Pegasus 1992 by Geelong College

The magazine of The Geelong College

PEGASUS 1992

Editors:

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

Photographers:

Mr M. Eastwood, Mrs S. Fisher, Mr R. Grant, Mr R.K. Kumnick, Mr T.P. Parkes, Mr. M.J.H. Roland, Mr G.L. Millar, Mr G.J. Smith, Mark Elshout, James Griffiths, Olivia Morris

Photographic Editor:

Mark Elshout

Group Photograph Co-ordinator:

Mr. PA. Cronk.

Typing:

Mrs J. Knight.

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

VOLUME LXXXV

Contents Council and Staff

Speech Day

House Reports

Sport

Original Contributions

College Life

Awards

105

School Roll

112

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 Dr M.K. Benjamin, MBBS, DPM, FRACP, FRANZCP, MRC Psych Mrs J.V. Cameron, DipPhysiotherapy Mrs J.C. Crosby Mrs J. Everist, BA, Dip Ed Mr A.G.S. Gray The Rev J.M. Hagans, MA, BD, MTh Mr. G.A. Hope Professor D.W. James

Mrs F.S. Maries, AM, MA, DipSocStuds Mrs C. Menzies, BAgSc . . Mrs BG. Motteram, BA, DipEd Mr K.S. Nail Mr R.K. Robson Mr C.J.F. Smit, BSc, M.AmIMM Mrs R. Smith The Rev Professor N.J. Young, BA, BD, PhD Clerk: Mr J.R. Kaye, AASA, CPA, AAIM

SCHOOL STAFF PRINCIPAL Mr. A.P. Sheahan, BSc, DipEd Head of Preparatory School Mr. P.J. Hughes, DipT, BA, GradDipEdAdmin Deputy Head of Preparatory School, (Middle School) Mr. N.N. Rachinger, DipPrimTeach., CertArt, 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 Mr. J.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

Mr D A . Andrews, DipTechTeach, Grad DipEd Mrs M.L. Berney, CertEd.(ATTI), BA (Ed) Mrs V A . Bradford, TPTC, TSP, BEd Mrs E. Brown, DipPrimTeach Head of Languages Mrs A.M. Butt, BA, GradDipEd, TEFL Ms B. Carlson, DipPrimTeach, Grad DipEd, AALIA(Teach/Lib) Mrs F. Cheatley Mis J.M. Cheatley, BEd Mr M.D. Cheatley, BEd(PostPrimPE)

Director of Austin Gray Centre Mr T.A. Egan, Dip Art, TSTC

Ms J. Connelly Head of Mackie House M. C A . Considine, BAppSc Mr P.E. Conway, BScEd Head of Sport Mr P A . Cronk, DipPhysEd, TPTC Desk Top Publishing Coordinator Mr R.J.T. Cummins, BA, TPTC, ACP, AdvCertEd

Head of Mathematics Mr J.S. Clark, BA(Hons)

Mr D A . Curnow, BA, DipEd, SpcSci 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

Head of Physical Education Mr D A . Clifford, BEd

Music Coordinator Mrs C.V. Edwards, BMus, DipEd

Head of McLean House Mr J. Claringbold, BEd (on leave)

Mrs J. Ekkel, BA(Hons), DipEd 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 Mrs A.J. Fulton, BSc, BEd Mrs JA. Gainey, BA, DipEd Head of History, Head of Mossgiel House Mr A.N. Gibson, BEc, DipEd, MEd Mr A. Gusbeth, BSc, DipEd Mr P.J. Hannah, AMusA Mr D.P. Happell, BA, DipEd, MA Mr S.R. Harrison, BA, DipEd

Mr L.G. Hatton, BEd, DipPrimTeach, AdvCertEd Foreign Language Coordinator Mrs C. Hazell, CertEd, BEdSt Primary Coordinator Mrs M. Hearn, DipPrimTeach,TPTC Mrs J.M. Hendry, BA, DipEd, GradDipMusEd Mr D.I. Henricus, HigherDipT, DipPE Head of Mathematics, Acting Head of McLean House Mr D. Hibbard, BSc,DipEd, MACE

Head of Coles House Mr A.D.C. Miller, BSc(Hons), DipEd, MEd Mrs J.M. Mitchell 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 McArthur House Ms. J.M. Nelson, BA, BEd, BSc Computer Studies CoordinatorMr M.D. O'Donnell, BA, DipEd

Audio-Visual Coordinator Mr R. Salen, AMIEE Mrs J.M. Schmidt, CertArt, TSTC, GradDipGCEd Ms C. Scott, BEd Mrs S.E. Scott, BSc, DipEd, GradDipSpecEd Mr M.W. Seeckts, 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

Head of Keith House Mrs C. Hildebrand, BA, DipEd

Miss C. Ogston, Dip.T(Prim)

Warden House of Guilds Mr P.C.Taylor, DipArt&Design, DipEd

Social Science/History Coordinator Mrs J.M. Hobbs, TPTC, BEd

Head of Shannon House Mrs M. O'Loughlin, BSc(Hons), DipEd

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

Ms B. Hollander, BA, DipEd (part time)

Miss L.M. Ord, BEd Mr M.K.R. Panckridge, BA(Ed)

Head of English

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

Mr T.P. Parkes, BA, DipEd

Library Coordinator

Mr I.G. Parr, MA, DipEd

Mrs B.M. Williams, ALAA

Coordinator of Health Miss S.M. Peacock, BSc, DipEd Head of Australian Studies Mr G.W. Peel, BA, DipEd, BEd, MEd, DipResSchServ

Miss S.M. Wilson, BEd

Head of Music Mr H. Hood, BEd, DipMus, AMusA, TTTC Music Coordinator Mr M. Irwin, BMusED Mathematics Coordinator Mr W.F. Jennings, DipPrimTeach, CertArt, BEd. Mrs U. Kamburowski Mrs I. Kavay (German Reader) Mr M.B. Keary, BA(Hons), MA Mrs J.M. Kittelty, BEd(Lib) Mrs C.L. Lean, BA, DipEd, GradDipLib

Science Coordinator Mr D.C. Parker, BAppSc, DipEd

Mr J. Peron, FEEHC (French Reader) Special Education Coordinator Mrs L.M. Lee, BA., DipEd., GradDipSpEd Mrs B. Lloyd (French Reader) Miss C.A. McAlister, BEd(Mus) Health Education Coordinator Mr D.H. MacBryde, MA, CertEd Mr B. McLeod, DipElecEng, TTC, BEd Miss D.L. Macvean, BA, DipEd Drama Coordinator Mrs C.G. Mallett, BA(Hons), MA, DipEd Ms. A.M. Mahoney BA,DipEd Mr E.A. Manwaring, BSc(Hons), DipEd, MEnvSt, GradDipComp Mr S.D. McCallum, BSc, DipEd Art Coordinator Mrs R.L. Millen, HigherDipTeach., BEd

Coordinator of Girls' Sport Mrs P. Porter, BEd Mr T.E. Price, BScEd Librarian, Head of Morrison House Mr L.J. Quail, BA, DipEd, ALAA, GradDipCurric Community & Religious Education Coordinator Rev K.F. Ralph, BA, BD D. G. Ren, BA, GradDipEd, PhD Secondary Coordinator (Years 7 & 8) Mr H.J. Roberts, Dip Arts, DipEd., GradDipMediaStud, BA, GradDipEdAdmin Director of Drama Mr M.J.H. Roland, BA(Hons), DipMedia, DipPrimEd Mr J.W. Ryan, Dip.Teach

APS Delegate, Head of Calvert House Mr D.A. Young, BSc, TSTC

NON TEACHING STAFF BURSAR: Mr J.R. Kaye, DIpBusStuds, CPA,

Director of Foundation Mr R.J. Grant, TSTC, Dip PE Archivist Rev E.C. McLean, BA Dip Ed Old Collegians' Office and Boarding Mr D. Whitcroft Accounting/Secretarial Mr H.R. Stewart, BComm, CPA Mrs J. A. Adams Mrs D Barling (Assistant to Careers Advisor) Mrs J. Bath (Preparatory School Receptionist) Mrs J. Cameron (Senior School Receptionist Mrs A. Inturrisi (Secretary to Head of the Preparatory School) Mrs J.M. Knight (Secretary to Vice-Principal) Mrs M. Miles Mr H.G. Philips (Accounting) Miss A.J. Taylor (Secretary to Bursar) Miss D.K. Williams (Secretary to Principal) Mrs R. Wilkinson-Beards (Secretary to Director of Foundation)

Ancillary Staff Mrs D.Alldis (Laboratory Assistant) Ms J. Armstrong (After-School Care) Mr P. Barrow (Woodwork Machinist) Mrs K. Bowler (Laboratory Assistant) Mr D.A. Carroll (Laboratory Technician) Mrs J. Carroll (Typing) Mrs D. Connoley (Teacher Aide) Mrs K.M. Hackett, AssDipAppSocSci(Library Technician) Miss K. Lonergan (After-School Care) Mrs P. McCallum (Library Technician) Mrs J. McDonald, AssDipAppSocSci (Library Technician) Mrs M. McMullen (Integration Aide) Miss J. Payne (Boarding Tutor)

Mrs R. Purcell (Library Technician) Miss A.M. Standen (Boarding Tutor) Mrs J. Thompson (Library Technician) Medical Centre Sister M. Cartledge Sister H. Millard (Preparatory School) Sister H. Richardson Mrs A. Vile (Matron, Mackie House) Boatman Mr R. Morse Caretaker Mr H. Blenke

Driver Mr R.R. Mclnnes Grounds Mr D.S. Quick (Grounds Curator) Mr N.T. Ash Mr N.J. Dearnley Mr R. Mitchell Mr P.J. Nicol Mr E.R. Ollis Mr M. Povey (Leading Hand)

Maintenance Mr R.C. Deans (Property Manager) Mr R.F. Dahlhaus Mr N.R. Deans Mr J. Foitzik (Plasterer) Mr A.W. Morgan (Foreman) Mr C.T. Perrett (Foreman) Mr P.J. Welsh

Cleaning Mrs M. Blenke Mr A.G.P. Crabbe Mrs C M . Dunstan Mr A. Forrest Mr A. Harris Mr M. Marendaz Mrs V.M. Phelps Mrs C Pratt Mr K.W. Rixon Mrs J. Russell Mr M.C. Simmons

Domestic Miss J. Sturzaker (Catering Manager) Mrs E. Boal (Tuckshop) Mrs B A. Burns Mrs S.M. Cornwill Ms A.J. Davis Miss RA. Fletcher Mrs C. Frequin Miss M.P. Harris (Tuckshop) Mrs N.C.Malone Mrs A. McRae Mrs J.G. Nieuwenhof Ms G.E. Picken Mrs A.P. Sheetings (Tuckshop) Mrs L.D. Shore Mrs G.J. Vaughan

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS Mr Chairman, Ms Adam-Smith, Members of Council, members of staff of the College, Distinguished Guests (and I place everybody in that category): Welcome to Speech Day, one of only a number of varied and exciting times at which we have been able to gather as a community this year: the amazing whole-school photograph in March, the remarkable Carnival, the Carols' service and now Speech Day, to name but a few. It is again a pleasure for me to present my annual report for the operation of the College, the seventh year that I have had the privilege of doing so, and a year in which I was granted an extremely valuable term of Study Leave. But before I do so I want to add my own personal word of welcome to Ms Patsy Adam-Smith. The Chairman will introduce her more fully later but, suffice it to say at this point, we are delighted that you are with us today; your passionate interest in Australia, Australians and their history is legendary and has helped us work towards an understanding of who we are; and we feel very honoured that you agreed to speak to our community today at a time when you are embroiled in the publishing and distribution of yet another book. I, like everyone else, am looking forward very much to what you have to say. It seems that no Headmaster's report of the school in the late 1980s, early 1990s could be complete without some mention of the muchdiscussed Victorian Certificate of Education, the VCE. As many of you will know, the VCE had its first full year of operation at Units 3 and 4 levels as well as Units 1 and 2 levels this year, and the implementation has not been without its problems, though, with a few isolated exceptions, and looking at the assessments rather selfishly, we must conclude that the College and its students have done rather well. A brief look at the English results for Common Assessment Tasks, for instance, reveals at least a third of the students with A+s and more than a half with at least a B+; thirty students out of forty-seven have an A or an A+ for Physics CAT3; Biology accumulated a staggering nineteen and twenty-five percent of A+s for CATs 1 and 2 respectively; thirty percent of Mathematics (Reasoning and Data) students achieved an A+ for CAT1; and so the list goes on. In all but the highly specialised Mathematics Extensions (Change and Approximation), our median result was at least two grades above the median for the state. I cannot help thinking that we have been extraordinarily well served by the fact that seven of our Senior School staff have been engaged as Panel Chairpersons this year, not least by the intimate knowledge of the procedures of internal assessment that are able to be transmitted back to other staff. By the measure of grades achieved for assessment tasks, therefore, the VCE has been highly successful from the College perspective. There is clear evidence, however, that the demands placed on students and especially staff have been enormous and at times overwhelming. Most people in the community understand that teaching is a very stressful occupation at the best of times but, given the added demands accompanying the new VCE liberally sprinkled with some fear of the unknown, it is understandable that there has been a real tenseness at peak periods throughout the year. I was rather aghast when talking with the Year 12 cohort just before they had their last classes to find that most of them worked frequently beyond midnight every night, some of them worked occasionally beyond 2.00 a.m., and it was not unknown for some to work throughout the night in order to complete projects on time, not, I hasten to add, because they were disorganised but simply because of the accumulation of the demands across a number of study areas. Surely time at school was not supposed to be dominated by a singular focus on books, important though that is; there are a great many other things to experience and gather along the road of adolescence and, to me, it is a great pity that students are now being forced to withdraw from other activities that do not register on the VCE scale because they feel that they do not have the time or the energy to devote to these things in the face of very sig7

nificant time devoted to their studies. But how could VCE ever compensate for the loss of an involvement and a fond memory of a leading part in a play? Why is it that the joy of playing an integral part in the Symphony Orchestra must be foregone in some cases so that a piece of prose may be edited and modified for the fourth or fifth time? On reflection and reminiscence what memory of a Unit 3 or 4 study could ever replace the joy of being victorious over Yarra Valley Grammar School at debating or Wesley College Waverley at softball or Xavier College at football? There are changes to be implemented, even as early as 1993, with more to come in 1994 and beyond; we must make sure that our voices are heard when it comes to a discussion of "balance". Of course one of the desirable aspects of the new VCE was to introduce a measure of balance into the course of study of an individual student, though I must say that that was always encouraged here at the College anyway, but balance must also be maintained between academic things and those extraordinarily valuable experiences that students have outside the classroom. It is as though the architects of VCE believe that the education and subsequent growth of the mind of our young was rooted only in what they studied in the classroom; surely no-one could dispute the extraordinarily valuable and educative things that happen in a variety of activities of which VCE has absolutely no cognisance. As I said a moment ago, however, there will be change in VCE next year: assessment by external examination will return to a

much more prominent position; Mathematics, as a Field of Study, has been completely restructured; and adherence to many of the essentially boring and trivial busyness of the certificate will be relaxed so that students will not feel quite so pressured throughout the whole of the year. That having been said, I can do nothing but stand in admiration of the achievements of so many of our students across that rich and varied range of activities that the school offers. Spurning any suggestion of lack of time, three of our senior girls were involved in both the Head-of-the-River-winning girls' 1st IV and the premiership-winning girls' 1st netball team, both sports demanding a commitment above and beyond the ordinary. Other achievements throughout the school have astounded me also: the Preparatory School's stunning tour of Japan in which many friendships were made was enormously successful and we look forward to hosting a Japanese school in 1993; the Senior School's musical tour to perform in the International Music Festival in Sydney by invitation again was an outstanding success and gave some of our highly talented students an opportunity to taste a little success but also gain an appreciation of the heights to which they must aspire in the future; and the standard and quality of the music produced at the Foundation Concert (albeit over a relatively extended time) was a wonder to behold. The stunning Carols by Candlelight service last week provided yet another example of the wonderful things being achieved. Of course music is not the only activity that takes place in the school. Another feather in our cap this year was the award for having produced the most outstanding school play in Victoria this year. "Freedom of the City", a compelling and dramatic reincarnation of the tragedy of Northern Ireland, held audiences spellbound with some performances of amazingly high quality and it was no great surprise to find that one of the leading players in the productions, Milan Perkins, was chosen as the best student actor in Victoria in 1992. A production like this is really only the tip of the iceberg; drama plays a very significant role in the lives of a great many students, not just those that are actually involved in productions put on for public display. The School Captain will speak more fully about these things later but I must encourage you to visit the Gallery after this ceremony to see some of the outstanding work of our students in the Fine and Applied Arts field. From the most wonderful nativity play put on by the Campbell House students this year through to the enlivened debating activity, to current affairs, to a wide range of sporting pursuits, the students are encouraged and exhorted to plumb the depths of their talents and to develop their characters to the full. My feeling is that we should never be bullied by the technocrats nor those who drive the economic machine to believe that education must serve the state and the needs of the nation. Rather what we must do is engage our students in approaching their work in a creative way, not getting themselves into a frenzy over submitting the next assignment, and the next, and the next. What a student studies and

chooses to study, especially at the secondary level, is not the most important consideration. What is more important is the education of attitudes: the willingness to respond to genuine challenges, the learning to bring the mind to bear on the problem at hand, enthusiastically, confidently and effectively; the capacity and willingness to interact positively with others having different ideas; and the development of an understanding about the satisfaction of understanding for its own sake. Our job is not to teach students to tolerate boredom; it is to initiate them into the joys of the life of the mind, and to give them some capacity to enjoy life even if for some it may be interspersed in the future with periods of unpaid employment. There is no doubt that the key to the quality of learning that children experience is directly related to the quality of the staff who teach them. Ask any recent Old Collegian what they remember from their school days and I can guarantee that it is not what they were taught but who taught them and, in the main, the spark that was ignited whilst at school often was fanned into the flame of tertiary study later on. It is equally true that current students often make their last-chosen subjects on the basis of the staff who will teach them rather than necessarily the intrinsic value of the study. In this regard I feel that we are extremely fortunate at the College and I would like to pay a public tribute to the staff from Sub Primary to Year 12 for their unstinting support of the academic programme of the school; for their willing involvement in curriculum development; for their capacity to give more and more to each student; and for their tremendous enthusiasm to impart to students what they themselves love. In a host of different ways you can see evidence of their commitment and the fruits of their labours. One of the things that thoroughly impresses me about an independent school - and this is not confined to the College - is the keenness with which teacher and taught want to pursue their common goal rather than the former being obsessed with the manna of life and the latter being captivated by the direct utility of what is taught. Long may this association continue and, if any things in this world are immutable, a caring relationship between staff and students is one that must be at the very heart of successful and proper education. As we prepare ourselves for the final decade of the twentieth century and we look forward to the century beyond that, we must be enthused and inspired by the challenge that awaits us and not be daunted by the thought that any real and worthwhile achievement comes only with considerable commitment and determination. The keynote for the College for the next five years will be encapsulated in that single word "challenge": all we do henceforth will be embedded in that notion. Challenge for the students to improve and grow, not only serving themselves but our community at large; challenge for staff to find new and creative ways in which to enrich the lives of our young people; challenge for the Council and the administrators to provide the context in which this wonderful process can take place. I mentioned earlier my gratitude to the Council for affording me Study Leave during Second Term and I can say quite honestly that the time away from the day-to-day matters in running a great enterprise like this gave me an opportunity not only to observe what other schools do but also the opportunity to reflect on what we at the College endeavour to provide and how our structure and framework measure up against alternatives. There is no doubt in my mind that we can improve but I must say that we should feel proud of what has been done already and we should feel that there are not too many other areas in the world that

could not learn something from the curriculum development and general educational philosophy in Victoria. Australian independent schools now seem to have developed a philosophy that is appropriate to the Australian context; they have grown beyond the model of their originally English parentage; and they have given Australians the confidence to feel that they can tackle the opportunities that await them with a justifiable expectation of success. The Study Leave all seems now rather like a kaleidoscope but the major impressions remain uppermost in mind. I was more than pleasantly surprised to find that, on a number of criteria of excellence in education, the College stands tall. I had left the shores of Australia with a desire to learn from the experiences of other schools and, where appropriate, to plan necessary changes here. Certainly there are some things that we shall want to adjust but, in the main, it appears that many of the things we are doing correctly and well. My overseas experience has not challenged me to change my basic philosophy with respect to schools, teaching and learning; rather it has confirmed my belief that we should emphasise the necessity to maintain standards that are based on Christian teaching and values whilst recognising the importance of all-round development of the individual in a moral and caring community. Despite the ebb and flow of educational ideas, it is still my firm belief that the quality and the excellence of the service that any school can offer is almost entirely dependent on the character and capacity of

the men and women who work in them, irrespective of pedagogical fad or whim. In addition, I was confirmed in my beliefs that the ways in which the College is generally organised and administered are appropriate, and indeed useful for the efficient and humane operation of such a complex organisation. Moreover, it seems to me that we have the motivation, creativity, interest and just plain commonsense to effect changes where these are appropriate to the needs of the students. I returned convinced that our school environment is stimulating and challenging in a great many ways, without being smugly complacent. Finally I believe that the College has many fine traditions that have withstood the test of time; true, they were based on the English public school model but they have developed to the point where they are now different from England's and they suit our Australian context. No longer do we need to defer to all that happens in the "Old Country"; we should feel that we have the confidence to change and evolve in a way that gives heed to the peculiarly Australian nature of our schools. In a world that is changing rapidly, that is uncertain and demanding, the College has much to offer young men and women in its Chapel, in its classroom, on its playing fields and in its activity areas as they prepare for life beyond its walls. I want to finish this section by expressing my sincere thanks and those of my wife to the College Council for their generosity in the provisions for my Study Leave.

Moreover it would be ungenerous of me if I did not thank and congratulate the Vice-Principal, Mr Gilson, and the Head of the Preparatory School, Mr Hughes, for the splendid way in which they maintained the school in my absence. With the notion of "challenge" in the air, you will be interested to know that we have a number of committees in place that are looking at broad sweeps of what we offer: bearing in mind our place on the international stage, a group is looking at the possible introduction of the International Baccalaureate as an alternative to the Victorian Certificate of Education. It may transpire that the IB offers a better preparation for tertiary study, rather than the VCE which attempts to stand for everything, and it may well be that those who do not want to be confined to a Victorian tertiary institution would find that the IB offers a scope far wider than VCE. At the same time, across the Preparatory and Senior Schools, there is a committee looking at our computer/technology offering. Although I am not convinced that those who wish to be involved in a computer career beyond school must have begin their contact whilst at school, I do firmly believe that the current generation of young people must be exposed to all of the best possible practices with respect to computer technology in an ordered and coherent, sequential manner. It is likely that the implementation of the conclusions of this computer review will be expensive but we must face that possibility with fortitude. Overarching all of these single-focus reviews, the Council and I in conjunction with staff want to conduct a review of the Strategy Plan that was implemented five years ago not least because there have been a number of other developments that we must endeavour to weave into the basic thrust. This will be a massive undertaking that will involve a great many people but I personally look forward to it with great relish because it is refreshing and invigorating to regenerate one's enthusiasm for philosophy and policy from time to time. A good many Government initiatives have emerged since our last review, too, the main one culminating in the report of the Carmichael Committee that analysed the need for, and the offering with respect to, vocationally-oriented training. Again there will be challenges for us in this area; we must look carefully at facilitating the passage of those of our students who do not wish to go to universities and tertiary colleges but want, for very good reasons, to find their way into Technical and Further Education (TAFE) courses. The potential for the TAFE-school linkage to strengthen is enormous and we must be ready to pick up the baton and run with it, so to speak, when it is offered. Having alluded to it before, I now want to be quite specific in my thanks to all of those associated with the education of our students. Whether I am right or not, this seems to have been the most hectic year of any in the past seven and I have been enormously grateful to the Senior staff who assist me in conducting the school in an orderly fashion. Mr Gilson, the Vice-Principal, and Mr Hughes, the Head of the Preparatory School, must often pick up the pieces of my whim and fancy at the same time as conducting the day-to-day administration of both parts of the school. To say that they do it competently would be an understatement; they do it superbly and I thank them sincerely. The academic staff at both sites of the school are extremely well qualified and wonderfully

enthuaistic. Their input to the total operation is indispensable,and it is a shame that we shall lose some of them at the end of the year. The Bursar, Mr John Kaye, the Catering Supervisor, Miss June Sturzaker, the Property Manager, Mr Ray Deans, and the whole of the non-teaching staff are equally pivotal to the school and they continue, in their most cheerful manner, to complement what happens in the classroom, on the sporting field, and in activities venues. In some respects they are the unsung heroes. It would be difficult to maintain the place as a productive enterprise without the co-operation of the students, and the Prefects in particular. I congratulate them all for their achievements and thank them for their support this year, especially Fioran Bourke, School Captain, and Peter McCann and Anna Spurling, School Vice-Captains. I have great pleasure in confirming that the School Captain for 1993 will be Ben Miller and the Vice-Captains Mitchell Anderson and Alison Collins. If the current crop of senior students are representative of the younger generation of today then it is my view that we have little to worry about. In the face of rampant pessimism, they are optimistic, clear-eyed and purposeful. Nobody needs reminding that the current economic circumstances are not particularly conducive to institutional growth, except in small specialised areas, and it is true to say that the College has felt at least a cool breeze, if not the full chill wind. That having been said, I must add that we have been very encouraged by the level of support we continue to receive from our parent body and student enrolments have not suffered to a very significant extent. If nothing else, this must stand in testimony to the quality of the education offered. We have been put in the position, however, of restructuring our staffing complement and all areas of the school had to be assessed. In the process of the readjustment, some staff are leaving the College and we regret that, even though it has been a necessity. At the Preparatory School, Mr Ted Price has found alternative employment at the Christian College at Highton; at the Senior School, Mr Tom Ferrier, Mr Simon Harrison, Mrs Joy Schmidt and Mrs Margaret Sutton will all leave at the end of 1992. As I said this is not a situation that brings any great joy to anyone and I want to thank all of those people for their devotion to duty and for the quality of the teaching that they have given to the College in their time. The matter of staff-student ratios is always one that needs to be reviewed but we fully anticipate that the College has now been structured in a way that will allow us to forge into the future without further realignment. The challenge in this area still exists, though, and all of us must do everything

within our power to present the school in the most positive possible light to the widest possible audience so that we continue to attract a vigorous enrolment. One other member of staff leaves us at the end of the year to pursue further study in Special Education, and that is Miss Denise Macvean. We wish her well as she leaves to take up a place in this highly specialised and demanding area of teaching, and we thank her most sincerely for her teaching over the previous three years. Let me also thank Mr Tony Taranto for his extended stint with us at the Preparatory School as a replacement for Mr Hatton, Mr Rachinger and Mrs Murrells who all in turn enjoyed Long Service Leave this year. Ms Barbara Hollander, Mrs Carol Morris and Mrs Carole Mallett all take some leave for the very best of reasons! Mr Norman Rachinger takes early retirement from the staff at the Preparatory School, too. Mr Rachinger joined the staff in 1962, became Senior Master in 1967 and this role developed into one of the two Deputy Head positions at the Prep. Those of you who have known him in the time that your children have been at the school will have come to know his deep and lasting affection for children, even in his position as one of the major dispensers of discipline. It may also be well known that he has worked tirelessly for a number of welfare organisations in our community. He will enjoy his rest after thirty-one years on the staff; some of us will envy him but all of us will say that it is thoroughly well deserved. Mrs Betty Williams retires after equally sterling, though not so lengthy, service as the Senior Librarian at the Prep., seeing in

many changes including the computerisation of the Mackie Library, and we are extremely grateful for the deep interest that she herself has in children's literature and that she has been able to pass on to the students. She again, takes our very best wishes with her for a happy retirement. We lost Mr Jim Twelves, too, but on a happier note that will happen because the exchange he undertook with Mr John Claringbold concludes and we will welcome Mr Claringbold back to the staff of the College at the beginning of next year. Let me take this opportunity of thanking Mr Twelves sincerely for the refreshing slant that he brought to the teaching of Geography in the school (the sort of Geography that I could understand!) and we wish his family and him a safe journey home and pleasant memories of Australia. Mr Simon Leegood takes equally good wishes with him as he and his wife resume what might be a more normal life after a year's exchange with Mr Mark Torpey at the Preparatory School. Within the school, I am pleased to say that Mrs Carolyn Hildebrand has accepted my offer to become Head of Mossgiel, the girls' boarding house, and Mr Gary Montgomery has accepted the consequent vacancy to run Keith House. In welcoming those two, I pay tribute to Mr Andrew Gibson who has run Mossgiel for the last five years with a measure of care and compassion that has enabled parents to leave their daughters in his charge with a knowledge that they will be well looked after. He can now concentrate his efforts on the other major task he has, that of running the History Department. Mr Da-

vid Curnow takes over as Head of Wettenhall after the extraordinarily long and successful reign of Mr Richard Morris. Mr Morris's attention to detail and his desire to see the best for each student in the context of the community of the house has been legendary. If the impending Morris child receives as much care and attention as the students of Wettenhall then it will want for nothing! I want to say a brief word now about an event that gladdened my heart in the respect that it drew all quarters of the College family together in a unified effort: the College Carnival. Under the outstanding leadership of Mr Alan Williamson, the Chairman of the Carnival Committee, I was amazed to see the energy and enthusiasm that was generated from each part of the school and directed towards its general benefit. Those who, despite the weather, attended the Carnival will have seen the engaging way in which it galvanised various elements of the College community together in a way that rarely happens at other times. (I make this public statement about the Carnival and all of those people involved in it because I want to express my deep gratitude for the willingness with which they accepted my request. Needless to say, the money raised which was around $60,000, will enable us to forge ahead with quite a number of projects that might otherwise have remained static, including the full completion of the Campbell House playground. In endeavours like the Carnival, one sees just how much goodwill and how much desire to contribute there is within our College family. To conclude, if I had an abiding wish it would be that any Collegian, whether leaving or not, developed a greater awareness of the world around them and a sense of compassion for the human race that was able to transcend personal acquisitive urges, a feeling that service to others is much more important than egocentrism, that to offer one's life to another or others, metaphorically speaking, is greater than to aggrandise one's own, that to recognise what each has been given and to return twofold is ultimately more satisfying than to concentrate on oneself. Thank you, Chairman, for the opportunity to present my report.

May I wish everyone a happy, safe and holy Christmas, celebrated in a spirit that reminds us of our responsibilities and our capacities to bring joy to the world.

MS PATSY ADAM-SMITH Mr Garnet Fielding's introduction of our Guest Speaker for the 1992 Speech Day was a glowing one. His description of Patsy Adam-Smith as "truly one of the voices of Australia" and as "Australia's foremost anecdotal historian" were more than justified by her warm and inspiring ad-

dress. This remarkable woman the daughter of a North Western Mallee railway fettler - later became Australia's first female licensed deck hand then later ship's radio operator and recently at sixty three years of age she traversed the rugged sixty kilometres of the Kokoda Trail. She is well known for her best selling book, The A.N.Z.A.C.s, and as Mr Fielding said, "holds the key to understanding the hearts and minds of ordinary Australians in both war and isolation." Ms Adam Smith began her speech by relating with the glee the recent (and rare) criticism a male academic historian directed at her. "She looks like anybody's grandma." Her response is that she looks solely like her two grandchildren's grandparent. She also joked about her toughness despite her diminutive stature (five feet tall) and apologised for the croakiness engendered by seventy three radio, TV and Literary Luncheon promotions for her latest book, Prisoners of War. She

deplored the absurdity of the term "literary luncheon". Ms Adam Smith said she was delighted by the Concert Band's rendition of themes from Robin Hood saying that as a "solo" musician she envied those "able to get together to make music." Her academic male detractor had a final arrow aimed at him as she delighted in having sold out her first edition of Prisoners of War in a week and having almost sold out the second edition. One felt very few people would get the better of Ms Adam Smith. She then turned to more sombre matters, likening the youth of the young men about to participate in their final speech day to the "boys" who had left for the Second World War never to return. Four of them her young cousins aged 18, 21, 20 and 19. While she is pleased cadets have disappeared, she believes that marches (even the ones she participated in) don't stop wars. "It's going to be you people with your talents, skills, youth and vivacity who will go somewhere towards the beginning of outlawing war world wide." She answered the accusation levelled at her of "Patsy, you speak as if we have a great tradition in this country," with the claim that we do have one, in the folklore our ancestors have handed down to us of their struggle to build this country. "Our folklore and tradition," she states, "are the blood of our people, because they are ours. It makes us a people, the individual race we are. I've been to ninety seven countries, I've stayed overseas for lengthy periods but I can't live anywhere else." Ms Adam Smith congratulated the school on its improved appearance. (Her last visit to the school was prior to co-education.) She then related her impetus for writing The A.N.Z.A.C.s. Three young men were ridiculing three old men marching in a parade. "Whatever we think about war, we can't blame the soldiers. We send them - we vote in the governments. From the day we turn eighteen we are responsible." While she stated that "sometimes out of war some magnificent things happen", such as bravery and mateship, and said that she as a woman had experienced such rare feminine mateship during her time in the services in World War II (Not World War I as some had suggested), she deplored war per se. Ms Adam Smith then listed some of the influences she had found inspiring for her writing. One was John Macefield and the poet's reaction to the sight of some Australian servicemen on a London street. "They looked like princes, they walked like kings." She claimed only to be able to write about Australia because that was what she knew about. She also decried the opportunistic exploitation of people in current times of economic hardship saying that even in the depression of the thirties: "We've never cheated on people in this country." She claimed self-preservation made her write. "If I didn't write I'd be arrested." Such is the anger that motivates her. Her readings of the classics began when as a country child she learnt Latin and developed a passionate desire to travel. In Persepolis she discovered a piece of philosophy which has become a motivating factor in her life. "There are only two kinds of people - those who run with life and laugh as they run and those who don't." She concluded with two quotations, one from Mil-

ton written in 1640: 'I could not admire a fugitive virtue. One who slinks out of the race. For that immortal virtue can only be run in the heat and the dust/ As she says, "sitting pretty" won't do it! The second quotation was from the Anglican radical, Dean Inge - known as the "Red Dean" because his sympathies were seen as communist ones in his conservative time. He was a man who "didn't go with the mob". Ms Adam Smith quoted "public opinion is a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be an average man or woman." Patsy Adam Smith's wish is that on her tombstone she be remembered as "one who ran in the heat and dust and wasn't content to be average". "I hope," she said to the assembled students "you will not be either."

SCHOOL CAPTAIN'S REPORT Mr Fielding, Miss Adam Smith, Mr Sheahan, Ladies and Gentlemen, Students of The Geelong College. In his speech on this occasion twelve months ago, Conrad Pearson told of a year dominated by the Gulf War and its aftermath. 1992 may not have produced a single event with the significance of the Gulf War, but it has been nevertheless a year of turmoil. It is not our doing that we are not part of the tragedy of Somalia, or that we are not suffering the misery caused by the break-up of the former Soviet Republics, or that we need not regularly shelter from bombardments by one or more of the Nationalist movements in the former Yugoslavia. No, each of us has been spared such hardships, and it is to our individual and collective shame if we do not make the most of our opportunities to develop our intellectual and physical abilities to their limit. By so doing, we benefit ourselves and our world. What better way is there to show our gratitude for not needing to wonder each day "Will I survive the next twenty four hours?" Perhaps our endeavours will go some way towards fixing the problems faced by so many less fortunate than us. However, it is important not to confuse the full development of one's potential with the popular notion of success, that is "winning". With The Geelong College being one of the smaller APS schools, we have no illusions about winning being the only measure of success. We recognise that it is to be savoured when it occurs, but we understand that the sun will still rise the morning after a particular individual or team fails to win. Geelong College students this year have made their mark, and have been publicly acclaimed, in a range of pursuits. We should not forget though, others who have applied themselves to various tasks, pushed back their own frontiers, or improved their own performances. In ways that are not always tangible, their efforts are of benefit to us all, despite the lack of publicity attributed to them. For a number of years, Geelong College has enjoyed an enviable reputation for Drama. If possible,that reputation was this year enhanced. The school production, Freedom of the City, was selected as the best straight play in the prestigious ANA schools' Drama Awards, which involved some ninety schools and 8000 students. Milan Perkins, who played the lead in the production, won the Award for the Best Actor. The leading lady in that production was Sophie Collins, who demonstrated later in the year that her versatility matched her talent when she was widely acclaimed for her role as Mabel in the Geelong production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Mathematics students have brought kudos to the School again this year. A team, captained by James Griffiths, and comprising students from different year levels, won third prize in a state-wide "Pro Maths" competition. In addition, Nathaniel Ramm and Jayson Ward won cash Prizes in the Westpac Mathematics competition. A major highlight and triumph for the College was the selection of the School Band and Orchestra to compete at an International festival in Sydney. The trip included a never-to-be-forgotten performance at the Opera House. Other areas in which College students have performed with distinction include debating and foreign languages. APS sport this year brought mixed results. The girls, in particular, did the school proud by winning overall the tennis and the netball. There were good performances too, in hockey, swimming and Softball. The Girls' First IV achieved what the crews of the last two years had so narrowly missed. They won the girls' Head of the River. Among their other victories was the National Schoolgirls' Championship, a first ever for the College. Karina Wieland, one of the crew, has already taken up a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. The School Athletics teams traditionally struggle against the depth of the big Melbourne schools, but this year there were some outstanding individual performances. One that must be mentioned was Cain Sarah's achievement in winning two individual events, the long jump and the triple jump. It is many years since a College student achieved this. Clinton Peake was selected in the All-Australian U15 Football team after the Schoolboys' Football Championships in Sydney. Sally Morris has competed another extraordinary year in water skiing, being ranked first in Australia for Girls' Trick Skiing. The College First XVIII looked to be headed for a most successful season, and was undefeated with only three games to go. Whether it was due to the break over the holidays, or the very heavy grounds at the end of the season, they were unable to keep up the momentum. Nevertheless, they gave a couple of very powerful schools an enormous fright. Earlier in the year, the First XI chalked up some good wins and felt quite pleased with their overall result. I am worried that one of the negatives associated with the VCE will be its impact on Inter-School sport. I fear that schools and individuals may be forced to choose between academic and sporting priorities, believing that they will be unable to successfully combine both. I suspect that high profile and highly demanding sports such as rowing and football will suffer after two or three years like 1992. This would be a great shame,.For Year 12 students, it has been difficult to ignore the ever-obvious presence of the VCE. The amazing concentration of work requirements, written CATs and Test CATs in the second half of Term Two, and again at the end of Term Three, was not enjoyed by many of us. At least it should be better in years to come, thanks to our experiences. That aspect aside, the general impression of the VCE among the Year 12 students is a favourable one, with most happy to be able to show their ability over a range of assessments and at different times

throughout the year. It remains to be seen how the tertiary selection procedures cope with all this information. One of the most enjoyable aspects of being School Captain is the involvement in regular meetings with other APS School Captains. At first, I was a little uneasy, expecting this to be a male-dominated group. However, of the five co-educational schools, two have boy and girl co-captains and the other three, this year, have girl captains. One of these meetings was here at College and it was interesting to hear that students from other schools feel that the friendly atmosphere at College makes visit here very enjoyable. All traditions have to start somewhere, and I hope that the Year 12 Formal Dance held in Morrison Hall will turn out to be the first of many. It was a wonderful occasion, from the food organised by the Parents' & Friends' Association, to the stunning outfits worn by boys and girls alike. The netball tour to New Zealand was the result of long planning and hectic fund-raising, but it was certainly worth all the efforts. It seemed that every bend in the road produced another breathtaking sight and it was with some sadness that we later heard of the horrendous problems caused by the worst winter ever, for the people in the Canterbury area, who had treated us so well. The girls' hockey team visited Tasmania and had a

wonderful time, mixing some very competitive matches with sightseeing, and visits to cultural landmarks such as Port Arthur and the Cadbury Factory. You will hear this morning Sophie Collins and Jen O'Donnell sing Friends for Life. The first time we heard them sing this was at the final School Assembly. This brought home to us quite vividly just how emotional the end of one's association with school can be. This year's Year 12 group, thirteen of whom started in Prep, at Campbell House in 1980, is a close-knit group. As we listened to the song, so fresh in everyone's mind after the Barcelona Olympics, some of the girls cried openly, while many of the boys showed an unusual interest in the state of their shoes. I am most grateful to the school community for the experiences of 1992. The position of School Captain is indeed a

great honour, but so too are the positions of House Captains and School and House Prefects. We will all have a host of wonderful memories of this year. As my year of School Captain draws to a close, I would like publicly to thank the ViceCaptains, Anna Spurling and Peter McCann and each of the other Prefects for their support. I congratulate the Prefects for 1993 and Ben Miller for being chosen as School Captain, and Alison Collins and Mitch Anderson as ViceCaptains for 1993. On behalf of the student body, I offer my sincere thanks to Mr Sheahan and all members of staff for their dedication and commitment. I wish all students a successful future. I hope you all enjoy a happy and a safe holiday period. Thank you. Fioran Bourke

PREFECTS 1992 Back:Jane Barrett, Rachael Swinton, Andrew Lambart, Simon Lynch, Paul Crowe, Joel Gladman, Matthew Bridges, Rhona MacLean, Sally Farrow FrontiAlyssa Turner, Peter McCann (Vice-Capt.), Fioran Bourke (Senior Prefect), Mr A.P. Sheahan (Principal), Anna Spurling (Vice-Capt.), James Nelson, Jennifer O'Donnell

YEAR 12 Front Row:Catherine Lea, Claire Fisher, Annalise Moser, Caitlin Jolly, Alison Wilson, Lisa Wood, Jane Colls, Karly Day, Cate Polhemus, Elizabeth Hunter, Nicole Brown, Kate Hanley, Fleur 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 Row:Michael 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 Row:Justin 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 Row:Benjamin 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, Terence Reidy, Daniel Smedley, Tyronne Casboult Back Row:Anthony Hallebone, Warren Henderson, Gregory Lochhead, Peter Dethridge, Cameron Barnes, Mark Robson, Jason Nevins, James Wilson, Simon McCracken, Matthew Magarey, Jonathan Bell, Paul Leigh, Scott Westhorpe, Paul Cuttler

CALVERT Head of House: Mr D.A. Young Tutors: Mr D.A. Carroll, Miss J.M. Cheatley, Mrs J. Ekkel (Mme B. Mouth), Mrs J. Mitchell, Mr G.W. Peel, Mrs R. Purcell, Mr M. Whittle House Co-Captains: Jane Barrett, Andrew Lambart House Prefects: Scott Dennis, Jeffrey Gordon, Melinda Hobbs, Lucy Idle, Nicholas Kaye, Rhona MacLean, Geoff Pratt, Toby Sutton, Martin Whitehead Calvert is generally a name that is associated with success and this year was no exception. A great deal of individual talent can be found within the walls of the Calvert House room, and the spirit and general attitude shown by all Calverteers towards inter-house competitions meant that many excellent results were recorded throughout the year. Not only were we able to maintain the standard set by members of Calvert in previous years, but as the results would indicate, Calvert House is definitely growing in strength. Calvert started 1992 very successfully with an excellent overall placing of second in the school swimming sports. The Barrett sisters featured prominently, with Susie winning the Under 15 championship and Jane the open championship. Felicity Murphy also swam well to finish second in the Under 16 championship. We will definitely need some new and more graceful divers next year. The Calvert House cricket team was a little disappointing this year, when we compare the result to that of previous years. We were only able to win one out of the three games played, which meant that we did not make the final, and finished close to the bottom of the "ladder". Nevertheless, Danila Mcintosh and Romney Nelson still displayed their brilliant cricketing skills. It seemed that the girls in the Calvert House Softball team had been taking lessons from some of our lessgifted cricketers. As a consequence, many of our softballers failed to make contact with the ball, and ended up recording a similar result to the cricketers; only one win for the "season". Performances by Sally-Ann Eagles, Catherine Edwards and Kim Dennis certainly helped in attaining our only win. The capable Calvert House predictably impressed the school and the judge to win the House Music competition for the second year in a row. We should all be extremely proud to be the first house in the history of The Geelong College to complete the "back-to-back" win. It's still Rock and Roll to me (Billy Joel) was performed superbly by the Calvert House choir, while many identified talents combined extremely well in the small group to sing Better be home soon (Crowded House). Undoubtedly, the highlight of the competition was the performance by the Calvert House instrumentalists, Matthew Bates, Jeff Gordon, Fletcher Hamilton, Dylan Ferrier and Martin Whitehead, with their brilliant rendition of Street Life Serenader (Billy Joel). The second term saw Calvert House no longer under the watchful eye of our house master Mr Young, as he took a well deserved holiday in order to play golf all over the world. We were able to cope however, and with Mr Young's shoes being filled by the very organised Mr Peel, we were thrown into the most dreaded house event: the cross-country. Surprisingly, a great deal of enthusiasm was shown for this torturous run and our overall placing of fourth was excellent. We had a number of outstanding performances, with Jane Barrett, Andrew Lambart, Sarah Hamilton and Nicholas Kaye all finishing in the top ten placings. The Calvert House tennis players were out in force again this year achieving the excellent result of equal first with Shannon. In the Junior competition Emily Hamilton and Catriona MacLean dominated the courts, demolishing their opposition in the final 9-1. Our senior tennis team, with players of the calibre of Rhona MacLean, Scott Dennis, and Geoff Pratt also played extremely well, only just missing out on the final. In the past, Calvert had established itself as a very strong football house, and after narrowly losing the final last year, we were eager to show our sporting prowess in this year's competition. Unfortunately, all did not go as expected and we were unable to even win a game. Our best result was a draw with the very strong McArthur house team, and our most embarrassing defeat came at the hands of Keith house, who previously had not won a house football game for seven years. Romney Nelson was able to get time off from his modelling contract to play very well, while Dominic O'Brien was a mountain of muscle in defence. Toby Sutton was excellent in the ruck and Nicholas Jarman, our only first XVIII player, was an asset to the team when he was not injured. Meanwhile, on the rectangular sporting field, our hockey players were performing much better than the footballers. We displayed excellent teamwork,

and with devastating skills shown by Nicholas Kaye, Lucy Idle, Rachel Seeckts and Geoff Pratt, we were able to draw two matches while only losing one. While the boys were unable to redeem themselves after their loss in the cricket, the girls bounced back with vengeance from their softball loss with excellent performances in the netball. The junior netballers proved their talent and potential by making the grandfinal, only to lose narrowly to Wettenhall by one goal. The girls seemingly had the final won, until Sarah Hamilton's illegal red socks were noticed by the umpire. The loss of one goal due to incorrect uniform eventually lead to the defeat - everyone makes mistakes! Other excellent players were Susie Barrett and Jacquie Pigdon. The senior girls were also very successful, only

losing one game to narrowly miss out on the final. Annabel Fleay, Sally Haydon and Jane Barrett played well. Not all house competitions are centred around sports, however, and the versatility of our house members was exemplified in the more academic debating competition. Whilst the Year 11 and 12 students were rushing out of the house room to avoid being placed in a debating team, the Year 10 debaters of Rebecca Brown, Tara Eaton and Louise Mitchell were successfully arguing and rebutting their way to a victory over Shannon. Miss Cheatley's expertise in debating and her valued advice certainly helped Calvert to achieve the overall result of equal first with Shannon. Many of the members in the Calvert basketball team were not exactly certain of the rules, but under the guidance of Sam "Magic" Casboult, these players (namely Toby Sutton and Andrew Lambart) soon became the backbone of the team! Many of the players believed that their one win did not indicate their true talent. It is unlikely however, that the word "talent" should, or could have been associated with most of our basketballers. The inter-house athletic competition has traditionally been Calvert's best event, and this year, with some new talented athletes, we were hopeful of going one better than last year's second placing. There were some excellent individual performances, with Romney Nelson winning the Under 16 championship, Andrew Lambart winning the open championship, and Brent Haydon coming second in the Under 15 championship. Other good performances on the day came from Annabel Fleay, Jane Barrett, the Hamilton twins and Nicholas Jarman. It was encouraging to see the tremendous participation and enthusiasm from all house members, and there is no doubt that this kind of support ultimately lead to our overall placing of second. Calvert has experienced a very successful year in 1992, and this stems from the general enthusiasm of all the tutors and students within the house. All Calverteers must be congratulated for participating in activities and sports, particularly those who continued to try

