Haileyburian Winter 2018

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2 2018 THE YEAR OF RESPECT 4 HAILEYBURY IN SPACE 10 LIFE IN A VERTICAL SCHOOL

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FROM THE CEO I PRINCIPAL

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RESPECT AT HAILEYBURY

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH STEM AND EXTENSION

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SOCIAL JUSTICE BEGINS EARLY AT HAILEYBURY

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BRINGING WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION TO DARWIN

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10 LIFE IN A VERTICAL SCHOOL 11 HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION 12 GENERATIONS: HAILEYBURY’S SENSE OF FAMILY 13 YEAR OF THE DOG CELEBRATIONS 14 THE ARTS 18 SPORT 20 CAPTAIN’S CORNER 21 TALES FOR THE HISTORY BOOK

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22 OHA NEWS 24 OHA EVENTS

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26 OHA CLUBS 28 OHA PEOPLE 29 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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CEO I PRINCIPAL’S REPORT THE HAILEYBURIAN, AS ALWAYS, HIGHLIGHTS THE EXTRAORDINARY BREADTH OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO HAILEYBURY STUDENTS. THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL IS ABLE TO OFFER THIS RANGE OF ACADEMIC, SPORTING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE RESPECTFUL NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN STAFF AND STUDENTS.

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eaching is a wonderful profession but teachers are understandably careful these days as risk assessment and compliance are measured in very different ways from even a decade ago.

Teachers take themselves out of their comfort zones in most of the activities covered in this edition of The Haileyburian. The reason they are prepared to do this is due to their professionalism, commitment to the student experience and, in significant part, because there is such a respectful relationship between teachers and students.

Taking a group of students on a camp or an overseas trip is one of the most demanding things that a teacher can do. They are on duty 24 hours a day. The respect between teachers and students that is part of the culture of the School means that these activities can happen.

Respect has been taken up as the theme for the Tattoo and for the School this year. Respect is an important part of the strong student culture that exists at Haileybury, underpinning the remarkable success of Haileybury students in academics and sport and enabling them to take risks with the Creative and Performing Arts.

the work ethic is strong; an important starting point for exceptional results. On the sporting front, it has been a highly successful year and many premierships have already been won. More importantly, all the sport has been played with exemplary behaviour, respect for the opposition and for the rules of the sport itself.

Of particular note was the cricket premiership won by the boys. APS Cricket premierships are hard to win – this was the seventh time in Haileybury’s 60 years in the APS that it has been won. It was an exceptionally even APS competition and nearly all games were close and hard fought. The team was sterling in the way they handled the many tight situations and never wavered from their commitment to good sportsmanship.

It is also with a great deal of respect and considerable excitement that we welcome Haileybury Rendall School in Darwin to the Haileybury community of campuses and Schools. The School has started well and the official opening is covered in this edition. We look forward to a lot of future interaction between our Melbourne, Darwin and China students.

Respect is an important part of the strong student culture that exists at Haileybury

I have been delighted this year with the overall student culture of Haileybury students. On the academic front,

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Respect

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Respect is an integral part of any good community and Haileybury is no different.

Everything we do is based upon the respect we have for each other as staff, students, parents and the wider School community.

THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT While CEO and Principal Derek Scott was brainstorming 2018 Tattoo theme ideas, the way we treat each other kept emerging.

We encourage all our students to have respectful relationships with each other

As a result, ‘Respect’ became our theme for this year’s Tattoo and for the year, with students working on ideas about how it could be incorporated into the School and their actions.

This led to the exciting possibility of opening the Tattoo with Aretha Franklin’s famous version of Respect. “The song’s back story in some ways encapsulates part of the journey that society is now on,” Derek says.

We also respect the cultural and legal aspects of operating in China and Darwin. “Building respectful relationships in support of Indigenous education is a key part of our first year in the Northern Territory,” Derek says.

“Of course, we encourage all our students to have respectful relationships with each other, their teachers and everyone they encounter. Respecting different ideas and working through different opinions are an important part of developing a thinking, enquiring approach to life.”

PERSONAL CONNECTIONS Respect is also personal for Derek, who recently lost his mother. “She was 84 and grew up in a small farming community where there was great respect for the people, the animals and the land,” he says.

RESPE “The original 1965 version by Otis Redding was a plea for respect by a man from a woman he financially supported.

Franklin, however, turned it into a strong woman demanding respect.”

EARNING RESPECT AT HAILEYBURY

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At Haileybury, we have earned the respect of our peers with strong academic performance, sound student values and a culture and spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.

“She had many simple sayings but being kind and respectful was always foremost in her teachings. She often used to say, ‘If you don’t like someone, perhaps you need to get to know them better’.

“I am pleased that our students and staff have embraced the concept of respect and look forward to seeing it further enhance the Haileybury community.”

CONSIDERATION ACROSS CAMPUSES Thinking of others is an important focus across all Haileybury campuses. A strong commitment to being ‘intentionally welcoming’ brings the expectation that everyone is a valued community member.

Head of Newlands (Keysborough) Jane Gibbs says this year’s Tattoo will explore respect for self and the environment through diversity, tolerance, friendship and why it’s OK to be different.

“The ‘Dignity and Respect’ campaign reinforces that every day we have the opportunity to test our commitment to dignity and respect through our behaviour and this will be at the forefront of our actions at Newlands,” she says.

“The Student Leadership team will focus on competitive debates... and students taking part in the da Vinci Decathlon have selected ‘respect and bullying’ as an ideation task where they address a real-world problem and generate a creative possible solution.”

A RESPECTFUL CULTURE A thoughtful culture is not new at Haileybury. What impressed Deputy Principal (Head of Senior Schools) Richard Pickersgill most when he arrived 18 years ago was the respect that students showed each other and staff.

Richard was struck by their appreciation for high achievers in all areas, particularly academic – a culture that continues. “It is equally satisfying to both experience and hear about the authentic displays of respect that our students make towards their teachers,” he says.

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Haileybury instils respect from day one. For example, City ELC children and staff are exploring how we respect people, places and our environment through spontaneous teaching moments and planned discussions.

RESPECT ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY As part of International Women’s Day, Haileybury students across campuses discussed what it means to them, focusing on our ‘respect’ theme. Castlefield Junior and Middle School students created a giant RESPECT formation on the oval. Holding posters of inspiring women, they stood together for an unforgettable moment.

RESPECT BADGE In honour of the School’s theme for 2018, all Haileybury students and staff received a special badge to mark the occasion. The badge, worn on students’ blazers, symbolises the respect they show to each other and their community every day.

One talk covered what respect ‘looks like’ (sharing, encouraging others to try, personal space and looking at people when talking) and what it ‘sounds like’ (manners, cheerful talking and positive messages).

TATTOO 2018

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Senior Vice Principal (Student Welfare) and Head of City Pamela Chamberlain says all Haileybury students demonstrate respect in how they embrace each other’s differences and are kind to each other.

ECT A ‘Building our Community’ focus has also seen City Middle School students garner respect from the broader Haileybury community.

“Our Middle School students demonstrate respect through our four Gs: expressions of gratitude, willingness to display a gung-ho attitude, reflecting with a growth mindset and being generous with their time,” Pamela says.

A strong commitment to being ‘intentionally welcoming’ brings the expectation that everyone is a valued community member

...every day we have the opportunity to test our commitment to dignity and respect through our behaviour...

The 2018 Tattoo is just around the corner and rehearsals are already under way. Each campus is hard at work bringing the 2018 School theme ‘Respect’ to life through music, dance and drama.

Venue: Aikman Hall Time: 7.30 pm Dates: Castlefield Tattoo 8 – 9 August Newlands Tattoo 13 – 14 August City/Edrington Tattoo 16 – 17 August

Tickets on sale in Term 3.

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Academic Excellence THROUGH STEM AND EXTENSION

OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC EXTENSION AND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) PROGRAMS IS A HALLMARK AT HAILEYBURY. THESE STIMULATING PROGRAMS OFFER ENJOYABLE ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE OUR STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC STRENGTHS.

SWINBURNE HAILEYBURY IN SPACE EXPERIMENT (SHINE)

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n Monday, 21 May, the Swinburne Haileybury In Space Experiment (SHINE) was launched into space in a rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA. The Haileybury Senior School Science Department recently developed a partnership with Swinburne Universities Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing.

Together, they designed an experiment to test the effects of micro-gravity on magnetorheological fluid, or MR fluid for short. This is a fluid that is attracted to a magnetic presence and is used in many industrial machineries. The team has sent a 10 cm NanoLab container of fluid into space to see how it behaves in micro-gravity.

The rocket has now made its way to the International Space Station (ISS) after a 24-hour journey. The experiment has docked at the ISS and will remain there for one month while the team studies its progress in orbit.

Over that time the team will record data, including pictures that will tell them how well they can control the MR fluid in space.

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Six students, Nicola Henry, Michael Malek, Helena Peng, Carter BlackmanLee, Leighton Powell and Kevindu De Silva have worked for 8 months with graduate students from Swinburne to build this experiment.

The students gained a unique and rewarding insight into scientific research but also learnt skills such as team work, project management, problem solving and critical thinking. Congratulations on achieving Haileybury’s first foray into space.

DIGITECH EXPLORERS

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Years 5 to 8 lunchtime club, Digitech Explorers, investigates emerging technologies such as cloud services, artificial intelligence and wearables through hands-on activities.

Led by Newlands Director of Learning Technologies Mr Gerard O’Dwyer, and CDT Teacher Mr Damian Del Vecchio, students showcase their projects in the national Young ICT Explorers Competition.

In teams of up to four, students use a chosen technology to design and build an invention, such as a mobile phone app, computer game, website, digital media, short film, animation, robot or microcontroller.

