mathematics R&D, Chemistry, Biology, Art SARAH MANSFIELD Australian History, Legal Studies ASHLEY McHARRY Accounting, Physics GWYN MOORE * English, Economics, 18th Century History ANNALISE MOSER * Literature, Australian History, Biology, English

TRENT NEAGLE * Chemistry, Mathematics Ext. C&A, Mathematics R&D TRAVIS O'BRIEN Environmental Science JASON O'LOUGHLIN * Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics R&D CONRAD PEARSON Physical Education, Biology KAREN PERKINS Geography, Biology CATE POLHEMUS * Literature, English, Politics AARON RICHARDSON * Drama, English, Politics MEREDITH ROWAN * English, Legal Studies, Politics BRADLEY SELLER Geography SURESH SIVANESAN * Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics R&D, English DANIEL SMEDLEY * Economics, English, 18th Century History RYAN STEVENSON Physical Education KATIE STOKES Physical Education DALE URQUHART Environmental Science STEWART VENTERS Mathematics R&D, Chemistry MICHELLE VISSER Accounting, Economics EVETTE WENLOCK Literature, English MELANIE WILLIAMSON Australian Studies ALASTAIR WILLS Art

YEAR 11 * Denotes Merit Award Prize JANE BARRETT French STUART BLYTON Chemistry FIORAN BOURKE * Chemistry, Australian Studies, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics R&D, English MATTHEW BRIDGES Australian Studies, English CAMERON BURGESS Physics, Mathematics S&N SUZANNE CAMPBELL Biology, Australian Studies, Mathematics S&N MICHELLE CLARK Legal Studies, Art (Painting) STUART COSGRIFF History PAUL CROWE * Economics, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A, Physics KATHERINE DETHRIDGE Australian Studies, English MARY DOKOS Chinese MARK ELSHOUT Music SALLY FARROW Australian Studies CARL FINLAY * Chemistry, Mathematics C&A, Physics, Economics SOPHIE FISHER Biology JAMES GERRARD Mathematics S&N, English JOEL GLADMAN Mathematics R&D JAMES GRIFFITHS * English, Chemistry, Australian Studies, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A, Latin, Physics ELIZABETH HAINES Geography KATE HALL Mathematics R&D CLAIRE HANSON Legal Studies, French, English MARCUS HERRICK Australian Studies, English MELINDA HOBBS Music KATRINA HOSIE English KIRSTEN HOVEY Legal Studies, English SALLY HUTCHINS Geography LUCY IDLE Chemistry SHANELLE JONES French, Mathematics R&D, Mathematics S&N NICHOLAS KAYE English, Mathematics R&D

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JONATHON KING Environmental Studies JODIE KOCH Accounting, Australian Studies AMY LAKER Biology ANDREW LAMBART * Economics, Australian Studies, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics R&D, Chemistry, Physics SIMON LEWIS Mathematics S&N, Accounting PETER McCANN Australian Studies ANDREW McKIE Music, Australian Studies, Accounting NAOMI MITCHELL History, English, Australian Studies SIMON MITCHELL Physics, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A JAMES NELSON * English, French, Mathematics C&A, Mathematics S&N, Latin JENNIFER O'DONNELL * Music, Biology, Australian Studies, English ANGELA O'HARA * History, Economics, Australian Studies, English, Mathematics R&D, Literature MILES PATERSON Art (Ceramics) MILAN PERKINS Theatre Studies LUKE PERRY * History, Politics, English, Literature VICTORIA RIPPON Legal Studies CAIN SARAH Economics MALCOLM SHARKEY * Chemistry, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A, Physics FREDRIK SJODIN Mathematics S&N, Mathematics R&D JONATHAN SPEAR English ANNA SPURLING Australian Studies, Physical Education CHRISTOPHER STINCHCOMBE Materials & Technology CAMERON SUTHERLAND Information Technology RACHAEL SWINTON Economics, English ALYSSA TURNER * Physics, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics R&D, Chemistry TAMAS WELLS * Physics, Chemistry, Australian Studies, English HAMISH WHITEHEAD Mathematics R&D, English, Physics MARTIN WHITEHEAD * Accounting, Chemistry, Economics, English

KARINA WIELAND Australian Studies, Physical Education TROY WILD Environmental Studies MARK WISE Geography STEPHEN WOOD Accounting, Mathematics S&N SAMANTHA YORKE Australian Studies