CALVERT HOUSE Back Row Andrew Reeve, Marcus Herrick, Jonas Lea, Samuel Casboult, Ashley Salter, Graham Lethbridge, Robert Salmon, Simon Thomas 5th Row: Timothy Macleod, Fletcher Hamilton, Samuel Lucas, Matthew Thomson, Mark Conder, Dylan Ferrier, Angus Hill, Nicholas Jarman, Matthew Ross, Brent Haydon, Danila Mcintosh, Charles Calvert, Tyson Anskaitis 4th Row Andrew French, Edward Weber, J.Stuart Blyton, Matthew Pettig, Graham Lockhart, Romney Nelson, Jared Anskaitis, Timothy Robinson Matthew Pigdon, B.R. McAllister, James Grant, Dominic O'Brien, Mark Woolnough, James Goode, Craig Leslie, Christopher Macafee 3rd Row' Catherine Edwards, Francine Gumina, Jacqueline Pigdon, Lisa McHarry, Susanne Barrett, Jeanette Harkin, Emily Hamilton, Fleur Weber Rachel Seeckts, Sarah Hamilton, Julie-Anne Munyard, Felicity Murphy, Lucy Thomson, Sarah McDonald, Louise Mitchell 2nd Row Mr C M Whittle, Annabel Fleay, Claire Hart, Melinda Hobbs, Sally Hutchins, Kate Nelson, Rebecca Brown, Sally Haydon, Sheryl Griffiths, Sophie Weddell, Samantha Armitage, Belinda Cardinal, Sally-Ann Eagles, Tara Eaton, Z.H. Harkin, Miss C. Lockey, Mr. DA. Carroll Front Row: Scott Dennis, Rhona Maclean, Toby Sutton, Martin Whitehead, Miss J.M. Cheatley, Mrs. J. Mitchell, Jane Barrett (House Captain), Mr. G.W. Peel (Acting Head of House), Andrew Lambart (House Captain), Mrs. J. Ekkel, Mrs. R. Purcell, Geoffrey Pratt, Nicholas Kaye, Lucy Idle, Jeffrey Gordon Absent: Mr. DA. Young (Head of House), Matthew Bates, Kim Faulkner, Leigh Nunan, Tanya Blyth, Kim Dennis, Sandy Drew, Emily Kaye, Fiona Macleod, Catriona MacLean

hard, regardless of whether they won or lost. There has been a definite "fighting spirit" this year in Calvert, which augers well for the future. Finally, thanks must go to all the Calvert tutors for their tireless efforts throughout the year - Mr Peel, Mrs Mitchell, Mr Carroll, Mrs Ekkel (and Mdme Mouth), Miss Cheatley, Mrs Purcell and Mr Whittle. All the House Prefects also deserve a special mention for their contributions to the running of Calvert this year. On behalf of every Calvert member, our sincere thanks is also extended to Mr Young. He dedicated a great deal of time towards the successful running of Calvert, and his encouragement, care and loyalty is certainly appreciated by all Calverteers. Currently there is a fantastic feeling of confidence within Calvert, but perhaps more importantly, students seem to be having fun and making good friends. This fact has ensured that Calvert will continue to establish itself as one of the strongest houses at The Geelong College in the future. We wish all those students returning next year the very best of luck and to those who are beginning a new life, remember - You can finish school: you can even make it easy. That's not true of education. You never finish it, and it is seldom easy. Andrew Lambart Jane Barrett

COLES Head of House: Mr A.D.C. Miller Tutors: Mr D.A. Clifford, Mr T.A. Ferrier, Mr E.A. Manwaring, Mrs M. Sutton, Mr J.B. Twelves, Mr R.D. Wells House Captain: Carla Yee House Vice-Captain: Malcolm Sharkey, Christopher Stinchcombe House Prefects: Timothy Matthews, Emma Peardon, Harvey Stephenson 1992 has been a year of success and disappointment in Coles House with some of the major House events from the past resulting in defeat. Although there have only been a few successes recorded by the house as a whole, there have been several great personal achievements, particularly from some of the younger members of the House. The year began with the House swimming competition, in which Steven Hedley and Jason Ricchini, who was a new-comer to the House, recorded excellent results. Harvey Stephenson also swam well; however his performance had nothing on his "hat trick" recorded in the cricket later on. Tim "Jube" Matthews, Chris "Stincha" Stinchcombe, and Steve Hedley also contributed well to the fantastic victory had by the cricket team, and the winning streak was carried through to the House Softball in which our strong team of girls brought home the cup for the second year running. Our team, half of which consisted of players from the

Firsts, played extremely impressively in every match, going undefeated in the competition. Fine performances were seen by Caitlin Spragg, Emma Peardon, Emma Bail, and the Langton sisters who played pitcher and back-stop for each match. Adam Beckworth ran a very good time in the Cross Country early in the year, as did Jane Selman, Daniel Thompson, Nigel Christmas and Jodie Griffiths, and Coles came in 6th overall, with Nathan Emselle, Bradley Wayth and Richard Carter bringing up the rear. House Music - The one major event in the year which really brings the spirit of the House as a whole, together - when people turn up to rehearsals! Usually everyone made an effort to make it to the rehearsals of the main House song, which was the The Scorpions' Wind of Change, with many of the junior members attending to hear the famous "soprano" voice of Mr Miller. The performance of the house on the day was a little disappointing, and disheartened our small vocal ensemble who had worked extremely hard in rehearsing the song, "Somewhere out there" and had performed very confidently showing strong voice on the day. The Coles netball teams were unsuccessful this year, both in the Junior and Senior divisions, how-

COLES HOUSE Back Row: William Gordon, Adam Beckworth, Ewan Kellett, Lachlan Aitken, Cameron Duff, Nicholas Yee, Matthew Hook 5th Row: Benjamin Barr, Christopher. O'Shea, Daniel Thompson, Damien Anderson, Claude Mocellin, Nathan Whineray, Bret Grace, Warren Parker, Lachlan McDonald, Daniel Bayley, Richard Carter, David McGuinness,Roland Coutts, Scott Reid 4th Row: Mark Pattison, Mark Williamson, Ian Keleher, Alexander Hoskin, Nigel Christmas, Steven Hedley, Mark Yee, Scott Abrahmsen, Edward Siddall, Tim O'Donnell, Mark Britton, Fletcher Green, Carlo Lowdon, Andrew Pooley, Nathan Emselle, Bradley Wayth 3rd Row: Joshua Gurrie, Trevor Cohn, Skye Armstrong, Jane Selman, Athena Lucas, Linda Cohn, Fleur Wilton, Rowena McCallum, Anna King, Jo-Anne Dawson, Anita Ciach, Amber Brooke, Bryn Kelly, John Robertson, Matthew Barkley 2nd Row: Victoria Rippon, Fiona Loader, Rebecca Wright, Janie Bail, Kirsty McDonald, Emma Bail, Anna Parker, Christine Hood, Emma Salt, Nerida Grebe, Rebecca Langton, Connie Tee, Georgina Crick, Jacqueline Milne, Satu Sahla, Jodie Griffiths Front Row: Mr. E A. Manwaring, Mr. D.A. Clifford, Mr. J.B. Twelves, Paul Roth, Malcolm Sharkey (House Prefect), Timothy Matthews (House Prefect), Carla Yee (House Captain), Mr. A.D.C. Miller (Head of House), Emma Peardon (House Prefect), Harvey Stephenson (House Prefect), Christopher Stinchcombe (House Prefect), Anthony Middleton, Mrs. M. Sutton, Mr. R.D. Wells, Mr. T.A. Ferrier Absent: Stephen Kent, Kirsty McMillan, Joanna Langton, Rodney Wayth, Richard Goater, Cameron Burgess, Caitlin Spragg, Jason Ricchini, Dougal McConnell

ever some notable performances should provide the House with some encouragement for the next few years. Most all of the Junior girls who played, who may not have been regarded as strong opposition to the other Houses should rest assured that their enthusiasm and efforts will place them in good stead for the future. The senior girls played quite well - if it weren't for the Wettenhall team consisting of the majority of the first VII our chance of success would have greatly increased. Particularly impressive skills were displayed by Jane Selman, Emma Bail and Rebecca Langton. Our Year 9 debating team, consisting of David McGuiness, Stephen Kent, Athena Lucas and Skye Armstrong, made a very commendable effort in coming second place in the junior section of the competition, but the senior team was less successful. The football was also unsuccessful in their plight for this year's cup; however Anthony "Midser" Middleton, Mark Britton, Nick Yee and Ian Keleher all played well - It shouldn't be too much to expect the enthusiasm and effort to be a marked improvement on that of this year's performance all the same. We recorded defeat in nearly all of our senior team tennis matches this year, although Mai Sharkey showed consistent effort, but the results from the junior ranks were more impressive. Eddie Siddall, John Robertson and Mark Yee will hopefully give the tennis team a boost of confidence with their successes in the com-

ing years. With the exit of the few year 12 boys who played in the House Basketball competition, the up-coming ranks will possibly provide the House with an even stronger team next year, with the likes of Steve Hedley, Mark Britton, Josh Gurrie, Mark Yee and Nick Yee - who scored 20 points in one game - filling the spots. In the middle part of the year House Hockey was played, with a mixture of both junior and senior members of the house making up a very friendly and supportive team. Chris Stinchcombe, Roland Coutts, Nerida Grebe and Daniel Thompson were about the only players for Coles who knew the game well, but they provided the rest of us with directions and confidence to "get stuck into it"! Daniel Thompson was an exceptional member of the team and never lagged during a game - a strength and enthusiasm which was extremely encouraging for all of us. Another major event of the year - House Athletics - Rained out in Third Term yet again, but finally, performances on the day by certain members of Coles made us proud. Jane Selman and Mark Williamson both won their age group championships, and Steve Hedley, Mai Sharkey, Harvey Stephenson and Rebecca Langton also recorded impressive results. It was disappointing on the day to watch several of the events pass by us, with places empty of the respective Coles' competitors, and I know that all those who finished well in their events were disheartened to be let down by the majority of the other House members. We hope that the effort shown is improved dramatically for the coming years, so we have something to be a lot more proud of than our recorded seventh place in the competition this year. I think we could all agree that many of our House assemblies this year have been somewhat entertaining with the likes of Fletcher Green, Chris O'Shea, Harvey Stephenson and Tim "Big Mouth" Matthews keeping the spirit of the House alive. I would like to congratulate and thank those in the House who have shown consistent effort and improvement throughout the year, not only in many of the House events, but in the general attitudes within, and who have provided the other, especially younger members with the confidence to join in. I would like to wish the House, the Tutors, the new prefects and Mr Miller the best of luck and fun in the future, and to remind everyone: "You don't have to be the best - Just do your best". Carla Yee House Captain

KEITH HOUSE Head of House: Mrs Carolyn Hildebrand Tutors: Mr J. Dermott, Mr W. Harris, Mrs C. Lean, Mrs M. Lethbridge, Mr M. Seeckts, Mr G. Smith. House Captains: Shannon O'Brien and Paul Crowe. House Prefects: James Griffiths, Marley Huxley, Verity Mason, Tim McCue. 1992 was a most enjoyable year for the members of Keith House. An enthusiastic spirit was seen on the sporting fields and in the class rooms, despite the VCE "tragedy" through which half of Keith's members were struggling. A new Head of House, Mrs Carolyn Hildebrand, breathed a fresh female air into the running of the House, but it was the spirit of the students that was maintained throughout the year that was most pleasing. The first event of the year, House rowing occurred in 1991 after the Year 12 examinations. Keith House was blessed with some exceptional rowing talent especially in the boys with three from the first and second eights. Unfortunately this talent was only found on stroke side with Hamish Hobday bravely

hanging sides for the event. The boy's four came third after crashing at the start. The blustery conditions and ancient equipment also got the better of the girls' four and combined eight. Despite this both crews finished creditably in the middle of the field. Early in the 1992 school year the inter-house swimming was staged at the Kardinia Pool. Unfortunately much of our swimming talent in the Niewman brothers, Nathan and Damien, were absent, competing in diving championships at Mildura. However, Marley Huxley, Abbie Huxley and Tammie Dominikovich were the best of the Keith house swimmers. Due to the lack of participation especially in girls' events where many events did not have Keith competitors, Keith only managed seventh. Despite possessing the talents of Tim McCue, our only first cricketer, Keith House was unable to win a match in House cricket. However Tim was able to demonstrate why he was in the Firsts, clearing the fence for six on a number of occasions. In softball Keith again tried hard to match the much stronger teams from the other houses. Keith won the first game thanks to a good performance by Natalie Carswell. Due to some people's forgetfulness we had penalties imposed on us for not having a full team in both our next games. Hopefully with the talent emerging in the younger ranks, Keith will master the House softball competition. House music was held early this year due to the VCE and in this event some of the talent Keith House possesses was seen at its best. The items we presented were, for the large group Queen's We Will Rock You; for the small group Billy Joel's Tell Her About It, and the instrumental group played Satin Doll. These songs made a great impression on the

KEITH HOUSE Back Row: Matthew Buckis, James Ryan, William Mills, Nathan Niewman, Jackson Wilson 6th Row: Nathan Butler, Adam W. Campbell, Alexander Doran, Timothy Buskens, Andrew Lennox, Benjamin Hole, Damien Niewman, Michael Schokman 5th Row: Jason Connell, Mark Elshout, Gordon Hickey, David Hanna, Scott Pearce, Troy Groves, Sam Cole, David Knight, Sean Charleston, Ryan Van Laar, Malcolm Davey, Brent O'Grady, Timothy Woods, Nicholas Clark 4th Row: Cameron Knott, Rodney Capon, Matthew Lyons, Paul Hosie, Liam Jerinic, Hamish Hobday, Andrew McDonald, Donald Little, Richard Gudykunst, Charles Ross, Alister Robson, Jared Toyne, Joe Statton, Nicholas Edgerton, Vincent DeStefano, Jeremy Kaaden 3rd Row: Abbie Huxley, Skye Glover, Heidi Tucker, Anna Edgerton, Gail Rushworth, Catriona Carswell, Tamara Dominikovich, Kristine Whitnall, Kristy Law, Catherine Lucas, Amelia Johns, Jane Lennox, Fiona Williamson 2nd Row: Claire Robertson, Rachel Caldwell, Jennifer Gason, Sally Smith, Nicole Leary, Natalie Carswell, Vickie Mol, Jessica Sutherland, Natalie Mol, Carrie Johns, Michelle Challis, Simone Olsen, Yvette Dominikovich, Jane Armstrong, Kate McEwen, Sally Coutts Front Row: Marley Huxley (House Prefect), Mr. W.J. Harris, Belinda Hayes, Mr. G.J. Smith, James Griffiths (House Prefect), Mrs. M.H. Lethbridge, Paul Crowe (House Captain), Mrs. C. Hildebrand (Head of House), Shannon O'Brien (House Captain), Mr. J.T. Dermott, Verity Mason (House Prefect), Mr. M.W. Seeckts, Timothy McCue (House Prefect), Mrs. C.L. Lean, Carl Finlay Absent: Richard Griffiths, Kristie Pearce, Andrew Spicer

judge and audience, people were still humming We Will Rock You a week later. This was just not quite good enough to win, in the end Keith came second to Calvert House by only one point! As cross-country is a compulsory event, Keith for once had an excellent participation ratio. Outstanding performances were recorded by Paul Crowe, Jared Toyne, and Carl Finlay in the open event. With Jeremy Kaaden doing well in the junior boys. Kate McEwen and Heidi Tucker were the best members for the girls. Keith members took to the winter sporting fields with great enthusiasm and some admirable performances were achieved. Football has not been a successful area of endeavour for Keith in previous years and in the first two matches this trend was reappearing. Good individual performances were put in by Richard Gudykunst, Tim McCue, Alex Doran, Liam Jerinic, Jared Toyne and Paul Crowe, but team spirit and desperation were not present. This was to change in the last match of the season when Keith played a stronger Calvert side. After kicking with the strong wind in the first half, Keith played as a team and fought desperately to protect a slender lead in the remaining half. When the final siren sounded Keith were surprised victors by one point, getting grateful revenge for our house music loss. Although Keith did have a number of first hockey players, we were unable to pull all of the talent together, thus finishing eighth overall in the house competition. This placing does not reflect some of the excellent passages of play, namely by Natalie Carswell down the right wing and some talented junior boys on the forward line. Hamish Hobday should be commended for his sensational play as goalie. Thanks to Hamish saving so many goals, Keith were not totally humiliated. The only goal scored by Keith was by a non-hockey player, Marley Huxley and Tim McCue continued to cause Mr Quail trouble eventually being sent off for "unduly rough play". The senior netball team struggled against much better competition from other houses due to a number of uncoordinated hockey players needed for a full team. Belinda Hayes and Simone Olsen played exceptionally well during each game. The junior girls consisted of many talented players such as Abbie Huxley, Tammie Dominikovich, Jessica Sutherland and Gail Rushworth who played exceptionally well. Unfortunately, for Keith the results obtained in House basketball could not be repeated due to all the players leaving last year. An inexperienced team played well to nearly clinch a victory against tough opposition. The final inter-house sporting competition of the year was house athletics which was eventually held in sunny conditions after three rain postponements. Keith came a disappointing seventh once again due to a lack of participation. Good performances were put in by Paul Crowe winning the open shot put and coming second in the discus, Tim Wood winning under 17 shot put, Jared Toyne for gaining creditable placing in the open 100, 200 and 400 and Sally Smith for winning open javelin. In Mrs Hildebrand's favourite sporting event, debating, Keith House was very successful. The Year 12 team came second in a close final. The Year 10 and 11 teams did very well. However the Year 9 team consisting of William Mills, Kristie Pearce and Cameron Knott did extremely well to win Keith's only trophy for the year. Congratulations.

Although these results are not very impressive, they do not reflect the true nature of members of Keith House. There are many other talented individuals in the House who are frequently mentioned at assembly for their attributes which aren't used in inter-house sports. If only there were interhouse gymnastics, iron man, mathematics or cycling, just to name a few, Keith would win a lot more events. Unfortunately this and a lack of participation in the orthodox sports led to our downfall. As House Captains for 1992 we would like to thank the House Prefects and Year 12's for their support in organising and coordinating house events throughout the year. There was never a shortage of volunteers making our jobs much easier. Thanks must also go to Mrs Hildebrand and the tutors for all of the time and effort they put into the house. Also our best wishes go to Mrs Hildebrand who takes up the position of Head of Mossgiel in 1993. Last of all, but by no means least, thanks must go to the students of Keith House who with their abundant good spirit have made Keith a great house to have been a part of. Best wishes in future years. Paul Crowe Shannon O'Brien

McARTHUR HOUSE Head of House: Ms J.M. Nelson Tutors: Mr D.A. Curnow, Mr R.J.T. Cumins, Mr T.A. Egan, Mr M.B. Keary, Mr. D. MacBryde, Dr G. Ren, Miss S.M. Wilson House Co-Captains: Matthew Bridges, Jennifer O'Donnell House Prefects: Sarah Andrews, Sally Farrow, Sarah Gill, David Jones, Robert Spinks, Troy Wild McArthur House entered 1992 in the grips of a most severe identity crisis. Never before had the "Rulers of the Jungle" been so devastated as we were upon learning that our revered Phantom, due to the risk of infringing copyright, was not going to stride with us as we entered a year of inter-house competition. Alternative emblems were sought, the crow being one suggestion which was considered. Mr Egan campaigned for the adoption of the laurel wreath of a Scottish clan, which although having established links with the House, was politely discounted as an option. Though he ( the Phantom © King Features Syndicate Inc. New York NY USA 1991 that is, not Mr Egan) lives on in spirit and in reflection has gone with our teams into a great diversity of events throughout the year, it was certainly a miserable way for members of the House to begin the year. Nevertheless, school did start, and so too did a special year in the recent history of McArthur House. We have, as a House room, one of the most painstakingly decorated of the entire school. The most impressive House colour strip ever to

have been acquired skirts the ceiling; it seems to have become the Mecca of enthusiastic Year 9s who intend some day to achieve an equally auspicious ribbon for themselves. Each of the Houses has a Year 12 room, which serves as a retreat for the more ... mature (?!!!) members of the school's student population. Ours, though much smaller than most others, has performed its role creditably. As a reminder of our past association, a life size portrait of our exalted Phantom (© King Features Syndicate Inc. New York NY USA 1991) remains, and he has, from beginning to end, been both an object of worship, and a source of guidance for us all. Though requiring a touch-up courtesy of Rob Spinks mid-year (his features had become somewhat distorted through years of intense homage) our mentor has ensured that the solidarity which McArthur House enjoys has continued. The sadness promoted by our substantial loss was briefly overlooked, as only days after our return from the Christmas holiday, McArthur House had an engagement with Kardinia Swimming Pool. The first task asked of hesitant prefects, selection of our Swimming Squad, was promptly attended. And it was with great expectation that we approached the commencement of the inter-house sport for 1992,

McARTHUR HOUSE Back Row: Michael Long, Mark Jackson, Miles Hobson, Adam George, Timothy Nicholls, Hugh O'Donnell 6th Row: Benjamin Roberts, Nicholas Walker, Cameron Sutherland, Andrew Jenner, Nikolas Tayler, A.H. Peeters, Mitchell Anderson, Anthony Thornton, Beau Carroll, Ryan Gill 5th Row: David Blackborrow, Fraser Gill, Simon Carland, Matthew Clark, Jarrod Witcombe, Benjamin Williamson, David Stokie, Christopher Parker, Cameron Hucker, Patrick van Prooyen, Nathan Wood 4th Row: Matthew McGillivray, Joshua Walter, Benjamin Spinks, Stuart Peat, Cameron Rudolph, Jonathan Heard, Nathan Byrne, Simon Lewis, Brent Darby, Nicholas Uebergang, Stephen Parker, Andrew Peeters, Simon Basselot-Hall 3rd Row: Sarah Bryant, Kerrie Bell, Laura Bridges, Georgina Koch, M.L. Jones, Kellie McCorkell, Claire Hanson, Kerrie Sowerby, Emma Rowan, Andrea Darker, Belinda Gillespie, Naomi Burns, Rebecca O'Loughlin, Romy Whitehead, Andrea Rowan, Rowena Smith 2nd Row: Amanda Smith, Emma Hanson, Megan Walter, Lisa Downey, Jodie Koch, Georgina Ashby, Brooke Jolly, Claire Ashby, Prudence Johnstone, Michelle Day, Sarah O'Brien, Nicole Hambling, Sally Morris, Emily Magarey, Katherine Roberts, Jade Irvin, Deborah Wood Front Row: Leigh McCorkell, Sarah Gill (Prefect), Miss S.M. Wilson, Mr. D.Curnow, Troy Wild (Prefect), David Jones (Prefect), Jennifer O'Donnell (House Captain), Ms. J.M. Nelson (Head of House), Matthew Bridges (House Captain), Mr. R.T. Cummins, Sally Farrow (Prefect), Mr. D. MacBryde, Robert Spinks (Prefect), Mr. M.B. Keary, Sarah Andrews (Prefect), Mr. T.A. Egan Absent: Dr. G. Ren, Kirsten Fagg, Daniel Irvin, Michael Jones

though rain showers early in the morning were to dampen our intent, and also to cause the dye outlining the laurel wreath (which adorned our newly acquired banner) to run. Black streaks were left on the white background, and though not immediately apparent (as all of our individual swimmers had, to this stage, acquitted themselves commendably in the pool), this was later recognised as a premonition to the catastrophe which followed. Approaching the final events of the morning's programme, the relays, McArthur was strategically positioned, wavering between second and third positions, we prepared for our final assault on the House Swimming Championship of 1992. Rebecca O'Loughlin's efforts in winning the diving were laudable, as were those of Patrick Van Prooyen, Stuart Peat and Laura Bridges who won the U16 individual championship. Rebecca again displayed her proficiency when she combined with Meg Jones and Claire Ashby to set a new record in the junior girls' medley relay. Continuing the form they'd demonstrated in previous years, our very own lean mean swimming machine, comprising the four S's, Sarah Andrews, Sarah Gill, Sally Farrow and Sally Morris cruised to an ... eye-opening victory in the senior girls' 4x50 metre relay. We'll probably never know whether or not he was responsible for the fiasco which was to follow, though it seems likely in retrospect that his involuntary annulment did initiate some form of premeditated payback. Competitors, curiously, after such a promising early display, failed to present themselves for a number of the final relays, leading to a series of forfeits which cost us dearly. Finishing mid-field, the fourth position was a pleasing effort, but given a little more intense concentration, first position was not beyond our grasp. Those who were pressured into the dreaded butterfly all made the required fifty metres, as did all of our other participants. As we solemnly returned to the sanctuary of the Year 12 room, and looked toward our revered guru for counsel, we could only be thankful that none of our number had drowned. Mr Sheahan's decision to hold

the House Music competition during First Term, in order to avoid clashes with CATs later in the year, is our excuse for not performing as well as might otherwise have been ... hoped. McArthur's presentation was hastily organised; to the disapproval of many, the Monotone's Book of Love was chosen for performance by the House Choir. More widely recognised for our sporting prowess, the cooperation necessary to succeed in this, the most demanding for all events for prefects, was not forthcoming, and we struggled to bring together the largely disinterested group. Daniel Irvin was the chief provocateur, and led a band of wretches in an alternative chorus. Nick Uebergang and Leigh McCorkell also delighted in encouraging an undercurrent of dissonance. Our esteemed musicians, thankfully, were more enthusiastic in their endeavours, and under Jen's baton, compensated for the poor form of our choir. Paul Si-

mon's Cecilia was sung heartily, though the unintended lead cum solo of the conductor (who'd prefer not to be identified) was a source of embarrassment. Our twenty-six piece orchestra, complete with woodwind, brass, string and percussion divisions, continued practising right up until the big day and was our greatest success, rivalling all others in its division with a rendition of Roger Miller's King of the Road. Fortunately, Ben Williamson desisted from his cow-bell routine, though how much of an improvement was the triangle, we still question. Fifth place, overall, prolonged the mediocrity of our performances and we began to contemplate the reinstitution of our pal the Phantom (© King Features Syndicate Inc. New York NY USA 1991). We trudged into the Year 12 room seeking instruction from the "Ruler of the Jungle", though such was not extended. He seemed, still, to be remonstrating us on our earlier abandonment, and was quite content to sit by and watch his cohort decline miserably into inferiority. Our cricketers, led by Cam Rudolph, Simon Lewis, Troy Wild and Beau Carroll sustained a defeat to a stronger Coles side, and failed to perform up to standard in a game against the uninspiring (in more ways than one) representatives from Keith. Though our poor exhibitions during the first two rounds ruled us out of contention for the final, the last game against Calvert was approached more optimistically. Scoring rapidly, after our allotted number of overs we'd chalked up 170 runs (add or subtract 50 due to difficulties encountered locating the scorebook after the period 5-6 adjournment and the innumeracy of our opponents' scorers). In this field we performed like never before, with some impressive slip and outfield catches being claimed. Jarrod Witcombe and Si-

mon Lewis performed well as Calvert was dismissed for 130 runs. Rowing was one of our few triumphs of the year. Our crews stunned all who'd made the trek to the banks of the Barwon, and led by members of senior school crews, Sally Farrow, Rob Spinks, Steve Parker and David Jones, instituted a revival in McArthur House spirit. Sal, Steve and Rob were also to lead our fourth successive victory in the dreaded Cross Country early in Term Two. It's difficult to understand why we all hate the event so much, particularly when our apparent monopoly on the title is considered. Our senior female tennis players took note, and hammered their way to victory. Sarah Gill and Emma Rowan held the burden of our expectation admirably, and duly blasted away those who dared stand at the opposite end of the court. Our boys and mixed pairs were proceeding through their respective draws nicely when in the third round the highly fancied combination from Shannon was encountered. Not aided by a last minute reshuffle in our order, and unfamiliar with Geelong Lawn's en tout cas courts, we were overwhelmed by the formidable competence of our opponents. Mat McGillivray and Row Smith and Ben 'talli Roberts (when he found the time between his drum lessons) were our better contributors. Jen's pitching and Row's efforts as our backstop led us to victories over Morrison and Calvert in the softball competition, but weren't sufficient to carry the momentum through our game with Coles. The flame of McArthur had been sighted for the first time in 1992, though it still flickered timidly. In the main, it seemed as though the hoodoo had continued, and as we looked toward enlisting the services of a spiritual healer to soothe the ailing soul of our oracle, the Term ended. Troy Wild, who was called upon as a last minute replacement in the first round of Year 12 debating, exposed a talent that we'd not previously recognised, and cemented his place in our line up. We proceeded to the semi-finals and confronted McLean (who went on to win the competition) but we lost. Kathe-

rine Roberts, Matt Clark, Nik Tayler, Simon Carland and Deborah Wood were all involved in Year 9 debating, though for some of them (as is usually the case), the prospect of mega-points toward their junior colours was perhaps greater incentive than what might be learnt from the experience. They did well to reach the semi-final. Nathan Byrne found himself unable to handle the pressure of school and house debating in Term Three and as life in general had got the better of our Year 10s, we found ourselves forfeiting their debate. Our Year l i s , though, showed greater poise, and proceeded to the final of their competition. Not content with the plainness of our results during Term One, an intensive football training schedule was proposed for the holiday. Most Year 9 and 10 footballers responded favourably, though when it came to the crunch, only one displayed sufficient G and D (guts and determination in Coodabeen Champion © Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1992 parlance) and fronted up. Jarrod Witcombe was prepared to undergo the rigours of the first recorded Geelong College house football training session, and found himself kicking a water-logged Sherrin around a soggy Main Oval with a grumpy and disconsolate House Captain, who was beginning to regret his idea. The experience, for Jarrod anyway, proved beneficial, as he went on to play a creative role on both our centre and forward lines. We defeated Keith first up, and Leigh's goal on the final siren secured a draw with Calvert, but when it looked as though we'd be contesting the final, we were thrashed by Morrison, and all hope of the first McArthur football triumph in years, vanished. Our junior netballers performed courageously, Brooke Jolly and Laura Bridges played significant roles, but unfortunately sustained three narrow losses. The seniors did manage to win one of their three encounters, but as one win from six matches indicates, 1992 will not be looked back upon favourably in terms of netball success. All of the girls did, nonetheless, visibly enjoy their matches, and perhaps that is the criterion upon which our success as a House should be based. We had a real chance of victory in the major House event of Term Three, Basketball. Nick Uebergang did well when he felt like it, and was the competition's top scorer by a long-shot. Nick Tayler's disappointment in being dropped from the team (in preference of a girl of all things) was evident, and upon our defeat in the final at the hands of Morrison, he was not reluctant in letting us all know what he thought of the situation. Even the fact that his replacement, Nicole Hambling, was the captain of one of the school's basketball teams was overlooked by Nick as he voiced his disgust. His eagerness was, however, not unusual. Those in the junior levels, particularly, have been diehardly enthusiastic in their participation in House events, seeking, it would seem, the ever illusive points for Junior Colours. Hockey came around and senior players Simon Lewis and Sarah Gill were instrumental. The Rowan sisters, Emma and Andrea, combined well, and Mitch Anderson, not widely regarded as a hockey player, was stoic as he defended the goal. Weather forced the postponement of the Athletics Sports, but when a break did eventually appear in the clouds in the second week of fourth term, we achieved a pleasing fourth position. As in Term One, however, we suffered from competitors not arriving at their designated events, and this lowered our placing. It's difficult to define what is, in terms of inter-house competition, a successful year. McArthur has enjoyed the occasional triumph this year, but our achievement in 1992 must surely go well beyond that. The cooperation of most members of the House which we as Captains have enjoyed, and the determination and optimistic attitude which has almost invariably been witnessed in our competitors, is a much more adequate reflection of this House's success. Our tutors deserve more recognition than they probably receive. Their support throughout the year, their proficiency in record book signing, in "tute notice reading", and Mr Cummins' in roll marking, are all things which everyone consciously, though most often, silently, appreciates. Ms Nelson's contribution in the administration of the House is, likewise, immense. She began her time in charge of McArthur way back in 1989; the same year as we Year 12s commenced our stint at the Senior School. Over the past four years we have all come to realise the significance of her role; to you, Ms Nelson, we offer our sincere thanks. Next year's House Captains, Mitch Anderson and Georgie Ashby, as the results of the recent ballot reflected, are sure to enjoy the House's

support. No doubt they're both contemplating the best ways of making their contribution to the life of the House - but they need not worry. Ably supported prefects-elect Ryan Gill and Row Smith and the rest of the Year 12 group of 1993, they are destined to leave their mark. We wish you all the best of luck! If nothing else 1992 has served to reinforce the Phantom legend, even if his spirit is the sole testimony of our association. The ghost who walks did so for us in 1992 (though there were some anxious moments experienced throughout), and will, we trust, for generations of McArthurians to come. As Mr Keary has exalted his Latin students to do for decades, cape diem Our last wish as House Captains is for each and every member of McArthur House to seize each and every day of 1993 and beyond. So long as you do, your faith in the "Ruler of the Jungle" will remain ever-strong, and his presence, as we've found, will prove invaluable. Matt Bridges and Jen O'Donnell

MACKIE HOUSE 1992 has been an excellent year within Mackie House. The boys contributed their unique talents and rural charm to life at The Geelong College. These talents included sports, public speaking, musical and social abilities. As ever, Mackie House proved to be the lifeblood of the sporting pursuits within the school. Harvey Stephenson (Captain), Chris Stinchcombe and Tim McCue were mainstays of the First XI Cricket whilst Eddie Richardson, Al Robson, Hugh Leishman and Gavin Bartlett performed admirably for the Second and Third XL Charles Baulch was a gritty opening batsman for the Ten Bs and Campbell Morgan one of the stars of the Year Nine team. There were also many boys involved in rowing: Al Miller, Stephen Parker and Hamish Hobday were members of the victorious Second VIII and Murray Keeble, Stuart Peat and Sam Dennis all made valuable contributions to the Boat Club. There were a number of Mackie boys who contributed to the success of the First XVIII throughout the year. Edward Richardson, Kris Hendrata, Robert Menzies, Harvey Stephenson and Hugh Leishman all enhanced the reputation of Mackie as a nursery of fine footballers. The Fourth XVIII could not have played if not for the strong presence of boarders. Joel Hitt, Alex Hoskin, Simon Redford, Matt

McGillivray, Stuart Cosgriff, Jackson Wilson, Gavin Bartlett and James Finlay all contributed to the team's success. Chester Conron and James Taylor both appreciated moving down a level into their weight category, and were excellent players for the Nine Bs. Hamish Hobday (goalkeeper) and Chris Stinchcombe played in the First XI hockey team whilst Dani Mcintosh, Roland Coutts, Ben Nottle and Chris Parker all tried hard to enhance their on-field reputations. Basketball is the boom sport and Chris O'Shea, Joel Hitt, Tim Wood, Benn Smythe and Leigh Nunan all made valuable contributions to school teams. Mackie house also contributed much to the cultural and academic life of the College. Alister Robson, Henry Fung and Gavin Bartlett all received Academic Prizes in Year 11 whilst Campbell Morgan achieved Merits in seven of ten subjects in Year Nine. Murray Keeble and Ben Roberts have been involved in the Concert Band and Ben has also played drums in "Paranoia", a College based Rock Group. Dani Mcintosh has been involved in Drama productions and David Neal (during his one term's stint in Mackie) was the most accomplished public speaker in the school. Mackie has been well served by thoroughly professional and caring staff Tutors this year have been Messrs. Clifford, Parr, Peel and Whitcroft, who have all worked above and beyond the call of duty in ensuring the development of the boys in the house. Mrs Ann Vile has, as always, been constantly on hand to look after the boys. Her input has been invaluable. In 1993 Alister Robson will be House Captain with Hugh Leishman as his assistant. Prefects will be Gavin Bartlett, Murray Keeble and Edward Richardson. Mr C.A. Considine Head of Mackie

MACKIE HOUSE Back Row:Jonas Lea, Christopher Parker, Matthew McGillivray, Alexander Hoskin, Joel Hitt, Benjamin Barr, Kris Hendrata, Lachlan Aitken, Benjamin Roberts 4th RowChester Conron, Steven O'Brien, Christopher Varley, Benjamin Nottle, Stuart Cosgriff, Harvey Stephenson, David Neal, Geoffrey Cooper, Sam Dennis, George Leishman 3rd Row:Jackson Wilson, Gavin Bartlett, Dani Mcintosh, Leigh Nunan, Stephen Parker, Jonathan Heard, Murray Keeble, James Finlay, Marcus Cowley, Alister Robson, Charles Baulch 2nd Row:Charles Lyon, Shayne Neal, Campbell Morgan, Benn Smythe, Hugh Leishman, Stuart Peat, Christopher O'Shea, Timothy Wood, Roland Coutts, Edward Richardson, Charles Calvert, Andrew French, James Taylor, Henry Fung Front Row:Christopher Gibson, Robert Menzies, Mr I.G. Parr, Alastair Miller, Mr GW. Peel, Timothy McCue, Mr C.A. Considine (Head of House), Mrs A. Vile, Christopher Stinchcombe, Mr DA. Clifford, Hamish Hobday, Mr D. Whitcroft, Simon Redford

McLEAN Acting Head of House: Mr D. Hibbard Tutors: Mrs J.E. Simpson, Mrs A. Butt, Mrs J.M. Schmidt, Mrs A-M. Mahoney, Mr J.S. Clark, Mr M.J. Roland House Captains: Chistine Colless, Robert Menzies House Prefects: Katherine Dethridge, Melanie Lo, Shanelle Jones, Charles Chirnside, Daniel Muhor, Hamish Whitehead The year 1992 for McLean has once again proven to be one of variable success. We were happy to welcome Mr David Hibbard as Head of House for the time that Mr Claringbold spent teaching in the United Kingdom on exchange. Inter-House swimming hit us early, and as usual it turned out to be a battle to organise a participant in each event. We improved on last year's result, however, it could not have been done without those members who repeatedly went in events whether they were in the right age group or not, or had a particular affinity for swimming. It was good to see the likes of Will Gordon doing the diving and several younger members competing out of their age group. Some McLeanians proved their talents in the water, such as as Angus McKaige, Jamiel Muhor, Rob Van Der Wilk, Naomi Mitchell and Simon O'Brien off the diving board. This year House Music was brought from Third Term to First, which

resulted in it being a fairly chaotic event. Sean O'Callaghan showed his talents on guitar and Andrew Lean was let loose on the drums while the rest of the House sang a version of "You can't always get what you want." Our small group (well our practices were small but most of the House thought that they would give it a go on the day) gave a rendition of Cold Chisel's "Saturday Night" with Justine Kelly playing very well on the piano. Quite appropriately, our ensemble set the feeling with a Funeral March. Our adjudicator was without a sense of humour and although Chirner (Charles Chirnside) gave us the best introduction of the day, we weren't able to move very far from the bottom placing - actually not at all. Best of luck for year next, McLean, in trying to overcome this tradition we have somehow established. On a different note was our surprise second result in the cricket which should please Mr Claringbold. Quick runs were made by the upper order batsmen: Cain Sarah, Daniel Muhor and Charles Chirnside who were holding a "who could hit the most sixes" competition. The juniors in the House performed admirably to hold up the tail end which helped bring us the victories. Despite the enthusiasm displayed by the McLean Softball team, our efforts went generally unrewarded.

McLEAN HOUSE Back Row: Jamiel Muhor, Matthew Wilkinson, William Gordon, Kristian Stapley, Struan Pearce, Andrew Cirillo 6th Row: Alistair Smith, Krisnadi Hendrata, Shaun O'Callaghan, Adam Forbes, John-Paul Notini, Sam Dennis, David Johnston, Benjamin Arnott, Stewart McCallum 5th Row: Jason Arklay, John Lean, Andrew Caple, Nathan Lambert, Thomas. Chirnside, Simon O'Brien, Andrew MacKinnon, Rhys Jones, David Doak, Otis Huggins, Nathan Wileman, Nathaniel Ramm, James Briggs 4th Row: Nicolas Ingarsia, Angus McKaige, Stewart Harris, Simon Aspinall, Gary Chan, Robert van der Wilk, Adrian Givoye, Paul Mishura, Jayson Ward, Stuart Richardson, Alexander Player, Yannick Colombies, Michael Briggs, Matthew Cirillo, David Whittle 3rd Row: Andrew Lean, Sarah Ward, Melanie Lo, Nisha Menzies, Kirsty Messinger, Tamara Robb, Sally Dennis, Naomi Mitchell, Sarah Caple, Rachel Johnston, Kimberley Tierney, Amber Stokes, Olivia Connelly, Luke D'Orsa, Timothy Clark 2nd Row: Kylie Robertson, Catherine Gordon, Rosalie Guthrie, Sommer Harris, Carmen Walker, Emma Sears, Amanda Notini, Jasmina Mijajlovic, Belinda Smith, Stephanie Hunter, Angela Moore, Paige Irwin, Justine Derham, Sarah Giles, Justine Kelly, Kathryn Boysen Front Row: Mrs. J.M. Schmidt, Mr. M.J. Roland, Shanelle Jones (House Prefect), Cain Sarah, Charles Chirnside (House Prefect), Katherine Dethridge (House Prefect) Robert Menzies (House Captain), Mr. D. Hibbard (Acting Head of House), Christine Colless (House Captain), Daniel Muhor (House Prefect), Hamish Whitehead (House Prefect), Aaron Stokes, Matthew Harris, Mrs. A.M. Butt, Mr. J.S. Clark Absent: A.K. Williams, G.M. Boston, N.J. Bell

Shanelle Jones and Melanie Lo shone in their performances and the commendable play by Natalie Bell and Sarah Ward should put next year's team in a better position. Led by Hamish Whitehead, we began our assault on the tennis courts. David Johnston and Stewart Richardson paired up to be placed a well deserved third. Sarah Ward, Jasmina Mijajlovic and Justine Kelly made up the girls' contingent which along with the juniors enabled us to get an overall fourth result. The start of Term II saw many sudden illnesses and injuries appear as a rumour of House cross country began to circulate, however, not to the extent of many of our rivals, as we had the largest number of participants. The junior boys showed promise for future years as they achieved a spectacular second. Struan Pearce, Nathaniel Ramm, Nisha Menzies, Sommer Harris, Kris Hendrata, Rob Van Der Wilk and Nathan Wileman performed outstandingly although the overall result of fifth did not reflect this. Unfortunately we were unable to maintain the high standards set by winning the last two House football competitions, failing to make the finals. The team was impressive on paper, and there were some fine individual efforts with the juniors such as Nathaniel Ramm, Will Gordon and Struan Pearce going in hard and the likes of Jamiel Muhor and Stuart Richardson doing more than holding their own. Yannick Colombies, Nathan Wileman and Michael Briggs functioned well as a team, while Cain Sarah had all the style. Tom and Charles Chirnside and KMS "Speedy" Hendrata had their own and very effective way of getting the ball. No doubt in the years to come, McLean shall again be the champions. This year saw a mixed hockey team and a variety of results. Aaron Stokes organised competent play which included the talents of Matthew Cirillo, David Whittle, Olivia Connelly and Andrew Cirillo, while Adrian Givoye defended the goals successfully. The presence of younger players was invaluable and shows good ability for further House hockey competitions. The lunchtime netball games were entertaining to say the least, with Angela Moore's cheer squad

proving very noisy as she defended the play. The skills of Nisha Menzies, Sarah Ward and Melanie Lo shone through in the senior netball, while Emma Sears, Sally Dennis, Sarah Giles and Kylie Robertson played well in the junior competition. Overall we managed to make the middle of the field with all players putting in their best effort. The basketballers failed to make the finals but the result reflected little of the fun obtained during the games, as Cain Sarah and Daniel Muhor ran their three pointer competition. Yannick Colombies, Nathan Wileman and Michael Briggs produced their best during the games and the efforts of Shaun O'Callaghan, Jamiel Muhor, Nathan Lambert and Simon O'Brien did not go unnoticed. The academic side of McLean was exposed as the debaters prepared to fight for the number one position. The year 12s displayed outstanding talent and Shanelle Jones, Kate Dethridge, Hamish Whitehead and Paul Mishura must all be commended for their debating speeches, which none of the other Houses could better. The Year 9s did well despite one of the members being slightly unprepared. We were well represented when the time for Athletics came around. After holding the morning's events in the rain at the end of Term III, we were glad to see the sun shine for our final attempt in Term IV. House members such as Cain Sarah, Daniel Muhor, Kristian Stapley and Jamiel Muhor consistently did well in the boys' competition while Georgia Boston and Emma Sears excelled in their respective events. Due to the efforts of some house members, such as Rosalie Guthrie, who ran in events well above her age group, and the excellent participation of all, McLean established third position early, only to fall to fifth after the relay. This was a fantastic improvement over last year's result of eighth and with the continuation of McLean's unique competitive spirit, the future looks set for better placings. Tug O' War gave the Houses a chance to show their strength, an area where McLean was not lacking. We did not, however, have the rhythm of our opponents, and bowed out early.