Haileybury Newlands’ many state and national winners include former Explorer Joseph Tey (Year 11), who won the 2017 National Year 9/10 division with a flashcard application project.

Joseph’s project was ‘Using Machine Learning Techniques to Enhance Learning through a Spaced Repetition Flashcard Application’. He created a computer algorithm to help people learn based on individual strengths and weaknesses and researched its capabilities with students trying to learn a new language.

The judges were so impressed that the Commonwealth Bank approached Joseph for future employment.

Haileybury is developing a proud history with the Young ICT Explorers Competition, with Michael Malek (Year 12) achieving second place nationally in 2016.

RACV ENERGY BREAKTHROUGH

The students’ design, innovation, project management, resourcing, training and team work are judged

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bout 30 Year 6 students across Newlands, Castlefield and Edrington represent Haileybury in the RACV Energy Breakthrough, an annual event where student teams design and race a human powered vehicle (HPV), investigating issues around energy use and the environment.

The students’ design, innovation, project management, resourcing, training and team work are judged at a three-day competition in Maryborough each November. They enter an endurance trial and explain details such as aerodynamics, engineering, mechanics and capabilities. Haileybury has debuted realtime vehicle tracking, heads up display, vehicle telemetry and cool vests at the event.

CODING AND ROBOTICS

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rep students code ‘Bee-Bot’ robots and create mini animations and iPad games as part of Haileybury’s Computing and Digital Technologies curriculum, which teaches all students from Prep to Year 8 about STEM, coding and computational thinking.

Older Junior School students work with ‘Ozobot’ robots, Kodu and Scratch programming applications, while Middle School students use Scratch and micro:bits, small codeable computers. By Year 7, students are exposed to their first script-based coding language, Python.

Edrington’s Middle School Robotics Club meets weekly to research, build and program robots with the Lego EV3 robotics equipment, including blocks, connectors, motors and sensors.

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The program’s benefits include fostering teamwork, problem solving, computational thinking and engineering skills

Students hope to compete in the Lego League ‘Into Orbit’ competition, where they build and program robots to solve physical challenges. The program’s benefits include fostering teamwork, problem solving, computational thinking and engineering skills.

Academic Excellence THROUGH STEM AND EXTENSION Our students learn how to think, not what to think

F1 IN SCHOOLS

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he hard work of Haileybury’s Ignite Racing team was rewarded when it was named 2018 Development Class National Champions at the March F1 Schools Challenge in Launceston. Congratulations to Year 10 students Thomas Vulcan, Jun Fu, Arjuna Sanjayan, Nathan Betros and Kusalavan Sivathash who will now go on to compete at the World Final in Singapore later this year.

The F1 Challenge is the world’s largest student STEM competition and each year sees more than 17,000 schools from 44 countries attempt to develop the fastest miniature F1 car. In Australia, about 22,000 students compete.

DESIGN, ANALYSE, TEST, MAKE, RACE Mimicking a Formula One team, Ignite Racing followed the pathway of engineering and manufacturing disciplines – design, analyse, test, make and race.

Members used real-world technology, such as engineering design software, and become proficient in areas such as coding, computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis.

Ignite Racing’s Years 10-12 students designed their car using 3D CAD software. It was manufactured on a 3-axis CNC router that turned a blank piece of even-density model foam into their racing vehicle.

This subtractive manufacturing process requires a digital design that is accurate to the millimetre, to avoid defects that could jeopardise speeds achieved on race day.

CENTRE OF GRAVITY Team engineer Arjuna worked closely with Swinburne University of Technology School of Engineering members to test and refine a unique design that sought to mathematically identify the vehicle’s exact centre of gravity, so it could reach speeds over 80km/h in less than a second.

The judges noted that Arjuna’s analytical report on the physics of this design was among the best student-generated analyses they had ever judged. Arjuna also connected with major sponsor Zagame Automotive to have the team vehicle covered in a nano-particle paint that considerably lowered the friction coefficients.

His efforts were rewarded with the Best Engineered Computer Assisted Design award at the national finals.

MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP As a part of the national finals, Ignite Racing had to seek sponsorship and prepare a marketing brief. Thomas ran the Marketing and Sponsorship Program and was instrumental in attracting the support of Zagame Automotive, MotorOne, carsales.com, Spyder Displays and Harvey Norman.

This sponsorship fully funded the team’s national finals entry and a promotional stand highlighting their journey.

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Haileybury’s involvement in F1 in Schools aims to develop skills in problem solving, project management, communication, presentation, teamwork, innovation, self-promotion, collaboration, marketing and entrepreneurialism. Skills which are all in demand by the business world.

The F1 Challenge is the world’s largest student STEM competition

ACADEMIC

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HAILEYBURY’S MANY ACADEMIC EXTENSION PROGRAMS CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING THE WORLD NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THEY THEN DEVELOP THE VISION, SKILLS AND TOOLS NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THEM.

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ur students learn how to think, not what to think, using advanced thinking skills to resolve issues at a local, regional and global level. Working in teams, they investigate leadership, collaboration, respect and social responsibility.

FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING

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his international program teaches students critical and creative thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills. They learn to innovate, communicate and collaborate while considering challenging future world issues and how to solve them.

TOURNAMENT OF MINDS (TOM)

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OM develops enterprise, time management and collaboration skills in a competitive environment. Teams of seven solve spontaneous and long-term challenges in Science/ Technology, Engineering/Maths, Social Science and Language/Literature.

STEM challenges are popular with Haileybury students, who have won regional finals and Honours Prizes in Engineering/Maths and made the state final. Edrington’s program is available to all Middle School students.

Teams of up to four enter the Global Issues Problem Solving Competition. This year’s topics are infectious diseases, toxic materials, philanthrocapitalism and Cloud Storage. Haileybury has previously competed at the national and international level.

In 2017, two Haileybury students, Harini Jeevaraj (Year 10) and Jonathan Coman (Year 11) were selected to represent Australia at the Future Problem Solving Program International Conference held at the University of Wisconsin. Both performed exceptionally well with Jonathan place forst for his outstanding performance and Harini finishing in the top 10.

DA VINCI DECATHLON

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rialled at Newlands in 2017 with great success, the da Vinci Decathlon celebrates da Vinci’s many abilities linked to a theme, which, this year, are ‘memories’ at the regional level and ‘the unexpected’ at state level.

In teams of eight, students use higher order thinking skills during challenging activities covering Mathematics, English, Science, Code Breaking, Engineering Challenge, Ideation, Creative Producers, Art and Poetry, Cartography and General Knowledge.

In 2017, our Year 7 Team competed against 20 other regional schools, achieving a second, two thirds, a fourth and a fifth place.

DEBATING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

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aileybury has a long and proud history of debating and public speaking. The exercise helps students to develop their confidence, social awareness and public speaking skills, while encouraging them to think critically and engage in current affairs.

During the Term 1 holidays Year 12 students Joel Cripps, Callum Bryan and Dhiiren Moganaraju represented Australia at the World Individual Public Speaking and Debating Championships in Capetown, South Africa.

The Australian team won overall first place in debating and persuasive speech and second place in after dinner speech.

Dhiiren finished second in the after dinner speaking category for his speech on hyper masculinity.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

begins early at Haileybury

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COMPASSION STARTS YOUNG AT HAILEYBURY, WHERE WE VALUE THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO THE CONCEPT IN OUR EARLY LEARNING CENTRES.

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lmost 100 children contributed to the Newlands ELC 2017 fundraising project for Mordialloc Life Saving Club. Many ELC children use local bayside clubs and wanted to help them.

Led by Newlands Head of ELC Lisa Christopher, the ELC worked with Kingston Council’s Access Officer to identify a Life Saving Club needing support. At the time, only 11 Australian beaches had accessible beach matting for people who use a wheelchair or have mobility issues.

Mordialloc Beach had matting but needed a water wheelchair. ELC children donated gold coins at Dress-up Days and created beautiful art that was auctioned to parents. HPFN donated its Christmas in July lunch raffle proceeds.

Educators worked with the children to help them understand the significance of fundraising and the way their contribution will make a difference.

The Australian Early Years Learning Framework says all children should become active and involved citizens.

Social Justice projects help educators build on and develop their sense of compassion, empathy and responsibility.

AT THE HEART OF HAILEYBURY’S MISSION IS THE OBLIGATION TO DEVELOP HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS WHO ARE CONNECTED GLOBALLY, TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY WILL SERVE. THIS MISSION EXTENDS BEYOND STUDENTS AND INTO THE WIDER HAILEYBURY COMMUNITY.

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he School is strongly committed to the principles of fairness, equality and human rights. We believe we have a shared responsibility to contribute to positive social change both locally and globally.

In May a team of staff from the City campus set itself an ambitious task to raise $10,000 for Melbourne City Mission by taking part in the initiative Sleep at the ‘G, raising awareness of and vital funds for Melbourne’s homeless youth.

Armed with their winter woolies and lively spirit, the City staff made their way to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to sleep for the night. The response from the Haileybury community was overwhelming. Donations came flooding in from staff, students and parents from across the whole School. In the end, $12,000 was raised by the City staff – a true testament to this wonderful Haileybury community.

Premier’s VCE Awards

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aileybury students have again achieved success in the 2017 Premier’s VCE Awards. Five students received a total of six awards in recognition of their hard work.

Subject awards go to the top 10 students in English and the top five students in most other subjects.

SUBJECT AWARD WINNERS Newlands ELC spent 2017 raising more than $2,000 for Mordialloc Life Saving Club. Club Beach Access Coordinator Grant Rattenbury arranged a special event to accept our cheque.

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We are exceptionally proud of our children and their families’ commitment to this worthwhile project. The children have asked questions, offered ideas and worked diligently to support it.