YEAR 10 MITCHELL ANDERSON Chinese, Mathematics, History, Drama, Physical Education, English JASON ARKLAY Mathematics, Science SAMANTHA ARMITAGE Religious Education, History BENJAMIN ARNOTT Science GEORGINA ASHBY Chinese, Commerce, English EMMA BAIL Physical Education LUKE BARR Religious Education, Physical Education ROBIN BAYLEY Geography, Religious Education, French, Science, Mathematics, English, Literature NAOMI BURNS Commerce, English TIMOTHY BUSKENS Science, Geography, English, Commerce BELINDA CARDINAL Science, Commerce MICHELLE CHALLIS Religious Education ANNA CHISHOLM English, French, Commerce NIGEL CHRISTMAS Mathematics ALISON COLLINS Commerce, Physical Education BENJAMIN COLLINS Music OLIVIA CONNELLY English, Literature HEATHER COSGRIFF Religious Education, Textiles, Literature GEORGINA CRICK Commerce, English MICHELLE DAY Commerce, English EDWARD DICKINSON Woodwork CATHERINE EDWARDS Drama NATHAN EMSELLE Mathematics, Science, Geography JENNIFER GASON Mathematics, Science, Painting RYAN GILL Physical Education ADRIAN GIVOYE Commerce

JAMES GRANT Commerce SHERYL GRIFFITHS Geography SARAH HALLEBONE Religious Education, French SALLY HAYDON Religious Education SIAN HAZELL Science, Textiles STEVEN HEDLEY Physical Education, Woodwork DAVID HENDERSON Religious Education, Science, Latin, History, English ANDREW JENNER Music DAVID JOHNSTON History, Commerce RHYS JONES Music MURRAY KEEBLE Religious Education, Science, Physical Education REBECCA LANGTON Painting, Physical Education GUY LE GREW English, Commerce BRYDIE LEAR Mathematics, Science ANDREW LENNOX Drama GRAHAM LETHBRIDGE Geography, Mathematics, Latin, English, Science KELLIE McCORKELL Religious Education ANDREW MCDONALD Religious Education NISHA MENZIES Mathematics, English CAMERON MERCER Religious Education, Physical Education JANE MESSENGER Mathematics

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BENJAMIN MILLER Mathematics, French, English, Science, Music NATALIE MOL History, Mathematics, French, Literature, English, Science SALLY MORRIS English KELLIE NEWMAN Physical Education JULEIA NILSON Religious Education DOMINIC O'BRIEN Science DAVID PEAKE Drama, History MATTHEW PIGDON Physical Education, Woodwork SARAH PRITCHARD Religious Education, Painting JULAIN QUAIL History, Religious Education, Physical Education, Science STUART RICHARDSON Woodwork ALISTER ROBSON Mathematics, Science, Geography SCOTT ROCHFORD Mathematics KYLIE ROGERS Physical Education EMMA ROWAN Physical Education MEGAN RYAN French EMMA SALT Religious Education, English, History SEAN SAXTON Mathematics RACHEL SEECKTS English JANE SELMAN Religious Education ROWENA SMITH Literature TOBIAS SMITH Ceramics

RUTH STONEMAN Music AMANDA SYNOT Latin JUSTIN TAYLOR Mathematics, Commerce, Science ANTHONY THORNTON Commerce NICHOLAS WALKER Science SARAH WALTER Commerce, Science, Mathematics, Ceramics SOPHIE WEDDELL Music MARK WILLIAMSON Physical Education REBECCA WRIGHT Commerce DAVID WYNN Commerce NICHOLAS YEE Commerce BRENT YTTRUP Painting HEIDI ZUMPE Mathematics, Science, Woodwork YEAR 9 NICHOLAS BARR Physical Education KERRIE BELL History, Science, Biblical Narrative, English, Painting, Physical Education REBECCA BENJAMIN Biblical Narrative, Science, Painting, French STEPHEN BENNETT English RHIANNON BOURKE Chinese, Science, Biblical Narrative, Physical Education LAURA BRIDGES Biblical Narrative, Science, Latin, History, English, French, Painting JAMES BRIGGS Mathematics, Science MATTHEW BUCKIS History NATHAN BYRNE Physical Education, Geography ANDREW CIRILLO Mathematics, Painting LUKE CONSIDINE English, Science REVEL COOPER Painting MALCOLM DAVEY Chinese, Mathematics SEATON DAW Woodwork JO-ANNE DAWSON Drama, English RACHEL DAY Mathematics, Science, French PAUL DiSTEFANO English, Music TAMARA DOMINIKOVICH History