On behalf of all House members, we would like to thank the tutors for their consistent support and encouragement which enabled us to excel where we could. Thanks must also go to the prefects for their help, and the Head of House, Mr Hibbard, who did a great job in running McLean and who was a pleasure to work with. We wish him well next year. All those who are leaving will want to wish the house members, present and future, as well as Mr Claringbold, the very best of luck for 1993 and for later years. Robert Menzies and Christine Colless

MORRISON HOUSE Head of House: Mr L.J. Quail. Tutors: Mr P.A. Cronk, Mrs A.J. Fulton, Mr A. Gusbeth, Mr B. McLeod, Miss D.L. Macvean, Mr G.D. Montgomery. House Captain: Peter McCann House Vice-Captains: Tara Eason and Joel Gladman Prefects: Sophie Collins, Stuart Day, Sophie Fisher, Amy Laker, Alistair Miller, Fletcher Pearson, Anna Richardson, Tamas Wells. This year has been a very successful year for Morrison with three outright victories in football, basketball and tug-o-war and pleasing results in many other inter-house activities throughout the year. With such success Morrison has proven itself a force to be reckoned with in future years and this has come as a result of the combined efforts of ALL house members. The first event contested for the year was to be swimming, and the stage was set at Kardinia Park for the all important "first blood". Commitment was shown by all and some great individual efforts were recorded by Sophie Fisher, Joel Gladman, Shannyn Leach and Murray Keeble. No efforts however, were better than "Langers" effort to haul back on his togs after being caught with his pants down in his leg of the relay. Cricket and softball were also contested in term one with Andrew May earning himself a reputation for run-outs. The softball proved to be one of our weaker disciplines however, consistent efforts by Amy Laker,

enny Campbell and Kylie Rogers did not ^o unnoticed. As first term drew to a close the tradition of house music was upon us. The depth of musical expertise in the house ensured that we would be very professional. This expertise came from the likes of the Spear brothers, Ben and Sophie Collins (in her comeback appearance), Ruth Stoneman, Sam Hurst and Emily Chappie. A very creditable third place was achieved. The gloomy days of winter set in as second term unfolded and third term was fast approaching. The smell of sweat and Dencorub filled the air. These terms proved to be our most successful. The dreaded cross-country greeted our arrival from holidays and the mystery flu seemed to have once again struck, causing several noted absentees. Those who did run did the house proud and excellent results were recorded by Nick Barr, James Gerrard, Lizzy Haines, Jane Messenger, Tara Eason, Fletcher Pearson, Al Miller and Sarah Hallebone. Football, netball, hockey and basketball were also contested in the winter period and promising results were achieved with wins in both the footy and basketball with excellent team efforts. The football produced patches of brilliance from the Barr brothers, the Day brothers, the Leishman brothers, Deanie and

MORRISON HOUSE Back Row: Benjamin. Fitzgerald, Revel Cooper, Darius Sarkis, David Santospirito, Simon Williams, Benjamin Nottle 6th Row: Timothy Glenister, Adam Cooper, Justin Langbein, Nicholas Ayerbe, Milan Perkins, Anthony Santospirito, Bennet Coad, Luke Barr, Benjamin Collins 5th Row: Steven O'Brien, Brook Ratcliff, Timothy Malpass, Campbell Morgan, George Leishman, Andrew Carland, Stephen Bennett, Lincoln Thomson, Cameron Day, Simon Redford, Gavin Bartlett, Jonathon Spear 4th Row: Aaron Davies, Adam C. Campbell, Jamie McConachy, James Slack, James Finlay, Julian Quail, Murray Keeble, Ross Quail, James Gerrard, Edward Dickinson, Andrew May, David Spear, Luke Coulson, Hugh Leishman, Nicholas Barr, Mark McConachy 3rd Row: Samuel Hurst, David Gittings, Charne Flowers, Hollie Goodall, Bianca Clark, Emily Chappie, Zoe Simms, Rebecca Benjamin, Johanna Fitzgerald, Emily Gerrard, Elizabeth Haines, Ruth Stoneman, Michelle Clark, Doji Singer, David Dean 2nd Row: Mr. B. McLeod, Ainslie Tamplin, Melanie White, Shannyn Leach, Belinda Haebich, Penelope Campbell, Jane Messenger, Sarah Hallebone, Amy Kennett, Tania Rogers, Nicole Care, Kylie Rogers, Emma Cowan, Rachel Day, Jessica Barr, Shannon Tredgett, Suzanne Campbell, Mr. GD.Montgomery, Mr. P.A. Cronk Front Row: Mr. A. Gusbeth, Sophie Collins, Stuart Day, Anna Richardson, Fletcher Pearson, Tara Eason (House Vice-Captain), Peter McCann (House Captain), Mr. L.J. Quail (Head of House), Joel Gladman (House Vice-Captain), Amy Laker, Tamas Wells, Sophie Fisher, Alistair Miller, Mrs. A.J. Fulton, Miss D.L. Macvean

an unexpected goal from a lanky, basketball-a-holic with blonde hair. The basketballers turned on a show with some sensational three point shooting led by that goal kicking legend Fletcher Pearson, Ross Quail, Cam Day, David Dean and Ben Fitzgerald were big contributors in the victory. A second place in the hockey was a pleasing result with Redders showing his versatility, the Quail brothers combining and Jane Messenger, Ruth Stoneman, Adam Campbell and Luke Coulson performing consistently. The junior girls got the netballers off to a very promising start, surprising the other houses with their competitiveness. Our lack of regular netballers proved to be our downfall in the senior ranks. Noted performances came from Hollie Goodall, Anna Richardson, Jo Fitzgerald, Shannyn Leach, Belinda Haebich and Tara Eason. The pinnacle of inter-house competition arrives in term four with the on again off again house aths. A well deserved third place was our final result due to the commitment of the majority of the house and individual performances by Julian Quail, Jane Messenger, Hugh Leishman, Rebecca Benjamin, Amy Kennett, Nick Barr and Justin Langbein.

A last minute tug-o-war was also organised in term four and Morrison overpowered all challengers to retain its title as the "schwartza" house using the famous "rhythm method" to our advantage. This is a good indication of the team work that Morrison has shown throughout the year. Tennis and debating are two competitions that continue over the whole year. Our performances in both activities were again a credit to the house. The open girls were our most successful combination in the tennis, achieving a second place. This was not enough to boost our result above a seventh place. Congratulations must go to Anna Richardson and Sophie Collins for their efforts. Our debaters finished in a similar position to the tennis players which suggests that maybe we are doers rather than talkers. Amy Laker and Tamas Wells led by example refusing to give in till the end. The house spirit is evident in the amount of teamwork that exists within Morrison House. It is this team work that has been the key to our very successful year. It is also the result of tireless efforts from our tutors who are continually around for support. Thanks must go to them, and also to Tara and Joel and the House Prefects for their assistance throughout this busy year. Finally I would like to thank, on behalf of the house, Mr. Quail, who has been the driving force. Your time, effort and dedication has been appreciated by all and we thank you for a terrific year. I would also like to wish next year's prefects and all those returning for '93 the very best of luck and hope they receive as much enjoyment from their time in Morrison as I did. Peter McCann

MOSSGIEL HOUSE Mossgiel in 1992 was filled with both entertaining and memorable events. Many new friendships were formed amongst the forty girls, with members coming from different parts of Australia and the world. The closeness showed between each of the girls has made the 1992 group a very open and caring one. Our year began with an annual trip to the beach, its purpose being that the new girls get to know everyone. Although all enjoyed themselves, Mr Gibson's good intentions were dampened slightly by the wind and rain. The new girls, including Olivia Morris, Anna Bridgeford and Amy Kennett (all Year 11) as well as many new Year 8s, 9s and 10s began to wonder what Mossgiel life really had in store for them, although "togetherness" was ensured as we all huddled in a little boatshed on Anglesea beach. The events of our second home continued later in the year with the staff/student netball match. The staff and the Year l l ' s "interesting" uniforms, as well as the Year 12's hypocritical "Quit" t-shirts provided everyone with much entertainment. As always, the Year l i s were clear victors. This day also gave us a chance to meet two new duty mistresses, Jacinta Payne and Alison Standen, who joined the strong contingent of MODs: Mrs Fulton and Miss McAlister led by Mr Gibson. The life of Mossgiel would not operate nearly as well or as effectively without the dedication and involvement of these five people. Also, Sisters Cartledge and Richardson must be mentioned for, amongst other

things, their caring attitude towards all those of us who were ill throughout the year. Thank you also to Mr and Mrs Fulton who, throughout the year, spent much of their time taking the different year groups in Mossgiel on outings to such places as Luna Park, Sizzlers, Joe's Cafe and "Mark's Farm". These outings will be remembered well by all, and especially by the Year l i s , the drag race over Morrison Bridge. Another significant event in Mossgiel this year was the opening of the "Carmel Edwards" music room organised by Miss McAlister. The evening revealed the talents of many of our musicians, the most notable being Kirsty Douglas, whose singing has made her well known at senior school. The Year l i s are still wondering if it was their singing which made Richo so emotional. Tears were also shed at the infamous Mossgiel Review. Notable performances came from the Year 10s in their portrayal of the Year 12s. The Year 12s performed a loud rendition of Jimmy Barnes (for a change), heard from Mackie and the rest of Noble Street. Almost every member of Mossgiel participated in a school sport this year. The sporting achievements by many in the boarding house were extremely good. The Rowan sisters led our many hockey players,

MOSSGIEL HOUSE BACK: E.C Rowan, K.L. Whitnall, N.C. Menzies, S.L. McDonald, A.L. Kennett, P.H. Campbell, A. Bridgeford, H.L. Cosgriff, Miss J.L. Payne (Duty Mistress) 4th Row: Mrs. A. Fulton (Duty Mistres), Sister M. Cartledge, J. Selman, J.L. Koch (Co-Captain), B.M. Hayes, E.M. Peardon, S.M. Richards (Co-Captain), D.E. Barr, A. Richardson, H.Y. Lau, K. Douglas, C.E. Hart 3rd Row: Miss C. McAlister (Duty Mistress), Mr. A.N. Gibson (Housemaster), Miss A.M. Standen (Duty Mistress), O.C. Morris, A.B. Fleay, B. Gillespie, S.J. Ward, J.L. Messenger, R.H. Stoneman, J.S. Milne, G.A. Koch 2nd Row: B.B. Hitt, J.L Harkin, E.J. Sears, P.R. Johnstone, J.L. Sutherland,S.J. O'Brien, E.J. Milne Front Row: A.B. Rowan, S.L. Dennis, S.J. Coutts, Z.E. Harkin, F.E. Wilton,

while Anna Richardson and Sarah Ward performed well in the First tennis team. Significant rowers in Mossgiel included Kirsty Douglas, Jane Selman, Anna Bridgeford and Nisha Menzies. There were also some outstanding results from Prue Johnstone and Jane Selman in the School Aths team. Excellent academic results were also achieved by those in both younger and older years. In order to keep up these results, however, many late nights were spent finishing work requirements and the Year 12s hated CATs. "All nighters" became quite a novelty event, and although Pilchards, Amy and Macca tried their best, none could beat Anna Richardson's two nights and a day without sleep. Their endless mountain of study, however, was relieved by many "study breaks". These consisted of much Chisel, toast, coffee, and Iced Vo Vos. As the year drew to a close, we found that there were those who would not be returning in 1993. Thanks must go to Alison Standen and Carolyn McAlister, both who are moving on, for putting in such a dedicated year with us. We also wish Kris Whitnall good luck on her 1993 Rotary Exchange to Japan. Our good luck also goes to the Year 12 group: Jodie, Sarah, Anna, Belinda, Emma, Hazel, Claire, Danni and Kirsty. We wish them a wonderful future. Unfortunately we will also be losing a very dedicated and involved Housemaster in Mr Andrew Gibson, who will be moving on from the stress of Mossgiel. His presence and attitude towards boarding life has made Mossgiel a warm and caring environment. We thank him for his five years and wish him, his family and Ed the best of luck for the future. Mr Gibson will be replaced by Mrs Carolyn Hildebrand, and Mossgiel looks forward to many years under her guidance. For those who will be staying on next year, we hope life in Mossgiel will be as enjoyable and eventful as it was in 1992. Jane Messenger and Annabel Fleay

SHANNON HOUSE Head of House: Mrs M.C. O'Loughlin. Tutors: Mr P.E. Conway, Mrs T.J. Foley, Mr. PJ. Hannah, Mr. I.G. Parr, Mrs P. Porter, Mr. P.C. Taylor. House Captain: Simon Lynch. Vice Captains: Kirsty Douglas and Katrina Hosie. House Prefects: Matthew Elder, Kate Hall, Matt Hildebrand. This year has been a very eventful one for Shannon House members, especially those in the higher ranks. The introduction of the full scale VCE system resulted in an extremely heavy workload from the outset of the year, with many Year 12's commencing CAT's in first term. Despite this, senior members were able to lead the house to some exceptional results in the various house activities. As usual the first event on the Shannon calendar was House swimming. Excellent performances came from Matt Dimmick and Clare Dowling, sec-

ond and third respectively m their individual age groups, together with Matt Elder and Cam Mercer. These, combined with the good overall house participation allowed us to continue our high placing of recent years, finishing third. Our annual social service fundraising event of selling carnations on Valentine's Day was our next assignment, and again it ran smoothly. A substantial amount was raised which was donated to a worthwhile charity; thanks mainly to the organisation and participation of Danni Barr and the other Year 12's. Senior tennis then took centre stage, with our boy's team comprising the Von Einem brothers, Justin Taylor and Guy Le Grew. This awesome combination easily took out the competition playing a top brand of tennis, wiping their opponents off the court. The mixed pair, Chris Gibson and Judi Wilsher, also aced their opposition to win the competition, and the senior girl's finished mid field. Despite the efforts of Matt Hildebrand, Chris Varley and Clinton Peake, our cricketers were unable to find success. However, the crowds were kept entertained with some big hitting from James Wilson, who frequently dispatched the opposition bowlers over the boundaries, more often than not for huge sixes. Matt Elder and Chris Gibson also joined in the exhibition, dancing up the pitch to play many fine strokes. While the cricketers were parading their flamboyant but unsuccessful style, the softballers were making their mark on Rankin field. They charged into the final due to some play from the Newman sisters, Al Collins, Danni Christie and Sarah Richards. Unfortunately they couldn't overcome Coles, losing narrowly in a tight final.

SHANNON HOUSE Back Row: Seaton Daw, Clinton Peake, Michael Bekker, David Peake, Henry Fung 6th Row: Timothy DiStefano, Russell Dmytrenko, Randall McDonald, Benjamin Knight, Guyon Collins, Barnes Fallaw, Craig Dadds, Darren Stendt, Byron Higginbotham 5th Row: Timothy Bone, Justin Taylor, Ben Von Einem, Anthony Snow, Christopher Sullivan, Mark Wise, Christopher Varley, Jonathon Senior, Adam Von Einem, Joshua Millen, Benn Smythe, Guy Le Grew, Mark Connell, Jonathon King 4th Row: Wesley Phillips, Paul DiSefano, Stephen Wood, David Henderson, Dougall Couchman, David Neal, David Wynn, James Alexander, Shaun Brooks, Matthew Dimmick, Luke Considine, Joel Hitt, Christopher Gibson, Timothy Noonan, Andrew Watts, Cameron Mercer 3rd Row: Miranda Nation, Alice Trevaskis, Sarah Richards, Rachel Dickie, Bianca Hitt, Clare Dowling, Stacey Lynch, Jane Henderson, Belinda Synot, Elly Young, Amanda Tsang. 2nd Row: Ranie Daw, Rachel Wynn, Paula Stevenson, Anna Bridgeford, Alison Collins, Dannielle Barr, Kellie Newman, Kirsten Ellis, Narelle Thomas, Mandy Wilsher, Sarah Walter, Juleia Nilson, Yvette Le Grew, Ruth Dougherty, Amanda Synot, Joanne Newman Front Row: James Wilson, Mr. I.G Parr, Judi Wilsher, Andrew McKie, Mrs. T.J. Foley, Matthew Hildebrand, Simon Lynch (House Captain), Mrs. M.C. O'Loughlin (Head of House), Kirsty Douglas (House Vice-Captain), Katrina Hosie (House Vice-Captain), Mr. P.C. Taylor, Matthew Elder, Kate Hall, Mr. P.E. Conway, Samantha Yorke. Absent: Louise Wilson, Edwina Collins, Danielle Christie, Cassandra Wilson

The sporting fields were momentarily forgotten as everybody tuned up for House music. However, the musical talents of Katrina Hosie, Kirsty Douglas and Paul DiStefano were not enough to inspire our droning voices to hit the required notes. Our rendition of Wind Beneath my Wings didn't exactly bring the house down but finished a commendable fourth before being disqualified for illegal use of backing vocals. The highlight of the event was Andrew McKie's solo in Everybody Needs Somebody to Love. Many fine performances were turned in by Shannon members in the House cross country, with the Hendersons leading our assault. Jane streaked the field to leave all opponents in her dust and win her age group, while David ran brilliantly to place second. The Collins twins also did extremely well, Al running into third and Edwina fourth. Other notable performances came from David Wynn and Justin Taylor/who both managed fourth placing, while Adam Von Einem and Sarah Walter came in fifth. Such excellent results allowed us to gain third overall. The onset of winter saw the commencement of the hockey competition, which proved to be very successful for Shannon. Excellent stick skills from Kirsty Douglas, Stephen Wood and Seaton Daw; an almost flawless exhibition from Ben Knight as goalie and a sensational conversion rate from our goal scoring freak, David Henderson, helped create many fine victories and ensured we made the final. Although this was a draw, we were eventually relegated to second place behind Morrison on goal ratios. The senior inter-house netball competition saw Shannon make yet another final, but they were matched against an awesome Wettenhall combination comprising the majority of the First VII. They put in a creditable performance but were no match for their senior and more experienced opponents. Still, excellent performances were turned in by Juleia Nilson, Kellie Newman and Al Collins. The junior netballers led by Jane Henderson, Yvette Le Grew and Clare Dowling played well to finish mid-field. The Shannon footballers took to the fields eager to avenge their counterparts losses and finally make sure a title was won. Brilliant team football allowed the team to defeat some of their more fancied opponents and eventually make the final. Senior members Matt Elder, James Wilson, Matt Hildebrand, Mark Wise, Jono Senior and Wes Phillips led the way, and were ably supported by younger team members Clinton Peake, Matt Dimmick and Guyon Collins. Unfortunately, we went down yet again in a closely contested game, with just seven points separating the two sides. Our basketballers then hit the courts and could have been confused with the Harlem Globetrotters, only far less skillful. Seriousness was not one of the teams strong points, preferring to entertain the crowd with slick passes and half court shots. These tactics turned out to be their downfall and they failed to make much of an impression on their opponents. Nonetheless, Jack King, Joel "do something funny it's our last game" Hitt, Matt Elder and Benn Smythe showed glimpses of talent. House debating was scattered throughout the year with Shannon's junior debaters in particular standing out. The year nine team: Byron Higginbotham, Ben Knight and Rachel Dickie put in some great performances to make the final, but un-

fortunately lost narrowly to Keith. The year ten combination of Clare Dowling, David Neal and Jane Henderson also made the final and after an extremely high standard final the adjudicator was unable to separate the two teams. David Neal continued his brilliant debating form to be rewarded the top speaker in this event. Our year eleven team: Josh Millen, Guy Le Grew and David Henderson and year twelve team: Kate Hall, Matt Hildebrand and Kirsty Douglas also debated well. Athletics was the final event of the inter-house calendar, and after several failed attempts to stage the event it was finally completed on a somewhat waterlogged main oval. Unlike the earlier events Shannon was unable to make their mark on the opposition, finishing sixth overall. Some excellent performances were still turned in by Shannon house members. Again the Hendersons led the way; Jane won the 200m, 400m and 800m to be second in her age group and David won the 3000m, 1500m and was second in the 800m in a sensational exhibition of distance running. David Wynn made it Shannon one-two in the 3000m by placing second. Other fine performances came from Al Collins, who won the 200m and was second in the long jump and Kellie Newman, who won the high jump and was second in the shot put. I would like to thank our Head of House, Mrs O'Loughlin for her dedication and hard work within the house, which has been the cornerstone of our success throughout the year. The support and leadership she provided throughout the year was much appreciated. Thanks must also be extended to our hard working tutors: Mr Conway, Mrs Foley, Mr Hannah, Mr Parr, Mrs Porter, and Mr Taylor, whose assistance to house members throughout the year has been invaluable. Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the House Prefects, fellow Year 12's and all members of Shannon House, whose support, help and friendship has made the year very enjoyable. Best wishes to Shannon House members in 1993 and beyond. Simon Lynch

WETTENHALL Head of House: Mr R.M. Morris Tutors: Mr. D.A. Andrews, Mrs J.A. Gainey, Mr S.R. Harrison, Miss C. McAllister, Mr T.P. Parkes, Mr R. Salen House Co-Captains: Alyssa Turner, James Nelson House Co Vice-Captains: Rachael Swinton, Shem Fitzgerald House Prefects: Anna Spurling, Fioran Bourke, Tim Reichl, Simon Mitchell The enthusiastic members of Wettenhall have completed another extremely successful year, dominating the sporting arena and proving very competitive in music and debating as well. A dedicated group of year 12's acted as perfect models for the new year 9's, ensuring a positive attitude for house members in years to come. House spirit continued as a driving force behind each success, and it was great to see the improvement in participation throughout the year. For the fifth consecutive year, Wettenhall powered down the pool for first place. Many non-swimmers braved the water to gain some points for the house, combining in a great team effort. Individuals also

had some brilliant results, including Shem Fitzgerald who clinched the open championship, David Collins won the U16 championship and Chris Gilson, Simon Mitchell, Fioran Bourke, Anna Spurling, Kelly Pritchard and Suzanne Cronin all swam exceptionally well. Softball followed, with a commendable third placing. Some skill was discovered in the new year 9's, such as Katherine Davis, who was one of the most consistent pitchers in the competition. Suzanne Cronin and Sarah Pritchard also played extremely well. Despite Mr Andrew's expert tactics, depth was lacking in the team, resulting in some close losses. Once again, we featured in the house cricket, after leading our division and the whole competition for the first two matches we slipped and ended up coming

third. Although not a bad result, it was disappointing. Having beaten McLean and Shannon convincingly in the first and second matches, Morrison proved to be our stumbling block. The final result being decided off the last ball. Good performances were recorded by the Smith brothers, Ed Richardson, Chris Gilson, Stuart Cosgriff, Jack Chisholm and Tim Reichl. Tennis has never been one of Wettenhairs strongest areas, however Rachael Swinton battled valiantly along with Kirsten Hovey, Ed Richardson, Chris Gilson and Michael Towart to gain an average placing against some very strong competition. Junior tennis provided slightly better results, so the future for tennis is a little brighter. Wettenhall rolled out the Buddy Holly classics to compile some tough competition in House mu-

WETTENHALL HOUSE Back Row: Andrew Lee, Benjamin Wheeler, Sam Swinton, Daniel Ota, Lee Deacon Stock 6th Row: Christopher Gilson, Andrew Hamilton, Michael Towart, Geoffrey Cooper, Simon Pettig, Jonathon Reichl, Stuart Cosgriff, Christopher Taylor 5th Row: James Frost, Nicholas Poulsen, Andrew Graham, Jason Ota, Jackson Chisholm, Steven Reid, Robert Davis, Brett Salajan 4th Row: Jacques Kint, Chester Conron, Marcus Cowley, Benjamin Kent, Tobias Smith, Edward Richadson, Nicholas Grace, Benjamin Miller, Stuart Olsen, Brent Yttrup, Michael Hicks, Stuart Morris, David Collins, Charles Baulch, Robin Bayley 3rd Row: Dale Everett, Marshall Goddard, Wesley Enticott, Olivia Morris, Emma Smedley, Kate Moore, Megan Ryan, Linda Kenins, Dana Radovanovic, Kelly Pritchard, Robyn Olsen, Hazel Lau, Natalie Siketa, Allison Taylor, Timothy Noble, James Taylor 2nd Row: Catharine Turner, Suzanne Cronin, Kirsten Hovey, Shelley Johnston, Claire Gorman, Heidi Zumpe, Anna Chisholm, Katherine Davis, Karina Wieland, Heather Cosgriff, Sian Hazell, Angela O'Hara, Sarah Pritchard, Rhiannon Bourke, Simone Holmes, Anna Mitchell Front Row: Richard Costa, Simon Mitchell (House Prefect), Mr. R. Salen, Anna Spurling (House Prefect), Mr. T.P. Parkes, Shem Fitzgerald (Co Vice-Captain), Mrs. J.A. Gainey, Alyssa Turner (Co-Captain), Mr. R.M. Morris (Head of House), James Nelson (Co-Captain), Miss C. Scott, Rachael Swinton (Co Vice-Captain), Mr. D.A. Andrews, Timothy Reichl (House Prefect), Mr. S.R. Harrison, Fioran Bourke (House Prefect)

sic. Tim Reichl pulled together the instrumentalists, aided by Ben Miller, whose skills on the piano rescued us from mediocrity. Nick Grace was an entertaining conductor, following in Colin Gow's foot steps to ensure that although we may not have the talent of other houses, we still enjoyed the event. We were finally awarded a creditable fifth. The annual favourite, the cross country, again saw us compete well, with the largest number of competitors out of the eight houses. Fioran Bourke, Sarah Pritchard and Steven Reid won their respective age group divisions while creditable performances were recorded by Katherine Davis, Rhiannon Bourke, Brett Salajan, Allison Taylor, Robert Davis, Olivia Morris, Tim Reichl and Karina Wieland. Overall we were placed second, which was an improvement on previous years' performances. The basketball again reverted to a boys only affair, much to the disappointment of the killer girls' netball/basketball team. Enthusiasm created some exciting moments, but often failed to put a score on the board for the Wettenhall team. Nick Grace, Shem Fitzgerald, Chris Taylor and Ben Miller exercised their height and pulled the team into position. Once again, the Wettenhall girls teamed up in the netball to totally outclass their opponents. An easy win in the grand final was helped by Karina Wieland and Anna Spurring7s brilliant defence and the devastating form of the Bourke/Swinton combination in the ring. The junior team performed equally well, but had to fight a nail biting match to win the grand final by one goal. Rhiannon Bourke and Katherine Davis played well in goals and defence, and were strongly supported by Catharine Turner, Allison Taylor, Suzanne Cronin and Kelly Pritchard. House hockey, was indeed the surprise packet; in the past few seasons we have only won a couple of games, and scored only a handful of goals, but this time we went through to the final undefeated, and maintained our record to comfortably defeat McArthur. This being the first time Wettenhall has ever won this event. Players of the calibre of Tim Reichl, Shelley Johnston, Heidi Zumpe, Michael Towart and Simon Mitchell in goals were instrumental in all of the victories. Steve Reid was especially inspirational and should take much of the credit for the win. The footballers enjoyed considerable success again in finishing third. Initially beating Coles and McLean we were headed for the finals but fell short against one of the eventual finalists, Shannon. Many players, both senior and junior, contributed in large ways to Wettenhall's success. Some of these players were Shem Fitzgerald, Simon Mitchell, Chris Taylor, Ed Richardson, Ben Miller, Chris Gilson, the Smith brothers again, Tom Spurling and Jack Chisholm. Throughout the year, our debaters battled in the classroom with the help of Mrs Gainey, to put a respectable score on the board. In general, this was achieved, with the exception of a year 10 team, who are more well known for their entertainment value, rather than their debating skills. To finish the year on a high note, Wettenhall combined to present a formidable athletics team. Tremendous involvement from the year 9's and 10's resulted in a convincing victory in the house standards. When the athletics day finally arrived, after being postponed three times, Wettenhall started with the highest score, and throughout the day not a house came within 20 points. A comfortable win of 82

points gave us our fourth consecutive win, equalling the record. Over the past nine years, Wettenhall has won the athletics six times, a tremendous achievement. Many outstanding individual results were recorded. Fioran Bourke, Rhiannon Bourke, and Katherine Davis won their respective age groups, and Olivia Morris and Steve Reid came runners up. Rob Davis, Brett Salajan and Sarah Pritchard competed well on the day. Overall results: Swimming 1st, Athletics 1st, Senior netball 1st, Junior netball 1st, Hockey 1st, Cross country 2nd, Football 3rd, Cricket 3rd, Softball 3rd, Basketball, Music 5th and Senior Tennis. Finally, I would like to thank James Nelson, my Co-captain, for his efforts this year, our Vice-captains Rachael Swinton and Shem Fitzgerald, and House Prefects, Fioran Bourke, Tim Reichl, Anna Spurling and Simon Mitchell, for all their support and superb organisational skills. Much of Wettenhall's success can be credited to the house spirit displayed by this group, spurring on the efforts of the younger year levels. On behalf of the Wettenhall members, and tutors since 1976, James and I would like to congratulate Mr Morris on completing 16 years as House Master of Wettenhall. During that time, Wettenhall has risen to be one of the strongest houses in the school, and it has only been through his continuous dedication to perfection and caring attitude towards his house members that this has been achieved. The year 12's, especially, would like to thank Mr Morris for guiding us through four enjoyable years at the senior school, and wish every success in the position of Head of Rowing and for the challenges 1993 will present. Rowing "Long, Hard and Often"; not even torrential rain, a wooden tub full of water with its bow wave washing over the canvas, or boat repairs having to be done on the starting line, could hold the Wettenhall rowers back. In true winning Wettenhall style we took out the 1992 House Rowing Cup with eighteen points leaving Shannon in our wake, three points behind. Well done to all competitors, and thank you to all supporting spectators.

BOYS ' FIRSTS Traditionally The Geelong College has been a powerful force in APS tennis, always competitive and successful. Unfortunately, the 1992 season was different. With only one member of the 1991 team remaining, the Firsts were always in for a tough season. It is interesting to note that over the season, if just four more sets had gone College's way, the boys' FirstsI would have been in the top five in the APS. The reality was, however, that College finished in the lowly position of bottom of the ladder. Early practice matches were unsuccessful but all players gained some valuable experience. Finding suitable doubles pairs proved to be a problem and many players were paired with three or four other team mates at different times during the season. Combinations were never settled and the singles order was also shuffled dramatically. College met St. Kevin's, the favourites for the 1992 competition, in the first official round. A demoralising loss didn't inspire confidence in the players and the Firsts went on to lose the next three fixtures narrowly to Geelong Grammar, Melbourne Grammar and Brighton Grammar. College were then outclassed by Xavier and Wesley but all players were determined to win the last official game against Caulfield. The Firsts made a spirited comeback after a poor start but went down in yet another close match. Playing at number one in singles and first pair in doubles was Justin Taylor, the only player with Firsts experience before the 1992 season. He was constantly pitted against some of the best under age players in the State, but he finished the season with some fine singles and doubles wins. His powerful serve and consistent groundstrokes were features of his game. The two youngest players in the team, Eddie Siddall and Luke Considine filled the number two and three singles rankings respectively. Luke played his delicate, consistent style of tennis with great success

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while Eddie's power game always made the tennis exciting. The two combined well, however, with a devastating doubles performance against Melbourne Grammar. Having two seasons of APS tennis left, Eddie and Luke are sure to give future College teams a basis for success. Playing at number four in singles was Vice-Captain Ben Von Einem. Despite having problems with his serve and rivalling the Captain for the most double faults served in a set, Ben pushed even the toughest of opponents. His strong, baseline game made him the team's specialist singles player but ironically his outstanding performance came in doubles against Caulfield. Andrew French was the team's most consistent singles player, ranked at number six. He started the season in excellent form and won three of his first four singles games. His best performance came against Brighton where with his huge forehand firing he blasted his stunned opponent off the court 9-1. Although he finished the season with some creditable performance he couldn't quite recapture his early form. Filling the number seven singles position was Adam Von Einem. His best performance also came against Brighton where he played outstanding tennis under pressure to win his singles in a tiebreaker. With a talented all-

BOYS' TENNIS 1ST VIII Back: Matthew McGillivray, Luke Considine, Guy Le Grew, Justin Taylor, Edward Sidall, Benjamin Roberts Front: Adam Von Einem, Tamas Wells (Captain), Mr T.A. Ferrier (Coach), Ben Von Einem(Vice-Capt.), Andrew French

round game Adam should have a successful season in the Firsts in 1993. Guy Le Grew, after losing form and being dropped to the Seconds fought back commendably to cement his place in the Firsts. Fighting back was a feature of Guy's game, as against Wesley he came from 7-2 down to win his singles! Guy's almost unplayable first serve and powerful groundstrokes were exciting to watch. Ben Roberts and Matt McGillivray filled the remainder of the Firsts. Ben had a successful season in the third or fourth doubles pairs with a number of partners. With talent in the College junior teams and only two members of the 1992 Firsts leaving this year, College should once again become a formidable force in boys' APS tennis over the coming years. The season 1992 was a rebuilding year for College Firsts tennis. Despite losing every match much experience was gained and most of the team in 1993 will have played Firsts' tennis this year. I would like to thank all the staff who coached College teams this year, particularly Mr Ferrier for his time, effort and constant encouragement in coaching our team.. I would like to wish the boys returning to play Firsts next year, and all College tennis players, the best for the future. Tamas Wells

SECONDS The Seconds enjoyed a year of moderate success in 1992. Unfortunately the team suffered from inconsistency, which led to instability in the team. Combined with the ridiculously short season, the result was that few doubles combinations became settled and our results suffered accordingly. By season's end we had recorded two wins, over Geelong and Melbourne Grammar Schools, and four losses to Scotch, Xavier, Wesley and St. Kevins. Tim Buskens and David Johnston formed the one consistent doubles pair of the season, while in singles, David Johnston, Scott Dennis, Hamish Whitehead and Stuart Richardson led the way. We were fortunate to have the services of Matt McGillivray and Guy Le Grew, who alternated as No. 1 player while being rested from the Firsts. Despite the limited success we had a very enjoyable year, made possible by our coach, Mr. Whittle. His coaching tips were much appreciated by all players. Scott Dennis Hamish Whitehead THIRDS M. Bridges, B. Collins, S. Fletcher, C. Gibson, B. Grace, N. Kaye, I. Keleher, A. McDonald, R. Menzies, S. Morris, G. Pratt, S. Richardson, M. Sharkey, M. Towart, E. Weber, D. Whittle, S. Wood, D. Wynn

The line up for the Third VIII tennis team varied considerably from week to week with no less than eighteen players having at least one match with the Thirds. With so many people eligible to play, it's no surprise that the competition was tough to gain a place in the team. Many hours were spent slogging it out on the practice courts playing "challenge" matches against other prospective team members in the hope that we would raise our "percentage" and catch the selector's eye. Despite this rivalry there was always a good deal of team spirit shown by the Thirds. The whole team got along well with each other, and we all thoroughly enjoyed our tennis, with the long bus trips home from Melbourne being particularly entertaining., The official APS fixture saw the Thirds play a total of only six matches for the season. However, during this short space of time we did manage to produce some impressive tennis. We began the season with a strong win against St. Kevin's, ten sets to two, only to go down the week after to arch rivals Geelong Grammar. However, we bounced back well, defeating Melbourne Grammar, Brighton Grammar and Wesley convincingly in the next three rounds. Unfortunately we were beaten in the final round by a more talented Xavier side, finishing the season with a respectable win/loss ratio of four matches to two. Thanks must go to Mr Whittle for coaching and organising the team for the season and Mrs Sutton who also helped out. Congratulations too, to all the different team members who made 1992 a successful and enjoyable season. Malcolm Sharkey Captain

FOURTHS N. Kaye, I. Keleher, A. McDonald, W. Parker, R. Menzies, F. Pearson, G. Pratt, J. Statton, M. Towart, E. Weber, D. Whittle, J. Wilson, M. Wise, S. Wood 1992 has been a mixed season for the Fourths. Despite the fact that we have been plagued by instability, with players dropping out or being seconded to the Thirds, we had some impressive wins and losses. The pleasing characteristic of the Fourths has been their good humour and genuine team spirit. Mrs M. Sutton Coach YEAR 10A The 10A team enjoyed a very even season, losing only our final match to undefeated Xavier, when we were missing one of our top four singles players. Overall, we won 50 sets, 405 games, losing 24 sets, 285 games. We defeated St Kevin's, Geelong, Brighton and Melbourne Grammars easily and snuck home against Wesley in spite of some bad losses at the top of the order. There was strong competition for places for numbers 5 to 8, which helped us to perform strongly in the numbers 3 and 4 doubles pairings throughout the season. Alistair Smith eventually forced his way into the A's and proved that he should have been there earlier. His doubles play was particularly effective. Miles Hobson and Nathan Byrne were extremely competitive on court, although they couldn't get along well enough to play doubles together! Miles was probably the most improved player over the season. John Robertson, Stewart McCallum and Ashley Salter performed well at the top of the list, with a different one of the trio being the top player at various times during the season. Ben Fitzgerald and Justin Langbein

were very steady in all the matches that they played, while Paul Di Stefano finally got his chance in the last match of the season. Mr J.T. Dermott Coach YEAR 10B A. Campbell, T. Chirnside, S. Cole (Captain), P. Di Stefano, A. Doran, C. Duff, J. Goode, R. Gudykunst, J. Langbein, C. Ross, D. Santospirito, J. Taylor, R. Wayth The Year 10B team had a successful season. There were close matches against St. Kevin's, Brighton, and Haileybury, and fairly easy wins over Wesley and Melbourne Grammar. Xavier too was undefeated when they came up against us in the final match, which therefore had the nature of a Grand Final. Unfortunately because of a sudden illness in the Year 10A team we were without the services of our regular No. 1 player, Paul Di Stefano, who had previously won all but one of his singles matches. Despite this handicap the match was closely fought, with Xavier winning seven sets to five. A notable performance in this match was that of Richard Gudykunst, who was roused from his sick-bed to fill the vacancy caused by Paul's promotion to the A team, and won both his doubles and singles sets. Excellent performances throughout the season came from David Santospirito and Rod Wayth, who rose inexorably through the singles and doubles order winning all their singles and losing only one doubles set. Charles Ross also rose through the ranks to lose only one singles match. Steady support throughout the season was given by Sam Cole, Tom Chirnside, Richard Gudykunst and Alex Doran. Mr M.B. Keary Coach YEAR 9A Nathan Butler, Wesley Enticott, Tim Di Stefano, Sam Hurst, Jeremy Kaaden, David McGuinness, Andrew MacKinnon, Mark Pattison, Robert Salmon, Mark Yee The 1991 season was one of very mixed fortunes. Despite winning only one of our seven matches, many very good individual performances were recorded. Tim Di Stefano and Jer-

emy Kaaden consistently won their singles encounters, mainly due to a combination of steady, intelligent play and a good measure of never-say-die tenacity. Nathan Butler was another mainstay, also toting up a respectable tally of singles wins. The team as a whole was dogged by difficulties in fielding eight players from week to week, and by the resultant constantly changing line-up and lack of continuity. When, for the last match of the season, we were finally able to put together our best possible team, we saw a glimpse of what might have been. David McGuinness and Rob Salmon teamed up to defeat a strong St Kevin's number one pair in a closely fought set which brought out the best in both players. Both Jeremy Kaaden and Rob Salmon also produced strong, consistent tennis to defeat St Kevin's number two and one singles players respectively. Other players to make significant contributions at times were Andrew MacKinnon and Mark Yee. Overall, the main successes of the season were scored by individuals, the team as a whole, for various reasons, rarely co-ordinating as a unit. Mr G.J. Smith Coach YEAR 9B Chris Macafee, John-Paul Notini, Andrew Spicer, Brent Haydon, Matthew Ross, Cameron Hucker, Michael Schokman, Stephen Kent, Trevor Cohn, Bryn Kelly, Jason Ota, Daniel Ota, Steven O'Brien, Nathan Butler, Matthew Clark, Josh Gurrie, Mark Pattison, David Blackborrow, Rodney Capon, Byron Higgin The season of seven matches started very badly, with a crushing defeat by St. Kevin's, but after such a sad start, we improved our performance throughout the term, to finish against Wesley College, very nearly beating them, 41 games to 58 games. Sadly we did not win one match, but the team played with spirit, regarding each match as equally important. Unfortunately we rarely had regular participation from anyone, as other commitments pressed in on us. In the end I would like to thank the efforts of a small core for their commitment, attendance at practices and for their valiant attempts on court: Chris Macafee, Andrew Spicer, Brent Haydon, John-Paul Notini and Matt Ross. The rest of the team was made up of players who came into the team when required. It is difficult to mention the contributions of some for fear of omitting someone who may have done very well in a particular match on a court that I did not observe, as we sometimes played on split sites. Nevertheless I would like to mention the efforts of some, for example, Chris Macafee was by far the most consistent of players. He has a very good serve that should bring him success in years to come if he works at the rest of his game. John-Paul Notini showing a very quiet unruffled determination to do well, played six matches. Finally I would like to thank Brent Haydon, Stephen Kent and Trevor Cohn for their gentlemanly manner - despite their often being defeated. It was a pleasure to be associated with this group of players. Mr J.B. Twelves

GIRLS' FIRSTS APS TENNIS 1992, was an "idyllic" season for the girls APS Firsts tennis team! All the girls gave of their best, culminating in a victorious round of girls APS tennis for The Geelong College. On Saturday 15th February, with the addition of two year twelve hidden talents, Rachael Swinton and Judi Wilsher (our second doubles pair), we commenced the season on a considerably confident note. Adapting a "no mercy" approach, we showed some promise in the following matches. February 19 was our first match played in the APS competition, and we defeated, or more appropriately "blitzed" Carey Grammar, 11 sets 75 games, to 1 set 45 games, our most decisive victory. These matches, as competitive as they were, were also fantastic social gatherings, and valued friendships were made as we met with the various Melbourne and Geelong schools. Only once, did we come across a "serial killer" from Carey Grammar, who thought it part of the game to attempt to remove the head of the opposition with a powerful "tube".

GIRLS' TENNIS Back: Sarah Ward, Catriona MacLean, Mandy Wilsher, Sheryl Griffiths, Anna Richardson, Andrea Rowan Front: Rachael Swinton, Rhona MacLean (Captain), Mr. D.A. Young (Coach), Sarah Gill (Vice-Capt.), Judi. Wilsher A perfect opportunity to renew friendships, arose with the annual event of the Girls' APS Round Robin. The schools competing were Geelong Grammar, Wesley CCollege, Caulfield Grammar, Carey Grammar, and The Geelong College. As keen as we were to socialize, we did not allow this to interfere with our game, and three sections ; our first, second and fourth doubles pairs, finished undefeated, enabling us to reach another pinnacle of success and gain the title of this year's "A.P.S. Champions''. The success of the team is a credit to each of the ten girls who played, and of course the encouragement provided by our most amiable coach, Mr Young. Sarah Gill predictably produced some impeccable tennis, following her line of success from previous seasons. In total she was defeated only once in the singles, and to her credit she managed to ignore my faults as we remained undefeated as the first doubles pair. Much to my disgust Rachael Swinton stole the honorary title of "The Mouth" from my possession and proceeded to successfully talk any opposition (or anyone for that matter!) into a tactical state of confusion, and claim her victory. A brief mention of her "active" tennis skirt should not be missed, and certainly was not, judging by the subjective comments made on the sidelines by Mr Young and other members of the team, as it flew up with the slightest breeze. Judi Wilsher the mysteriously quiet partner of Rachael, was the dark horse of the team, producing some exciting tennis with three of her four matches consisting of nerve-racking tie-breakers. The tallest member of the team, Sheryl Griffiths, used her height to her advantage, hitting some incredible "Whoppers" at the net, and achieving some excellent results. Catriona MacLean, the baby of the team, had no trouble whatsoever with her opposition as she finished the season undefeated and was awarded a well deserved "best singles player" award. Not really sure what to expect after her notorious older sister "Mert". We were encouraged by Andrea Rowan's talented match play and entertaining personality. The same could be said for Mandy Wilsher who played enthusiastically and full of vengeance to display an exciting match of tennis regardless of the score. Anna Richardson played a few matches with theFirsts, each time putting in an excellent effort along with a friendly attitude to all her opposition.

Easily misleading others by her height, "Wardy" (Sarah Ward) fought with conviction in her matches, taking every possible opportunity from the opposition, and being rewarded with some close results. The success of the season, memories of which will not be easily forgotten, can be attributed to the fine team spirit displayed by all members. I would like to thank all the girls whose individual effort was essential for our success, and whose presence made the season most enjoyable. I would finally like to thank Mr Young for his unfailing support and dedication to our team. As I have now completed my last season of tennis with The Geelong College, I would like to wish up and coming players the best of luck in following seasons, and I hope that their experience will be as enjoyable as my own. Rhona MacLean INTERMEDIATE A fine group of young women turned up for tennis at the beginning of Term I. The range of their tennis experience was broad: from aggressive club player to ballet dancer! Training was difficult as many of the Year 9s had to practise on Wednesdays with the Preparatory School band in readiness for their

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trip to Japan. We did however manage to get enough pairs to compete in several after school games. The most ferocious (and not very gracious) opposition came from Sacred Heart players who, for the most part, belonged to tennis clubs and wanted additional practice. I am afraid that we did not really provide them with the level of opposition for which they hoped. They won on game scores but our girls won on manners! We had a very enjoyable afternoon at Geelong Grammar where we were received with exquisite courtesy. The pairs were fairly evenly matched and this led to very lengthy games. The scores were 9 games to College to 11 to Grammar. There was an expedition to the Highton Grammar Campus. Boys and girls from Years 7 and 8 destroyed our College team in a very quick and heartbreaking first set. The students from the two schools then decided to mix and played some good tennis. The U16 girls' tennis championship was won by Andrea Rowan who defeated Rainie Daw. Rainie minced her opponents along the way with her relentless determination and her speed on court: she was everywhere, never giving up, returning every shot.