They also displayed empathy and compassion for the children and adults with disabilities who find it difficult to reach the water at the beach.

SARAH BARTLETT Australian History and English MEG CHALLIS

Classical Studies

FINN LAITY

Further Mathematics

JASMINE THOMAS English ZOE WOMERSLEY English Congratulations to the following teachers involved in these individual awards: Jessica Chamoff, Jason Fisher, Robert Johnson, Helen Wadden and Lisa Worthy.

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OPENING

AFTER MORE THAN 125 YEARS OF EDUCATION, HAILEYBURY OPENED ITS NEWEST SCHOOL IN FEBRUARY.

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aileybury Rendall School is committed to providing a world-class education in Darwin.

It embodies Haileybury’s philosophy that ‘every student matters every day’ and underlines our commitment to be recognised as a great world School.

The Northern Territory Minister for Education, the Hon. Eva Lawler MLA, and the Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion, officially declared the School open on 2 February 2018, at a special ceremony.

Representatives from Melbourne were also in attendance to celebrate this momentous occasion, including Chairman Tom Poulton, Principal and CEO Derek Scott, COO Rebecca Arceri, as well as members of Council Pauline Turner, Simon Terry and Fraser Main.

Former Haileybury student and Victorian Shadow Minister for Environment, Mr Nick Wakeling (OH ’88), visited

the School in early January and was impressed by the facilities. Other refurbishments include new branding, signage, landscaping and the boarding facility for Aboriginal students.

Haileybury Rendall School Principal Craig Glass is proud of the students’ efforts to embrace their new environment.

“It has been wonderful to see them raising their efforts and impressing everyone with their determination to meet the higher expectations,” he says. “We look forward to the increased achievement that should result from these efforts.”

The Haileybury Rendall School community came together on the evening of the official opening to unite and celebrate the new School they all feel so proud to be part of.

HAILEYBURY RENDALL SCHOOL GIVES NEW LIFE TO BOARDING FACILITIES HAILEYBURY RENDALL SCHOOL HAS MAINTAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IN THE TERRITORY.

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art of this commitment was raising the standard of care given to the many Indigenous boarders that will call Haileybury Rendall School home for a period of their lives.

In January, Haileybury Kormilda Boarding opened the first of its newly renovated boarding houses, Dewarra.

Dewarra, meaning spider, is home to up to 80 Aboriginal boarders from remote communities – from Doomadgee to the Tiwi Islands in the Timor Sea and Yuendumu on the edge of the Tanami Desert.

SENATOR THE HON NIGEL SCULLION UNVEILING THE OFFICIAL PLAQUE

Committed to providing a worldclass education in Darwin

The second of the boarding houses, Gumimba (meaning freshwater crocodile) will be refurbished for the start of the 2019 academic year. The third and final boarding house will see completion by 2020, with plans for it to house international students.

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Haileybury Rendall School Principal Craig Glass sat down with boarders before ground was broken to discuss what new features and facilities they might like to incorporate into the changing space. The renovated facilities comprise both individual and shared rooms, a spacious common room complete with pool table, a fully equipped music room, computer rooms, kitchens and even landscaped outdoor spaces with courtyards, lounges, ponds, gym equipment and fire pits. An environment primed for students to flourish in.

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Life in a

Vertical School

MELBOURNE’S FIRST VERTICAL SCHOOL TO CATER FOR ELC TO YEAR 12 STUDENTS, HAILEYBURY CITY HAS IMPRESSED TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND THE CBD COMMUNITY WITH ITS UNIQUE LOCATION AND INCREDIBLE FACILITIES.

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ity’s architecturally designed 10-storey building boasts a custom-built science laboratory, an arts facility, indoor running track and 1,500 square metres of outdoor green spaces.

“The bus rides are usually pretty short,” Henry says. “During the day we can also walk to places like Flagstaff Gardens to play, and the Chapel is right next door.”

The campus has state-of-the art learning spaces and unprecedented classroom views over Flagstaff Gardens and Melbourne’s CBD. After opening in 2016 for ELC students, it welcomed Prep to Year 9 students in 2017 and by 2020 will span ELC to Year 12.

UNIQUE LOCATION

The innovative real-world learning program incorporates cultural, educational, historic and sporting city landmarks.

Some visit our Keysborough campus for sport and some classes.

Haileybury is unique in the fact that students can explore the city landscape that surrounds them. The Junior and Middle School students regularly visit Flagstaff Gardens under supervision of staff, while the Senior students from Year 9 up are able to venture off campus during their lunchtime breaks.

BUILDING INDEPENDENCE Oscar Dunn (Year 7) travels to School by public transport, which has allowed him to develop independence and study with people from across Melbourne. The opportunities are endless.

“You can use nearby facilities such as MSAC, Flagstaff Gardens, museums and art galleries,” Oscar says. “Students at schools in the outer suburbs have to travel further to experience any of these facilities.”

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CULTURAL RICHNESS Henry Iseli (Year 3) has enjoyed cross country, athletics and excursions to Melbourne Aquarium, the Museum and IMAX.

Kavinya Dissanayake (Year 10) catches the train from the north-western suburbs and is impressed by Haileybury City’s unique features and location close to Melbourne’s corporate world, allowing students to create future connections.

“I like that we get to go off campus for lunch, and the beautiful green view of the gardens and its distinctive location.”

“I have attended a Chinese Cultural Day at the Melbourne Town Hall, which was only possible due to our location. I also attended a breakfast series, where business owners came to speak to students from various schools about entrepreneurship and business management.”

INNOVATIVE APPROACH Luke Dunnet (Year 10) says Haileybury City is innovative, “different in a wonderful way” and connects students of all year levels.

“Everything from the views of Flagstaff Gardens and the easy access through public transport, to the feel of being a part of a bigger world provides a unique and innovative approach to education.”

“Students can come from across Melbourne to experience the fantastic facilities and quality education, as most take some form of public transport.”

The innovative real-world learning program incorporates cultural, educational, historic and sporting city landmarks.

HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION

1892 Club

THE HAILEYBURY FOUNDATION IS THE ENTITY THROUGH WHICH DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL IS PRINCIPALLY DIRECTED. ITS BROAD OBJECTIVE IS TO ANTICIPATE AND PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING NEEDS OF HAILEYBURY OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IS PROVIDED BY SCHOOL FEES AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

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upport to the Haileybury Foundation is provided through tax deductible donations directed to the School through any of the three funds: the Haileybury Scholarship Fund, the Haileybury Building Fund and the Haileybury Library Fund. Bequests can also be made to the School or the Foundation.

Presently, 10 students at Haileybury benefit from Haileybury Foundation Scholarships due to the generosity of current and past parents, alumni, current and past staff and community members.

The Haileybury Foundation 1892 Club Scholarship comes about from the generosity of a large variety of Haileybury community members. 1892 Club members are regular donors to the Haileybury Foundation, contributing more than $500 on an annual basis.

HAILEYBURY, 1892

1892 Club members are passionate about the School and those that it educates.

1892 CLUB DONORS MARK REYNOLDS (OH ‘79)

I feel that I owe so much to Haileybury. Being a Haileybury graduate opened many professional doors within Australia and the globe that will never be lost on me. Nothing could put a price on this value added to my education at Haileybury.

I have worked within my profession around the world and my association with Haileybury has held me in very good stead and respect. I owe so much of my working profession to my time and experience at Haileybury.

I really hope my small donation can help a seventh grade adolescent benefit from everything scholastic and athletic that Haileybury has to offer. It is indeed a great privilege. I am very proud of Haileybury and my opportunity to be a student and alumni of such a fine upstanding scholastic institution. All I can do is hope that the School continues on its amazing growth.

IRENE AND JÖRG KEMPER

We would like other children to have the same wonderful opportunities and experiences our children had

We have been donating to the Haileybury Foundation Scholarship Fund for several years. Both our children, James and Jessica, benefited enormously from a Haileybury education, each spending 15 years at Haileybury from Early Learning Centre to Year 12. We were fortunate to be in a position to afford to pay Haileybury’s fees and other expenses on behalf of our children. As we would like other children, whose parents may not be in a similar financially privileged position, to have the same wonderful opportunities and experiences as our children had, we choose to donate to the Haileybury Foundation Scholarship Fund.

We see education in all aspects as providing the best opportunity for people to make the most of their lives in terms of contributions to society, escaping social inequality, and looking after their health and environment.

We think Haileybury’s venture in Darwin, Northern Territory, is a worthwhile one, even though it will be challenging and it is likely to take several years before the usual outcomes expected of students

by Haileybury will occur.

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LEFT: JACINTA BEALE, YEAR 5

Generations: Haileybury’s

TOP: ANGUS BONWICK, YEAR 10 MIDDLE: ANDREW BONWICK, (OH ’88) BOTTOM: JIM BONWICK (OH ’68)

Sense of Family THE HAILEYBURY FAMILY IS SPECIAL, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE GENERATION ATTEND OUR SCHOOL.

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emories were shared, and new connections made at a recent OHA Generations Breakfast that celebrated wonderful stories dating back to Haileybury’s original 17-student intake.

Three generations of the Bonwick family are still proudly involved at Haileybury.

Jacinta Beale (Year 5) was destined to attend Haileybury.

She recently learned that her great-great-grandfather James Melville Scott and his brothers Arthur and William were among the School’s first students in 1892.

Jim, 68, graduated from Brighton in 1968 and his son Andrew, 47, from Keysborough in 1988. Andrew’s son, Angus Bonwick, 14, joined the Keysborough campus in 2015. Jim’s brothers, Ian, 66, and Rick, 57, attended Haileybury, as did Andrew’s mother’s brother, Len Brind, 63.

The talented footballers and cricketers had careers in sales (James), bookmaking (Arthur) and travelling (William).

