The Haileyburian Winter 2013

The Haileyburian WINTER 2013

Dusty

The Original Pop Diva

TOP AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS

Premier’s Awards

The Online Classroom

Inside:

Features

Contents

2 Dusty – The Original Pop Diva

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Top AUSTRALIAN Schools

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Premier’s Awards

4 Haileybury Teachers: the young and the not so old

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The Online Classroom

6 HMA – Celebrating 80 Years 6

Principal’s Report

Future Problem Solvers

6 Gift of the Gab 8

The Gift of Education

9 Haileybury Global 10 The Haileybury Institute 12 The Arts 14 Sport 16 Captains’ Corner 17 Archives 18 OHA News 25 Where are they now?

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Principal’s Report

Haileybury’s mission is “To develop high achieving students who are connected globally, to each other and to the communities in which they live and which they will serve.” This edition of the Haileyburian highlights some ways in which the achievement of the mission is developing.

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he success of the Haileybury academic teaching program is demonstrated by the outstanding national testing results. These results see Haileybury ranked in the top 0.5% of schools in Australia, as shown in The Australian newspaper on 1 June 2013 (see page 3).

Of the top ranked schools across Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, Haileybury had one of the lowest Indicator of Socio Educational Advantage (ICSEA) scores, which show the socioeconomic and education background of the community.

This highlights the diverse, aspirational nature of the Haileybury community.

Unique is often an incorrectly used word but Haileybury is, in fact, unique in Australia as a high achieving, multicultural, socio-economically diverse community. It is a community we hope that all Haileyburians feel proud to be associated with.

Music, drama and art all contribute to the strength of a community and the School has enjoyed the 20 significant music and drama performances that have been put on this year. In addition, eight Haileybury students were acknowledged for their exceptional work in this area by being included in the VCE Season of Excellence.

Haileybury’s commitment to building strong communities forms the essence of the work of the Haileybury Institute and Haileybury Global. The work of John Fleming through the Haileybury Institute is having a profound effect on the literacy and numeracy results of schools around the country and has been covered on a number of occasions by The Australian newspaper. The Federal Coalition Shadow Minister for Education Christopher Pyne, in a speech on 1 August, referred to the work in Queensland’s remote indigenous

“ Haileybury is unique in Australia as a high achieving, multi-cultural, socioeconomically diverse community.” schools carried out by John Fleming and the Haileybury Institute. He said “... it is yielding real results in the some of our most disadvantaged communities.”* The sold-out seminars on the explicit teaching model, held twice a year at the School, give Haileybury teachers a chance to further demonstrate and refine their best practice classroom teaching.

Haileybury has been successfully operating in China for 10 years and in September the Haileybury Beijing Campus will be opened.

This campus will provide opportunities for Chinese students and expatriates, and will also see Haileybury students have a Beijing residential component as a part of their secondary schooling.

Closer to home, Haileybury has made a commitment to support education in TimorLeste through the delivery of the Victorian

Certificate of Education in partnership with the Dili International School. Haileybury students will be involved in this project, which will help build a stronger education community with one of Australia’s most important neighbours. In a letter of support for this project, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus congratulated Haileybury on our “leadership in the field of social justice and global education”.

Haileybury’s mission places high expectations on students, celebrates diversity and seeks to find new ways to build strong communities.

It is great to be able to use the Haileyburian to tell some of the stories about how this is being achieved. *Address by the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training and Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives at the Queensland Media Club.

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Beehives, black eyes and a voice that would stand the test of time…

Before David Jones changed his name to David Bowie or Stefani Germanotta became Lady Gaga, plain, shy Mary O’Brien dreamed of stardom. Dusty – The Original Pop Diva is a classic coming-of-age tale of a young girl who reinvented herself into the glamorous icon, Dusty Springfield.

Initially, this may read as a Hollywood plot; however, Dusty Springfield’s real life story is a complex mix of success and excess, ambition and insecurity. She was a woman who defied convention with admirable spirit and humour, yet was plagued by self-doubt and destructive impulses.

One of the most surprising elements of this show is how perfectly Dusty’s music conveys her life story. This show chronicles her foray into folk music with her brother, Tom (songwriter for Australian group, The Seekers) to the Burt Bacharach ballads that defined her career.

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Dusty

The Original Pop Diva

“ These results are a strong affirmation of Haileybury’s academic program”

Australia’s Top Schools Haileybury confirmed as one of the leading academic schools in the country A study by The Australian* newspaper of the 2012 national testing results has confirmed that Haileybury is among the Nation’s leading schools. In fact, Haileybury is in the top 0.5% of all 10,000 schools in Australia.

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he national testing program (NAPLAN) tests students at Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Spelling and Grammar.

Haileybury’s exceptional academic performance resulted in the School being:

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ranked 2 of all independent co-education primary schools in Australia

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ranked 5 of all non-select entry co-education secondary schools in Australia

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ranked 11 of all non-select entry independent primary schools in Australia

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ranked 4 of all primary schools in the country for Writing.

These results are a strong affirmation of Haileybury’s academic program, which incorporates the explicit teaching model in the Junior School.

They further reflect Haileybury’s focus on teacher quality. This involves: ✣

an appointment process, which emphasises a high level of academic

Premier’s Awards Haileybury students were recently awarded eight Premier’s VCE Awards in a ceremony attended by the Victorian Minister for Education, The Hon. Martin Dixon. Premier’s Awards go to the top five students in each VCE subject.

The 2012 VCE awards were across a range of subjects, reflecting the diversity of Haileybury students’ skills and the breadth of offerings. Nicholas Hughes, Alexandra Kersey, James Melani and Raja Noureddine were all in Year 11 last year.

Nicholas Hughes Psychology Alexandra Kersey Sociology Katani La Rocca Sociology Shane McLaws Integrated Technologies James Melani Product Design and Technology Raja Noureddine Philosophy Laura Rabinovich Spanish Jenny Tiv Sociology

achievement and requires that candidates be observed teaching ✣ a rigorous performance appraisal process ✣ extensive classroom visits and observation coupled with mentoring input ✣ detailed analysis of data for teacher and student improvement ✣ a coaching program available to all staff ✣ performance-based pay ✣ a close linking of successful academic outcomes for students with teachers’ professional outcomes. *The Weekend Australian – 1 June 2013

Shane McLaws receiving his award from the Victorian Minister for Education, The Hon. Martin Dixon

We also congratulate all staff involved in teaching these students during their VCE year.

The teachers involved in the individual subject teaching were Phillip Etherington (Philosophy), Stephen Hughes (Product Design and Technology), Briony Hutchinson (Sociology), Stephanie Luk-Tung (Psychology), Kristy Richmond (Sociology) and James Rosas (Integrated Technologies). Laura completed her Unit 3 and 4 Spanish through the Victorian School of Languages, which is held at Haileybury every Saturday.

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Haileybury teachers:

the young and the not so old...

Haileybury is renowned for its excellent teachers. We have a diverse collection of teaching staff at the School ranging from young graduates to seasoned professionals. This diversity not only allows the students to learn from the best, but also allows the teachers to learn from each other. Here is a snapshot of the diverse range of teachers:

“ ...passionate about literature and its ability to provide insight into human potential.”

“ ...evaluating results on an individual, year and school level to benchmark and lift student performance.”

Merinda Bermingham

Brett Pullyblank

Brighton

Senior School, Keysborough

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erinda is one of the School’s young graduate teachers.

She commenced teaching at Haileybury in 2010 and since then has enjoyed being an active member of the English department and the challenges of teaching VCE English. Merinda is passionate about literature and its ability to provide insight into human potential and the world we inhabit. She is also a keen student of philosophy and is most interested in continental philosophers who deal with agency and morality.

Merinda was driven to teaching by her appreciation of the function of education in society. Education lays the foundations for society’s intellectual and moral progress and Merinda is motivated to contribute to the development of future citizens in whatever small way she can!

Merinda is a PhD candidate conducting research in Philosophy of Education at Monash University. She is investigating the nature and value of critical thinking skills, their implications for individual autonomy and society, and how these skills are most effectively developed in students.

Prior to Merinda’s academic pursuits, she enjoyed a career training in classical ballet. She looks forward to utilising these skills to contribute to Haileybury’s artistic culture in the future, and has great pride in Haileybury and the collective work of teaching staff toward developing productive, thoughtful and engaged young men and women with strong academic abilities.

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fter 10 years in retail pharmacy, where he managed and owned pharmacies in both suburban Melbourne and country Victoria, Brett started working at Haileybury in 1991.

His initial attraction to teaching was through sport where he coached at local level. He taught General Science, Mathematics and Biology but over the years his focus has turned to Senior Mathematics.

Sport has always played a pivotal role. He has coached a range of sports including cricket, football, basketball, squash, badminton and water polo. In addition, he has worked on many school productions, designing and detailing sets. This involvement has been very much a family affair, with wife, Trish, on make-up and his children, Cal (OHA 2011) and Millie, also involved.

Initially Brett held a number of pastoral positions culminating in Head of Dickinson House. His unique ability with logistical analysis saw him promoted to the position of Dean of Evaluation and Structure just over a decade ago. The reporting processes for over 3,500 students across three campuses, and the incredible task of piecing together a timetable for those students, is just a part of the mathematical complexities that are faced yearly.

Currently, Brett is Assistant to the Principal (School Performance).

This means, as well as his previous duties, he spends considerable time evaluating the student results on an individual, year and school level to benchmark and lift student performance.

Brett is currently working with schools around Australia as they struggle to come to terms with their own timetabling issues. He is a leader in his field.

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“ has seen the development of the three campuses... and enjoyed making a contribution to the education of thousands of students.”

“ has been blessed with the privilege to teach the most amazing students.”

Keith Hosking

Diane Furusho

Berwick

Newlands

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eith is our longest serving staff member. He commenced work at Haileybury in 1967, teaching Mathematics and Science, when the Senior School was at Brighton. During that time he coached cricket and football and was a Scout Master. Keith recalls a story from his days coaching the football team: “One warm afternoon at football training I played shirts against skins. I quickly got a message to say that the naked chests of the boys were upsetting the pedestrians in South Road, so from then on all players were fully clothed!”

During his early years at Brighton, young teachers were encouraged to gain experience overseas. In 1970 he taught in England, learning the game of rugby union and canoeing. Upon his return to Haileybury Keith moved to the Keysborough campus, where he taught Mathematics and Science and assumed his new role as rugby coach. After three years back in Australia Keith moved to Scotland where he taught Mathematics for three years.

Back at Haileybury once more Keith became the First XV rugby coach, when current staff member and Head of Rugby, Anthony Taranto, was in his prime as a back. For many years Keith was Head of Mathematics and was fortunate to lead a friendly group of hard-working colleagues over that time.

“It has been a pleasure to teach some very able students but more of a pleasure to teach the many students who make an effort.”