RUTH DOUGHERTY Music CLARE DOWLING Drama BENJAMIN FITZGERALD Physical Education CHARNE FLOWERS Painting SARAH GILES English SKYE GLOVER Textiles MICHAEL GOODE Mathematics, Science CATHERINE GORDON Physical Education NERIDA GREBE Painting RICHARD GUDYKUNST Physical Education NICOLE HAMBLING Textiles, Woodwork

JANE HENDERSON History, Latin, Textiles, French ANGUS HILL Geography, Biblical Narrative ABBIE HUXLEY Drama, History, Biblical Narrative, French, English PRUDENCE JOHNSTONE Geography, Science, English, Painting BROOKE JOLLY History, Science, Geography, Biblical Narrative, Mathematics, English, French MICHAEL JONES Geography, Science JUSTINE KELLY English DAVID KNIGHT Physical Education JUSTIN LANGBEIN English, Mathematics, Biblical Narrative TIMOTHY MacLEOD History, Science, Geography SUNG KIT MAN Chinese, Mathematics

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STEWART McCALLUM Geography, English, Biblical Narrative, History, Physical Education RANDALL McDONALD Geography, Mathematics, Latin, Biblical Narrative, Graphic Communication, Science ANGUS McKAIGE Ceramics LUKE MERCER Woodwork CLAUDE MOCELLIN History, Mathematics, Latin, Science KATE MOORE Geography, Biblical Narrative, Painting MIRANDA NATION Biblical Narrative, Mathematics, Drama, Science, English, French DAVID NEAL Drama, English, Science, Ceramics ROMNEY NELSON Physical Education AMANDA NOTINI English HUGH O'DONNELL Biblical Narrative CLINTON PEAKE Mathematics, Latin, History, Physical Education MATTHEW PETTIG Biblical Narrative ANDREW POOLEY Mathematics ROSS QUAIL Physical Education JONATHON REICHL Geography STEVEN REID Biblical Narrative GAIL RUSHWORTH Drama, Mathematics, Biblical Narrative, Science, Graphic Communication, English, French, History BRETT SALAJAN Graphic Communication ALISTAIR SMITH Science SAMUEL SMITH Drama BENN SMYTHE Chinese ALLISON TAYLOR Physical Education CATHARINE TURNER Biblical Narrative, Mathematics, Science, Graphic Communication, History, English MEGAN WALTER Textiles JAYSON WARD Mathematics, Science, Biblical Narrative, History BENJAMIN WHEELER Mathematics, Woodwork

SPORTING PRIZE LIST The Nigel Boyes Trophy for Field Games GREGORY A. LOCHHEAD The A.J. Paterson Trophy for Hurdles MARK I. WILLIAMSON The J.C. Cunningham Trophy for Shot Put: RHIANNON BOURKE Girls' Senior Swimming Champion: ALYSSA L. TURNER Boys' Open Swimming Champion: J.C. SHEM FITZGERALD Girls' U.17 Athletics Champion: KELLIE A. NEWMAN Girls' Open Athletics Champion: FIORAN BOURKE KATE E. HANLEY The J.H. Campbell Trophy for the Boys' U.17 Athletics Champion: JULIAN A. QUAIL The Geelong College Cup for Boys' Open Athletics Champion: ANDREW M. LAMBART Boys' Open Doubles Tennis Champions: SIMON JARMAN, JUSTIN TAYLOR Girls' Open Doubles Tennis Champions: SARAH GILL, RHONA MacLEAN Girls' Open Singles Tennis Champion: RHONA MacLEAN The T.S. Hawkes Memorial Trophy for the Boys' Open Singles Tennis Champion: PETER J. WILSON The T.K. Maltby Trophy for Cricket: GREGORY A. LOCHHEAD The W.H. Hill Trophy for Cricket: TRAVIS O'BRIEN