William played cricket for South Melbourne.

Andrew runs an owners corporation business with his wife Cindy. Jim, who studied law at the University of Melbourne, now works with them.

The historic connection emerged when family research led to Arthur’s grandson, another Arthur. Jacinta’s late great-grandmother Nancy, the grandmother of Jacinta’s mother, Piret Cantwell, turned out to be James Scott’s daughter.

Jim’s fondest School memories are cadets, sport and friendships, while Andrew remembers sport, friendships, Pelican camps, school bus trips and “lots of fun times”.

THE SCOTT/BEALE FAMILY

Piret had coincidentally enrolled Jacinta at Newlands after the School impressed her. Some accounting colleagues had also attended Haileybury.

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THE BONWICK FAMILY

The sense of community they enjoyed continues when Jim, Andrew and Cindy attend Angus’s footy, cricket and athletics events. Andrew is also on the OHA senior executive and the Corda Club committee.

Piret was thrilled by the discovery. “The knowledge of the family connection confirms that things happen for a reason and our decision was not a coincidence,” she says.

“Jim and I are extremely proud to watch Angus represent the School just like we did,” Andrew says. “We believe being Haileyburians is just part of who we are as individuals and a big part of our family.”

“Sadly, my grandmother passed way in 1993 and did not get to meet Jacinta. They are alike in so many ways. She would have been thrilled to know the family tradition had continued, especially for girls!”

Jim and Andrew played football for Old Haileyburians, where Jim once held the games record. Andrew, who also captained an Old Haileyburians cricket premiership, coached a reserves football flag and was Club President.

Jacinta loves everything about Haileybury. “She has a lovely group of friends and the support, encouragement and care for each other is wonderful,” Piret says. “Jacinta squeals with delight when she spots a Haileybury sticker on a car!”

“Jim still attends every game as time keeper and Angus and I attend whenever he isn’t playing for the School,” Andrew says.

She would have been thrilled to know the family tradition had continued, especially for girls!

THE TREWIN FAMILY Peter Trewin was Haileybury Dux in 1956, when the School had one Brighton campus. Until recently, the combined 63 years that Peter and his four sons attended Haileybury was the most of any family.

Peter’s father-in-law, Jim Miller, and Jim’s two brothers attended Haileybury in the 1930s. Peter’s brother, Dennis, and brother-in-law, Don Miller, also attended the School.

Daren played more than 300 games with the OHA Hockey Club and attends regular School reunions. He now attends Drama and Music events and supports Lucas’s activities.

Lucas, who is in Year 11 at Keysborough, enjoys the Sport Program, particularly rowing. One of the senior boats is named after his grandfather.

“It’s pretty special to know that I’m part of the legacy that he left,” he says. “The friendships I’ve made at School and through rowing I hope will be for life.”

Lucas Trewin, the son of Peter’s oldest son, Daren, now attends Haileybury. Lucas’s older brother, James, attended the School and their cousin, Daniel, was Captain of Drama last year.

LEFT: LUCAS TREWIN, YEAR 11 MIDDLE: DAREN TREWIN, (OH ’86) RIGHT: PETER TREWIN, (OH ’56)

Peter, 79, joined the OHA Council in 1968, serving as Treasurer, Vice President and President. He was on the College Council for 40 years, including 22 as Chairman of Finance.

A Chartered Accountant specialising in taxation, Peter retired in 1994. “It is an understatement to say that Haileybury has been a central part of my life,” he says.

Daren, 49, attended Haileybury Brighton from Prep to Year 3, then Keysborough until Year 12. He has worked in IT for 28 years, now specialising in financial crime.

We believe being Haileyburians is just part of who we are as individuals and a big part of our family

“I have great memories of School camping trips, going hiking and searching for the food drops that ensured you didn’t go hungry” he says. “I learnt the value of working hard to achieve what you want in life.”

HAILEYBURY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TIANJIN

Welcome to

The Year of the Dog

HAILEYBURY CHINA CELEBRATED THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN THE YEAR OF THE DOG WITH A WHOLE-STAFF ASSEMBLY. SUCH CELEBRATIONS ARE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF CHINESE CULTURE AND ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED BY ALL INVOLVED AT THE SCHOOL.

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n Chinese astrology, each year is related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year cycle, making 2018 an Earth Dog Year.

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, which means it’s based on measurements of the phases of the moon, but also on the sun’s position in the sky.

The lunar calendar is used to mark festivals and decide when to hold weddings, funerals and other important ceremonies.

At the assembly, Principal Dr Kathy Wang outlined the School’s achievements and its future purpose

and direction. The theme of her address was how Haileybury China had already achieved significant growth and was now on a path to further growth.

Star Awards were presented to recognise academic and operational staff who had shown excellence over the past year.

Dr Wang also spoke at our First Day of School Opening Ceremony. Held outdoors, School Captains Henry Du (Year 12) and Evelyn Wang (Year 12) presented on the characteristics of the dog. Parents and staff joined our Primary School Year 4 students to present a poem.

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THE

Arts Macbeth

RE-ARISEN

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acbeth Re-Arisen picks up where Shakespeare left off – as a resurrected Macbeth and his legions of undead seek to reclaim the throne... and more!

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Performed in grand iambic pentameter, this unlikely combination melded together Shakespearean drama and tragedy with black comedy and B-grade horror. The conflicting elements intermingled to produce a splendidly idiosyncratic show and a truly unforgettable performance by students. The play follows Macbeth as he finds himself headless but alive and thus begins a zombie apocalypse, leading hordes of undead to wreak revenge in the name of the Macbeths. This dark and unexpected comic sequel kept audiences entertained with its intellectual irreverence, cheek and wit.

Poe!

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his complex piece of original theatre was a triumph, beautifully capturing the 19th century Gothic tone of Edgar Allan Poe’s world. Perhaps one of Haileybury’s most innovative productions to date, Poe has set new standards for theatre at Haileybury. With a cast of 20 students from across all four Melbourne campuses, large audiences enjoyed subject matter that was both dark and shocking. Employing stunning visual imagery, including film, shadow puppetry, Bunraka puppetry and a healthy helping of fake blood! Beau Woodbridge (Year 10) performed wonderfully as Poe, capturing the central character’s decline into madness. Cast and crew alike were delighted to be involved in creating a performance so unique.

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THE

Arts

USA DRAMA AND MUSIC TOUR

TOP ARTS PERFORMANCE 2017 Drama Captain Daniel Trewin and Vice Captain Samuel Caccavo received the distinction of being invited to perform in the VCE Performing Arts Top Class. These talented students showcased their drama solos at the Arts Centre Playhouse in March 2018. This is a great honour as anyone invited to audition must first obtain full marks on their solo performance examination. It is an excellent achievement that Haileybury consistently has performers in this category.

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ver the Term 1 holidays an excited group of 24 Music and Drama students travelled to New York City, Boston and Los Angeles as part of an ongoing program established between Haileybury and two leading Performing Arts schools.

The bi-annual tour is a much-anticipated highlight for students involved in the Senior School Music and Drama Programs.

While in Boston, students were billeted among families from Newton North High School, experiencing school life with a specific focus on music and drama.

Students also participated in a fantastic range of activities, from historical tours around Harvard to workshops at the Lincoln Centre and The Julliard School to an art exhibition at MIT. Students attended shows on Broadway, viewed School of Rock and The Play That Goes Wrong, and even had a Q&A session with lead performer Mark Evans who provided terrific insight into the life of a professional actor.

There was no shortage of sight-seeing and exploring either, including the 9-11 Memorial, Central Park, Boston Freedom Trail, Empire State Building and Universal Studios.

Students made memories to last a lifetime, sharing unforgettable experiences while being given incredible opportunities to hone their creative skills and passions.

SYDNEY ART TOUR

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aileybury art students attended the Sydney Biennale, a much anticipated major contemporary art event held across numerous CBD venues, as part of their Sydney art tour. The 21st edition examined the quantum mechanical theory of superposition, by investigating how it might operate in the world today.

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The White Rabbit Gallery’s The Sleeper Awakes, which showcased China’s most original contemporary artists, was also thought provoking. Other tour highlights included the Art Gallery of New South Wales permanent collection and Art Express, the NSW version of our TOP ARTS. The students also visited Brett Whiteley’s studio, Carriageworks – a large exhibition space in the old Sydney train sheds with large-scale multimedia pieces – and the Museum of Contemporary Art. The inspirational trip finished with a Botanic Gardens drawing session.

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aileybury’s annual fine music Twilight Concert was held in the tranquil Senior School Quadrangle courtyard at Keysborough, opening the night for the Year 10 Play, Poe. The Twilight Concert featured the Music Department’s senior large Ensemble Program, with more than 160 students participating. Performances included Wind Symphony, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Senior Strings, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Haileybury Singers, Stage Band, Senior Brass Ensemble and Guitar Orchestra.

ORGAN SCHOLARS

...the Living Tradition

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he Organ Scholars Program was established at Haileybury in 2010 to safeguard and ensure the future development of this unique and remarkable tradition. Organ music was first taught at the School in the 1960s and has been a proud feature of the Music Program for nearly 60 years, seeing an array of students dedicate themselves to this prestigious instrument.

GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Awards

THREE HAILEYBURY STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THEIR DUKE OF EDINBURGH GOLD AWARDS AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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he Gold Award takes a minimum of 18 months to complete and consists of four sections: Service, Skill, Physical Recreation and Adventurous Journey. Gold Award participants must also complete a Residential Project.