For the last three years Keith has been working at Berwick in a parttime capacity. At the end of Term 3 Keith will retire from teaching.

He has seen the development of the three campuses, worked for four Headmasters/Principals, experienced the arrival of girls and enjoyed making a contribution to the education of thousands of students.

We thank Keith for his 46 years of service to the School and wish him all the best for the future.

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iane began teaching at Haileybury in 2003 as the Head of Languages and Head of Japanese. Her other roles have included Co-Head of Senior School Girls and Associate Dean of Leadership, and she is the current Director of Pre-Senior, Curriculum and Learning.

“Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be teacher. However, not until I was 30 did I finally achieve this. Prior to that I worked for the Consulate General of Japan in Melbourne and operated my own business. I also spent many years living in Japan. I am so lucky that I now get to live my dream every day.”

As a teacher of Japanese, Diane is enormously passionate about language learning and the importance of students having an understanding of other cultures and embracing all people.

When asked about her accomplishments since coming to Haileybury, Diane says she has been blessed with the privilege to teach the most amazing students. “They have brought me so much joy, more than they will ever know; each one of them is my favourite,” she says. A particular highlight for Diane, since commencing at Haileybury, is the joy she sees on the faces of the many students she has taken to Japan on study tours over the years.

Diane’s new goal is to work with the staff and students in the Pre-Senior years to ensure the students have the skills, knowledge and belief in themselves to meet the challenges ahead during their final years at school and beyond.

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HMA – Celebrating 80 Years

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea hosted by the HMA 2013

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Haileybury Mother’s Association.

Founded in 1933 by Margaret Dickinson, wife of then Headmaster Dickinson, the HMA grew out the Ladies Social Committee. The first President was Mrs Macfarlane.

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books and much, much more. During the war years, the committee made hundreds of garments for the Red Cross.

Giving back to the School has always been a major focus of the HMA and over the years they have gifted many items including a printing press, gymnasium equipment, library

Under the current leadership of Haileybury parent, Donna Mitchell, the HMA will continue to flourish.

rom the outset the HMA provided afternoon teas at social functions and meetings of all bodies connected with the School. Over the years the HMA has been involved in many aspects of the School including catering, fundraising, social events, committees, carnivals and the secondhand uniform shop.

HMA members at the 2011 Ball

Future Problem Solvers In June this year, students, Andy Ding (Year 7) and Mayank Koppa (Year 10), had the opportunity to attend the International Conference of the Future Problem Solving Program, held at the Indiana University in Bloomington.

The Future Problem Solving Program is an International Competition, which presents scenarios that are set at least 20 years into the future; the individual or team has to work through a six-step process and provide possible solutions.

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options including the Booklet Program, either completed as an individual or a team; Scenario Writing, a 1,500 word futuristic short story based on one of the topics; and Community Problem Solving, which sees teams or individuals choose a problem that their community faces, research it and then put into place a plan of action to solve that problem. Both Andy and Mayank qualified for their individual age sections in the Global Issues Individual Booklet Program.

The competition in Bloomington was extremely strong, with 13 countries represented. Both boys were part of a 100-strong Australian contingent. While they did not return with any trophies, they fared very well against the tough competition. Andy was even given the honour of carrying the Australian flag at the opening and closing ceremonies.

The flag bearers were asked to wear something that represented their state or country, so, of course for Andy (being from Victoria) AFL was the only choice.

Ms Janie Brittain runs the Future Problem Solving Program at Haileybury. Janie hopes to return to the conference next year with a larger group of student representatives and has every confidence of improving on this year’s results.

In more recent years, the biannual HMA Ball has been a highlight on the social calendar.

The evening is always a sell-out and provides a chance for staff and parents to gather and celebrate Haileybury.

Gift of the Gab Haileybury School Captain, Raja Nourddine, could quite possibly talk himself out of any situation; a skill that has helped him claim sixth place at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition.

Raja was recommended to try out for the Victorian State Debating Team, which led to him qualifying for the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition in Durban, South Africa.

Raja came second overall in after-dinner speaking, where he delivered a very amusing satirical speech in the persona of a Mafia boss. He also came fifth in interpretive reading, retelling the short story The Immortal Bard by Isaac Asimov, using a brilliant range of voices.

His capacity for public speaking also helped him land a lead role in the Senior School Musical, Dusty – The Original Pop Diva. His charismatic performance as Rodney left the audience in stitches of laughter.

His endless talents leave us thinking: what will Raja do next?

The Online Classroom With the implementation of the iPad program well underway, The Haileyburian sat down with Senior Vice Principal (Education), Craig Glass, to discuss the program’s success.

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n 2012 Haileybury undertook a very large iPad trial. iPads were provided to students in Years 5 to 11 at the Berwick Campus and Year 9 and IB students at all campuses.

The results of the trial were overwhelmingly positive. Surveys were conducted with parents, students and teachers and participants not only believed the trial had been successful, but endorsed the further rollout of iPads to all Year 5 to 12 students.

“ The iPads have proved that technology can boost students’ love of learning.”

In 2013 all Year 5 to 12 students are expected to have an iPad at school each day. This means that we now have approximately 2,500 students and 400 staff using iPads at school every day. The preparation for such a large rollout of iPads necessitated exhaustive planning: everything from the size of our internet connection to the changed teaching expectations had to be considered in order to ensure the initiative was successful.

The Principal, Derek Scott, expected that, where possible, resources would be delivered electronically. This meant that any book previously on the booklist would now be an ebook (if available). Also, the large volume of internal printing had to be reduced by the delivery of worksheets and resource material as electronic documents. There have been two excellent spin-offs: Firstly, there has been a dramatic reduction in the volume of printing and photocopying, outstanding for the environment. Secondly, the weight of textbooks being lugged around by students is a fraction of what it was last year.

At the same time as the iPad rollout, Haileybury has improved and relaunched its online learning management system.

It is now titled go2 and the teaching and learning resources needed by the students are accessible both at school and at home. It has a mobile format that makes these resources available on the iPad. Students and teachers have been delighted with the ease of use of the new go2 iPad application.

The availability of mobile devices such as the iPad will continue to dramatically change education. For the first time, reliable, fast and powerful technology is affordable for parents. The devices give students access to information like never before. The challenge that lies ahead is to ensure the productive use of the device so that our students are not only consumers of information but creators of knowledge.

The Haileyburian also asked a range of students what they thought of the iPad program.

“The iPads have proved that technology can boost students’ love of learning. The apps that make our learning more enjoyable include Keynote, Pages, Numbers and many, many more. The Internet and Google are always going to be right at your finger tips, including the many apps that you may have. These iPads have proven to be very important in Haileyburian society.”

Darcey Doyle – Year 5 Newlands

“The iPad program at Haileybury has allowed me to do a number of things that have boosted my overall productivity and efficiency as a student in Year 8. The iPad assists my organisation by keeping track of events, and also allows me to record and complete homework tasks on a regular basis. The iPad

has also been invaluable in creating a clear and instantaneous communication link with my teachers, should I require support.”

Harrison Dean – Year 8 Edrington

“ iPads...are helping to create more understanding bonds between student and teacher as well as vastly fastening our study pace.” “iPads have enabled us to communicate with our teachers all day, everyday and whenever we need help or guidance. We now not only have small classes, but our teachers are accessible whenever we need extra attention with homework or assessments. iPads are becoming a quintessential accessory that all students should own, as they are helping to create more understanding bonds between student and teacher as well as vastly fastening our study pace.”

Naomi Lee – Year 10 Senior School Brighton

“Haileybury’s innovative iPad program has completely revolutionised the way in which we, as students, learn. The seamless integration of the technology into the classroom has managed to increase our availability to worldwide resources, and dramatically enhanced overall learning. Teachers and students alike have embraced the program, and due to its ease of use, the program’s implementation has become an integral part of Haileybury’s culture and learning.”

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The Gift of Education Following an extensive application and interview process, the Haileybury Foundation Board were delighted to offer four Foundation Scholarships in August 2012. Almost a year into their education at Haileybury, The Haileyburian tracks the progress of each of our scholars to find out how their journey is progressing.

Jodi Finegan MS Newman Family Foundation Scholarship

Jodi entered Haileybury at Year 9 from Brighton Secondary College.

She aspires to be a veterinarian and work in zoos and vet practices all over the world. In an ideal world, she will open her own vet practice and would love to spend time working overseas in wildlife conservation parks and zoos.

Jodi describes her transition to Haileybury as “incredibly easy”. “I felt very welcome from the very first day. All of the teachers offered me as much help as possible and all the students were extremely friendly. I found that the hardest part of moving to a new school was leaving behind my friends and trying to make new ones. Luckily, I had no problems making new friends as all the girls were very accepting.”

Life is different, though, from her previous school. She has noticed the small class sizes and the fact that it is very easy to focus and get help or attention from the teaching staff.

“I think that the opportunity to visit different campuses breaks up the week and it feels like you are at a whole new school, but the one school all the same. The balance between academics and other aspects of schooling is great at Haileybury. The compulsory weekend sport is also a lot of fun. You become friends with people from the different campuses and it is a great way to get to know everyone.”

Declan Dempsey Clark Club Scholarship

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Primary School. The biggest change for Declan was the amount of homework that he was required to complete, often utilising cherished weekends to finish off some of his work. He is an avid soccer player and has played soccer since arriving at Haileybury. He was part of the cricket team until he was recently asked to join the school futsal (indoor soccer) team.

Currently Declan is studying English, Maths, Science, Japanese, VCE 20th Century History Units 1 and 2 and VCE Business Management Units 1 and 2. “I thoroughly enjoy this subject selection as it gives me a wide field of study.

I like how the subject selection isn’t centred around one particular career path and thus I have opportunities to choose different courses.” Declan is interested in a businessrelated career path in the future and hopes to pick up economics next year, giving him the grounding he needs in order to enter a business degree at university.

Ujjwal Chaudhry MS Newman Family Foundation Scholarship

Ujjwal joined Haileybury in Year 10 from Vermont Secondary College.

“I was really excited when I heard the news and couldn’t wait to start my journey at Haileybury. I was extremely grateful to those who had funded the scholarship and given me this wonderful opportunity.”

Ujjwal is enjoying the academic challenge that Haileybury is providing. He has developed an interest in maths and science while at school and is hoping one day to pursue a research career in these areas. “I enjoy the academic challenge. The challenges presented in class allow me to achieve my full potential. I also enjoy Saturday sport as it is competitive and also great fun.”

Mixed feelings of excitement and nervousness greeted Ujjwal on his first day at Haileybury, given that his previous school was less than 1,000 students. These feelings were soon eclipsed as he began to feel welcomed and valued in a new environment. Ujjwal is

currently studying a range of subjects. His electives are Accounting and Biology and his core subjects are Maths, English, Science and History. “I enjoy studying such a diverse range of subjects and hope to continue studying them in my future years.”