Megan Walters was a very reliable captain and a mighty player! She does, however, punish the net when things don't go her way! Lisa Downie's game was much improved when compared with last year's effort and she played some good games for College. Kate Moore improved her service and showed herself to be a very reliable and even tempered player. Jacqui Milne had a go at everything and with her lovely temperament would have to qualify for the "fairest" player award! Kylie Robertson showed courage and 'stickability', Janie Bail played some beautiful tennis and did not mind whether she won or lost. Stacey Lynch was very consistent. Rosalie Guthrie, Carrie Johns, Emily Kaye and Katherine Roberts trained when their music commitments permitted. Rosalie played many sets against Christina Tee and both girls improved in their ability to hit the ball. It was a good term of tennis: the weather was kind although too hot at times, the girls enjoyed themselves although they would have preferred to win more often than they did. Ah well! there is always next year! Mrs A-M Butt Coach

MASTER IN CHARGE OF CRICKET'S REPORT The season ran smoothly and surprisingly was not interrupted by bad weather. The grounds were in superb condition throughout, due in no small way to the efforts of Mr David Quick and his staff. The boys genuinely appreciate the efforts of Mitch and Greg who provide them with first-rate playing surfaces, far better than they might experience either outside school, or upon some of their trips away. The First XI umpires must have done a bad job as we were not premiers this year! But seriously, they were as good as ever. Gil Rush never tires of standing in College matches but it was with some sadness that Alan Russell hung up his counter this year. We wish him well but hope he will visit when he can. Harold Helwig will hopefully be with us in coming seasons. The coaches must be thanked. They devote a considerable amount of time and effort towards the boys. The coaches were Messrs J.C. Gilson, G.W. Peel, P.E. Conway, J.S. Clark, I.G. Parr and Rev. I.V. Parton. David Peake must also be thanked for keeping the gear in order - what a task for seven teams, and four night's practice! Individuals may have been highlighted in the team reports, however, I must point out that we had a great deal of success this year. The Second XI and 10A team won most of their games with many players making excellent contributions. There is a great deal of promise and ability in the lower tanks. Seventeen players made the First XI this year which might suggest that we struggled in our games, yet the contrary occurred. Winning matches against Wesley and Xavier in successive weeks, we probably were only one win short of our plans for 1992. The record of three wins, three losses and one draw came on top of a long series of practice rounds where we outperformed the majority of our competitors. Harvey Stephenson proved to be an able and respected captain of the First XL Making two scores of 140 plus in the week before the APS season he had a certain amount of pressure on him to perform each

CRICKET 1ST XI Matthew Hildebrand, Christopher Varley, Andrew Pooley, Stuart Day, Toby Smith, Sam Smith, Jonathon Senior, Troy Wild Timothy McCue, James Nelson (Vice-Capt.), Harvey Stephenson (Captain), Mr. M.W. Seeckts, (Coach), Christopher Stinchcombe, Timothy Matthews, Cameron Rudolph Absent:Matthew Cirillo, Clinton Peake, James Ryan Back: Front:

time he batted. But as wicketkeeper and captain he proved that he could be a team man first and foremost. He has a bright future ahead of him. I wish all departing cricketers the best of fortune, and those remaining continued success for the College. Mr M.W. Seeckts S E C O N D XI It was with a sense of deja vu that I returned to cricket coaching after five years with the Third XVIII. It was even more fdeja vuish' to return to a team that played positive and at times skilful cricket - batted, bowled and fielded with enthusiasm and came mighty close to winning the coveted Nicholson trophy. I had been told not to expect to win many matches, but until the last two weeks we were undefeated and then were only passed by last wicket partnerships. Chris Varley and Matthew Cirillo received presentations in morning Assembly for 7/19 and 8/34 respectively. Beau Carroll (35.3), Matt Hildebrand (32.0), Jono Senior (21.2), Dani Mcintosh (20.75), and Andrew May (20.0) were consistent batsmen. Daniel Muhor made slips-catching and hitting sixes look easy; Leigh McCorkell smashed BGS for 68 runs; Mark Britton organised off-field hit/run matches and with David Peake was magic in close and off-thepad. All this was stage-managed and controlled by captain Jamie McConachy. Well done guys, and all the others who played with us! Returning to contemplate the game of cricket - it

really is a most demanding game. There are very few second chances and the luck or run of the game is often out of your control, e.g. the lost toss against Wesley. I am sure the 1992 Second XI should provide a solid basis for next year's Firsts. Rev. I.V. Parton Coach THIRD XI Involvement, enjoyment and participation were the aims of the Third XI Cricket Team for 1992. With around 25 players on our list, a regular rotation of players was implemented to ensure selection for all team members. Liam Jerinic, as captain of the side for the second year, showed excellent leadership qualities both on and off the field and is to be thanked for his contribution. Success in terms of victories was limited to two wins from six matches, but it was pleasing to see many individuals show a definite improvement in their personal performances over the course of the season. Stuart Greaves' bowling was outstanding, with 14 wickets at a cost of just 3.6 runs apiece, and he can aim for future success at higher levels. Other good bowlers included Stuart Cosgriff, Steve Hedley and Joel Hitt. Wicketkeeper Hugh Leishman turned in a creditable display behind the stumps. Chris Gilson dominated the team's batting awards, with a season average of 68 runs which featured a top score of 70 not out. Other consistent batsmen were Eddie Richardson (average 29.), Steve Hedley (28.0), Luke Barr (23.3) and Liam Jerinic (17.3). All players are to be commended on their sportsmanlike approach to the game, which made the year an enjoyable and worthwhile one. I hope that all Third XI players completing their schooling this year look to continue their playing careers with club teams. Mr G.W. Peel,Coach

10A CRICKET Stewart Harris, Romney Nelson, Stephen Bennett, Sam Casboult, Andrew Cirillo, Jonas Lea, Graham Lockhart, Mark McConachy, Tim Nicholls, Hugh O'Donnell, Matthew Pettig, Andrew Pooley, Edward Siddall, Sam Smith, Anthony Snow, Lincoln Thomson Our first game was a practice match against Scotch College before Christmas. Bowling first we struggled but eventually dismissed Scotch for 239 in a very high scoring game. Romney Nelson bowled with pace to get 2/33. We batted quite well to be eventually dismissed for the same score of 239 in a tied match. Andrew Pooley and Tim Nicholls batted extremely well to get 56 and 73 n.o. respectively. Tim hit 9 fours and 4 sixes. The first APS game of the season was against St. Kevin's College in early February at home. We batted first and managed to make 7/154 with Hugh O'Donnell making 49 and Romney Nelson making 32 runs. We then bowled extremely well to dismiss St. Kevin's for 118 with the last seven wickets falling for only 31 runs. Sam Smith was the destroyer capturing 5/21 including a magnificent hat-trick. Next we played a lacklustre Geelong Grammar side and totally outplayed them for our second win. We batted first and made 171 with runs spread amongst all batsmen. Sam Smith once again bowled superbly to capture 6/10 as he almost bowled out Geelong Grammar himself for only 44 runs. The top score of any Geelong Grammar batsman was only eight. Hugh O'Donnell was inspirational in the field. Our next game belonged to Romney Nelson as we narrowly defeated a strong Melbourne Grammar side. Romney blasted 74 runs in a team total of 172 which included 9 sixes and 4 fours. He then bowled superbly to capture 5/33 as we dismissed Melbourne Grammar for 135. The fielding was extremely good and our catching was even better as Melbourne Grammar folded under College pressure in the field. For the first time all season, College opening batsmen put on a good opening stand to set up our fourth win over Brighton Grammar. We made 5/192 thanks mainly to Romney Nelson, Sam Smith and Hugh O'Donnell who made 48 n.o., 43 and 36 n.o. respectively. College bowling improved as Brighton went from 1/64 to be all out for 105 with Sam Smith once again the destroyer with 6/28. Lincoln Thomson also bowled well to get 2/5 in an important spell. Next we travelled to Wesley eager for another win. College opening bowlers bowled with fire to set up what was in the end an easy victory. They captured the first five wickets and didn't look like stopping until Andrew Cirillo ripped through Wesley's middle order to capture 4/13. Sam Casboult got 3/13 and Romney Nelson picked up 3/20 as we rolled Wesley for 117. College batsmen then batted extremely well to reach 7/ 214 at stumps. Stephen Bennett hit form with 53 n.o. as did Lincoln Thomson and Hugh O'Donnell who made 45 n.o. and 43 respectively. Unfortunately, College was unable to field a one hundred per cent fit team against a strong Xavier side with many players suffering from the flu. Even so, we dismissed Xavier for only 152 with Romney Nelson picking up 4/17. Matthew Pettig also bowled well to get 2/26 and Jonas Lea fielded extremely well. We then batted poorly to be bundled out for only 118 to suffer our first loss for the season. This loss was set up by poor fielding by most players which allowed Xavier back into the game. Overall it was a very successful season for the 10A side with five wins, one loss and one tie. Such success was due to our coach, Mr. Gilson, who put countless hours of work into the team. Thanks must go to him and I thank him personally for his advice which may have saved us from other losses. I would also like to thank all the players for their cooperation and professionalism on the field. It was a season not only of great success but one where friendships were made and new talents discovered. Stewart Harris Captain

10B CRICKET The Year lOBs started poorly with losses to Scotch, Melbourne and Geelong Grammar. All three games contained some positives. The team bowled well and fielded strongly but lapses at vital times cost them dearly. The batting in all three games left a lot to be desired. Few batsmen were able to build an innings or see off the good deliveries. Despite some potentially demoralising losses the team remained enthusiastic and was keen to put all facets of the game together. The turning point came against Caulfield when they restricted that school to a low score, mainly through the bowling of Lockhart, O'Brien, Quail and Sarkis. Daw, Conron and Clarke were keen in the field holding some fine catches. At last the batsmen supported the fine efforts of the bowlers. Coad, Ward and Lea contributed to the win with solid batting. The final game against Haileybury saw the team beat their opponents soundly again showing better fielding, bowling, batting and perseverance than their opponents. The final two games highlighted the benefits of practice and concentration. Thanks to all the players for an enjoyable season. Mr P.E. Conway Coach 9A CRICKET The Year Nine A's had a mixed season. They began poorly before finishing well, to end up with a 3 - 3 record. In our first game (against St. Kevin's) we were severely depleted. It wasn't until nearly half way through the season that we gained a full line up. Some good performances were those of N. Ramm, 39, 65 and 55 not out. His bowling was also handy. J. Ryan was also productive, taking 12 wickets in four games. Other good contributors were C. Morgan, S. Lucas and T. Spurling. Highlights: S. Lucas improved batting; J. Ryan getting a first game; T. Spurling aggressive fielding and Mr. Clark's bus driving and umpiring. Thanks must go to Mr. Clark for his committed effort towards our year. Thanks must also go to the players for making it an enjoyable year. Cameron Day 9B CRICKET The U15Bs applied themselves well throughout the APS season. Although they did not have a great deal of success, they always tried hard to achieve their best possible performances against stronger opposition. The bowling line up enjoyed some success. Fallaw and Clarke were the most consistent, but Barr, Gittings and Leishman also took wickets. The batsmen struggled to build substantial scores early in the season. Fallaw, Gittings, Barr, Leishman, Lambert, Hickey, Whineray and Ferrier were among the runs but could not consistently contribute. Later in the season the side matured and grew in confidence. Pleasing games were put in against Caulfield and the strong Haileybury side. The most effective performers were Fallaw, Dmytrenko and Barr. The most improved cricketer of the season was Ferrier. Mr I.G. Parr, Coach

SWIMMING GIRLS' APS S W I M M I N G The Girls' Swimming Team, consisting of members from both the Preparatory and Senior School, began the season enthusiastically with high hopes of improving performances from last year. We competed in time trial meets at Wesley and Genazzano where we were met by stiff competition. This gave us some indication of the standard we would have to be swimming at for the APS Championships. Training at the Preparatory school became more vigorous than ever. Our first serious meet was held at Geelong Grammar under weather conditions more suited to the middle of winter. Some excellent results by many of the girls were recorded and we finished third overall behind Geelong Grammar and Sacred Heart, and in front of Clonard. Finally, the most important meet for the season arrived, the APS Championships held at the State Swimming Centre. Once again our war cry (led by Sarah Andrews) was barely audible above the shouts of the huge contingents of supporters from other schools. Despite this, there were some very impressive results recorded; however our traditional battle for second-last place saw us conceding to Carey by eight points. Some highlights of the night included: U13 R. Kempste Second Butterfly U14 M. Collins Third Breaststroke U15 S. Barrett First Freestyle (50m) Third Freestyle (100m) M. Jones First Backstroke F. Murphy First Butterfly R. O'Loughlin Third Diving U16 K. Pritchard Third Breaststroke I would like to thank Mrs. Porter, Miss Cheatley, Miss Peacock, and Marley Huxley for the time and effort they put in throughout the season. I would also like to congratulate the girls and wish them success for the many seasons to come. Jane Barrett Swimming Captain

INTER-HOUSE A N D CHAMPIONSHIP S W I M M I N G CARNIVAL 1992 The Swimming Sports were held on Tuesday, February 18, 1992 at the Memorial Pool, Kardinia Park. In fact they were very nearly not held on that date as at 8.15 a.m., rain, which had been threatening for some time, began to fall, and by 8.30 a.m. it was fairly bucketing down. The prospect of 500 bedraggled people huddled in the rain with Heads of Houses and Prefects valiantly attempting to whip up house spirit was becoming an ominous possibility. A think-tank comprised of Mr Sheahan, Mr Gilson, and others considered the pros and cons then made the somewhat courageous decision under the circumstances to go ahead. As it turned out, the correct decision had been made as at 8.45 a.m. the rain stopped and proceedings continued. The Niewman twins were away on a diving assignment at the time of the sports, which left the door open for others in the Open Dive, the first event on the programme. The standard, generally, was very good, and Rebecca O'Loughlin won with the score of 40.7 from Naomi Mitchell

GIRLS' SWIMMING TEAM Back: Emily O'Brien, Hollie Green, Natalya Morgan, Megan Jones, Kellie Pritchard, Fiona Williamson, Felicity Murphy, Feme Millen, Carly Deeath Centre: Rebecca Kempster, Georgia Reid, Abbie Huxley, Michelle Collins, Clare Dowling, Sarah Ellis, Sarah Andrews, Tamara Dominikovich, Rebecca O'Loughlin, Anna Parker, Lucy Young, Kylie Robertson Front: Alyssa Turner, Naomi Mitchell, Sally Morris, Jane Barrett (Captain), Mrs. P. Porter (Coach), Miss J.M. Cheatley (Coach), Miss S. Peacock (Coach), Marley Huxley (Coach), Clare Ashby, Suzanne Cronin, Laura Bridges

Championship Winners Girls U15 : Susie Barrett Girls U16 : Laura Bridges Girls Open : Jane Barrett Boys U15 : David Collins Boys U16 : Adam Beckworth Boys Open : Shem Fitzgerald Inter-House Championship 1st Wettenhall 640 pts 2nd Calvert 608 3rd Shannon 589 4th McArthur 581 5th Morrison 569 6th Coles 557 7th Keith 533 8th McLean 427 Mr P.A. Cronk

and Nick Barr. Throughout the morning, some very good results were recorded. The following, in particular, should be congratulated upon their efforts: Megan Jones, Rebecca O'Loughlin, Georgina Ashby : Girls' U16 Medley Relay in a time of 2:07.2 - a record; Felicity Murphy, Emily Hamilton, Susie Barrett, Emily Kaye : Girls' U15 4x50M Relay, in a time of 2:33.52 a record; Adam Beckworth : Boys' U16 100M Freestyle - 0.15 sec outside the existing record; Shem Fitzgerald : Boys' Open 200M Freestyle : 0.83 sec outside the existing record; Jason Ricchini : Boys' Open 50M Breastroke : 0.5 sec outside the existing record. The final event for the day was the Staff vs Students Grand Challenge Relay. This event, quite rightly, was won by the staff. Students who complained that the staff were allowed to wear flippers whilst the students were compelled to hold kickboards between their knees clearly had no sense of humour at all!

HOCKEY BOYS' FIRST XI This year's hockey season began early in May and once again it promised a certain degree of success for teams at all levels. This year's demise of the U15 and U16 divisions paved the way for the emergence of the new Year 9 and 10 teams. Much of the talent and potential within the ranks of College hockey was apparent in many of the games. Despite only a handful of experienced Firsts players returning from last year's team, there was much competition for positions. What some players lacked in experience they certainly made up for in enthusiasm, and this was a definite strength in College hockey this year. In our practice game we displayed fine skills in defeating traditional rivals, Geelong Grammar, 4-0. Both Steven Reid and David Henderson were among the goal shooters and proved that we would be more than a match for numerous schools. Having tasted immediate success we went on to record decisive victories over Haileybury and Caulfield in the following games. The first stumbling block we encountered was Xavier as we fought hard for a creditable 3 all draw against strong opposition. Playing against Scotch on their greasy synthetic ground, a surface which is all but foreign to many of our players despite weekly trainings at Stead Park, is never an easy task. Although we initially took the lead, Scotch proved their superiority and overpowered us. Eager for another victory we faced Brighton at home, but a draw was the ultimate result. Hamish Hobday was inspirational in goals and successfully repelled countless surges by the opposition. The last game before the holidays was a practice match against Carey at Bulleen. Many of the senior players were still recovering from a function the night before but this seemed not to matter in the slightest. Chris Stinchcombe scored from a short corner, which had quickly become his trademark during the season, and Julian Quail converted two fine goals. Simon Lewis did nothing but further add to his reputation as a golfer by swinging wildly and continuously chipping the ball; however he did managed to score a goal in his attempts. The first game after the holidays was against Geelong Grammar at Corio and we were keen to inflict a similar result to our first meeting. Losing star winger Aaron Stokes in the first minute due to a broken thumb fired us up and we started confidently. Some of our best hockey was

1ST XI BOYS' HOCKEY BACK: Daniel Thompson, Aaron Stokes, Simon Lewis, Nicholas Kaye, James Gerrard, Julian Quail, David Henderson, David Whittle FRONT: Matthew Cirillo, Hamish Hobday (Vice-Capt.), James Nelson (Captain), Mr. A.D.C. Miller (Coach), Christopher Stinchcombe (Vice-Capt.), Steven Reid, Timothy Reichl played in the first half, however we managed to score only once. The game's highlight was definitely Hamish's save from a penalty flick in the dying moments enabling us to hold on to a narrow win. From the last three games we managed only one further victory, this against Carey 4-1. The other two matches were contested with against superior opposition in Melbourne Grammar and Wesley. The Firsts finished the season having recorded six victories, two draws, and three losses. These results saw us finish a creditable fifth on the APS ladder. We enjoyed the luxury of a solid backline this year which, directed by Hamish Hobday, consisted of Tim Reichl and Matthew Cirillo. Nick Kaye and James Gerrard both played with skill, patrolling the half line with authority. The success of the junior teams at College, and with players the calibre of Reid, Henderson, Quail, Thompson, and Whittle who all return next year, all augurs well for the future of College hockey. Thanks must be extended to Mr A.D. Miller who has once again given tireless dedication to the running of College hockey, the Firsts in particular, and who has made this season entertaining for all. I would like also to thank the vice-captains, Hamish Hobday and Chris Stinchcombe, who have made my task easier by giving their full support during the season. Finally, on behalf of the leaving players, I would like to wish well next year's First XI and encourage any hockey player to cherish and take advantage of the opportunities they are presented with while still at the College. James Nelson Captain of Boys' Hockey

BOYS' S E C O N D XI Geoff Pratt, Roland Coutts, Michael Towart, Stephen Wood, Rob Spinks, Dani Mcintosh, Matthew Hook, Kristian Stapley, Brook Ratcliff, Graham Lethbridge, Tim Robinson, Matthew Thomson, Ben Arnott, Beau Carroll Thanks must firstly go to Mr Quail for his consistent dedication and support throughout the season. Unfortunately the team was unable to justly reward him for his efforts. We won a disappointing two games out of ten with one drawn game. The forwards were unable to convert while the backs saved our pride in many of the games with relentless defence. The defenders were Brook Ratcliff (Goalie), Rob Spinks, Matthew Thomson and Beay Carroll. The Year 11 members of the team can look forward to a good season next year. I am certain with a more positive attitude toward training nights, College hockey will succeed in 1993.

YEAR 10 HOCKEY A relatively successful season, with six wins, three losses and two draws, especially considering that we only played three home matches. We had a high scoring unit, 37 goals for and 23 goals against. In our better performances, our short corner routine was devastating, on other occasions, we let ourselves down from the set plays. Andrew Cirillo and Ross Quail provided good leadership. Quail in goal made some brilliant saves and very few mistakes. Andrew Cirillo was outstanding on the right wing, linking effectively with Seaton Daw. Stuart Peat, at centre half, was consistently amongst our best. John Lean and Adam Campbell were robust in defence. David Neal and Ben Wheeler supplied the brains in the back half. Malcolm Davey developed into a reliable and creative half as the season progressed. Tim Nicholls produced numerous strikes from the short corners. Whilst in difficult positions, Scott Reid and Luke Coulson competed hard and displayed excellent skills in some matches. Season highlights included Luke Coulson's five goal burst against Brighton, Ross QuaiTs regular saves from penalty flicks and a performance of exceptional quality in our final game at Wesley, a rare College victory at Scotch and two fine performances on the synthetic at Haileybury and Wesley. Mr. J.T. Dermott Coach

YEAR NINE HOCKEY Mr Paul Schram (Coach), David Stokie (Captain), Craig Dadds (ViceCaptain), Andrew Carland, Tim Clark, Trevor Cohn, Tim DiStefano, Russell Dmytrenko, Dale Everett, Byron Higginbotham, Sam Hurst, Ben Knight, Cameron Knott, Andrew Lean, Tim Noble, Brent O'Grady, Chris Parker, Mark Pattison. The Year Nine Hockey Team came together at the start of the season as a very inexperienced team. Under the excellent coaching of Paul Schram, fantastic improvement was noticed on the field as the season progressed. After losing most games in the first half of the season, the team developed into a strong combination with David Stokie, Cameron Knott and Andrew Lean working well in defence, and Brent O'Grady, Craig Dadds and Ben Knight playing well in attack. Ben Knight was a great success as a forward after changing from goalkeeper in mid season. Cameron Knott was the most improved player in the team. The year nine students showed great interest in hockey with seventeen players regularly attending training and playing on Saturday morning.s. The team had mixed success during the year winning half of the games. Most of the wins were in the second half of the season. The team finished on a high note beating Wesley 6-0 in the last game of the year. The main goal scorers for the season were Ben Knight, David Stokie, Craig Dadds and Brent O'Grady. Thanks to Paul Schram for coaching us during the season. David Stokie Captain

Thirteen players, Mrs Lean and Miss Scott travelled to Tasmania during the second term holidays for five days of hockey, touring and fun. The team consisted of Lucy Idle, Shannon O'Brien, Verity Mason, Shelley Johnstone, Kirsty Douglas, Rachel Seeckts and Sarah Gill from the Firsts and Sally Farrow, Nerida Grebe, Tara Eaton, Megan Jones, Ranie Daw and Skye Glover from the Seconds. Spending two days in Launceston with billetts we played in unbelievably, torrentially wet conditions to be defeated 3-0 by Scotch Oakburn. Our game against Launceston Grammar was cancelled so we moved on to Hobart where we stayed with Friends' School. We played Farn winning 2-0 and the Friends on the synthetic surface where, in a forgettable match we were soundly beaten. Term Three saw us with wins against Carey and Morongo and a loss to Grammar. After convincingly beating Wesley earlier in the year on their synthetic surface we could only manage a draw on our home field. We also managed a draw with Caulfield and in both cases missed many scoring opportunities in front of goals. We finished the season with five wins, two draws and three losses. Verity Mason continually fought off opposition attack with some timely saves and was a deserving winner of the team's "Best and Fairest Award for 1992". A highlight of the season was a coaching session held at Stead Park for members of the First, Second and Third teams, by Sharon Johnston a Level 2 coach, State Under 18 Women's coach, former Australian player and now League 1 player. All girls and coaches gained valuable pointers from this session and hopefully it will be the first of many in the future. For those leaving this year, I wish you the best of luck for the future in hockey. For those remaining members of the Firsts and those in the Seconds and Thirds I wish you well for your future years of school hockey. I would like to thank Shannon and Shelley, my two vice-captains, and Mrs Lean for her time, effort and enthusiasm in 1992. Sarah Gill

GIRLS' HOCKEY REPORT On paper, the 1992 First XI Girls' Hockey team looked strong with eight players returning from 1992. Unfortunately lack of teamwork on and off the field, missed scoring opportunities in front of goal and inconsistent training appearances by some players meant we did not live up to our expectations. The Second and Third teams had a highly successful season only losing a couple of games during the year. The time and effort given by Miss Scott and Mr Parr must be recognised and thanks go to them for all their work. With Rankin Field in its worst conditions since I have been at Senior School, some much needed maintenance was done during the Term Two break. This work, however, turned the so-called main hockey field into something that resembled a large sand bunker, and it was a hard decision to determine whether a sand wedge may have been a more appropriate weapon than a hockey stick. Thankfully, to alleviate the problems the fields were giving everyone, Stead Park was booked every Tuesday with teams rotating their trainings around this time. The time spent out there training on the Synthetic surface was invaluable as most of our opposing teams train and play their matches on this surface. Girls were able to improve on, or learn new skills not possible on our fields. If hockey is to progress at the College the way it has in the past few years with numbers increasing, then something must be done to improve playing and training conditions. With Term Two over, half our season was gone. We had managed 1ST XI GIRLS' HOCKEY three wins from five matches, deBACK: Georgina Ashby, Heidi Zumpe, Belinda Cardinal, Jane Messenger, Andrea Rowan, feating Morongo, Carey and Wesley. Rachel Seeckts, Emma Rowan Our losses came against Grammar FRONT:Lucy Idle, Kirsty Douglas, Shelley Johnston (Vice-Capt.), Mrs. C.L. Lean (Coach), Sarah Gill and Caulfield; disappoining as we (Captain) ,Shannon O'Brien (Vice-Capt.) Verity Mason, Natalie Carswell should have been the better team.

The five days in Launceston and Ho bart was enjoyed by all and we are grateful to Mrs Lean for making the trip possible. Miss Scott's efforts throughout the season were appreciated and we hope to see the girls achieve bigger and better things in their hockey during the future years at College - there is undoubtedly some talent just waiting to be discovered! Good Luck! Sally Farrow and Naomi Burns (Editors' note: As well as her school commitment, Sarah Gill was selected this year for the Victorian Senior U18 Women's Hockey Team to play in Perth. Sarah is also a member of a Victorian Institute of Sport squad. She has completed her third season of State League One Hockey in Melbourne. Sarah has been in five state teams over a four year period.)

GIRLS' S E C O N D S Under the skilful and enthusiastic guidance of Miss Scott, the fifteen members of The Geelong College Second XI have had both a successful and enjoyable season. We were victorious in six of our eight APS matches, and won several other matches against Morongo and Werribee's Westbourne Grammar. We had a strong defensive team in Nerida Grebe, Claire Hart, Naomi Burns, Rachel Wynn and Ranie Daw. These girls made it very difficult for the opposition to score goals. Our goalie, Ruth Stoneman, heroically saved many goals, while at other times stood freezing in the opposition's goals. Our string of forwards worked well together and at the same time had a lot of fun. They included Catriona Carswell, Sally Farrow, Skye Glover, Tara Eaton, Jeanette Harkin, Megan Jones, Anna Bridgeford, Kris Whitnall and Olivia Connelly. Six members of the Seconds team joined members of the First XI to make up The Geelong College Tasmania Touring Team.

GIRLS' T H I R D S Sometimes a team just clicks! This year, the Girls' Third Hockey squad consisted mostly of players new to the game. But from the very first training session

they formed an enthusiastic and hardworking unit with whom it was a pleasure to work. The Thirds played fewer games than the APS competition, but they enjoyed excellent results. They remained undefeated and, in fact, did not concede a goal during the season - a tribute to their endeavour. Every player developed quickly during the season. Defenders Sarah ("Boom Boom") Bryant, Megan Walter and Fleur Weber formed an ever-reliable backline. At centre half, Kerrie Bell led a string of talented midfielders - Lisa Downey, Amanda Smith, Kim Dennis, Belinda Synot. On the forward line, a speedy combination quickly developed. Sarah O'Brien at centre half was a tireless worker, supported by Zoe ("the target") Harkin, Felicity Murphy, Rosalie Guthrie and Carmen Walker. On the wings speedsters Prue Johnstone and Miranda Nation showed plenty of pace and ability. The Girls Thirds showed a level of commitment to their sport which augurs well for hockey in the future. Watch out APS Hockey in 1993! Mr I.G. Parr Coach

FOOTBALL FIRST XVIII The APS football season was a relatively successful one for The Geelong College First XVIII. A blend of Year 12, 11 and 10 boys formed a harmonious group who enjoyed each other's company and played some outstanding football throughout the year. Results for the season were: Practice Matches Geelong College 13.9 defeated Scotch 12.11 12.8 defeated St. Joseph's 8.6 4.4 lost to Xavier 20.22 7.8 lost to Caulfield 9.14 APS Matches Geelong College 17.15 defeated Scotch 7.11 16. 4 defeated Carey 6.9 14. 8 defeated Haileybury 9.6 11.11 defeated St. Kevin's 10.8 15.10 defeated GGS 10.12 10.10 lost to MGS 15.8 5. 6 lost to Brighton 16.7 6.12 lost to Wesley 18.16 Throughout the season College played some excellent running football. Led by Captain, Leigh McCorkell and Best Player, Simon Lynch, College were able to move the ball quickly and take advantage of some strong forwards, such as James Wilson, Peter McCann and Harvey Stephenson. Other Year 12s who made good contributions to the team were Daniel Muhor, Cain Sarah, Mark Wise, Cameron Rudolph, Nick Uebergang. Year 11 and 10 boys were also valuable contributors to the success of the team in 1992. Ben Miller (ruck), Edward Richardson (CHB/CHF), Luke Barr (wing), Kris Hendrata (BP) and Toby Smith (FB) all indicated that they will be leaders in 1993. Clinton Peake and Nick Jarman, both rovers, had brilliant first years and will develop into fine players as they progress through the school. The highlight of 1992 was un-

1ST XVIII1992 Back:Nathan Wileman, Robert Menzies, Steven Hedley, Yannick Colombies, Tobias Smith, Anthony Middleton, Jamie McConachy, 5 S £ S S S t o £ S S S d Jones, Ian Keleher, Cameron Rudolph, Benjamin Miller, Nicholas Uebergang, Edward Richardson, Christopher Taylor, Nicholas Jarman, Andrew Lambart (Trainer/Runner) FrontMark Wise, Cain Sarah, Peter McCann (Vice-Capt.), Leigh McCorkell (Captain), Mr. C.A. Considine (Coach), James Wilson (Vice-Capt.), Daniel Muhor, Harvey Stephenson, Simon Lynch

doubtedly being on top of the ladder after five games. Unfortunately, this standard could not be maintained, and the three losses to finish the year were a result of both playing the top sides and perhaps a lack of really hard work throughout the year. Thanks must be extended to James Griffiths, the boundary umpire for 1992, and Mr D.A. Clifford, the coach of the Second XVIII. Finally, congratulations must be extended to Brighton Grammar School who were able to break Xavier's domination of the APS competition. Small schools can win football competitions. Mr C.A. Considine Coach (Editor's note: Clinton Peake was selected for the All Australian U15 School Boy's team and is to be congratulated on this fine achievement.)

SECOND XVIII The Second XVIII had their most successful season for many years (of any year, perhaps?), winning eight games and losing only two! A reflection of the strength of the First XVIII was the depth the College had with the Seconds this year with many of the Seconds players having the ability to play at the Firsts level. The Second XVIII lost the first two matches of the season both against Xavier College - first to their Second XVIII and then to their Third XVIII. But valuable lessons were learned, especially about persistence and team work. After this match, a common highlight of the Seconds' football was their willingness to share the workload and involve team mates around them in the movement of the football to goal. Jamie McConachy became the focus at full forward and he was often able to finish the good work created up the field. The back lines were mean and tight throughout the season, Dominic O'Brien an excellent attacking full back was ably supported by Charles Chirnside who improved greatly as a footballer during the year. The half back line was our best line with the likes of Matt Bridges, Tim McCue, Ian Keleher and Yannick Colombies giving terrific rebound and constructive use of the ball with hand and foot. The centre line was exciting and courageous:- Mark Williamson dis52

played speed and long accurate kicking, (Andrew) Frenchy was adept at getting the hard ball, Troy Wild and David Jones won possessions around the packs and Chris Taylor topped it off with skilful high marks and evasive penetrating left foot kicks. One of the hardest workers throughout the season was Stuart Olsen in ruck. He was rarely beaten and gave plenty of opportunities to the running players. He was ably assisted off the bench by' hit-man' Sutton. Our forward lines were creative and doggedly led by Jonathon Senior, Matt Hildebrand, Mark Britton and Joel Gladman. Joel played well in the difficult centre half forward position. The running and link play of the smaller players was also a feature with Jones, Menzies, Varley, Taylor, Wild and Hildebrand being prominent. The best player in Seconds this year was Tim McCue followed closely by Chris Taylor. Tim played at centre half back, or centre half forward, and often he and Chris controlled the ball through their key positions. Overall, the Second XVIII boys deserve a lot of credit for the way they played the game throughout the season. They were tough but fair, always at the ball and showed excellent team and School spirit. Their hard work created the success they experienced and they enjoyed the season. Thanks must go to Mr Considine for his great help with training and advice given during the year. Mr D.A. Clifford Coach

THIRD XVIII The 3rd XVIII had a most successful season finishing with eight wins and only one loss to Carey 2nds 7.3:45 against 7.15:57 early in the season. Wins against Scotch, Xavier and Haileybury mid-season boosted our confidence and led to the development of disciplined teamwork that resulted in a crushing win by 150 points against Carey 3rds and inspiring wins against Wesley and the undefeated Brighton whom we defeated 12.8:80 to 2.2:14.

Conspicuous in a defence that kept the opposition to an average of 25 points a game were Matthew Pigdon, David Johnston, Ben Von Einem, Shem Fitzgerald, Mitchell Anderson and Nick Grace. Other outstanding contributions to team success were made by Tamas Wells, Paul Crowe, Adam Von Einem, Jared Toyne, Shaun O'Callaghan, Michael Briggs, Alister Robson, Jason Connell, Robert Davis and Jackson Wilson. The bulk of the goal scoring was done by Stuart Day and Ben Collins who both had the distinction of scoring more goals than the opposing teams. Clearly much of our success was due to having a greater talent than our opposition but I was delighted with the way team spirit developed and players were prepared to put team success ahead of personal ambition. Mr. A. Gusbeth Coach 4TH XVIII Again this year the College fielded a very successful 4ths team which showed great determination by losing only one match for the season. The team may not have had the dedication or skills of the 1st XVIII, but each match was played hard and with great spirit. Even though we played teams of a higher standard from other schools, we usually managed to win by considerable amounts, in three cases over 100 points. Even though great rivalry was illustrated playing Geelong Grammar we still managed to come out on top in the second last round of the season. There were many highlights throughout the season, such as the large wins over Haileybury (twice) and the thrashing of Xavier. Frustration was often shown on the field, either over a lack of skills or flared tempers, most commonly by Chris Gibson, Joel Hitt, Alex Hoskin but mostly Nick Grace. Even though the 4th XVIII may not have been renowned

for football skills, there were still many strong performances shown by the two Niewmans, Damien and Nathan, Jared Toyne, Matt McGillivray, Stuart Cosgriff, Marley Huxley, Fletcher Hamilton, Simon Redford, Chris Gibson, Joel Hitt, James Grant, Gavin Bartlett and Andrew May (with and without his pyjama pants!). Thanks must go to all the boarders, without whom the team would not have existed, as they often made up half the side. Thanks must also go to Mr Harrison, our very dedicated coach. His vigorous training sessions and half time pep talks helped make the last two season so successful. Matt McGillivray and Joel Hitt Captains YEAR 10A FOOTBALL The lOAs were keen to make their last season together a good one before moving up into the senior ranks. The team has had great success over the past few years with such players as Nick Jarman and Clinton Peake leading the way, and with their selection into the 1st XVIII at the start of the season, it was a good opportunity for the depth in the Year 10s to be shown. After playing several practice matches, we soon realised that it would not be as easy as in the past and a lot more concentration was needed on the training track and on Saturdays. During the APS competition we found it hard to string together four quarters of good football. We often resorted to blasting our opposition away by playing in spurts. We soon found out that you can't get away with that against a good side when we travelled to Melbourne Grammar and suffered our first loss for the competitive season. I think it is safe to say that the 10As enjoyed a suc-

Trophy: Chris Macafee - Most determined centreman: Cameron Day - dangerous forward and leading goalkicker: Matt Dimmick - strong marking full back: Struan Pearce - attacking wingman: Jack Chisholm enthusiastic ruckman/forward: Sam Lucas - rover and forward: Will Gordon - became the regular CHB: Tyson Anskaitis - improved ruckman: Campbell Morgan - strong defender: Nathan Lambert - consistent trier: Guyon Collins - centreline: David Dean - rover: Mark Yee - a reliable forward: Dylan Ferrier - improved backman: Barnes Fallaw - winger and forward: Damien Anderson - wingman/rover: Nathaniel Ramm hard working rover: Nik Tayler - forward/defender: Stephen Kent, Matthew Clark, George Leishman, Charles Baulch, Ben Barr, Wes Enticott, Sam Swinton, Andrew Spicer, Ryan Gill, Chester Conron, Patrick van Prooyen, Jarrod Witcombe. Mr T. Parkes 9A FOOTBALL Coach Back Row:Nathan Lambert, Nathaniel Ramm, Sam Lucas, Stephen Kent, George Leishman, Guyon Collins, Campbell Morgan, Barnes Fallaw, Jarrod Witcombe Middle:Struan Pearce, William Gordon, Nik Tayler, Jack Chisholm, Tyson Anskaitis, Ben Barr, Matthew Dimmick, Mark Yee, Sam Swinton Front:David Dean, Damien Anderson, Cameron Day, Mr T.P. Parkes (Coach), Tom Spurling, cessful and educational season. First of all I would like to thank my team mates for a great season and wish them the best of luck in their future footballing days at the College. On behalf of the boys I would like to thank our coach of two years, Mr Conway, whose guidance and leadership was greatly appreciated. Thanks must also go to Mr Salter whose experienced tuition on the training track was always welcomed. Richard Gudykunst and Jamiel Muhor Co-Captains

YEAR 9A FOOTBALL The Geelong College Year 9A Football team displayed great determination throughout the season, and a noticeable improvement in team play. They confronted each matchwith an optimistic approach against much stronger teams and were very unlucky not to pick up a few more wins. It was a season which saw many players grow both in skill and confidence. We have some good points to work on, hoping to bring a little more success in the years to come. The better players over the season were Chris Macafee, Cameron Day, Nathaniel Ramm, Matt Dimmick, Campbell Morgan and Struan Pearce.

YEAR 9B FOOTBALL The 9B team consisted of Nathan Butler, David Hanna, Charles Baulch, James Briggs, Simon O'Brien, Barnes Fallaw, Sam Swinton, Andrew Spicer, Brent Haydon, Michael Jones, Gordon Hickey, James Taylor, Matthew Barkley, Otis Huggins, Simon Carland, Andrew Reeve, Ben Barr, Fraser Gill, Jarod Witcomb and Chester Conron. The whole team had a fun and successful season, winning 8 out of 12 games. All players improved as the season went along and thanks must go to our coach, Mr Seeckts, for a fun season of good football. Chester Conron Captain

Great improvements were shown by Nathan Lambert, Dylan Ferrier and Tyson Anskaitis. Tom Spurling Captain Played 10 Won 2 Lost 8 Thirty-one footballers played for the 9As in 1992. The team struggled for much of the season against opponents who were often faster and more skillful. Although we contested strongly in most matches, lapses of concentration and an inability to score goals (average six per game) meant that some winning opportunities eluded us. The best efforts for the season were wins against Carey, Wesley and the return match against St. Kevin's in the mud. Team members (in order of games played) were: Tom Spurling - a focal point at CHF. Best Player

SOFTBALL The 1992 Softball season at the College brought mixed results but, in general, an improvement in the performance of all teams. The influx of six girls from last year's U16 team boosted the talents of the 1st IX who managed to record some victories during the season, the highlight being a 'round-robin' against all the co-educational APS schools, where we avoided the wooden spoon by defeating a strong Carey Grammar team. We were also very competitive against Wesley and Caulfield Grammar, and should have defeated Geelong Grammar but for a lethargic start to the morning's competition. One important reason for our improved performance was a reduction in the number of unforced errors, and very much better throwing to position. Morale was high and Rowena Smith, the voice behind the catcher's mask, kept the chatter going, some of which occasionally related to Softball. Rebecca Langton did an excellent job as pitcher, and Alison Collins at second base had no trouble in keeping the in-field in line. Emma Bail bravely put her body on the line at first base, while Cate Edwards and SallyAnn Eagles shared the third base position. Outfielding for the season was shared between Jen O'Donnell, Kellie Newman, Melanie Lo and Amy Laker, all of whom took good catches during the season. The Second IX had a very successful season, winning the majority of their games; Natalie Carswell was the best performer with both bat and ball, and all team members played with great enthusiasm. Sincere thanks are extended to Miss Scott, the coaches of the second team, whose hard work and enthusiasm

at training and during games contributed enormously to their level of success. A Third IX, coached by Mrs Fulton, also played a few matches during the season and enjoyed some success; ex-Collegian, Anissa Yttrup, again coached an U16 team which competed in the Geelong Softball Association, and although they did not reach the finals, played at a very encouraging level. Sincere thanks are also extended to Mr Harris, coach of the First team and elderly (!) pitcher, for his efforts during the season; his 'personalised' batting-glove will be a constant reminder of the 1992 team. I am certain that the standard of Girls' Softball at the College will continue to improve, and wish all teams well for the 1992/93 season. Alyssa Turner Captain of 1st Team

APS NETBALL 1992 The achievement of The Geelong College APS squad, incorporating both the First and Second teams, resulted in the most successful season ever since the College joined the APS competition two years ago. It started with an intense pre-season competition in the freezing cold winter nights. This sharpened our match playing skills and prepared us for a tough season. An intensive netball camp was held early in May, proving exhausting but creating intense team spirit. By the time our first match arrived in June, we couldn't wait to take to the court. Both Firsts and Seconds powered through Caulfield and Carey Grammar Schools and we were full of hope for the coming matches. The Seconds continued this winning form, defeating all schools they played, to remain unbeaten at the end of the APS season. This was especially pleasing as much of the team consisted of Year 10s and this seems to promise well for the strength of the squad in the future. I am sure that the Seconds would like to thank Mrs Porter, their coach, for the tireless effort she has put into encouraging and maintaining the high standard of netball. Not one team even looked like defeating them for the whole season. The Firsts had a similarly successful season, being defeated only once. Our chances of taking out the first ever APS netball premiership hinged on our final match against Wesley College. In a tightly contested match we were victorious by eight goals becoming APS Premiers for 1992. Much of the team have been playing together for many years and this achievement is a fitting end to our school netball. Our sincere thanks must go to Mrs O'Loughlin. Our success is due to the many sacrifices that she makes to put such effort into her coaching. I would like to congratulate Fioran Bourke and Karina Wieland for being joint Best and Fairest for the Firsts and Jane Barrett for the Seconds. This congratulations is extended to Brooke Jolly who was runner up. I would also like to thank Fioran for her support as Vice-Captain. I can sense that the domination of APS netball by the College has only just begun. Rachael Swinton Captain of Netball K A R D I N I A PARK NETBALL 1992 Once again the Kardinia Park Winter netball season rolled around. Thirteen teams were entered from the College in the afternoon competition. The girls, their coaches and parents watching from the side-

SOFTBALL TEAMS Back: Catherine Edwards, Danielle Christie, Christine Colless, Jodie Koch, Penelope Campbell, Emma Peardon, Amy Laker Centre:Rowena Smith, Sarah Richards, Emma Bail, Natalie Carswell, Jennifer O'Donnell, Alison Collins, Rebecca Langton, Melanie Lo Front: Rebecca Wright, Kellie Newman, Mr. W.J. Harris (Coach), Alyssa Turner (Captain), Miss C. Scott (Coach), Katrina Hosie, Joanne Newman

COLLEGE 1 NETBALL 1992 Back:Rhiannon Bourke, Kim Faulkner, Emma Bail, Kellie Newman, Alison Collins FronLKarina Wieland, Rachael Swinton (Captain), Mrs. M. O'Loughlin (Coach), Fioran Bourke (Vice-Captain), Anna Spurling

BOYS' SENIOR BASKETBALL SQUAD 1992 BACK:Leigh Nunan, Jonathon King, Ross Quail, Samuel Casboult, Benn Smythe FRONT: Nicholas Yee, Joel Hitt, Fletcher Pearson (Captain), Mr. D.A. Carroll (Basketball Coordinator), Justin Taylor (Vice-Capt.), Benjamin Spinks, Richard Gudykunst

GIRLS "A" BASKETBALL TEAM 1992 BackKatherine Dethridge, Rhona MacLean, Samantha Yorke Front:Charne Flowers, Judi Wilsher (Captain), Miss D. Macvean (Coach), Melinda Hobbs, Amanda Tsang Absent: Jasmina Mijajlovic

line, braved some extraordinary weather and managed to play generally outstanding netball against sometimes much older opposition. It was a particularly successful season. With talent coming through from younger years, I am sure that the APS squad can look forward to continued success as many of these players will make welcome additions. The season saw five teams finish on top of their respective ladders. After nine teams played the first round of finals, six teams eventually made it through to the grand finals. I would like to congratulate the following teams for their victories in the Grand Finals: College Diamonds, Cruisers and College Ollies, Roids, Legends and Sapphires for making the Grand Final. This year, instead of the numerical system normally used to grade teams, the girls chose their own team names and they were quite imaginative in their suggestions as you can see below. I would like to congratulate Best and Fairest winners and Runners up in these teams. College Thanks For Coming Best and Fairest: Simone Olsen Runner Up: Angela Moore College Roids Best and Fairest: Joanna Langton Runner Up: Yvette Le Grew College Diamonds Best and Fairest: Janie Bail Runner Up: Katherine Davis College Noir Best and Fairest: Sarah Ward Runner Up: Kylie Rogers College Sapphires Best and Fairest: Shannyn Leach Runner Up: Stacey Lynch College Cruisers Best and Fairest: Sally Haydon Runner Up: Anna Chisholm College Mully-Grubs Best and Fairest: Bianca Clarke Runner Up: Paula Stevenson College Huaraches Best and Fairest: Allison Taylor Runner Up: Sally Dennis College Legends Best and Fairest: Emily Chappie Runner Up: Vickie Mol College Ollies Best and Fairest: Stephanie Hunter Runner Up: Kate Moore College Formula One Best and Fairest: Catherine Gordon

Runner Up: Natalie Bell College T2 Best and Fairest: Natalie Mol Runner Up: Fiona Williamson College Untouchables Best and Fairest: Robyn Olsen Runner Up: Jo Newman their grade at Kardinia Park. This is a fine achievement. In closing, on behalf of all netballers involved in the Kardinia Park competition, I would like to thank the coaches Miss Cheatley, Mrs Fulton, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Foley, Miss Lancaster, Kylie Rogers and Miss McPherson-Williams for their continued time and effort they put into coaching and strengthening their teams. I would like to thank Mrs Porter as without her organisation it would not be possible to enter teams into the competition. Rachael Swinton Captain of Netball

BASKETBALL The number of students wishing to play basketball has been steadily increasing over the past years and 1992 was no exception. In fact there was a noticeable increase, particularly in the junior boys. With restrictions on the number of coaches and court availability we were forced to reduce our lists to manageable sizes. Even so, we still had one team training on Sunday mornings. This year we entered two girls' teams, one in the Life Be In It Division 2 Women's competition and the other in the Geelong Amateur Basketball Association U16B girls' section. For the boys we had three teams entered in the GABA competition: U18A, U18B and r