SAMUEL CACCAVO Service: Drama Department Leader Physical Recreation: Personal fitness program Skill: Language (Italian) Expedition: Navsori Highlands/Yasawa Islands Residential Project: Fiji School Project ANNIKA PEST Service: Volunteer (Early Learning Centre) Physical Recreation: Fitness training Skill: Piano Expedition: Kokoda Trail Residential Project: Community project TALIA YATES Service: Service to other people (play in a community band) Physical Recreation: Gym/personal programs (keep fit) Skill: Bass Guitar Expedition: USA Music Tour Residential Project: Music camp

Practising Organ Scholar Joshua Nah (Year 11) is the most recent Haileyburian Boys Scholar to receive the honour of being invited to perform a solo concert at Melbourne University as part of its Organ Concert Series. An impressive achievement and wonderful opportunity for Joshua as he continues to undertake VCE Music Investigation Units 3 and 4 this year with plans to go on to complete VCE Music Solo Performance Units 3 and 4 in 2019.

It seems that Joshua’s penchant for organ music runs in the family, as his father, James Nah – who graduated from Haileybury in the 1990s – also studied the pipe organ at Haileybury, practising on the very same Chapel Organ now used by his son more than 20 years later.

The ceremony was attended by His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO who presented the awardees with their medals and certificates.

Also in attendance was the Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC. Congratulations to Samuel, Annika and Talia on their incredible achievement.

These students have shown tremendous dedication to both their Award tasks and their VCE study.

As part of the Organ Scholars Program Haileybury provides students with exciting opportunities for international travel, from interstate to the UK and New Zealand. In fact, senior Organ Scholars Austin Chen (Year 12) and Emily Cao (Year 12) will visit Britain in July.

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Haileybury Organ Scholars are fortunate enough to not only have access to the Grand Organ in Aikman Hall, the largest and most valuable organ in any Australian school, but also frequent solo performance opportunities. The commitment to a standard of excellence and the zeal these Organ Scholars perpetuate is a joy to watch.

Sport

APS CRICKET PREMIERSHIP

A Decade in the Making

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CRICKET’S HISTORY AT HAILEYBURY RUNS DEEP. ITS VALUES AND DISCIPLINES WERE CENTRAL TO THE ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION ENVISAGED BY CHARLES RENDALL WHEN FOUNDING THE SCHOOL IN 1892.

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ven when the School Roll numbered just 40, there were three XIs, training was intense, and Haileybury performed above its weight in inter-school competition. From this emerged outstanding interstate representatives William Scott, Edgar Marsden and Albert Shugg. Bowler Gerry Hazlitt played Test cricket for Australia in the early 1900s.

no temperamental stars, but instead a talented, dedicated group which extracted maximum effort from each member. The Captain, Rob Strong, selected as APS wicket keeper, was well supported by Vice Captains Alex Gibson and Jarryd Wills. Jarryd led the run-scoring, and Callum Elvins was the leading wicket-taker.

Now, at a time when the cricket world is plagued by ball tampering, sledging and extreme gamesmanship, it’s heartening to hear of the fine achievement of the 1st XI in winning the 2017–2018 APS Premiership.

This was Haileybury’s 7th Cricket Premiership since joining the APS in 1959.

There were several highlights: one was the outright victory over Wesley in the second last round which was crucial to the Premiership; another was the batting combination of Callum and Will Giles, which established a new Haileybury record for the 10th wicket in the match against Geelong Grammar.

The team was largely composed of students who first represented the School in Year 7. The players were committed to the ethos of fair play and respect, both for the game itself and the opposition. There were

The team’s style of play and the final outcome were an endorsement of a long-term approach, adopted from grass roots up, of coaches including Graham Leys, Gareth Smith and Richard Taberner.

SUMMER PREMIERSHIP SUCCESS

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he summer premiership season has drawn to a close with Haileybury achieving impressive results, featuring many undefeated teams across year levels and, most importantly, student participation numbers at the highest they’ve ever been.

Haileybury obtained four premierships, in badminton (boys and girls), table tennis and cricket.

The 1st Girls Badminton team defeated long-time rival Wesley College for the APS/AGSV Premiership, securing Haileybury its fourth consecutive victory in this field.

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The Boys Badminton team wrapped up the season undefeated, scoring an imposing 12–0 in five of their matches. This saw the team obtain its third premiership in a row for Boys Badminton, with Oscar Lai (Year 11) a keen participant in all three.

Table Tennis teams took out the competition against top competitors Wesley College and St Kevin’s, winning a staggering 116 games out of a total 120, making Haileybury victorious for the 15th year in a row, an impressive feat we have managed for all but one year since the competition began in 1995.

AFLW INAUGURAL APS SEASON

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he Haileybury Brave Hearts welcomed the beginning of their season by holding an event at the Haileybury City campus, wonderfully attended by the School community. The commencement of this season in particular draws focus to the continued commitment Haileybury shows towards AFLW and AFL. The School is set to enter three teams in the first APS/AGS AFLW season, with Haileybury coordinating and overseeing the competition; and no doubt showcasing the strength and athleticism that Haileybury women have to offer. We wish our Brave Hearts all the best in their ground-breaking season.

ORT ATHLETICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS BLITZ

The recent State Athletic Championships saw Haileybury athletes dominate the three-day event, competing for their respective clubs. With over 25 students participating, our athletes won nine Gold, eight Silver and three Bronze medals. A further 11 athletes placed in 16 events between fourth and eighth. Across all events, Haileybury athletes made the finals and topped the dais, leading into an exciting APS season ahead.

WORLD TEAM TENNIS Finn Broadbent was selected alongside a group of Australia’s top wheelchair tennis athletes to compete in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup. From 28 May to 3 June, Finn represented Australia for his first time in the junior international competition.

The team performed exceptionally to reach the semi-finals and placed fourth overall. It was an incredible experience for Finn and we congratulate him and the Australian team on their victory.

FUTSAL VICTORY

MOUNTAIN BIKE NATIONALS At just 16, Sam Clarke (Year 11) finished an impressive 16th against much older competitors in the Under-19 Australian National Mountain Biking Championships’ XCO (Cross Country Olympic) discipline. XCO is raced at threshold peak power for the entire race of usually about 80 minutes. Racers must climb, plan riding lines and avoid obstacles. This sport is definitely not for the faint-hearted.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL STATE SELECTION Haileybury has fostered some wonderful volleyball talent over the years, enjoying great success across competitions, and this year is no exception. Students Brigitte Shill and Kylie Van Rensburg represented Victoria at the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships held in Bunbury in April, competing in the Under 17 and Under 19 divisions respectively.

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Sam finished 16th overall and was the third Victorian.

He is now ranked 16 in Australia and is accumulating UCI (International ranking) points that will help when travelling to compete overseas. We wish Sam the best in his quest for international qualification.

Steven Hadjikakou (Year 11) recently represented Victoria in the National Under 16 Futsal Championship, contributing to a team effort that secured them the victory. Conduced at the AIS arena in Canberra, Steven displayed outstanding goalkeeping during the grand final against New South Wales, passionately cheered on by the crowd.

CAPTAIN’S

Corner

THE 2018 HAILEYBURY CAPTAINS REPRESENT THE SCHOOL’S VALUES AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR PEERS. ONE PARTICULAR VALUE THAT STANDS OUT AMONG THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS IS RESPECT.

We asked this year’s Haileybury Captains to share their thoughts about respect and what it means to them.

NICK MURALEDARAN HAILEYBURY COLLEGE CAPTAIN

JESS ABRAHAM HAILEYBURY GIRLS COLLEGE CAPTAIN

Respect speaks to all relations between people. It’s what allows us to appreciate the dignity of an individual. Respect is the building block for a peaceful and harmonious society and though history teaches us it is hard won, and so easily lost, we are much the better because of it.

Respect is such a pivotal word in society, yet means such different things to everyone. Respect, to me, surrounds the need for equality. Respect is each person being afforded the same opportunity, with the same approval from their peers, to strive for what they believe in, without the fear of being discriminated against.

FELIX GEAKE-RANSOME HAILEYBURY COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN Respect is more a life philosophy than a value. When you hold respect for someone, this isn’t just a feeling: it governs your actions towards them and dictates how you behave around them. For me, respect is a fundamental part of how I approach activities in the Leadership Team.

KEVINDU DE SILVA HAILEYBURY COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN The men and women I most admire and respect all have a sense of selfassuredness, faith in their values and beliefs, and a capacity to understand the lives of others. In terms of respect for our School, heritage and cultures, I find that respect seems to grow stronger through pride, which is built through the community; not one individual.

MICHAEL MALEK HAILEYBURY COLLEGE VICE CAPTIAN Adopting a culture of respect within Haileybury enables us to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of other students towards both each other and the School. Every student influences the School in their own way, and the respect that we show to each other only advances the development of our strong culture.

BENJAMIN KING HAILEYBURY COLLEGE SPORT CAPTAIN

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To me, respect means the acceptance of everyone in the community and their opinions, regardless of their gender, race, religion or the opinions themselves. It involves listening to those around you with an open mind and trying to understand their perspective, even if it isn’t aligned with yours.

LAURA SMITH HAILEYBURY GIRLS COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN Respect is about more than acknowledging or listening to the opinions of others. It’s about treating those around you as equals; considering and incorporating their ideas and views into certain initiatives. Even if it clashes with our own beliefs, we should take all input into account.

ABBEY LEYS HAILEYBURY GIRLS COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN For me, respect means that despite our differences in society, we are able to come together and accept and support one another; for not only who we are but our values, views and choices. In our School community, respect is a vital quality as we are able to acknowledge our diversity but celebrate and admire our achievements together.

MONET SAM HAILEYBURY GIRLS COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN In today’s diverse society, the differences we encounter with those around us are inevitable, but also a wonderful learning experience. In the school community, respect is imperative in forming lasting relationships.

Respect is ensuring that we attempt to value and understand the ideals and opinions of those around you, despite our differences.