Hannah Schmitz Geoffrey Patience Scholarship

Hannah commenced her Haileybury education in Year 9 from Flinders Christian Community College.

When asked about her reaction following the news of her scholarship, she replied, “After the initial delightful shock, I began to cry tears of joy because I realised that I had been given an opportunity of a lifetime. It was always my dream to attend a school such as Haileybury, which is renowned for its academic excellence.”

Hannah’s transition to Haileybury was a lot less complicated than she thought it was going to be. “I was welcomed warmly by both teachers and students and quickly found myself integrated into my classes as though I had always been there.” She was immediately struck by the friendly nature of the School on her first day. Entering the Newlands campus each morning I see a magnificent School with endless opportunities for those who want to grasp them.”

Hannah has her sights set on a career in the medical field and, in particular, a career in paediatrics. She states, “The support I receive is overwhelming and I know I will achieve my goals with the support of these outstanding teachers.”

We wish all of our new Foundation Scholars the very best with their remaining years at Haileybury.

For further information on donating to the Haileybury Scholarship Fund and assisting future students who might not otherwise have a chance to attend our great School, please contact Russell Davidson on 9213 2218.

Haileybury students are globally involved citizens The world is waiting to be explored. Haileybury students have a wide range of unique travel experiences available to them. Whether travel is for Social Justice, Languages, History or Music the international opportunities at Haileybury are carefully designed to coincide with learning and ignite cultural awareness.

Sport ✣ Haileybury students have travelled all

over the world to play sport. Already this year we have sent the golf team to Thailand, the cricket team to the UK and the netball team to New Zealand.

Many individual students also have opportunities to travel abroad if they qualify for an international competition.

Music ✣ Eton, England – Organ Scholars, every year ✣ Boston, USA – Gary Burton Scholar,

every year ✣ USA Music Tour – every three years Social Justice

School Leaders ✣ Gallipoli, Turkey – Prefects, every year ✣ Timor-Leste – Year 11 Leaders, every year

✣ Ecuador – Senior Students World

Challenge, yearly rotational basis ✣ Nepal – Senior Students World

Challenge, yearly rotational basis ✣ Timor-Leste – Student visitor support for the VCE in Dili – every year

Study Tours ✣ Japan/France/New Caledonia/Mauritius/

student exchange partner Schools ✣ Sapporo, Japan – Nichidai High School ✣ Hertford, England – Haileybury ✣ Bourdeaux, France – Le Lycee de l’Assomption ✣ Luynes, France – Le Lycee de Georges Duby ✣ Kandy, Sri Lanka – Trinity College ✣ Palembang, Indonesia – Sampoerna Academy Dili International School Haileybury’s commitment to a global outlook and social justice has seen it enter a partnership with the Dili International School to deliver the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). The partnership will see the VCE supported by Haileybury as the main certificate pathway for students through to Year 12.

Reunion Island – Year 9 Cultural Tour, one per campus per year ✣ Japan – Year 11 Study Tour, every year ✣ China – Year 11 Study Tour, frequency depends on numbers ✣ France – Year 11 Cultural and Linguistics Tour, every year ✣ Greece/Italy – Years 9-12 Classics Tour, every second year ✣ Indonesia – Year 10 Biology Tour, every year The Dili International School provides education for 200 students, a mixture of expatriates from around the world and Timor-Leste students who are often supported through the school.

Haileybury students have supported the project by raising funds for a scholarship for a Timor-Leste student to do the VCE. The project was officially opened on 16 April,

Haileybury VCE ✣ Qingdao, Chengdu, Ningbo, Wuhan and Beijing – China ✣ Dili – Timor-Leste

with the Timorese Deputy Minister of Education and the Australian Ambassador, Miles Armitage, in attendance. Ambassador Armitage noted that the “possibility for students to attain the VCE represents a significant new educational opportunity for young people in Timor-Leste”. Haileybury students will be involved in mentoring East Timorese students through the VCE.

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The Haileybury Institute is now a well-established professional development component of Haileybury that closely ties in with the School’s social justice program. Deputy Principal, John Fleming, who spends time consulting with schools across Australia, heads the Institute.

The Haileybury Institute John’s method of explicit instruction has already proved its worth at Haileybury and is reflected in the School’s outstanding NAPLAN Results.

In order to better understand how John implements his program, The Haileyburian asked him to recall his latest two-week visit to Queensland.

“ In this Region I have three Pilot Schools, 30 Building Capacity Schools and around 100 Support Schools. Given I have three days a term here, this is quite a logistical task.”

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y first destination on this two-week trip is the Central Queensland Region of the Department of Education. This Region has set up 10 Pilot Schools to work with me to implement explicit instruction. Due to time constraints and the vast distances between the schools, we visit two Pilot Schools on each trip. The other eight schools join the visits as observers. We will rotate around all 10 schools during the course of the year, and during the second half of this year these schools will host visits from interested schools in their Region. All 191 schools in this Region are involved with explicit instruction.

On the Sunday I fly into Rockhampton and dine with a group of the Pilot School principals. We debrief and discuss progress so far in the implementation of the project.

The next morning, representatives of all 10 schools join together on a two-hour bus trip to Woorabinda, an aboriginal community.

We tour the school and are introduced to the elders. They join us in a Professional Development session as I present on exemplary practices in explicit instruction for the leadership teams. I am then involved in individual coaching sessions with the school staff. This revolves around viewing a teaching lesson and providing feedback. The leadership teams from the other nine Pilot Schools are observers. At the end of the day I present a session on the explicit instruction model to the entire staff at Woorabinda.

The next day we are all at Glenmore Primary in the morning. The first Leadership presentation for the 10 Pilot Schools centres on the strategies involved in effective school improvement in disadvantaged schools. This is followed by a session on student management and school culture. It is then time for the coaching sessions at the school. The afternoon session is at the neighbouring Glenmore High

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School where another round of coaching sessions take place. After school there is a joint presentation to both the Primary and Secondary School staff on explicit instruction.

That evening I fly from Rockhampton to Brisbane for three days work with the Metropolitan Region. In this Region I have three Pilot Schools, 30 Building Capacity Schools and around 100 Support Schools.

Given I have three days a term here, this is quite a logistical task. On the Wednesday morning I present to the first group of 15 Building Capacity Schools on the Writing Warm Up. I then have 20 minutes with each school to provide feedback and set goals for the next term. This process is then repeated in the afternoon session with the other 15 Building Capacity Schools.

On the Thursday it is the Pilot School visits.

In the morning I visit Sunnybank Hills. It is a primary school of 1,200 students. I visit classrooms to coach and at recess provide feedback to the staff. This is followed by a leadership debrief where progress so far is reviewed and clear goals are set for the next term. The same schedule is followed in the afternoon at Redbank Plains Primary.

After school I conduct a presentation for all Metropolitan Region Schools on reading instruction. The school hall is packed with over 400 interested teachers.

On Friday I journey out to the third Pilot School, Lowood High. Once again this involves leadership meetings, classroom visits and coaching sessions. I also take 30 Year 9 students for a modelling session of explicit instruction in action. In the afternoon I return to Brisbane for another open session for all schools on Coaching.

Week two of my Queensland fortnight is centred around the Far North Queensland Region where I am shadowed by the two Assistant Regional Directors at each of the schools. I work with 25 schools in this Region, but all 91 schools are following the explicit instruction model. From Monday to Thursday I visit two schools a day. These include Babinda P-12, Innisfail Primary, White Rock Primary, Kuranda P-12, Mareeba Primary, Herberton P-12, Port Douglas Primary and Miallo Primary.

Once again there is a round of leadership meetings, walk-throughs and coaching sessions. I also work with small groups of students who are behind in each school.

On the Friday I spend the entire day at Trinity Beach Primary. The main focus here is on accelerating teacher expectations. I spend most of the morning working with the school coaches. We have a workshop session followed by classroom teacher coaching sessions, which are used to model the strategies in action.

After school each day I present the Writing

Warm Up for the staff of the schools visited on that day.

The Far North Queensland schools have been working with the Haileybury Institute for two years now, with very impressive results. One notable school is the Northern Peninsula Area College that services 700 indigenous students from Prep to Year 12. The school is located right at the uppermost tip of Cape York. The improvement in student achievement at this remote school has been significant and, as such, has been of national interest in educational circles.”

“ ...improvement in student achievement at this remote school has been significant and, as such, has been of national interest in educational circles.”

Jodie McInnes

Melissa SChoorman

Jason Hibberd

At the end of last term three Haileybury teachers, Melissa Schoorman, Jason Hibberd and Jodie McInnes, accompanied John on a week-long tour in Far North Queensland. This formed part of Haileybury’s Social Justice Program and was provided free-of-charge as a service to these remote communities. All three teachers that accompanied John found the experience both professionally and personally rewarding.

Melissa Schoorman

Jason Hibberd

Jodie McInnes

Junior School Curriculum Coordinator Newlands

Head of Boys Middle School Edrington

Junior School Teacher Castlefield

During my visit to Far North Queensland I was amazed by the enthusiasm of the students, many of which were Indigenous. They had a quiet confidence about them and were both curious and welcoming. Teaching these students was most rewarding in that they were eager to learn and to get to know more about me in the classroom, even as their teacher for only a brief period of time.

I was completely unprepared for the emotional rollercoaster of my visit to Far North Queensland. The children of this region took my breath away with their complete ‘gorgeousness’.

Having already worked with a number of teachers from Far North Queensland through the Haileybury Institute, I was eager to see first-hand, their development of the Explicit Teaching Model.

The Indigenous children that I had the privilege of teaching, throughout my week in Bamaga and on Thursday Island, were some of the most enthusiastic and motivated children I have had the pleasure of working with. Their love of learning was evident from the second that I was welcomed into their classrooms.

I valued the opportunity to work alongside the staff; in order to share ideas and resources, and strive towards the common goal of making a difference for all children. I have now returned to Haileybury with the utmost respect and admiration for those teachers I collaborated with during the week.

What I treasure most from this trip is not only the positive impact the Haileybury Institute’s collaboration is having on these schools, but also how much I learnt about myself as an educator. It was clear in every facet of our experience in that one week, that no matter how remote the environment, students are able to achieve exceptional outcomes.

Professionally, I have prospered from this trip in many ways. Teaching in a number of schools, to students of varying cultures, has honed my skills as an educator and highlighted to me the importance of knowing as much as possible about every individual that sits before you.

Flexibility was also a major skill that was most valuable during this trip; the need to adapt and vary teaching methods to suit individual needs.

Returning to Haileybury has raised another significant point – opportunity. At the Middle School assembly I was able to address all students and not only tell them of my tales in the far north, but to also challenge our students to confidently grasp the wonderful opportunities they have at Haileybury and to adopt a sense of urgency and rigour in embracing the journey that lies ahead.