U18A BASKETBALL An U18A division team was entered in the Geelong Amateur Basketball Association Competition with games played at the Corio Leisure Centre. Training started late in first term so that everybody would be in match shape for the first scheduled game in second term. Due to House Cross Country on the same day as the first game, it was a slow and weary legged team that took to the court. Our second game saw the whole team fired up and we finished with an easy win. This game was the highlight of the season. Every game we played was a battle to keep our concentration for the full forty minutes. This was the main let down of the whole season. Throughout the season there were some final performances. Nick Yee brought the ball down the court with great ball handling skill. Sam Casboult and Benn Smythe both shot well from the three point line, Ross Quail proved to be a strong rebounder and an excellent base line player and Justin Taylor proved he could easily block a shot and take strong rebounds. Jack King, Ben Spinks and Richard Gudykunst all played well. Thanks must go to Stewart Barclay for coaching the team throughout the year. Even though we didn't win as many games as we would have liked I'm sure that everybody on the team improved their skills and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Fletcher Pearson Captain U16B BOYS' BASKETBALL A very much improved team entered the 1992 season feeling very confident after winning the summer competition in C Division. Each week three players were rostered out, leaving the other eight to play at the Corio Leisure Time Centre. We won our first four games but the streak ended when we lost to the top team by 37 points. The team only experienced four more losses for the season, becoming a formidable force. Our defense was highlighted by the shot blocking expertise of Alex Player and Tom Spurling, while on offence Cameron Day, Gordon Hickey and Josh Gurrie

became deadly outside shooters. After finishing the regular season in second position, our finals proved to be disappointing, as we lost our semi and preliminary fnals in close games. There were lots of fine performances during the season. Guyon Collins and Barnes Fallaw became accurate free throw shooters and Nik Tayler and Hugh O'Donnell were always getting rebounds. Thanks to all the parents and families who supported us throughout the season, and also to Sam Burton and Mr Carroll for their coaching and encouragement. Mark Yee Captain U16B It was pleasing to see three of the five teams participate in the finals and I congratulate all the people involved with those teams. This season I had the opportunity to actually see most of the teams play during the season and have been impressed with the improvement of most of the players. I would like to thank all the coaches: Miss Macvean, Miss Wilson, Mr Barclay, Mr Taylor and Miss Burton for their time and effort throughout what is often a demanding season. Also to be thanked are all the parents and friends who came along to support the teams, especially those who officiated on the score bench. This year we entered in a UNICEF/Royal Children's Hospital promotion Basketball Shootout. Participants sought sponsors per successful foul shot or on a donation basis. We had forty-seven people take part with Geelong Supercat, Cecil Exum, along to help supervise. Some of the better scores were recorded by Amanda Tsang (15 of a possible 20), Alex Player (16), David Dean (18) and our basketball captain, Fletcher Pearson (19). For our efforts, the school won a cup for raising the most money in the region and Fletcher Pearson was the individual winner in the U18 section. He received a trophy as did the school. The school also received a sporting goods voucher. This will be put to good use. Mr D.A. Carroll Basketball Co-ordinato W O M E N ' S D I V I S I O N 2 BASKETBALL Despite an unsettled start to the season (due to the indecisiveness of team gradings), The Geelong College ("Pegasus") were not to be discouraged. Having participated in four challenging matches in the highest ranked division, we were transferred by request to the Division Two Women's competition. Despite this sudden movement, all team members took advantage of this situation. With regular three point shots from Charne Flowers, and good defensive work from the shorter members of the team, Amanda Tsang, Kate Dethridge and Miss Macvean, we held an undefeated record and climbed to fourth position on the ladder. This boost of confidence enabled us to continue our good playing, thus qualifying for the finals. To achieve this, something that has not been fulfilled by the College for numerous years, was a great honour for all team members. With great determination from Melinda Hobbs, and the giants of the team, Rhona MacLean, Jasmina Mijajlovic and Sam Yorke in the final match, Pegasus played a hard and highly experienced game but could not match up to the rather peculiar tactics of

the "Bluebirds", losing by a narrow margin of five points. On behalf of "Pegasus", I would like to thank Miss Macvean and Mr Carroll for their time and effort throughout the season. There is no doubt in my mind, that during the four years in which I have been part of the College, Women's basketball has definitely improved with a steady increase in both standard and numbers. Finally I wish all future basketballers the best of luck in the new APS competition and hope they will continue to promote College's increasing success in this sport. Judi Wilsher Basketball Captain GIRLS U16 BASKETBALL Team: Nicole Care, Kristy Law, Anna Parker, Emma Hanson, Romy Whitehead, Sarah Hamilton, Nicole Hambling This year one girls' basketball team was entered in an U16B competition at Corio Leisure Centre on Tuesday nights. Although the other teams were more skilled and had more experience than we did, College showed a marked improvement with every game. The improvement from our first few games was so evident that we even had opposition coaches and umpires commenting. We managed to win three games and found ourselves playing in the first semi-final. Unfortunately we lost by a small margin. I hope all the girls who played this year have learnt more about the game but more importantly I hope that they had a great time. Thanks must go to Miss Wilson and to our parents for their continual support throughout the season, and a special thanks must go to those parents who gave up their time every week to act as scorers. Mitchell Anderson

GYMNASTICS This year some Geelong College students cartwheeled, backflipped and somersaulted their way to success.The school was represented in two competitions. This year Wesley College hosted the APS Gymnastic Competition in which we had four students involved in this event: Ainslie Tamplin, Rachel Dickie, Jane Lennox and Patrick Van Prooyen. The girls performed well in a number of events, Ainslie doing particularly well in receiving scores of 8.00 on the uneven bars and the floor routine. Out of twenty two competitors in the overall competition, Ainslie finished fourth, Jane seventh and Rachel ninth. Patrick was up against some strong gymnasts representing, such schools as Scotch, Wesley, Haileybury, St. Kevin's and Carey Grammar. He managed to perform extremely well in the individual apparatus, pommel horse and parallel bars. Patrick finished a creditable twentythird in the overall competition in which sixty one students were involved. The second competition in which The Geelong College was represented was the Independent Girls' Schools Gymnastic Competition. This was hosted by St. Catherine's, the venue being the MLC Gymnasium. Four Geelong College girls took part in this competition: Sarah Giles, Rachel Dickie, Rebecca O'Loughlin and Jane Lennox. Both Rachel and Jane competed in the Level Five optional competition, finishing eighth and ninth respectively. Rachel scored well on both the floor and uneven bars as did Jane on the vault and floor (8.2). Jane's floor mark awarded her with equal second in this apparatus. Sarah Giles competed in the Level Seven optional competition. She finished fourth in the overall competition and attained high scores of 8.3 on vault and 8.5 for a graceful performance on the floor. Rebecca O'Loughlin showed an abundance of talent and agility. She

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was a pleasure to watch through this competition, captivating the crowd whenever she performed. Rebecca competed in the Level Nine optional competition gaining first position in the overall title. Such fine scores cannot go unnoticed: Vault 9.1, Uneven Bars 9.5, Balance Beam 9.7, Floor 9.0. Rebecca recently represented Victoria in the National Gymnastic Titles (Level Nine). She managed to finish in fourth position overall making her the top Victorian competitor. As Rebecca scored such good results she automatically was credited with Level Ten. Rebecca was one of the strongest gymnasts of the Australian Championships and was selected to represent Australia in the Trans Tasman Championship, an Australia vs New Zealand competition. Australia won the teams' event with the assistance of Rebecca coming third in the overall placings. Rebecca trains a number of hours a week at the Geelong Gymnastic Academy based at the Arena, in order to achieve such performances. Within both competitions, judges complimented our gymnasts on their good presentation. All Geelong College students were fine ambassadors, displaying excellent sportsmanship. C. Scott Coach

CAPTAIN'S REPORT - BOYS The 1991/92 rowing season was approached with the necessary dedication, enthusiasm and determination from all involved. After winter weights training, all Geelong College crews were looking powerful, promising to make the Boat Club a force to be reckoned with in the coming season. Unfortunately the annual Nelson rowing camp was abandoned for a local camp on the Barwon. Crew selection was a high priority for coaches during this camp and leading up to it, so prospective crew members were rowing, cycling, doing ergometer tests and running in order to achieve selection. After a holiday filled with training aimed at maintaining and improving fitness levels achieved in the December Camp, another camp was attended by all senior crews on the Barwon in the week before school started. Again crews were put through their paces. The 1st VIII managed to row in Melbourne during both camps for a much needed change of scenery and to check the opposition. During the season, regattas were held at the Barwon and Yarra Rivers, and the National Watersports Centre at Carrum. Mixed results were encountered by all crews as they matched their racing ability against this year's strongest Melbourne crews. The most notable regatta of the season was the National Championships Regatta at Carrum. This gave crews a rare opportunity to compete against State and even International crews. Congratulations must go to the 1st and 2nd IVs for their memorable Australian Championship victories. There was also an opportunity for the 1st VIIIs and 1st IVs to meet the opposition at a chapel service and BBQ held at Melbourne Grammar School, a nice change from only meeting them in races. This year's lead up to the Head of the River was hampered by illness or injury for many crews and the blue-green algae breakout in the Barwon which put a halt to a whole week's valuable training in the boat. In early April crews competed in the annual Head of the River. In the Boys' division the only victory was recorded by the 2nd VIII, a crew that went almost undefeated all season. Also, congratulations must go to the 3rd VIII and especially the 1st IV for their victories. However, these were not the only successes of the day. All crews rowed well to make The Geelong College Boat Club one, if not the most successful of 1992. This success is not all due to the rowers, but also to the senior and junior coaches. Thanks also to the Parents' Support Group and especially Mr McLeod and Mrs Lethbridge for co-ordinating the juniors; Mr Morse for his continual repairing of damaged boats, and Master in Charge of Rowing, Mr Harrison for their valuable contributions. I would like to wish the Boat Club the best of luck in the future. Paul Crowe Boys' Captain of Boats

FIRST VIII Toby Sutton (Bow) Matthew Pigdon (2) Matthew Elder (3) Jason Connell (4) Ben Miller (5) Paul Crowe (6) Simon Mitchell (7) Robert Spinks (Str) Michael Bekker (Cox) Mr P. Philp (Coach In 1992 the First VIII was unfortunate in that the Head of the River result did not reflect the strength and ability shown by the crew earlier in the season. In the regattas we attended leading up to the Head of the River we were consistently the biggest threat to the Scotch crew. We were the fastest starters in the competition, often being well ahead after the first 500m. Unfortunately the race is not won and lost in the first few metres and we too often saw Scotch row past us. The best performances of the season were at the Barwon Regatta and at Henley when we came the closest to beating Scotch. We also put in a strong performance at the National Rowing Championships with a dead-heat in our semi-final against some strong interstate crews to qualify for the final. In the final we had a bad row failing to come to terms

with the conditions. By the day of the regatta we were prepared, yet nervous. We had a tendency to have one bad race each regatta and on this occasion it was our heat. We finished a disappointing third behind Scotch and Carey. Our repecharge was not a difficult race and we qualified for the semis. In a trying race the crew demonstrated a lot of determination but were beaten into third place by one metre by Caulfield and Scotch. In the B division final, we were led from the start by GGS and finished second. On behalf of the crew I would like to thank Mr Peter Philp for his devotion to, and strong belief in, our crew. The season was a most varied and challenging one, and I wish the Boatclub the best of luck in the future. Robert Spinks S E C O N D VIII Alastair Miller (Bow) Yannick Colombies (2) Stephen Parker (3) Murray Keeble (4) Adrian Givoye (5) Stuart Olsen (6) Hamish Hobday (7) David Jones (Str) Graham Lethbridge (Cox) Mr D.A. Curnow (Coach) The 1992Second VIII proved to be the most successful boys' crew for the season, winning seventeen of our nineteen races. The crew got off to a magnificent start by winning the Victorian Junior VIII championship. Other results included winning both School Boy and Junior Men's finals at the Henley, Barwon and Scotch-Mercantile regattas in the lead up to the Head of the River, by margins averaging over one and a half lengths. At the Head of the River Regatta, we drew Wesley College and Caulfield Grammar in our heat, winning by two and a half lengths. Proceeding to the semi-final, we managed to disappoint the eager Geelong Grammar crew, defeating them by just under a length with Melbourne Grammar back in third place, securing our position in the final. In the

Division A final, the confident but steady crew led from the start, even if surprised by a wellstroked Xavier boat, but the technical proficiency of our crew stemmed any challenges. The final result was a credible first place to Geelong College by one and a half lengths ahead of Geelong Grammar, Xavier College and Scotch College, breaking the thirty-four year drought since the last "Muckie" victory. I would like to thank our coach, Mr David Curnow, for all of his efforts and encouragement throughout the season, which inspired us to enjoy our rowing and especially the success which came of it. We also thank Mr Harrison for guiding us in the right direction at Regattas and in technique training. David Jones THIRD VIII Tony Thornton (Bow) James Grant (2) Simon Pettig (3) Luke Coulson (4) Ben Kent (5) James Alexander (6) Robert Davis (7) Mitchell Anderson (Str) Simon Thomas (Cox) Mr R.B. Murphy (Coach) The third VIII achieved excellent results throughout the

1992 season. After a tough pre-season including two camps, the "SuperCoach" still felt we were unprepared for our first regatta - Henley. We reached the Henley final only to be beaten by a very strong Geelong Grammar crew. This crew was to be our main rival throughout the season. We reached the semis in the Barwon regatta after an inspirational win over Scotch, only to be beaten by Geelong Grammar, again. Murphy , all fired up after a tangle with a pole on his bike, gave us a solid week of training and we reached two semi-finals in the Scotch Mercantile Regatta. We were beaten both times by Geelong Grammar, first by one length and then by one third of a metre - we were closing the gap! At the Head of the River we drew Carey and Haileybury in our heat. We rowed through Haileybury and won the heat comfortably. On Saturday, in a tough sem-final, we were beaten by Geelong Grammar, but progressed to the A final by easily finishing ahead of Melbourne Grammar and Caulfield. Murph gave us a rousing "psyche-up" in the change rooms before we went out to do battle with Geelong Grammar, Scotch and Haileybury. We led the race for the first one thousand metres but were unable to keep out a stronger Geelong Grammar crew. College came second to Grammar by a length, while Scotch and Haileybury filled the third and fourth placings. Congratulations and thanks to the crew for an excellent season, and our sincere thanks must go to the "Super Coach" Richard Murphy who made the season something out of the ordinary for all of us. Murph's dedication and effort helped motivate the crew to reach the heights we did. Mitchell Anderson

FOURTH VIII Jamiel Muhor (Bow) Tim Macleod (2) David Knight (3) jono Reichl (4) Stuart Blyton (5) Brett Salajan (6) Vinnie Destefano (7) David Doak (Str) Nick Barr (Cox Mr R.M. Morris (Coach)

half a boatlength on Xavier, with Scotch still leading the way. At the 1000m mark, Xavier and ourselves still battled for second place, still on level terms. Our battle went all the way, but a stronger Xavier crew beat us by one third of a length over the line. On behalf of the crew, I would like to thank Mr Morris for his time and effort during the season, a season we won't forget. David Doak

The 4th VIII had a rough start to the season. We had numerous crew member changes due to injuries and illnesses, only becoming a finalised crew four weeks before the Head of the River. Our rowing improved over the season, and after changing our boat, our times were quite good. Intense training made this possible with some long distance rowing. Two training runs we won't forget are our rows to the West Gate Bridge and along the Maribyrnong River, where we watched the horse races at Flemington. We were all fired up for our heat at the Head of the River, knowing we were racing Carey and Caulfield. We rowed with an extremely high rating with a very strong Carey crew beside us all the way. After a photo finish we managed to win, taking us straight to the semi-finals. We drew Melbourne Grammar and Brighton in our semi final and we needed a first or second to get into the A final. The crew, very nervous, had a lacklustre row placing us third, this meant we went to the B final. In the B final we were to race Xavier and Scotch. After a bad start, Scotch pulled away leaving Xavier and ourselves to battle it out for second place. After 500m we were up by

FIFTH VIII David Spear (Bow) Pat Van Prooyen (2) Angus McKaige (3) Ben Arnott (4) Stuart Peat (5) Brent Darby (6) Nick Jarman (7) Ben Spinks (Str) Tim Noble (Cox) Mr A. Palmer-Morgan (Coach) The Fifth VIII, learning much, experienced a hard season. We had more than our fair share of seat changes over the season which didn't help proceedings. As the crew never really got used to rowing together we had trouble keeping up with other fifth crews. We looked at the Head of the River as we did all the other regattas, one race at a time. Our first heat loomed near and we were ready. We managed a last place and went to the repecharge where we came last yet again. These poor efforts qualified us for the C final. Now with an extremely vocal College crowd behind us we rowed a race where everyone put in a one hundred per cent effort. This huge effort was not quite enough because of a slightly larger St Kevin's crew beat us by one third of a length, with Caulfield a long way behind. Our Coach, Adam Mogan, put a lot of time into the fifth eight. He helped clear up the many problems and put us through a lot of hard work. It was a hard yet fun season and we will be looking forward to the next. Ben Spinks

CAPTAIN OF BOATS REPORT - GIRLS "So this is a river", said the Mole. "The river", corrected the Rat. "And you really live by the river? What a jolly life." "By it and with it and on it and in it", said the Rat." "It's brother and sister to me, and food and drink. It's my world and I don't wany any other." Little did I realise, years ago, when I first heard these words from Wind in the Willows, how prophetic they would turn out to be. Truly, the months of preparation for a Head of the River campaign can forge within one, bonds with the river, like those the Rat understood so well. There is general agreement that girls' rowing this season has been very successful. My hope is that the full extent of this success is not masked by a concentration on those crews that won. It is always easy to identify with the "winning" concept of success. Cliches such as "Winners are grinners, loser can please themselves" and Vince Lomb a r d s famous "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" highlight the popular but very narrow understanding of success exhibited by much of the media and by so many arm-chair expoerts. The events of the rowing season provide crystal-clear evidence that success is far more than winning. This is fortunate because everyone can be successful, but relatively few can win. Most people would prefer to win rather than to lose, but success is all about achieving goals, usually short-term goals such as improving technique, making finals or rowing faster and more smoothly.. It's not hard to imagine what Mole's short-term goals would be after this little episode: "The Mole flung his sculls back with a flourish, and made a great dig at the water. He missed the surface altogether, his legs flew up above his head, and he found himself lying on the top of the prostrate Rat. Greatly alarmed, he made a grab at the side of the boat, and the next moment, over went the boat, and he found himself struggling in the river." Achievement of one's goals, whatever they be, is the measure

of success. Every crew and its coach this year achieved enough of their goals to gauge the level of their improvement and to make it worthwhile for each of us, as people and as athletes, to set and strive towards bigger and more testing goals in the future. Father John Ramsey, the Xavier Rowing Coach, in his address at the "Blessing of the Oars" at Melbourne Grammar School, likened a rower to the Apostle Peter, who left his boat and set off across the sea when summoned by Jesus. Peter trusted his leader and believed in his own ability to succeed. It was only when doubts appeared in Peter's mind, that he found himself in difficulties. Most of us don't set our goals quite that high, but the principle is the same. Collectively, the First Girls' crew have rowed in many Head of the River finals in various grades. Until this year, none of us had ever been in a winning crew. It would be very difficult though, to argue convincingly that these had not been successful years. These prior achievements had much to do with the fact that the 1992 crew had, as their goal, the winning of the "Head of the River". It is vital that all rowers recognise and exploit the immense personal development possible via the sport. Unlike many team sports, no member of a crew can be hidden, the option to coast and the luxury of an "off day" do not exist. The rowing environment has the potential to bring out enormous inner strengths from each one of us. The extent to which this happens is a measure of each individual's personal success. I exhort everyone to bear in mind that short term goals are just that; stepping stones to even better things. They provide an inkling of what we are capable of, provided we have the courage to set ourse-

Ives appropriate future goals. Congratulations to all the successful members of the Boat Club. Thank you to Mrs Lethbridge, Mr Harrison and the other people who have organised our Club and Program so competently. A very sincere thank you to Anna Spurling, the Vice-Captain and to all the rowers for helping to make my time as Captain of Boats so fulfilling and memorable. Fioran Bourke FIRST IV Anna Spurling (Bow) Fioran Bourke (2) Karina Wieland (3) Sally Farrow (Str) Sophie Fisher (Cox) Mr Alan Darker (Coach) Everything seemed to go right for The Geelong College First IV from the beginning of the 1992 season. We had a strong and experienced crew, and a new Kevlar racing shell. For the past three years as senior rowers, all members of the crew have tried to imagine that one moment of victory, that one moment when the gun fires, the crowd roars, and all your efforts have finally paid off. This is the feeling we experienced on Saturday 4 April when we were victorious at the 1992 APS Head of the River. It lived up to all expectations as a moment in time none of us shall ever forget. The First IV were very fortunate this season in that we experienced this winning feeling at all eight regattas. Although the Head of the River is the pinnacle of our season, there were many other races that will remain just as prominently in our memories. One of these was the National Championships held at Carrum on the wettest and windiest weekend of the season. In the surf-like conditions, we rowed the race of our lives, taking the Australian Schoolgirls' coxed four title by one and a half lengths. During the next few weeks we were kept off the river by the infamous Blue-Green Algae. However, lack of training wasn't to deter us from clenching another major victory. The final of the Head of the Schoolgirls' proved to be the most exciting race of the season. After racing in the eight, we had little left in us as we lined up beside a refreshed looking Geelong Grammar crew. In our closest and gutsiest row for the

season, we won by the season's narrowest margin of half a length. I think it was in this race that I realised what made our crew a winning one. Had just one crew member put in just one soft stroke, Grammar would have rowed straight through us. It is a wonderful feeling to know that all your crew members are giving one hundred per cent with you at every stroke. On behalf of the First IV I would like to thank the Second IV for joining with us in an eight on three occasions. Together we won the 8.6 km Head of the Yarra, at the Head of the Schoolgirls' we gained second place. Again on behalf of my crew, I wish to congratulate the Third IV and the Second VIII on their respective victories. The First VIII were also a very admirable crew, and the school was once again proud of them. Although no amount of words could sufficiently express our gratitude, we would like to thank our coach, Mr Darker, for his guidance and friendship throughout the season. We are now leaving behind a very strong contingent of female rowers, who should all aspire to achieve as we have. All the best, girls! Sally Farrow

S E C O N D IV Angela O'Hara (Bow), Tara Eason (2), Christine Hood (3), Simone Olsen (Str), Olivia Connelly (Cox)

The 1992 season had been marked by the three Ds - Dedication, Determination and Domination. Not quite achieving our vowed forty five minutes of exercise every day, we were en-

gulfed in enthusiasm which overwhelmed our intelligence. Our enthusiasm was evident in our first training session for the season with the exception of Tara who was adjusting her socks. Angela and Christine leant over to adjust their gates and were sure that the boat was secure. However, as Tara finally got that ruffle in her sock just right, the boat slowly made a side entry into the water and we discovered that, yes, it was possible to tip a four and not just a scull. One of the highlights of the season was joining with the First girls in the eight for the 8.6K Head of the Yarra. We were told that it wasn't to be taken too seriously but we still powered to first place even after a collision with the Melbourne High crew. Our other victory occurred at the National Championships at Carrum where we beat Lauriston by a considerable margin. We were filled with pride and happiness as we stood on the dais to receive our silver oars, a moment which we will always remember. We gained enormous self-satisfaction for the efforts we made to improve our performances. We managed to defeat most other crews although the chance of passing the girls in blue remained elusive. However, there was much enjoyment to be found even if we did get annoyed by our ever enthusiastic cox, Olivia, and her "I know it hurts, girls", and "bum up the slide", comments. I'm sure everyone appreciated the entertainment provided by our agile cox with her pelvic push-ups in circuits. We all had a turn at stroking the boat but a good indication of Christine's wish that she continue stroking the boat shone through in her consistency in turning the boat solely. Christine was one of the two quieter members of the crew, the other being the bow, Angela. With the occasional "sit the boat u p " out of frustration, Angela was in the boat throughout each training session to give her very best at all times. Tara proved to be totally opposite to the stroke side, persisting in lecturing the crew on the problems. Despite her being two seat, she thought her "advice" to be correct, and at times it was! Comments varied from "sit the boat up" or "I can't get my oar off the water" or "raise your hand to the catch trip". The frustration in Tara was displayed in the tone of her agitated voice. Tara certainly did provide Olivia with competition throughout the season. Friday the 3rd April 1992 saw The Geelong College second IV in their APS Head of the River heat against Wesley. Hesitant about the previous week's loss to Wesley at Head of the Schoolgirls', we went into the heat with optimism, determination and a positive attitude. The results showed the supporters that we could overcome any obstacle if we put our mind to it. We won our heat by a convincing three quarters of a length with an incredible memorable finish. Thankful we did not have to row in the semi-final, our final for the APS Head of the River was scheduled for 11.26 a.m. Arriving at the starting line in an extremely nervous state, all crews were present except our old rivals Geelong Grammar who arrived eight minutes late, which did not discourage them from winning. A second place to Grammar was just as gratifying to us

as winning. All members of the second IV crew experienced sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the season. We also learnt to overcome frustrations, anxiety and disappointment through the support and encouragement of each other. Rowing is a sport which enables friendships to be formed and displays qualities, values and morals fostered through respect for the individual. Through our teamwork we have been rewarded with sincere friendships and personal growth. Simone Olsen

We are always grateful to our coaches for their enthusiasm and for the time that they so willingly donate. Thank you to John O'Hara, Paul van Prooyen, John Fisher, Derryn Alldis, Helen Vahl Meyer, Rebecca Trethewie and Karly Day. Thank you, too, to those students who chose coaching as their summer sport. Mrs M.H. Lethbridge Co-ordinator of Girls' Rowing Nicole Hambling Captain Girls' U16

T H I R D IV Kylie Rogers (Bow) Kirsty Douglas (2) Sarah Hallebone (3) Shelley Johnstone (Str) Jane Selman (Cox) Mrs J.E. Simpson (Coach) The 1992 season for The Geelong College Third IV was extremely successful. With the crew being finalised after two hard rowing camps, we began serious training for the lead up to the season. There were three really great triumphs that the Third IV experienced during the season. The first was at the Barwon Regatta when we first beat the Geelong Grammar Third IV. That was when we all realised that the "big one" was within our grasp. The next was at the Schoolgirls' regatta when we became Schoolgirls' Division 3 Champions - once again defeating Geelong Grammar. Then came the Head of the River. Only two of the crew members had previously rowed in this regatta and no matter how much Kirsty and I tried to explain to them the feeling of rowing past your school - nothing could prepare them for the experience. Coming over the line in first place in front of the school, parents and friends was the most wonderful feeling any of us had ever experienced and one that none of us will ever forget. Thanks must be extended to Mr Bob Morse for his tireless efforts on our boat when we were convinced that the balance was out because of the boat and not ourselves. A special thanks must go to our coach Mrs Simpson who taught us all she knew to help us achieve our final result. Shelley Johnstone

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JUNIOR GIRLS' R O W I N G This season saw an unprecedented number of girls wishing to continue or to start rowing. Whilst not unexpected, since rowing is the fastest growing women's sport, both nationally and internationally, it stretched our resources to the maximum, and we finished the season with sixteen junior crews. The senior girls' crews undoubtedly provided an inspiration to the juniors, both in their demeanour in the boatshed and at regattas and of course in their success. All crews trained regularly and put in a considerable amount of work and gained satisfaction and enjoyment from their rowing. We were, however, inconvenienced by the potential toxins in the River Barwon produced by the blue-green "algae" towards the end of the season. Nonetheless most of the junior crews experienced at least one win in a regatta during the season, and some rather more.

This year the College fencers have had good results in the Victorian Schools' competition and the National Schools' Championships in Brisbane in the September holidays. During the year The College has dominated the Teams' fencing with Geelong Grammar and always finished first or second. In the Individual competition College fencers have had good results, regularly making finals and performing at a high standard throughout the year. The team's performance in Brisbane was possibly the best of the year with The College finishing second behind Barker College, Sydney. In the teams' competition, our first match was against a local Brisbane school, then North Sydney Boys' High School. The final against Barker College was a close match with our losing five bouts to three. Unfortunately Kristian Stapley was unable to beat his opponent in the second last and the equalising bout. We finished second in the Individual, and The College fencers had creditable performances with Simon Weymouth third, Kristian Stapley thirteenth, and Claude Mocellin and Jonathan Spear twenty-fourth. Throughout the year we have seen improvements, particularly from Kristian and Claude. These improvements can be attributed to Neil Hick, their coach, and also the coach of the other College fencers. I would like to say thank you to Neil, who has worked tirelessly this year with The College fencers and has produced good results throughout the year. Simon Weymouth (Editor's Note Simon Weymouth competed this year in the U20 World Championships in Italy, achieving thirty-third placing, and in the U17 World Championships in Germany, achieving twenty-seventh placing. He came third in the Victorian Open and fifth in the David McKenzie Open National competition. Simon is to be highly commended on the achievements he has gained in fencing.)

ATHLETICS BOYS ATHLETICS REPORT Boys' athletics at The Geelong College rose to new heights this year, proving to be an extremely successful and fulfilling season for all athletes. The College recorded an excellent placing of ninth overall, narrowly defeating the much larger schools of Carey and Wesley. Our score of 222.5 points was a massive 30 points better than our performance last year, and with new talent rising through the younger age groups, the future of Geelong College athletics is looking bright. A very small, but enthusiastic group of boys began athletic training after the football season, and struggled to cope with the wet and muddy track. It was disappointing once again this year to have an overall poor showing of athletes, but thankfully as

the season progressed, the team grew in number and also strength. We competed in two meetings before the holidays, and it was in these meetings especially where our lack of numbers was apparent. Nevertheless, there were still some excellent individual performances, with Brent Haydon and Cain Sarah showing some early season form. The holidays soon arrived, and as usual, many of our athletes were "committed" to trips to the lovely Queensland sunshine and white, snow covered slopes of Victoria's mountains. Our coaches had stressed the importance of continuing our training over the break, and there were to be training sessions three times a week at school so that all athletes did not lose the fitness that had been gained. While the sprinting coach, Mr Parkes, was enjoying trekking all over Nepal, some athletes were hard at work, preparing themselves for the big day on 24th October. Athletes that managed to drag themselves out to training, included Steven Hedley, James Nelson, Julian Quail and Clinton Peake. Occasionally at other stages during the holidays we may have had more than five athletes training together up at school.

On arriving back at school, all athletes began an extremely intensive training programme, as coaches were forced to push their athletes in order to make up for the many hours of training they had missed over the holidays. It was during this period that much of the character and spirit, that stuck with the team up until the APS final, was developed. Athletes responded to the challenge given to them by their coaches, enduring pain in order to reach the necessary fitness level. The sprinting squad, under the guidance of Mr Parkes, showed great improvement in the two meets before the APS heats, with many of the athletes recording personal best times in the process. Mark Williamson, Romney Nelson, Matthew Pigdon, Steven Hedley and Nicholas Jarman all recorded times of 11.7 seconds or faster in the 100m, while the younger sprinters in Steven Reid (U/16) and Brent Haydon (U/15) ran excellent times of 11.7 seconds also. The jumpers, guided by Mr Curnow and Mr Considine, performed excellently in all lead-up meetings, with Cain "the dancing man" Sarah winning the long jump and triple jump

BOYS' A.P.S. ATHLETICS TEAM 1992 Back:Mr. R.J. Grant (Coach), David Stokie, Struan Pearce, Nicholas Jarman, Mitchell Anderson, Matthew Spokes, Brent Haydon, Michael Henderson, Mr A. Toranto Centre:Mr P.A. Cronk (Sportsmaster), Mr D.A. Clifford (Coach), Mr D.A. Curnow (Coach), Steven Reid, Julian Quail, Brent Yttrup, Graham Lockhart, Mr C.A. Considine (Coach), Mr T.P. Parkes (Coach), Mr G.D. Montgomery (Coach) Front:David Henderson, Steven Hedley, Stuart Blyton, James Nelson, Cain Sarah, Andrew Lambart (Captain), Paul Crowe, Stephen Parker, Matthew Pigdon, Romney Nelson, Robert Davis Absent:Mr. A. Gusbeth (M-I-C Athletics), Nicholas Barr, Luke Barr, Adam Beckworth, Guyon Collins, Todd George, Christopher Gilson, William Gordon, C.J. Dadds, David Clark, Justin Langbein, Jamiel Muhor, Nathan Niewman, Clinton Peake, Struan Pearce, M.I. Williamson,Mr J. Ryan (Coach), Mr M. Cheatley (Coach)

consistently. Julian Quail, Nathan Niewman, and Graham Lockhart also performed well. The middle distance squad, coached by Mr Clifford and Mr Harris, showed that hard work will always pay off, with the Barr brothers, Henderson brothers, James Nelson, and Clinton Peake all running excellent times throughout the season. The throwers, lead by our Master-In-Charge of Athletics, Mr Gusbeth, also recorded some good results, with Paul Crowe and Graham Lockhart performing consistently in all lead up meets. Perhaps the most important day of the APS athletics carnival is the Heats day on the Wednesday. We stunned most people, including ourselves, by making nine A division finals and were unlucky to miss out

and Haydon finished strongly in fifth position in the A final. After narrowly missing the A final in the U/17 100m, Steven Hedley won the B final in a swift time of 11.70 seconds. Mark Williamson ran extremely well in his 110m hurdles A final to finish third in 15.65 seconds, while "little" Nathan Niewman amazingly soared over 1.85 metres to come fourth in the U/17 high jump. Graham Lockhart seemed to turn his efforts towards the jumping events, rather than the throwing events, to record an excellent third

GIRLS' A.P.S. ATHLETICS TEAM 1992 Back:Katie Kwok, Rosalie Guthrie, Alison Gusbeth, Megan Jones, Kelly Pritchard, Jane Henderson, Rebecca O'Loughlin, Sarah Pritchard, Karensa Menzies Middle:Mr C.A. Considine (Coach), Mr DA. Curnow (Coach), Mr R.J. Grant (Coach), Rowena McCallum, Alison Collins, Emma Sears, Sarah Ellis, Jane Messenger, Rhiannon Bourke, Jane Selman, Mr A. Toranto (Coach), Mr T.P. Parkes (Coach), Mr DA. Clifford (Coach) Front:Emily O'Brien, Sarah Hamilton, Nicole Hambling, Katherine Davis, Fioran Bourke (Captain), Mrs A.J. Fulton (Coach), Mrs P. Porter (Coach), Miss C. Scott (Coach), Jane Barrett, Clare Ashby, Prudence Johnstone, Yvette Le Grew, Olivia Morris on ten A division finals. Unfortunately I was disqualified in the 400m for running out of my lane, and hence we missed out on equalling our best ever performance on the Heats day. A new-founded confidence had arisen in our team after this excellent performance, and most us now thought that we would not finish at the bottom of the pool, as we had the previous year. Many athletes were therefore able to lift their performances in the Final on Saturday, to record some excellent individual results. In the U/15 age group, Brent Haydon, who had qualified for two individual A finals and a relay final, came a creditable fourth in the 100m, running a time of 12.00 seconds. He then came out in the 200m, and ran an excellent race to finish second, recording a time of 24.08 seconds. With such "raw talent", Brent and The Geelong College athletics team certainly does have a future. Perhaps next year Brent can capture that elusive APS win. Matthew Spokes ran a brilliant heat to be placed in the A final of the U/15 100m hurdles, and then came out on Saturday to improve this performance with the overall placing of third. Michael Henderson also performed very well to record a fifth placing in the U/15 1500m. Steven Reid, his efforts now concentrated on running and not singing, recorded an excellent sixth placing in the A final of the U/16 200m with a time of 24.66 seconds. Nick Barr also performed well in his A final of the U/16 800m, finishing a gutsy sixth in a time of 2:06:99 seconds. Justin Langbein jumped a massive 5.93 metres to place third in the U/16 long jump, and our 4 x 400m relay team of Reid, Barr, Peake 68

placing in the U/17 long jump. Our 4 x 400m relay team of Pigdon, Nelson, Davis and Williamson also ran an extremely strong race to finish in fifth position. In the open events, James Nelson surprised everyone, including himself, with a big personal best of 51.49 seconds to win the B final of the 400m. James Nelson and David Henderson also ran very fast times of 1:58:4 and 2:00:1 respectively in the 4 x 800m relay, but the sickness of Luke Barr meant that the strength of our team was seriously depleted, and we could only manage to finish in the second half of the field. Julian Quail attained a third placing in the high jump, with a leap of 1.95m. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the whole day for Geelong College, came from Cain Sarah, with phenomenal wins in both the long jump with a distance of 6.80m, and the triple jump, recording a leap of 13.99 m. His performance was made all the better, due to the fact that it was accomplished with very few supporters cheering for him, but a great deal of noise coming from other APS schools. Much to contrary opinion, the APS athletics is a team event, and not merely an opportunity for individual talent to impress its excellence on other

APS schools. Although The Geelong College had many excellent individual performances, it was the way that we were able to combine as a team, and run in the events that achieved the most points for our school, that en-

support of their peers. Hopefully something can be done by certain people who hold high positions in The College community to rectify the situation. The Geelong College athletics team is destined to achieve bigger and better results in the following years, indicated by our victory over two larger schools, in Carey and Wesley. Certain characteristics seem to

abled us to record the strong overall placing of ninth. We were unable to beat our traditional rivals of Geelong Grammar, who finished seventh, but the fact that they were only 4.5 points ahead of us, is an indication of what an excellent team we were. All the coaches need to be congratulated and thanked for the amount of time and effort they contribute towards the success of Geelong College athletics. It is an arduous, and time consuming job, but a good coach makes a good team. Thanks must be extended to Mr Harris, Mr Clifford, Mr Considine, Mr Curnow, Mr Parkes, Mr Montgomery, and Mr Grant, for their expert advice and support throughout the season. A special thanks also goes to the Master-in-Charge of Athletics, Mr Gusbeth, for his organisation, help and guidance. The few spectators and supporters that made the trip up to Melbourne should also be congratulated, as should the girls athletics team for their efforts throughout the season. Finally, I would like to wish all athletes returning to The College the very best of luck in the future. We certainly have a great deal of talent coming up through the younger age groups, and it would be disappointing, if in future years, they do not get the

be developing with all College athletes: the ability to have fun while competing and continue to be enthusiastic, and the realisation that in order to achieve success, one needs to work extremely hard. Athletes now need to have the goal of developing a strong team that can consistently finish in the top six placings. We have the talent, commitment and teamwork at The Geelong College to "reach for the stars", but if you do not know where you are going, then how can you expect to get there. Andrew Lambart

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS The Inter-House and Championship Athletic Sports were scheduled for the last day of Term III. The weather in the lead-up period was very wet and although the day dawned fine, a bank of black clouds approaching from the south-west looked particularly ominous. The first events started as heavy drops started to fall and within ten minutes very heavy rain was falling, and so for the second year running the sports were cancelled, the students going home early. A second attempt was made to hold the sports on the first Wednesday of Term IV, but once again due to heavy rain, the proceedings were cancelled. A third attempt to hold the sports proved successful and they were finally held in the afternoon of Tuesday, 13 October. Competition was keen on the soft track and some fine performances were witnessed. The results are as follows: Inter-House Competition IstWettenhall 1637 points 2nd Calvert 1555 3rd Morrison 1423 4th McArthur 1354 5th McLean 1348 6th Shannon 1271 7th Keith 1197 8th Coles 1167 Individual Champions Girls U15 Katherine Davis U16 Rhiannon Bourke U17 Jane Selman Open Fioran Bourke Boys U15 Nick Barr U16 Romney Nelson U17 Mark Williamson Open Andrew Lambart

A.P.S. COMBINED SPORTS RESULTS 1992 BOYS EVENT

Time/Distance (Mins.Seconds) (Metres)

Place

Winner Winner's Time/Place

11.64 24.01 51.49 1:54.62 4:04.09 10:32.12 45.52

9 10 7 3 3 11 11

Carey Carey B.G.S. X.C Caul. Caul. G.G.S.

10.62 22.24 49.61 1:53.83 4:01.83 8:55.72 42.92

8:30.55

S.C

7:5753

17.44 1.95 m 6.80 m 13.99 m 12.56 m

11 3 1 1 8

W.C B.G.S. G.C G.C. B.G.S.

14.82 2.00 m 6.80 m 13.99 m 15.01 m

S.Hedley 11.70 R.T. Nelson 24.13 A.J. Beckworth 2:05.81 A.J. Beckworth 4:28.23 M.I. Williamson, M.A. Pigdon 45.45 R.T. Nelson, S. Hedley 4x400M R.J. Davis, M.A. Pigdon, 3:33.14 R.T. Nelson, M.I. Williamson 110M HurdlesM.I. Williamson 15.65 High Jump N.S. Niewman 1.85 m Long Jump B.E. Yttrup 5.78 m Triple Jump G.J. Lockhart 12.61 m Shot Put G.J. Lockhart 12.60 m

8 9 11 9 7

S.K.C S.K.C. S.C. M.G.S. H.C

11.21 22.78 1:54.74 4:09.24 43.32

H.C.

3:25.87

3 4 8 3 10

W.C. S.C. S.C S.C G.G.S.

15.52 1.95 m 6.92 m 13.76 m 15.44 m

UNDER 16 100M 200M 800M 1500M 4xl00M

8 6 6 8 11

H.C. H.C M.G.S. M.G.S. H.C.

11.35 23.38 2.00.40 4:07.95 44.10

COLLEGE COMPETITOR

OPEN 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M 3000M 4xlOOM

C D . Gilson C D . Gilson J.D. Nelson A.M. Lambart A.M. Lambart S.R. Parker N.C. Jarman, J.A. Quail, S.H. Olsen, J.D. Nelson 4x800M J.D. Nelson, D.J. Henderson, M.J. Anderson, S.R. Parker HOMHurdlesJ.A.Quail High Jump J.A. Quail Long Jump CR. Sarah Triple Jump CR. Sarah Shot Put P.A. Crowe UNDER 17 100M 200M 800M 1500M 4xl00M

S.G. Reid 11.85 S.G. Reid 24.66 N.G. Barr 2:06.99 C.J. Peake 4:31.68 D.J. Stokie, C.J. Dadds (Wed) 48.27 J.L. Langbein, J.A. Muhor (Sat), S.G. Reid 4x400M S.G. Reid, B.D. Haydon, 3:39.98 N.G. Barr, C.J. Peake 100M Hurdles G.C.Collins 17.19 High Jump J.L. Langbein 1.65 m Long Jump J.L. Langbein 5.93 m Shot Put W.J. Gordon 10.89 m

H.C.

3:36.62

11 10 3 10

Caul X.C. B.G.S. M.G.S.

14.45 1.90 m 6.43 m 13.55 m

UNDER 15 100M 200M 800M 1500M 4xl00M

12.00 24.08 2:10.09 4:39.14 49.46

4 2 8 5 9

H.C. Caul Caul Caul H.C.

11.71 23.85 2:07.84 4.23.45 46.27

15.88 1.65 m 5.27 m 11.78

3 7 7 7

S.K.C. M.G.S. Caul. B.G.S.

14.76 1.75 m 5.91 m 13.61

B.D. Haydon B.D. Haydon M. Henderson M. Henderson D. Clark, M. Spokes, S.J. Pearce, B.D. Haydon 100M Hurdles M. Spokes High Jump S.J. Pearce Long Jump S.J. Pearce Shot Put T.George

OVERALL PLACINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Haileybury College Caulfield Grammar School Xavier College Scotch College Brighton Grammar School Melbourne Grammar School Geelong Grammar School St. Kevin's College The Geelong College Carey Grammar School Wesley College

GIRLS EVENT

COLLEGE COMPETITOR

359 Points 322.5 301 275 268.5 244.5 227 225 222.5 220.5 214.5

Time/Distance (Mins.Seconds) (Metres)

OPEN 100M 200M 400M 800M 1500M Ind. 1500M Team 4xl00M

S. Pritchard 14.32 P. Johnstone 27.78 A.Collins 1:04.57 J. Barrett 2:32.58 F. Bourke 5:23.66 F. Bourke J. Messenger,S. Hamilton 26 pts A. Collins, S. Pritchard, 55.17 O. Morris, J. Barrett 4x400M S. Pritchard, G. Boston, 4.23.23 F. Bourke, A. Collins lOOMHurdles O.Morris 20.12 High Jump O. Morris 1.35 m Long Jump E. Sears 4.58 m Shot Put F. Bourke 10.21 UNDER 17 100M 200M 400M 800M 4xl00M

Place

Winner Winner's Time/Place

5 4 2 4 4 3 5

Caul Caul G.G.S. W.C. W.C. G.G.S. Caul

12.58 26.08 1:02.74 2:19.89 5.01.11 9 pts 50.62

G.G.S.

4.10.51

4 5 4 3

Caul. G.G.S. Caul. G.G.S.

14.87 1.64 m 5.19 m 10.68 m

Y. Le Grew K. Davis P.Johnstone J. Messenger G. Boston, R. McCallum, N. Hambling, E. Sears lOOMHurdles C. Ashby High Jump K. Pritchard Long Jump R. Bourke Shot Put K. Davis

13.80 27.74 1:02.43 2:38.82 55.31

5 4 2 4 5

G.G.S. Caul. Caul. G.G.S. G.G.S.

12.80 26.85 1:00.64 2:23.22 51.63

21.78 1.30m 4.47 m 8.52 m

5 5 4 3

Caul. Carey G.G.S. W.C.

15.91 1.50 m 5.44 m 9.19 m

UNDER 16 100M 200M 400M 800M 4xl00M

13.24 27.67 1:00.89* 2:25.93 52.79

2 2 1 1 2

W.C. W.C. G.C. G.C. W.C.

13.19 27.58 1:00.89 2:25.93 52.64

16.34 1.40 m 4.66 m 11.37 m*

4 5 2 1

G.G.S. W.C. W.C. G.C.

15.24 1.64 m 4.75m 11.37m

90M Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Shot Put

K. Davis J. Henderson J.Henderson J. Henderson P. Johnstone, K. Davis, Y. Le Grew, J. Henderson R. McCallum C. Ashby K. Davis R. Bourke

* New A.P.S. Record

EVENT

COLLEGE COMPETITOR

Time/Distance (Mins.Seconds) (Metres)

UNDER 15 100M R. Wright 14.20 200M M. Jones 29.20 400M M.Jones 1:09.05 800M R.Guthrie 3:01.75 1500M Indiv. E. O'Brien 5:57.60 1500M Team J. Billings, F. Smith, E. O'Brien, D.N.F. S. Barrett 4xl00M R. O'Loughlin, R. Wright, 54.79 F. Millen, M. Jones 90M Hurdles R .O'Loughlin 16.51 High Jump R. O'Loughlin 1.58 m * Long Jump R.Wright 4.71 m Shot Put F. Millen 9.47 UNDER 14 100M 200M 800M 4x100M 80M Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Shot Put UNDER 13 100M 200M 800M 4x100M 80M Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Shot Put

Place

Winner Winner's Time/Place

5 4 5 5 4 5

G.G.S. Carey Caul G.G.S. W.C. G.G.S.

13.51 28.51 1:04.30 2:27.30 5:10.60 9 pts.

G.G.S.

53.96

3 1 2 2

G.G.S. G.C G.G.S. Caul.

15.50 1.58 m 4.72 m 9.62 m

K. Menzies K. Menzies J.E. Billings K. McMillan, R. Wright B. Clark, M. Jones A. Snow M.Collins A. Snow B. Galbraith

14.54 29.91 2:46.84 57.47

5 5 3 5

W.C. W.C. G.G.S. W.C.

13.00 26.37 2.35.82 54.13

15.68 1.44 m 4.06 m 8.40 m

5 1 3 3

Caul. G.C. W.C. Caul.

14.02 1.44 m 4.42 m 9.82 m

K. Yee K.Yee J.Billings M. Collins, B. Galbraith, F. Smith, H. Green S. Ellis S.Ellis K. Kwok A. Gusbeth

14.74 31.33 2:51.10 59.43

4 5 5 4

Caul Caul Carey Caul

13.64 27.96 2:35.17 57.54

16.68 1.38 m* 3.96 m 8.63 m

3 1 2 2

Caul G.C. W.C. Caul.