ANNABEL TRIVETT HAILEYBURY GIRLS COLLEGE SPORT CAPTAIN Respect to me means that the ideas, beliefs and actions we have are valued and admired by others. Nowadays in a forward-thinking world there are hundreds of differing opinions and in order to have and show respect for others we must strive to acknowledge the abilities, qualities and achievements of those around us.

ARCHIVES

Tales for the History Book

THE FOUNDERS DAY PARTY AT CASTLEFIELD IN LATE FEBRUARY MARKED THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK HAILEYBURY TALES. TWO UNIQUE SPEAKERS HELPED LAUNCH THE BOOK IN FRONT OF 200 INVITED GUESTS.

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ary Tunks, the daughter of fourth Headmaster Sholto Black, made a special journey from New Zealand to be present. She and her sister Nan attended the Junior School back in the 1940s, well before girls were admitted to the School, and she recalled memories of those distant but happy and innocent times.

Intrepid explorer and Year 11 student, Jade Hameister, officially launched the book, giving praise to the hard work of those that contributed to the project. Jade’s tale of her polar travels is just one of many stories told in the milestone book.

SOME SELECTED EXTRACTS FROM HAILEYBURY TALES THE FIRST HEADMASTER CHARLES RENDALL, 1892–1914 An edited version of an address presented by Dr Ross Sundberg AM QC (OH ‘60): Rendall had many hobbies: photography, carpentry, music (playing the cello), cricket, tennis, motoring, shooting, ocean fishing and cycling. He had two penny farthing bicycles. The front wheel of one was six feet in diameter – almost as tall as Rendall himself – and he needed a step ladder to get up to the seat.

THE TRIALS OF A YOUNG BOARDER Rupert Downes was sent to board at Haileybury as a nine-year-old lad in 1895. He sent this letter home:

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DEPTH AND BREADTH Distinguished in the field of Medicine, Bruce Campbell (OH ‘95) recalls: ... a time of expansion with extra playing fields, the opening of the Berwick campus, and also in the Performing Arts... I value the breadth of experiences Haileybury offered in addition to the quality academic education I received... the Aikman era has evolved but the key principles of developing well-rounded individuals remain central to a world-class education.

WARWICK ARMSTRONG V HAILEYBURY Gideon Haigh in The Big Ship recalls the day Armstrong, as a schoolboy, played in an 1898 match against Haileybury: Armstrong made 59 out of 138 as University College lost by a run to Haileybury, though the dramas were predominantly off-field. Haileybury began the day by failing to give their opponents a teamsheet: technically sufficient to cost them the game. Haileybury’s umpire then gave several debatable decisions...

THE PELICAN WALL The worst part of Pelican was looking at The Wall for the first time, and then being told I had to climb it, without even ropes or a ladder to help me... We heaved six of the seven in our group over. Unfortunately I was the person who didn’t make it.

IAN MCKENZIE (OH ’85)

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OHA NEWS OHA CONTACTS

the President

MESSAGE FROM

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Russell Davidson (OH ’86) russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6140

Events & Administration Coordinator:

Catherine McVean catherine.mcvean@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6141

HIST Alumni Coordinator: Oliver Wang (OH 2016)

OHA SENIOR EXECUTIVE

President: Cameron Van Den Dungen (OH ’98) Senior Vice President: Position vacant Junior Vice President: James Kemper (OH 2012) Treasurer: Ian Clydesdale (OH ’77) Business Relations: Gines Satchithandam (OH 2005) Chapter Relations: Laura Rabinovich (OH 2012) Clubs: Andrew Bonwick (OH ’88) Andrew Hicks (OH ’80) Bernie Ladds (OH ’81) Communication: Brad Hyde (OH ’82) Grants/Scholarships: Claire Brown (OH 2013) YLAG: Lawson Thomas (OH 2013)

IT HAS BEEN A FRENETIC START TO 2018 FOR THE OLD HAILEYBURIANS ASSOCIATION (OHA) AS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE NEW STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE AT AN ALL-DAY OFFSITE MEETING IN LATE 2017.

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n recent years we have focused on developing the foundations for a future-proof, truly global alumni association and, as we have achieved each key milestone, the pressure to continually deliver has been felt by all members of the team and has led to some robust discussion among the Senior Executive.

This year we have highlighted the development of an engaged and interconnected business community as a major priority, in particular the rich vein of entrepreneurial spirit that runs through our membership.

One of our steps towards this priority was the recent celebration of the remarkable success of Nicolette Kordos (OH 2010) the founder of Nicky Kay activewear (nickykay. com.au) at our Heart to Heart event.

In many previous messages, articles and communications with our membership, I have spoken about the development of an OHA app (available for both iOS and Android users). One of the major focuses of the OHA app is to be your digital OHA Membership Card (unique identifier).

A key benefit of now having a Digital Membership Card is that we are now able to develop Member Benefits

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oha.org.au

Finally, the OHA engaged the services of an external provider to conduct a thorough survey of our membership and I look forward to sharing the results with you as they come to hand.

Thank you for being wonderful supporters of the OHA and we look forward to connecting with you at one of our many upcoming functions.

CAMERON VAN DEN DUNGEN (OH ’98)

NEW ADDITIONS Congratulations Michael Campelj (OH 2006) and Ashleigh Campelj (nee Farren) (OH 2008) on the birth of Harry Michael Campelj, Born 22/2/18, weighing 3.1kg and 51cm long.

– remain up to date with all the OHA’s latest news

instagram.com/oldhaileyburians

Another tweak to our program in 2018 is the development of the third series of our online series ‘Stay Connected’. After two successful series we have decided to try a different approach with a fresh outlook on our highly successful alumni. This will roll out later this year, and I hope you enjoy it as much as the first two series.

The OHA has recently launched an innovative application, suitable for both Apple and Android devices.

– book into any OHA event

twitter.com/OldHailAssoc

If you are an OHA Member and a business owner with an interest in supporting our new Member Benefits Program, we would encourage you to contact either Russell or Catherine in the office.

OHA APP

The app, a first for major alumni organisations in this country allows users to:

facebook.com/oldhaileyburians

Programs that will give Old Haileyburians access to special deals and offers from Old Haileyburian businesses.

– be updated on information relating to OHA Clubs – connect with the OHA social media pages – use their phone as a Digital Membership Card – make a secure donation to the Haileybury Foundation.

Congratulations to Ben Newby (OH 2000) and wife Roxanne on the recent birth of Bronte Rose.

Vale PETER ATKINSON (OH ‘67) Peter was a prominent lawyer who was a partner at legal firm, Hall and Wilcox. He had 30 years’ experience in accident compensation litigation. Peter also spent a significant amount of time at legal firm, Lander and Rogers.

JOHN BOLTON (OH ‘62) John played in the Haileybury 1st XI team and took 10 wickets in 1962 against St Kevins.

PETER DAVIES (OH ‘75) After a long battle with cancer, Peter passed away on 10 March 2018, at the Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, surrounded by loving family. Peter was a brilliant cricketer and in 1975 became the first and only batsman to make three centuries in succession for Haileybury in APS matches – 111 no v Wesley, 105 v Xavier and 130 v Brighton.

CHARLES FILDES (OH ‘51)

OHA COMMUNITY GRANTS THE OHA COMMUNITY GRANTS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OLD HAILEYBURIANS IN NEED AND/OR TO PROJECTS WHERE OHA MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN AND WHICH HAVE A DIRECT BENEFIT TO COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA OR OVERSEAS. The program can also offer other support (volunteers, skilled labour) to projects where OHA members are actively involved.

The OHA has contributed over $30,000 towards projects where OHA members have a direct involvement.

Past projects have included, supporting Brett Capron (OH ‘97), Brett Jenkins (OH ‘97) and Stuart Isaacs (OH ‘93) in contributing some of the $20,801 raised for Cystic Fibrosis Community Care, and providing funds to assist Rhys Johnson (OH 2005) and his wife, Brooke with their son Rye who has Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy.

For the selection criteria and to apply for a 2018 Community Grant please visit the OHA website or contact the OHA office.

Applications close August 2018.

Charles Fildes holds the record for the most number of wickets in an innings in the 1st XI with his 10/8 in 1951 versus Camberwell.

GRAEME LEWIS (OH ‘68) Graeme was a very prominent member of the Country Liberal Party in the Northern Territory.

RITA MAXWELL Rita (83 years) passed away on Monday, 16 April. She was a devoted Assistant to Heads Brian Rule and Bruce Lines over many years in the early days of the Newlands campus.

IVAN WILLS Ivan taught Commerce at Keysborough for some years during the Michael Aikman period.

SARIN WONGPRASARTSUK (OH ‘87) Sarin was dedicated to public medical service and academia and also had a private practice in Berwick. After graduating in Medicine from Monash University in 1994, Sarin completed his training as an ENT surgeon in 2003.

He then undertook a Masters of Surgery and later spent a year in Vancouver where he had further training in ear surgery.

SPONSORSHIP OHA’s major sponsor, Mercedes-Benz Berwick, is offering a wonderful deal for Haileybury community members.

With the purchase of a car from Mercedes-Benz Berwick, you will also receive: • guaranteed preferential pricing and delivery fee • complimentary three years of scheduled servicing • full valet detailing at each service • three years of roadside assistance.