It was fantastic to see the Haileybury programs in action and being delivered to such high standards. The teachers never missed an opportunity to learn and professional conversation continued at every possible chance. From demonstrating lessons to coaching, mentoring, planning, collaborating and playing with the children, our days were jam-packed from beginning to end.

I pictured my own two daughters alongside these students and was reminded of how important it is for all children to feel validated.

These young children are rising to the challenge and working hard.

By the end of the day the children were chanting for more fractions to manipulate and craved instant feedback. I have brought stories and pictures of this trip back to my own home and class. Both sets of ‘my children’ (my daughters and my class) have shown enthusiasm and awe for the tales I have told.

I am deeply appreciative to have been given the opportunity to participate in this program alongside John, Jason and Melissa.

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The Arts VCE Season of Excellence

Kieran Rafferty

Eight Haileybury students were chosen to perform, or have their work displayed, as a part of the VCE Season of Excellence. These students were selected by panels of judges as being the leading performers or exhibitors in their fields. Congratulations to the following students:

Haileybury is proud to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made by Kieran Rafferty (OH 2012) to the Haileybury community during his years spent at Berwick and Keysborough.

Kieran Rafferty

Top Acts and Top Class,

Music Investigation – Drumkit Ben Burgess Top Arts, Studio Art Madison Griffiths Top Arts, Art Matthew Henley Top Class Music,

Music Performance –

Electric Guitar Alexandra Lovejoy Top Class Music,

Music Performance –

Keyboards/Drums Erin Price Top Arts, Studio Art Matthew Waugh Top Class Music,

Music Performance –

Piano/Drums Lili Morwood Top Class Dance

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hroughout his time at Haileybury, Kieran has performed in countless musicals, concerts and Tattoos; and has accompanied many of his fellow students in their VCE Music exams. His exemplary service to Haileybury and his constant, diligent practice in the Music Department has served as an inspiration for his peers.

Kieran’s talent has been recognised by the VCAA, where, in two consecutive years, he achieved a perfect score in Unit 4 drum-kit examinations (Music Performance and Music Investigation). Kieran was also widely praised by leading Melbourne professional musicians, following a recent guest artist performance at Melbourne’s prestigious jazz venue – The Apartment.

Kieran’s impressive CV boasts an invitation to perform at the VCAA Season of Excellence –

Top Class in two consecutive years.

These concerts, held at the Melbourne Recital Centre, recognise the very best musicians from across the state in any given year.

In preparation for his Music Investigation recital examination Kieran was selected as the inaugural recipient of Haileybury’s Gary Burton Scholarship. The scholarship, named in honour of legendary jazz performer and renowned Berklee educator, Gary Burton, saw Kieran study full-time for one week at the Berklee School of Music in Boston (USA).

The Berklee School of Music has produced many of the world’s most accomplished jazz musicians including Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, John Mayer, Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Kevin Eubanks (Dave Letterman Show) and even PSY! We wish Kieran all the best in his music studies at Monash University and hope to see his name in lights in the future.

Quarantine by Ben Burgess

A Fortunate Life This year’s Year 10 Play, A Fortunate Life, was based on the extraordinary life of AB Facey.

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dapted from the best-selling autobiography of the same name, the play explores Bert’s formative years on the harsh frontier of Western Australia, his close brushes with death and his many jobs, including farm hand, drover, railway worker and member of a travelling boxing troupe.

Surviving Gallipoli, the Great Depression and then seeing his own sons off to war, Bert Facey’s courage and resilience makes for an extraordinary story. With a limited set of boxes and a set of spades, the Year 10 ensemble cast played multiple roles to tell the epic story of Bert’s life.

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Grigoryan Brothers Concert Featuring Haileybury Guitar Students Thursday, 19 September 2013 7:30pm Aikman Hall Adults $30 Concession $15 Enquiries: music@haileybury.vic.edu.au Tickets available through: TryBooking http://www.trybooking.com/53375

Music to our Ears 2013 has seen wonderful performances from our music department. Under the creative leadership of our Head of Music, Amanda Rowarth, the music program has continued to flourish. Music workshops continue to take place at Haileybury, with our students being exposed to some of the best musical talent from around the world. As we move into the second half of the year we look forward to many more musical evenings across all campuses.

Brass Masterclass

After much planning, the Hoodoo Mayhem Band Masterclass and Performance came together successfully.

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Slava Grigoryan Workshop World-renowned classical guitarist, Slava Grigoryan, recently spent the day with Haileybury guitar students. Haileybury guitar teacher, Sergio Elcore, wanted to create a setting where Slava’s insights and experiences in the classical music industry could be discussed. Throughout the day, intermediate and advanced students had the opportunity to work one-on-one with Slava, as well as watch a special performance by the guitar master.

he purpose of the event was to promote brass playing throughout the middle schools by gathering the Years 5 and 6 students and all brass players together to learn about brass instruments and enjoy a New Orleans funk music experience.

The brass teachers hoped to spark the students’ interest by demonstrating how novice, intermediate and professional brass musicians can play together and learn from each other. The event featured performers from all levels of ability and demonstrated that playing music is a wonderful lifelong experience that usually begins at school.

Middle School students from across all Haileybury campuses were welcomed to Aikman Hall by the sounds of John Grey’s arrangement of The Saints, performed by the Senior Brass Ensemble. Once seated, the performance kicked into gear. The Hoodoo Mayhem Brass Band arrived in Aikman Hall, played one roving number and took the stage. They entertained the students for 35 minutes by playing some of their original New Orleans style, street funk music interspersed with questions, answers and information about brass playing.

At the conclusion of the Hoodoo Mayhem Brass Band’s set, the Combined Campus Brass Ensemble joined them to perform Hava Nagila. All brass ensemble members had been practicing the piece since the end of last year; they did well to keep up with the professional musicians and their attempts to speed up the music to a presto tempo. By all accounts, it was a great day and a wonderful motivation for the brass students at Haileybury.

Twilight Concert

Slava provided the students with great insights into slow practice with metronomes, legato playing, musical context and some fundamental technical issues relating to left and right hand technique.

After lunch, guitar students from all campuses gathered in the chapel to hear Slava perform.

The session ended with performances by Roger Wu with and string group (directed by Shanthi Charrett) and the Newlands Guitar Ensemble.

The visit was very well received by the students. Many of them spoke about how fantastic it was to have contact with someone of Slava’s stature. They were struck by his very focussed and virtuosic playing but also his relaxed thoughtful manner.

Following Slava’s visit, a concert will be held in September featuring Haileybury guitar students and the Grigoryan Brothers.

The Twilight Concert has become a favourite among the music community at Haileybury. This year it was held in perfect conditions in the Frank Northcott Quadrangle.

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he Wind Symphony performed highlights from the Disney film The Lion King, arranged by John Wasson.

Haileybury Singers performed two pieces: O Re Mi, a Nigerian ‘Highlife’ song and Fly Me To the Moon. The Guitar Ensemble played an excerpt from Hirokazu Sato’s arrangement of Symphony No 5 in C minor followed by Danza del Molinero (The Miller’s Dance) written by Manuel De Falla.

A sporting theme was embraced by the Brass Ensemble starting with O When the Saints and followed by the everpopular

We Are the Champions by Freddy Mercury of Queen fame.

The Stage Band performed a swing chart composed in the style of ‘Count Basie’ featuring the entire ensemble in the classic swing, big band style. Students, Jack Stein on trumpet and Thien Tran on piano, impressed with their solos. In contrast to the Basie style, the Stage Band’s next chart, titled Drivin, was a more contemporary composition in the funk/fusion style followed by the tune You Know What.

The String Orchestra finished out the evening by performing Fascination (Valse Tzigane) by FD Marchetti, written in 1904 and arranged

by Robert Longfield.

The audience enjoyed the beautiful music and the hospitality provided by the Principal.

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Haileybury Sport Softball Super Star Year 10 student, Isabel Zaharias, has represented Australia at the International Youth Softball Cup where she competed against traditional softball rivals, USA and New Zealand.

ABOVE: The FIRst Premiership Team Left: The 2013 Premiership Team

Isabel was selected for the team after her quality pitching performance at the National competition in Perth earlier this year. Isabel was selected for the Under 17 Victorian Softball Team at age 13, competing with girls four years older than herself; alone a remarkable feat.

Table Tennis: 10th Straight Premiership The 2013 season was, yet again, another fantastic year for the Haileybury Boys Table Tennis, with the team claiming its 10th consecutive APS premiership.

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he Bloods have now set an astounding record of winning 16 of the 17 Premierships since table tennis became an official APS sport.

This season has been one the of the most successful in Haileybury’s history; the team lost only three matches out of a total 105, setting a amazing record of 102 wins from 105 games.

The season opened against St Kevin’s and although this was our first match, we saw good form from the entire team. This was reflected through an easy 15 – 0 victory,

foretelling the promising season to come.

Throughout the rest of the season, we would come to witness another six 15 – 0 victories.

These fantastic victories just go to show the strength and depth of the squad, despite the loss of six national players over the last five years. For this, our specialist coach, Hua Hu, must be credited; his tireless work ensured a smooth transition.

Both on and off the court, he provided support and valuable advice that has seen every member of the 1st Team improve monumentally during this short season.

By the end of the season, Haileybury had four of its seven members chosen to be part of the APS Table Tennis Team for 2013. This highlighted the dominance of our players over other schools, and indicates the bright future of table tennis at Haileybury.

Callan Jones & Daniel Zou (Year 11)

Marvellous Millie Year 9 student, Millie Pullyblank, has been selected to represent Victoria in Water Polo for the second year running.

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Geelong College and Carey in the final. The race was closely contested, with the Hearts taking the lead in the second half to finish a boat length ahead of Geelong. The crew is coached by Georgie Janssen (OH 2011).

illie earned her position in the Victorian squad after her major role in helping Essendon hold onto the Under 16 state title. In addition to her accomplishments in the pool, Millie has also been a positive role model for other young aspiring water polo professionals with her involvement in Water Polo Victoria’s I Can Play positive body image campaign.

Touch State Titles

Sailing Champions The Haileybury Sailing Team has again taken out the Victorian All Schools Teams Racing Championships.

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he teams competed in over 20, very intense five-minute races over two days of competition. The win is due to a tremendous effort by everyone who participated in the high class competition of 22 school teams with students ranging from Years 7-12 and different experience levels.

Congratulations to the following students: Jack Abbott, Maria Ball, Claire Brown, Lachie Coman, Lachie Dare, Gus Ekberg, Stephanie Lee, Ciarra Leonard, Matthew Milenkovic, Alex Mitchell, Aidan Pritchard, Jack Reid, Eliza Solly, Finn Sorensen and Sharley White.

This win qualified the team for the Nationals that were held in Tasmania during the June/ July school holidays.

Boat Naming Cocktail Party On a balmy summer’s evening, students, parents and staff gathered at the Haileybury rowing sheds to celebrate the naming of 11 row boats. The boats were named after current and former staff, former school council members and a former student.