14.17 1.38 m 4.38 m 8.70 m

* Denotes new A.P.S. Record

RIGINAL CONTRIBUT IONS A W O R K I N G WEEK IN THE LIFE OF D A G W O O D MONDAY Wow! This morning there are some new pieces of weed in our tank that weren't there yesterday. Harold, my tank mate, was trying to tell me something about the fact that goldfish have memory problems and something about the size of their brains ... but he couldn't remember what. I wonder if we will actually get fed today. Talk about irregular meals. The big pink thing that drops our food and on occasion cleans our tank comes at all different times. Sometimes we don't get fed for two days. TUESDAY Wow! This morning there are some new pieces of weed in our tank that I'm sure weren't there yesterday. There is a strange phenumin . . . phenomuni. . . phinomu . . . thing happening. Every time Harold or I swim near the boundaries of our home we always see other fish. I always get this strange feeling that they look exactly the same as me! They are very rude and never talk back to us. WEDNESDAY Wow! This morning there are some new pieces of weed in our tank that I'm sure weren't there yesterday. This morning the most dreadful thing happened. Harold and I were just doing a few quiet laps when this huge, horrible, ugly creature with stripey fur and lots of whiskers and huge sharp fangs loomed over us. Immediately Harold and I launched into our escape plan of swimming around as quickly as we can in order to confuse the enemy. The creature stuck in its fin, only its fin had fur and claws on it, and started trying to catch us. Thank our lucky starfish that the big pink thing came to our rescue. I don't think Harold and I will ever be quite the same again. THURSDAY Wow! This morning there are some new pieces of weed in our tank that I'm sure weren't there yesterday! Today was a bonus and by some God-willed fate the big pink thing fed us twice today. It was as if I had died and gone to that Big Pond in the Sky. After lunch Harold and I were quite bored so we just did a few laps and then sucked on our pebbles. FRIDAY Wow! This morning there is no weed. But then again there never was. Was there? We got cleaned today. The worst part was when I got moved into a jar while our tank was being cleaned. I felt just like a fish out of water! It was unreal when the water was topped us because when water was poured in it made this great whirlpool effect that made it just like being in a Jacuzzi! It is nice to have clean water as I can actually see where we're swimming now! I can't wait until the weekend. Harold and I are just going to have one of those wonderfully relaxing "lazy weekends". We'll maybe go for a float on top and then go and play in the weed. If there is any?! Verity Mason (12)

Seemingly senseless seagulls scrounge the sea shore and surrounding sites for the sign of scraps which are in seconds, snapped up and swallowed Sarah Giles (10)

DISPLACEMENT (letters from a dog demoted) Dear Rover, My life has caved in. It's like a hundred thousand Alsatians have descended upon me at once, except that my problem is a nine-inch piece of fluff which they call a puppy. One day I'm king of the house, a statuesque, adored Miniature Schnauzer; the next day I'm a crumbling statue. There had, of course, been talk, but being the only real man in her life I, in fact both of us, didn't take it seriously. But in the fashion that only a terrier would have the gall to have, He went out and bought it. The thing that is most sickening is that He actually says that He is doing me a favour. Of course, we both know He did it as an act of vengeance for my determination to ignore Him. "What could be better", He would have thought, "than a cute, hyperactive little girl to harass and usurp Kess?". What He actually says is that it is company for me in my old age. I've never heard anything more ridiculous in all my doggone years. It is common knowledge that a) I am not old - I am simply stately and mature, and b) I've got all the company I need in her. Why, ours is an existence of symbiosis - She gives me my food, I help her eat hers; She takes me for walks, I constantly follow her to ensure She doesn't get lost or stolen; She puts me to bed, I lie on her feet in the evenings to keep her warm. Separating us would be like taking the fur from a dog. Perhaps here I should be using past participles, for with the arrival of It, everything has changed. Rover, forgive me for scratching this letter short, but It has been put to bed so I must take the opportunity to finally have a dog-nap. Till we meet by the Dogwood tree, Kessler.

Dear Rover, I signed off last time referring to a dog-nap. I am afraid the situation has deteriorated so that I have had to implement ten minute Power naps. It relatively ignored me before, but as It has got older It has become more energetic and more interested in me. Don't misunderstand - I'm your average (no, exceptional) full-blooded male, but the thing is far too young - I'm certainly no kennel-snatcher. Oh yes, they decided on a name - Sophie. Of all the weak, predictable ... But of course, it sums up what she's like - common. At least Kessler has got a bit of class. It's got strength and individuality and attracts (deserved) attention. It's also got a bit of history behind it; Kessler, as you'll remember, was a German spy. But everything about this girl smacks of the common. She doesn't have my delicate, flattering

markings that are so distinctive of good breeding. Even her fur is coarser than mine, and sticks up in little tufts all over her as though she has just stepped out of the washing machine. It bears no resemblance to my sleek, silvery coat, my elegant white beard and the long, snowy fur on my legs and torso which has a natural wave yet is not too curly. Frankly, she barely resembles a Schnauzer at all, except that she is most definitely miniature. Apart from being common, her childishness is appalling. She "bounces" all the time -1 don't think there's any hope of her attaining my graceful gait. She has all number of silly toys - flower pots, pegs, rubber balls, bits of rope - and throws them about as if she were performing on stage in some juvenile pantomime or circus. Of greater concern however, is that she seems to have some confusion as to whether she is a dog or, of all the horrid things, a cat. She steals the ball of wool (thievery is a common past-time) and boxes it into the air, swiping at it with her paws then pouncing on it when it lands. I think that He is going to have to accept that she is a canine mutation. Wuff - dinner time soon, so I'd better start the usual routine of acrobatics and excitement. Dog-ciao, Kessler. Dear Rover, What's the food like at your place? I know She and I have this symbiotic relationship and all, but ... Sophie's still here. I really thought it was some sort of feature-length nightmare, but it's turned out to be a TV soapie series. Just as "Neighbours" has outlived nearly all its cast members, I have to accept that she's going to live as long as and beyond me. A sobering thought, and something that is sure to see me stripped of all my dignity. Already, where once I would perch atop the barbecue table, a king on his throne, surveying and keeping in line the world below, it has now become a pathetic refuge to which I wearily creep. Oh Rover, this creature is making me old before my time (I am the King Lear of the dogs), and I know that I would be sprouting grey hairs if I were not a grey dog already. I suppose that I can only thank doG that She has not abandoned me, although a considerable amount of the attention She once rightfully lavished on me has been diverted to trying to teach the obnoxious little thing that it is rude to relieve oneself indoors. Yet even her love can barely make up for the endless harassment to which I am subjected from that little ball of steel wool. I try to eat, and she steals my food. I try to go to bed, and see she is already there. I try to cuddle her, and find Sophie trying to push in. I have always been a placid, and perhaps sheltered dog, and so it is a mixture of my not knowing how to cope and the pacifist in me that makes me pad away, my head hung so low my beard sweeps the floor. It is the constant wearing down that has destroyed me. She follows me everywhere I go and, piranha like, leaps all over me, nipping my silky ears, my nose that is so perfect it could have been fashioned by a plastic surgeon, my charming, two-inch tail, my petite paws - all my best features (which is of course everything). She is like a child's sadistic toy - a metallic robot with crunching jaws and tiny, white pins for teeth. And she does all

this with a wag of the tail. "Playing", He calls it. What He doesn't say is that He slipped a microchip into her brain programmed with the simple command, Get Kess. The very worst thing though, is that something a quarter of my size has scampered into my house and my life and hijacked it! doG help me, Kessler.

Dear Rover, Do you remember when we were at the beach and all the other dogs were playing in the water and I, too scared to go in, tried to convince them that it was immature and that we should play in the dunes. You gave me the profound advice, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". As you know, I now love the water. I don't possess quite Sophie's energy, but it is kind of a riot when we chase each other in circles, nipping at each other but not hurting, although I do occasionally sink the old choppers in a bit to keep her in line. We stole the underwear from the laundry this morning and made a great collage on the lawn with it, using dirt and sticks and a few plants from the garden. She hasn't seen it yet, but we're sure She'll be impressed. Sophie's also teaching me how to destroy a perfectly good cane basket, meanwhile her walk, under my instruction, is gaining a bit of character. You know Rover, while she can't boast my lovely, chocolate eyes, framed by long lashes and brows like verandahs, she does have a pretty face. In case you're wondering - I'm still King of the Kennel, but I feel it's time I had a Queen. Kessler. Angela O'Hara (12)

HIS LORDSHIP: RUSKIS He resides in his fur-marked position in front of the dancing, glowing fire as if his rich, glossy coat is not enough to satisfy him. His face is occupied with a supercilious but contented look. He spreads himself, like custard, over the carpet. His full belly lifts in his rhythmic breathing and occasionally he purrs and yawns open a lazy eye to enhance his comfort with the knowledge of safety. His pattern of laziness portrays a tirelessly calm feline creature. He displays his dominance over the two-legged weaklings who fulfil his every needs, no matter how trivial. He is the 'Cleopatra' of the household, with the reposed wisdom of a Banyan tree. Felicity Murphy (10)

The Year 9 French students studied a unit on schooling and schools. As a result ,trtey produced a brochure about the Geel o n g College in French. The f o l l o w i n g brochure w a s written by Nicole and Fiona Le Geelong College: Le college est grand. C'est a Newtown, Geelong. II ya a differentes ecoles. A la grande'ecole il y a les annees 9 a 12. II y a environ 600 eleves avec vingt-six eleves par classe. II y a un grand gymnase, une biblioteque, une cantine et beaucoup de classes. Nous pouvons faire beaucoup de sports. Geelong Collge est une bonne ecole! Les matteres II y a beaucoup de classes. II y a vingt-six eleves par classes. II ya beaucoup de materes que tu peux etudier. Certaines matieres sont tres difficiles. Par exemple: les maths, les sciences et 1'anglais. Certaines matieres sont droles par example: le travail manuel, c'est-dans le centre des arts. Le Sport Au Geelong College il y a beaucoup de sports. Les eleves peuvent faire differents sports en ete et en hiver. En hiver, les gargons peuvent faire, du football, du basketball, du hockey. En ete, les garcons peuvent faire, de l'aviron, du cricket, du tennis. En hiver, les filles peuvent faire du netball, du hockey, du basketball. En ete, les filles peuvent faire de l'aviron, de la natation, du tennis, du softball. Les eleves font du sport 2 fois par semaine et font des competitions le Samedi. Les Uniformes Les Gargons: En hiver - les garcons portent: un pantalon gris, une chemise blanche, un pullover gris, une cravate vert fonce, un blazer bleu marine, des chaussettes grises, et des chaussures noires. En ete - les garcons portent: un short bleu marine, une chemise blanche, un blazer bleu marine, une cravate vert fonce, des chaussettes grises et des chaussures noires. Les filles: En hiver, les filles portent: un kilt bleu, vert, noir et jaune, une chemise blanche, un pullover vert fonce, un blazer bleu marine, des chaussettes blanches des collants et des chaussures noires. En ete, les filles portent une robe a carreaux bleus verts et blancs, (un pullover vert fonce) un blazer bleu marine, des chaussettes blanches, et des chaussures noires. The Year 10 students wrote individual detective stories in Term T w o . The f o l l o w i n g story w a s created by James Briggs

Assassinat a Berne Chantal adore le ski. Cet hiver elle a voyage a Berne pour skier. Elle a vingt et un ans. Elle habite a Los Angeles, mais elle est Franchise. Elle a les cheveux noirs et longs. Elle est petite et mince. A Berne elle a skie dans les montagne pres de la ville. Lundi, elle est allee au stade et elle a regarde un jeu de hockey sur glace. Pendant le jeu elle s'est assise a cote de Jason. Jason a dit, "Bonjour je m'appelle Jason, comment t'appelles-tu?" "Je m'appelle Chantal." "Ah, tu es Franchise." "Oui, je suis Franchise mais j'habite a Los Angeles." "Moi, j'habite a Lyons, mais je suis Australien." Jason a vingt ans. II est grand et fort. II a les yeux bleus et les cheveux blonds et courts. Jason et Chantal ont continue a regarder le jeu quand soudain ils ont entendu un coup de feu. Un diplomate americain est atteint d'une balle dans la tete. II est mort. Jason et Chantal ont vu un homme avec un pistolet. II etait grand et fort, avec les cheveux noirs et courts. II s'est sauve. Toutes les personnes dans le stade sont sorties. Jason et Chantal sont sortis avec tous les autres. Apres l'assasinat dans le stade, Jason et Chantal sont alles au restaurant. 78

Chantal dit. "As-tu vu l'homme avec le pistolet." "Oui, c'etait un terrorists." "C'est qa.. Peux-tu skier avec moi, demain." "Oui, avec plaisir, a demain." "A demain Jason." Mardi, Jason est alle a la montagne. II a recontre Chantal. Ils ont skie. Pendant qu'ils skiaient ils ont vu le terroriste. "Regarde, voila le terroriste", dit Jason, "tu telepones a la police, et j'essaie de le capturer." Chantal est allee telephoner a la police et Jason a couru apres le terroriste. Ils ont descendu la montagne en courant. Enfin Jason a rattrape le terroriste. II l'a heurte , puis il La frappe. Le terroriste est tombe. Puis la police est arrivee et ils ont arrete le terroriste. Chantal et Jason ont continue leurs vacances.

Robert Crittendon Year 4

PYTHAGORUS POEM Pythagoras was born in 535 B.C. And set up a Maths Cult in Italy This Greek's biggest interest was the right angled triangle Anyone who leaked his secrets, he would strangle He formed an organisation "Pythagorean Brothers" Proud of whom were all the members' mothers, Pythagoras worked night and day to discover the new, Then it came, the BIG break through The theorem H^ = dr and \r" is now firmly in my head, So when it comes to Right-angled triangles I'll know all the lengths and angles. From now on, I'll make no mistakes, And if I do, well them's the breaks, At the top of their voices the class can yell the theorem And if you listen, you'll be able to hear 'em. Emily Chappie Year 9

THE MAKING OF JANE. Take two brown eyes, A mass of thick hair, A love of reading and a laugh you can't bear!

BIRDS OF FLIGHT The eagle flies high, resting on the breeze Symbolic againslt the blue azure, It flies with sleek wing strokes.

Add a pair of cracked lips, A love of the beach, Four handfuls of freckles, And a challenge to teach!

Below this majestic creature fly the delicate birds like the Willy Wagtail, very alert,on edge, he wags his fanned tail o u t , his dominence does not go unnoticed in the smalled birds' kingdom.

Add a couple of penpals, A mind that is tops, A hatred of running And a love of the shops! Take a fiery red temper, A need to complain, A love of writing, And there you have Jane! Jane Chisholm Year 7

DUCKS Ducky, Ducky come out to play, Ducky, Ducky it's a nice sunny day, Ducky, Ducky it's time you could say yes, So swim to me Ducky And say 'Thank you, thank you, thank you'. Natalie Gainey Yearl

In his flight he has sharp and definite movement. If you watch this from a distance it's like a dance, a serenade to impress. Daniel Weddell Year 8

VALEDICTION Mr Sheahan, Members of Staff, Ladies and Gentlemen It was a hot and steamy morning in early February 1980. The scene is the Prep, classroom at Campbell House. The first exciting moments of what was to become The Geelong College VCE class of 1992 were taking place. From the one hundred and seventy two students who finished Year 12 this year, thirteen started at Campbell House in 1980. They were Suzie Campbell, Sally Farrow, Shem Fitzgerald, Sarah Gill, Lizzie Haines, Claire Hanson, Melinda Hobbs, Verity Mason, Simon Mitchell, James Nelson, Tim Reichl, Tamara Robb, Jono Spear. The only events that history records from that first day are that Sally bossed Mitch, and Verity spilt her cordial. Liz Constable was the Prep, teacher. Jan Keats had her turn in Grade 1, Kate Stewart and Marion Berney in Grade 2, and Colin Becker and Rob Harris in Grade 3, provided contrasting styles and philosophies but our little group took that in its stride. Campbell House was remembered for a lot of different experiences. Some that stand out are the family picnics, and the "fun and fitness" days where family piggy-back races had all the intensity of a Melbourne Cup. It is quite amazing that Sally's little sister, Sophie, has survived to this day, as one of her earliest experiences was to be bathed and changed by the caring monsters of Grade 2. Shem was very worried by the end of Grade 3. Was he to blame, or was it someone else? Every

teacher they had had, left at the end of their year. Generally in our younger years, we are easily led, and peer pressure is a powerful motivator. Tim Reichl snowed that this was not always the case. In what was a macho, football-mad group, Tim was adamant. No matter how many others barracked for Geelong, he was determined to stick with his beloved Fitzroy. Our little group was split up in

meaningless, but it was important to many of us at the time.) By Year 7 the group was bigger and stronger. Some were probably smarter. Two who weren't, were Bart and Leigh who felt that the best way to make their mark with their new peer group was to have a fist fight on the oval on their first day. With the influx of new students in Year 7, many new friendships were made. It was interesting that it was much later during Outward Bound that many of us saw others we had not known so well as interesting and

Grade 4 but we were now at the Preparatory School, so superior to all those babies still at Campbell House. The general consensus yesterday was that there were at least two outstanding memories of the early days of Middle School. One concerned the wonderful comforts provided by the Environment Centre. So many students had their own pets or lavished their love on the animals who lived there. The anguish on a morning after a visit by a fox, had to be seen to be believed. The second highlight was the Headmaster. Ian Macmillan seemed to be everywhere and to know everything. He knew everyone's name from the start and it seemed that he knew when you were even thinking of doing the wrong thing. He said his name was Joe, and that he worked in a button factory, but we all knew better. (Apologies to those for whom that reference is

friendly. It is a shame that so often we grab a couple of friends and use them as a security blanket. It is our loss that we so often do not appreciate all that the group has to offer. There are skeletons in many closets, and alas, ours is no exception. The dominant memory of music in Year 7 was the link it had with detention. The Year 8 Social was to be the night for a social killing. Unfortunately, the ammunition was discovered and it was a sorry group forced to watch as their spirits were tipped down the sink, before being tasted. The girls' football match, the visit by Gary Ablett, and Mai's broken leg were all memorable moments during Years 7 and 8. Outward Bound always provides a host of memories. Some mice become men, but one of our men was prepared to devote an hour to checking the teachers' bivvy during a thunderstorm, and made sure that they were fully aware of the dangers of static electricity. His lecture ended as the thunder did. Senior School was a marvellous feeling. But surely this talk about points wasn't serious. They aimed to punish what we knew as fun. There may not have been a lot of Geography learned during the Year 9 Fieldtrip, but it

HANNIBAL WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED My twelfth birthday was getting nearer and so I decided to make a list of gifts for my dear parents to choose from.. It was difficult making the list.. A twelve year old boy has a lot of needs and wants. The list read like this: A trip to Disneyland A monster truck A Harley Davidson Grand Tourer motorbike The total banishment of my sisters for ever A dog. Mum read the list and immediately crossed off everything except the dog. She was particularly unhappy about the wish for my sisters to be banished. She glared at me for ages over that.. So it looked like I would be getting a dog. I told Mum that I would call my dog Hannibal. "That's nice dear" she said, I dreamt about Hannibal all that week. I even suffered a detention for not working properly in my English class. Hannibal, I imagined would be an enormous German Shepherd. He would be fierce. He would be tough and brave and ferocious. A real mans dog. I told Mum all of that.. She said, "That's nice dear". The day finally arrived. I was so excited. I raced out to the kitchen to my waiting family. They all smiled and wished my a happy birthday. Mum handed me a small box all tied up with pink ribbons. Not socks again I thought. I tried to look excited as I pulled off the ribbon and lifted the lid. Out jumped a tiny wimpish Chihuahua. I was horrified! It had a tag around its neck. The tag read "Hannibal".

A DUMPED DOG I'm hungry here, I'm cold and wet. I used to be happy when I was their p e t . But theyleft me here, stranded to die, I remember them leaving, a tear filled my eye. Now a car comes and stops at my side a man gets out and puts me inside.

Rhys Bailey Year 7.

The warmth of the car fills me with cheer, the man in the front scratches my ear.

SNAILS

I shake myself out, the man gives a grin, he looks at me close and says I look thin.

A snail slides fast on wet places, they eat their egg shells then they go off into their world. A slug is like a snail.

The car starts to slow then we come to a halt, I'm put in a cage, locked up with a bolt. I'm put in another cage, much bigger then the last: I sadly remember my gay, happy past..

Joel Hutchison Year 1 Snails make golden trails on shite paper, They have slimy feet. Last night I got a snail I've looked everywhere but now I can't find it.

I'm left here for days with food and water, a family walk past with a pretty, young daughter. She tugs at her mother and says 'Look at him Mum.,' the mother frowns rudely and says 'He's too dumb'.

Pippi Lean Year 1

A man with a sharp thing is coming quite near, the thing is so pointy, it looks horribly severe. He comes in my cage then stabs the thing in, I yelp and fall, helpless, tired and thin.

Snails are small, They have long stalks, They make tracks And have a race.

Felicity Thomsom Year 7

Ryan Hunt Prep Grade

FREE Free is the wind which blows all around, Free is the night, still with no sound, Free is the sky, the deepest of all, Free are the birds who whistle and call, Free is the ocean,with a mind of its own, Free was the world before becoming man's home, Free are the fish who swim in the sea, Free are the incects, the plants and the bees, Free are the animals, roaming the land, Free are the beaches wholly covered in sand, Free are the rivers which run, twist and wind, But the greatest freedom is the freedom of our mind. Feme Millen Year 8

Andrew Poh, the writer of the following essay, was one of the four finalists' chosen in the Primary section of an essay competition run by The Institute of Science in Canberra.

SPACE A N D MY FUTURE by Andrew Poh Year 3,1992. Modern technology has just entered the space age. In the future, we could live in space, there could be factories in space and there even could be space tours. Moon bases could be built. The moon could be mined for the metals needed. The moon base would have to be mostly buried under the ground to protect itself from the sun's rays.) Space colonies might be sent out into space. People could shuttle into space once a month to do jobs in space. With people staying in moon bases and space colonies, communication is vital. Satellites will orbit colonies and moon bases for communication. So, when a call from a space colony is sent to earth, the call is beamed to the satellite orbiting earth. Lastly, the call is sent to earth. Earth can be informed of the things happening in space by a program called " Spacenews." In space the people can be informed by "Earthnews." Military satellites spy on enemy bases for strategic formations so the side which owns the satellite can counter the formation. In the future, scientists could develop laser beam weapons to knock out enemy missiles and bases. "Killer" satellites and the combination of nuclear weapons would mount to a very chaotic war. Therefore if the presidents and prime ministers are wise, the future will have peace. Creating a space colony is like creating a whole new world. They would be in the shape of a cylinder or a globe. They would spin to create artificial gravity. People could live in these. They would have grass, trees and some other plants to convert the carbon dioxide to oxygen. With all this technology, we may one day, have an option of living on earth or in space.

Bibliography: Stuttman H.S. Publishers

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Inventions "Growing up with Science." Lerner Publications Company Question and Answer Books "The Challenge of Space." Irvine Mat The Electronic Revolution "Satellites and Computers."

DEBATING Whether it be the money, the attraction of the spotlight or the cultlike following of adoring fans, 1992 has seen an unparalleled influx of debaters into the school team. From humble beginnings last year with a mere five speakers The Geelong College is fast securing its niche in the future as a debating force. Whilst "ergos" are useful in deciding rowing crews, they seem a little inappropriate for the debating team, so at the beginning of the year auditions were held for all those interested. Almost fifteen eager faces greeted Mrs. Hildebrand early inTerm One, thus beginning the arduous task of choosing six debaters for the Year Nine Team. The final team consisted of Byron Higginbotham, Emily Chappie, Ben Knight, Rachel Dickie, Kristie Pearce and William Mills (the captain of the team). With controversy ever the hallmark of debating, topics like compulsory school sport and violence in entertainment were tackled with imagination and success by the team in their early debates. As Term Two arrived, the Year Nines faced their first loss, but with unfaltering determination managed another win for the year, making their overall victories number three in a particularly tough round of five debates. The Year Nine Team certainly proved their mettle with strong victories and close losses against a more experienced fields of schools, such as Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar. It is worth noting that when the Year Nine House Debating Grand Final was held, only two of the debaters were not in the school team. Even though this year's Year Ten Team has "been there and done that", our nerves seemed more than reluctant to remember and draw from experience. After changing regions to escape the most fearful team in the competition, our new home school was Scotch College. After finding a new route from the city to Scotch via Ballarat, we arrived at our first debate on time, albeit somewhat flustered and anxious. With VCE looming over Year Ten students arguing "That exams are a necessary evil", the topic didn't seem to capture our full enthusiasm, but luckily enough it was sufficient to win. As the season progressed our prospects of getting into the finals grew. All too familiar with snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, we were cautious about getting too excited and pledged to be happy with whatever happened. This was, of course, a lie, with the team more than eager to get into the finals. We debated "That public transport should be free", "That there should be no state aid to private schools" and "That we should be more like the Addams family". But by far the most challenging debate for the year was fought against Korowa with the topic "That it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees" the debate was truly a battle of wits, the final scores reflecting the closeness of the arguments. After winning five out of our five debates at Scotch, we were plummeted into the cut-throat world of state finals, where battles are lost and won at the stroke of an adjudicator's pen; where sweaty palm and chattering teeth are mandatory. Our first finals' debate was held at Wesley against Yarra Valley Grammar School with the topic "That our trade unions have too much power". The addition of three adjudicators in finals debates made smiling at the adjudicator decidedly difficult. So whilst each member of the team smiled at their delegated judge, the news eventually reached us that we had won our first final. One week later with the school mini-bus hurtling - or at least as fast as Mrs Hidebrand can hurtle within the speed limit- up the South Eastern Arterial, we discovered the meaning of fear. Our adversary was Sacre Coeur and the topic: "That crime pays". The debate was one of theatrics, manner being where the debate was won and lost. Our only regret was that we did the losing and Sacre Coeur the winning. The final result being a College loss of one point. This year has taken The Geelong College Debating Teams to great places, and one point that has made itself abundantly clear is that whether we win or lose a debate we always learn. From the delivery of scores at the end of a night to disgruntled "Slurpee" machines at Seven Eleven 86

stores the year was one full of truly invaluable experiences, experiences that were made possible by Mrs. Hildebrand's tireless efforts and apparently boundless sea of inspiration. "Rewarding" somehow doesn't capture how beneficial this year's wins and losses have been to all of those in the debating teams. Thanks must surely go to all of those people who make up the teams, those who supported them throughout the year, but special thanks go to Mrs Hildebrand and her very supportive family for doing all that they do. David Neal

DRAMA "College has edge in Drama" headed an article in the Geelong Advertiser noting the success of the Year 11/12 production of Brian Friel's Freedom of the City. Entered in the ANA Schools' Drama awards; along with nearly ninety State and Independent Schools in Victoria, The Geelong College was awarded the prestigious Best Straight Play, from the other finalists, Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College, Xavier College and St Michael's Grammar; in addition Milan Perkins won the coveted Best Actor award. Other leads to support Milan were Sophie Collins, Marley Huxley, Dani Mcintosh and Ben Roberts. Max Tomkins wrote in his report, "Every reviewer dreams of going to a production and coming away having nothing but good to say of what he saw," and finished with the comment, "I cannot expect that next year could achieve more than this production, but I look forward to the time." Surely a challenge, and his comment a credit to all concerned. To reach such a standard of excellence within such fierce competition and the highest levels of achievement adds another dimension to

The year has been a challenging one for Year 12 Theatre Studies students with the implementation of the VCE programme so that Drama and Theatre Studies are no longer considered Group 2 subjects. The quality of work has been reflected in performances which combine many aspects of their work requirements and common assessment tasks and also significantly complement studies in English and English Literature. Freedom of the City was a set text for English in 1992 and Amadeus is one of the texts to be studied in English in 1993. An "extra curricular" programme in Drama for staff this year was another successful production of Candlelight Theatre where staff and parents again joined to present two entertaining evenings in the School Dining Hall, this time to specifically raise funds for the purchase of prints and frames for the Staff Common Rooms. Some $1760 was raised and the selected prints certainly provide an impressive and pleasing addition to the rooms. In reflection on the past year, the quality of Year 9 and Year 10 and Year 11 students who worked so hard in their Drama programmes and particularly in their audition pieces for next year's major productions, suggest that we can look forward to 1993. Mr M.J. Roland

what The Geelong College can produce in its various curricular and extra-curricular activities, whether they be academic, or sport, music and now Drama. Already - in November - over thirty students have auditioned for the first major production of 1993, Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. Earlier in the year The Sentimental Bloke, based on the poems of C.J. Dennis, was performed - this time involving students from Year 9 to Year 12. The adjudicator's particular comment in his review showed that the principal leads (Milan Perkins, Sophie Collins, Marley Huxley, David Neal, Ruth Stoneman, Mitch Anderson) gave outstanding contributions. The strength of these performances often depends on the supporting cast and the backstage crew. Max Tomkins wrote, 'The chorus must be given mention. The girls were capable of the bawdy vulgarity of "Charlie Mopps" as well as the softness and gentleness of the other ensemble numbers." In this they were ably matched by the boys who looked like back street brawlers, AND THEY COULD SING. The three musicians provided excellent accompaniment to a cast who gave the audience a great deal both in song, choreography and acting." The two major productions of the year were, therefore, very successful and achieved impressive standards of involvement and excellence. Of course the strength of the these productions in the future will depend on the quality of work achieved by those involved with the many other areas of the Drama Programme. Students at Years 9, 10 and 11 present Drama Nights during the year, usually at the end of Term 2 and Term 4, and the efforts this year have been quite outstanding with nearly sixty students at the junior levels presenting a variety of the activities reflecting their class work in and preparation for presentation of their developing skills of voice, movement and performance.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA "I'm so excited, I'm going to see Phantom tonight!" How often did I hear that phrase. For over a year, pangs of jealousy ripped through me whenever someone gloated that they were to see the "once in a lifetime musical spectacular that shouldn't be missed". My mother, grandparents, class mates, friends and even third cousins had managed to see the production. In my depression, it seemed as if the entire Victorian population had seen The Phantom of the Opera. Everybody except me. It was an ordinary school day when we filed into Lit class. People drew messages of love and hate on the blackboard and, as usual, a physical altercation between several members of the legendary front row was occurring. For me, life was monotonous and lacked cultural excitement, but things were about to change. "We've arranged for the two Year 10 Lit classes to go and see Phantom," Mr. Parr proudly informed us. It was a miracle. My ears tingled with a burning sensation, and for a while, I believed they had misled me. This was a cruel and horrible practical joke. I was furious and pinched myself to wake up from the nightmare, only to joyously discover that I wasn't sleeping. It was actually a living dream. I was going to see Phantom. The lead-up to Phantom was full of mixed emotions. I was surprised to hear that many people had, in actual fact, never seen the show. But unfortunately, their were several dozen, (or ten), who had witnessed the performance and found it incredibly difficult to hold their tongues and not spoil the mystery of the special effects. "Oh, you've gotta look out for that bit when the chandelier ... and he's standing on the roof when this fireball..." The day of our excursion finally came, and luckily most people had managed to keep the majority of the magical effects and music a secret. Driving to school that morning though, Mum simply couldn't resist: "When they paddle on the water, look at the ..." "Mum!" I exploded in frustration, "Please don't wreck the storyline. I do want to maintain some

space for amazement." "But surely you've heard about that bit?" she questioned with a puzzled expression. It was a beautiful day; an inner-city park provided a picturesque setting for a relaxing picnic before the show. We sat around discussing our excitement and were eager to walk down to The Princess Theatre. We danced and weaved our way through hundreds of people in the foyer. I lost count of the stairs and concentrated on the physically ex-

came caught up in the intense story of Raoul and Christine, the childhood sweethearts, and the man who haunts them to win Christine's heart, The Phantom of the Opera. Normally when I watch TV or go to the movies, although I'm interested, my mind has a tendency to wander off the subject. But I couldn't afford to day dream during Phantom, or I would miss a key piece of the plot or an important detail. My friends next to me on either side would point out features regu-

hausting task of climbing three grandly carpeted and decorated flights. Ushered to our seats, I sat on the edge of mine, looking down at the stage and anticipating the following two hours. Finally, the audience set-

larly. A nudge from my right and a whispered, "Look up there!" led my eyes up into the rafters of the stage ceiling. My heart then skipped a beat as I noticed a masked figure lurking in the dark and gazing down onto the stage

tied, the lights dimmed, the orchestra played the haunting opening bars and I snuggled back into my seat to enjoy the show. And enjoy it I did! In fact, the word "enjoy" is probably an unfair under-estimation of what I thought of Phantom. I was captivated from start to finish. I be-

proceedings. The slickness of the production was mesmerising. Obviously the twice-daily performances for over a year have provided the orchestra, cast and backstage crew ample rehearsal time to make the show faultless. There were no technical hitches; the stage

changed setting continuously before I could blink and my head ached with confusion and wonder at how they managed certain effects. In one scene when the Phantom took Christine down into his underground lair, they were on the stage and in what couldn't have been more than two seconds they were at the top of the stage. As for the music and performers, the powerful yet beautiful tunes and lyrics suited the leads' voices so well, the composer could have written and designed the songs especially for them. The highest and lowest of notes were achieved effortlessly and in perfect pitch. Marina Prior, playing Christine, displayed her outstanding vocal abilities continually. On one occasion, we see the Phantom urging, "I am your Angel of Music, come to me, Angel of Music". Christine goes on to sing brilliantly in the highest of keys, which sent a chill creating goosebumps through my body. Finally, He was mystical, haunting and amazing. He was as his name suggests, The Phantom of the Opera. Brooke Jolly

WORK EXPERIENCE AND CAREERS Despite the difficult economic environment in Victoria, all students at Year 11 were able to find placements in the work force for at least one week. Through the generosity of a very supportive group of employers, plus the combined efforts of students, parents and the College, there were students involved in a substantial range of activities, from trades to accounting, zoos to law, museums to architecture, journalism to teaching. Whilst many chose the Geelong region, we had a number of students in Melbourne, Victorian country towns, rural NSW and one whose placement took in some four states! But is this week of value? Well, most students found that their placement gave them the opportunity to experience the world of work at first hand. Not only did they have the opportunity to see what tasks were involved in specialist occupations, but they were also able to experience the expectations of employers, and a work culture in operation. In the process there was much self-discovery and increased self-confidence. Whilst a number found something they would really like to pursue, others decided that their choice of work experience was not for them. This in itself was a positive discovery. There have been a number of careers events for students through the year. The Defence Force Careers teams have made a number of visits covering

officer, general entry, apprenticeship schemes, and also Australian Defence Force Academy careers. The Victoria Police also visited us to discuss employment opportunities in the Force. Year 12 students enjoyed a number of speakers from tertiary institutions including Deakin, Ballarat and La Trobe Universities. Monash University gave us an afternoon in June where Year 12 students were timetabled into a number of sessions according to their interests. This enabled them to see first hand what one of the largest universities had to offer, careers that could evolve from these courses, and offered the opportunity to gain some insight into tertiary education. In addition, Mr David Reid from Agricultural Appointments gave an excellent talk on applying for jobs and interview techniques. The highlight of the Year is always the Careers Night which offers students the opportunity to talk directly with those who are practising in a particular area of employment and who are able to talk about their day to day tasks, possible directions of their industry and general opportunities. The night commences with a general session in Morrison Hall, followed by two forty minutes sessions where students can choose from a wide range of possibilities - this year we covered many areas including pilot, veterinary, farming, dentistry, computing, physiotherapy, teaching, firefighting to name a few. The most significant feature of the night was that nearly 90% of our presenters were past students of the College who gave students a most enlightening view into their working lives. Their readiness to share experiences was much appreciated by both the students and the parents who attended the night. S. D. Fisher

EXCURSIONS THE GEELONG COLLEGE HOCKEY TOUR -1992 On the morning of July 6,1992, thirteen girls and two staff members piled into the Gull bus in Geelong to travel to the airport for our flight to Tasmania. After minor shopping and a 'major brekky' at McDonalds we all excitedly buckled our seat belts on the tiny aircraft that, one hour later landed us in Launceston. Here we were met by the hockey captain and coach of our host school. That afternoon we played our host school, Scotch Oakburn, on the synthetic surface to record a 1-0 loss. The game was highly skilled and prepared us for the high standard of hockey we were to face on the tour. Our billets then took us home for a well-needed rest. The next day our game against Launceston Grammar was, unfortunately, cancelled due to bad weather, so all the Scotch and College girls shined up their ten 89

pin bowling skills for an entertaining afternoon at the bowling alley. After a late night out that night the team bade a sad farewell to our billets and set off for Hobart at 7.00 a.m.. We arrived with enough time to stock up on Burger Rings and Coke for breakfast before boarding another coach that would take us to Port Arthur. After a long day sight seeing we were met by our new billets at the bus depot. Next morning the team met for some very serious shopping, most of the team taking advantage of the stocktake sales. After being tourists for so long we had to get back into the mood to achieve a win at the hockey, the purpose of our tour. The girls were all fired up to play what we had been told would be our hardest game of the tour. This was against FAHAN. Playing on grass our basic skill seemed to overpower theirs and we won 2-0. We had lunch with the FAHAN team and then jumped into taxis to go and play our hosts, The Friends School. This turned out to be our hardest match and nothing could have prepared us for that! We lost 6-0. The next morning our hosts gave us a coffee and croissant breakfast at the school and then said farewell. We were now about to embark on the most challenging task of the tour, The Cadbury Chocolate Factory. Most of the team gave way to the thought of the twenty kilograms that they would be gaining when buying their five kilogram boxes of chocolate. The next big challenge was whether the aeroplane would be able to leave the ground. This it did and soon after we were all on the Gull bus again, on the way home. Shelley Johnston 1992 GEELONG COLLEGE NEW ZEALAND NETBALL TOUR As you may well know, there was a netball tour during the June school holidays. I was lucky enough to be a part of this tour and I am sure that the memories of it will linger in the minds of every one of us forever. We left Melbourne on the 27th of June, flying directly to Auckland. After staying overnight, we piled into our Avis minibus and started our journey. We had an eight hour drive ahead of us to reach our first destination - Hawkes Bay. We were lucky enough to stop at Rotorua - stink capital of New Zealand. This is, in fact, New Zealand's major tourist attraction. We stopped at Skyline Skyrides and took a leisurely trip up the mountain in a Gondola. Several of the girls tried out the luge run which could have easily put an end to the netball part of the trip for some. The stink in Rotorua is caused by volcanic activity beneath the earth which has formed Geysers holes in the ground that spray boiling water into the air, and also causing boiling mud pools and rivers flowing with boiling water. All of this can be seen at the Thermal Reserve and running through the drains in the street. I can say now that once you have seen one boiling mud pool you have seen them all. We then travelled on to Hawkes Bay. Hawkes Bay is similar to a country town in the Western District. The people are very friendly. This included our hosts, Iona College. It was their freezing boarding house that we stayed in for the next two nights. It just so happened that there was a power shortage and our wing of the dormitory wasn't being heated.

The next day we played two matches of netball losing to Iona College but beating their arch rivals, Woodforde House. After this and another freezing night in the boarding house, we had another long drive to Wellington. We stopped at Mt. Bruce, a bird sanctuary, where we saw our first Kiwi. Eager to continue on our way , we literally ran the hour long walk in a little over 15 minutes. Reaching Wellington, we were billeted for the next two nights with girls from Samuel Marsden. The following day we played our best netball for the tour, convincingly defeating Marsden and fellow Wellington school, Queen Margaret. That night we were treated to the most expensive hotel in Wellington - the Parkroyal. We were encouraged by our New Zealand hosts to try an Earthquake. This was a clear glass bowl, literally the size of a fish bowl, filled with mountains of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla icecream. We felt that we thoroughly deserved this, although the plane the next morning had slight difficulty taking off due to an increase in weight.

After landing in Christchurch and discovering our minibus had no seats in it, we played our fifth match against Rangi Ruru. Although losing in dismal conditions, we did get to meet the captain of the New Zealand netball team, Ana Nouveau. We were sure she was there to see us play but somehow I think that was a rumour. The afternoon was spent raiding the Canterbury Rugby shops. This proved to be an expensive exercise as the bargains were hard to refuse. The following day, we had our final two matches of the tour. We won the first one convincingly against our billets, St. Margaret's, by around forty goals, but were drained of energy in the afternoon, losing to visiting Auckland school, Rangi Toto. It was then off to Methven at the base of Mount Hutt. After arriving early in the morning and being told the mountain was closed, we had to settle for Jet Boating in the scenic Rakika Gorge. This provided an exciting half day's entertainment as we screamed and laughed our way all the way up the river and all the way back. It did provide us with some spectacular views of snow blanketed Mt. Hutt and we were eager to head up the mountain the following day. The day's skiing proved heaps of fun: many of us hadn't done much skiing before. There was even a chance for dare devils to attempt some snow boarding. After an early rise, it was back to Christchurch for the trip back to Australia. I am sure that all that participated will agree that this was, to say the least, the trip of a lifetime. When the plane landed in Melbourne, although we all wanted to get home, there was some hesitancy in leaving such a great group of people. The 1992 New Zealand Netball Tour was a wonderful experience and I hope it paves the way for the possibility of future trips. Rachael Swinton Captain of Netbal

SKI TRIP The length of this brief report will not justify the experience which 135 students and 16 staff encountered on the fifth annual ski trip to Mt Hotham at the end of Third Term this year. The sky was clear for three days on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with excellent conditions on all slopes. The final two days witnessed snowfall, and with deeper snow for hardened enthusiasts these conditions were representative of one of the best winters for Australian skiers on record. The daily drive to Hotham from Harrietville did not seem to dampen spirits, as Geelong College students could be seen frolicking in the snow all around the mountain which overlooks the magnificent Bogong Plateau. The bus becomes a regular companion throughout the week and I give full points to the drivers who have to replace and remove chains on a daily basis. Despite it being September and Spring, we experienced winter snow, closely akin to Australian powder, and wonderful conditions enabling full mobility around the mountains. The range of skiers, staff and students, varied considerably and it was very pleasing to watch everyone contribute a helping hand as well as experience some of their more challenging objectives. Mount Hotham provides a majestic backdrop with a variety of runs and I was particularly pleased to witness a huge amount of common sense displayed by the entire group. Voluntary activities generate a more pleasurable atmosphere, and Hoys at Harrietville expressed their willingness to receive our company yet again. I hope the tradition may be maintained at a time when we lose the advantage of the three week break in September. However, September snow over the past five years has been most reliable. I would like to thank all students and staff for the enjoyable experience. Mr D.A. Curnow

THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL Capital: Kathmandu Official Language: Nepali Religions: Hindu and Buddhism Population density: 150 people per km2 Population distribution: Rural 92% Urban 8% 50% of population is under 15 years Birth rate: 12% above world average Life expectancy: Male 55 years Female 52 years Average births per woman: 6 1 doctor per 21,000 persons 1 hospital bed per 40,000 persons 50% of children live to 5 years of age Average daily Calorie intake: 12% below world minimum This is the knowledge the 9 students and 10 adults had of Nepal prior to our arrival in Kathmandu. After 15 hours flying and a night in a Bangkok Hotel, we were all keen to reach our destination, but these facts which indicate the level of poverty that earned Nepal its ranking as the world's fourth poorest na-

tion did nothing to prepare us for the poverty and culture we were about to witness. Lepers, beggars and hungry children met us outside the airport, and it became instantly obvious to us that in this city, unless you were born into power or wealth, or have an authoritive position, you have and are nothing. Customs was an experience in itself. One Mr P. Hannah was asked by an honest looking customs officer who had the support of his surrounding officers for a US$10 arrival tax for the whole group, which he generously though naively paid. As the customs officer pocketed this cash (which was more than a week's wage), we were hustled straight by customs, no passports checked, nothing. We were picked up by our trek leader, Anne, and Surdar Tensing in the wilderness expedition bus. We drove through the narrow and chaotic streets of Kathmandu. In the bus we observed, in quite a stunned manner, life in this city of 7 million people. To us their living conditions seemed appalling, disease ridden dogs wandered the streets, as did sacred cows, and water buffaloes wallowed in postmonsoonal flood waters. We were far removed from these people, looking down on them from the bus, and were surely to quick to judge them. As the culture shock set in, I for one, didn't know how I would cope with two weeks in this country. We ventured into the city that afternoon, and we must have been as obvious as we felt. We were beset by children asking for 1 rupee, 1 pen or even 1 photo. Men tried to sell us all sorts of hideous souvenirs, and it became difficult to shake them off. These men desperate to sell their goods, and it was often easier to buy than to run away from them, especially when their rather aggressive looking accomplices were nearby, as Cameron Mercer discovered when he paid 2,000 rupees (about 60 dollars) to have his sneaker sole glued. We returned to the sanctuary of our hotel, nursing headaches and having discovered the reality of culture shock. However, once we returned to the city after living amongst the Nepali people for nine days, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Walking with the villagers on their tracks, at the same level as them and staying in their villages helped us to appreciate their lifestyle and beliefs. We had eaten at some shonky looking teahouses, and had even mastered a few phrases and folksongs. We now had the confidence to buy from food stands and teahouses and to enter shops away from the main streets. We were able to cope with people trying to flog us goods, and even stopped to talk to a beggar who was missing a knee cap as a result of a car accident as we gave him an empty soft drink bottle on which he could claim a 5 rupee deposit. It didn't take us long to realise that many of the beggars are almost professionals, and we learnt to save our donations for the genuinely diseased and starving elderly. Nepal is the fourth poorest nation in the world. However, once away from the city, we observed that most of the people were well fed, although often malnourished. The children have swollen stomachs due to protein deficiencies or bowel infestations, and 95% have chronic chest infections. It isn't surprising that only 50% of children reach the age of five. Their growth is stunted, so we constantly mistook teenagers for 10 year olds, and 5 or 6 year olds for toddlers. By the same token, most adults appeared so old, although few live beyond 55. Their faces are

weather beaten, and their bodies so frail. Despite all this, villagers are always smiling and laughing, there isn't a more beautiful sight than the wide, white smile of the children, or the toothless grin of one of the elderly. The trek was wonderful. It was a great contrast to see the dirt and poverty in the city and then the con-

tent villagers in the lush mountains. We hiked for nine days, one day flat, three days up, three down, and another flat into a city called Pokara.