2018

Event Dates

THUR, 26 JUL

Business Leaders Networking Event

Haileybury, City

2/3 AUGUST (TBC)

Boutique Industry Luncheon – Engineering

Haileybury, City

FRI, 10 AUG

Boutique Industry Luncheon – Politics

Haileybury, City

FRI, 10 AUG

YOHA 2018

Baroq House, Melbourne

THUR, 16 AUG

Former OHA Presidents’ Dinner

Half Moon, Brighton

THUR,13 SEPT

Young Professionals Networking Night

Haileybury, City

FRI, 28 SEPT

OHA Golf Day

Sandhurst (TBC)

THUR, 11 OCT

Sydney Member Event

Venue TBC

SAT, 13 OCT

Perth Member Event

Venue TBC

SUN, 14 OCT

Adelaide Member Event

Venue TBC

FRI, 26 OCT

Class of 1968 50-Year Reunion

Haileybury, Brighton

FRI, 26 OCT

Brian ‘Weary’ Clark Club Luncheon

Sandringham Yacht Club

FRI, 16 NOV

Class of 2013 Five-Year Reunion

Riva St Kilda

FRI, 16 NOV

Class of 1993 25-Year Reunion

Riva St Kilda

FRI, 23 NOV

Class of 1983 35-Year Reunion

Trust Restaurant

To take up this offer see Mike Buxton (OH ’82) and mention your Haileybury connection.

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OHA EVENTS CLASS OF 1978 40-YEAR REUNION

OHA GENERATIONAL BREAKFASTS On Friday, 23 March, we welcomed Haileybury Keysborough children of Old Haileyburians to our Generations Breakfast. We were also very excited to welcome the Bonwick and Trewin families, each consisting of three generations of Haileyburians who have already been highlighted in this magazine.

In addition, we welcomed Jacinta Beale (Year 5) who is the great great granddaughter of James Melville Scott.

James and his two brothers Arthur and William were three of the original 17 students at the School’s foundation in 1892. We have also hosted another Generations Breakfast at the Brighton campus.

On Friday, 2 February, we welcomed nearly 40 members of the Class of 1978 to their 40year reunion dinner, which was held at The Deck, Brighton. Many hadn’t connected since graduation, so there was a lot of catching up and rekindling of friendships! On Tuesday, 6 February, all members were invited to attend the Founders Day Assembly, where they were officially inducted into the ‘40 Years On’ Club.

OHA CORPORATE CYCLING EVENT Nearly 40 members of the Haileybury community, including Old Haileyburians, current and past parents and connected friends, enjoyed a brilliant day cycling and exploring 60 kms of the Mornington Peninsula on Friday, 2 March.

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Managed with complete precision by the team from Corporate Cycling, including alumnus Nathan Lorkin (OH ‘95), we were greeted to the most perfect weather for cycling! A few stops along the way for bruschetta and coffee, finishing up with a beautiful lunch at Lindenderry in Red Hill.

We welcomed Baden Cooke, an Australian Olympian and Commonwealth Games athlete, and Green Jersey winner at the 2003 Tour de France, and eight Haileybury mums who have in the last 12 months formed a Haileybury cycling group, which involves regular path-cycling and coffee adventures.

Each Haileyburian was presented with an OHA Generational pin signifying their generation at Haileybury.

KEN PHILLIPS DAY

The annual Ken Phillips Day was an outstanding success. The objectives of the event are to: • provide a competitive warm-up for our winter clubs

WELCOME TO HIST GRADUATES

• positively showcase the work of the OHA and breadth of the network to young alumni and current students

On Monday, 5 March, the OHA welcomed our 2017 graduates from Haileybury International School Tianjin, to a wonderful event in honour of their arrival to Australia. These graduates have moved to Australia to attend universities throughout the country, and the OHA is delighted to induct them as official Old Haileyburians.

On Sunday, 25 March, the OHA Football Club went down to the highly competitive Haileybury team, making it two in a row for these young men.

Throughout their time in Australia, the OHA will become a network they can be part of, accessing the vast opportunities the OHA provides, such as mentors, clubs and activities and our engaging events for young Old Haileyburians, namely Heart to Heart and YOHA. All guests enjoyed the funny antics of renowned Australian magician Tim Ellis and took home their gift ‘Hailey’ – the OHA’s new koala!

• pay tribute to the late Ken Phillips, a former Haileybury staff member and OHAFC President and Coach.

CLASS OF 1973 REUNION 45-YEAR REUNION After 45 years, graduates from the Class of 1973 reunited at a beautiful dinner held at The Half Moon, Brighton.

Ken Beuth, Thomas Walsh, Peter Cuming and Andrew Dimsey flew in from interstate, and everyone was delighted by the arrival of Chris Donnan, who arrived from the Philippines, just for this special reunion dinner.

HEART TO HEART – WOMEN INSPIRING WOMEN Over 300 members of the female community at Haileybury came together for a wonderful cocktail evening in honour of female entrepreneurs at Haileybury. Held at The Deck at Circa, St Kilda, past female students, current and past female parents and female staff had a wonderful evening enjoying beautiful food and drinks, as well as each other’s company. We showcased Nicolette Kordos (OH 2010) who is the mastermind behind global brand Nicky Kay activewear, a true entrepreneur having created her retail empire from the ground up, while also completing a law degree. We also welcomed other female entrepreneurs who exhibited their creations throughout the venue.

50-YEAR CRICKET PREMIERSHIP ANNIVERSARY

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On Friday, 23 March, 50 years after winning their premiership, two members of the 1968 1st XI Premiership Team enjoyed a wonderful day of cricket witnessing the Haileybury 1st XI play Xavier, which resulted in Haileybury taking home the premiership for 2018. Thank you to Chris Aldons (OH ’67) and Robert Mehegan (OH ’68) for returning to the Rendall Oval for a great day of cricket.

OHA CLUBS

OHA CLIMBING This season has seen strong developments from club members, both indoors and outdoors. 2018 saw a great kick-off with solid performances in the Bayside Boulder competition from all participants. It’s been extremely rewarding to see success in regards to our goals from last season, with many of our members engaging the outdoors and their limits in sport climbing and outdoor bouldering. As more and more members find themselves being able to lead climb we hope to see further progression outdoors and greater adventure climbing, with the possibility of running trips to non-local crags, such as the Blue Mountains as our members have started to find a home in the Grampians.

OHA LAWN BOWLS The 2018 OHA Lawn Bowls teams recently took on rivals from Old Carey, Xavier, Wesley, Scotch and other APS schools as part of this year’s 44th Past Students Lawn Bowls annual competition.

Held at Glen Waverley Bowls club, Old Haileybury was extremely competitive among 150+ bowlers and performed admirably, finishing short by just 2 points of winning the overall championship trophy, which it hasn’t held since 1982. The overall winner was Old Carey with Old Melburnians coming in third position. One of the team members still playing today, John Cracknell (OH ’70), was part of the successful 1979 and 1982 winning teams and the award for the best performing Old Haileybury rink each year has been named after him.

While the entire Old Haileybury team played well, this year there were two three-game winners with Leon Ross (OH ‘51) rink consisting of Frank Borchard, Andrew Bonwick (OH ’88) and Barrie Carson winning their three matches and finishing 24 shots up. However, it was the rink skipped by Andrew Penaluna (OH 2004), including recent School leavers and past Haileybury School bowlers Riley Thompson (OH 2017), Nathan Ephraums (OH 2017) and Mark Thompson (OH’82) who finished a considerable 42 shots up. This was the best performing rink not only on the day for Old Haileybury but also across all school rinks.

MARK THOMPSON (OH ’82)

OHA MIXED TOUCH FOOTBALL October saw the start of the summer Touch season and the creation of another OHA team, the BloodHearts, comprised of both OHA boys and girls. Entered into the Mixed A Division at Fawkner Park Touch, the competition was tough, competing against older and more experienced OHA teams. Under the leadership of Keith Rodrigo (OH 2012), Kaiden Dummett (OH 2015), Pia Hatt (OH 2016) and Romy Teubler (OH 2016) it was bound to be a good season! However, having a younger team meant that we had many ups and downs. Young superstars such as Johnny Duff (OH 2016), Zac Barbour (OH 2016) and our spiritual leader Fatima Fakhra helped during the season. Our loss during the semi-final meant an end to the 14-week competition, but we are all excited and keen to enter again this summer season and take home the gold.

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LAUREN PANNUNZIO (YEAR 11)

ANDREW CHEN (OH 2015)

OHA NETBALL CLUB The Old Haileybury Netball Club has just begun its winter season at Springers Leisure Centre. Our two teams made finals the previous season and the ladies team made semi-finals but unfortunately lost, while the mixed team made it to the grand final and are now reigning premiers! Our other two teams, who are based at GESAC, are currently in the middle of their season and are both doing incredibly well, with both currently on the top of the ladder in their respective divisions. We wish all teams the best of luck for their upcoming competitions!

In other news, our two mixed teams are now currently wearing brand new personalised netball bibs. We are pleased to have created these for the mixed teams so that all teams are now sporting the OHA logo on their sports gear when playing.

As always, we are keen to hear from anyone who would like to play regularly or anyone who is just interested in filling in for a current team. Any skill level is welcome!

Please contact me via email at sophieleggos@gmail.com.

SOPHIE LEGGOS (OH 2008)

OHA MENS TOUCH FOOTBALL The OHA Bloods Team again played at Fawkner Park during the summer months.

This team consisted of many experienced players, including Ryan Withers, Jack Duddy (OH 2010) and Max Cass, in addition to a couple of young, up-and-coming players, Johnny Duff (OH 2016) and Imy Hunter. The team had great success. With the team having majority wins, including a win against the undefeated side who we then met again in the finals, the OHA Bloods were able to take a commanding win 8-2 over ‘Touch Deez’ to end our summer season.

ANDRE RODRIGO (YEAR 11)

OHA CROSS COUNTRY CLUB The Old Haileyburians Cross Country Club has entered its 30th season within the APSOC competition, with solid performances thus far at both the Jamieson 5km and Dyson Relays and a run around the iconic Botanical Garden’s ‘Tan’ track. After a dominant run of nine premierships between 2003 and 2013, the club is in a rebuilding phase and would welcome any running enthusiast, irrespective of ability level or age.