Boys 1st VIII Mark Doyle Girls Senior IV Jan Douglas Boys Senior Racing IV Peter Trewin Boys Senior Racing IV Jim Stevens Girls 10A IV Constance Vanderwerp Girls 10B IV Mandy Fraser-Jones Girls 9A IV Chelsea Frawley (OH 2012) Girls 9B IV Rhonda Allen Girls 9C IV Jane Gibbs Boys 9C Quad Scull John Twist Boys 9D Quad Scull Shane Davey

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aileybury again entered the Victorian Secondary Schools Touch Championships and for the fifth time in its history, The Bloods were successful in taking home the ultimate prize.

In addition, for the first time, Haileybury entered a Mixed Touch Team to contest this division at the Victorian State Championships.

With wonderful team spirit and determination, the Mixed Team, comprised of six girls and eight boys, was able to win the entire competition and be crowned champions.

This truly was a wonderful accomplishment considering it was the first time Haileybury had entered this division.

Strong wins against Lavalla College, Westall Secondary College and Brighton Grammar gave Haileybury the confidence going into the Grand Final game, with a narrow 4 – 2 victory topping off a wonderful season.

Hockey Haileybury has two major hockey stars in the making: Emily Seccull and Megan Anderson.

Emily is a member of the Hockey Australia Futures squad and in January was awarded a full scholarship to the Victorian Institute of Sport to further develop her hockey skills. Emily recently represented Victoria in the Under 21 National Outdoor Championships in Darwin. She is the current Captain of the Haileybury 1sts Hockey Team, as well as being the Haileybury Girls College Captain of Sport.

Megan has also represented Victoria in the Women’s Under 21 Nationals in Darwin and was selected for the Under 18 Women’s National Championships. Megan has also been nominated for the APS Team and is currently Vice Captain of the Haileybury 1sts Hockey Team. In December 2012 Megan co-captained the Victorian Under 18 Indoor Hockey Team with Emily. In August the girls hockey team won the APS Premiership.

above: Megan Anderson Right: Emily Seccull

International Cricket Tour During the mid-year holidays, a group of 14 Haileybury cricketers and three staff enjoyed A three week TRIP OF A LIFETIME, playing matches and touring England.

The group comprised some experienced members of the 1st XI, along with a number of younger, developing players. The aim of the tour was to provide these students with a diverse range of cricketing and cultural experiences.

The boys played highly competitive matches at superbly presented school grounds (including Haileybury UK) and on unique local grounds such as Windsor CC in the shadows of Windsor Castle. They trained at the ICC Indoor Centre in Dubai on route to England and at indoor nets at the home of cricket, Lords. The boys visited Dubai, London, Manchester, Durham, the Yorkshire Dales, Oxford, Bristol, the Somme battlefields of World War One and finally Paris.

The leading run scorer for the Tour was Julian Hanfi-Scott with a total of 199. He was well supported by Captain Jack O’Toole who scored a 75 not out to win the last game against Windsor. Tanner Stanton also had a standout performance scoring 92 runs in the game against Ashville College. The bowlers also had a great tour with Luke Shimmin taking three wickets against Wellington College and Vice Captain Ben O’Leary also took three wickets against St Edwards Oxford and Congleton High School.

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Captains Corner

Raja Noureddine Captain of Haileybury College

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n this wide world of ours, there are only a few places that we can truly call home; places that we understand and love, and indeed, places where we ourselves feel understood and loved. There’s no doubt that in my world, Haileybury is a place that I can call home.

My journey began 13 years ago at the Newlands Junior Campus. At the age of five, my mother reluctantly dropped me off in Prep W (before making her way back to the car, where she promptly burst into tears) and I became a Haileyburian. The years I spent at Newlands were packed full of enjoyment and growth. I can’t help but think they were essential in forming my character, and they remain to this day a highlight of my time at Haileybury.

Chiara Dogliotti Captain of Haileybury Girls College

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ith the end of my schooling approaching rather quickly, I cannot help but recall all the fond memories I have associated with my experience at Haileybury. Upon reflecting on my 13 years at what is more than just a school to me, I have realised that the most invaluable aspect of Haileybury is that from the moment you begin, you are not just another pupil, you become part of the Haileybury family.

All those years ago, when I was one of just seven girls in my year level at Castlefield, the gates seemed much larger, and the Year 6s much taller. Little did I know that this School would play such an integral role in rigorously moulding me into the person I am today.

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As I grew older, school life became more serious.

Always benefitting from the encouragement and advice of my teachers, throughout Junior and Middle School, I learnt the value of academia and a love of knowledge, which I still hold today. In addition, a potent mix of enthusiasm and a naturally assertive character saw me become involved in leadership, debating, music and drama. Importantly, I also grew as a person and learnt the fundamentals of leadership when in Year Eight I had the honour of being Newlands Captain.

On this, I’m astounded at the sheer implausibility of many of my successes at Haileybury. If there’s one way to explain my journey through the School, it’s involvement.

You don’t know what you’re capable of until you test yourself. Try positively everything, and you’re bound to succeed.

Today, I’m overcome by sadness as I realise that my journey at this great School is coming to an end. But perhaps I ought not to be sad; perhaps I ought to be uplifted.

Perhaps I ought to be grateful; grateful for the happy memories, grateful for the knowledge bestowed upon me, grateful for the challenges that made me who I am, grateful for the teachers, peers, and friends whose company makes me smile, grateful that after 13 years, I can call this School, in all its perfection and all its imperfection, ‘home’.

Raja, Year 1 Newlands

and learning German lyrics to O Tannenbaum for the annual Christmas Concerts. One thing I will always cherish is the camaraderie exhibited during House competitions. Even from my first years in Junior School, I learnt what it meant to cooperate in a team and to be passionate about striving after a common goal.

When it was time to enter Middle School, I was convinced that we were the ‘big kids’.

However I soon realised that Years 5 to 8 were less about being the oldest, and more about learning what it meant to engage with responsibility more significant than canteen or absentee duty. My fondest memories are from the camps that I attended throughout these years; lifelong friendships were formed, hilarity was shared, and collectively, as a year level, we learnt to transcend the inevitable challenges we encountered. This was continued in Year 9 where we participated in three unforgettable trips. They were never easy but always

provided us with opportunities to step beyond our comfort zone, and for that, I am forever grateful.

The past three years at Senior School, Keysborough have been life changing to say the least. Beginning with a fear of the demands of VCE, I never could have imagined such an intense period of my life would be so rewarding and fulfilling. It is thanks to the staff and the support of my fellow Haileyburians that I have such incredible memories of my schooling. In a few short months, I will be physically leaving Haileybury, but I will always be a proud Haileyburian at heart.

Chiara, Prep and brother Marco, Year 2 Castlefield

Archives Margaret Dickinson secures the future of the New Haileybury Margaret Dickinson, wife of Sydney Dickinson (the School’s third headmaster) played a pivotal role at a crucial point in Haileybury’s history. Her selfless generosity established the School on a secure foundation in the 1930s, which enabled her husband’s successor, Sholto Black, in 1942, to begin the expansion that eventually led to the School we have today.

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hen the Dickinsons and their two sons arrived as the new owners of Haileybury in 1923, the School of little over 100 boys was still on the original site in Brighton Beach. With an Arts degree with honours and teacher qualifications, Margaret took an active interest in student learning.

Although she shared progressive educational ideals with her husband, her warmth and understanding counterbalanced Sydney’s rather austere and aloof nature.

In 1931 at the height of the Great Depression, the School was struggling, largely due to inadequate facilities at Brighton Beach. When the Castlefield property came on the market,

Margaret donated a substantial legacy from her family in England to secure the site for the School she and Sydney had dedicated their lives to. Eventually realising that private ownership was no longer tenable, the Dickinsons relinquished control of the School to the Presbyterian Church in 1939, giving up their substantial equity in the Castlefield property in return for a modest annuity.

This was a move described as unparalleled generosity in the history of secondary education in Victoria.

Margaret passed away in 1965, aged 90.

Her eulogy read:

The Honourable John Don MBE

“ Always cheerful, always self-sacrificing, always kind, loving and affectionate, Mrs Dickinson will be remembered as the mother and creator along with her husband of the New Haileybury.”

John Don (OH 1933) held a unique claim: he was the last boy caned at the original Haileybury in Brighton Beach and the first caned when the School moved to Castlefield.

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ossessed of an intense curiosity and the need to understand the how and why of things, perhaps his single-mindedness wasn’t always appreciated by his school teachers.

From such chastened beginnings, John matured to become a remarkable and significant figure in Australian war history. As a young adult, he began a legal practice in a tough environment, and when World War II broke out, he joined the first Australian Tank Regiment and later was seconded to the British Army’s Technical Intelligence Unit. In Europe and the Middle East he served with each of the Australian, British and American forces. John became the Allies’ only real source of enemy tank and armoured car information, pinpointing German production

sites and influencing Allied tank production. Later he carried out similar work in relation to Japanese tanks. His enquiring mind served him well, and he was awarded an MBE for his work in Intelligence.

At war’s end he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as Liberal member for Elsternwick. He served as Secretary to Cabinet and as a Minister. Later he practised as a solicitor and was President of the West Brighton Club, where he shared administrative duties with ex-Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies.

He was also President of the Rotary Club of Elsternwick. Among other talents, he was a noted gourmet and adventurer who travelled to nearly every country in the world.

John died in May at 95 years of age. Not a bad innings for a student whose school report once labelled him “idle and inattentive!”.

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OHA News Executive Director’s Report The Old Haileyburians Association is a service-based organisation. We are here for the benefit of our members and hence our attitude is that we want to be able to provide diverse, relevant, impactful, vibrant and exclusive activities for our members to enjoy and engage.

OHA Contacts Executive Director: Russell Davidson (OH ’86) russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au P 9213 2218 Events and Administration Coordinator: Sarah Sweeney sarah.sweeney@haileybury.vic.edu.au P 9213 2260 F 9213 2271

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It is for this reason that, over the past six months, we have worked extremely hard to bolt on a number of additions to our service offerings including: a tutoring and babysitting service mentoring for business and commerce industry alumni ✣ employment directory ✣ clubs grants program ✣ community service program ✣ OHA Awards (including the first ever Outstanding Young Alumni Awards). ✣ ✣

So, who are our members? We regard everyone in the Haileybury community as a member of our organisation. Regardless of past membership criteria and decisions to join/not join, we include every past student, current and former parents, grandparents etc as members of our organisation; free to attend events and utilise the services we have on offer. We offer exclusive opportunities and our members should take advantage of their Haileybury/OHA connections wherever they go in life.

Once again this year we are heading all over the country to engage and meet with our members. Activities in Mildura and Adelaide were held earlier in the year and in the second half of the year we travel to Hobart, Launceston, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra to meet with those living in these cities. In 2014 we have plans to travel to both coasts of the United States of America for the first time, to allow fellowship between members living in this part of the world.