The bus ride out of Kathmandu went for eight hours, and could be described as torture. We wound through a valley, following the Masyandi River. Those of us who were feeling every turn in our stomachs sat on the top of the bus, holding on with white knuckles, and trying unsuccessfully to hold our stomachs together. As the bus was unable to cope with the post-monsoonal roads, we were subject to another six hours in an old Russian army truck. On our way to the starting point of our trek we met up with some of the porters Anne had hired in Kathmandu. They joined us in the truck, and entertained us with folk songs, as Mai and Daniel Thompson got them into finals fever with the Geelong Football Theme Song. The roads (if you could call them that) were unlike anything you could imagine, and the bruises we were hosting the next morning were not surprising. Sally Farrow

With the horror of the previous day fresh in our minds we rose early, unsure of what this day would hold for us. It wasn't until we saw them assembled 91

in the early morning daylight, that we realised the magnitude of our Nepalese support crew. There was our leader, or surdar as they say in Nepal, called Tensing and five sherpas who ensured everything ran smoothly. Then we had the 10 members of the kitchen crew who prepared all of our food, and even managed to make birthday cakes for Darren Stendt and Nick and Sally Farrow who all had birthdays over there. Last but not least were about 30 porters who carried most of our gear for us. It is fair to say that we were all amazed at the strength and stamina of these little Nepalese men, who flew past us on the track, sometimes with up to 50 kg on their backs. By the time we set out for our first morning of trekking, the mercury had already begun to rise. The temperature climbed over 30 that day, as it did most days, making trekking hot and uncomfortable. It was difficult to comprehend the fact that we were sweating it out in the sweltering heat, while not far away we could see snow-capped mountains. Fortunately there was always a clear flowing stream or river to jump in along the way to cool ourselves down. Along the way we passed through many towns. However it was not like the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu. The people were all very friendly and interested in this group of tall pale foreigners trekking through their country. Our first day of ( , % walking wasn't too strenuous, but we made up for that on Day Two. 1250 vertical metres is a big climb, and even the fittest in the group started to get weary thighs. To make matters worse, we had entered the heart of leech country, and by the end of the walk most of the group had found at least one or two leeches in their boots. I am pleased to announce that I was the official leech king with a record of ten leech bites in one day. As we pressed on further and higher, the views of the mountains became increasingly more spectacular. Although we were not near enough to see Everest we saw some mountains almost as high. Most of the mountains in the Annapurna range are over 7000 m, with Annapurna 1 the tallest at 8091 m, only 800 m smaller than Everest. However, we paid a price for these impressive views as members of the group began to feel the effects of altitude sickness.

Altitude sickness is caused by the changes the body makes in response to the lack of oxygen. Symptoms include fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea and faulty judgment and in severe cases death can result. None of us were ever going to keel over up there, but shortly after we set off from our third nights camp spot Brendan Foley told us he thought Teddy Whitten would be backing the Bulldogs in a Grand Final we all knew was between Geelong and West Coast. We realised then that he was starting to get a little the worse for wear. Brendan was not the only one suffering. By the time we had stopped for lunch we were at about 3900m and a few people had begun to get headaches. Those who were up to it went the last hundred or so metres to reach the 4000m mark, just to say that we had got there. Then we all headed back to camp. That night spirits were down a little. Most people had a headache and were feeling a off colour, and the change in cuisine had also caught up to a few people, making them queasy. We had to resort to the legendary Black Tent, obviously not one of the highlights of the trip. After a good night's rest, everyone felt a little better, and the thought that it was mostly downhill from thereon did wonders for our spirits. However, it was a little disheartening when we had worked so hard to reach those high altitudes only to see the vertical metres disappear as we dropped 700m that day, and nearly 2000m the day after. Just so we wouldn't forget what it was like to go uphill, the next day we climbed 900 vertical metres to a campsite above a town called Siklis. After being away from towns for a few days, we were all happy to find the little shops around the town that sold us chocolate, biscuits and drinks. A few of the more senior members of the group even spent time improving their knowledge of Nepal's culture, by tasting every Nepalese beer they could lay their hands on. Back at the campsite, word must have got around that some tourists had rolled into town, because gradually more and more people, mostly children, arrived to see us. We got a game of frisbee going with them and before long there must have been at least 200 screaming Nepalese kids, enjoying themselves immensely. Eventually they went home, but after we ate our dinner, more people from Siklis arrived. They said that they were going to perform some traditional dances for us, so we were all looking forward to the show. The singing and the dancing was all really good until they decided they wanted some audience participation. If you can imagine dancers of the calibre of Mr Millar, Mrs Butt (who had to be dragged out the front), Mr Parkes, Sally and me dancing to a Nepalese folk song called the Paan Ko Paat you would realise that it was not pretty. Daniel Thompson, John Robertson, Doji Singer and Cam Mercer showed some ability, though, and we think they won over the hearts of a few of the Siklis girls in the process! We made our way back down the next day, and this being Grand Final Day, we found ourselves thinking of home. We all crowded around Mr Millar's short wave radio that night to hear the result. I was so disgusted with Geelong that I gave my Cats beanie away to one of the porters. The following day we were right back in civilisation, camping in a big

city called Pokhara. Although we had a few more days in Nepal, our trek was all but over. I think I speak for all the members of our group when I say that despite the difficulties that we encountered, we all thoroughly enjoyed trekking through the Himalayas, but before I thank those involved, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on a few of the characters that undertook the Nepal trek. Firstly the Foleys. Mrs Foley had the huge task of organising an looking after everyone in the group, and she did an excellent job. On the other hand, Mr Foley found it difficult just looking after himself when the altitude sickness set in. Then there was Mr Geoff Millar and Mr Tim Parkes. Polarisers, U.V. filters and zoom lenses meant little to most of us, but these camera buffs could talk about them for hours on end. Of course we can't forget the mothers' club of Mrs Diane Bourke, Mrs Angie Seekts and Mrs AnneMarie Butt. The mothers' club motto was that there was no hurry, and you could usually find at least one club representative towards the back of the group. Mr Peter Hannah was our trek musician, and a good one at that. Nick Farrow was the undisputed king of the kids in Nepal, and he was also the king of the sleep-ins, sleeping through all but one of the early morning cups of tea the Nepalese prepared for us. Nathan Emselle and Robin Bayley were conspicuously absent from the dancing at Siklis. They used the theory if they can't find us they can't make us dance, quickly retiring to bed when the call for volunteers began. John "O'Robbo" Robertson Jnr. and Cam "are there any seconds" Mercer were the official speedsters of the trip, spending the majority of the time at the front of the pack. Darren "where's my camera?" Stendt received the forgetful award after having to backtrack for an hour to find his trusty Kodak. Doji Singer had the longest hair on the trip, but despite many threats we never did get around to cutting it. The "Strictly Nepalese-folk dancer" of the trip was undoubtedly Daniel Thomson. With some help from Robbo Jr he put the rest of us to shame on the dance floor. That leaves us with Sally and me. Sally never did quite fit in as the only schoolgirl on the trip. She wasn't really one of the mothers' club, and she wasn't one of the boys. Her rendition of Adelweis and other Sound of Music classics, and her pirouettes across the plains of the Himalayas provided us with some cheap entertainment. That only leaves one person, but if you think I am going to give away anything about myself, you are sadly mistaken. The appreciation of all these trekkers must go to Ann Ward and Tensing, our leaders from Wilderness Expeditions, and especially to Mrs Foley. Without all of the time and effort she put in, there would not have been a trek at all. Finally I would like to reinforce what Sally said earlier. If any of you ever get the chance to go somewhere like Nepal make sure you take it because it is a fantastic experience and one which you will remember for the rest of your life. Malcolm Sharkey

BOARDING AT THE GEELONG COLLEGE A speech g i v e n to the Annual General M e e t i n g of the Parents & Friends, Thursday, N o v e m b e r 19. Mr Chairman, Mr Sheahan, Parents, and Friends. I have tried to structure this talk tonight about boarding at The Geelong College around several questions that I thought might lead me into discussing the vagaries of this topic. The questions certainly do not cover every aspect of boarding but they may serve to give some insight into the life of a boarder at the school. My first question is: What is the relationship between the school and the boarding house as far as a boarder is concerned? Over 150 years ago the famous English headmaster Thomas Arnold wrote that "a boy must be enrolled as a boarder if he [is] to derive the full benefit from the school. (Presumably he would include girls in that, had girls' boarding been a common practice then.) I wonder if that's true now? Could we apply Arnold's words to boarders in the context of the 1990s at The Geelong College? Does one need to be a boarder at The Geelong College to derive "the full benefit" of the school?

In talking to Old Collegians who have been boarders, over the past five years, I am coming to the conclusion that even if the statement is not completely true, there is still a great fondness (in most cases), a great loyalty, almost a fierceness and passion with which boarders (in particular) speak about their school. And I think I can see reasons for that. First, and obviously boarders spend a great deal of their school life at school. They attend classes here, they play here, they study here and they sleep here. But probably more importantly - they grow here. They live (in the broadest sense) here. Their friends live with them - and share the experience of boarding. Often these friends become more like broth-

ers or sisters. Their society is the school. The boarding houses, are, in many respects, "extended families". Secondly the boarding experience is unique. Instead of relating to parents each night, boarders relate to more teachers. Contact with parents during term time, consists of a weekly phone call or the occasional weekend home. Such scant contact with parents pushes a great deal of the responsibility for boarders' personal growth in the direction of the boarding house and the staff; and indeed back onto the shoulders of the boarder him or herself. Boarders quickly learn to be independent in many areas, although there is still in their lives an overriding dependence on the institution, on the school. The school or boarding house often hands out the advice, the admonishments, the rewards and the punishments. It makes demands and it expects trust and respect. And I suppose that because of the commitment that boarders make at least in time - to the school, the school becomes such a major feature of their lives, and explains why, in my mind, ex-boarders demonstrate such a strength of feeling towards their school. How do boarders live and what is their general routine? Boarders are awoken at 7.00 a.m. They breakfast at 7.45 a.m. They head off to school at 8.45 having left their rooms 'immaculately tidy'. Most have sport in the afternoon. Tea is at 6.00 p.m. and study begins at 7.00 p.m. and lasts for two hours for Years 8, 9 and 10 and two and a half hours or more for Years 11 and 12. This is the routine for all week-

nights except Friday when one and a half hours is set aside for study. There is also study on Sunday nights. Overall a boy or girl has the opportunity for at least thirteen hours of structured study time per week in the boarding house. This year, in Term Two particularly, thirteen hours wasn't enough for the Year 12s. Some were working six to seven hours per night frequently. Some I know had what became known as "all-nighters" (working all night) although to what effect I am not sure. By the end of Term Two the Year 12 girls looked sick and distressed. (Thankfully the demands of that term will be somewhat alleviated next year with the changes that VCAB has made to student workloads in Year 12.) Girls are allowed to watch the seven o'clock news if they request it, but really beyond that and the mandatory Beverly Hills 90210, the TV holds little fascination for them. The point about study, though, is that girls and boys must be at their desks during the designated times, and while you may not be able to make a horse drink you can at least lead him or her to the water. Girl boarders rarely if ever, have homework detentions. Sometimes they are allowed to work together and perhaps surprisingly I have seen no evidence of any direct plagiarism, just a healthy sharing of ideas. On weekends most boarders engage in sport. They are encouraged to do so because - especially for the younger ones - weekends can sometimes be a bit dull. To offset this boredom boarding staff often arrange days out or other functions such as afternoon teas or evening meals, or they take them to the beach, the swimming pool, Luna Park and so on. Weekends are also times for social engagements and here we are indebted to day school children and their parents for having boarders to stay overnight or just including them in their family for a day. Saturday night is video night and girls and boys choose a video or two on that evening. Nothing too raunchy. About four to five Sundays a term boarders attend Chapel, or church at St. David's. It is customary to moan about this obligation, but I wonder if there are many teenagers who don't or wouldn't. It is certainly not "de rigeur" to claim with any commitment that one actually enjoys church but undoubtedly there are some who, however, secretly, do. A speaker at a boarding conference I went to once, said that a boarding house master who says his boarding house is clean is either blind or a liar. Girls

and boys do have responsibilities to keep the boarding houses in a reasonable state of tidiness, but that's a battle I am not sure I am winning. There are rosters and so on to clean the kitchens and common areas, and every student is responsible for his or her room. Boarders must also do kitchen duty in the dining room on weekends. As a general rule cleaning is done in relatively good grace. What is boarding like, and what kinds of problems are there associated with boarding? The progress of a boarding house over a year tends to follow certain patterns. Term One is a time of excitement. Things are new, friendships are made or remade. The first ten weeks in a boarding house are often the most enjoyable (unless you are hopelessly homesick - and I'll say something about that shortly.) The time passes very quickly in Term One indeed, and the Head of the River tends to cap the term off in a frenzy of school spirit and general hysteria. Term Two arrives and suddenly boarders are faced with the prospect of winter. The excitement of first term is gone to some degree, and the year looks long and cold and dark. This is the term in which homesickness is most prevalent. Very few girls go through the boarding school without a bad bout of homesickness at least once a year. Homesickness is a very difficult phenomenon to deal with as a head of house. The girls hate you because you won't let them go home, the girls hate their parents because they won't let them come home. The parents are distraught often, because their daughter is distraught and so on. I use three strategies for home-

sickness, none of which is guaranteed to work. 1. It has to be made clear to the student that she is here to stay, that is immutable. 2. Given that they are staying, how can things be made better? - and here I generally suggest to the child that we will break the term into short little periods. After successfully getting through each one there will be a reward, one of which - after a longer period of time - will be a weekend home. 3. I suggest to the girls that their parents must be feeling pretty dreadful at the moment too (which they are) and that they (the girls) should make it their responsibility not to put their parents through too much anguish "they're missing you, too" I tell them. Sometimes this helps. But I have had some distressing times trying to console homesick girls who are unconsolable. The Term Two holidays are a welcome break to say the least. The rest of the year tends to take care of itself and seems to pass much faster than the first two terms. Term Four positively flies,and all too soon the Year 12s are saying goodbye at their last formal meal. This occasion takes place on the Thursday before the last day of Year 12 teaching. Speeches are made and final photographs are taken. In Mossgiel we have traditionally followed this meal with a "review" where everyone gets up and "does a number". It is always a funny but very emotional occasion, as girls who have lived with the security and friendship of Mossgiel for four or sometimes five years ponder the uncertainty of their futures and the impending separation from friends. The year tends to end less with a bang than a whimper for the Year 12 s as they leave the boarding houses after their respective exams finish. It is an odd thing to see them go. They seem on the one hand to be eager for the future and their independence, while on the other they mourn the loss of a chapter of their lives which they know will not be read again. The rest of us have the Carol Service and Speech Day to look forward to, and so the year is rounded out quite nicely. To return to some of the other problems confronting boarders. One of the things that concerns me is safety. Geelong thankfully is not Melbourne but I still worry about girls out at night. They are allowed to go to the movies in groups, and while there is safety in numbers, one still is aware of the violence that exists in our cities and sometimes in this city. Children have to grow up, they have to be given trust, they have to be given the opportunity to make decisions and sometimes they have to make mistakes. Boarding houses must run on trust, especially one such as ours, which is close to the city, and so very much a part of the day school. It is difficult to isolate boarders and ask them to have a totally different lifestyle to the majority of their classmates. However, there are special obligations that boarders must accept. Rules, for instance, really must apply to everyone, or a boarding house would be very hard to run. Nevertheless boarders must have a degree of free-

dom - and sometimes, inevitably, that freedom is abused. But in general, I find that the girls in Mossgiel - and I am sure that this is true for Mackie too, - have a very keen sense of loyalty to the trust that is placed in them. They make mistakes, but my continual hope is that the mistakes they make will be learnt from, and never harmful. Apart from that there are other issues peculiar to boarding houses. Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt, and personal relationships can become extremely strained; but usually girls, and boys, work things out for themselves and I have rarely had to intervene in these things; and I would rather not anyway because I think it is better for the individual's growth, to find a mutually agreeable arrangement in these cases. I would intervene if there was any notion of bullying involved, however. Illness is another problem, especially contagious illnesses which can sweep through a boarding house like the wind. We

to 11.00 p.m. It is a long day when there is teaching in between. The weekends are also shared between staff. Boarding "Duty" consists of being a physical presence in the house, supervising study, overseeing cleaning and so on. Staff also attend to other various needs or demands of the boarders, which may range from some help with homework to the discussion of personal or social issues. As I mentioned both houses have a matron. In Mossgiel our matron is also the nursing sister for all boarders. She is relieved two days a week by another qualified nurse. A male and female doctor visit the hospital on alternate weekday mornings. Both will call during the night if there is a crisis of some sort. During the year teachers from the day school are invited to help boarders with some extra tuition, and teachers from various fields give weekly or fortnightly tutorials in the boarding houses. In addition there are a number of staff who help clean, maintain

do have a small hospital, that can cope with about five patients at a time, and two marvellous matrons who do much, much more than just tend to the physical ills of the boarders. Having mentioned the matrons I should say something about how the boarding houses are staffed. There are five boarding staff in each house, in Mackie all are teachers, in Mossgiel three are teachers, while two are postgraduate students at Deakin. Staff are responsible for one week day of duty a week from 7.00 a.m.

and sustain the boarding houses throughout the year. Boarding is quite an enterprise! Boarding is, as I've said, a unique experience; not just for the boarders, but for those of us who have been privileged to look after boarders. You can never know children and adolescents in quite the way you know them in a boarding house. I'd like to tell you a story which encapsulates in some ways the essence of boarding for me. Last year at one of the morning chapel services the Principal

couldn't help but notice that the jingle of change into the collection bowl was even more infrequent than usual; indeed it was almost non-existent. So he took the collection from the boys who were doing the collecting and counted up the money, which came to the princely sum of five dollars and eighteen cents. There was a five dollar note and change. Mr Sheahan had put in the five dollars! Not long after this, one of the women who works in the kitchen at College was, one day, obviously upset about something. It transpired that she had put her purse containing over three hundred dollars on the top of her car before coming to work and had driven off. Her purse and the money - with which she was to pay the rent that day - were both gone. A girl in Mossgiel heard the story and decided she would take it upon herself to raise the lost money. By the end of the next day she had it, collected from each of the boarders. It was a fine gesture. What is the future for boarding at The Geelong College? Over the past ten to fifteen years there has been - in schools such as ours - a decline in boarding numbers. Camberwell Grammar, Haileybury, Brighton, Mentone Boys' Grammar, Wesley, Trinity and a number of other schools have closed down their boarding houses over this period. In 1971 The Geelong College had 288 boarders. By the end of Peter Thwaites' time as Headmaster in 1975, there were 147. Over the past five years boarding numbers have held steady at about 100. The hard times at present and in particular, in the country, may well put some pressure on those current numbers. Given then, this trend against boarding statewide and with growing economic hardship we have to ask whether our boarding houses will be here in twenty years' time. And I don't really have an answer, but I think that there will always be a call for boarding from the community in some form or other. It may be that boarding will change from its present form into something more in tune with family living. It is possible that dormitory-style accommodation will be replaced with smaller, unitised living, with "house parents" in charge. This is a model that Genezzano has adopted for example. Unfortunately our decisions may have to be based on economics in the long run, rather than on any abiding philosophical position we may have on boarding. It is a question, we as a school will have to confront in the near future as we plan to take our school into a new century. Mr Chairman, Mr Sheahan, thank you for affording me this opportunity to talk about boarding at The Geelong College where I know that I have probably only scratched the surface. I thank you all for your attention. Mr Andrew Gibson

HOUSE OF GUILDS 1992 has once again proved to be a busy year in the House of Guilds. Over the course of the year many students ventured through the doors of the HOG to pursue their creative interest. During Terms One and Two many Year Nine students spent their lunchtimes learning the skills involved in woodturning. A number of exceptional pieces were made by Sam Lucas, David McGuinness, Will Gordon and Stephen Kent. Amongst the timbers used were Eastern Mahogany, Durian and Kapur. Guyon Collins spent many long hard hours creating a large glass topped coffee table made out of Amoora. With a French Polish finish, this piece was amongst the most memorable created during the year. Last year the dreaded Plant Box was the flavour of the year. This year it would seem that chopping boards with their contrasting tim-

bers of Amoora and Kauri proved to be popular. Rodney Capon would have to be nominated as the most consistent or persistent student this year in his endeavours to see the infamous Green Kite off the ground. Like any good designer, Rod did not let the

occasional mishap discourage him in his efforts to see the kite fly. Over several nights Rodney entertained those working in the HOG with spectacular crashes and instant repairs using fibreglass, tape and string.

This year we have also seen an increase in Boarder numbers at the HOG, mostly from Mackie House. It is vital that the boarders of the school feel that the HOG is a place where they can comfortably visit any time and develop their creative pursuits. I look forward to seeing many more students from Mackie and Mossgiel visiting the HOG in 1993. This year has also been a time when many members of the Geelong Community have utilised the facilities of the HOG. During the day and after school, students and members have watched one another at work, interacted and learnt much from one another. It has been a great benefit for our students to watch craftspeople come into the HOG and apply their skills. Many students this year have chosen work in wood, as in previous years. Leatherwork was an area in which some students chose to work, this being largely in the form of plaiting belts. I would like to encourage all those students who read this article and who have never been to the HOG, to come and visit us at the Austin Gray Centre and see for yourself what activities we can offer you. And to those students who have visited the HOG, do so again next year and fully utilise the facilities and staff of the

school. Finally, I would like to thank Mr Egan, Mr Wells, Mr Andrews and Mr Cummins for their valuable help and assistance in the running of the HOG this year. For an establishment such as the HOG, it is vital that we have staff with broad and varied backgrounds who can give advice in many areas. Mr P.C. Taylor Warden, House of Guilds

REFLECTIONS ON MY YEAR DOWN UNDER 1992 has been a great year for me as a teacher and as a person. I have been delighted to have had the opportunity to teach some wonderful individuals and to have seen some great class spirit develop over a very short time of only a year. I have to admit, my favourite class was my Year 12. I felt for them as they underwent the VCE experience; I hope that they all gain the marks they need for their very varied futures. I was encouraged by the number of them that were not just confining their sights to the Victorian horizon. My year 10 classes have also gained a special place in my memory, particularly for their wit but also for many of them showing so much effort. But the whole College experience has been good in many ways; for example the emphasis on rewarding excellence in public, in the weekly assemblies and also the recognition given to the efforts of all within the community, staff and pupils alike. It seems as though very little gets past the Principal's eye unnoticed. The school has a very positive feel to it, from the top right down. If something needs doing, then it does get done, without much fuss and bother. The staff and pupils do truly have a lucky school to work in, and I will miss it a lot. My family and I have got to know the locals outside the school a little too. We soon found a lovely church to join for our temporary stay here - the Life Centre Geelong. They are meeting at present in Little Ryrie Street, but by the end of the year they will be in the old Geelong Bowls, done up to be their new church. It has been very exciting to watch the project get off the ground and nearly completed within only six months. Unfortunately things like that take much longer in the Motherland. They are so lucky to have such a large and central building to work from. They are particularly keen to reach some of the homeless who have frequented these premises over the last couple of years. Your nation is truly the lucky country. You have so much space, clean air and unpolluted beaches (in comparison to the British beaches). We have sampled the peace and tranquillity of the Red Centre, the character and courtesy of Sydney, the beautiful clear

warm water of the coast of Northern Queensland and much more besides. It really has been a geographer's paradise, finding photographable features everywhere. I do hope that you can keep it clean and beautiful for a few years until I can find an excuse to come back again. I suspect with every high experience there has to be a low. Well, for us the Victorian weather has to take the ticket! We have seen so much water here, so much wind, and have longed for our central heating back home! To me the weather can be summed up by our experience on the Hume Highway coming back from Sydney one day. It was just a two lane section, admittedly in southern New South Wales, just north of Albury. Rain and wind had been falling and blowing all day on our nine hundred kilometre day's run, when we found that the main artery of your communications system was blocked by a fallen gum tree, only one car in front of us! Several of the drivers leapt out into the horizontal rain to move the branches to clear one of the lanes. This we did eventually, but it was rather damp in the car afterwards! We were never adequately warned about your weather back in the United Kingdom, so for the sake of any non-Victorians who may be reading this, I will end with a Geographer's redefinition of the true Victorian weather. There is no other climate in the world quite like it. If it is described as a cool version of Mediterranean climate, that goes a fair way to describe bit, but that hides an awful lot. The guide books all say that Melbourne can have four seasons in the one day. This is true, but you need to understand more about it than that. You need to know that the length of time any one season is with you is very unpredictable indeed. Yes, you can have winter lasting for six months, broken again by a few days of summer. The thing to remember is that the seasons don't necessarily come in the conventional order, as you would be used to in the Northern hemisphere, they can come whenever they like. I think that the key to the Victorian Weather is the total unpredictability of it. The weather will simply be a reflection of the place the wind comes from. So in any one year, you will have many days tinged with the chill of the Antarctic continent and from experience, a few days burnt with the breathless heat of the Red Centre. There are some really lovely beaches in Victoria that have not seen any pollution yet, but you do need a wet suit to go surfing, apart from about one week in the height of the summer. This should be a good indication of the average summer temperatures. Swimming in Australia is really great, but sea temperatures mean that Sydney northwards definitely has the edge on Victoria. Thanks for having me, I hope to return to Australia in the not too distant future. Jim Twelves

ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENT SATU SAHLA: ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLED SCHOOL It was the 8th August in 1991 when I left my homecountry: Finland behind me and started my trip to Australia. I didn't know much about Australia on that day. I thought Australia is always quite warm country but on the 11th August when I finally arrived in Melbourne with t-shirt and shorts on I noticed that the weather was like Finland. I was freezing cold. But how about the kangaroos? I thought I can see them everywhere, at least on those fields between Geelong and Melbourne but my host dad had to explain why I couldn't see them on the way from the airport to Geelong. A few days later I noticed that the Anglesea Golf Course is the best place to get to see those beautiful animals. At least I knew something about Australia before I came here. I knew that vegemite is not chocolate spread like I thought before I put a teaspoon full of vegemite in my mouth. That vegemite was from our Australian exchange student. I've been staying with six excellent host families. I have been really lucky to see so many different styles to live. It has been great to be a part of my host families. They have made this year really special. Australia is a big country and it is full of interesting things to see, Victoria is a beautiful state. I have been to Melbourne, Ballarat, Warrnambool, Port Campbell, Lome, Phillip Island and so on. But I have also been to other states thanks for my host families, Geelong College and my own parents. I went to central Australia with other exchange students. We climbed Ayers Rock, did camel riding and many other things. That trip really opened my eyes to see how big and beautiful Australia is. I will never forget this night when we slept outside by the camp-fire under millions and millions of little stars and in the morning the sun opened my eyes to see the red sand everywhere, and a couple of gum trees somewhere, nowhere. Queensland is an excellent place to spend a holiday. I went there for few days and I really loved it. The weather was nice and warm and the place like a paradise, and about two weeks ago I came back from Sydney International Music Festival. It was the best trip I have had thanks to the music students and the teachers. I have been really lucky to get to see so much of Australia. I have learnt many different things about Alice Springs, Aborigines, Sydney, Brisbane and so on. Even though I have learnt and seen a lot and I have made many great friendships and I love this country I still have things that I miss from my own country. White Christmas for example is the thing I really miss. I remember when I went outside on Christmas Day with t-shirt and shorts on and I couldn't believe that it's Christmas. Sauna is another thing I miss. Taking a sauna at least once a week is a must for me and most Finns and of course I have got a beautiful family at home and I love them a lot. But I have been so busy that I haven't had time to be homesick. This year has not been only a big holiday. It has been a school year in Australia at The Geelong College. I've been really lucky to be a part of this school spirit. The Geelong College is totally different to my own school in Finland. This school is like your home. Is not only the school where to study, its also the place where to spend time after school or students can even live here. We haven't got any private schools in Finland so I didn't know much about them. Here teachers expect a lot and students work really hard. I will never forget my first weeks here. I don't understand anything and it was really hard to find classrooms. Everything was so different; school uniforms, house rooms and assemblies were the things I had not even known before this year! But even though everything was different and new I got into everything really quickly, thanks for my great friends and my teachers. I have learnt so many new things that I feel like I would have done two years in one year. This year has been something really special, I have got so many good memories and they will last in my heart forever. I love this country, it has been great to be a part of this country, Australian culture, Geelong

College and my host families. Now I know how to eat vegemite or shear sheep. I even know something about Australian Football but Cricket is still as boring as when I first came here. I have been enjoying myself. It has been great to tell something about Finland to Geography classes, it has been nice to play flute again, thanks for Mr Hannah and Concert Band. The Geelong College is the best school I have ever seen. I love these big beautiful buildings, the Chapel and the whole school area. I've been lucky to get into this wonderful school. I have met so many excellent people that it's hard to leave them all in few days time. I would like to say thanks to the Principal of The Geelong College, Mr Paul Sheahan, Vice Principal, Mr John Gilson, House Master, Mr Miller, my tutors Mrs Sutton and Mr Ferrier, Mr Millar, all of my excellent teachers, the library staff and other members of staff. I would like to say a special thanks to all of my friends and Year 12's. Thanks for helping me and being my friends. Without out you this year would not have been anything. Rotary Youth Exchange Programme is an excellent thing, thanks to Highton Rotary Club and Mr Grant who got me into this school. I will never forget this year. I'm full of good memories and they last in my heart forever. Thanks.

MUSIC 1992 has been a most successful year for the music programme throughout the College. All groups and many individuals from Campbell House through the Preparatory School to the Senior School have performed at levels which compliment the support given to the music programme by the school administra-

tion, the Old Collegians, the Foundation committee, the newly formed Parents Support Group and the staff of the College, not to mention the expertise of all the music staff (both permanent and visiting) who give extra time to ensure that the students and groups in their charge can perform at their best on any occasion. The College Concert Series this year provided some excellent musical experiences through the presentation of a wide variety of performers and performances. With the exception of the RAAF Concert Band concert early in the year, the Concert Series for one reason or another was very poorly attended. The school has decided to run the Series again in its present format for 1993 but with a view to some changes if necessary in 1994. I would like to invite all our readers to subscribe to the

Concerts Series in 1993 by contacting the Director of Music for information about subscription and single tickets. The year got off to a good start with the Preparatory School Concert Band conducted by Mr Roger Sullivan and Miss Carolyn McAlister practising solidly for their visit to Japan as part of a cultural celebration in a city near Osaka. The reports by students and teachers suggest that the trip was an outstanding success and the experiences gained will be with them for a long to come. The Conductors of the large ensemble groups throughout the school decided last year that in 1992, instead of concentrating on limited works for competition purposes, they would give the students a broader experience by working on music for concert programmes. This change of direc-

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Back Row:Mitchell Anderson, Paul Roth, James Griffiths, Benjamin Miller, Mark Elshout, Joel Gladman, Andrew Jenner, Benjamin Roberts 4th Row:Bret Grace, Mr P. Hannah, David Henderson, Kirsten Ellis, Georgina Ashby, Sophie Weddell, Warren Parker, Marcus Herrick, Andrew McKie 3rd Row: Graham Lethbridge, Andreas Schild, Katrina Hosie, Amanda Notini, Christine Hood, Emily Chappie, Sarah Shrimpton, Ms M. Dwyer, Mr D. Jeffrey 2nd Row:Mr H. Hood, Mrs U. Kamburowski, Mrs C. Edwards, Melinda Hobbs, Scott Pearce, Rhys Jones, William Mills, Byron Higginbotham, Mr B. Edwards, Mr M. Irwin Front Row:Megan Walter, Anita Ciach, Laura Bridges, Ruth Stoneman, Ruth Dougherty, Amber Brooke, Jane Armstrong, Felicity Emselle, Nicole Ronald, Georgina Cameron, Claire Hart, Yvette Jenner

tion has allowed the groups to perform a wider variety of music from the standard repertoire, as well as modern, commercial and entertainment works. After a shaky start to rehearsals, the String Orchestra, Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra, through the cooperation of the administration and the sports coaches, settled into a practice routine that allowed the groups to develop their programmes and perform to their potential. The Symphony Orchestra rehearsed from 6:30 to 8:30pm each Monday after their evening meal, which was organised and supplied by the parents of members. This proved to be a very worthwhile social event as well as allowing the group to rehearse successfully throughout the year. There is no doubt that the greatest highlight of the year for members of the Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra was their acceptance (by the World Projects Committee) to take part in the '92 International Music Fes-

tival held in Sydney in July. Thirty-four groups from around the world took part, fourteen of which were from Australia. The Geelong College were the only representatives from Victoria in the Festival. From all aspects the festival was a great success. The students were exposed to world class music, particularly from the excellent performance of the German Band conducted by D. Hauswirth. They performed alongside groups from the United States of America, Germany, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Tonga, New Zealand, Singapore, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Most of these groups were youth groups slightly older than the College students, but our musicians were certainly up there with the standard of the festival. The Symphony Orchestra and the Concert Band gaining Silver And Bronze Awards respectively. This was probably the greatest musical experience a music student could have during his or her secondary

schooling. In the months before the Festival, the Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra rehearsed solidly and gave recitals in the Geelong Bay City and Corio shopping centres, as well as a recorded concert to parents, friends and sponsors in the Robertson Hall of the Preparatory School. The Music Faculty also gave two public performances in third term. On Friday, 14th August, they performed at the Robertson hall for the St. George's Church Organ Appeal, and on Sunday, August 30th, they performed at the Queenscliff Town Hall. Both performances were well received and there has been positive feedback with invitations to give future public performances. The Annual Education Concert was held again this year for the second time as the Foundation Concert at The Performing Arts Centre. With the support of the Foundation members, this venture again 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 with the proceeds going to the Education Fund. I would like to take this opportunity in congratulating Katrina Hosie and Paul DiStefano on their success in being awarded their Associate of Music of Australia Diplomas (A. Mus. A.).They are both outstanding musicians and thoroughly deserve these

CONCERT BAND Back Row:Paul Roth, David Spear, Mitchell Anderson, Benjamin Miller, Mark Elshout, Luke Coulson, Simon Aspinall, Nick Clark, Martin Whitehead, Joel Gladman, Mr David Jeffery 3rd Row:Warren Parker, Stephen Kent, Rhys Jones, Andrew McKie, Bret Grace, Benjamin Roberts, Paul DiStefano, Charles Ross, Geoffrey Cooper, Richard Griffiths, Mr H. Hood 2nd Row:Mr M. Irwin, Graham Lethbridge, Matthew Wilkinson, Scott Pearce, Amanda Notini, Christine Hood, Georgina Ashby, Megan Walter, Kirsten Ellis, Patrick Van Prooyen, Vincent DeStefano, Mr P. Hannah Front Row:Marcus Herrick, Bruno Siketa, Amanda Smith, Satu Sahla, Melinda Hobbs, Kate Dethridge, Clare Dowling, Justine Kelly, Victoria Rippon, Claire Hart, Simon Carland, Seaton Daw

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awards. Paul is probably the youngest student (Yr 10) to attain this award in the history of music at the school. This year it was decided that the large Music groups would not take part in any Eisteddfods, however several College Music students were successful in various sections of the eisteddfod. The results included: Under 18 Classical Guitar Solo: 1st place Tim DiStefano. Under 16 Classical Guitar Duet: 1st place Tim DiStefano and Will Lewis. Under 16 Folk and Country and Western: 2nd Place Tim DiStefano. 3rd Place Campbell Hobson. Under 15 Classical Guitar : 1st place Will Lewis 3rd place Campbell Hobson Under 13 Classical Guitar : 3rd place Claire Clayton The Highton Rotary Star Search was won by The Collegians Dixieland Jazz Band who won $500 in cash and a recording session to the value of $500. Ben Collins (violin) received an Honourable Mention. At the 1992 G.A.M.A. Scholarships held in July, Georgina Cameron (Yr 7) won the String section in a field of very talented musicians. Although rain interrupted play for a while, the Concert Band, Stage Band, Collegians Dixieland Band and Rock Bands were happy to contribute to the very successful Carnival weekend. The String Orchestra provided background music at the Art Exhibition in the Morrison Hall. The vocal ensembles and soloists have been very productive this year with two music evenings

producing some fine singing. I would like to thank Mrs. Stephens, our visiting singing teacher, for organising the events and for her persistence in forming the small but enthusiastic school choir. A special mention must be made in appreciation to Mrs. Carmel Edwards for her accompanying of all instrumentalists and vocalists at examinations, recitals and concerts throughout the year. The Carol Service this year, which combined Middle and Senior Schools, was held as a Carols by Candlelight on the lawns of the Senior School using the Dining Room as a backdrop, turned out to be a great success, with some fine singing by students from both schools as well as an appreciative audience. Finally, I would like to thank the many people who have helped make this one of the most successful years we have experienced. Our thanks are extended to the College, Mr Sheahan, Mr Gilson, Mr Kaye, the Old Collegians Association - particularly David Whitcroft, Bob Grant and Robyn WilkinsonBeard in the Foundation Office, the General Office Staff, the tireless Parent Support Group in their fundraising activities and the students and staff who have all worked very hard in meeting deadlines and reaching targets set throughout the year. A special thankyou to all the sponsors who supported our groups financially in their quest to take part in the Sydney International Music Festival. I would also like to take this opportunity in thanking all of our Year Twelve musicians for their support throughout the year and wish them all the very best for their future. H. Hood

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THE COLLEGE CARNIVAL This year's mammoth undertaking - threatening even the impact of the VCE with its magnitude, was the College Carnival. Despite the intermittent drizzle nothing could dampen the spirit, enthusiasm and effectiveness of workers and spenders alike. Under the auspices of the College Foundation so ably staffed by Bob Grant and Robynne Wilkinson-Beards, organiser Alan Williamson and his dedicated committee came up with the goods. Nine months travail resulted in a spectacular birth. Highlights of the day's fifty stalls and events included mouth-watering food, superb crafts, and marvellous music, as well as the dunking of prominent members of the College community. The Craft Stall alone raised $7,000.00. For the Small Fry, there were the delights of the Teddy Bears' Picnic, pony rides and a baby animal nursery including puppies, kittens, ducklings, an alpaca,and a children's python. The day resulted in $60,000 nett takings, sore feet and an intense sense of achievement. Our thanks to the committee: Alan Williamson (Convener), Maxine Driscoll, Elizabeth Farrow, Anne Mitchell, Val O'Hara, Ellen Self, Amanda Swaney, John Anderson, Peter Betts, Richard Carr, Barton Van Laar, Paul Sheahan (Principal), John Kaye (Bursar), Bob Grant (Development Director), John Lucas, John Fitzgerald, Peter Hudson and to David Whitcroft for organising the car parking. Thanks also to all those from the College community who contributed to the Carnival.

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FAREWELL AND THANK YOU It is with the deepest appreciation for their contribution to the school that we say farewell to the following staff members: Mr Tom Ferrier leaves us after seven years service. He has been a highly successful teacher of Environmental Science. Students have appreciated his compassionate and caring approach towards them and his conservationist approach to life. He has also been a most positive force in the School as a tennis coach, having coached the First VIII for several years. Mrs Margaret Sutton also leaves us after six years dedicated service. Mrs Sutton has always demanded the excellence and hard work from her students which she has displayed in her teaching. Few students emerged from her classroom without marked improvement in their English skills. In her time at both the Preparatory and Senior schools, Mrs Sutton earned the respect and affection of her students. She has been involved in tennis, the school magazine, and has played an important part in the developing health education programme in the school. Mrs Joy Schmidt leaves after three years' service to the school in the Graphics, Painting and Australian Studies areas. She brought an additional and most welcome female presence to the Austin Gray Centre. Mrs Schmidt's concern, kindness and competence have been the hallmarks of her teaching. Her versatility and talent have been of great benefit to all. Mrs Schmidt will be undertaking a Master's Degree in Fine Arts by Research. Mr Simon Harrison also leaves us after three years, among other things, to further his interest in Sports Science. In his time at College, Mr Harrison has been actively involved in rowing (Master in charge for two years), football and athletics.. He has been a hard-working member of the Australian Studies, English, History and Business Studies departments. Miss Denise Macvean leaves us after three years to pursue qualifications in the field of Special Education. Anyone who made the mistake of judging Denise's forcefulness by her height would be making a grave mistake. Whether it be on the basketball court or in the History or English classrooms, she is a dynamo determined to succeed and inspire others to success. We also say goodbye and bon voyage to Mr Jim Twelves who has been an exchange teacher in the school for twelve months. Jim has been a most delightful and welcome presence in the school this year. He has travelled Australia, always with the desire to be pleased with what he has seen. His teaching of geography has been beneficial to all those with whom he has come into contact.

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NORMAN RACHINGER On 31st December, 1992, Norman Neil Rachinger rer tired from the staff of the Preparatory School after thirty-one years of quite outstanding service. Having lived his early life in the rather delightful Victorian spa town of Daylesford for which he has particularly fond memories, he moved with his family to Geelong, completed his secondary schooling at Geelong Grammar School as a day student, and then embarked on qualifying for his life-long love of teaching. Having qualified as a primary teacher and an art teacher at the then Geelong Teachers' College, Norman spent some time working in Education Department schools before beginning at the Preparatory School as an Art teacher on the very same day as Les Hatton joined the staff. As an indication of the change in enrolment patterns since that day, there were twelve people on the staff at that time (there are now fifty-five!). The much-loved L.J. Campbell was the Head of the Preparatory School at that time but, as he was ailing, Mr Ian Watson was the Acting Head and Norm served under him for almost fifteen years. Recognising Norm's talent and his love of children and the fact that he had once been Head of two Rural Schools, Mr Watson appointed him as Senior Master in 1967 and this role developed into one of the Deputy Head positions at the Prep, which Norm occupied through to his retirement. Those who have had contact with him at the Prep, will readily appreciate the fine work that he accomplished through a host of different activities: in addition to his normal school duties, he used to work on weekends at the House of Guilds with boarders; he co-ordinated, and for fifteen years was very involved in, the annual Open Day fete; and his contact with parents and students (for reasons other than discipline) was always appreciated for its frankness and concern. In addition to a rather daunting workload at school, Norm has had a considerable involvement in community activities that have always been directed towards the welfare of others. He still teaches Sunday School at Christ Church and is a committed member of that church community; he has worked hard for the Noah's Ark toy library; but perhaps his greatest and most enduring involvement has been at the Karingal Centre for people with intellectual disability, for which his wonderful contribution was recognised by the opening of the "N.N. Rachinger Centre" in 1992. Norm and his wife, Beth, enjoyed their first tour overseas on Long Service Leave in 1992 and in his retirement he has the stated aim to enjoy "galleries, gardening, his grandchild (expected to become grandchildren in the near future!) ... and gallivanting with his wife of forty years". Independent schools like the College rely enormously on men and women with the integrity, the commitment and the dedication of people like Norm. The school's histories are littered with characters like Norm and the schools are poorer without them. The College remains very much in his debt and, as he begins to enjoy a thoroughly deserved rest from the hustle and bustle of the day-to-day rigours of a school filled with young people, we take this opportunity of saying to him "well done, thou good and faithful servant". Mr A.P. Sheahan

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AWARDS 1992 A C A D E M I C PRIZES 1992 Dux of the College, 1992, (donated by the President of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association, 1991, Mr R.G. Hepburn): JAMES GRIFFITHS Proxime Accessit Prize, for the Year 12 students who finished second to the Dux of the College: KIRSTEN HOVEY JONATHAN SPEAR The Principal's Prize, for the Captain of the School: FIORAN BOURKE The T.W. Davies Prize for the Vice-Captains of the School: PETER McCANN ANNA SPURLING The Dr. Gus Kearney Memorial Prize for all-round ability and service to the College: JAMES NELSON The Hobday Prize for a student in Year 12, who has won no other prize, in recognition of overall service to the College community:

KARINA WIELAND 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: RACHAEL SWINTON The James and Dolina Arbuckle Memorial Prize for a student who has given outstanding service to the College in work, sport and leadership: ANDREW LAMB ART The Dr. A.J. Campbell Perpetual Trophy Prize for all-round sporting contribution to the College: FIORAN BOURKE 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:

BENJAMIN MILLER The Alexander Coto and John Coto Memorial Prize for students not otherwise named on the Prize List who have worked consistently: MALCOLM SHARKEY The James Fraser Sutherland Memorial Prize for outstanding work in Fine and Applied Arts: MICHELLE CLARK SUBJECT PRIZES The Accounting Prize: SIMON LYNCH The Art Prize: KATHERINE DETHRIDGE The Australian Studies Prize: AARON STOKES The Biology Prize: KATE HALL The Chemistry Prize: JAMES GRIFFITHS The Classics Prize: JAMES GRIFFITHS The Drama Prize:

SOPHIE COLLINS The Alec G. Stewart Prize for Economics: MARTIN WHITEHEAD The C A. Bickford Prize for the top Year 12 English student (donated by the Senior School Parents' and Friends' Association): ANGELA 0 7 HARA JONATHAN SPEAR The Harry Hooper Environmental Science Prize: ANTHONY MIDDLETON The Geography Prize: CAITLIN SPRAGG The Graphic Communication Prize: ALYSSA TURNER The History Prize: KIRSTEN HOVEY (Australian) JONATHAN SPEAR (Revolutions) The Information Technology Prize: ANDREW McKIE The International Studies Prize: KIRSTEN HOVEY The Legal Studies Prize: KATE HALL The Literature Prize: MATTHEW BRIDGES The A.T. Andrews Memorial Prize for Mathematics and Science in Year 12: 105

JAMES GRIFFITHS The Brian Lester Prize for Mathematics for the top Year 12 Mathematics Student: PAUL CROWE The B.R. Keith Modern Language Prize: SHANELLE JONES (French) HAZEL LAU (Chinese) The Music Prize: MELINDA HOBBS The Norman Atkins Memorial Choir Prize: SOPHIE COLLINS JENNIFER 0 7 DONNELL The E.R. Scott Prize for best instrumentalist: KATRINA HOSIE The Physical Education Prize: TOBY SUTTON The Physics Prize: JAMES GRIFFITHS The Stanley Calvert Prize for Debating and Public Speaking: Not Awarded

SPORTING PRIZE LIST The Nigel Boyes Trophy for Field Games CAIN SARAH The A.J. Paterson Trophy for Hurdles MARK WILLIAMSON The J.C. Cunningham Trophy for Shot Put RHIANNON BOURKE Girls7 Senior Swimming Champion JANE BARRETT Boys' Open Swimming Champion SHEM FITZGERALD Girls7 U17 Athletics Champion JANE SELMAN Girls7 Open Athletics Champion FIORAN BOURKE The J.H. Campbell Trophy for the Boys7 U17 Athletics Champion MARK WILLIAMSON The Geelong College Cup for Boys7 Open Athletics Champion ANDREW LAMBART Boys7 Open Doubles Tennis Champions ANDREW FRENCH, ADAM VON EINEM Girls7 Open Doubles Tennis Champions SARAH GILL, RHONA MacLEAN Girls7 Open Singles Champion SARAH GILL The T.S. Hawkes Memorial Trophy for the Boys7 Open Singles Tennis Champion JUSTIN TAYLOR The T.K. (Tim) Maltby Trophy for the best cricketer of the year CHRISTOPHER STINCHCOMBE The W.H. Hill Trophy for best all-round cricket performance HARVEY STEPHENSON

MERIT A W A R D S YEAR 12 FIORAN BOURKE Mathematics C&A MATTHEW BRIDGES English, Literature, History - Revolutions MATTHEW CIRILLO Graphic Communication MICHELLE CLARK Art CHRISTINE COLLESS Biology, English SOPHIE COLLINS Theatre Studies STUART COSGRIFF International Studies, Australian History PAUL CROWE Chemistry, Mathematics Extensions C&A, Mathematics R&D, Physics KATHERINE DETHRIDGE Art SALLY FARROW Geography CARL FINLAY Mathematics R&D, English, Physics SOPHIE FISHER Biology SHEM FITZGERALD Environmental Studies JAMES GERRARD Economics JAMES GRIFFITHS Chemistry, Mathematics Extensions C&A, Mathematics R&D, Physics, Latin, English KATE HALL Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics C&A, Legal Studies, English CLAIRE HANSON French, Legal Studies MARCUS HERRICK English MELINDA HOBBS Latin, Music, Music Craft KATRINAHOSIE English, Music Craft KIRSTEN HOVEY Legal Studies, International Studies, English, Australian History SALLY HUTCHINS Biology, Geography, Environmental Studies LUCY IDLE Biology, English SHANELLE JONES Chemistry, French, Mathematics C&A NICHOLAS KAYE Accounting, Mathematics C&A, History - Revolutions, Physics, English JODIE KOCH Accounting ANDREW LAMB ART Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics C&A, English