For further details, visit apsoc.net.au or contact Andrew Scott (OH ’90) on +61 3 425 711 390 or andrewscott2011@gmail.com

OHA CYCLING Join us for the 2019 Tour de France as part of the OHA Tour.

The dates of the tour will be 5–16 July 2019, and will be led by reputable company Velo Tours Australia. The tour group will be a mix of members of the Old Haileyburians Association and Haileybury students (who will be accompanied by a parent).

The time in France will be a mixture of riding some of the 2019 stages along with ones from previous tours and, of course, watching the great race.

There will be an information session held at Haileybury Keysborough on the following date: • Thursday, 25 October at 5.30 pm, in the Lecture Theatre (post map release) Due to the limitations on numbers, it is imperative that expressions of interest be sent through to Russell Davidson.

For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Russell Davidson at russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au or on +61 3 9904 6140.

OHA HIP HOP After months of intense competition and training, our girls have finished in an amazing eighth position at The Dance Worlds in Orlando, Florida.

The team of Marcia Miao (OH 2014) Amy Reid (OH 2013) Amber Fyfe (OH 2010) Havva Pehlivanoglu (OH 2013) Melissa Kriv (Staff ) Paula Wang (OH 2015) Emily Ward (OH 2014) Elise Nash (OH 2014) and two non-Haileyburians worked tirelessly to fundraise for the trip. The OHA was very pleased to support the team and assisted in efforts to boost funds for items such as team uniform and training facilities while at the Worlds.

Pleasingly, this group of athletes is very engaged with Haileybury with many taking time out to coach dancers in the various schools programs. The team has also performed at Haileybury and OHA events, including the School’s 125th Anniversary event in 2017.

OHA FOOTBALL The Old Haileyburians Amateur Football Club embarks on season 2018 with renewed vigour and hope, eager to capitalise on the momentum built in 2017, which resulted in a C-grade VAFA competition premiership and the subsequent return to B-grade for the current year.

Ex-Melbourne AFL grand finalist Daniel Ward has been reappointed after his success last year and is ready to lead the boys again as Senior Coach. Wayne Smith (OH ’83) has been appointed Reserves Coach for 2018. We will once again field a women’s team this year, coached by ex-AFL star and coach, Danny Frawley. There is much buzz and anticipation around the club and once again we welcome males and females of all ages to our facilities. Training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.00 pm at Princes Park, Caulfield. We thank all our major sponsors again for the invaluable support. With any queries regarding the club, please contact Brett Carson (OH ‘95) on +61 3 402 526 606 or brettcarson29@hotmail.com Haileyburian 27

BRETT CARSON (OH ’95)

OHA PEOPLE OHA MEDAL GEOFF MCGEARY (OH ‘59) HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS OLD HAILEYBURIANS ASSOCIATION (OHA) MEDAL. THE MEDAL WAS AWARDED FOR THE TENTH TIME AT THE FOUNDERS DAY ASSEMBLY, HELD IN AIKMAN HALL AT KEYSBOROUGH.

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he Old Haileyburians Association Medal is awarded to an Old Haileyburian in recognition and appreciation of exceptional achievement to the community beyond expectation in their field of endeavour. Given that there are now in excess of 16,000 members of the Old Haileyburians Association, to be awarded this medal is a major achievement in one’s life.

In the mid 70s the company was renamed Australian Pacific Touring and took its first foray into international travel with trips to New Zealand, followed by Canada and Alaska in 1991. It was here that APT moved beyond its traditional coach touring to include travel by luxury train and cruise ship.

In 2005, Geoff saw an opportunity for a new style of travel and launched APT’s innovative Europe River Cruise business. Since then APT has continued to commission new ships and offer new destinations in Asia and the Mekong as well as the US and South America. In 2014, Geoff’s services to Australian tourism were recognised with the Order of Australia Medal and he has also been honoured as an Australian Tourism Legend at the Australian Tourism Awards.

In an era where we encourage our students to be entrepreneurial and show enterprise and innovation, it is truly fitting that the 2017 OHA Medal be awarded to a true entrepreneur – one who had a vision and brought it to reality.

Previous winners of the medal are as follows:

Geoff McGeary graduated from Haileybury in 1959, at a time when there were only 600 students in our Senior School and 38 members of staff.

2008: Hon Justice Lex Lasry (OH ‘66)

Geoff is the owner of Australian Pacific Touring (APT), which has been a McGeary family business since the 1920s, when Geoff’s father, Bill, built a bus body on a tray truck after a tram strike affected the city of Melbourne. Since then, APT have pioneered Australia’s dynamic travel industry via a diverse range of modes.

2011: Professor Geoffrey Cleghorn (OH ‘71)

In 1961, aged 19, Geoff obtained a special under-age bus driver’s license and took over McGeary’s Parlour Coaches. With his

COMMONWEALTH GAMES HAILEYBURY WAS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE RECENT COMMONWEALTH GAMES HELD ON THE GOLD COAST. We celebrated Gold medallist winner Laetisha Scanlan (OH 2007), an Australian sport shooter who competed in the Women’s Trap event. On the day she won, she also celebrated her 28th birthday surrounded by close family and a hoard of supporters! This is Laetisha’s second Gold medal, having also won gold in the same event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

A brilliant performance was also undertaken by Luke Cann (OH 2012) who came sixth in the Men’s Javelin.

Haileybury’s Jordan Williamsz (OH 2010) also came sixth in the Men’s 1500m, and we also celebrated Josh Beaver (OH 2011) who snapped up a Bronze medal in the Men’s Backstroke.

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entrepreneurial spirit, he seized on Australia’s increasing appetite for domestic tourism and began his pioneering camping holidays to Queensland and Central Australia.

2009: Mr Tony Taggart (OH ‘69) 2010: Dr Ian Watterson (OH ‘75) 2012: Professor Simon Molesworth AO AM (OH ‘71) 2013: Mr Ian Henderson (OH ‘70) 2014: Dr Ross Sundberg AM QC (OH’60) 2015: Mr Robin Fildes AM OAM (OH ‘58) 2016: Dr David Scrimgeour AM (OH ‘67)

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

KOG RAVINDRAN (OH 2007) is now Multicultural Communications Officer, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victorian Government.

HANNAH VUONG (OH 2013) is involved with

the Material Aid Program, a student-run initiative that delivers medical equipment to under-resourced healthcare institutions in the developing world. They are currently seeking to form new sustainable partnerships with organisations in the health or freight industry that may be interested in donating medical supplies or assisting with shipping to our partner organisations. If you would like to help out with either of the above, please email Hannah Vuong (Project Officer) at hvuong@ muhi.org.au.

DAYNA SCHINZ (OH 2007), Haileybury’s first

Girls School Captain, has been honoured with the Haileybury 1st V111 boat named after her.

JORDAN WILLIAMSZ (OH 2010) secured his position on the Australian Team at the Commonwealth Games by finishing second in the Australian Championships in the 1500m event.

Congratulations GREG PIERIS (OH ‘98) on his promotion to Special Counsel at K&L Gates.

COURTNEY WILKINS

(OH 2014) is currently on a basketball scholarship at the University of Buffalo and by all reports is playing magnificently.

BRUCE SIMONS (OH ‘79) is joining educational consulting company Hutton Consulting as Senior Educational Consultant, working with Schools in the areas of Executive Search, Strategic Planning and Fundraising/ Philanthropic Development.

Congratulations LAETISHA SCANLAN (OH 2007) on an amazing start to the year in trap shooting.

Commonwealth and National Champion, Overall High Gun winner and new Australian record holder.

RICK CARSON (OH ‘96) has started a new holiday accommodation business on King Island. The brand new architecturally designed house sleeps 10 in five bedrooms and would suit golfing groups in particular as there are two new golf courses on the island, both highly regarded. Rick can organise transport to the island in the way of flights if required and is offering discounts to OH members. www. netherbyrocks.com.au

Congratulations DANE VERWEY (OH 2004) on recently winning the Hobart Marathon in a great time of 2.24.

There was a wonderful article in the Australian Financial Review recently on architectural photographer JOHN GOLLINGS (OH ‘62).

John’s exhibition The History of the Built World was on display at the Monash Gallery of Art. Congratulations SHAUN RICHARDSON (OH ‘91) on recently being inducted into the Caulfield Cricket Club Hall of Fame.

JACKSON COLEMAN (OH 2010) recently debuted and played some impressive cricket for the Melbourne Stars.

SEAN MITCHELL (OH 2011) has a new role as Analyst Business Advisory & Assurance at Pitcher Partners.

LUKE DAVIES-UNIACKE (OH 2017) impressed North Melbourne in their Good Friday victory over St Kilda. In what was considered a scrappy game, ‘LDU’ laid five tackles, had 16 disposals and took three marks, and recorded a disposal efficiency of 75%. In what could be a tough year for the Kangaroos, it is expected that Luke will certainly give fans something to get excited about in the future.

WILL COX (OH ‘85) is now Manager Regional Delivery Western Victoria at Parks Victoria.

XAVIER SUBOTSCH (OH 2015) is now the punter for Appalachian State College in North Carolina.

ANDREW ONG (OH 2007) has a new position as Business Intelligence Analyst at Ascential.

After a heavy debut loss to Port at the Adelaide Oval, ANDREW BRAYSHAW (OH 2017) appeared more comfortable in front of the Dockers faithful. As he looks to spend more time on ground in the coming weeks, it is expected that Andrew will continue to fit in well at AFL level.

CHRIS FOO (OH 2003) has a new role as Vice President, Valuations Group – Special Situations and Distressed Debt at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

We are always keen to hear updates about our Old Haileyburians.

Let us know what you are up to: stayconnected@haileybury.vic.edu.au

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