Our members will have noticed a new face in the OHA office. Sarah Sweeney has been an excellent addition to our team.

Sarah comes on board as our new Events and Administration Coordinator and will be responsible for providing the highest quality events for our members, as well as playing a strong role in social media, database management and member liaison. Sarah has a strong background in event management, having had previous roles at Tennis Australia and both the London and Vancouver Olympic Games. Please contact Sarah for all event bookings and any suggestions regarding future OHA events.

I am delighted that Mercedes-Benz Berwick has recently signed on as a Gold Sponsor

of the OHA. Further information on this great organisation is provided elsewhere in this publication. I would encourage all of our members to consider Mercedes-Benz Berwick when purchasing your next vehicle.

Sponsorship means the world to us. It allows us to: ✣ subsidise

events for all of members, particularly those aged 18-25 ✣ provide a greater number of services to our members of all ages and both genders ✣ widen the scope of activities for our members to indulge in ✣ provide great deals on products exclusively to OHA members.

Elsewhere in this section you will see news and images from our extensive number of OHA clubs. It has been brilliant to see the number of recent female leavers engaging with our organisation through clubs. The work of Liz Cuthbertson (OH 2008) in setting up the OHA Netball Club has been extraordinary, to the point that we now have two teams.

Furthermore, our OHA Cricket Club will have a women’s team take to the pitch this year and our Aerobics and Dance groups continue to thrive and perform at high levels under the guidance of Georgina Michael (OH 2012), Amber Fyfe (OH 2010)and Kaitlyn Whitelaw (OH 2009). Our Touch Team has engaged brilliantly this year with our young members and had an exceptional year on the field by winning the Premiership. Our sights are also set on an all-women’s team later this year. Outside of sport, I have been pleased to assist Jared Hopping (OH 2007) and Ryan Magdziarz (OH 2010) with their establishment of an Entrepreneurs Club designed to assist the current generation of Haileybury students as well as networking with like-minded individuals. Grace Loh (OH 2009) is also setting up a Social Justice Club. This closely aligns with the huge focus on this particular area within Haileybury today.

There is plenty happening within our network. I encourage you to find a way to become involved. Please do not hesitate to communicate with me with any feedback.

Russell Davidson (OH ’86) Director of Development and Alumni Relations OHA Executive Director

OHA People Professor Simon Molesworth AO QC (OH ’71) Professor Simon Molesworth was presented with the OHA Medal at the annual Founders Day assembly in February.

Professor Molesworth is the Foundation Executive Chairman of the International National Trusts Organisation, which is the coordinated voice for some seven million National Trust members and tens of millions of supporters world-wide.

Simon was a councillor of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) from 1980–2005, during which time he was honorary chairman and then president for almost 20 years!

In 1985 Simon became a founder of the, then, Environment Institute of Australia, the institute of practitioners whose core professional discipline is environmental management. He became its public officer upon incorporation, and remained in that office for 15 years.

In 1989 Simon was awarded the Australian Environmental Law Award for his outstanding contribution to the development and understanding of environmental law in Australia. In 1994 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the community in the field of conservation and the environment, in particular through the National Trust and in 2003 the Australian Government awarded him the Centenary Medal for service to the community through heritage and environment.

In 2012 Simon was elevated within the Order of Australia by being appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his continued distinguished service to conservation and the environment.

Beth Keamy (OH 2007) As one of the first girls to graduate from Haileybury, Beth has firmly settled into her new life in the fashion industry as Social Media Coordinator for Burberry, in the company’s global headquarters in London.

After graduating from Haileybury, she commenced a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) at Melbourne University, before transferring into a more specialised Bachelor of Professional Communications at RMIT University. During her studies she undertook various internships at Cosmopolitan, Shop Til You Drop, Covergirl and Max Factor cosmetics. Before moving to London Beth was a Marketing Assistant at Burberry within the Australian operations.

Her current role at Burberry involves working with the wider team to develop and implement all social strategies across the business.This spans everything from the published content you see on Facebook or Twitter to socialised business and commerce initiatives.

Beth describes the area of social media as “an incredibly dynamic field; no two days are the same in this job. The industry, technology and, in turn, the platforms are constantly evolving so innovation is always at the forefront of what we do.”

Beth believes that her time at Haileybury, albeit only one year, was a great academic and personal challenge. “Haileybury fostered my independence and courage of conviction, which are two traits that have held me in good stead during this international sea change.”

Nominations are now open for the 2013 OHA Medal. The award criteria and a nomination form can be found on the OHA Website.

Golf Two significant events occur on the OHA calendar this year. The OHA Golf Day will be played at Kingswood Golf Club on Friday, 25 October. Opportunities for sponsorship exist and interested parties should contact Russell Davidson. Bookings will open at the commencement of August.

Haileybury will defend its APS Golf Day trophy on Friday, 13 December when the annual day is played at Royal Melbourne.

Bookings will be open shortly at www.apsgolf.org.au

Outstanding Young Alumni Awards The OHA has great delight in presenting these awards at a special School Assembly on Tuesday, 6 August. Four outstanding young alumni will be named as inaugural winners of these awards. The OHA website and social forums will be updated as soon as the award winners are announced.

Criteria for the awards can be seen at www.oha.org.au.

Vale JoHn Don (OH ’33). Further information on John appears in the Archives section of this publication.

Jared Dunscombe (OH ’99) was tragically killed while on a charity cycle ride near Geelong.

Tim Edwards (OH ’82). Tim was a key member of the 1st Tennis Team in 1981 and 1982 and was in Allen House.

Steven Hardisty (OH ’35) was dux in 1935 in his final year and was also a member of the First XI Cricket Team. His son, Mark, quotes in his eulogy, “Dad’s modesty was such that he always said ‘I was only dux because of the small class and I only made the cricket team because I was one of the few boys to have a set of whites’”. Steven, who was born in Manchester, England went on to serve National Mutual for 44 years, finishing as Executive Assistant to the General Manager.

Walter Hicks (Haileybury Society Member).

Walter passed away on 7 May. Walter was a former President of the Fathers’ Association and an Inaugural Member of the Haileybury Society. He was very involved in the building of Camp Pelican and projects at Cockatoo in the late 60s and early 70s. Walter was 92 years of age and a former POW in Indonesia as a member of the 2/21st Bn – Gull Force. He is survived by wife, Margaret, and five of his six children, three of whom attended Haileybury – Rod (OH ’70), David (OH ’74) and Colin (OH ’77).

James (Jamie) Kerr (OH ’84) sadly passed away after a battle with cancer.

New Additions

Luke Bould (OH ’91) and his wife, Mel, celebrated the birth of Harrison Luke.

Jamie Harris (OH ’96) and wife, Emma, celebrated the birth of their second child, William Bruce.

David Mason (OH ’96) and Sophie celebrated the birth of Billy.

Brett Carson (OH ’95) and Leanne celebrated the birth of Blake.

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OHA Events Class of 1973 Reunion

2013 Events Calendar

It was terrific to see over 35 members of the Class of ‘73 attend one or both events established to celebrate ‘Forty Years On’.

Members met at the New Bay Hotel on Friday, 1 February and attended the annual Founders Day Assembly on Tuesday, 5 February, where they received a wonderful welcome from over 1,100 Haileybury students.

Signature Events YOHA Event: Friday, 30 August 8.00 pm, Silk Road Business Networking Cocktail Evening: Thursday, 3 October, CBD Location Clark Club Luncheon: Friday, 11 October 12.00 pm, Milano’s

TOP: The Class of 1973 at Founders Day Left: Ian Roberts, Roger Paul, Mark Dale, Rob Hutchinson and Geoff Shimmen

OHA Golf Day: Friday, 25 October 1.00 pm, Kingswood Golf Club Ladies Event: Friday, 8 November 6.00 pm, Half Moon Brighton

Ken Phillips Day

Local Reunions

The 2013 OHA Ken Phillips Day was an enormous success. Despite the football match not being played (the Haileybury Team was in Adelaide) five sports took place and the ledger was 3 – 2 in favour of the OHA at the end of the day. Full results are as follows:

Class of 2003: Friday, 11 October 6.30 pm, Haileybury Keysborough Class of 1963: Saturday, 12 October 12.00 pm, Haileybury Brighton Class of 1993: Friday, 18 October 6.30 pm, Haileybury Keysborough Class of 1988: Friday, 22 November 8.00 pm, Riva Class of 1978: Friday, 29 November 12.00 pm, The Long Room Class of 2012: Sunday, 8 December 3.00 pm, Venue TBC

✣ Boys Hockey: Haileybury def. OHA 5 – 0

Girls Basketball: Haileybury def. OHA 26 – 21 Boys Basketball: OHA def. Haileybury 57 – 34 ✣ Netball: OHA def. Haileybury 51 – 38 ✣ Touch: OHA def. Haileybury ✣ ✣

Top: OHA Basketballers Right: OHA Netballers with Jill Phillips

Interstate Reunions Hobart: Wednesday, 21 August 6.30 pm, The Hutchins School

Frank Northcott Trophy - Lawn Bowls

Launceston: Thursday, 22 August 6.30 pm, Launceston Church Grammar School

In the inaugural match between Haileybury and Old Haileybury, it was the wily and experienced team of Old Haileybury (all former Haileybury students or parents/grandparents etc who bowl at various local clubs) that proved too strong on the day. In their first hit-out of the season, the young Haileyburians performed well during the match, and enjoyed the opportunity to practice and gain experience during the friendly season opener. Both teams were

Sydney: Friday, 8 November 7.00 pm, Venue CBD location Brisbane: Saturday, 9 November 12.00 pm, Customs House Canberra: Thursday, 21 November 6.30 pm, Venue TBC Sporting Reunions

playing for The Frank Northcott Trophy, proudly named after Frank Northcott who served Haileybury for 48 years from 1935-1982 as the first Housemaster of Rendall House (1945-50) and Vice Principal from 1962-1982.

Mr Northcott is an Honorary Life Member of the OHA, played in the winning OHA Bowls Teams in the Annual Public Schools Old Boys Bowls tournament in 1989 and 1992, and is a well-known former Cheltenham Bowls Club player and Life Member.

Athletics (20 years Premiership Reunion): Date TBC Sporting EVENTS Sincock Cup: Sunday, 27 October 11.00 am, Haileybury Keysborough APS Golf Day: Friday, 13 December 8.00 am or 1.00 pm, Royal Melbourne Golf Club Bookings for all of the above events can be made at www.oha.org.au or by phoning Sarah on 9213 2260.