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SCHOOL ROLL YEAR 9 ABRAHMSEN Scott ARMSTRONG Jane A BARR Nicholas G BASSELOT-HALL Simon D BAULCH Charles R BECKWORTHAdamJ BELLKerrieJ BENJAMIN Rebecca M BENNETT Stephen J BOURKERhiannonJ BRIDGES Laura K BRIGGS James L BROWN Rebecca J BRYANT Sarah E BUCKIS Matthew J BYRNE Nathan J CAMPBELL Adam W CAMPBELL Adam C CAPLE Sarah M CARSWELL Catriona E CASBOULT Samuel J CHARLESTON Sean A CHIRNSIDE Thomas R CIACH Anita L CIRILLO Andrew P CLARK Nicholas H COAD Bennet J COLE Samuel B COLLINS David J CONSIDINELukeJ COOPER Revel L COSTA Richard A COULSON Luke T DARBY Brent C DAVEY Malcolm J DAW Seaton DAWSON Jo-Anne E DAY Rachel DENNIS Sam J DOMINIKOVICH Tamara J DORAN Alexander C DOUGHERTY Ruth A DOWLING Clare M DOWNEY Lisa J DUFF Cameron M DiSTEFANO Paul EATON TaraS FAULKNER Kim M FITZGERALD J Ben FLOWERS Charne N FORBES Adam G FROST James M GEORGE Adam J GILES Sarah L GLOVER Skye GOODALL Hollie J GOODE James M

GORDON Catherine C GORDON William GORMAN Claire GREBE Nerida GRIFFITHS Jodie P GUDYKUNST Richard L HAMBLING Nicole E HANNADavidJ HARKINJeanettel HARRIS Stewart J HENDERSON Jane M HILL Angus J HITT Bianca B HOBSONMilesJ HUXLEY Abbie E INGARISA Nicolas M IRWIN Paige A JARMAN Nicholas C JOHNSTON Rachel C JOHNSTONE Prudence E JOLLY Brooke R JONES Michael B KELLY Justine A KENINS Linda KINT Jacques KNIGHT David A LANGBEIN Justin L LANGTON Joanna K LE GREW Yvette A LEA Jonas R LEAN John R LOCKHART Graham J MACLEOD Timothy I MAN Sung Kit MERCER Luke J MITCHELL Louise S MOCELLIN Claude E MOORE Kate MUHORJamielA MUNRO Katie A McCALLUMRowenaJ McCALLUM Stewart A McCONACHY Mark A McDONALD Randall G McKAIGE Angus J NATION Miranda K NEAL David T NELSON RomneyT NICHOLLS Timothy P NOONAN Timothy D NOTINI Amanda J O'BRIEN Sarah J O'BRIEN Simon W O'DONNELL Hugh D PATON Thomas F PEAKE Clinton J PEAT Stuart J PETTIG Matthew PETTIG Simon POOLEY Andrew D QUAIL Ross A REICHL Jonathan D REID Steven G RIZVI Sarah E ROBERTSON JohnS ROSS Charles S RUSHWORTH Gail M SALAJAN Brett W SALTER Ashley W

SANTOSPIRITODavid J SARKIS Darius A SIDDALL Edward M SIKETA Natalie P SIMMS Zoe P SINGER Doji A SLACK James A SMITH Alistair B SMITH Samuel L SMYTHE Benn T SNOW Anthony M SPEAR David D SPINKS M. Ben STENDT Darren M STOCK Lee D SYNOT Belinda J TAMPLIN Ainslie E TAYLOR Allison R TAYLOR James A THOMAS Simon A THOMPSON Daniel W THOMSON Lincoln M TOYNE Kylee L TURNER Catharine J VAN LAAR Ryan VAN PROOYEN Patrick J WALTER Megan WARDJaysonC WATTS Andrew J WAYTH Rodney WHEELER Benjamin WILLIAMS Simon A WILSHER Mandy L WITCOMBE Jarrod D WOOD Nathan J WYNN Rachel M

YEAR 10 ALEXANDER, James H ANDERSON, Mitchell J ARKLAY, Jason R ARMITAGE, Samantha F ARNOTT, Benjamin G ASHBY, Georgina A ASPINALL, Simon E AYERBE, Nicholas A BAIL, Emma E BARR, Luke M BAYLEY, Robin BELL, Joanne B BELL, Natalie J BOYSEN, Kathryn R BRITTON, Mark W BROOKE, Amber BROOKS, Shaun P BURNS, Naomi J BUSKENS, Timothy J CALDWELL, Rachel D CAMPBELL, Penelope H CAPLE, Andrew J CARDINAL, Belinda R CARROLL, Beau R CARTER, Richard C