HAZEL LAU Chinese SIMON LEWIS Mathematics R&D SIMON LYNCH Accounting, Economics VERITY MASON Geography TIMOTHY MATTHEWS Australian Studies PETER McCANN Physical Education ANDREW McKIE Information Technology ROBERT MENZIES English ANTHONY MIDDLETON Environmental Studies PAUL MISHURA English NAOMI MITCHELL Mathematics C&A, Art, Graphic Communication SIMON MITCHELL Chemistry, Mathematics Extensions C&A, Mathematics R&D, English, Physics JAMES NELSON Biology JENNIFER O'DONNELL French, English, Music Craft ANGELA O'HARA English, Literature LUKE PERRY English VICTORIA RIPPON English, Legal Studies MALCOLM SHARKEY Physics

JONATHAN SPEAR English, Literature, History - Revolutions CAITLIN SPRAGG Geography ANNA SPURLING English, Physical Education AARON STOKES Australian Studies CAMERON SUTHERLAND Information Technology

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TOBY SUTTON Physical Education RACHAEL SWINTON Accounting, Economics ALYSSA TURNER Mathematics C&A, English, Graphic Communication HAMISH WHITEHEAD Accounting, Mathematics C&A, Economics, English MARTIN WHITEHEAD Mathematics R&D, Economics TROY WILD International Studies YEAR 11 MITCHELL ANDERSON Physical Education, English, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A JASON ARKLAY Physics BENJAMIN ARNOTT Chemistry, Mathematics S&N GEORGINA ASHBY Biology, Economics EMMA BAIL Australian Studies LUKE BARR Environmental Studies GAVIN BARTLETT Chemistry, English, Mathematics S&N, Legal Studies, Australian Studies ROBIN BAYLEY History, French, Mathematics S&N, Geography, Legal Studies, Mathematics R&D ANNA BRIDGEFORD Economics TIMOTHY BUSKENS Accounting BELINDA CARDINAL Biology BEAU CARROLL Information Technology GARY CHAN Chinese ANNA CHISHOLM French, Australian Studies, Legal Studies, English, Mathematics R&D NIGEL CHRISTMAS Physics ALISON COLLINS Economics, Australian Studies OLIVIA CONNELLY Literature, English, Mathematics S&N, Economics HEATHER COSGRIFF Biology, Geography GEORGINA CRICK Australian Studies, Art ROBERT DAVIS Physics, Mathematics S&N MICHELLE DAY Chinese, English EDWARD DICKINSON Environmental Studies, Materials & Technology

KIRSTEN ELLIS Mathematics R&D, Physics NATHAN EMSELLE Physics, Graphic Communication, Latin, English, Mathematics S&N KA KIN (Henry) FUNG Accounting, Mathematics S&N, Chemistry, Mathematics C&A JENNIFER GASON Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A, Chemistry, Physics ADRIAN GIVOYE Australian Studies JAMES GRANT Information Technology SHERYL GRIFFITHS Geography, Biology DAVID HENDERSON Physics, Biology, Latin, Mathematics R&D, Mathematics S&N, Chemistry DANIEL IRVIN Information Technology DAVID JOHNSTON Australian Studies, Economics GUY LE GREW Literature, English, Mathematics R&D, Economics GRAHAM LETHBRIDGE Physics, Latin, History, Mathematics S&N, Mathematics C&A, English, Chemistry KATE McEWEN Mathematics S&N, Physical Education NISHA MENZIES History, Australian Studies, English, Mathematics S&N JANE MESSENGER Mathematics R&D, Art BENJAMIN MILLER Physics, Chemistry, French, Mathematics C&A, English, Music NATALIE MOL English JUSTINE MOODIE English OLIVIA MORRIS English, Mathematics S&N, Chemistry SALLY MORRIS English, Physical Education, Biology SIMONE OLSEN Australian Studies BROOK RATCLIFF Graphic Communication BENJAMIN ROBERTS Theatre Studies ALISTER ROBSON Mathematics C&A, Mathematics S&N, Geography, Chemistry KYLIE ROGERS Graphic Communication JANE SELMAN Art JONATHON SENIOR Legal Studies AMANDA SYNOT Mathematics R&D JUSTIN TAYLOR Chemistry, Accounting, Mathematics S&N

ANTHONY THORNTON Legal Studies, Economics, Mathematics R&D SARAH WALTER Chemistry, Art EDWARD WEBER Australian Studies SOPHIE WEDDELL Australian Studies DAVID WHITTLE History, English REBECCA WRIGHT Accounting DAVID WYNN Physical Education HEIDI ZUMPE Australian Studies

YEAR 10 * Denotes Merit Award Prize KERRIE BELL Physical Education, Religion Studies, English, Science, Painting REBECCA BENJAMIN English STEPHEN BENNETT Mathematics RHIANNON BOURKE Chinese, English, Commerce LAURA BRIDGES Drama, French, Latin, English, Science, Graphic Communication JAMES BRIGGS Science, French, Geography, Mathematics, Commerce MATTHEW BUCKIS Geography NATHAN BYRNE Religion Studies,Commerce, English, Geography, Science ADAM C. CAMPBELL Woodwork ANITA CIACH English ANDREW CIRILLO Science, Mathematics, Graphic Communication, Commerce NICHOLAS CLARK Science LUKE CONSIDINE English, Commerce LUKE COULSON Religion Studies BRENT DARBY Physical Education MALCOLM DAVEY Chinese, Mathematics RACHEL DAY French, Mathematics SALLY DENNIS Physical Education, Science PAUL DiSTEFANO Commerce, Mathematics, Music, Science TAMARA DOMINIKOVICH Commerce CLARE DOWLING Drama, English

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TARA EATON English, History, Science BENJAMIN FITZGERALD Geography, Mathematics JAMES GOODE Geography, Mathematics, Science NICOLE HAMBLING Commerce, English, Textiles DAVID HANNA Woodwork JANE HENDERSON Science, History, French, Physical Education, Latin, Mathematics ANGUS HILL Commerce MILES HOBSON Physical Education ABBIE HUXLEY Drama PAIGE IRWIN Textiles NICHOLAS JARMAN Physical Education PRUDENCE JOHNSTONE Science, English, Painting, History BROOKE JOLLY English, Geography, Literature MICHAEL JONES Geography JUSTINE KELLY English, Music DAVID KNIGHT Physical Education JUSTIN LANGBEIN Mathematics, Science, Commerce GRAHAM LOCKHART Physical Education TIMOTHY MACLEOD Commerce, Science ROWENA McCALLUM Religion Studies, Literature, English, Painting STEWART McCALLUM Physical Education, English, Commerce RANDALL McDONALD Science, Latin, Geography, Mathematics ANGUS McKAIGE Physical Education, Ceramics CLAUDE MOCELLIN History, Science, Mathematics KATE MOORE Religion Studies, English, History, Literature, Science FELICITY MURPHY History, Geography, English, Science MIRANDA NATION Drama, French, Literature, English, Mathematics, Science DAVID NEAL Chinese, Drama, Literature, English, Science ROMNEY NELSON Physical Education TIMOTHY NOON AN French, Woodwork CLINTON PEAKE Physical Education, Mathematics MATTHEW PETTIG Woodwork

ANDREW POOLEY Science, Mathematics ROSS QUAIL Chinese, Physical Education JONATHON REICHL Physical Education SCOTT REID Science GAIL RUSHWORTH Commerce, Drama, Religion Studies, Graphic Communication, Mathematics BRETT SALAJAN Physical Education EMMA SEARS Physical Education ALISTAIR SMITH Geography, English SAMUEL SMITH Drama, Religion Studies ANTHONY SNOW Woodwork DAVID SPEAR Religion Studies, English, Painting DARREN STENDT Ceramics ALLISON TAYLOR Physical Education, Religion Studies JAMES TAYLOR Religion Studies DANIEL THOMPSON Physical Education CATHARINE TURNER Geography, English, Graphic Communication JAYSON WARD Commerce, Mathematics, Science FLEUR WEBER English, Painting, Music JARROD WITCOMBE Commerce, Graphic Communication YEAR 9 DAMIEN ANDERSON Physical Education JARED ANSKAITIS Ceramics SKYE ARMSTRONG Graphic Communication, Painting CLARE ASHBY History EMILY CHAPPLE English, Geography, History, Ceramics TIMOTHY CLARK Science, Geography, Mathematics TREVORCOHN Chinese, Science, Mathematics GUYON COLLINS Ceramics SUZANNE CRONIN Mathematics LUKE D'ORSA Painting KATHERINE DAVIS Physical Education, History RANIE DAW Woodwork CAMERON DAY Geography

KIM DENNIS Science, Mathematics TIMOTHY DiSTEFANO Ceramics ANNA EDGERTON Biblical Narrative WESLEY ENTICOTT Physical Education, Mathematics, Woodwork BARNES FALLAW Physical Education EMILY GERRARD Science, English, Painting RICHARD GRIFFITHS Science, Latin, Mathematics, Woodwork, Music JOSHUA GURRIE Biblical Narrative, Geography, Graphic Communication BELINDA HAEBICH Drama, Science, Textiles SARAH HAMILTON Physical Education EMMA HANSON Biblical Narrative, History, Physical Education, French, Mathematics, Science SOMMER HARRIS Physical Education, Drama BYRON HIGGINBOTHAM English, Graphic Communication SIMONE HOLMES Painting, Biblical Narrative SAMUEL HURST French AMELIA JOHNS Physical Education, English, Biblical Narrative CARRIE JOHNS Biblical Narrative BENJAMIN KNIGHT Drama CAMERON KNOTT Chinese, Biblical Narrative, Science, Physical Education, Latin, History, English, Mathematics, Graphic Communication, Painting NATHAN LAMBERT Science, French, English, Biblical Narrative, Mathematics, Graphic Communication, History ATHENA LUCAS Chinese, History, Graphic Communication SAMUEL LUCAS Physical Education CHRISTOPHER MACAFEE Physical Education FIONA MACLEOD Painting, Biblical Narrative, English, French, Geography TIMOTHY MALPASS Geography DAVID McGUINNESS Physical Education, Woodwork WILLIAM MILLS French, English, Music JACQUELINE MILNE Biblical Narrative, Science, History, Geography, English, Textiles, Mathematics

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ANNA MITCHELL Biblical Narrative, Woodwork CAMPBELL MORGAN French, English, Biblical Narrative, Geography, Mathematics, Woodwork, History REBECCA O'LOUGHLIN Chinese, Science DANIEL OTA Geography, Mathematics, JASON OTA Mathematics, Biblical Narrative, Science KRISTIE PEARCE Science, Drama, Latin, English, Mathematics, History STRUAN PEARCE Physical Education JACQUELINE PIGDON Textiles NATHANIEL RAMM Drama, English, Biblical Narrative, History KATHERINE ROBERTS Chinese, History, Graphic Communication CLAIRE ROBERTSON Biblical Narrative KYLIE ROBERTSON English TANIA ROGERS Science, French, English, Painting, Graphic Communication, History ROBERT SALMON Woodwork AMANDA SMITH French, History SAM SWINTON Woodwork CARMEN WALKER Painting MATTHEW WILKINSON Physical Education ANDREA WILLIAMS French DEBORAH WOOD Graphic Communication MARK YEE Science ELLY YOUNG Science, Textiles

SCHOOL HONOURS AND COLOURS * Denotes re-award ATHLETICS Honours Andrew Lambart* Cain Sarah School Colours Fioran Bourke* Rhiannon Bourke Alison Collins Katherine Davis Robert Davis Steven Hedley Jane Henderson

Prudence Johnstone Graham Lockhart James Nelson* Romney Nelson Nathan Niewman Rebecca O'Loughlin Matthew Pigdon Julian Quail* Mark Williamson Half Colours Mitchell Anderson Clare Ashby Luke Barr* Jane Barrett Adam Beckworth Stuart Blyton* Paul Crowe* Chris Gilson* David Henderson Nicholas Jarman Yvette Le Grew Jane Messenger Olivia Morris Stephen Parker Kelly Pritchard Sarah Pritchard* Emma Sears Jane Selman* Brent Yttrup BASKETBALL School Colours Fletcher Pearson Judi Wilsher Nicholas Yee Half Colours Samuel Casboult Katherine Dethridge Charne Flowers Melinda Hobbs Jonathon King Rhona MacLean Jasmina Mijajlovic Ross Quail Benn Smythe Benjamin Spinks Justin Taylor Amanda Tsang Samantha Yorke CRICKET School Colours Stuart Day Timothy Matthews Timothy McCue James Nelson * Clinton Peake Andrew Pooley Tobias Smith Christopher Stinchcombe Harvey Stephenson * Half Colours Jonathon Senior Samuel Smith Troy Wild CROSS COUNTRY School Colours

Andrew Lambart Half Colours David Wynn DEBATING Half Colours Nathan Byrne Tara Eaton David Neal DRAMA Honours Sophie Collins Marley Huxley Dani Mcintosh Milan Perkins School Colours Julie-Anne Munyard Catherine Edwards Nicole Leary Benjamin Roberts Belinda Smith Half Colours Mitchell Anderson Nicholas Ayerbe Francine Gumina Paul Hosie Amy Kennett Andrew Lennox Andrew May Olivia Morris David Neal Sarah Richards Ruth Stoneman FOOTBALL Honours Simon Lynch Leigh McCorkell* School Colours Luke Barr Steven Hedley Kris Hendrata Nicholas Jarman Peter McCann* Robert Menzies Anthony Middleton Benjamin Miller Daniel Muhor* Edward Richardson Clinton Peake Cameron Rudolph Cain Sarah* Tobias Smith Harvey Stephenson* Christopher Taylor Nathan Wileman Mark Wise Nicholas Uebergang Half Colours Yannick Colombies Ian Keleher Matthew Hildebrand GENERAL School Colours Heather Cosgriff (Rowing coaching) David Doak Shem Fitzgerald (Rowing coaching)

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James Griffiths* (Football Umpiring) Kate Hall (Rowing coaching) Andrew Lee (Rowing coaching) Peter McCann (Rowing coaching) Verity Mason (Rowing coaching) Shannon O'Brien (Rowing coaching) Fletcher Pearson (Hockey Umpiring) Kylie Rogers (Netball coaching) Kristian Stapley Kimberley Tierney (Rowing coaching) Carla Yee (Rowing coaching)

Half Colours Andrew Lambart (Football Runner) David Peake (Cricket Equipment) HOCKEY Honours Sarah Gill* Hamish Hobday James Nelson School Colours Georgina Ashby Natalie Carswell* Matthew Cirillo Kirsty Douglas* James Gerrard David Henderson Lucy Idle Shelley Johnston* Nicholas Kaye Simon Lewis Verity Mason* Jane Messenger Shannon O'Brien* Julian Quail Andrea Rowan Emma Rowan* Timothy Reichl Rachel Seeckts Christopher Stinchcombe* David Whittle Heidi Zumpe Half Colours Belinda Cardinal* Steven Reid Aaron Stokes Daniel Thompson MUSIC Honours Mark Elshout Joel Gladman Bret Grace Marcus Herrick Melinda Hobbs Christine Hood Katrina Hosie Andrew McKie Vincent DeStefano School Colours Sophie Collins Katherine Dethridge Kirsten Ellis James Griffiths Clare Hart Andrew Jenner Benjamin Miller

Jennifer O'Donnell Warren Parker Benjamin Roberts Paul Roth Half Colours Mitchell Anderson Georgina Ashby Matthew Bates Amber Brooke Benjamin Collins Geoffrey Cooper Kirsty Douglas Fletcher Hamilton David Henderson Rhys Jones Murray Keeble Graham Lethbridge Joshua Millen Scott Pearce Milan Perkins Victoria Rippon Ruth Stoneman Sophie Weddell Martin Whitehead NETBALL Honours Fioran Bourke Alison Collins Anna Spurling Rachael Swinton Karina Wieland School Colours Emma Bail* Jane Barrett Rhiannon Bourke Kellie Newman* Jennifer O'Donnell Alyssa Turner* Half Colours Laura Bridges Kim Faulkner Brooke Jolly Emma Sears Jessica Sutherland

ROWING Honours Fioran Bourke Sally Farrow Sophie Fisher Anna Spurling Karina Wieland School Colours Michael Bekker Yannick Colombies Jason Connell Paul Crowe * Matthew Elder Adrian Givoye Hamish Hobday David Jones Murray Keeble Graham Lethbridge Alastair Miller Benjamin Miller Simon Mitchell *

Stuart Olsen Stephen Parker Matthew Pigdon Robert Spinks * Toby Sutton

Half Colours Matthew McGillivray Anna Richardson Sarah Ward

Half Colours Olivia Connelly Kirsty Douglas Tara Eason Sarah Hallebone Christine Hood Shelley Johnston Angela O'Hara Simone Olsen Kylie Rogers Jane Selman SOFTBALL School Colours Emma Bail Alison Collins Sally-Ann Eagles Amy Laker Rebecca Langton Melanie Lo Kellie Newman Jennifer O'Donnell Rowena Smith Alyssa Turner Half Colours Natalie Carswell Catherine Edwards

SWIMMING School Colours Jane Barrett Naomi Mitchell Alyssa Turner Half Colours Sarah Andrews Sally Morris Fiona Williamson

TENNIS Honours Sarah Gill Rhona MacLean School Colours Luke Considine Andrew French Sheryl Griffiths Guy Le Grew Catriona MacLean Benjamin Roberts Andrea Rowan Edward Siddall Rachael Swinton Justin Taylor * Adam Von Einem Ben Von Einem Tamas Wells Judi Wilsher Mandy Wilsher

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The following students have distinguished themselves in a variety of activities this year: Michelle Day won second prize in the senior section of the D.H. Prest Chinese Reading and Speaking competition held recently at Wesley College. Tamara Dominikovich, Ross Quail and Jasmina Mijajlovic all were awarded Certificates of Merit. Gail Rushworth and Andrew Cirillo were both awarded Certificates of Merit in the Poster and Slogan categories respectively in the recent design competition for South West Tourism, Victoria. The Geelong College team of Malcolm Davey, James Briggs, Andrew Cirillo, Jayson Ward and Miranda Nation won the Deakin University Mathematics Competition with Malcolm Davey being the top student by a very significant margin. The other College team of Tamara Dominikovich, Andrew Pooley, James Goode, Tim Macleod and Jane Henderson failed to finish in second place by only five points out of four hundred. Nathaniel Ramm and Jayson Ward both won prizes in the Australian Mathematics Association Competition for the Westpac Awards and extremely fine performances were recorded by Daniel Ota, Barnes Fallaw, and Jason Ota in Year 9; Ben Wheeler, Miranda Nation and James Briggs in Year 10; Ben Arnott, Alister Robson and Graham Lethbridge in Year 11; and Simon Mitchell, Tamas Wells and Simon Lewis in Year 12. The Year 10 Debating Team consisting of Tara Eaton, Nathan Byrne and David Neal finished in the top four of the State "C" Grade debating and gave a very commendable account of themselves in the finals. Ainslie Tamplin, Jane Lennox, Rachel Dickie and Patrick Van Prooyen all performed very commendably in the APS Gymnastics Competition held early in the term in Melbourne. Ben Miller and Stuart Olsen were both invited to, and attended, the Australian Institute of Sport to participate in a rowing development camp. Karina Wieland (Year 12, 1992), has been offered a Rowing Scholarship to the A.I.S. for 1993. Sally Morris has completed another extraordinary year in water skiing, being ranked first in both Victoria and Australia for girls7 trick skiing and in

the top ten for both Open Women's trick skiing and girls7 slalom. Eight Year 11 Legal Studies students entered the Moot Court Trials this year and completed an outstanding year by winning the competition. The participants were Gavin Bartlett, Robin Bayley, Anna Chisholm, Alison Collins, Jonathon Senior, Rowena Smith, Tony Thornton and David Wynn. Congratulations go to them and their coaches Messrs Gary Montgomery (staff) and John Fitzgerald (parent). Kristian Stapley, Claude Mocellin, Simon Weymouth, Jonathon Spear and David Spear continue to be very prominent in fencing and they won a host of prizes in various competitions. Lizzie Haines is to be congratulated for winning her Queen's Scout Award. She was recently presented with it at Government House. Fletcher Pearson won the recent UNICEF/Royal Children's Hospital basketball shoot-out. Others to compete with distinction were David Dean, Alex Player, Joel Hitt and Amanda Tsang. Mark Williamson is also to be congratulated for his extremely fine performance in making it through to the Victorian Open Golf competition. His first round score of 77 was very commendable but the foul weather on the second day of competition put paid to his chances of making the "cut". Felicity Murphy was the State winner of the Canon Essay competition for Victoria and Tasmania and came second in the National competition. We wish Heidi Tucker and Kris Whitnall a successful year as they embark on Cultural Exchanges in 1993. We will welcome back Jonas Lea from an Exchange in Sweden in 1992. The College again won the Happell Plate (the annual golfing challenge between the students of The Geelong College and Geelong Grammar School) held recently at the Barwon Heads golf club. The scores of Dominic O'Brien, Sean Charleston, Ben Williamson, Jonathon Senior, Richard Gudykunst and Ashley Salter, overpowered the opposition. We are delighted to hear that

Andrew Lambart and Jane Henderson have been chosen to participate in a selection trial for the Middle Distance Development Squad at the Victorian Institute of Sport. We are pleased to note that Tim Macleod and Nicholas Clark have both been selected to attend the University of Melbourne's Engineering Residential Summer School during the coming Christmas vacation. They should have an extremely stimulating time and will return to school, no doubt, full of their exploits. Rebecca O'Loughlin had an excellent year in Gymnastics. Competing in the Victorian Championships she came second on vaults and second on bars. In the National Championships at Gunnedah she came fourth overall and second on floor. Rebecca also came third in the Trans Tasman competition between Australia and New Zealand. Congratulations to Katrina Hosie who was awarded her AMusA this year. Nathan Niewman was awarded an MLC Scholarship (only 200 given in Australia) and he and Damien Niewman received Associate Scholarships in Diving at the AIS. Damien came second on platform in his age group at the Winter Nationals and third on platform in the Open event at the Summer Nationals. He was also awarded second place in the Aesthetic and Acrobatic sections. Nathan won State Titles in his age group in the one metre and three metre events, and finished in the top three finalists in the Vic Sport Awards. Nicholas Clark was the first Australian to earn America's highest scouting award, the Eagle Scout. Carlo Lowdon, Doji Singer, Matthew Lyons and Fletcher Green, as a downhill skiing team, finished fifth out of fifty-eight schools in the Victorian Inter-School Skiing Championships. Shaun Brooks andCarlo Lowdon competed in the Victorian and National Surfing Competitions at Junior and Open levels. Shaun was invited to join the Australian Team. Matthew Hook is a national finalist in the BHP Science Prize.

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*Denotes re-award CALVERT Athletics James Grant, Matthew Pigdon, Dani Mcintosh, Sheryl Griffiths, Annabel Fleay, Rachel Seeckts, Sophie Weddell, Samantha Armitage Basketball Jeffrey Gordon, Andrew Lambart Cricket Jeffrey Gordon, Geoff Pratt, Martin Whitehead, Dominic O'Brien, Scott Dennis, Nick Kaye, Charles Calvert Cross Country Sheryl Griffiths, Rhona MacLean Debating Lucy Idle Football Jeffrey Gordon, Andrew French, Dominic O'Brien, Matthew Pigdon, Charles Calvert, Fletcher Hamilton Hockey Tim Robinson, Matthew Thomson, Toby Sutton, Graham Lethbridge, Rachel Seeckts, Bindi Cardinal, Claire Hart, Scott Dennis Junior James Goode, Susie Barrett, Kim Dennis, Dylan Ferrier, Emily Hamilton, Sam Lucas, Chris Macafee, Fiona Macleod, Jacqui Pigdon, Lucy Thomson, Felicity Murphy, Leigh Nunan, Simon Thomas, Fleur Weber, Sarah Hamilton, Zoe Harkin, Tyson Anskaitis, Andrew Reeve, Robert Salmon, Catriona MacLean Music Sophie Weddell, Matthew Bates, Rhona MacLean, Lucy Idle, Dani Mcintosh, Melinda Hobbs, Jane Barrett, Cate Edwards Netball Annabel Fleay, Cate Edwards, Sally Haydon, Sheryl Griffiths, Sophie Weddell, Rhona MacLean Rowing Nick Jarman, Angus Hill, Simon Thomas, Tim Macleod, Kim Faulkner Softball Cate Edwards, Sally-Ann Eagles Swimming Samantha Armitage, Jane Barrett Tennis Martin Whitehead, Scott Dennis, Nick Kaye, Andrew French, Sheryl Griffiths, Sophie Weddell COLES Athletics Steven Hedley, Jane Selman, Mark Williamson, Ian Keleher, Chris O'Shea*, Caitlin Spragg, Harvey Stephenson, Chris Stinchcombe Basketball Mark Britton, Nicholas Yee, Bret Grace, Ian Keleher, Tim Matthews, Chris Stinchcombe

Cricket Mark Britton, Steven Hedley, Roland Coutts, Alex Hoskin, Tim Matthews, Anthony Middleton, Harvey Stephenson, Chris Stinchcombe, Cross Country Mark Britton, Nigel Christmas, Jane Selman, Carlo Lowdon, Anthony Middleton, Malcolm Sharkey, Caitlin Spragg, Harvey Stephenson Football Mark Britton, Steven Hedley, Mark Williamson, Alex Hoskin, Ian Keleher,Tim Matthews, Anthony Middleton, Malcolm Sharkey, Harvey Stephenson, Chris Stinchcombe General Matthew Hook, Tim Matthews Hockey Roland Coutts, Chris O'Shea, Emma Peardon, Harvey Stephenson, Chris Stinchcombe, Carla Yee Junior Damien Anderson, Janie Bail, Stephen Kent, Athena Lucas, David McGuinness, Kirsty McMillan, Anna Parker, Mark Yee, Lachlan Aitken, Adam Beckworth*, Anita Ciach, Jo-Anne Dawson, Cameron Duff*, William Gordon, Nerida Grebe*, Jodie Griffiths, Claude Mocellin, Andrew Pooley*, John Robertson, Edward Siddall*, Daniel Thompson, Rodney Wayth Music Amber Brooke, Rebecca Langton, Bret Grace, Christine Hood, Warren Parker, Emma Peardon, Paul Roth, Caitlin Spragg, Carla Yee Netball Rebecca Langton, Jane Selman, Rebecca Wright, Rowing Steven Hedley, Tim O'Donnell, Jane Selman, Softball Emma Bail, Rebecca Langton, Rebecca Wright, Emma Peardon, Caitlin Spragg, Carla Yee Swimming Fletcher Green, Steven Hedley, Rebecca Langton, Jason Ricchini, Carlo Lowdon, Harvey Stephenson Tennis Nicholas Yee, Bret Grace, Ian Keleher, Malcolm Sharkey KEITH Athletics Sally Smith, Natalie Carswell, Vincent DeStefano, Paul Hosie Cricket Tim McCue, Alister Robson, Liam Jerinic Cross Country Heidi Tucker, Kate McEwen, Simone Olsen, Fiona Williamson Debating Carl Finlay, Shannon O'Brien, Verity

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Mason, James Griffiths, Natalie Mol, Nicholas Edgerton, Andrew Lennox Football Jared Toyne, Troy Groves Hockey Hamish Hobday, Marley Huxley, Verity Mason*, Shannon O'Brien* Junior Sean Charleston, Cameron Knott, William Mills, Jessica Sutherland, Catriona Carswell, Nick Clark, Charles Ross, Sam Cole, Nathan Butler Music Vincent DeStefano, Marley Huxley, Verity Mason, Natalie Mol, James Griffiths, Shannon O'Brien, Mark Elshout, Paul Crowe, Scott Pearce Netball Simone Olsen, Belinda Hayes, Fiona Williamson, Kate McEwen, Jessica Sutherland, Tammy Dominikovich, Abbie Huxley Rowing Simone Olsen, Jason Connell Softball Natalie Carswell, Fiona Williamson, Verity Mason, Natalie Mol Swimming Abbie Huxley, Tammy Dominikovich, Natalie Carswell, Natalie Mol, Jason Connell, James Griffiths, Vincent DeStefano Tennis Sally Smith, Tim Buskens, Natalie Carswell, Kris Whitnall McARTHUR Athletics Mitch Anderson, Georgina Ashby, Sarah Andrews*, Ryan Gill, Stephen Parker* Basketball Leigh McCorkell*, Nicholas Uebergang* Cricket Beau Carroll, Ryan Gill, Simon Lewis, Leigh McCorkell*, Cameron Ruolph*, Troy Wild* Cross Country Mitch Anderson, Georgina Ashby, Sally Farrow*, Simon Lewis*, Stephen Parker*, Rowena Smith, Robert Spinks*, Anthony Thornton Debating Mitch Anderson, Georgina Ashby, Matthew Bridges*, Naomi Burns, Michelle Day, Troy Wild Football Matthew Bridges, Ryan Gill, Leigh McCorkell, Matthew McGillivray, Stephen Parker, Cameron Rudolph, Nicholas Uebergang*, Troy Wild* General Sarah Andrews, Matthew Bridges, Sally Farrow, Sarah Gill, Claire Hanson, Jonathan Heard, David Jones, Jodie Koch, Simon Lewis, Leigh McCorkell, Jen O'Donnell, Stephen Parker, Cameron Rudolph, Rowena

Smith, Robert Spinks, Nicholas Uebergang, Nicholas Walker,Troy Wild Hockey Mitch Anderson, Georgina Ashby, Noami Burns, Sarah Gill*, Simon Lewis*, Emma Rowan Junior Clare Ashby, Kerrie Bell, Laura Bridges*, Sarah Bryant, Nathan Byrne*, Brent Darby, Lisa Downey, Adam George*, Nicole Hambling*, Miles Hobson*, Prudence Johnstone*, Brooke Jolly*, Megan Jones, Michael Jones, Tim Nicholls*, Hugh O'Donnell, Rebecca O'Loughlin, Sarah O'Brien, Stuart Peat*, Andrea Rowan, Amanda Smith, Ben Spinks*, David Stokie, Nikolas Tayler, Patrick Van prooyen*, Megan Walter, Jarrod Witcombe Music Mitch Anderson, Georgina Ashby, Matthew Bridges*, Andrew Jenner, Emily Magarey, Jen O'Donnell*, Ben Roberts, Kerrie Sowerby, Troy Wild, Ben Williamson Softball Sarah Andrews, Sarah Gill*, Jodie Koch*, Jen O'Donnell, Rowena Smith Netball Sally Farrow, Belinda Gillespie, Jodie Koch, Emily Magarey, Jen O'Donnell*, Rowena Smith Rowing (1991) Sally Farrow*, David Jones, Stephen Parker, Robert Spinks* Swimming Sarah Andrews*, Sally Farrow*, Sarah Gill Tennis Matthew Bridges*, Sarah Gill*, Matthew McGillivray, Emma Rowan, Ben Williamson McLEAN Athletics Nisha Menzies, Michael Briggs, Yannick Colombies, Daniel Muhor, Shanelle Jones, Melanie Lo, Kristian Stapley Basketball Adrian Givoye, Michael Briggs, Daniel Muhor, Cain Sarah Cricket Matthew Harris Cross Country Kris Hendrata, Michael Briggs, Robert Van Der Wilk, Nisha Menzies, Olivia Connelly Debating Paul Mishura, Hamish Whitehead Football Matthew Harris, Kris Hendrata, Shaun O'Callaghan, Stuart Richardson, Adrian Givoye, Michael Briggs General Robert Menzies, Michael Briggs, Tamara Robb, Shanelle Jones, Nathan Wileman, David Doak, Kristian

Stapley, Cain Sarah, Hamish Whitehead, Angela Moore, Christine Colless, Charles Chirnside, Paul Mishura Hockey Shaun O'Callaghan, Olivia Connelly, Adrian Givoye, Kristian Stapley Junior Stewart McCallum, Andrew Lean, Angus McKaige, Alistair Smith, Paige Irwin, Nathan Lambert, Struan Pearce, Kylie Robertson, Sally Dennis, Emma Sears, Nathaniel Ramm, Timothy Clark, Luke D'Orsa, Sommer Harris, Sam Dennis, Rosalie Guthrie Music Rhys Jones, Shaun O'Callaghan, Katherine Dethridge Netball Shanelle Jones, Angela Moore, Natalie-Jane Bell, Nisha Menzies, Belinda Smith, Sarah Ward Rowing Olivia Connelly, Stuart Richardson, Adrian Givoye, Nisha Menzies, Jasmina Mijajlovic, Belinda Smith Softball Angela Moore, Natalie-Jane Bell Swimming Yannick Colombies, Robert Van Der Wilk, Shaun O'Callaghan, Naomi Mitchell Tennis Robert Menzies, Daniel Muhor, David Johnston, Stuart Richardson, Sarah Ward, Jasmina Mijajlovic

MORRISON HOUSE Athletics Suzy Campbell, Anna Richardson, Fletcher Pearson, Tim Glenister, Simon Redford, Julian Quail, Jane Messenger, Jo Fitzgerald, Stuart Day, Jono Spear, James Gerrard, Tamas Wells, Luke Barr Basketball Julian Quail, Simon Redford Cricket Tim Glenister, Luke Barr, Tamas Wells, Andrew May Cross Country Lizzie Haines, Amy Laker, Sophie Collins, Julian Quail, Simon Redford, Joel Gladman, Suzy Campbell, Sophie Fisher, Jane Messenger, Alistair Miller, Peter McCann Debating Tamas Wells, James Gerrard, Amy Laker, Fletcher Pearson Football Luke Barr, James Gerrard, Tamas Wells, Jamie McConachy, Hugh Leishman, Ben Collins, Fletcher Pearson, Nick Ayerbe General Suzy Campbell, Lizzie Haines, Ben Fitzgerald, Nick Barr, Michelle Clark, Simon Redford, Justin Langbein, Ross

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Quail, Hollie Goodall Hockey Brook Ratcliff, Jane Messenger, Julian Quail Junior Tim Malpass, Andrew Carland, David Dean, Jessica Barr, Shannon Tredgett, Emily Gerrard, Bianca Clark, Nicole Care, Cameron Day, Belinda Haebich, Tania Rogers, Revel Cooper, Aaron Davies, Cam Morgan, Emily Chappie, Melanie White, Shannyn Leach, Bennet Coad, David Santospirito, Sam Hurst, George Leishman Music Ruth Stoneman, Murray Keeble, Ben Collins, Anna Richardson, Baltija Sarkis, Peter McCann, Milan Perkins Netball Anna Richardson, Kylie Rogers, Sarah Hallebone, Jo Fitzgerald, Tara Eason Softball Penny Campbell, Kylie Rogers, Sophie Collins Swimming Milan Perkins, Fletcher Pearson, Jo Fitzgerald, Alistair Miller, Nick Ayerbe, Tim Glenister, Jono Spear, Anna Richardson, Joel Gladman, Murray Keeble, Julian Quail, Jane Messenger, Peter McCann Tennis Stuart Day, Jane Messenger

SHANNON Athletics Danielle Christie, Chris Varley, David Henderson, Kellie Newman, Alison Collins Cricket Matt Hildebrand, Chris Gibson, Jono Senior, David Peake, Chris Varley, Simon Lynch, James Wilson*, Joel Hitt*, Mark Wise* Football Simon Lynch*, Matt Elder*, Matt Hildebrand*, Wes Phillips*, Mark Wise*, Joel Hitt*, James Wilson*, Chris Varley*, Ben Von Einem*, Michael Bekker, Jack King, Chris Gibson, James Alexander,David Peake, Jonathon Senior, Adam Von Einem General Dannielle Barr, Wes Phillips, Matt Elder, Sarah Richards Hockey Kirsty Douglas*, David Henderson, Stephen Wood, Sarah Richards, Anna Bridgeford Junior Joanne Newman, Jane Henderson*, Clare Dowling*, Ben Knight, Rachel Dickie, Tim DiStefano, Bianca Hitt, Matthew Dimmick, Tim Noonan, Miranda Nation*, David Neal*, Barnes Fallaw, Guyon Collins, Mandy Wilsher*, Russell Dmytrenko, Byron Higginbotham, Paul DiStefano*,

Seaton Daw*, Luke Considine*, Anthony Snow*, Stacey Lynch, Elly Young Music Katrina Hosie*, Kirsty Douglas*, Andrew McKie*, Marty Robert, Josh Millen, Dannielle Barr, Amanda Tsang, Judi Wilsher, Samantha Yorke Netball Katrina Hosie, Alison Collins, Edwina Collins, Kirsten Ellis, Juleia Nilson Rowing James Alexander, Edwina Collins, Sarah Walter, Anna Bridgeford Softball Katrina Hosie, Danielle Christie, Sarah Richards, Alison Collins, Kellie Newman, Judi Wilsher, Amanda Tsang Swimming Michael Bekker, Matt Elder, Kirsten Ellis, Cameron Mercer, Juleia Nilson, James Wilson Tennis Guy Le Grew, Adam Von Einem, Justin Taylor, Chris Gibson, Ben Von Einem*, Judi Wilsher*, Sarah Richards, Sarah Walter, Amanda Synot, Katrina Hosie

WETTENHALL Basketball Shem Fitzgerald, Nicholas Grace Cricket Christopher Gilson, Stuart Greaves, Edward Richardson, Tobias Smith, James Nelson* Cross Country Anna Chisholm, Robert Davis, Stuart Greaves, Olivia Morris, Stuart Olsen, Sarah Pritchard, Rachael Swinton, Christopher Taylor, Alyssa Turner, Fioran Bourke*, Shem Fitzgerald*, Shelley Johnston*, Simon Mitchell*, James Nelson*, Timothy Reichl*, Karina Wieland* Debating Heather Cosgriff, Olivia Morris, Stuart Cosgriff, Robin Bayley, Stuart Morris, Andrew Lee Football Robert Davis, Benjamin Miller, Stuart Olsen, Edward Richardson, Tobias Smith, Shem Fitzgerald*, Simon Mitchell*, Christopher Taylor* General Robin Bayley, Anna Chisholm, Heather Cosgriff, Christopher Gilson, Benjamin Miller, Stuart Morris, Heidi Zumpe, Geoffrey Cooper, Stuart Cosgriff Hockey Heidi Zumpe, Shem Fitzgerald, Andrew Lee, Simon Mitchell, Michael Towart, Shelley Johnston*, James Nelson*, Timothy Reichl* Junior Jackson Chisholm, Suzanne Cronin, Katherine Davis, Wesley Enticott,

Simone Holmes, Anna Mitchell, Timothy Noble, Robyn Olsen, Daniel Ota, Kelly Pritchard, Dana Radovanovic, Thomas Spurling, Sam Swinton, Chester Conron, James Frost, Linda Kenins, Jacques Kint, Benjamin Wheeler, Charles Baulch*, Rhiannon Bourke*, David Collins*, Kate Moore*, Simon Pettig*, Jonathon Reichl*, Steven Reid*, Brett Salajan*, Samuel Smith*, Allison Taylor*, Catharine Turner* Music Stuart Greaves, Benjamin Miller, Nicholas Grace, Simon Mitchell, Timothy Reichl, Anna Spurling, Alyssa Turner Netball Heather Cosgriff, Sarah Pritchard, Fioran Bourke*, Anna Spurling*, Rachael Swinton*, Karina Wieland*, Alyssa Turner* Rowing Heather Cosgriff, Robert Davis, Benjamin Kent, Benjamin Miller, Olivia Morris, Stuart Olsen, Brent Yttrup Softball Alyssa Turner*, Sarah Pritchard* Swimming Christopher Gilson, Fioran Bourke*, Shem Fitzgerald*, Simon Mitchell*, Anna Spurling*, Christopher Taylor*, Alyssa Turner* Tennis Rachael Swinton*, Kirsten Hovey*

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PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE MAGAZINE Front Cover - Georgina Koch Page 1 - Dining Hall Crest by Olivia Morris Page 7 - Mr A.P. Sheahan Page 8 - Sophie Collins Page 9 - Speech Day Crowd Page 10 - Top: Mr G. Fielding, Bottom : Mr G.L. Millar Page 11 - Ms Patsy Adam Smith Page 12 - Fioran Bourke Page 13 - Upper: Concert Band, Left: Ms Patsy Adam Smith, Right: Mr J.C. Gilson Page 16 - Top Left: Peter McCann, Right: Suzanne Cronin, Centre: Mrs C. Edwards, Laura Bridges and Clare Dowling, Left: Felicity O'Brien and duckling. Boys' Netball team (left to right) : Simon Lynch, James Wilson, Harvey Stephenson, Cain Sarah, Peter McCann, Leigh McCorkell, Daniel Muhor, Mark Wise. Shot putter Matthew Pigdon, Marley Huxley, Bottom: Stephen Kent, Mitchell Anderson, Carmen Walker Page 17 - Top: Nigel Christmas, James Grant, Andrew French, Bottom: Andrew Graham, Dani Mcintosh Page 18 - Top: Jane Barrett, Bottom Left: Sarah McDonald, Right: Catriona MacLean Page 21 - Top: Rachel Seeckts, Rebecca Langton, Centre: Roland Coutts, Stuart Blyton, Bottom: Mr A.D. Miller, Carl Finlay, Christine Hood Page 23 - Top: Mrs C. Hildebrand, Miss J.M. Cheatley, Centre: Catherine Lucas, Bottom: Sally Smith Page 25 - Sarah Gill Page 26 - Top: Christopher Parker, Bottom: Stuart Peat Page 29 - The face of McLean House Page 30 - Top: Amanda Notini, Centre: Timothy Clark, Bottom: Olivia Connelly Page 32 - Top: James McConachy, Bottom: Elizabeth Haines, Milan Perkins, Hollie Goodall, Sophie Collins Page 34 - Top: Sarah O'Brien, Centre: Olivia Morris, Anna Richardson, Bottom: Mossgiel Window by Olivia Morris Page 36 - Mandy Wilsher Page 38 - Top: Mr R.M. Morris, Bottom: Robert Davis Page 39 - Top: Sarah Andrews, Charne Flowers, Mandy Wilsher, Jane Henderson, Centre Upper: Christopher Gilson, Christopher Taylor, Centre Lower:

Stuart Day, James Nelson, Edward Richardson, Romney Nelson, Lower: Fioran Bourke, Beginning the Race. Page 41 - Nicholas Jarman, Steven Reid Page 42 - Catriona MacLean Page 44 - Mandy Wilsher Page 48 - Top: Shem Fitzgerald, Marley Huxley, Bottom: Georgina Ashby Page 49 - Bottom: David Whittle Page 51 - Top: Emma Rowan, Georgina Ashby, Jane Messenger, Bottom: Rachel Seeckts, Georgina Ashby Page 53 - Top: Team Hurdle, Bottom: James Wilson Page 54 - Bottom: Timothy McCue Page 55 - Top: Fioran Bourke, Rhiannon Bourke, Rachael Swinton, Bottom: Hollie Goodall Page 58 - Fletcher Pearson receiving award Page 60 - Rebecca O'Loughlin Page 65 - Angela O'Hara, Simone Olsen, Olivia Connelly, Christine Hood, Tara Eason Page 66 - Jonathan Spear, Claude Mocellin, Kristian Stapley, Simon Weymouth Page 69 - Top: Rebecca O'Loughlin, Bottom: Rebecca O'Loughlin, Clare Ashby, Emma Sears Page 72 - Fioran Bourke, Sarah Hamilton, Jane Messenger Page 74 - Work by Top: Kate Moore (10), Centre: Prudence Johnstone (10), Bottom: David Spear (10) Page 75 - Tess and Sophie Page 76 - Work by Top: Sally Smith (12) , Bottom: Michelle Clark (12) Page 77 - Desk by Edward Dickinson (11), Crucifixion by Michelle Clark (12), Waterfall by Caitlain Spragg (12), Still Life with wine bottle by Shannon O'Brien (12), Still Life with Fruit by Fleur Weber (10), Bowl by Kimberley Tierney (12), Collage on Wood by Katherine Dethridge (12), Top: Still Life by Shannon O'Brien (12) Page 78 - Bottom: Painting by Matthew Cirillo (12) Page 80 - The Prep. Class 13 years on. Page 82 - "Tess" much loved by Mr Clifford Page 83 - Work by Top: Tara Eason (12), Bottom: Julie-Anne Munyard (12) Page 84 - Top: Mr M. Whittle, Miss J.M. Cheatley and Mrs A.J. Fulton, Mr A.D. Miller and Felicity, Mr M.W. Seeckts, Mrs C.L. Lean and Mr D.A. Clifford , Bottom: Mr R. Salen and Mrs T.J. Foley, Mrs P. Porter, Mr A. Gusbeth Page 85 - Top: Mr A.P. Sheahan and

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Steven Reid, Mr D.A. Curnow, Mr R.M. Morris and Olivia Morris, Upper Centre: Mr T.A. Egan, Mr G.L. Miller, Rev I.V. Parton, Lower Centre: Mr D. MacBryde, Mrs A.M. Butt, Mr J.C. Gilson, Mr W.J. Harris, Mr I. Parton, Lower: Mr D.A. Carroll, Mrs J. Ekkel, Mr P.A. Cronk, Mrs C. Lean and Miss C. Scott Page 87 - The A.N.A. Drama Award Actors and Director, Front: Milan Perkins, Mr M.J. Roland Page 88 - Top: Marley Huxley, Sophie Collins, Milan Perkins, Bottom: The cast of "The Sentimental Bloke" Page 90 - Netball Towers Page 91 - Trekking in Nepal Page 92 - Top: Nepalese children, Bottom: Mdme Butt's washing day Page 93 - Mackie House Page 94 - The Dining Hall Page 95 - The Mossgiel Gateway Page 96 - Top: Ceramics by Kimberley Tierney, Bottom: Woodwork by Timothy O'Donnell Page 97 - Mr J. Twelves Page 98 - Satu Sahla Page 101 - Top: Mr M. Irwin, Bottom: Mr P. Hannah Page 102 - Top: The Teddy Bear's Picnic, G. Emselle and Santa, Upper Centre: The Bursar, Mr J.R. Kaye, Face Painting , Lower Centre: Mr J. Ayerbe, Large Ball, Bottom: Mr A.P. Sheahan, Thrill Seeker Page 103 - Mr S. Harrison, Mr T. Ferrier Page 111 - Top: Anna Spurling, Centre: Sally Farrow, Bottom: Matthew Bridges Page 114 - Top: Catherine Lucas, Bottom: Joel Gladman Page 115 - Thank you to the editors Top: Mr R.T. Cummins, Bottom: Mark Elshout