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Above: Haileybury and OHA bowlers left: Mark Thompson (OH ’82) giving some handy advice

Industry Nights Rob Aivatoglou (OH ’86), Mitch Graham (OH ’86), Brett Dowling (OH ’86), Dean Hewitt (OH ’86) and Peter Handberg (OH ’87)

Zander Smart (OH 2009), David Mummery (OH 2009), Ryan Magdziarz (OH 2010) and Neil Tunstall (OH ’79)

Business Networking Cocktail Evening Over 80 Old Haileyburians and guests attended a fantastic inaugural Business Networking Cocktail event held at the InterContinental, The Rialto. Our guest speaker, Scott Grenda (OH ‘84) Managing Director of the Grenda Corporation, spoke of the evolution of the Grendas business, its difficult times, the reasons for success and the ultimate decision to sell the business. Our next networking evening will be on Thursday, 3 October.

Paul Jemmeson (OH ’84), Principal, Derek Scott, and Grace Wong (OH 2009)

H Football Luncheon An eclectic mix of Old Haileyburians and members of the Haileybury community enjoyed the OHA Football Luncheon on Friday, 21 June. Guests were spoilt with Pfeiffer’s wines, delicious food and a beautiful view of the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

aileybury and St Kevin’s football teams representatives, including Richmond Premiership player Stephen Mount, and Haileybury First XVIII Captain Luke Verma and St Kevin’s Captain Lachlan Ritchie discussed weekend matches.

Guest Speaker Gary March laid it on the line as he shared his experiences as an Old Haileyburian player, Richmond Football Club President, and respected member of the AFL community. MC Bruce Eva (OH 1985) didn’t hold back when it came to raising the current issues in the AFL – March responded with honesty and grace, even if he did reminisce about his 80s hair styles! A huge thank you to all those who attended, including OHA’s Gold Sponsor Mercedes-Benz Berwick.

Sunraysia Reunion

Class of 1983 Reunion

Our Sunraysia reunion was held at the Gol Gol Hotel in Mildura on Sunday, 21 April, attracting 15 Old Haileyburians and partners. A special thank you to Geoff Quennell (OH ‘63) for proposing and organising the event. Further reunions will be held in other regions of Victoria, including Gippsland and Peninsula in 2014.

30 members of the Class of 1983 enjoyed a great night to celebrate their 30-year reunion. While numbers on the bus into the city were light at the end of the night, all reports confirm the party continued well into the night at the Seccull’s!

Across two nights, we conducted industry events in the field of Business/ Commerce and Arts/Design, Building and Architecture. Over 160 attendees made up of current students, parents and alumni members were able to network and learn more about the various opportunities available in the industries today. Many business cards were exchanged.

Special thanks to our guest attendees: Darren Scammell (OH ‘82), John Bryce (OH ‘89), Paul Antos (OH ‘82), Sean Ralphsmith (OH ‘84), Peter Kendy (OH ‘89), Shaun Richardson (OH ‘91), Jared Hopping (OH 2007), Ben Malone (OH ‘98), Bruce Langford-Jones (OH ‘64), Paul Katz (OH ‘88), David McCausland (OH ‘76), Simon Hedt (OH 2005), Tom Chisholm (OH 2004), Andrew Shacklock (OH ‘99), Brett Capron (OH ‘97) and Kent Waring (OH ‘90).

All in attendance learned some valuable lessons from these highly experienced practitioners.

Business and Commerce: Shaun Richardson (OH ’90), Peter Kendy (OH ’89), Paul Antos (OH ’82) and John Bryce (OH ’89)

Art/Design, Building and Architecture: Tom Chisholm (OH 2005), Andrew Shacklock (OH ’99), Paul Katz (OH ’88) and Kent Waring (OH ’90)

Front Row: Lois Smith, Ruth Mansell, Yvonne Mills, Faye Stanyer, Julie Mansell Middle Row: Peter Smith (OH ’49), Ian Mansell (OH ’45), Margo Mills, Keith Stanyer (OH ’51), Pamela Quennell, Robert Mansell (OH ’69) Back Row: Dennis Mills (OH ’60), Geoff Quennell (OH ’63), Greg Wiffen (OH ’77), Dot Wiffen

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OHA Clubs Football

Cross Country The Cross Country season started very promisingly for our men’s 1st Team, with a great win at the Jamieson 5km in April. This was our 10th victory at the event in the past 14 years. Fresh from representing Australia at the World Junior Cross Country championships, Sean Guiney (OH 2012) joined an exclusive group of OH athletes to win the event.

With one premiership event remaining, there are just two points separating Old Haileybury, Old Wesley and Old Xaverians.

A win at the final event, the Cooke McClelland 8km on 15 August will clinch a ninth premiership. Leading performers this season have included Sean Guiney

Dance

Jordan Mayston (OH 2007), Sean Guiney (OH 2012), Tom Macfarlane (OH 2011), Andrew Scott (OH ’91) and David Bayley (OH 2010)

(OH 2012), Dane Verwey (OH 2004) and Lennon Wicks, who have all recorded top three finishes throughout the season.

Our women are currently sitting fourth on the premiership table behind two powerful Old Xaverian Teams and Old Wesley. Tessa Craig (OH 2011), Robyn Millard and Brenda Gasson have led the way throughout the season.

2013 has been a busy year for OHA Dance. Under the leadership of Gina Michael (OH 2012), the Hip Hop Team has been training hard to compete in the new dance competition, Dance Star. This dance competition allows us to compete alongside other Haileybury dance teams, as well as compete against other Old School teams.

After finishing third at the Victorian State Finals we have been invited to the Nationals in Queensland.

OHA Dance is a great way to stay in touch with the School, learn Hip Hop and catch up with friends on a weekly basis. For more information contact Amber Fyfe (OH 2010) at ambevino62@hotmail.com

Hockey

Netball

The OHA Hockey Club is in the process of significant changes, from the reinvention of the club’s image and redesigning of the uniform, through to the combination of efforts with the OHA to continue to improve. OHAHC is not only for players who have played for years and years; it is also for people who have just started, as well as for the school children who want an extra game on the weekend to help develop their skills.

The OHA Netball Club has started up again this year with the club having two teams playing in the Monday night competition at Springers Leisure Centre in Keysborough.

There are a number of incentives for new members with extremely competitive pricing for the season’s fees, especially for current students and new school leavers. If anyone is interested in playing or wants more information regarding any of these discounts or prices, please feel free to contact Ashesh Jalota (OH 2008) at president@ohahc.org.au.

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After grading we were feeling slightly dejected, with only one win, but as the season has progressed our results have gone from losses to near losses to wins. All the girls who have joined the team are enjoying coming out to Springers on a Monday night, even those who haven’t played in while.

The OHA Netball Club is looking to continue with its Monday night netball, but also expand into Tuesday and/or Wednesday night and mixed netball; held on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are interested in playing for the club please contact Liz Cuthbertson (OH 2008) on 0448 981 436 or elizabeth. cuthbertson@hotmail.com

2013 has been topsy-turvey season for all teams in the Premier B Division. The commencement of the season saw the Bloods notch up a big win. It was a new-look team for the start of 2013 with Joe Fisscher (OH 2012), Tim Witherow (OH 2012), James Paul (OH 2010) and Luke Pinot (OH 2010) taking their places among the senior ranks. With club icon, Hamish McLauchlan (OH 2000) overseas for a month, the sole captaincy duties have fallen on the broad and capable shoulders of Peter Gleadhill (OH 2009).

Round 2 saw the first home game at the new headquarters, Princes Park in South Caulfield.

The facilities are the envy of all in the VAFA and it was with great pride and courage that we defeated Parkdale, by over 50 points.

The highlight of the season occurred in Round 4 when the Bloods outplayed finals aspirant, Old Brighton, in a tough, physical encounter.

Playing well that day and all season has been Mark Seccull

(OH ’86). This season Mark becomes the player to hold the title of the most games in the 1sts and at 45 years of age, has shown no sign of slowing down!

Open Water Swimming The OHA will field a number of teams in the 2013-14 open water swimming season, specifically at events such as The Bloody Big Swim from Frankston to Mornington. Members are also encouraged to enter events such as Portsea, Sorrento and Mount Martha where the OHA will have a friendly social atmosphere enabling likeminded members to connect. Further information is available from Russell Davidson.

Thoroughbred The OHA filly, Magenta and Black, had two starts early this year for a third and fifth place. Both were encouraging runs.

Her winter campaign is on in earnest now and we look forward to some success. We are set to add another horse to the group shortly. If you are keen to be involved, please contact Russell Davidson.

Cricket

Touch The OHA Touch Team entered the 201213 season with high expectations and didn’t want to disappoint. Boys with varying experience, graduating from various year levels, bonded and formed a tight unit.

The season saw The Bloods pitted up against far more experienced and older teams, nevertheless, the team held its own and played with determined spirit. Outstanding performances from Josh Dawson (OH 2010),

Lachlan Steinfort (OH 2010), Cameron Hill (OH 2010) and Chris Venten (OH 2010)

led the team to many victories.

It was an outstanding effort from the boys, proving that our training and Spud’s coaching was paying off. For those interested in playing, please contact Con D’Cruz (OH 2003) at conalene.dcruz@haileybury.vic.edu.au or on 0403 567 996. The OHA Touch Team is also keen to have a girls team or a mixed team.

Like-minded entrepreneurs are encouraged to network and learn from each other. Jared Hopping (OH 2007) and Ryan Magdziarz (OH 2010) are keen to establish a club to assist students at Haileybury, at the same time as meeting informally with other entrepreneurs in the Haileybury community.

Both young men have made a significant impact with their businesses since leaving Haileybury and both are keen to advise young Haileyburians. Their vision for the club is:

The 2013-14 Season Launch will be on Wednesday, 28 August from 6.30 pm at Haileybury Keysborough in Altera Terra.

Memberships and player registration will be sold and available on the night. Contact OHA Cricket President, Leigh Boughton (OH 2001) on 0409 916 793 or email ohcc@live.com.au for more details and to RSVP for the Season Launch.

✣ To

inspire people to break the mindset that they are limited purely by their academic potential.

✣ To

✣ To

connect young entrepreneurs to experienced entrepreneurs in, and above, the OHA network.

Interested individuals are asked to contact Jared at jared.hopping@hotmail.com or Ryan at ryan.magdziarz@enginex.com.au.

Social Justice Recent Haileybury leavers will be fully aware of the School’s strong commitment to social justice. In line with this, it has been proposed that we set up an OHA Social Justice Club. The club would fundraise for various projects, assist charities and provide help at soup kitchens and fundraising events. Further details will follow, however, interested people are asked to contact Grace Wong (OH2009) at gracee. wong@hotmail.com or Russell Davidson.

During the off-season we secured TAG Financial Services as our major sponsor for the next two seasons. The support from TAG has ensured we can continue to offer free membership for YOHA members. We have also produced new uniforms with the support from Albion and Slazenger Cricket, which will ensure that the OHCC is the best equipped and most professional team in 2013-14.

In 2013-14 we will be fielding two sides, with the introduction of women’s cricket. The Men’s Team will compete in the MCC Club XI Competition; Australia’s most exclusive cricket competition. Our new Women’s Team will compete in the VWCA South East One Day Recreational Competition; the fastest growing women’s cricket competition in Australia.