CHALLIS, Michelle CHAN, Gary CHISHOLM, Anna CHRISTMAS, Nigel C COHN, Linda A COLLINS, Alison C COLLINS, Benjamin T COLLINS, Edwina L CONNELL, Jason R CONNELL, Mark A CONNELLY, Olivia J COSGRIFF, Heather L COWAN, Emma J CRICK, Georgina C DAVIS, Robert J DAY, Michelle J DICKINSON, Edward R DOMINIKOVICH, Yvette B EAGLES, Sally-Ann L EDGERTON, Nicholas P EDWARDS, Catherine I ELLIS, Kirsten L EMSELLE, Nathan R FAGG, Kristen L FINLAY, James A FLEAY, Annabel B FLETCHER, Stuart J FRENCH, Andrew E GASON, Jennifer C GILL, Ryan J GILLESPIE, Belinda H GILSON, Christopher D GIVOYE, Adrian A GOATER, Richard A GRANT, James S GREAVES, Stuart J GREEN, Fletcher L GRIFFITHS, Sheryl L HALLEBONE, Sarah E HAYDON,SallyJ HAZELL, Sian HEARD, Jonathan P HEDLEY, Steven HENDERSON, David J HIGGS, Rachael K HOLE, Benjamin J HOSIE, Paul J HUNTER, Stephanie M IRVIN, Daniel B JACKSON, Mark R JENNER, Andrew P JOHNSTON, David A JONES, Rhys O KEEBLE, Murray E KENT, Benjamin A LAMONT, Emily M LANGTON, Rebecca A LE GREW, Guy A LEAR, Brydie LEISHMAN,HughJ LENNOX, Andrew J LESLIE, Craig L LETHBRIDGE, Graham G MAGAREY, Emily C MAY, Andrew G McALLISTER, Benjamin R McCANN, Peter W McCONACHY, Jamie S McCONNELL, Dougal R

McCORKELL, Kellie L McCURDY, Andrea M McDONALD, Andrew W McDONALD, Kirsty J McDONALD, Sarah L McHARRY, Lisa MENZIES, Nisha C MERCER, Cameron R MESSENGER, Jane L MESSINGER, Kirsty L MIJAJLOVIC, Jasmina MILLEN, Joshua C MILLER, Benjamin G MOL, Natalie J MORRIS, Sally J MORRIS, Stuart D NELSON, Kate M NEWMAN, Kellie A NIEWMAN, Damien L NIEWMAN, Nathan S NILSON,JuleiaL O'BRIEN, Dominic F O'DONNELL, Tim G O'REGAN, Benjamin S OLSEN, Simone R OLSEN, Stuart H PEAKE, David G PEETERS, Andrew D PIGDON, Matthew A PRICE, Deidre A PRITCHARD, Sarah L QUAIL, Julian A RATCLIFF, Brook RICHARDSON, Edward W RICHARDSON, Stuart C ROBERT, Martin J ROBERTS, Benjamin A ROBINSON, Timothy J ROBSON, Alister P ROCHFORD, Scott ROGERS, Kylie M ROWAN, Emma C RYAN, Megan G SALT, Emma J SANTOSPIRITO, Anthony M SARKIS, Baltija D SAXTON, Sean M SEECKTS, Rachel L SELMAN, Jane L SENIOR, Jonathon G SMEDLEY, Emma K SMITH, Belinda J SMITH, Carl J SMITH,RowenaJ SMITH, Tobias A SOWERBY,KerrieJ STATTON, Joe B STOKES, Amber L STONEMAN, Ruth H SULLIVAN, Christopher M SYNOT, Amanda J TAYLOR, Justin A TEMPLETON, Simon M THOMSON, Matthew B THOMSON, Nigel G THORNTON, Anthony W TUCKER, Heidi E VAN DER WILK, Robert M VON EINEM, Adam

FINLAY, Carl D FISHER, Sophie L FITZGERALD, Johanna X FITZGERALD, J C Shem FITZPATRICK, Jennifer A GERRARD, James M GIBSON, Christopher A GILL, Sarah E GLADMANJoelP GLENISTER, Timothy A GORDON, Jeffrey M GRACE, Bret J GRACE, Nicholas J GRAHAM, Andrew L GRIFFITHS, James D GROVES, Troy R GUMINA, Francine HAINES, Elizabeth C HALL, Kate L HAMILTON, Fletcher T HANSON, Claire V HARRIS, Matthew HART, Claire E HAYES, Belinda M HERRICK, Marcus J HICKS, Michael R HILDEBRAND, Matt HITT,JoelC HOBBS,MelindaJ HOBDAY, Hamish M HOOD, Christine A HOOK, Matthew S HOSIE, Katrina M HOSKIN, Alexander W HOVEY, Kirsten T HUTCHINS, Sally HUXLEY, Marley J IDLE, Lucy E JERINIC, Liam T JOHNSTON, Shelley L JONES, David J JONES, Shanelle A KAYE, Nicholas J KELEHER, Ian W KELLETT, Ewan KING, Jonathon R KOCH, Jodie C LAKER, Amy E LAMBART, Andrew M LAU, Hazel Y LEARY, Nicole J LEE, Andrew C LEWIS, Simon J LO, Melanie J LOWDON, Carlos J LYNCH, Simon J LYONS ,Matthew MacLEAN, Rhona B MASON, Verity F MATTHEWS, Timothy L McCANN, Peter M McCORKELL, Leigh W McCUE, Timothy D McGILLIVRAY, Matthew B McINTOSH, Danila G McKIE, Andrew D MENZIES, Robert A MIDDLETON, Anthony T MILLER, Alistair J

WALKER, Nicholas F WALTER, Sarah E WARD, Sarah J WAUGH, Matthew K WAYTH, Bradley WEDDELL, Sophie E WEYMOUTH, Simon J WHITNALL, Kristine L WHITTLE, Charles D WILLIAMSON, Benjamin D WILLIAMSON, Fiona M WILLIAMSON, Mark I WILSON, Jackson E WILSON, Robert W WOOLNOUGH, Mark N WRIGHT, Rebecca B WYNN, David J YEE, Nicholas R YTTRUP, Brent E ZUMPE, Heidi E

YEAR 11 ANDREWS, Sarah J BARR, Dannielle E BARRETT, Jane E BATES, Matthew J BEKKER, Michael J BLYTON,J Stuart BOURKE, Fioran C BRIDGES, Matthew J BRIGGS, Michael D BURGESS, Cameron D CALVERT, Charles R CAMPBELL, Suzanne J CARSWELL, Natalie C CHIRNSIDE, Charles E CHRISTIE, Danielle CIRILLO, Matthew J CLARK, Michelle E COLLESS, Christine M COLLINS, Sophie J COLOMBIES, Yannick G COOPER, Adam J COOPER, Geoffrey P COSGRIFF, Stuart M COUTTS, R. Roland COWLEY, Marcus F CROWE, Paul A DARKER, Andrea J DAY, Stuart DENNIS, Georgina S DENNIS, Scott C DESTEFANO, Vincent J DETHRIDGE, Katherine L DOAK, David C DOKOS, Mary DOUGLAS, Kirsty EASON,TaraL ELDER, Matthew J ELSHOUT, Mark A FARROW, Sally E

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MISHURA, Paul A MITCHELL, Naomi K MITCHELL, Simon A MUHOR, Daniel J MUNYARD, Julie- Anne NELSON, James D O'BRIEN, Shannon M O'DONNELL, Jennifer M O'HARA, Angela J O'SHEA, Christopher P PARKER, Stephen R PARKER, Warren P PATERSON, Miles A PEARCE, Scott R PEARDON, Emma M PEARSON, Fletcher J PERKINS, Milan M PERRY, Luke PHILLIPS, Wesley C PRATT, Geoffrey J REDFORD, Simon A REICHL, Timothy M RICHARDS, Sarah RICHARDSON, Anna RIPPON, Victoria A ROBB, Tamara S ROTH, Paul J RUDOLPH, Cameron J SAHLA, Satu SARAH, Cain R SJORDIN, Fredrik SMITH, Sally L SPEAR, Jonathan A SPINKS, Robert I SPRAGG, Caitlin B SPURLING, Anna L STAPLEY, Kristian G STEPHENSON, Harvey W STINCHCOMBE, Christopher E STOKES, Aaron B STUDNICZKY, Robert SUTHERLAND, Cameron S SUTTON, Toby S SWINTON,RachaelJ TAYLOR, Christopher D THIELE, Christian A TIERNEY,KimberleyJ TOW ART, Michael G TOYNE, Jared A TSANG, Amanda J TURNER, Alyssa L UEBERGANG, Nicholas G VARLEY, Christopher J VON EINEM, Ben WALTER, Joshua L WELLS, Tamas R WHITEHEAD, Hamish R WHITEHEAD, Martin R WIELAND, Karina N WILD, Troy J WILEMAN, Nathan E WILSHERJudiJ WILSON, Cassandra P WISE, Mark C WOOD, Stephen N YEE, Carla M YORKE, Samantha J