Entrepreneurs

inspire people to realise that there are other options than university and the 9-5 grind and that it could all start today.

After a very successful 2012-13 season, the OHCC finished equal second and just missed out on the Grand Final, with a tie in the Semi Final. Season 2013-14 looks to be even bigger and better. This includes the launch of our new website: www.ohacricket.com

Aerobics Old Haileybury Aerobics had a great start to the season with first place at the School Aerobics State Heats.

This year the team consists of Kaitie Whitelaw (OH 2009), Brittany Drummond (OH 2010), Channelle Secatore (OH 2011) and Annie Lepustin (OH 2012). The girls will compete at the National Championships held on the Gold Coast later this year.

Old Hailebury Aerobics is a fun and inviting environment for anyone looking to join next year. Contact Kaitie Whitelaw at kaitiejayne@gmail.com for more information.

Lawn Bowls Our club has been involved in two outstanding events in 2013. Earlier in this publication, you will have read about the Frank Northcott Trophy event against the School team, which was a brilliant day.

Our team also competed against other APS alumni groups in the annual Public Schools event held in March. Against tough competition, we managed a very good third position again this year, being defeated by Xavier College. Interested bowlers should contact Mark Thompson (OH ’82) at mark.thompson15@bigpond.com.

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OHA Services Clubs Grants Program

Mentoring

The Old Haileyburians Association was delighted to issue grants to three member clubs recently, as part of our biannual Clubs Grants program. Grants were issued according to a stringent set of guidelines to the following clubs:

In response to the growing needs of our alumni, the OHA have developed a pilot mentoring program that will be offered to members. At this stage the program will be limited to professionals in the Business/Commerce industry. The initial phase of the program will see the involvement of approximately 60 mentors and the comparable number of mentees.

The program has been developed by Old Haileyburians David Hassett (OH ’94), Paul Eyres (OH ’83) and John Bryce (OH ’89) in conjunction with Russell Davidson.

OHA Hockey – to be used specifically for funding a new playing strip and for utilising the new OHA branding in order to assist with a uniform look among all players. The club has also undertaken to work closely with the current School teams in order to assist recruitment.

OHA Lawn Bowls – to be used specifically for funding a new playing strip and for utilising

the new OHA branding and to assist the club with incorporation and the running of the newly created Frank Northcott Trophy event.

OHA Netball – to be used specifically for funding a new playing strip and for utilising the new OHA branding in order to assist with a uniform look among all players. Funds will also assist with the initial start-up costs of running a new club.

Community Grants Program In keeping with Haileybury’s strong social justice program of serving the broader community, the OHA has established a program to support projects that benefit the community.

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pplications from OHA members are now welcome. The purpose of the program is to provide financial or other support, such as volunteers or skilled labour, to projects that OHA members are actively involved in and which have a direct benefit to communities in Australia or overseas.

Communities could be geographic, interestbased, affected by some negative factor (health/disaster) and are not limited to human groups but characterised by a certain need.

Applications can be submitted online via the OHA website, using the application form with attachments as described, or by post to the OHA office. Applications are open all year but will be reviewed bi-annually. Applications in 2013 have a deadline of Friday, 30 August.

Applications deemed urgent may be reviewed by the Selection Panel outside these predetermined periods as required.

Further details are contained on the OHA website. Please direct any queries to Russell Davidson.

Mentors to sign up to the program thus far include: John Cracknell (OH ’70) CEO Walt Disney Andrew Baxter (OH ’85) CEO Ogilvy Andrew Godfrey (OH ’82) Partner Mercer Danny Scaunich (OH ’86) Managing Director Eurosit Darren Scammell (OH ’82) Partner KPMG, as well as many more.

Our expectations of the program are as follows: ✣ Mentors

will be assigned one mentee, not multiple.

✣ Program

participants should expect 4 to 6 meetings per year. Meetings can take place in person or in another form such as Skype.

✣ The

mentor/mentee relationship is for one year, however, by mutual agreement this may be extended.

Employment Directory

Babysitting and tutoring

The OHA is proud to partner with The Hassett Group to provide access to employment opportunities in the areas of Finance and Accounting, Executive, and Professional Support.

To engage young members and other members of the OHA, babysitting and tutoring registers have been established.

They enable members to sign up to a register maintained by the OHA.

Mentors will be sharing knowledge, insight, perspective and wisdom. They will be sharing stories and experiences and perhaps suggesting ideas and options.

Mentors will:

With a strong client base of well-known and successful Australian businesses, The Hassett Group goes beyond the traditional expectations of recruitment firms to deliver a service of unsurpassed quality to both clients and candidates.

If a member wishes to utilise the service, they contact the OHA office and are sent the details of the most appropriate OHA members on the register according to geographical location and subjects taught.

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Members should contact Russell Davidson.

✣ motivate

As an additional service to OHA members, all applicants are guaranteed a phone consultation to discuss your career history, future direction and any suitable opportunities.

For more information, visit www.hassett.com.au Applying for positions through OHA To distinguish your application as an OHA member, please email your application directly to emma@hassett.com.au with the subject: OHA App {JOB TITLE}.

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OHA Scholarships The OHA will offer two scholarships to sons and daughters of Old Haileyburians from the commencement of the 2014 school year with the objective of allowing their children to attend the School, when their financial position would not ordinarily enable them to.

In 2013, we are pleased to be supporting two students who are children of OHA members.

Both students are performing exceptionally well.

For further information on OHA Scholarships, please contact Russell Davidson.

accessible and make time for the mentee

✣ actively

listen to the mentee, acting as a sounding board and challenging them when appropriate and support the mentee to assist them in achieving their goals

✣ act

as a role model, sharing ideas and experiences

✣ promote

responsible decision making

✣ give

and receive constructive and honest feedback.

Prospective mentees are encouraged to visit the OHA website to view available mentors. Applications to be a mentee can be made through the OHA office.

Where are they now?

Bob Whiteway (OH ’50) has received an OAM for services to conservation and the environment.

William Cook (OH ‘52) has received an AM in the Queens Birthday Honours for significant service to the visual arts as a realist painter of Australian landscapes.

Allan Browne (OH ’62) has received an OAM in the Queens Birthday Honours for service to music as a jazz musician, and to the community.

Kim Dalton (OH ’68) recently announced that he was stepping down as Head of Television at the ABC. Kim’s time at the helm of ABC TV coincided with the launch of digital channels, including the children’s ABC3 and a much increased drama output, thanks to $80 million of funding from the Howard and Rudd Governments.

Giles Gunesekera (OH ’91) has been selected to attend the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Program in June 2013 on campus at Oxford. The program focuses on personal development and leadership and is the Oxford Business School’s flagship program. Each year only 35 people are taken globally, and Giles has been selected as one of only three participants from Australia.

Ben Sze (OH 2002) Tutor on Demand, the company Ben co-founded with two other partners, was accepted into the Startmate 2013 start-up incubator program. Tutor on Demand partners with leading teachers to create exam preparation content. By doing this, they reward great teachers and lower the cost of an outstanding education for students.

Eric Allan (OH ’66) has just finished a book for prospective veterinary students, So, you want to be a vet? This book is to be published

by ACER in early August. It is a companion to the book So, you want to be a doctor? and ACER is also bringing out books on careers in teaching and science.

Nick Wakeling (OH ’88) has been appointed as Cabinet Secretary in the new Victorian ministry.

David Darbyshire (OH ’93) David is the fitness advisor of US Masters Champion, Adam Scott, as well as advisor to PGA professional, Nick Watney. Korea’s KJ Choi was also a previous client of David.

Kyle Martin (OH 2008) made his AFL debut for Collingwood against the Brisbane Lions on 31 May. Ashleigh Whittaker (OH 2011) became the Australian champion in athletics over the 100m sprint distance at the recent National Titles.

Calvin Watson (OH 2010) will never forget his 20th birthday, after becoming the youngest winner of the Jayco Herald Sun Cycling Tour on his first attempt.

Sean Guiney (OH 2012) was selected in the Australian Team to compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz (Poland) on 24 March 2013.

Chelsea Frawley (OH 2010) won a silver medal for rowing at the recent Youth Olympics in Sydney.

Grant Lines (OH ’82) has been appointed as Senior Vice President at MoneyGram and will be responsible for the Asia Pacific Region and the Middle East.

Nick Cummins (OH ’91) has just helped raise $16,000 for the Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation, through The Great Australian Road Trip. The trip involved driving a vehicle built no later than 1984 over 2,500 kilometres and is all about winding back the clock to the 1970s halcyon family holidays. Enter for 2014 at www. greataustralianroadtrip.com.au.

Ian Warry (OH 2004) is currently posted to a road transport unit at RAAF Base Amberley (West of Brisbane) in the role of the Operations Officer. He has yet to deploy overseas, but has extensive work in National Support Base operations and exercises, and he currently co-ordinates the integral heavy lift capability for the Army across Australia.

though his development and innovation of the river cruise sector. The aim of the award is to recognise outstanding contributions by an individual to the cruise industry.

Ross Laurenson (OH ’76) was recently announced as Mark Bouris’s Yellow Brick Road number one office in Australia , number one Victorian Office , number one Mortgage Office in Australia , number one Marketing Office in Australia and number one Wealth Manager of the Year 2012. Ross owns and runs YBR Frankston Adrian Walker (OH ’63) is still residing in Peru and has almost completed construction of a new eco lodge. Adrian offers OHA members a 10% discount on bookings for the balance of 2013. The address is www.cotingaecohaven.com.

Keith White (OH ’62) is an accomplished musician and can play music for all occasions.

He specialises in music from the 50s and 60s and is keen to assist any Old Haileyburians with their next event.

Two former Haileybury students have been selected for the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Ancora Imapro Students Leadership Program in 2013 at Monash University. Former School Captain, Kirsty Wynn (OH 2011), and former Vice-Captain, Ailsa Wallace (OH 2011), were both selected from a total of 290 applicants to be part of the flagship program.

The program is designed to provide students with an understanding of the visionary and inspirational principles that guide current leaders and have guided leaders in the past.

During the 10-month course, students are involved in case studies, discussions, seminars, debates and group presentations covering contemporary and historical leadership issues.

Paul Hameister (OH ’87) has become the 12th Australian to climb the Seven Summits – the highest mountain peaks of each of the seven continents. On 7 June Paul successfully summited Denali in North America (Mt McKinley), which was the anniversary of the first ascent of this peak: a wonderful achievement! Paul will be the guest speaker at the next Business Networking Event in October.

Geoff McGeary (OH ’59) was recently the winner of the Neil Frazer Award at the International Cruise Council Association AUS/ NZ annual awards. Geoff received the award for his contribution to the cruise industry WINTER 2013 The Haileyburian PAGE 25

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