YEAR 12 ABBOTT, Kirsten E. ANDERSON, Brett G. ARMSTRONG, Nicole W. ASHBY, Duncan R. AXELRAD, Kristy M BARNES, Cameron M BELL, Jonathan D. BILLING, Andrew J BLACK, Stephen J. BLIEVERS, Hamish A BOURD AMIS, Jamie BROWN, Nicole C. CAIRNS, David C CALVERT, Keith A. CAMPBELL, Emma P CARDINAL, Julian W. CARTER, Elizabeth J CASBOULT, Tyronne R CHAN, Hung CHONG, Alicia CHRISTOE,AntheaJ CHRISTMAS, Rohan G CHU, Rene COLLESS, Paul A. COLLS, Jane R COOK, Katie A COOK, Sally A CUTTLER, Paul G DAVIS, JackiL. DAY, Andrew D. DAY, Karly R. DENNIS, Hamish G. DETHRIDGE,PeterJ. DEWAARD, LeanneJ. DICKIE, Fleur E. DOBIE, Alexander J. DOKOS, NerissaJ DOUGHERTY, Sheena R. DREW, Michael L. DuBOURG, Charles D. EDWARDS, James A. ENTICOTT, Brent G. FALLAW,HarryJ. FISHER, E. Claire FLEAY, Benjamin D. FRENCH, Stewart J. GARTLAND, Benjamin J GASON, Samuel J GILES, Mark F GILL,NeridaJ. GILSON, Nicholas J GOW, Colin C. GRANT, Adrian N GREAVES, Megan J GREBE, Cameron C GREEN, Kirsten L GREVILLE, Andrew M. HAEBICH, Simon E. HAINES, Macgregor A HALLEBONE, Anthony G HANLEY, Kate E HARRIS, Catherine J. HATTON, Alison J. HEARN, Hugh J

HENDERSON, Kristie E HENDERSON, Mary E. HENDERSON, Warren R HOLMES, Monique HUDSON, Andrew D. HUNTER, Elizabeth A. JARMAN, Simon A. JEFFREY, David T JENNINGS, Carl W. JOHNSTON, Rohan C. JOLLY, Caitlin N. KNIGHT, Timothy R LANG, David J LANGBEIN, Amy L. LA VERY, Ann E. LEA, Catherine S LEIGH, Paul J. LENNOX, David A LOCHHEAD, Gregory A LOWDON,TabithaJ MacFARLANE, Dale S MAGAREY, Matthew J MANSFIELD, Sarah E MARENK,MarkoJ MATLOCK, Amelia T McCALLUM, Simon F. MCCRACKEN, Simon D.

STOKES, Katie L. STRANIERI, C. Dino SUTHERLAND, Lachlan S. SYKES, Martine L. TEE, Connie S THOMSON, Alastair R. THOMSON, Kelly E. THOMSON, Sarah J THORLEY, Scott E. THORNTON, Michael J. TONKIN, Rory W TOYNE, Zachary A. URQUHART, Dale A. VENTERS, Stewart E. VISSER, Michelle S. WADDELL, Karl WALKER, Kate J. WALKER, Natalie J. WALLACE, Nicole L WALSH, Simon P. WARD, LauchlanG. WENLOCK, Evette L. WESTHORPE, Scott R. WHEELER, Kimberley WHITTAKER, Suzanne M WIGGS, Kate N. WILLIAMSON, Melanie K WILLS, Alastair E. WILLS, Christopher G. WILSON, Alison S. WILSON, James G. WILSON, Peter J. WOOD, Lisa J. WOOD, Sally-Anne ZUMPE, Justin M.

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P H O T G R A P H S I N THE MAGAZINE p7 Fioran Bourke, Dr Ellyard, Mr LJ.Quail. p8 Mr A.P.Sheahan. p9 top Mr K.Doery, Dr Ellyard, Mr G.S.Fielding, Mr A.P.Sheahan, Conrad Pearson, bottom Mr G.S.Fielding. p10 MrJ.C.Gilson. p l l Dr Ellyard. p l 2 Mr A.P.Sheahan, Conrad Pearson. pl6 top Miss J.Cheatley, Nicholas Kaye, centre Mr D.A.Young. bottom Annalise Moser. p l 8 Mr A.D.CMiller. p20top Mr C.A.Considine, Sally Smith. centre Verity Mason,Tabsie Lowden,Trent Neagle. bottom Natalie Carswell. p22 top Kerrie Sowerby, Alistair Thomson. bottom Susan Andrews, Suzanne Whittaker. p24 top Mark Sears, Rory Tonkin. bottom Mackie Footballers. p26 Mr J.Claringbold. p28 top Hollie Goodall bottom Julian Quail, Mr LJ.Quail. p32 top Mandy Wilsher, Mary Henderson. centre Greg Lochhead. bottom Conrad Pearson. p34 James Nelson. p37top Karl Waddell, bottom Simon Mitchell, Shem Fitzgerald. p38 top Shem Fitzgerald. bottom Brydie Lear. p40 Andrew May. p42 Carl Jennings.

p43 Nicholas Kaye, Mr M.B.Keary. pMtop 2nd Girl's IV. bottom 4th Boy's VIII> p48 3rd Girl's IV. p50 2nd Girl's IV. p52 top Morrison. bottom Wettenhall. p54 top Alistair Thomson. centre Brett Anderson. bottom Dale MacFarlane p571st IXVIII. p58 Travis O'Brieniaerial), Rory Tonkin (ground) p59 Simon Lynch. p60 top Trent Neagle. bottom Trent Neagle, Fletcher Pearson, Jonothan King. p61 top Harry Fallaw. p63 top Karl Waddell. bottom painting by Chris Wills. p64 top Andrew Lambart. bottom Romney Nelson, Mark Williamson. p65 top Kirsten Abbott. centre Jane Henderson, Rhiannon Bourke. bottom Kate Hanley. p67 top Girl's 1st VIII, Fioran Bourke,Annabel Fleay. centre Kate Hanley,Quarter Time. bottom Greg Lochhead,Kellie Newman. p71top painting Matthew Magarey. bottom table Edward Dickinson. p73 paintings Michelle Clark, Caitlin Spragg. p74 painting Sally Cook. p75 painting Sarah Pritchard. p76 painting Rebecca Langton. p77 painting Kristie Henderson. p78 painting Sally Cook. p79 painting Tara Eason. bookshelf Chris Stinchcombe. p80 top Michelle Clark, Christopher Wills, centre Barry Nygaard, Lucy Idle.

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bottom Orange Pot anon, Paul Leigh. p81 top Alastair Wills, Shelley Johnson. centre Georgina Crick, Jenny Gason. bottom Caitlin Spragg, Brent Yttrup. p83 top Joanna McKaige. Stephen Black. bottom Kristie Henderson. p84 Cameron Grebe. p85 painting Joanna McKaige. p87 Weary Geographers. p88 Hungry Biologists. p89 top Shannon O'Brien, Katherine Dethridge. bottom Biologists. p94 bottom Marko Marenk, Jen O'Donnell. p95 top James Edwards, Jane Colls,Aaron Richardson. centre program design. bottom Tabsie Lowden, James Edwards and Sophie Collins. p96 centre Mr M.J. Roland and Crucible cast, Yr 9 Drama Night. bottom James Wilson, Black Comedy cast. p97 top Miss C Scott, Miss J.Cheatley Miss S.M.Wilson, Amanda Notini. centre "The Tower" Terence Reidy. bottom Magnolia, Emma Campbell, Fleur Dickie, Macgregor Haines. p98 cartoons by Naomi Mitchell, photograph of Fleur Dickie and Macgregor Haines. plOl Fleur Dickie. pl02 Annalise Moser. p!03 Brett Anderson, Dr Ellyard. pl04 Fioran Bourke. pl05 top Sarah Gill, Rhona MacLean. bottom Greg Lochhead.

GIRLS' SWIMMING 1991 Back:Danielle Beckworth, Hollie Green, Sophie Fisher, Michelle Collins, Megan Jones, Clare Dowling, Abbie Huxley, Claire Fisher, Rowena Smith, CentrerSuzie Barrett, Kelly Pritchard, Laura Bridges, Sarah Cole, Amelia Matlock, Jane Barrett, Alyssa Turner, Tabsie Lowdon, Kirsten Green, Bianca Clark, Kirsty McMillen, Emma Hansen, Front:Brydie Lear, Georgina Ashby, Sarah Andrews, Miss J.M. Cheatley (Coach), Mrs P. Porter (Coach), Miss S. Peacock (Coach), Meredith Rowan, Rhona MacLean, Mary Henderson.

BOYS' BASKETBALL - Division 2 Back Rowjoel Hitt, Fletcher Pearson, Harry Fallaw, Jonathon King Front Row:Trent Neagle (Capt.), Mr D.A. Carroll (Coach), Bradley Seller (Vice-Capt) Absent:Tyronne Casboult